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Regulations 

for the 

Government of the Navy 
of the United States 

(Navy Regulations) 


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1913 







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Navy Department, 
Washington, D. C., January 25, 1913. 

The President having approved the following regulations, they are issued, in 
accordance with the provisions of section 1547 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States, for the government of all persons attached to the naval service. 

All amendments to these regulations that are believed to be necessary or desirable 
shall be submitted to the department, accompanied by a full statement of the reasons 
for the proposed change and the effect thereof. 

• . G. v. L. Meyer, 

Secretary of the Navy. 


D. OF D, 
MAY 17 1313 





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LIST OF PRECEDING NAYY REGULATIONS. 

“The orders, regulations, and instructions issued by the Secretary of the Navy 
prior to July 14, 1862, with such alterations as he may since have adopted, with the 
approval of the President, shall be recognized as the Regulations of the Navy, subject 
to alterations adopted in the same manner .”—Section 1547, Revised Statutes. 

NAYY REGULATIONS. 

1775. Rules for the Regulation of the Navy of the United Colonies. (Resolution of 
November 28, 1775; Journal of Congress, vol. 1.) 

1799. An Act for the Government of the Navy of the United States. (Act of March 2, 

1799.) 

1800. An Act for the Better Government of the Navy of the United States. (Act of 

April 23, 1800.) 

1802. Naval Regulations. (Issued by command of the President.) 

1809. Naval Regulations. (Reprint of the Naval Regulations of 1802.) 

1814. Naval Regulations. (Issued by command of the President.) 

1818. Rules, Regulations, and Instructions for the Naval Service of the United States. 
(Prepared by the Board of Navy Commissioners under authority of the act of 
February 7, 1815; commonly known as “The Blue Book.”) 

1821. Rules and Regulations for the Naval Service. (Issued by the Secretary of the 
Navy under authority of the act of February 7, 1815.) 

1832. Rules of the Navy Department Regarding Civil Administration. (Issued by 
the Secretary of the Navy; commonly known as “The Red Book.”) 

1838.. Book of Regulations for the Use of Commanders, Pursers, and Recruiting 
Officers. (Published by the Navy Department.) 

1838. Financial Regulations for Naval Officers. (Published by the Navy Depart¬ 
ment. These regulations for the accounts of pursers, commanders of vessels, 
and recruiting officers of the Navy were prepared under the direction of the 
accounting officers of the Treasury Department and promulgated by the 
Secretary of the Navy.) 

1841. General Regulations for the Navy and Marine Corps of the United States. 

(Issued by the Secretary of the Navy by command of the President.) 

1851. Regulations, Circulars, Orders, and Decisions for the Guide of Officers of the 
Navy of the United States. (Continued in part and issued after publication 
authorized by the Navy Department in March, 1832.) 

1853. System of Orders and Instructions for the Navy. (Issued by the President; 
these regulations were decided by the Attorney General to be without legal 
validity.) 

1863. Regulations of the Navy. (Published by the Navy Department.) 

1865. Regulations for the Government of the United States Navy. (Issued in accord¬ 
ance with the provisions of the act of July 14, 1862.) 

1869. Regulations for the Government of the United States Navy. (Issued in accord¬ 
ance with the provisions of the act of July 14, 1862.) 


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1870. Regulations for the Government of the United States Navy. (Issued in accord¬ 
ance with the provisions of the act of July 14,1862.) 

1876. Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States. (Issued in 
accordance with the provisions of section 1547 of the Revised Statutes.) 

1893. Regulations for the Government of the Navjr of the United States. (Issued in 
accordance with the provisions of section 1547 of the Revised Statutes.) 

1896. Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States. (Issued in 
accordance with the provisions of section 1547 of the Revised Statutes.) 

1900. Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States. (Issued in 
accordance with the provisions of section 1547 of the Revised Statutes.) 

1905. Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States. (Issued in 
accordance with the provisions Of section 1547 of the Revised Statutes.) 

1909. Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United States. (Issued in 
accordance with the provisions of section 1547 of the Revised Statutes.) 



Table of Changes. 

Tables showing the disposition made of each article and paragraph 
in the Navy Regulations, edition of 1909, as corrected up to and in¬ 
cluding changes in Navy Regulation Circular No. 19, of August 26, 
1912; of each Navy Department general and special order in force 
on January 25,1913; and of each departmental and navy-yard order 
in force on January 25, 1913, in the Navy Regulations and Naval 
Instructions, edition of 1913, and by the new series of Navy De¬ 
partment general orders, commencing January 25, 1913. 

Also, the source in the old regulations, Navy Department general or 
special orders or Departmental or navy-yard orders, if any, from 
which each article and paragraph in the Navy Regulations and 

• Naval Instructions, edition of 1913, is derived. 

Also, subject index of the Navy Regulations and Naval Instructions, 
edition of 1913. 


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EXPLANATORY NOTES. 


1. These tables show: 

(а) From what source, if any, in regulations, orders, or instructions existing on 
January 25, 1913, each article and paragraph in the new edition of the Navy Regu¬ 
lations and Naval Instructions is derived. 

(б) What disposition was made, on January 25, 1913, of every article and para¬ 
graph in the Navy Regulations, edition of 1909, as corrected to that date, of all Navy 
Department General and Special Orders in force on that date, and of such depart¬ 
mental, and navy-yard orders as were in force on that date. 

2. A reference showing where any particular provision of the old regulations, 
etc., is to be found in the new regulations; this does not necessarily mean that it 
will be found there in the same form in which it occurs in the old, but merely that 
provisions covering the same subject will be found in the place indicated. An attempt 
has been made to indicate each case in which articles, etc., are modified by the use 
of the letter “M.” 

3. The following abbreviations are used in the tables: 


A. G. N. 3.Indicates article 3 of the Articles for the Government of the 

Navy. 

R-1042 (3)..Indicates article 1042, paragraph 3, new Navy Regulations. 

1-1213 (5).Indicates article 1213, paragraph 5, new Naval Instructions. 

1517.Indicates article 1517, old Navy Regulations. 

G. O. 15 (date).Indicates General Order No. 15, of the date given. 

S. 0. 27 (date).Indicates Special Order No. 27, of the date given. 

D. O. 435 (date).Indicates Departmental Order No. 435, of the date given. 

N. Y. 0. 52 (date).. .Indicates Navy Yard Order No. 52, of the date given. 

New G. 0. 1 (date). .Indicates General Order No. 1 of the new series. 

M.Indicates that the article or paragraph after which it appears 

has been modified in transposition to the new regulations or 
instructions. 











TABLE OF CHANGES. 


Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


1913 


1 . 

2(1). 

2 ( 2 ).... 
3(1).... 
3(2).... 
3 (3) M.. 
3 (4) M.. 
3 (5) M.. 
3(6).... 
3(7).... 
3(8).... 
3(9).... 
3(10)... 

3 (11) M. 
3(12)... 
3(13)... 
3(14)... 
3(15)... 
3(16)... 
3(17)... 

4 . 

4A. 

4B. 

4C. 

4D. 

4E (1)... 
4E (2)... 
5(1). 

5 (2) M.. 

5 (3) M.. 

5A. 

6 . 

6A. 

6B (1) M 
6B (2)... 


7(2) M... 

7(3). 

7(4). 

7(5) M... 

7(6). 

7(7). 

7 (8) M... 

7(9). 

7(10).... 

7(11).... 

7 (12) M.. 
7(13).... 

8 . 

8A (1) M. 
8A (2).... 
8A (3).... 
8A (4).... 
8A (5).... 
8A (6).... 

8A (7)- 

8A )8).... 
8A (9).... 
8A (10)-M 
SB (1).... 
8B (2).... 


R-101. 

R-102 (1). 
R-102 (2). 
R-103 (1). 
R-103 (2). 
R-103 (3). 
R-103 (4). 
R-103 (5). 
R-166 (1). 
R-166 (2). 
R-103 (6). 
R-103 (7). 
R-103 (8). 
R-103 (9). 
R-103 (10). 
R-103 (11). 
R-103 (12). 
R-103 (13). 
R-103 (14). 
R-103 (15). 
R-104. 

R-105. 

R-106. 

R-107. 

R-108. 

R-109 (1). 
R-109 (2). 
R-110 (1). 
R-110 (2). 
R-110 (3). 
R-lll. 

R-116. 

R-117. 

R-118 (1). 
R-118 (2). 
R-118 (3). 
R-118 (1), (2). 
R-118 (3). 
R-118 (4). 
R-118 (5). 
R-118 (6). 
R-118 (7). 
R-118 (8). 
R-118 (9). 
R-118 (10). 
R-118 (11). 
R-118 (12). 
R-118 (13). 
R-118 (14). 
R-131. 

R-132 (1). 
R-132 (2). 
R-132 (3). 
R-132 (4). 
R-132 (5). 
R-132 (6). 
R-132 (7). 
R-132 (8). 
R-132 (9). 
R-143 (6). 
R-133 (1). 
R-133 (2). 


1909 


8B (3)... 
8B (4)... 
8B (5)... 
8B (6)... 
8C (1) M. 
8C (2)... 

9 . 

9A. 

9B (1)... 
9B (2)... 
9B (3)... 
9B (4)... 
9B (5)... 
9B (6)... 
9B (7)... 
9C (1) M. 
9C (2)... 
9C (3)... 
9C (4)... 
9C (5)... 
9C (6)... 
9D (1) M 
9D (2) M 
9D (3) M 
9D (4)... 
10 ( 1 )... 
10 ( 2 )... 

10 (3).... 
10(4)... 
10 (5)... 
10 ( 6 )... 
11 ( 1 )... 
11 ( 2 )... 
11(3)... 
12 ( 1 )... 
12 ( 2 )... 

12 (3)... 
12(4)... 
13(1)... 
13(2)... 

13 (3)... 
13(4)... 
13(5)... 
13 (6)... 
13(7)... 
13 (8)... 
13 (9)... 

13 (10)... 
14(1)... 
14(2)... 

14 (3)... 
15(1)... 


15 (3)... 
15 (4)... 

15 (5)... 
16(1) M. 

16 (2) M 

16 (3) M 
17(1)... 
17(2)... 

17 (3)... 

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Numbers of articles. 


1913 


R-133 (3). 

R-133 (4). 

R-133 (5). 

R-133 (6). 

R-134 (1). 

R-134 (2). 

R-141. 

R-142. 

R-144 (1). 

R-144 (2). 

R-144 (3). 

R-144 (4). 

R-144 (5). 

R-144 (6). 

R-144 (7). 

R-145 (1). 

R-145 (2). 

R-145 (3). 

R-145 (4). 

R-145 (5). 

R-145 (6). 

R-143 (3); R-146 (1). 
R-146 (2). 

R-146 (3). 

R-146 (4). 

R-147 (1). 

R-143 (4). 

R-143 (7). 

R-143 (2). 

R-147 (2). 

R-147 (3). 

R-148 (1). 

R-148 (2). 

R-148 (3). 

R-156 (1). 

R-156 (2). 

R-156 (3). 

R-156 (4). 

R-157 (1). 

R-157 (2). 

R-157 (3). 

R-157 (4). 

R-157 (5). 

R-157 (6). 

R-157 (7). 

R-157 (8). 

R-157 (9). 

R-157 (10). 

R-158 (1). 

R-158 (2). 

R-158 (3). 

R-167 (1). 

R-167 (2). 

R-167 (3). 

R-167 (4). 

R-167 (5). 

R-171 (1). 

R-171 (3). 

R-173. 

R-1001 (1). 

R-1001 (2). 

R-1001 (3). 









































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


18(1)... 
18(2)... 
18 (3)... 
18(4)... 

18 (5)... 
18 (6)... 
19(1)... 

19 (2)... 
19 (3)... 
19 (4)... 

19 (5)... 

20 . 

21 (Iff).. 
21(16)... 
21 (lc) M 
21 (Id).. 
21 (lc)... 
21 (1/) M 

21 (2) M. 

22 ( 1 )... 

22 ( 2 )... 

23(1)... 
23 (2)... 
24(1)... 
24(2)... 
24(3)... 
24(4)... 
24(5)... 
24(G)... 
25(1)... 
25(2)... 
25(3)... 
26. 

27 . 

28 (1) M. 
28 (2) M. 

28 (3)... 
28(4)... 
28(5)... 
29(1)... 

29 (2)... 

30 . 

31 . 

32(1)... 

32(2).... 

32 (3).... 

33 . 

34 . 

35 . 

36(1).... 

36 (2).... 
37(1).... 

37 (2) M. 

38 . 

39 . 

40 . 

41 M... 
42(1).. 
42(2).. 

42 (3).. 

42 (4).. 

42 (5).. 

43 . 

44 (. 

45 . 

46 . 

47 . 

48 . 

49 . 

50(1)... 

50 (2)... 

51 . 

52 . 

53 (1) M 
53 (2) M 
63 (3) M. 


R-1002 (1). 
R-1002 (2). 
R-1002 (3). 
R-1002 (4). 
R-1002 (5). 
R-1002 (6). 
R-1003 (1). 
R-1003 (2). 
R-1003 (3). 
R-1003 ( 4). 
R-1003 (5). 
R-1004 
R-1005 (la). 
R-1005 (16). 
R-1005 (lc). 
R-1005 (Id). 
R-1005 (lc). 
R-1005 (1/). 
R-1005 (2). 
R-1007 (1). 
R-1007 (2). 
R-1009 (1). 
R-1009 ( 2). 
R-1006 (1). 
R-1006 (2). 
R-1006 (3). 
R-1006 (4). 
R-1006 (5). 
R-1006 (6). 
R-1010 (1). 
R-1010 (2). 
R-1010 (3). 
R-1011. 
R-1012. 
R-1013 (1). 
R-1013 (2). 
R-1013 (3). 
R-1013 (4). 
R-1013 (5). 
R-101.4 (1). 
R-1014 (2). 
R-1015. 
R-1026. 
R-1031 (i). 
R-1031 (2). 
R-1031 (3). 
R-1032. 
R-1033. 
R-1034. 
R-1035. 
R-1036. 
R-1037. 
R-1042. 
R-1038. 
R-1039. 
R-1040. 
R-1041. 
R-1044 (1). 
R-1044 (2). 
R-1044 (3) 
R-1044 (4). 
R-1044 (5). 
R-1045. 

R-1046. 
R-1047. 
R-1048. 
R-1049. 
R-1050. 
R-1051 (1). 
R-1051 (2). 
R-1061. 
R-1062. 
R-1063 (1). 
R-1063 (2). 
R-1063 (3). 


1913 



1913 


53 (4). 
53 (5). 
53 (6).. 
53 (7).. 
53 (8).. 
53 (9).. 

53 (10). 

54 . 


55 (1)... 
55 (2)... 
55 (3)... 
55 (4)... 

55 (5) M. 

56 M. .. 

57 M.... 

58 M.... 

59 M.... 
60(1)... 

60 (2)... 
61(1)... 
61(2)... 
62 (1) M. 
62 (2)... 
62 (3)... 

62 (4) M. 

63 (1) M. 

63 (2)... 

64 (1) M. 

64 (2) M. 

65 . 


65A (1).. 
65A (2).. 
65A (3).. 
66 ( 1 )... 
66(2)... 

66 (3)... 
66A (1).. 
66A (2).. 
67(1)... 

67 (2)... 
67(3)... 
67(4)... 
68 ( 1 )... 

68 ( 2 )... 

69 . 

70 . 

71 . 

72 . 

73 . 

74(1)... 

74 (2) M. 

75 M.... 

76 (1) M. 
76 (2)... 

76 (3) M. 

77 . 

78 . 

79 . 

80 . 

81 M.... 
82(1)... 

82 (2)... 
83(1)... 

83 (2) M. 

84 M.... 

85 _ 

86 . 

87 . 

88 M.... 

89 . 

90 . 

91(1)... 

91 (2) M. 

92 . 

93 . 

94 . 


R-1063 (4). 

R-1063 (5). 

R-1063 (6). 

R-1063 (7). 

R-1063 (8). 

R-1063 (9). 

R-1063 (10). 

R-1064. 

R-1101 (1). 

R-1101 (2). 

R-1101 (3). 

R-1101 (4). 

R-1101 (5), (6). 

R-1103. 

R-1102. 

R-1104. 

R-l 105. 

R-1106. 

R-1107. 

R-1108. 

(See article for each official.) 
R-llll (1). 

R-llll (2). 

R-1112 fl). 

R-1112 (2). 

R-1113 (1). 

R-1113 (2). 

R-1114 (1). 

R-1114 (2). 

R-1115 (1). 

R-1116 (1). 

R-1116 (2). 

R-1116 (3). 

R-1117 (1). 

R-1117 (2). 

R-1117 (3). 

R-1118 (1). 

R-1118 (2). 

R-1126 (1). 

R-1126 (2). 

R-1126 (3). 

R-1126 (4). 

R-1127 (1). 

R-1127 (2). 

R-1128. 

R-1129. 

R-1130. 

R-1131. 

R-1132. 

R-1I33 (1). 

R-1133 (2). 

R-1155. 

R-1134 (1). 

R-1134 (2). 

R-l 135; 

R-1138. 

R-l 137. 

R-113S. 

R-l 139. 

R-l 140. 

R-1605 (1). 

R-l605 (2). 

R-l 141 (1). 

R-l 141 (2). 

R-l 142. 

R-1143. 

R-l 151. 

R-l 152. 

R-l 153. 

R-1154. 

R-1155. 

R-l 156 (1). 

R-l 156 (2). 

R-1157. 

R-l 158. 

R-l 159. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles In Navy Regulations, 11)09, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913 —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


95 . 

96 . 

97 M. 

98 . 

99 . 

100 . 

101. 

102 (1)... 
102 (2)... 

103 . 

104 (1) M. 

104 (2)... 

105 M.... 

106 . 

107 (1) M. 
107 (2) M. 

107 (3) M. 

108 . 

109 . 

110 M.... 

111 (1) M. 

111 (2) M. 
112(1)... 
112(2)... 
112(3)... 

112 (4)... 
112(5)... 
112 (6)... 
112(7)... 
112(8)... 

113 (1) M. 

113 (2)... 

114 . 

115 . 

116(1)... 

116(2)... 

116(3)... 

116 (4) M. 
117(1)... 
117(2)... 
118(1)... 
118(2)... 

118 (3)... 

119 . 

120 M.... 

121 (1) M. 

121 (2) M. 

122 M.... 

123 . 

124 . 

125 . 

126 . 

127 (1) M. 
127(2).... 

127 (3).... 

128 (1).... 
128 (2).... 
129 (1).... 
129(2).... 

129 (3).... 
130(1).... 

130 (2).... 

131 . 

132 . 

133 . 

134 . 

135 . 

136 . 

137 . 

138 . 

139 (1).... 
139 (2).... 

139 (3).... 
140(1).... 

140 (2).... 
141(1).... 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 

1909 

1913 

R-1160. 

141 (2). 

R-1222 (2). 

R-1161. 

142. 

R-1223. 

R-1162. 

143. 

R-1224. 

R-1163. 

144. 

R-1231. 

R-1172. 

145 (1). 

R-1236 (1). 

R-1164. 

145 (2). 

R-1236 (2). 

R-1165. 

145 (3). 

R-1236 (3). 

R-1166 (1). 

146(1). 

R-1238 (1). 

R-1166 (2). 

146 (2) M. 

R-l238 (2). 

R-1167. 

146(3). 

R-1238 (3). 

R-1168 (1). 

147(1). 

R-1239 (1). 

R-1168 (2). 

147(2). 

R-1239 (2). 

R-1169. 

147 (3). 

R-1239 (3). 

R-1170. 

148. 

R-l 240. 

R-1171 (1). 

149. 

R-1241. 

R-1171 (2). 

150. 

R-l 242. 

R-1172. 

151 (1). 

R-l243 (1). 

R-1173. 

151 (2) M. 

R-l243 (2). 

R-1174. 

152(1). 

R-l 244 (1). 

R-1175. 

152 (2). 

R-l 244 (2). 

R-1176 (1). 

153. 

R-1245. 

R-1176 (2). 

154 (1). 

R-l 246(1). 

R-l 177(1). 

154 (2). 

R-l 246 (2). 

R-1177 (2). 

155. 

R-1247. 

R-l 177 (3). 

156. 

R-l248. 

R-1177 (4). 

157. 

R-1249. 

R-1177 (5). 

158. 

R-l 250. 

R-1177 (6). 

159. 

R-1251. 

R-1177 (7). 

160. 

R-l 252. 

R-1177 (8). 

161 CD. 

R-l253 (1). 

R-1178 (1). 

161 (2). 

R-l253 (2). 

R-1178 (2). 

161 (3). 

R-1253 (3). 

R-l 179. 

162(1). 

R-1254 (1). 

R-l080. 

162 (2). 

R-1251 (2). 

R-l 180 (1). 

162(3). 

R-1254 (3). 

R-l 180 (2). 

162 (4). 

R-1254 (4). 

R-1180 (3). 

163. 

R-l 255. 

R-l 180 (4). 

164. 

R-1256. 

R-1181 (1). 

165. 

R-l 257. 

R-1181 (2). 

166(1). 

R-l258 (1). 

R-l 182 (1). 

166 (2). 

R-l258 (2). 

R-1182 (2). 

167. 

R-1259. 

R-l 182 (3). 

168. 

R-l 266. 

R-11S3. 

169. 

R-l 267. 

R-l 191. 

170. 

R-l 268. 

R-l 192 (1). 

171. 

R-l 270. 

R-l 192 (2). 

172(1). 

R-1271 (1). 

R-l 193. 

172 (2). 

R-1271 (3). 

R-1194. 

173 I\1. 

R-1272. 

R-1195. 

174. 

R-1273. 

R-l 196. 

175. 

R-1274. 

R-l 197. 

176. 

R-1275. 

R-l 201 (1). 

177. 

R-1276. 

R-1201 (2). 

178. 

R-1277. 

R-1201 (3). 

179. 

R-1278. 

R-1202 (1). 

180(1). 

R-1279 (1). 

R-1202 (2). 

180(2). 

R-1279 (2). 

R-l203 (1). 

180 (3) M. 

R-1279 (3). 

R-l203 (2). 

ISO (4). 

R-1279 (4). 

R-l203 (4). 

180(5). 

R-1279 (5). 

R-l204 (1). 

181(1). 

R-l 286 (1). 

R-l204 (2). 

181 (2). 

R-l286 (2). 

R-l 205. 

181 (3). 

R-l286 (3). 

R-l 206. 

181 (4). 

R-l286 (4). 

R-l 207. 

182. 

R-l 287. 

R-l 208. 

183 M. 

R-l 288. 

R-l 209. 

184(1). 

R-1289 (1). 

R-l 210. 

184 (2). 

R-1289 ( 2). 

R-l 211. 

185 (1). 

R-l296 (1). 

R-1212. 

185 (2). 

R-1296 ( 2). 

R-1213 (1). 

185 (3). 

R-l 296 (3). 

R-1213 (2). 

186. 

R-l 297. 

R-1213 (3). 

187. 

R-l 298. 

R-l 221 (1). 

188. 

R-l 299. 

R-l 221 (2). 

189. 

R-1300. 

R-1222 (1). 

190(1). 

R-1301 (1). 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


1913 


1909 


1913 


190 (2) M. 

R-1301 (2). 
R-1301 (5). 
R-1301 (6). 
R-1301 (7). 
R-1302. 

190 (3) M. 

190(4) M. 

190 (5). 

191...'. 

192. 

R-1303. 

193. 

R-1304. 

194. 

R-1305. 

195 (1). 

R-1306 (1). 
R-1306 (2). 
R-1307. 

195 (2). 

196.'..'. 

197. 

R-1308. 

198. 

R-1309. 

199. 

R-1310. 

200 (1). 

R-1311 (1). 
R-1311 (2). 
R-1312. 

200 (2). 

201.'..'. 

202. 

R-1313. 

203. 

1-711 (1). 
1-711 (2). 
1-2606. 

204. 

205. 

206. 

Dropped. 
R-1501 (1). 
R-1501 (2). 
R-1501 (3). 
R-1502. 

207 (1). 

207 (2) M... 

207 (3). 

208.'..'. 

209 (1). 

R-1504 (1). 
R-1504 (2). 
R-1504 (3). 
R-1505 (1). 
R-1505 (2). 
R-1506. 

209 (2). 

209 (3). 

210(1). 

210 (2). 

211...'. 

212 (1). 

R-1507 (1). 
R-1507 (2). 
R-1507 (3). 
R-1508 (1). 
R-1508 (2). 
R-1509. 

212 (2). 

212 (3). 

213 (1). 

213 (2). 

214.'... 

215. 

R-1510. 

216. 

R-1511. 

217. 

1-701. 

218. 

1-702 

219 (1). 

1-703 (1). 
1-703 (2). 
R-1512. 

219 (2). 

220.... 

221 (1). 

R-1513 (1). 
R-1513 (2). 
R-1514. 

221 (2). 

222.'..'. 

223. 

R-1515. 

224. 

R-1516. 

225. 

R-1517 (1). 
R-1519. 

226. 

227 (1). 

R-1520 (1). 
R-1520 (2). 
R-1520 (3). 
R-1521. 

227 (2). 

227 (3). 

228.'... 

229. 

R-1522. 

230. 

R-1523. 
R-1524. 
R-1525 (1). 
R-1525 (2). 
R-1525 (3). 
1-704 

231. 

232 (1). 

232 (2). 

232 (3). 

233 M. 

234 (1). 

1-705 (1). 
1-705 (2). 
1-705 (3). 
1-706. 
R-1526. 
R-1527. 
R-1528 (1). 
R-1528 (2). 
R-1528 (3). 
R-1529. 
R-1530. 
R-1531. 
R-1532. 

234 (2). 

234 (3). 

235. 

236. 

237. 

238 (1). 

238 (2). 

238 (3). 

239... 

240. 

241. 

242. 




243 . 

244 M. 

245 . 

246(1). 

246 (2) M.. 

246 (3). 

246 (4). 

246 (5). 

246(6). 

246(7). 

246 (8). 

247 . 

248 (1). 

248 (2). 

249 . 

250 . 

251 (1).. 

251 (2) M... 

252 . 

253 .. 

254 .. 

255 . 

256 . 

257 . 

258 (1). 

258 (2). 

258 (3). 

259 . 

260 . 

261 (1). 

261 (2). 

262(1). 

262 (2). 

262 (3). 

263 . 

264 . 

265 . 

266 (1). 

266 (2). 

267 (1). 

267 (2). 

267 (3). 

268 . 

269 (1) M... 
269 (2) M... 
269 (3) M... 
269 ( 4) M... 

269 (5) M... 

270 . 

271 . 

272 (1). 

272 (2). 

273 (1). 

273 (2). 

274 . 

275 . 

276 (1). 

276 (2). 

277 . 

278 . 

279. 

280 (blank). 

281 . 

282. 

283 . 

284 (1). 

284 (2). 

285 (1). 

285 (2). 

286 . 

287 (1) M... 
287 (2) M... 

287 (3). 

28/ (4). 

287 (5). 

288 . 


(1) . 

( 2 ) . 


R-1533. 

It-1534. 
R-1535. 
1-707 (1 
1-707 (2 
1-707 (4) 
1-707 (5). 
Dropped. 
1-707 (6). 
1-707 (7). 
1-707 (8). 
1-708. 
R-1536 (1). 
R-1536 (2). 
Dropped. 
R-1537. 
1-2602 (5). 
1-2602 (6). 
R-1538. 
R-1539. 
R-1540. 
R-1401. 
R-1402. 
R-1403. 
R-1404 (1). 
R-1404 (2). 
R-1404 (3). 
R-1405. 
R-1406. 
R-1407 (1). 
R-1407 (2). 
R-1408 (1). 
R-1408 (2 
R-1408 (3 
R-1409. 
R-1410. 
R-1411. 
R-1412 (1). 
R-1412 (2). 
R-1416 (1). 
R-1416 (2). 
R-1416 (3). 
R-1417. 
R-1418 (1). 
R-1418 (2). 
R-1418 (3). 
R-1418 (4). 
R-1418 (5). 
R-1419. 
R-1426. 
R-1427 (1). 
R-1427 (2). 
R-1428 (1). 
R-1428 (2). 
R-1429. 
R-1430. 
R-1431 (1). 
R-1431 (2). 
R-1432. 
R-1433. 
R-1434. 


I 


R-1441. 
R-1442. 
R-1443. 
1-801 (1). 
1-801 (2). 
1-802 (1). 
1-802 (2). 
1-803. 
1-804 (1). 
1-804 (2). 
1-804 (3). 
1-804 (4). 
1-804 (5). 
1-805. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


289 . 

290 . 

291 . 

292 . 

293 (1). 

293 (2). 

294 . 

295 . 

296 (1) M. 

296 (2) M. 

296 (3) M. 

297 (1). 

297 (2). 

297 (3). 

297 (4). 

297 (5) M. 

297 (6). 

297 (7). 

298 (1). 

298 (2). 

298 (3). 

298 (4). 

299 (1). 

299 (2). 

299 (3). 

300 (1). 

300 (2). 

301 . 

302 . 

303 . 

304 . 

305 (1). 

305 (2). 

306 (1). 

306 (2). 

306 (3). 

307 (1 to 15, inclusive) 

307 (16). 

308 M. 

309 M. 

310 M. 

311 . 

312 . 

313 . 

314 . 

315 (1). 

315 (2). 

315 (3). 

316 M. 

317(1). 

317 (2). 

317(3). 

317 (41. 

318 . 

319 . 

320 . 

321 . 

322 . 

323 . 

324 . 

325 . 

326 . 

327 . 

328 . 

329 . 

330 . 

331(1). 

331 (2). 

331 (3). 

332 . 

333 . 

334 . 

335 . 

336 . 

337 (1). . 

337 (2). 


1913 


1-806. 

1-807. 

1-808. 

1-809. 

1-821 (1). 
1-821 (2). 
1-822. 

1-823. 

1-824 (1). 
1-824 (2). 
1-824 (3). 
1-825 (1). 
1-825 (2). 
1-825 (3). 
1-825 (4). 
1-825 (5). 
1-825 (6). 
1-825 (7). 
1-826 (1). 
1-826 (2). 
1-826 (3). 
1-826 (4). 
1-827 (1). 
1-827 (2). 
1-827 (3). 
R-1601 (1). 
R-1601 (2). 
R-1602. 

1-901 (1). 
1-901 (2). 
1-901 (3). 
1-902 (1). 
1-902 (2). 
1-906 (1). 
1-906 (2). 
1-906 (3). 
Dropped. 
1-907. 

I-90S. 

1-909. 

1-910. 

Dropped. 

1-911. 

R-1606. 
Dropped. 
1-912 (1). 
1-912 (2). 
1-912 (3). 
1-914. 
1-916(1). 
1-916 (2), (3). 
1-916 (4). 
1-916 (6). 
1-918. 

R-1603. 

1-919. 

R-1604. 

R-1621. 

R-1622. 

It-1623. 

R-1624. 

R-1625. 

R-1626. 

R-1627. 

R-1628. 

R-1629. 

R-1630 (1). 

R-1630 (2). 

R-1630 (3). 

R-1631. 

R-1632. 

R-1633. 

It-1634. 

R-1641. 

R-1642 (1). 

R-1642 (2). 


1909 

1913 

337 (3). 

R-1642 (3). 

338. 

R-1643. 

339. 

R-1644. 

340 (1). 

R-1645 (1). 

340 (2). 

R-1645 (2). 

340(3) M. 

R-1645 (3). 

341. 

R-1646. 

342. 

R-1647. 

343. 

R-1648. 

344. 

R-1649. 

345. 

R-1650. 

346. 

R-1651. 

347. 

1-931 (1). 

348. 

1-931 (2). 

349 M. 

1-931 (3). 

350. 

1-932 

351 (1). 

1-933 (1). 

351 (2). 

1-933 (2). 

352. 

1-934. 

353 (1). 

I 935 (1). 

353 (2). 

1-935 (2). 

354. 

1-936. 

355. 

1-937. 

356. 

1-938. 

357. 

1-939. 

358. 

1-940. 

359 (1). 

1-951 (1). 

359 (2). 

1-951 (2). 

359 (3). 

1-951 (3). 

359 (4). 

R-401 (2). 

360(1) M. 

1-952 (1). 

360(2) M. 

1-952 (2). 

360 (3) M. 

1-952 (3). 

360 (4) . 

1-952 (4). 

360(5). 

1-952 (5). 

361. 

1-953. 

362 (1). 

1-954 (1). 

362 (2). 

1-954 (2). 

363 (1). 

1-955 (1). 

363 (2). 

I 955 (2). 

363 (3). 

1-955 (3). 

363 (4). 

1-955 (4). 

364. 

1-956. 

365. 

R-1608. 

366. 

1-957. 

367. 

R-1701. 

368(1) M. 

R-1702 (1); 1-1001 (1). 

368(2). 

R-1702 (3). 

368 (3). 

R-1702 (4). 

368(4). 

R-1702 (5). 

368(5). 

R-1702 (6). 

368(6). 

R-1702 (8); 1-1001 (3). 

368 (7). 

R-1702 (2); 1-1002 (2). 

369 (1). 

1-1002 (1). 

369 (2). 

1-1002 (2). 

369 (3). 

1-1002 (3). 

369 (4) . 

R-1703. 

370. 

1-1003. 

371 (1). 

1-1004 (1). 

371 (2) M. 

1-1004 ( 2). 

371 (3). 

1-1004 (3). 

372 M. 

R-1702 (7). 

373 (1). 

1-1005 (1). 

373 (2). 

1-1005 (2). 

374 (1). 

R-1704. 

374 (2) M. 

1-1006. 

375. 

R-1705. 

376. 

R-1706. 

377. 

R-1707. 

378. 

R-1708. 

379 M . 

R-1801. 

380. 

R-1802. 

381. 

R-1803; R-1804. 

382 (1) M. 

1-1101 (1). 

382 (2) M. 

1-1101 (3). 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles In Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 

1913 

383. 

1-1102 (1). 

1-1102 (2). 

1-1102 13) 

384. 

385 , 

386 M. 

1-1102 (4); 1-1103 (5). 
R-1805. 

387. 

388 M. 

1-1102 (5). 

1-1103 (1). 

1-1103 (2). 

1-1103 (3). 

1-1103 (4). 

1-1103 (5). 

R-1806. 

389 (1). 

389 (2). 

389 (3). 

389 (4). 

389 (5) M. 

390. 

391. 

R-1807. 

392 M. 

R-1808. 

393. 

R-1809. 

394. 

Dropped. 

R-1816. 

395 (1). 

395 (2). 

R-1836. 

395 (3) M. 

R-1818 (6). 

R-1817 (1). 

R-1817 (2). 

R-1837. 

396(1) M. 

396 (2) M. 

396 (2a) M. 

396 (2b) M. 

R-1841. 

396 (3). 

R-1817 (3). 

R-1817 (4). 

R-1818 (1). 

R-1818 (2). 

1-1111 (1). 

R-1818 (3). 

1-1112. 

396 (4). 

397 (1) M. 

397 (2) M. 

398 (1) M. 

398 (2). 

398 (3) M. 

398 (4). 

R-1818 (4). 

R-1818 (5). 

1-1161 (1), (3). 

1-1161 (1), (3). 

1-1161 (1), (2), (3). 
1-1113 (1). 

1-1113 (2). 

1-1113 (3). 

1-1113 (4). 

1-1113 (5). 

1-1113 (6). 

R-1826 (1). 

R-1826 (2). 

R-1826 (3). 

R-1841 (1), (2). 
R-1827. 

398 (5). 

398 (6) M. 

398 (7) M. 

308 (8) M. 

399 (1). 

399 (2) M. 

399 (3). 

399 (4) M. 

399 (5) M. 

399 (6) M. 

400 (1). 

400 (2). 

400(3). 

400 (4) M. 

401. 

402 M. 

R-1829 (1). 

R-1828. 

403. 

40-4 (1) M. 

R-1829 (1). 

R-1829 (2). 

1-1121 (1). 

1-1121 (2). 

1-1122 (1), (4). 

1-1122 (3). 

1-1122 (5). 

1-1122 (6). 

1-1122 (7). 

1-1122 (8). 

1-1123 (1). 

1-1123 (2). 

1-1123 (4). 

1-1123 (5). 

I 1123 (6). 

1-1123 (7). 

1-1123 (8). 

1-1124 (1). 

1-1124 (1). 

1-1124 (2). 

1-1124 (3). 

1-1124 (4). 

1-1124 (5). 

1-1124 (6). 

1-1141 (2). 

R-1901 

404 (2) M. 

404(3). 

404 (4). 

405 (1) M. 

405 (2) M. 

405 (3). 

405 (4). 

405 (5) M. 

405 (6) M. 

406 (1). 

406 (2). 

406 (3). 

406(4). ' 

406 (5). 

406 (6). 

406(7). 

407 (1). 

407 (2).... 

407 (3). 

407 (4) M. 

407 (5). 

407 (6) M. 

407 (7) M. 

407(8). 

408 (1). 

408 (2) M. 

1-1201 (1). 


1909 


1913 


(12 


408 (3) M. 

409 . 

410 M.... 

411 . 

412 (1)... 
412 (2)... 

412 (3) M. 

413 (1) M. 

413 (2)... 

414 . 

415 . 

416 . 

416A (1).. 
416A (2).. 
416A (3).. 
416A (4).. 

417 (1).... 
417 (2)... 

417 (3)... 

418 . 

419 (1)... 
419(2)... 
419 (3)... 
419 (4)... 
419 (5)... 

419 (6)... 

420 . 

421 . 

422 (1)... 
422 (2)... 
422(3)... 

422 (4)... 

423 (1)... 

423 (2)... 

424 (1) M. 
424 (2)..., 
424 (3)..., 
424 (4)... 

424 (5).... 

425 . 

426 . 

427 . 

49c 

429 (1) m! 
429(2).... 
429(3).... 
429 (4).... 

429 (5).... 

430 (1).... 

430 (2) M. 

431 . 

432 (1) M. 
432 (2).... 
432 (3).... 
432 (4) M. 
432 (5).... 
432 (6).... 
432 (7).... 
432 (8).... 
432 (9) M. 
432 (10)... 
432 (11)... 
432 (12)... 

432 (13)... 

433 (1).... 
433 (2).... 
433 (2a)... 
433 (3).... 
433 (4).... 
433 (5).... 
433 (6).... 
433 (7) M. 
433 (8).... 
433 (9).... 
433 (10) M 
433 (11)... 
C) 


1-1201 ( 2 ). 
R-1902. 

R-208. 

R-1903. 

R-1904 (1). 
R-1904 (2). 
R-1904 (3). 
1-1202 ( 1 ). 
1-1202 ( 2 ). 
1-1203. 

1-1204. 

R-1905; 1-1205. 
R-2001 (1). 
R-2001 (2). 
R-2001 (3). 
R-2001 (4). 
R-2011 (1). 
R-2011 (2). 
R-2011 (3). 
R-2012. 

R-2013 (1). 
R-2013 (2). 
1-1301 (1). 
R-2013 (3). 
1-1301 (2). 
1-1301 (3). 
1-1302. 

1-1303. 

1-1304 (1). 
1-1304 (2). 
1-1304 (3). 
1-1304 (4). 
R-2014 (1). 
R-2014 (2). 
R-2015 (1). 
R-2015 (2). 
R-2015 (3). 
R-2015 (4). 
1-1305. 

1-1306. 

R-2021. 

R-2022. 

R-2023. 

1-2501 (4). 
1-2501 (5). 
1-2501 (6). 
1-2618 (1). 
R-2024. 

R-2025 (11. 
R-2025 (2). 
R-2026. 

1-2516 (1). 
1-2501 (1). 
1-2604. 

1-2505 (1). 
1-2505 (2). 
1-2505 (3). 
1-2505 (4). 
1-2505 (5). 
1-2505 (6). 
1-2505 (7). 
1-2616 (4). 
1-2605 (4). 
1-2605 (5). 
R-2044. 

R-2620 (1). 
R-2620 (2). 
1-2617 (1). 
1-2617 (3). 
1-2617 (4). 
1-2618 (5). 
1-2621. 

1-2618 (2). 
1-2618 (3). 
1-2618 (4). 
1-2618 (7). 









































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1009, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1918—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


1913 


433 (12) M. 
433 (13).... 
433 (14).... 

433 (15).... 

434 . 

435 (1) M.. 
435 (2) M.. 
435 (3).... 
435 (4).... 
435 (5).... 

435 (6).... 

436 . 

437 (1).... 
437 (2).... 
437 (3).... 
437 (4).... 
437 (5).... 
437 (6).... 
437 (7).... 
437 (8).... 
437(9).... 
437 (10)... 
437 (11)... 

437 (12)... 
438(1).... 

438 (2).... 
438(3).... 
438 (4).... 
438 (5).... 
438 (6).... 
438 (7).... 
438 (8).... 
438 (9).... 
438 (10)... 
438 (11)... 
438(12)... 

438 (13)... 
438(14)... 
438(15)... 
438(16)... 
438(17)... 

439 (1) M.. 
439 (2).... 
439 (3).... 
439 (4).... 
439(5).... 
439 (6).... 
439 (7).... 
439 (8).... 

439 (9).... 
439(10)... 
400 (1).... 

440 ( 2).... 

440 (3)_ 

440 ( 4).... 
440 (5).... 

440 (6).... 

441 (1).... 
441 (2) M.. 

441 (3) M.. 
441(4).... 
441(5).... 

442 (1).... 
442 (2).... 
442 (3).... 

442 (4).... 

443 . 

444 (1).... 
444 (2).... 
444 (3) 

444 ( 4).... 

445 . 

446 (1).... 

446 (2).... 

447 (1).... 
447 (2).... 


1-952 (1); 1-2617(2). 
I-chap. 38, sec. 3. 
I-chap. 38, sec. 3. 
I-chap. 38, sec. 3. 
Dropped. 

1-2506 (1). 


1-2506 (2) 
1-2506 (4) 
1-2506 (5) 
1-2605 (1) 
1-2622. 


1-2862. 


1-2607 (1). 
1-2607 (2). 
1-2607 (3). 
1-2607 (4). 
1-2607 (5). 
1-2607 (6). 
1-2607 (7). 
1-2607 (8). 
1-2607 (9). 
1-2607 (10). 
1-2607 (11). 
1-2607 (12). 
1-2616 (1). 
1-2616 (2). 
1-2616 (3). 
1-2616 (4). 
1-2707 (1). 
1-2707 (2). 
1-2707 (3). 
1-2707 (4). 
•1-2707 (5). 
1-2607 (13). 
1-2607 (14). 
1-2607 (15). 
1-2707 (6). 
1-2707 (7). 
1-2707 (8). 
1-2707 (9). 
1-2605 (2). 
R-2027 (1). 
R-2027 (2). 
R-2027 (3). 


R-2027 (4). 
R-2027 (5). 
R-2027 (6). 
R-2027 (7). 
R-2027 (8). 
R-2027 (5). 
R-2027 (10). 
1-2512. 
1-2625 (1). 
1-2625 (2). 
1-2625 (3). 
1-2625 (4). 
1-2625 (5). 
1-3302 (1). 
1-3302 (2). 
1-3301 (7). 
1-3302 (3). 
1-3302 (4). 
1-2608 (1). 
1-2608 (2). 
1-2608 (3). 
1-2608 (4). 
1-2608 (5). 
1-2602 (1). 
1-2602 (2). 
1-2602 (3). 
1-2602 (4). 
1-2602 (9). 
1-2507 (1). 
1-2507 (2). 
1-2508 (1). 
1-2508 (2). 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


447 (3).. 
447 (4).. 
447 (5).. 
447 (6).. 
447 (7).. 
447 (8).. 
447 (9).. 
447 (10). 
447 (11). 
447A (1). 
447A (2). 
447A (3), 
447A (4) 
447A (5) 
447A (6). 
447A (7) 
447A (8) 
447 B... 
44S. 

449 . 

450 M.. 

451 (1).. 
451 (2).. 
451 (3).. 
451 (4).. 
452.'.... 

453 . 

454 . 

455 . 

456 M .. 


1-2508 (3). 
1-2508 (4). 
1-2508 (5). 
1-2508 (6). 
1-2508 (7). 
1-2508 (8). 
1-2508 (9). 
1-2508 (10). 
1-2508 (11). 
1-2509 (1). 
1-2509 (2). 
1-2509 (3). 
1-2509 (4). 
1-2509 ( 5). 
1-2509 (6). 
1-2509 (7). 
1-2509 (8). 
1-2510. 
1-2517. 
1-1311. 
1-1312. 
1-1313 (1). 
1-1313 (2). 
1-1313 (3). 
1-1313 (4). 
R-2036. 
R-2037. 
1-2610. 
1-2611. 
R-2038. 


1913 


457 M .... 

458 (1) M. 

458 (2)... 

459 (1)... 

459 ( 2)... 

460 M .... 

461 (1)... 
461 (2)... 

461 (3)... 

462 (1) M. 

462 (2) M. 

463 . 

464(1) M. 
464(2) M 

464 (3)... 
464 (4)... 
464 ( 5)... 
464 (6)... 

464 (7)... 

465 (1)... 
465(2)... 
465 (3)... 
465(4)... 
465 (5)... 
465 (6)... 

465 (7)... 

466 . 

467 . 

468 . 

469 . 

470 . 

471 M... 

472 M... 

473 (1)... 

473 (2)... 

474 . 

475(1)... 

475 (2)... 

476 . 

477 (1)... 

477 (2)... 

478 (1)... 
478(2)... 
478 (3)... 
478 (4)... 


R-2039. 
R-2040 (1). 
R-2040 (2). 
1-1314 (1). 
1-1314 (2). 
R-2041. 
I-2G09 (1). 
1-2609 (2). 
1-2609 (3). 
1-1315 (1). 
I-chap. 37. 
1-1316. 
1-941 (1). 
1-941 (2). 
1-941 (4). 
1-941 (5). 
1-941 (6). 
1-941 (7). 
1-401 (2). 
R-2042 (1). 
R-2042 (2). 
R-2042 (3). 
R-2042 (4). 
R-2042 (5). 
1-1317. 
1-1318. 
R-2043. 
Dropped. 
1-1319. 
1-2632 (1). 
1-2511. 
1-2612. 
1-2613. 
R-2045 (1). 
R-2045 (2). 
R-2046. 
R-2047 (1). 
R-2047 (2). 
R-1607. 
R-2048 (1). 
R-2048 (2). 
1-2615(1). 
1-2615 (2). 
1-2615 (3). 
1-2615 (4). 


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481 

482 

483 

484 

485 

486 

487 

488 

489 

489 

490 

491 

492 

493 

494 

495 

496 

497 

498 

499 

500 

501 

502 

503. 

504. 

505 

505 

506. 

507. 

508. 

509. 

510 

510 

511 

511 

512 

512 

513 

513 

514. 

515 

515 

515 

516. 

517. 

518. 

519. 

520. 

521 

521 

522 

522 

522 

522 

522 

522 

522 i 

522 i 

523 i 

523 i 

523 i 

523 i 

524. 

525i 

5251 

525 ( 

525 ( 

525 ( 

525 ( 

525 ( 

526. 

527 ( 

527 ( 

527 ( 


Table of Changes —Continued. 


filiations, 


1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 
Naval Instructions, 1913— Continued. 


bers of articles. 



1-2619 (2). 
1-2619 (1). 
1-2614. 
1-2631 (6). 
1-2635. 
R-2049. 
R-2050. 
R-2056. 
R-2057. 
R-2058. 
R-2059 (1). 
R-2059 (2). 
R-2060. 
R-2061 (1). 
R-2061 (2). 
R-2061 (5). 
R-2061 (6). 
R-2061 (7). 
R-2061 (2). 
R-2061 (3). 
R-2061 (8). 
R-2062. 
R-2071. 
R-2072. 
R-2073. 
R-2081 (1). 
R-2081 (2). 
R-2081 (3). 
R-2081 (3). 
R-2081 (4;. 
R-2081 (5). 
R-2082. 
R-2083. 
R-2084. 
Dropped. 
R-2085 (1). 
R-2085 (2). 
R-2086 (1). 
R-2086 (2). 
R-2087. 
Dropped. 
R-2088. 
R-2089 (1). 
R-2089 (2). 
R-2089 (3). 
R-2090. 
R-2091. 
R-2101. 
1-2617 (5). 
1-1331. 
1-1332 (1). 
1-1332 (2). 
1-1333. 
1-1429 (2). 
1-1429 (3). 
1-1429 ( 4). 
1-1429 (6). 
1-1429 (7). 
1-1429 (8). 
1-1429 (9). 
R-4637 (k). 
Dropped. 
R-4637 (1). 
R-4637 (j). 
1-1334. 
1-2636 (1). 
1-2636 (2). 
Dropped. 

Do. 

Do. 
1-1322. 
R-2102. 
R-2103 (1). 
R-2103 (2). 
1-1337. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


528.. .. 

529.. .. 

530.. .. 

531.. .. 
532 (1). 
532 (2). 

533.. .. 
534 (1). 

534 (2). 

535 M. 

536.. .. 


537 . 

538 . 

539 . 

540 . 

541 . 

.542. 

543 . 

544 (1). 

544 (2). 

544 (3). 

544 ( 4). 

544 (5). 

544 (6). 

544 ( 7). 

544 (8). 

545 . 

546(1)..... 

546 (2).. 

547 .. 

548 .. 

549 .. 

550 (1).. 

550 (2).. 

551 . 

552 (1). 

552 (2). 

552 (3). 

552 (4). 

552 (5). 

552 (6). 

552 (7). 

552 (8). 

552 (9) M.... 

553 . 

554 . 

555 . 

556 . 

557 (blank). 

558 (1). 

558 (2). 

558 (3). 

559 (1). 

559 (2). 

560(1). 

560 (2). 

560(3). 

560 (4). 

560 (5). 

560 (6). 

560 (7). 

561 (1). 

561 (2). 

561 (3). 

562 . 

563 (1) M.._. 
563 (2) M.... 
563 (3) M... 
563 (4) M.... 
563 (5) M.... 
563 (6).... 

563 (7). 

563 (8) M.... 
563 (9).... 

563 (10). 

564(1). 


1-1335 
1-1335 (2) 
Dropped. 
Do. 

R-2111 (1). 
R-2111 (2)o 
R-2112. 
R-2113 (1). 
R-2113 (2). 
1-2624. 
1-2623. 
R-2114. 
R-2115. 
R-2116. 
R-2117. 
R-2118, 
Dropped. 
Do. 

R-2119 (1). 
R-2119 (2). 
R-2119 (3). 
R-2119 (4). 
R-2119 (5). 
R-2119 (6). 
R-2119 (7). 
R-2119 (8). 
R-2120. 
R-2121 (1). 
R-2121 (2). 
R-2122. 
1-1351. 
1-1352. 
1-1353 (1). 
1-1353 (2). 
1-1354. 
R-2123 (1). 
R-2123 (2). 
R-2123 (3). 
R-2123 (4). 
R-2123 (5). 
R-2123 (6). 
R-2123 (7). 
R-2123 (8). 
R-2123 (9). 
R-2124. 
R-2125. 
R-2126. 
R-1608. 

R-2201 (1). 
R-2201 (2). 
R-2201 (3). 
R-2202 (1). 
R-2202 (2). 
R-2203 (1). 
R-2203 (2). 
R-2203 (3). 
R-2203 (4). 
R-2203 (5). 
R-2203 (6). 
R-2203 (7). 
R-2204. 
1-1401 (1). 
1-1401 (2). 
1-1402. 
1-2501 (4). 
1-2501 (4). 
1-2501 (5). 
1-2501 (5). 
1-2501 (2). 
1-2501 (7). 
1-2501 (8). 
R-2022. 
1-2501 (9). 
1-2501 (10). 
1-2513 (1). 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 

Numbers of articles. 

1909 

1913 

1909 

1913 

564 (2). 

1-2513 (2). 

611. 

1-1505. 

564 (3). 

1-2513 (3). 

612. 

1-1506. 

564 (4). 

1-2513 (4). 

613 (blank). 


564 (5). 

1-2618 (6). 

614 (blank). 


565. 

R-2205. 

615 (1). 

R-2401 (2). 

566. 

R-2206. 

615 (2). 

R-2401 (2). 

567. 

R-2207. 

616 (1). 

R-2402. 

568. 

R-2208. 

616 (2). 

R-2403. 

569. 

1-1404. 

617.'..'. 

1-1601. 

570.. 

1-1403 (1). 

618 (1). 

1-1602 (1). 

571 M. 

1-2626 (1). 

618 (2).. 

1-1602 (2). 

572. 

1-2603.' 

619 (1). 

1-1603 (1). 

573.. 

1-2640. 

619 (2). 

1-1603 (2). 

574 (blank). 


619 (3). 

1-1603 (3). 

575. 

R-2209. 

619 (4). 

1-1603 (4). 

576.. 

1-2626 (2). 

619 (5). 

1-1603 ( 5). 

577 M. 

1-2630.' ' 

619 (6). 

1-1603 (6). 

578. 

1-1403 (2). 

620 (1) M. 

1-1604 (1). 

579 (blank). 

620(2). 

1-1604 (2). 

580 (blank). 


621. 

1-1605. 

581 (1). 

R-2210 (1). 

622 (1). 

R-2404 (1). 

581 (2).. 

R-2210 (2). 

622 (2). 

R-2404 (2). 

581 (3).. 

R-2210 (3). 

622 (3). 

R-2404 (3). 

582.'..'. 

R-2211. 

622 (4). 

R-2404 (4). 

583 (1). 

1-2602 (7). 

623.'..'. 

R-2405. 

5&3 (2). 

1-2602 (7). 

624. 

R-2406. 

584.... 

1-1405. 

625. 

R-2407. 

585. 

1-1406. 

626. 

R-2408. 

586. 

1-1407. 

627. 

R-2409. 

587. 

I-1408. 

628 (1). 

1-1606 (1). 

588.... 

1-1409. 

628 (2). 

1-1606 (2). 

589 (1). 

1-2502 (1). 

628 (3). 

1-1606 (3). 

589 (2). 

1-2502 (2). 

628 (4). 

1-1606 (4). 

589 (3). 

1-2502 ( 3). 

628 (5). 

1-1606 (6). 

589 (4). 

1-2502 (4). 

628 (6). 

1-1606 (7). 

589 (5). 

1-2502 (5). 

628 (7). 

1-1606 (8). 

590...'. 

1-2503. 

628 (8). 

1-1606 (9). 

591. 

1-2504. 

629...'. 

1-1607 (1). 

592. 

1-2617 (6). 

630. 

1-1608 (1). 

593 M. 

1-2631 (5). 

631. 

1-1609.' ' 

594 (1). 

1-2631 (1). 

632. 

1-1610. 

594 (2). 

1-2631(2). 

633. 

1-1612. 

594 (3). 

1-2631 (3). 

634. 

1-1606 (5). 

594 (4). 

1-2631 (4). 

635. 

1-1608 (2). 

595 (1). 

1-2514 (4). 

636 . 

R-2410. 

595 (2). 

1-2514 (5). 

637 (1) M. 

1-1608 (1). 

596.'..'. 

1-2514 (6). 

637 (2). 

1-1611. 

597. 

1-2514 (7). 

638 . 

1-1613. 

598 (1). 

1-2633 (1). 

638A (1). 

R-2401 (3). 

598 (2). 

1-2633 (2). 

638A (2). 

R-2401 (4). 

599 (1). 

1-2514 (1). 

639 (1).'..:. 

R-2501 (1). 

599 (2). 

1-2514 (2). 

639 (2). 

R-2501 (2). 

600.'..'. 

1-2514 (3). 

639 (3) . 

R-2501 (3). 

601 (1). 

Dropped. 

639 (4). 

R-2501 (4). 

601 (2). 

Do. 

639 (5). 

1-1706. 

601 (3). 

1-1411. 

639A.'. 

1-1704. 

602...'. 

1-1411. 

640 (1). 

R-2502 (1). 

602A (1). 

R-2201 (4). 

640 (2). 

R- 2502 (2). 

602A (2). 

R-2201 (5). 

640 (3).. 

R-2502 (3). 

602A (3). 

R-2201 (6). 

640 (4). 

Dropped. 

603 (1).'. 

ft-2301 (1). 

641 (1) 

1-1702 (1). 

603 (2). 

R-2301 (2). 

641 (2). 

1-1702 (2). 

604.'.. 

1-1501. 

642 . 

1-1703. 

605 (1). 

R-2302 (1). 

643 (1) 

R-2503 (1). 

605 (2). 

R-2302 (2). 

643 (2) 

R-2503 (2). 

605 (3). 

R-2302 (3). 

644(1) .. 

R-2505. 

605 (4). 

R-2302 (4). 

644 (2) . 

1-1705. 

606. 

1-1502 (1). 

644 (3) 

1-1705. 

607. 

1-1503. 

644 \ 

1-1701 (4). 

608 (1). 

1-1504 (1). 

645 (1) 

1-1701 (1). 

608 (2). 

1-1504 (2). 

645 (2) 

1-1701 (2). 

608 (3). 

1-1504 (3). 

645 (3) 

1-1701 (3). 

609 (1) . 

R-2303. 

645 (41 

1-1701 (5). 

609 (2). 

1-1502 (2). 

1 646 . 

1-2628 (4). 

609 (3). 

R-2304. 

647 

Dropped. 

610.- 

1-1507. 

1 648 (11. 

R-2504 (1). 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


1913 


R-2504 (2). 


648 (2). 

649 (blank). 

650 . 

651 (blank). 

652 (blank). 

653 (1). 

653 (2). 

653 (3). 

653 (4). 

653 (5). 

653 (6) M. 

653 (7). -. 

653 (8). 

653 (9). 

653 (10). 

653 (11). 

653 (12). 

653 (13). 

653 (14). 

653 (15). 

653 (16). 

654 (1). 

654 (2). 

655 (1). 

655 (2). 

655 (3). 

656(1). 

656(2). 

656 (3). 

656 (4). 

656 (5). 

657 (1). 

657(2). 

658 (1). 

658 (2). 

659 . 

660(1). 

660(2). 

660(3). 

661 (1). 

661 (2). 

661 (3). 

662 . 

663 . 

664 . 

665 . 

666 . 

667 (1). 

667 (2). 

667 (3). 

668(a).. 

668 (b). 

668 (c). 

668 (d). 

668 (e). 

669 . 

670(1). 

670 (2). 

671(1). 

671 (2). 

671 (3). 

672 . 

673 . 

674 . 

675 (1). 

675(2). 

676 . 

677 (1). 

677 (2). 

677 (3). 

678 (1). 

678 (2). 

679 . 

680(1). 

680(2).I 1-1825(2). 

681 (1). 1 1-1826 (1). 


1-1801. 


R-2601 (1). 
R-2601 (2). 
R-2601 (3). 
R-2602 (1). 
R-2602 (2). 
R-2602 (3). 
R-2602 (4). 
R-2602 (5). 
R-2602 (6). 
R-2602 (7). 
R-2602 (8). 
R-2602 (9). 
R-2602 (10). 
R-2602 (11). 
R-2602 (12). 
R-2602 (13). 
R-2603 (1). 
R-2603 (2). 
1-1802 (1). 
1-1802 (2). 
1-1802 (3). 
1-1803 (1). 
1-1803 (2). 
1-1803 (3). 
1-1803 (4). 
1-1803 (5). 
1-1804 (1). 
1-1804 (2). 
1-1805. 
Dropped. 
R-2604. 
R-2605 (1). 
R-2605 (2). 
R-2605 (3). 
R-2606 (1). 
R-2606 (2). 
R-2606 (3). 
R-2607. 
R-2608. 
1-1806. 
Dropped. 

1-1807 (1). 
1-1807 (2). 
1-1807 (3). 
I-1808-(a). 
Dropped. 

1-1808 (b). 
1-1808 (c). 
R-2609. 
R-2610 (1). 
R-2610 (2). 
R-2621 (1). 
R-2621 (2). 
R-2621 (3). 
R-2622. 
R-2623. 
R-2624. 
1-1821 (1). 
1-1821 (2). 
1-1822. 
R-2625 (1). 
R-2625 (2). 
R-2625 (3). 
1-1823 (1). 
1-1923 (2). 
1-1824. 

1-1825 (1). 


1909 


1913 


681 (2).... 
682. 

683 . 

684 .. 

685 .. 

686 . 

687 . 

688 (1).... 
688 (2).... 

689 . 

690(1).... 

690 (2).... 
690 (3).... 

690 (4).... 

691 . 

692 . 

693 (1).... 
693(2).... 

694 (1).... 

694 (2).... 

695 . 

696-(l)- 

696-(2).... 

696-(3)- 

696-(4) 

696 (5).... 

697 M. 

698 (1) M.. 
698 (2) M.. 
698 (3) 

698 (4).... 

698 (5).... 

699 M. 

700 . 

701 . 

702 . 

703 . 

704 M. 

705 (1).... 
705 (2).... 
705 (3).... 
705 (4).... 

705 (5).... 

706 . 

707 (1).... 
707(2).... 
707 (3).... 
707 (4).... 
707 (5).... 
707 (6).... 
707 (7).... 
707 (8).... 
707 (9).... 
707(10)... 
707 (11)... 
707 (12) M. 

707 (13) M. 

708 . 

709 . 

709A (1)... 
709A (2)... 

710 (1).... 
710(2).... 

711 M. 

712 (1).... 

712 (2)_ 

712 (3)_ 

712 (4)..... 

712 (5)_ 

712 (6)_ 

712 (7)_ 

712 (8)_ 

712 (9)_ 

712 (10).... 

II 712 (11) M.. 

11 713. 

(16 c\ 


1-1826 (2). 

R-2631. 

R-2632. 

1-1841. 

1-1842. 

1-1843. 

1-1844. 

R-2701 (1). 

R-2701 (2). 

1-1901. 

R-2702 (1). 

R-2702 (2). 

Dropped. 

R-2702 (3). 

R-2703. 

R-2704. 

1-1902 (1). 

1-1902 (2). 

R-2705. 

R-2706 

R-3206-(l) 

I-2301-(l) 

I-2301-(2) 

I-2301-(3) 

I-2301-(4) 

1-2301 (5). 

1-2606. 

1-2627 (1). 

1-2627 (2). 

1-2627 (3). 

Dropped. 

1-2301 (6). 

1-2301 (7). 

1-2627 (4). 

1-2302. 

R-3206 (2). 

R-3211 (1); 1-2311 (1). 
1-2626. 

1-2311 (2). 

1-2311 (3). 

1-2311 (4). 

1-2311 (5). 

1-2311 (6). 

1-2311 (7). 

Dropped. 

Dropped. 

1-2811 (1). 

1-2811 (2). 

1-2811 (3). 

1-2811 (4). 

1-2811 (5). 

1-2811 (6). 

1-2628 (1). 

1-2628 (1). 

1-2628 (2). 

1-2628 (3). 

1-2811 (7). 

1-2313 (1). 

R-3211 (2). 

R-3212 (1). 

R-3212 (2). 

R-3221 (1). 

1-2331 (1). 

1-2626. 

1-2331 (2). 

Dropped. 

1-2331 (3). 

1-2629 (4). 

1-2633 (3). 

1-2629 (3). 

1-2331 (4). 

1-2331 (8). 

1-2331 (5). 

1-2629 (1). 

1-2629 (2). 

1-2331 (6). 










































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 11)09, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 

Numbers of articles. 


1909 1913 

1909 

1913 



714 . 

715 . 

716 (1)--.. 

716 (2).... 

717 M. 

71811).... 

718 (2).... 
718 (3).... 

718 (4) M.. 

719 M. 

720 . 

721 . 

722 . 

72311).... 

723 (2).... 
723 (3).... 
723 (4).... 
723 (5).... 

723 (6).... 

724 . 

725 . 

726 . 

727 (1) M. 

727 (2) M - 

728 (1) M. 
728 (2).... 
728 (3) M. 
729-Blank 
730(1).... 
730 (2).... 
730(3).... 
730 (4).... 

730 (5).... 
731(1).... 

731 (2).... 
731 (3)... 
731(4)..., 

731 (5)... 

732 . 

733 . 

734 . 

735 (1)... 
735 (2)... 
735 (3)... 
735 (4)... 
735 (5)... 

735 (6). - - 

736 . 

737 . 

.738. 

739 (1)... 
739 (2)... 
739 (3)... 

739 (4)... 

740 . 

741 . 

742 . 

743 (1)... 
743 (2)... 
743 (3)... 

743 (4)... 

744 (1)... 
744 (2)... 

744 (3)... 

745 (1) M. 
745 (2) M. 

745 (3)... 

746 . 

747 (1)... 
747 (2)... 
747 (3).. - 

747 (4)... 

748 (1)... 
748 (2)... 
748 (3) M. 
748 (4)... 


1-2332. 
R-3221 (2). 
R-3231 (1). 
1-2341 (1). 
1-2626. 
1-2634 (1). 
1-2634 (2). 
Dropped. 
1-2634 (3). 
1-2341. 
1-2342. 
R-3231 (2). 
R-3236. 
1-2351 (1). 
1-2351 (2). 
1-2351 (3). 
1-2351 (4). 
[-2351 (5). 
1-2351 (6). 
1-2351 (7). 
1-2351 (8). 
1-2352. 
R-3216 (1). 
R-3216 (2). 
1-2321 (1). 
1-2321 (3). 
1-2321 (4). 

R-3405 (1). 
R-3405 (2). 
R-3405 (3). 
R-3405 (4). 
R-3405 (5). 
R-3405 (6). 
R-3405 (7). 
R-3405 (8). 
R-3405 (9). 
R-3405 (10). 
1-2401 (1). 
1-2626 (3). 
1-2626 (4). 
1-2401 (2). 
1-2607 (16). 
1-2401 (3). 
1-2401 (4). 
1-2401 (5). 
1-2401 (6). 
1-2401 (7). 
1-2624 (7). 
1-2401 (8). 
1-2637 (1). 
1-2637 (2). 
1-2637 (3). 
1-2637 (4). 
1-2638. 
1-2401 (9). 
R-3405 (11). 
R-3401 (1). 
R-3401 (2). 
R-3401 (3). 
R-3401 (4). 
R-3402 (1). 
R-3402 (2). 
R-3402 ( 3). 
R-3403 (1). 
R-3403 (2). 
R-3403 (3). 
R-3404. 
R-3501 (1). 
R-3501 (2). 
R-3501 (3). 
R-3501 (4). 
R-3502 (1). 
R-3502 (2). 
R-3502 (3). 
R-3502 (4). 


748 
748 

748 

749 

749 

750 

750 

751 
751 
753 

753 

754 
754 
754 

754 

755 
755 

755 

756 
756 
756 v 
756 ( 

756 ( 

757 
757 
757 
757 
757 
757 
757 
757 
757 
757 
757 
757 

758. 

759. 
760 
760 
761. 
762 

762 

763 
763 
763 
763 
763 

763 

764 

765 
765 
765 

765 

766 

767 

768 

769 
769 

769 

770 

771 
771 
771 
771 
771 
771 
771 
771 
771 
771 

771 

772 

772 

773 
773 
773 

(17 C) 


(5) .... 

( 6 ) .... 
(7)--.. 
(1).... 
(2).... 
(1).... 
(2).... 

(1) M.. 

(2) .... 

(1) M.. 

(2) M.. 

(a) .... 

(b) M . 

(c) M.. 

(d) M. 
(1).-.- 
(2).... 

(3) .... 

(2).... 
(3) M.. 

4) .... 

5) .... 
(1).... 
( 2 ).... 

(3) .... 

(4) M.. 

(5) .... 

( 6 ) .... 

(7) .... 

( 8 ) .... 

(9) M.. 

(10) M. 

(11) .... 
(12)-.. 


( 1 ). 

( 2 ). 


( 1 ). 

( 2 ). 

(D- 

( 2 ). 

(3) . 

(4) . 

(5) . 

( 6 ) . 


( 1 ). 

( 2 ). 

(3) . 

(4) . 


( 1 ). 

( 2 ). 

(3). 


a i 


(1) . 

(2) . 

(3) . 

(4) . 

(5) . 

6 ). 

7). 

( 8 ). 

(9) . 

(10) M. 

(11) .... 

(1). 

(2). 

(1). 

(2). 

(3). 


R-3502 (5). 

R-3502 (6). 

R-3502 (7). 

R-3511. 

Dropped. 

R-3512 (1). 

R-3512 (2). 

R-3513 (1). 

R-3513 (2). 

R-3521. 

R-3521. 

R-3522 (a). 

R-3522 (b). 

R-3522 (c). 

R-3522 (d). 

R-3523 (1). 

R-3523 (3). 

R-3523 (4). 

R-3524 (1). 

R-3524 (2). 

R-3524 (3). 

R-3524 (4). 

R-3524 (5). 

R-3525 (1). 

R-3525 (2). 

R-3525 (3). 

R-3525 (4). 

R-3525 (5). 

R-3525 (6). 

R-3525 (7). 

R-3525 (8). 

R-3525 (9). 

R-3525 (12), (13), (14). 
R-3525 (10). 

R-3525 (11). 

R-3526. 

Dropped. 

R-3527 (1). 

R-3527 (2). 

R-3528. 

R-3529 (1). 

R-3529 ( 2). 

R-3530 (1). 

R-3530 ( 2). 

R-3530 (3). 

R-3530 (4). 

R-3530 (5). 

R-3530 (6). 

R-3531. 

R-3532 (1). 

R-3532 (2). 

R-3532 (3). 

R-3532 (4). 

R-3533. 

R-3534. 

R-3541. 

R-3542 (1). 

R-3542 ( 2). 

R-3542 (3). 

R-3543. 

R-3544 (1). 

R-3544 (2). 

R-3544 ( 3). 

R-3544 ( 4). 

R-3544 (5). 

R-3544 (6). 

R-3544 (7). 

R-3544 ( 8). 

R-3544 (9). 

R-3544 (10). 

R-3544 (11). 

R-3545 (1). 

R-3545 ( 2). 

R-3551 (1). 

R-3551 (2). 

R-3551 (3). 











































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 1913 


773 (4) M. 

R-3551 (4). 

773 (5) M. 

R-3551 (5). 

773 (6). 

R-3551 (6). 

773 (7) . 

R-3551 (7). 

773 (8). 

R-3551 (8). 

773 (9) M. 

R-3551 (9), (10). 

773(10). 

R-3551 (11$. 

774. 

R-3552. 

775 (1). 

R-3553 (1). 

775 (2) M. 

R-3553 (2). 

775 (3)..... 

R-3553 (3). 

776(1). 

R-3554 (1). 

776 ( 2). 

R-3554 (2). 

777(1). 

R-3555 (1). 

777(2)... 

R-3555 (2). 

777 (3). 

R-3555 (3). 

778. 

R-3556, 

779. 

R-3557. 

780(1). 

R-3558 (1). 

780(2). 

R-3558 (2). 

781(1) M. 

R-3559 (1). 

781(2) M. 

R-3559 (2). 

782. 

R-3560. 

783 (1). 

R-3561 (1). 

783(2) M. 

R-3561 (2). 

783 (3) M. 

R-3561 (3). 

784. 

R-3562. 

785 (1) M. 

R-3563 (1). 

785 (2) M. 

R-3563 (2). 

785 (3). 

R-3563 (3). 

786. 

R-3564. 

787. 

R-3565. 

788. 

R-3566. 

789... 

R-3567. 

790. 

Dropped. 

791 (1). 

R-3581 (1). 

791 (2). 

R-3581 (2). 

791 (3). 

R-3581 (3). 

791 (4). 

R-3581 (4). 

791 (5) M. 

R-3581 (5). 

792(1). 

R-3582 (1). 

792(2). 

R-2582 (2). 

792 (3) M. 

R-3582 (3). 

792 (4). 

R-3582 (4). 

792(5). 

R-3582 (5). 

792(6). 

R-3582 (6). 

792 (7). 

R-3582 (7). 

792 (8). 

R-3582 (8). 

793. 

R-3583. 

794 (1). 

R-3584 (1). 

794 (2). 

R-3584 (2). 

794 (3). 

R-3584 (3). 

795 (1) M. 

R-3585 (1). 

795 (2) M. 

R-3585 (2). 

796. 

R-3586. 

797(1). 

R-3601 (1). 

797(2). 

R-3601 (2). 

797 (3). 

R-3601 (3). 

797(4). 

R-3601 (4). 

797(5). 

R-3601 (5). 

797 (6). 

R-3601 (6). 

797 (7). 

R-3601 (7). 

797 (8). 

R-3601 (8). 

798. 

R-3602. 

799 M. 

R-3603. 

800(1) M. 

R-3604 (1). 

800 ( 2). 

R-3604 (2). 

800 (3). 

R-3604 (3). 

800 (4). 

R-3604 (4). 

800 (5). 

R-3604 (5). 

801. 

R-3605. 

802(1). 

R-3606 (1). 

802 (2). 

R-3606 ( 2). 

802 (3). 

R-3606 ( 3). 

802 (4). 

R-3606 (4). 

802 (5). 

R-3606 (5). 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 

1913 

802 (6). 

R-3606 (6). 

803 (1). 

R-3607 (1). 

803 (2). 

R-3007 (2). 

803(3). 

R. 3607 (3). 

804. 

R-3608. 

805 (1). 

R-3609 (1). 

805 ( 2) M. 

R-3609 (2). 

805 (3) M. 

R-3609 (3). 

806. 

R-3610. 

807(1). 

R-3611 (1). 

807(2). 

R-3611 (2). 

807 (3). 

R-3611 (3). 

807 (4). 

R-3611 (4). 

807 (5). 

R-3611 (5). 

808(1) M. 

R-3612 (1). 

808 ( 2). 

R-3612 (2). 

808 (3). 

R-3612 (3). 

808 (4). 

R-3612 (5). 

809. 

R-3613. 

810(1). 

R-3614 (1). 

810(2). 

R-3614 (2). 

810(3). 

R-3614 (3). 

810(4). 

R-3614 (4). 

811. 

R-3615. 

812(1). 

R-3616 (1). 

812 (2). 

R-3616 (2). 

813. 

R-3617. 

814. 

R-3631. 

815 (1). 

R-3632 (1). 

815 (2). 

R-3632 (2). 

815 (3). 

R-3632 (3). 

815 (4). 

R-3632 (4). 

815 (5). 

R-3632 (5). 

815 (6). 

R-3632 16). 

815 (7). 

R-3632 (7). 

816. 

R-3633. 

817. 

R-3634. 

818. 

R-3635. 

819—Blank. 


820—Blank. 


821 (1). 

R-3636 (1). 

821 (2). 

R-3636 (2). 

822. 

R-3637. 

823. 

R-3638. 

824. 

R-3639. 

825. 

R-3640. 

826 (1). 

R-3641 (1). 

826 (2). 

R-3641 (2). 

827 (1). 

R-3642 (1). 

827 (2). 

R-3642 (2). 

828. 

R-3643. 

829. 

R-3644. 

830. 

R-3645. 

831 (1). 

R-3661 (1). 

831 (2). 

R-3661 12). 

831 (3). 

R-3661 (3). 

831 (4). 

R-3661 (4). 

832(1) M. 

R-3662 (1). 

832 (2) M. 

R-3662 (2). 

832 (3). 

R-3662 (3). 

833 (1). 

R-3663 (1). 

833 (2). 

R-3663 ( 2). 

834 (1). 

R-3664 (1). 

834 (2). 

R-3664 (2). 

834 (3). 

R-3664 (3). 

834 (4). 

R-3664 (4). 

835 (1). 

R-3665 (1). 

835 (2). 

R-3665 (2). 

836. 

R-3666. 

837 (1). 

R-3667 (1). 

837 (2). 

R-3667 (2). 

837 (3). 

R-3667 (3). 

837 (4). 

R-3667 (4). 

837 (5). 

R-3667 (5). 

837 (6). 

R-3667 ( 6). 

838 (1). 

R-3663 (1). 


(18 c) 










































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. # 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles In Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


1913 


838 (2).... 
833 (3).... 
838 ( 4).... 
838(5) M. 
838(C).... 
838(7).... 

838 ( 8).... 
838(9).... 
838(10)... 

839 (1).... 
839 ( 2).... 
839 (3).... 
839 ( 4).... 

839 ( 5).... 

840 (1).... 
840 (2).... 
841(1).... 
841(2).... 
842(1).... 
842(2).... 
842 (3).... 
842(4) M. 

842 (5).... 

843 .. 

844 . 

845 .. 

S4C.. 

847 (1).... 
847 (2)..., 
847 (3).... 

847 (4).... 

848 . 

849 . 

850 . 

851(1).... 

851 (2).... 

851 (3).... 

852 . 

853 . 

854 . 

855 . 

85C. 

857 . 

858 . 

859 . 

SCO. 

861 (1).... 
861 (2).... 
862(1)... 
862(2).... 
862(3)... 
862(4)..., 
863 (1)..., 
863 ( 2).... 
863 (3).... 
863 (4).... 

863 (5)... 

864 (1)... 

864 (2)... 

865 (1)... 

866 . 

867 (1)... 
867 (2) M 

867 (3)... 
868(1) M 

868 ( 2 )... 
869 (1)... 
869(2)... 
869 (3)... 
869(4) M 

869 (5)... 

870 (1)... 
870 (2)... 
870 (3)... 
870 (4)... 
871(1)... 


R-3668 (2). 
R-3668 (3). 
R-3668 (4). 
R-3668 (5). 
R-3668 (6). 
R-3668 (7). 
R-3668 (8). 
R-3668 (9). 
R-3668 (10). 
R-3669 (1). 
R-3669 ( 2). 
R-3669 (3). 
R-3669 (4). 
R-3669 (5). 
R-3670 (1). 
R-3670 (2). 
R-3671. 
Dropped. 
R-3672 (1). 
R-3672 (2). 
R-3672 (3). 
R-3672 (4). 
R-3672 (5). 
R-3C81. 
R-3682. 
R-36S3. 
R-36S4. 
R-3685 (1). 
R-36S5 (2). 
R-3685 (3). 
R-3685 (4). 
R-3686. 
R-3687. 
R-3688. 
R-3689 (1). 
R-3689 (2). 
R-3689 (3). 
R-3C90. 
R-3691. 
R-3692. 
R-3693. 
R-3694. 
R-3695. 
R-3696. 
R-3C97. 
R-3698. 
R-2S01 (1). 
R-2801 (2). 
Ii-2806 (1). 
1-2001 ( 1 ). 
1-2001 ( 2 ). 
1-2001 (3). 
R-2807 (1). 
R-2807 ( 2). 
R-2807 (3). 
R-2807 (4). 
R-2807 (5). 
R-2808 (1). 
R-2808 (2). 
1 - 2002 . 
1-2003. 
1-2004 (1). 
1-2004 ( 2). 
I-20C4 (3). 
1-2005 (1). 
1-2005 ( 2). 
R-2809 (1). 
R-2809 (2). 
R-2809 (3). 
1-2006. 
Dropped. 
1-2007 (1). 
1-2007 ( 2). 
1-2007 (3). 
1-2007 (4). 
1-2009 (1). 


1909 


871 (2).... 

871 (3).... 

872 (1).... 

872 (2) M. 

873 (1).... 
873 (2).... 

873 (3).... 

874 .. 

875 (1) M. 
875 (2)..., 
875 (3).... 

875 ( 4).... 

876 . 

877 . 

87S. 

879 . 

880 (1) M 
8S0 (2) M 

880 ( 3) M 
881(1)... 

881 (2)... 
881 (3)... 
881 (4)... 
881 (5)... 
881 (6)... 

881 (7)... 

882 . 


1-2009 ( 2). 
1-2009 (3). 
1-2010 ( 1 ). 
1 - 2010 ( 2 ). 
1-2011 ( 1 ). 
1 - 2011 ( 2 ). 
1-2011 (3). 
1 - 2012 . 
1-2013 (1). 
1-2013 (2). 
1-2013 (3). 
1-2013(4). 
R-2810 (1). 
R-2810 (2). 
R-2810 (3). 
R-2S11. 
1-2014 
1-2014. 
1-2014. 
1-2015 (1). 
1-2015 (2). 
1-2015 (3). 
1-2015 (4). 
1-2015 (5). 
1-2015 (6). 
1-2015 (7). 
1-2016. 


1913 


883 . 

884 . 

885 (1). 

885 (2). 

885 (3). 

886 . 

887 (blank). 

888 (blank). 

8S9 (1). 

889 (2). 

889(3). 

889 (4). 

889 (5). 

889 ( 6). 

889 (7). 

889 (8). 

889 (9). 

889 (10). 

889 (11). 

889 (12). 

890 (1). 

890 (2) M... 

891 . 

892 M. 

893(1) M... 

893 (2) M... 
893 (3) M... 
893 (4) M... 
893 (5) M... 
893 (6) M... 
893 (7) M... 

893 (8) M... 
894(1) M... 
894(2) M... 
894(3) M... 
894(4) M... 
894(5) M... 
894(6) M... 

894 (7) M... 

894 (8) M... 
894(9) M... 

895 (1)M... 

895 (2) M... 
896(1) M... 
896(2) M... 

896 (3) M... 
896(4) M... 
896 (5) M... 
896 (6) M... 


Dropped. 
1-2017. 
R-2807 (2). 
1-2018. 
R-2812. 
Dropped. 


1-2031. 

1-2032 (1). 
1-2032 (2). 
1-2032 (3). 
1-2032 (4). 
1-2032 (5). 
1-2032 (6). 
1-2032(7). 
1-2032 (8). 
1-2032(9). 
1-2032(10). 
1-2032 (11). 
1-2033 (1). 
1-2033 (2). 
1-2034. 

1-2035. 

1-2941; 1-2942. 
1-2941; 1-2942. 
1-2944. 

1-2943; 1-2944. 
1-2943; 1-2944. 
1-2943; 1-2944. 
1-2943; 1-2944. 
1-2943; 1-2944. 
1-3021. 

1-3021. 

1-2908 (a). 
1-2945; I-294C. 
1-2945; 1-2946. 
1-2945; 1-2946. 
1-2908 (/). 
1-2908 (/t). 
1-2907. 

1-3023. 

1-3023. 

1-2909. 

1-2910. 

1-2908 (d). 
1-2908 (c). 
I-290S ( e ), (<7). 
1-2908 (6). 


(19 C) 














































































































































































, Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles In Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


1913 


897 (1)M. 
897 (2) M. 
897 (3) M. 
897 (4) M.. 
897 (5) M., 
897 (6) M., 
897 (7) M.. 
897(8) M.. 
897(9).... 
897 (10) M. 
897(11) M. 
897 (12) M. 
897 (13) M. 
897 (14) M. 
897(15)... 
897 (16) M. 
897 (17) M. 
898(1) M.. 
898(2) M.. 
899(1) M.. 
899 (2).... 
899(3).... 
899(4).... 
899 (5) M.. 
899(6).... 
899 (7) M.. 
899 (8) M.. 

899 (9) M.. 
899(10) M. 
900(1).... 

900 (2) M.. 
900 (3) M.. 
900 (4) M.. 
900 (5) M.. 
900(6).... 
900(7).... 
900 (8) M.. 
900 (9) M.. 
900(10) M. 
900(11) M. 
900 (12) M. 
900 (13) M. 
900 (14) M. 
900 (15) M. 
900 (16) M. 
900(17) M. 
900(18)... 
900 (19) M. 
900 ( 20)... 
900 (21) M. 
900(22)... 
900 ( 23)... 
900 (24) M. 
900 (25) M. 
900 (26) M. 
900 (27) M. 
900 (28) M. 
900(29)... 

900 (30)... 
900(31)... 

901 (1)M.. 

901 (2) M.. 
902(1) M.. 

902 (2) M.. 

903 (1).... 
903 (2) M.. 
903 (3) M.. 
903 (4) M.. 

903 (5) M.. 

904 M. 

905 (1)M.. 

905 (2) M.. 

906 M.. 

907 .. 

908(1)_ 

908(2). 


1-3102(2). 

1-3102 (2). 

1-3106 (1), (2), (3). 
1-3054. 

1-3107 (1), (2), (3). 
1-3107 (1), (2), (3). 
1-3107(1), (2), (3). 
1-3042; 1-3043 (2). 
Dropped. 

1-3043 (3). 

1-3053. 

1-3046. 

1-3070. 

1-3105. 

Dropped. 

1-3043 (1), (2). 

1-3044. 

1-3108. 

1-3108. 

1-3050 (1), (2), (3). 
Dropped. 

Dropped. 

1-3104. 

1-3107 (3). 

Dropped. 

1-3051 (1), (2). 

1-3052. 

1-3052. 

1-3052. 

Dropped. 

1-3059 (1), (3). 

1-3059 (2). 

1-3059 (1). 

1-3061. 

Dropped. 

1-3058 (2). 

1-3058 (1). 

1-3061 (4). 

1-3058 (5). 

1-3060(1). 

1-3073. 

1-3061. 

1-3061. 

1-3061 (4), (5). 
1-3069(1), (2), (3). 
1-3110. 

Dropped. 

1-3069 (2). 

Dropped. 

1-3114 (2), 1-3123 (2). 
Dropped. 

1-3109 (2). 

1-3113 (1). 

1-3115 (2). 

1-3069 (2). 

1-3109 (1). 

1-3069 (6). 

1-3128. 

1-3069 (3). 

1-3062 (1), (2); 1-3063. 
1-3062 (1), (2); 1-3063. 
1-3114(1). 

1-3114(1). 

1-3076 (1). 

1-3076 (2). 

1-3076 (3). 

1-3076 (2). 

1-3075. 

1-3075. 

1-3064(1), (2), (3), (4) 
1-3064 (1), (2), (3), (4) 
1-3075. 

Dropped. 

Do.’ 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


909 M... 
910(1)M. 
910(2)... 
910(3)... 
910(4)M. 
910(5) M. 
910(6) M. 
911(1)... 
911(2)M. 
911(3) M. 
911(4) M. 
911 (5) M. 
911 (6)... 
912(1) M. 
912(2)... 
9i2(3).... 
913(1) M. 
913(2) M. 

913 (3)... 
913(4) M. 
913(5) M. 
913(6).... 
913(7)... 
914(1)... 
914(2)... 

914 (3) M. 
915(1)... 

915 (2) M. 
915(3)... 
915 (4)... 

915 (5) M. 
915(6)... 
915(7)... 
915(8)... 

916 . 

917(1)... 
917(2)... 

917 (3)... 
917(4)... 
917(5)... 
917(6)... 
917(7)... 
917(8)... 
917(9)... 
918(1)... 
918(2)... 
918(3)... 
918(4)... 
918(5)... 
918(6)... 
918(7)... 

918 (8)... 
918 (9)... 
918(10).. 
918(11).. 
918(12).. 
918(13).. 
918(14).. 
918(15).. 
918(16).. 
918(17).. 
918(18).. 
918 (19).. 
918 (20).. 
918(21).., 
918 (22).., 

918 (23).., 
918(24).., 

919 (1)... 
919 (2)... 
919 (3)... 
919 (4)..., 
919 (5).... 
919(6)... , 
919(7)..., 
919 (8).... 

(20 C) 


1-3069 (7). 
1-3046. 
1-3127(1). 
1-3127 (2). 
1-3127 (3). 
1-3127 (3). 
1-3127 (4). 
Dropped. 
1-3083. 
1-3083. 
1-3083. 
1-3083. 
Dropped. 
1-3082. 
Dropped. 
Do. 

1-3126 (2). 
1-3126 (3). 
Dropped. 
1-3126 (4). 
1-3126 (3). 
Dropped. 
Do. 

1-3056 (1). 
1-3056 (2). 
1-3056 (3). 
1-3085(1). 
1-3085 (2). 
1-3085 (3). 
1-3085 (4). 
1-3085(5). 
1-3085 (6). 
1-3085 (7). 
1-3085 (8). 
1-4301. 
1-4311 (1). 
1-4311 (2). 
1-4311(3). 
1-4311 (4). 
1-4311 (5). 
1-4311 (6). 
1-4311 (7). 
1-4311 (8). 
1-4311 (9). 
1-4321 (1). 
1-4321 (2). 
1-4321(3). 
1-4321 (4). 
1-4321 (5). 
1-4321 (6). 
1-4321 (7). 
1-4321 (8). 
1-4321 (9). 
1-4321 (10). 
1-4321 (11). 
1-4321(12). 
1-4321 (13). 
1-4321 (14). 
1-4321 (15). 
1-4321 (16). 
1-4321 (17). 
1-4321 (18). 
1-4321 (19). 
1-4321 (20). 
1-4321 (21). 
1-4321 (22). 
1-4321 (23). 
1-4321 (24). 
1-4331 (1). 
1-4331 (2). 
1-4331 (3). 
1-4331 (4). 
1-4331 (5). 
1-4331 (6). 
1-4331 (7). 
1-4331 (8). 


1913 


fl 















































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding A rtieles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913—Contimied. 


» 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


919 (9)... 
919 (10).. 
919(11).. 
919 (12). . 
919 (13). . 
919(14).. 
919 (15).. 
919 (16).. 

919 (17). - 
919(18).. 
920(1)... 

920 (2)... 

920 (3)... 

921 . 

922 (1).. . 
922 (2).. - 

922 (3)... 
923(1)... 

923 (2)... 
924(1)... 

924 (2). .. 

925 (1)... 

925 (2). .. 
926(1)... 

926 (2)... 
926 (3).. . 
926 (4)... 
926 (5)... 

926 (6).. . 

927 (7). .. 

926A. 

926B (1).. 
926B (2).. 

926C_ 

926D (1). 
926D (2).. 
926D (3). 
927 (1)... 
927 (2) M. 
927 (3).. . 
927 (4). . , 

927 (5).., 
928(1). . 

928 (2) M. 
928 (3).. 
928(4).. 

928 (5).., 

929 (1) M 

929 (2).. 

930 M ... 

931 (1) M 
931 (2).. 
931 (3).. 
931 (4) M 
931 (5) M 
931 (6). . 
931(7).. 
931 (8).. 
931 (9).. 

931 (10).. 

932 (1).. 

932 (2).. 

933 . 

934 . 

935 . 

936 . 

937 . 

938 (1).. 

938 (2).. 

939 . 

940 . 

941 . 

942 . 

943 . 

944 . 

945 . 


1-4331 (9). 
1-4331 (10). 
1-4331 (11). 
1-4331 (12). 
T-4331 (13). 
1-4331 (14). 
1-4331 (15). 
1-4331 (16). 
1-4331 (17). 
1-4331 (18). 
1-4341 (1). 
1-4341 (2). 
1-4341 (3). 
1-4342. 
1-4343 (1). 
1-4343 (2). 
1-4343 (3). 
1-4344 (1). 
1-4344 (2). 
1-4345 (1). 
1-4345 (2). 
1-4346 (1). 
1-4346 (2). 
1-4347 (1). 
1-4347 (2). 
1-4347 (3). 
1-4347 (4). 
1-4347 (5). 
1-4347 (6). 
1-4347 (7). 
1-4348. 
1-4349 (1). 
1-4349 (2). 
1-4350. 
1-4361 (1). 
1-4361 (2). 
1-4361 (3). 
1-2701 (1). 
1-2701 (2), 
1-2701 (3). 
1-2701 (4). 
1-2701 (5). 
1-2702 (1). 
1-2702 (2). 
1-2702 (3). 
1-2702 (4). 
1-2702 (5). 
1-2703 (1)). 
1-2703 (2). 
1-2704. 
1-2705 (1). 
1-2705 (2). 
1-2705 (3). 
1-2705 (4). 
1-2705 (5). 
1-2705 (6). 
1-2705 (7). 
1-2705 (8). 
1-2705 (9). 
1-2705 (10). 
1-2706 (1). 
T-2706 (2). 
1-2708. 
1-2101. 
1-2102. 
1-2103. 
1-2104. 
1-2105 (1). 
1-2105 (2). 
1-2106. 
1-2107. 
1-2108. 

It-2952. 
R-2953. 
R-2954. 
R-2955 (1).' 


1913 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


946. 

R-2955 (2). 
R-2955 (3). 
Dropped. 
R-2956. 

947. 

948. 

949. 

950. 

1-2109. 

951. 

R-2957. 

952. 

R-2958. 

953. 

1-2110. 

954. 

1-2111. 

955. 

R-2959. 

956. 

1-2112. 

957 (1). 

1-2113 (1). 

T—2113 (2). 
1-2114. 

957 (2). 

958.'..'. 

959. 

1-2115. 

960. 

R-2960. 

961 (1). 

R-2961 (1). 
R-2961 (2). 
R-2961 (3). 
R-2962 (1). 
R-2962 (2). 
R-2962 (3). 
R-2962 (4). 
R-2962 (5). 
R-2962 (6). 
1-2116. 

961 (2) M. 

961 (3) M. 

962 (1). 

962 (2). 

962 (3). 

962 (4). 

962 (5). 

962 (6). 

963 M. 

964 (1). 

R-2963 (1). 
R-2963 (2). 
1-2117 (1). 
1-2117 (2). 

T -2118. 

964 (2). 

965 (1). 

965 (2) M. 

966 . 

967 (1) M. 

1-2119. 

967 (2). 

1-2119. 

967 (3). 

1-2119. 

968 (1). 

1-2120 (1). 
1-2120 (2). 
1-2120 (3). 
1-2120 (4). 
1-2120 (5). 
1-2120 (6). 
1-2120 (7). 
1-2121 (1). 
1-2121 (2). 

968 (2). 

968 (3). 

968 (4). 

968 (5). 

968 (6). 

968 (7). 

969 (1). 

969 (2). 

969 (3). 

1-2121 (3). 
1-2121 (4). 
1-2122 (1). 
1-2122 (2). 
1-2122 (2). 
1-2123. 

969 (4). 

970 (1). 

970 (2). 

970 (3). 

971.'..'. 

972. 

1-2124. 

973 . 

R-2964. 

974 . 

R-2965. 

975 . 

1-2125. 

976. 

1-2126. 

977 (1). 

1-2127 (1). 
1-2127 (2). 
1-2128 (1). 
1-2128 (2). 
R-2966 (2). 

977 (2). 

978 (1). 

978 (2). 

979 M'.. 

980 M. 

1-2129. 

981 M. 

1-2130. 

982 (1). 

1-2131 (1). 
1-2131 (2). 

982 ^2). 

983 (1) M. 

1-2132 (1). 
1-2132 (2). 

982 (2). 

984.'..'. 

1-2133. 

985. 

R-2967. 

986. 

R-2968. 

987 (1). 

R-2991 (1). 

987 (2) M. 

R-2991 (2). 
R-2992. 

988.'..'. 

989. 

R-2993. 

990. 

R-2994. 

991 M. 

1-3201. 

992 . 

1-3202. 

993. 

1-3203. 


(21 c) 















































































































































































ill 11 

994 1 

995. 

9961 

997. 

998 ( 

998 ( 

999. 

1000 

1001 

1002 

1002 

1002 

1003 

1004 

1005 

1006 

1007 

1008 

1008 

1008 

1009 

1010 

1011 . 

1012 

1013 

1014. 

1015, 

1016. 

1017 

1017 

1018 

1019. 

1020 

1020 . 

1020 . 

1020 . 

1020 . 

1020 . 

1021 

1022 . 

1023. 

1024 

1025 

1025 

1025 

1025 

1026. 

1027. 

1028 

1029. 

1030. 

1031. 

1032. 

1033 

1033 

1033 

1033 

1033 

1033 

1034 

1034 

1035 

1035 

1035 

1035 

1035 

1035 

1036. 

1037 

1037 

1037 

1038. 

1039 

1039 

1039 i 

1039 


Table of Changes —Continued. 


(illations, 


1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 
Navai Instructions, 1913—Continued. 


bers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1909 


1913 


1-3204. 

1-3205. 

1-3206. 

1-3207. 

1-3208 (1). 

1-3208 (2). 

1-3209. 

1-3210. 

1-3211 (1). 

1-3221 (1). 

1-3221 (2). 

1-3221 (3). 

1-3222. 

1-3223. 

1-3224. 

1-3225. 

1-3226. 

1-3227 (1). 

1-3227 (2). 

1-3227 (3). 

1-3228. 

1-3229. 

1-3230. 

1-3231. 

1-3232. 

1-3233. 

1-3234. 

1-3235. 

1-3236 (1). 

1-3236 (2). 

1-3237. 

1-3238. 

1-3239. 

R-2902 (1). 

R-2902 (2). 

R-2902 (3). 

R-2902 (4). 

R-2902 (5). 

1-3251. 

1-3252. 

1-3253. 

1-3254. 

1-3255 (1). 

1-3255 (2). 

1-3255 (3). 

1-3255 (4). 

Dropped. 

1-3256. 

1-3258. 

1-3259. 

1-3260. 

1-3261. 

1-3262. 

R-2901 (1). 

R-2901 (2). 

R-2901 (3). 

R-3525 (12); R-3601 (9). 
R-3525 (13). 

R-3525 (14). 

R-3001. 

Dropped. 

R-3002 (1). 

R-3002 (2). 

Dropped. 

R-3002 (3). 

R-3002 (4). 

R-3002 (5). 

1 - 2201 . 

R-3003 (1). 

R-3003 (2). 

R-3003 (3). 

1 - 2202 . 

1-2203 (1). 

1-2203 (2). 

1-2203 (3). 

1-2203 (4). 


1039 (5)... 

1039 (6) M 
1040(1)..., 
1040(2).... 

1040 (3).... 
1040(4)M. 

1040 (5).... 
1040 ( 6).... 
1040(7).... 
1040 (8).... 

1040 (8a).. 

1041 .. 

1042 (1).... 

1042 (2).... 

1043 . 

1044 (1).... 

1044 (2).... 

1045 . 

1046 . 

1047 (1).... 
1047 (2).... 
1047 (3).... 
1047 (4).... 

10-48. 

1048A (1).. 
1048A (2).. 
1048A (3).. 
1048A (4).. 
1048A (5).. 
1048A (6).. 
1048A (7).. 

1049 . 

1050 . 

1051 . 

1052 . 

1053 (1).... 
1053 (2).... 

1053 (3).... 
1054(1) M. 

1054 (2) M. 
1055(1).... 

1055 (2) M. 
1055 (3).... 
1055 (4).... 
1055 (5).... 

1055 (6).... 

1056 . 

1057 (1).... 
1057 (2).... 

1057 (3).... 

1058 . 

1059 . 

1060 . 

1061 (1).... 
1061 (2).... 

1062. 

1063 (1).... 

1063 (2).... 

1064 . 

1065 . 

1066(1).... 

1066 (2).... 

1066 (3).... 

1067 . 

1068 . 

1069 . 

1070 . 

1071 (1) M. 
1071 (2).... 

1071 (3).... 
1072(1).... 

1072 (2).... 

1073 (1).... 

1073 ( 2).... 

1074 . 


1-2203 (5). 

1-2203 (6). 

1-2204(1). 

1-2204 (2). 

1-2204 (3). 

R-3041; R-3042; R-3061; 

2241 (1). 

1-2241 (2). 

1-2241 (3). 

1-2241 (4). 

1-4429 (10). 

1-4429 (5). 

1-2205. 

1-2206 (1). 

1-2206 (2). 

1-2207. 

R-3004 (1). 

R-3004 (2). 

Drooped. 

R-3005. 

R-3006 (1). 

R-3006 (2). 

R-3006 (3). 

R-3006 (4). 

R-3007. 

1-828. 

1-4427 (1). 

I-A427 (2). 

1-2233 (1); 1-4427 (1). 
1-4428. 

1-2233 (2). 

1-4471 (3p), (4h). 

R-4401. 

R-4402. 

R-4403. 

R-4404. 

R-4405 (1). 

Dropped. 

R-4405 (2). 

R-1406. 

R-4406. 

R-4407 (1). 

R-4406. 

R-1407 (2). 

R-4407 (3). 

R-4407 (4). 

R-4407 (5). 

Dropped. 

R-4410 (1). 

R-4410 (2). 

R-4410 (3). 

R-4411. 

R-4412. 

R-4413. 

R-4414 (7). 

R-4414 (8). 

R-4415. 

R-4416 (1). 

R-4416 (2). 

R-4417. 

R-4418. 

R-4419 (1). 

R-4419 (21. 

R-4419 (3). 

R-4.420. 

R-4421. 

R-4422. 

R-4423. 

R-4128 (1), (2). 

R-4428 (5). 

Dropped. 

R-4427 (22). 

R-4427 (22). 

R-4427 (l,). 

R-4427 (15). 

R-4427 (16). 


(22 C) 


I- 











































































































































































1075. 

1076. 

1077. 

1078 ( 

1078 ( 

1079. 

1080 ( 

1080 ( 

1081 ( 

1081 ( 

1082. 

1083 ( 

1083 ( 

1083 ( 

1083 ( 

10S3 I 

1083 l 

1084. 

10851 

1085 i 

1086. 

1087. 

1088i 

1088i 

1088i 

1088i 

1088 i 

1089 i 

1089 

1089 

1089 

1090. 

1091. 

1092 

1092 

1092 

1092 

1093. 

1094 

1094 

1094 

1094 

1094 

1094 

1094 

1094 

1095. 

1096. 

1097. 

1098 

1098 

1099, 

1100. 

1101 

1101 

1101 

1102. 

1103. 

1104 

1104 

1104 

1104 

1105 

1105 

1105 

1105 

1106 

1106 

1106 

1106 

1106 

1107 

1107 

1107 

1107 

1108 


Table of Changes —Continued. 

ulatlons, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles In Navy Regulations or 
Naval Instructions, 1913—Continued. 


iers of articles. 


1913 


R-4424. 

R-4425. 

R-4426. 

R-441; R-4442. 
R-4441; R-4442. 
R-4441 (4). 
R-4441 (5). 
R-4441 (5). 
R-4441 (8). 
R-4441 (8). 
R-4442 (17). 
R-4442 (3). 
R-4442 (4). 
R-4442 (15a). 
R-4442 (156). 
R-4442 (15c)i 
R-4442 (15 d). 
R-4442 (16). 
R-4442 (14). 
R-4442 (14). 

R—4456. 

R—1457. 

R-4458 (1). 
R-4458 (2). 
R-4458 (3). 
R-4458 (4). 
R-4458 (5). 
R-4459 (1). 
R-4459 (2). 
R-4459 (3). 
R-4459 (4). 
R-4460. 

R-4461. 

R-4462 (1). 
R-4462 (2). 
R-4462 (3). 
R-4462 (4). 
R-4471. 

R-4472 (1). 
R-4472 (2). 
R-4472 (3). 
R-4472 (4). 
R-4473 (5). 
R-4472 (6). 
R-4472 (7). 
R-4472 (8). 
R-4473. 

R-4474. 

R-4475. 

R-4476 (1). 
R-4476 (2). 

R-4478. 

R-4479 (1). 
R-4479 (2). 
R-4479 (3). 
R-4486. 

R-4487. 

R-4488 (1). 
R-4488 (2). 
R-4488 (3). 
R-4488 (4). 
R-4489 (1). 
R-4489 (2). 
R-4489 (3). 
R-4489 (4). 
R-4490 (1). 
R-4490 (2). 
R-4490 (3). 
R-4490 (4). 
R-4490 (5). 
R-4491 (1). 
R-4491 (2). 
R-4491 (3). 
R-4491 (4). 
R-4492 (1). 


1909 


1108 (2).... 
1108(3).... 
1109 (1)M.. 
1109 (2) M.. 
1109 (3) M.. 
1109 (4) M.. 

1109 (5) M.. 
1110(1).... 

1110 (2).... 

1111. 

1112(1).... 

1112(2).... 

1112 (3).... 
1113(1).... 

1113 (2).... 
1113 (3).... 
1113 (4).... 
1113(5).... 
1113(6).... 
1113 (7) M.. 
1113(8).... 
1113 (9).... 
1113(10).. . 
1113 (11)... 
1113(12)... 

1113 (13).. . 
1113(14)... 
1114(1).... 
1114(2).... 

1114 (3).... 

1114 (4).... 
1114(5).. .. 
1114(6).. .. 
1115(1).... 
1115(2).... 

1115 (3).. .. 

1115(4).... 
1115(5).. .. 
1115(6).... 
1115(7).... 
1115(8).. .. 
1116(1)_ 

1116 (2).. .. 
1116(3).... 
1116(4).... 
1116(5).... 
1116(6).... 
1116(7).... 
1116(8).... 
1116(9).... 
1117(1).... 
1117(2) M.. 

1117 (3) M.. 
1117(4).... 
1117(5).. .. 
1117(6) M.. 
1118(1) M.. 

1118 (la) M 
1118(2) M.. 
1118(3) M.. 
1118 (4).. .. 
1118(5).... 
1118(6).... 
1118(7).... 
1118 (8).... 

1118 (9).. .. 
1119(1) M. 

1119 (2) M.. 
1119 (3).. . 
1119 (4).. . 
1119 (5)... 
1119 (6).. . 
1119(7).. . 
1119 (8).. . 
1119 (9)... 
1119(10)... 

(23 C) 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


R-4492 (2). 
R-4492 (3). 
R-4495. 
R-4495. 
R-4495. 
R-4495. 
R-4495. 
R-4493 (1). 
R-4493 (2). 
R-4494. 
R-4501 (1). 
R-4501 (2). 
R-4501 (3). 
R-4502 (1). 
R-4502 (2). 
R-4502 (3). 
R-4502 (4). 
R-4502 (5). 
Dropped. 
R-4502 (6). 
Dropped. 

R-4502 (7). 
R-4502 (8). 
R-4502 (9). 
R-4502 (10). 
R-4502 (11). 
R-4511 (1). 
R-45U (2). 
R-4511 (3). 
R-4511 (4). 
R-4511 (5). 
R-4511 (6). 
R-4512 (1). 
R-4512 (2). 
R-4512 (3). 
R-4512 (4). 
R-4512 (5). 
R-4512 (6). 
R-4512 (7). 
R-4512 (8). 
R-4513 (1). 
R-4513 (2). 
R-4513 (3). 
R-4513 (4). 
R-4,13 (5). 
R-4513 (6). 
R-4513 (7). 
R-4513 (8). 
R-4513 (9). 
R-4514 (1). 
R-4514 (2). 
R-4514 (3). 
R-4514 (4). 
R-4514 (5). 
R-4514 (6). 
R-4515 (1). 
R-4515 (2). 
R-4515 (3). 
R-4515 (4). 
R-451, (5). 
Dropped. 
R-4515 (6). 
R-4515 (8). 
R-4515 (9). 
R-4515 (10). 
R-4516 (11. 
R-4516 (2). 
R-4516 (3). 
R-4516 (4). 
R-4516 (5). 
R-4516 (6). 
R-4516 (7). 
Dropped. 

Do'. 

















































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1918— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


1913 


1909 


1913 


1119(11). 

1120 (1)M. 

1120(2). 

1120 (3). 

1120 (4) M. 

1120 (5). 

1120 (6). 

1120(7). 

1120 (8). 

1121 . 

1122. 

1123 (1). 

1123 (2). 

1124(1). 

1124 (2). 

1125 . 

1126 . 

1127 . 

1128 (1)-M. 

1128(2). 

1129 (1). 

1129 (2). 

1130 . 

1131(1). 

1131 (2). 

1131 (3).H. 

1131 (4). 

1131 (5). 

1131 (6). 

1132 . 

1133 M. 

1134(1) M. 

1134(2). 

1134(3) M. 

1134(4) M. 

1134 (5) M. 

1134(6) M. 

1134(7) M. 

1134 (8) M. 

1134(9). 

1134(10). 

1134(11). 

1134(12). 

1134(13). 

1134(14). 

1134(15). 

1134 (15a). 

1134(16) M. 

1134(17). 

1135 (1). 


1137 (1)... 

1137 (2) M. 

1138 . 

1139 (1)... 
1139 (2)... 
1139 (3)... 
1139 (4)... 

1139 (5)... 

1140 .. 

1141 . 

1142 (1)... 

1142 (2)... 

1143 . 

1144 .. 

1145 . 

1146 . 

1147 . 

1148 . 

1149 . 

1150 . 

1151 (1)... 
1151 (2)... 
1151 (3) 
1151 (4) 


Dropped. 

R-4517 (1). 
R-4517 (2). 
R-4517 (3). 
R-4517 (4). 
Dropped. 

R-4517 (5). 
R-4517 (6). 
R-4517 (7). 
R-4518. 

R-4519. 

R-4520 (1). 
R-4520 (2). 
R-4521 (1). 
R-4521 (2). 
R-4522. 

R-4523. 

R-4524. 

R-4631 (1). 
R-4531 (2). 
R-4532 (1). 
R-4532 (2). 
R-4533. 

R-4534 (1). 
R-4534 (2). 
R-4534 (3). 
R-4534 (4). 
R-4534 (5). 
R-4534 (6). 
R-4535. 

R-4427 (31). 
R-4427 (8). 
R-4427 (9). 
R-4427 (19). 
R-4427 (20b 
R-4427 (11). 
R-4427 (11). 
R-4427 (231. 
R-4427 (24). 
R-4427 (24). 
R-4427 (25). 
R-4427 (25). 
R-4427 (30). 
R-4427 (12), (13). 
Dropped. 

R-4442 (10). 
R-4442 (11). 
R-4427 (27). 
R-4427 (29). 
R-4537. 

R-4538. 

R-4540. 

R-4541. 

R-4542. 

Dropped. 

R-4551 (1). 
R-4551 (2). 
R-4551 (3). 
R-4551 (4). 
R-4551 (5). 
R-4552. 

R-4553. 

R-4561 (1). 
R-4561 (2). 
R-4562. 

R-4563. 

R-4564. 

R-4621 

R-4622. 

R-4623. 

R-4624. 

R-4625. 

1-4601 (1). 

1-4061 (2). 

1-4601 (3). 

* 1-4001 (4). 


1151 (5). 

1151 (6). 

1152 M. 

1153 . 

1154(1). 

1154(2). 

1154(3). 

1155(1) M. 

1155(2) M. 

1155(3). 

1156 M. 

1157(1). 

1157(2). 

1157 (3) M. 

1157(4). 

1157(5). 

1157(6). 

1157(7). 

1157(8). 

1157(9). 

1157(10) M. 

1157 (11) M.. 

1157(12) M. 

1157(13). 

1157(14). 

1157(15). 

1158(1) M. 

1158(2). 

1158(3). 

1158(4). 

1158(5). 

1159(1). 

1159(2). 

1159(3) M. 

1159(4) M. 

1159(5). 

1159(6). 

1160(1). 

1160(2). 

1160(3). 

1161. 

1162 M. 

1163(1) M. 

1163(2) M. 

1164(1). 

1164(2). 

1165 M. 

1166(1). 

1166(2). 

1166(3). 

1167 (1). 


1169 .. 

1170 . 

1171(1).... 
1171(2).... 
1172(1).... 
1172 (2).... 
1172 (2a) M 
1172 (26)... 
1172 (2c)... 
1172 (2d)... 
1172 (2e)... 
1172 (2/)..., 
1172 (2(7)... 
1172 (2 h)... 
1172 (2i).... 
1172 (3) M.. 
1172 (4) M.. 
1172 (5).... 

1172 (6) M. 

1173 .. 

1174(1).... 

1174 (2).... 
1 1174(3).... 

(24 c) 


1-4601 (5). 

I -A 601 (6). 
I-4G02. 
1-4603. 
1-4604(1). 
1-4604(2). 
Dropped. 
1-4605(1). 
1-4605 (2). 
1-4605 (3). 
1-4607. 
1-4608(1). 
Dropped. 
1-4608 (2). 
1-4608 (3). 
1-4608 (4). 
1-4608(5). 
1-4608 (6). 
1-4608(7). 
1-4608 (8). 
1-4608(9). 
1-4608(10). 
1-4608(11). 
1-4608(13). 
1-4608(14). 
1-4608(16). 
1-4621 (1). 
1-4621 (2). 
1-4621(3). 
1-4621 (4). 
1-4621 (5). 
1-4622(1). 
1-4622 (3) 
1-4622(4). 
1-4622 (5). 
1-4622 (6). 
1-4623. 
1-1624 (1). 
1-4624 (2). 
1-4624 (3). 
Dropped. 
1-4625. 
1-4626 (1). 
1-4626 (3). 
1-4627(1). 
1-4627(2). 
1-4628. 
R-4641. 
R-4642 (1). 
R-4642 (2). 
R-4643 (1). 
R-4643 (2). 
R-4644. 
1-4651. 
1-4652. 
1-4653 (1). 
1-4653 (2). 
1-4564 (1). 
1-4564 (2). 
1-4564 (2a). 
1-4564 (25). 
1-4564 (2c). 
1-4564 (2c). 
1-4564 (2 f). 
1-4564 (2(7). 
1-4564 (2j). 
1-4564 (2fc). 
1-4564 (21). 
1-4564 (3). 
1-4564 (3). 
1-4564 (5). 
1-4564 (6). 
1-4567. 
Dropped. 
1-4671 (1). 
1-4671 (2). 










































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles In Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 

1913 

1175 (1) M. 

1-4672 (1). 

1-4672 (2). 

1-4672(3). 

1-4673 (1). 

1-4673 (2). 

1-4673 (3). 

1-4674 (1). 

1-4674(2). 

1-4675. 

1175 (2) M. 

1175 (3) M. 

1176 (1) M. 

1176(2). 

1176(3). 

1177 (1). 

1177 (2). 

1178. 

1179. 

1-4676. 

1180 (1). 

1-4677 (1). 

1-4677 (2). 

1-4678. 

1180 (2). 

1181.'..'. 

1182. 

1-4691. 

1183. 

Dropped. 

1-4692 (1). 

1-4692 (2). 

1-4692 (3). 

1—4401. 

1184 (1). 

1184 (2). 

1184 (3). 

1185.'..'. 

1186. 

1-4402. 

1187 (1) M. 

1-4403 (1). 

1-4403 ( 2). 

1-4404 (1). 

1-4404 (2). 

I 4404 (3). 

1-4405 (1). 

1-4405 (2). 

1-4405 (3). 

I-4405 (6). 

I-44C6. 

1187 (2) M. 

1188 (1). 

1188 (2). 

1188 (3). 

1189 (1). 

1189 (2). 

1189 (3). 

1189 (4). 

1190.'..'. 

1191 (1). 

1-4407 (1). 

1-4407 (2). 

1-4407 (3). 

1-4408. 

1191 (2) M. 

1191 (3) M. 

1192...'. 

1193. 

1-4409. 

1194. 

Dropped. 

1-4410. 

1195 (1) M. 

1195 (2). 

Dropped. 

Do. 

1195 (3). 

1195 (4). 

Do. 

1196 (blank). 

1197 . 

1-4412. 

1198 (1). 

1-4413 (1). 

1198 (2). 

1-4413 (2). 

1199 (1) M. 

1-4414(1). 

1199 (2). 

1-4414 (2). 
1-4415. 

1200...'. 

1201 M. 

1-4416. 

1202. 

1-4417. 

1203 M. 

1-4418. 

1204. 

1-4419. 

1205 (11 M. 

1-4420 (1). 

1205 (2) M. 

1-4420 (2). 

1205 (3) M. 

1-4420 (3). 

1206 (1) M. 

1-4421 (1). 

1206 (2) M. 

1-4421 (2). 

1206 (3). 

1-4421 (3). 

1207 M'.. 

1-4422. 

1208 (1). 

1-4471 (1). 

1208 (la). 

1-4471 (2). 

1208 (2a ). 

1-4471(3a). 

120S (26). 

1-4471 (36). 

1208 ( 2c). 

1-4471 (3c). 

1208 ( 2d) . 

1-4471 (3d). 

1208 (2c). 

1-4471 (3c). 

1208 (2/j M. 

1-1471 (■if), (3 g). 

1208 (2?) M. 

1-4471 (3 ft). 
1-4471 (30- 

1208 (2ft ) M. 

1208 (2?).. 

1-4471 (3 j). 
1-4471(4a). 

1208 (3)'.. 

1208 (3a). 

1-4471 (46). 

1208 (36). 

1-4471 (4c). 
1-4471 (5). 

1208 ( 4). 

1208 (5). 

1-4471 (6). 

1208 (6). 

1-4471 (7). 

1208 (7) M. 

1-4471 (8). 




1909 


1208 (8). 

1208 (9). 

1208(10).... 

1208(11).... 

1208(12).... 

1209 (1). 

1209 (la)... 
1209 (16).... 
1209 (lc).... 
1209 (Id) M 

1209 (2)_ 

1210 . 

1210 (a).... 

1210 (6). 

1211 . 

1212. 

1213 (1) M.. 
1213 (2)_ 

1213 (3) M.. 

1214 .. 

1215 (1).... 

1215 (2) M. 

1216(1)_ 

1216 (2)_ 

1216(3)_ 

1217 . 

1218 . 

1219 . 

1220 ( 1 ).... 
1220 ( 2 ).... 
1220(3).... 
1220(4).... 
1221 (1) M. 
1221 ( 2 ).... 
1221 (3).... 
1221 (4).... 

1221 (5).... 
1222(1).... 

1222 (2).... 
1222 (3).... 
1222(4;.... 
1222(5).... 
1222 (6).... 

1222 (7).... 

1223 . 

1224 . 

1225 (lb... 
1225 (2).... 
1225 (3).... 
1225 (4).... 

1225 (5).... 

1226 . 

1227 (1).... 

1227 (2).... 

1228 . 

1229 (1).... 

1229 (2).... 

1230 . 

1231 (1).... 

1231 (2).... 

1232 . 

1233 . 

1234(1).... 

1234 ( 2).... 

1234 ( 3).... 
1234 ( 4).... 
1234 (4a).. 
1234 ( 46)... 
1234 (4c)... 
1234 (id ).. 
1234 ( 4c)... 
1234 (4/)... 
1234 ( 4?)... 
1235...'.... 
1236. 

I 1237 (1).... 


1-4471 (9). 
1-4471 (10). 
1-4471 (11). 
1-4471(12). 
1-4471 (13). 
1-4472(1). 
1-4472 (2). 
1-4472(3). 
1-4472 (5). 
1-4472 (6). 
1-4472 (7). 
1-4473 (1). 
1-4473 (2). 
1-4473 (3). 
1-4474. 
1-4475. 
1-4476 (1). 
1-4476 (2). 
1-4476 (3). 
1-4477. 
1-4478 (1). 
1-4478 (2). 
1-4479 (1). 
1-4479 (2). 
1-4479 (3). 
1 - 2221 . 
1-4480. 
1-4481. 
1-4482 (1). 
1-4482 (2). 
1-4482 (3). 
1-4482 (4). 
1-4483 (1). 
1-4483 ( 2). 
1-4483 (3). 
1-4483 (4). 
1-4483 (5). 
I_4484(l). 
1-4484 (2). 
1-4484 (3). 
1-4484 (4). 
1-4484 (5). 
1-4484 (6). 
1-4484 (7). 
1-4485. 
1-4526. 
1-4527 (1). 
1-4527 (2). 
1-4527 (3). 
1-4527 (4). 
1-4527 (5). 
1-4528. 
1-4529 (1). 
1-4529 (2). 
T-4530. 
1-4531 (1). 
1-4531 (2). 
1-4541. 
1-4542 (1). 
1-4542 (2). 
1-4543. 
1-4544. 
1-4545 (1). 
1-4545 (2). 
1-4545 (3). 
1-4611 (1). 
1-4611 (2). 
1-4611 (3). 
1-4611 (4). 
r-4611 (5). 
1-4611 (6). 
T-4611 (7). 
1-4611 (8). 
1-4546. 
1-4547. 
1-4548 (1). 


1913 


(23 C) 





















































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles In Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913 —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


1913 


1909 


1913 


1237 (2). 

1237 (3). 

1237 (4). 

1237 (5). 

1237 (6) M... 

1237 (7; M... 

1238 . 

1239 . 

1240 . 

1241 . 

1242 . 

1243 . 

1244 . 

1245 (1). 

1245 (2). 

1246 (1) M... 

1246 (2). 

1247 (1). 

1247 (2). 

1247 (3). 

1248 (1) M... 

1248 (2). 

1249 . 

1250 (1). 

1250 (2). 

1250 (3). 

1250 (4). 

1250 (5). 

1250 (6). 

1250 (7). 

1250 (8). 

1250 (9). 

1251 (blank). 

1252 (blank). 

1253 (blank). 

1254 (blank). 

1255 (blank). 

1256 (blank). 

1257 (blank). 

1258 (blank). 

1259 (blank). 

1260 (1). 

1260 (2). 

1260 (3) M... 

1260 (4). 

1261 (1). 

1261 (2). 

1262 (1). 

1262 (2) M... 

1262 (2a).... 

1262 (26)_ 

1263 (1). 

1263 (2). 

1263 (3). 

1263 (41.. 

1263 (5). 

1263 (5 a) _ 

1263 (6).. 

1264 (1).. 

1264 (2) M... 

1264 (3).. 

1265 (1).. 

1265 (2).. 

1266 .. 

1267 . 

1268 (1) M.... 

1268 (2). 

1268 (3). 

1268 (3a). 

1269 (1). 

1269 (2). 

1270 . 

1271 (1) M.... 

1271 (la). 

1271 (16). 

1271 (2). 


1-4548 (2). 
1-4548 (3). 
1-4549 (1). 
1-4549 (2). 
1-4549 (3). 
1-454 (3). 
1-4551. 
1-4552. 
1-4553. 
1-4554. 
1-4555. 
1-4556. 
R-361. 
R-362 (1). 
R-362 (2). 
R-363 (1). 
R-363 (2). 
R-364 (1). 
R-364 (2). 
R-364 (3). 
R-365 (1). 
R-365 (2). 
R-366. 
1-4701 (1). 
1-4701 (2). 
1-4701 (3). 
1-4701 (4). 
1-4701 (5). 
1-4701 (6). 
1-4701 (7). 
1-4701 (8). 
1-4701 (9). 


1-4731 (1). 
1-4731 (2). 
1-4731 (3). 
1-4731 (4). 
1-4732 (1). 
1-4732 (21. 
1-4733 (1). 
1-4733 (2). 
1-4733 (3). 
Dropped. 
1-4734 (1). 
1-4734 (2). 
1-4734 (3). 
1-4734 (4). 
1-4734 (5). 
1-4734 (6). 
1-4734 (7). 
1-4735 (1). 
1-4735 (2). 
1-4735 (31. 
1-4736 (1). 
1-4736 (2). 
1-4737. 
1-4738 (1). 
1-4739 (1). 
1-4739 (2). 
1-4739 (3). 
1-4739 (3). 
1-4740 (1). 
1-4740 (2). 
1-4741. 
1-4742 (1). 
1-4742 (2). 
1-4742 (3). 
1-4742 (4). 


(2G 


1272 (1)... 
1272 (2) M. 

1272 (3) M. 

1273 . 

1274 . 

1275 . 

1276 . 

1277 (1)... 

1277 (2)... 

1278 (1)... 
1278 (2)... 
1278 (3)... 
1278 (4)... 
1278 (5)... 

1278 (6)... 

1279 (1)... 

1279 (2)... 

1280 (1)... 

1281. 

1282. 

12S3-M_ 

1284 . 

1285 (1)... 
1285 (2)... 
1285 (3)... 

1285 (4)... 

1286 (1).... 
1286 (2)... 

1286 (3).... 

1287 . 

1288 (1).... 
1288 (2).... 
1288 (3).... 

1288 (4).... 

1289 . 

1290 (1).... 

1290 (2).... 

1291 . 

1292 . 

1293 (1).... 

1293 (2).... 

1294 .. 

1295 (1).... 

1295 (2).... 

1296 . 

1297 . 

1298 . 

1299 . 

1300 (1).... 
1300 (2).... 

1300 (3).... 

1301 (1).... 
1301 (2).... 

1301 (3).... 

1302 . 

1303 . 

1304 . 

1305 . 

1306 . 

1307 . 

1308 (1).... 

1308 (2).... 

1309 . 

1310 (1).... 

1310 (2).... 

1311 . 

1312 (1) M.. 

1312 (2)... 
1313-M. 

1314 . 

1315 (1).... 
1315 (2).... 
1315 (3).... 
1315 (4).... 

1315 (5).... 

1316 (1).... 

Cl 


1-4743 (1). 
1-4743 (2). 
1-4743 (3). 
1-4744. 
1-4745. 
1-4746. 
1-4747. 
1-4748 (1). 
1-4748 (2). 
1-4749 (1). 
1-4749 (2). 
1-4749 (3). 
1-4749 (4). 
1-4749 (5). 
1-4749 (6). 
1-4750 (1). 
1-4750 (2). 
1-4711. 
1-4712. 
1-4713. 
1-4714. 
1-4715. 
1-4716 (1). 
1-4716 (2). 
1-4716 (3). 
1-4716 (4). 
1-4717 (1). 
1-4717 (2). 
1-4717 (3). 
1-4718. 
1-4719 (1). 
1-4719 (2). 
1-4719 (3). 
1-4719 (4). 
1-4720. 
1-4721 (1). 
1-4721 (2). 
R-4301. 
R-4302. 
R-4303 (1). 
R-4303 (2). 
R-4304. 
R-4305 (1). 
R-4305 (2). 
R-4306. 
R-4307. 

R -4308. 
R-4309. 
R-4310 (1). 
R-4310 (2). 
R-4310 (3). 
R-4311 (1). 
R-4311 (2). 
R-4311 (3). 
R-4312. 
R-4314. 
R-4314. 
R-4315. 
R-4316. 
R-4317. 
R-4326 (1). 
R-4326 (2). 
R-4327. 
R-4328 (1). 
R-4328 (2). 
R-4329. 
R-4330 (1). 
Dropped. 
R-4331. 
R-4332. 
R-4333 (1). 
R-4333 (2). 
R-4333 (3). 
R-4333 (4). 
R-4333 (5). 
Dropped. 

































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1900, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


1913 


1316 (2). 

1317 . 

1317 (a) M. 

1317 ( b ). 

1317 (c). 

1317 (d). 

1317 (c). 

1317(0. 

1317(0). 

1318 (1). 

1318 (2). 

1318 (3). 

1318(4). 

1318 (5). 

1318 (6). 

1318 (7). 

1319 (1). 

1319 (2). 

1319 (3). 

1319 (4). 

1320 . 

1321 (1) M. 

1321 (2). 

1322 . 

1323-M. 

1324 (1). 

1324 (2). 

1325 . 

1326 (1). 

1326 (2). 

1327 M. 

1328 . 

1329 (1). 

1329 (2). 

1329 (3). 

1329 (4). 

1329 (6). 

1330 . 

1330 (a). 

1330 ( b ). 

1330 (c). 

1330 (d) M. 

1330 (?). 

1330 (/). 

1330 (?). 

1330 (J»). 

1330 (i) . 

1331 M. 

1332 . 

1333 (1). 

1333 (2). 

1333 (3). 

1333 (4). 

1333 (5) M. 

1333 (6). 

.1333 (7). 

1334 . 

1335 . 

1336 (1). 

1336 (2). 

1337 (1). 

1337 (2). 

1337 (3). 

1338 (1). 

1338 (2) M. 

1339 . 

1340 . 

1341 (1). 

1341 (2). 

1342 . 

1343 (1). 

1343 (2). 

1343 (3). 

1344 . 

1345 . 

1346 . 


Dropped. 

R-4334. 

It-4334 (a). 
R-4334 (6). 
R-4334 (c). 
R-4334 (d). 
R-4334 (?). 
R-4334 (/). 
R-4334 ( g ). 
R-4335 (1). 
R-4335 (2). 
R-4335 (3). 
R-4335 (4). 
R-4335 (5). 
R-4335 (6). 
R-4335 (7). 
R-4336 (1). 
It-4336 (2). 
R-4336 (3). 
Dropped. 
R-4337. 
lt-4351 (1). 
R-4351 (2). 
R-4352. 
R-4353 (1). 
lt-4354 (1). 
R-4354 (2). 
R-4355. 
R-4356. 

It-4356. 
R-4357. 
Dropped. 
R-4366 (1). 
R-4366 (2). 
R-4366 (3). 
R-4366 (4). 
R-4366 (5). 
R-4367. 
R-4367 (a). 
R-4367 (6). 
R-4367 ( c). 
R-4367 (d). 
R-4367 (<•)• 
R-4367 (/). 
R-4367 (?). 
It 4367 (TO¬ 
R-4367 (?'). 
R- 4376. 
R-4377. 
R-4378 (1). 
R-4378 (2). 
R-4378 (3). 
R-4378 (4). 
R-4378 (5). 
R-4378 (6). 
R-4378 (7). 
R-4381. 
R-4382. 
R-4383 (1). 
R-4383 (2). 
R-4384 (1). 
R-4384 (2). 
R-4384 (3). 
R-4385 (1). 
R-4385 (2). 
Dropped. 
1-4871. 
1-4872 (1). 
1-4872 (2). 
1-4873. 
1-4888 (1). 
1-4888 (2). 
1-4888 (3). 
1-4941. 
1-4942. 
Dropped. 


1909 

1913 

1347. 

1-4943. 

1348. 

1-4344. 

1349 (1). 

1-4945 (1). 

1-4945 (2). 

1-4946 (1). 

1-4946 (2). 

1-4946 (3). 

I-4SS1. 

1319 (2). 

1350 (1). 

1350 (2). 

1350 (3). 

1351...'. 

1352. 

1-4882. 

1353. 

1-1903. 

1354. 

1-4884. 

1355 (1). 

1-4887 (1) M. 
I-48S7 (2) M. 
1-4887 (3). 

I-48S7 (4). 
1-4948. 

1355 (2). 

1355 (3). 

1355 (4). 

1356.'..'. 

1357. 

1-4949. 

1358. 

1-4950. 

1359. 

T-4SS5. 

1360. 

1-4886. 

1361 Q). 

1-4901 (1). 

1-4901 (2). 

1-4951 (1). 

1-4951 (2). 

1-4890 (1). 

1-4890 (2). 

1-4890 (3). 

1-4890 (5). 

I-4S90 (6). 

1-4890 (7). 

1-4890 (8). 

1361 (2). 

1362 (1). 

1362 (2). 

1363 (lS. 

1363 (2). 

1363 (3). 

1363 (4). 

1363 (5). 

1363 (6). 

1363 (7). 

1363 (8). 

1-4890 (9). 
1-4891. 

1364.... 

1365. 

1-4892. 

1366 (1). 

1-4883. 

1366 (2). 

1-4902 (1). 

1-4902 (2). 

1366 (3). 

1366 (4). 

1-4902 (3). 

1-4902 (4). 

1-4902 (5). 

1-4904. 

1306 (5). 

1366 (6). 

1367 (blank). 

1368 . 

1369 (1). 

1-4947 (1). 

1-4947 (2). 

1369 (2). 

1370 (1). 

1-4889 (1). 

1370 (2). 

1-4889 (2). 

I-4S89 (3). 

I-4S89 (4). 

1-4921 (1). 

1370 (3). 

1370 (4). 

1371 (1). 

1371 (2). 

1-4921 (2). 

1371(3). 

1-4921 (3). 

1-4911 (1). 

1372 (1). 

1372 (2). 

1-4911 (2). 
I-491S. 

1373.'..'. 

1374 fl). 

1-4912 (1). 

1374 (la). 

1-4912 (la). 

1374 (15). 

1-4912 (16). 

1374 (lc). 

1-4912 (lc). 

1374 (Id). 

1-4912 (1 d). 

1374 (1?). 

1-4912 (lc). 

1371(2)!. 

1-4912 (2). 
Dropped. 

Do. 

1374 (3). 

1375.'... 

1376. 

Do. 

1377 (1). 

1-4919 (1). 
1-4919 (2). 

1377 (2). 

1377 (3). 

1-4919(3). 

1378 (1). 

1-4917 (1). 

1378 (2). 

1-4917 (2). 

1378 (3). 

1-4917 (3). 

1379 (1). 

1-4861 (1) M. 

1379 (2)). 

I-4S61 (2) M. 

1379 (3)'. 

T-4S61 (3). 

1379 (4). 

1-4S61 (4). 

1379 (5). 

1-4861 (5) M. 

1379 (6). 

1-4861(6). 


(27 c) 









































































































































































Tabic of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913 —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 



1379 (7). 

1380 . 

13S1 (1). 

1381 (2). 

1381 (3). 

1382 (11. 

1382 (2). 

1382 (3). 

1382 (4)_ 

1382 (5). 

1383 (1). 

1383 (2). 

1383 (3). 

1383 (4). 

1383 (5). 

1383 (6). 

1384..... 

1385 . 

1386 . 

1387 M. 

1388(1). 

1388 (2) M... 
138S (3) M.- . 

1388 (4) M... 

1389 . 

1390 (1),... . 

1390 (21. 

1390 (3). 

1390 (4) M... 

1390 (4a)_ 

1390 (46). 

1390 (4c). 

1390 (4 d) _ 

1390 (4c). 

1390 (5). 

1390 (6) M.... 

1390 (7) M.... 

1391 . 

1392 . 

1393 . 

1394 .. 

1395 M.. 

1396 M. 

1397 M . 

1398 .. 

1399 (1). 

1399 (2). 

1400 . 

1401 . 

1402 (1). 

1402 (2). 

1403 . 

1404 . 

1405 . 

1406 . 

1407 . 

140S. 

1409 (blank). 

1410 (1) M.... 

1410 (2). 

1410 (3) M.... 
1410 (4). 

1410 (5) M.... 

1411 (blank). 

1412 (blank). 

1413 M. 

1414 (1). 

1414 (2). 

1414 (3). 

1414 (4). 

1414 (5). 

1414 (6). 

1414 (7). 

1414 (8). 

1415 (1). 

1415 (2). 


T-4S61 (7). 
1-4924. 

1-4922 (1). 
1-4922 (2). 
1-4922 (3). 
1-4923 (1). 
1-4923 (2). 
1-4923 (3). 
1-4923 (4). 
T-4923 (5). 
R-3101 (1). 
R-3101 (2). 
R-3101 (3). 
R-3101 (4). 
R-3101 (5). 
R-3101 (6). 
R-3102. 

R-3103. 

R-3121 (1). 
R-3121 (2). 
R-3122 (1). 
R-3122 (2). 
R-3122 (3). 
R-3122 (4). 
Dropped. 

It-4101 (5). 
R-4101 (3). 
R-4101 (4). 
R-4101 (7). 
R-4101 (75). 
R-4101 (7c). 
R-4101 (Id). 
R-4101 (7c). 
R-4101 {If). 
R-4101 (2). 
R-4101 (6). 
R-4101 (8). 
1-3501. 

1-3502. 

1-3503. 

1-3504. 

1-3505. 

R-4121. 

R-4121. 

R-4122. 

It-4123 (1). 
R-4123 (2). 
R-4124. 

R-4125. 

R-4126 (1). 
R-4126 (2). 
R-4127. 

1-3521. 

1-3522. 

1-3523. 

It—4128. 

R-4141. 

1-3533 (2), (4). 
Dropped. 

1-3533 (11), (12). 
Dropped. 

1-3533 (6). 


1-3533 (4). 
1-3535 (1). 
1-3535 (2). 
1-3535 (3). 
1-3535 (4). 
1-3535 (5). 
1-3535 (6). 
1-3535 (7). 
1-3535 (8). 
1-3536 (2). 
1-3536 (3). 



Numbers of articles. 


(28 


1415 (3). 

1415 (4). 

1415A (1). 

1415A (2). 

1415A (3). 

1415A (4). 

1415A (5). 

1416 (1). 

1416 (2). 

1416 (3). 

1417 M. 

1418 (1). 

1418 (2).. 

1418 (3). 

1419 (1) M. 

1419 (2) M. 

1419 (3). 

1419 (4). 

1420 (1). 

1420 (2). 

1420 (3). 

1420 (4). 

1420 (5) (first part). 

1420 (5a). 

1420 (56). 

1420 (5c). 

1420 (5) (last part) M 

1420 (6). 

1420 (7). 

1420 (8). 

1520 (9). 

1420 (10). 

1420 (11). 

1420 (12). 

1421 (1). 

1421 (2). 

1422 . 

1423 (1). 

1423 (2). 

1423 (3). 

1423 (4). 

1424 (1). 

1424 (2). 

1425 . 

1426 (1). 

1426 (2). 

1426 (3). 

1426 (4). 

1427 . 

1428 (1). 

1428 (2). 

1429 . 

1430 . 

1431 (1). 

1431 (2). 

1432 . 

1433 . 

1434 . 

1435 . 

1436 (1) M. 

1436 (2) M. 

1437 (1) M. 

1437 (2). 

1437 (3). 

1438 . 

1439 (1). 

1439 (2). 

1439 (3). 

1439 (4). 

1440 . 

1441 . 

1442 . 

1443 . 

1444 . 

1445 (1). 

1445 (2). 

C) 


1-3536 (4). 
1-3536 (5). 
R-4142 (1). 
R-4142 (2). 
R-4142 (3). 
R-4142 (4). 
R-4142 (5). 
R-4151 (1). 
R-4151 (2). 
R-4151 (3). 
R-4152 (1), (2). 
R-4153 (1). 
R-4153 (2). 
R-4153 (3). 
1-3551 (1), (2). 
1-3551 (2). 
1-3551 (3). 
1-3551 (4). 
R-4154 (1). 
R-4154 (2). 
R-4154 (3). 
R-4154 (4). 
R-4154 (5). 
R-4154 (5a). 
R-4154 (56). 
R-4154 (5c). 
R-4154 (5 d). 
R-4154 (6). 
R-4154 (7). 
R-4154 (8). 
R-4154 (9). 
R-4154 (10). 
R-4154 (11). 
R-4154 (12). 
1-3552 (1). 
1-3552 (2). 
R-4171. 

R-4172 (1). 
R-4172 (2). 
R-4172 (3). 
R-4172 (4). 
1-3561 (1). 
1-3561 (2). 
1-3562. 

1-3563 (1). 
1-3563 (2). 
1-3563 (3). 
1-3563 (4). 
1-3564. 

1-3565 (1). 
I-35G5 (2). 
R-4173. 

R-4181. 

It-4182 (1). 
R-4182 (2). 
1-3571. 

1-3572. 

1-3573. 

1-3574. 

1-3575 (1). 
1-3575 (2). 
1-3576 (1). 
Dropped. 
1-3576 (2). 
1-3577. 

R-4183. 

R-4442 (13). 
R-4442 (13). 
R-4442 (12). 
1-3578. 

1-3579. 

1-3580. 

1-3581. 

1-3582. 

1-3583 (1). 
1-3583 (2). 







































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913 —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


1913 


1445 (3) M.. 

1446 . 

1447 . 

1448 . 

1449 . 

1450 (1).... 
1450 (2) M.. 

1450 (3).... 

1451 (1)-..- 
1451(2).... 

1452 (1) M.. 

1452 (2).... 

1453 M. 

1454 (1).... 
1454 (2).... 

1454 (3).... 

1455 . 

1456 (1).... 

1456 (2).... 

1457 (1).... 
1457 (2).... 

1457 (3).... 

1458 M. 

1459 . 

1460 (1).... 
1460 (2).... 
1460 (3).... 
1460 (4).... 
1460 ( 5).... 

1460 (6).... 

1461 (1).... 

1461 (2).... 

1462 . 

1463 . 

1464(1) M.. 

1464 (2).... 
1464 (3) M.. 
1464 (4) M.. 
1464 (5) M.. 
1464 (6) M.. 
1464 (7) M.. 
1464 (8) M.. 

1464 (9) M.. 

1465 (1) M.. 
1465 (2) M.. 
1465 (3) M.. 
1465 (4) M.. 
1465 (5) M.. 
1465 (5a) M. 
1465 (6) M. - 
1465 ( 7) M.. 
1465 (8) M.. 

1465 (9) M.. 

1466 (1) M.. 
1466 (2) M.. 

1466 (3) M.. 

1467 (1) M.. 
1467 (2).. .. 
1467 (3).. .. 
1467 (4).... 
1467 (5).... 

1467 (6).. .. 

1468 M. 

1469 (1) M.. 
1469 (2) M. 
1469 (2a) M 
1469 (26) M. 
1469 (2c) M 
1469 (2d) M 
1469 (2c) M 
1469 (2 f) M. 
1469 (2 (j) M. 
1469 (3) M. 
1469 (4) M. 

1469 (5) M.. 

1470 M_ 


1-3583 (3). 

1-3584 (1). 

1-3585. 

1-3586. 

R-4103. 

R-41S4 (1). 

R-41S4 (2). 

R-4184 (3). 

R-4185 (1). 

R-4185 (2). 

1-3587 (1). 

1-3588. 

1-3589. 

1-3590(1). 

1-3590 (2). 

1-3590 (3). 

1-3591. 

R-4186 (1). 

R—4186 (2). 

R-3592 (1). 

1-3592 (2). 

1-3592 (3). 

1-3593. 

1-3594. 

1-3595 (1). 

1-3595 (2). 

1-3595 (3). 

1-3595 (4). 

1-3595 (5). 

1-3595 (6). 

1-3596 (1). 

1-3596 (2). 

1-3597. 

R-4102. 

1-3600(1). 

Dropped. 

1-3600 (1). 

1-3600 (3). 

1-3600 (3). 

1-3600 (1), (8). 

1-3600 ( 4). 

1-3600 (9). 

1-3600 (5). 

1-3603 (4). 

1-3603 ( 4). 

1-3603 (4). 

1-3598 (2). 

1-3598 (5). 

1-3598 (5). 

1-3598 (6). 

1-3598 (7). 

1-3598 (8). 

1-3598 (8). 

1-3599 (1). 

1-3599 (2). 

1-3599 (3). 

1-3604 (1). 

1-3604 (2). 

1-3604 (3). 

1-3604 (4). 

1-3604 (5). 

1-3604 (5). 

1-3602 (1). 

1-3603. 

1-3603 (1). 

1-3603 (1). 

1-3603 (3). 

1-3603 (1). 

1-3603 (1). 

1-3603 (1). 

1-3603 (1). 

1-3603 (l). 

1-3603 (1). 

1-3603 (1). 

1-3600 (1); 1-3603 (2). 
R-4231. 


1909 . t 

1913 

1470 (a). 

1-3631. 

1471 (1). 

R-4232 (1). 

1471 (2). 

R-4232 (2). 

1472. 

R-4233. 

1473. 

R-4234. 

1474. 

R-4235. 

1475 (1). 

R-4236 (1). 

1475 (2). 

R-4236 (2). 

1476. 

1-3632. 

1477 (1). 

1-3633 (1). 

1477 (2). 

1-3633 (2). 

1477 (3). 

1-3633 (3). 

1478. 

1-3634. 

1479 (1). 

1-3635 (1). 

1479 (2). 

1-3635 (2). 

1480. 

1-3636. 

1481. 

1-3637. 

1482 (1) M. 

1-3638 (1). 

1482 (2). 

1-3638 (2). 

1482 (3). 

1-3638 (3). 

1483 (1). 

1-3639 (1). 

1483 (2). 

1-3639 (2). 

1484 M. 

1-3640. 

1485 (1). 

1-3641 (1). 

1485 (2). 

1-3641 (2). 

1485 (3). 

1-3641 (3). 

1485 (4). 

1-3641 (4). 

1486. 

R-4104. 

1487 (1)M. 

1-3642 (I)- 

1487 (2) M. 

1-3642 (2). 

1488. 

1-3643. 

1489. 

1-3644. 

1490. 

1-3645. 

1491. 

1-3646. 

1492. 

1-3647. 

1493. 

1-3648. 

1494. 

1-3649. 

1495. 

1-3650. 

1496. 

1-3651. 

1497. 

Dropped. 

1498 (1). 


1498 (2). 


1499 (1). 


1499(2). 


1499 (3). 


1499 (4). 


1499 (5). 


1499 (6). 


1499 (7). 


1499 (8). 


1499 (9). 


1499(10). 


1499 (11). 


1499 (12). 


1499 (13). 


1499 (14). 


1499 (15). 


1499(16). 


1500(1). 


1500(2). 


1500 (3). 


1500 (4). 


1500 (5). 


1500 (6). 


1500 (7). 


1500 (8). 


1500(9). 


1500 (10). 


1501 (1). 


1501 (2). 


1501 (3). 


1501 (4). 


1502 (1). 


1502 (2). 


1503 (1). 


1503 (2). 



(29 C) 











































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913 —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. j Numbers of articles. 


1909 


1503 (3)... 

1503 (4)... 

1504 (1)... 
1504 (2).. . 
1504 (3).. . 
1504 (4)... 

1504 (5)... 

1505 (1).. . 

1505 (2).. . 

1506 (1).. . 
1506 (2).. . 
1506 (3).. . 
1506 (4).. . 

1506 (5).. . 

1507 (1).. . 
1507 (2)... 
1507 (3).. . 
1507 (4)... 
1507 (5)... 
1507 (6).. . 
1507 (7)... 
1507 (8).. . 
1507 (9).. . 
1507 (10).. 
1507 (11).. 
1507 (12).. 

1507 (13).. 

1508 . 

1509 . 

1510 (1).. . 
1510(2).. , 
1510(3).. . 
1510(4).. . 
1510(5).. . 
1510(6).. . 
1510(7).. . 
1510 (8)... 

1510 (9)... 
1510(10).. 
1510(11).. 

1511 . 

1512 . 

1513 (1)... 
1513 (2)... 
1513 (3)... 

1513 (4)... 

1514 . 

1515 (1)... 
1515(2)... 
1515(3)... 

1516 (1)... 

1516 (2)... 

1517 . 

1518 (1)... 
1518(2)... 

1519 (1)... 

1519 (2)... 

1520 M... 

1521 (1) M. 
1521 (2) M 
1521 (3)M 
1521 (4) M 
1521 (5) M 

1521 (6) M. 

1522 (1)... 
1522 (2)... 
1522 (3).... 
1522 (4)... 

1522 (5)... 

1523 . 

1523 (a)... 
1523 (6)... 
1523 (c)... 

1523 (d )... 

1524 . 

1525 (1)... 


R-901 

(1). 

R-901 

(2). 

R-901 

(2). 

R-901 

(2). 

R-901 

(2). 

R-901 

(2). 

R-901 

(2). 


1913 


1909 

1913 

1525 (2). 


1525 (3). 


1525 (4). 


1525 (5). 


1525 (6). 


1525 (7). 


1525 (7a). 


1525 (75). 


1525 (8). 


1525 (9). 


1525 (10). 


1525 (11). 


1525 (12). 


1525 (13). 


1525 (14). 


1526. 

R-3701. 

1527. 

R-3702. 

1528 (1) M. 

R-3703 (1). 

1528 (2). 

R-3703 (2). 

1528 (3) M. 

R-3703 (3). 

1529 (1) M. 

R-3705 (1). 

1529 (2). 

R-3705 (2). 

1529 (3). 

R-3705 (3). 

1530 (1). 

R-3706 (1). 

1530 (2). 

R-3706 (2). 

1530 (3) M. 

R-3706 (3). 

1530(4). 

Dropped. 

1531 (1). 

R-3707 (1). 

1531 (2). 

R-3707 (2). 

1531 (3). 

R-3707 (3). 

1531 (4). 

R-3707 (4). 

1532 (1). 

R-3708 (1)- 

1532 (2). 

R-3708 (2). 

1532 (3). 

R-3708 (3). 

1532 (4). 

R-3708 (4). 

1532 (5). 

R-3708 (5). 

1532 (6). 

R-3708 (10). 

1532 (7). 

R-3708 (6). 

1532 (8). 

R-3708 (7). 

1532 (9). 

R-3708 (8). 

1532 (10) M. 

R-3708 (9). 

1532 (11) M. 

R-3704 (1), (2); R-3708 (11). 

1533 (1) M. 

R-3709 (1). 

1533 (2). 

R 3709 (2). 

1534 (1) M. 

R-3710 (1). 

1534 (2) M. 

R-3710 (2). 

1534 (3) M. 

R-3710 (3). 

1535 (1). 

R-3801 (1). 

1535 (2). 

R-3801 (2). 

1535 (3). 

R-3801 (3). 

1536 (1)M. 

R-.3802 (1). 

1536 (21. 

R-3802 (2). 

1536 (3) M. 

R-3802 (3). 

1537 (1). 

R-3803 (1). 

1537 (2) M. 

R-3803 (2). 

1537 (3). 

R-3803 (3). 

1538 (1). 

R-3811 (1). 

1538 (2). 

R-3811 (2). 

1538 (3). 

R-3811 (3). 

1538 (4). 

R-3811 (4). 

1538 (5) M. 

R-3811 (5). 

1539. 

R-3841. 

1540. 

R-3842. 

1541 (1). 

R-3843 (1). 

1541 (2). 

R-3843 (2). 

1541 (3). 

R-3843 (3). 

1541 (4). 

R-3843 (4). 

1541 (5). 

R-3843 (5). 

1542. 

R-3844. 

1543. 

R-3845. 

1544. 

R-3S46. 

1545 (1). 

R-3847 (1). 

1545 (2). 

R-3S47 (2). 

1546. 

Dropped. 

1546 (D. 

R-3821. 

1546 (2). 

R-3822. 


(30 C) 


















































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


1913 


1546 (3).... 
1546 (4).... 
1546 (5).... 
1546 (6) M.. 
1546 (7) M.. 
1546 (8).... 
1546 (9).... 
1546 (10)... 
1546 (11)... 
1546 (12)... 
1546 (13)... 
1546 (14) M 

1546 (15)... 

1547 (1).... 
1547 (2).... 
1547 (3).... 
1547 (4)..., 
1547 (5).... 
1547 (6).... 
1547 (7)..., 
1547 (8).... 
1547 (9)... 
1547 (10)... 

1547 (11)... 

1548 (1)... 

1548 (2)... 

1549 (1)... 
1549 (2)... 
1549 (3)... 

1549 (4)... 

1550 (1)... 
1550 (2)... 

1550 (3)... 

1551 (1)... 
1551 (2)... 
1551 (3)... 
1551 (4)... 
1551 (5)... 

1551 (6)... 

1552 (1)... 

1552 (2)... 

1553 . 

1554.A _ 

1555 . 

1550 (1)... 

1556 (2)... 

1556 (3)_ 

1556 (4).... 

1557 (1) M. 
1557 (2).... 
1557 (3).... 

1557 (4).... 

1558 (1).... 

1558 (2b... 

1559 (1)_ 

1559 (2)_ 

1559 (3) M. 

1559 (4)_ 

1560 . 

1561 (1).... 

1561 (2) M. 

1562 (1).... 
1562(2).... 
1562(3).... 
1562 (4).... 
1562 (5).... 
1562 (6).... 
1562 (7)... 
1562 (8).... 
1562A (1).. 
1562A (2).. 
1562A (3).. 
1562A (4).. 
1562A (5).. 
1562A (6).. 
1562A (7).. 


Tt-3823 (1). 
R-3823 (2). 
R-3824 (1). 
R-3824 (2). 
R-3824 (2). 
R-3825. 


R-3826 (1). 
R-3826 (2), (3). 
R-3826 (4). 
R-3S27 (1). 
R-3827 (2). 
R-3828. 


R-3829. 
R-3901 (1). 
R-3901 (2). 
R-3901 (3). 
R-3901 (4). 
R-3901 (5). 
R-3901 (6). 
1-3401 (1). 
1-3401 (2). 
1-3401 (3). 
R-3901 (7). 
R-3901 (8). 
R-3902 (1). 
R-3902 (2). 
R-3903 (1). 
R-3903 (2). 
R-3903 (3). 
R-3903 (4). 
R-3904 (1). 
R-3904 (2). 
R-3904 (3). 
R-3905 (1). 
1-3402 (1). 
1-3402 (2). 
1-3402 (3). 
1-3402 (4). 
R-3905 (2). 
R-3906 (1). 
R-3906 (2). 
R-3907. 


R-3908. 


Ii-3909. 
1-3403 (1). 
1-3403 (2). 
1-3403 (3). 
1-3403 (4). 
R-3910 (1). 
R-3910 (2). 
R-3910 (3). 
R-3910 (4). 
R-3911 (1). 
R-3911 (2). 
1-3404 (1). 
1-3404 (2). 
R-3912 (1). 
R-3912 (2). 
R-3913. 
1-3405 (1). 
1-3405 (2). 
1-3406 (1). 
1-3406 (2). 
1-3406 (3). 
1-3406 (4). 
1-3406 (5). 
1-3406 (6). 
1-3406 (7). 
1-3406 (8). 
1-3407 (1). 
1-3407 (2). 
1-3407 (3). 
1-3407 (4). 
1-3407 (5). 
1-3407 (6). 
1-3407 (7). 


1909 


1562A (8).. 
1562A (9).. 
1562A (10). 
1562A (11), 
1562A (12). 
1563 (1).... 
1563 ( 2).... 
1563 (3).... 
1563 (4).... 
1563 (5).... 

1563 (6).... 

1564 (1).... 
1504 (2).... 
1564 (3).... 
1564 (4).... 
1564 (5).... 
1564 (6).... 
1564 ( 7).... 

1564 (8).... 

1565 . 

1566 (1).... 

1566 (2) M 

1567 (1).... 
1567 (2).... 

1567 (3).... 
1568(1)..., 

1568 (2)..., 
1568(3)... 
1568(4)..., 
1568 (5)... 
1568(6)... 
1568 (7)... 
1568 (8)... 

1568 (9)... 

1569 (1)... 
1569 (2)... 
1569 (3)... 
1569 (4)... 
1569 (5)... 
1569 (6)... 
1569 (7)... 
1569 (8)... 
1569 (9)... 
1569 (10).. 
1569 (11).. 
1569 (12).. 
15C9 (13).. 
1569 (14).. 

1569 (15).. 

1570 (1)... 
1570 ( 2)... 

1570 (3)... 

1571 (1)... 
1571 (2)... 
1571 (3)... 
1571 (4)... 
1571 (5)... 
1571 (6)... 

1571 (7)... 

1572 (1)... 
1572 (2)... 
1572 (3)... 
1572 (4)... 
1572 (5)... 
1572 (6)... 
1572 (7)... 
1572 (8)... 
1572 (9)... 
1572(10).. 
1572(11).. 
1572(12).. 

1572 (13).. 

1573 (1)... 
1573 (2)... 
1573 (3)... 
1573 (4)... 

(31 C) 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1-3407 (8). 

1-3407 (9). 

1-3407 (10). 

1-3407 (11). 

1-3407 (12). 

1-3408 (1). 

1-3408 (2). 

1-3408 (3). 

1-3408 (4). 

1-3408 (5). 

1-4609. 

1-3409 (1). 

1-3409 (2). 

1-3409 (3). 

1-3409 (4). 

1-3409 (5). 

1-3409 (6). 

1-3409 (7). 

1-3409 (8). 

1-3410. 

R-3914 (1). 

R-3914 (2). 

R-3921. 

R-3901 (9). 

R-3901 (10). 

R-3931 (1). 

R-3931 (2). 

R-3931 (3). 

R-3931 (4); 13421 (1). 
R-3931 (5). 

1-3421 (2). 

1-3421 (3). 

1-3421 (4). 

R-3931 (6). 

R-3941 (1). 

R-3941 (2). 

R-3941 (3). 

R-3941 (4). 

1-3431. 

1-3432. 

1-3133. 

1-3434. 

1-3435. 

1-3436. 

1-3437. 

1-3438. 

1-3439. 

1-3440. 

1-3441. 

1-3442 (1). 

1-3442 (2). 

1-3442 (3). 

R-3951 (1). 

R-3951 (2). 

R-3951 (3). 

1-3451 (1). 

1-3451 (2). 

R-3951 (4). 

R-3951 (5). 

R-3961 (1). 

R-3901 (2). 

R-3961 (3). 

R-3961 (4). 

1-3456(lb 
1-3456 (2). 

1-3456 (3). 

1-3456(4). 

1-3456 (5). 

R-3961 (5). 

1-3456 (6). 

R-3961 (6). 

1-3456 (7). 

R-3962 (1). 

1-3457 (1). 

R-3962 ( 2). 

R-3962 (3). 











































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations oi 

Naval Instructions, 1913—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 1913 


1573 (5). 

1574 (1) 
1574 (2) 
1574 (3) 
1574 (4). 
1574 (5). 
1575.... 
1576 (1). 
1576 (2). 
1576 (3). 
1576 (4). 


1578 (1). 

1578 (2). 

1578 (3) M.. 

1578 (4). 

1579 (1). 

1579 (2). 

1579 (3). 

1579 (4). 

1579 (5). 

1579 (6). 

1579 (7). 

1580 . 

1581 . 

1582 . 

1583 . 

1584 (1).... 

1584 (2). 

1585 (1). 

1585 (2). 

1585 (3). 

1585 (4). 

1585 (5). 

1585 (6). 

1585 (7). 

1586 . 

1587 (1). 

1587 (2). 

1587 (3). 

1587 (4). 

1587 (5). 

1587 (6). 

1587 (7). 

1587 (8). 

1588 M. 

1589 . 

1590 . 

1591 . 

1592 (1). 

1592 (2). 

1592 (3) M.. 

1593 . 

1594 (1). 

1594 ( 2) M.. 
1594 (3) M.. 
1594 (4) M.. 

1594 (5). 

1594 (6) M.. 

1594 (7) . 

1594 (8) M.. 
1594 (9) M.. 
1594 (10).... 
1594 (11) M. 
1594 (12) M. 
1594 (13) M. 
1594(14). . . 
1594(15) M. 
1594(16) M. 
1594 (17) M. 
1594(18) M. 
1594(19).. . 
1594 (20).. . 
1594(21) M. 
1594(22).., 


1-3457 (2). 

R-3971 (1). 

R-3971 (2). 

1-3461 (1). 

1-3461 (2). 

1-3461 (3). 

R-3972. 

R-3976 (1). 

R-3976 (2b 
R-3976 (3). 

R-3976 (4). 

R-3976 (5). 

R-3986. 

R-3996 (1). 

R-3996 (2). 

R-3996 (3). 

1-3466. 

R-4006 (1). 

R-4006 (2). 

R-4006 (3). 

R-4006 (4). 

R-4006 (5). 

R-4006 (6). 

R-4006 (7). 

R-4016. 

R-4021; 1-201 (la). 
R-4021; 1-201 (15). 
R-4021; 1-201 (lc). 
R-4021; 1-201 (3). 
R-4021; 1-391 (lb 
R-4021; 1-371 (1). 
R-4021; 1-371 (2). 
R-4021; 1-371 (3). 
R-4021; 1-371 (4b 
R-4021; 1-371 (5). 
R-4021; 1-371 (6). 
R-4021; 1-371 (7). 
R-4021; 1-281 (22). 
1-82. 

1-3471 (1). 

1-3471 (2). 

1-3471 (3). 

1-3471 (4). 

1-3471 (5). 

1-3471 (6). 

1-3471 (7). 

1-3476. 

1-3477. 

1-3478. 

1-3479. 

1-3480 (1). 

1-3480 (2). 

1-3405. 

Dropped. 

1-521 (1); 1-3486. 
1-521 (2). 

1-521 (3). 

1-521 (4). 

1-521 (5). 

1-521 (6). 

1-521 (7). 

1-521 (8). 

1-521 (9). 

1-521 (10). 

1-521 (11). 

1-521 (12). 

1-521 (13). 

1-521 (14). 

1-521 (15). 

1-521 (16). 

1-521 (17). 

1-521 (18). 

1-521 (19). 

1-521 (20). 

1-521 (21). 

1-521 (22). 


1909 


1594(23).... 
1594 ( 24) M. 
1594 (25) M.. 

1594 (25a) M 

1595 . 

1596(1). 

1596 (2). 

1597 . 

1598 . 

1599 . 

1599A. 

1600(1). 

1600(2). 

1600 (3). 

1601 (1) M... 

1601 (2). 

1602(1). 

1602 (2). 

1602 (3). 

1603 (1). 

1603 (2). 

1603 (3) M... 

1604 . 

1605(1). 

1605 (2). 

1606(1). 

1606(2) M... 

1607 . 

1608 M. 

1609 M. 

1610(1) M... 
1610(2) M... 
1611 (1) M... 

1611 (2). 

1611 (3). 

1611 (4). 

1611 (5). 

1611(6). 

1611 (7). 

1611 (8). 

1612(1) M... 

1612 (2). 

1612 (3). 

1613 . 

1614 (1) M... 
1614(2) M... 

1614 (3). 

1615(1). 

1615(2) M... 

1615 (3) M.. 

1615(4). 

1615 (5). 

1615 (6). 

1615(7). 

1615 (8). 

1615(9). 

1615(10).... 

1615(11).... 

1615(12).... 

1615(13).... 

1616 . 

1617 . 

1618 . 

1619(1). 

1619(2). 

1619 (3). 

1619(4). 

1619(5). 

1619(6). 

1619(7). 

1620(1). 

1620 ( 2). 

1620 (3). 

1620 (4). 

1621 . 

1622(1). 


1-521 (23). 
1-521 (24). 
1-521 (25). 
1-521 (26). 
R-4040. 
R-4051 (1). 
R-4051 (2). 
R-4061. 
R-4062. 
R-4063. 
R-4071. 
R-3301 (1). 
R-3301 (2). 
R-3301 (3). 
R-3302 (1). 
R-3302 (2). 
R-3303 (1). 
R-3303 (2). 
R-3303 (3). 
R-3304 (1). 
R-3304 (2). 
R-3304 (3). 
R-3305. 
R-3306 (1). 
R-3306 (2). 
R-3307 (1). 
R-3307 (2). 
Dropped. 

R 3310. 

R 3312. 
R-3313 (1). 
R-3313 (3). 
R-3314 (1). 
Dropped. 
R-3314 (2). 
R-3314 (3). 
R-3314 (4). 
R-3314 (5). 
R-3314 (6). 
R-3314 (7). 
R-3316 (1). 
R-3316 (2). 
R-3316 (4). 
Dropped. 
R-3317 (1). 
R-3317 (2). 
Dropped. 
Do. 

R-3315 (1). 
R-3315 (2). 
R-3315 (3). 
R-3315 (4). 
R-3315 (5). 
R-3315 (6). 
R-3315 (7). 
R-3315 (8). 
R-3315 (9). 
R-3315 (10). 
R-3315 (11). 
R-3315 (13). 
R-3319. 
R-3320. 
R-3321. 
R-3318 (1). 
R-3318 (2). 
R-3318 (3). 
R-3318 (4). 
R-3318 (5). 
R-3318 (6). 
R-3318 (7). 
R-3322 (1). 
R-3322 (2). 
R-3322 C3). 
R-3322 (4). 
R-3331. 
R-3332 (1). 


(32 c) 


1913 












































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, anil Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1(522 (2) 
1622 (3) 

1623.. .. 

1624.. .. 
1625 (1) 
1625 (2) 

1626.. .. 
1627 (1) 
1627 (2) 
1628.... 
1629.... 


1909 


R-3332 (2). 
R-3332 (3). 
lt-3333. 
R-301. 
R-302 (1). 
R-302 (2). 
R-303. 

I R-304 (1). 
R-304 (2). 
R-305. 
R-306. 


1630(1). 

1630 (2). 

1631 . 

1632(1). 

1632 ( 2). 

1632(3). 

1632(4). 

1633 (1). 

1633 (2).. 

1634 .. 

1635(1). 

1635 ( 2).. 

1635 ( 3). 

1635(4). 

1635 ( 5). 

1635(6). 

1635 (7). 

1635(8). 

1635 ( 9). 

1635(10).... 
1635(11).... 
1635(12).... 

1636 . 

1637 . 

1638(1). 

1638(2). 

1(538 (3). 

1638(4). 

1638 ( 5). 

1639(1). 

1639 ( 2). 

1639 ( 3). 

1639 ( 4). 

1639 ( 5). 

1639 ( 6). 

1639 ( 7). 

1640(1). 

1640 ( 2). 

1640 ( 3). 

1641 . 

1642 (blank). 

1643 (1). 

1643 ( 2). 

1643 (3). 

1643 (4). 

1643 ( 5). 

1644 (1). 

1644 (2). 

1644 ( 3). 

1645(1). 

1645 ( 2). 

1645(3). 

1645(4). 

1646(1). 

1646(2). 

1646 (3). 

1647 . 

1648 . 

1649 (1). 

1649 (2). 

1650 . 

1651 . 

1652 . 

1653 . 

1654 . 


R-307 (1). 
R-307 (2). 
R-308. 
R-331 (1). 
R-331 (2). 
R-331 (3). 
R-331 (4). 
R-332 (1). 
R-332 (2). 
R-333. 
R-334 (1). 
R-334 (2). 
R-334 (3). 
R-334 (4). 
R-334 (5). 
R-334 (6). 
R-334 (7). 
R-334 (8). 
R-334 (9). 
R-334 (10). 
R-334 (11). 
R-334 (12). 
R-335. 
R-336. 
R-341 (1). 
R-341 (2). 
R-341 (3). 
R-341 (4). 
R-341 (5). 
R-342 (1). 
R-342 (2). 
R-342 (3). 
R-342 (4). 
R-342 (5). 
R-342 (6). 
R-342 (7). 
R-343 (1). 
R-343 (2). 
Dropped. 
Do. 

R-316 (1). 
R-316 (2). 
R-316 (3). 
R-316 (4). 
R-316 (5). 
R-321 (1). 
R-321 (2). 
R-321 (3). 
R-322 (1). 
R-322 (2). 
R-322 (3). 
R-322 (4). 
R-323 (1). 
R-323 (2). 
R-323 (3). 
R-351. 
R-352. 
R-401 (1). 
R-401 (2). 
R-402. 
R-403. 
R-404. 
R-405. 
R-406. 


1913 


1909 


1655. 

R-4G7. 

1656. 

R-408. 

1657. 

R-409. 

1658 (1). 

Ii-416 (1). 
R-416 (2). 
R-416 (3). 
R-416 (4). 
R-416 (5). 
R-416 (6). 
R-416 (7). 
R-417 (1). 
R-417 (2). 
R-418 (1). 
R-418 (2). 
R-419 (1). 
R-419 (2). 
R-419 (3). 
R-419 (4). 
R-419 (5). 
R-420. 

1658 (2). 

1658 (3). 

1658 (4). 

1658 (5). 

1658 (6). 

1658 (7). 

1659 (1). 

1659 (2). 

1660 (1). 

1660 (2). 

1661 (1). 

1661 (2). 

1661 (3). 

1661 (4). 

1661 (5). 

1662.'..'. 

1663 (1). 

R-421 (1). 
R-421 (2). 
R-421 (3). 
R-422. 

1663 (2). 

1663 (3). 

1664...'. 

1665. 

R-423. 

1666. 

R-424. 

1667. 

R-425. 

1668. 

R-426. 

1669. 

R-427. 

1670. 

R-428. 

1671. 

R-429. 

1672 . 

R-430. 

1673. 

R-441. 

1674 (1). 

R-442 (1). 
R-442 (2). 
R-601. 

1674 (2). 

1675...'. 

1676 (1). 

R-602 (1). 

1676 (2). 

R-602 (2). 
R-602 (3). 

] 676 (3). 

1677 (1). 

R-603 (1). 
R-603 (2). 
R-604 (1). 
R-604 (2). 

1677 (2). 

1678 (1). 

1678 (2). 

1678 (3). 

R-604 (3). 

1678 (4). 

R-604 (4). 

1678 (5). 

R-604 (3). 

1678 (6). 

R-604 (6). 
R-604 (7). 
R-605. 

1678 (7). 

1679.. . 

1680 (1). 

R-606 (1). 

1680 (2). 

R-606 (2). 

1680 (3). 

R-606 (3). 

16S1 (1). 

R-607 (1). 

1681 (2). 

R-607 (2). 

1681 (3). 

R-607 (3). 

1682 (1). 

R-608 (1). 

1682 (2). 

R-608 (2). 
R-608 (3). 

1682 (3). 

1683 (1). 

R-609 (1). 

1683 (2). 

R-609 (2). 

1683 (3) . 

R-609 (3). 
R-609 (4). 

1683 (4). 

1684 (1). 

R-610 (1). 

1684 (2). 

R-610 (2). 

1685 (1). 

R-611 (1). 

1685 (2) . 

R-611 (2). 

1685 (3). 

R-611 (3). 

1685 (4). 

R-611 (4). 

1685 (5). 

R-611 (5). 

1685 (6) . 

R-611 (6). 
R-611 (7). 

1685 (7) . 

1685 (8). 

R-611 (8). 

1685 (9). 

R-611 (9). 

1685 (10) . 

R-611 (10). 

1685(11) . 

R-611 (11). 

1686 (1)1. 

R-612 (1). 

















































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


1686 (2). 

R-612 (2). 
R-612 (3). 
R-612 (4). 
R-612 (5). 
R-612 (6). 
R-612 (7). 
R-613 (1). 
R-613 (2). 
R-614. 

1686 (3). 

1686 (4). 

1686 (5). 

1686 (6). 

1686 (7). 

1687 (1). 

1687 (2). 

1688.'..'. 

1689. 

R-615. 

1690 (1). 

R-616 (1). 
R-616 (2). 
R-616 (3). 
R-617(l). 
R-617 (2). 
R-617 (3). 
R-618. 

1690 (2). 

1690 (3). 

1691 (1). 

1691 (2). 

1691 (3). 

1692. 

1693 (1). 

R-619 (1). 
R-619 (2). 
R-619 (3). 
R-619 (4). 
R-619 (5). 
R-619 (6). 
R-619 (7). 
R-619 (8). 
R-619 (9). 
R-619 (10). 
R-620 (1). 
R-620 (2). 
R-620 (3). 
R-620 (4). 
R-621 (1). 
R-621 (2). 
R-621 (3). 
R-622 (1). 
R-622 (2). 
R-622 (3). 
R-622 (6). 
R-622 (7). 
R-622 (8). 
R-623. 

1693 (2). 

1693 (3). 

1693 (4). 

1693 (5). 

1693 (6). 

1693 (7). 

1693 (8). 

1693 (9). 

1693 (10). 

1694 (1). 

1694 (2). 

1694 (3). 

1694 (4). 

1695 (1). 

1695 (2). 

1695 (3). 

1696 (1). 

1696 (2). 

1696 (3). 

1696 (4). 

1696 (5). 

1696 (6). 

1697.’..'. 

1698 (1)M. 

R-624 (1). 
R-624 (2). 
R-625. 

1698 (2) M. 

1699 (1). 

1699 (2). 

R-501. 

1699 (3). 

R-502. 

1699 (4) M. 

R-503. 

1699 (5) M. 

R-504. 

1699 (6). 

R-505. 

1699 (7). 

R-506. 

1699 (8). 

R-507. 

1699 (9). 

R-508. 

1699 (10). 

R-509. 

1699 (11). 

R-510. 

1699 (12). 

R-511. 

1699 (13). 

R-512. 

1699 (14). 

R-513. 

1699 (15). 

R-514. 

1699 (16) M. 

R-515. 

1699 (17). 

R-516. 

1699 (18). 

R-517. 

1700. 

R-701. 

1701 (1). 

R-702 (1). 
R-702 (2). 
R-703 (1). 
R-703 (2). 
R-703 (3). 
R-704 (1). 
R-704 (2). 
R-711 (1). 
R-711 (2). 
R-712 (1). 
R-712 (2). 
R-712 (3). 
R-712 (4). 
R-712 (5). 

1701 (2). 

1702 (1). 

1702 (2). 

1702(3). 

1703 (1).• 

1703 (2). 

1704 (1). 

1704 (2). 

1705 (1). 

1705 (2). 

1705 (3). 

1705 (4). 

1705(5). 


1909 


1705 (6) 
1705 (7) 
1706.... 
1707 (1) 
1707 (2) 
1707 (3) 
1708(1) 


1710(1) 
1710 (2) 

1711.. .. 
1712(1) 
1712 (2) 

1713.. .. 

1714.. .. 

1715.. .. 
1716 (1) 
1716 (2) 
1716 (3) 
1716 (4) 
1716 (5) 

1717.. .. 
1718(1) 
1718 (2) 
1718 (3) 
1718(4) 
1718 (5) 

1719.. .. 

1720.. .. 
1721 (1) 
1721 (2) 
1721 (3) 

1722.. .. 

1723.. .. 

1724.. .. 
1725 (1). 
1725 (2) 
1725 (3). 
1725 (4). 
1725 (5). 

1726.. .. 

1727.. .. 

1728.. .. 
1729 (1). 
1729 ( 2). 

1730.. .. 
1731 (1). 
1731(2). 
1731(3). 
1731 (4). 
1732(1). 
1732(2). 

1733.. .. 

1734.. .. 

1735.. .. 

1736.. .. 

1737.. .. 
1738 (1). 
1738 (2). 

1739.. .. 
1740(1). 
1740(2). 
1740 (3). 
1740 (4). 
1740 (5). 
1740(6). 
1740(7). 

1741.. .. 
1742(1). 
1742(2). 
1743 (1). 
1743 (2). 
1743 (3). 

1744.. .. 
1745 (1). 

(34 c) 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


R-712 (6). 
R-712 (7). 
R-713. 
R-714 (1). 
R-714 (2). 
R-714 (3). 
R-715 (1). 
R-715 (2). 
R-716. 
R-721 (1). 
R-721 (2). 
R-722. 
R-723 (1). 
R-723 ( 2). 
R-724. 
R-725. 
R-726. 
R-727 (1). 
R-727 (2). 
R-727 (3). 
R-727 (4). 
R-727 (5). 
R-728. 
R-736 (1). 
R-736 (2). 
R-736 (3). 
R-736 (4). 
R-736 (5). 
R-737. 
R-738. 
R-741 (1). 
R-741 (2). 
R-741 (3). 
R-742. 
R-743. 
R-744. 
R-745 (1). 
R-745 (2). 
R-745 (3). 
R-745 (4). 
R-745 (5). 
R-746. 
R-747. 
R-748. 
R-749 (1). 
R-749 (2). 
R-750. 
Dropped. 
R-751 (1). 
R-751 (2). 
R-751 (3). 
R-752 (1). 
lt-752 (2). 
R-753. 
R-761. 
R-762. 
R-763. 
R-766. 
R-767 (1). 
R-767 (2). 
R-768. 
R-769 (1). 
R-769 (2). 
R-769 (3). 
R-769 (4). 
R-769 (5). 
R-769 (6). 
R-769 (7). 
R-770. 
R-771 (1). 
R-771 (2). 
R-772 (1). 
R-772 (2). 
R-772 (3). 
R-773. 
R-774 (1). 














































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 15)09, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 15)13—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1745 (2). 
1745 (3). 
1745(4). 
1740(1). 
1740 ( 2). 

1747.. .. 
1748 (1). 

1748 (2). 
1740 (1), 

1749 (2) 
1749 (3) 
1749 (4), 

1749 (5) 

1750 (1) 
1750(2) 
1751(1) 
1751(2) 
1752(1) 

1752 (2) 
1753(1) 

1753 (2) 

1754 (1) 

1754 (2) 

1755 (1) 
1755 (2) 

1750.. .. 

1757.. .. 
1758 (1). 
1758(2) 

1758 (3) 

1759 (1) 
1759 (2) 
1759 (3) 
1759 (4) 

1700.. .. 

1701.. .. 

1702.. .. 
1703 (1) 
17G3 (2) 
1763 (3) 
1703 (4) 

1704.. .. 

1765.. .. 

1760.. .. 

1767.. .. 
1708(1) 
1768 (2) 

1708 (3) 
1768 (4) 
1768 (5) 
1769(1) 

1709 ( 2) 
1770 (1) 
1770(2) 

1770 (2) 
1771(1) 

1771 (2) 

1772.. .. 

1773.. .. 
1774 (1) 
1774 (2) 
1774 (3) 

1775.. .. 

1776.. .. 

1777.. .. 

1778.. .. 

1779.. .. 

1780.. .. 

1781.. .. 
1782(1) 
1782(2) 
1782 (3) 
1782 (4) 
1782 (5) 
1782 (6) 


1909 


11-774(2). 
R-774 (3). 
R-774 (4). 
R-775 (1). 
R-775 (2). 


R-776. 


R-777 (1). 
R-777 (2). 
R-77S (1). 
R-778 (2). 
R-778 (3). 
R-778 (4). 
R-778 (5). 
R-779 (1). 
Ii-779 (2). 
R-780 (1). 
R-7S0 (2). 
R-7S1 (1). 
R-7S1 (2). 
R-782 (1). 
R-782 (2). 
R-783 (1). 
R-783 (2). 
R-784 (1). 
R-784 (2). 
R-785. 
R-786. 
R-787 (1). 
R-787 (2). 
R-787 (3). 
R-788 (1). 
R-788 (2). 
R-788 (3). 
R-788 (4). 
R-789. 
R-790. 
R-791. 
R-792 (1). 
R-792 (2). 
R-792 (3). 
R-792 (4). 
R-793. 
R-794. 
R-795. 
R-801. 
R-802 (1). 
R-802 (2). 
R-802 (3). 
R-802 (4). 
R-802 (5). 
R-803 (1). 
R-803 (2). 
R-804 (1). 
R-804 (2). 
R-804 (3). 
11-805 (1). 
R-805 (2). 
R-806. 
R-807. 
R-808 (1). 
R-808 (2). 
R-808 (3). 
R-809. 
R-810. 
R-811. 
R-812. 
R-813. 
R-814. 
R-815. 
R-816 (1). 
R-816 (2). 
R-816 (3). 
R-816 (4). 
R-816 (5). 
R-816 (6). 


1913 


1909 

1913 

1782(7). 

R-816 (7). 

1783 (1). 

R-817 (1). 

| 1783 (2). 

R-817 (2). 

1783 (3). 

R-817 (3). 

1783(4). 

R-817 (4). 

1784 (1). 

R-818 (1). 

1784 (2). 

R-818 (2). 

1784 (3). 

R-818 (3). 

1785. 

R-819. 

1786. 

R-826. 

1787. 

R-827. 

1788. 

R-828. 

1789. 

R-829. 

1790. 

R-836. 

1791 (1). 

R-837 (1). 

1791 (2). 

R-837 (2). 

1791 (3). 

R-837 (3). 

1792 (1). 

R-838 (1). 

1792 (2) M. 

R-838 (2). 

1792 (3). 

R-838 (3). 

1792 (4). 

R-838 (4). 

1793. 

R-846. 

1794 (1). 

R-847 (1). 

1794 (2). 

R-847 (2). 

1795. 

R-848. 

1796. 

R-849. 

1797 (blank). 


1798. 

R-850. 

1799 (blank). 


A. G. N. 1. 

R-l. 

A. G. N. 2. 

R-2. 

A. G. N. 3. 

R-3. 

A. G. N. 4. 

R-4. 

A. G. N. 5. 

R-5. 

A. G. N. 6. 

R-6. 

A. G. N. 7. 

R-7. 

A. G. N.8. 

R-8. 

A. G. N. 9. 

R-9. 

A. G. N. 10. 

R-10. 

A. G. N. 11. 

R-ll. 

A. G. N. 12. 

R-12. 

A. G. N. 13. 

R-13. 

A. G. N. 14. 

R-14. 

A. G. N. 15. 

R-15. 

A. G. N. 16. 

R-16. 

A. G. N. 17. 

R-17. 

A. G. N. 18. 

R-18. 

A. G. N. 19. 

R-19. 

A. G. N. 20. 

R-20. 

A. G. N. 21.. 

R-21. 

A. G.N.22. 

R-22. 

A. G. N. 23. 

R-23. 

A. G. N. 24. 

R-24. 

A. G. N.25. 

R-25. 

A. Cr. N. 26. 

R-26. 

A. G. N. 27. 

R-27. 

A. G. N. 28. 

It-28. 

A. G. N. 29. 

R-29. 

A. G. N. 30.. 

It-30. 

A. G. N. 31. 

R-31. 

A. G. N. 32. 

R-32. 

A. G. N. 33. 

R-33. 

A. G. N. 34. 

R-34. 

A. G. N. 35. 

R-35. 

A. G. N. 30. 

R-36. 

A. G. N. 37. 

R-37. 

A. G. N. 38. 

R-38. 

A. G. N. 39. 

R-39. 

A. G. N. 40. 

R-40. 

A. G. N. 41. 

R-41. 

A. G. N. 42. 

R-42. 

A. G. N. 43. 

It-43. 

A. G. N. 44. 

R-44. 

A. G. N. 45. 

It-45. 

A. G. N. 46. 

R-46. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles iu Navy Regulations, 1909, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations or 

Naval Instructions, 1913—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 

Numbers of articles. 

1909 

1913 

1909 

1913 

A. G. N. 47. 

R-47. 

A. G. N. 58. 

R-58. 

A. G. N. 48. 

R-48. 

A. G. N. 59. 

R-59. 

A. G. N. 49. 

R-49. 

A. G. N. 60. 

R-60. 

A. G. N. 50. 

R-50. 

A. G. N. 61. 

R-61. 

A. G. N. 51. 

R-51. 

A. G. N. 62. 

R-62. 

A. G. N.52. 

R-52. 

A. G. N. 63. 

R-63. 

A. G.N.53. 

R-53. 

A. G. N. (note at end 


A. G. N. 54. 

R-54. 

of chapter). 

R-64. 

A. G. N.55. 

R-55. 

Limitation of pun- 


A. G. N. 50. 

R-56. 

ishment. 

R-900. 

A. G. N. 57. 

R-57. 

Rules of the road.... 

R-Chap. 41. 


Articles in Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General or Special Orders from which Derived. 


1913 

1909 

1913 

1909 

1 ... 

A. G. N. 1. 

56 . 

A. G. N. 56. 

2 . . 

A. G. N. 2. 

57. 

A. G. N. 57. 

3 . 

A. G. N. 3. 

58. 

A. G. N. 58. 

4 . 

A. G. N. 4. 

59 . 

, A. G. N. 59. 

5. 

A. G. N. 5. 

60. 

A. G. N. 60. 

6.. 

A. G. N. 6. 

61. 

A. G. N. 61. 

7. 

A. G. N. 7. 

62. 

A. G. N. 62. 

8. 

A. G. N. 8. 

63. 

A. G. N. 63. 

9. 

A. G. N. 9. 

64 . 

(Page 480—Note at end of A 

10 . 

A. G. N. 10. 


G. N.) 

11 . 

A. G.N. 11. 

65 to 100, inclusive, 


12 . 

A. G. N. 12. 

left blank. 


13 . 

A. G. N. 13. 

101 . 

1. 

14 . 

A. G. N. 14. 

102 (1) . 

2 (1). 

15 . 

A. G. N. 15. 

102 (2) .. 

2 (2). 

16 . 

A. G. N. 16. 

103 (1). . .. 

3 (1). 

17 . 

A. G. N. 17. 

103 (2) . 

3 (2). 

18 . 

A. G.N. 18. 

103 (3) . 

3 (3) M. 

19 . 

A. G. N. 19. 

103 (4) . 

3 (4) M 

20 . 

A. G.N. 20. 

103 (5) . 

3 (5) M. 

21 . 

A. G.N. 21. 

103 (6) . 

3 (8). 

22 . . 

A. G. N. 22. 

103 (7) ... . 

3 (9) 

23. . 

A. G.N. 23. 

103 (8). 

3 (10). 

24. 

A. G. N. 24. 

103 (9). ... 

3 (11) 

25 . 

A. G. N. 25. 

103 (10) 

3 (12) 

26 . 

A. G.N. 26. 

103 (11). . 

3 (13) 

27 . 

A. G. N. 27. 

103 (12) 

3 (14) 

28 . 

A. G. N. 28. 

103 (13) 

3 (15) 

29 . 

A. G. N. 29. 

103 (14). 

3 (16) 

30 . 

A. G. N. 30. 

103 (15). . 

3 (17) 

31 . 

A. G.N. 31. 

104... ' 

4 

32 . 

A. G.N. 32. 

105 . 

4 A 

33 . 

A. G. N. 33. 

106.... 

4B 

34 . 

A. G. N. 34. 

107.... 

4C 

35 . 

A. G. N. 35. 

108 

4D 

36 . 

A. G. N. 36. 

109 (1). 

4E (1) 

37 . 

A. G. N. 37. 

109 (2). 

4E (2) 

38 . 

A. G.N. 38. 

110 (1). 

5 (1) 

39 . 

A. G.N. 39. 

110(2). 

5 (2) M 

40 . 

A. G.N. 40. 

110 (3). 

5 (3) M 

41 . 

A. G.N. 41. 

Ill 

5A. 

42 . 

A. G.N. 42. 

112 to 115, inclusive, 

43 . 

A. G.N. 43. 

left blank. 


44 . 

A. G. N. 44. 

116 . 

ft 

45 . 

A. G.N. 45. 

117.. 

6A 

46 . 

A. G.N. 46. 

118 (1) 

6R Cl) M 

47 . 

A. G.N. 47. 

118 (2) 

6R 12) 

48 . 

A. G. N. 48. 

118 (3) 

6B (3). 

49 . 

A. G.N. 49. 

119 to 125, inclusive, 

50 . 

A. G. N. 50. 

left blank. 


51 . 

A. G.N. 51. 

126(1). 

7 n) 

52 . 

A. G.N. 52. 

126 (2). . 

1 v 1 /* 

7 (1) 

53 . 

A. G.N.53. 

126 (3).. 

1 \X J . 

7 (2) M - 

54 . 

A. G. N. 54. 

126 (4).. 

7 (3) 

55 . 

A. G. N. 55. 

126(5) . 

7(4). 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General or Special Orders from which Derived —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


126 (6). 

126(7). 

126(8). 

126(9). 

126(10). 

126(11). 

126(12). 

126(13). 

126 (14(. 

127 to 130, inclusive, 
left blank. 


131.. 

132 ( 

:d. 

132 ( 

;2) . 

132 ( 

:3). 

132 ( 

’4). 

132 ( 

5). 

132 ( 

:o) . 

132 ( 

7). 

132 ( 

:s) . 

132 ( 

;9). 

133 ( 

:d . 

133 ( 

2). 

133 ( 

:3). 

133 ( 

A) . 

133 ( 

:5) . 

133 ( 

:e) . 

134 ( 

:n . 

134 1 

2). 

135 to 140, inclusive, 


left blank. 

141 . 

142 . 

143(1). 

143 (2). 

143(3). 

143(4). 

143(5). 

143 (6). 

143(7). 

144(1). 

144(2). 

144 (3). 

144(4). 

144 (5). 

144 (6). 

144 (7). 

145(1). 

145 (2). 

145 (3). 

145(4). 

145(5). 

145(6). 

146(1). 

146(2). 

146(3). 

146(4). 

147(1). 

147 (2). 

147 (3). 

148(1). 

148(2). 

148(3). 

149 to 155. inclusive, 

left blank. 

156(1). 

156(2). 

156 (3). 

156(4). 

157(1). 

157 (2). 

157(3). 


1909 


7(5). 

7(6). 

7 (7) M 
7 (8) M 
7 (9). 



7 (12) M. 
7 (13). 


8 . 

8 A (1) M 
8A (2). 
8A (3). 

8A (4). 

8A 5). 

8A (6). 

8A (7). 

8A (8). 

8A (9). 
SB (1). 
8B (2). 
8B (3). 
SB (4). 
8B (5). 
8B (6). 
8C (1). 
8C (2). 


9A. 

11 (1) M. 

9B (3); 11 (1). 
9D (1). 

10 ( 2 ). 

10 ( 2 ). 

8 A (10). 

10 (3). 

9B (1). 

9B (2). 

9B (3). 

9B (4). 

9B (5). 

9B (6). 

9B (7). 

9C (1( M. 

9C (2). 

9C (3). 

9C (4). 

9C (5). 

9C (6). 

9D (1). 

9D (2) M. 

9D (3) M. 

9D (4). 


10 

(1). 

10 

(5). 

10 

(6). 

n 

(1). 

ii 

(2). 

n 

(3). 

12 

(1). 

12 

(2). 

12 

(3). 

12 

(4). 

13 

(1). 

13 

(2). 

13 

(3). 


1913 

1909 

157 (4). 

13 (4). 

157 (5). 

13 (5). 

157(6). 

13 (6). 

157(7). 

13 (7). 

157(8). 

13 (8). 

157 (9). 

13(9). 

157 (10). 

13 (10). 

158(1). 

14(1). 

158(2)....:. 

14 (2). 

158 (3). 

14(3). 

159 to 165, inclusive, 


left blank. 


166(1). 

3(6). 

166(2). 

3(7). 

167 (1). 

15(1). 

167 (2). 

15 2). 

167 (3). 

15 (3). 

167 (4). 

15(4). 

167 (5). 

15(5). 

168 to 170, inclusive, 


left blank. 


171(1). 

16 (1) M. 

171 (2). 

New. 

171 (3). 

16 (2) M. 

171 (4). 

New. 

171 (5). 

New. 

172(1). 

New. 

172 (2). 

New. 

173. 

16 (3) M. 

174 to 194, inclusive, 


fromC. N. R.Nos. 


6 and 19. 


194 to 200, inclusive, 


left blank. 


201 (1). 

New. 

201 (2). 

New. 

202. 

G. O. 55; .Tan. 28,1910 M. 

203. 

New. 

204. 

New. 

205. 

G. O. 52; Dec. 30, 1909. 

206. 

G. O. 52; Dec. 30, 1909. 

207. 

New. 

208. 

410 M. 

209 to 215, inclusive, 


left blank. 


216(a). 

New. 

216(6). 

New. 

216(c). 

New. 

216 ( d ). 

New. 

217. 

New. 

218 to 225, inclusive, 


left blank. 


226. 

New. 

227. 

New. 

228. 

New. 

229. 

New. 

230. 

G. O. 46; Dec. 14, 1909 I 


G. O. 52; Dec. 30, 1909 1 

231 to 235, inclusive, 


left blank. 


236. 

New. 

237 to 240, inclusive, 


left blank. 


241. 

G. 0.128; May 7, 1903 M. 

242. 

G. O. 128; May 7, 1903 M. 

243. 

G. O. 128; May 7, 1903 M. 

244. 

G. 0.128; May 7,1903 M. 

245. 

G. 0.128; May 7, 1903 M. 

246. 

G. O. 128; May 7, 1903 M. 

247. 

G. 0. 128; May 7, 1903 M. 

248 to 260, inclusive, 


left blank. 



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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles j in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General or Special Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1909 


261. 

262. 

263 . 

264 . 

265 to 300, inclusive, 
left blank. 

301 . 

302 (1). 

302 (2). 

303 . 

304 (1). 

304 (2). 

305 . 

306 . 

307 (1). 

307 (2). 

308 . 

309 to 315, inclusive, 
left blank. 

316 (1). 

316 (2). 

316 (3). 

316 (4). 

316 (5). 

317 to 320, inclusive, 
left blank. 

321 (1). 

321 (2). 

321 (3). 

322 (1). 

322 (2). 

322 (3). 

322 (4). 

323 (1). 

323 (2). 

323 (3). 

324 to 330, inclusive, 
left blank. 

331 (1). 

331 (2). 

331 (3). 

331 (4). 

332 (1). 

332(2).. 

333 . 

334 (1).. 

334 (2). 

334 (3). 

334 (4). 

334(5).. 

334 (6). 

334 (7). 

334 (8). 

334 (9). 

334 (10). 

334 (11). 

334 (12)..... 

335 .-. 

336 . 

337 to 340, inclusive, 
left blank. 

341 (1). 

341 (2). 

341 (3). 

341 (4). 

341 (5). 

342 (1). 

342 (2). 

342 (3). 

342 ( 4)... 

342 (5). 

342 (6). 


S. O. 98; Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98; Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98; Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98; Apr. 24,1911. 


1624. 
1625 (1). 
1625 (2). 
1626. 
1627 (1). 
1627 (2). 
1628. 
1629. 
1630 (1). 
1630 (2). 
1631. 


1643 (1). 
1643 (2). 
1643 (3). 
1643 (4). 
1643 (5). 


1644 (1). 
1644 (2). 

1644 (3). 

1645 (1). 
1645 (2). 
1645 (3). 

1645 (4). 

1646 (1). 
1646 (2). 
1646 (3). 


1632 (1). 
1632 (2). 
1632 (3). 

1632 (4). 

1633 (1). 
1633 (2). 
1634. 

1635 (1). 
1635 (2). 
1635 (3). 
1635 (4). 
1635 (5). 
1635 (6). 
1635 (7). 
1635 (8). 
1635 (9). 
1635 (10). 
1635 (11). 
1635 (12). 

1636. 

1637. 


1638 (1). 
1638 (2). 
1638 (3). 
1638 (4). 

1638 (5). 

1639 (1). 
1639 (2). 
1639 (3). 
1639 (4). 
1639 (5). 
1639 (6). 


1913 


342 (7). 

1039 (7). 

343 (1). 

1640(1). 
1640 (2). 

1647. 

343 (2). 

344 to 350, inclusive, 
left blank. 

351. 

352 . 

1048. 

353 to 360, inclusive, 
left blank. 

361 . 

1244. 

362 (1). 

1245 (1). 

1245 (2). 

1246 (1). 

1246 (2) M 

1247 (1). 
1247 (2). 

1247 (3). 

1248 (1) M 
1248 (2). 
1249. 

362 (2). 

363 (1). 

363 (2). 

364 (1). 

364 (2). 

364 (3). 

365 (1). 

365 (2). 

366.... 

367 to 400, inclusive, 
left blank. 

401 (1). 

1049 (1). 
1649 (2). 
1650. 

401 (2). 

402. 

403. 

1651. 

404. 

1052. 

405. 

1653. 

406. 

1654. 

407. 

1655. 

408. 

1656. 

409. 

1657. 

410 to 415, inclusive, 
left blank. 

416 (1). 

1658 (1). 
1658 (2). 

416 (2). 

416 (3). 

1658 (3). 

416(4). 

1658 (4). 

416 (5). 

1658 (5). 
1658 (6). 

1658 (7). 

1659 (1). 

1659 (2). 

1660 (1). 
1660 (2). 
1661 (1). 
1661 (2). 
1661 (3). 
1661 (4). 
1661 (5). 
1662. 

416 (6). 

416 (7). 

417(1). 

417(2). 

418 (1). 

418 (2). 

419 (1). 

419 (2). 

419 (3). 

419 (4). 

419 (5). 

420.'..'. 

421 (1). 

1663 (1). 
1663 (2). 
1663 (3). 
1664. 

421 (2). 

421 (3). 

422.'..'. 

423. 

1665. 

424. 

1666. 

425. 

1667. 

426. 

1668. 

427. 

1669. 

428. 

1670. 

429. 

1671. 

430. 

1672. 

431 to 440, inclusive, 
left blank. 

441. 

1673. 

442 (1). 

1674 (1). 
1674 (2). 

1699 (2). 
1699 (3). 

442 (2). 

443 to 500, inclusive, 
left blank. 

501. 

502. 




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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles In Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General or Special Orders from which Derived—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


503 . 

504 . 

505 . 

500. 

507 . 

508 . 

509 . 

510 . 

511 . 

512 . 

513 . 

514 . 

515 . 

516 . 

517 . 

518 to 600 inclusive, 
left blank. 

601. 

602 (1). 

602 (2). 

602 (3). 

603 (1). 

603 (2). 

604 (1). 

604 (2). 

604 (3). 

604 (4). 

604 (5). 

604 (6). 

604 (7). 

605 . 

606 (1). 

606 (2). 

606 (3). 

607 (1). 

607 (2). 

607 (3). 

608 (1). 

608 (2). 

608 (3). 

609 (1). 

609 (2). 

609 (3). 

609 (4). 

610 (1*). 

610 (2). 

611(1). 

611 (2). 

611 (3). 

611 (4). 

611 (5). 

611(6). 

611(7). 

611 (8). 

611 (9). 

611 (10). 

611 (11). 

612 (1). 

612 (2). 

612 (3). 

612(4). 

612(5). 

612(6). 

612 (7). 

613 (1). 

613 (2). 

614 . 

615 . 

616 (1). 

616 (2). 

616 (3). 

617 (1). 

617 (2). 


1699 (4) M. 
1699 (5) M. 
1699 (6) 

1699 (7). 
1699 (8). 
1699 (9). 
1699 (10). 
1699 (11). 
1699 (12). 
1699 (13). 
1699 (14). 
1699 (15). 
1699 (16) M. 
1699 (17) M. 
1699 (18). 


1675. 

1676 (1). 
1676 (2). 

1676 (3). 

1677 (1). 

1677 (2). 

1678 (1). 
1678 (2). 
1678 (3). 
1678 (4). 
1678 (5). 
1678 (6). 
1678 (7). 
1679. 

1680 (1). 
1680 (2). 

1680 (3). 

1681 (1). 
1681 (2). 

1681 (3). 

1682 (1). 
1682 (2). 

1682 (3). 

1683 (1). 
1683 (2). 
1683 (3). 
1683 (4). 
1684(1). 

1654 (2). 
1685 (1). 
1685 (2). 
1685 (3). 
1685 (4). 

1655 (5). 
1685 (6). 
16S5 (7). 
1685 (8). 
1685 (9). 
1685 (10). 

1685 (11). 

1686 (11. 
1686 (2). 
1686 (3). 
1686 (4). 
1686 (5). 
1686 (6). 

1686 (7). 

1687 (1). 
1687 (2). 
1688. 

1689. 

1690 (1). 
1690 (2). 

1690 (3). 

1691 (1). 
1691 (2). 


1909 


1913 


1909 


617 (3). 

618 . 

619 (1). 

619(2). 

619 (3). 

619(4). 

619 (5). 

619(6).:. 

619 (7). 

619 (8). 

619 (9). 

619 (10). 

620 (1). 

620 (2). 

620 (3). 

620 (4). 

621 (1). 

621 (2). 

621 (3). 

622 (1). 

622 (2). 

622 (3). 

622 (4). 

622 (5).. 

622 (6). 

622 (7). 

622 (8). 

623 . 

624 (1). 

624 (2). 

625 . 

626 . 

627 .. 

628 to 700, inclusive, 
left blank. 

701 .. 

702 (1). 

702 (2).. 

703 (1).. 

703 (2).. 

703 (3).. 

704 (1).. 

704 (2). 

705 to 710, inclusive, 
left blank. 

711 (1). 

711 (2). 

712(1). 

712 (2). 

712(3). 

712(4). 

712 (5). 

712 (6). 

712 (7). 

713 . 

714 (1). 

714(2). 

714(3). 

715(1). 

715 (2). 

716 . 

717 to 720, inclusive, 
left blank. 

721 (1). 

721 (2). 

722 . 

723 (1). 

723 (2). 

724 . 

725 . 

726 . 

727 (1). 

727 (2). 


1691 (3). 
1692. 

1693 (1). 
1693 (2). 
1693 (3). 
1693 (4). 
1693 (5). 

1693 (6). 
1693 (7). 
1693 (8). 
1693 (9). 

1693 (10). 

1694 (1). 
1694 (2). 
1694 (3). 

1694 (4). 

1695 (1). 
1695 (2). 

1695 (3). 

1696 (1). 
1696 (2). 
1696 (3). 
New. 

New. 

1696 (4). 
1696 (5). 
1696 (6). 
1697. 

1698 (1) M. 

1698 (2) M. 

1699 (1). 
1699 (16) M. 
1699 (18) M. 


1700. 

1901 (1) M. 

1701 (2). 

1702 (1). 
1702 (2). 

1702 (3). 

1703 (1). 
1703 (2). 


1704 (1). 

1704 (2). 

1705 (1) M. 
1705 (2). 
1705 (3). 
1705 (4). 
1705 (5). 
1705 (6). 
1905 (7). 
1706. 

1707 (1). 
1707 (2). 

1707 (3). 

1708 (1). 
1708 (2). 
1709. 


1710 (1). 
1710 (2). 
1711. 
1712 (1). 
1712 (2). 

1713. 

1714. 

1715. 
1716 (1). 
1716 (2). 


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727 

727 

727 

728. 

729 

le 

736 

736 

736 

736 

736 

737. 

738. 

739 

le 

741 

741 

741 

742 

743 

744. 

745 

745 

745 

745 

745 

746. 

747. 

748. 

749 

749 

750. 

751 

751 

751 

752 

752 

753. 

754 

le 

761. 

762. 

763. 

764 i 

766. 

767 

767 

768. 

769 

769 

769 

769 

769 

769 

769 

770. 

771 

771 

772 i 

772 i 

772 i 

773. 

774 i 

774 i 

774 l 

774 i 

775 I 

775 1 

776. 

777 ( 

777 ( 

778 ( 

778 ( 


Table of Changes —Continued. 


filiations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding'Articles in Navy Regulations, 
r of the General or Special Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


bers of articles. 




Numbers of articles. 




1716 (3). 
1716 (4). 
1716 (5). 
1717. 


1718 (1). 
1718 (2). 
1718 (3). 
1718 (4). 
1718 (5). 

1719. 

1720. 


1721 (1). 
1721 (2). 
1721 (3). 

1722. 

1723. 

1724. 
1725 (1). 
1725 (2). 
1725 (3). 
1725 (4). 
1725 (5). 

1726. 

1727. 

1728. 
1729 (1). 
1729 (2). 
1730. 
1731 (2). 
1731 (3). 

1731 (4). 

1732 (1). 
1732 (2). 
1733. 


1734. 

1735. 

1736. 


1737. 
1738 (1). 
1738 (2). 
1739. 
1740 (1). 
1740 (2). 
1740 (3). 
1740 (4). 
1740 (5). 
1740 (6). 
1740 (7). 
1741. 
1742 (1). 

1742 (2). 

1743 (1). 
1743 (2). 
1743 (3). 
1744. 
1745 (1). 
1745 (2). 
1745 (3). 

1745 (4). 

1746 (1). 
1746 (2). 
1747. 
1748 (1). 

1748 (2). 

1749 (1). 
1749 (2). 


1909 


1913 


778 (3). 

778 (41. 

778 (5). 

778 (6). 

779 (1). 

779 (2). 

780 (1). 

780 (2). 

781 (1). 

781 (2). 

782 (1). 

7S2 (2). 

783 (1). 

783 (2). 

784 (1). 

784 (2). 

785 . 

786 . 

787 (1). 

787 (2). 

787 (3). 

788 (1). 

788 (2). 

788 (3). 

788 (4). 

789 . 

790 . 

791 . 

792 (1). 

792 (2). 

792 (3). 

792 (4). 

793 . 

794 . 

595 

796 to 800, inclusive, 
left blank. 

801. 

802 (1). 

802 (2). 

802 (3).. 

802 (4). 

802 (5). 

803 (1). 

803 (2). 

804 (1). 

804 (2). 

804 (3). 

805 (1). 

805 (2). 

806 . 

807 . 

808 (1). 

808 (2). 

80S (3). 

809 . 

810 . 

811. 

812. 

813 . 

814 . 

815 . 

810(1)." 

816(2). 

816(3)." 

816 (4). 

816(5). 

816(6). 

816(7). 

817(1). 

817(2). 

817(3). 

817(4). 


3 749 (3). 
1749 (4). 

1749 (5). 
New. 

1750 (1). 

1750 (2). 

1751 (1). 

1751 (2). 

1752 (1). 

1752 (2). 

1753 (1). 

1753 (2). 

1754 (1). 

1754 (2). 

1755 (1). 
1755 (2). 

1756. 

1757. 
1758 (1). 
1758 (2). 

1758 (3). 

1759 (1). 
1759 (2). 
1759 (3). 
1759 (4). 

1760. 

1761. 

1762. 
1763 (1). 
1763 (2). 
1763 (3). 
1763 (4). 

1764. 

1765. 

1766. 


1767. 
1768 (1). 
1768 (2). 
1768 (3). 
1768 (4). 

1768 (5). 

1769 (1). 

1769 (2). 

1770 (1). 
1770 (2). 

1770 (3). 

1771 (1). 
1771 (2). 

1772. 

1773. 
1774 (1). 
1774 (2). 


1776. 

1777. 

1778. 

1779. 

1780. 

1781. 
1782 (1). 
1782 (2). 
1782 (3). 
1782 (4). 
1782 (5). 
1782 (6). 

1782 (7). 

1783 (1). 
1783 (2). 
1783 (3). 
1783 (4). 


1909 






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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles In Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles In Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General or Special Orders from which Derived —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1909 


818(1). 

818 (2). 

818(3). 

819 . 

820 to 825, inclusive, 
left blank. 

82G. 

827 . 

828 . 

829 . 

830 to 835, inclusive, 
left blank. 

836 . 

837 (1). 

837 (2). 

837 (3). 

838(1). 

838 (2). 

838 (3). 

838(4). 

839 to 845, inclusive, 
left blank. 

846 . 

847 (1). 

847 (2). 

848 . 

849 . 

850 . 

851 to 899, inclusive, 
left blank. 

900 . 

901 (1). 

901 (2). 

901 (3). 

901 (4). 

902 to 1000, inclusive, 
left blank. 

1001 (1). 

1001 (2). 

1001 (3). 

1002 (1). 

1002 (2). 

1002 (3). 

1002(4). 

1002(5). 

1002 (6). 

1003 (1). 

1003 (2). 

1003 (3). 

1003 (4). 

1003 (5). 

1004 . 

1005 (la). 

1005 (16). 

1005 (lc). 

1005 (Id). 

1005 (lc). 

1005(1/). 

1005 (2). 

1006 (1). 

1006 (2). 

1006(3). 

1006 (4). 

1006 (5). 

1006 (6). 

1006 (7). 


1007 (1) 
1007 (2) 
1008.... 
1009 (1) 


1784 (1). 
1782 (2). 
1784 (3). 
1785. 


1786. 

1787. 

1788. 

1789. 


1790. 

1791 (1). 
1791 (2). 

1791 (3). 

1792 (1). 
1792 (2)-M. 
1792 (3). 
1792 (4). 


1793. 
1791 (1). 
1794 (2). 

1795. 

1796. 
1798. 


Limitation of punishment. 

1520- M. 

1521- M. 

New. 

New. 


17(1). 
17 (2). 

17 (3). 
18(1). 

18 (2). 
18 (3). 

18 (4). 
18(5). 
18(6). 
19(1). 

19 (2). 
19 (3). 
19(4). 
19 (5). 
20 . 


■ (la). 

- (16). 

. (lc), M. 

L (Id). 

- (I*)- 
. (1/) M. 

L (2) M. 

1(1 . 

i(2). 

1 (3). 

1 (4). 

1(5). 

1 ( 6 ). 

rom Art. 1750, edition of 
1905, Navy Regulations, 
through Uniform Regula¬ 
tions, p. 9. 

J(i). 

I (2) M. 


: CD- 


1913 1909 


1009 (2). 

1010 (1). 

1010 (2). 

1010 (3). 

1011 . 

1012. 

1013 (1). 

1013 (2). 

1013 (3). 

1013 (4). 

1013 (5). 

1014(1). 

1014 (2). 

1015 . 

1016 to 1025, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1026. 

1027 to 1030, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1031 (1). 

1031 (2). 

1031 (3). 

1032 . 

1033 . 

1034 . 

1035 . 

1036 . 

1037 . 

1038 . 

1039 . 

1040 . 

1041 . 

1042 . 

1043 . 

1044 (1). 

1044 ( 2). 

1044 (3).. 

1044 (4). 

1044 (5). 

1045 . 

1046 . 

1047 . 

1048 . 

1049 . 

1050 . 

1051 (1). 

1051 (2). 

1052 . 

1053 to 1060. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1061. 

1062. 

1063 (1). 

1063 (2). 

1063 (3).. 

1063 (4).. 

1063 (5).. 

1063 (6).. 

1063 (7). 

1063 (8). 

1063 (9). 

1063 (10). 

1063 (11). 

1064 . 

1065 to 1100, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1101 (1). 

1101 (2). 

1101 (3). 

1101 (4). 

1101 (5). 

1101 (6). 

1101 (7). 


23 (2). 

25 (1). 

25 (2). 

25 (3). 

26. 

27. 

28 (1). 

28 (2) M. 
28 (3). 

28 (4). 

28 (5). 

29 (1). 

29 (2). 
30. 


31. 


32 (1 . 

32 (2). 

32 (3). 

33. 

34. 

35. 

36 (1). 

36 (2). 

37 (1). 

38. 

39. 

40. 

41. 

37 (2) M. 

New. 

42 (1). 

42 (2). 

42 (3). 

42 (4). 

42 (5). 

43. 

45. 

46. 

47. 

48. 

49. 

50 (1). 

50 (2). 

G. O. 27; June 9,1909. 


51. 

52. 

53 (1) M. 
53 (2) M. 
53 (3) M, 
53 (4). 

53 (5). 

53 (6). 

53 (7). 

53 (8). 

53 (9). 

53 (10). 
New. 

54. 


55 (1) M. 

55 (2). 

55 (3). 

55 (4). 

55 (5) M; 61 (2) M. 
55 (5) M; 61 (2) M. 
New. 


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1101 

1102 

1102 

1103 

1103 

1104 

1104 

1105 

1105 

1106 

1107 

1108 

1109 

sh 

mi 

mi 

nil 

nil 

nil 

ini 

1112 

1112 

1113 

1113 

1113 

1113 

1113 

1113 

1114 

1114 

1115 

1115 

1116 

1116 

1116 

1117 

1117 

1117 

1118 

1118 

1119 

1119 

1120 

si\ 

1126 

1126 

1126 

1126 

1127 

1127 

1128. 

1129. 

1130. 

1131. 

1132. 

1133 

1133 

1133 

1134 

1134 

1135. 

1136. 

1137. 

1138. 

1139. 

1140. 

1141 

1141 

1142. 

1143. 

1144 

siv 

1151. 


Table of Changes —Continued. 


filiations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
r of the General or Special Orders from which Derived—Continued. 


bers of articles. 


1909 


119 M. 
57 (1). 
119 M. 

56. 

119 M. 

58. 

119 M. 

59. 

119 M. 
60(1). 
60 (2). 
61 (1). 


62 (1) M. 
62 (2). 

61 (2) M. 

61 (2) M. 
New. 

119 M. 

62 (3) M. 
119 M. 

63 (1) M. 

63 (2). 

61 (2) M. 
61 (2) M. 
New. 

119 M. 

64 (1) M. 
119 M. 

65 (1). 
New. 

65A (1). 
65A (2). 
65A (3). 

66 ( 1 ). 

66 ( 2 ). 

66 (3). 

66A (1). 
66A (2). 
New. 
New. 


67 ( 1 ). 

67 (2). 

67 (3). 

67 (4). 

68 ( 1 ). 

68 ( 2 ). 

69. 

70. 

71. 

72. 

73. 

74 (1). 

74 (2) M. 
New. 

76 (1) M. 
76 (2). 

76 (3) M. 

77. 

78. 

79. 

80. 

81 M. 

83 ( 1 ). 

83 (2) M. 

84. 

85. 


86 . 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1152 . 

1153 . 

1154 . 

1155 . 

1156 (1). 

1156 (2). 

1157 . 

1158 . 

1159 . 

1160 . 

1161. 

1162. 

1163 . 

1164 . 

1165 . 

1166 (1). 

1166 (2). 

1167 .... 

1168(1). 

1168 (2). 

1169 . 

1170 . 

1171 (1). 

1171 (2). 

1172 . 

1173 . 

1174 . 

1175 . 

1176 (1). 

1176 (2). 

1177 (1).. 

1177(2). 

1177 (3). 

1177 (4). 

1177 (5). 

1177(6). 

1177 (7). 

1177 (8). 

1178 . 

1179 . 

1180 (1). 

1180 (2). 

1180 (3). 

1180 (4). 

1181 (1). 

1181 (2). 

1182 (1). 

1182 (2). 

1182 (3). 

1183 . 

1184 to 1190. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1191 . 

1192 (1). 

1192 (2). 

1193 . 

1194 . 

1195 . 

1196 . 

1197 . 

1198 to 1200. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1201 (1). 

1201 (2). 

1201 (3). 

1202 (1). 

1202 (2). 

1203 (1). 

1203 ( 2). 

1203 (3). 

1204 (1). 

1204 (2). 

1205 . 


1909 


87. 

88 M. 

89. 

90. 

91 (1). 

91 (2) M. 

92. 

93. 

94. 

95. 

96. 

97 M. 

98. 

100 . 

101 . 

102 ( 1 ). 
102 ( 2 ). 
103. 

104 (1). 
104 (2). 

105. 

106. 

107 (1) M. 
107(2)M. 
107 (3) M, 
108. 

109. 

110 M. 

111 (1) M. 

111 (2) M. 
112 ( 1 ). 
112 ( 2 ). 

112 (3). 
112 (4). 
112 (5). 
112 ( 6 ). 

112 (7). 

112 ( 8 ). 

113 M. 
114. 

116 (1). 
116 (2). 
116 (3). 
116 (4) M. 
117(1). 
117(2). 
118(1). 
118(2). 
118(3). 
119. 


120 M. 

121 (1) M. 

121 (2) M. 

122 M. 

123. 

124. 

125. 

126. 


127 (1) M, 
127 (2). 

127 (3). 

128 (1). 
128 (2). 
129 (1). 
129 (2). 

129 (3). 

130 (1). 
130 (2). 
131. 








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1200 . 

1207. 

1208. 

1209. 

1210 . 

1211 . 

1212 . 

1213 

1213 

1213 

1214 

si\ 

1221 

1221 

1222 

1222 

1223. 

1224. 

1225 

si\ 

1231. 

1232 

si's 

1236 

1236 

1236 

1236 

1236 

1237 

1237 

1237 

1238 

1238 

1238 

1239 

1239 

1239 

1240 

1241 

1242 

1243 

1243 

1243 

1244 

1244 

1244 

1245 

1246 

1246 

1247 

1248 

1249 

1250 

1251 

1252 

1253 

1253 

1253 

1254 

1254 

1254 

1254 

1254 

1255. 

1256. 

1257. 

1258 

1258 

1259. 

1260 

si's 

1266. 

1267. 


Table of Changes —Continued. 


filiations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
r of the General or Special Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


bers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


132. 

133. 

134. 

135. 

136. 

137. 

138. 

139 (1). 
139 (2). 
139 (3). 


140 (1). 

140 (2). 

141 (1). 
141 (2). 

142. 

143. 


144. 


145 (1). 

145 (2). 

G. O. 46, Dec. 14,1909. 
Ncsv. 

145 (3). 

New. 

New. 

New. 

146(1). 

146 (2) M. 

146 (3). 

147 (1). 

147 (2). 

147 (3). 

148. 

149. 

150 M. 

151 (1). 

151 (2) M. 

New. 

152 (1). 

152 (2). 

New. 

153 M. 

154 (1). 

154 (2). 

155. 

156. 

157. 

158. 

159. 

ICO. 

161 (1). 

161 (2). 

161 (3). 

162 (1). 

162 (2). 

162 (3). 

162 (4). 

New. 

163. 

164. 

165. 

166 (1). 

166 (2). 

167. 


16& 

169. 


1913 

1909 

1268. 

170. 

1269. 

New. 

1270. 

171. 

1271 (1). 

172(1). 

1271 (2). 

New. 

1271 (3). 

172 (2). 

1272. 

173 M. 

1273. 

174. 

1274. 

175. 

1275. 

176. 

1276. 

177. 

1277. 

178. 

1278. 

179. 

1279 (1). 

180(1). 

1279 (2). 

180 (2) M. 

1279 (3). 

180 (3). 

1279(4). 

180 (4). 

1279(5). 

180 (5). 

1280 to 1285, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


1286 (1).11.... 

181 (1). 

1286 (2). 

181 (2). 

1286 (3). 

181 (3). 

1286 (4). 

181 (4). 

1287. 

182. 

1288. 

183 M. 

1289 (1). 

184 (1) 

1289 ( 2). 

184 (2). 

1290 to 1295, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


1296 (1). 

185 (1). 

1296 (2). 

185 (2). 

1296 (3). 

185 (3). 

1297. 

186. 

1298. 

187. 

1299. 

188. 

1300. 

189. 

1301 (1). 

190 (1). 

1301 (2). 

190 (2) M. 

1301 (3). 

New. 

1301 (4). 

Do. 

1301 (5). 

190 (3). 

1301 (6) . 

190 (4) M. 

1301 (7). 

190 (5). 

1302 . 

191. 

1303. 

192. 

1304. 

193. 

1305. 

194. 

1306 (1). 

195 (1). 

1306 (2) . 

195 (2). 

1307. 

196. 

1308. 

197. 

1309 (1). 

198 (1). 

1309 (2) . 

198 (2). 

1310. 

199. 

1311 (1). 

200 (1). 

1311 (2). 

200 (2). 

1312. 

201. 

1313. 

202. 

1314 to 1320, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


1321... 

G. O. 28, June 9,1909 M. 

1322 to 1400, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


1401. 

255. 

1402. 

256. 

1403. 

257. 

1404 (1). 

258 (1). 

1404 (2) . 

258 (2). 

1404 (3) . 

258 (3) M. 

1405. 

259. 

1406. 

260. 

1407 (1). 

261 (1). 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General or Special Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 

1909 

1407 (2). 

261 (2). 

1408 (1). 

262 (1). 

1408(2). 

262 (2). 

1408 (3). 

262 (3). 

1409. 

263. 

1410. 

264. 

1411. 

265. 

1412(1). 

266 (1). 

1412(2). 

266 (2). 

1413 to 1415, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


1416 (1). 

267 (1). 

1416 (2). 

267 (2). 

1416 (3). 

267 (3). 

1417. 

168. 

1418(1). 

269 (1) M. 

1418 (2). 

269 (2) M. 

1418 (3). 

269 (3). 

1418 (4). 

269 (4). 

1418 (5). 

269 (5). 

1419. 

270. 

1420 to 1425, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


1426. 

271. 

1427 (1). 

272 (1). 

1427 (2). 

272 (2). 

1428 (1). 

273 (1). 

1428 (2). 

273 (2). 

1429. 

274. 

1430. 

275. 

1431 (1). 

276 (1). 

1431(2). 

276 (2). 

1432. 

277. 

1433. 

278. 

1434. 

279. 

1435 to 1440, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


1441. 

281. 

1442. 

282. 

1443. 

283. 

1444 to 1500, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


1501 (1). 

207 (1). 

1501 (2). 

207 (2) M. 

1501 (3). 

207 (3). 

1502. 

208. 

1503 (1). 

G. O. 158, Apr. 28, 1904. 

1503 ( 2). 

Do. 

1504 (1). 

209 (1). 

1504 (2). 

209 (2). 

1504(3). 

209 (3). 

1505 (1). 

210 (1). 

1505 (2). 

210 (2). 

1506. 

211. 

1507 (1). 

212 (1). 

1507 (2). 

212 (2). 

1507 (3). 

212 (3). 

1508 (1). 

213 (1). 

1508 (2). 

213 (2). 

1509. 

214. 

1510. 

215. 

1511. 

216. 

1512. 

220. 

1513 (1). 

221 (1). 

1513 (2). 

221 (2). 

1514. 

222. 

1515. 

223. 

1516. 

224. 

1517(1). 

225. 

1517(2). 

G. 0.23, Apr. 29,1909 M. 

1518(1). 

G. 0.47, Dec. 21, 1909 M. 

1518 (2). 

Do. 

1519. 

226. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 

1909 

1520 (1). 

227 (1). 

1520(2). 

227 (2). 

1520 (3). 

227 (3). 

1521. 

228. 

1522. 

229. 

1523. 

230. 

1524. 

231. 

1525 (1). 

232 (1). 

1525 (2). 

232 (2). 

1525 (3). 

232 (3). 

1525 (4). 

G. O. 16, Mar. 3, 1909 M. 

1526. 

236. 

1527. 

237. 

1528 (1). 

238 (1). 

1528 (2). 

238 (2). 

1528 (3). 

238 (3). 

1529. 

239. 

1530. 

240. 

1531. 

241. 

1532. 

242. 

1533. 

243. 

1534. 

244 M. 

1535. 

245. 

1536 (1). 

248 (1). 

1536 (2). 

24S (2). 

1536 (3). 

S. O . 75, May 2, 1905 M. 

1536 (4). 

Do. 

1537. 

250. 

1538. 

252. 

1539. 

253. 

1540. 

254. 

1541. 

New. 

1542. 

G. O. 233, Oct. 31, 1912. 

1543 to 1600, inclu- 



sive, left blank. 

1001 ( 1 ). 

1001 (2). 

1002. 

1003 . 

1004 . 

1005 (1). 

1005 (2). 

1006 . 

1007 . 

1008 . 

1009 (1). 

1009 (2). 

1009 (3). 

1009 ( 4). 

1009 (5). 

1010 to 1020, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1021. 

1022. 

1023 . 

1024 . 

1025 . 

1026 . 

1027 . 

1028 . 

1629. 

1030 (1). 

1030 (2). 

1030 (3). 

1031 . 

1632 . 

1633 . 

1034 . 

1035 to 1040, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1041 . 

1042 (1). 

1042 (2). 


300 (1). 

300 (2). 

301. 

319. 

321. 

82 (1). 

82 (2). 

313. 

476. 

556. 

New. 

G. O. 49, Dec. 17, 1609. 
Do. 

Do. 

G. O. 26, June 4, 1909, M. 


322. 

323. 

324. 

325. 

326. 

327. 

328. 

329. 

330. 

331 (1). 
331 (2). 
331 (3). 

332. 

333. 

334. 

335. 


336. 

337 (1). 
337 (2). 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles In Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General or Special Orders from which Derived—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1642 (3). 

1643 . 

1644 . 

1645 (1). 

1645 ( 2). 

1645 ( 3). 

1646 . 

1647 . 

1648 . 

1649 . 

1650 . 

1651 . 

1652 to 1700, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1701 . 

1702(1). 

1702(2). 

1702(3). 

1702(4). 

1702 ( 5). 

1702 ( 6). 

1702 ( 7). 

1702(8). 

1703 . 

1704 . 

1705 . 

1706 . 

1707 . 

1708 . 

1709 to 1800, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1801. 

1802. 

1803 . 

1804 . 

1S05. 

1806. 

1807 . 

1808 . 

1S09. 

1810 to 1815, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1816. 

1817(1). 

1817(2). 

1817(3). 

1817 (4). 

1818(1). 

1818(2). 

1818(3). 

1818(4). 

1818 (5). 

1818(6). 

1819 to 1825, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1826(1). 

1826(2). 

1826(3). 

1827 . 

1828 . 

1829(1).. 

1829 ( 2). 

1830 to 1835, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1836 . 

1837 . 

1838 to 1840, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1841(1). 

1841(2). 

1842 to 1845, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 
1846(1). 


1909 

1913 

1909 

337 (3). 

1846 (2). 

New. 

338. 

1847 to 1900, inclu- 


339. 

sive, left blank. 


340 (1). 

1901. 

408 (1). 

340(2). 

1902. 

409. 

340 (3) M. 

1903. 

411. 

341. 

1904(1). 

412(1). 

342. 

1904(2). 

412(2). 

343. 

1904 (3). 

412(3) M. 

344. 

1905. 

410 M. 

345. 

1906 to 2000, inclu- 


346. 

sive, left blank. 



2001 (1). 

416A (1). 


2001 (2). 

416A (2). 

367. 

2001 (3). 

416A (3). 

368(1) M. 

2001 (4). 

416A (4). 

368(7) M. 

2002 to 2010, inclu- 


368(2). 

sive, left blank. 


368(3). 

2011(1). 

417(1). 

368(4). 

2011(2). 

417 (2). 

368 (5). 

2011 (3). 

417(3). 

372 M. 

2012. 

418. 

368 (6). 

2013(1). 

419(1). 

3?9(4). 

2013(2). 

419 (2). 

374(1) M. 

2013(3). 

419(4). 

375 M. 

2014(1). 

423 (1) M. 

376. 

2014(2). 

423 (2). 

377. 

2015 (1). 

424 (1) M. 

378. 

2015 (2). 

424 (2). 


2015(3). 

424 (3). 


2015 (4). 

424 (4). 

379 M. 

2016 to 2020, inclu- 


380 M. 

sive, left blank. 


381. 

2021. 

426. 

381. 

2022. 

427 M; 563 (8) M. 

387. 

2023. 

428. 

390. 

2024. 

429 (5). 

391. 

2025 (1). 

430 (1). 

392 M. 

2025 (2). 

430 (2) M. 

393. 

2026. 

431. 


2027 (1). 

439 (1) M. 


2027 (2). 

439 (2). 

395 (1) M. 

2027 (3). 

439 (3). 

396(1) M. 

2027 (4). 

439 (4). 

396(2) M. 

2027 (5). 

439 (5). 

396(3). 

2027 (6). 

439 (6). 

396(4). 

2027 (7). 

439 (7). 

397 (1) M. 

2027 (8). 

439 (8). 

397 (2) M. 

2027 ( 9). 

439 (9). 

398 (2). 

2027 (10). 

439 (10). 

398 (4). 

2028 to 2035, inclu- 


398 (5). 

sive, left blank. 


395 (6). 

2036. 

452. 


2037. 

453. 


2038. 

456 M. 

400 (1). 

2039. 

457 M. 

400 (2). 

2040 (1). 

458 (1) M. 

400 (3). 

2040 (2). 

458 (2). 

401. 

2041. 

460 M. 

403. 

2042 (1). 

465 (1). 

404 (1) M. 

2042 (2). 

465 (2). 

404 (2) M. 

2042(3). 

465 (3). 


2042 (4). 

465 (4). 


2042 (5). 

465 (5). 

395 (2). 

2043. 

466. 

396 (2a) M. 

2044. 

433. 


2045 (1). 

473 (1). 


2045 (2). 

473 (2). 

396 (2ft) M; 400 (4) M. 

2046. 

474. 

400 (4) M. 

2047 (1). 

475 (1). 


2047(2). 

475 (2). 


2048(1). 

477 (1). 

New. 

2048 (2). 

477 (2). 


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2049 

2050 

2051 

sh 

2056 

2057 

2058 

2059 

2059 

2060 

2061 

2061 

2061 

2061 

2061 

2061 

2061 

2061 

2002 

2063 

sh 

2071 

2072 

2073 

2074 

sh 

2081 

2081 

2081 

2081 

2081 

20S2 

2083 

2084 

2085 

2085 

2086 

2086 

20S7 

2088 

2089 

20S9( 

2089 

2090 

2091 

2092 

sh 

2101 

2102 

2103 

2103 

2104 

sh 

2111 

2111 

2112 

2113 

2113 

2114 

2115. 

2116. 

2117, 

2118. 

2119 

2119 

2119 

2119 

2119 

2119 

2119 

2119 

2120 . 

2121 


Table of Changes —Continued. 


filiations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
r of the General or Special Orders from which Derived—Continued. 


bers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 

1913 


484. 

2121 (2). 

546 (2). 
547. 

485. 

2122.'..'. 

2123 (1). 

552 (1). 
552(2). 
552(3). 

552 (4). 
552(5). 

552 (6). 

552 (7). 

552 (8). 

552 (9) M. 
553. 


2123 (2). 

486. 

2123 (3). 

487. 

2123 (4). 

488. 

2123 (5). 

489 (1). 

489(2). 

490. 

2123 (6). 

2123 (7). 

2123 (8). 

491. 

2123 (9). 

496. 

2124...'. 

497. 

2125. 

554. 

492. 

493. 

494. 

495. 

2126. 

2127 to 2200, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 
2201(1). 

555. 

558 (1). 

558 (21. 

558 (3). 
602A (1). 
602A (2). 
602A (3). 

559 (1). 

559 (2). 
560(1). 
560(2). 
560(3)- 

560 (4). 

560 (5). 

560 (6). 

560 (7). 

561 M. 

498. 

2201(2). 

499. 

2201 (3). 

2201(4). 


2201(5). 

500. 

2201 (6). 

501. 

2202(1). 

502. 

2202 ( 2). 


2203 (1). 


2203 ( 2). 

503. 

2203 (3). 

504. 

2203 (4). 

505 (1), (2). 

506. 

2203 ( 5). 

2203 (6). 

507. 

2203 (7). 

508. 

2204.'..'. 

509. 

2205. 

565. 

510. 

2206. 

566. 

511(1). 

2207. 

567. 

511(2). 

2208. 

568. 

512(1). 

2209. 

575. 

512(2). 

2210(1). 

581(1). 

581 (2)- 
582. 

513 (1). 

2210 (2). 

514. 

2211.... 

515 (1). 

515 (2). 

515 (3). 

2212 to 2300, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2301 (1) . 

603 (1). 

603 ( 2). 

605 (1). 

605 (2). 

605 (3). 

605 (4). 

609 (1). 

609 (3). 
New. 

516. 

2301(2). 

517. 

2302(1). 


2302 (2). 


2302 (3). 

518. 

2302 (4). 

526. 

2303.'.. 

527 (1). 

2304. 

527 (2). 

2305. 

532 (1) M. 

2306 to 2400, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2401 (1). 

615 (1) M. 

615 (2). 

638A (1). 
638A (2). 

616 (1). 

616 (2). 
622(1). 
622(2). 
622(3). 

622 (4). 

623. 

624. 

625. 

626. 

627. 

636. 

639 (1). 

639 (2). 

532 (2). 

2401 (2). 

533. 

2401 (3). 

534 (1). 

2401 (4). 

534 (2). 

2402.'.. 

537. 

2403. 

538. 

2404 (1). 

539. 

2404(2). 

540. 

2404 (3). 

541. 

2404 (4). 

544 (1). 

2405.... 

544 (2). 

2406. 

544(3). 

2407. 

544 (4). 

2408. 

544(5). 

2409. 

544 (6). 

2410. 

544(7). 

544 (8). 

545. 

2411 to 2500, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 
2501 (1). 

546 (1). 

2501 (2). 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General or Special Orders from which derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 ! 1909 


2501 (3). 

2501 (4). 

2502(1). 

2502(2). 

2502(3). 

2503(1). 

2503 ( 2). 

2504(1). 

2504 ( 2). 

2505 . 

2500 to 2000, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2601 (1). 

2601 (2). 

2601 (3). 

2602 (1). 

2002 (2). 

2602 (3). 

2602 (4). 

2602 (5). 

2602 (6). 

2602 (7). 

2602 (8). 

2602 (9). 

2602(10). 

2602(11). 

2602(12). 

2002(13). 

2603(1). 

2603 (2).. 

2604 .. 

2005 (1). 

2605 (2). 

2605 (3). 

2606(1).. 

2606 (2).. 

2606(3). 

2607 .. 

2608 . 

2609 . 

2610 (1). 

2610 (2). 

2611 to 2620, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2621 (1). 

2621 (2). 

2621 (3). 

2622 . 

2623 . 

2624 . 

2625 (1). 

2625 (2). 

2625 (3). 

2626 to 2630, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2631 . 

2632 . 

2633 to 2700, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2701 (1). 

2701 (2). 

2702(1). 

2702 (2). 

2702 (3). 

2703 . 

2704 . 

2705 . 

2706 . 

2707 to 2800, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2801 (1). 

2801 (2). 


639 (3). 
639 (4). 
640(1). 
640(2). 
640(3). 
643 (1). 

643 (2). 
648(1). 
648 (2). 

644 (1). 


653 (1). 
653 (2). 
653 (3). 
653 (4). 
653 (5). 
653 (6) M 
653 (7). 
653 (8). 
653 (9). 
653 (10). 
653 (11). 
653 (12).. 
653 (13). 
653 (14). 
653 (15). 

653 (16). 

654 (1).. 
654 (2). 
659. 

660 (1). 
660 (2). 

660 (3). 

661 (1). 
661 (2). 
661 (3). 
662. 

663. 

669. 

670 (1). 
670 (2). 


671 (1). 
671 (2). 
671 (3). 

672. 

673. 

674. 

677 (1). 
677 (2). 
677 (3). 


682. 

683. 


688 ( 1 ). 
688 ( 2 ). 
690 (1). 
690 (2). 
690 (4). 

691. 

692. 

694 (1). 
694 (2). 


801 (1). 
861 (2). 


1913 


2802 to 2805, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2806 (1). 

2806(2). 

2807 (1). 

2807 (2). 

2807 (3). 

2807 (4). 

2807 (5). 

2808(1). 

i 2808 (2). 

2809 (1). 

2809 (2) . 

2809 (3). 

2810 (1). 

2810 (2). 

2810 (3). 

2811 . 

2812. 

2813. 

i 2814 to 2820, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2821 (1).. 

2821 (2). 

2821 (3). 

2821 (4). 

2822 to 2830, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2S31. 

2832 to 2900, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2901 (1).. 

2901 (2). 

2901 (3). 

2902(1). 

2902 (2). 

2902 (3). 

2902 (4). 

2902(5). 

2903 to 2910, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2911 . 

2912 . 

2913 . 

2914 . 

2915 . 

2916 . 

2917 (1). 

2917 (2). 

2917 (3). 

2918 . 

2919 (1). 

2919 (2). 

2919(3). 

2920 . 

2921 . 

2922 . 

2923 . 

2924 (1). 

2924 (2). 

2924 (3). 

2924 (4). 

2924 (5). 

2924 (6). 

2924 (7). 

2924 (8). 

2924 (9). 

2924 (10). 

2924 (11). 

2924 (12). 

2924 (13). 

2924 (14). 


1909 


862 (1). 
86 ( 2 ). 
863 (1). 
863 (2). 
863 (3). 
863 (4). 

863 (5). 

864 (1). 

864 (2). 
869 (1). 
869 (2). 
869 (3). 

876. 

877. 

878. 

879. 
New. 

865 (2). 


New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


New. 


1033 (1) M 
1033 (2). 
1033 (3). 
1020A (1). 
1020A (2). 
1020A (3). 
1020A (4). 
1020A (5). 


New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


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I 













































































































































2925 

2926 

2926 

2926 

2927 

sh 

2951 

2952 

2953 

2954 

2955 

2955 

2955 

2956 

2957 

2958 

2959 

2960 

2961 

2961 

2961 

2962 

2962 

2962 

2962 

2962 

2963 

2963 

2964. 

2965. 

2966 

2966 

2967. 

2968. 

2969 

sh 

2991 

2991 

2992. 

2993. 

2994. 

2995 

si\ 

3001. 

3002 

3002 

3002 

3002 

3002 

3003 

3003 

3003 

3004 

3004 

3005. 

3006 

3006 

3006 

3006 

3007. 

3008. 

3009 

siv 

3021. 

3022. 

3023. 

3024 

S’V 

3041. 

3042. 


Table of Changes —Continued. 


^illations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles In Navy Regulations, 
r of the General or Special Orders from which derived— Continued. 


bers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


New. 

942. 

943. 

944. 

945. 

946. 

947. 

949. 

951. 

952. 

955. 

960. 

961 (1). 

961 (2) M. 

961 (3) M. 

962 (1). 

962 (2). 

902 (3), (4). 
962 (5). 

962 (6). 

964 (1). 

964 (2). 

973. 

974. 

New. 

979 M. 

985. 

986. 


987 (1). 
987 (2) M. 

988. 

989. 

990. 


1034 (1). 
1035(1) M, 

1035 (2). 
1035 (4). 
1035 ( 5). 
1035 (6). 
1037 (1). 
1037 ( 2). 
1037 (3). 
1044 (1). 
1044 ( 2). 
1046. 

1047 (1). 
1047 ( 2). 
1047 (3). 
1047 (4). 
1048. 

New. 


New. 

New. 

1040 (4) M. 


New. 
1040 (4). 


1913 


3043 to 3060. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


3061. 

New. 

3062. 

429 (5). 

3063 to 3100. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3101 (1). 

1383 (1). 

3101(2) . 

1383 ( 2). 

3101 (3). 

1383 ( 3). 

3101(4). 

1383 (4). 

3101(5). 

1383 (5). 

3101 (6). 

1383 (6).. 

3102. 

1384. 

3103. 

1385. 

3104 to 3110, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


3111. 

New. 

3112 to 3120, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


3121(1). 

1386. 

3121 (2). 

1387. 

3121(3). 

New. 

3122(1). 

1388(1). 

3122(2). 

1388 (2) M. 

3122 (3). 

1388 (3) M. 

3122(4). 

1388(4) M. 

3123. 

New. 

3124 to 3130, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


3131. 

New. 

3132. 

New. 

3133. 

New. 

3134 to 3200, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


3201. 

New. 

3202. 

New. 

3203 to 3205, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


3206(1). 

695. 

3206(2). 

702. 

3207 to 3210, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


3211(1). 

703. 


3211(2). 

3212(1). 

3212(2). 

3212 (3). 

3213 to 3215. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3216(1). 

3216(2). 

3217 to 3220. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 
3221 (1). 

3221 (2). 

3222 to 3230. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3231 (1). 

3231(2). 

3232 to 3235, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3236 . 

3237 to 3300, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3301(1). 

3301(2). 

3301 (3). 

3302(1). 

3302(2). 

3303 (1). 

3303 (2). 

3303 (3). 


709. 

709A (1). 
709A (2). 
New. 


727 (1). 
727 (2). 


710(1). 

715. 


716 (1). 
721. 


722. 


1600(1). 
1600 ( 2). 

1600 (3). 

1601 (1)M. 

1601 (2) M. 
1602(1). 
1602(2). 

1602 (3). 


1909 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1900, or of the General or Special Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1909 


3304(1). 

3304 ( 2). 

3304 (3). 

3305 . 

3300(1). 

3300(2). 

3307(1). 

3307 (2). 

3308 . 

3309 .. 

3310 .. 

3311 . 

3312 .. 

3313 (1) .. 

3313(2). 

3313(3). 

3314(1). 

3314(2). 

3314(3).. 

3314(4).. 

3314(5).. 

3314(6).. 

3314(7).. 

3315(1).. 

3315(2). 

3315(3).. 

3315(4).. 

3315(5).. 

3315(6). 

3315(7). 

3315(8). 

3315(9). 

3315(111. 

3315(12). 

3316(1). 

3316(2). 

3316(3). 

3317(1). 

3317(2). 

3318(1). 

3318(2). 

3318(3). 

3318(4). 

3318(5). 

3318(6). 

3318(7). 

3319 . 

3320 . 

3321 . 

3322(1). 

3322(2). 

3322 ( 3). 

3322(4). 

3323 to 3330, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3331 . 

3332(1). 

3332(2). 

3332 (3). 

3333 . 

3334 to 34(H). inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3401 (1). 

3401 (2). 

3401 (3). 

3401 (4). 

3402(1). 

3402 (2). 

3402(3). 

3403(1). 

3403(2). 

3403 (3). 

3404 . 


1603 (1). 
1603 (2). 
1603 (3) M. 
1604. 
1605(1). 

1605 (2). 
1606(1). 

1606 (2) M. 
1607. 

New. 

1608 M. 
New. 

1609. 

1610(1) M. 
New. 

1610 (2) M. 

1611 (1) M. 
1611 (3). 
1611(4). 
1611 (5). 
1611 ( 6 ). 
1611 (7). 
1611(8). 
1615(2) M. 
1615(3) M. 
1615(4). 
1615 (5). 
1615 ( 6 ). 
1615 (7). 
1615 ( 8 ). 
1615 (9). 
1615(10). 
1615(12). 
1615(13). 
1612(1) M. 
1612(2). 
1612(3). 
1614(1) M. 
1614 (2) M. 
1619(1). 
1619 (2). 
1619 (3). 
1619(4). 
1619 (5). 
1619 ( 6 ). 

1619 (7). 
1616. 

1617. 

1618. 
1620(1). 

1620 ( 2 ). 
1620 (3). 
1620 (4). 


1621. 
1622 ( 1 ). 
1622 ( 2 ). 
1622 (3). 
1623. 


743 (1). 
743 (2). 
743 (3). 

743 (4). 

744 (1.) 

744 (2). 
. 744 (3). 

745 (1). 
745 (2). 
745 (3). 
746. 


JL 


1913 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


3405(1). 

3405(2). 

3405(3). 

3405(4). 

3405(5). 

3405(6). 

3405(7). 

3405 (8). 

3405(9). 

3405(10). 

3405(11). 

3406 to 3500, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3501 (1). 

3501 (2). 

3501 (3). 

3.501 (41. 

3502(1). 

3502 ( 2). 

3502(3). 

3502 ( 4).. 

3502 ( 5).. 

3502(6). 

3502 ( 7) 

3503 to 3510. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3511. 

3512(1). 

3512(2).. 

3513(1). 

3513(2). 

3514 . 

3515 to 3520, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3521 . 

3522 . 

3523(1). 

3523 (2). 

3523 ( 3). 

3523 (4). 

3524(1). 

3524 (2). 

3524 ( 3). 

3524 ( 4). 

3524(5). 

3525 (1). 

3525(2). 

3525(3). 

3525(4). 

3525(5). 

3525(6). 

3525(7). 

3525(8). 

3525(9). 

3525(10). 

3525(11). 

3525(12). 

3525(13). 

3525(14). 

3526 . 

3527 (1). 

3527 (2). 

3528 . 

3529(1). 

3529 ( 2). 

3530(1). 

3,530(2). 

3530 (3). 

3.530 ( 4). 

3530(5). 

3531 . 

3532(1). 

3532 ( 2). 


730(1). 
730 (2). 
730 (3). 
730(4). 

730 (5). 

731 (1). 
731 (2). 
731 (3). 
731 (4). 
731 (5). 
742. 


747 (1). 
747 (2). 
747 (3). 

747 (4). 

748 (1). 
748 (2). 
748 (3) M. 
748 (4). 
748 (5). 
748 ( 6 ) M. 
748 (7). 


749 (1). 
750(1). 

750 (2). 

751 ( 1 ) M, 
751 (2). 
752. 


753(1) M. 

754 M. 

755 (1). 
New. 

755 (2). 

755 (3). 
756(1). 

756 (2). 

756 ( 3) M. 
756 ( 4). 

756 ( 5). 

757 (1). 

757 (2). 

757 (3). 

757 (4) M. 
757 (5). 

757 ( 6 ). 

757 (7). 

757 ( 8 ). 

757 (9) M. 
757(11). 

757 (12). 

757 (10) M. 
757 (10) M. 
757 (10) M. 
758. 

760(1) 

760 (2). 

761. 

762 (1). 

762 (2). 

763 (1). 

763 (2). 

763 (3) 

763 (4). 

763 (5), ( 6 ). 
764. 

765(1). 

765 (2). 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General or Special Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 



3532 (3). 

3532 (4).. 

3533 . 

3534 . 

3535 to 3540, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3541 .. 

3542(1). 

3542 (2). 

3542 (3). 

3543 . 

3544 (1). 

3544(2). 

3544 (3). 

3544 (4). 

3544(5). 

3544(6). 

3544 (7). 

3544(8). 

3544 (9). 

3544 (10). 

3544 (11). 

3545(1). 

3545(2). 

3546 to 3550, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3551 (1). 

3551 (2). 

3551 (3). 

3551 (4). 

3551 (5). 

3551 ( 6 ). 

3551 (7). 

3551 ( 8 ). 

3551 (9). 

3551 (10). 

3551 (11). 

3552 . 

3553 (1). 

3553 (2). 

3553 (3). 

3554(1). 

3554 (2). 

3555(1). 

3555 (2). 

3555 (3). 

3556 . 

3557 . 

3558 (1). 

3558 (2). 

3559(1). 

3559(2). 

3560 . 

3561 (1). 

3561 (2). 

3561 (3). 

3562 . 

3563 (1).. 

3563 (2). 

3563 (3). 

3564 . 

3565 . 

3566 . 

3567....,. 

3568 to 3580, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3581 (1). 

3581 (2). 

3581 (3). 

3581 (4). 

3581 (5).. 

3582(1). 

3582 (2). 


764(3). 
765 (5). 

766. 

767. 


768. 

769 (1). 

769 ( 2 ). 

769 (3). 

770. 

771 (1). 

771 ( 2 ) M. 
771 (3). 

771 (4). 

771 (5). 

771 ( 6 ). 

771 (7). 

771 ( 8 ). 

771 (9). 

771 (10) M. 

771 (11). 

772 (1). 

772 (2). 


773 (1). 

773 (2). 

773 (3). 

773 (4) M. 
773 (5) M. 
773 ( 6 ). 

773 (7). 

773 ( 8 ) M. 
773 (9) M. 
773 (9) M. 
773 (10). 
774. 

775 (1). 
775 (2) M. 

775 (3). 

776 ( 1 ). 

776 (2). 

777 (1). 
777 (2). 
777 (3). 

778. 

779. 

780 (1). 

780 (2). 

781 (1). 
781 (2). 
782. 

783 (1). 
783 (2) M. 
783 (3) M. 
784. 
785(1). 
785 (2). 
785 (3). 

786. 

787. 

788. 

789. 


791 (1). 
791 (2). 
791 (3). 
791 (4). 

791 (5) M. 

792 (1). 
792 (2). 


Numbers of articles. 


3582 (3). 

3582(4). 

3582 (5). 

3582 (6). 

3582(7). 

3582 (8). 

3583 . 

3584(1). 

3584 ( 2). 

3584 (3). 

3585(1). 

3585(2). 

3586 ..-. 

3587 to 3600, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3601 (1). 

3601 (2). 

3601 (3). 

3001 (4). 

3601 (5). 

3601 (6). 

3601 (7). 

3601 (8). 

3601 (9). 

3602 . 

3603 . 

3604 (1). 

3604 (2). 

3604 (3). 

3604 (4). 

3604 (5). 

3605 . 

3606 (1). 

3606 (2). 

3606 (3).. 

3606 (4). 

3606 (5). 

3606 (6).. 

3607 (1). 

3607 (2).. 

3607 (3). 

3608 . 

3609 (1).. 

3609 (2).. 

3609 (3).. 

3610 .. 

3611 (1).. 

3611 (2).. 

3611 (3).. 

3611 (4).. 

3611 (5). 

3612 (1). 

3612 (2). 

3612 (3). 

3612 (4). 

3612 (5). 

3613 . 

3614 (1). 

3614 (2). 

3614 (3). 

3614 (4). 

3615 . 

3616 (1). 

3616 (2). 

3617 . 

3618 to 3630, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3631 . 

3632 (1). 

3632 (2). 

3632 (3). 

3632 (4). 

3632 (5). 


1909 


792(3)M. 
792 (4). 
792 (5). 
792 ( 6 ). 
792 (7). 
792 ( 8 ). 
793. 

794 (1). 
794 (2). 

794 (3). 

795 ( 1 ) M. 
795 (2) M. 
796. 


797 (1). 

797 (2). 

797 (3). 

797 (4). 

797 (5). 

797 ( 6 ). 

797 (7). 

797 ( 8 ). 
1033 (4) M. 
798. 

799 M. 

800 ( 1 ) M. 
800 ( 2 ). 

800 (3). 

800 (4). 

800 (5). 

801. 

802 ( 1 ). 

802 ( 2 ). 

802 (3). 

802 (4). 

802 (5). 

802 ( 6 ). 

803 (1). 

803 (2). 

803 (3). 

804. 

805 (1). 

805 (2) M. 
805 (3) M. 
806. 

807 (1). 

807 (2). 

807 (3). 

807 (4). 

807 (5). 

808 (1) M. 
808 ( 2 ). 

808 (3). 
New. 

808 (4). 
809. 

810 ( 1 ). 

810 ( 2 ). 

810 (3). 

810 (4). 
811. 

812 ( 1 ). 

812 ( 2 ). 
813. 


814. 

815 (1). 
815 (2). 
815 (3). 
815 (4). 
815 (5). 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General or Special Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


3632 ( 6 ). 

3632 (7). 

3633 . 

3634 .v. 

3635 . 

3636 (1). 

3336 (2). 

3637 . 

3638 . 

3639 . 

3640 . 

3641 (1). 

3641 (2). 

3642 (1). 

3642 (2). 

3643 . 

3644 . 

3645 . 

3646 to 3660, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3661 ( 1 ). 

3661 (2). 

3661 (3). 

3661 (4). 

3662 (1). 

3662 (2). 

3662 (3). 

3663 (1). 

3663 ( 2 ). 

3664 (1). 

3664 (2). 

3664 (3). 

3664 (4). 

3665 (1). 

3665 (2). 

3666 . 

3667 (1). 

3667 (2). 

3667 (3). 

3667 (4). 

3667 (5). 

3667 ( 6 ). 

3668(1). 

3668 (2). 

3668 (3). 

3668 (4). 

3668(5).. 

3668 ( 6 ). 

3668 (7). 

3668 ( 8 ). 

3668 (9). 

3668 (10).. 

3669 (1). 

3669 ( 2).. 

3669 (3). 

3669 (4). 

3669 (5).. 

3670(1). 

3670 (2). 

3671 . 

3672 (1). 

3672 (2). 

3672 (3). 

3672 (4). 

3672 (5). 

3673 to 3680. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3681 . 

3682 . 

3683 . 

3684 . 

3685 (1). 

3685 (2). 


815 ( 6 ). 
815 (7). 
816. 

817. 

818. 

821 ( 1 ). 
821 ( 2 ). 
822. 

823. 

824. 

825. 

826 ( 1 ). 
826 ( 2 ). 
827 (1). 
827 (2). 
828. 

829. 

830. 


831 (1). 

831 (2). 

831 (3). 

831 (4). 

832 ( 1 ) M. 
832 ( 2 ) M. 

832 (3). 

833 (1). 

833 (2). 

834 (1). 
834 (2). 
834 (3). 

834 (4). 

835 (1). 
835 (2). 
836. 

837 (1). 
837 (2). 
837 (3). 
837 (4). 
837 (5). 

837 ( 6 ). 

838 (1). 
838 (2). 
838 (3). 
838 (4). 
838 (5) M. 
838 ( 6 ). 
838 ( 7). 
838 ( 8 ). 
838 (9). 

838 (10). 

839 (1). 
839 (2). 
839 (3). 
839 (4). 

839 (5). 

840 (1). 

840 (2). 

841 (1). 

842 (1). 
842 (2). 
842 (3). 
842 (4) M 
842 (5). 


843. 

844. 

845. 

846. 

847 (1). 
847 (2). 


1909 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


3685 (3) 
3685 (4) 

3686.. .. 

3687.. .. 

3688.. .. 
3689 (1) 
3689 (2) 
3689 (3) 

3690.. .. 

3691.. .. 

3692.. .. 

3693.. .. 

3694.. .. 

3695.. .. 

3696.. .. 

3697.. .. 

3698.. .. 


847 (3). 
847 (4). 

848. 

849. 

850. 

851 (1). 
851 (2). 
851 (3). 

852. 

853. 

854. 

855. 

856. 

857. 

858. 

859. 

860. 


1909 


3699 to 3700, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3701 . 

3702 . 

3703 (1). 

3703 (2). 

3703 (3). 

3704 (1). 

3704 (2). 

3705 (1). 

3705 (2). 

3705 (3). 

3706 (1). 

3706 (2). 

3706 (3). 

3707 (1). 

3707 (2). 

3707 (3). 

3707 (4). 

3708 (1). 

3708 (2). 

3708 (3). 

3708 ( 4). 

3708 (5). 

3708 ( 6). 

3708 (7). 

3708 ( 8). 

3708 (9). 

3708 (10). 

3708 (11). 

3709 (1) . 

3709 (2). 

3710 (1). 

3710 (2). 

3710 (3). 

3711 to 3800, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3801 (1). 

3801 (2). 

3801 (3).. 

3802(1).. 

3802(2). 

3802 (3). 

3803 (1). 

3803 (2). 

3803 (3). 

3804 to 3810, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3811 (l). 

3811 (2). 

3811 (3). 

3811 (4). 

3811 (5). 

3812 to 3820, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3821. 


1526. 

1527. 

1528 (1) M. 
1528 (2). 

1528 (3) M. 
1532 (11) M. 
1532 (11) M. 

1529 (1) M. 
1529 (2). 

1529 (3). 

1530 (1). 
1530 (2). 

1530 (3) M. 

1531 (1). 
1531 (2). 
1531 (3). 

1531 (4). 
1532(1). 

1532 (2). 
1532 (3). 
1532 (4). 
1532 (5). 
1532 (7). 
1532 ( 8 ). 
1532 (9). 
1532 (10). 

1532 ( 6 ) M. 
1532(11). 

1533 (1) M. 

1533 (2). 

1534 (1). 
1534 (2). 
1534 (3). 


1535 (1). 
1535 (2). 

1535 (3). 

1536 ( 1 ) M. 
1536 (2). 

1536 (3) M. 

1537 (1). 
1537 ( 2 ) M. 
1537 (3). 


1538 (1). 
1538 ( 2). 
1538 (3). 
1538 (4). 
1538 (5) M. 


1546 (1). 


(51 C) 


























































































































































0044 . 

3823 

3823 

3824 

3824 

3825 

3826 

3826 

3826 

3826 

3827 

3827 

3828 

3829 

3830 

si\ 

3841, 

3842 

3843 

3843 

3843 

3843 

3843 

3844, 

3845, 

3846, 

3847 

3847 

3848 

si\ 

3861. 

3862, 

3863, 

3864. 

3865. 

3866 

si\ 

3901 

3901 

3901 

3901 

3901 

3901 

3901 

3901 

3901 

3901 

3902 

3902 

3903 

3903 

3903 

3903 

3904 

3904 

3905 

3905 

3906 

3906 

3907. 

3908. 

3909. 

3910 

3910 

3910 

3910 

3911 

3911 

3912 

3912 

3913. 

3914 


Table of Changes —Continued. 


gulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles In Navy Regulations, 
r of the General or Special Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


bers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


1546 (2). 

1546 (3). 

1546 (4). 

1546 (5). 

1546 ( 6 ), (7) M. 
1546 ( 8 ). 

1546 (9). 

1548 (10). 

1546 (10). 

1546 (11). 
1546(12). 

1546 (13). 

1546 (14) M. 
1546 (15). 


1539. 

1540. 
1541 (1). 
1541 (2). 
1541 (3). 
1541 (4). 
1541 (5). 

1542. 

1543. 

1544. 
1545 (1). 
1545 (2). 


Executive Order No. 
Aug. 22,1911. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 


1547 (1). 
1547 (2). 
1547 (3). 
1547 (4). 
1547 (5). 
1547 ( 6 ). 
1547 (10). 

1547 (11). 
1567 (2). 
1567 (3). 

1548 (1). 

1548 (2). 
1549(1). 

1549 ( 2). 
1549 (3). 

1549 (4). 

1550 (1). 

1550 ( 2). 

1551 (1). 

1551 ( 6 ). 

1552 (1). 
1552 (2). 

1553. 

1554. 

1555. 

1557 ( 1 ) M. 
1557 (2). 
1557 (3). 

1557 (4). 

1558 (1). 

1558 (2). 

1559 (3). 
1559 (4). 
1560. 

1566 (1) M. 


1168, 


1913 


1909 


3914 (2a) 


3914 (26). 

3915 to 3920, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3921 . 

3922 to 3930. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


1566 (2); 1568 (4); G. O. 73; 
July 13,1910; G.O. 75, Aug. 
3, 1910. 

G. O. 73, July 13, 1910. 


1567 (1). 


3931 (1), 
3931 (2) 
3931 (3), 
3931 (4). 
3931 (5). 
3931 ( 6 ), 


1568 (1). 
1568 ( 2). 
1568 (3). 
1568 (4). 
1568 (5). 
1568 (9). 


3932 to 3940, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


3941 (1) . 

3941(2).. 

3941 (3). 

3941 (4). 

3942 to 3950, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3951 (1). 

3951 (2). 

3951 (3). 

3951 (4). 

3951 (5). 

3952 to 3960, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3961 (1). 

3961 (2). 

3961 (3). 

3961 (4). 

3961 (5). 

3961 (6). 

3962(1). 

3962 (2). 

3962 (3). 

3963 to 3970. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3971 (1). 

3971 (2). 

3972 

3973 to 3975. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3976 (1). 

3976 (2). 

3976 (3). 

3976 (4). 

3976 (5).. 

3977 to 3985. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3986. 


1569 (1). 
1569 (2). 
1569 (3). 
1569 (4). 


1571 (1). 
1571 (2). 
1571 (3) M. 
1571 ( 6 ). 
1571 (7). 


1572 (1). 
1572 (2). 
1572 (3). 
1572 (4). 
1572 (10). 

1572 (12). 

1573 (1). 
1573 (3). 
1573 (4). 


1574 (1). 
1574 (2). 
1575. 


1576 (1). 
1576 (2). 
1576 (3). 
1576 (4). 
1576 (5). 


1577. 


3987 to 3995. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3996 (1). 

3996 ( 2). 

3996 (3). 

3997 to 4005. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4006 (1). 

4006 (2). 

4006 (3). 

4006 (4). 

4006 (5). 

4006 ( 6 ). 

4006 (7). 

4007 to 4015, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4016. 


1578 (1). 
1578 (2). 
1578 (3). 


1579 (1). 
1579 (2). 
1579 (3). 
1579 (4). 
1579 (5). 
1579 ( 6 ). 
1579 (7). 


1580. 


4017 to 4020. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 








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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General or Special Orders from which Derived —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 

1909 

4021. 

1581 M. 

4022 to 4040, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


4041. 

1595. 

4042 to 4050, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


4051 (1). 

1596 (1). 

4051 (2). 

1596 (2). 

4052 to 4060, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4061. 

1597. 

4062. 

1598. 

4063. 

1599. 

4064 to 4070, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


4071. 

1599A. 

4091. 

G. O. 222 , Sept. 27, 1912. 

4092 to 4100, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4101 (1). 

New. 

4101 (2). 

New. 

4101 (3). 

1390 (2). 

4101 (4). 

1390 (3). 

4101 (5). 

1390 (1). 

4101 ( 6 ). 

1390 ( 6 ). 

4101 (7a). 

New. 

4101 (76). 

1390 (4a). 

4101 (7c). 

1390 (46). 

4101 (7 d) . 

1390 (4c). 

4101 (7c). 

1390(4d). 

4101 (7/). 

1390 (4c). 

4101 ( 8 ). 

New. 

4102. 

1463. 

4103. 

1449. 

4104. 

1486. 

4105 (1). 

New. 

4105 (2). 

New. 

4105 (3). 

New. 

4105 (4). 

New. 

4106 to 4120, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


4121. 

1396; 1397. 

1398. 

4122. 

4123 (1). 

1399 (1). 

4123 (2). 

1399 (2). 

4124. 

1400. 

4125. 

1401. 

4126 (1). 

1402 (1). 

4126 (2). 

1402 (2). 

4127. 

1403. 

4128. 

1407. 

4129 to 4140, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


4141. 

1408 M. 

4142 (1). 

1415A (1). 

4142 (2). 

1415A (2). 

4142 (3). 

1415A (3). 

4142 (4). 

1415A (4). 

4142 (5). 

1415A (5). 

4143 to 4150, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


4151 (1). 

1416 (1). 

4151 (2). 

1416(2). 

4151 (3). 

1416(3). 

4152(1). 

1417 M. 

4152 (2). 

1417 M. 

4153(1). 

1418 (1). 

4153 (2). 

1418 (2). 

4153 (3). 

1418(3). 

4154(1). 

1420 (1). 

4154 (2). 

1420 (2). 

4154 (3). 

1420 (3). 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 

1909 

4154 (4). 

1420 (4). 

4154 (5). 

1420 (5) M. 

4154 (6). 

1420 (6). 

4154 (7). 

1420 (7). 

4154 (8). 

1420 (8). 

4154 (9). 

1420 (9). 

4154(10). 

1420 (10). 

4154(11). 

1420 (11). 

4154(12). 

1420 (12). 

4155 to 4170, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4171. 

1422. 

4172 (1). 

1423 (1). 

4172 (2). 

1423 (2). 

4172 (3). 

1423 (3). 

4172 (4). 

1423 (4). 

4173. 

1429. 

4174 to 4180, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


4181. 

1430. 

4182 (1). 

1431 (1). 

4182 (2). 

1431 (2) 

4183. 

1439 (1). 

4184 (1). 

1450 (1). 

4184 (2). 

1450 (2). 

4184 (3). 

1450 (3). 

4185 (1). 

1451 (1). 

4185 (2). 

1451 (2). 

4186 (1). 

1456 (1). 

4186 (2). 

1456 (2). 

4187 to 4200, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


4201. 

S. O. 10, Apr. 21, 1906 M; 
S. O. 69, Nov. 18, 1910 M. 

4202. 

Do. 

4203 (1). 

Do. 

4203 (2). 

Do. 

4204. 

Do. 

4205. 

Do. 

4206. 

Do. 

4207. 

Do. 

4208. 

Do. 

4209. 

Do. 

4210. 

Do. 

4211 to 4230, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


4231. 

1470 M. 

4232 (1). 

1471 (1). 

4232 (2). 

1471 (2). 

4233. 

1472. 

4234. 

1473. 

4235. 

1474. 

4236(1). 

1475 (1). 

4236 (2). 

1475 (2). 

4237 to 4250, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


4251. 

New. 

4252. 

New. 

4253. 

New. 

4254. 

New. 

4255. 

New. 

4256 to 4300, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


4301. 

1291. 

4302. 

1292. 

4303 (1). 

1293 (1). 

4303 (2). 

1293 (2). 

4304. 

1294. 

4305 (1) . 

1295 (1). 

4305 (2). 

1295 (2). 

4306. 

1296. 

4307. 

1297. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General or Special Orders from which Derived—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1909 


4308 . 

4309 . 

4310 (1). 

4310 (2). 

4310 (3). 

4311 (1). 

4311 (2). 

4311 (3). 

4312 . 

4313 . 

4314 . 

4315 . 

4316 . 

4317 . 

4318 to 4325, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4326 (1). 

4326 (2). 

4327 . 

4328 (li. 

4328 (2). 

4329.... 

4330 .. 

4331 . 

4332 . 

4333 (1).. 

4333 (2). 

4333 (3). 

4333 (4). 

4333 (5). 

4334 (a). 

4334 (b) . 

4334 (c). 

4334 ( d ). 

4334 (e). 

4334 (/). 

4334 (g) . 

4335 (1). 

4335 (2).. 

4335 (3).. 

4335 (4).. 

4335 (5). 

4335 ( 6 ). 

4335 (7). 

4336 (1). 

4336 (2). 

4336 (3). 

4337 . 

4338 to 4350, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4351 (1). 

4351 (2). 

4352 . 

4353 (1). 

4353 (2). 

4354 (1). 

4354 ( 2). 

4355 . 

4356 (1). 

4356 (2). 

4357 . 

4358 to 4365, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4366 (1). 

4366 (2). 

4366 (3). 

4366 (4). 

4366 (5). 

4367 (a) . 

4367 ( 6 ). 

4367 (c ). 

4367 (d) . 


1298. 

1299. 
1300 (1). 
1300 (2). 

1300 (3). 

1301 (1). 
1301 (2). 
1301 (3). 

1302. 

1303. 

1304. 

1305. 

1306. 

1307. 


1308 (1). 
1308 (2). 
1309. 

1310 (1). 
1310 (2). 
1311. 

1312 (1) M. 

1313 M. 
1314. 

1315 (1). 
1315 (2). 
1315 (3). 
1315 (4). 
1315 (5). 
1317 (a) M. 
1317 (5). 
1317 (c). 
1317 ( d ). 
1317 ( e ). 
1317 (/). 

1317 (<?). 

1318 O). 
1318 (21. 
1318 (3). 
1318 (4). 
1318 (5). 
1318 (6). 

1318 (7). 
1319(1). 

1319 (2). 
1319 (3). 
1320. 


1321 (1) M. 

1321 (2). 

1322. 

1323 M. 

353 (1), 523 (2). 

1324 (1). 

1324 (2). 

1325. 

1326 (1). 

1326 (2) M. 

1327 M. 


1329 (1). 
1329 (2). 
1329 (3). 
1329 ( 4). 

1329 (5). 

1330 (a). 
1330 (5). 
1330 (c). 
1330 (d) M. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1909 


4367 (e). 
4367 (/). 
4367 (g) 
4367 Qi) 
4367 (?')- 
4367 (j). 
4367 (k) 
4367 (l). 
4368.... 


1330 (c). 
1330 (/). 
1330 (a). 
1330 Qi). 
1330 (?). 
523 (4) M, 
523 (1). 
523 (3). 
New. 


4369 to 4375, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 
4376... 


1331 M. 


4377 


1332. 


4378 (1). 

4378 (2). 

4378 (3). 

4378 (4). 

4378 (5). 

4378 ( 6 ). 

4378 (7). 

4378 ( 8 ). 

4379 to 4380, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4381 . 

4382 . 

4383 (1). 

4383 (2). 

4384(1). 

4384 (2). 

4384 (3). 

4385 (1). 

4385 (2).. 

4386 to 4400, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4401 . 

4402 . 

4403 . 

4404 . 

4405 (1). 

4405 (2).. 

4406 . 

4407 (1).. 

4407 (2).. 

4407 (3).. 

4407 (4).. 

4407 (5).. 

4408..;.. 


4409.. .. 
4410 (1) 
4410 (2) 
4410 (3) 

4411.. .. 

4412.. .. 

4413.. .. 

4414.. .. 

4415.. .. 
4416 (1) 
4416 (2) 

4417.. .. 

4418.. .. 
4419 (1) 
4419 (2) 
4419 (3) 

4420.. .. 

4421.. .. 

4422.. .. 

4423.. .. 

4424.. .. 

4425.. .. 


1333 (1). 
1333 (2). 
1333 (3). 
1333 (4). 
1333 (5). 
1333 (6). 
New. 
1333 (7). 


1334. 

1335. 

1336 (1). 

1336 (2). 

1337 (1) M. 
1337 (2). 

1337 (3). 

1338 (1). 
1338 (2) M, 


1049. 

1050. 

1051. 

1052. 
1053 (1). 
1053 (3). 
Revised 

Navv. 
1055 (1). 
1055 (3). 
1055 (4). 
1055 (5). 
1055 (6). 
Revised 
Navy. 
Do. 
J057 (1). 
1057 (2). 
1057 (3). 
1058. 


1059. 

1060. 
Revised 

Navy. 
1062. 
1063 (1). 
1063 (2). 

1064. 

1065. 
1066 (1). 
1066 (2). 
1066 (3). 

1067. 

1068. 

1069. 

1070. 


1075. 


1076 . 




pay table, officers, 


pay table, officers, 


pay table, officers, 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General or Special Orders from which Derived —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 

1909 

4426. 

1077. 

4427. 

Revised pay table, men, 
Navy. 

4428. 

Revised pay table, Nurse 
Corps, female. 

Revised pay table, insular 
force, Navy. 

4429. 

4430 to 4440, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4441. 

Revised pay table, officers, 
Marine Corps. 

4442. 

Revised pay table, men, 
Marine Corps. 

4443 to 4455, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4456. 

1086. 

4457. 

1087. 

4458 (1). 

1088 ( 1 ). 

4458 (2). 

1088 ( 2 ). 

4458.(3). 

1088 (3). 

108S (4). 

4458 ( 4). 

4458 (5). 

1088 (5). 

4459 (1). 

1089 (1). 

4459 (2). 

1089 (2). 

4459 (3). 

1089 (3). 

4459 (4). 

1089 (4). 

4460. 

1090. 

4461. 

1091. 

4462 (1). 

1092 (1). 

4462 (2). 

1092 (2). 

4462 (3). 

1092 (3). 

4462 (4).. 

1092 (4). 

4463 to 4470, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4471. 

1093. 

4472 (1). 

1094 (1) M. 

4472 (2). 

1094 ( 2 ) M. 

4472 (3). 

1094 (3) M. 

4472 (4). 

1094 (4). 

4472 (5). 

1094 (5). 

4472 ( 6 ). 

1094 ( 6 ). 

4472 (7). 

1094 (7). 

4473. 

1095. 

4474. 

1096. 

4475. 

1097. 

4476 (1). 

1098. (1). 

4476 (2). 

1098 (2). ' 

4477. 

New 7 . 

4478.- - - 

1100 . 

4479 (1). 

1101 ( 1 ). 

4479 (2). 

1101 ( 2 ). 

4479 (3). 

1101 (3). 

4480 to 4485, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


4486. 

1102 . 

4487. 

1103. 

4488(1). 

1104 (1). 

4488 (2). 

1104 (2). 

4488 (3). 

1104 (3). 

4488 (4). 

1104 (4). 

4489(1). 

1105 (1) M. 

4489 (2). 

1105 (2). 

4489 (3). 

1105 (3). 

4489 (4). 

1105 (4). 

4490(1). 

1106 ( 1 ). 

4490(2). 

1106 ( 2 ). 

4490(3). 

1106 (3). 

4490(4). 

1106 (4). 

4490 (5). 

1106 (5). 

4491 (1). 

1107 (1). 

4491 (2). 

1107(2). 

4491(3). 

1107 (3). 

4491(4). 

1107 (4). 

(55 


Numb 

1913 

4492 (1). 

4492 (2). 

4492 (3). 

4493 (1). 

4493 (2)__ 

4494.' 


4495. 

4496 to 4500, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4501 (1). 

4501 (2). 

4501 (3). 

4502 (1). 

4502 (2). 

4502 (3). 

4502 (4). 

4502 (5)__._. 

4502 ( 

6 ). 

4502 ( 

7 .. 

4502 (8). 

4502 (9). 

4502 (10). 

4502 (11). 

4502(12). 

4503 to 4510, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

45ii m__ 

4511 

2 ). 

4511 

3). 

4511 

4). 

4511 

5). 

4511 

6 ). 

4512 

1 ). 

4512 

2 ). 

4512 

3) . 

4512 

4). 

4512 

5). 

4512 

6 ). 

4512 

7). 

4512 

8 ). 

4513 

1 ). 

4513 

2 ). 

4513 

3). 

4513 

'4). 

4513 

5). 

4513 

' 6 ). 

4513 

l\ ... . 

4513 

'8). 

4513 

'9). 

4513 

no) . 

4514 

:n: . 

4514 

' 2 ). 

4514 

>3). 

4514 

'4) . 

4514 

'5). 

4514 

6 ). 

4514 

f 7) . 

4514 

'8). 

4515 

1 ). 

4515 

' 2 ). 

4515 

3). 

4515 

; 4). 

4515 

>5$. 

4515 

> 6 ). 

4515 

7) . 

4515 

>8). 

4515 

7 9). 

4515 

10 ). 

4516 

1 ). 

4516 

2 ). 

4516 

(3). 

4516 

4). 

4516 

(5). 


1909 


1108 ( 1 ). 

1108 ( 2 ). 

1108 (3). 

1110 ( 1 ). 

1110 ( 2 ). 

1111 . 

S. O. 54, Aug. 16, 1907. 


1112 ( 1 ). 

1112 ( 2 ). 

1112(3). 

1113 (1). 

1113 (2). 

1113 (3). 

1113 (4). 

1113 (5). 

1113 (7) M. 

1113 (10). 

1113 (11). 

1113 (12). 

1113 (13). 

1113 (14). 

S. 0.54, Aug. 16, 1907. 


1114 (1). 

1114 (2). 

1114 (3). 

1114 (4). 

1114 (5). 

1114 ( 6 ). 

1115 (1). 

1115 (2). 

1115 (3). 

1115 (4). 

1115 (5). 

1115 ( 6 ). 

1115 (7). 

1115 ( 8 ). 

1116 ( 1 ). 

1116 ( 2 ). 

1116 (3). 

1116 (4). 

1116 (5). 

1116 ( 6 ). 

1116(7). 

1116(8). 

1116 (9). 

S. 0.56, Aug. 5, 1910. 
1117(1). 

1117 ( 2 ) M. 

1117 (3) M. 

1117 (4). 

1117(5). 

1117(6) M. 

New. 

New r . 

1118(1) M. 

1118 (la). 

1118 (2) M. 

1118 (3) M. 

1118 (4). 

1118 ( 6 ). 

New. 

1118 (7). 

1118 ( 8 ). 

1118 ( 10 ) M. 

1119 ( 1 )M. 

1119 ( 2 ) M. 

1119 (3). 

1119 (4). 

1119 (5). 



















































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Navy Regulations, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General or Special Orders from which Derived —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 

1909 

1913 

4516 ( 6 ). 

1119 ( 6 ). 

4542 (5). 

4516 (71. 

1119 (7). 

4542 ( 6 ). 

4516 ( 8 ). 

New. 

4542 (7). 

4517 (1). 

1120 ( 1 ) M. 

4542 ( 8 ). 

4517(2). 

1120 ( 2 ). 

4542 (9). 

4517(3). 

1120 (3). 

4542 (10). 

4517 (4). 

1120 (4). 

4542 (11)... 

4517 (5). 

1120 ( 6 ). 

4542 (12)... 

4517 ( 6 ). 

1120 (7). 

4542 (13). 

4517 (7). 

1120 ( 8 ). 

4542 (14). 

4518.'..'. 

1121 .' 

4542 (15). . 

4519. 

1122 . 

4543 to 4550, inclu- 

4520 (1). 

1123 (1). 

sive, left blank. 

4520 (2). 

1123 (2). 

4551 (1) . 

4521 (1). 

1124 (1). 

4551 (2). 

4521 (2). 

1124 (2). 

4551 (3) 

4522...'. 

1125. 

4551 (4)... 

4523. 

1126. 

4551 (5)... 

4524. 

1127. 

4552 '. .' 

4525 to 4530, inclu- 


4553. 

sive, left blank. 


4554 to 4560, inclu- 

4531 (1). 

1128 (1) M. 

sive, left blank. 

4531 (2). 

1128 ( 2 ). 

4561 (1).. 

4532 (1). 

1129 (1). 

4561 (2) 

4532 (2). 

1129 (2). 

4562.'..'. 

4533...'. 

1130. 

4563 

4534 (1). 

1131 (1). 

4564.... 

4534 (2). 

1131 (2). 

4565 to 4600, inclu- 

4534 (3). 

1131 (3). 

sive, left blank. 

4534 (4). 

1131 (4). 

4601 

4534 (5). 

1131 (5). 

4602 to 4620, inclu- 

4534 ( 6 ). 

1131 ( 6 ). 

sive, left blank. 

4535. 

1132. 

4621. 

4536 (1). 

S. O. 42, Sept. 3, 1903. 

4622 

4536 (2). 

Do. 

4623 

4537...'. 

1135 (1). 

4624 

4538. 

1135 (2). 

4625 

4539 (1). 

New. 

4626 to 4640, inclu- 

4539 (2). 

New. 

sive, left blank. 

4539 (3). 

New. 

4641 

4539 (4). 

New. 

4642 (1) 

4539 (5). 

New. 

4642 (2) 

4539 ( 6 ). 

New. 

4643 (1) 

4540. 

1136. 

4643 (2) 

4541. 

1137. 

4644 

4542 (1). 

G. 0.31, July 1, 1909. 

4645 to 4700, inclu- 

4542 (2). 

Do. 

sive, left blank. 

4542 (3). 

Do. 

Chapter 41 

4542 (4). 

Do. 



1909 


G. O. 31, July 1, 1909. 
Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 


1139 (1). 
1139 (2). 
1139 (3). 
1139 (4). 
1139 (5). 

1140. 

1141. 


1142 (1). 
1142 (2). 

1143. 

1144. 

1145. 


New. 


1146. 

1147. 

1148. 

1149. 

1150. 


1166(1). 
1166 (2). 

1166 (3). 

1167 (1). 
1167 (2). 
1168. 


Rules for Preventing Colli¬ 
sions M. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles In Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of CorrespondInpr Articles In Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


KD. 

1 ( 2 ). 

1(3). 

1(4). 

1(5).I 

1 ( 6 ). 

1(7).I 

1 ( 8 ). 

1(9).| 

2 to 5, inclusive, left 
blank. 


D. O. 
D. O. 
D. O. 
D. O. 
D. O. 
D. O. 
D. O. 
D. O. 
D. O. 


1909 


22 (1), Jan. 
22 (2), Jan. 
22 (3), Jan. 
22 (4), Jan. 
22 (1), Dec. 
22 (5), Jan. 
22 (3), Dec. 
22 (5), Dec. 
22 ( 8 ), Jan. 


5, 

5, 

5, 

5, 

5, 

5, 

5, 

5, 

5, 



1901 M. 
1901 M. 
1901 M. 
1901 M. 
1898 M. 
1901 M. 
1898 M. 
1898 M. 
1901 M. 


6(1). D. O. 53 (1), Dec. 7, 1905 M. 

6(2). D. O. 53 (2), Dec. 7, 1905 M. 

6 (3). D. O. 53 (3), Dec. 7, 1905 M. 

6(4). D. O. 53 (4), Dec. 7, 1905 M. 


7 to 10, inclusive, left 
blank; 


11 ( 1 ). 

11 ( 2 ). 

12 to 15, inclusive, 
left blank. 


D. O. 28, May 17, 1900 M. 
Do. 


16. 

17 to 20, inclusive, 
left blank. 

21 . 

22 to 25, inclusive, 
left blank. 

26. 

27 to 30, inclusive, 
left blank. 

31. 

32(1). 

32(2). 

33(1). 

33(2). 

33(3). 

33(4). 

33 (5). 

34 . 

35(1). 

35 (2). 

35 (3). 

35(4). 

35 (5). 

35 ( 6 ). 

35(7). 

35 ( 8 ). 

35 (9). 

35 (10). 

35 (11). 

35 (12). 

36(1). 

36(2). 

36(3). 

37 ri). 

37(2). 

37(3). 

38(1). 

38(2). 

38(3). 

38(4). 

38(5). 

38(6). 

38(7). 

38(9). 

39 . 

40(1). 

40(2). 

40(3). 

40 (4). 

40(5). 


D. O. 47, Mar. 8 , 1905 M. 


D. O. 5, Oct. 27, 1894 M. 


D. O. 4, July 24, 1894 M. 


D. O. 43, Mar. 23, 1904 M. 

D. O. 15 (1), Nov. 25, 1907. 
D. O. 15 (2), Nov. 25, 1907. 
D. O. 54 (1), Feb. 18, 1909 M. 
D. O. 54 (2), Feb. 18, 1909 M. 
D. O. 54 (1), Feb. 18, 1909 M. 
D. O. 54 (4), Feb. 18, 1909. 

D. O. 54 (35), Feb. 18, 1909. 

D. O. 54 (12), Feb. 18,1909 M. 
D. O. 54 (13), Feb. 18, 1909 M 
D. O. 54 (14), Feb. 18, 1909 M 
D. O. 54 (15), Feb. 18, 1909 M 
D. 0.54(16), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. O. 54 (17), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. O. 54(18), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. O. 54 (19), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. O. 73(1), Dec. 1, 1910. 

D. O. 73 (2), Dec. 1, 1910. 

D. O. 54 (29), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. O. 54 (32), Feb. 18,1909 M. 
D. O. 54 (20), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. O. 54 (21), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. 0 . 54(22), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. 0.54(23), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. O. 54 (24), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. O. 54 (25), Feb. 18,1909 M. 
D. O. 54 (26), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. O. 54 ( 27), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. O. 54 ( 28), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. O. 73 (3), Dec. 1, 1910 M. 
D. O. 54 (30), Feb. 18,1909 M. 
D. O. 54 (31), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. O. 35 (1), Jan. 9, 1903. 

D. O. 35 (2), Jan. 9, 1903. 

D. O. 73 (5), Dec. 1, 1910. 

D. O. 54 (36), Feb. 18, 1909. 
D. O. 54 (37), Feb. 18,1909 M. 
D. O. 73 (4), Dec. 1, 1910. 

D. O. 54 (38), Feb. 18,1909 M. 
D. O. 54 (39), Feb. 18,1909 M, 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


41 to 5o, inclusive, 


left blank. 


51.. .. 

52.. .. 
53(1) 
53 (2) 
53 (3) 

54.. .. 

55.. .. 

56.. .. 


D. 

D. 

D. 

D. 

D. 

D. 

D. 

D. 


57 to 60, inclusive, 
left blank. 


1909 


O. 68 , Jan. 28, 1910 M. 
O. 10, Sept. 23, 1895. 

O. 12(1), June 10, 1896. 
O. 12 (2), June 10, 1896. 
O. 12 (3), June 10, 1896. 
O. 14, Mar. 30, 1909. 

O. 13, Mar. 30, 1909. 

O. 17, Oct. 18, 1897. 


61 

62. 

63. 

64. 
65 
66 . 

67 

68 

69 

70 


D. O. 1, Dec. 18, 1893 M. 
D. O. 6 , Feb. 5, 1895 M. 
D. O. 21, Nov. 8 , 1898 M. 
D. O. 2, Apr. 16, 1894 M. 
New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


71 to 80, inclusive, 
left blank. 


81. 

82. 

83 . 

84 . 

85 . 

86 . 

87 to 90, inclusive, 

left blank. 


D. O. 40 (1), July 5, 1906. 

D. O. 40 (2), July 5, 1906 M. 
New. 

D. O. 40 (3), July 5, 1906 M; 

D. O. 66 , June 25, 1909 M. 
D. O. 40(1), July 5, 1906 M. 
D. O. 61, Mar. 27, 1908. 


91 . 

92 . 

93 . 

94 . 

95 . 

96 to 100, inclusive, 
left blank. 


101 (1). 

101 ( 2 ). 

101 (3). 

101 (4). 

101(5). 

101 ( 6 ). 

101(7). 

101 ( 8 ). 

101 (9). 

101 ( 10 ). 

102 to 110, inclusive, 
left blank. 


Ill 


D. O. 45, Dec. 1, 1908. 
D. O. 62, Mar. 28, 1908. 
D. O. 51, Oct. 19, 1905. 
D. O. 49, May 24, 1910. 
D. O. 52, Nov. 1, 1905. 


D. O. 36 (1), Jan. 19, 1903. 
D. O. 36 (2), Jan. 19, 1903. 

D. O. 46, Jan. 24, 1905. 

G. O. 11 (1), Dec. 7, 1905. 

G. O. 11 (2), Dec. 7, 1905 M. 
G. O. 11(3), Dec. 7, 1905. 
New. 

New. 

G. O. 184 (1), Apr. 28, 1905. 


Now. 


112 to 120 , inclusive, 
left blank. 

121 ( 1 ). 

121 ( 2 ). 

122 . 


D. O. 39, Apr. 20, 1903. 
D. O. 54, Aug. 16, 1907. 
Do. 


123 to 200, inclusive, 
left blank. 

201 ( 1 ). 

201 ( 2 ). 

202 to 205, inclusive, 
left blank. 

206 ( 1 ). 

206 ( 2 ). 

206 (3). 

206 (4). 


N. Y. O. 23, Apr. 11, 1908- 
promulgating order M. 
New. 


N. Y. 0.23 (1), Apr. 11,1908— 
M. 

N. Y. 0.23 (2), Apr. 11,1908— 
M. 

Do. 

N. Y. 0.23 (3), Apr. 11,1908— 
M. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1013 


206 (5). 

206 ( 6 ). 

206 (7). 

206(8). 

206(9). 

206 ( 10 ). 

206 ( 11 ). 

206 ( 12 ). 

206 (13). 

206 (14). 

206 (15). 

206 (16). 

206 (17). 

206 (18). 

206 (19). 

206 ( 20 ). 

206 ( 21 ). 

200 ( 22 ). 

206 (23). 

206 (24). 

206 (25). 

206 (26). 

206 (27). 

206 (28). 

206 (29). 

206 (30). 

206(31). 

206 (32). 

206 (33). 

207 to 220, inclusive, 
left blank. 

221 ( 1 ). 

221 ( 2 ). 

222 to 225, inclusive, 
left blank. 

226. 

227 (1). 

227 (2). 

227 (3). 

227 (4). 

227 (5). 

227 ( 6 ). 

227 (7). 

227 ( 8 ). 

227 (9). 

227 (10).. 

227 (11).. 

227 (12).. 

227 (13). 

227 (14). 

227 (15). 

227 (16). 

227 (17). 

227 (18).. 

227 (19). 

227 (20). 

227(21). 

227 (22).... 


1909 


N. Y. 0.23 (4), Apr. 11,1908— 
M. 

N. Y. 0.23 (5), Apr. 11,1908— 
M. 

N. Y. O. 23 ( 6 ), Apr. 11,1908— 
M. 

N. Y. O. 23 ( 6 ), Apr. 11, 1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (7), Apr. 11, 1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 ( 8 ), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 ( 8 ) ( 2 ), Apr. 11, 
190S. 

N. Y. O. 23 ( 8 ) (3), Apr. 11, 
1908 

N Y O 23 (9), Apr 11, 1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (10), Apr. 11,1908. 
Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

N. Y. O. 23 (11), Apr. 11,1908. 
Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

N. Y. O. 23 (12), Apr. 11,1908. 
Do. 

N. Y. O. 23 (13), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (14), Apr. 11,1908. 
Do. 

Do. 


1913 

227 (23). 

227 (24). 

227 (25).. 

227 (26). 

227 (27). 

227 (28). 

227 (29). 

227 (30). 

227 (31). 

227 (32). 

227 (33). 

227 (34). 

227 (35). 

227 (36). 

227 (37). 

228 to-240, inclusive, 
left blank. 

241(1). 

241 (2). 

241 (3). 

241 (4). 


N. Y. O. 23 (17), Apr. 11,1908. 
New. 


241 (5) 

242 (1) 
242 (2) 


N. Y. O. 23 (18), Apr. 11,1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (19), Apr. 11,1908. 

Do. 

Do. 

N. Y. O. 23 (20), Apr. 11,1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (20) (2), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (20) (3), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 ( 21 ), Apr. 11,1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (22), Apr. 11,1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (23), Apr. 11 , 1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (23) (2), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (23) (3), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (24), Apr. 11,1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (25), Apr. 11,1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (26), Apr. 11,1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (27), Apr. 11,1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (28). Apr. 11,1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (28) (2), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (28) (3), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (28) (4), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (28) (5), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (28) ( 6 ), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (28) (7), Apr. 11 , 


242 (3). 

242 (4). 

242 (5). 

242(6). 

242 ( 7). 

242 (8). 

242 (9). 

242 (10). 

242 (11). 

243 to 250, inclusive, 
left blank. 

251(1). 

251 (2). 

251 (3). 

251 (4). 

I 251(5). 

251 (6). 

251 (7). 

251 (8). 

252 to 260, inclusive, 
left blank. 

261 (1). 

281 (2). 

261 (3). 

* 261(4)...... 


1909 


N. Y. O. 23 (28) ( 8 ), Apr. 11, 
1608. 

N. Y. O. 862 (28) (9), Apr. 22, 
1910. 

N. Y. O. 862 (28) (10), Apr. 22, 
1910. 

N. Y. O. 862 (28) (11), Apr. 22, 
1910. 

N. Y. O. 23 (28) (12), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 862 (28) (13), Apr. 22, 
1910. 

N. Y. O. 23 (28) (13), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (28) (14), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (28) (15), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (28) (16), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (28) (17), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (28) (18), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 862 (29), Apr. 22, 
1910. 

N. Y. O. 23 (30), Apr. 11,1908. 

N. Y. O. 46, Nov. 12,1896. 


N. Y. O. 23 (31), Apr. 11,1908. 

Do. 

Do. 

N. Y. O. 862, Clause II, Apr. 
22 1910 

N Y. O. 23 (31), Apr. 11,1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (32), Apr. 11, 1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (32) (1), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (32) (2), Apr. 11 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (32) (3), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (32) (4), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (33), Apr. 11, 1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (33) ( 2 ), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (33) (3), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

N. Y. O. 862 (33), Apr. 22 , 
1910. 

N. Y. O. 23 (34), Apr. 11,1908. 

N. Y. O. 23 (35), Apr. 11,1908. 


N. Y. O. 23 (36), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (36) (2), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 


N. Y. O. 23 (37), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (37) (2), Apr 11, 
1908 

N. Y. O. 23 (37) (3), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

Do. 


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Tabic of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Naval Instructions, 1913. and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Ordersfroin which Derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


261 (6).. 

261(7). 

261 (8). 

261 (9). 

261 (10). 

261 (11). 

261 (12). 

261 (13). 

261 (14). 

261 (15). 

261 (16). 

261 (17). 

261 (18). 

262 to 270, inclusive, 
left blank. 

271 (1). 

271 (2). 

271 (3). 

271 (4). 

271 (5). 


271 ( 6 ) 


271 (7) 


271 ( 8 ). 

271 (9). 

271(10). 

271(11). 

271 (12). 

271(13). 

271(14). 

271(15). 

272 to 280, inclusive, 
left blank. 

281 ( 1 ). 

281 ( 2 ). 

281 (3). 

281 (4). 

281 (5). 

281 ( 6 ). 

281 (7). 

281 ( 8 ). 

281 (9). 

281(10). 

281 ( 11 ). 

281 ( 12 ). 

281 (13). 

281 (14). 

281 (15). 

281 (16). 

281 (17). 

281 (18). 

281 (19). 

281 ( 20 ). 

281 ( 21 ). 

282 to 290, inclusive, 
left blank. 

291 . 

292 to 300, inclusive, 
left blank. 

301 (1). 

301 (2). 

301 (3). 

301 (4). 

301 (5). 

301 ( 6 ). 


1909 


N. Y. O. 23 (38), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (39), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (40), Apr 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (41), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (42), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (43), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (43) (2), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

Do. 

N. Y. O. 23 ( 44), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (45). Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (45) (2), Apr. 11, 
1908 

N. Y. 6 . 23 (46), Apr. 11,1908. 
N Y. O. 23 (47), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (4S), Apr. 11,1908. 


N. Y. O. 23 (49), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (50), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. 0.23 (51), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (52), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (52) (2), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

Do. 

N. Y. O. 23 (52) (3), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

. Do. 

N. Y. O. 23 (52) (4), Apr. 11, 
1908. 

Do. 

N. Y. O. 23 (53), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (54), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (55), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (56). Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (57), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y r . O. 23 (58), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (59), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (60), Apr. 11,1908. 


N. Y. O. 23 (62), Apr. 11,1908. 


N. Y. 0.23 (62), Apr. 11,1908. 
Do. 

N. Y. O. 23 (63), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 (64;, Apr. 11,1908. 
Do. 

N. Y. O. 23 (65), Apr. 11,190S. 
N. Y. O. 23 ( 66 ), Apr. 11,1908. 
Do 
Do 

N Y. O. 23 (67), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y r . O. 23 ( 68 ), Apr. 11.1908. 
N. Y. 0.23(68), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. 0.23 (69), Apr.ll, 1908. 
N.Y. 0.23 (70), Apr. 11,1908. I 
N.Y.0.23 (71), Apr. 11,1908. 
Do. 

N. Y. 0.23 (72), Apr. 11,1908. 
N.Y. 0.23 (73), Apr. 11,1908. 
1586. 


N. Y. 0.23 (74), Apr. 11,1908. 


N. Y. 0.23 (75), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. 0.23 (76), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. 0.23 (77), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. 0.23 (78), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. 0.23 (79), Apr. 11.1908. 
N. Y. 0.23 (80), Apr. 11,1908. 


1913 


1909 


301 (7). 

301 ( 8 ). 

301 (9). 

301 (10). 

302 to 310, inclusive, 
left blank. 


N.Y. 0.23(81), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. 0.23 (82), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. 0.23 (83), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. 0.23 (84), Apr. 11,1908. 


311 (1). 

311 (2). 

311 (3). 

311 (4). 

311 (5). 

311 ( 6 ). 

312 to 320, inclusive, 
left blank. 

321 . 

322 . 

323 . 

324 to 330, inclusive, 
left blank. 


N.Y. 0.23 (85), Apr. 11,1908. 
N. Y. O. 23 ( 86 ), Apr. 11.1908. 
N. Y. O. 601, Jan. 23, 1906. 

N. Y. 0.23 (87), Apr. 11, 1908. 
N. Y. 0.23 ( 88 ), Apr. 11, 1908. 
N.Y. 0.23 (89), Apr. 11, 1908. 


N. Y. 0.23 (90), Apr. 11,1908. 
N.Y. 0.23 (91), Apr. 11, 1908. 
N.Y. 0.23 (92), Apr. 11, 1908. 


331 . 

332 to 340, inclusive, 
left blank. 

341 (1). 

341 (2). 

341 (3). 

341 (4). 

342 to 350, inclusive, 
left blank. 

351 (1). 

351 (2).. 

351 (3). 

351 (4). 

351 (5). 

351 ( 6 ). 

351 (7). 

351 ( 8 ). 

351 (9). 

351 (10). 

351(11). 

351 (12). 

351 (13). 

351 (14). 

351 (15). 

351 (16). 

351 (17). 

351 (18). 

351 (19). 

351 (20). 

351 (21). 

352 . 

353 . 

354 . 

355 (I)....!. 

355 (2). 

355 (3). 

356 . 

357 . 

358 . 

359 . 

360 . 

361 . 

362 . 

363 to 370, inclusive, 
left blank. 

371 (1). 

371 (2). 

371 (3). 

371 (4). 

371 (5). 

371 ( 6 ). 

371 (7). 

372 (1). 

372 (2). 


N.Y. 0.23 (94), Apr.ll, 1908. 


N.Y. 0.541 (3), June 23, 1905. 
N.Y. 0.541 (5), June 23, 1905. 
N.Y. 0.541 (4), June 23, 1905. 
Do. 


N. Y. O. 14 (1), Dec. 5, 1907. 
N. Y. O. 14 ( 2 ), Dec. 5, 1907. 
N. Y. O. 14 (3), Dec. 5, 1907. 
N. Y. O. 14 (4), Dec. 5, 1907. 
N. Y. O. 14 (5), Dec. 5, 1907. 
N. Y. O. 14 ( 6 ), Dec. 5, 1907. 
N. Y. O. 14 (7), Dec. 5,1907. 
N. Y. O. 14 ( 8 ), Dec.5, 1907. 
N. Y. O. 14 (9), Dec. 5, 1907. 
N.Y. 0.14(10), Dec. 5,1907. 
N.Y. 0.14 (11), Dec. 5,1907. 
N.Y. 0.14 (12), Dec. 5,1907. 
N.Y. 0.14 (13), Dec. 5,1907. 
N. Y. 0.14 (14), Dec. 5,1907. 
N. Y. 0.14 (15), Dec. 5,1907. 
N.Y. 0.14(16), Dec. 5,1907. 
N.Y. 0.14(17), Dec. 5,1907. 
N.Y. 0.14 (18), Dec. 5,1907. 
N.Y. 0.14(19), Dec. 5,1907. 
N.Y. 0.14 (20), Dec. 5,1907. 
N. Y. 0.14(21), Dec. 5,1907. 
N.Y. 0.14 (22), Dec. 5,1907. 
N. Y. 0.14 (23), Dec. 5,1907. 
N. Y. 0.14 (24), Dec. 5,1907. 
N. Y. 0.14 (25), Dec. 5,1907. 
Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

N.Y. 0.14(26), Dec. 5,1907. 
N.Y. 0.14(27), Dec. 5,1907. 
N. Y. 0.14 (28.) Dec. 5,1907. 
N. Y. 0.14 (29), Dec. 5, 1907. 
N.Y. 0.14 (30), Dec. 5,1907. 
N.Y. 0.14 (31), Dec. 5,1907. 


N.Y. 0.9(1), Nov. 4,1904. 
N. Y. 0.9 (2), Nov. 4, 1904. 
N.Y. 0.9(3), Nov. 4, 1904. 
N. Y. 0.9 (4), Nov. 4, 1904. 
N. Y. 0.9 (5), Nov.4,1904 M. 
N.Y. 0.9(6), Nov. 4, 1904. 
N.Y. 0.9 (7), Nov. 4, 1904 M. 
N. Y. O. 69 (1), Dec. 31,1907. 
N. Y. 0.69 (2), Dec. 31,1907. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding'Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Ordersfrom which Derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. Numbers of articles. 


1913 

1909 

1913 

373. 

N. Y. 0.69 (3), Dec. 31,1907. 

509 to 520, inclusive 

374.. 

N. Y. O. 69 (4), Dec. 31, 1907. 

left blank. 

375. 

N. Y. 0.69 ( 6 ), Dec. 31, 1907. 

521 (1). 

376 to 380, inclusive, 

521 (2). 

left blank. 

381 (1). 

N. Y. O. 691 (1), Jan. 3, 1907. 
N. Y. O. 691 (2), Jan. 3, 1907. 
N. Y. 0.863 (1), May 19,1910. 
N. Y. 0.863 ( 2 ), May 19,1910. 
N. Y. 0.863 (3), May 19,1910. 
N. Y. O. 853, Aug. 16, 1910. 
Do. 

521(3). 

521 (4). 

381 (2). 

521 (5) . 

381 (3). 

521 ( 6 ) 

381 (4). 

521 (7) 

381 (5). 

521 ( 8 ) 

382 (1). 

521 (9) 

382 (2). 

521(10) 

382(3). 

Do. 

521 (11) 

382 (4). 

Do. 

521 (12) 

382 (5). 

Do. 

521 (13) 

382 (0). 

Do. 

521(14) 

382 (7). 

Do. 

521(15) 

382 (S'). 

Do. 

521 del 

382 (9). 

Do. 

521 (17) 

382(10). 

Do. 

521 (18) 

382(11). 

Do. 

521 (19) 

382 (12). 

N. Y. O. 50, Feb. 26,1897. 

N. Y. O. 511, Sept. 29, 1904. 

N. Y. O. 818, Jan. 2,1909. 

Do. 

521 (20) 

383..... 

521 (21) 

384 to 390, inclusive, 
left blank. 

391 (1). 

521 ^22). 

521 (23). 

521 (24) 

391 (2). 

521 (2b) 

392 (1). 

N. Y. O. 861, Feb. 9, 1910. 

Do. 

521 (26) 

392(2). 

522 to 600, inclusive 

392 (3). 

Do. 

left blank. 

392 (4). 

Do. 

601 ( 1 ) 

392 (5). 

Do. 

601 ( 2 ) 

393 to 400, inclusive, 
left blank. 

401 (1). 

N. Y. O. 198, Sept. 30, 1910. 

N. Y. 0.198(1), Sept. 30,1910. 
N. Y. 0.198(2), Sept. 30,1910. 
N.Y. 0.198(4), Sept.30,1910. 
N.Y. 0.198(5), Sept. 30,1910. 
N.Y. 0.198(6), Sept. 30,1910. 
N.Y. 0.198(7), Sept. 30,1910. 
N.Y. 0.198(8), Sept. 30,1910. 
N.Y. 0.198 (9), Sept. 30,1910. 
N.Y.0.198(10), Sept, 30,1910. 
N.Y.0.198(11), Sept. 30,1910. 
N.Y.0.198(12), Sept. 30,1910. 
Do. 

601 (3). 

601 (4). 

601 (5) 

401 (2). 

601 ( 6 ) 

401 (3). 

601 (7) 

401 (4). 

601 ( 8 ) 

401 (5). 

601 (9) 

401 ( 6 ). 

601 ( 10 ) 

402(1). 

602 ( 1 ) 

402 (2). 

602 ( 2 ) 

402 (3). 

602 (3) 

402 (4). 

602 (4) 

402(5). 

602 (5) 

403 (1). 

602 ( 6 ) 

403 (2). 

602 (7) 

40.3 (3). 

N.Y. 0.198 (14), Sept. 30,1910. 
Do. 

602 ( 8 ) 

403 (4). 

602 (9) 

404 (1). 

N. Y. O. 198 (15), (16), Sept. 
30, 1910 M. 

N. Y. O. 198 (17), Sept. 30, 
1910 M. 

N.Y.0.198(18), Sept. 30,1910. 

602 ( 10 ) 

404 (2). 

603..... 

604 

404 (3). 

605 . 

606 to 700, inclusive. 

404 (4). 

N.Y.0.198(19), Sept. 30,1910. 

left blank. 

404 (5). 

N.Y.0.198 ( 20 ), Sept. 30,1910. 
N.Y.0.198(21), Sept. 30,1910. 
N.Y.0.198(22), Sept. 30,1910. 
N.Y.0.198 (23), Sept. 30,1910. 
N.Y. 0.198 (24), Sept. 30,1910. 
N.Y.0.198(25), Sept. 30,1910. 

701 

404 ( 6 ). 

702 

404(7). 

703 (1) 

404 ( 8 ). 

703 (2) 

404 (9). 

704 

404(10). 

705 (1) 

405 to 500, inclusive, 

705 (2). 

left blank. 

501 (1). 

G. O. 46, Dec. 14, 1909. 

Do. 

705 (3). 

706 

501 (2). 

707 (1) 

501 (3). 

Do. 

707 (2) 

501 (4). 

S. O. 12 , May 21,1906. 

G. O. 63, Apr. 14, 1910 M. 

Do. 

707 (3) 

502(1). 

707 (4) 

502 (2). 

707 (5) 

502 (3). 

Do. 

707 ( 6 ) 

502 (4). 

Do. 

707 (7) 

502 (5). 

Do. 

707 ( 8 ) 

508. 

G. O. 239, Nov. 7, 1912. 

708. 


1549(1) M. 
1549(2)M. 
1549 (3) M. 
1549 (4) M. 
1549(5). 
1549 (6) M. 
1549(7). 
1549 (8) M. 
1549 (9). 
1549 (10). 
1549(11) M. 
1549 (12) M. 
1549 (13) M. 
1549(14). 
1549 (15) M. 
1549 (16) M. 
1549(17) M. 
1549(18) M. 
1549 (19). 
1549 (20). 
1549 (21) M. 
1549 (22). 
1549 (23) M. 
1549 (24) M. 
1549 (25) M. 
New. 


1522 (1) M. 
1522 (1) M. 
1522(1) M. 
1522 (1) M. 
1522 (1) M. 
1522 (1) M. 
1522 (1) M. 
1522 (1) M. 
1522(1) M. 
1522 (4). 
1522(1) M. 
1522 (2) M. 
1522 (3). 
1522 (4) M. 
New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

1522 (5) M. 
1522 (5) M. 
New. 

New. 

New. 


217. 

218. 
219(1). 
219 (2). 

233 M. 

234 (1). 
234 (2). 
234 (3). 
235. 

246 (1). 
246 (2) M. 
New. 

246 (3). 
246 (4). 
246 (5) M, 
246 (6). 
246 (7). 
247. 


1909 



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709. 

710. 

7111 

711 

712. 

713. 

714. 

715. 

716. 

717. 

718 

le 

801 

801 

802 

802 

803. 

804 

804 

804 

804 

804 

805. 

806. 

807. 

808. 

809. 

810 

le 

821 

821 

822. 

823. 

824 

824 

824 

825 

825 

825 

825 

825 

825 

825 

826 

826 

827 

827 

827 

828. 

829 

le 

901 

901 

901 

902 

902 

903 

le 

906 

906 

906 

907 

908 

909 

910 

911 

912 

912 

912 

913 


Table of Changes —Continued. 


structions, 1913. and Numbers of Corresponding Articles In Navy Regnlations, 
5 General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


jers of articles. 


1909 


G. O., Oct. 4, 1911. 

G. O. 81, Jan. 30, 1902, M. 

203. 

204. 

G. O. 26. Oct. 4, 1906. 

G. O. 36, Aug. 20, 1909, M. 
S. O. 6 . Feb. 11, 1909. 

S. O. 25, Sept. 20, 1906. 

G. O. 14, Jan, 30, 1906. 

S. O. 21, Aug. 13, 1906. 


284 (1). 

284 (2). 

285 (1). 

285 (2). 

286 M. 

287 (1) M, 
287 (2) M 
287 (3). 
287 (4). 

287 (5). 

288 

289 M. 

290 M. 

291. 

292. 


293 fl). 
293 (2). 

294. 

295. 

296(1) M. 
296(2)M. 

296 (3) M. 

297 (1). 
297 (2). 
297 (3). 
297 ( 4). 
297(5)M, 
297 ( 6 )M. 

297 (7). 
298(1). 

298 ( 2). 

299 (1). 
299 ( 2). 
299 (3). 
1048A (1) 


302. 

303. 

304. 

305 (1). 
305 (2). 


306 (1). 

306 (2). 

306 (3). 

307 (16) M. 

308 M. 
New. 

310 M. 

312 M. 

315 (1). 

315 (2). 

315 (3). 
New. 

316 M. 
New. 

New. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


915 (3). 

New. 

915 (4). 

New. 

915 (5). 

New. 

916(1). 

317 (1) 

317 (2). 

317 (2). 

317 (3). 
New. 

916(2). 

916 (3). 

916(4). 

916 (5). 

916 ( 6 ). 

317 (4). 
New. 

917.'..'. 

918. 

318. 

919. 

320. 

920 to 930, inclusive, 
left blank. 

931 (1). 

347. 

931(2). 

348. 

931 (3). 

349 M. 

932.'..'. 

350. 

933 (1). 

351 (1). 

351 (2). 

352. 

933 (2). 

934.'..'. 

935 (1). 

353 (1). 

353 (2). 

354. 

935 (2). 

936.'..'. 

937. 

355. 

938. 

356. 

939. 

357. 

940. 

358 M. 

941(1). 

464 (1) M. 
464 (2). 
New. 

941 (2). 

941 (3). 

941 (4). 

464 (3). 

464 ( 4). 

464 (5). 

464 ( 6 ). 

359 (1). 

359 (2). 

359 (3). 
360(1) M. 

360 (2) M. 
360 (3) M. 
360 (4). 

360 (5). 

361. 

941 (5). 

941 ( 6 ). 

941 (7). 

942 to 950, inclusive, 
left blank. 

951 (1). 

951 (2). 

951 (3). 

952 (1). 

952 (2). 

952 (3). 

952 (4). 

952 (5). 

953 ..'. 

954 (1). 

362 (1). 

362 (2). 

363 (1). 

363 (2). 

363 (3). 

363 (4). 

364. 

954 (2). 

955 (1). 

955 (2). 

955 (3). 

955 (4). 

956.'..'. 

957. 

366. 

958 to 1000, inclusive, 
left blank. 

1001 ( 1 ). 

368 (1) M. 
368 (7). 

368 ( 6 ). 

369 (1). 

369 (2). 

369 (3). 
370- 

1001 ( 2 ). 

1001 (3). 

1002 ( 1 ). 

1002 ( 2 ). 

1002 (3). 

1003.'..'. 

1004 (1). 

371 (1). 

371 (2) M. 
371 (3). 

1004 (2). 

1004 (3). 

1005 (1). 

373 (1). 

373 (2). 

374 ( 2 ) M. 
New. 

1005 (2). 

1006.'..'. 

1007. 

1008 to 1100 , inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 
1101 ( 1 ). 

382 (1) M. 


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Table of Chanycs —Continued. 


Articles in Naval Instructions, 1918, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1101 ( 2 ). 

1101 (3). 

1102 ( 1 ). 

1102 ( 2 ). 

1102 (3). 

1102 (4). 

1102 (5). 

1103 (1). 

1103 (2). 

1103 (3). 

1103 (4). 

1103 (5). 

1104 to 1110, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1111 . 

1112 . 

1113 (1). 

1113 (2). 

1113 (3). 

1113 (4).. 

1113 (5). 

1113 ( 6 ). 

1114 (1).. 

1114 (2). 

1115 (1). 

1115 (2). 

1116 ( 1 ). 

1116 ( 2 ). 

1116 (3). 

1117 . 

1118 to 1120 , inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1121 ( 1 ). 

1121 ( 2 ). 

1122 ( 1 ). 

1122 ( 2 ). 

1122 (3). 

1122 (4). 

1122 (5). 

1122 ( 6 ). 

1122 (7). 

1122 ( 8 ). 

1123 (1). 

1123 (2). 

1123 (3). 

1123 (4). 

1123 (5). 

1123(6). 

1123 (7). 

1123 ( 8 ). 

1123 (9). 

1123 (10). 

1124 (1). 

1124 (2). 

1124 (3). 

1124 (4). 

1124(5). 

1124 ( 6 ). 

1125 to 1130, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1131 . 

1132 to 1140, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1141 (1). 

1141 (2). 

1142 to 1150, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1151 . 

1152 to 1160, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1161 ( 1 ). 

1161 ( 2 ). 

1161 (3). 


1909 


New. 

382 (2) M 

383. 

384. 

385. 

386 M. 

388 M. 

389 (1). 
389 (2). 
389 (3). 
389 (4). 
389 (5). 


398 (1). 

398 (3). 

399 (1). 
399 (2) M 
399 (3). 
399 (4) M 
399 (5) M. 
399 (6) M. 
New. 
New. 
New. 
New. 
New. 
New. 
New. 
New. 


404 (3). 

404 (4). 

405 (1) M. 

405 (2) M. 

405 (3) M. 

405 (1) M. 

405 (3). 

405 (4). 

405 (5). 

405 (6). 

406 (1) M. 

406 (2) M. 
New. 

406 (3). 

406 (4). 

406 (5). 

406 (6). 

406 (7) M. 
New. 

New. 

407 (1), (2) M. 
407 (3). 

407 (4) M. 

407 (5). 

407 (6). 

407 (7). 


New. 


New. 
407 (8). 


New. 


New. 

New. 

New. 


Numbers of articles. 

1913 

1909 

1162 to 1200 , inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


1201 ( 1 ). 

408 ( 2 ) M. 

1201 ( 2 ). 

408 (3). 

1202 ( 1 ). 

413 ( 1 ) M. 

1202 ( 2 ). 

413(2). 

1203. 

414. 

1204. 

415. 

1205. 

416 M. 

1206 to 1300, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 

419 (3) M. 

1301 (1). 

1301 (2). 

419 (5). 

1301 (3). 

419 ( 6 ). 

1302. 

420. 

1303. 

421 M. 

1304 (1). 

422 (1). 

1304 (2). 

422 (2). 

1304(3). 

422 (3). 

1304 (4). 

422 (4). 

1305. 

424 (5). 

1306. 

425. 

1307 to 1310, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


1311. 

449. 

1312. 

450. 

1313 (1). 

451 (1). 

1313 (2). 

451 (2). 

1313 (3). 

451 (3). 

1313 (4). 

451 (4). 

1314 (1). 

459 (1). 

1314(2). 

459 (2). 

1315 (1). 

462 (1). 

1315 (2). 

S. O. 30, Nov. 8 , 1906 M. 

1315 (3). 

Do. 

1315 (4). 

Do. 

1316. 

463. 

1317. 

465 ( 6 ). 

1318. 

465 (7). 

1319. 

468. 

1320. 

New. 

1321. 

G. 0.108, Apr. 4,1911 M. 

1322. 

525 (7). 

1323 to 1330, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


1331. 

520. 

1332 (1). 

521 ( 1 ) M. 

1332 (2). 

521 (2). 

1333. 

522. 

1334. 

524. 

1335 (1). 

528 (1). 

1335 (2). 

529. 

1336. 

New. 

1337. 

527 (3). 

1338 to 1350. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1351. 

548. 

1352. 

549. 

1353 (1). 

550 (1). 

1353 (2). 

550 (2). 

1354. 

551. 

1355. 

New. 

1356 to 1400, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


1401 (1). 

561 (2). 

1401 (2). 

561 (3). 

1-101 (3). 

New. 

1402. 

562. 

1403 (1). 

570. 

1403 (2). 

578. 

1404. 

569. 

1405. 

584. 

1406. 

5S5. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Naval Instructions', 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles In Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 

1909 

1407. 

586. 

140S. 

587. 

1409. 

588. • 

1410. 

601 (3). 

1411. 

602. 

1412 to 1500. inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


1501. 

604. 

1502 (1). 

606. 

1502 (2). 

609 ( 2 ). 

1503. 

607. 

1504 (1). 

608 ( 1 ). 

1504 (2). 

608 ( 2 ). 

1504 (3). 

608 (3). 

1505. 

611. 

1500. 

612. 

1507. 

610. 

1542. 

G. O. 233, Oct, 31, 1912. 

1543 to 1000, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

1601. 

617. 

1602(1). 

618 ( 1 ). 

1602(2). 

618 ( 2 ). 

1603 (1). 

619 (1). 

1603 (2). 

619 (2). 

1603 ( 3). 

619 (3). 

1603 (4). 

619 (4). 

1603 (5). 

619 (5). 

1603 ( 6 ). 

619(6). 

1604 (1). 

620 ( 1 ) M. 

1604 ( 2). 

620 ( 2 ). 

1005. 

621. 

1006(1). 

628 ( 1 ). 

1606(2). 

628 ( 2 ). 

1606 (3). 

628 (3). 

1006 ( 4). 

628 (4). 

1606 (5). 

634. 

1606(6). 

628 (5). 

1606 (7). 

628 ( 6 ). 

1006 (8). 

628 ( 7). 

1606(9). 

628 ( 8 ). 

1607 (1). 

629 (1). 

1607 ( 2). 

S. O. 76, May 11, 1905 M. 

1008 ( 1 ). 

630 M, 637 M. 

1608 ( 2 ). 

635. 

1609. 

631. 

1610. 

632. 

1611. 

637 (2). 

1612. 

633 M. 

1613. 

638. 

1614 to 1700, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


1701 (1). 

645 (1). 

1701 (2). 

645 (2). 

1701 (3). 

645 (3). 

1701 (4). 

644A. 

1701 (5). 

645 (4). 

1702 (1). 

641 (1). 

1702 (2). 

641 (2). 

1703. 

642. 

1704. 

639A. 

1705. 

644 (2); 644A. 

1706. 

639 (5). 

1707 to 1800, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


1801. 

650. 

1802(1). 

655 (1). 

1802 ( 2 ). 

655 (2). 

1802(3). 

655 ( 3). 

1803 (1). 

656 (1). 

1803 (2). 

656 (2). 

1803 ( 3). 

656 (3). 

1803 (4). 

656 ( 4). 


Numbers of art icles. 


1913 

1909 

1803 (5). 

656 (5). 

1804 (1). 

657 (1). 

1804 (2). 

657 ( 2). 

1805. 

658 (1). 

1806. 

664. 

1807 (1). 

667 (1). 

1807 (2). 

667 (2). 

1807 (3). 

667 (3). 

1808 (a). 

668 (a). 

1808 (b). 

668 (d). 

1808 (c). 

668 (e). 

1809 to 1820, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


1821(1). 

675 (1). 

1821 ( 2 ). 

675 (2). 

1822. 

676. 

1823 (1). 

678 (1). 

1823 (2). 

678 (2). 

1824. 

679. 

1825 (1). 

680(1). 

1825 (2). 

680 ( 2 ). 

1826(1). 

681 ( 1 ). 

1826(2). 

681 ( 2 ). 

1827 to 1S40, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


1841. 

684. 

1842. 

685. 

1843. 

686 . 

1844. 

687. 

1845 to 1900, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 

/ i . 1 A 

1901. 

689. 

1902 (1). 

693 (1). 

1902 (2). 

693 (2). 

1903 to 2000, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


2001 ( 1 ). 

862 ( 2 ). 

2001 ( 2 ). 

862 (3). 

2001 (3). 

862 (4). 

2001 (4). 

862 (3). 

2002 . 

865. 

2063. 

866 . 

2004 (1). 

867 (1). 

2004 (2). 

S67 ( 2 ) M. 

2004 (3). 

New. 

2004 (4). 

867 (3). 

2005 (1). 

868 ( 1 ) M. 

2005 (2). 

868 ( 2 ). 

2006. 

809 ( 4) M. 

2007 (1). 

870(1). 

2007 ( 2). 

870 (2). 

2007 (3). 

870 (3). 

2007 (4). 

870 ( 4). 

2008. 

New. 

2009 (1). 

871 (1). 

2009 ( 2). 

871 (2). 

2009 (3). 

871 (3). 

2010 ( 1 ). 

872 (1). 

2010 ( 2 ). 

872 (2). 

2011 ( 1 ). 

873 (1). 

2011 ( 2 ). 

873 (2). 

2011 (3). 

873 (3) M. 

2012 . 

874. 

2013 (1). 

875 (1). 

2013 (2). 

875 ( 2). 

2013 (3). 

875 (3). 

2013 (4). 

875 (4). 

2014. 

880 (1), (2), (3) M. 

2015 (1). 

881 ( 1 ). 

2015 (2). 

881 ( 2 ). 

2015 (3). 

881 (3). 

2015 (4). 

8S1 (4). 

I 2015 (5). 

1 881 (5). 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1909 



1913 


1909 


2015 (6). 

2015 (7). 

2016 . 

2017 . 

2018 . 

2019 to 2030, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2031 . 

2032(1).. 

2032 ( 2).. 

2032 (3). 

2032(4). 

2032 (5). 

2032 (6). 

2032 (7).. 

2032 (8).. 

2032 (9).. 

2032 (10).. 

2032 (11).. 

2032 (12). 

2033 (1). 

2033 (2).. 

2034 .. 

2035 .. 

2036 to 2100 inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2101 . 

2102 . 

2103 . 

2104 . 

2105 (1). 

2105 (2).. 

2106 . 

2107 .. 

2108 .. 

2109 .. 

2110 .. 

2111 . 

2112 . 

2113 (1). 

2113 (2). 

2114 . 

2115 . 

2116 . 

2117 (1). 

2117 (2). 

2118 . 

2119 . 

2120 (1). 

2120 (2). 

2120 (3). 

2120 (4). 

2120 (5). 

2120 (6). 

2120 (7). 

2121 (1). 

2121 (2). 

2121 (3). 

2121 (4). 

2122 (1). 

2122 (2). 

2122 (3). 

2123 . 

2124 . 

2125 . 

2126 . 

2127 (1). 

2127 (2). 

2128 (1). 

2128 (2). 

2129 . 

2130 . 

2131 (1). 


881 ( 6 ). 
881 (7). 
882. 
884. 

885 ( 2). 


839. 

839 ( 2). 
839 (3) M, 
839 ( 4). 
839 (5). 
839 ( 6 ). 
839 (7). 
839 ( 8 ). 
839 (9). 
839 (10). 
839 (11). 
839 (12). 
New. 

890 (1). 
890 (2) M. 

891. 

892. 


934. 

935. 

936. 

937. 

938 (1). 

938 (2). 

939 M. 

940. 

941. 

950. 

953. 

954. 

956. 

957 (1). ' 
957 (2). 

958. 

959. 

963 M. 
965 (1). 
965 (2) M 
966. 

967 M. 

968 (1). 
968 (2). 
968 (3). 
968 (4). 
968 (5). 
968 ( 6 ). 

968 (7). 

969 (1). 
969 (2). 
969 (3). 

969 (4). 

970 (1). 
970 (2). 
970 (3). 

971. 

972. 

975. 

976. 

977 (1). 

977 (2). 

978 (1). 
978 (2). 

980 M. 

981 M. 

982 (1). 


t 


2131 (2). 

2132 (1). 

2132 (2). 

2133 

2134 to 2200 , inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2201 . 

2202 . 

2203 (1). 

2203 (2). 

2203 (3). 

2203 (4).. 

2203 (5). 

2203 ( 6 ). 

2204 (1). 

2204 (2). 

2204 (3). 

2205 . 

2206 ( 1 ). 

2206 ( 2 ). 

2207 . 

2208 to 2220 , inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2221 . 

2222* to 2230,’ inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2231 (1). 

2231 (2). 

2231 (3). 

2231 (4)... 

2232 . 

2233 (1). 

2233 (2). 

2234 to 2240 inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2241 (1). 

2241 (2). 

2241 (3). 

2241 (4). ! 

2242. 

2243* to" 2300, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2301 (1). 

2301 (2). 

2301 (3). 

2301 (4). 

2301 (5). 

2301 ( 6 ). 

2301 (7). 

2302 

2303 to 2310, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2311 (1). 

2311(2). 

2311(3). 

2311 (4).. 

2311 (5). 

2311 ( 6 ). 

2311(7). 

2312. 

2313’ to 2320,’ inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2321 (1). 

2321 (2). 

2321 (3). 

2321 (4). 

2322. 

2323’ to* ’2330,’ inciu’-’ 
sive, left blank. 

2331 (1). 

2331 (2). 

2331 (3). 

2331 (4). 


982 (2). 

983 (1 )M. 
983 (2). 
984. 


1036 M. 

1038 M. 

1039 (1). 
1039 (2). 
1039 (3). 
1039 (4). 
1039 (5). 

1039 ( 6 ) M. 

1040 (1) M. 
1040 (2). 
1040 (3). 
1041. 

1042 (1). 
1042 (2). 
1043. 


1217. 


New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

1048A (4). 
1048A ( 6 ). 


1040 (4). 
1040 (5).. 
1040 ( 6 ). 
1040 (7). 
New. 


696 (1). 
696 (2). 
696 (3).. 
696 (4). 
696 (5). 
698 (5). 
699. 

701. 


703. 

705 (1). 
705 (2). 
705 (3). 
705 (4). 
705 (5).. 
706. 

708. 


New. 

728 (1). 
728 ( 2 ). 
728 (3) M. 
New. 




710 (2). 
712 (1). 
712 (3). 
712 (7). 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Naval Instructions, 191S, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


2331 (5). 

2331 (6). 

2331 (7). 

2332 . 

2333 to 2340, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2341 (1). 

2341 (2). 

2342 . 

2343 to 2350. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2351 (1). 

2351 (2). 

2351(3). 

2351 (4).. 

2351 (5). 

2351 (6). 

2351(7). 

2351 (8). 

2352 .. 

2353 to 2400. inclu- 
. sive, left blank. 

2401 (1). 

2401 (2). 

2401 (3). 

2401 (4). 

2401 (5). 

2401 (6). 

2401 (7). 

2401 (8). 

2401 (9). 

2402 to 2500. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2501(1). 

2501 (2). 

2501 (3). 

2501 (4). 

2501 (5). 

2501 (6). 

2501 (7). 

2501 (8). 

2501 (9). 

2501 (10). 

2502(1). 

2502 ( 2). 

2502 (3). 

2502 ( 4). 

2502 (5). 

2503 . 

2504 . 

2505 (1). 

2505(2). 

2505 (3). 

2505 ( 4). 

2505 ( 5). 

2505 ( 6). 

2505(7). 

2506(1). 

2506 ( 2). 

2506(3). 

2506 (4). 

2506(5). 

2507(1). 

2507 ( 2). 

2508(1). 

2508 ( 2). 

2.508 (3). 

2508 ( 4). 

2508(5). 

2508 ( 6). 

2508 ( 7). 

2508(8). 

2508(9). 


1909 


712 (9) M. 

713. 

712 ( 8 ). 

714. 


716 (2). 
719 M. 
720. 


723 (1). 
723 (2). 
723 (3). 
723 ( 4). 
723 (5). 
723 ( 6 ). 

724. 

725. 

726. 


732. 

735 (1). 
735 (3). 
735 (4). 
735 (5). 
735 ( 6 ). 
736. 
738. 
741. 


432 (2). 

563 (5). 

S. O. 79, June 24, 1908. 
429(1). 

429 (2). 

429 (3). 

563 ( 6 ). 

563 (7). 

563 ( 9). 

563 (10). 

589(1). 

589 ( 2). 

589 (3). 

589 (4). 

589 (5). 

590. 

591. 

432 (4). 

432 (5). 

432 ( 6 ). 

432(7) M. 

432 ( 8 ). 

432(9) M. 

432(10). 

435(1) M. 

435(2) M. 

G. 0.11, Feb. 15,1909. 
435 (3). 

435(4). 

446(1). 

446(2). 

447 (1). 

447 (2). 

447 (3). 

447 (4). 

447 (5). 

447 ( 6 ). 

447 (7). 

447 ( 8 ). 

447 (9). 


1913 


2508(10). 

2508(11). 

2509(1). 

2509 ( 2). 

2509 ( 3). 

2509(4). 

2509 (5). 

2509(6). 

2509 ( 7). 

2509(8). 

2510 . 

2511 . 

2512 . 

2513(1). 

2513 (2). 

2513 (3). 

2513(4). 

2514(1). 

2514(2). 

2514(3). 

2514(4). 

2514(5). 

2514(6). 

2514(7). 

2515 . 

2516 . 

2517 . 

2518 to 2600, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


447 (10). 
447 (11). 
447A (1). 
447A (2). 
447A (3). 
447A (4). 
447A (5). 
447A ( 6 ). 
447A (7). 
447A ( 8 ). 
447B. 

470. 
440(1). 
564 (1). 
564 ( 2). 
564 (3). 
564 ( 4) M, 
599(1). 
599 (2). 
600. 
595(1). 
595 (2). 

596. 

597. 

633. 

432(1). 

448. 


1909 


2601. 

2602(1).. 
2602(2).. 
2602 (3).. 
2602(4).. 
2602(5). 
2602 ( 6 ). 

2602 (7).. 
2602 ( 8 ).. 
2602(9). 

2603 . 

2604 . 

2605(1)-. 

2605(2).. 

2605 (3).. 

2605 ( 4).. 
2605(5).. 

2606 . 

2607 (1)-. 
2607(2). 
2607 (3).. 
2607 (4). 
2607 (5).. 
2607 ( 6 ).. 
2607 (7).. 
2607 ( 8 ).. 
2607 (9). 
2607 (10) 
2607 (11) 
2607 (12) 
2607 (13) 
2607 (14) 

2607 (15) 
2607(16) 
2608(1). 

2608 ( 2 ). 

2608(3). 
2608(4). 
2608 (5). 
2609(1). 
2609(2). 
2609(3). 
2610. 


New. 

444 ( 1 ) M. 

444(2). 

444 (3). 

444 (4). 

251 (1). 

251 (2); G. O. 37, Sept. 15, 
1909, M. 

583(1), (2). 

738. 

445. 

572. 

432(3). 

435 (5). 

438(17). 

G. O. 22, Apr. 21, 1909. 
432(12). 

432 (l3). 

205. 

437 (i). 

437 (2). 

437 (3). 

437 (4). 

437 (5). 

437 ( 6 ). 

437 (7). 

437 ( 8 ). 

437 (9). 

437 (10). 

437 (11). 

437(12). 

438(10). 

438(11). 

438(12). 

735 (2). 

442(1). 

442 (2). 

442(3). 

442 (4). 

443. 

461 (1). 

461 (2). 

461 (3). 

454. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations* 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1909 


2611. 

455. 

2612. 

471. 

2613. 

472. 

2614. 

481. 

2615(1). 

478 (1). 

2615(2). 

478 (2). 

2615(3). 

478 (3). 

2615(4). 

478 (4). 

2615(5). 

712 ( 8 ) M. 

2616(1). 

438(1). 

2616(2). 

438 (2). 

2616(3). 

438 (3). 

2616(4). 

432 (11), 438 (4). 

2617(1). 

433 (3). 

2617 (2). 

433 ( 12 ) M. 

2617 (3). 

433 (4). 

2617 (4). 

433 (5). 

2617(5). 

519. 

2817 ( 6 ). 

592. 

2618 ( 1 ). 

429 (4). 

2618(2). 

433 ( 8 ). 

2618 (3). 

433 (9). 

2818 (4). 

433 ( 10 ); G. O. 51, Dec. 29, 
1909. 

2618 (5). 

433 ( 6 ). 

2618(6). 

564 (5). 

2818 (7). 

433 (11). 

2619(1). 

480. 

2619(2). 

479. 

2620(1). 

433 (2). 

2620(2). 

433 (2a). 

2621. 

433 (7) M. 

2622. 

435 ( 6 ). 

2623. 

536. 

2624. 

535 M. 

2625(1). 

440 (2). 

2625(2). 

440 (3). 

2625(3). 

440 (4). 

2625 ( 4). 

440 (5). 

2625 (5). 

440 ( 6 ). 

2625(6). 

737. 

2626(1). 

571. 

2626(2)...:. 

570. 

2626(3). 

733. 

2626 (4). 

734. 

2627 (1). 

698 (1). 

2627 (2). 

698 (2). 

2627 (3). 

698 (3). 

2627 ( 4). 

700. 

2628(1). 

707 (9), (10). 

2628 ( 2 ). 

707 (11). 

2628 (3). 

707 (12). 

2628(4).. 

646. 

2629(1). 

712(10). 

2829 ( 2). 

712(11). 

2629(3). 

712(6). 

2629 ( 4). 

712(4). 

2630. 

577. 

2631 (1). 

594 (1) 

2631 (2). 

594 (2). 

2631 (3). 

594 (3). 

2631 (4). 

594 (4). 

2631 (5). 

593 M. 

2631 ( 6 ). 

482 M. 

2632 (1). 

469. 

2632 (2). 

New. 

2633 (1). 

598 (1). 

2633 (2). 

598 (2). 

2633 (3). 

712 (5) M. 

2634(1). 

718(1). 

2634 (2). 

718 (2). 

2634 (3). 

718 (4) M. 

2635. 

4S3. 


1913 


1909 


2636 (1). 

2636 (2). 

2637 (1). 

2637 (2). 

2637 (3). 

2637 (4). 

2638 . 

2639 . 

2640 .. 

2641 (1). 

2641 (2). 

2641 (3). 

2642 (1). 

2642 (2). 

2642 (3). 

2642 (4). 

2642 (5). 

2643 to 2700, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2701 (1). 

2701 (2).. 

2701 (3). 

2701 (4). 

2701 (5). 

2702 (1). 

2702 (2). 

2702 (3). 

2702 (4). 

2702 (5). 

2703 (1). 

2703 (2). 

2703 (3). 

2704 . 

2705 (1). 

2705 (2). 

2705 (3). 

2705 (4). 

2705 (5). 

2705 (6). 

2705 (7). 

2705 (8). 

2705 (9). 

2705 (10). 

2706 (1). 

2706 (2). 

2707 (1). 

2707 (2). 

2707 (3). 

2707 (4). 

2707 (5). 

2707 (6). 

2707 (7). 

2707 (8). 

2707 (9). 

2708 . 

2709 . 

2710 .!" 

2711 to 2800. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2801. 

2802 to 2810, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2811 (1). 

2811(2). 

2811(3). 

2811 (4). 

2811(5). 

2811(6). 

2811 (7). 

2812 to 2820. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2821 (1). 

2821 (2).";;; 


525 (1). 

525 (2). 

739 (1). 

739 (2). 

739 (3). 

739 (4). 

740. 

741. 

573. 

G. O. 98, Jan. 3,1911. 
Do. 

Do. 

G. O. 101, Jan. 18,1911. 
Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 


927 (1). 

927 (2).M. 

927 (3). 

927 (4). 

927 (5). 

928 (1). 

928 (2) M. 

928 (3). 

928 (4). 

928 (5). 

929 (1) M. 

929 (2) M. 

G O. 56, Feb. 24, 1910 M. 

930 M. 

931 (1). 

931 (2). 

931 (3). 

931 (14) M. 

931 (5) M. 

931 (6). 

931 (7). 

931 (8). 

931 (9). 

931 (10). 

9.32 (1). 

932 (1). 

438 (5). 

438 (6). 

438 (7). 

438 (8) M. 

438 (9). 

438 (13). 

438 (14). 

438 (15). 

438 (16). 

S. O. 28, Sept. 15, 1909. 
933. 

G. O. 242, Nov. 15, 1912. 


New. 


707 (3). 

707 (4). 

707 (5). 

707 (6). 

707 (7). 

707 (8). 

439 (9) M; 707 (13) M. 


S. O. 22, May 
707 (1) M. 


8,1908. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles In Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


2822 ( 1 ).. 

2822 ( 2 ). 

2823. 

2834 to 2830. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 
2S31. 


New. 

707 (1) M. 
707 (1) M. 


New. 


2832 (1). 
2832 (2). 

2833.. .. 

2834.. .. 

2835.. .. 
2836 (1) 
2836 (2) 

2837.. .. 


New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


1909 


2838 . 

2839 (1). 

2839 (2). 

2839 (3). 

2839 (4). 

2840(1). 

2840 (2). 

2840 (3). 

2841 . 

2842 .. 

2843 .. 

2844 . 

2845(1). 

2845 (2). 

2845 (3).. 

2845 (4). 

2845 (5).. 

2846 (1). 

2846 (2). 

2846 (3). 

2846 (4). 

2846 (5). 

2847 . 

2848 (1).. 

2848 (2). 

2848 (3). 

2849 (1).. 

2849 (2). 

2849 (3). 

2849 ( 4).. 

2849 (5). 

2849 (6). 

2849 (7).. 

2849 (8). 

2850 . 

2851 . 

2852 

2853’i:o 2860 inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 
2861 (1). 

2861 (2). 

2861 (3). 

2862 . 

2863 . 

2864 . 

2885. 

2866.. 

2867 (1). 

2867 (2). 

2868 . 

2869 . 

2870 . 

2871 . 

2872 (1). 

2872 (2). 

2873 . 

2874 . 

2875 . 


New. 

S. O. 49, May 25,1910, M. 
Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

G. O. 96, Dec. 23,1910, M. 
Do. 

Do. 

New. 

S. O. 49, May 25,1910, M. 
S. O. 46, Nov. 13, 1903. 

G. O. 114, May 8,1911. 

S. O. 64, Nov. 10, 1904. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

S. O. 14, May 29,1906. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

S. O. 38, Feb. 18, 1907, M. 
Do. 

Do. 

S. O. 57, May 31, 1904, M. 
Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

S. O. 57, May 31, 1904, M. 
S. O. 29, Oct. 25, 1906. 
New. 

New. 


S. O. 65, Nov. 15, 1904 M; 
S. O. 5, Dec. 19, 1905 M. 
Do. 

Do. 

436. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1876 


New. 


1909 


2877 . 

2878 to 2900. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2901. 


2902 

1903 


S. O. 50, June 13,1910 M. 


New. 

New. 

New. 


2904 

2905 

2906 

2907 

2908 


2909. 

2910...-. 

2911 to 2920, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2921 . 

2922 . 

2923 . 

2924(1). 

2924 ( 2). 

2924 (3). 

2925. 

2926 to 2940, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2941 . 

2942 . 

2943 . 

2944 . 

2945 . 

2946 . 

2947 .. 

2948 to 2960, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2961 . 

2962 . 

2963 . 

2964 . 

2965(1). 

2965 ( 2). 

2966 to 2980, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

2981 .. 

2982 . 

2983 . 

2984 . 

2985 . 

2986 to 3000, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3001. 

3002.. 

3003 . 

3004 to 3020, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3021. 

3022. 

3023 . 

3024 . 

3025 to 3040. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3041 . 

3042 . 

3043 (1). 

3043 ( 2).. 

3043 (3). 

3044 . 

3045 . 

3046 . 

3047 . 

3048 . . 


New. 

New. 

New. 

894 (9) M. 

894 (3), (7), ( 8 ) M; S96 (3), 
(4), (5), ( 6 ) M; G. O. 43, 
Nov. 16,1909 M. 

896(1) M. 

896 (2) M. 


New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


893 (1), (2) M. 

893 (1), ( 2 ) M. 

893 ( 4), (5), ( 6 ), (7), ( 8 ) M. 

893 (3), (4), (5), ( 6 ), (7), ( 8 ) M. 

894 (4), (5), ( 6 ) M. 

894 (4), (5), ( 6 ) M. 

New. 


New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


New. 

New. 

New. 


894(1), (2) M; G. O. 43, Nov. 

16, 1909 M. 

New. 

895(1), (2) M. 

S. O. 71, Dec. 12,1910. 


New. 

897 ( 8 ) M. 

897 (16) M. 

897 ( 8 ), (16) M. 

897 (10) M. 

897 (17) M. 

New. 

897 ( 12 ), 910 (1) M. 
New. 

New. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 

1909 

3049. 

New. 

3050(1). 

899(1) M. 

899(1) M. 

899(1) M. 

899 (7) M. 

899 (7) M. 

899 ( 8 ), (9), (10) M. 

897(11) M. 

897 (4) M. 

New. 

3050(2). 

3050(3). 

3051(1). 

3051(2). 

3052.'.. 

3053. 

3054. 

3055. 

3056(1). 

914(1). 

914 (2). 

914(3) M. 

New. 

3056(2). 

3056 ( 3). 

3057.'. /. 

3058(1). 

900 ( 8 ) M. 

900 (7). 

New. 

3058(2). 

3058(3). 

3058 ( 4). 

New. 

3058 ( 5). 

900 (10) M. 

900 ( 2), (4) M. 

900 (3) M. 

900 (2) M. 

900 ( 11 ) M. 

New. 

3059(1). 

3059(2). 

3059(3).... 

3060(1). 

3060 ( 2). 

3061 ( 1 ). 

900 (5) M; 901 ( 1 ), (2) M. 
900(5) M; 901 ( 1 ), ( 2 ) M. 
900(13) M. 

900 (9). (14), (15) M. 

900 (15). 

New. 

3061 (2). 

3061 (3). 

3061 (4). 

3061 (5). 

3062(1). 

3062 (2). 

New. 

3063.'..'. 

New. 

3064(1). 

905(1), (2) M. 

905(1), (2) M. 

905(1), (2) M. 

905 (1), (2) M. 

New. 

3064 ( 2). 

3064(3). 

3064 (4). 

3065. 

3066. 

New. 

3067 (1). 

New. 

3067(2). 

New. 

3067(3). 

New. 

3068 (1). 

New. 

3068(2). 

New. 

3068 ( 3). 

New. 

3068 (4). 

New. 

3069(1). 

900 (16) M. 

900(16), (19), (27) M. 

900 (16), (31) M. 

New. 

3069 (2). 

3069 (3). 

3069(4). 

3069(5). 

New. 

3069(6). 

900 ( 29). 

909 M. 

3069(7). 

3070...'. 

897 (13) M. 

905 M. 

3071. 

3072. 

New. 

3073. 

900 (12) M. 

New. 

3074(1). 

3074(2). 

New. 

3074 (3). 

New. 

3075.'..'. 

903 (5) M, 904 M, 906 M. 

903 (1). 

903 (2), (4) M. 

903 ( 3) M. 

New. 

3076(1). 

3076 ( 2). 

3076(3). 

3077.'..'. 

3078. 

G. 0.84, Oct. 4, 1910 M. 

G. 0. 87, Aug. 17, 1908 M; 

G. 0. 84, Oct. 4, 1910 M. 

G. 0. 5, Jan. 2,1909 M. 

Do. 

3079. 

3080 (1). 

3080(2). 

3081 (1). 

G. 0.84, Oct. 4, 1910 M. 

Do. 

3081 (2). 

3082.'..'. 

912(1) M. 

911 (2), (3), (4), (5) M. 

3083. 


1913 


3084 (1). 

3084 ( 2). 

3085(1). 

3085(2). 

3085 (3). 

3085(4). 

3085 (5). 

3085 ( 6 ). 

3085 ( 7).. 

3085 ( 8 ). 

3086 to 3100, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3101. 

3102(1). 

3102(2). 

3103 . 

3104 . 

3105 . 

3106(1). 

3106 (2). 

3106 (3). 

3107(1). 

3107 (2). 

3107 (3). 

3108 . 

3109(1). 

3109 (2). 

3109 (3). 

3110 . 

3111 (1). 

3111 (2). 

3111 (3). 

3112(1). 

3112(2). 

3113 (1). 

3113 (2). 

3114(1). 

3114(2). 

3115 (1). 

3115 (2). 

3116(1). 

3116(2). 

3117 . 

3118 . 

3119 . 

3120 . 

3121 . 

3122(1). 

3122(2). 

3122(3). 

3122(4). 

3123(1). 

3123 (2). 

3124 . 

3125 (1). 

3125(2). 

3126(1). 

3126(2). 

3126(3). 

3126(4). 

3127(1). 

3127(2). 

3127 (3). 

3127(4). 

3128(1). 

3128(2). 

3128(3). 

3128(4). 

3128(5). 

3128(6). 

3129 to 3200, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3201. 


1909 


New. 

New. 

915 (1). 
915 (2) M 
915 (3). 
915 (4). 
915 (5) M. 
915 (6). 
915(7). 
915 (S). 


New. 

897 (1) M. 

897 (2) M. 

New. 

899 (4). 

897 (14) M. 

897 (3) M. 

897 (3) M. 

897 (3) M. 

897 (5), (6), (7) M. 
New. 

899 (5) M. 

898(1), (2) M. 

900 ( 28) M. 

900 ( 24) M. 

New. 

900 (17) M. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

900 ( 25) M. 

New. 

902(1) M. 

900 (21) M. 

New. 

900 (26) M. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

G. 0.84, Oct. 4,1910 M. 
Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

New. 

900 (21) M. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

913 (1) M. 

913 (2) M. 

913 (4) M. 

910(2). 

910(3). 

910 (4), (5) M. 

910(6) M. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

900 (30). 


991 M. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Naval Instructions. 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles In Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1009 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 1909 


i 


3202 . 

3203 . 

3204 . 

3205 . 

3200. 

3207 . 

3208(1). 

3208 (2). 

3209 . 

3210 . 

3211 fl). 

3211 (2). 

3212 to 3220, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3221(1). 

3221 (2). 

3221 (3). 

3222 .. 

3223 . 

3224 . 

3225 . 

3220. 

3227(1). 

3227 (2). 

3227 (3). 

3228 . 

3229 .. 

3230 .. 

3231 . 

3232 . 

3233 . 

3234 . 

3235 . 

3230(1). 

3236 (2). 

3237 . 

3238 . 

3239 

3240 to 3250, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3251 . 

3252 . 

3253 . 

3254 . 

3255(1). 

3255 (2). 

3255 (3). 

3255 (4). 

3256 . 

3257 . 

3258 . 

3259 . 

3260 . 

3261 . 

3262 .. 

3263 to 3300, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3301 (1). 

3301 (2). 

3301 (3). 

3301 (4). 

3301(5). 

3301 (6). 

3301(7). 

3301(8). 

3302(1). 

3302(2). 

3302(3). 

3302(4). 

3303. 


992. 

993. 

994 M. 

995. 

996 M. 

997. 

998'(1) M. 

998 (2). 

999. 

1000. 

1001 G. O. 64. Apr. 20.1910 M. 
G. 0.64, Apr. 20,1910. 


3304 to 3310, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 
3311(1). 

3311 (2).I 

3312 to 3320, inclu- I 
sive, left bank. 

3321 . 

3322 .! 


G. O. 29, June 17, 1909. 
Do. 


New. 

G. O. 34, Aug. 6, 1909. 


3323 


Do. 


3324 to 3330, inclu- | 
sive, left blank. 

3331 .1 S. O. 9, Feb. 23, 1909. 

3332 .j S. O. 93, Mar. 25, 1911. 


1002 ( 1 ). 
1002 ( 2 ). 

1002 (3). 

1003 M. 

1004. 

1005. 

1006. 

1007 M. 
1008(1). 

1008 (2). 
1608 (3). 
1009. 
1010 M. 
1011. 
1012. 

1013. 

1014. 

1015. 

1016. 
1017(1). 

1017 (2). 

1018 M. 
1019. 
1020 M. 


1021 M. 

1022 . 

1023. 

1024 M. 

1025 (1). 
1025 ( 2). 
1025 (3). 
1025 (4) M. 
1027. 

New. 

1028-M. 

1029. 

1030. 

1031. 

1032. 


G. O. 74 (1), June 27, 1908 M. 
G. O. 74 (2), June 27, 1908 M; 

G. O. 79, Nov. 18, 1908 M. 
G. O. 74 (3), June 27,1908. 

G. O. 74 (4), June 27, 1908 M; 

S. O. 4, Feb. 2, 1909. 

G. O. 74 (5), June 27, 1908. 

G. O. 74(6), June 27, 1908. 

G. O. 74(7), June 27, 1908. 

Do. 

441 (1). 

441 (2) M. 

441 (4). 

441 (5). 

S. O. 11, Mar. 3, 1909. 


3333 to 3340, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3341 .. 

3342 . 

3343 to 3360, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3361 . 

3362 .. 

3363 . 

3364 . 

3365 . 

3366 to 3400, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3401 (1). 

3401 (2). 

v 3401 (3). 

3402(1). 

3402 (2). 

3402 (3). 


3402 (4) 
3403(1) 



3403 (4). 
3404(1). 

3404 ( 2). 

3405 (1). 

3405 ( 2). 
3406(1). 

3406 ( 2). 
3406 (3). 
3406(4). 
3406 (5). 
3406(6). 
3406(7). 

3406 (8). 
3407(1). 

3407 (2). 
3407 (3). 
3407 (4). 
3107 (5). 
3407 (6). 
3407 (7). 
3407 (8). 
3407 (9). 
3407(10) 
3407(11) 

3407 (12) 
3408(1).. 

3408 (2).. 

3408 (3).. 
3408(4).. 
3408(5).. 
3409(1).. 
3409(2).. 
3409(3). 

3409 (4). 
3409 (5). 
3409 (6). 


G. O. 56 (25), Oct. 29, 1907. 
G. O. 67, June 14, 1910. 


New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


1547 (7). 
1547 (8). 
1547 (9). 
1551 (2). 
1551 (3). 
1551 (4). 
1551 (5). 
1556 (1). 
1556 (2). 
1556 (3). 
1556(4). 
1559 (1). 
1559 (2). 
1561 (1). 

1561 (2) M. 

1562 (1). 
1562 (2). 
1562 (3). 
1562 (4). 
1562 (5). 
1562 ( 6). 
1562 (7). 

1562 (8). 
1562A (1). 
1562A (2). 
1562A (3). 
1562A (4). 
1502A (5). 
1562A (6). 
1562A (7). 
1562A (8). 
1562A (9). 
1562A (10) 
1562A (11) 
1562A (12) 

1563 (1). 
1563 (2). 
1563 (3). 
1563 (4). 

1563 (5). 
1564(1). 

1564 (2). 
1564 (3). 
1564 (4). 
1564 (5). 
1564 (6). 


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Table of Changes-^ -Continued. 

* I» • < • A r' ' v ' r Y \ . , • * y 

Articles in Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1909 


3409 (7). 

3409 (8). 

3410 . 

3411 to 3420, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3421 (1). 

3421 (2). 

3421 (3). 

3421 (4). 

3422 to 3430, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3431 . 

3432 . 

3433 . 

3434 . 

3435 . 

3436... 

3437 . 

3438 . 

3439 . 

3440 . 

3441 . 

3442 (1). 

3442 (2). 

3442 (3). 

3443 to 3450, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3451 (1). 

3451 (2). 

3452 to 3455, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3456 (1). 

3456 (2). 

3456 (3). 

3456 (4). 

3456 (5). 

3456 (6). 

3456 ( 7). 

3457 (1). 

3457 (2). 

3458 to 3460, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3461 (1). 

3461 (2). 

3461 (3). 

3462 to 3465, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3466 . 

3467 to 3470, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3471 (1). 

3471 (2). 

3471 (3). 

3471 (4). 

3471 (5). 

3471 (6). 

3471 (7). 

3472 to 3475, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3476 . 

3477 . 

3478 . 


3479 . 

3480 . 

3481 to 3500, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3501 . 

3502 . 

3503 . 


3504 . 

3505 . 

3506 to 3520, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 


1564 (7). 
1564 (8). 
1565. 


1568 (4). 
1568 (6). 
1568 (7). 
1568 (8). 


1569 (5). 
1569 (6). 
1569 (7). 
1569 (8). 
1569 (9). 
1569 (10). 
1569 (11). 
1569 (12). 
1569 (13). 
1569 (14). 

1569 (15). 

1570 (1). 
1570 (2). 
1570 (3). 


1571 (4). 
1571 (5). 


1572 (5). 
1572 (6). 
1572 (7). 
1572 (8). 
1572 (9). 
1572 (11). 

1572 (13). 

1573 (2). 
1573 (5). 


1574 (3). 
1574 (4). 
1574 (5). 


1578 (4). 


1587 (2). 
1587 (3). 
1587 (4). 
1587 (5). 
1587 (6). 
1587 (7). 
1587 (8). 


1588. 

1589. 

1590. 

1591. 

1592. 


1391. 

1392. 

1393. 

1394. 
1395 M. 






O) Mtjf) 




t KI KOi 
< t ' .•:<> 


Numbers of articles. 


. . tfn 
l } M 
) 

■T 701 


T) TO' 
. (8.) TO, 


t 


1913 


3521 . 

3522 . 

3523 

3524 to 3530, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3531 . 

3532 .. 

3533 (1).. 

3533 (2). 

3533 (3). 

3533 (4). 

3533 (5). 

3533 (6). 

3533 (7). 

3533 (8). 

3533 (9). 

3533 (10). 

3533 (11)., 

3533 (12). 

3533 (13). 

3534 . 

3535 (1). 

3535 (2). 

3535 (3). 

3535 (4). 

3535 (5). 

3535 (6). 

3535 (7). 

3535 (8). 

3536 (1). 

3536 (2). 

3536 (3). 

3536 (4). 

3536 (5). 

3537 to 3550, inclu¬ 
sive, left biank. 

" 3551 (1). 

3551 (2). 

3551 (3). 

3551 (4). 

3552 (1). 

3552 (2). 

3553 to 3560, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3561 (1). 

3561 (2). 

3562 . 

3563 (1). 

3563 (2). 

3563 (3). 


1909 


3564 . 

3565 (1). 

3565 (2). 

3566 to 3570, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3571 . 

3572 . 

3573 . 

3574 . 

3575(1). 

3575 (2). 

3576(1). 

3576 (2). 

3577 . 

3578 . 

3579 . 

3580 . 

3581 .. 

3582 . 

3583 (1). 

3583 (2).. 


1404. 

1405. 

1406. 


New. 

New. 

New. 

1410 (1) M. 

G. O. 113, Apr. 28, 1911. 
1410 (1) M. 

New. 

1410 (5) M. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

1410 (3) M. 

1410 (3) M. 

New. 

New. 

1414(1). 

1414 (2). 

1414(3). 

1414(4). 

1414 (5). 

1414(6). 

1414 (7). 

1414 (8). 

New. 

1416 (1). 

1416 (2). 

1416 (3). 

1416 (4). 


1419 (1) M. 
1419(1), (2) M. 
1419 (3). 
1419(4). 

1421 (1). 

1421 (2). 


1424 (1). 
1424 (2). 
1425. 
1426 (1). 
1426 (2). 
1426 (3). 
1426 (4). 
1427. 
1428 (1). 
1428 (2). 


1432. 

1433. 

1434. 

1435. 

1436 (1) M. 

1436 (2) M. 

1437 (1)M. 
1437 (3). 
1438. 

1440. 

1441. 

1442. 

1443. 

1444. 

1445 (1). 
1445 (2). 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles In Naval Instructions, 1918, and Numbers ot Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Ordersfroin which Derived —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


3583 (3) 

3583 (4) 
3584(1) 

3584 (2) 


1445 (3) il. 
New. 

1446. 

New. 


1909 


3585. 

3586....... 

35S7. 

3588 . 

3589 . 

3590(1)... 

3590(2)... 

3590(3)... 

3591 . 

3592(1)... 

3592(2)... 

3592 (3)... 

3593 . 

3594 .. 

3595 (1).. 
3595 (2).. 
3595 (3).. 
3595 ( 4).. 
3595 (5).. 

3595 (6).. 
3596(1).. 

3596 ( 2).. 

3597 .. 

3598 (1).. 
3598(2).. 
3598(3).. 
3598(4).. 
3598(5).. 
3598(6).. 
3598(7).. 

m8 (8).. 

3598(9).. 
3598(10), 
3598(11), 
m8 (12). 
m8 (13). 
3598(14). 
3599(1).. 

3599 ( 2).. 
3599 (3).. 
3599 (4).. 
3600(1).. 


1447. 

1448. 

1452 (1) M. 

1452 (2). 

1453 M. 

1454 (1). 

1454 (2). 

1454 (3). 

1455. 

1457 (1). 

1457 (2). 

1457 (3). 

1458 M. 

1459. 

1460 (1). 

1460 (2). 

1460 (3). 

1460 (4). 

1460 (5). 

1460 (6). 

1461 (1). 

1461 (2). 

1462. 

New. 

1465 (4) M. 

New. 

New. 

1465 (5), (5a), M. 
1465 (6) M. 

1465 (7) M. 

1465 (8), (9) M. 
New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

1466 (1) M. 

1466 (2)M. 

1466 (3) M. 

New. 

1464 (1), (3), (6), 
(5) M. 


M; 


3600 ( 2). 

3600 (3). 

3600(4). 

3600(5). 

3600(6). 

3600 (7). 

3000(8). 

3600(9). 

3600(10). 

3600(11). 

3600(12). 

3601 . 

3602(1). 

3602(2). 

3602(3). 

3602(4). 

3603 (1). 

3603 ( 2). 

3603 (3). 

3603 (4). 

3604(1). 

3604 (2). 

3604 (3). 

3604 (4). 

3604(5). 

3605 (1). 


New. 

1464 (4), (5) M. 

1464 (7) M. 

1464 (9) M. 

New. 

New. 

1464 (6) M. 

1464 (8) M. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

1468 M. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

1469 (1). (2). (3).<4) M. 
1469 (5) M. 

1469 (1), (2) M. 

1465 (1), (2), (3) M. 
1467 (1). 

1467 (2). 

1467 (3). 

1467 (4). 

1467 (5), (6). 

New. 


Numbers of art icles. 



1469 


3605 (2). 

3605(3).„. 

3606 to 3610, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3611. 


3612. 

3613. 

3614. 

3615. 

3616. 

3617. 

3618. 

3619. 


3620 to 3630, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3631 . 

3632 ... 

3633 (1) . 

3633 (2). 

3633 (3). 

3634 . 

3635 (1). 

3635 (2). 

3636 . 

3637 .. 

3638 (1). 

3638 (2). 

3638 (3).. 

3639 (1). 

3639 (2). 

36*10.. 

3641 (1). 

3641 (2). 

3641 (3). 

3641 (4). 

3642 (1). 

3642 (2). 

3643 .. 

3644 .. 

3645 . 

3646 . 

3647 . 

3648 . 


New. 

New. 


S. O. 

s. o 
s. o 
s.o 
s. o 
s.o 
s. o. 

s. o 
s. o. 

s. o 
s. o. 

s. o 
s. o. 

s. o 
s. o. 

s. o 
s. o. 
s. o 


10 (6), Apr. 
. 69, Nov. 18, 
10 (7), Apr. 
. 69, Nov. 18, 
10 (8), Apr. 
. 69, Nov. 18, 
10 (9), Apr 
. 69, Nov. 18, 
10 (14), Apr 
. 69, Nov. 18, 
10 (15), Apr 
. 69, Nov. 18, 
10 (16), Apr 
. 69, Nov. 18, 
10 (17), Apr 
. 69, Nov. 18, 
10 (18), Apr 
. 69, Nov. 18, 


21, 1906; 
1910 M. 
21, 1906; 
1910 M. 

21, 1906; 
1910 M. 

21, 1906; 
1910 M. 

. 21, 1906; 
1910 M. 

. 21, 1906; 
1910 M. 

. 21, 1906; 
1910 M. 

. 21, 1906; 
1910 M. 

. 21, 1906; 
1910 M. 


1470 (a). 
1476. 

1477 (1). 
1477 (2). 
1477 (3). 
1478. 

1479 (1). 
1479 (2). 

1480. 

1481. 

1482 (1) M. 
1482 (2). 

1482 (3). 

1483 (1). 

1483 ( 2). 

1484 M. 

1485 (1). 
1485 (2). 
1485 (3). 
14S5 (4). 
1487 (1) M. 
1487 (2) M. 

1488. 

1489. 

1490. 

1491. 

1492. 

1493. 


3650 . 

1495. 

3651 . 

1496. 

3652 . 

New. 

3653 to 3660. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 
3661 . 

New. 

3662 (1)... 

G. O. 76, Sept. 28, 1908. 

Do. 

3662 (2). 

3m (3)... 

Do. 

3663 ' . 

G. O. 76 (1), Sept. 28, 1908. 

3664. 

G. O. 76 (2), Sept. 28, 1908 M. 

36)65 . 

G. O. 76(3), Sept. 28, 1908. 

3606 . 

G. 0.76(4), Sept. 28, 1908. 

3667 . 

G. O. 76 (5), Sept. 28, 1908. 

3668 . 

G. O. 76 (6), Sept. 28, 1908. 

3669 . 

G. O. 76 (12), Sept. 28, 1908. 

3670 (1). 

G. 0.76 (17), Sept.28,1908. 

3670 (2). 

G. 0.76 (18), Sept. 28,1908. 

3670 (3). 

G. 0.76 (19), Sept. 28,1908. 

3671.'... 

G. O. 76 (23), Sept. 28,1908. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909. or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


3672 . 

3673 (1). 

3673 (2). 

3673 (3). 

3673 ( 4). 

3673(5). 

3673 (6). 

3673 ( 7). 

3674(1). 

3674 (2). 

3674 (3). 

3674 ( 4). 

3674(5). 

3674(6). 

3674(7). 

3674 (8). 

3674 (9). 

3674(10). 

3674(11). 

3675 . 

3676(1). 

3676 (2). 

3676(3). 

3676 (4). 

3677 to 3680, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3681 . 

3682 (1). 

3682 (2). 

3683 . 

3684 (1). 

3684(2). 

3685 (1). 

3685 ( 2). 

3685 (3). 

3685 (4). 

3685 (5). 

3685 (6). 

3685 (7). 

3685 ( 8). 

3685 (9). 

3685 (10). 

3685 (11). 

3686(1). 

3686 (2). 

3687 .. 

3688 . 

3689 (1). 

3689 (2). 

3690 . 

3691 (1). 

3691 (2). 

3691 (3). 

3692 . 

3693 . 

3694 . 

3695 (1). 

3695 (2). 

3696(1). 


3696 (2) 
3696 (3) 
3696 (4) 
3696 (5) 

3697.. .. 

3698.. .. 


1909 


G. 0.76 (24), Sept. 28,1908. 
G. 0.76 (25), Sept. 28,1908. 
G.0.76 (26), Sept. 28,1908. 
G. 0.76 (27), Sept. 28,1908. 
G. O. 76 (28), Sept. 28,1908. 
G. 0.76 (29), Sept. 28,1908. 
G. 0.76 (30), Sept. 28.1908. 
G. 0.76 (31), Sept. 28,1908. 
G. O. 76 (32), Sept. 28.1908. 
G. 0.76 (33), Sept. 28,1908. 
G. O. 76 (34), Sept. 28,1908. 
G.0.76 (35), Sept. 28,1908. 
G. O. 76 (36), Sept. 28,1908. 
G. O. 76 (37), Sept. 28,1908 M 
G. 0.76 (39), Sept. 28,1908. 
Cr. O. 76 (40), Sept. 28,1908. 
G. 0.76 (43), Sept. 28,1908. 
G.0.76 (44), Sept. 28,1908. 
G. 0.76 (55), Sept. 28,1908. 
G.0.76 (60), Sept. 28,1908. 
G. 0.76 (64), Sept. 28,1908. 
G. O. 76 (65), Sept. 28,1908. 
G. O. 76 (65), Sept. 28,1908. 
G.0.76 (66), Sept. 28.1908. 


New. 

G. O. 112 (1), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. 0.112 (2), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (3), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (4a), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (46), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (5a), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (56), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (5c), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (5d), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (5c), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (5/), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (5(7), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (56), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (5i), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (50, Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (5k), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (6a), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (66), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. O. 112 (7), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112(8), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (9a), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (96), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (10), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. 0.112 (11a), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (116), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (11c), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (12), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (13), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (14), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (15), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (15), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (16), (16a), (166), 
(16c), (16d), (16e), (16/), 
Apr. 26,1911. 

G. O. 112 (16, last subpara¬ 
graph), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (16, fourth subpara¬ 
graph), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. O. 112(16, sixth subpara¬ 
graph), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. 0.112 (16, ninth subpara¬ 
graph), Apr. 26,1911. 

G. O. 112 (17), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (18), Apr. 26, 1911. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1909 


3699 (1).. 

3699 (2). 

3699 (3). 

3700 . 

3701 . 

3702(1). 

3702 ( 2).. 

3702(3). 

3703 . 

3704 . 

3705 . 

3706 . 

3707 . 

3708 (1). 

3708 (2). 

3708 (3). 

3709 . 

3710 . 

3711 . 

3712 (1). 

3712 (2). 

3712 (3). 

3712 (4). 

3712 (5). 

3712 (6). 

3712 (7). 

3713 (1). 

3713 (2). 

3713 (3). 

3713 (4). 

3713 (5). 

3713 (6). 

3713 (7). 

3713 (8). 

3714 . 

3715 (1). 

3715 (2). 

3715 (3). 

3715 (4). 

3715 (5). 

3715 (6). 

3715 (7). 

3715 (8). 

3715 (9). 

3715 (10). 

3715 (11). 

3715 (12). 

3715 (13). 

3715 (14). 

3715(15). 

3716(1). 

3716(2). 

3716 (3). 

3716(4). 

3716(5). 

3716(6). 

3716(7). 

3716(8). 

3716 (9). 

3716(10). 

3717 . 

3718 . 

3719 to 3800, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

3801 (a). 

"" 6 ). 

c) . 


3801 
3801 

3801 ( d) 

3802 

3803 

3804 


G. O. 112 (19), Apr. 26, 1911. 
Do. 

Do. 

G. O. 112 (20), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (21), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (22a), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (226), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (22c), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (23), Apr. 20, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (24), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (25), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (26), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (27), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (28a), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (286), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (28c), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (29), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (30), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (31), Apr. 26,1911* 
G. 0.112 (32a), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (326), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (32c), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (32d), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (32c), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (32/), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (32 g), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (33a), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (336), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (33c), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (33d), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (33c), Apr. 26,1911* 
G. O. 112 (33/), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (33?), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (336), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (34), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (35a) Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (356), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (35c), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (35d), Apr. 26,1911. 
Do. 

G. O. 112 (35c), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (35/), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (35?), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (356), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (350, Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (35/), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (356), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (35Z), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112(35m), Apr.26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (35n), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (36a), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (366), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (36c), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (36d), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (36e), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (36/), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (360), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (366), Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (360, Apr. 26,1911. 
G. 0.112 (360, Apr. 26,1911. 
G. O. 112 (37), Apr. 26, 1911. 
G. O. 112 (38), Apr. 26, 1911. 


G. O. 20, Apr. 14, 1909. 
Do. 

Do. 

New. 

G. O. 20, Apr. 14, 1909. 
Do. 

Do. 


( 72 c) 


















































































































































3805. 

380(3 

siv 

3901 

3902. 

3903 

3904 

3905 

3906 

3907 

3908 

3909 

3910 

3911 

3912 

3913 

3914 

3915 

sn 

3921 

3922 

3923 

3924 

3925 

si\ 

3931 

3932 

3933 

sn 

3941 

3942 

sn 

3951 

3952 

3953 

3954 

3955 

3956 

3957 

3958 

3959 

3960 

3961 

3962 

3963 

3964 

3965 

sh 

4001 

4002 

4003 

4004 

4005 

4006 

4007 

4008 

4009 

4010 

4011 

4012 

4013 

4014 

4015 

4016. 

4017 

4017 

4017 

4017 

4017 

017 

4017 

4018 

4018 


Table of Changes —Continued. 


is true tio ns, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
p General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


bers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 


New. 


New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


New. 

New. 

New. 


D. O. 63, June 2, 1908. 

D. O. 63 (1), June 2, 1908 M. 
D. O. 63 (2), June 2, 1908 M. 
D. O. 63 (3), June 2, 1908 M. 
D. O. 63 (4), June 2, 1908 M. 
D. O. 63 (5), June 2, 1908 M. 
D. O. 63 (6), June 2, 1908 M. 
D. O. 63 (7), June 2, 1908 M. 
Do. 

D. O. 63 (8), June 2, 1908 M. 
D. O. 63 (9), June 2, 1908. 
Do. 

D. O. 63 (10), June 2, 1908. 

D. O. 63 (11), June 2. 1908. 


564 (2), 1237 ( 2) M. 
New. 

New. 

27 M. 

Do. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


1913 


1909 




4018 

;3).. 

4018 

;4).. 

4018 

5. 

4018 

6). 

4019. 

4020 

'!)- 

4020 

:2). 

4020 

.3). 

4020 

.4). 

4020 

,5). 

4020 

;6). 

4020 

j). 

4020 

1$). 

4020 

9). 

4020 

10) 

4020 

:n) 


4021 to 4100. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4101 . 

4102 . 

4103 . 

4104 (1). 

4104 (2). 

4104 (3). 

4105(1). 

4105(2). 

4105(3). 

4106(1). 

4106(2). 

4106 (3). 

4106 (4). 

4106(5). 

4106 (6). 

4106(7). 

4106(8). 

4106 (9). 

4106 (10). 

4106(11). 

4106 (12). 

4106(13). 

4106(14). 

4106(15). 

4106(16). 

4107(1). 

4107(2). 

4107 (3). 

4107 (4). 

4108(1). 

4108(2). 

4108(3). 

4108(4). 

4108(5). 

4108(6). 

4108(7). 

4108(8). 

4108 (9). 

4109 . 

4110 . 

4111(1). 

4111(2). 

4111(3). 

4112(1). 

4112(2). 

4112(3). 

4112(4). 

4112(5). 

4112(6). 

4112(7). 

4112 (8). 

4112(9). 

4112(10). 

4112(11). 

4112(12). 


New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


G. O. 240, Nov. 9, 1912. 

S. O. 98 (2), Apr. 24, 1911 M. 
S. O. 98 (4), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98 (5), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98 (6), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98 (7), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98 (8), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98 (9), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. 0.98(10), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. 0.98(11), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. 0,98(12), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. 0.98(13), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. O. 98(14), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98(15), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. O. 98(16), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98(17), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. 0.98(18), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. 0.98(19), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98(20), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98(21), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. 0.98 (22), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. 0.98 (23), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98(24), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. 0.98(25), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98 ( 26), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98(27), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. 0 . 98 (28), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98 ( 29), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. 0 . 98(30), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. 0.98 (31), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. O. 98 (32), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. O. 98 (33), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. 0 . 98(34), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98(35), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. O. 98 (36), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98(37), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. 0 . 98 (38), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98 (39), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98 (40), (41), Apr. 24, 
1911. 

S. O. 98 (42), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98(43), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. O. 98(44), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98 (45), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. O. 98 (46), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98(47), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. 0 . 98(48), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. O. 98 (49), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. 0.98(50), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. 0.98 (51), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. O. 98(52), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98 (53), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98(54), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. 0.98(55), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. 0.98(56), Apr. 24, 1911. 

S. O. 98 (57), Apr. 24, 1911. 


(73 C) 




























































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1909 


4112f13).... 

4112(14)_ 

4112(15) 
4112(16) 
4113(1). 

4113 (2). 
4114(1). 
4114(2). 
4114(3). 

4114 (4). 

4114(5). 

4115(1). 

4115(2). 

4115 (3). 

4116(1). 

4116(2). 

4116 (3). 

4116(4). 

4116 15). 

4116 (6). 

4116(7). 

4116(8). 

4116(9). 

4116(10).... 

4116(11).... 

4116(12).... 

4116(13).... 

4116(14).... 

4117(1). 

4117(2). 

4117 (3). 

4118(1). 

4118(2). 

4118(3). 

4118(4). 

4118(5). 

4118(6). 

4118(7). 

4118(8). 

4118(9). 

4118(10).... 

4118(11).... 

4118(12).... 

4118(13).... 

4118(14).... 

4118(15).... 

4118(16).... 

4118(17).... 

4118(18).... 

4118(19).... 

4118(20).... 

4119. 

4120(1). 

4120(2). 

4120(3). 

4120(4). 

4120(5). 

4120(6). 

4120(7). 

4120(8). 

4120(9). 

4120(10).... 

4120(11).... 

4120(12).... 

4120(13).... 

4120(14).... 

4120(15).... 

4120(16).... 

4120(17).... 

4120(18)_ 

4120(19)_ 

4120(20)_ 

4121(1).. 


S. 0.98(58), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98 (59), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(60), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(61), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0 . 98(62), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98 (63), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0 . 98(64), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0 . 98 (65), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98 (66), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(67), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98 (68), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(09), Apr. 24,1911. 
S. 0 . 98(70), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(71), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98 (72), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(73), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0 . 98 (74), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0 . 98 (75), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98 (76), Apr. 24, 1911. 
8. 0.98 (77), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(78), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(79), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(80), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(81), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(82), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(83), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(84), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(85), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(86), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(87), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(88), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(89), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98 (90), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(91), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(92), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(93), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98 (94), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98 (95), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98 (96), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(97), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(98), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(99), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(100), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(101), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0 . 98(102), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(103). Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(104), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(105), Apr. 24, 1901. 
S. O. 98(106), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(107), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(108), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(109), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(110), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(111), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(112), Apr. 24,1911. 
S. 0.98(113), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98 (114), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(115), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(116), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(117), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(118), Apr. 24. 1911. 
S. 0.98(119), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(120), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(121), Apr. 24,1911. 
S. O. 98(122), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(123), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98 (124), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(125), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(126), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(127), Apr. 24,1911. 
S. O. 98(128), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(129), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(130), Apr. 24, 1911. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1909 


4121 (2). 

4122(1). 

4122 (2). 

4122 (3). 

4122(41. 

4122(5). 

4122(6). 

4122(7). 

4122(8). 

4122(9). 

4123(1). 

4123 (2). 

4123 (3). 

4124 (1). 

4124(2). 

4124 (3). 

4124(4). 

4124 (5). 

4125 (1). 

4125 (2). 

4126 (1). 

4126 (2). 

4126 (3). 

4127 (1). 

4127 (2). 

4128 . 

4129 . 


4130 to 4150, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 
4151. 


4152 

4153 

4154 

4155 

4156 

4157 

4158 

4159 

4160 

4161 

4162 

4163 

4164 

4165 

4166 

4167 

4168 

4170 

4171 
4172. 

4173 

4174 

4175. 

4176. 
4177 


to 4200, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4201 . 

4202 to 4300, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4301 . 

4302 to 4310, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4311 (1). 

4311(2). 

4311 (3)."" 

4311(4). 

4311 (5)." 

4311 (6). 

4311(7). 

4311 (8).;;; 


S. 0.98(131), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98 (132), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(133), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(134), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(135), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(136), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(137), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98 (138), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(139), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98 (140), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(141), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(142), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(143), Apr. 21, 1911. 
S. O. 98(144), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(145), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. 0.98(146), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. O. 98(147), Apr. 24, 1911. 
S. O. 98(148), Apr. 24,1911. 
S. O. 98(149), Apr.24.1911. 
S. 0.98(150), Apr.24,1911. 

S. 0.98(151), Apr.24,1911. 
S. O. 98 (152), Apr. 24,1911. 
S. O. 98 (153), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. 0.98(154), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. O. 98 (155), Apr. 24,1911. 

S. O. 98, Apr. 24,1911, 
weather and cloud symbols. 
S. O. 98, Apr. 24, 1911, tables 
of instructions for handling 
messages. 


, New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

1525 (76) M. 
New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


S.,0. 62, Sept. 27,1910. 
916. 


917 (1). 
917 (2). 
917(3). 
917 (4). 
917 (5). 
917(6). 
917(7). 
917(8). 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles In Naval Instructions, 1918, and Numbers of Corresponding: Articles In Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 



4311 (9). 

4312 to 4320, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4321 (1). 

4321 (2). 

4321 (3). 

4321 (4). 

4321 (5). 

4321 (6). 

4321 (7). 

4321 (8). 

4321 (9). 

4321 (10). 

4321 (11). 

4321 (12). 

4321 (13)...... 

4321 (14). 


4321 (15). 

4321 (16). 

4321 (17). 

4321 (18). 

4321 (19). 

4321 (20).. 

4321 (21). 

4321 (22). 

4321 (23). 

4321 (24).. 

4322 to 4330, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4331 (1). 


4331 (3). 

4331 (4). 

4331 (5).. 

4331 (6). 

4331 (7). 

4331 (8). 

4331 (9). 

4331 (10). 

4331 (11). 

4331 (12). 

4331 (13). 

4331 (14). 

4331 (15). 

4331 (16). 

4331 (17). 

4331 (18). 

4332 to 4340, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4341 (1). 

4341 (2). 

4341 (3). 

4342 . 

4343 (1). 

4343 (2). 

4343 (3). 

4344(1). 

4344 (2). 

4345(1). 

4345 (2). 

4346(1). 

4346 ( 2). 

4347 (1). 

4347 (2). 

4347 (3). 

4347 (4). 

4347 (5). 

4347 (6). 

4347 (7). 

4348 . 

4349 (1). 

4349 (2). 

4350 . 


917 (9). 


918(1). 

918(2). 

918(3). 

918 (4). 

918 (5). 

918(6). 

918(7). 

918(8). 

918(9). 

918(10). 

918(11). 

918(12). 

918(13). 

918(14). 

918(15). 

918(16). 

918(17). 

918(18). 

918(19). 

918(20). 

918(21). 

918(22). 

918 (23). 

918 (24). 


919 (1). 
919 (2). 
919 (3). 
919 (4). 
919 (5). 
919 (6). 
919 (7). 
919 (8). 
919 (9). 
919 (10). 
919(11). 
919 (12). 
919(13). 
919(14). 
919(15). 
919 (16). 
919 (17). 
919(18). 


920 (1). 
920 (2). 
920 (3). 
921. 

922 (1). 
922 (2). 

922 (3). 

923 (1). 

923 (2). 
924(1). 

924 (2). 
925(1). 

925 (2). 
926(1). 

926 (2). 
926 (3). 
926 (4). 
926 (5). 
926 (6). 
926 (7). 
926A. 
926B (1). 
92GB (2). 
926C. 


1913 

1909 

4351. 

G. O. 123, Sept. 1,1911. 

926D (1). 

926 D (2). 

926D (3). 

S. O. 73, Dec. 17,1910. 

4352 to 4360, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4361 (1). 

4361 (2). 

4361 (3). 

4362 to 4370, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4371 .. 

4372. 

Do. 

4373. 

Do. 

4374 .. 

Do. 

4375. 

Do. 

4376 . 

Do. 

4377. 

Do. 

4378. 

Do. 

4379. 

Do. 

4380 . 

Do. 

4381 . 

Do. 

4382 

Do. 

4383. 

Do. 

4384. 

Do. 

4385. 

Do. 

4386 to 4400, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4401 . 

1185. 

4402. 

1186. 

4403 (1). 

1187 (1) M. 

1187 (2) M. 

1188(1). 

4403 (2). 

4404 (1). 


4404 (2). 

4404 (3). 

4405 (1). 
4405 (2). 
4405 (3). 
4405 (4). 
4405 (5). 
4405 (6). 

4406.. .. 
4407(1). 
4407 (2). 
4407 (3). 

4408.. .. 

4409.. .. 

4410.. .. 

4411.. .. 

4412.. .. 
4413(1). 

4413 (2). 

4414 (1). 
4414 (2). 

4415.. .. 

4416.. .. 

4417.. .. 

4418.. .. 

4419.. .. 
4420(1). 
4420(2). 

4420 (3). 

4421 (1). 
4421 (2). 
4421 (3). 
4421 (4). 

4422.. .. 
4423 (1). 
4423 (2). 
4423 (3). 
4423 (4). 

4423 (5). 

4423 (6). 
4423 (7). 


1188(2). 

1188 (3). 

1189(1). 

1189 (2). 

1189 (3). 

New. 

New. 

1189 (4). 

1190. 

1191 (1). 

1191 (2) M. 

1191 (3) M. 

1192. 

1193. 

1195 (1) M. 

G. O. 93, Dec. 9, 1910. 

1197. 

1198(1). 

1198 (2). 

1199 (1) M. 

1199 (2). 

1200. 

1201 M. 

1202. 

1203 M. 

1204. 

1205 (1) M. 

1205 ( 2) M. 

1205 (3) M. 

1206(1). 

1206 (2) M. 

New. 

1206 (3). 

1207 M. 

G. 0.78(1), Aug. 19,1910 M. 
G. O. 78 (6), Aug. 19,1910 M. 
G. O. 121, Aug. 17, 1911 M. 
G. O. 121 (note 1), Aug. 17, 
1911. 

G. O. 121 (note 3), Aug. 17, 
1911. 

G. O. 78 (13), Aug. 19, 1910. 
G. O. 78 (8), Aug. 19, 1910 M. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


4423 (8).. 
4423 (9).. 
4423 (10) 
4423 (11), 
4423 (12) 
4423 (13) 
4423 (14), 
4423 (15) 
4423 (16) 
4423 (17) 
4423 (18) 

4423 (19) 

4424 (1).. 
4424 (2).. 
4424 (3).. 


4424 (4)., 

4424 (5).. 
4424 (6)., 
4424(7).. 
4424 (8).. 
4424(9).. 
4424(10) 
4424(11) 
4424(12) 
4424(13) 
4424(14) 
4424(15) 
4424(16) 

4424 (17) 
4424(18) 
4425(1).. 

4425 ( 2).. 
4425 (3).. 
4425 (4).. 

4425 (5).. 

4426 (1).. 


4426 (3). 

4427 (1). 

4427 (2). 

4428 . 

4429 (1). 

4429 (2). 

4429 (3). 

4429 (4). 

4429 (5). 

4429 ( 6). 

4429 ( 7). 

4429 (8). 

4429 (9). 

4429 (10). 

4430 . 

4431 . 

4432(1). 

4432(2). 

4432 (3). 

4432 (4). 

4432(5). 

4432 ( 6). 

4432(7). 

4432(8). 

4432 (9). 

4433 to 4470, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4471 (1). 

4471 (2). 

4471 (3). 

4471 (3a). 

4471 (36). 

4471 (3c). 


1909 


G. O. 78 (9), Aug. 19, 1910 M. 
New. 

G. O. 78 (12), Aug. 19, 1910. 
G. O. 78 (13), Aug. 19, 1910. 
G. 0.78(10), Aug. 19,1910 M. 
New. 

New. 

New. 

G. 0.78 (14), Aug. 19,1910 M. 
G. 0.78 (18), Aug. 19,1910. 

G. 0.78(19), Aug. 19,1910. 

G. O. 79, Aug. 19,1910. 

S. O. 10 (2), Feb. 26, 1909 M. 
Do. 

S. O. 34 (note 1), Nov. 29, 
1909 M. 

S. O. 34 (note 2), Nov. 29, 
1909 M. 

G. O. 78 (13), Aug. 19,1910 M. 
S. O. 10 (2), Feb. 26, 1909 M. 
New. 

S. O. 10 (3), Feb. 26, 1909 M. 
S. O. 10 (8), Feb. 26, 1909. 

S. O. 10 (6), Feb. 26, 1909 M. 
S. O. 10 (7), Feb. 26, 1909 M. 
S. O. 10 (4), Feb. 26, 1909 M. 
S. O. 10 (9), Feb. 26, 1909 M. 
S. O. 10(11), Feb. 26, 1909. 

S. O. 10 (10), Feb. 26, 1909 M. 
S. O. 10 (11), Feb. 26,1909 M. 
S. O. 10 (12), Feb. 26, 1909 M. 
S. O. 10(13), Feb. 26, 1909. 

G. O. 14 (1), Feb. 26, 1909 M. 
G. O. 14 (2), Feb. 26, 1909. 

G. O. 14 (5), Feb. 26, 1909 M. 
G. O. 14 (7), Feb. 26, 1909. 

G. O. 14 (8), Feb. 26, 1909 M. 
S. O. 37 (2), Feb. 26, 1903; 

S. O. 74, Apr. 25, 1905. 

S. O. 37 (3), Feb. 26,1903. 

S. O. 37 (4), Feb. 26, 1903. 
1048A (2). 

1048A (3). 

1048A (5). 

New. 

522 (2). 

522 (2a). 

522 (26). 

1040 (8a). 

522 (2c). 

522 (3). 

522 (3a). 

522 (36). 

1040 (8). 

New. 

New. 

G. 0.116 (1), June 5,1911. 

G. O. 116 (2), June 5,1911 M. 
G. 0.116 (3), June 5,1911. 

G. O. 116(4), June 5,1911. 

G. 0.116 (5), June 5,1911. 

G. 0.116(6), June 5,1911. 

G. 0.116(7), June 5,1911. 

G. O. 116 (8), June 5,1911. 

G. O. 116 (9), June 5,1911. 


1208(1). 
1208 (la). 
1208 (2) M, 
1208 (2a). 
1208 (26). 
1208 (2c). 


1913 


1909 


4471(3d)... 
4471 (3c).... 
4471 (3/).... 
4471 (3ff).... 
4471 (3 h)... 
4471 (3 i).... 
4471 (3j).... 

4471 (3k) _ 

4471 (31).... 
4471 (3m)... 
4471 (3 n)... 
4471 (3o) ... 
4471 (3 p)... 

4471 (4). 

4471(4a)... 
4471 (46).... 
4471 (4c).... 
4471(4d)... 
4471 (4c).... 
4471 (4/).... 
4471 (4g).... 

4471(46)_ 

4471 (5). 

4471 (6). 

4471 (7). 

4471 (8). 

4471 (9). 

4471 (10)_ 

4471 (11)_ 

4471 (12)..... 

4471 (13). 

4472(1).. 

4472(2).. 

4472 (3). 

4472(4). 

4472 (5). 

4472(6). 

4472(7). 

4472 (8). 

4473 (1)_ 

4473 (2) _ 

4473 (3) _ 

4474 .. 

4475 . 

4476 (1).... 

4476 (2) .... 
4476 (2). 

4476 (3). 

4477 . 

4478 (1). 

4478 (2). 

4479 (1). 

4479 (2). 

4479(3). 

4480 . 

4481 . 

4482(1). 

4482 (2). 

4482 (3). 

4482 (4). 

4483 (1). 

4483 (2). 

4483 (3).... 
4483 (4).... 

4483 (5).... 
4484(1).... 

4484 (2).... 
4484 (3).... 
4484(4).... 
4484(5).... 
4484(6).... 
4484 (7).... 
4484 (8).... 


1208 (2d). 

1208 (2c). 

1208 (2/). 

1208 (2 f) M. 

1208 (2<7) M. 

1208(26) M. 

1208 (2 i). 

1208 (2j). 

New. 

New. 

New. 

S.O. 106, Aug. 7,1911. 
1048 A (7). 

New. 

1208 (3). 

1208 (3a). 

1208 (36). 

New. 

S. 0.34(2), Dec. 1.3,1906. 
S. O. 34 (3), Dec. 13A906. 
S. O. 58, Nov. 13,1907. 
1048A (7) 

1208 (4). 

1208 (5). 

1208 (6). 

1208 (7) M. 

1208 (8). 

1208 (9). 

1208 (10). 

1208 (11). 

1208(12). 

1209 (1). 

1209 (la). 

1209 (16). 

New. 

1209 (lc). 

1209 (Id) M. 

1209 (2). 

New. 

1210. 

1210 (a). 


1212. 

1213 (1) M 
1213(2). 
1213 (2). 
1213 (3). 
1214. 

1215 (1). 

1215 (2). 
1216(1). 
1216(2). 

1216 (3). 
1218. 

1219. 

1220 ( 1 ). 
1220 ( 2 ). 
1220 (3). 

1220 (4). 

1221 (1). 
1221 (2) M. 
1221 (3). 
1221 (4). 

1221 (5). 

1222 ( 1 ). 
1222 ( 2 ). 
1222 (3). 
1222 (4). 
1222 (5). 
1222 ( 6 ). 
1222 ( 7 ). 
New. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles In Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles In Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived —Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1909 


4485 . 

4486 to 4500, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4501 . 

4502 (1). 

4502 (2). 

4.503. 

4504 . 

4505 . 

4506 . 

4507 . 

4508(1). 

4508 (2). 

4509 . 

4510 . 

4511 . 

4512 . 

4513 . 

4514 . 

4515 to 4525. inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4526 . 

4527 (1). 

4527 (2). 

4527(3). 

4527 (4). 

4527 (5). 

4528 . 

4529 (1). 

4529 (2). 

4530 . 

4531 (1). 

4531 (2). 

4532 to 4540, inclu- | 
sive, left blank. 

4.541 . 

4.542 (1). 

4542 (2). 

4543 . 

4544 . 

4545 (1). 

4545 (2). 

4545 (3). 

4546 . 

4.547 . 

4548 (1). 

4.548 (2). 

4.548(3). 

4.549 (1). 

4549 (2). 

4549 (3). 

4550 (1). 

4.550 (2). 

4550 (3). 

4551 (1). 

4552 . 

4553 . 

4554 . 

4555 . 

4556 . 

4557 to 4570, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4571 . 

4572 to 4580, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4581 . 

4582 (1). 

4582 (2). 

4583 (1). 

4583 (2). 

4584 (1). 

4584 (2). 


1223. 


G. 0.124(2), Sept. 20,1911. 
G. 0.124 (3), Sept. 20,1911. 
G. 0.124(4), Sept, 20,1911. 
G. 0.124 (5), Sept. 20,1911. 
Do. 

G. 0.124 (6), Sept. 20,1911. 
G. 0.124(7),Sept.20,1911. 
G. 0.124(8), Sept, 20,1911. 
G. 0.124 (9), Sept. 20,1911. 
G. O. 124 (10), Sept. 20, 1911 
G. O. 124 (11), Sept. 20, 1911 
G. O. 124 (12), Sept, 20, 1911 
G. O. 124 (13), Sept. 20, 1911 
G. O. 124 (14), Sept. 20, 1911 
G. O. 124 (15), Sept. 20, 1911 
G. O. 124 (16), Sept. 20, 1911 


1224. 
1225 (1). 
1225 (2). 
1225 (3). 
1225 (4). 
1225 (5). 
1226. 
1227 (1). 
1227 (2). 
1228. 
1229(1). 
1229 (2). 


1230. 

1231 (1). 

1231 (2). 

1232. 

1233. 

1234 (1). 

1234 (2). 

1234 (3). 

1235. 

1236. 

1237 (1). 

1237 (2). 

1237 (3). 

1237 ( 4). 

1237 ( 5). 

1237 (6), (7) M. 

S. O. 27 (1), Aug. 18, 1909 M. 
S. O. 27 (2), Aug. 18, 1909 M. 
S. O. 27 (3), Aug. 18, 1909 M. 

1238. 

1239. 

1240. 

1241. 

1242. 

1243. 


G. O. 225, Oct. 14,1912. 


S. O. 92, Mar. 13, 1911. 

S. O. 48, Apr. 27, 1910. 

S. O. 33, Nov. 27,1909. 

S. O. 87, Feb. 13, 1911. 

S. O. 13, Mar. 9, 1909. 

G. O. 61 (1), Apr. 6, 1910. 
G. O. (2), Apr. 6, 1910. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


4584 (3).. 

4585 to 4600, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4601 (1). 

4601 (2). 

4601 (3). 

4601 (4). 

' 4601 (5). 

4601 (6). 

4602 . 

I 4603. 

4604(1).. 

4604 (2).. 

4605(1).. 

4605 (2).. 

4605 (3).. 

I 4606. 

4607 . 

4608 (1). 

4608 (2). 

4608 (3). 

4608(4). 

4608 (5). 

4008 (6). 

4608 (7). 

4608 (8). 

4608 (9). 

4608(10). 

4608(11). 

4608(12). 

4608(13). 

4608(14). 

4608 (15). 

4608(16). 

4609 . 

4610 . 

4611 (1). 

4611 (2). 

4611 (3). 

4611 (4). 

4611 (5). 

4011 (6). 

4611 (7). 

4611 (8). 

4612 to 4620, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4621 (1). 

4621 (2). 

4021 (3). 

4621 (4). 

4621 (5). 

! 4622(1). 

ij 4622 (2). 

I 4622 (3). 

4622 (4). 

4622 (5). 

4622 (6). 

! 4622 (7). 

4622 (8). 

4623 . 

4623 (a). 

4623 (6). 

4623 (c). 

4624 (1). 

4624 (2). 

I 4624 (3). 

4625 . 

j 4626 (1). 

I 4626(2). 

, 4626(3). 

i 4627 (1). 

4627 (2).. 


1909 


G. O. 117, June 12, 1911. 


1151 (1). 

1151 (2). 

1151 (3). 

1151 (4). 

1151 (5). 

1151 (6). 

1152. 

1153. 

1154(1). 

1154 (2). 

1155 (1) M. 

1155 (2) M. 

1155 (3). 

G. O.103, Jan. 26,1911 M. 

1156 M. 

1157 (1). 

1157 (3). 

1157 (4). 

1157 (5). 

1157 (6). 

1157 (7). 

1157 (8). 

1157 (9). 

1157 (10) M. 

1157(11). 

1157 (12) M. 

New. 

1157 (13). 

1157 (14). 

New. 

1157 (15). 

1563 (6). 

S. 0.13, Mar. 9,1909 M. 
1234 (4). 

1234 (4a). 

1234 (45). 

1234 (4c). 

1234 (id). 

1234 ( 4c). 

1234 (if). 

1234 (4 g). 


1158 (1) M. 
1158 (2). 
1158 (3). 

1158 (4). 
1158(5). 
1159(1). 
New. 

1159 (2) M. 
1159 (3) M. 
1159 (4) M. 
1159 (5). 
New. 

New. 

1159 (6). 



1159 (6c). 
1100 ( 1 ). 
1160(2). 
1160(3). 
1102 M. 
1163 (1) M, 
New. 

1163 (2). 

1164 (1). 
1164 (2). 


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4G28 

4629 

siA 

4651 

4652 

4653 

4653 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4654 

4655. 

4656. 

4657. 

4658 

si\ 

4671 

4671 

4672 

4672 

4672 

4673 

4673 

4673 

4674 

4674 

4675. 

4676. 

4677 

4677 

4678. 

4679 

siv 

4691. 

4692 

4692 

4692 

4693 

siv 

4701 i 

4701 i 

4701 i 

4701 i 

4701 i 

4701 i 

4701 i 

4701 l 

4701 ( 

4701 I 

4702 

sivi 

4711. 

4712. 

4713. 

4714. 

4715. 


Table of Changes —Continued. 


structions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
5 General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived—Continued. 


Ders of articles. 


1909 


1165 M. 


1169. 

1170. 

1171 (1). 

1171 (2). 

1172 (1). 

1172 (2). 

1172 (2a) M. 

1172 (25). 

1172 (2c). 

G. O. 99, June 12,1911, M. 
1172 (2d). 

1172 (2c). 

1172 (2/). 

G. O. 69, June 24,1910 M. 
Do. 

1172 (2g). 

1172 (2ft). 

1172 (2i). . 

1172 (3) M, G. 0.69, June 24, 
1910, M. 

G. O. 69, June 24, 1910, M. 
1172 (4) M. 

1172 (5). 

1172 (6) M. 

NeAv. 

New. 

S. O. 33, Nov. 27, 1909. 

1173. 


1174 (2). 

1174 (3). 

1175 (1). 
1175 (2). 

1175 (3) M, 
1176(1) M, 

1176 (2). 

1176 (3). 

1177 (1). 
1177 (2). 

1178. 

1179. 

1180 (1). 
1180 (2). 
1181. 


1182. 
1184 (1). 
1184 (2). 
1184 (3). 


1250 (1). 
1250 (2). 
1250 (3). 
1250 (4). 
1250 (5). 
1250 (6). 
1250 (7). 
1250 (8). 
1250 (9). 
New. 


1280. 
1281. 
1282. 
1283 M. 
1284. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 


1909 


4716 (1). 

4716 (2). 

4716 (3). 

4716 (4). 

4717 (1). 

4717 (2). 

4717 (3). 

4718 . 

4719 (1). 

4719 (2). 

4719 (3). 

4719 (4). 

4720 . 

4721 (1).. 

4721 (2)... 

4722 to 4730, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4731 (1). 

4731 (2).L, 

4731 (3). 

4731 (4).. 

4732 (1).. 

4732 (2).. 

4733 (1).. 

4733 (la). 

4733 (15). 

4733 (lc). 

4733 (Id). 

4733 (2). 

4733 (3). 

4734(1). 

4734 (2). 

4734 (3). 

4734 (4). 

4734 (5). 

4734 (6). 

4734 (7). 

4735 (1). 

4735 (2). 

4735 (3). 

4736(1). 

4736 (2). 

4737 . 

4738 (1). 

4738 (2). 

4739 (1). 

4739 ( 2). 

4739 (2a). 

4739 (25). 

4739 (2c). 

4739 (2d) . 

4739 (2c). 

4739 (2 f) . 

4739 (3). 

4740 (1). 

4740 (2). 

4741 . 

4742 (1). 

4742 (2). 

4742 (3). 

4742 (4). 

4743 (1). 

4743 (2). 

4743 (3). 

4744 . 

4745 . 

4746 . 

4747 . 

4748 (1). 

4748 (2). 

4749 (1). 

4749 (2). 

4749 (3). 


1285 (1). 
1285 (2). 
1285 (3). 

1285 (4). 

1286 (1). 

1285 (2). 

1286 (3). 
1287. 
1288 (1). 
1288 (2). 
1288 (3). 
1288 (4). 
1289. 
1290 (1). 
1290 (2). 


1260 (1). 

1260 (2). 

1260 (3) M. 

1260 (4). 

1261 (1). 

1261 (2). 

1262 (1). 

1262 (la). 

1262 (15). 

1262 (lc). 

1262 (Id). 

1262 (2). 

1262 (2a). 

1263 (1). 

1263 (2). 

1263 (3). 

1263 (4). 

1263 (5). 

1263 (5a). 

1263 (6). 

1264 (1). 

1264 (2) M. 

1264 (3). 

1265 (1). 

1265 (2). 

1266. 

1267. 

G. O. 87, Oct. 24, 1910. 
1268 (1) M. 

1268 (2). 

1268 (2a). 

1268 (25). 

126S (2c). 

1268 (2d). 

1268 (2c). 

1268 (2 f). 

1268 (3), (3a). 

1269 (1) M. 

1269 (2). 

1270. 

1271 (1). 

1271 (la). 

1271 (15). 

1271 (2). 

1272 (1). 

1272 (2). 

1272 (3). 

1273 M. 

1274. 

1275. 

1276. 

1277 (1). 

1277 (2). 

1278 (1). 

1278 (2). 

1278 (3). 










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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Articles in Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived—Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1913 1909 


4749 (4). 

4749 (5). 

4749 (6). 

4750 (1). 

4750 (2). 

4751 to 4800, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4801 (1). 

4801 (2). 

4801 (3). 

4802 . 

4803 (1). 

4803 (2). 

4803 (3). 

4804 (1). 

4804 (2). 

4804 (3). 

4804 ( 4). 

4804 (5). 

4804 (6). 

4804 (7). 

4804 (8). 

4804 (9). 

4804 (10). 

4804 (11). 

4804 (12). 

4804 (13). 

4804 (14). 

4804 (15).. 

4804 (16). 

4804 (17). 

4804 (18). 

4804 (19). 

4804 (20). 

4804 (21). 

4804 (22).. 

4804 (23). 

4084 (24).. 

4805 to 4810, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4811 (1). 

4811 (2). 

4811 (3). 

4811 (4). 

4811 (5). 

4811 (6). 

4811 (7). 

4811 (8). 

4811 (9). 

4811 (10). 

4811 (11). 

4811 (12). 

4811 (13). 

4811 (14). 

4812(1). 

4812 (2). 

4812 (3). 

4813 . 

4814 to 4850, inclu¬ 
sive, left blank. 

4851 (1). 

4851 (2). 

4852 . 

4853 (1). 

4853 (2). 

4853 (3). 

4853 (4). 

4853 (5). 

4853 (6). 

4853 (7). 

4854 (1). 

4854 (2). 

4854 (3). 


1278 (4). 
1278 (5). 

1278 (G). 

1279 (1). 
1279 (2). 


1521 (1), edition of 1905. 

1521 (2) M, edition of 1905. 
D. O. 9, July 15, 1895 M. 

1522 M, edition of 1905. 

1523 (1), edition of 1905. 
1523 (2), edition of 1905. 
1523 (3), edition of 1905. 
New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New* 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New 


1546 (1) M, edition of 1905. 
1546 (2) M, edition of 1905. 
New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 

New. 


1913 1 1909 




4854 (4). 

New. 

4854 (5) . 

New. 

4854 (G). 

New. 

48.54 (7). 

New. 

4854 (8). 

New. 

4854 (9). 

New. 

4854 (10). 

New. 

4855 (1). 

New. 

4855 (2). 

New. 

4855 (3). 

New. 

485G. 

New. 

4857 to 4860, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


4861 (1). 

1379 (1) M. 

4861 (2). 

1379 (2) M. 

4861 (3). 

1379 (3). 

4861 (4). 

1379 (4). 

4861 (5). 

1379 (5) M. 

4861 (6). 

1379 (6). 

4861 (7). 

1379 (7). 

4862 to 4870. inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


4871. 

1340. 

4872 (1). 

1341 (1). 

4872 (2). 

1341 (2). 

4873. 

1342. 

4874 to 4880, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


4881. 

1351. 

4882. 

1352. 

4883. 

1366 (1). 

4884. 

1354. 

4885. 

1359. 

4886. 

1360. 

4887 (1). 

1355 (1) M. 

4887 (2). 

1355 (2) M 

4887 (3). 

1355 (3). 

4887 (4). 

1355 (4). 

4887 (5). 

New. 

4888 (1). 

1343 (1) M. 

4888 (2). 

1343 (2) M. 

4888 (3). 

1343 (3). 

4889 (1). 

1370 (1). 

4889 (2). 

1370 (2). 

4889 (3). 

1370 (3). 

4889 (4). 

1370 (4). 

4890 (1). 

1363 (1). 

4890 (2). 

1363 (2). 

4890 (3). 

1363 (3). 

4890 (4). 

New. 

4890 (5). 

1363 (4). 

4890 (6). 

1363 (5). 

4890 (7). 

1363 (6). 

4890 (8). 

1363 (7). 

4890 (9). 

1363 (8). 

1891. 

1364. 

4892.. 

1365. 

4893 to 4900, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


4901 (l). 

1361 (1). 

4901 (2). 

1361 (2). 

4902 (1). 

1366 (2). 

4902 (2). 

1366 (3). 

4902 ( 3). 

1366 (4). 

4902 (4). 

1366 (5). 

4902 (5). 

1366 (6). 

4903. 

1353. 

4904. 

1368. 

4905 to 4910, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


4911 (1). 

1372 (1). 

4911 (2). 

1372 (2). 

4912 (1). 

1374 (1). 


(79 C) 































































































































































4912 

4912 

4912 

4913. 

4914 

4914 

4915 

4915 

4916. 

4917 

4917 

4917 

4918. 

4919 

4919 

4919 

4920. 

4921 

4921 

4921 

4922 

4922 

4922 

4923 

4923 

4923 

4923 

4923 

4924. 

4925 

si\ 

4941. 

4942. 

4943. 

4944. 

4945 

4945 

4946 

4946 

4946 

4947 

4947 

4948. 

4949. 

4950, 

4951 

4951 

4952 

sh 

5001. 

5002 

sh 

5011 

5011 

5011 

5012 

5012 

5012 

5012 

5012 

5012 

5012 

5012 

5013 

5013 

5014 

sh 

5021. 

5022 

si\ 

5031. 

5032 


Table of Changes —Continued. 


structions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
3 General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived—Continued. 


bers of articles. 


Numbers of articles. 


1909 

1913 

1909 

1374 (2). 

5041. 

New. 

G. O. 104, Jan. 26, 1911, M. 

5042 to 5050, inclu- 

\ 

Do. 

sive, left blank. 


New. 

5051. 

New. 

1354 (1), edition of 1905. 

5052 to 5060, inclu- 


1534 (2), edition of 1905. 

sive, left blank. 


1547 (1) M, edition of 1905. 

5061. 

New. 

1547 (2), edition of 1905. 

5062 to 5070, inclu- 


1548, edition of 1905. 

sive, left blank. 


1378 (1). 

5071. 

New. 

1378 (2). 

5072. 

New. 

1378 (3). 

5073 to 5080, inclu- 


1373. 

sive, left blank. 


1377 (1). 

5081. 

New. 

1377 (2). 

5082 to 5090, inclu- 


1377 (3). 

sive, left blank. 


New. 

5091. 

New. 

1371 (1). 

5092 to 5100, inclu- 


1371 (2). 

sive, left blank. 


1371 (3). 

5101. 

New. 

1381 (1). 

5102 to 5110, inclu- 


1381 (2). 

sive, left blank. 


1381 (3). 

5111. 

New. 

1382 (1). 

5112 to 5120, inclu- 


1382 (2). 

sive, left blank. 


1382 (3). 

5121. 

New. 

1382 (4). 

5122. 

New. 

1382 (5). 

5123. 

New. 

1380. 

5124 to 5130, inclu- 



sive, left blank. 



5131. 

New. 

1344. 

5132. 

New. 

1345. 

5133 (1). 

New. 

1347. 

5133 (2). 

New. 

1348. 

5133 (3). 

New. 

1349 (1). 

5133 (4). 

New. 

1349 (2). 

5133 (5). 

New. 

1350 (1). 

5133 (6). 

New. 

1350 (2). 

5133 (7). 

New. 

1350 (3). 

5133 (8). 

New. 

1369 (1). 

5133 (9). 

New. 

1369 (2). 

5133 (10). 

New. 

1356. 

5133 (11). 

New. 

1357. 

5133 (12). 

New. 

1358. 

5134(1). 

New. 

1362 Cl). 

5134 (2). 

New. 

1362 (2). 

5134 (3). 

New. 


5135 (1). 

New. 


5135 (2). 

New. 

New. 

5135 (3). 

New. 


5136(1). 

New. 


5136 (2). 

New. 

New. 

5136 (3). 

New. 

New. 

5136 (4). 

New. 

New. 

5137. 

New. 

New. 

5138. 

New. 

New. 

5139. 

New. 

New. 

5140(1). 

New. 

New. 

5140 (2). 

New. 

New. 

5140(3). 

New. 

New. 

5140 (4)... 

New. 

New. 

5141 (1). 

New. 

New. 

5141 (2). 

New. 

New. 

5141 (3). 

New. 

New. 

5141(4). 

New. 


5142(1). 

New. 


5142(2). 

New. 

New. 

5142(3). 

New. 


5142(4). 

New. 


5142 (5). 

New. 

New. 

5143 (1). 

New. 


5143 (2). 

New. 


5143 (3). 

New. 

(80 

c) 






































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles In Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 

Numbers of articles. 

1913 

1909 

1913 

1909 

5143 (4). 

New. 

5303 . 

1506 (3). 

5143 (5). 

New. 

5304. 

1513 (3). 

5143 ( 6 ). 

New 

5305 (1). 

1513 (4). 

5143 (7). 

New. 

5305 (2). 

1514.' 

5143 ( 8 ). 

New. 

5306.'..'. 

New. 

5143 (9). 

New. 

5307 (1). 

New. 

5143 (10). 

New. 

5307 (2). 

New. 

5143 (11). 

New. 

5307 (3). 

1519 (1). 

5143 (12) . 

New. 

5308.. 

1519 (2). 

5143 (13 ) . 

New. 

5309. 

1506 (2). 

5143 (14) . 

New. 

5310 (1). 

1499 (15). 

5143 (15 ). 

New. 

5310 (2). 

New. 

5143 (16) . 

New. 

5310 (3). 

1511. 

5143 (17) . 

New. 

5310 (4). 

New. 

5143 (18) . 

New. 

5310 (5). 

New. 

5143 (19) 

New. 

5310 ( 6 ). 

New., 

5144 to 5180, inclu- 

5311 (1). 

1498 (1), M. 

sive, left blank. 


5311 (2). 

1498 (2). 

5181 

New. 

5311 (3). 

New. 

5182 to 5200, inclu- 


5312...'. 

New. 

sive, left blank. 


5313. 

New. 

5201 

New. 

5314. 

New. 

5°0° 

New. 

5315. 

New. 

5203 

New. 

5316. 

New. 

5904 

New. 

5317. 

1506 (1). 

5905 

1518. 

5318. 

1506 (4). 

5211 

New. 

5319. 

1508. 

5212 

New. 

5320. 

New. 

5213 

New. 

5321. 

New. 

5214 

New. 

5322 (1). 

1501 (1). 

5215 

New. 

5322 (2). 

1499 (14). 

5221 

New. 

5322 (3). 

New. 

5222 

New. 

5322 (4). 

1510 (4). 

5223 

New. 

5322 (5). 

1500 (4). 

5°24 

New. 

5323...'. 

1501 (4). 

5225 

New. 

5324 (1). 

1500 (1). 

5226 

New. 

5324 (2). 

1500 (2). 

52°7 

New. 

5325...'. 

1501. 

5231 

New. 

5326. 

1513. 

5232 

New. 

5327. 

1517. 

5933 

New. 

5328. 

New. 

5241 

New. 

5329. 

1503. 

5242 

New. 

5330. 

New. 

5243 

New. 

5331. 

1509. 

5244 

New. 

5332. 

New. 

5245 

New. 

5333. 

1510. 

5246 

New. 

5334. 

New. 

5247 

New. 

5335(1). 

1510 ( 6 ). 

5248 

New. 

5335 (2). 

1510 (7). 

5249 

New. 

5335 (3). 

1504 (1). 

5250 

New. 

5335 (4). 

1504 (3). 

5251 

New. 

5335 (5). 

1504 (4). 

5261. 

New. 

5335 (6). 

1504 (5). 

5271 

New. 

5335 (7). 

1510 ( 8 ). 

5272 

New. 

5335 (8) . 

1510 (9). 

5273.. 

New. 

5335 (9). 

1510 (10). 

5274. 

New. 

5336. 

1516. 

5975 

New. 

5337. 

1504 (2). 

.5976 

New. 

5338 (1). 

1505 (1). 

5277 

New. 

5338 (2). 

1505 (2). 

5278 

New. 

5338 (3). 

1507 (11). 

5279 

New. 

5339 (1). 

1506 (5). 

5980 

New. 

5339 (2). 

1507 (7). 

5281 

New. 

5340. 

1507 M. 

5982 

New. 

5341. 

1525 (1). 

.5283 

New. 

5342. 

1525 (2). 

5284.. 

New. 

5343. 

1525 (7). 

5285 

New. 

5344. 

1525 (4). 

5286 

New. 

5345. 

1525 (5). 

5287 

New. 

5346. 

New. 

.59«« 

New. 

5347. 

1525 (3). 

5301 

New. 

5348. 

1525 ( 6 ). 

5302. 

New. 

5349. 

1525 (9). 


(81 c) 



































































































































































Table of Changes —Continued. 

Articles in Naval Instructions, 1913, and Numbers of Corresponding Articles in Navy Regulations, 
1909, or of the General, Special, or Navy Yard Orders from which Derived— Continued. 


Numbers of articles. 

Numbers of articles. 

1913 

1909 

1913 

1909 

5350. 

1525 (14). 

5431. 

New. 

5351. 

New.; 

5432. 

New. 

5352. 

New. 

5433. 

New. 

5353. 

New. 

5434 to 5440, inclu- 


5354. 

G. 0.135, Dec. 6,1911. 

sive, left blank. 


5355. 

G. 0.235, Nov. 4, 1912. 

5441. 

New. 

5356 to 5400, inclu- 


5442. 

New. 

sive, left blank. 


5443. 

New. 

5401. 

New. 

5444 to 5460, inclu- 


5402. 

441. 

sive, left blank. 


5403. 

New. 

5461. 

New. 

5404 to 5410, inclu- 


5402. 

New. 

sive, left blank. 


5463. 

New. 

5411. 

New. 

5464. 

New. 

5412 to 5420, inclu- 


5465.. 

New. 

sive, left blank. 


5466 to 5480, inclu- 


5421. 

G. 0.136, Dec. 6,1911. 

sive, left blank. 


5422. 

New. 

54S1. 

1523. 

£423. 

G. O. 34, Aug. 6, 1909. 

5482. 

1524. 

£424 to 5430, inclu- 


5483 to 5500, inclu- 


sive, left blank. 


sive, left blank. 



(82 c) 


















































DISPOSITION MADE OF GENERAL AND SFECIAL ORDERS IN THE 
NAVY REGULATIONS AND NAVAL INSTRUCTIONS, EDITION OF 
1913, OR IN THE NEW SERIES OF GENERAL AND SPECIAL 
ORDERS BEGINNING JANUARY 25, 1913. 

The following abbreviations noted on an order show that it has been disposed of as 


follows: 

R-1042 (2).In article 1042, paragraph 2, Navy Regulations. 

1-1520 (3).In article 1520, paragraph 3, Naval Instructions. 

D.Dropped; as of temporary interest only. 

CT.Continues temporarily in force until replaced by a new order 

on the same subject in the new series. 

C...Order of such a nature that it would be complied with, or the 

information contained in it noted, upon receipt; the condi¬ 
tion created by the promulgation of the order continues in 
force without preservation of the order, which is therefore 
dropped. 


Navy Department General Orders, Series of 1909, and Disposition Made of Them on Issue of 

Regulations, 1913. 


No. 

of 

or¬ 

der. 

Date of order. 

Disposition. 

No. 

of 

or¬ 

der. 

Date of order. 

Disposition. 

545 

Apr. 26.1900. 


80 

Dec. 1,1908.1 

C. 

33 

Mar 33’ 1901 

Dropped. 

1 

Jan. 2, 1909. 

Publishing Regulations, 

81 

Jan. 30,’1902. 

1-710 M. 



edition 1909; replaced 

110 

Oct. 22, 1902. 

R-4427 (17) M. 



by new order. 


Tnlv 95 1903 

It-4427 M. 

2 

.do. 

Republishing old general 

It) / 

151 

J HI Y . 

Feb. 15, 1904 

Revoked. 



and special orders still 


(par. a). 




in force; replaced by 

151 

Feb. 15, 1904 

Do. 



new order. 


(par. b ). 


3 1 

.do. 

I-chap. 43 M. 

151 

Feb. 15, 1904 

CT. 

4 

.do. 

Replaced by G. O. 71, 

158 

(par. c). 

Apr. 28, 1904. 

R-1503. 

5 

1.do. 

July 8, 1910. 

1-3080 M. 

170 

Sprit 91 1904 

1-4622 M. 

6 

Jan.4,1909_ 

Replaced by G. O. 193, 

1 * u 
177 

tJCpt* , 14V *• - • - - 

Nov. 14, 1904. 

R-1520M. 



June 24,1912. 

178 

Nov. 29, 1904. 

R-4427 (5) (13) M; R-3521 

7 

Jan. 18,1909 . 

R-3843; R-3844: R-3846. 



(1) M; R-3525 (1) M. 

8 

Jan. 20, 1909 . 

Replaced bv S. O. 98, 

184 

j Apr. 28, 1905 . 

I-chap. 38, sec. 6 M. 



Apr. 24, 1911. 

186 

! June 5, 1905 . 

R-4427 (21) M. 

9 

Jan. 25,1909 . 

Replaced by C. N. R. No. 

7 

: Aug. 25, 1905 . 

C. 



6, of Nov. 18,1909. 

11 

i Dec. 7, 1905 . 

1-101 (4) (5) (6) M; 1-4571 

10 

Feb. 15, 1909 . 

C. 



(7) (8) (9) (10) M. 

11 

. do . 

1-2506 (3) M. 

14 

Jan. 30,1906 . 

1-716. 

12 

Feb. 17, 1909 . 

R-chap. 6 M; Forms of 

25 

| Sept. 26, 1906 . 

R-chap. 35, sec. 3 M. 



Procedure, p. 179. 

26 

i Oct. 4, 1906 . 

1-712 M. 

13 

Feb. 24,1909 . 

Revoked by C. N . R. No. 

28 

I Oct. 20, 1906 . 

1-3683 M. 



6, of Nov. 18, 1909. 

29 

Oct. 25,1906 . 

1-2850 M. 

14 

Feb. 26,1909 . 

1-4425 M. 

47 

' May 13, 1907 . 

1-4549 M. 

15 

Mar. 1,1909. 

C. 

50 

| July 16,1907. 

Revoked. 

16 

Mar. 3,1909. 

R-1525 (4) M. 

'id 

! Spnt 4 1907 

Do. 

17 

Mar. 11, 1909. 

R-3310M, R-3315 M. 

o .t 

56 

Oct. 29, 1907. 

1-3341 M. 

18 

Mar. 19, 1909. 

D. 

00 

Ton 9 1908 

I-chap. 31, sec. 10 M. 

19 

Apr. 1, 1909. 

R-chap. 6 M, Forms of 

62 

Feb. 7,1908. 

R-3555 (2) M; R-4427 



Procedure, p. 179. 



(5) M. 

20 

Apr. 14, 1909 . 

R-816 (4) M, I-chap. 32 

74 

June 27,1908. 

1-3301 M. 



M, P'orms of Procedure, 

76 

1 Sept. 28,1908 . 

I-chap. 31, sec. 9 M; 



p. 43. 



Forms of Procedure, 

21 

.do. 

Replaced by G. O. 112, 



p. 267. 



Apr. 26, 1911. 

79 1 

Nov. 18, 1908. 

1-3301. 

22 

Apr. 21, 1909..... 

1-2605 (3) M. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Navy Department General Orders, Series of 1909, and Disposition Made of Them on Issue o\ 

Regulations, 1913—Continued. 


No. 

of 

or- 


Date of order. 


Disposition. 


No. 

of 

or- 


Date of order. 


Disposition. 


der. 


der. 


23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

Apr. 29, 1909_ 

May 7,1909. 

.do. 

June 4, 1909. 

June 9, 1909. 

.do. 

29 

June 17, 1909_ 

30 

June 29, 1909 

(par. 1). 

30 

June 29, 1909; 

(par. 2). 

30 

June 29, 1909 

(par. 3). 

31 

July 1,1909.. 

32 

July 10, 1909.. 

33 

Apr. 28, 1909_ 

34 

Aug. 6, 1909.. 

35 

Aug. 13, 1909_ 

36 

Aug. 20, 1909_ 

37 

Sept. 15, 1909_ 

38 

Oct. 11, 1909.. 

39 

Oct. 18,1909. 

40 

Oct. 19, 1909. 

41 

Oct. 23, 1909. 

42 

Nov. 11, 1909. 

43 

Nov. 16, 1909. 

44 

Nov. 18, 1909 

(par. 1). 

44 

Nov. 18, 1909 

(par. 2). 

44 

Nov. 18, 1909 

(par. 3). 

45 

Dec 14,1909. 

46 

.do. 

47 

Dec. 21, 1909. 

48 

Dec. 16, 1909. 

49 

Dec. 17, 1909. 

50 

Dec. 21,1909. 

51 

Dec. 29,1909. 

52 

Dec. 30, 1909. 

53 

Jan. 20,1910. 

54 

Jan. 28, 1910. 

55 

.do.... 

56 

Feb. 24, 1910. 

57 

Feb. 25, 1910. 

58 

Mar. 2,1910. 

59 

Mar. 23, 1910. 

60 

Apr. 2,1910. 

61 

Apr. 6, 1910. 

62 

Apr. 13,1910. 

63 

Apr. 14,1910. 

64 

Apr. 20, 1910. 

May 4,1910. 

65 

66 

May 31,1910. 

67 

June 14,1910. 

68 

June 16,1910. 

69 

June 24,1910. 

70 

July 1,1910. 

71 

July 8,1910. 

72 

.do. 

73 

July 13, 1910. 


R-1517 (2) M. 

Q 

Replaced by G. O. 124, 
Sept. 20, 1911. 

R-1609 (5) M. 

R-1052 M. 

R-1321 M. 

1-3311 M. 

I-chap. 31, sec. 9 M. 

With S. O. 10, Apr. 21, 
1906. 

1-4550 M. 

R-4542. 

1-3364. 

Replaced by G. O. 112, 
Apr. 26,1911. 

1-3321 M. 


1-713. 

1-2602 (6). 

Replaced by G. O. 71, 
July 8, 1910. 

R-1005 (/) M. 

D. 

1-3362. 

Replaced by G. O. 193, 
June 24, 1912. 

1-2908 M, 1-3021 M. 

C. 

With G. O. 76, Sept. 28, 
1908. 

C. 

Replaced by G. O. 71, 
July 8,1910. 

R-chap. 3, sec. 1 M. 
R-1518 M. 

Replaced by G. O. 57, 
Feb. 15,1910. 

R-1609 (2) (3) (4) M. 
Replaced by G. O. 193, 
June 24, 1912. 

1-2618 (4). 

R-chap. 3, sec. 1 M. 
R-3961 M, R-3962 M. 
R-2087 M, 1-1603 M; Com¬ 
pass Manual. 

R-chap. 3, sec. 1 M. 
1-2703 (3) M. 

1-3362 (/) M. 

D. ’ 

I 3362 (c) M. 

1-4584 M. 

I-chap. 44. 

1-502 M. 

1-3211 M. 

R-4428 M. 

C. 

1-3342 M. 

Replaced by G. O. 120, 
June 16, 1911. 

^4 (2A), (2f), (3a), 
(30) M. 

I-chap. 43 M. 

CT, as modified by G. O. 
80, Sept. 29, 1910, and 
G. 0.95, Dec. 16,1910. 
I-chap. 44. 

R-3914 (2) M. 


74 July 27, 1910. 

75 Aug. 3, 1910. 


76 

77 

78 

79 

80 


Aug. 12, 1910. 
Aug. 16, 1910 
Aug. 19, 1910 
Aug. 19,1910. 
Sept. 29,1910. 


Sept. 30,1910. 
.do. 


Oct. 4,1910... 
.do. 


85 


86 

87 

88 


Oct. 20,1910: 
(Par. 1). 
(Par. 2). 
(Par. 3). 
(Par. 4). 
(Par. 5). 
(Par. 6). 
(Par. 7). 
(Par. 8). 
(Par. 9). 
Oct. 20,1910. 
Oct. 24,1910. 
Oct. 31,1910. 


89 Nov. 15,1910 

90 Nov. 30,1910 


91 

92 

93 

94 


Dec. 8,1910. 

.do. 

Dec. 9,1910. 

Dec. 14,1910.. 


95 


Dee. 16,1910: 
(Par. 1).__ 


(Par. 2) 


96 

97 

98 

99 
100 
101 
102 

103 

104 

105 

106 

107 

108 

109 

110 
111 
112 

113 

114 

115 

116 

117 

118 

119 

120 
121 
122 

123 

124 

125 


Dec. 23,1910... 
Dec. 29,1910... 
Jan. 3,1911.... 

.do. 

Jan. 12,1911... 

Jan. 18,1911_ 

Jan. 19,1911... 
Jan. 26,1911... 

.do. 

Feb. 8,1911.... 
Mar. 22,1911... 

.do. 

Apr. 4,1911.... 
Apr. 11,1911... 
Apr. 12,1911.. 
Apr. 19,1911... 
Apr. 26,1911... 
Apr. 28,1911... 
May 8, i911.... 
May 15,1911... 
June 5,1911.... 
Juno 12,1911... 
June 14,1911... 
June 15,1911... 
June 16,1911... 
Aug. 17,1911.. 
Aug. 28,1911... 
Sept. 1,1911... 
Sept. 20,1911.. 
Oct. 6,1911.... 


I-chap. 38, sec. 3 M. 
R-3914 (2) M, R-3931 (4) 
M. 

I-chap. 38, sec. 3 M. 

I-chap 38, sec 3 M. 

1-4423 (11) M. 

With G. O. 71, July 8, 
1910. 

C. 

Replaced by S. O. 98, 
Apr. 24, 1911. 

D. 

1-3078 M; 1-3079 M; 1-3081 
M; 1-3122 M. 


1-828 M. 

1-4427 (1) M. 

1-4427 (2) M. 

1-2223 (1) M; 1-4427 (1) M. 
1-4428 M. 

1-2233 (2) M. 

1-4471 (270 M. 

R-3042 M. 


Dropped. 

R-1254 (1) (2) M. 

1-4738 (2) M. 

Replaced by G. O. 112, 
Apr. 26,1911 M. 

I-chap. 44. 

Replaced by G. O. 121, 
Aug. 17, 1911. (See 

1-4423.) 

C. 


D. 


1-4441 M. 

Replaced by G. O. 193, 
June 24, 1212. 


With G. O. 71, July 8 
1910. 

With S. O. 63, Oct. 8, 
1910. 

1-2840 M. 

1-93 M. 

1-2641 M. 

R-3318 M. 

D. 

1-2642. 


1-4606. 

c. 

R-chap. 35, sec. 3 M. 
C. 


1-1321 M. 

R-3318 M. 

C. 

C. 

I-chap. 31, sec. 10 M. 
1-3533 (3). 

1-2844. 

R-chap. 3, sec. 1. 
1-4444. 

1-4584 (3). 

C. 

C. 

CT. 

CT. (See 1-4423.) 
1-4351. 

I-chap. 38, sec. 3. 
1-1314 (3). 




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Table of Changes —Continued. 


Navy Department General Orders, Series of 1909, and Disposition Made of Them on Issue of 

Regulations, 1913—Continued. 


No. 

of 

or¬ 

der. 

Date of order. 

Disposition. 

No. 

of 

or¬ 

der. 

126 

Oct, 11,1911. 

D. 

190 

127 

Oct. 14,1911. 

Replaced by G. O. 193. 

191 

128 

Oct. 30,1911. 

CT. 

192 

129 

Nov. 9,1911. 

1-5351. 

193 

130 

Nov. 20,1911. 

I-chap. 44. 

194 

131 

.do. 

1-4502. 

195 

132 

.do. 

1-166 ( 1 ). 

196 

133 

Dec. 1,1911. 


197 

134 

Dec. 6,1911. 

I-chap. 44. 

*198 

135 

.do. 

Do. 

199 

136 

.do. 

I-chap. 29. 

200 

137 

Dec. 9,1911. 

Do. 

201 

138 

Dec. 13,1911. 

D. 

202 

139 

Dec. 16,1911. 

R-1534. 

203 

140 

.do. 

I-chap. 43. 

204 

141 

.do. 

1-708. 

205 

142 

Dec. 23,1911. 

D. 

206 

143 

.do. 

1-4549. 

207 

144 

.do. 

1-3332. 

208 

145 

Jan. 5,1912. 

D. 

209 

146 

Jan. 6,1912. 

D. 

210 

147 

.do. 

CT. 

211 

148 

Jan. 10,1912. 

R-3971. 

212 

149 

Jan. 12,1912. 

1-4347. 

213 

150 

Jan. 15,1912. 

1-2852. 

214 

151 

Jan. 18,1912. 

C. 

215 

152 

.do. 

CT. 

216 

153 

.do. 

D. 

217 

154 

Jan.19,1912. 

CT. 

218 

155 

Jan. 22,1912. 

CT. 

219 

156 

Jan. 25,1912. 

CT. 

220 

157 

Feb. 1,1912. 

1-4164. 

221 

15S 

Feb. 10,1912. 

D. 

222 

159 

Feb. 16,1912. 

I-chap. 3, sec. 2. 

223 

160 

Feb.17,1912. 

1-1356. 

224 

161 

Feb. 20,1912. 

CT. 


162 

Feb. 26.1912. 

1-4424 (10). 

225 

163 

Nov. 1,1912. 

CT. 

226 

164 

.do. 

CT. 

227 

165 

.do. 

C. 

228 

166 

Mar. 2,1912. 

1-1357. 

229 

167 

Mar. 5,1912. 

C. 

230 

168 

Mar. 7,1912. 

D. 

231 

169 

Mar. 21,1912. 

I-chap. 3, R-chap. 3. 

232 

170 

.do. 

I-chap. 3. 

233 

171 

Mar. 26,1912. 

1-709 (4). 

234 

172 

Mar. 27,1912. 

R-4420 (1). 

235 

173 

Apr. 6,1912. 

C. 

236 

174 

Apr. 8,1912. 

CT. 

237 

175 

Apr. 13,1912. 

1-4423 (7). 

238 

176 

Apr. 16,1912. 

1-4311 (10). 

239 

177 

Apr. 17,1912. 

1-3402 (5). 

240 

178 

.do. 

C. 

241 

179 

Apr. 24,1912. 

c. 

242 

180 

Mav 1,1912. 

c. 

243 

181 

May 4,1912. 

CT. 

244 

182 

May 7,1912. 

1-4658. 

245 

183 

May 8,1912. 

R-3568. 

246 

184 

May 9,1912. 

1-3333 (2). 

247 

185 

May 11,1912. 

I-chap. 26. 

248 

186 

May 13,1912. 

CT. 

249 

187 

May 15,1912. 

I-chap. 3. 

250 

188 

May 17; 1912. 

C. 

251 

189 

May 20,1912. 

C. 

252 


Date of order. 


June 5,1912. 

June 11,1912. 

June 21,1912. 

June 24,1912. 

.do. 

June 25,1912. 

July 2,1912. 

July 8,1912. 

July 9,1912. 

July 11,1912. 

.do. 

July 18,1912. 

.do. 

July 25,1912. 

.do. 

Aug. 1,1912. 

Aug. 2,1912. 

Aug. 8,1912. 

Aug. 13,1912. 

Aug. 15,1912. 

Aug. 16,1912. 

Aug. 19,1912. 

Aug. 20,1912. 

.do. 

Aug. 28,1912. 

Aug. 28,1912. 

Sept. 4,1912. 

Sept. 5,1912. 

Sept. 6,1912. 

.do. 

Sept. 24,1912. 

Sept. 27,1912. 

.do. 

.do. 

Oct. 9, 1912. 

Oct. 14, 1912. 

Oct. 16, 1912. 

.do. 

Oct. 19, 1912. 

Oct. 22,1912. 

Oct. 25,1912. 

Oct. 29, 1912. 

Oct. 31, 1912. 

.do. 

Nov. 1, 1912. 

Nov. 4, 1912. 

.do. 

Nov. 6, 1912. 

.do. 

Nov. 7,1912. 

Nov. 9, 1912. 

Nov. 11, 1912.... 

Nov. 15,1912_ 

.do. 

Nov. 16, 1912_ 

Dec. 3,1912. 

Dec. 7,1912. 

.do. 

Dec. 10,1912. 

Dec. 17,1912. 

Dec. 18,1912. 

Dec. 30, 1912. 

Jan. 13, 1913. 


Disposition. 


1-4659. 

C. 

D. 

1-709. 

1-5350. 

CT. 

D. 

1-4734. 

I-chap. 35. 

I-chap. 3, sec. 2. 

C. 

C. 

D. 

1-4403 (3). 

CT. 

D. 

C. 

R-2929-2949. 

C. 

1-5343 (2). 

D. 

CT. 

D. 

C. 

CT. 

C. 

C. 

C. 

R-4551 (1). 

C. 

c. 

R-chap. 36, see. 18. 

C. 

R-4442 (13). 

Replaced by G. O. 239, 
Nov. 7, 1912. 

1-4571. 

1-4471. 

I-41G1. 

R-4427 (29). 

C. 

Uniform Regulations. 

D. 

D. 

1-1542. 

1-4733. 

1-5355. 

C. 

C. 

D. 

1-508. 

1-4101. 

D. 

1-2710. 

D. 

C. 

C. 

D. 

C. 

D. 

C. 

D. 

R-241-246, 

C. 


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of 

)r- 

er. 

22 

26 

28 

37 

40 

42 

44 

46 

67 

64 

65 

74 

75 

76 

79 

5 

4 

rev. 

10 

12 

14 

21 

24 

25 

27 

30 

34 

38 

40 

46 

54 

58 

59 

65 

79 

83 

87 

98 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 


Table of Changes —Continued. 


lal Orders, Series of 1909, and Disposition Made of Them on Issue of 
Navy Regulations, 1913. 


Disposition. 

1 

No. 

of 

or¬ 

der. 

Date of order. 

Disposition. 

1-2845 M. 

27 

Aug. 18,1909. 

1-4549 (3) M. 

I-chap. 33 M. 

28 

Sept. 15, 1909. 

1-2707 M. 

Revoked by S. 0.49, May 

29 

Oct. 23, 1909. 

D. 

25, 1910. 

30 

Nov. 5, 1909. 

Replaced by S. O. 65, 

1-4425 M; 1-4428 M. 
Revoked. 

31 

.do. 

Nov. 10,1910. 

D. 

R-4536 M. 

32 

Nov. 18, 1909. 

Replaced by S. O. 109, 

1-2849 M. 

1-2843 M. 

33 

Nov. 27,1909. 

Aug. 22,1911. 

1-4582 (2) M; 1-4657 M. 

1-2849 M. 

34 

Nov. 29, 1909. 

1-4424 M. 

1-2845 M. 

35 

Dec. 14, 1909. 

CT, as modified by suc¬ 

1-2861 M. 

1-4425 M; 1-4428 M. 

36 

Dec. 30, 1909. 

ceeding special orders. 
CT. 

R-1536 (3) (4) M; 1-91 M. 

37 

Dec. 31, 1909. 

C. 

Replaced by S. O. 98, 

38 

Jan. 3, 1910. 

Replaced by S. O. 78, 

Apr. 24, 1911. 

C—Notices to Mariners. 

39 

Jan. 31,1910. 

Jan. 3, 1911. 

C—Published in Notices 

1-2861 M. 

C—Regulations for Naval 

40 

Feb. 10,1910. 

to Mariners. 

D. 

Auxiliaries. 

41 

Feb. 18,1910. 

C. 

R-chap. 37, sec. 7 M; I- 

42 

Feb. 24, 1910. 

D. 

chap. 31, sec. 7 M. 

1-501 (4) M. 

43 

Mar. 17,1910. 

D. 

44 

Mar. 18, 1910. 

D. 

1-2846 M. 

45 

Mar. 24,1910. 

With S. O. 35, Dec. 14, 

1-717 M. 

1-4550 M. 

46 

Apr. 7,1910. 

1909. 

D. 

1-715 M. 

47 

Apr. 18, 1910. 

Replaced by S. O. 109, 

R-3523 M. 

1-1315 (2) (3) (4) M. 

48 

Apr. 27,1910. 

Aug. 22, 1911. 

1-4582 (1) M. 

1-4423 M. 

49 

May 25,1910. 

1-2842 M. 

1-2848 M. 

50 

June 13,1910. 

1-2877 M. 

1-4426 M. 

51 

July 1,1910. 

Replaced by S. O. 78, 
Jan. 3, 1911. 

CT. 

D. 

I-chap. 1, sec. 14 M; I- 

52 

July 9,1910. 

4495 M. 

53 

July 12, 1910. 

D. 

1-4423 M. 

54 

July 25, 1910. 

1-1315 (2) M. 

Replaced by S. O. 98, 

55 

Aug. 1, 1910. 

D. 

Apr. 24,1911. 

56 

Aug. 5, 1910. 

1-1116 (10) M. 

D. 

57 

Sept. 13, 1910. 

D. 

1-2501 (3) M. 

58 

.do. 

Replaced by S. O. 109, 

Replaced by S. O. 78, 
Jan. 3,1911. 

1-3079 M. 

59 

Sept. 19,1910. 

Aug. 22,1911. 

D. 

60 

Sept. 22, 1910. 

D. 

Revoked by S. O. 79, 

61 

Sept. 27, 1910. 

Replaced by G. O. 121* 
Aug. 17,1911. 

1-4201. 

June 12,1911. 

1-2707 (8) M. 

62 

.do. 

D. 

63 

Oct. 8, 1910. 

C. 

D. 

64 

Oct. 28, 1910. 

D. 

1-3301 (4) M. 

65 

Nov. 10, 1910. 

CT. 

D. 

66 

Nov. 11,1910. 

D. 

1-714 M. 

67 

Nov. 16,1910. 

R-4515 (2) M. 

C. 

68 

.do. 

C. 

D. 

69 

Nov. 18, 1910. 

R-chap. 37, sec. 7 M; I- 

1-3331 (2) M. 

1-4424 M. 

70 

Nov. 21, 1910. 

chap. 31, sec. 7 M. 

D. 

1-3303. 

71 

Dec. 12, 1910. 

1-3024. 

D. 

72 

Dec. 13, 1910. 

Replaced by S. O. 109, 

1-4583 M. 

D. 

73 

Dec. 17,1910. 

Aug. 22, 1911. 

I-chap. 37, sec. 7. 

D. 

74 

Dec. 21, 1910. 

D. 

D. 

75 

Dec. 23, 1910. 

D. 

1-3362 (d). 

76 

Dec. 24, 1910. 

1-4609. 

C. 

77 

Jan. 3,1911. 

D. 

D. 

78 

.do. 

CT—As modified by S. O. 

D. 

D. 

79 

.do. 

102, July 1,1911. 

D. 

I-chap. 26, secs. 2 and 3 M. 

80 

Jan. 16,1911. 

D. 

D. 

81 

Jan. 20,1911. 

D. 

C. 

82 

Jan. 27,1911. 

D. 

Replaced by S. O. 78, 
Jan. 3, 1911. 

83 

Jan.30,1911. 

D. 

84 

Jan.31,1911. 

D. 

Replaced by S. O. 109, 

85 

Feb. 6, 1911. 

D. 

Aug. 22,1911. 

86 

Feb. 7,1911. 

D. 


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Table of Changes —Continued. 

Navy Department Special Orders, Series of 1909, and Disposition Made of Them on Issue of 

Navy Regulations, 1913—Continued. 


No. 

of 

or¬ 

der. 

Date of order. 

Disposition. 

No. 

of 

or¬ 

der. 

Date of order. 

Disposition. 

87 

Feb. 13,1911. 

1-4583 M. 

103 

July 5,1911. 

D. 

88 

Feb. lo; 1911. 

D. 

104 

July 27, 1911. 

D. 

89 

Feb. 17, 1911. 

D. 

105 

July 31,1911. 

D. 

90 

Mar. 3, 1911. 

D. 

106 

Aug. 7, 1911. 

1-4471 (3 n). 

91 

Mar. S' 1911. 

D. 

107 

Aug. 9, 1911. 

D. 

92 

Mar. 13,1911. 

1-4581. 

108 

.do. 

With S. O. 35, Dec. 14. 

93 

Mar. 25,1911. 

1-3332. 



1909. 

94 

Mar. 27, 1911. 

Forms of Procedure, 1910. 

109 

Aug. 22, 1911. 

CT. 

95 

Mar. 30, 1911. 

D. 

110 

Sept. 30, 1911..... 

CT. 

90 

Apr. 10, 1911. 

c. 

111 

Oct. 4, 1911. 

R-chap. 41. 

97 

Apr. 13' 1911. 

C. 

112 

Oct. 11, 1911. 

D. 

9S 

Apr. 24, 1911. 

R-chap. 3, sec. 6 ; I-chap. 

113 

.do/.. 




35. 

114 

Oct. 16, 1911. 

C. 

99 

June 12 , 1911. 

1-4054 (2 d) M. 

115 

Oct. 23, 1911. 

I-chap. 26. 

100 

June 19,1911. 

D. 

116 

Nov. 15, 1911. 

D. 

101 

June 28, 1911. 

With S. O. 63, Oct. 8 , 

117 

Nov. 17, 1911. 

CT. 



1910. 

118 

Dec. 1, 1911. 

D. 

102 

July 1, 1911. 

With S. O. 78, Jan. 3, 






1911. 





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COMBINED GENERAL INDEX TO NAVY REGULATIONS AND 

NAVAL INSTRUCTIONS. 


Index to Navy Regulations. 

! 

Chap¬ 

ter. 

Subject. 

Nos. of 
articles. 

Chap¬ 

ter. 

1 

Articles for the government 


1 


of the Navy. 

1-100 


2 

The Navy Department. 

101-200 

2 

3 

Organization of the naval 




forces. 

201-300 

3 

4 

Boards. 

301-400 


5 

Courts of inquiry. 

401-500 

4 

6 

Deck courts. 

501-600 


7 

Summary courts-martial. 

601-700 

5 

8 

General courts-martial. 

701-900 


9 

Limitation of punishment.... 

900 

C 

10 

Navy Regulations, Naval In- 




structions, etc. 

901-1000 

7 

11 

Rank, command, and duty... 

1001-1100 

8 

12 

Honors, distinctions, salutes, 




and ceremonies. 

1101-1300 

9 

13 

Naval administration and 


10 


discipline. 

1401-1500 

11 

14 

Instructions for officers in 




general. 

1501-1600 

12 

15 

A commander in chief. 

1601-1700 

13 

16 

A flag officer not in chief com- 


14 


mand. 

1701-1800 

15 

17 

The staff of a flag officer afloat. 

1801-1900 

16 

18 

A senior officer present. 

1901-2000 


19 

The commanding officer of a 




ship. 

2001-2200 

17 

20 

The executive officer of a ship. 

2201-2300 

18 

21 

The first lieutenant of a ship.. 

2301-2400 

19 

22 

The navigating officer of a ship 

2401-2500 

20 

23 

The gunnery officer of a ship.. 

2501-2600 

21 

24 

Officers of the deck, and of 




gun, torpedo, and powder 


22 


divisions.. 

2601-2700 

23 

25 

Junior officers of the line. 

2701-2800 

24 

26 

Engineer officers. 

2801-2900 

25 

27 

The medical department and 


26 


medical officers. 

2901-3000 

27 

28 

Officers of the Pay Corps afloat. 

3001-3100 

28 

29 

Other commissioned officers.. 

3101-3200 

29 

30 

Commissioned warrant offi- 


30 


cers and warrant officers_ 

3201-3300 

37 

31 

Appointments and promo- 


32 


tions. 

3301-3400 


32 

Petty officers and crew. 

3401-3500 


33 

Enlistments, ratings, trans- 


33 


fers, discharges, etc. 

3501-3700 

34 

34 

Leave of absence, etc. 

3701-3800 

35 

35 

Transport service, naval con- 


36 


voy of military expeditions. 




quarantine, pilotage, and 


37 


combined operations with 




the Army. 

3801-3900 


36 

Shore stations. 

3901-4100 

38 

37 

The Marine Corps. 

4101-4300 

39 

38 

Money. 

4301-4400 

40 

39 

Pay and allowances. 

4401-4600 

41 

40 

Inspection, general surveys. 


42 


alterations, repairs, and 


43 


preservation of ships; sup- 


44 


plies, afloat and ashore; sur- 


45 


veys and sales of material; 




and accounts and returns.. 

4601-4700 


41 

Rules for preventing collisions. 




Index to Naval Instructions. 


Subject. 


Nos. of 
articles. 


Administration of the Navy 

Department. 

Employment of labor at navy 

yards. 

Organization of the naval 

forces. 

Navy Regulations, Naval In¬ 
structions, etc.. 

Instructions for officers in 


1-200 

201-500 

501-600 

601-700 


general. 

Quarters and messes of offi¬ 
cers aboard ship. 

A commander in chief. 

A flag officer not in chief com¬ 
mand . 

The staff of a flag officer afloat. 

A senior officer present. 

The commanding officer of a 

ship. 

The executive officer of a ship. 
The first lieutenant of a ship .. 
The navigating officer of a ship 
The gunnery officer of a ship.. 
Officers of the deck, and of 
gun, torpedo, and powder 

divisions. 

Junior officers of the line. 

Engineer officers. 

Medical officers. 

Officers of the Pay Corps. 

Commissioned warrant offi¬ 
cers and warrant officers.... 

Masters-at-arms. 

Ship organization. 

Ship routine. 

Care and preservation of ships. 

Ordnance instructions. 

Engineering instructions. 

Medical instructions. 

Fuel. 

Shore stations. 

The Marine Corps. 

Disposition of persons con¬ 
demned by general court- 

martial ...!. 

Bonds, etc. 

Hospital ships. 

Radio stations, etc. 

Transportation; the naval 

auxiliary service. 

Inspection and general sur¬ 
veys of ships and alterations 

and repairs thereto. 

Supplies afloat. 

Supplies ashore. 

Sales and surveys of materials. 

Accounts. 

Accounting at navy yards.... 

Reports and returns. 

Correspondence. 

Mail and Navy mail clerks.... 


701-S00 

801-900 

901-1000 

1001-1100 

1101-1200 

1201-1300 

1301-1400 

1401-1500 

1501-1600 

1601-1700 

1701-1800 


1801-1900 

1901-2000 

2001-2100 

2101-2200 

2201-2300 

2301-2400 

2401-2500 

2501-2600 

2601-2700 

2701-2800 

2801-2900 

2901-3200 

3201-3300 

3301-3400 

3401-3500 

3501-3800 


3801-3900 

3901-4000 

4001-4100 

4101-4200 

4201-4300 


4301-4400 

4401-4600 

4601-4700 

4701-4800 

4801-5000 

5001-5200 

5201-5300 

5301-5400 

5401-5500 


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INDEX 


[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Abandon ship: Art. 

bill for. I 2501 (5) 

commanding officer last to leave.. R 2042 

executive officer’s duties on. I 1409 

Abbreviations; Bureaus,etc. I 35 (3) 

Absence: 

chief of bureau, signature of papers. I 5318 

commanding officer. R 1062 

commanding officer of hospital ship, succession of duties in case of. R 2919 

executive officer. R 2201 

flag officer, authority relegated to senior officer present. R 1014 

flag officer in foreign port. R 1044 

gunnery officer; restrictions. ) . I 1706 

leave of ( see also Leave of absence). R 3701-3710 

authority of commanding officer to grant. R 1063 

authority of executive officer to grant. R 1063 

granting of, to apprentice seamen. R 3697 

return from, reports made to executive officer. R 1063 

master-at-arms. R 3405 

navigating officer, procedure in case of. R 2401 

officer in command, signature in case of. I 5320 

officers; commanding officer to report. I 1354 

permanent, of commander in chief, procedure in case of. R 1604 

reasons for, communication of, to commanding officer. R 3632 

temporary, flag officer from command. R 1044 

Absence from duty, authority for. R 1527 

Absence from quarters, special permission required. R 3704 

Absence lights: 

President. R 1101 

Secretary of the Navy.... —..R 1111 

Assistant Secretary of the Navy. R 1113 

commanding officer. R 1141 

commanding officer of flagship. R 1141 

flag officers. R 1134 

Absence without leave: 

entry in log. I 1807 

forfeiture of pay on account of. R 4425 

Marine Corps. R 4103 

officers, pay of. R 4411 

officers, punishment. R 9 

prevention of.. R 3631 

punishment for. R 8 

Absentees: 

apprehension by civil authorities. R 3636 

clerical force, navy yard. I 3471 

communications with commanding officer. R 3632 

description lists sent to civil authorities. R 3636 

effects, disposal of. 1 2637 

entries in log. I 1807 

Marine Corps, report of. I 3636 

muster. I 2602 (9) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Absentees—Continued. Art. 

pay division. I 2203 

provision for, in general bills. I 2506 

rations, commutation of. I 4551,4552 

reports by commanding officer before sailing. R 3640 

reports, executive officer to make, to commanding officer. I 2602 (7) 

sick list, medical officer to report.. I 2129 

surrender of, after sailing of ship. R 3632 

Abstract-s: 

amounts summarized, supply accounts ashore. I 4823 (7) 

appropriations chargeable. I 5243 (4,9) 

collections, Marine Corps. I 5261 (38) 

deposits— 

forwarding of. I 5223 (4) 

Marine Corps. I 5261 (42) 

to credit of United States. I 5243 (3,11,21), 5244 (8,12) 

expenditure vouchers— 

forwarding of. I 5224 (6,12),5225,5226,5245 (IS) 

supply accounts afloat. I 4854 (8) 

supplies ashore. . I 4823 (9) 

expenditures— 

for labor. I 5244 (4) 

forwarding of. I 5223 (1,6,27), 5232,5243 (13),5244 (6,10,27) 

Marine Corps. I 5261 (19,39) 

monthly, ship’s. 14917 

material, report. I 5245 ( 7) 

patients, forwarded to department. I 5222 (5), 5247 (8) 

payments, Marine Corps, forwarding of. I 5261 (18) 

public bills— 

report. I 5245 (2,3) 

supply accounts, ashore. I 4823 (5,6) 

forwarding of. I 5243 (2,10),5244 (7,11) 

receipt vouchers— 

forwarding of. I 5224 (5,11), 5225,5226,5227,5245 (17) 

supply accounts afloat . I 4854 ( 7 ) 

supply accounts ashore...,. I 4823 (8) 

salaries, forwarding of. I 5243 ( 7 ) 

Academy, Naval. (See Naval Academy.) 

Acceptance trials (see also Trials): 

Board of Inspection and Survey. I 2923, R 157 

fuel, measure of. 1 2924 

instruments for. I 2924 

post-trial examination. 4 2925 

reports by officers detailed for, to Board of Inspection and Survey. R 157 

water measurement. I 2924 

Accidents: 

absence of medical officer. r 4553 

boilers or machinery, instructions regarding. I 3120 

employees, civil. I 391,392 

entered in log. 4 1307 

eyewitnesses to, reports of. r 4593 

hospital ships, reports of, by master. r 2924 

investigation and report of. 1 949 944 4292 

investigation by court of inquiry. r 494 

machinery of ship, composition of special board. I 4333 ( 2 ) 

pharmacists’ duties regarding. 4 2:351 

report of. j 2013,5332 

reports of special boards concerning. 4 4333 

Accounts (see also Cost accounts; General storekeepers; Invoices; Pay officer; Supply accounts): 

abstract of expenditures, ships, papers to accompany. j 4947 

adjustment of invoice prices following alterations. 4 4394 ( 7 ) 

advertising, bills for; law regarding. 4 4949 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Accounts—Continued. 

alphabetical list of titles under which charges are made 

Auditor, Navy Department, duty of, relating to.. 

bills of exchange. 

central system of. 

claims settled in Treasury Department. 

classification of. 

under titles. 

closed for discharge or retirement, marines. 

closing of, on filing new bond. 

comptroller’s duties.. 

condemned stores ashore. 

condemned supplies charged to Title W.. 

debits and credits under titles and subtitles. 

deceased persons. 

contingent supplies in pay department of ship.. 

control of. 

correspondence regarding.. 

cost of ships in commission, title classification. 

credits given for property destroyed. 

current— 


Art. 

. I 4804 (25) 

. I 4873 

. R 4368 

. I 4801 (2) 

. I 4871 

. I 4802 

. I 4804 

. I 5249 (19) 

.I 3924, 3931,3932 

. I 4872 

. I 4821 

. I 4804 (16) 

. I 4803 

I 4901, 5223 (37), 5261 (51); R 4552 

. I 4916 

. I 4871-4873 

. I 5309 

. I 4804 (4) 

. I 4804 (10) 


forwarding of. I 5223 (28), 5232,5243 (1,8,12), 5244 (5,9,25) 

Marine Corps, forwarding of.I 5261 (17,19,37) 

material received and expended, Marine Corps. I 5261 (23) 

monthly report by recruiting officer. I 5277 

naval attaches, reports to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. I 5272 

pay officers, report of. I 4912 

quarterly report of. I 4913,5223 (5) 

summaries, expenditures. I 4803 

supply accounts, ashore.,. I 4824 

deposits by crew. R 4378 

deposits to credit of United States, abstract of. I 5243 ( 21) 

deserters. I 4902,4903,5244 (32) 

deterioration charged to Title W. I 4804 (2) 

disbursing, general cashbook for. I 4941 

disbursing officers’, inspection of. I 5261 (4) 

equipage. I 4804 (3) 

equipment, invoicing of. I 4811 (5) 

final returns by pay officers. I 4922 

flagship. I 1123 (7) 

fleet paymasters. I 1121 (2), 1123 (7) 

fluctuation of silver coins...I 4861 (7) 

fuel, loss on, how charged. I 4804 (16) 

general. I 4801-4804 

cashbooks kept by pay officers. I 4941 

storekeepers, shore stations, inspection of. I 4861 (1) 

hospital ships. I 4004 

inspection cf.. I 4861; R 1531 

invoices, preparation of ( see also Invoices). I 4811 

loss of, duty regarding. I 4924 

manner of keeping, supervised, by fleet paymaster. I 1123 (1) 

men received, commanding officer’s duties. R 20 

men sent to hospital. R 3582 

miscellaneous. I 4941-4951 


money (see also Money)— 

allotments for stores afloat.I 4423 (9) 

condition of appropriations shown. I 4802 

ledger of disbursements kept. I 4802 

ledger of liabilities authorized. I 4802 

separation of, under bond. I 4942 

transmission of, pay officers’... I 492 3 


monthly abstract cf expenditures from ships 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Accounts—Continued. Art. 

monthly, vouchers pertaining to, Marine Corps. I 5261 (40) 

naval establishment. I 4801,4802 

naval supply, ashore, what it comprises. I 4821 

naval supply, statement of charges, forwarding of. I 5224 (9) 

navy yards, classification of......I 5001-5081 

navy yards, cost of work (see also Cost accounts). I 5012 

navy-yard departments (see also Cost accounts). I 3433 

newspaper subscriptions. I 4945 

objects of charge not subject to invoice. I 4804 ( 2) 

officers’. R 4420 

officers’messes... I 825-827 

officers, training station, kept on station ship. R 3690 

open-contract repairs, how charged. I 4804 (16) 

opened anew under new bond. I 3924,3931,3932 

ordnance supplies ashore. 1 4821 

original cost shown in Title A. I 4804 (2) 

outfit, invoice of, how inscribed. I 4811 (5) 

pay (see also Pay accounts. I 4881-4892 

pay officers’— 

inspection of.I 5212,5214 

mailing of. I 4923 . 

report of analysis, Marine Corps. I 5261 (36) 

serving fractional part of month, duty. I 4917 

shore stations, monthly statements. I 4919 

time to settle. I 4922 

payment, responsibility for. I 4944 

penitentiary prisoners. R 3583 

pharmacist to keep. I 2351 

power and machinery plant (industrial), repairs of, charged under Title G. I 4804 (11) 

proceeds from sale of effects cf deceased persons. I 4901 

property- 

corrected by annual inventory. I 2231 

inaccuracies in, commanding officers’ duty regarding. I 1331 

money, real estate, and ships embraced in. I 4802 

purchases for torpedo and other vessels without pay officers. I 4951 

quarterly. I 4911-4923 

real estate and chattels. I 4804 ( 8 ) 

shore stations, account current. I 491 s 

receipts for funds transferred. I 4943 

receiving ships. I 586 

receiving ship, men sent to hospital. R 3582 

sales of— 

deceased persons’effects. I 4721,4901 

deserters’ effects. I 4991,4721 

fuel to officers. X 4949 

stores to officers, men, and civil employees. I 4911 

settlement of, by officer of Pay Corps under arrest. r 4420 

shipping officers at navy yards report shipments. X 4920 

ship’s store. j 45 x 2 

storekeeper, Naval Academy, inspection of. I 4894 ( 4 ) 

submarines, kept on tenders. R 230 

subsistence of men absent from ship. j 4947 

subsistence of passengers, vouchers for. X 4948 

supplies kept by chief of staff. X 1102 (2) 

supply, afloat (see also Supply accounts afloat). X 4851-4856 

supply, ashore (see also Supply accounts ashore). X 4821-4824 

surveyed material ashore. X 4821 

telegraph and cable. X 5351 

telephone service, contracts for. X 4945 

Title A, classification. X 4804 (2) 

Title B, classification.. X 4804 (3) 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Accounts—Continued. 

Title C, classification. 

title classification. 

tabular statement of. 

Title D.—Repairs to ships. 

Title E. —Real estate and chattels (industrial). 

Title F.—Power and machinery plant (industrial). 

Title G.—Maintenance and repair of industrial plants. 

Title H. —Personnel unassigned. 

Title I.—Special duty. 

Title N. —Models, tests, and experiments. 

Title O.—Naval militia. 

Title P.—Repairs to equipage of ships in commission. 

Title Q.—Repairs and alterations to equipage and supplies, ordnance 

Title R.—Real estate and chattels (military). 

Title S.—General maintenance (military). 

Title T.—Outside changes. 

Title V.—Miscellaneous. 

Title W.—Deterioration and waste. 

Title X.—Supplies in store. 

Title Y.—Supplies afloat. 

Title Z.—Conversion account. 

torpedo vessels, kept on tenders. 

transfer, forwarding of. 

transfer of.. 

transfer, marines reported to pay officers... 

transfers, monthly statement.. 

vessels without pay officers, duty relating to. 

voucher inscriptions. 

vouchers (see also Vouchers)— 

commutation of quarters. 

indorsed by pay officers for subsistence. 

must show information necessary for proper entry. 

“welfare” fund kept separate.. 

Accounts and returns. 

Accountability, system of, Marine Corps. 

Accounting department, navy yards. 

Accounting officer, shore.A.... 

material issued, summary of. 

monthly reports. 

quarterly reports. 

real estate, chattels, etc., survey of. 

report on cost of job orders and standard articles. 


Art. 

. I 4804 (4) 

. I 4804 

. I 4804 (25) 

. I 4804 (5) 

... I 4804 (8-10) 

. I 4804 (11) 

.. I 4804 (10,13) 

. I 4804 (20) 

. I 4804 (21) 

. I 4804 (22) 

. I 4804 (23) 

..I 4804 (6) 

. I 4804 (7) 

. I 4804 (12) 

. I 4804 (12,14) 

. I 4804 (15) 

. I 4804 (24) 

. I 4804 (16) 

_ I 4804 (17) 

. I 4804 (18) 

. I 4804 (19) 

. R 230 

. I 5244 (24) 

. I 4890 

. I 4904 

..I 4854 (4) 

. I 4951 

....I 4811-4813 

. I 4950 

. I 4947 

. I 4803 

. 14513 

....I 4801-4851 

. I 604 

. R 4001 

. R 4001 

. I 5137 

I 3436,5134,5246 

. I 5140 

. I 4744 

. I 5246 


Accounting system: 

navy yards.. I 5001-5181 

nonindustrial navy yards. 15181 

Accouterments, Marine Corps. I 3633,3634,5250 (5), 5261 (25,32) 


Accumulator: 

cutting prohibited. I 2816 

pressure. I 3126 

Accusation, copy of, to be furnished officer accused. R 1409 

Accused ( see also General court-martial; Summary court-martial): 

hearing granted to, by commanding officer during investigation. R 1428 

placing of, under arrest.R 1408 

right of, to be furnished copies of charges and specifications. R 1408 

right of, to submit statement in investigations of misconduct. R 1404 

witnesses in behalf, investigations of misconduct. R 1404 

Acidity, fuel oil, test for. I 3364 

Acids, stowage of.I 2707 (5) 

Acknowledgment-s: 

date of, recorded on document.-. I 5310 (2) 

post card. I 5315 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Acquittal, summary court-martial, procedure. 

Acting appointment: 

discharge of man holding. 

issue of. 

officer, authority in case of. 

officers under, honors rendered to. 

pay in case of. 

precedence taken by officers. 

probationary service... 

renewal of. 

transfer of petty officers when holding. 

Acting dental surgeons, appointments as. 

Action: 

damages received in, carpenters to repair. 

plans for, communication of, by commander in chief. 

Active duty, retired officers assigned to. 

Active list, officers of the line, titles included under.. 

Additional pay— 

chief petty officers, permanent appointment. 

coxswains, steam launches. 

enlisted men, after expiration of enlistment. 

enlisted men on submarine service. 

good-conduct medals. 

gun captains. 

gun pointers. 

jacks-of-the-dust. 

lamplighters. 

messmen. 

seaman gunners’ certificates. 

signalmen. 

Addresses: 

cable and telegraphic. 

mail, of ships and stations. 

Marine Corps, report of. 

officer in temporary command.. 

officers’ and employees’, Navy Department. 

officers’, reported to department. 

official communications.«. 

radiogram. 

telegraphic and cable, of Secretary of the Navy. 

titles used in. 

wives’, officers to report. 

Adjournment: 

boards. 

courts of inquiry. 

summary court-martial, report of. * . 

Adjutant and inspector’s department, inspection of disbursing officer's accounts. 

Adjutant, Marine Corps, regimental, duties as treasurer. 

Adjutant’s department, Marine Corps. 

Admiral of the Navy: 

commutation cf quarters.. . . 

duty performed by... 

funeral escort for. 

honors for, aboard ship. 

member of General Board.. 

pay of. 

personal flag, display of. 

Admiral’s inspection. (See Commander-in-chief.) 

Admission, midshipmen. _ 

Admissions, Naval Home, monthly report of. 

Admonitions, character of, in course of duty. 


Art. 

. R 622 

. R 3615 

. R 3552 

. R 1048 

. R 1048 

. R 3552 

. R 1048 

. R 3555 

R 3532,3554,3556 

.. R 3584 

. R 2987 

..I 2331 (4) 

. R 1623 

. R 1049 

. R 1002 

_ R 4427 (18) 

_ R 4427 (10) 

_ R 4427 (15) 

. R 4427 (11) 

. R 4427 (9) 

_ R. 4427 (20) 

_ R 4427 (19) 

_ R 4427 (13) 

_ R 4427 (13) 

_ R 4427 (14) 

. R 4427 (8) 

_ R 4427 (17) 

. I 5350 

. I 5461-5465 

. I 3504 

. I 5322 

. I 21 

. I 704-706 

. I 5322 

. I 5350 

. I 5324 

. I 5322 

. I 705 

. R 302 

.. R 408 

. R 604 

. I 5261 (4) 

. I 3601 

. I 3531 

. R 4513 

. R 1032 

. R 1301 

. R 1237 

. R 166 

. R 4406 

. R 1237 

. I 604 

. I 5273 

. R 1434 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Advance payments, restrictions regarding. R 4643 

Advance statement, transfers, supply accounts, ashore. I 4823 (3,4) 

Advanced base, definition of. I 5354 

Advancement: 

good conduct. R 3668 

rating.*. R 3551 

division officers to assist. I 1825 

petty officers. R 3557 

Advances, authorization of, to recruits. It 3502 

Advances of pay. R 4456-4462 

authority for. R 4456 

by whom paid. R 4458 

checkage of. R 4458 

entries of, on pay rolls. R 4461 

masters of naval auxiliaries. I 5223 (36) 

officers ordered to foreign duty. R 4458 

officers receiving, duties in connection with.R 4459 

recruits. R 4462 

Advertising: 

authority for. I 4946 

expenditure allowed. 1 4946 

expense charged to Title V. I 4804 (24) 

medical supplies exempt by law from, requisitions for. I 5247 ( 29) 

methods, monthly report of, by Navy recruiting officer. I 5277 

prepared by solicitor... R 118 

purchasing of supplies. I 4652, R 4642 

rates allowed..... —:. I 4946 

restrictions regarding... 4344R 

sale of material. 1 4712,4719 

supplies exempt by law from. I 5222 (5 1) 

vouchers for. I 4812 

vouchers, forwarding of.I 5243 (6) 

Advice, letters of, not to accompany reports. I 5335 

Advisory council, Secretary of the Navy.:.. R 109 

Affidavits: 

bonding. I 3904,3910 

expenses for making.-•. R 4535 

Age: 

applicants for employment at navy yard. I 242 

apprentice seamen, upon enlistment. R 3685 

factor in physical fitness. 1 3207 

first enlistment. R 3525 

statements of, recruits.-.R 3523 

Agent: 

consular or commercial. (See Consul.) 

information concerning service of officers or men.. I 26 

purchasing, commission not allowed. I 4653 

Aids: 

assistants to, appointed by Secretary of the Navy. R 109 

commandants of naval districts. R 244 

commander in chief’s. I 1117 

information furnished, by bureaus. R 103 

papers signed by. 1 5317 

pay of. R 4406 

Secretary of the Navy. R 109,110 

Secretary, action on report of estimates. I 4317 

Aid for Inspections (see also Division of Inspections) : 

Board of Inspection and Survey. R 156 

papers signed by. I 5317 

reports of inspections. R 156 

special detail of officers, recommendations for. R 156 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Aid for Material (see also Division of Material): Art. 

action on report of estimates... I 4317 

Bureau of Construction and Repair. R 141 

Bureau of Equipment. R 141 

Bureau of Ordnance.:... R 141 

Bureau of Steam Engineering. R 141 

Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 141 

general duties. R 141-148 

member of General Board. R 166 

naval stations, supervision over. R 141 

navy yards, equipment of. R 141 

navy yards, industrial administration. R 141 

papers signed by. I 5317 

sale of vessel, report to Secretary. I 4701 

section of supplies, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. R 141 

Aid for Operations (see also Division of Operations): 

ammunition depots, location of. R 126 

bill books... R 126 

cipher codes. R 126 

design of ships. R 171 

dry docks, location of. R 126 

engineering. R 126 

fleet records and training. R 126 

fuel supervision... R 126 

General Board questions. R 126 

instructions, naval. R 126 

member of General Board. R 166 

movements of ships. R 126 

Navy Regulations, supervision of. R 126 

papers signed by. I 5317 

radio system... R 126 

sale of vessel, report to Secretary... I 4701 

signal codes.,... R 126 

strategic matters... R 126 

supply depots, location of. R 126 

tactical matters... R 126 

target practice... R 126 

War College questions. R 126 

water, transportation of, for ships. R 126 

Aid for Personnel (see also Division of Personnel): 

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, supervision over... R 131 

Bureau of Navigation. r 131-134 

Courts of Inquiry. r 134 

disciplinary matters, supervision over. r 434 

general courts-martial.• - 434 

Judge Advocate General. R 131 

Marine Corps. r 434 

naval examining board. . . 44 434 

Naval Militia. 44 434 

Naval Retiring Board. 44 434 

papers signed by. j 5317 

Air cocks, raising steam. j 3443 

Air compressors: 

care of . I 3057 

cutting prohibited. j 2343 

electric, Bureau of Ordnance (see Note). _ 44 445 

reserve ships. j 537 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

starting pressure. 13126 

Air conduits, care of. j 2707 ( 7 ) 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Air ducts: 

carpenter’s duties regarding. 

closed in case of fire... 

Air ports: 

inspection of, at sea. 

opening and closing of, at sea. 

water tightness of. 

Alarm, fire at navy yard. 

Alarm, general. (See General alarm.) 

Albany grease, use of. 

Alcohol: 

issue of, for paints. 

stowage of. 

Alcoholic liquors. (See Intoxicants.) 

Aliens: 

discharge or desertion of, report. 

enlistment of. 

Alkalinity, tests. 

All hands, stations of division officers. 

Allegiance, oath of. 

Allies, assistance rendered to, by commander in chief. 

Allotments: 

coal and transportation. 

crew’s entertainment. 

funds, report of. 

increase of stores afloat. 

money (see also Money). 

Allotments of pay. 

attest ment of.. 

commencement of. 

continuation of, men transferred to hospital.. 

correspondence concerning, with Navy allotment officer. 

deposits for, in sub treasuries. 

deserters’, stopped. 

enlisted men transferred to hospital. 

enlisted men, requirements for. 

expiration of. 

interference with, by advance of pay. 

Marine Corps. 

men in debt and about to be discharged. 

notation on transfers. 

notice of transfer. 

paying of. 

persons authorized to make. 

registration of. 

renewal of. 

reports, forwarding of. 

stoppage of, requests for. 

transfer to another ship or station. 

Allowance: 

excess over, to be reported. 

good time, naval prisoners. 

medical stores. 

ordnance, ship’s. 

supplies for torpedo vessels in reserve. 

travel, discharge. 

travel, enlisted men, Marine Corps. 

Allowance books: 

excess items. 

purchase of material for repairs.. 


Art. 

. I 2331 (5) 
.... I 2506 

.... I 1808 
.... 1 2633 
.... 1 2633 
.... 1 3402 

I 2708 (2,8) 

.... 1 4583' 
. I 2707 (4) 


. I 1356 

. R 3524 

. I 540,3062 

. I 1843 

. R 3502 

. R 1625 

. I 5241 (17) 

. I 5223 (13) 

. I 5245 (11) 

... I 4423 (12-14) 

. I 4853 

. R 4471-4479 

. R 4471 

. R 4471 

. R 4475 

.. R 4479 

. R 4230 

. I 4902 

. R 4475 

. R 4474 

. I 5261 (50), R 4472 

. R 4473 

. I 5261 (48), R 4472 

. R 4476 

. I 4890 

. I 5261 (49) 

. R 4472 

. R 4472 

I 5222 ( 6 q), 5249 (22), R 4472 

. R 4479 

. I 4919, 5223 (40-42) 

. R 4472 

. R 4476 

. I 1332 

. I 3802 

. I 2120 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 4424 (4) 

. R 3606 

..R 4442 

. I 4423 (14) 

.. 1 4326 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Allowance lists: 

deficiencies or excesses in.. 

disposition of, ship going out of commission. 

engineering supplies. 

ships. 

torpedo vessels. 

Allowance money. (See Money allowance.) 

Allowances and pay. 

Allowances: 

chaplains. 

chiefs of bureaus. 

commissioned officers. 

enlisted men, Marine Corps. 

leader, United States Marine Band. 

Marine Corps... 

noncommissioned officers, Marine Corps. 

petty officers, quarters and rations. 

reduction of. 

ship recommissioning. 

stores afloat. 

typewriters for ships. 

Almanac, Nautical. (See Nautical Almanac.) 

Alphabetical sailing list. 

Alterations and repairs to ships. 

Alterations: 

authorization of, by bureaus. 

bonds, forbiddance of. 

clothing aboard ship. 

design of ships affected by, drawings of, forwarded to bureau 

dimensions of ship’s prisons. 

effect on trim of the ship. 

floating dry docks. 

letters requesting, forwarding of. 

list of, commander in chief. 

military characteristics affected by. 

not covered by material inspections. 

overhaul periods of ships. 

recommendations for, by Board of Inspection and Survey... 

racing cutters, prohibited. 

reconsideration of, after disapproval. 

regulations and orders, how recommended. 

request for— 

affecting military characteristics. 

comfort of crew affected by. 

limitation as to time of submitting. 

ships— 

classification of, Board of Inspection and Survey. 

definitions of. 

expenditure classification. 

foreign station. 

in commission, request for, by commanding officer. 

items included in. 

navy yard, assistance rendered by commandant. 

of same class, affected. 

requests for, by bureaus. 

weights involved, reports concerning. 

Ambassador, honors for. 

Ambulance service, Hospital Corps to perform. 

Ambulance Ship, Nurse Corps (female) eligible for duty on. 

American Morse code, use of, by radio stations. 

American National Red Cross. 


Art. 

. I 1335 

. I 4608 (15) 

. I 4471 (4) 

. I 4608 

. I 4424 (6) 

. R 4401-4564 

. R 4406 

. R 4409 

. R 4406 

. R 4442 

. R 4441 

. R 4441 

. R 4442 

. R 4427 (6) 

. R 4406 

. I 4608 (16) 

I 4424 (17), 4478 (1) 
. I 4571 (3) 

. I 5221 (25) 

. I 4301-4361 

. I 4327 

. I 3908 

. I 4531 

. I 4344 

. R 1429,1430 

. I 4331 

. I 3407 

. I 4333 (1) 

. I 5335 

. I 4343 (4) 

. I 4325-4344 

. I 4302 

. I 4311 

. I 117 

. I 4332 

. I 601 

. I 4343 (4) 

. I 4343 (3) 

. I 4330 

. I 4310 

. 1 4301 

. I 4804 (5) 

. I 4360 

. I 4329 

. I 4301 

. I 4328 

. I 4317 

. I 4306 

. I 4331 

. R 1115 

. I 3261 

. I 3261 

. I 4117 

. R 3861 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Ammunition: 

aboard ship, chief of staff to keep account of. 

accidents, precautions against. 

ball cartridges exchanged for empty cartridge cases. 

bandoliers, disposal of. 

blind shell used for subcaliber practice. 

boxes, care of. 

care in handling. 

cartridge cases— 

care of... 

empty. 

handling of. 

invoicing. 

jamming of. 

test of. 

charges, temperature. 

clips, disposal of. 

combination primers. 

decomposed powder, destruction of. 

deficiencies... 

deteriorated, returned to shore magazine. 

drill primers, allowance of. 

electric primers. 

excess of allowance, Bureau of Ordnance to approve. 

expenditure for, not included in money allotments. 

fixed, stowage of. 

fixed, supply in target practice. 

fuses, removal from shells. 

guncotton, examination and tests of.. 

gunnery officer’s duty regarding. 

gyro gears, requests for. 

handling, amount of, reduced. 

handling, indicated by red flag. 

high temperatures, report of. 

identification marks, obliteration of. 

invoicing of, how inscribed. 

on hand; report of. 

live, not to be used for drill purposes. 

magazines, not allowed outside during firing. 

manufacture of, supervision of Bureau of Ordnance (see Note) 

model 1903 rifle.-. 

percussion primers. 

powder— 

bags. 

black, stowage of. 

care in loading. 

preparation, handling, etc., of. 

primers. 

private, stowage of. 

projectiles, care and preservation of. 

removal of, when docking ship. 

requisitions for. 

reserve fleets. 

safety orders regarding. 

saluting.. 

sendee— 

deficiencies in. 

stowage of. 

use for drill or test purposes. 

use of, in target practice. 

ships in ordinary. 

small-arms. 


Art. 

. I 1102 (2) 

. I 2802 

. I 2814 (1) 

. I 2814 

. I 2871 

. I 2808 

. I 2866 

. I 2808 

I 2808,2814 (1,2),2869 (5) 

.. I 2803 

.. I 2814 

. I 2863 

. I 2S69 (5) 

. I 2803 

. I 2814 

. I 2809 

. I 2839 

. I 4477 

. I 2805 (2) 

. I 2809 

. I 2S09 

. I 4477 

. I 4423 (4), 4424 (3) 

. I 2806 (4) 

. I 2866 

. I 2873 

. I 2840 

. I 1701 

. I 2813 

.....'. I 2803 

. R 2027 

. I 2805. 

. I 2810 

.,. I 4811 (4) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 2852 

. I 2666 (3) 

. R 145 

. I 2814 

. I 2809 

. I 2803 (3), 2869 (6) 

. I 2806 (2) 

. I 2872 

. I 2801-2876 

. I 2027,2809 

. I 2707 (3) 

. I 2807 

. I 2635 

. I 4471 (3m),4477 

. I 531 

. I 2851-2876 

. I 4477 

. I 4477 

. I 3804 (1) 

. I 2804 (1) 

. I 2804 

. I 570 

. I 2806 (3), 4477 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Ammunition—Continued, 
smokeless powder— 

ballistic qualities. 

care in handling. 

color of. 

description, care of, weights of charges. 

fortnightly examinations made.... 

exposure to high temperature. 

heat test of. 

heat test, replacing of.. 

nitrous fumes. 

report of temperatures.. 

reports of tests. 

ships in ordinary. 

stability of..... 

stowage of........ 

surveillance tests, semiannual. 

tests. 

violet-paper tests. 

stability of powder. 

storage aboard ship. 

stowage of. 

supply tests. 

tanks, powder, care of. 

target practice. 

additional allowance. 

expended under Title C. 

stowage of.... 

use of, for drill. 

temperature of charges. 

temperature of magazines. 

torpedo tubes, requests for. 

torpedoes, requests for.. 

transportation of ( see Note).. 

unexpended, disposition of. 

unnecessary exposure of. 

unserviceable, disposition. 

use for drill.. 

use of; long retention.... 

wet gun cotton, percentage of moisture in. 

Ammunition car, precautions.. 

Ammunition crew to be present at drill. 

Ammunition depots, location of. 

Ammunition hoists: 

installation of. 

reserve ships. 

tests of, service ammunition not to be used for. 

Ammunition rooms, construction of ( see Note). 

Amounts summarized, abstract of, supply accounts ashore. 

Amusement, crew’s, fund for. 

Analyses: 

coal. 

fuel. 

Anchor chains: 

boatswain’s inspection of.. 

care of.. 

overhauling.. 

Anchor engines, reserve ships. 

Anchor gear, ships in ordinary. 

Anchor lights, displaying of. 

Anchor watch, detail of. 


Art. 

. I 2803 

. I 2607 (11), 2803 (1) 

. I 2835 (2) 

. I 2803,2805 

. I 2834-2835 

. I 2805 (3) 

....,. 1 5252 

. 1 2838 

. I 2835 (2) 

. I 2805 (3), 2628 

. I 5222 (3) 5275 (1) 

. I 570 

. I 2831,2837 

. I 2806 (5) 

. I 2838 

. I 2832-2839 

. 1 2837 

. I 2803 

... R 2027 

..-. I 2806, R 145 

. I 2866 

. I 2808 

. I 2866 

. I 4477 

. I 4804 (4) 

. I 2804 (2) 

. I 2804 

. I 2803 

I 1807, 2628, 2806 (5), 5222 (3); R 2027 

. I 2S13 

. I 2813 

. I 2805 (1), R 145 

. I 2804 

. I 2869 (8) 

. I 4731 (6) 

. I 2804 

. I 2804 (2) 

. I 2811 

. I 2869 (3) 

. I 2501 (7) 

. R 126 

. R 146 

. I 537 

. I 2804 (1) 

. R 145 

. I 4823 (7) 

. I 4508 

. I 3404 

. I 5242 (10) 

. I 2627 

. I 2631 

. I 2636 

. I 540 

. I 570 

. R 2081 

. I 2630 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Anchorage: 

bearings of.. 

essential feature of naval base... 

soundings taken. 

unhealthy ports. 

Anchoring (see also Coming to anchor): 

executive officer frequently to handle ship at. 

permission from senior officer present. 

preparations for. 

reports made— 

by commanding officers. 

by division commanders. 

to commander in chief. 

stations of all hands. 

Anchors: 

care of. 

manufacture of (see Note). 

reports, monthly, Bureau of Construction and Repair.... 

securing. 

Anniversaries. 

Annual competitions, athletic trophies. 

Annual contracts, fuel oil. 

Annual cruise, reserve fleets. 

Annual inspections, Board of Inspection for Shore Stations.. 
Annual reports. (See Reports.) 

Annunciators, trying out. 

Answering of dip. 

Answering the hail. 

Anticorrosive, special application of. 

Appeals: 

address of. 

commanding officer, reference to order of executive officer. 

right to make. 

Appearance, ship’s, executive officer, supervision over. 

Applicants: 

enlistment, rejection of. 

hospital, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, authority over 

labor, navy yards, registration of. 

permanent appointments, examination of. 

reenlistment. 

Applications: 

apprentices, labor. 

asylum. 

discharges. 

marines in Philippines. 

docking private vessels, character of. 

entry on board receiving ship. 

leave, duty, etc. 

orders. 

purchase discharge. 

redress of wrongs. 

retirement of enlisted men. 

Appointments. 

acting- 

pay in case of. 

probationary service. 

property of petty officers. 

dental surgeons, qualifications for. 

assistant paymasters. 

assistant surgeons. 

carpenters. 


Art. 

. R 2086 

. I 5354 

. R 2086 

. I 952 

. I 1355 

. R 1903 

. I 2631 

. I 1007 

. I 1007 

. I 1007 

. R 1160 

. I 2631 

. R 143 

. I 5242 (13) 

. I 2627 

. R 1286-1289 

. I 4426 

. I 3366,3349 

. I 541 

. R 158 

. I 3105 

. R 1257 

. R 1176 

. I 2701 (1) 

. I 5323 

. R 1063 

. R 1063 

. R 1063 

. I 5221 (12) 

. I 3231 

I 221-226, 241-250, 256-268 

. R 3553 

. R 3526 

. I 351,362 

. R 1649 

. R 3601 

. I 3619 

. R 4394 (2) 

. R 3667 

. I 5325 

. R 1525 

. R 3601 

. R 1442 

.. R 3672 

. R 3301-3322 

. R 3552 

. R 3555 

. R 3560 

. R 2987 

. R 3306 

.. R 3305 

. R 3316 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Appointments—Continued. Art. 

chaplains.R 3307 

civil engineers from civil life. R 3309 

civil service. (See Civil Service Commission.) 

determination of. R 1525 

employees, civil {see also Employees, civil). 1 51-53,221-272 

enlisted men, as paymasters’clerks. R 3561 

examination for. R 331,332,3301 

expenses of candidates. R 4540 

false certificates by candidates. R 3320 

gunners. R 3314 

hospital ships. I 4007 

line officers. R 3202 

machinists. R 3315 

Marine Corps. I 5261 (12), R 3303 

medical officers. R 332,3305 

Naval Medical Reserve Corps, qualifications for. R 2981 

nonappearance of candidates. R 3319 

noncommissioned officers on marine transports.'. R 4255 

Nurse Corps, female. R 3322 

oaths, appointees. R 3301,3321 

officers to act as paymasters. R 4403 

paymasters’clerks. R 3318,3561 

paymasters’ clerks, Marine Corps. R 4142 

pay officers. R 3306 

permanent— 

property of petty officers. R 3560 

recommendations for. R 3553 

petty officers. R 3401 

artificer branch. R 3562 

pharmacist. R 3317 

successor to flag officer. R 1044 

supervision of Bureau of Navigation. r 132 

warrant officers. R 3310-3317 

Appraisal: 

afloat, report of. I 5221 (37), 5224 (15) 

articles in store. I 5242 ( 2 ) 

ashore, report of. I 5245 (26) 

customs. I 1321 

silver service. j 4735 

stores afloat— 

report of. I 5285 

request for. 1 5284 

Apprehending offenders, punishment for lack of exertion in.... r g 

Apprehension: 

deserters. r 3631 

officer, reward for. r 3339 

stragglers, reward for. r 3035 

Apprentice, navy yard. (See Employees, civil.) 

Apprentice petty officers, pay of. r 4427 ( 27 ) 

Apprentice seamen: 

age of, upon enlistment.. 3935 

amount of money kept on rolls in cases of.. 3999 

discharge of. r 3993 

drafts of, sent to training station. ^ gggg 

enlistment of. r 3681,3682,3684,3685 

examination of, by permanent board. 39 g 3 

guardian to accompany when enlisting. r 3 9 gg 

leave of absence granted to. r 3097 

nava pension laws, benefit to. H 39 g 7 

P a y of . R 4427 (5) 


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[I indicates Instructions; II indicates Regulations.] 


Apprentice seamen— Continued. Art. 

places for enlistment of. r 3682 

training of. R 3681-3098 

transfer of, to cruising ships. R 3591 

transfer of, to training stations.R 3688 

unqualified for transfer. R 3692 

Appropriation-s: 


adjustment of, supply accounts ashore. 

balances at end of fiscal year. 

chargeable, abstract of.. 

charges against. 

clothing and small stores. 

credits to, sale of material. 

increase of the Navy. 

expenditure of. 

ledger of money accounts. 

mail clerks. 

maintenance yards and docks. 

Marine Corps— 


. I 4823 (4) 

. I 4692 

. I 5243 (9) 

. I 4823,4854 

. I 4604 

. I 4719 

I 4604,4005 (1), 4608 (12) 
.... I 16, 5244 (4), R 148 

. I 4802 

. I 5401 ( 6 ) 

. I 5091 


estimates.. I 3522, R 4125 

payments from. I 3533 (10) 

method of asking for. R 1517,1518 

navy yards— 

coal and transportation yards and docks. I 5111 

cost accounts classified. I 5121-5123 

repairs and preservations. I 5101 

public works. R 183 

recapitulation by, issue to ships. I 4823 (12) 

requisitions under. I 4654 (2) 

transfer of funds forbidden. R 4302 

transfer statement involved in adjustment of. I 5224 (16) 

typewriters, ashore. I 101 

upkeep coaling plants (see Note). R 183 

Appropriation act, Navy, statutory limit, cost of work on ship. I 4355 

Approximate estimates, repairs recommended by Board of Inspection and Survey. I 4314 

Ardois, use in hospital ships. 1 4003 

Armament (see also Battery; Guns): 

boats, responsibility for... I 2502 

changes in, suggestions for. I 2881 

defects in, reported by commander in chief. I 901,1314 

division officers', care of. R 2610 

gunner’s duty regarding repairs to. I 2311 

inspection of, going out of commission. R 2050 

securing for sea. I 2311 


Armament installation: 


Bureau of Construction and Repair.. 

inspection of (see Note). 

Armed force, landing of, in foreign countries. 

Armor, manufacture of (see Note). 

Armories, construction of (see Note). 

Arms (see also Small arms): 

disposal of. 

division officers’. 

manufacture of (see Note). 

Marine Barracks, issue of. 

Marine Corps. 

shore patrol to carry. 


. R 146 

. R 145 

. R 1645,1648 

. R 145 

. R 145 

.. I 711 

. I 1821 

. It 145 

. I 3592 

I 3633,3634,3652,5250 (5),5261 (25,35) 
. I 915 


Army: 

commanded by Marine officers. 

death of general officer. 

deaths of flag officers, notification of 
embarked on naval ships. 


.... R 4101 
.... R 1311 
.... R 1299 
R 3841-3847 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Army—Continued. Art. 

forces on shore, authority over of naval officers... R 1050 

funeral ceremonies. R 1299 

portions of, embarked on ships. R 3843 

shipments through depot quartermaster. I 4628 

signals interchanged with. 14181 

visits of ceremony by naval officers. R 1276 

Army and Navy General Hospital, admission into. R 4531 

Army court-martial. R 3845 

Army medical officers, periodical physical exercise. 1709 

Army officers: 

authority of, over ships of the Navy... R 1050 

messing aboard ships in Navy. R 3842 

quarters on board ship. R 3841-3842 

Army posts, salutes from foreign vessels answered. R 1224 

Army transports, transportation by. I 955,4201 

Arrest: 

accused to be placed under. R 1408 

date of, entered in ship’s log. R 1433 

deprivation of liberty while under.. R 3670 

drunken men, interference in case of. R 1432 

executive officer. R 2201 

liability of offenders to. R 14 

navigating officer, procedure in case of. R 2401 

officer awaiting trial..... R 711 

officer of Pay Corps. R 1420 

purpose of. R 1416 

restrictions of officers. R 1526 

time of. R 1416 

Arrival (see also Ship arriving in port): 

foreign ports, reports made by medical officer. R 2966 

Marine Corps in United States, date of. I 3551 

port- 

bills of health. 12126 

registration of names. 1 5344 

report of. I 3401,5241 (10), 5342-5344,5347 

shipments, officers making, to inform themselves of. I 4622 

Arson, punishment for. r 4 

Articles for the government of the Navy of the United States. R 1-64 

absence— 

of members general court-martial. r 46 

without leave, punishment for. R 8,9 

accounts of men received, commanding officers’ duties. R 20 

apprehending offenders, punishment for lack of exertion in. r s 

arrest, liability of offenders to. R 14 

arson, punishment for. p 7 

assault, punishment for. g 4 

authority of officers after loss of vessel. r 21 

bad-conduct discharge, punishment imposed by summary court-martial. R 30 

betraying trust in time of war, punishment for. r 4 

branding, infliction of, forbidden. R 49 

casualty report sent to Secretary of the Navy. r 20 

clearing for action, punishment for neglect. p 4 

commanding officer, rules governing. p 20 

commanding officer, temporary punishment by. r 25 

commercial traffic, punishment for. 8 

commuting of sentence, court-martial, forbidden. r 33 54 

confinement of men. R 24 30 

contempt forbidden. p 8 

contempt, general court-martial, imprisonment for. p 42 

contempts, courts of inquiry may punish. p 57 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Articles for the government of the Navy of the United States—Continued. Art. 

convoy service, punishment for misconduct. r 8 

counterfeiting signature, punishment for. r 14 

court-martial punishments. r 8,14 

courts of inquiry. (See Courts of inquiry.) 

cowardice in battle, punishment for. r 4 

crew list transmitted to Secretary of the Navy before sailing. R 20 

cruelty forbidden. r g 

dealing in supplies, punishment for. R n 

death— 

penalty replaced by imprisonment. R 7 

punishments inflicted. R 4 

sentence, general court-martial. R 50,53 

deaths, logging of. R 20 

deceased persons, property of. R 20 

deck-court sentences, execution of. R 32 

delivering less property than receipted for, punishment. R 14 

deprivation of liberty— 

imposed by summary courts-martial. R 30 

on shore. R 24 

deserters— 

enlisting of, forbidden. R 19 

harboring, punishment for. R 8 

desertion— 

by resignation, officers, punishment.. R 10 

in battle, punishment for. R 4 

in time of peace- 

limitation of liability for. R 62 

liability for, punishment for. R 62 

period of liability for. R 62 

punishment for. R 8 

in time of war, punishment for. R 4 

desertions, logging of. R 20 

destruction of public property, punishment for. R 4 

disabled men, care of. R 20 

disaffection in battle, punishment for. R 4 

discharge, arrest of offender after. R 14 

dismissal— 

arrest of offenders after. R 14 

of officer, confirmation by President. R 53 

officers dismissed by President may demand trial. R 37 

disobedience, punishment for. R 4 

disrating for incompetency. R31 

disrespect forbidden.-. R 8 

dissolute practices forbidden. R 1 

distilled spirits, admission on board. R 13 

divine service, performance of. R 2 

double irons, use of, restricted. R 24,30 

drunkenness forbidden. R8 

duels forbidden. R8 

dutiable goods, importing, punishment for. R 12 

embezzlement— 

of prize money forbidden. R 16 

punishment for. R 14 

encounters, punishment for failure to seek. R 4 

erroneous receipts, punishment for. R 14 

escape of prisoners, punishment for failure to prevent. R 8 

execution of summary court-martial sentences. R 32 

extra duties inflicted by commanding officer. R 24 

extra police duties imposed by summary courts-martial. R 30 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Articles for the government of the Navy of the United States—Continued. 

false— Art. 

claims, punishment for. R 44 

delivery, punishment for. R 44 

muster, punishment for. 44 8 

papers, making out, punishment for. R 44 

falsehood forbidden. R 8 

flogging forbidden. R 49 

fomenting quarrels forbidden. R 8 

forgery, punishment for. R 14 

fraud forbidden. R 8,14 

fraud, prize goods, punishment of. R 16 

fugitives from— 

labor, returning of, forbidden. R 18 

service, returning of, forbidden. R 18 

gambling forbidden. R 8 

general court-martial. (See General court-martial.) 

health of crew, commanding officer’s duties regarding. R 20 

honor, example of, by officers. R 1 

immoral practices forbidden. R 1 

importing dutiable goods, punishment for. R 12 

imprisonment— 

adjudged instead of death penalty. R 7 

for life, adjudging of. R 7 

incompetency, disrating for, bj r summary court-martial. R 31 

inefficiency, punishment for. R 8 

injury to vessel, punishment for... R 4 

insane, enlisting of, forbidden.. R 19 

insolence forbidden. R 8 

intercourse with enemy, punishment for. R 4 

intoxicated persons, enlisting of, forbidden. R 19 

irons, single or double, use of, restricted. R 24,30 

irreverence forbidden. R 3 

joining in battle, punishment for neglect. R 4 

jumping ship, punishment for. R 8 

jurisdiction of court-martial over dismissed persons. R 14 

leaving station, punishment for. R 4 

liability— 

time limit for punishment for desertion. R 62 

time limit for offenses committed. R 61 

to arrest and trial. R 14 

liberty, deprivation of— 

by summary court-martial.. r 30 

onshore. r 24 

limitation of punishment, general court-martial. R 63 

liquors, admission on board. r 43 

looting, punishment for. r g 

loss of pay, imposed by summary courts-martial. r 30 

loss of vessel, authority of officers over crew. r 21 

maltreatment— 

of persons on board prizes. R 17 

of subordinates forbidden. r g 

prize crews, punishment for. R 17 

marines, read to. I 35 g 4 

mar Icing of body, infliction of, forbidden. r 49 

maximum punishments, general courts-martial. r 63 

membership of general court-martial. r 39 

menaces forbidden. r g 

men received on board. R 20 

messages from enemy, unlawful reception of. r 4 

minors, enlisting of, forbidden. ^ 49 


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[I indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations.] 

Articles for the government of the Navy of the United States—Continued. Art. 

misappropriation, punishment for. r 14 

mitigation of sentence, general court-martial. R 54 

monthly reading of. r 20 

murder, punishment for. r q 

muster, false, punishment for. R 8 

mutiny forbidden. R 4, 8 

mutiny, punishment for. r 4 

negligence forbidden. r 8 

negligence in battle, punishment for. R 4 

offenders, punishment for failure to apprehend. R 8 

offenses— 

committed on shore, punishment of. R 23 

committed two years before trial. R 61 

liability for, time limitation. R 61 

not specified, punishment of. R 22 

officers— 

absent without leave, punishment. It 9 

arrest of. R 24 

arrested for trial. R 44 

confined for trial. R 44 

confinement of. R 24 

definition of term. R 64 

desertion by resignation.. R 10 

dismissal of. R 36 

dismissed by order of President, may demand trial. R 37 

suspension of. R 24 

suspension of pay, by general court-martial. R 48 

punishment inflicted upon, by commanding officer. R 24 

tried by general court-martial, confirmation of sentence. R 53 

oppression forbidden.... *. R 8 

patriotism, example of, by officers.. R 1 

pay, loss of, imposed by summary court-martial. R 30 

pay, suspension of, general court-martial sentence. R 48 

payment of crew. R 20 

penitentiary, regulations regarding. R 7 

perjury, punishment for. R 14 

plundering, punishment for. R 8 

police duties, extra, imposed by summary court-martial. R 30 

posting of. I 2501 ( 6 ) 

prisoners, escape of, failure to prevent. R 8 

prizes, validity of. R 16 

profanity forbidden. R 8 

property of deceased persons.. R 20 

provisions, inspection of. R 20 

punishments— 

by commanding officer. R 24 

by officers temporarily in command. R 25 

court-martial. R 14 

court-martial, adequate, to be adjudged. R 51 

general courts-martial— 

include those imposed by summary courts-martial. R 35 

limitation of.. R 63 

imposed by summary courts-martial. R 30 

inflicted. R 4 

quarreling forbidden. R 8 

rating, reduction of. R 24 

receiving freight, punishment for commercial transactions hi. R 8 

recommendations for clemency, court-martial cases. R 51 

recorder, summary courts-martial, rank of. R 27 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Articles for the government of the Navy of the United States—Continued. 

reduction of— Art. 

rating... R 24 

wages imposed by summary court-martial... R 30 

refusal of duty, punishment for... R 8 

relief, punishment for failure to afford. R 4 

remission of sentence, general courts-martial. R 54 

resignation, desertion before acceptance. R 10 

sailing of ship, crew list forwarded. R 20 

sanitary conditions, commanding officers’ duties... R 20 

scandalous conduct forbidden. R 8 

Secretary of Navy, list of officers and men sent to, before sailing. R 20 

sedition forbidden. R 8 

sentence— 

courts-martial— 

branding forbidden. R 49 

flogging forbidden. R 49 

marking of body forbidden. R 49 

tattooing forbidden. R 49 

death, two-thirds vote of general court-martial required..... R 50 

deck-court, execution of. R 32 

general court-martial— 

commuting of, forbidden. R 54 

mitigation of. R 54 

officers, confirmation of. R 53 

other than death, determined by majority vote. R 50 

remission of. R 54 

signature of. R 52 

summary court-martial— 

commuting of, forbidden. R 33 

execution of..... R 32 

injurious to health of prisoners. R 33 

remission of. R 33 

sick men, care of... R 20 

single irons, use of, restricted.... R 24,30 

sleeping on watch, punishment for. R 4 

smuggling, punishment for. R 12 

solitary confinement- 

imposed by summary court-martial. r 30 

in irons, imposed by summary court-martial. R 30 

limit of, by commanding officer. r 24 

on bread and water imposed by summary court-martial.:. R 30 

spies, punishment of. R 5 

statute numbers. r i_g 4 

stealing, punishment for. R 14 

stranding, punishment for. r 4 g 

striking flag to enemy, punishment for. r 4 

striking superior officer, punishment for. r 4 

subordination, example of, by officers. r ^ 

subpoenas, general court-martial witnesses. r 42 

summary courts-martial. (See Summary court-martial.) 

superior officers, definition of term. R 64 

suspension of— 

officers. r 24 

pay, officers’ general court-martial sentence . r 43 

sword, surrender of, by officers when arrested. r 44 

tattooing on the body, infliction of, forbidden. r 49 

testimony— 

before summary court-martial. r 29 

general court-martial, rereading of, upon return of absent members. R 47 

incriminating, not required of witnesses. r 42 

theft forbidden. r s 

traitors, punishment of. r 4 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Articles for the government of the Navy of the United States—Continued. 

transfers— Art. 

accounts of men. R 20 

commanding officers’ duties regarding. R 20 

treason, punishment for. R 4 

trial, officers dismissed by President may demand. R 37 

trials for offenses committed more than two years previous. R 61 

unlawful destruction of public property forbidden. R 8 

violation of regulations, punishment for. R 8 

virtue, example of, by officers. R 1 

waste of property, punishment for. R 8 

when read to ship's company. R 20 

willful stranding of vessel, punishment for. R 4 

witnesses. (See General court-martial; Summary court-martial; Courts of inquiry.) 

wrecks, authority of officers over crew. R 21 

yielding in battle, punishment for. R 4 

Articles of War, Marine Corps, when read to. I 3581 

Artificer class, enlistment in. R 3525 

Artificers, appointment of petty officers.R 3562 

Artillery battalion, ships, organization of. I 2505 (7) 

Artisans, classification of. 1211 

Ashes: 

removal of. I 4804 (4) 

stowage of, in fireroom. I 3069 

Ash hoists: 

reserve ships. I 540 

use of. I 3121 

Ash pans, use of water forbidden. I 3110 

Ash-pit doors: 

automatic closing, precautions. I 3116 

getting up steam. 13112 

Asiatic Fleet, geographical limits. R 202 

Asiatic Station: 

shore duty on, equivalent to sea duty... I 710 

typewriters for shore stations. I 101 

Asphyxiation, caused by gases. I 2707 (4) 

Assaults, punishment for. R 4,8 

Assignment-s: 

application for. R 1525 

conduct classes, by commanding officer. R 3668 

duty, Bureau of Navigation, supervision over. R 132 

ensigns as assistant engineer officers. R 2821 

limits of confinement to officers under suspension.R 1418 

messes, officers’. I 821-823 

officers.R 1031-1037 

officers to command. R 109,1037 

officers and men, to divisions. I 2602 (3) 

quarters, board ship. I 801-809 

seats at officers’ messes. I 824 

ships to home yards for docking and overhauling. I 4302 

Assistance, gratuitous, merchant vessels in distress. I 4553 

Assistant chiefs of bureaus: 

pay of. R 4409 

signature for chief of bureau. I 5318,5320 

Assistant civil engineer, appointments from civil life. R 3309 

Assistant engineer officer-s (see also Engineer officers): 

assignment of. I 2509 

definition of. R 2821 

duty and responsibility. 1 2509 

general duties of. R 2821 

station in engine room. 1 2509 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Assistant naval constructor, estimates of cost of work on ship. I 4315 (4) 

Assistant Navy mail clerks, pay of. R 4427 (31) 

Assistant paymasters: 

appointment of. R 3306 

rank taken by. R 1005 

Assistant quartermasters, Marine Corps: 

account current, forwarding of. 1 5261 (17) 

cash advanced for transfers, certificates covering. I 5261 (34) 

monthly reports. I 5261 ((24) (25)) 

quarterly reports. I 5261 

weekly reports. I 5261 (32) 

Assistant Secretary of the Navy: 

absentee lights. R 1113 

arrival of, information required. R 1266 

Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, supervision over. R 116 

death of, ceremonies for. R 1296 

director of navy yards, supervision over. R 116 

flag displayed in boats. R 1253 

funeral escort for. R 1301 

general duties. R 102 

honors for. R 1113,1237 

libraries, supervision over. R 116 

Marine Corps contracts submitted to. I 3533 (7) 

naval war records supervised by. R 116 

orders issued by. R 102 

personal flag, displaying of. R 1237 

printing and publication. 133 

reception ot. R 1266 

salutes, answering of. R 1222 

salutes for, in ships passing. R 1113 

signature of papers. R 110 

solicitor, supervision over. R 116 

Assistant surgeons: 

appointment of. R 3305 

rank taken by. R 1005 

Assistants to aids, appointed by Secretary of the Navy. R 109 

Assuming command: 

commander in chief. I 901-957 

commanding officer. R 2011-2015 

flag officer, honors for. R 1127 

Astronomical papers, publication of.. j 604 

Asylum, granting of, by commander in chief... R 1649 

Athletics, racing cutters not to be altered. X 717 

Athletic articles: 

money allotments for. X 4425 

classed as equipage. I 4425 

Athletic competitions, annual, conditions governing. I 4426 ( 3 ) 

Athletic exercises, encouragement of. I 2620 

Athletic outfits. I 4425 

Athletic parties, reserve ships. I 543 

Athletic requisitions from canteen fund. I 4509 

Athletic trophies. I 4426 

Atlantic Fleet, limits of command of commander in chief. r 202 

Attaches, foreign, naval. (See Office of Naval Intelligence.) 

Attendants, hospital, limitation of.,. j 3231 

Attorney General, questions submitted to, supervision of Judge Advocate General. R 134 

Attorney-s: 

against United States, officers may not act as. r 4522 

information concerning service of officers or men. X 26 

Auctions, public, sale of material. j 4742 

Auditing board, officers’ mess accounts. I 825 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Auditor for the Navy Department: 

abstract of— 

collections, Marine Corps. 

deposits forwarded to. 

expenditures forwarded to. 

payments, Marine Corps, forwarded to 

accounts current, forwarded to. 

accounts— 


Art. 

. I 5261 (38) 

... I 4889,5223 ( 4), 5261 (42) 

. I 5223 (27), 5243 (13), 5244 (27), 5261 (39) 

. I 5261 (18) 

I 4912,4918,5223 (28), 5243 (12), 5244 (25), 5261 (16,37) 


deceased persons. 

pay officers, sent to. 

persons leaving ship or station. 

quarterly, unclassified labor. 

rendered to, in case of arrest of pay officer. 

advances of pay reported to. 

advertising vouchers forwarded to. 

analysis of pay officers’ accounts, Marine Corps. 

bills of exchange. 

bonding of officers. 

certificate of deposits forwarded to. 

certificates of settlements forwarded to. 

charter of vessels by commander in chief. 

claims submitted to, by pay officer. 

clothing and small stores, receipts for, forwarded to. 

credits for differences of pay, notification to. 

deck court, marines, report of. 

deck-court sentences, checkages for. 

department rolls forwarded to. 

deposits and interest, statement of. 

deposit books forwarded to. 

deposit of funds to credit of United States, report of. 

duties of, relating to accounts. 

extra compensation for marines. 

final accounts, pay officers, rendered to. 

general pay roll, report of. 

Government property, sale of, report to. 

marine accounts. 

Marine Corps deposit, record books sent to. 

marine disbursing officers, report of. 

money received for deposit, report of. 

monthly reports, Marine Corps. 

original contract, Navy pay officer, forwarded to. 

pay officers’ accounts lost, instructions issued. 

pay officers notified of suspension or disallowance. 

pay roll, forwarding of, to. 

personal accounts of pay officers. 

public bills forwarded to. 

quarterly reports by pay officer. 

quarterly report, Marine Corps. 

recapitulation and transcript, Marine Corps. 

record book of deposits repaid, Marine Corps. 

report of the deposit of funds. 

ship’s store profits, expenditures from. 

special deposits, summary of. 

statement of deposits and interest paid, Marine Corps. 

stores afloat, requisitions, final disposition of. 

stores and supplies afloat, public bills, final disposition of. 

stores, sales of, account. 

summary court-martial, marine, report of. 

transfer accounts forwarded to. 

transportation request, report on date of issue. 

vouchers pertaining to monthly accounts, Marine Corps.. 
vouchers, sale of material. 


. I 4901,5223 (37),R 2119,4552 

. I 4921 

. I 4883 

. I 341 

. R 1420 

. R 4459 

. I 5243 (6) 

. I 5261 (36) 

. I 5223 (43-48), R 4367 

. I 3901-3964 

. I 3931 

. I 5244 (28) 

. I 939 

. I 4888 

. I 4528 

. I 4888 

. I 5222 (61), 5249 (15) 

. R 515 

. I 5244 (23) 

. I 5223 (33) 

. I 5223 (32) 

I 5223 (35), 5243 ( 22), 5244 ( 26) 

. I 4873 

. I 3685 (10) 

. I 4922 

. I 4912 

. I 5244 (30) 

. I 3536 

. I 3535 (8fc, SI) 

. I 3676 (3) 

. I 5283 

. I 3535 (6) 

. I 5243 (16) 

. I 4924 

. I 4888 

. I 5223 (26),5243 (5), 5244 (22) 

. R 4419 

. I 5223 (29) 

. I 4912 

. I 3533 (9) 

. I 5261 (41) 

. I 5261 (44) 

. I 5282 

. I 4509 

. I 5244 (1) 

. I 5261 (43) 

. I 4484 (1) 

. I 4484 (1) 

. I 4719 

. I 5222 (6j),5249 (13) 

. I 5244 (24) 

. I 5286 

. I 5261 (40) 

. I 4716 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Auditor of the Treasury, authorized to settle accounts of disbursing officers, District of Columbia. I 4861 (6) 


Authority: 

delegation of, by officers. R 1062 

succession of, temporary absence of flag officer. R 1044 

Automatic shutters, damage to, etc. I 2868 

Automatic-gun competition. I 3710 

Auxiliaries. I 4421-4427 

advances to masters, reports of. I 5223 (36) 

assignment to fleet. R 226 

bonding of masters. I 3901-3924 

fuel consumption, economy. I 3121 

horsepower, determination of. I 2910 

hospital ships. I 4001-4020; R 2915 

manual of instructions for. I 603 

merchant crews, laws governing. R 1036 

rating of. R 1035 

organization of. I 4221 

repairs to. I 4227 

ships of, operation of. R 1036 

stores, transportation of. I 4402,4405 (2) 

supervisor of. I 4223 

Auxiliary machinery: 

care of. I 3045 

reserve ships. I 538,540 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

Award : 


Bailey medal. 

life-saving medals. 

Awnings: 

inspection of. 

repair of. 

supply of (see Note). 

use of, in the Tropics. 

Awning stops. 

Bad-conduct discharge (see also Discharge): 

adjudging of, how stated. 

execution of sentence. 

form for. 

Marine Corps. 

punishment imposed by summary courts-martial. 

sentence of court-martial. 

Badges, marksmanship, Marine Corps. 

Baggage (see also Travel expenses): 

customs examination of. 

traveling abroad. 

Bags, absentees and deserters. 

Bailey medal, award of. 

Bakehouse, marine barracks, inspection of. 

Bakers: 

assignment to pay division.. 

commissary officers, authority over. 

drills, excused from.. 

Marine Corps, extra pay of.•. 

reenlistment of. 

Bakery fund, Marine Barracks. 

Bakery, post (see Post bakeries). 

Bakery shop, bakers left in charge. 

Baking utensils, replacing of. 

Balance sheets: 


... R 3696 
... R 3663 

... 1 2634 
... I 2341 
... R 143 
... 1952 

... I 2503 

... R 619 
... R 623 
... R 3609 
... I 3551 
... R 30 
... R 3609 
... I 3562 

... I 1321 
... R 4489 
... 12637 
... R 3696 
... I 3595 

. I 2203 (1) 
... I 2241 
. I 2605 (4) 
... I 3604 
.... R 3532 
I 3600,3602 
... I 3604 
. I 2605 (5) 
. I 4471 (9) 


accounts, forwarding of. 
condemned stores.. 


I 5245 (15,16) 
.. I 4823 (11) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Balance sheets—Continued. 

equipage and supplies.„.. 

expenditure entries. 

Marine Corps. 

naval stores and supplies, accounts ashore. 

quarterly, preparation of. 

ship’s store. 

supplies, forwarded to department. 

Title X, forwarding of. 

Balances: 

bonded officer’s verified by board.. 

deposit of, by bonded officer. 

general storekeepers make quarterly returns. 

imexpended ship’s sto^e profits. 

Ballast, water, carpenter to examine. 

Ballistic qualities, powder. (See Ammunition.) 

Band: 

flag lieutenant, duties regarding. 

flagships... 

instruments, care of. 

Marine Barracks. 

Marine, where stationed. 

parading of, restrictions. 

paraded for an officer. 

Bandmasters, enlistment of. 

Bandsmen, serving with flag officer. 

Barber: 

Marine Barracks. 

ship’s, regulation of charges. 

Barge, flag officer’s: 

crew, authority over. 

flagstaff, gilt lance head. 

motor power, designation. 

stars on bow. 

supervised by flag lieutenant. 

Barges: 

expenses classified under Title T. 

hull inspection of. 

navy yards, repairs to, charged to Title G. 

Barracks, Marine. (See Marine Barracks.) 

Barrels, empty, disposal of. 

Base, stationary, torpedo vessels, stores carried. 

Baseball: 

supplies. 

trophies for. 

Battalion: 

ashore, command of. 

fleet, Marine officer’s report on. 

Marines, organization. 

ship’s, organization of. 

Battening down hatches, carpenter’s, supervision of. 

Battery (see also Armament; Guns): 

assignment of to divisions. 

changes in. 

condition of, division officer’s responsibility for. 

control instruments, ship out of commission, report on 

control instruments, list of, sent department. 

daily test of. 

division officers, care of. 

gunner’s, duties regarding. 

gunnery officer, duty regarding. 


Art. 

.I 5224 (10), 5225 

. I 4803 

I 3505,5222 (6n),5250 (2), 5261 (16,21) 

. I 4823 (11) 

. I 4822 (5,6) 

. I 4507,5223 (12) 

. I 5226,5227 

. I 5224 (4) 

. I 3924 

. I 3923,3932 

. I 4813 

. I 4510 

. I 1808 


. I 1116 (3) 

. I 1116 (3) 

. I 4585 

. I 3600 (11) 

. R 4126 

. R 1168 

. R 1126 

. R 3525 

. I 1161 

. I 3598 ( 6 ), 3599 

. I 2514 

. I 1161 

. R 1249 

. I 4584 

. R 1249 

. I 1116 ( 2 ) 

. I 4804 (15) 

. I 2701 

. I 4804 (13) 

. I 2632 

. I 4424 

. I 4425 (4) 

... 1 4426 

. I 3649 

. I 1124 (3,4) 

. I 3649 

. I 2505 ( 6 ) 

. I 2629 

. I 2501 (1) 

. I 2881 

. I 2602 (4) 

. I 5245 (45) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 2882 

I 1821,1844,2002 (4); R 2621 

. I 2311 

. I 1701 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Battery—Continued. Art. 

injury to.-. 12311 

inspection of, at sea. I 1808 

intermediate, ammunition supply in target practice. I 2866 

primer seat to be kept clean. I 2894 

reserve fleets. I 537 

service of, with reduced complement.-. I 2505 ( 6 ) 

ships going into commission, descriptive list forwarded to department. I 5245 (46) 

ship going out of commission, condition of. R 2504 

supplies for. I 1124 (3), 4471 

Battery drill. I 2604, R 4234 

Battery officers. (See Division officers.) 

Battle: 

commanding officers, plans communicated.. R 2060 

disaffection in, punishment for. R 4 

distinguished conduct in. I 707, R 3661 

medical department. I 2128, R 2901 

plans, supplying of, by commander in chief to commanding officers. R 1626 

reports after. I 1407,5327, R 1630,2061,2957,5327 

Battle station: 

boatswain. I 2301 

carpenter. I 2332 

commanding officer.. I 1406; R 2052 

coal passers. I 2004 

executive officer. I 1405,1406 

first lieutenant. I 1501 

gunner. I 2312 

gunnery officer.... 11704 

instruction of men. I 2505 (5) 

medical officer. I 2128 

navigator. I 1608 

pay division ... I 2203 

Beard-Deputy-Marsant safety lamp. I 3327 (1) 

Beard, trim of. I 2617 

Bearings: 

gun, reserve ships. I 537 

lining up in dock. I 3084 

ship out of commission, care of. I 3085 

water, use of. I 3108 

Bedding: 

airing of. I 2617 ( 4 ) 

crew’s, loss of, by loss of ship. I 131 8 

inspection by division officers. I 1826 

regulations regarding. I 2617 ( 4 ) 

reserve ships.. 1534 

sick bay, cleanliness of. I 2105 

Beer, sale of, in post exchanges, prohibited. I 3598 ( 4 ) 

Bells, striking of, aboard ship. r 2603 

Beneficiaries: 

designation of, for payment of gratuity. r 4551 

Marine Corps. X 5249 (7), 5261 ( 8 ) 

Naval Home, monthly report. I 5273 

Benzol, stowage of. j 2707 (4) 

Bequests, acceptance of, by Medical Department employees prohibited. I 3260 

Berth deck, powder division officer to have charge of. r 2625 

Berthing bill, executive officer to prepare. 1 2501 ( 5 ) 

Berths, private vessels at navy yards. r 4394 qqj 

Betrayal of trust, in time of war, punishment for. r 4 

Bids: 

purchase of supplies. _ R 4642 

sales of material. j 4714 4715 471 Q 

Bilges, care and preservation of.I 1335,3725,3069,3128,3377 (10), 3378 (§) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Bill books: Art. 

going out of commission. I 5221 (29) 

medical officer’s entries in. I 3258 

supervised by Aid for Operations. R 126 

supply accounts, afloat. I 4851 

Billets, station. (See Station billets.) 

Bills: 

charter of vessels by commander in chief. I 939 

congressional, methods of introducing. R 134,1517,1518 

form, forwarding of, by medical officer. T 5247 (30,31) 

officers’ messes, to be paid before leaving port. I 825 

public. (See Public bills.) 

ships’, reserve... 1534 

Bills of exchange.I 935; R 4306-4368 

forwarding of. I 5223 (43-48) 

negotiation in foreign ports. I 2221 

negotiation of, by fleet paymaster.. I 1123 (6) 

stores afloat, for purchases. I 4483 (4) 

supplies furnished to vessels in distress. I 4553 

Bills of health: 

arrival of ship in port. I 2126 

medical officer to procure. I 1312,2126 

Bills of lading: 

accomplished, returned to shipper. I 4625 

coal...I 3305,4429 

freight. I 4484 

general instructions regarding. I 4622 

report of, by pay officers, shore stations. I 4920 

report upon receipt of shipment. I 5287 

shipments. I 5288 

shipments over land-grant railroads. I 4628 

shipments to be compared with. I 4626 

stores afloat. I 4405 

stores forwarded to a fleet. I 4622 (6) 

Binding. (See Printing and publishing.) 

Binnacle list: 

changes in. I 2108 

examined daily.I 2619 

medical officer to prepare. I 2108 

Binoculars, ships in ordinary. I 570 

Black powder. (See Ammunition.) 

Blank books: 

commandant’s office supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 144 

supplied by section of supplies. R 148 

Blank checks, disposition of, when officers relieved. R 4333 

Blank forms (see also Forms): 

Navy Department. I 35,36 

reports made on.<. I 5205 

requests for. I 5222 (5r),5247 (24) 

supply accounts afloat, where procured... I 4856 

Blanks, requisition for, by Navy recruiting officer. I 5277 

Blockade, commander in chief to respect. R 1633 

Blowpipes, ship out of commission, care of. I 3085 

Blowers: 

electric, supervision of, Bureau of Construction and Repair. R 146 

to be kept running. I 2617 (1) 

Blue flag: 

flag officer absent in foreign port. R 1244 

flying of, in navy yards. R 1243 

half-masting of. R 1252 

senior flag officer. R 1241 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Art. 

Board-s. I 1004; R 301-366 

absence from vicinity of meeting, authority for. R 306 

absence of members forbidden. R 304 

adjournment of. R 302 

attendance compulsory. R 304 

balances of bonded officers. I 3924 

dissenting members. R 307 

forms for preparation and distribution of. I 601-606 

forms of procedure for. R 901 

hull. (See Hull board.) 

inspection of ship going out of commission. I 3404 

junior member may act as recorder. R 308 

medical examiners— 

examination at periodical physical exercise. I 709 

officers’ health records. I 708 

inspection of floating dry docks.I 3407 

navy yard- 

inspection of ships before commissioning.I 3403 

inspection of ships going into commission.I 3421 

ships going out of commission. I 3404 

nonconcurring members. R 307 

officers on duty with, pay of. R 4407 

on descriptive lists of crew. I 1303 

organization of. R 301-308 

precedence of members. R 301,1061 

president of. R 302 

procedure, general. R 301-308 

quorum to be present. R 303 

recesses of. R 302 

recorder of. R 307,308 

records kept by. R 307 

report on fitness of officers. I 707 

retiring officers. I 709 

senior member of. R 302 

transaction of business. R 302,303 

transactions recorded.i. R 307 

voting by member absent during investigation. R 305 

vicinity of meeting, absence from. R 305 

yard craft, inspection of. I 2701 (5) 

Board of examination. (See Examining boards.) 

Board of Examination and Survey, machinery at completion of full-power trial. I 2947 

Board on Geographic Names, duties and authority of. I 716 

Board of inquest. R 321-323 

composition of. R 321 

death caused in performance of duty. R 322 

evidence, procuring of. R 322 

homicide, investigation of... r 321,322 

murder, investigation of. R 321 

oaths not authorized.'_ r 321 

procedure. r 322 

reports made by. R 322 

supervision of Judge Advocate General. r 134 

Board of Inspection: 

Aid for Inspections, advice to Secretary of the Navy concerning. r isq 

Included in Division of Inspections. r 108 

assistance rendered to, by commanding officer. r 159 

Board of Inspection for Shore Stations... r rjs, 158 

Board of Inspection and Survey: 

acceptance trials. r 157 

assistance rendered to, by commanding officer. I 4341 







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[I iudicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Board of Inspection and Survey—Continued. Art. 

classification of work on ships. 14310 

composition of. I 4309, R 157 

control over vessel or machinery. I 2922 

data for trial forwarded to, through Navy Department. R 157 

detail of officers for, forwarded through Navy Department. R 157 

estimates for repairs, recommended by. I 4314 

flag officer a member of. honors for. R 1132 

information relating to new ships. I 2924 

inspection of ships. I 4305-4317, R 157 

information furnished to, concerning. R 157 

reports by officers detailed. R 157 

returned from foreign stations. R 157 

with view to sale; recommendations. I 4701 

inspector of machinery to report to. I 2924 

personality of... I 4309 

post-trial examinations., I 2925 

precept convening, forwarded through Navy Department. R 157 

recommendations for sale of ships.. I 4307 

repairs to ships. I 4310,4311,4701 

reports.!. I 4308,4312, R 157 

requests for alterations of ships by bureaus. I 4306 

requests for work, forwarded to.. I 4343 (6) 

reserve ships, inspection of. I 542 

sale of vessel, report indorsed..'. I 4701 

Secretary of the Navy, reports to, concerning ships under construction. R 157 

ships in commission, inspection of. R 157 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

ships in reserve, inspection of. R 157 

ships newly commissioned, inspection of. R 157 

ships out of commission, inspection of. R 157 

trials— 

final acceptance. I 2962,2964,2965 

full-power... I 2946 

laying up, report. 1 3003 

new ships. I 2922,2923 

Board of investigation. R 316 

accidents to ships. 1940 

civil officials on. R 316 

clerks on. R 316 

damage to vessels. I 1202 

death, investigation of. R 321 

oaths administered by. R 316 

powers, limitation of. R 316 

proceedings, report of. R 316 

reports. I 5332, R 316 

supervision of Judge Advocate General. R 134 

Board of Medical Examiners {see also Boards): 

examination records kept by. 1 3256 

health report for officers promoted. I 3257 

Board of Medical Survey. R 361-366 

cases, disposal of. R 365 

composition of. R 362 

disease, causes of, report.-. R 364 

enlisted men, surveys on. R 366 

hospital treatment for officers. R 364 

injuries, causes of, report on.-. R 364 

medical survey on personnel, report of. 5222 (5 p) 

permanent disability, report of. R 364 

recommendations of... R 364,3582 

reports forwarded. R 363-365 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Board of Medical Survey—Continued. Art. 

sick leave for officers. R 3.64 

temporary disability, reports of.-. R 364 

transfers of enlisted men surveyed. R 366 

unfitness, report of-. R 364 

Board of sale: 

condemned articles, examination and recommendation.. I 4747 

navy yards.. 1 4747 

sales of material, bidders’ deposits (see also Material). I 4716 

Board of Selection for Retirement ( see also Retiring board). R 342 

Board of survey (see also Survey).-. I 1314 

cost of repairs, report on. I 4701 

missing articles... I 5221 (36),5242 (1) 

precedence of members. R 1061 

recommendations for enlistments without the United States. R 3604 

recommendations for pensions. R 4561 

repairs in foreign ports.-. I 934 

safety valves, load. 1 3072 

surgical instruments and appliances.-. I 2122,2123 

Boarding book. I 1804 

Boarding visits: 

foreign ships. R 1267 

from flagship performed by personal staff. I 1112 

merchant vessels.. I 1804; R 1279 

quarantined ships, precautions. R 3803 

United States men-of-war. R 1279 

yachts.•.. R 1279 

Boat-s: 

alongside, restrictions regarding. : I 1803 

assigned to commander in chief. I 1116 (2) 

charter of, in unhealthy port. 1952 

condition on commissioning. I 1304 

commanding officer’s, insignia on bow. R 1260 

crews instructed by boat officers. I 2502 

crews not to leave... R 1178 

crews of, when assigned to commander in chief. I 1116 (2) 

division officers duty regarding. I 1844 

equipment and care of. I 2502 

firing of salutes. R 1207 

flat trucks on pennant staffs. R 1250 

gilt star on commander’s pennant staff. R 1250 

hails, how answered. R 1176 

hauling clear of landings. R 1178 

hospital ships, lowering and handling of. I 4002, R 2924 

insignia of command displayed in. R 1245 

instruction of men in. 1 2505 

juniors not to cross bows of seniors. r 1173 

line officers in charge. I 2502 

loaded, salutes rendered from. r 1177 

loading and discharging. 1 ig02,1803 

machinery of, surveyed. I 4731 ( 13 ) 

meal hours, not to be absent during. I 2608 

manning of, officer of the deck’s duty regarding. I 1802-1805 

Marine Corps, drilis in. j 3637 

nomenclature for. I 4534 

officer of the deck, duties regarding. I 1802-1804 

official visits in. r 1245 

pennant staffs, insignia on. r 4250 

power, other than [steam, nomenclature. I 4584 

power, in store or being repaired, reports on. X 5242 (13) 

precedence of seniors. Xt 1178 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Boat-s—Continued. Art. 

provisioning of. I 2502 

pulling, in store or being repaired, reports on. I 5242 (13) 

racing cutters, alterations prohibited. I 717 

rank of passengers, how indicated. R 1176 

requisitions for, not made. I 4471 

salutes when colors are sounded. R 1177 

schedule of. I 2608 

senior line officer responsible for. R 1530 

service in, not detached duty. R 1529 

ships in ordinary. I 570 (8) 

small-arms drills in. I 2505 (5) 

smoking prohibited. I 2625 

status of, in international law. R 2047 

store, navy yards. I 5242 (13) 

supply of, supervision over. 1 4471 

survey. I 4731 (13) 

trips of, in port—. I 2608 (1-4) 

under sail, lookout kept upon. I 1805 

uniform of crews. I 1803 

whistle blasts indicating rank of passengers. R 1176 

Boat bill: 

executive officer to prepare. I 2501 (5) 

junior line officers to keep. I 2501 (8) 

Boat cranes: 

reserve ships. I 538 

ships in ordinary.... I 570 

supervision of, Bureau of Construction and Repair. R 146 

Boat drills, held by division commanders. I 1003 

Boat ensign, displaying of. R 1240 

Boat expeditions, written orders for. R 2043 

Boat guns, ammunition, transportation. I 2805 

Boat hails. R 1176 

Boat keepers. I 1803 

salutes rendered by. R 1177 

Boat landings: 

hauling clear of. R 1178 

precedence of senior officers. R 1178 

Boat officers, equipment, care, and command of boats. I 2502 

Boat salutes, table of. R 1177 

Boats, torpedo. (See Torpedo vessels.) 

Boatmen, employment of. I 952 

Boatswain: 

absence of, duties performed by. R 3206 

anchors, securing of. I 2627 

appointment of. R 3310-3313 

appointment as line officers. R 3302 

boats, securing of. 1 2627 

classification of, as line officers. R 1013 

club links, renewal of. 1 2631 

cordage, survey of. I 4735 

damages reported. I 2301 

deterioration reported. 1 2301 

examination of candidates for. R 3313 

general duties. R 3206 

going out of commission, stores checked. I 2301 

ground tackle. I 2627,2631 

hawsers, examination of. I 2636 

hogging lines not kept under ship’s bottom. I 2703 

inspection of rigging. I 1808 

repairs reported by. I 2301 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


B o ats wain—Cont inued. 

returnable stores. 

rope and canvas, survey of. 

shackles, overhauling. 

ship, condition of, report. 

ship going out of commission. 

spars and zigging, inspection of. 

station at all hands. 

stores— 

defects in. 

deterioration of, reported. 

stowage of hold. 

swivels, overhauling. 

title classification of articles. 

Body bearers, funerals. 

Boilers: 

accidents, instructions regarding. 

alkalinity tests. 

alternation in use. 

ash-pit doors, automatic. 

assistant engineer officer’s supervision over. 

auxiliary purposes. 

banked fires. 

blowers, fireroom. 

bulkheads, inspection of. 

care of. 

changing water. 

cleaning. 

cold-weather precautions. 

collisions, preparation. 

combustion chamber. 

combustion, checking of. 

compound used in. 

condition, entered in steam log. 

condition of; report. 

connecting up. 

defective condition, commanding officer’s action 

deposits in. 

disconnecting.. 

emptying. 

engineer force, operation of. 

entering, precautions. 

entrance of oil. 

examination and protection.. 

exterior parts. 

feed valves, adjustment of.. 

feed water. 

fire tubes. 

fittings, care of. 

floating dry docks. 

forced-draft system, care of. 

forced draft, training of firemen. 

frequency of overhauling. 

furnaces, care of. 

hauling fires. 

idle, instructions regarding. 

injurious orders regarding. 

inner bottoms, inspection of. 

inspection of. 

interior examined with electiic lamps. 

lime, use in. 


Art. 

. I 2301 

. I 4735 

. I 2636 

. I 2626 

. R 2304 

. I 2627 

. I 2301 

. I 2301 

. I 2301 

. I 2627 

. I 2636 

. I 4804 

. R 1304 

. I 3120 

. I 3062 

. I 3109 

. I 3116 

. I 2509 (5) 

. I 3114 

. I 3114 

. I 3113 

. I 2702 

. I 1113 (3), 3041-3085 

. I 3061 

I 3061,3064,3066,3067 

. I 3047 

. I 3127 

. I 3058 

. I 3117 

. I 3063 

. I 3071 

. I 5212,5214 

. I 3103,3112 

. I 2906 

. I 3061 

. I 3114 

. I 3123 (2) 

. I 2945 

. I 3060 (1) 

. I 3107 

. I 3042 

. I 3069 

. I 3117 

. I 3061,3117 

. I 3109,3111 

. I 3048,3049,3074 

. I 3407 

. I 3069 

. I 3109 

. I 3064 

. I 3058,3067 

. I 3115 

. I 3058 

. I 2013 

. I 2702 

I 2904,3064,5241 (15) 

. I 2705 (9) 

. I 3063 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Boilers—Continued. 

log entries. 

low water, instructions regarding. 

navy yard, quarterly inspection by engineer officer 

new ships, specifications. 

number of,increased when speeding up. 

oil-burning installation. 

open, care of.. 

opening, precautions. 

operation and management of. 

overhauling. 

power developed, trial to determine. 

precautions against fire in vicinity of. 

pumps, feed, instructions regarding. 

raising steam. 

renewing tubes, precautions. 

reserve ships. 

safety valve. 

salinity tests. 

salt water in. 

ships in ordinary. 

ships out of commission, care of. 

starting fires, instructions regarding. 

steam gauges, compared with standard. 

steam leaks, instructions regarding. 

steaming, low-water, instructions regarding. 

stop valves. 

temperature, changes in. 

tests, water pressure. 

trials— 

tests of. 

water used in. 

trimming ship, not to be used. 

tube renewal. 

tubes, care of. 

valves, gaskets, test of. 

valves, opening of. 

water level, constant. 

water tests. 

unusual damage, special report. 

uptakes, care of. 

work in. 

worn, instructions regarding. 

zincs. 

Boiler compound, use of. 

Bonding companies. 

Bonds: 

general instructions regarding. 

mail clerks.. 

pay officers’ accounts. 

pay officers to give. 

prepared by solicitor. 

renewal of. 

Books (see also Publications). 

bill. (See Bill books.) 

closing of, by pay officer under suspension. 

code. 

crew, executive officer in charge of. 

drill and instruction, to be followed. 

junior officers required to possess. 

liberty, going out of commission. 


Art. 

.«. I 1807 

... 13118 

. I 3451 

. I 2923 

. I 3109 

. I 3122 

. I 3058 

. I 3060 (2) 

. I 3101-3128 

. I 3064,3065 

. I 2941 

. I 2707(6) 

. I 3051 

. I 3111,3112 

. I 3068 

. I 540 

. I 2013 

. I 3062,3123 

. I 3123 

. I 570 

. I 3480 

. I 3112 (1-3) 

. I 3074 

. I 3119 

. 13118 

.. 13112 

. 13111 

. I 3076 

.. I 2903 

. I 2908 

. I 3061 

. I 3608 

. I 3068 

. I 3077 

. I 3103 

. I 3110,3117 

. I 3062 

. I 3071 

. I 3058,3069 

. I 2705 (10) 

. I 3075 

. I 3053,3059,3065 

. I 3063 

. I 3911-3912,3951-3964 

. I 3901-3964 

. I 5401 (3), 5402 (2) 

. I 4942 

. R 3002 

. R 118 

I 3901,3921-3924,3931,3932,3941 
. I 602 

. R 1420 

. I 602 

. I 2514 

. I 909 

. I 1901 

. I 5221 (28) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Books—Continued. Art. 

medical, ship going out of commission.. I 2124 

morning order. I 2501 (10) 

pay officer, entries made of desertions..- -. R 3632 

pertaining to crew, commanding officer to examine. I 1353 

requisition for, by Navy recruiting officer. I 5277 

ship’s allowance. I 4608 

signal. (See Signal books.) 

titles of, names of individuals not to appear in. I 31 

Boot-topping, stowage of. I 2707 (4) 

Bore, length of, to be measured. I 2S93 

Bore-sights, ships in ordinary. I 570 

Borrowing money, prohibitions regarding. R 1524 

Bottom blow valves: 

examination of. I 2904 

starting fires, precautions.-. I 3112 

Bottom, ship’s (see Ship’s bottom). I 2703 

Bounty for reenlistment, enlisted men of Marine Corps. R 4443 

Bounty money, payment of, by recruiting officers.-. R 4462 

Bowknots: 

issue of, by Secretary of the Navy. R 3662 

presentation of, in lieu of medals of honor. R 3661 

Boxes, ammunition. (See Ammunition.) 

Boxing compass, instruction of men in. I 2505 

Brand name, use of, in making open purchases. I 4654 ( 2e ) 

Branding, infliction of, forbidden. R 49 

Bread, marine barracks. I 3602,3604 

Breakage: 

crew’s mess kit. I 4428 

mess outfits. I 2233 

officers’. I 4427 

Breakdowns, report of. R 2041 

Breech, safety precautions. I 2853,2858,2S60 

Breech mechanism. (See Guns.) 

Brigade commander, marines in Philippines. (See Marine brigade commander.) 

Brigades, division commander may land. I 1003 

Bright work, torpedo vessels. I 506 

Bronze medals, Marine Corps, rifle competitions. I 3715,3716 

Buildings: • 

appropriations made for, by Congress. R 184 

commandant, permission by, to occupy. R 184 

damaged or destroyed by fire, survey. I 4744 

destroyed by fire, title classification. I 4804(10) 

hospital, changes, restrictions.in. X 3224 

issues of electric current to. I 5245 ( 30 ) 

maintenance of, title classification. I 4304 (13,14) 

purchase of, supervision by solicitor. r ng 

rent of, title classification. X 4304 (i 3 > 14,24) 

survey on, report of. I 5242 ( 5 ) 

title classification. I 4394 ( 8 ) 

Building slips, construction of, supervision of Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 189 

Bullet catchers, Morris-tube practice. I 2867 

Bulletin, confidential, on public works. X 604 

Bumboats: 

executive officer to regulate. X 2514 

medical officer to examine. I 2113 

objectionable articles. j 2401 

prices, excessive. j 2401 

Bunker plates, removal of and replacing. j 3128 3326 

Bunkers, coal. (See Coal bunkers.) 

Bunting, supply of, supervision of, Bureau of Construction and Repair (see Note).R 143 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Buoys, life. (See Life buoys.) Ar t. 

Bureaus, Navy Department. R 103 

abstracts, public bills.I 4823 ( 5 , 6 ) 

accidents to ships. I 4333 ( 2 ) 

allowance and issue of ships’ outfits.I 4608 ( 1 ) 

allowance lists forwarded to, on going out of commission. I 4608 (15) 

alterations to ships authorized by.I 4327 

annual reports. I 34 

appropriations, expenditure of. I 16 

“bureau concerned,” meaning of term. I 4736 

certificate, unclaimed wages, report to. I 5244 ( 34 ) 

chiefs of. (Sec Chiefs of bureaus.) 
circulars— 

approval of, by Secretary of the Navy. R 901 

issue of.. R 901 

communications to bo addressed to chief. I 5322 

conference with aids. R 103 

construction of ship. R 172 

correspondence. I 5324,5339,5340 

custody of records. R 103 

emergency purchases in advance of approval.I 4654 (6-7) 

fitness reports of officers.. I 707 

information furnished to aids... R 103 

inspection of boilers, reports of, to. I 5241 (15) 

inspections of ships, recommendations for.I 4305 

machinery plant, chattels, survey of. I 5242 (3) 

manuals— 

issue of. R 901 

signature of, by chief of bureau. R 901 

manufacture estimates.I 5241 (13), 5242 (11) 

material, inspection of. R 103 

missing articles, reports of survey on... I 5242 (1) 

naval-intelligence information. I 1 

open-purchase requisitions for supplies. I 4651-4659 

orders issued by..;. R 103 

printing and publishing.1 35-40 

plans, preparation of. R 171 

recommendations for work, ship at navy yard. I 4325 

recommendations upon receipt of reports of estimates. I 4316 

renewal of articles and repairs charged to. I 4736 

repairs on ships, reports to.I 5242 (11) 

reports— 

engineer officer, ship. R 2808 

navy-yard tools, etc., lost or broken by ships. I 4609 

quarterly, to Secretary. I 11 

requests— 

alterations of ship.I 4306 

navy-yard work. R 185 

repairs.I 4335 (5) 

requisitions submitted to. I 4654 (3), 5224 (3) 

shipment of stores. I 4621 

ships’ allowance list, changes in. I 4608 (13) 

ships building, reports of. I 5242 (11) 

ships’plans kept.I 4344 

signature of circulars by chief of bureau.R 901 

signature of papers in absence of chief. I 5318,5320 

stores do not belong to.I 4604 

survey and appraisal of articles in store, report of. I 5242 (2) 

urgent repairs. I 4335 (5) 

work done by one bureau for another. R 103 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Bureau of Construction and Repair: 

ammunition hoists, installation of, supervision over. 

anchors and chains; monthly reports, to. 

anchors, manufacture of (see Note). 

armament installation, supervision over. 

awnings, supply of, supervision over (see Note). 

blowers, electric, supervision over. 

boat cranes, supervision over. 

boats— 


Art. 

... R 146 
I 5242 (13) 
.... R 143 
.... R 146 
.... R 143 
.... R 146 
.... R 146 


correspondence. 

store or yard service; report of, to.. 

surveys of. 

bunting, supply of (see Note). 

cables, manufacture of (see Note). 

canvas, supply of (see Note). 

capstans, construction of, supervision over. 

carpenter’s duty under. 

changes in design. 

changes in rates, docking private vessels. 

conduit installation, supervision (see Note). 

construction of ships, responsibility for. 

cordage, supply of (see Note). 

deck winches, supervision over. 

docking or undocking of vessels, reports of. I 

docking private vessels. 

draft and load of ships leaving navy yards, etc. 

dry docks. 

electric blowers, supervision over. 

electric launches, supervision over. 

electric turret gear, construction of, supervision over. 

estimates for work on ships, coordinate branches of the Government.. 

expenditures on vessels building, report to. 

fans, electric, supervision over. 

flags, supply of ( see Note). 

galley fittings, supply of ( see Note). 

hand pumps, supervision over. 

included in Division of Material. 

inspection at navy yards of articles under. 

machinery, construction and repair. 

manual of work for. 

materials used for preservation of ships. 

mechanical signals, supervision over ( see Note). 

molding installation, supervision over (see Note). 

movements of ships, reports of, to. 

newly commissioned ships, reports by bureaus. 

paints under cognizance of. 

plans, preparation of. 

power boats, in store or being repaired, report to. 

preliminary plans, preparation of. 

publications. 

pulling boats, in store or being repaired, reports to. 

rigging, fitting of (see Note). 

rope, supplying of, supervision of (see Note). 

sails, supply of (see Note). 

sale of vessel, recommendations. 

seagoing qualities of ship, report on. 

seeming of armor, supervision over. 

shellac under cognizance of. 

ships building, weight reports, to. 

ships, construction and repair. 

spars, construction of, supervision over. 


. 1 4584 

. I 5242 (13) 

. I 4731 (13) 

. R 143 

. R 143 

. R 143 

. R 146 

. I 2331 

. R 171,173 

. R 4394 (14) 

. R 143,146 

.R 146 

. R 143 

.. R 146 

4342,5241 (11), 5242 (13); R 146 

. R 4394 (2) 

. I 3221 (35) 

.. R 146 

. R 146 

. R 146 

. R 146 

. R 4373 

. I 5246 

. R 146 

. R 143 

. R 143 

. R 146 

. R 107 

. I 3466 

. I 5222 (4) 

. I 604 

. I 1335 

. R 146 

. R 143,146 

. I 5242 (13) 

. R 172 

. I 4583 

. R 171,172 

. I 5242 (13) 

. R 171 

. I 601-606 

. I 5242 (13) 

. R 143 

. R 143 

. R 143 

. I 4701 

. I 5221 (34) 

. R 146 

. I 4583 

. I 5242 (13) 

. R 146 

. R 146 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Bureau of Construction and Repair—Continued. Art. 

steering gear. r 146 

stores under cognizance of, supervision of first lieutenant. R 2303 

supervision of Aid for Material. R 141 

telemotors, supervision over. r 146 

turrets, construction of, supervision over. R 146 

unfinished work, statement of, vessels departing. 15242 (13) 

upkeep of structures, under supervision of. R 189 

urgent repairs not authorized by commandant. I 4343 (1) 

value of vessels building; estimates to. I 5242 (13) 

ventilating apparatus, construction of, supervision over. R 146 

voice tubes, supervision over ( see Note). R 146 

weekly reports of work on ships. I 4350 (4) 

weights added or removed from vessels, reports of. I 3441,5242 (13) 

windlasses. R 146 

Bureau of Equipment ( see Note). R 143 

Bureau of Fisheries: 


hospital service. 

officers entitled to sea pay while serving under. 

officers on duty in, periodical physical exercises. 

officers under Fish Commission, supervision over. 

pay of officers on duty under. 

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: 

abstract of patents. 

blank forms, requests for. 

casualties, reports of, after an engagement. 

clinical cards, forwarded to. 

death, injury, or disability, decisions. 

descriptive cards. 

discharges in Hospital Corps. 

dispensaries, supervision of. 

efficiency report. 

enlistments in Hospital Corps. 

expenditure report. 

first aid, detailed information. 

general duties. 

headstones for unmarked graves in naval cemeteries, report on 
health records— 


I 3261 
R 4405 
I 709 
R 1051 
R 4407 


.I 5222 (5f),5247 (8) 

.I 5222 (5r),5247 (24), 5247 (30,31) 

. I 5222 (5j) 

. I 5222 (5h),5247 (12) 

. R 4564 

I 5222 (5i),5222 (5),5247 (14),5247 (25) 

. R 3601 

. R 133 

.I 5222 (5k), 5247 (16) 

. R 133,3525 

. I 3255 

. I 2641 

. R 133 

. I 5247 (5) 


adverse entries in. 

blanks. 

enlisted men. 

officers. 

Hospital Corps- 

examination report.. 

members subsisted at hospitals, report on. 

Hospital ships— 

complement of officers. 

supervision of. 

hospitals— 

administration of. 

admission in. 

changes in buildings or grounds. 

diet tables for. 

upkeep of. 

included in Division of Personnel. 

interment expenses, defraying of. 

inventory of medical property. 

killed and wounded; report. 

manual for medical officers. 

medical allowance of ship exempt from general rule, 
medical attendance, expenses for. 


. R 2902 

. I 3208 

I 2117 (2), 5222 (5w),5247 (33,34) 
I 2117 (2),5222 (5v),5247 (33,34) 

. I 5222 (5w),5247 (35) 

.I 5247 (11) 

. R 133 

. R 2911 


. I 3239; R 133,183 

. I 3231 

. I 3224 

. I 3232-3233 

. R 183 

. R 106 

. R 4551 

I 4749,5222 (5), 5247 (17), 5247 (1) 

. I 5212,5214 

. I 603 

. I 4608 (1) 

. R 4534 


(37 IX) 


























































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Bureau of Medicine and Surgery—Continued. 

medical history of officers. 

Medical Journal, forwarding of. 

medical laboratories, supervision over. 

medical schools, supervision over. 

medical stores. 

transfer of. 

medical supply depots. 

medical survey on personnel. 

medical surveys, reports of. 

Nurse Corps (female), supervision over. 

officer on leave or where no medical office; disability. 

officers unassigned, health records. 

operations, report of, forwarded to. 

paymasters’ clerks, disability of. 

patients transferred to hospitals; report. 

patients transferred to and from civil hospitals. 

physical examinations, reports sent to. 

promotion in Hospital Corps, supervision over. 

public bills. 

recruits, waiver of physical disqualifications. 

requisition and priced invoice. 

requisitions for medical supplies. 

reports— 

deaths. 

witnesses to accidents. 

sanitary inspection of hospitals; report. 

sanitary inspection of ships. 

sanitary reports.,., 

sanitation, supervision over. 

ships at navy-yard ports, medical supplies from.. 

sick in hospital, report of. 

sick reports forwarded to. 

specialists, when allowed to be called in. 

statistical report.. 

supernumeraries, admission and retention of, at hospitals.. 

supplies for, not purchased by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts 

surveys on medical property. 

technical schools, supervision over. 

Bureau of Navigation: 

addresses of officers on duty at department. 

admission and discharge of officers at hospitals, dates of. 

alphabetical sailing list.. 

appointments in the Navy.. 

assignments to duty, supervision over. 

bad-conduct discharges. 

bill book, ship going out of commission and at end of cruise. 

changes of officers, reports. 

changes of rating. 

changes in regulations distributed by. 

charts supplied by (see Note). 

commissions in the Navy, supervision over.. 

communications to ships relating to personnel. 

commuted rations, enlisted men, authority for. 

compass offices, supervision over {see Note). 

compass reports to. 

complements of ships established by. 

confidential publications. 

continuous-service certificates issued by. 

correspondence regarding personnel forwarded to. 

court-martial orders. 


Art. 

. I 5222 (5d),5247 (4) 

. I 3251,5222 (5y),5247 

. R 133 

. R 133 

. I 4475,4623,4657,5247 (10) 

. I 2118 

. R 133 

. I 5222 (5p),5247 (22) 

. R 363-365 

. R 133 

. I 708 

. I 708 

. I 5247 (2) 

... R 3318 

. I 5212 

. I 5222 (5n),5247 (32) 

... I 3201 

. R 133 

. I 5248 

. I 3209 

. I 5222 (5e),5247 (6) 

I 4475,4657,5222 (5), 5247 (28,29) 


I 5222 (5g),5247 (23); R 2902,4562 

. R 4563 

. I 5212,1214 

. I 5212,5214 

. I 5222 (5b),5247 

. R 133 

. I 4475 

. I 3238 

. I 5247 (15) 

. R 4534 

. I 5222 (50), 5247 (9) 

. I 5247 (37) 

. I 4654 (1) 

. I 4749,5222 (5),5247 (18,19) 

. R 2901 

. I 21 

. I 5247 (38) 

. I 5221 (25) 

. R 132 

. R 132 

.R 623 

.-. I 5221 (29) 

....I 5211,5213,5221 (24), 5241 (6) 

. I 5221 (10,11),5441 (2,3); R 3567 

. R 132 

. R 143 

. R 132 

.R 132 

. I 4548 

. R 143 

. I 5222 (2) 

.R 132 

. I 713 

. R 3530 

. I 5325 

. I 601-606 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Bureau of Navigation—Continued. 

courts of inquiry, records referred to. 

crews, instructions pertaining to. 

crews’ libraries, supervision of ( see Note). 

data for Navy and Marine Corps List and Directory. 

deaths, report of. 

descriptive lists of retired enlisted men furnished by.. 

descriptive lists to be verified. 

deserters— 

papers of. 

surrender or delivery of. 

deviation table; report. 

discharges— 

bad-conduct. 

court-martial sentence, report. 

Hospital Corps. 

misconduct, report of. 

reenlisted men. 

supervision over. 

discipline, supervision over. 

distribution of publications. 

drill books, preparation and distribution of. 

enlistments. 

fitness of officers, report. 

foreign surveys ( see Note). 

forms of procedure for courts and boards. 

general courts-martial records referred to. 

general duties. 

general orders and court-martial orders, number of required 

honorable discharge gratuity paid men reenlisting. 

hospital ships— 

accounts of. 

complement of officers. 

hydrographic information disseminated by (See Note). 

hydrographic office— 

charts, legends to be used on. 

dangers to navigation, reports. 

publications. 

supervision over ( see Note). 

identification record. 

included in Division of Personnel. 

information concerning service of officers or men. 

inspection of efficiency reports on. 

letters of recommendation forwarded to... 

liberty books forwarded to. 

libraries, ship’s and crew’s (see Note). 

list of officers, ships out of commission. 

lists, descriptive, of crew, corrections in. 

log book, smooth, forwarded to. 

mail clerks, oath of office and termination of service. 

Marine Corps data for Navy Register. 

meal tickets,report of. 

medals of honor, preparation of. 

medical surveys, reports of. 

meteorological information disseminated by (see Note).... 

muster rolls. 

nautical information disseminated by (see Note). 

Naval Academy, supervision over. 

naval ceremonies, supervision over. 

naval etiquette, supervision over. 

naval home. 


Art. 

. R 132 

. I 1353 

. R 143 

. I 52G1 (3) 

I 5221 (9),5222 (oq ),5247 (23); R 3901 

. 33672 

. I 1303) 

. R 3610 

.. I 4902,5221 (13), 5241 (4), 5244 (32) 
. I 5222 (2) 

. R 623 

. I 5221 (20) 

... R 3601 

. I 5221 (20) 

. I 5221 (14), 5241,5244 (33) 

. R 132 

. R 132 

. I 602 

. I 602 

. 15221 (12); R 132 

.I 707,5221 (3,7), 5213,5241 (8) 

. R 143 

. I 602 

. R 132 

. R 132 

. I 5241 (7) 

. I 5222 (7) 

. I 4004 

. R 133 

. R 143 

.* I 32 (2) 

. I 5355 

. I 604 

. R 143 

. I 5221 (18,20) 

. R 106 

. I 26 

.. I 5221 (31) 

. R 331 

. I 5221 (22,28) 

. R 143 

. I 5222 (7) 

. I 5221 (26) 

.. I 5221 (4) 

. I 5401 (8) 

..I 5261 (2) 

. I 5286 

. R 3662 

. R 363-365 

. R 143 

. 5221 (5,21,23,27) 

. R 143 

. R 132,183 

. R 132 

. R 132 

.I 5273, R 132 


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fl indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Bureau of Navigation—Continued. 

Naval Observatory, supervision over (see Note. 

naval training station, watchmen provided by. 

Naval War College, upkeep of. 

navigational instruments supplied by (see Note). 

Navy Register prepared by. 

officers— 

address sent to. 

ordered to foreign country. 

register for, when visiting Washington. 

returning from sea, to report. 

transferred to or from hospitals. 

usual residence, address next of kin. 

orders— 

distributed by. 

involving travel, etc., copies of forwarded to. 

issue of.... 

passengers carried, report on. 

pay estimates. 

pay of enlisted force, report. 

periodical physical exercise. 

permanent appointments, issue of. 

pilotage expenses, defrayal of (see Note). 

post-graduate course. 

radio operator, efficiency reports on. 

radio service, superintendent of... 

receiving ship, daily report of men available. 

receiving ships, supervision over.. 

records of enlistment sent to.A.'._ 

records, sendee and finger-print, first sheets forwarded to 
reports— 

charges of offenses. 

enlistments. 

monthly publications required. 

Navy recruiting officers. 

sendees performed. 

transfers. 

requests for— 

duty, leave, etc. 

purchase discharge. 

rewards for deserters and stragglers, payment of.. 

sale of vessel, orders for striking from list.. 

sailing directions supplied by (see Note). 

seaman gunner class, supervision over.. 

sendee records— 

blank... 

enlisted men. 

loss of. 

officers’. 

persons discharged, dead, or deserted. 

verification of. 

ships in ordinary, complement. 

ships’ libraries (see Note). 

signal record book sent to. 

staff corps, information regarding entrance to. 

statistics of enlisted force. 

stragglers or deserters, reports of.. 

surveys, ocean and lake, supendsion over (see Note). 

technical training, officers and men. 

telegraphic communications addressed to. 

transfers from hospital to ship or station. 

transfers of enlisted men. 


Art. 

. R 143,183 

. R 183 

. R 132,183 

. R 143 

. R 132 

. I 704-706 

. I 6 (3) 

. I 705 

. I 706 

. I 956 

. I 705 

.R 132 

. I 5336 

. R 132 

. I 5221 (15) 

. R 132 

. I 5221 (2) 

. I 709 

. R 3553 

. R 143 

. R 1543 

. I 5221 

. I 4101 

. I 5274 

.. ....R 132 

..I 5221 (17) 

. I 5277 

. R 1407 

. I 5261 (6) 

.. I 602 

. I 5277 

. R 132 

. R 3581,3586 

. I 5325; R 132 

. R 3601 

. I 4903 

. I 4701 

. R 143 

. R &563 

. I 320S 

. R 132 

. I 1317 

. R 132 

. I 5221 (19) 

. I 1303; R 3545 

. I 570 

. R 143 

I 1103 (5); 5221 (30) 

. I 604 

. I 5221 (1) 

. I 5221 (9) 

. R 143 

. R 132 

. I 5325 

.. I 5247'(39) 

I 5221 (9); 5241 (1) 


(40 in) 






























































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Bureau of Navigation—Continued. 

transportation— / ir t. 

Army transports, application for.’. I 4201 

enlisted men..... R 132,4502 

request, report.. 1 3280 

trials, special, steaming, furnish copies..'.. I 3023 

training station, supervision over.. R 132 

uniform regulations. I 001 , 602; R 132 

vacancies in crew, reports of.J_.... 1 5221 (8,10) 

witnesses for general courts-martial... R 745 

Bureau of Ordnance: 

air compressors, electric, supervision over (sec Note). R 245 

ammunition— 

excess of allowance requisitions... I 4477 

list of, on hand, report. I 5222 (3) 

manufacture of, supervision over (see Note). R 145 

preparation and care of..... I 2801-2876 

preparation of, report on... I 5252 

stowage of; inspection (see Note)... R 145 

transportation of; inspection (see Note). R 145 

ammunition hoists, supervision over (see Note). R 145 

ammunition rooms, construction of (see Note)...... R 145 

armament, changes in. I 2881 

armories, construction of (see Note)........ R 145 

armor, manufacture of, supervision over (see Note)... .. R 145 

arms of detachment, report of.... ... I 1702 

arrangement of turrets, supervision of (see Note). R 145 

battery-control instruments, list of. I 5222 (3) 

battery, ship going into commission, descriptive list forwarded to. 1 5245 (40) 

decomposed powder destroyed, report of. I 2839 

electrical gear, turrets, supervision over (see Note). R 145 

explosive tests. I 2841 

explosives, manufacture of, supervision over (see Note). R 145 

exposure of smokeless powder to high temperatures, report of. I 2805 (3) 

tire-control instruments, supervision over (see Note). R 145 

tiring record, report to.-. 1 5275 

fuses, removal of, from shells. I 2873 

gun cotton, inspection of, report on. 1 5252 

gun, record of.-.*.I 5222 (3) 

guns, mounts, on vessels out of commission, report to.. I 5245 (45) 

guns, small arms, etc., list of... I 5222 (3) 

included in Division of Material... R 107 

inspection of armament installation (see Note).. R 145 

machinery, report of... I 5222 (4) 

magazine, care of (see Note). R 145,183 

magazines, temperature of. I 2028,5222 (3) 

Marine Corps, quarterly report. I 3588 

mines and appurtenances, list of. I 5222 (3) 

naval proving ground (see Note). R 145,183 

naval torpedo station. R 183 

navy yards, manufactured articles, report on.. 1 5245 ( 41) 

ordnance material, manufacture of (see Note).. R 145 

ordnance stores, returns of. 1 5222 ((>), 5245 ( 40),o250 (4),52G1 (22) 

ordnance stores, survey. 1 5222 (3) 

ordnance supplies, requisitions for torpedoes. I 4471 (3o) 

powder factory, supervision over.-. R 183 

powder subjected to high temperature, report oi.. I 2805 

powder tests, report to.. 1 5275 

property, Marine Corps, report on... I 5249 (25) 

publications... ^ 601-606 

raDge finders, supervision over (see Note). R 145 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Bureau of Ordnance—Continued. 


Art. 


sale of vessel, recommendations. 

shipments made or received, report. 

ships going out of commission. 

ships in ordinary, ordnance outfit. 

smokeless-powder tests. 

stadimeters, use of. 

store cards forwarded to. 

surveillance test, report of. 

target practice, use of service ammunition. 

torpedoes— 

list of. 

manufacture of, supervision over (see Note) 

requests for. 

torpedo practice. 

torpedo stations, supervision over ( see Note.... 

torpedo stowage, inspection of (see Note). 

torpedo transportation, inspection of (see Note) 

turret design, supervision of (see Note). 

weekly reports of work on ships. 

weight of torpedo outfits, report of. 

Bureau of Steam Engineering: 

boat machinery, survey of. 

boat’s correspondence. 

boilers, reports on. 

coal— 


. I 4701 

. I 5245 (42) 

. R 2050 

. I 570 

I 2832,2837,2S39,5222 (3), 5252 

. I 2818 

. I 5245 (43) 

. I 2838 

. I 2804 

. I 5222 (3) 

. R 145 

. I 2813 

. I 2812,5222 (3) 

. R 145 

. R 145 

. R 145 

. R 145 

. I 4350 (4) 

. I 5276 

. I 4731 (13) 

. I 4584 

....I 3042,3063,3071,5214 (1) 


allotments and expenditures. 

from unapproved mines. 

loading of, report... 

quality of. 

coal account submitted to. 

coal-gas explosions, precautions. 

coaling plants, appropriations for, under Bureau of Equipment (see Note) 

collier’s arrival reported to. 

design of machinery, supervision over. 

distilling apparatus, supervision over. 

electrical appliances, supervision over (see Note). 

expenditures on vessels building, report to. 

experiment station, engineering, supervision over. 

fleet engineer, reports of. 

fuel-oil test. 

included in Division of Material. 

log book, radio station, forwarded to. 

log, steam, sent to. 

machinery- 

construction and repair. 

examination and protection. 

inspection of; report. 

report on. 

supervision at navy yards. 

material on hand, reports of, to. 

navy yard, inspection of articles under. 

power-boat machinery, reports of. 

protectors, zinc, approval. 

publications. 

pumps, steam, supervision over. 

radio operators not enlisted, supervision over (see Note). 

radio outfits, supervision over (see Note). 

refrigerating apparatus, supervision over. 

safety lamps provided... 

safety valves... 

sale of vessel, recommendations. 


...I 5241 (17) 

. I 3301 

. I 3306 

...I 3304,3814 

. I 2003 

.... I 3327 (1) 

. R 183 

. I 3302 

. R 147 

. R 147 

. R 143 

. I 5246 

.... R 147,183 
I 1113 (6), 5212 
...I 3346,3348 

. R 107 

. I 5251 

.... I 5222 (4) 

. R 147 

. I 3042 

...I 5212,5214 
.... I 5214 (1) 

. R 3951 

.. I 5242 (8,9) 

. I 3451 

.. I 5242 (6,7) 

.. I 3053 

. I 601-606 

. R 147 

. R 143 

. R 143 

. R 147 

- I 3327 (1) 

...I 3072,3073 
. I 4701 


(42 IN) 































































[I indicates Instructions; II indicates Regulations.] 


Bureau of Steam Engineering—Continued. Art. 

steam connections, supervision over. R 147 

steam heaters, supervision over. R 147 

steam machinery, turrets, supervision over. R 147 

supplies. I 4471 (4c) 

weekly reports of work on ships. I 4350 (4) 

Bureau of Supplies and Accounts (see also Section of Supplies; see Note). R 143 

abstracts of— 


amounts summarized, submitted to. I 4823 (7) 

collections, Marine Corps, forwarding of.I 5201 (38) 

expenditure vouchers forwarded to. I 5225-5227 

expenditures, forwarded to. 15223 (1,0), 5232,5244 (10) 

material; report...I 5245 (7) 

public bills. I 4823 (5,0), 5245 (3) 

receipt vouchers forwarded to. I 5225,5220,5227,5245 (17) 

receipts.I 5244 (7,11), 5245 (2) 

account current forwarded to. I 4913,5223 ( 5), 5232,5243 (1,8), 5244 (5,9), 5277 

account current, Marine Corps, forwarded to. I 5201 (19,37) 

account of provisions stowed in ship before pay officer reports. I 4407 

adjustment of appropriations. I 5224 (10) 

advance statement of transfers. I 4823 (3) 

advances to masters of naval auxiliaries... I 5223 (30) 

allotment of funds, request for. I 5245 (11) 

analyses of fuel, reports of. I 5242 (10) 

annual contracts for gasoline published by. I 3380 (11) 

annual inventories. 1 2231 

annual report to Congress. I 4801 

appropriations chargeable, abstract of. I 5243 (4,9) 

appropriations, recapitulation by, submitted to.I 4823 (12) 

articles turned in to store, report to. I 4734 (3) 

athletic requisitions. I 4425 


balance sheets— 

accounts a, aa, b, bb, d, forwarded to. 

contingent supplies submitted to. 

equipage, forwarded to. 

general storekeeper afloat. 

Marine Corps material and supplies. 

ship’s store. 

store, quarterly report of. 

stores and supplies ashore, submitted to. 

supplies forwarded to. 

Title X, forwarded to. 

bills of exchange. 

bills of lading, report of.. 

books of account kept at. 

bureau abstracts, Title X, rendered to. 

cargo, coal, and fuel oil, report of. 

cash payments from merchant vessels. 

checkages of sales to officers and employees; report 
clothing and small stores, returns of. 


.I 5245 (15,1G) 

. I 4910 

. I 5224 (10) 

. I 4421 (3) 

. I 52G1 (16) 

. I 4507,5223 (12) 

. I 4915 

. I 4823 (11) 

. I 5226,5227 

. I 5224 (4) 

.... I 4553,5223 (43-48), R 436G 

. I 4920 

. I 4801 

. I 4823 (5) 

. I 5233 

. I 4553 

. I 5244 (3) 

I 4915,5223 (11,14,17), 5245 (25) 


coal- 

accounts forwarded to. I 2003 

from unauthorized mines. I 3303 (3) 

fuel, reports of.. I 5221 (41) 

loading of. I 3306 

quality of. I 3303 (1) 

report forwarded to. I 5245 (12,13,14) 

samples, analysis. I 3304 

transportation allotments and expenditures, reports of. I 5241 (17) 

coal notice for foreign ports, issued by.-. I 3313 

collier loading, report of. I °3°2 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Bureau of Supplies and Accounts—Continued. 

commander in chief, Asiatic Station, to act for. 

compensation of general court-martial witnesses. 

completion of ships’ outfits reported to.. 

condemned stores, invoices. 

contract-built ship, equipage and supplies. 

contract, report by maker of.... 

deposit of balances, telegraph notification. 

deposits of funds to credit of United States. 

desprters. 

destitute American seaman, issues to. 

emergency requisitions for stores. 

employees, shore stations, report on. 

entertainment allotment, crew’s statement of. 

estimates of manufacture, naval supply account; copies of, to 

excess in cost, statement of. 

expenditure invoices forwarded to. 

expenditure vouchers, abstract of, forwarded to. 

expenditures, abstract of... 

foreign station, supplies for. 

fuel, for ships, transportation of. 

fuel-oil specifications. 

funds on hand, report of. 

funds, requisitions for. 

funeral expenses reported to. 

gasoline, specifications for, to supply. 

general storekeeper afloat, balance sheet from. 

general storekeepers ashore, monthly statement of charges to . 

Government property, purchase and sale of. 

inspection of material furnished under contract, report to. 

inspection of pay officer’s accounts, report. 

inspector making shipments, report by. 

invoice of expenditures, forwarded to. 

invoice of extra issues to engineer and dynamo forces. 

invoices, stores, forwarded to. 

issues of electric current, etc. 

kerosene, rejection of. 

marine accounts. 

material issued for use, reports of, to. 

materials transferred and losses covered by survey, reports of. 

meal ticket, report of. 

medical supplies, requisitions for. 

memorandum invoices, forwarded to. 

mess gear for crew, replacing of. 

mess outfits... 

money requisitions. 

money, exchange of. 

money received for deposit, report of. 

monthly abstracts of expeiKmurcs. 

monthly report of— 

Marine Corps... 

public bills. 

shipments of Government property. 

monthly statement of charges. 

monthly statements of shore pay officers, submitted to. 

monthly summaries of material, forwarded to. 

monthly transfer statement.. 

naval attaches, account current, report to. 

Navy pay office contract, forwarded to. 

navy-yard accounts. 

oils, mineral, rejection of. 

open purchase of supplies under. 


Art. 

. I 4571 (2) 

. R 42 

. I 4608 (10) 

. I 5245 (29) 

. I 4608 (11) 

. 1 5281 

. 1 3931 

I 5223 (34), 5243 (11,14), 5244 (8,12,18) 

... i.I 4902, R 3610 

. I 4554 

. I 4472 

. I 5246 

. I 5223 (13) 

. I 5242 (11) 

...I 5243 (18) 

...I 5223 (25) 

. I 5224 (6,12), 5245 (18) 

.. I 5244 (4,6) 

. I 932 

... R 126 

. I 3341 

. I 5244 (17) 

. R 4351 

. I 5223 (30) 

. I 3386 (9) 

. I 4421 (3) 

. I 4823 (2) 

. I 5244 (19,20) 

. I 5245 (36) 

. I 5212 

. I 5278 

. I 5225,5226,5227 

. I 5223 (19) 

.. I 5224 (8,14) 

. I 5245 (30,31) 

. I 3396 (12) 

. I 3536,3645 

. I 5224 (1,17) 

. I 5224 (2,18) 

. I 5286 

. I 4657 

. I 5245 (23) 

. I 4428 

. I 2233 ( 2), 4427 (2) 

. R 4351 

. R 4366,4368 

. I 5283 

. I 4917 

- . I 3533 (10),3535 (6) 

. I 4823 (5,6) 

. I 5288 

.. I 4823 (2,3) 

. I 4919 

. I 4854 (2) 

.. I 4823 (3d,4).4854 (4) 

. I 5272 

.- I 5243 617) 

. I 5141 

. I 3396 (12) 

. I 4651 


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[I indicates Instructions; II indicates Regulations.] 


Bureau of Supplies and Accounts—Continued. Art. 

original requisitions covered by vouchers, forwarded to. I 5243 ( 20) 

outfits and allowances of ships. I 4608 

paid vouchers, forwarded to. I 5243 (15) 

pay accounts of deserters. I 5223 (38,39) 

pay department stores, requisitions for. I 5223 (17) 

pay officers’ accounts, inspection of, report. I 5212 (3), I 5214 (3) 

pay roll of enlisted men, Marine Corps. 5222 (6r),5249 ( 23) 

pay roll summary, forwarded to. I 5223 (7), 5244 (13,16) 

presents to ships, inventories forwarded to. I 4404 (1) 

property accounts of torpedo vessels, maintained by. I 4815 

provisions— 


report of. I 4915,5223 (9,10,14,16,22) 

sales, invoices of.. 1 4545 

sold to messes, invoices of. I 5223 (18) 

provisions, clothing, and small stores on hand; report. I 5245 

public bills— 

abstracts of, supply accounts ashore. I 4823 (5,6) 

coal and transportation, forwarded to. I 5243 (19) 

filing of receipts. I 4484 

forwarding of. I 5223 (2,14), 5225,5226,5227,5248,5279 

recruiting officer’s. I 5277 

publications, printing, and issue of. I 604 

purchases from outside dealers forbidden. I 2241 

purchases in advance of bureau’s approval. I 4654 ( 6,7) 

quarterly balance sheets. I 4734 (3), 4735,4854 (5,6) 

quarterly reports— 

Marine Corps. I 3533 (9) 

provisions, clothing, and small stores by general storekeepers ashore. I 4824 

quarterly statement of receipts and expenditures, by classes. I 4823 (10) 

radio stations, supervision of. I 4101 

ration records, ships not carrying pay officer. I 5223 ( 8) 

ration vouchers, forwarded to. I 5223 (3,15) 

receipt invoices, forwarded to. I 5223 (24) 

receipt vouchers, abstract of, forwarded to. I 5224 (5,11) 

receipts, abstract of, forwarded to. I 5243 (2,10) 

receipts and expenditures, Marine Corps. I 5261 (27) 

receipts and expenditures, reports of. I 4823 (10),5224 ( 7,13),5245 ( 28), 5245 (19) 

receipts from andissues to ships, report to. I 5245 (20) 

receipts, quarterly report of. I 4823 (12) 

rendition of pay officers’ accounts to, time allowed... I 4922 


report- 

consignee of shipment. I 5287 

cost of work on ships, coordinate branches of the Government. R 4384 

deposit of funds. 1 5282 

funeral expenses. R 4553 

general storekeepers, to be forwarded flat, without folding. I 4854 (10) 

inactive and excess stock, general storekeepers ashore. I 5245 (34) 

loss of property. I 4804 (10) 

request for shipment from other yards. I 5245 (33) 

requisitions— 

form for. I 3435 

money, forwarded to. I 5223 (31) 

ships in navy-yard ports. 1 4472 

ships’ stores. I 4503 

supplies or services. I 5245 (32) 

returns of port information. I 5222 (7) 

sale of condemned stores. I 4713,5244 (14) 

sale of material. I 4719 

sale of vessels. 1 4701 

Section of Accounts, general duties. R 117 

Section of Supplies included in Division of Material. R 107 


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[T indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Bureau of Supplies and Accounts—Continued. 

sections of. 

shipments of stores. 

shipments, report of. 

shipping officers, navy yards, semimonthly statements to... 

ships not at navy yard port, action on requisitions. 

ships’ outfits, articles for, issued only for intended ship. 

ship’s store profits. 

special deposits, reports of. 

statement of charges. 

stores afloat— 

ship having sailed. 

transfer of, general storekeeping system not in operation 

stores ashore. 

stub requisitions. 

summary of store invoices, forwarded to. 

summary of work, navy yards, reports on. 

supernumeraries, order for issues to. 

supplies, accumulation of, at navy yards prevented. 

supplies, property, and plants at navy yards.. 

supply accounts afloat- 

quarterly returns made by heads of department to. 

statement of charges furnished. 


Art. 

. R 111 

. I 4621 

. I 5245 (10) 

. I 4920 

. I 4473 

. I 4608 (8) 

.. I 4508 

. I 5241 (16), 5244 (2,15) 

I 4823 (2), 5224 (9), 5245 (4, 5) 

. I 4474 

. I 4422 

. R 4621-4625 

. I 5245 ( 21,22), 4423 ( 7) 

. I 5225,5228,5227 

. I 5140 

. I 5223 (20,21) 

. I 4654 (3) 

.. I 4601,4692 


.. I 4851 
I 4854 (3) 


surveys— 

missing articles. I 5245 (27) 

pay department. I 4740,5223 (22,23) 

shortages in stores, action taken, indorsement. I 4733 

survey and appraisal ashore. I 5245 (26) 

transfers from naval supply account, statement. I 4823 (3) 

transfer of stores between departments on board ship. I 4422 

transfer statement, naval supply account; report. I 5245 (9) 

transportation, enlisted men. R 4502 

transportation request, report. I 5286 

typewriters for ships. I 4571 

unserviceable articles, quarterly returns regarding. I 4804 (10) 

vouchers forwarded to. I 5232 

water for ships, transportation of. R 126 

welfare fund, statement of. I 4513 

Bureau of Yards and Docks: 

blank books for commandant’s office, supplied by. R 144 

buildings, docks, wharves, survey on. I 5242 (5) 

captain of the yard, duties under. R 3931 

change of quarters, reports of. I 5241 ( 19 ) 

chief of, assignment of. R 3131 

coal for navy yards supplied by. r 144 

coaling plants, supervision over. r 483 

construction— 

hauling-out ways. r 439 

building slips, supervision over. r 439 

dry docks, supervision over. r jgg 

marine railways, supervision of. r 439 

electrical installation in buildings, supervision over. R 433 

electric-motor trucks; report. j 5242 ( 14 ) 

estimates for other bureaus, directed to prepare by Secretary of the Navy. R 183 

estimates for public works and public utilities prepared by. R 433 

expenditures and operations; report to. I 5242 ( 44 ) 

floating dry docks. j 3407 

fuel for navy yards, supply of.... r 444 

furniture- 

commandant’s office, supplied by. r 444 

for industrial public works provided by. r 433 


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11 indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Bureau of Yards and Docks—Continued. 

inventories and receipts, reports of. 

survey on, report of. 

hot-water systems installed by. 

included in Division of Material. 

installation of hydraulic power in buildings, supervision over.. 

laborers for commandant’s office, supplied by. 

light for navy yards, supervision of. 

maintenance of naval stations, supervision over. 

marine railways, construction of, supervision over.. 

mechanical plants, supervision over. 

messengers for commandant’s office supplied by. 

naval stations, watchmen provided for.. 

navy yards, fuel, light, and water supplied by. 

plans and specifications submitted. 

power-plant operations, reports of, to. 

power plants, construction of, supervision over. 

progress of work or contract, monthly report. 

protection of public property, supervision of.. 

public works, supervision of. 

publications, printing and issue of. 

repair of dry docks, supervision over. 

stationery, commandant’s office, supplied by.. 

steam generators, reports to. 

steam-heating system installed by. 

subcharges for work in connection with. 

ventilation of buildings, supervision over.. 

water for navy yards supplied by... 

Burials.. 

Cabin cooks, pay of. 

Cabin mess.. 

Cabin stewards, pay of. 

Cabinet officers, honors for. 

Cable: 

accounts. 

address of Secretary of the Navy. 

addresses, list of..'. 

communications, acknowledgment of. 

messages relayed by, addresses used in radiograms. 

regarding mail.. 

Cablegrams: 

acknowledgment of.. 

confirmation of.. 

disclosure of contents of. 

economy in use. 

first words may indicate bureau to which subject pertains. 

how addressed. 

payment of. 

public bills for. 

transmission over bond-aided lines. 

Cables, manufacture of, supervision of bureaus. 

Call letters, submarines and torpedo vessels. 

Calls, official: 

excused from, in bad weather. 

upon anchoring. 

Campaign badges, wearing of. with uniform. 

Canal tolls, bills for, under Title C. 

Canal Zone, Panama, garrisoned by Marine Corps. 

Candidates: 

diplomatic, consular, or civil service, instruction of, forbidden 
Naval Academy, admission of. 


Art. 

.. I 5241 (18) 

. I 5242 (4) 

. R 183 

. R 107 

. R 183 

. R 144 

. R 144 

. R 187 

. R 189 

. R 183 

. R 144 

. R 183 

. R 144 

. I 3533 (7) 

. I 5242 (12) 

. R 183 

. I 5242 (14) 

. R 183 

. I 5242 (14), R 144 

. I 604 

. R 189 

. R 144 

. I 5242 (12) 

. R 183 

... R 189 

. R 183 

. R 144 

I 4804 (24), R 1300, 1302 

. R 4427 (5) 

. I 822 

. R 4427 (5) 

. R 1112 

. I 5351 

. I 5324 

. I 5350 

. I 5307,5341 

. I 5350 

. I 5432 

. I 5341 

. I 5346 

. I 5351 

. I 5345 

. I 5350 

. I 5350 

. I 5351 

. I 4484 (2) 

. I 5351 

. R 143 

. R 230 

. I 913 

. I 1007,1320 

. R 3662 

. I 4804 (4) 

. R 4101 

. I 93 

. I 604 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Art. 

Cans, disposal of..-. 1 2632 

Canteen (see also Ship’s store)...I 4501-4514 

articles carried.-.I 4502,4503 

Canvas: 

painted or oiled, stowage of.. I 2634,2707 (2) 

supply of (see Note). R 143 

survey of. I 4735 

Capstan engines: 

maintenance of, supervision of engineer officer. R 2807 

use of. I 3121 

Capstans: 

carpenter’s, duties regarding. I 2331 (5) 

construction of, supervision over, hy Bureau of Construction and Repair. R 146 

Captain-s: 

assignment to command. R 1037 

gilt hall on pennant staffs. R 1250 

Marine Corps, promotion of. 1 3676 

pay of. R 4406 

retirement of.. R 342 

Captain’s guard, Marine Corps. I 3638 

Captain of the yard (see also Navy yards): 

blank books supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 144 

clerical force supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 144 

commissioning ships, inspection of. I 3403 ( 2) 

docking and undocking of ships. I 3406 

furniture supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 144 

inspections by. I 3421,3931 

journal, keeping of. I 3421 

laborers supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 144 

passes. I 3409 

ships going into and out of commission. I 3404,3421 

ships out of commission, care of.. I 3476-3480 

stationery supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 144 

yard craft, supplies for, duties. 1 4472 (7) 

Capture of ship, loss of clothing or bedding by crew. I 1318 

Captured enlisted men, effects, disposition of.R 2122 

Carbon dioxide, evolution from coal. I 3329 

Cargo: 

carrying of, by naval supply steamer. j 4(324 

fuel, report on. X 5233 

Carpenter (see also Heads of departments): * 

absence of, duties performed by. xt 3221 

appointment of. R 3310,3311,3312,3316 

battening down hatches. X 2629 

Bureau of Construction and Repair, duties under. I 2331 

cementing instructions. X 2709 

classification of, as staff officers. Xt 1013 

damages in action. j 2331 

double bottoms. j 2629 

draft of ship, when taken. X 2331,2615 (5) 

drums for paint. X 4583 

fire apparatus. X 2331 

fire precautions in dry dock. X 2707 (9) 

first lieutenant’s duties performed by. Xt 3221 

general duties of. Xt, 3221 

lightning conductors. j 2629 

linoleum, preservation of. j 

lumber. X 45g2 

mechanical devices. j 2 g 29 

P auit . I 2702,4583 

painting instructions. j 2709 

ports, condition of. j 2633 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Carpenter—Continued. Art. 

pumps. I 2331 

repairs reported to first lieutenant. I 2331 

reserve ships to have. I 530 

sails, inspection of, at sea.. I 2G34 

shellac varnish. I 4582 

ship, condition of; report. I 2026 

ship going out of commission, duties...R 2304 

ships in reserve, hull board. I 570 

soundings taken by. I 1808 

spars, examination of. I 2029 

station at all hands. I 2332 

stores, duties regarding. I 2331 

supplies classified under Title C. I 4804 (4) 

surveys on material... I 4731-4750 

title classification of articles. I 4804 

winches, supervision over... I 2331 

windlasses, supervision over. I 2331 

Cars, transferring stores from ships to navy yards. I 4420 

Cartridge bags, strengthening of. I 2869 (6) 

Cartridge cases. (See Ammunition.) 

Cash balance, inspection of accounts. I 4861 (2) 

Cash deposits, sale of material. I 4715 

Cash payments, receipts for. R 4303 

Casualties: 

entered in log. I 1807 

investigation of. R 316,401 

reports on, after an engagement. I 5221 (32), 5222 (5j) 

serious, special boards in case of. I 4333 (2) 

Catalogues, reference to, in requisitions. I 4654 (2c),4471 (3j) 

Cataloguing of stores, regardless of bureau. I 4604 

Cavite, P. I., prisoners confined in naval prison. I 3802 

Cease firing: 

gongs used only for designed purpose. I 2506,2815 

orders regarding. I 2860 

Cells: 

dimensions of. R 1430 

inspection of, by medical officer. I 2114 

marine barrack, inspection of.I 3578,3595 

reports of, made by medical officer. R 1431 

ventilation of. R 1429 

Cement: 

Portland, purchase of.-. I 4658 

to be kept on board ship. I 1335 

Cemeteries, naval, headstones for unmarked graves in. I 5247 (5) 

Cementing, instructions. I 2709 

Censure, publications for, forbidden. R 1520 

Central American waters, ships in, not attached to fleets. R 205 

Ceremonies (see also Honors). R 1101-1321 

dispensed with by request. R 1212 

flag officer assuming command. R H27 

flag officer relinquishing command. R 1129 

tabular statement of. R H 43 

Ceremony, visits of. R 1266-12/9 

Certificate-s: 

bonding. 1 3904,3910-3912 

cash advanced for transfers, Marine Corps. I 5261 (34) 

continuous service. R 3;)27 

covering cash advanced for transfers, marines. I 5250 (9),5261 (15) 

death, approved by fleet surgeon. I 1122 (8) 

death, supervision of medical officer. R 2963 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Certiflcate-s—Continued. 

discharge, Marine Corps, entry of qualifications. 

furnished by commanding officer in case inventory is not taken... 

general storekeeper on open-purchase requisitions. 

graduation, extra pay for seamen gunners. 

inventor’s, officers forbidden to give. 

military service, civil employment, effect on. 

officer’s, as to periodical physical exercise. 

prohibitions regarding. 

qualification of cooks and stewards. 

settlements, forwarding of. 

unofficial, ill health. 

Chains, anchor. (See Anchor chains.) 

Challenge: 

general court-martial members. 

summary courts-martial members. 

Change of quarters, reports of. 

Change of residence, officers. 

Change of station, commutation of quarters. 

Changes in Naval Instructions. 

Changes in Navy Regulations. 

Changes in rating: 

correspondence regarding. 

notification of, to pay officer. . 

petty officers. 

record of, in continuous-service certificate. 

reports of. 

Changes in uniform regulations, supervision of Secretary of the Navy 

Changes, signal books, supervision of Secretary of the Navy. 

Changing course, officer of the deck’s authority. 

Chaplains: 

allowances of.. 

appointment of. 

battle stations. 

divine service, performance of. 

pay of. 

quarters. 

rank taken by. 

typewriter allowance. 

Charge d’Affaires: 

honors for.. 

secretaries of embassies and legations, acting as, honors for. 

Charge-s: 

against appropriations, use. 

amount of, stated in bill of lading. 

barber’s, tailor’s, and shoemaker’s, executive officer to regulate. 

docking foreign vessels. 

docking private vessels. 

docking ships under construction. 

excessive, report on. 

general court-martial. (See General court-martial charges.) 

limit of, on bonding. 

not to be made for commission in purchasing. 

redocking private vessels. 

schedule of, -work for private parties. 

statement of, Titles B and Y, report. 

telegraphic. 

telephone service at private establishments. 

work at United States experimental model basin. 

work for private parties at navy yard. 

work under Bureau of Yards and Docks. 


Art. 

I 3695,3090 
... R 1420 
I 4654 (2) 

_ R 3564 

... R 1523 
I 206 (22) 
.... I 709 
... R 1523 
... R 3555 
I 5244 (28) 
... R 2957 


. R 702,769 

. R 611 

. I 5241 (19) 

. I 705 

. R 4512 

. R 901 

I 601,602; R 132,901 

. I 5340 

. R 3567 

. I 5221 (11) 

. R 3530 

I 5221 (10), 5241 (2,3) 

. R 901 

. R 901 

. R 2602 

. R 4406 

. R 3307 

. R 3103 

. R 2,3101-3103 

. R 4406 

. I 804 

. R 1005 

. I 4571 

. R 1115 

. R 1116 

. I 4823,4854 

. I 4622 

. I 2514 

. R 4386 

- R 4394 (7,14) 

. R 4394 (15) 

. I 5349 

. I 3912 

. I 4053 

. R 4394 (12) 

. R 4392 (8) 

. I 5245 (5) 

. I 5348 

. I 715 

. R 4393 

. R 4392 (5,7) 

. R 189 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Charter: Yrt 

boats in unhealthy ports. I 952 

ships, by commander in chief. I 939 

ships for transportation of sick. j 953 954 

Chart-s: 

corrections, supervision of navigating officer. r 2405 

errors in, reports concerning, made by navigating officer. R 2408 

Hydrographic Office, legends to be used on. I 32 ( 2 ) 

publication and issue of. j 994 

supply furnished by. r 443 

Chattels: 

military, classified under Title R. I 4 S 04 (12) 

owned by Government, definition of.. .. I 4304 (8) 

survey on, report of. I 5242 ( 3 ) 

Check books, quarterly examination of. j 4391 ( 2 ) 

Checkages: 

against officers, excess heat and light. I 4523 (9) 

advances of pay. r 4453 

loss of pay resulting from court-martial sentence. I 4887 

pay. I 4888 

rewards, cases of desertion. r 3937 

sales to officers and employees, report. I 5244 ( 3 ) 

shore patrols, rations. 1915 

Checks..... r 4326-4337 

destroyed, procedure. R 4337 

drawing of. r 4339 

duplicates issued in case of loss. R 4337 

given in payment, no receipts for. R 4384 

letters containing, Marine Corps. I 3503 

lost or stolen, procedure. r 4337 

nature of payment indicated upon. R 433.5 

not returned after payment. R 4335 

outstanding, report of. R 4334 

outstanding three years, payment of. R 4334 

payment made by, receipts not taken. R 4303 

payment of, refused. R 4334 

payment on, how stopped. R 4347 

purposes for which drawn. R 4336 

stores afloat, payment for purchases. I 4483 (4) 

Cheers, compliment to officer. R 1179 

Chemical tests, supplies inspected. I 4677 

Chemists: 

analysis of coal. I 3404 

paid on rolls of general storekeeper. I 4677 

Chests, gasoline, on ship. I 3392 (2) 

Chief baker, Marine Corps, extra pay of. I 3604 

Chief boatswain (see also Boatswain): 

classification of, as line officers. R 1013 

Chief carpenter-s {see also Carpenters): 

classification of, as staff officers. R 1013 

Chief carpenter’s mate, duties of, on ship going out of commission. R 2304 

Chief clerk-s: 

bureaus— 

Printing and Publication, Committee on. I 33 

Public Printer, communication with. I 40 (5) 

signature for chief of bureau. I 5318-5320 

navy yard departments, supervision over clerks. I 3471 

Chief constructor, conference with General Board. R 171 

Chief electrician, ship going out of commission..R 2504 

Chief engineer (see also Engineer officer): 

hospital ships. I 4020 

authority of, in connection with discipline. R 2926 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Chief gunner-s (see also Gunners): Art. 

classification of, as line officers. R 1013 

Chief gunner’s mate, ship going out of commission. R 2504 

Chief Justice, honors for. R 1H4 

Chief machinists (see also Machinists): 

classification of, as line officers. R 1013 

Chief machinists’ mates, assignment as engineer watch officers. I 2509 

Chief nurse, female, pay of. R 4428 

Chiefs of bureaus: 

allowances of. R 4409 

assistants to, pay of. R 4409 

communications to be addressed to. I 5322 

naval regulations, naval instructions, orders, books. I 601 

offices and rooms, assignment of. I 111 

officers, retired, serving as. R 1006 

orders issued by. R 901 

pay of.-. R 4409 

rank taken by. R 1006 

recommend changes in naval regulations and publications; issue of orders. I 601 

reports, quarterly, to Secretary. I 11 (2) 

retired, pay of. R 4414 

signature of papers in absence of. I 5318,5320 

staff officers having acted as. R 1032 

titles of. R 1006 

Chief of Bureau of Yards and Docks, assignment of. R 3131 

Chief of Staff (see also Commander in Chief). R 1801-1809 

account of supplies in store on supply vessels. I 1102 ( 2 ) 

applications for surveys, leave, transfer, discharge. I 1101 ( 1 ) 

attached to flagship. R 1802 

authority of... R 1803,1804 

authority of, absence of flag officer. R 1044 

battle station. R 1807 

boarding duty from flagship. I 1112 

council of war, records of proceedings. R 1805 

countersigns issued by. I 1102 ( 5 ) 

defects in signal or tactical books reported by. I 1103 ( 2 ) 

detail of... R 1801 

details, picket vessels and guard ships. I 1102 ( 5 ) 

equipment and repairs of ships, condition supervised.. I HOI (1) 

flagship commander may act as...R 1801 

fleet engineer’s official reports. I m 3 ( 6 ) 

interchange of visists with foreign officers. R 1267 

messes with commander in chief. 44 18 I 8 

movement of ships, record of. 4 4492 ( 3 ) 

official visits, pennant flown. R 1251 

orderlies, detail of. j 3549 

orders issued by commander in chief... 1 1102 ( 4 ) 

papers requiring action of commander in chief.. 1 n 01 ( 3 ), 5335 

papers signed by direction of..... j 5347 

pennant flown by... 44 4251 

periodical returns... 4 4494 ( 4 ) 

personal staff, duties prescribed by. I 4444 

personnel of command. 4 4492 ( 4 ) 

personnel serving with flag officer... 4 4494 

fi uaxters .""" 1 802-804 

requisitions for money. j 4494 ^ 

requisitions for stores on foreign stations...... 4 4494 ( 4 ) 

roster of officers, kept by.. 4 4492 ( 4 ) 

routine exercises ordered by.. 4 4492 ( 5 ) 

signal books— 

duties regarding. 1-1103 

inspection of...... _ . 4 1103 ( 1 ) 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Chief of Staff—Continued. Art. 

signal number and meaning, duties regarding. I 1103 (3) 

signal record books signed by. I 1103 (5) 

signaling, methods of, ordered by. I 1103 (4) 

supplies, account kept by. I 1102 (2) 

war council, records of proceedings. R 1805 

Chief petty officers: 

accounts inspected. I 2618 (1) 

liberty, reserve ships. I 543 

pay of. R 4427 (5) 

when instructors of apprentice seamen. R 4427 (26) 

permanent appointment, pay of. R 4427 (18) 

Chief petty officers’ mess: 

assignment of cook and messmen to. I 2513 

inventory and upkeep of outfit. I 2233 

Chief pharmacists. (See Pharmacists.) 

Chief quartermaster, going out of commission, duty of. I 1610 

Chief sailmakers (see also Sailmakers): 

classification of, as staff officers. R 1013 

Chief warrant officer (see also Warrant officers): 

classification of. R 1013 

not counted as watch officers. I 2508 

Chief wireless elcetrician, ship going out of commission. R 2504 

Chinaware: 

mess outfits, officers’, replacing of. I 828,4427 

survey of. I 2233 

Chlorine, tests for, in boiler water, reserve ships. I 540 

Chronometers: 

comparison of. I 1604 

hospital ships, master to care for. I 4017 

navigator’s duties regarding.-. I 1604 

record book, report. I 5222 (2) 

transfer of, report. I 5222 (2) 

Christmas, observance of. R 1289 

Cipher Code. (See Code.) 

Circulars: 

changes in Naval Instructions, items included in. R 901 

changes in Navy Regulations, items included in. R 901 

information, issue of... I 604 

issue of, by bureaus. R 901 

instructions, preparation, and publication of. I 603 

Citizens of United States, protection rendered to, by commander in chief. R 1631 

Citizenship, rights of, forfeited by deserters. R 3644 

Civil court, proceedings of, supervision of Judge Advocate General. R 134 

Civil employees. (See Employees, civil.) 

Civil engineering, ensigns assigned to. R 3308 

Civil engineer-s (see also Public works officer). R 3131-3133 

appointment from civil life. R 3309 

contract work, eight-hour day... I 712 

rank taken by. R 1005 

title taken by.- - r., . R 1005 

Civil hospitals. (See Hospitals, civil.) 

Civil life, officers appointed from, pay of.R 4408 

Civil officers: 

aid rendered by, in apprehension of deserters... R 3636 

entitled to salute, death of, ceremonies for..... R 1296 

foreign, salutes to...-. R 1193 

honors for... R 1111-1119 

Civil proceedings against United States, officers may not act as attorney. R 1522 

Civil proceedings, supervision over, by solicitor. R 118 

Civil Service Commission, correspondence with (see also Employees, civil). I 5309 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Civil Service rales {see also Employees, civil): 

instructions to candidates forbidden. 

political activity prohibited.. 

Civil War service, pay of officers having. 

Civilian clothes, officers in, salutes not to be rendered. 

Civilian officers, hospital ship, classification of. 

Civilian witnesses, expenses of. 

Claims: 

against United States adjusted in Treasury Department. 

against the United States, officer may not act as agent for. 

by United States, adjusted in Treasury Department. 

Government, supervision by Solicitor. 

Class ledgers: 

supply accounts afloat. 

supply accounts ashore... 

Classes, conduct, publishing of. 

Classification, ships,. 

Clearing bills, engineer force.... 

Clearing for action: 

executive officer’s duties. 

readiness for. 

Clearing lower decks, master-at-arms’ duty regarding... 

Clerical errors: 

general court-martial specifications, correction of... 

summary courts-martial, specification. 

Clerical force, commandant’s office supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. 

Clerks: 

liail (see Mail clerks): 

paymaster’s. (See Paymaster’s clerks.) 

Climate, precautions.... 

Clinical cards, forwarding of, to department. 

Clocks, navigator’s duties regarding. 

Close aboard, definition of term. 

Closed mails. 

Clothes, disposal of. 

Clothes lockers, Marine Corps, daily inspection. 

Clothing: 

allowances, marine prisoners.... 

alterations in, by ship’s tailor. 

available, account of, kept by fleet paymaster. 

balance sheet, Marine Corps... 

bounty. 

crew’s, in reserve ships. 

crews’, loss of, by loss of ship... 

destruction of— 

prevent spread of disease.... 

reimbursement for.... 

disposition of, at end of cruise. 

inspection by division officers. 

inspection, regulations regarding. 

issue of. 

manufacture of, supervision of Section of Supplies. 

marine barracks, issue of. 

Marine Corps. 

account.. 

roll forwarded. 

marking. 

Naval Home, quarterly report. 

recruits, supervision of commanding officer. 

supply depot— 

Philadelphia, Pa., statement of amount on hand. 

San Francisco Cal., statement of amount on hand. 


Art. 

. I 93 

. I 92 

. R 4441 

. R 1140 

.. R 2923 

. R 4542 

. I 4871 

. R 1522 

. I 4871 

.. R 118 

. I 4853 

. I 4822 (6) 

. I 2501 (6) 

... R 1034,1035 
. I 2005 

. I 1405 

. R 2059 

I 2401 (9), 2639 

. R 715 

. R 611 

. R 144 


. I 952 

.. I 5222 (5ft), 5247 (12) 

. I 1604 

. R 1153 

. I 5441, 5442 

. I 711 

. I 3635 

.. R 817 

. I 4531 

.I 1123 (5) 

. I 3505 

. R 4427 (29) 

. I 534 

. I 1318 

. I 4750 

. I 4750 

. I 4418 

. I 1826 

. I 2617 (3) 

. I 4526,4531 

. R 148 

. I 3592 

I 3633,5250 (6),5261 (24) 

. I 3645 

....I 5222 (6o),5250 (3) 

. I 1826 

. I 5273 

. R 4462 

. I 5261 (31) 

. I 5261 (30) 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Clothing-Continued. 

price of, in ship's store. 

purchase of. 

selling prohibited. 

ships going out of commission, disposal of. 

ships in ordinary. 

ship's store, sale of, in. 

sick patient’s, cleanliness of. 

stowage of. 

transfer papers to include list. 

transfer statement, forwarding of. 

Clothing and small stores. 

appropriation for, is specific and continuous ... 

balance sheets of. 

condemned, proceeds of sales. 

damaged, appraisal of. 

discharged men refund from. 

division officers’ duties regarding. 

going out of commission, disposal of. 

issues of. 

issues of, to— 

hospital ships. 

men in debt. 

pay division. 

recruits, supervision of commanding officer. 

surgeon’s division. 

loss by survey charged to Title \V. 

merchant vessels in distress. 

navy yards, survey of. 

not put on board ship before pay officer reports 

prices of,. 

purchase of. 

quarterly loss allowance. 

quarterly report of. 

recruits, outfits for. 

report of amount on hand. 

requisitions for. 

supervision of Section of Supplies. 

returns cf. 

sale of, in ship’s store. 

sale of, receipts for. 

ships in ordinary. 

supernumeraries, issues to. 

survey of. 

torpedo boats, crews of, issues to. 

transfer from ship’s store stock. 

transfers of, between departments. 

Coal: 

allotments and expenditures under. 

allowance for loss in unloading. 

arrival of, inspector to be informed. 

bill of lading. 

in colliers. 

burned in conjunction with oil. 

burning alone, draft, forced or natural. 

care of. 

cargo and bunker, stowage of. 

cars, samples from. 

condition when taken on board. 

consignee, report to. 

consumption, engineer’s duties regarding. 

consumption, report of, by commander in chief 


Art. 

. I 4506 

. I 4481 

.. I 1826 

.. I 4418 

. I 570 

. I 4502 

... 2105 

. I 2617 (3) 

. R 3585 

.I 5245 (8) 

. I 4526-4531 

. I 4604 

.... I 4824 

.. I 4717 

. I 4531,4739 

. I 4527 (5) 

. I 1823,1824 

. I 4418 

. I 4520-4531 

. I 4005 

. I 1357,1823 

. I 2203 (5) 

. R 4462 

..... I 2130 

. I 4804 (16) 

.. I 4553 

. I 4748 

. I 4408 

. I 4506,4530 

. I 4481 

. I 4416 

. I 4915 

. I 4527 

. I 5245 

. I 4528 

. R 148 

I 5223 (11,14,17),5245 (25) 

. I 4502 

. I 4719 

. I 5570 

. I 4529 

. I 4531,4739,4748 

. I 4529 (2) 

. I 1357 

. I 4422 

. I 5241 (17) 

. I 4429 (8) 

. I 3301 (2) 

. I 3305 

. I 4429 

. I 3122 (4) 

. I 3113 (2) 

. I 3326-3330 

. I 3303 

. I 3404 

. I 2616,3128,3303 

. I 3306 

. I 1113 (3) 

. 1916 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Coal—Continued. 

contracts for. 

daily report of. 

delivery of, from collier. 

delivery to ships. 

depot supplies of, charged to Title X. 

discrepancies of weight in colliers. 

economy in use. 

efficiency report. 

expenditure for, not included in money account. 

expenditures for, account kept. 

fire in, instructions regarding. 

foreign ports, deliveries in. 

handling cf. 

in colliers, charged to Title X. 

instructions concerning. 

invoices, ships in commission. 

iron pyrites, effect of. 

loading of— 

in barges and colliers. 

report. 

lump, preferable to slack. 

mines obtained from. 

mines, samples, preparation. 

moisture in. 

navy yards supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks 

newly mined, undesirable. 

odor in heating characteristic. 

public bills in payment for. 

purchase of, for ships. 

quality of. 

rejection of. 

reports of. 

forwarded to department. 

engineering competition. 

loading, forms for. 

requisitions for, forms. 

sample, preparation of.. 

selected, not to be used in full-speed trials. 

ships in ordinary. 

spontaneous ignition of. 

stowage of. 

in firerooms. 

supplied to ship by foreign government. 

supply of, supervision. 

temperature increase detected. 

to be kept out of bilges. 

trade name on vouchers. 

trimming in bunkers. 

unauthorized mines. 

volatiles present. 

weighing of, for ships. 

weighing of, in cars. 

Welsh, gas explosion. 

wet, danger of. 

Coal and transportation: 

allotments and expenditures, report of. 

public, bills, forwarding of. 

Coal bags, care and handling of. 

Coal bunkers: 

care of. 

coal calculation. 


Art. 

. I 3317,4429 

.. I 2012 

. I 4429 (7) 

. I 3311-3317 

. I 4804 (17) 

. I 4429 

. I 931,3110 

. I 3314,3315 

. I 4423 (4) 

. I 2003 

. I 3330 

. I 3315 

. I 3326-3330 

. I 4804 (17) 

. I 3301-3329 

. I 4811 (4) 

. I 3328 

. I 3303 

. I 3306,3316 

. I 3329 

. I 3301 

. I 3304 

. I 3303,3328,3329 

. R 144 

. I 3329 

. I 3329 

. I 4484 

.. I 4429 

.. I 3301,3314 

. I 3301 

_ I 5221 (41),5233 

...I 5245 (12,13,14) 

. R 2003 

. I 3316 

. I 3317 

. I 3304,3312 

. I 2908 

. I 570 

. I 3328 

I 3303,3326,3328,3329 

. I 3128 (6) 

. I 4431 

. R 143 

. I 3329 

. I 3128 

. I 4483 (3) 

. I 3128 (5) 

. I 3303 

. I 3328 

. I 4429 

.. I 3301 

. I 3327 (1) 

I 3128,3326 (1),3328 

. I 5241 (17) 

. I 5243 (19),5279 

. I 2616 (2) 

. I 1335,2705 (3) 

. I 3128 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Coal bunkers—Continued. Art. 

coal gas. precautions. I 3327 (1) 

engineer officer shall examine in person. I 2011 ( 1 ) 

explosive gases, tests for... 1 3128 

fire in, extinguishing. 1 3330 

lights in. I 3126,3326 

openings in.. I 3128,3326 

precautions in entering. I 3326 

removal of coal. I 3330 

ships in ordinary.. 1570 

spontaneous combustion, causes.. I 3328 

temperature increases. I 3329 

ventilation of... I 3128, 3326,3328 

unauthorized materials not to be stored in. I 2011 

work in, precautions. I 3128 

Coal gas, explosion precautions. I 3327 (1) 

Coal inspectors: 

chartered colliers, examination of. I 3302 

coal- 

delivery of, inspections.. I 3311 

examination of. I 3301 

newly mined, undesirable.I 3329 

requisitions for. I 3317 

collier inspection after coaling. I 3305 

colliers, loading of. I 3303 

commandant to detail. I 3313 

conditions of loading. I 3301 

loading reports, forms..... I 3316 

moisture scales. I 3303 

report s numbered serially.,... I 3306 

weather, working days. I 3303 

when not available, commanding officer to assign. I 3313 

“Coal notices for foreign ports”. I 3315 

Coal-oil inspectors, manual for, use. I 3366 

Coal passers, battle station. I 2004 

Coaling bill, executive officer to prepare. I 2501 (5) 

Coaling plants: 

classified under Title E... I 4804 (9) 

maintenance charged to Title G. I 4804 (13) 

supervision of. R 183 

upkeep of. R 143 

Coaling ship: 

barges. I 3311 

ccal inspection. I 3311-3317 

coal inspector, detail of. I 3313 

coal supplied by foreign government. I 4431 

coaling report. I 5221 (40) 

colliers’ cargoes, examination of. I 4429 

delivery through coal-handling machinery. I 4429 (6) 

disputes arising during weighing....I 4429 (4) 

engineer officer’s duties before and after. I 2011 

foreign ports. I 3315 

leave and liberty forbidden.•. R 3709 

loss allowance for, in unloading. I 4429 (8) 

proficiency to be attained in. I 2505 (7) 

report of.I 2505 (7),5221 (40) 

side honors dispensed with. R 1168 

smoking permitted. I 2625 

tallying, methods of. I 4429 (4-9) 

washing down decks after. 1 3326 

written agreement with contractor before purchase. I 4429 (10) 

Coaling stations, inspection of, by Board of Inspection for Shore Stations. R 158 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Art. 

Coaling trunks, ventilation of.- -. I 3122 

Coast and Geodetic Survey, officers on duty under superintendent. R 1051 

Coast defense ships: 

assignment to naval districts. R 245 

officers and crew assigned to naval districts. R 246 

Coast pilots, publication and issue of. I 604 

Coast-signal service, radio stations in. R 261 

Coast Survey: 

hospital service. I 3261 

officers entitled to sea pay while attached to. R 4405,4407 

Code books, publication and distribution of. I 602 

Codes: 

cipher supervised by Aid for Operations. R 126 

use of, in telegrams. I 5348 

Western Union, report on. I 5211,5213,5221 

Western Union Telegraphic used... I 5432 ( 2 ) 

Coffins, covering of. R 1308 

Collections, abstract of, Marine Corps. I 5261 (38) 

Collective firing, Marine Corps. I 3718 

Collector of customs, collision with merchant vessel, information sent to. I 941 

Colliers: 

bill of lading. I 3305 

cargo, inspection of, after coaling. I 3305 

cargo ventilation. I 3329 

chartered- 

fleet collier, suitability as. I 3302 

inspector to examine. I 3302 

coal delivered from. I 4429 

coal in, charged to Title X. I 4804 (17) 

coal requisitions. I 3317 

coaling ships from. I 3311-3317 

loading of. I 3303,3306,3316 

weather conditions. I 3301 

loss in coaling ship, allowance for. I 4429 

movements of reported. I 3301,3302,3305 

rating of. R 1035 

stores, transportation of. I 4405 ( 2 ) 

typewriter allowance. I 4571 

weather working days. I 3303 

weight discrepancies. 1 4429 

Collision: 

action taken in case of. I 3127 ( 3 ) 

closing water-tight doors and hatches. I 2506 

danger of, precautions. p 2602 

drills held without warning. I 2605 

investigation and report of. I 940 , 941 ,1202,4333 

notice of, from deck. I 3127 ( 2 ) 

preparation for, before action. j 3127 

quarters, signal for. j 2506 

report of. I 5215 , R 2041 

rules for preventing. p chap 41 

signal for closing doors. j 2506 

Collision bills: 

executive officer to prepare. j 2501 ( 5 ) 2506 

junior line officers to keep. j 2501 (8) 

Colors: 

ceremony of. p 

displaying of, masts not available. p 1259 

half-masting of. R 1255,1296,1313 

hoisting and hauling down. p 1254 4956 

salute of, when coming over side. p’ 


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[I indicates Instructions; II indicates Regulations.] 


Colors—Continued. 

salutes answered by. 

salutes to foreign ensigns.... 

saluting or returning salutes, displaying of. 

ship coming to anchor, displaying of. 

ship getting under way, displaying of. 

shown at daylight. 

size indicated.. 

when displayed. 

when sounded, salutes rendered by boats. 

Combustion spaces, cleaning of. 

Coming to anchor (see also Entering port): 

commanding officer’s duties. 

draft of ship taken. 

entered in log. 

soundings taken.. 

station of all hands. 

Command: 

assumption of, by senior line officer. 

commander in chief absent. 

detail of. 

exercise of, by staff officers. 

flag officer absent. 

precedence in, of Army and Navy officers ashore. 

relinquishing of, by commander in chief. 

responsibility for, by senior line officer. 

ships at navy yard. 

succession of, after flag officer’s death in battle. 

Command and rank, law and decisions concerning. 

Commandant (see also Navy yards): 
abstract of— 

deposits to credit of the United States. 

expenditure vouchers, forwarding of.. 

expenditures. 

material, forwarding of. 

public bills, forwarding of. 

receipt vouchers, forwarding of. 

receipts, forwarding o. 

receipts, when purchased under Title X. 

accidents, report of.. 

account current, forwarding of. 

administration of public works and utilities, supervision over. 

advertising vouchers, forwarding of. 

aid or executive to. 

aids. 

allotment of funds, request for. 

alterations— 

affecting design of ship, drawngs of, forwarded to bureaus 

authority for. 

ship’s, authority for. 

analyses of fuel, reports of. 

anchors and chains, monthly reports. 

annual reports, list of. 

appeals from decisions of. 

appropriation sheets. 

appropriations chargeable, abstract of. 

arrival of ships, report of. 

articles lost in ship out of commission... 

articles manufactured, report on. 

articles turned in to store. 

assembly of material for authorized work. 


Art. 

. R 1257 

. R 1254 

. R 1231 

. R 1238 

. R 1238 

. R 1258 

. R 1238 

. R 1238 

. R 1177 

. I 3067 

. R 2084 

. R 2081 

. I 1807 

. R 2085 

. R 1160 

. R 1003 

. R 1244 

R 1034-1051 

. R 1007 

. R 1244 

. R 1050 

. R 1603 

. R 1003 

. I 916 

_ R 1045 

R 1061-1064 


. I 5244 (8,12) 

. I 5245 (18) 

. I 5244 (10,27),5243 (13) 

. I 5245 (7) 

.. I 5245 (3) 

. I 5245 (17) 

. I 5244 (7,11) 

. I 5245 (2) 

. 1917 

I 5243 (1,8,12),5244 (5,9,25) 

. R 1S3 

. I 5243 (6) 

. R 3921 

. R 3901 

. I 5245 (11) 

. I 4344 

. R 3901 

. R 3909 

. 5242 (10) 

. I 5242 (13) 

....I 5241 (9), 5242 (8,9,14) 

... I 5340 

. I 5133 

..I 5243 (4,9) 

.. 15341-5344 

. I 4627 

. I 5245 (41) 

.I 4734 (3) 

. I 4340 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Commandant—Continued. Art. 

assigned to command of naval districts. R 243 

assistance rendered Board of Inspection and Survey. I 4311 

assistance rendered ship’s force at navy yard. I 4328 

assistant ship inspectors to be furnished. I 3457 (1) 

balance sheets, forwarding of. I 5245 (15,16) 

band quartered in receiving ship. I 585 

battery, ship going into commission, descriptive list sent to department. I 5245 (46) 

berths for private vessels. R 4394 (10) 

blank books supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 144 

boards of investigation. R 316 

boats, in store or yard service; monthly report. I 5242 (13) 

bonding of officers. I 3921-3964 

bureaus, relations with. It 3903 

certificate of settlement, forwarding of. 1 5244 (27) 

certificate of unclaimed wages, forwarding of. I 5244 (34) 

change of occupants of quarters.I 5241 (19) 

changes in naval regulations and publications, recommended by. I 601 

changes of officers. I 5241 (6) 

changes of rating, report on. I 5241 (2,3) 

checkages of sales to officers and employees; report. I 5244 (3) 

class B reports. I 4734 

classification of items determined by. R 181 

cleaning, painting, and inspection of ships before commissioning. I 3403 

clerical force. I 3471; R 144 

clinical cards, forwarding of. 1 5247 (12) 

clothing and small stores, returns of. I 5245 (25) 

coal- 

allotments and expenditures under. 1 5241 (17) 

delivery of. I 3317 

report on, forwarding of. I 5245 (12,13,14) 

tally sheets. I 3303 

collier’s arrival, report of. I 3302 

commanding officer’s ship, not to interfere with. R 2102 

compass material in store, report on. I 5245 (47) 

condemned stores— 


invoices of. 

sales of. 

survey of. 

withdrawn for use. 

confidential publications, report of receipt. 

constructions and alterations, how charged. 

contract, Navy pay office, forwarding of. 

correspondence, instructions regarding. 

cost of urgent repairs, exceeding funds for, action taken by 

countersign, issue of. 

courts of inquiry, orderly for. 

daily report of sick. 

dangers to navigation, reports. 

deaths, reports of. 

decision of, appeal from. 

deck courts. 

delays in work, responsibility for. 

delegation of duties.. 

department roles, forwarding of. 

departure of ship from port, report of. 

deposit of funds to credit of the United States. 

descriptive cards of. 

deserter, surrender or delivery of, report on. 

discharges of men reenlisting. 

dissolute practices, suppression of. 

divine service, performance of. 


. I 5245 (29) 

. I 5244 (14) 

. I 4747 

. I 4747 

. I 5271 

.R 3908 

. I 5243 (16,17) 

T 5310, 5325, 5338, 5340; R 187 

. I 4335 (7) 

. I 3574; R 3906 

. R 406 

. I 3461 

. I 5355 

. I 5247 ( 23); R 3901 

. I 5340 (2) 

. R 501-517 

. I 4315 (5) 

. R 3904 

. I 5244 (23) 

. I 5241 (10); 5342-5344 

. I 5243,5244 (26) 

. I 5247 (14,25) 

. I 5241 (4),5244 (32) 

. I 5241 (5),5244 (33) 

. R 1 

. R 2 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Commandant—Continued. Art. 

docking and undocking of ships. I 3406,5241 (11),5242 (13) 

docking private vessels.. R 4394 (2) 

draft and load of ship leaving navy yards.I 3221 (35) 

effects of disabled persons. I 718 

efficiency report, transfer of Hospital Corps man. I 5247 (16) 

electric current,issue of. I 5245 (30,31) 

electric-motor trucks, report on. I 5242 (14) 

emergency purchases of supplies. I 4654 ( 6-7) 

emergency requisitions for stores. I 4472 

employment of labor ( see also Employees, civil). I 201-431 

estimates, comments on... I 4316 

estimates for repairs recommended by Board of Inspection and Survey. I 4314 

estimates for work... I 4338 

excess in cost, statement of. I 5243 (18) 

expediting fitting for sea. I 4407 

expenditures— 

abstract of. I 5244 (4,6) 

report of. I 5242 (14) 

vessels building, report on. I 5246 

under each bureau, report of. 1 5246 

fire organization and alarm. 13402 

fire regulations. I 3595: R 3905 

fitness of officers report of. I 707,5241 (8), 5249 (24) 

fitting out ship, how charged. R 3908 

floating dry docks. I 3407 

funds on hand, report of. I 5244 (17) 

funds required for work in manufacturing, department estimates of. I 5242 (11) 

furniture— 

inventory of and receipt for. I 5241 (18) 

supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 144 

survey on, report of. I 5242(4) 

general orders and court-martial orders required. I 5241 (7) 

general storekeeper informed of prospective sailings. I 4623 

general storekeeper notified of probable date of completion of articles under manufacture... I 4608 (6) 

guns, mounts, ships out of commission. I 5245 (45) 

health records of officers and enlisted men, forwarding of. I 5247 (33,34) 

Hospital Corps- 

examination report. I 5247 (35) 

members subsisted at hospitals. I 5247 (11) 

hospital ticket, forwarding of. I 5247 (20) 

hospitals, admissions and discharges. I 5247 

hours of work for employees. I 81-86 

hull, inspection of vessels out of commission. I 2701,2704 

incidental work, cognizance of different bureaus. I 4337 

informal or incorrect communications not to be forwarded.. I 5329 

inspection department, general instructions regarding. I 3456 

inspections. I 3403,3451 ,•'3456,3466,5241 (15), 5245 (36); R 192 

articles received on requisition. I 3438 

supplies received. I 4671-4678 

inspections and reports by captain of the yard. I 3421 

inventory of medical property. I 5427 (17) 

items incorrectly included in requests for work, action taken by. I 4335 (11) 

job orders. I 3456 

keys to storehouses, custody of. I 4601 (2) 

laborers supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 144 

leave of absence for. R 3702 

leave of absence granted by. R 3703 

lights and fires on board ships. I 3401 

list of work for ship’s force, arrival of ship at navy yard. I 4328 

log sent to, at end of cruise. I 5222 (2) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Commandant—Continued. Art. 

machinery plant, chattels, etc., survey on. I 5242 (3) 

machinery, report of... I 5222 (4) 

manufacture estimates. I 5241 (13), 5242 (11), 5245 (35) 

manufacture of material for authorized work. I 4340 

Mare Island Navy Yard, sea pay drawn by. R 4406 

Marine Corps- 

drills, report of. I 3575,3576,3650 

promotions in.. I 3583 

marine officer’s daily report.. I 3572 

Marines, authority over. R 4182 

material- 

engineering, reports of. I 5242 ( 8 ,9) 

for immediate use, minor defects waived.. I 4673 

improper use of, prevention of. R 3901 

reserved for use in establishment of naval bases. I 5245 (44) 

sale of. I 4714 

medical history of officers, report on. I 5247 (4) 

medical survey— 

forwarding of. I 3221 

on personnel... I 5247 (21,22) 

ordered by. R 361 

memorandum invoices, summary of..... I 5245 (23) 

messengers supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 144 

missing articles, survey on. I 5242 (1) 

monthly reports.. I 5241,5242 

moving and mooring of ships. I 3405 

movement of ships, report on. I 3401 

naval clothing factory. I 227 ( 6 ), 331 

naval supply account, statement of charges covering issues from. I 5245 ( 4 ) 

need for supplies, to be reported to.... I 1332 

officers’ periodical physical exercise. I 709 

opening of official mail.... I 5322 

orders, posting of. A..: ... I 3401 

ordnance returns from naval stations.. 1 5245 (40) 

original requisitions covered by vouchers, forwarding of.... I 5243 ( 20 ) 

paid vouchers, forwarding of. I 5243 (15) 

papers transmitted by direction of. I 5305 

passes.... I 3409,3410 

pay of employees.. I 371-375 

pay officer assigned as surveying officer. I 4748 

pay officer, suspension...R 1420 

pay roll,forwarding of.. I 5243 (5), 5244 (13,16,22) 

pay rolls approved by. R 3901 

photographs and moving-picture films of naval subjects.. I 714 

post cards,issue of.•.. 15315 

power boats, reports of..... I 5242 (6,7,13) 

power-plant operations, reports oft.... 1 5242 ( 12 ) 

President’s reception.. r uqI 

prisons designated for men convicted by general courts-martial. I 3801-3804 

prisoners, general court-martial, transportation of.;. 1 3801,3803 

progress of work, monthly report. . ... 1 5242 ( 14 ) 

provisions, clothing, and small stores on hand, report of. I 5245 (i) 

provisions, returns of..... j 5245 ( 24 ) 

provisions stowed in ship before pay officer reports.... j 4407 

public bills, coal and transportation, forwarding of.... 1 5243 ( 19 ) 

public works, inspection of, report... 1 5242 (14) 

pulling boats in store or being repaired; reports on. I 5242 ( 13 ) 

purchasers of Government property, list of, forwarded to department..I 5244 ( 20 ) ( 31 ) 

quartering officers and crew of ship undergoing repairs. r 3914 

, quarterly reports... . I 5241,5242,5252 

radio messages regarding mail. j 5433 

#. 


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n indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Commandant—Continued. 

radio stations, supervision over. 

ration notice, persons admitted to and discharged from hospitals 

receipts and expenditures, report of. 

receipts, abstract of, forwarded to department. 

receipts from and issues to ships. 

receiving ships— 

authority over. 

status of.. 

records of labor employment... 

removal of sick. 

repairs— 

action prior to ship’s arrival. 

equipage, approval. 

public works, recommendations made by. 

ships, how charged. 

ships, reports of. 

yard craft. 

reports— 

accounts signed by heads of departments. 

list of, made. 

monthly, of publications required. 

ships fitting out..... 

request for shipments from other yards. 

requests for work. 

requisitions— 

labor. 

supplies or services. 

ships in port. 

reserve fleet, authority over. 

responsibility of, for not exceeding statutory limit. 

responsibility of, for repair work on ship. 

salaries; abstract of, forwarded to department.. 

sale of Government property.. 

sale of pay-department stores to officers, men, and employees- 

sanitary report. 

semiannual reports. 

sentinels, Marine Corps. 

ship arriving in port, telegraphic report of... 

ship fitting out... 

inferior crew to be reported. 

ship going into and out of commission. 

ship going into commission, transference of command. 

ship in navy yards, inspection. 

ship in ordinary... 

authority over. 

ship in reserve. 

authority over. 

ships out of commission. 

ship’s outfits, allowance, preparation, and issue of. 

ship’s plans and information to be furnished by. 

shipments— 

by Government vessels. 

received with loss or damage. 

reports of.-. 

ships— 

at navy yards. 

attached to yards, status of. 

building, progress of. 

construction of. 

deficiencies pointed out. 

in adjacent waters, no authority over. 


Art. 

. I 4101 

. I 5247 (26,27) 

. I 5245 (19) (28) 

..I 5243 (2,10) 

. I 5245 (20) 

. I 587 

. R 3910 

. I 321-323 

... R 3582 

. I 4734 

...I 4731 (14) 

.. R 193 

. R 3908 

. 5241 (12), I 5242 (11) 

. I 4333 (3) 

.. I 3433 

. I 5241,5242,5245-5247 

. I 602 

. I 1301,1304 

.I 5245 (33) 

.. I 4335 

. I 256-268 

.I 5245 (32) 

. I 4472 

... R 217 

. I 4355 (8) 

. I 4341 

. I 5243 (7) 

. I 5244 (19,30) 

. I 4611 

. I 5247 (3,13) 

. I 5241 (8), 5242 (6) 

. I 3573 

. R 1272 

. R 3907 

. I 1302 

...I 3404,3421; R 2050,3912 

. R 2012 

. R 3982 

. I 570; R 216 

. R 217 

. R 216 

. R 217 

I 3476-3480,4305,4334; R 216 

. I 4608 

. I 1301 

.. I 4623 

. I 4626 

. I 5245 (10) 

.. 1916 

. R 3910 

. I 5242 (11,13) 

. 1 3431 

. i. R 3913 

. R 3910 


(63 IN) 






























































[I indicates Instructions ; It indicates Regulations.] 


Commandant—Continued. 

signal books and Western Union code. 

signature in absence of. 

signature to be in own handwriting. 

smoking, regulations. 

special deposits, report. 

statement of charges covering issues from naval-supply account.. 

stationery furnished by Bureau of Yards and Docks. 

steam generators; reports on. 

store cards, forwarding of. 

stores arriving for ship that has sailed. 

stores for the Navy at large, not for bureaus. 

stores turned in from ships. 

succession to command.. 

suggestions to be made by heads of departments. 

summaries of pay rolls, forwarding. 

summary courts-martial. 

summary of stub requisitions, forwarding of. 

survey and appraisal of articles in store, report of. 

survey— 

buildings, docks, wharves, etc. 

medical property, report of. 

missing articles. 

reports. 

transfer accounts, forwarding of. 

transfers— 

confidential publication receipts. 

enlisted men frem shore stations. 

from hospital to ship or station. 

issues from naval supply account, statement regarding. 

patients to and from civil hospitals. 

provisions and clothing. 

travel orders to employees. 

trials, dock. 

typewriters. 

unfinished work, statement of, vessels departing. 

unsatisfactory repairs, report of. 

urgent repairs. 

weekly reports. 

weights added or removed, ships building or fitting. 

work— 

authorization of. 

by ship’s force at navy yard. 

discussion of, with heads of departments and inspection officers 
for private parties, authority to commence work in advance 

which can not be completed before date set. 

yard tools, etc., lost or broken by ships. 

Commandant of Marine Corps. (See Major General Commandant.) 

Commandant of naval district. 

aid of. 

assignment of. 

assistance of. 

radio station, supervision over. 

rank of. 

staff of. 

Commandants of naval stations (see also Commandants): 

annual report of property account. 

boards of investigation.. 

Cavite and Olongapo, marines in Philippines. 

charges of offenses, reports of. 

classification of items, determined by. 


Art. 

. I 5241 (9) 

. I 5319-5320 

. I 5319 

. I 3402 

I 5241 (16), 5244 (1,2,15,21) 

. I 5245 (5) 

. R 144 

. I 5242 (12) 

.. I 5245 (43) 

. I 4474 

. I 4604 

. I 4413 (2) 

.'.. R 3904 

. I 3440 

. I 5244 (29) 

. R 26,601-027 

. I 5245 (21,22) 

.I 5242 (2) 

. I 5242 (5) 

. I 5247 (19) 

. I 5245 (27) 

I 4731 (1,8), 4741-4743,4745 
. I 5244 (24) 

. I 5271 

. I 5241 (1) 

. I 5247 (39) 

. I 5245 (9) 

. I 5247 (32) 

. I 5245 (8) 

. I 121 

. I 2942,2944 

. I 101 

. I 5242 (13) 

. I 1337 

.. I 4335 (11),4732 

..I 5242 (11,12), 5252 

. I 3442 

. R 3902 

.. I 4328 

. I 3456 

. R 4392 (1) 

..I 4335 (6) 

. I 4609 

. R 241 

. R 244 

. R 243 

. R 244 

. R 263 

. R 244 

. R 244 

. I 4801 

. R 316 

....I 3611-3619; R 4201-4210 

. R 1407,1408 

. R 181,182 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Commandants of naval stations—Continued. Al’t. 

coal inspector detailed by.. I 331 

coaling plants, mechanical, supervision over.. R 183 

correspondence with bureaus. 1 ... i 5339,5340 

destruction of infected clothing and personal effects. I 4750 

employment of labor (see also Employees, civil). I 201-431 

general court-martial for stations not in the United States. . R 701-850 

hospital emergency cases.. I 3229 

illness of, report concerning, to department...R 1045 

improvements recommended by. R 193 

leave of absence. r 3702,3703 

loading, reports, forms... 1 3316 

mail, handling of.. 1 5402 (5a) 

Marine Corps, ofheial communications. I 3597 

marine drills.... 1 3650 

medical surveys ordered by. R 361 

monthly reports. I 5245 (2-9) 

occupancy of buildings authorized by. R 184 

orders involving travel... 1 5336 

patient remaining at hospital after sailing of ship. I 3235 

Philippines, Marine Corps reports. I 3617 

public bills, monthly report.I 5245 (3) 

radio stations, supervision over.. I 4101 

repairs of public works... R 191 

reports made to, referring to administration of public works... R 191 

Secretary of the Navy, reception of.. -. R llll 

sick in hospital, weekly report. I 3238 

summary courts-martial ordered by. R 26 

survey papers, forwarding of.. I 3221 (3) 

transfer of recruits. R 3688 

weekly report, clothing and small stores and provisions. I 5245 (1) 

West Indies, relations with officer of fleet. R 4061-4063 

Commandant of radio stations. I 4111 

Commandant, training station, general duties of. R 3689 

Commander: 

assignment to command. R 1037 

division. (See Division commander.) 

gilt star on pennant staff. R 1250 

pay of.. R 4406 

retirement of. R 342 

squadron. (See Squadron commander.) 
torpedo flotilla. (See Torpedo flotilla commander.) 

vacancies created by retirement. R 342 

Commander in chief (see also Flag officer): 

absence from ship indicated by signal. R 1133 

absence of, authority. R 3702 

absence of, command, disposition of. R 1244 

accidents, investigation and report of. I 940 

accidents to ships, commandant to be informed. I 917 

action upon papers sent to. I 1101 (3) 

action, display of ensign in. R 1628 

aids, duties assigned by. 11117 

allies in vicinity of action, assistance rendered to. R 1625 

alterations, list of, sent to. I 5335 

annual report- 

signal books and Western Union code. I 5211 (8) 

to department. 1916 

approval of court-martial sentences. R 32 

approval of requisitions. I 937 

armored cruisers in command. R 226 

arrival of ships in port, report of. I 5342-5344 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Commander in chief—Continued. 

Asiatic Fleet— Art. 

geographical limits of command. R 202 

marines in Philippines. I 3G11-3619; R 4201 

ships in vicinity of. R 207 

typewriters for ships. I 4571 (2) 

assistance rendered by, to United States troops... R 1625 

assumption of command. R 1602 

asylum, responsibility for granting. R 1649 

athletic trophies, competition for. I 4426 

Atlantic Fleet, limits of command. R 202 

authority— 

to act as consul. R 1608,1644 

to communicate with foreign officials. R 1644 

over citizens of the United States.R 1644 

over medical officers. R 160 

over whole command. I 1001 (3)7 

auxiliaries assigned to fleet. R 226 

battle plans supplied to commanding officers. R 1626 

battle, preparation of fleet for. R 1609,1627 

bills of exchange. I 1123 ( 6 ); R 4367 

boarding duty performed by personal staff. I 1112 

boarding visits, report of. R 1279 

boilers, condition of; report on. I 5212 (1) 

calls made by division commanders when anchoring. I 1007 

calls, official, bad weather. I 913 

casualties and deficiencies, report on, after an engagement. I 5221 (32),5222 (5) 

changes in d'stribution of officers, report on. I 5211 

changes in mail address, to Division of Operations. I 5465 

changes in naval regulations and publications; issue of orders.. I 601 

charges of offenses...R 1408 

charter of vessels... I 939 

Chief of staff.... R 1801-1809 

circulars regarding enlisted men. I 604 

coaling ship, loss allowance. I 4429 ( 6 ) 

collision, report on. j 5215 

collisions with merchant vessels. I 940,941 

command relinquished by... r 1503 

commanding officers designated by, to command ships of fleet.. R 1623 

commanding officers to sign correspondence with. I 5326 

commerce protected by. r 1550 

communications by, of plans to officers who may succeed him in command. R 1624 

communications concerning particular ships, forwarded by. I 5333 

commuting of general court-martial sentence forbidden. r 54 

composition of court changed by signal. I 5334 

condemned articles returned to United States. j 033 

condemned by medical survey, procedure. r 1603 

confidential publication receipts. j 5271 

confirmation of general courts-mart : al under. r 53 

convoy rendered by, to merchant vessels. r 4932 

correspondence... j 9^0 

numbering of letters. 15310 

recorded by flag secretary. X 1115 ( 2 ) 

record of official, sent to department.I 5211 ( 6 ) 

regarding personnel, forwarded to Bureau of Navigation. I 5325 

sent direct to Navy Department.. j 5335 

course steered by fleet, supervision over.. 44 

courts of inquiry ordered by. r 55 493 

cruising report, ship going out of commission. I 5221 ( 38 ) 

customs inspections. j 4324 

damages to ships, investigation of, report of. I 94(^941 


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[7 indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Commander in chief—Continued. Art. 

dangers to navigation, reports..... I 5355; R 2039 

death of.. R 1G04 

disposition of staff... R 1808 

deaths of officers and enlisted men, reports of. I 5222 (5 q) 

departure of ship from port, report of. I 5342-5344 

deserters in foreign countries, duty with reference to. It 1645 

designation of, by Navy Department. R 1601 

destruction of orders before capture by enemy. R 1629 

detachment. ; .. I 916 

disposition of staff. R 1808 

official correspondence sent to department. I 5211 (6) 

without relief. I 919 

detail of medical officers to vessels for sick transportation. I 953,954 

detail of officers on foreign station. I 955 

diplomatic relations preserved by. R 1642 

diplomatic representatives, requests by. R 1642 

disposition of forces designated by. R 1626 

disposition of stores, supplies, or munitions. I 936 

dissolute practices, suppression of. R 1 

division commanders (see also Division commander)— 

duties on summary courts-martial records. I 1004 (3) 

duties underway. I 1005 (1) 

requests, permission to hold drill. I 1003 

to communicate directly with. I 5333 

drills and exercises. I 909,3648 

efficiency of whole command. I 1001 (3) 

enlisted men assigned to immediate duty under flag officer. I 1161 

equipment and condition of ships. I 901 

evening muster at quarters dispensed with. I 2602 (2) 

exercises and sanitary duties, regulation of. I 902 

fitness, reports of officers... I 707,5211 (7) 

fittings, underwater, report on condition of.,. I 5222 (1) 

flag lieutenants, duties assigned by.. I 1116 

flag secretary, duties assigned by... I 1115 

flagship a battleship. R 226 

flagship designated by. I 911; R 1623 

fleet gunnery officer, directed by. I 1114 

fleet paymaster’s duties assigned by. I 1123 (1) 

fleets meeting. R 207 

fleets, organization of. R 201-207 

force used in foreign countries. R 1647 

forces in command of. R 203 

foreign officials, communications with. R 1643 

foreign stations— 

authority of, to designate extra prison spaces. R 1431 

rewards for apprehension of officers. R 3639 

urgent repairs authorized by. I 4360 

foreigners, treatment of. R 1651 

formation of squadrons and divisions. R 1623 

general courts-martial. R 38,701-850 

general duties of. 1 901-95/; R 1601-1651 

general officer in the Army aboard, quarters for. R 3841 

geographical limits of command. R 202 

grounding, report on.-. 1 6215 

gunboats not attached to command of. R 205 

health precautions. I 662 

honors extended by, to diplomatic representatives. R 1642 

Hospital Corps, examination report. I 6222 (5 w) 

hull inspection report.1 6222 (1) 

incapacity of. R 

infectious disease. 916 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

C omma nder in chief—Continued. Art. 

informal or incorrect communications not to be forwarded. I 5329 

inspections. I 906,908 

hospital ships, supervision of...’.. R 2918 

hospitals.... I 908 

pay officers’ accounts. I 5212 

ships. I 906,907,5211 (3) 

instructions furnished by, to commanding officers in time of war. R 1622 

interchange of courtesies, supervision over.R 1641 

intercourse of subordinates with enemy.. R 4 

intercourse with foreigners. . R 1641-1651 

international law, observance of. R 1634 

killed and wounded, report of. I 5212 

landing an armed force on foreign territory, responsibility of. R 1648 

leave granted to bodies of men in foreign countries. R 1645 

leave of absence, authority for... R 3702 

letterheads. I 5312,5316 

liberty and leave, regulation of. I 914 

liberty, rules for. R 3668 

lost torpedo. I 1314 

machinery— 

report of. I 5222 (4) 

report of inspection... I 5212 (1) 

ship’s, general duties in connection with. R 1609 

mail.,. 1916 

forwarding of. I 5431 

mail clerks, blank bonds for, transmitted to. 1 5401 ( 3 ) 

maneuvers, participation, torpedo vessels and submarines.. R 226 

marine landing parties. I 3648 

medal of honor presented by, in time of war. 1 _R 3661 

medical property returns made through. I 3255 ( 4 ) 

medical stores, survey of..... I 4749 

medical survey on personnel, report of.(. I 5222 ( 5 p) 

medical surveys ordered by. I 1004 (1); R 361 

missing articles, board of survey, report on... 1 5221 (36) 

mitigation of general court-martial sentence... R 54,808 

mobilization in time of war. r 228 

money and stores, accountable for..... 1 937 

money, requisition for.... I 935 

movements of ships. 1916 

murder, punishment for... r 9 

naval constructors assigned to fleet.. R 3121 

naval stations in West Indies, authority over. r 4061-4063 

neutrality, observance of. r 1933 

officers— 

periodical physical exercise. I 709 

transferred to or from hospitals.. I 959 

under arrest to surrender sword to. . . r ] 4^7 

official calls upon entering port. I 1320 

official papers, distribution of... j 4494 ( 2 ) 

orderlies, detail of. I 3949 

orders— 

copies of, forwarded to department... I 992 

involving travel. I 5330 

record of, kept by Chief of Staff.. X 4492 ( 4 ) 

organization of fleet... r 226-230 

Pacific fleet, geographical limits of command. . . r 202 

paint, condition of, after vessel cleaned, report of. I 5222 ( 1 ) 

papers— 

requiring action of, forwarded to Chief of Staff. j 5335 

signed by direction of. j 5317 

transmitted by direction of. j 5393 


(68 in) 




























































fl indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Commander in chief—Continued. 

passengers. 

patients transferred to and from civil hospitals. 

patients transferred to hospitals, report of. 

pay accounts— 

inspection of. 

report of. 

period of duty of. 

permanent absence of. 

personal staff of. 

personnel, duties regarding. 

personnel of command, information by Chief of Staff. 

photographs and moving-picture films of naval subjects. 

posit ion of flagship, when reported. 

post cards, authorized to issue. 

precautions against surprise. 

precautions on unhealthy stations. 

prisoners, return of, from foreign stations. 

prisons for men convicted by general courts-martial designated by 

probable movements of ships. 

protection rendered by, to merchant vessels. 

protection rendered by, under international law. 

public bills, filing of. 

purchases, authority over.. 

racing cutters not to be altered. 

radio service, defective, report of. 

redress of wrongs, reports of applications. 

relation to flagship. 

relief, punishment for failure to afford. 

relieved abroad, unexecuted orders, copies to department. 

relieving of. 

remission of courts-martial sentences... 

repairs (see also Repairs)— 

facilities for making. 

in foreign ports. 

list of, sent to... 

to ships performed in home yards. 

reports.•.— 

after action, received by. 

changes in distribution of officers. 

commanding officers rejoining command. 

confidential publication receipts. 

defects. 

division commander’s. 

division commander rejoining fleet. 

engagement, with diagrams. 

entering port. 

forwarded to. 

illness or disability.-. 

inspection of ships. 

offenses, charge of.-. 

records of official correspondence. 

ships acting singly. 

stores. 

submitted by. 

submitted to. 

target practice. 

to Navy Department. 

unexecuted orders. 


Art. 

. I 912 

. I 5222 (5 u) 

. I 5212 

. I 4861 (2),5212 (3) 

. I 4923 

. R 1601 

. R 1604 

I 1111, 1112;R 1816-1818 

. I 951 

. I 1102 (1) 

. I 714 

. I 2609 

. I 5317 

. R 1627 

. I 952 

.. I 955 

. I 3801-3804 

. I 916 

. R 1632 

. R 1633 

. I 4484 

. I 1123(8),4479 

. I 718 

. I 4147 

. R 1443 

. I 957 

. R 4 

. I 5211 (5) 

. I 919,5211 (8),5271 

. R 33.54 

. I 901 

. I 934 

. I 5335 

. R 227 

. I 916 

. R 1630 

. I 5211 (4) 

. I 1006 

. I 5271 

. I 1314 

. I 1001 (2) 

. I 1006 

. I 5221 (33) 

.. I 1320 

. I 5335 

. R 1045 

. I 5211 (3) 

. R 1407 

. I 5211 (6) 

. I 1316 

. I 931 

. I 5211 

. I 5212 

. I 5211 (2) 

. I 5271 

. I 5211 (5) 


(60 IN) 


































































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 
Commander in chief—Continued. 

reserve fleet.— —_. 

material and supplies. 

receiving ships subject to. 

readiness for battle. 

relations with commandant of yard. 

routine reports forwarded. 

sailing of fleet, report of. 

sanitary inspections. 

sanitary report.. 

self-preservation rights. . . 

semiannual report, fitness of officers. 

senior officer present to perform duties of. 

sentences, summary courts-martial, remission of. 

ship’s bottom, condition of, report. 

ships— 

at navy yard ( see also Ships at navy yards). 

equipment and condition of. 

in Central American waters not attached to command. 

on foreign station, purchase of stores. 

on foreign station, repairs and labor. 

requirements and conditions. 

sailing home from foreign stations. 

to remain on station. 

to visit ports within limits of command. 

i shore patrol. 

signal books, defects in. 

signals, how answered by divisions.- 

signature in absence of. 

signature to be in own handwriting. 

mall-arm target practice, superintendent of. 

special service, ships not under immediate command. 

special-service squadron. 

spies, punishment of. 

stall, designation of. 

standardization trials, courses. 

station, climatic and sanitary condition of. 

statistical report.^. 

stores for fleet, when consigned to. 

stowaways. 

submarine flotillas assigned to command. 

suggestions for improvements. 

suggestions to, by division commanders. 

summary courts-martial. 

supplies. 

facilities for obtaining. 

supplies and repairs. 

survey and appraisal afloat. 

survey of medical stores. 

tactical signal books, report on, when relieved. 

target practice.-. 

in foreign countries. 

telegraphic reports. 

tenders for torpedo flotillas. 

territorial authority of foreign nations. 

torpedo flotillas assigned to command. 

training of fleet personnel. 

traitors, punishment of. 

transfers of enlisted men. 


Art. 

. R 236,237 

. I 531 

. I 587 

. R 2.36 

... R 217 

.I 1314,5335 

. I 5343 

... 15212 

I 5212 (2),5222 (56) 

. R 1647 

. I 5211 (7) 

. I 1205 

. R 33 

. I 5222 (1) 

. I 916 

..’. 1901 

. R 205 

. I 4473 

. I 933 

. I 916 

. I 955 

. I 910 

. I 910 

. I 915 

. I 1103 (2) 

. R 1701-1708 

. I 5319,5320 

. I 5319 

. I 1124 (2) 

. R 204 

. R 201,206 

. R 5 

. R 1602 

. I 3024 

. I 901 

. I 5222 (5 g) 

. I 4022 (6) 

. I 912 

. R 226 

. I 918 

. I 1002 (3) 

. R 601-627 

.I 901,916,1102 

. I 901 

. 1931 

. I 5221 (37) 

. I 4749 

. I 5211 (8) 

. I 5211 (2) 

. R 1645 

. I 5341-5351 

. R 226 

. R 1645 

. R 226 

. R 1609 

. R 4 

. R 3581 


170 IN) 































































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Commander in chief—Continued, 
transportation— 

by Army transports. 

general court-martial prisoners. 

sick. 

travel orders. 

treaties observed by. 

trials, special steaming. 

troops under command of. 

typewriter allowance. 

unexecuted orders, copies of, submitted to Division of Operations 

violation of international law cases, procedure. 

visits of ceremony. 

to Army officers. 

war duties. 

war, preparations for. 

Western Union codes, report on, when relieved. 

Commanding officer (see also Senior officer present). 

abandon ship. 

absence lights for. 

absence of. 

absence of officers, delegation of duties. 

absence of officers, to report ships sailing. 

absence of, succession of command. 

absentees from quarters. 

abstracts of— 


Art. 

. I 955 

. I 3801,3803 

. I 953,954 

. I 5336 

. R 1634,1050 

. I 3023 

. R 1031 

. I 4571 

. I 5211 (5) 

. R 1046 

. R 1277 

. R 1277 

. R 1621-1634 

. R 228 

. I 5211 (8) 

I 1301-1357,2614,2015; R 2001-2126 

. I 1409; R 2042 

. R 1141 

. R 1062 

. R 3708 

. I 1354 

. R 2001,3708 

. I 2602 (7) 


deposits, forwarding of.. 

expenditure vouchers, forwarding of. 

expenditures. 

patients. 

receipt vouchers, forwarding of. 

accidents, report of. 

account current, forwarding of. 

accounts— 

deceased persons, forwarding of. 

inspection of, in presence of. 

men received. 

statement of, on discharge or retirement of marines. 

acting appointments. 

acting singly, reports to commander in chief. 

action, readiness for. 

admiral’s inspection, holding of. 

advances of money to recruits. 

advances to masters of naval auxiliaries, report of. 

aid rendered to, by executive officer. 

allotments of pay. 

allowance lists.. 

allowances, changes in.. 

allowances for clothing bounty. 

alphabetical list of men on board. 

alterations, list of, sent to commander in chief. 

ammunition on hand; report. 

ammunition, supervision over. 

anchorages.. 

anchor lights. 

anchor watch, instructions. 

annual reports. 

list of. 

to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

appeals to, referring to orders of executive officer. 

applicants for enlistment, rejection of; report. 


. I 5223 (4) 

I 5224 (6,12), 5225 (3), 5226 (3), 5227 

. I 5223 (1,6,27), 5232 

. I 5222 (5f) 

. I 5224 (5,11), 5225,5226,5227 

. R 2041 

. I 5223 (5,28), 5232 

. I 5223 (37) 

. I 4861 (2) 

. R 20 

. I 5222 (&) 

. R 3551,3552,3556 

. I 1316 

. R 2059 

. I 1319 

.. R 4462 

. I 5223 (36) 

. R 2204 

I 5222(6 q), 5223 (40-42); R 4471,4472 

. I 1335 

. I 4608 (13) 

. R 4427 (29) 

. I 5221 (25) 

. I 5335 

. I 5222 (3) 

. R 2027 

. R 2085,2086 

. R 2081 

. I 2630 

. I 1305 

. I 5221,5222 

. I 2231 

. R 1063 

. I 5221 (12) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Commanding officer—Continued. 

applications for purchase discharge. 

appointment of warrant officers as line officers. 

appoints pay officers to inspect accounts. 

approvals— 

court-martial sentences. 

station bills, etc. 

armament, changes in, responsibility regarding. 

armored cruisers, rank of. 

arrival in port, report of. 

arrival of ship at navy yard, list of work submitted to commandant 

Articles for the Government of the Navy read aloud. 

articles turned in to store, report returned to. 

assigning engineer officers to deck duty. 

assigning of officers to divisions... 

assignment of. 

assignment of ensigns to duty. 

assignment to command by commander in chief. 

assistance refused by foreign ships. 

assuming command. 

athletic articles. 

athletic exercises, encouragement of. 

athletic requisitions. 

athletic trophies. 

authority delegated by, to executive officer. 

authority granted by, for lighting and hauling fires. 

authority of. 

authority of, held by executive officer. 

authority of, represented by other officers. 

authority of, to inflict punishment for minor offenses. 

authority of, to order an officer to do first lieutenant’s duties. 

authority of, over officers as passengers. 

auxiliary, rank of. 

baggage allowance traveling abroad. 

balance sheet— 

equipage and supplies... 

ship’s store. 

Title X, forwarding of. 

barbers, tailors, and shoemakers’ charges regulated by. 

battery-control instruments, list of, sent department. 

battle plans communicated by. 

battle plans received by, from commander in chief. 

battle, reports after. 

battle stations. 

battleship, rank of. 

bill books, ships going out of commission and at end of cruise. 

bill of exchange, forwarding of. 

bill of health, procuring of. 

blank forms, requests for. 

binnacle list. 

board and courts, navigator member of. 

board of inspection, pay accounts. 

boarding book. 

boat expeditions from ship. 

boat schedule. 

boats for, insignia on bow. 

boats in v cinity of hostilities. 

boatswain’s inspections directed by. 

boiler overhaul. 

bonding of officers. 

bottoms, water carried in, report. 

breakdowns, report of. 


Art. 

. R 3601 

. R 3302 

. I 4861 (2) 

. R 32 

. I 2501 (5) 

. I 2881 

. R 1037 

. I 5342-5344 

. I 4328 

. R 2022 

.. I 4734 (3) 

. I 2509 (3) 

. I 2501 (1) 

. R 109,1037 

. I 2508 (11) 

. R 1623 

. R 2073 

I 1301-1306, R 2011-2015 

. I 4425 

. I 2620 

. I 4509 

. I 4426 

. R 1063 

. R 2810 

. R 1062 

. R 2202 

. R 1062 

. R 1404 

. R 2301 

. R 1046 

. R 1037 

.. R 4489 

I 5224 (10),5225,5226,5227 

.. I 5223 (12) 

. I 5224 (4) 

. I 2514 (7) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. R 2060 

. R 1626 

. R 2061 

. I 1406,R 2057 

. R 1037 

. I 5221 (29) 

. I 5223 (43-48) 

. I 1312 

. I 5222 (5r) 

. I 2108,2619 

. I 1611 

. I 4861 (2) 

. I 1804 

. R 2043 

. I 2608 

. R 1250 

. R 2047 

. I 2301 

. I 3064 

. I 3901,3964 

. I 2706 

. R 2041 


(72 IN) 






























































[I indicates Instructions; II indicates Regulations.] 

Commanding officer—Continued. Art. 

calls, official, excused from, in bad weather. I 913 

canteen profits. j 4508 

canvas, cordage, damaged, appoint surveying officer. I 4735 ( 4 ) 

care and preservation of Government property... 1 4410 

casualties, report of, after an engagement. 5221 ( 32 ), I 5222 ( 5 j) 

casualty report sent to Secretary of the Navy. R 20 

cementing instructions. X 2709 

certificates of qualification, cooks and stewards. R 3555 

change in mail address, to Division of Operations. I 5405 

changes in naval regulations and publications, issue of orders. I 602 

change sin rating ( see also Changes in rating). R 3567 

changes of officers before sailing; report. I 5221 (24) 

chronometer and chronometer record book; report.I 5222 ( 2 ) 

circulars regarding enlisted men. I 604 

clearing for action. I 1405; R 2059 

clinical cards sent to department. I 5222 ( 5 ft) 

clothing— 

climatic regulations. I 2617 ( 3 ) 

recruits. r 4452 

unsuitable. I 4531 

clothing account roll, marine detachment. I 5222 ( 60 ) 

clothing and small stores— 

issues of. I 4526,4561 

issues to men in debt.. 11823 

return of. I 5223 (11,14,17) 

coal account, report of. I 2011,2012 

coal and fuel-oil report. I 5221 (41) 

coal, contracts for. I 4429 

coal distribution. 13128 

coal inspector, when appointed by. I 3313 

coaling ship, report of. I 5221 (40) 

coast-defense ships assigned to naval districts. R 246 

collision drill, inspection. I 2605 (1) 

collision, report of. R 2041 

collision with merchant vessel. I 941 

collisions, precautions against. R 2081 

coming to anchor ( see also Coming to anchor). R 2084 

commerce protected by. R 1650 

commercial interests advanced by. R 1650 

commissary officer, detail of. R 2024,3062 

communication with, by officers in charge of departments. R 1064 

communication with, right of officers to hold. R 1061,1063 

commuted rations, mosses. I 454S 

commuting of summary courts-martial sentence. R 33 

compartments, monthly inspection. I 2702 

compass errors. R 2087 

compass reports. I 5222 (2) 

compensating magnets not moved without permission from. I 1603 

complement of ship not to be exceeded. R 2117 

complaints investigated by, of misconduct of officers. R 1404 

complaints made to, referring to orders of executive officer. R 1063 

conduct book, supervision over. R 3671 

conduct classes assigned by. R 3668 

conduct li sts, publication of. R 3668 

conduct reports, quarterly, from division officers. I 1S25 

confidential orders, how referred to. I 2615 

confidential publications. I 713,5271; R 2015 

confinement— 

enlisted persons awaiting trial. R 1426 

men. R 24 


(73 IN) 


































































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Commanding officer—Continued. Art. 

confinement, officers awaiting trial. R 1407 

contagion, precautions against. I 2617 (2) 

contagious disease aboard. R 3802 

continuous-service certificates, safekeeping of. R 3531 

contributions to general mess forbidden. I 2241 

cooking utensils to be kept clean. I 2618 (5) 

correction of books, pay accounts, ordered by. I 4890 

correspondence- 

filing of. I 5352 

forwarded by, when going out of commission. I 5353 

of ship. I 5326 

referred to. I 5340 (4) 

regarding personnel. 1 5325 

with department. I 5310,5328,5329,5335 

course steered, responsibility for. R 2081 

courts and boards, navigator member of. I 1611 

courts of inquiry, orderly for. R 406 


crew- 

care of. R 2044 

list transmitted to Secretary of the Navy before sailing. R 20 

aid in repairs. I 3408 

entertainment fund. I 4508 

records of. I 2514 

vacancies inf report. I 5221 (8) 

cruiser, rank of. R 1037 

cruising report, ship going out of commission. I 5221 (38) 

customs examinations, assistance afforded. R 2045 

customs inspections. I 1321 

dangers to navigation; reports. I 5355, R 2039 

death certificates. R 2120 

death of— 

ceremonies for. R 1297 

succession of command. R 2001 

deaths— 


aboard ship. R 2119 

logging of. R 20,2119 

officers and enlisted men, reports of.I 5221 (9), 5222 (5q), R 2902 

officer in charge of stores afloat. I 4421 

deck courts. I 5222 ( 6 k, 1), R 501-517,4887 

deficiencies in ships pointed out to commandants. r 3943 

definition of. R 2001 

departure from port, report of... I 5342-5344 

deposit books, forwarding of. j 5223 (32) 

deposits by enlisted men. I 4889, 5222 ( 6 p), 5223 (33) 

deprivation of liberty on shore. R 24 

descriptive cards of persons examined for enlistment. I 5222 (5 i) 

descriptive card of persons examined for reenlistment. I 5222 (5s) 

descriptive list of crew, corrections in; report. I 5221 (26) 

descriptive lists. X 1303 

deserters. I 5221 (9), 5221 (13), R 2121 

desertion in time of war, punishment for. r 4 

desertion or discharge of aliens. I 1350 

desertions, logging of. R 20 

destitute American seamen, rations for. j 4554 

destruction of clothing and personal effects, survey, report to Navy Department. I 4750 

detachment of officer, health record. j jQg 

detachment of officers in charge of stores afloat. j 4421 

detail of navigator and gunnery officer to watch. X 2508 (10) 

detail to heads of departments. X 1322 

deviation table, report. X 5222 (2) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Commanding officer—Continued. 

deviations of compass. 

disability certificates. 

disability of. 

disabled men, care of. 

disabling engines. 

disbursements made by order of. 

discharges. 

continuous-service man. 

forms of. 

marines, report of. 

men reenlisting within four months, report. 

disciplinary action for damaged articles. 

disobedience, punishment of. 

disrating, classification for. 

dissolute practices, suppression of. 

distressed seamen, reception of. 

divine service, performance of. 

docking and undocking. 

doors, valves, etc., duties regarding. 

double bottoms to be used for carrying water, when. 

draft and load of ship leaving navy yards. 

draft of ship, report of. 

drill, ammunition for. 

drills and exercises. 

drill of enlisted men in service of flag officer. 

drills and instructions, marine detachment, report of 

efficiency report of Hospital Corps man. 

eight-o’clock report. 

electrical gunner to assist engineer officer. 

embarked in boats, pennant not flying. 

engagements in presence of senior. 

engineer division, muster of. 

engineering— 

efficiency report of. 

instruction of officers in. 

enlisted men serving with flag officer. 

enlistments, reports on. 

entering port not designated, explanation of. 

entertainment fund, crew’s. 

entries in log book. 

equipage and supplies, condition of, reported to. 

equipment, supplies, and repairs. 

evening muster at quarters dispensed with. 

evolutions, supervision over. 

examination of gun pointers. 

exchange of visits. 

executive officer to handle ship frequently. 

expeditions from ship. 

expenditure invoices, forwarding of. 

expenditures, canteen profits. 

expenditures, economy in. 

exposure of men. 

extra duties imposed. 

fire aboard ship, report of. 

fire, extinguishing of. 

fire precautions. 

first aid, instruction to be given at. 

first lieutenant designated to take deck. 

fitness report of officers. 


Art. 

. R 2087 

. R 2120 

. R 2001 

. R 20 

. R 2810 

. R 4310 

. R 3601,3616 

. R 3611 

. R 3609 

. I 5222 ( 60 ) 

. I 5221 (14) 

. I 4731 (3) 

. R 4 

. R 619 

. R 1 

. R 2116 

. R 2 

. I 3406 

. I 2622 

. I 2706 (1) 

. I 3221 (35) 

.. R 2081 

. I 2804 (2) 

. I 909 

. I 1161 

. I 5222 (6d) 

. I 5222 (5k) 

. I 2626 

. I 2008 

. R 1248 

. R 2061 

. I 2004 

. I 2007 

. R 2123 

. I 1161 

. I 5221 (6) 

. R 2040 

.I 4508, 5223 (13) 

. R 3632 

. I 2231 

. I 1331-1337 

. I 2602 (2) 

. R 2026 

. I 2501 (3) 

. R 1217 

. I 1355 

. R 2043 

. I 5223 (25) 

. I 4509 

. R 2101 

. I 2617 

. R 24 

. R 2041 

. I 2609 (1) 

. I 2707 

. I 2109 

. I 1506 

I 707,5221 (3),R 2124 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Commanding officer—Continued. Art. 

fitting out. R 2011-2015 

first lieutenant’s report to. 11502 

gunnery officer’s report concerning. I 1701 

navigating officer’s report concerning. I 1601 

pay corps officer to inspect and report. I 2202 

report. I 2001 

fittings, underwater, report on condition of. I 5222 (1) 

flag not flying, receiving aboard. R 1156 

flagship- 

absence lights for. R 1141 

authority of, absence of flag officer. R 1044 

report of position. I 2609 

status of. I 957 

fleet staff. R 1826-1829 


flotillas (see also Torpedo flotilla commander)— 

allowances, changes in. 

efficiency and economy in use of supplies. 

food and water, duties regarding. 

foreign officials, visits to. 

foreign ships, assistance to. 

foreign warships, issue of stores to. 

foreigners, intercourse with... 

forwarding of official letters. 

freight from navy yard, carrying of.. 

fuel, delivery of. 

fuel oil. 

funds to credit of United States, report of deposits of.. 

funeral ceremonies for. 

funeral expenses, report of. 

garbage, disposal of, while in dock. 

general orders read to officers and crew. 

general storekeeper, relief of. 

general storekeeper to report supplies required before arrival i port.. 

getting under way, entries in log. 

going into and out of commission. I 

good-conduct medals. 

grounding of ship, inquiry into. 

guard mounting aboard ship.... 

guard-ship reports. 

gunboat, rank of. 

gun crew, changes in, to be approved by. 

gunnery officer— 

designated as officer of deck. 

reports of, submitted to. 

guns, record of, sent to department. 

guns, mounts, and small arms, list of; report. 

hangfire precautions in time of war. 

heads of departments detached. 

health of crew, preservation of. 

health records. 

holiday rations. 

honorable discharge. 

claims for. 

gratuity paid men reenlisting. 

when no forms are at hand. 

honors not desired by. 

honors to, table of. 

Hospital Corps- 

examination report. 

instruction of. 


. I 4424 (17) 

. I 4424 (18) 

. I 2618 (4) 

. R 1274 

. R 2072 

. I 4555 

. R 2071-2073 

. I 5326 

. I 4623 

. I 4430 

. I 3346,3348,3349,3351 

.-I 5223 (34,35) 

. R 1301,1305 

.. I 5223 (30) 

. I 3406 

. 2022 

. I 4421 

.-. I 1332 

. I 2615 

1606 (2),3421,4329,R 2012,2050 

.. R 3664 

.. R 441,442 

. I 3638 

. I 2609 

. R 1037 

. I 2501 (2) 

. I 1705 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 2865 

. R 2051 

. I 2617;R 20,2044 

. I 2117,5222 ( 5v,5w ) 

. I 4542 

. R 3607 

. R 3607 

. I 5222 (7) 

. R 3613 

. R 1156 

. R 1162 

. I 5222 (5tc),5247 (35) 

. I 2642 


(76 IN) 
































































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Commanding officer—Continued. Art. 

hospital ship (see also Hospital ship). R 2914 

absence of. r 2919 

authority of. R 2919 

intoxicating liquors. R 2922 

junior medical officers. R 2920 

medical officer assigned as. R 1042 

orders given by, to master. R 2919 

rank of. R 1037 

hospital ticket. I 5222 (5 n) 

hostilities, precautions for outbreak of. R 2058 

hull— 

care and preservation of. I 2701-2709 

inspection of, report. I 5222 (1) 

Hull Board— 

hull book.I 2701,2704 

reports submitted by.* I 5222 

hydrographic information, report of. R 2088 

identification record. I 5221 (18,20) 

immoral practices, suppression of. R 1 

incapacitated persons. R 2111 

incorrect communications not to be forwarded. I 5329 

independent evolutions when in formation.. R 2038 

infectious diseases aboard. R 3802 

inferior crew to be reported. I 1302 

inflammable stores, stowage of.*..I 2707 (5) 

information to commandant before arrival of ship. I 4328 

injurious punishments. R 33 

inspection board, assistance rendered to. I 4311; R 159 

inspection by gunners, directed. I 2311 

inspection of efficiency, report. I 5221 (31) 

inspection of hulls; report. I 5222 (1) 

inspection of repairs at navy yard. I 1336,1337 

inspection of supplies delivered on navy yard requisition. I 4674 

inspection, preparation for. I 2608 

instruction of officers. R 2123 

insurrections, ship in vicinity. R 2047 

intelligence reports. I 2511,3647 

interchange of visits with foreign officers. R 1267 

intercourse of subordinates with enemy. R 4 

intercourse with foreigners. R 2071-2073 

international law observed by. R 1650 

inventory by general storekeeper reported to.I 2231 (2) 

inventory of supplies on hand for torpedo vessels. I 4424 (13) 

investigation of reports against officers.R 1406 

investigation of reports of misconduct. R 1428 

invoice of expenditures, forwarding of. I 5225-5227 

invoice of extra issues to engineer and dynamo forces. I 5223 (19) 

irons, single or double, use of, restricted. R 24 

irreverent behavior forbidden during divine service. R 3 

issues of stores for sick.I 2120 

issues to men in debt. I 1357 

journals by junior ensigns. R 2123 

kerosene, use for illuminating, designated by. I 3397 

keys kept by. I 1504 

killed and wounded, report of. R 2061 

landing equipment or stores, prohibitions. I 1334 

laying-up trials.I 3001-3003 

leave granted by authority senior officer present. R 3705 

leave of absence granted by.. R 1063 

leave, refusal of, by engineer officer, report. 2035 


(77 in) 































































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Commanding officer—Continued. 

leaving port, stationing of crew (see also Ship leaving port) 

leaving ship, honors for. 

leaving station, punishment for. 

letters addressed to subordinates, forwarded through. 

liberty, deprivation of, on shore. 

liberty and leave regulated by senior officer present. 

liberty book, disposition of. 

liberty for men, restrictions in number. 

liberty lists, inspection of. 

liberty, ports where disease is prevalent.. 

lights and fires extinguished , magazines opened. 

list of officers, ships out of commission. 

log, changes in.. 

log, steam, sent to department.. 

log and signal record book submitted to. 

log book, disposition of. 

lookouts stationed. 

loss of— 

accounts, procedure.. 

pay sentences. 

ship, duties. 

ship, inquiry into. 

loss or capture of ship, loss of clothing or bedding of crew.., 

lost or missing articles, report, approval. 

machinery— 

completion of full-power trial. 

construction and repair; report. 

imperfect, action regarding.. 

report of. 

magazines. 

mail. 

mail clerks.. 

mail orderly, appointment of. 

maneuvering, supervision over. 

Marine Corps property, reports. 

marine detachment, report on strength and distribution of. 

marine officer’s daily report. 

marine officer to be present at mast.. 

marine pay accounts, transfer of.. 

marine pay roll. 

marines. (See Marine officer.) 

marriages on board, restrictions. 

matches, regulations regarding.. 

material- 

issued for use, report of.. 

report of inspection.. 

transferred to other accounts.. 

mechanical appliances, weekly inspection. 

medical history, original entries sent to department.. 

medical journal forwarded to department. 

medical officer to report regarding crew’s food.. 

medical property- 

inventory of... 

survey of. 

medical stores— 

inflammable, duties regarding. 

loss of. 

transfer of. 

medical survey on personnel. 

medical surveys ordered by. 


Art. 

. R 2025 

. R 1141 

. R 4 

.. 5326 

. R 24 

. I 914 

. I 5221 (22,28) 

. R 3708 

. I 2624 

. I 2617 (2) 

. I 2607 

. I 5222 (7) 

. I 2615 

. I 5222 (4) 

. I 1606 

. I 5221 (4), 5222 (2) 

. R 2081 

. R 2042 

. I 4887 

. R 2042 

. R 441,442 

. I 1318 

. I 4733 

. I 2947 

. I 5222 (4) 

. I 2906 

. I 2013,2014,5222 (4) 

. I 5222 (3); R 2027 

I 916,5402 (50), 5431,5432 

. I 5401,5402 (4) 

. I 5402 (5a) 

. R 2026,2123 

. I 5222 (6m, n) 

. I 5222 (6c) 

. I 3635 

. I 3643 

. I 4890 

. I 3645 

. R 2048 

. I 2007 (15) 

. I 5224 (1,17) 

. 14313 

. I 5224 (2,18) 

. I 2622 

. I 5222 (5d) 

. I 5222 (5 y) 

. I 2111 

..I 2124,5222 (5a, l) 

.I 5222 (5m) 

. I 2707 (5) 

. I 2123 

. I 2118 (2) 

. I 5222 (5) 

. R 361 


(78 in) 




























































[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Commanding officer—Continued. 

memoranda receipt slips for stores. 

men received on board. 

merchant seamen, complaints from. 

mess- 

chief petty officers’, accounts of. 

hours for. 

officers’, commuted rations for. 

utensils to be kept clean. 

with flag officer. 

meteorological report. 

mines, list of, sent department. 

minor offenses, punishment for, inflicted by. 

misconduct of officers. 

missing articles, board of survey report on. 

money receipts and payments, report of. 

money requisitions. 

monthly reports, list of.. 

movement of ship, authority for, logged. 

murder, punishment for. 

muster of enlisted men in service of flag officer. 

muster rolls. 

mutiny, punishment of. 

naval constructors detailed to ships. 

naval publications, orders, distribution of. 

naval regulations and publications, recommendations for changes in 

naval supply account, statement of charges. 

navigating officer— 

designated as officer of the deck. 

detail of officer in place of. 

reports of, submitted to. 

to assist in battle. 

navigation... 

navy-yard tools lost or broken by ship’s force. 

necessary work, statement of... 

need for supplies to be reported to. 

new work, expedition of. 

newly commissioned ship, practical qualities determined. 

newly enlisted men, entry of, on pay account. 

night order book. 

noncommissioned officers, promotion of. 

offenders, transference of. 

offenses, investigation of. 

officers— 

arrested for trial. 

fitness of, report. 

giving new bond. 

junior to, authority of to grant leave of absence. 

of the deck, authority and responsibility of. 

periodical physical exercise. 

reporting for duty. 

smoking privilege. 

official calls upon anchoring... 

opening of official mail. 

orderlies, detail of. 

orders— 

executed by executive officer. 

injurious to machinery or boilers. 

involving travel. 

issued from executive officer. 

shown senior officer present. 

transmitted through executive officer. 

withheld by. 


Art. 

..I 4423 (8) 

.. R 20 

. R 2114 

. I 2618 (1) 

. I 2618 (4) 

. I 4548 

. I 2618 (5) 

. I 822 

.I 5222 (2) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. R 1404 

. R 1404 

. I 5221 (36) 

..R 4308 

....I 5223 (31): R 3699,4353 

. I 5221-5224 

. I 2615 

. R 6 

. I 1161 

I 5221 (5,21,23,27),5222 (6e) 

. R 4 

. R 3121,3122 

. I 602 

. I 601,602 

. I 5224 (9) 

. I 1608 

. R 2401 

. I 5222 (2) 

.. I 1608 

. R 2081-2091 

... 1 4609 

. 1 4328 

. I 1332 

. I 5340 

. R 2025 

... I 4891 

. R 2037,2082 

. I 3642 

. R 2111 

. R 2113 

. R 44 

. R 2124 

. I 3924 

. R 1063 

. I 2508 

. I 709 

. R 1512 

. I 2625 

. I 1320 

. I 5322 

. I 3640 

. R 1063,2202 

. I 2013 

. I 5336 

. R 2023 

. R 1902 

. R 2201 

.. R 2126 


(79 IX) 

































































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Commanding Officer—Continued. 

ordinary discharges. 

ordnance— 

allowance, ship’s. 

report of survey. 

returns of. 

organization of ship. 

paint, condition of, after vessel cleaned; report. 

painting instructions. 

papers, deposition of, when going out of commission. 

parts of ship inspected by. 

passengers on board.. 

passes, navy yards. 

passing in boat, honors for. 

patients transferred to and from civil hospitals. 

pay accounts— 

deserters. 

marines. 

inspection of... 

report of. 

transfer of, made through. 

pay division, organization and quarters of. 

pay of enlisted force. 

pay officer- 

arrest of. 

death or incapacity of. 

duty not required of. 

excess or deficiency report. 

forwarding of correspondence through. 

orders received for a discharge. 

pay roll- 

enlisted men of Marine Corps. 

orders pertaining to. 

summary, forwarding of.. 

payment of crew. 

payments— 

authority for making. 

made by order of. 

written orders for. 

pennant flying in boat, close aboard. 

pennant staffs, insignia on. 

pension certificates. 

permanent appointments. 

permission to leave ship granted by, to officers senior to executive officer 

personal effects of disabled persons. 

personnel. 

removal by foreign authorities not allowed. 

petty officers, special reports on. 

photographs and moving-picture films of naval subjects. 

physical examination of recruits, report. 

physically disqualified continuous-service men. 

piloting ship. 

pilots, employment of. 

plans to be furnished on commissioning. 

policy of, to be followed by executive officer. 

port information, pay officer to obtain. 

ports, opening and closing of. 

position of ship- 

reported by navigating officer. 

when reported. 

pratique, ship arriving in port. 

precautions for outbreak of war. 


Art. 

. R 3608 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 5222 ( 6 ) 

. R 2021-2027 

.. I 5222 (1) 

.. I 2709 

.. I 5353 

. R 1063 

I 912,1313,5221 (15) 

.. I 3409 

. R 1155 

.I 5222 (5 u) 

.I 5223 (38,39) 

. I 5222 (6 u) 

. I 4861 (2) 

. I 4923 

. I 4890 

. I 2203 

. I 5221 (2) 

..R 1420 

. R 3006 

. R 2049 

. I 2201 

. I 2205 

. R 3616 


. I 5222 (6 r,s) 

. I 5223 (26) 

. I 5223 (7) 

. R 20,4381 

. R 4307 

. R 4310 

. R 4309 

. R 1153,1245 

. R 1250 

. R 2120 

. R 3553 

. R 1063 

. I 718 

I 1351-1357; R 2111-2126 

. R 2046 

. R 2125 

. I 714 

. I 3208 

. R 3528 

. R 2083 

. R 3811 

. I 3403 

. R 2203 

. I 2221 

. I 2633 

. I 1602 

. I 2609 

. R 3801 

. R 2058 


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[I indicates Instructions; II indicates Regulations.] 


Commanding officer—Continued. 

precedence over other officers. 

preparing ship for sea.. 

presentation of good-conduct medals. 

presents to ships. 

preservation of ship. 

prisoners— 

clothing and small stores issued to. 

merchant vessels. 

transference of. 

of war. 

private property, inflammable, explosive, etc., not allowed on ships 

privileges of conduct classes defined by. 

prizes taken possession of. 

profits, ship’s store, expenditure of. 

promotion of seamen to warrant officers. 

property of deceased persons. 

provisions— 

emergency purchases of. 

inspection of. 

returns of. 

sold to messes, invoice of.. 

publications for newspapers.. 

publications forwarded by, when going out of commission. 

public bills, forwarding of.. 

public property, pay corps, loss or damage to. 

punishments. 

purchased discharge, Marine Corps, inquiry into. 

purchases made by fleet paymaster. 

purchases, supervision over. 

quarantine regulations observed by. 

quarterly reports— 

casualties. 

expenditures. 

invoices. 

list of. 

quarters, absentees from. 

quarters for Marine Corps. 

quiet preserved after hours. 

racing cutters not to be altered. 

radio instruction of officers. 

radio interference, precautions against. 

radio operator, efficiency of, report. 

radio service, defective, report of. 

rank of. 

rating— 

officer’s, changes in; report. 

petty officer’s. 

reduction of. 

ration notice, persons admitted to and discharged from hospitals.... 

ration records, ships not carrying pay officer. 

ration vouchers, forwarding of. 

rations, quality of. 

receipt and expenditure invoices, forwarding of... 

receipt invoices forwarded to. 

receipt of ship to be given to captain of yard on commissioning. 

receipts for stores hi absence of pay officer. 

receiving ship— 

daily report of men available. 

general duties of. 

instruction of recruits, supervision of. 

not to act as senior officer present. 

quarters and messing of. 


Art. 

. R 10G1 

. I 1332 

. R 36G5 

. I 4404 (1) 

.. I 1335 

. R 4537 

. R 2114 

.. R 2111 

. R 2061,2122 

. I 2707 (3) 

. R 3668 

. R 2061 

. I 4509 

. R 3661 

. R 20 

. I 2241 (3) 

. R 20 

.... I 5223 (9,10,14,16-22) 

. I 5223 (18) 

. R 1535 

. I 5353 

I 5223 (2,14,29),5225-5227 

..I 2204 (4) 

. R 24,2113 

. R 4154 

.. I 4483 

. I 4479 

. R 3801 

. R 20 

. I 4414 

. I 4423 (11) 

. I 5221-5227 

. I 2602 (8) 

. I 3636 

..I 2607 (7) 

.. I 717 

.. R 2123 

. I 4149 

. I 5221 (7) 

. I 4147 

. R 1037 

. I 5221 (10) 

. R 3551 

. R 24 

. I 5247 (26,27) 

..I 5223 (8) 

. I 5223 (3,15) 

. I 4542,4543,4548 

..I 5224 (7,13) 

.. I 5223 (24) 

. I 3421 

. I 4409 

. I 5274 

. R 3511 

. R 3513 

. I 587 

.. I 587,821 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Commanding officer—Continued. Art. 

recognition signals. I 2611 

recoil cylinders, inspection of. I 2870 

recruits— 

examination of, for enlistment. I 3210 

inspection of. R 2118 

reduction in rating. R 24,619 

reenlistments. R 3611 

registration of names. I 5344 

regulations, books, orders, distribution of. I 601-600 

rejection of stores. I 4482 

release of prisoners ordered by, on expiration of confinement. R 1427 

relieving of. I 1305,5271, R 2015 

remission of summary court-martial sentence. R 33 

renewal of acting appointments. R 3532,3554,3555 

renting of ground, report of. R 2041 

repair ship, rank of. R 1037 

repairs. R 2101-2103 

correspondence concerning. I 5340 

equipage, emergency, approval. I 4734 

list of, sent to commander in chief. I 5335 

ship’s force. I 4328, R 2103 

ships, reports of. I 5242 (11) 

statement of. I 4311 

surveyed articles. 1 4731 

reports— 

absentees before sailing of ship... R 3640 

after action, to commander in chief. I 5327 ; R 1630 

against officers, action taken. R 1406 

anchoring. I 1007 

charges against officers. R 1407 

death or disability. I 5222 (5),R 4562 

excessive stores. I 1322 

important service. r 1030 

inspection. I 4305 

Board of Inspection and Survey. I 4308 

ship before commissioning furnished to. I 3403 

list of. I 5221-5224 

men received. X 4352 

on engineer officers. r 2801 

rejoining fleet. 1 106 O 

seagoing qualities of ship. X 4345 

stores. X 934 

to commander in chief. r 207 

upon entering port. j 4320 

work, navy yard, in case of accident. I 4333 ( 2 ) 

reports made to.xt 2 602 

by officers senior to executive officer. xt 4953 

engineer officer. r 2 808 

executive officer. XX 4993 

navigating officer. X 2403 

sanitary condition of personnel. XX 2954 

requests for urgent repairs forwarded by. X 4333 ( 2 ) 

requests for work on ship. j 432 q 

requests from crew, consideration. j 2923 

requests to proceed on service assigned. XI 1902 

requisitions— 

approval of. j 1333 

cruising and receiving ships. X 5222 (5e) 

material for repairs. j 43 2 g 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Commanding officer—Continued. 


requisitions— \ r £ 

pay department stores, forwarding of. I 5223 ( 17 ) 

stores in navy-yard port. I 4472 

supplies or services afloat. I 5224 ( 3 ) 

reserve ships to have. I 530 

responsibility— 


for acts. r 2036 

for any action by naval force in foreign countries. R 1646 

not shifted to. r 3311 

over treatment of prisoners. R 1427 

to immediate superior. r 1042 

restoration to duty of officer under arrest. R 1417 

return of port information.,.. 1 5222 ( 7 ) 

return visits by. r 1275 

rewards for apprehension of deserters. R 3635 

rewards for deserters, bills approved by. I 4903 

reward offered, marines; report. I 5222 (6/1) 

rockets and powder ffir signaling.„. 1 2614 

routine calls by, honors not desired. R 1155 

routine reports forwarded by. 1 5335 

rules governing. R 20 

running lights. R 2081 

safety orders, additional. I 2876 

safety valves. I 3072 

sailing directions, supervision over. R 2089 

sailing of ship— 


crew list forwarded. 

report of. 

salt water admitted to ship to be reported by. 

salutes returned to. 

sanitary conditions. 

sanitary report. 

seagoing qualities of ship. 

search by foreign countries not allowed. 

semiannual reports, list of. 

sentences, summary courts-martial injurious to health of prisoners 

sentinels, orders for. 

separation from fleet, explanation of. 

servants, transferred with.. 

service records. I 

ship acting singly, communications with department. 

ship’s bottom, condition of; report on. 

ship disabled in battle. 

ship having only one steam launch. 

ship in navy yard not to interfere with commandant’s duties. 

ship in ordinary. 

relation to commandant of navy yard. 

ship in reserve. 

clothing, bedding, and uniform. 

relation to commandant of navy yard. 


. R 20 

. I 5343 

. I 2706 (2) 

. R 1222 

.. R 20 

. I 2702 (3),5222 (5 d) 

. I 5221 (34) 

. R 2046 

. 5221,5222 

.. R 33 

. I 3639 

. R 2040 

. I 1306 

1303,1317,5221 (17,19); R 3541,3543 

. I 5337 

. I 5222 (1) 

. R 2061 

. I 2608 

. R 2102 

. I 570, R 216 

. R 217 

. R 216 

. I 535 

. R 217 


ship inspector- 

leave reported to commandant. I 3457 

list to be furnished commandant. I 3457 

ships consigned to, shipments for. I 4621 (3) 

ships in navy-yard ports— 

emergency services for, duties regarding. I 4472 

requisitions for stores. I 4472 

ships meeting— 

exchange of signals. 11201 

information exchanged. I 2612 

ships newly commissioned, armament tested. R 2025 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Commanding officer—Continued. 

ships not in commission, supervision of. R 2044 

ships not in United States service, pennants not displayed by. R 1247 

ships other than flagships.. I 2G13 

ships out of commission. R 216 

custody of stores.. 4 44)27 

ship’s store. 4 4 ,c >01j 4 506,4508 

ships without pay officers. 4 4 ^ 4 

shipwreck, report of. R 2042 

shore patrol. 4 ® 4 ^ 

sick, daily report of. 4 244)7 

sick leave for officers. R ^707 

sick men, care of. R 20 

signal books and codes...-. 4 2613,5221 (39) 

signal-record books. 4 1103 (5), 5221 (30) 

signal rockets, number of.-. 4 24)44 

signals between ships. 12611 

signature in absence of. 4 5319-5320 

signature to be in own handwriting. I 5319 

sleeping on watch, punishment for. R 4 

small arm target practice, supervision of. 4 3646 

smoking regulations. 4 2512,2625 (2) 

smokeless powder, reports of tests. 4 5222 (3) 

solitary confinement. R 24 

soundings taken. R 2085 

special allowance of monthly money.-.... R 3669 

spies, punishment of. R5 

standardization trials, courses. 4 3024 

statement of appropriations. I 5224 (16) 

station bills, engineer officer’s. I 2005 

statistical report. I 5222 (5g) 

statistics of enlisted force. I 5221 (17) 

status of man-of-war boats. R 2047 

status of, when relieved. R 2015 

steam log, when submitted. I 2015 

store invoices, forwarding of. I 5224 (8,14), 5225 

storerooms— 

inspection of. R 1063 

Pay Corps. I 2204 (2) 

stores afloat— 

increase of allotments... I 4423 (12-14) 

inspecting board. I 4482 

purchases, authority over. I 4479 (1) 

rejection of. I 4482 

removal from ships. I 4413 

request for appraisal. I 5284 

request for survey. 1 5284 

transfer of. I 4403 

between departments. I 4422 

transportation of.. I 4405 (2^ 

stores, quantity of, decision by. I 2232 

stragglers, report on. I 5221 (9) 

strained relations with foreign country, precautions. R 2058 

striking superior officer, punishment for. R 4 

subordinates to send correspondence to, unsealed. I 5329 

succession to command. r 2001 

suggestions as to stores, etc., by Pay Corps officers. I 2206 

summary courts-martial (see also Summary court-martial). R 601-627 

involving loss of pay. I 4887 

marine, report of. I 5222 (6 i,j) 

ordered by. R 26 

rank of members and recorder. R 27 


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fl indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Commanding officer—Continued. Art. 

summary of store invoices, forwarding of. I 5226,5227 

Sunday inspection, not to hold. I 2602 (7) 

Sundays, performance of divine service on. R 2 

supernumeraries, order for issues to. I 5223 (20,21) 

supplies. R 2101-2103 

supplies and laundry for sick. I 2121 

supplies and repairs, duties regarding. I 1331—1337 

supplies exempt by law from advertisement, requisitions for. I 5222 (5 1) 

supply allowance, ship sailing for foreign station. I 4471 (5) 

surgeon’s division, men detailed to. I 2130 

surrender of sword by officer under arrest. R 1417 

survey and appraisal afloat. I 5221 (37),5224 (15) 

surveyed persons. R 2111 

surveying officer, appointment of. I 4738 

surveys. I 4734 

commissary department. I 4738 

lost or missing articles afloat. I 4733 

material. I 4731-4750 

ordered by. R 2090 

preparation for. I 4731 (3) 

reports of. I 4731,4740 

stores. I 4415,5223 (22,23) 

suspected dangers examined... R 2091 

suspensions— 

officers awaiting trial. R 1407 

officer of Pay Corps. R 1420 

tactical books, regulations. I 2613 

telegraphic reports. I 1311,5341-5351 

temporary division commander, division pennant not flown by. R 1246 

temporary, powers of. R 2001 

temporary, punishment by. R 25 

temporary release by, of accused officer. R 1410 

tenders, rank of.-. R 230 

title classification of articles. I 4804 

torpedo practice, report of. I 2812,5222 (3) 

torpedo, record of. I 5222 (3) 

torpedo vessels (see also Torpedo vessels)— 

accounts. I 4951 

allowance list.- I 4424 (6) 

discrepancies in inventory reported by. I 4851 

equipage accounts. I 4851 

excess issue of rations. I 4549 

excess requisitions.. I 4424 (12) 

excess stores afloat. 4424 (9) 

inventory book.-.'. I 4851 

money accounts. I 4951 

monthly ration record. I 4549 

quarterly inspections. I 4424 (18) 

rank of. R 1037 

relieving of, transfer of accounts. I 4851 

stores, changes in allowances... I 4424 (17) 

stores from navy yards. I 1424 (10) 

subsistence for crews. I 1549 

transfer of accounts when relieved. I 4851 

torpedoes, list of; report.I 5222 (3) 

torpedoes, loss of, reports regarding. I 1314 

traitors, punishment of. H 4 

transfer— 

confidential publication receipts. I 5271 

enlisted men reports on. I 5221 (9) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Commanding officer—Continued. 

transfer— Art. 

marines. I 5222 (6/) 

men without accounts. R 3586 

persons to the United States.R 2111 

travel orders. I 5336 

treason, punishment of. R 4 

treaty obligations observed by. R 1650 

trials— 

final acceptance. I 2963,2965 

post-repair. I 2981,2982,2983 

special steaming characteristics. I 3023 

troops embarked aboard ship. R 3843,3844 

turbine casings, condition, report. I 3044 

typewriter allowance. I 4571 

unauthorized persons on board before sailing. I 1314 

underway lights. R 2081 

unexecuted orders when being relieved. R 2015 

unfit men, medical officer to recommend survey. I 2102 

uniform of the day, duty in prescribing. I 2617 

unofficial visits in boats. R 1248 

unserviceable and insanitary articles, survey of. I 4735 

urgent repairs. I 4733 (2), 4732 

vacancies in crew, report on. I 5221 (16) 

vaccination of crew. I 2103 

visited by officer on joining ship. R 1271 

visiting ships, honors for. R 1142 

vouchers, forwarding of. I 5232 

war, duties. R 2056-2062 

wardroom officers, visits by. R 1268 

watch duty, regulation of. 1 2507 

weekly report— 

descriptive card of person examined for original enlistment. I 5222 (5) 

vacancies in crew. I 5221 (8) 

work. I 4350 

weight of torpedo outfits report of. I 5276 

work of crews in navy yard shops. I 3408 

Commanding officer, marines. (See Marine officer.) 

Commanding officer of training station: 

accounts of, kept on books of station ship. r 3690 

general duties of. r 3039 

permanent board appointed by. r 3593 

supervision of upkeep. r 3589 

Commerce, protection of, by commander in chief. r 1950 

Commercial agent (see also Consular agent), honors for. R 1117 

Commercial projects, Marine Barracks. I 3600 (10) 

Commercial interests, advancement of, by commanding officers. R 1650 

Commercial traffic, punishment for. r g 

Commissary department surveys in each quarter. I 473 g 

Commissary officer (see also Pay officer): 

additional pay to cooks and messmen forbidden. X 2241 

assignment of. ""r ‘ 306 I,3062 

detail of, when there is no pay officer. r 2024 

fleet paymaster's authority over. X 1123 ( 3 ) 

messes, extra issues for night watches. X 2618 ( 7 ) 

pay officers to act as.... j^ 30^1—30^3 

ship going out of commission, detachment delayed. r 3905 

general duties. 1 2201-2242 

sub messes, changes in. j 2 6 i 8 ( 6 ) 

Commissary stewards: 

commissary officer’s authority over. X 2241 

drills, excused from. j 2605 C 4 ) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Art. 

Commission, expenses of, not paid without authority. R 4304 

Commission not allowed in purchases for Navy. I 4653 

Commission pennants: 

flying of. R 1236 

not flown from ships not in United States service.... R 1247 

size indicated. R 1238 

survey of. I 4735 

Commissioned officers (see also Officers): 

allowances of... R 4406 

appointment of. R 134 

assignment of, as assistant engineer officers. R 2821 

death of, ceremonies for. R 1297 

enlisted men promoted to. R 3561 

leave pay. R 4410 

longevity pay of.... It 4406 

maximum sentence for. R 900 

pay of. R 4406 

when retired. R 4414 

rations not allowed to. R 4517 

title designated by. R 1001 

Commissioned warrant officers (see also Warrant officers). R 3201-3236 

authority of. R 1015 

precedence taken by. R 1013 

rank taken by. R 1013 

titles of. R 1013 

Commissioning trial. I 2941-2947 

Commissions on purchases. I 4653 (2) 

Committee on printing and publication. I 33 

Committees of Congress: 

honors for. R 1114 

information put before.R 1518 

Commodore-s: 

boats for, insignia on bow. R 1249 

insignia of rank on pennant staff. R 1249 

pay of. R 4406 

rank taken by. R 1002 

Communications (see also Correspondence): 

incorrect, not to be forwarded.I 5329 

telegraphic, with Navy Department. I 5324,5325 

to Congress, method of. R 1517,1518 

Commutation of quarters: 

money accruing therefrom may be paid for debt. R 4305 

officers. I 4823 (9),R 4512,4513 

officers of Marine Corps. R 4441 

vouchers of.- - I 4950 

Commutation of rations. I 4946-4948 

female nurses. R 4428 

Commutation tickets, purchase of, for officers. R 4643 

Commuted rations: 

allowance of. R 4517 

money accruing from, may be paid persons in debt to the Government. R 4305 

Commuting of sentence: 

general court-martial, forbidden. R 54 

summary court-martial, forbidden. R 33 

Company commanders, Marine Barracks (see also Marine Barracks). I 3600 

Company councils, Marine Corps (see also Marine Barracks). I 3600,3603 

Company funds, Marine Corps (see also Marine Barracks). I 3600,3603 

Compartments: 

inspection of. I 2702 

supervision of first lieutenant. R 2302 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Compass-es: 

bearings, how given.. 

boxing of, instruction of men in. 

errors, determination of. 

hospital ships, master to care for.- 

manual, issue of. 

material for, in store report on. 

precautions regarding. 

records and reports, navigator’s duty regarding. 

standard, battle, and maneuvering. 

Compass offices, upkeep of. 

Compensating magnets not to be moved without permission. 

Compensation: 

employees, civil, injury to. 

extra. (See Extra compensation.) 

mail clerks. 

Competitions: 

annual, for athletic trophies. 

engineering and gunnery.. 

stores afloat, purchases under. 

Competitions, interpost. (See Interpost competitions.) 

Competitive drills, information published concerning. 

Competitive examinations. (See Examinations.) 

Complaints: 

combination of officers for, forbidden. 

crew’s rations.. 

merchant seamen. 

misconduct, inquiry into, by commanding officer. 

reports made by officers with reference to. 

right to make. 

statements made by officers with reference to. 

Complements: 

excess not allowed. 

organization of ship’s.. 

reduced, organization of. 

ships’, established by Bureau of Navigation. 

ships’, kept by chief of staff.. 

ships in ordinary. 

vacancies, request for filling. 

Compliments, cheers not to be given officers. 

Compressed-air system, care of.. 

Compressors, air. (See Air compressors.) 

Comptroller of the Treasury: 

accounts, duties regarding. 

accounts of disbursing officers, District of Columbia, subject to inspection of... 

applications to, forwarded through official channels. 

employees, civil, pay rolls. 

references to, made by Judge Advocate General. 

telegraph and cable accounts. 

Computation of distances, discharge of enlisted men. 

Concealed diseases, medical officer’s duties in connection with. 

Condemned articles: 

how marked.. 

navy yard, sale of. 

Condemned ships, sale of. 

Condemned stores: 

accounts, charged under Title W. 

balance sheet of stores and material. 

invoice of... 

naval. 


Art. 

. I 1603 

. I 2505 

. I 1603,R 2087 

. I 4017 

. I 604 

... I 5245 (47) 

.. R 2602 

I 1003,5222 (2) 

. I 1603 

. R 143 

. I 1603 

. I 391,392 

. I 5401 

. I 4426 

. R 1609 

....I 4479 (2) 

_ I 2501 (6) 


... R 1515 
.. I 4543 
.. R 2115 
.. R 1404 
... R 1405 
... R 1063 
.. R 1405 

.. R 2117 
.. I 2501 
.. I 2505 
... R 132 
I 1102 (1) 
... 1570 

.. I 5340 
... R 1179 
,.. I 3057 


... I 4872 
I 4861 (6) 
I 2205 (2) 
I 95 
... R 134 
... 15351 
... R 3606 
... R 2955 

I 4731 (5) 
... I 4747 
... I 4701 

I 4804 (16) 
I 4823 (11) 
I 5245 (29) 

.... I 4712 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Condemned stores—Continued. Art. 

sales of. I 4713,5244 (14) 

abroad. I 4718 

shore stations. 1 4821 

Condemned surgical instruments, disposition of. I 2122 

Condensers: 

care of. I 3050 

reserve ships. I 540 

ship out of commission, care of. I 3085 

Conduct: 

distinguished, special reports on. I 707 (7) 

Marine Corps, classification. . I 3563,3565 

Conduct book, entries made in. R 3671 

Conduct classes. I 2501 (6),R 3668 

Conduct record, discharge to include. R 3612 

Conduct report: 

quarterly, by division officers. 11825 

to be posted for crew. I 2501 (6) 

transfer papers to include. R 3585 

Conduits, electric wiring, bureau supervision (see Note). R 143,146 

Confidential bulletin on public works. I 604 

Confidential communications, commanding officers, when being relieved. R 2015 

Confidential, fitness reports to be. I 707 

Confidential information: 

marine examining board. I 3668 

restrictions regarding. R 1534 

Confidential messages. (See Messages.) 

Confidential publications. I 713 

engineering. I 604 

forwarding of. I 711,5353 

receipts, report of. I 5271 

Confinement: 

awaiting trial. R 1416,1426 

clothing and small stores for prisoners. R 4537 

date of, to be entered in ship’s log. R 1433 

diminished rations, medical certificate, when required. R 621 

expense allowance for prisoners. R 4538 

general court-martial prisoners. I 3801-3804 

imposed by summary courts-martial. R 30 

intoxicated men. R 1431 

master-at-arms’duties.I 2401 (8),2626 

officer awaiting trial. R 1407,1419 

on bread and water, restrictions in. R 619 

Confirmation: 

general court-martial sentence. R 53 

telegraphic messages. I 5346 

Conflicting orders, execution of. R 1513,1514 

Congress: 

appropriations by. I 16 

appropriation for buildings on naval stations. R 184 

committee of, honors for. R 1114 

communications and petitions to, method of sending. R 1517,1518 

Congressional resolutions, supervision of Solicitor. R 118 

Connection doors, dampers, use as. I 3111 

Connections, steam, supervision of Bureau of Steam Engineering. R 147 

Conning tower, vertical shaft not used as storage place. I 2708 (5) 

Consignee: 

report by inspector making shipment. I 5278 

report by, of shipment from Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. I 5287 

stores, invoices to.-.-. I 4405 

Consolidation of reports.-. 1 5201 

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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Construction: Art. 

inspector of, assignment of, to Division of Inspections. R 156 

new buildings, invoices of supplies under Title E. I 4811 ( 8 ) 

power plants, supervision of Bureau of Yards and Docks.-. R 183 

public bills covering, report. I 5280 

public works, eight-hour day on. I 712 

Construction of ships: 

changes in, expenditure classification. I 4804 (5) 

detailed statement to be made by each bureau concerning. R 172 

duties of medical department in connection with. R 2901 

estimates of progress. I 5242 (13) 

invoice of materials for. I 4811 (7) 

preparation of outfits for. 1 4608 

report of expenditures on. 1 5246 

reports of progress. I 5242 (11) 

specifications for. I 2922 

weight reports... I 5242 (13) 

Construction officer, navy yards. I 4608; R 3961 

articles repaired or manufactured for store. I 3441 

docking and undocking of ships. I 3406 

draft and load of ship leaving navy yards. I 3221 (35) 

estimate of funds required in the manufacturing department. I 5241 (13) 

floating dry docks. I 3407 

inspection of articles under Bureau of Construction and Repair. I 3466 

inspection of hull, report. I 5222 (1) 

inspection of supplies received. I 4671-4678 

weekly reports, repairs or construction of ships. I 3431 

weights built into ships. I 3441 

Construction stores, carpenters, duties regarding. I 2331 

Constructors, superintending, manual for... I 604 

Consul: 

authority to act as, by commander in chief. R 1608,1644 

destitute American seamen, request of, for taking on board. I 4554 

honors for. R 1117 

Consul general: 

honors for. R 1117 

rank of. R 1118 

Consular authorities, jurisdiction over enlisted men. R 3604 

Consular courts, convictions of felony. R 3604 

Consular flag, flown for consular representatives. R 1253 

Consular officer: 

boats for visits furnished to. R 1273 

death of, ceremonies for. R 1312 

flags flown in boats. R 1253 

passage in ships of the Navy. R 1119 

visits to, by naval officers in foreign ports. R 1273 

Consular service: 

candidates for, instructions forbidden. I 93 

officers entering. R 1533 

Contagion, precautions against. I 2617 (2) 

Contagious diseases: 

deprivation of liberty to men afflicted with. R 3670 

outbreak on board ships.R 3802 

Containers: 

gasoline. I 3392 ($) 

paints and shellac. I 45 ^ 

Contempt: 

courts of inquiry may punish. R 57 

general courts-martial may punish. r 42 724 

punishment for. r g 

Contingent supplies, accounts of, in pay department of ship. X 4946 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Continuous-service certificate. R 3527 

character of discharge included in. R 3614 

commanding officer custodian of. R 3531 

discharge of holder of. R 3611 

entries made upon. R 3614 

exchange for, of honorable discharge. R 3529 

issue of, by Bureau of Navigation. R 3530 

preference given to men holding, for crews of receiving ships. R 3666 

safe keeping of. R 3531 

transfer papers to include. R 3585 

Continuous-service men: 

eligibility for, seamen gunners. R 3563 

physical disqualification of. R 3528 

reenlistment of. R 3527 

selection as petty officers. R 3551 

Continuous-service pay, enlisted men, upon reenlistment. R 4427 (30) 

Contract-built ships, outfit and allowances. I 4608 

Contract work, navy yards, supervision over. R 3971 

Contracting debts, restrictions regarding. R 1508 

Contractors: 

bonding of. I 3951-3964 

coaling, present at weighing. I 4429 

gratuities from, forbidden. R 1521 

marking and delivery of stores by.‘. I 4601 

noninterference with, in trials of ships. I 2922 

notify Secretary of the Navy when ship is ready for trial.I 2921 

trials— 

final acceptance. I 2962,2965 

post-repair. I 2984 

Contracts: 

annual, for supplying fuel oil. I 3348-3350,3366 

bonds given. I 3951-3964 

completion within fiscal year. I 4692 

emergency— 

maximum liability fixed. I 5654 (7) 

ship at navy-yard port. I 4472 

entered into, forwarding of original. I 5243 (16) 

inspection of material furnished under. I 5245 (36) 

Marine Corps. I 3533 (5) 

navy pay office, forwarding of.,. I 5243 (17) 

new ships. I 2922 

officers’ messes. I 825 

order amounting to §500 or more. I 5243 (17) 

outfit for ship built under... I 4608 

prepared by solicitor.-. R 118 

provisions, fresh. I 4542 (2) 

provisions to be purchased under. I 2241 

purchases of supplies. I 4652,4654 

rejection, notice to be filed with. I 4673 

repairs when away from yard. I 4734 

stores to be marked with number of. I 4601 

supplies, general storekeeper’s, notification of. I 4654 (5) 

telephone service at private establishments. I 715 

transportation of enlisted men. I 603 

Contradictory orders, execution of. R 1513,1514 

Contributions, general mess, forbidden. I 2241 

Control of accounts by the Treasury Department. I 4871-4873 

Convening authority: 

approval of court-martial sentences. R 32 

designation of prison. I 3801 

general court-martial. R 701,812,848 

summary court-martial. R 620-622 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Conveyance, public, papers forwarded by. I 5353 

Convoy service, punishment for misconduct. R 8 

Convoys. R 3821-3829 

merchant vessels, commander in chief responsible for. R 1632 

Cooking, fuel expenses under Title C. I 4804 (4) 

Cooking utensils: 

Marine Corps, use of. I 3600 ( 6 ) 

replacing of. I 4471 (9) 

Cooks: 

assigned to pay division. I 2203 

certificates of qualification. R 3555 

commissary officers, authority over. I 2241 

drills, excused from. I 2605 (4) 

marine barracks, pay of. I 3603 

Marine Corps, pay of. R 4442 

pay of. R 4427 (5) 

rating of. R 3551 

reenlistment of. R 3532 

Cooperage, ships in ordinary, preservation of... I 570 

Cooperation with Army ashore, subsistence of officers and men. R 4524 

Coordinate branches of the Government, work for, at navy yards. R 4370-4394 

Copper filings, contact with steel prevented. I 2705 ( 6 ) 

Copper suction and discharge pipes, zinc protectors. I 3053 

Cordage: 

supply of, bureau supervision... R 143 

survey of. I 4735 

Corporals: 

Marine Corps— 

appointment (see also Marine Corps). I 3584 

detailed as sergeant. I 3582 

pay of.. R 4442 

Corporal of the guard: 

communication of orders. I 3639 

night inspections. R 2602 

Corps, Staff (see Staff Corps). 

Corrections: 

charts, navigating officer to supervise. R 2405 

officers invited to make suggestions as to. I 601 

regulations, orders, etc., how recommended. I 601 

service records, authority for. R 3545 

Correspondence (see also Mail)... I 5301-5355 

accounts. I 5309 

acknowledgments. I 5307,5310 ( 2 ) 

addressing of. X 5322 

appeals, to whom addressed. I 5323 

arrangement of sheets. X 5213 

body of letter. I 5312 ( 17 ) 

changes of rating. 1 5340 

Civil Service Commission. X 5309 

commandants with bureaus. I 5339,5340 

commander in chief to turn over to relief. X 919 

commanding officers. I 5310,5326,5329 

commercial firms. X 5340 (3) 

conducted by telephone or orally, reduced to writing. X 5306 

dangers to navigation, reports. X 5355 

definitions of naval terms. X 5354 

dictating. X 5301 (2) 

diplomatic subjects. X 5330 

erasures and interlineations. X 5310 ( 4 ) 

executive departments. j 

facsimile signature stamps. X 5321 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Correspondence—Continued. Art. 

filing of. I 5310,5352 

flag secretary’s, duty regarding.. I 1115 ( 2 ) 

fleet or so,uadron. I 5333 

foreign attache’s. I 1 ( 5 ) 

foreign languages, documents in. I 5310 ( 3 ) 

foreign stations, duplication.. I 5331 

forms prescribed. I 5312-5316 

formula “by direction of”. I 5317 

forwarded through Division of Operations. I 5324 

forwarding of. I 5305 

General Board, custody of secretary. R 166 

Hydrographic Office, reports. I 5355 

important. I 5314 

important orders, copies of. I 5336 

improperly sent. I 5329 

inclosures. I 5312 (14) 

indorsements. I 5307,5312,5313,5316 

indorsement of telegrams..I 5349 

international.. I 5324 

leave, duty.. I 5325 

letter to be answered by separate letter. I 5307 

letterheads. I 5312,5316 

letters to be referred when necessary. I 5308 

letters written at sea. I 5312 (5) 

list of cable and telegraphic addresses. I 5350 

mail. I 5314 

maintenance, transmitted by commandant to Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 187 

Marine Corps. I 3651 

matters of interest to other executive departments. I 5330 

movements or condition of ships. I 5324 

naval attaches. I 1 (5) 

naval terms, definitions of. I 5354 

navy yard... I 5340 

new work, shipment.I 5340 (3) 

night messages, use of. I 5349 

official— 

must be courteous. I 5302 

opened upon receipt by officer actually in command. I 5322 

orders involving travel. 1 5336 

orders to be acknowledged. I 5307 

paper used for. I 5311 

paragraphing. I 5312 (18) 

pay officers to forward through commanding officer. 1 2205 (ql) 

pensions... I 5309 

personal telegrams. I 5349 

post cards... I 5315 

questions of jurisdiction referred to Navy Department. I 5303 

radio stations. 14132 

radiograms. I 5346,5347 

receipt, date of, recorded on document. I 5310 (2) 

receiving ships.I 585,587,5340 

record of.I 5352 

records of official, sent to department by commander in chief. I 5211 ( 6 ) 

references.-.I 5312 

relating to personnel forwarded to Bureau of Navigation. I 5325 

reports. I 5327,5332,5335 

requests for filling vacancies. I 5340 

routine reports... I 5335 

rules governing, in fleet. I 916 

Secretary of the Navy. I 5328 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Correspondence—Continued. Art. 

separate letters to be written on separate subjects. I 5307 

service records. I 5309 

ship’s, addressed to commanding officer. I 5326 

ships at navy yards. I 5338 

ships going out of commission. 1 5353 

ships separated from commander in chief. I 5335 

signature of. I 5317,5321 

signatures in absence of chief of bureau. I 5318 

spacing. I 5312 (18) 

stamps, use of. I 5312 (21) 

style of writing reports, etc. I 5301 

subordinate officers. I 5304 

summary court-martial records fonvarded direct. I 5333 

survey of stores afloat. I 4411 

tables, sketches, etc. 1 5301 

tactics, definition. I 5354 ( 6 ) 

telegrams. I 5341-5351 

telegraph or cable communications, acknowledgment of. I 5307 

telegraphic messages to Navy Department. I 5324,5325 

terms, naval, definitions of. I 5354 

transfer of men. 1 5340 

typewriting of. I 5310 

unnecessary, prohibited. 1 5301 

urgent. I 5314 

vessels, designation of. I 531 2(2) 

Corrosion: 

precautions against. I 2705 ( 1 ) 

ship’s bottom, report on. I 2704 

Cost accounts, navy yards. I 5001-5181 

classification and appropriations. I 5121-5123 

coal and transportation, yards and docks. I 5111 

C06t summary sheets. 15133 

direct shop expense.I 5031 

excess charges. I 506 I 

foundry expense. 1 5071,5142 

general expense. I 5051 

maintenance, yards and docks. X 509 

method of keeping. I 5131-5143 

on industrial navy yards. I 5181 

power expense.. 1 5041 

repairs and preservation. 15101 

storekeeping expenses. I 5031 

title classification.. 15143 

Cotter pin, regulations. I 2861 

Cotton waste, stowage of. 1 2707 

Council of war, Chief of Staff, records of proceedings. Xt 1805 

Counsel: 

courts of inquiry, allowed. R 416 

summary courts-martial, for accused. ^ ^ 

Counterfeiting of signature, punishment for. r 14 

Countersigns: 

issueof . 1 3574 

issue by chief of staff. 4 1102 /g\ 

navy yards...R 3906 

Couplings, test of, in dock. " j g Q g4 

Course-s: 

changing of, officer of the deck’s authority. R 2602 

entered in log. . 4 1807 

per standard compass. . j 

steered by fleet, supervision of commander in chief. . Xt 1606 

steerin s of . R 2002 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Courtesies: Art. 

correspondence. I 5302 

extension of, by commander in chief, to representatives of foreign countries. R 1642 

interchange of, supervision of commander in chief. R 1641 

Courts: 

forms of procedure for, subjects included in. R 901 

officers on duty with, pay of. R 4407 

Courts of inquiry. R 401-445 

accidents, investigations of. R 401 

accidents to ships. I 940,941 

addressing the court, permission for. R 423 

adjournment. R 408,704 

assembling, rules of.. R 4416 

authentication of proceedings. R 60,226 

casualty investigation. R 401 

challenge of members. R 416 

change by signal in composition of. I 5334 

civilian witnesses... R 419,4542 

complainant, presence of.. R 416 

conclusions, report of. R 407 

constitution of. R 401-409 

contempt punished by. It 57 

convening authority. R 55 

corps of members.'. R 404 

counsel allowed. R 416 

criminality investigation. R 401 

defendant, presence of. R 418 

defendant’s examination of witnesses. R 421 

defendant’s testimony. R 421 

defense offered by defendant. R 421 

dissolution of.. R 429 

evidence, how taken. R 420 

facts defined. R 407 

grounding of a ship, inquiry into. R 441-442 

indicated by jack. R 1239 

inefficiency investigated by. R 401 

interpreter of. R 417 

introduction of parties. R 416 

judge advocate. R 409 

loss of life. R 401 

loss Of ship. R 441,442 

members, rank and corps of. R 404 

membership of.- - -. R 56 

negligence, investigation of... R 401 

oath for judge advocate... R 58 

oath for members.-.- - . R 58 

oaths administered by... R 57 

object of. R 401-409 

officer, when defendant, need not be arrested... R 418 

open or closed court, deciding of. R 416 

opinions not disclosed. R 57,428 

orderly for. R 406 

R 57 

powers. ^ 

precedence of members. R 1061 

precepts read. R 410 

president, duties of. R 408 

procedure of. R 416-430 

proceedings— 

authentication of. R 426 

forwarded by... R 430 

not given participants. R 422 

uses of, for evidence before courts-martial. R 60,745 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Courts of inquiry—Continued. ' Art. 

rank of members. R 404 

records referred to Bureau of Navigation. R 132 

reduction in number of members. R 405 

report. I 5332; R 425 

reporter of. R 417 

results, report of. R 131,407 

revision of proceedings. R 427 

running aground. R 441,442 

shipwreck, inquiry into. R 441,442 

signature of proceedings. R 426 

subpoenaing of witnesses.. R 42,419 

supervision of Judge Advocate General. R 134 

swearing of members. R 408,409 

swearing of witnesses. R 419 

testimony delivered before. R 419 

testimony of defendant. R 421 

transactions of business. R 408 

when convened. R 403 

witnesses, examination of. R 59,419 

witnesses, swearing and warning of. R 419 

Courts-martial (see also General courts-martial; Summary courts-martial; and Deck courts): 

deprivation of liberty pursuant to sentence of. R 3670 

discharges, report of. I 5221 (20) 

forms, preparation, and distribution of. I 601-606 

foreign station. I 951 

imprisonment for life imposed instead of death penalty. R 7 

loss of pay clieckage. I 4887 

Marine Corps, fines, collection of. I 3598 (7) 

men in debt by reason of, supplies issued to. I 1357 


orders— 

composition of. 

items included in. 

number of, required. 

preparation, issue, etc. 

publishing of. 

precedence of members.. 

president to report on fitness of officers. 

prisoners’ accounts. 

punishments. 

records forwarded direct to Judge Advocate General 

reduction of petty officers. 

report of, by commander in chief. 

right of officers to demand. 

sentence of, in connection with disratings. 

sentence of, to bad-conduct discharge. 

Coxswains: 


.... R 901 
.... R 901 
I 5241 (7) 
. I 601-606 
... R 2022 
... R 1061 

- I 707 

... R 3583 
. R 4,8,14 
...I 5333 
... R 3559 

. I 916 

... R 1421 
... R 3566 
... R 3609 


motor boat, discharge of. r ggjq 

steam launches, pay of. r 4427 

Craft, navy yard, supplies for. j 4472 ( 7 ) 


Cranes, boat. (See Boat cranes.) 
Credit-s: 


post-exchange, authority for. 

probationary service. 

titles and subtitles. 

Crew and petty officers.. 

Crew: 

books, records, pertaining to, commanding officer to examine. 

condition of, duties of executive officer concerning.. 

discharge of, Naval Auxiliary Service. 

entertainment fund. 

examination of, by medical officer on commissioning. 


. I 3598 (5) 

. R 3555 

. I 4803 

... R 3401-3405 

. I 1353 

. R 2203 

. R 1031 

I 4508,5223 (13) 
. I 2102 


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[I indicates Instructions: R indicates Regulations.] 


Crew—Continued. 

executive officer to know. I 1402 

floating dry docks. j 3407 

general duties of. r 3404 

gun (see Gun crew). I 2501 (2) 

hospital ship... I 4001-4020 

classification of. r 2923 

composition of. r 2914 

inferior, commanding officer to report.. I 1302 

instruction of. I 2505 

liberty of, executive officer to control. I 1410 

library , bureau supervision (see Note). R 143 

loss of clothing and bedding by loss of ship. I 1318 

loss of records of. I 1317 

members of, allowed to draw monthly money. R 3669 

messes, supervision of masters at arms. R 3405 

money, drawing of. R 4381-4385 

orders and information to be posted for. I 2501 ( 6 ) 

provisions for, medical officer to inspect. I 2110,2111 

receiving ships. I 585, 586; It 3666 

records and descriptions to be verified. I 1303 

report book, how kept. I 2514 

restricted lists to be published to crew. I 2501 (0) 

small arms, use of, taught. I 2505 (5) 

shipping of, for Naval Auxiliary Service. R 1036 

smoking regulations. I 2512 

statements to commanding officer. I 2623 

station billets for. I 2501 (4) 

station ships, composition of. It 3666 

stationing of, supervision of executive officers. R 1063 

torpedo... I 2501 (2,7) 

vacancies in, report of. I 5221 

vaccination of. I 2103 

Crimes: 

committed on shore, report of. R 1506 

punishments for. It 1504 

Criminality, suspicion of, investigated by court of inquiry. R 401 

Criticisms, restrictions regarding.R 1534 

Crockery, survey of. I 2233 

Cruelty, to subordinates, punishment for. R 8 

Cruise: 

expiration of, transfer of stores. I 4418 

shaking-down, full-power trials. I 1315,2945,2946 

Cruising report: 

ITull Board, report to include. I 2704 

ship going out of commission. I 5221 (38) 

Cuba, service in, equivalent to sea duty.I 710 

Currency: 

foreign, variation in value, accounts of.I 4861 (7) 

Marine Corps, transmission of. I 3535 (4) 

transferor.-.R 43 H 

Current appropriation act, expenditures under. R 194 

Current, electric. (See Electric current.) 

Custody: 

funds, Marine Barracks. I 3600 (12) 

stores placed on board before arrival of ships’ officers.I 4608 (9) 

supplies on shore. I 4601-4611 

supplies, supervision of Section of Supplies. R 148 

Custody receipts, stores afloat. 1 4423 O 7 ) 

Custody records: 

stores afloat, names on.I 4423 08) 

supply accounts afloat. I 4853 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Customs: Art. 

documents for shipments to foreign ports. I 462 2 

inspection of naval ships. I *321 

mail regulations. I 5421,5422,5423 

officials, cities where located in Official Postal Guide.I 5423 ( 6 ) 

payment of, aboard ship. R 2045 

Cut-off, regulation of. I 3106 

Cutters: 

racing, alterations prohibited. I 717 

survey of.. I 4731 (13) 

Cylinders: 

care of. I 3043 

high-pressure, cut-off operation. I 3106 

low-pressure, glands and packing. I 3049 

lubrication, internal. I 3107 

warming up. I 3102 

Daily conduct, reports, posting of. I 2501 ( 6 ) 

Daily examination, smokeless powder. I 2834 

Daily inspection, marine officer. I 3635 

Daily routine, reports posted. I 2501 ( 6 ) 

Damage: 

boatswain’s duty to report to first lieutenant. I 2301 (4) 

discovered upon receipt of stores.. I 4625,4626 

investigation and report of.. I 940,941 

merchant vessels, collision with. I 941 

to vessels, investigation and report of. I 1202 

Damaged articles: 

clothing and small stores. I 4531 (1) 

responsibility for. I 4731 (3) 

stores afloat. I 4423 (17) 

Dampers, fuel oil, burning, precautions.. I 3377 ( 6 ) 

Danger, report of, to flag officer... I 2609 

Dangers to navigation: 

entered in log. I 1807 

Hydrographic Office, report to. I 5355 

merchant marine informed of. I 5355 

notice of, by commanding officers. R 2039 

Date stamps, use of. I 5312 (21) 

Day letters, use of.. I 5349 

Day’s duty. I 2508 

engineer officer’s responsibility. 1 2033 

Dead plates, requisitions referred to allowance list. I 4471 ( 4 ) 

Dealings: 

in supplies, punishment for. R 11 

with enlisted men, prohibitions regarding. r 1524 

with foreigners by officers. r 1551 

Death-s: 

aboard ship. R 2119 

allotment of pay stopped by. r 4472 

at sea. R 1300 

ceremonies for. r 1296-1313 

certificates, supervision of medical officer. j 1122 ( 8 ),R 2963 

commander in chief. r 4(505 

disposition of effects. r 2119 

employees, civil. 4 394,392 

enlisted men, report on. j 5224 ( 9 ) 

entry in— 

lQ g. I 1807; R 20,2119 

conduct book. 44 3074 

service record. 44 3 544 

flag officer commanding, succession to rank after. r 4944 

general officer of Army or Marine Corps. r 4344 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Death-s—Continued. 

gratuity amounts in case of. 

investigation of. 

Marine Corps. 

Naval Home, monthly report of. 

officer. 

officer in charge of stores afloat. 

officer in command, succession of command. 

pay accounts of marines. 

penalty replaced by imprisonment for stated term 

report of. 

sentence, general courts-martial cases. 

service records; report.. 

Debits, titles and subtitles.. 

Debt-s: 

deposits with pay officer not liable for payment of. 

employees, civil. 

enlisted men to avoid. 

issues to men involved in. 

nonpayment of, ground for discharge.. 

officers’ messes. 

restrictions in contracting. 

Decayed provisions, disposition. 

Deceased persons. 

accounts. 

Marine Corps.. 

effects, disposal of. 

funeral expenses. 

pay officers make return to the auditor. 

property of. 

Decimals, use of, in measuring materials. 

Deck-s: 

clearing lower, master-at-arms, duties regarding... 

gasoline stored on. 

nomenclature of. 

ships in ordinary. 

washing down after coaling. 

Deck clock, care of, by navigating officer. 

Deck court-s.. 

appeals of accused. 

assent of accused to trial by. 

civilian witnesses to appear before. 

commuting of sentence forbidden. 

constitution of. 

contempt of court cases. 

convened by whom. 

convening authority, action of. 

delays of trial. 

depositions, use of. 

deposits not forfeited by sentence of. 

discharges not adjudged by. 

findings of. 

loss of pay. 

marines, report of. 

pleas, not guilty. 

powers of. 

previous convictions submitted. 

procedure of. 

punishments by. 

rank of members. 

record of proceedings. 


Art. 

. R 4551 

. R 321 

. I 3535 (5),3616 

. I 5273 

I 713,5222 (5 q); R 1310,4551 

. I 4421 (4) 

. R 1062 

. I 5222 (6«) 

. R 7 

I 916,5247 (23); It 2902,4562 

. R 4,50,53 

. I 5221 (19) 

. 1 4803 


.R 4378 

.I 94 

. I 2617 (3) 

. I 1357 

. I 94 (4) 

. 1825 

. R 1508 

.. I 4731 (6) 

. R 4551-4553 

I 4901,5223 (37); R 4552 

. I 5261 (51) 

. I 2637,4721,4901 

. I 4901 

. I 4901 

. R 20 

. I 4654 (2) 

. I 2639 

.I 3392 (1) 

.. I 2710 

. I 570 

. I 3128,3326 

. I 1604 

. R 501-517 

. R 516 

. R 506 

. R 517 

. R 512 

. R 502 

. R 510 

. R 501 

. R 504,513 

. R 507 

. R 517 

. R 4378 

. R 502 

. R 511 

.I 4887; R 502, 515 

. I 5222 (6),5249 (14,15) 

. R 510 

. R 502 

. R 508 

. R 509 

. R 502 

. R 503 

. R 511 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Deck court-s—Continued. 

records forwarded to Judge Advocate General. 

recorder of.... 

sentences— 

execution of.. 

mitigation of. 

remission of. 

subpoenaing of witnesses. 

testimony before. 

Deck-court officer, navigator assigned as. 

Deck duty: 

ensigns assigned to.. 

instructions governing. 

regulation of. 

Deck log. (See Log.) 

Deck officers, hospital ships, duties of. 

Deck pumps, use of. 

Deck winches, supervision of Bureau of Construction and Repair 

Decomposed powder, disposal of. 

Defect-s: 

boatswain’s stores.. 

fitting out. 

material, waived in emergency. 

navigating outfit. 

pay officer to report, on fitting out. 

report of, by gunnery officer. 

ships. (See Ships.) 

Defective cartridge, collective firing. 

Deficiency: 

allowance list. 

ammunition. 

appropriations. 

annual inventory to be covered by survey.. 

equipment, report of.... 

money, Pay Corps officers to report. 

navigating outfit.. 

pay officer to report on fitting out.. 

report on, after an engagement.. 

ships, investigation and report of. 

Delegation of authority by officers. 

Delivery: 

bills of lading indorsed upon.. 

date of, to be stated on requisitions. 

deserter, report on. 

less property than receipted for, punishment for.. 

place of, to be specifically stated on bill of lading. 

provisions to fleet.. 

report of inspection in connection with delayed. 

stores, completion of, during fiscal year. 

stragglers, reports to Navy Department concerning. 

supplies on contract.. 

supplies to ship on navy-yard requisition.. 

Dental Corps, Navy. 

Dental officers, general duties of. 

Dental property, responsibility for. 

Dental surgeons, acting, appointments as. 

Department-s: 

heads of. (See Heads of departments.) 

Medical, general duties of.. 

Navy. 

receipt for confidential publications sent to. 


Art. 

.. R 516 

. R 505 

. R 32 

. R 512 

. R 512 

. R 517 

. R 510 

. I 1611 

. I 2510 

. I 2508 

. I 2507 

. I 4019 

.. I 3121 

. R 146 

. I 2839 

. I 2301 

1304,1314,1401,1502,2001,2101 

. I 4673 

. I 1601 

. I 2202 

. I 1701 

. I 3718 

. I 1335 

. I 4477 

. I 16 

. I 2231 

. I 1304,1314 

. I 2201 

. 11601 

. I 2202 

. I 5221 (32) 

. I 940,941 

. R 1062 

.. I 4625 

. I 4654 (2) 

. I 5241 (4),5244 (32) 

. R 14 

. I 4622 

. I 4401,4608 (19),R 167 

. I 5245 (36) 

. I 4692 

. R 3641 

. I 4601 

. I 4674 

. R 2987-2995 

. R 2991 

. R 2995 

. R 2987 


R 2901-2994 
. R 101-194 
_ I 5271 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Art. 

Department of Justice, violation of eight-hour law reported to. I 712 

Department rolls, forwarding of . to department.I 5244 (23) 

Department of the Navy. (See Navy Department.) 

Departure from ship: 

report to officer of deck. r 2606 

senior officers, reports of, by officer of the deck to executive officer. R 1063 

Departure of vessels, reports of.I 5241 (10),5242 (13),5342,5344 

Deposit-s. R 4326,4337 

abstract of— 

forwarded to department. I 5223 (4) 

Marine Corps.I 5261 (42) 

balances— 

Bureau of Supplies and Accounts and solicitor to be notified of.I 3931,3932 

by bonded officer. I 3923 

covered by checks. R 4333 

books, forwarding of. I 5223 (32) 

certificate of, forwarded to auditor. I 3931 

deserters’, disposition of. I 4902 

enlisted men— 

accounts. I 4889 

Marine Corps. I 5222 (6p),5249 (21) 

repayment of. I 4889 

funds, reports of. I 5282 

funds to credit of United States. I 5223 (34,35), 5243 (14,22), 5244 (8,12,26) 

marine barracks. I 3535 (8) 

Marine Corps. I 3535 (8 k,l) 

officers not to accept, from enlisted men. R 1524 

pay officers— 

ashore. R 4332 

sailing for foreign station. R 4331 

pay of, by enlisted men. R 4376-4378 

private parties, for work done at navy yards. R 4392 (2) 

record book— 

forwarding of.. 1 4889 

Marine Corps.. I 3535 (8) 

repayment of, Marine Corps. I 5261 (45) 

sale of material. I 4715,4716,4719 

special, reports of. I 5241 (16),5244 (21) 

statement of— 

forwarded to department. I 5223 (33) 

Marine Corps. I 5261 (43) 

Depositions: 

civilian witnesses. R 4542 

deck courts, use of. R 517 

summary court-martial, use of. R 627 

Depot (see also Medical supply depot): 

shipments through Army. I 4628 

supply, advice concerning, to Secretary of the Navy, by General Board. R 167 

Depot quartermasters, Marine Corps, reports. I 5261 (21,26,30,31) 

Deprivation of liberty, imposed by summary courts-martial. R 24,3670, R 30 

Derricks, classified under Title E. I 4804 (8) 

Descriptive book, Marine Corps. I 3535 (8d),3697 

Descriptive card, persons examined for enlistment. I 5222 (5),5247 (14) 

Descriptive lists: 

absentees, sent to civil authorities. R 3636 

corrections in, at beginning of cruise..I 5221 (26) 

deserters. ^ 3610 

discharges to include. R 3612 

medical officer to verify. I 2102 

Descriptive muster roll. (See Muster roll.) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Deserter-s: 

accounts. 

allotment stopped, 
apprehension of... 

capture of, in foreign countries. 

checkages for expenses of arrest. 

commandant Marine Corps notified on return of. 

deposit record books, disposition of. 

deposits made by. 

descriptive lists of. 

effects, disposal of. 

enlisting of, forbidden. 

harboring, punishment for. 

Marine Corps, return of. 

papers. 

pay accounts, marines.. 

penalties for aiding. 

personal effects, disposal of. 

recovery of, in foreign ports. 

renewal of allotments of on return of. 

reports of. 

return of. 

rewards. 

rights of citizenship forfeited by. 

roll kept by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

sale of effects. 

service records; report. 

subsistence of, checkage for. 

surrender of, after sailing of ship. 

taking refuge on foreign ship of war. 

transfer of, to receiving ship. 

transportation of, checkage for. 

wages forfeited. 

Desertion-s. 

aliens. 

allotment of pay stopped by. 

checkage of awards. 

definition of. 

designating mark of. 

entry in- 

log . 

conduct book. 

service record. 

general courts-martial, trials for. 

hospital ships. 

Marine Corps. 

notices sent out in case of. 

prevention of. 

removal of mark of. 

report of, by commander in chief. 

time of peace. 

time of war. 

Design-s: 

machinery, supervision of Bureau of Steam Engineering (see Note) 

preparation of. 

ships— 

alterations affecting, drawings of, forwarded to bureau. 

preparation of. 

Designs and weights. 

Desirable repairs: 

definition of. 

requests for, forwarded to bureau. 


Art. 

.. I 4901-4904,5244 

. I 4902 

I 4902,R 3631,3036 

. R 1645 

. I 4902,4903 

. I 4902 

. I 4902 

. R 4377 

. R 3610 

.... I 4721, R 2121 

. R 19 

. R 8 

I 3552,3572,R 4127 

. R 3610 

. I 5222 (6tt),5223 (38,39) 

. R 3645 

. I 2637 

.. R 3642 

. R 4479 

. I 5221 (9) 

. I 4902 

.. I 4903, R 3635 

. R 3644 

. I 4902 

. I 4901,4902 

. I 5221 (19) 

. I 4902 

I 5221 (13),5241,5244,R 3632,3641 

. R 3643 

. R 3641 

. I 4902 

. I 4901 

. R 3631-3645 

. I 1356 

. R 4472 

. R 3637 

. R 3632 

. R 3638 

. I 1807,R 20,3632 

. R 3671 

. R 3544 

. R 746 

. I 4G07 

. I 3535 (4),3551/3552 

. R 3634 

. R 3631 

.-. R 134 

.- r . I 915 

.-. R 8,62 

. R 4 

. R 147 

. R 172 

. I 4344 

. R 171 

. R 171-173 

. I 4301 

. I 4335 (5) 




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[I indicates Instructions ; It indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Destitute American seamen, taken on board.. I 4554 

Destroyers. (See Torpedo vessels.) 

Detached duty: 

definition for rendering of honors. R 1159 

fitness reports of officers on. j 707 

meaning of. 1 826 

officers on — 

authority to make shipments. X 4921 

periodical physical exercise. I 709 

mess bill. I g26 

service in boats not regarded as. R 1529 

Detached officers. (See Officers.) 

Detaching apparatus, lifeboats. I 2502 

Detachment-s: 

bonded officer on foreign station. I 3923 

commander in chief. I 916,919 

engineer officer. R 2806 

entry in log. I 1807 

executive officer. R 2201 

heads of departments, inspections by. R 2051 

marine, pay of, on shore duty. R 4426 

officers— 

fitness report upon. I 707 

in charge of stores afloat. I 4421 

on general court-martial duty. R 727 

pay officers. I 4421 

transfer of officers’ accounts upon. R 4420 * 

Detail-s: 

applications for. R 1525 

command. It 1031-1051 

commanding officer of hospital ship.. R 2914 

cooks, Marine Corps. R 4442 

duty. R 1031-1051 

engineer officers, length of. R 2801 

mess sergeant, Marine Corps.R 4442 

officers, Board of Inspection and Survey, forwarded through Navy Department. R 157 

petty officers, for instruction ashore. R 3584 

Deviation tables: 

prepared by navigating officer. I 1603 

report. I 5222 (2) 

Diameters, materials to be specified in decimals of inches. I 4654 (2) 

Diet: 

hospitals. I 3232-3233 

unhealthy port. I 952 

Dinghies: 

power-driven, designation. I 4584 

surveyof.. I 4731 (13) 

Dip, answering of. R 1257 

Diplomatic officer-s: 

boats for visits furnished to.R 1273 

death of, ceremonies for. R 1312 

foreign, salutes to. R H93 

honors for. R 1115-1118,1119 

jack displayed in boats. R 1253 

passage in ships of the Navy.R 1119 

salutes to, ensign displayed. R 1231 

visits to, by naval officers. R 1273 

Diplomatic service: 

candidates for, instruction forbidden....-. I 93 

officers entering.R 1533 

Diplomatic subjects, correspondence on, forwarded in duplicate. I 5330 


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[I indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations.] 


Art. 

Dipping colors, restrictions in. R H9G 

Direct shop expense, navy yards. I 5031 

Director of Intelligence, member of General Board. R 106 

Director of Navy Yards, general duties. R 116 

Director of Ports, Ancon, forwards mail addressed to his care.I 5433 (2) 

Director of Target Practice, receipts for confidential publications. I 713 

Disability: 

commandant of naval station. R 1045 

commander in chief. R 1045 

discharge for. I 201,3236 

employees, civil. I 391,392 

executive officer. R 2201 

existing prior to enlistment. I 3204 

line of duty. I 709 

mental, discharge for. R 3601 

navigating officer. R 2401 

officers— 


causes for, report of. 

in command. 

on detached service, reports to department concerning. 

physical- 

contracted in line of duty, retirement of officers. 

discharge for. 

marine officers. 

recruits. 

reports of, to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 

Disabled officer, transfer from hospital to Naval Home optional. 

Disabled persons, personal effects of. 

Disbursements: 

illegal, Marine Corps. 

ledger of, money accounts. 

Disbursing officer (see also Pay officer): 

accounts. 

bonding of, shore duty. 

bonds, accounts to be kept separate. 

commission expenses not paid without authority. 

death of, checks verified.. 

funds deposited. 

inspection, accounts of, District of Columbia. 

Marine Corps, account current. 

Marine Corps, promotion of.. 

money accounts. 

official signatures furnished. 

shore, accounts, closing of, on filing new bond. 

transfer of funds between appropriations. 

unlawful deposits. 

Disbursing offices, navy yards, expenses charged to Title S. 

Discharge-s. 

aliens. 

allotment of pay stopped by. 

applications for. 

apprentice seamen. 

bad-conduct, sentence of court-martial (see also Bad-conduct discharge) 

causes for, prior to expiration of enlistment. 

character of, included in continuous-service certificate. 

checkage for loss of pay. 

continuous-service men. 

date of. 

deposits, payment of. 

disability, recommendation of survey. 


..I 708,709, R 341 

. R 1062 

. R 1045 

. R 331 

. R 3601 

. I 3662 

. R 3523 

. R 4562 

. I 3221 (2) 

. 1718 

.. I 3536 

. I 4802 

. I 4942,5261 

. I 3931,3932 

. I 4942 

. R 4304 

. R 4334,4335 

. R 4326,4327 

.. I 4861 (6) 

. I 5261 (17) 

I 3533 (9,10,11),3676 (3) 

. I 4802 

. R 4335 

. I 3931-3932 

. R 4302 

. R 4329 

. I 4804 (14) 

. R 3601-3617 

. I 1356 

. R 4472 

.. I 1101 (1), 3619, R 3601 

. R 3698 

. R 3609 

. R 3601 

. R 3614 

. I 4887 

. R 3611 

. R 3602 

. R 4378 

. I 3236 


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[I indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations.] 

Discharge-s—Continued. Art. 

dishonorable. I 2061 (14),3551, R 817,3609,3611,3801' 

employees, civil. I 56,311-320 

enlisted men, transportation allowed. R 3606 

enlisted men, with permanent and acting appointments. R 3615 

enlistment not expired. R 3601 

entry in— 

conduct book. R 3671 

log. I 1807, R 3617 

service record. R 3544 

first six months of first enlistment. R 3601 

foreign port. R 3609 

form for, when dishonorable. R 3609,3611 

general court-martial prisoners. I 3801 

gratuity paid, notation of. I 5277, R 3612 

honorable. I 4550, R 3607 

men reenlisting within four months; gratuity paid. I 5222 (7) 

preference given, in civil service to men having. I 201,206 (14) 

Hospital Corps. R 3601 

hospital ships. I 4007 

items entered upon. R 3612 

Marine Corps. R 4154 

deposit record book. I 3535 (8k, l ) 

extra-compensation allowance. I 3685 (7) 

prizes, awarding of. I 3704,3712 

report of.. I 5222 (6), 5249 (9), 5261 (10) 

medical survey. R 3606 

men awaiting, in receiving ships. I 585 

men entitled to... R 3601 

men reeniisting. I 5221 (14),5241 (5), 5244 (33) 

misconduct, report of. I 5221 (20) 

orders for, by commanding officer to pay officer. R 3616 

ordinary. R 3608 

purchase of. R 3601 

ratings for. R 3615 

reasons for, within the United States. R 3603 

recommendations for, by commanding officer.R 3601 

refund of outfit. R 3601 

report of, by commander in chief... I 916 

service records. I 5221 (19) 

specially assigned men. R 3611 

stamping of, with official ship’s seal. R 3612 

supervision of Bureau of Navigation. R 132 

transportation allowance upon. R 3606 

travel allowance for enlisted men. R 4539 

within the United States. R 3603 

without the United States. R 3604 

yeomen.-. R 3605 

Discharge certificates: 

Marine Corps. I 3695,3696 

supervision of Judge Advocate General. R 134 

Discipline: 

Aid for Personnel, supervision over. R 131 

division commander to note state of. I 1002 (2) 

infractions of. I 2032, R 2811,3405 

report of, by commander in chief. I 916 

ship, duties of executive officer in connection with.R 2203 

supervision of Bureau of Navigation. R 132 

training station, character of. R 3694 

troops embarked, responsibility for, of commander in chief. R 1631 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Disease-s: Art. 

concealed, duties of medical officer in connection with. R 2955 

contagious, precautions against. I 2617 (2) 

destruction of clothing and personal effects to prevent spread of. I 4750 

infectious, on ships. 1916 

prevention of. I 1351, R 2955 

Dishonorable discharge. (See Discharge.) 

Dismissal: 


arrest of offenders after. R 14 

notary public. I 91 

officers. I 713, R 36,37,53 

Disobedience, punishment of.. R 4 

Dispensaries: 

medical officer to inspect at fitting out. I 2101,2104 

pharmacist stationed in, at all hands. I 2352 

shore, classified under Title R.■_I 4804 (12) 

supervision of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. R 133 

Dispersion due to erosion. I 2893 

Displacement: 

report of. I 2909 

standardization trials. I 3022 (a) 

Disposition of forces... R 1626 

Disratings and ratings. R 3551-3568 

Disrating-s: 

classification for. R 619 

incompetency.. R 31 

order of Navy Department. R 3566 

petty officers... R 3559 

restrictions in. R 3566 

sentence of court-martial. R 3566 

Disrespect, punishment f or. R 8 

Disrespectful language, checking of. R 1519 

Dissolute practices, suppression of. R 1 

Distances: 

entered in log. I 1807 

method of computing upon discharge. R 3606 

Distillation list, gasoline...... I 3386 (4) 

Distilled liquors on board ship. I 827, R 13,1539 

Distilled water: 


boiler feed, etc., reserved ships. 

ships in ordinary. 

Distilling apparatus, supervision of Bureau of Steam Engineering (see Note). 

Distinctions (see also Honors). 

Distinguished conduct in battle, rewards for enlisted men. 

Distinguished conduct, officers, special reports on. 

Distinguished marksmen, Marine Corps. 

Distinguishing marks, submarines and torpedo vessels. 

Distinguishing pennants: 

submarines and torpedo vessels. 

use of. 

Distress: 

merchant vessels, supplies furnished to. 

public supplies, use of, by persons in. 

Distress messages, radio stations. 

Distress signals. 

radio. 

Distressed seamen, reception of, aboard ship. 

Distribution: 

forces, included in strategy. 

Marine Corps, report on. I 

officers, report. 

regulations, orders, etc. 

ships, monthly report of. 


. I 540 

. I 570 

.. R 147 

. R 1101-1321 

. R 3661 

. I 707 

.. I 3717 

. I 501,503-505 

. R 230 

. I 1201 

. I 4553 

. I 4412 

. I 4113 

. R 41 

. I 4146 

. R 2116 

. I 5354 (5) 

1124 (3), 5222 (6), 5261 (1) 

. I 5211,5213 

. I 602 

. I 910 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Districts, naval. 

Disturbances: 

political responsibility of commander in chief in case of 
suppression of, by senior line officer. 

Ditty-boxes. 

Divers: 


Art. 

R 241-247 

. R 1648 
.. R 1412 
.. I 4581 


cleaning bottoms of ships. j 2703 

P a y of . R 4427 (33) 

recovery of torpedoes. j 1314 

Divine service: 

irreverent behavior forbidden. r 3 

performance aboard ship.;. r 2,3101-3103 

smoking prohibited. 1 2625 

unbecoming behavior forbidden. r 3 

Division-s: 


administration of, by division commander.. I 1001 ( 3 ) 

arrival in port, report of. I 5343 

departure from port, report of. X 5343 

drills. I 2604 

fleet, battleships in. R, 226,227 

formation of, supervision of commander in chief. R 1623 

inspection of. I 2602 ( 4 ) 

Navy Department. R 104 

Navy yard, correspondence forwarded to.. I 5340 

officers and men assigned to. I 2602 ( 3 , 4 ) 

organization and assignment of.... I 2501 

pay. I 2203,4473,4483 (5) 


powder. (See Powder division.) 

Division commander (see also Commander in chief; Senior officer present; Flag officer). I 1001 , 

1007,1201-1205,R 1701-1708 

accidents to ships, commandant to be informed. I 917 

administration of respective commands. I 1001 ( 3 ) 

annual report, signal books and Western Union code. I 5213 

arrival of ships in port, report of. I 5342-5344 

assuming command. I 901 

battle, duties in. R 1706,1707 

bills of exchange made payable to. R 4367 

boilers, condition of; report. 15214 

change in mail address. I 5465 

class A surveys, afloat, approval, action taken. I 4734 

condition of crews’ messes, supervision of. I 1002 ( 2 ) 

confidential publication, report of receipt. I 5271 

correspondence. I 916 

courts of inquiry ordered by. R 403 

detached sendee. R 1703,1704 

departure of ships from port, report of. I 5342-5344 

disposition of forces changed by. R 1626 

distribution of officers, changes in; report. I 5213 

drills, ashore and afloat. I 909,1003 

division organizations in time of war. R 228 

division staff. I 1141, R 1841 

examining boards. I 1004 (2) 

familiarity with command and station. I 901 

fitness of officers; report. I 707,5213 

formation presented by. R 1702 

home yards, assignment of. R 227 

inspections. I 906-908,1002,5213 

international law observed by. R 1650 

killed and wounded; report. I 6214 

letters requesting repairs. I 4333 (1) 

list of reports submitted to. I 5214 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Division commander—Continued. 

machinery, inspection of; report. 

machinery, construction and repair—.. 

mail. 

mail clerks, blank forms of bonds transmitted to. 

medical survey reports. 

mobilization in time of war. 

not flag officer, division pennant not flown by. 

official calls. 

passengers. 

pay accounts, inspection of. 

personal staff of.•-. 

position in formation of flagship, responsibility for. 

quarterly report, inspection of pay officers’ accounts. 

relieved, signal books and codes sent to department. 

repairs to equipage, emergency, surveying officer. 

reports. 

after action, to commander in chief. 

of stores. 

target practice. 

to commander in chief. 

upon entering port. 

responsibilities of. 

routine reports forwarded to. 

sailing of division, report of. 

sanitary inspections of ships and hospitals; report. 

sanitary report of station. 

separated from commander in chief, authority of. 

shifting flag... 

signal books; report. 

semiannual report, fitness of officers. 

semiannual report, steam machinery and boilers, condition of 

ships at navy yard... 

signature in absence of. 

suggestions for improvement. 

suggestions to commander in chief. 

summary courts-martial records. 

survey on lost or missing articles, appoint board. 

temporary, division pennant not flown by. 

transfer of, confidential publication receipts. 

torpedo groups. 

treaty obligations observed by. 

trials, special, steaming. 

Western Union Codes; report. 

Division competition, Marine Corps, report of. 

Division engineer: 

assignment of. 

list of reports submitted by. 

machinery, inspection of; report. 

Division gunnery officer, assignment of. 

Division marine officer, assignment of. 

Division cf Bookkeeping and Warrants, balances certified to. 

Division of Inspections ( see also Aid for inspection). 

accounts of general storekeepers, shore stations. 

boards included in. 

boards of, reports made by. 

bottoms, water carried in, report. 

fleet marine officer to report to.. 

Hull Board, report to. 


Art. 

. I 5214 

. I 5222 (4) 

. I 916 

. I 5401 (3) 

.. I 1004 (1), 4749 

. R 228 

. R 1246 

. I 913,1004,1007 

. I 911 

. I 4861 (2),5214 

.. R 1836,1837 

. I 1005 (1) 

. I 5214 

. I 5213 

. I 4734 

I 5213, 5214, 5271, 5335, R 1702 

. R 1630 

. I 931 

. I 5213 

. I 1001 (2) 

. I 1320 

. R 1702 

. I 1314,5335 

. I 5343 

. I 5214 

.. I 5214 

. R 1704 

. R 1705 

. I 5213 

. I 5213 

. I 5214 

. I 916 

. I 5319-5320 

. I 916,918 

..I 1002 (3) 

. I 1004 (3),R 601-627 

. I 4733 

. R 1246 

. I 5271 

.. R 230 

. R 1050 

. I 3023 

. I 5213 

. I 3716 

. R 1841 

. I 5214 

... 15214 

. R 1841 

. R 1841 

. I 4873 

. R 156-159 

. I 4861 (1) 

. R 108 

. R 159 

. I 2706 

. I 1124 (1,6) 

. I 2701 (1) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Division of Inspections—Continued. 

inspection of— Ar t. 

accounts of ships in fleet or squadron ordered by. I 4861 ( 2 ) 

ships; report. I 906,5211,5213 

inspectors, assignment to. R 156 

machinery reports. I 2947,2965 

officers of, on inspection duty, reports by. R 159 

pay officers’ (shore stations) accounts ordered inspected by. I 4861 ( 1 ) 

radio stations. 14120 

reports of inspection of accounts forwarded to. I 4861 (5) 

sanitary report submitted to. I 3259 

ship, report of inspection to. I 5211,5213 

special inspecting officers assigned to.. R 156 

Division of Material (see also Aid for material): 

Bureau of Yards and Docks, duties of. R 144 

bureaus included. R 107 

correspondence forwarded to, concerning classification of items. R 181 

fleet engineer’s report. I 1113 ( 6 ) 

floating dry docks. I 3407 

general duties...R 141-148 

information as to statutory limits on ships. I 4355 (7) 

recommendations for— 

changes in design. R 173 

inspection of ships. I 4305 

work, ship at navy yard. I 4325 

reports of courts or boards, accidents. I 5333 

reports of estimates.’. I 4316 

request for work involving delay in sailing.I 4343 (2) 

sale of ship, report to. I 4701 

turbines, care of.. I 3044 

unsatisfactory work at navy yard reported to. I 1337 

weekly reports of work. I 4350 (4) 

Division of Operations (see also Aid for operations): 

coaling reports.-I 2505 (7), 5221 (40) 

code books. I 602 

confidential publications. 1713 

correspondence to be addressed through. I 5324 

cruising report, ships going out of commission. I 5221 (38) 

drill books. I 601-606 

filing of copies of all publications. I 606 

fitness report of officers on detached duty.1. I 707 

fleet engineer’s report. I 1113 ( 6 ) 

general and tactical signal books and Western Union Codes; report of number. I 5213 ( 6 ) 

general duties.-. R 126 

mail, change of address... I 5465 

material reserved for use in establishment of naval bases. I 5245 (44) 

movements or condition of ships.... I 5324 

Navy Regulations, Naval Instructions, orders, books, etc. I 601-606 

radiostations, regulations for. It 262,264 

report of courts or boards, accidents.. I 5332 

seagoing qualities of ships. I 1315 

signal books and Western Union Codes. I 602, 5221 (39) 5241 (9) 

sections included in. ^ 105 

target practice; report. I 5211 

torpedo practices. I 2812,5222 (3) 

trials of new ships. I 1315 

weekly reports of work on ships. I 4350 (4) 

Division of Personnel: 

bureaus included under. ^ *06 

drill books..601-606 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Division of Personnel—Continued. 

general duties of. 

reports of courts or boards on accidents, etc. 

sanitary reports. 

Division officer-s. 

ammunition. 

armament, care of. 

assignment to divisions. 

assignments to staterooms. 

automatic firing locks, precautions. 

automatic shutters fitted in turrets. 

battery- 

care of. 

changes in. 

daily test of. 

drills. 

inspection. 

books, records, pertaining to crew. 

breech mechanism. 

bullet catchers to be fitted. 

cease firing, duties at. 

cleanliness, rules governing. 

clothing and small stores, inspection and issue of.... 

compartment inspection. 

conduct of men. 

copies of bills, orders, and instructions. 

daily inspection of battery. 

definition of.. 

disrating, classification for. 

double-bottoms. 

ensign assigned as.. 

fire bill, duties regarding. 

firing lanyard. 

firing mechanism, care of. 

first aid, instruction in. 

fitness reports of officers. 

fuses, removal of. 

gas checks, care of.. 

general duties of. 

guns, care of. 

hangfires.,.. 

inspections by.. 

inspection of clothing and small stores when drawn 

inspection of work of ship’s tailor. 

jammed cartridge case.. 

live ammunition not used for drill.. 

loading, protection of gas checks. 

loss of clothing by crew... 

material, responsibility for. 

mechanical appliances, inspection of. 

ordnance material, care and preservation of.. 

paint regulations.. 

performance of duty by. 

powder. 

powder bags, ignition end toward breech.. 

preparing battery for firing. 

presence of, at drill. 

recoil cylinders, inspection of. 

routine, carried out by. 

safety orders. 

ship, loss of. 


Art. 

. R 131-134 

. I 5332 

. I 2127 

.. R 2621-2625 

....I 2866,2869 (9),2872 

. R 2621 

. I 2501,R 2621 

. I 804 

. I 2857 

. I 2868 

. I 1844,R 2621 

. I 2881 

. I 2882 

.'. I 2604 

. I 2602 (4) 

. I 1353 

. I 2S53,2883,2886 

. I 2867 

. I 2860 

. I 2617 (5) 

I 1823,2617 (3),4526,4528 

. I 2702 

. I 1825 

. I 1842 

. I 2882 

. R 2631 

.. R 619 

. I 2702,2705 (10) 

. R 2704 

.. I 1822 

. I 2860 

. I 2895 

. I 2641 

. I 707 

.'. I 2873 

. I 2890 

..I 1821-1844 

. I 2884,2885,28S8 

.. I 2858,2865 ( 4) 

.. I 2602 (4),2702,R 2623 

... I 1824 

. I 1826 

. I 2863 

. I 2852 

. I 2891 

. I 1318 

...R 2621 

. I 2622 

. I 2881-2895 

. I 2705 (4) 

. R 2207 

. R 2625 

. I 2869 (6),2872 

. I 2859 

. I 2501 (7) 

. I 2870 

. I 2602 (5) 

. I 2851-2876 

. I 1318 


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fl indicates Instructions; II indicates Regulations.] 

Division officer-s—Continued. Art. 

stations at all hands. I 1843 

supervision by executive officer. R 2207 

target practice, fixed ammunition supply. I 2866 

Division paymaster: 

assignment of. R 1841 

bills of exchange. R 4366-4368 

pay officers’ accounts; report.I 5214 (3) 

port information to be obtained. I 2221 

purchases. I 4479 

reports. I 5214 

ships on foreign stations, direct purchases. I 4473 

stores afloat, purchases. I 4483 (5) 

Division pennant, when flown by division commanders. R 1246 

Division rifle competitions, Marine Corps. I 3714,3715 

Division staff, division commander. R 1841 

Division surgeon: 

annual sanitary report of station. I 5214 

assignment of. R 1841 

reports. I 5214 

Docking: 

authorization of, by Bureau of Construction and Repair. I 4342 

dates of, hull board to report on. I 2704 

defrayal of cost. R 189 

delay in, ships, coordinate branches of the Government. R 4381 

engineer officer’s examination. I 2703 

entered in navy yard journal. I 3421 

explosives, removal of. I 2635 

foreign vessels, charges for. R 4386 

frequency of. I 2703 

in floating dry docks. I 3407 

private vessels. R 4394 (8) 

repairs. I 4302 

reports of. I 5242 (13) 

ships, coordinate branches of the Government. R 4372 

ships in ordinary.. I 570 

ships under construction, expense of, defrayed by contract.R 4394 (15) 

supervision of Bureau of Construction and Repair. R 146 

Docking and overhaul periods, work to be done during. I 4302 

Docking and undocking abroad, data for hull-board report. I 2704 

Dock-s: 

classification of, under Title E. I 4804 (8) 

surveys on. I 5242 (5) 

Dock regulations, hospital ships to observe. I 4015 

Dock trials: 

new ships. 1 2942 

report of. I 2943 

Donations, acceptance of, by medical-department employees prohibited. I 3260 

Doors and valves, commanding officer’s duties regarding. I 2622 

Dories, power-driven, designation. I 4584 

Double-bottoms: 

cleaning of, precautionary methods. I 2705 

inspection of. 1 2629,2702 

preservation of. I 1335 

responsibility for, of first lieutenant. R 2302 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

water carried in. 1 2706 

Double irons, restrictions in use. R 619 

Draft of ship: 

carpenter reports when entering and before leaving port. I 2331,2615 

entering in log. 1 l® 07 (3) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Draft of ship—Continued. 

leaving navy yard, report of. 

navigator’s duty regarding. 

report of.. 

Drafts: 

borne in receiving ships. 

dissatisfaction with. 

enlisted men— 

correspondence regarding. 

transportation of. 

outstanding.. 

Drainage system, reserve ships. 

Drain cocks: 

examination. 

starting fires, precautions. 

Drainpipes, oil tanks. 

Drains, carpenters’ duties regarding. 

Drawing materials, expenditures charged to Title V 
Drawings: 

alterations affecting design of ship. 

appended to requisitions. 

ships’, bureau files to include. 

Dress board, indicating uniform, kept posted. 

Dress parades, Marine Corps, when held. 

Dressings, application of, drills in. 

Dressing ship . 

Drier for paints, allowance of. 

Drift lead, use in tideway. 

Drill books: 

changes in, supervision of Secretary of the Navy. 

preparation and distribution of. 

subjects included in.. 

Drillmasters, training of petty officers. 

Drill primers. (See Ammunition, primers.) 

Drill regulations, Hospital Corps. 

Drill tests, boilers. 

Drills: 

ammunition used for.. 

closing water-tight doors. 

collision, when held. 

competitive. 

emergency, hospital ships. 

fire-control. 

first-aid. 

general quarters. 

landing force. 

marine detachment. 

marines— 

in Philippines, report of. 

reports on. 

to be landed for. 

recruits on receiving ships. 

report of, by commander in chief. 

reserve ships. 

ships in ordinary. 

signal.. 

unhealthy ports. 

watch, quarter and station bills. 

Drum major, Marine Corps, pay of. 

Drummer, Marine Corps, pay of. 


Art. 

. I 5221 (35) 

. I 1606 (5) 

... I 5242 (13),R 2081,2909 

. I 585 

. R 3514 

. I 5340 

. R 4502 

. R 4334 

. I 538 

. I 2904 

. I 3112 

. I 3397 

. I 2331 (3) 

. I 4804 (24) 

. I 4344 

. I 4654 (2) 

. I 4344 

. I 2617 (6) 

. I 3577 

. I 2641 

R 1180,1181,1237,1240,1286 

. I 4583 

. R 2608 

. R 901 

. I 601-606 

. R 901 

. I 2505 (2) 

. I 602 

. I 3075 

. I 2804 (1,2) 

. I 2605 (1) 

. I 2605 (1) 

. I 2501 (6) 

. R 2924 

. I 1501 

. I 2109,2641 

. I 2604 

. I 2505 (6) 

I 3575,3576,3637,5222 (6 d) 

. I 3616 

. I 5249 (2) 

. I 1124 (3,5) 

. R 3513 

.. I 916 

. I 536 

. I 570 

. I 1204 

. I 952 

----- . I 2501 (5) 

. R 4441 

. R 4442 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Drums: Art. 

gasoline. I 3392 (8) 

paint. I 4583,4610 

Drunkenness, punishment for. ,R 8 

Drunks. (See Intoxicated men.) 

Dry docks: 

cleaning of. R 146 

classified under Title E. I 4804 (8) 

construction of. R 189 

floating, general instructions regarding. I 3407 

location of.. R 126 

maintenance of, charged to Title G. I 4804 (13) 

operation of. R 146,189 

precautions against Are. I 2707 (9) 

repair of. R 189 

upkeep of, supervision of Hull Division. R 189 

Dry gun cotton, storage of.R 2027 

Duels, punishment for. R8 

Duplicate reports. (See Reports.) 

Duplicates, important correspondence. I 5331 

Dutiable goods, importing, punishment for. R 12 

Duties, customs. (See Customs.) 

Duty: 

absence from, prohibitions regarding. R 1527 

applications for. I 5325 

assignment of officers, by Navy Department. R 1031-1037 

authority of officers to perform. R 1047 

detail of. R 1031-1051 

exchange of, authority for. R 1527 

foreign. (See Foreign service.) 
independent. (See Independent duty.) 

insular. I 710 

reporting for. 1703 

requests for, duties of Bureau of Navigation. R 132 

restoration to, date of, entered in log book. R 1433 

sea. (See Sea service.) 
shore. (See Shore duty.) 

Dynamo force, invoice of extra issues. I 5233 (19) 

Dynamo room, supervision of engineer officer. I 2001-2008 

Dynamos, reserve ships. I 540 

Dwellings, classified under Title E. I 4804 (8) 

Educational instruction, chaplains, supervision of. R 3101 

Effects: 

absent and dead, chief master-at-arms’ duties regarding. I 2637 

deceased persons’, disposal of. I 4721 

deserters’, disposal of. I 4721 

destroyed, to prevent spread of disease. I 1351 

personal, of disabled persons. I 718 

Efficiency: 

chief of staff’s duty regarding ship’s. I 1101 (1) 

engineering, report... I 2007 

fleet, commander in chief responsible for.I 1001 (3) 

fleet surgeon’s duties regarding. I 1122 (1) 

reports (see also Fitness reports). I 916, R 1063 

reports, Hospital Corps man, upon transfer. I 5222 (5k),5247 (16) 

radio operator, report on... I 5221 (/) 

Eight-hour day, labor, civil. I 81-86,381-383 

Eight-hour law. I 712 

Ejectors, gas. (See Gas ejectors.) 

Electric blowers, supervision of, Bureau of Construction and Repair. It 146 

Electric circuits, supervision of gunnery officer.-.R 2502 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Electric current: 

buildings, Marine Corps. 

reserve ships. 

ships in ordinary. 

Electric fans, supervision of Bureau of Construction and Repair. 

Electric launches, supervision of, Bureau of Construction and Repair. 


Art. 

I 5245 (30,31) 

. I 540 

. I 570 

. R 146 

. R 146 


Electric lighting plant: 

care of.-.^ ^707 (8) 

ships with single. * 260 ^ 

Electric lights, economy in use. ^ 312 1 

Electric motor trucks, report on. I 5242 ( 14 ) 

Electric night signals used in hospital ships. I 40 °3 

Electric signal communications, bureau supervision (see Note). R 143 

Electric turret gear, construction of, supervision over, by Bureau of Construction and Repair... R 146 
Electrical apparatus, fuel-oil tanks. I 3378 (9,10,11) 


Electrical appliances: 

duties of gunnery officer in connection with.R 2503 

maintenance. I 2008 

supervision of bureaus. R 143 

Electrical gear, turrets, supervision of, by Bureau of Ordnance ( see Note). R 145 

Electrical gunner: 

absence of, duties performed by. R 3212 

battle station. I 2316 

electric apparatus around internal-combustion engines.I 3391 (3) 

electric switches, precautions. I 3081 

engineer officer’s assistant. I 2008 

fuel-oil tank, electrical apparatus. I 3378 (9,10,11) 

general duties. I 2316, R 3212 

loading oil, lights, regulation of. I 3378 (19,20) 

ship going out of commission.-. R 2504 

signal bells, testing of. I 3378 (12) 


Electrical installation: 


buildings, supervision of Bureau of Yards and Bocks. R 183 

defects, etc., to be reported... I 1701 

responsibility for, of gunnery officer. R 2501 

Electrical Journal. I 538,2615 

Electrical outfit. I 1701,2001 

Electrical plants, reserve ships. I 539 

Electricians: 

enlistment of. R 3525 

radio, assignment to duty. I 4133 

radio stations— 


in charge of. I 4114,4115 

survey of articles on shore.. 1 4741 

Electricity, instruction of officers in. R 2123 

Embarkation, Marine Corps. I 3631-3652 

Embassies, first secretaries of, rank of. R 1116 

Embezzlement: 

prize money forbidden. R 16 

punishment for. R 14,1504,4312-4314 

Emergency contracts: 

ships at navy yards, limitation. I 4472 (8) 

to fix maximum liability. I 4654 (7) 

Emergency drills, hospital ship, supervision of master. R 2924 

Emergency orders, how passed. I 2034 

Emergency preparations, hospital ship, first officer supervises. I 4018 (5) 

Emergency purchases, supplies. I 4654 (6) 

Emergency requests for repairs. I 4333 (2) 

Emergency requisitions, ships in navy-yard ports. I 4472 

Emergency signals, radio. I 4146 

Emery, use on steering gear. I 2708 (9) 

Emoluments, extra, forbiddance of, to officers. R 4402 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Employees, civil: Art. 

age requirements. I 242 

application for employment. I 221-226,241-250,256-268 

appointments. I 51-53,221-272 

apprentices, examinations and qualifications. I 411-419 

classification of... I 211 

classification by salaries. I 53 

changes in, report of. I 331 

compensation for injury. I 391,392 

death, accidental. 1 391,392 

debts, collection of. I 94 

disabilities. I 391,392 

discharges. I 56,311-320 

efficiency determination._I 54,55,431 

eligibility lists. I 246-250,312-319 

emergency work.I 381,382 

examinations. I 221-226,241-250,411-419 

extra pay. I 381-383 

eyes, prevention of injuries. I 392 

half holidays. I 84,404 

holiday pay.... I 381-383 

hours of work. I 81-86,381-383 

illegal appointments. 1351 

illness, leave of absence in case of. I 62,63,401-404 

increase in force. I 302 

injuries. I 391,392 

instruction of candidates restricted. I 93 

labor boards. I 221-241 

leave of absence. I 61-68,401-404 

holidays occurring during. I 40 4 

per annum employees. I 403,404 

per diem laborers and mechanics. I 401,404 

per diem employees of clerical, drafting, and messenger force. I 402,404 

marking in efficiency.. I 55 

misconduct, suspension for. I 315,317 

notary public work performed by. I 96 

pay, overtime. I 381-383 

pay, rates of. I 371-375 

pay rolls. I 95 

paying off. I 383 

payment for time absent. I 64-68 

political activities. I 92,206 

physical examination. 1223 

promotions. I 54,55,301-308 

qualifications. I 411-419,431 

qualification of applicants for appointment. I 241-244,246-250 

rating of applicants. I 246-250 

reduction of force. I 303-320 

reductions. I 301-308 

reinstatement. I 281,312-319 

religious freedom. 1206 

removal.. I 56 

requisitions for. I 256-268 

reratings. I 301-308 

resignations. I 311-320 

Saturday half holiday.I 84,404 

separation from work. I 311-320 

sick leave. I 62,403,404 

Sunday work. 186 

Sunday pay. I 381-383 

suspeasion for misconduct. I 315,317 

temporary appointment. I 271,272 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Employees, civil—Continued. 

testimony required to be given. 

transfer between departments. 

transfer between naval stations. 

travel expenses. 

travel orders. 

trial employment. 

wages, rates of. 

witness for Government. 

Employees, transportation by Army transport. 

Employment of labor. 

Endurance trials, special. 

Engagement, casualties, reports of. 

Engine room: 

engineer officer shall examine daily. 

gratings, instructions regarding. 

log, hospital ship, keeping of. 

Engineer Department: 

data furnished by, for ship’s log. 

fleet engineers, inspection of. 

ships in ordinary. 

Engineer Division, organization of. 

Engineer force: 

assistant engineer officers, supervision of. 

invoice of extra issues. 

night watches, provisions issued for.. 

reserve fleet. 

training of. 

Engineer officers. (See also Heads of departments, ships.) 

absence of. 

absentees, report of. 

accidents. 

alkalinity tests. 

ashes, stowage of. 

ash-pit doors. 

assistant. 

general supervision when on watch or day duty_ 

watch duties. 

auxiliaries. 

bank fires. 

bearings, use of water. 

bilges, care of... 

blowers, use of. 

boilers (see also Boilers)— 

alteration in use. 

care and preservation of. 

fire tube, forced draft.. 

operation of. 

tests.. 

work upon. 

boilers and engines, condition of.. 

boiler compound, use of. 

boiler deposits. 

boiler fittings, tests. 

boiler tube, renewal. 

boiler water. 

cleaning bills. 

coal (see also Coal)— 

care of. 

distribution, report of. 

purchase of. 

stowage of. 


Art. 

. I 341 

. I 291,292 

. I 292 

. I 122 

. I 12l 

. I 265 

. I 371-375 

. I 404 (14) 

. I 4201 

.. I 51-121,201-431 

. I 3021 

I 5221 (32),5222 (5j) 

. I 2010 

. I 3070 

. I 4020 

. I 2015 (5) 

. I 1113 (4) 

. I 570 

. I 2004 

. I 2509 

. I 5223 (19) 

. I 2618 (6) 

. I 530-536 

. I 2945 

. R 2806 

. I 2004 

. I 2013,3120 

. I 3062 

. I 3069 

. I 3116 

. I 2007,2509,R 2821 

. I 2509 (5-6) 

. I 2509 (3) 

. I 3045,3121 

. I 3114 

. I 3108 

. I 3069 

. 13113 

. 13109 

. I 3041-3085 

. I 3109 

.. I 3101-3128 

-I 2903,3075,3076 

. I 2705 (10),3060 

. I 2906 

. I 3063 

. I 3061 

. I 3077 

. I 3068 

. I 3061 

. I 2005 

. I 3326-3330 

. I 3128 

. I 4429 

. I 3128 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates ltegulations.] 


Engineer officers—Continued. Art. 

coal account. •. 12011 

coal bunkers— 

care of. I 2705 (3) 

regulations. I 3128 

coal gas, tests for... i 3327 

coal inspection. I 3311-3317 

coal passers, battle station. I 2004 

coal report. I 2003,2012 

coal samples. I 3312 

coaling, duties before and after. I 2011 

collision, preparations for. I 3127 

compartments, inspection of, etc. I 2702 

commissioning trial. I 2941-2947 

compressed-air system, care of. I 3057 

condensers, care of. I 3050 

conduct report. I 2017 

connecting up boilers. I 3103,3112 

corrosion tests.*. I 3062 

couplings, test of, in dock... I 3084 

cylinders, care of. I 3043,3107 

defects discovered in fitting out. 1 2001 

detachment of. R 2806 

detail of. R 2801 

for deck watch. I 2508 

disrating, classification for. R 619 

docking, outboard valves. I 2703 

double bottoms. I 2702,2705 (10) 

drill test, boilers. I 3075 

duties of, when acting as executive officer. R 2812 

dynamo rooms, inspection of. I 2001 

economy trials, special. I 3023 

efficiency in rating, report. I 2007,2017 

electrical gunner to assist. I 2008, R 3212 

emptying boilers. 13123 

endurance trials..... I 3021 

engine telegraphs, examination... I 3105 

engineer division, quarters... I 2004 

engineering competition. I 2003,3021 

engineering instructions. I 2901-3128 

engines— 

inspection before trial. I 2905 

jacked daily.-. I 3043 

rate of expansion.. I 3106 

torpedo boat, precautions. I 3082 

warming up. I 3102 

enlisted men, proficiency reported. I 2017 

estimate of funds required in manufacturing department. I 5241 (13) 

evaporators.*-I 3052,3124 

examination in dock.*.*. I 2703 

explosions, coal gas, precautions. I 3327 (2) 

feedpumps care of.. I 3051 

feed water. I 2706,3061 

feeding boilers. I 3117 

filters. I 3107 

final-acceptance trial. I 2961-2965 

fire, in bunkers. I 3330 

fire bills. I 2005 

fire damp, precautions. I 3327 

fire precautions.*.I 2009,2707 (6) 

firemen, instruction of.. I 2007,3109,3110 


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11 indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Engineer officers—Continued. 

■ fires, handling of. I 3110 

fitness reports of officers. I 

forced lubrication. 13107 

freezing precautions. 1 3047 

fresh-water requisition. I 4476 (1) 

fuel card. I 3353 

fuel— 

delivery of. I 4430 

economical consumption. 13110 

supplied by foreign government. I 4431 

fuel oil- 

compartments not painted. I 2702 

handling of. I 3376-3378 

inspection. I 3353 

loading of. I 3352 

precautions. I 3078,3079 

quantity and quality. I 3351 

receipt of. I 3346-3353 

tanks, inspection. 3377 (14) 

tests. I 3360-3367 

full-power trials. I 2946,2947,2982,3021 

gasoline, handling of. I 3080,3386 

gauge glasses. I 3074 

general duties of.... R 2801-2831 

glands and packing. I 3049 

going out of commission, coal report. I 2003,3085 

gratings. I 3070 

grease extractor. I 3107 

hauling fires. I 3115 

holding-down bolts, examination. I 3046 

hospital ship. I 4020 

Hull Board. I 2701,2704 

hydraulic machinery, care of. I 3056 

indicator cards. I 2910 

indicators, care of. I 3054 

incapacity of. R 2806 

information furnished to, by gunnery officer. R 2807 

injuries, report of.. I 2013,2015,3071 

inspections. I 2006,2010,2808 

instruction, petty officers and men. I 2007 

internal-combustion engines. I 3081 

joining ship. 12016 

joints, examination of. I 3048 

junior officers assigned to engineer force. I 2007 

kerosene. I 3396-3397 

laying-up trials. I 3001 

leaks, tests for. I 3077 

leaving ship. I 2018, R 3708 

assistants. I 2035 

lights, use of. I 2C09 

lime, use of.. 1 3063 

log- 

boiler condition. I 3071 

coal account recorded in. j 2003 

steam, sent to department. j 5222 (4) 

low-water emergencies. I 3 U 8 

machine tools, care of. j 3055 

machinery ( see also Machinery)— , 

care and preservation of. j 3041-3085 

changes recommended. I 2013 


(118 IN) 


























































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Engineer officers—Continued, 
machinery—Continued. 

completion of full-power trial.. I 2947 

construction and repair, report.. I 5222 ( 4 ) 

management of, orders regarding. 2034 

operation of. I 3101-3128 

report of..... i 5222 (4) 

securings, examination of. I 3046 

trials, general instructions. I 2901-2925 

machinists— 

appointment of.. R 3315 

assignment to section. I 2321 

general duties of...R 3216 

mishaps reported.;. I 2032 

navy yard— 

articles repaired or manufactured for store. I 3441 

docking and undocking of ships. I 3406 

floating dry docks. I 3407 

general instructions for. I 3451 

inspection of supplies received. I 3451,4671-4678 

manufacture of ships’ outfits. I 4608 

ship going out of commission, change in allowance lists. I 4608 (15) 

ships’ outfits, allowance and preparation of. I 4608 

to notify general storekeeper of completion of manufactured articles. I 4608 (6) 

weekly reports, repairs or construction of ships. I 3431 

oil-burning installations. I 3122 (la) 

oil in internal-combustion engines. I 3125 

oil, mineral. 1,3396-3397 

overhauling period. I 3001 

permission to leave ship. 12018 

personnel, training of... I 2945 

petty officers, instruction of. I 2007 

piping, examination of.. I 3048 

pistons, care of. 1 3043 

pneumatic system. I 3126 

priming, use of soda. I 3063 

propellers, care of. I 2705 (7) 

propellers, test of, in dock. I 3084 

pumps, starting... 13104 

quarterly reports. I 5222,5226 

quarters on board ship. I 804 

raising steam. I 3111 

rank of. R 2801 

ratio of expansion. I 2016,3106 

relief of.- I 2016 

relieving the watch. I 2031 

repair period. I 3001 

repairs, reports of. I 2014 

reserve ships. I 540 

responsibility of.. R 2807-2811 

safety valves. I 3072,3073 

salinity tests. I 3062,3123 

shafting, test of, in dock. I 3084 

shaking-down cruise. I 2945 

ship going out of commission. R 2813 

ship in dock, tests. I 3084 

ship’s bottom, report on. I 2704 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

shops, examination of. 1 3046 

soda, use of. I 3063 

spare parts, location recorded. I 2016 


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[I indicates Instructions ; It indicates Regulations.] 


Engineer officers—Continued. 

special trials. 

speed changes. 

spontaneous combustion in coal, causes of... 

standardization trials. 

starting fires. 

station bills. 

station of, at getting underway or anchoring 

steam gauges, comparison of. 

steam-launch machinery, care of. 

steam leaks in boilers.. 

steam log, smooth.. 

steering gear, care of. 

stern tubes, examination of. 

stores, stowage of. 

strut bearings, examination of. 

subordinates, duties of. 

succession of, duties of.. 

supervision over, by fleet engineer. 

supplies, requisitions for. 

surveys on material. 

suspension of. 

torsion-meter reading.I. 

trials— 

dock, report. 

final acceptance, examination after. 

general rules for. 

post-repair. 

report of. 

tube cleaners. 

tube inspection. 

turbine casings, recommendation. 

turbines, horsepower determination. 

typewriter allowance. 

valves, examination of piping. 

visits to engine room made by. 

watch. 

watch bills. 

watch duty, instructions governing. 

water carried in double bottoms. 

water fittings overhauled. 

water, invoices of. 

water-pressure tests. 

water rams. 

water tests. 

work, progress of. 

written reports. 

zinc protectors. 

Engineer officer of the watch: 

care and preservation of machinery. 

derangement of machinery reported. 

general duties of. 

going on duty. 

infractions of discipline reported. 

inspection of department. 

leaving station without relief. 

morning orders, execution of. 

orders. 

safety-valve test. 

steam-log entries. 


Art. 

. I 3021-3024 

. I 3109 

. I 3328 

....I 2946,3021,3022 

. I 3112 

. I 2005 

. R 2809 

. I 3074 

. I 3083 

. I 3119 

. I 2015,2615 

.... I 2708 

... I 3084 

. I 2009 

. I 3084 

. I 2007 

. R 2806 

. I 1113 (3) 

. I 4471 (4) 

. I 4731-4750 

. R 2806 

. I 2910 

. I 2942-2944 

. I 2965 

. I 2907 

.. I 2981 

. I 2909 

. I 3067 

. I 3068 

. I 3044 

. I 2810 

. I 4571 

. I 3048 

. R 2809 

. I 2007 

. I 2005 

. I 2507,2509 

. I 2706 

- -. I 3074 

. I 4476 (3) 

. I 3076 

. I 3103 

. I 3062,3064 

. I 2010 

. I 2014 

I 2705 (7),3053,3059 

. I 2032 

. I 2032 

- .I 2031-2035 

. I 2031 

. I 2032 

. I 2033 

. I 2032 

. I 2033 

. I 2032,2034 

. I 3073 

. I 2032 


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« 


[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Engineer officer of yard: 

trials— 

dock. 

laying-up. 

post-repair. 

Engineer tools, machine, for workshop. 

Engineer watch officers: 

assignment of staterooms. 

ensigns when assigned as. 

wardroom officers. 

Engineering and gunnery competitions. 

Engineering competition: 

coal- 

quality, report of. 

report on. 

confidential publications. 

fuel, reports on. 

supervision of, Aid for Operations. 

water, reports on. 

Engineering data, entry in log. 

Engineering department, reserve ships. 

Engineering duty: 

instructions governing. 

restriction to, of chief machinist and machinist. 

Engineering Experiment Station, supervision of Bureau of Steam Engineering (see Note) 

Engineering inspections. 

Engineering, inspector of, assignment of, to Division of Inspection.. 

Engineering, instruction of officers in, aboard ship. 

Engineering instructions, hospital ships. 

Engineering practice, manual of. 

Engineering publications... 

Engineering supplies (sec also Stores and supplies afloat). 

Engines: 

assistant engineer officer’s supervision over. 

bearings, use of water. 

care of supervised by fleet engineer. 

cylinders, receivers, etc., instructions regarding. 

disabling of, authority necessary. 

hospital ships stopping when underway. 

hospital ships, work with signals from bridge or deck. 

indicator cards. 

inspection of, before trial. 

internal-combustion. (See Internal-combustion engines.) 

piston rods, etc., lubrication. 

pistons, care of. 

power developed, trial to determine. 

precautions, fire in vicinity of. 

pumps, air and circulating, starting. 

receivers or jackets, water in.'. 

reciprocating, rate of expansion. 

reserve ships. 

revolutions of, entered in log. 

ships in ordinary. 

telegraphs, etc., examination.. 

torpedo-boat, instructions regarding. 

turbine, casings, examined. 

turning over before getting underway. 

valves to be operated.-. 

warming up. 

Enlisted men (see also Crew’): 

alien, desertion or discharge.. 

allotments for. 


Art. 

I 2942-2944 
... I 3002 
... I 2984 
.... 1 3055 

... 1804 
... I 2510 
... 1803 
... R 1609 


.... I 3314 
.... I 2003 
.... I 713 
.... I 2003 
.... R 126 
.... I 2003 
.... I 1807 
.... 1540 

I 2507-2509 
.... R 1013 
.... R 147 
I 2901-2128 
.... R 156 
.... R 2123 
.... I 4020 
.... 1604 
.... I 604 
. I 4471 (4) 

. I 2509 (5) 
.... 13108 
. I 1113 (3) 
I 3102,3107 
.... R 2810 
. I 4020 (3) 

. I 4020 (4) 

. I 3022 (?) 
.... 12905 

.... I 3107 
.... 1 3043 
.... I 2941 
. I 2707 (6) 
.... 13104 
. I 3102 (2) 
.... 13106 
.... I 540 
.... I 1807 
.... I 570 
.... I 3105 
.... 1 3082 
.... I 3044 
R 2607,2810 
.... I 3043 
.... 13102 

.... I 1356 
.... R 4474 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Enlisted men—Continued. 

appointment of, as warrant officers. 

assigned to pay division. 

bad-conduct, discharges. 

circulars regarding. 

claims for honorable discharge. 

clothes, disposal of. 

clothing bounty allowed to. 

clothing requisitions. 

commissioned. 

conduct classes of. 

confinement of, awaiting trial. 

correspondence regarding, forwarded direct. 

court-martial on foreign station. 

deaths. 

debtors to the Government, leave of absence for. 

deposits by.. 

discharge of. 

designated as mail clerks. 

distinguished conduct in battle, rewards for. 

ditty-boxes. 

funeral escorts for. 

good-conduct medals worn by. 

health records. 

honorably discharged, home on receiving ship, rations for 

Hospital Corps. 

hospital ships. 

instruction by division officers. 

intoxicated, confinement of. 

issues to men in debt. 

leave of absence for. 

liberty. 

Marine Corps- 

bounty for reenlistment. 

death of.. 

deposits. 

holding good-conduct medals, pay.. 

honorable-discharge gratuity.. 

pay and allowances of. 

pay roll. 

travel pay, allowance for. 

medical attendance, expenses for. 

pay of. 

in hospitals. 

retired. 

submarine service. 

pay table of. 

pensions... 

physical defects to be noted. 

precedence of.. 

promotion of. 

punishment, limitation of. 

rating as mates. 

rating of, when transferred... 

rations allowed. 

rations, commutation. 

record of, how obtained from department. 

recruiting duty. 

retired pay of. 

retirement of. 

returning to ship, funds required. 

sale of pay-department stores to. 


Art. 

. R 3561 

. I 2203 (5) 

. R 623 

. I 604 

... R 3607 

. I 711 

.. R 4427 (29) 

. I 2617 (3) 

. R 3561 

.. R 3668 

.. R 1416 

. 1 5333 

. I 951 

I 5221 (9),5222 (5?),R 1298,4551 

. R 3710 

. I 4889,R 4376-4378 

. R 3601 

. I 5401,5402 

. R 3661 

. I 4581 (2) 

. R 1301 

. R 3665 

. I 2117,5222 (5),5247 (34) 

.. I 4550, R 3667 

. I 2129, R 4427 (28) 

. I 4001-4020 

. I 1825,2505 

. R 1431 

. I 1357 

. R 3710 

. I 914,915 

. R 4442 

. R 4551 

. I 5222 (6p), 5249 (21) 

. R 4442 

. R 4442 

. R 4442 

. I 5222 (6r,s),5249(23) 

. R 4442 

. R 4534 

. I 5221 (2),R 3584,4427 

. R 3582 

. R 4414 

. R 4427 (11) 

. R 4427 (5) 

. R 4561 

. I 1303 

. R 1026 

. R 3561 

. R 900 

. R 3561 

. R 3584 

. R 3667,4517 

. I 4548 

. I 26 

. I 5277 

. R 4427 (34) 

. R 3672 

. R 3710 

. I 4611 


V 


(122 in) 






























































[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Enlisted men—Continued. 

service with flag officer afloat. 

statistics; report. 

subsistence of, on temporary shore duty. 

surveys on. 

transfers of. 

transportation on Army transports. 

transportation requests. 

transportation upon discharge. 

travel. 

trial by deck courts. 

trial by general court-martial. 

unfit, medical officer to recommend survey on. 

Enlistment-s. 

age of applicant. 

apprentice seaman- 

guardian unable to appear. 

requirements for. 

supervision of Secretary of the Navy. 

artificer class. 

authority for. 

character of persons enlisted. 

circulars regarding. 

descriptive cards. 

entry in log. 

entry of name on pay account. 

expiration of— 

date of. 

discharge without the United States. 

discharges.. 

honorable discharge upon. 

registration as civil employee before. 

travel allowance. 

fraudulent, punishment for. 

Guam. 

health record of enlisted men upon termination of. 

Hospital Corps. 

identification record, report on. 

insular forces, supervision of Secretary of the Navy 

intelligence of applicants. 

landsmen. 

Marine Corps. 

physical disability. 

physical examination for recruits. 

Philippine Islands. 

place of, record of, in continuous-service certificate. 

receiving ships. 

recruits. 

rejection of applicants. 

reports of. 

reports of, by Commander in Chief. 

supervision of Bureau of Navigation. 

term of. 

typhoid inoculation. 

weekly report of, by recruiting officer. 

where authorized. 

without the United States. 

Enlistment papers, Marine Corps, forwarding of. 

Enlistment records. (See Service records.) 

Ensign (see also Flags): 

boat, displaying of. 

boat, to be unshipped at boom.. -. 


Art. 

. I 1161 

. I 5221 (1) 

. R 4427 (7> 

. R 366 

I 5221,5241,5247 (39),R 3581 

. I 4201 

. R 4502 

. R 3606 

. R 4501,4502 

. R 501 

. R 1408 

. I 2102 

. R 3521-3534 

. I 3207 

. R 3684 

. R 3685 

. R 3681 

. R 3525 

. R 3522 

. R 3686 

. I 604 

. I 5222 (50,5247 (14) 

. I 1807 

. I 4891 

. R 3602 

. I 955,R 3604 

. R 3601 

. R 3607 

. I 206 (14) 

. R 4539 

. R 3534 

. R 3525 

. I 5222 (5tt>),5247 (34) 

. R 133,3525 

. I 5221 (18) 

. R 4429 

. I 3206 

. R 3525 

. R 4153 

. I 3204,3209 

. I 3201-3212 

. R 3525 

. R 3530 

. I 585 

. R 3502 

. I 5221 (12) 

. I 5221 (6) 

. I 916 

. R 132 

. R 3521 

. I 3212 

. I 5277 

. R 3522 

. R 3604 

. I 5249 (5),5261 (6) 


R 1240 
I 1803 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


E n sig n—Continued. 

display of. 

half-masting of. 

personal flags displayed with. 

saluting or returning salutes. 

ship coming to anchor. 

ship getting underway. 

size indicated. 

survey of. 

Ensigns. 

assigned to engineering and deck duty. 

assignment— 

as assistant engineer officers. 

as naval constructors. 

as wardroom officers..... 

to duty. 1 _ 

detail— 

as assistant navigator. 

as officer of the deck. + . 

to deck watch. 

duties assigned to, during first two years of commission. 

junior officers. 

navigation instructions. 

pay of.. 

staff duty, to. 

warrant officers appointed as. 

watch duty. 

Entering port: 

anchoring, preparations for. 

draft of ship to be taken. 

first lieutenant to supervise ship’s appearance. 

Entertainment fund, crew’s, canteen profits. 

Entertainments: 

boats provided. 

crew’s, allotment for. 

Envoys extraordinary, honors for. 

Epidemics, fleet surgeon to make inspection. 

Ephemeris, publication. 

Equipage (see also Equipment): 

accounts of. 

annual inventory of. 

annual report of ships. 

articles of— 

removed from vessel before sale. 

renewal and repairs, charged to ship’s money allotment 

balance sheets, forwarding of. 

classification of small articles. 

expenditure of. 

first lieutenant’s supervision over. 

inventory (see also Inventories). 

invoicing of (see also Invoices). 

Marine Corps, allowance. 

navy yard, lost or broken by ships. 

perishable parts, replacing of. 

repairs. 

ships’ allowance, lists of... 

ship going out of commission. 

/ ships in ordinary. 

ship, recommissioning. 

ship out of commission, stowed separately. 

stores afloat (see also Stores afloat).. 

supplies, or services for ships, requisitions for. 


Art. 

.. It 1238,1258,1259 

.. R 1255 

.. R 1237 

. R 1231 

. R 1238 

. R 1238 

. R 1238 

. I 4735 

.. R 1236-1259 

. I 2510 

....I 2509,R 2821 

. R 3308 

. I 803 

I 2508,R 1040,3308 

. I 2508 

I 2508 (5-11),2510 

. I 2508 

. R 1041 

. R 2123 

. R 2703 

. R 4406 

. R 1817,2702 

. I 707,R 3302 

. R 2704 

. I 2631 

. I 2331 

. I 1503 

. I 4508 

. I 2708 

. I 5223 (13) 

. R 1115 

. I 1122 (3) 

. I 604 

. I 4804 (3) 

. I 2231 

. I 4916 

. I 4701 

. I 4735 (6) 

.. I 5224 (10),5225 

. I 4804 (3) 

-- I 4414,4478,4804 

. I 1502,1505 

. I 4421 

. I 4811 (5,6) 

. I 3652 

. I 4609 

. I 4804 (3) 

. I 4S04,4734 

. I 4608 

I 4608 (14),R 3008 

. I 570 

. I 4608 (16) 

-- I 4608 (14),4627 

. I 4423 (16) 

. I 4471-4485 


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/ 


[I indicates Instructions; II indicates Regulations.] 
Equipage—Continued. 

surveys on going out of commission.. 

torpedoes and mines, how classified in accounts. 

torpedo vessels, changes in allowance of, report. 

transfer of, between ships. 

Equipment: 

boats. 

boatswain’s duty regarding. 

defects in, on commissioning. 

landing of, authority for. 

invoicing of, inscription. 

lifeboat. 

ordnance, division officer’s duties regarding. 

ordnance, gunnery officer’s duties regarding. 

presents for ships. 

reserve ships. 

shore patrol. 

stores, carpenter's duties regarding. 

supervision of first lieutenant. 

turning over, upon relief. 

typewriters. 

Equipment, Bureau of: 

general duties ( see Note). 

included in Division of Material. 

Erasures: 

correspondence. 

in bonds forbidden. 

log of hospital ship, forbidden. 

Erosion, dispersion. 

Erroneous receipts, punishment for. 

Errors: 

charts; reports by navigator. 

service records, reports of. 

Estimates: 

funds required in manufacturing department, reports to bureaus. 

heads of divisions, navy yards, upon requests for work. 

improvement of navy yards. 

manufacture under naval supply account. 

monthly, funds required for work in manufacturing department. 

repairs. 

time, items included in. 

time, work on ships.. 

values of vessels building. 

weights, detailed statement made by all bureaus. 

work, changes in. 

work on ships. 

coordinate branches of the Government. 

Estimates, cost: 

officer making requisition responsible for. 

preparation of. 

requisitions to include. 

signature of. 

work on ships. 

Evaporators: 

care of... 

new ships. 

operation, instructions regarding. 

reserve ship... 

water, distilled, tested. 

Evening colors, ceremonies of. 

Evening muster. 


Art. 

. I 3404 

. I 4804 (3) 

. I 4424 (17) 

. I 4415 

. I 2502 

. I 2301 (2) 

.I 901,1304,1314 

. I 1334 

. I 4811 (5) 

. I 2502 

. I 1844 

. I 1701,1702 

. I 4404 

. I 1322 

. I 915 

. I 2331 

. I 1502,1505, It 2303 

. I 1322 

.I 4571 (1) 

. R 143 

. R 107 

. I 5310 (4) 

. I 3908 

. I 4016 

. I 2893 

. R 14 

. R 2407 

. R 3545 

. I 5241 (13) 

. I 4335 (3) 

. R 158 

I 5242 (11),5245 (35) 

. I 5242 (11) 

. I 4314,4315 

. I 4315 (3) 

. I 4315 (3) 

. I 5242 (13) 

. R 172 

. I 4338 

..I 4355 (3) 

. R 4373,4375 

. I 3434 

. I 4315 (4) 

....I 4654 (2),R 185 

. I 4315 (4) 

. I 4315 (3) 

. I 3052 

. I 2943 

. I 3124 

. I 5-40 

. I 3124 

. R 1254 

. I 2602 


(125 IN) 


























































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Examination-s: 

applicant for permanent appointment. 

applicants for pensions, navy yards. 

appointments in the Navy. 

apprentice seamen, by permanent board, training station 

before transfer, supervision of medical officer. 

boatswain. 

candidates for appointments, navy yards. 

candidates for promotion to line officers. 

candidates undergoing, expenses of. 

carpenter. 

civil service. 

customs. 

disqualification for false statements. 

employees, civil.. 

explosives. 

eye test for gun pointers. 

gunners. 

Hospital Corps. 

Hull Board. 

machinist. 

machinists’ mates, before enlistment. 

Marine Corps. 

marine officers. 

nonappearance of candidates. 

officers on foreign stations. 

paymasters’ clerks. 

petty officers for promotion. 

pharmacists. 

physical. (See Physical examinations.) 

post-trial. 

promotion of officers. 

recruits— 

by recruiting officer. 

Marine Corps, by yard medical officer. 

Examining and Retiring Board, Division of Personnel. 

Examining board-s. 

appointments. 

authentication of proceedings. 

candidates, nonappearance of. 

candidates, statement under oath. 

composition of. 

failure of officers to appear before. 

fitness records of officers. 

foreign-language examinations. 

interpreters assigned to. 

law, questions of. 

Marine Corps (see also Marine Examining Board).. 

medical officers assigned to. 

mental fitness of candidates. 

moral fitness of candidates. 

oaths, form of. 

officers rejected without examination. 

pay officers. 

procedure of. 

promotions. 

rank of members. 

recommendation for promotion. 

recorder, oath of.. 

sails and rigging, repair of.. 

Staff Corps. 

supervision of Judge Advocate General.. 


Art. 

R 3553 
I 34G1 
R 3301 
R 3093 
R 2961 
R 3313 
I 3461 
R 3302 
R 4540 
R 3316 
I 93 
I 1321 
R 3320 
I 221-226,241-250,411-419 

.. I 2841 

. I 2501 (3) 

. R 3314 

. R 3551 

. I 2701,2704 

. R 3315 

. R 3525 

. I 35S4 

. I 3661-3676 

. R 3319 

. R 3333 

. R 4142 

. I 1004 (2) 

. R 3317 

. I 2925 

. R 3331 

. R 3502 

. I 3461 

. R 106 

. R 331-336 

. R 331 

. R 334 

. R 334 

. R 334 

. R 332 

. R 334 

. R 334,336 

. R 333 

. R 333 

. R 334 

. I 3661,3663,3668 

. R 331,332 

. R 334 

. R 334 

. R 351 

. R 334 

. R 332 

. R 334 

. R 331,335 

. R 332 

. R 334 

. R 351 

. I 4731 (15) 

. R 332 

. R 134 


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/ 


[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Examining board-s—Continued. 

unfitness for promotion shown by records. 

witnesses.. 

Excaliber practice, blind shell to be used. 

Excess articles, requisitions for. 

Excess charges, navy yards, cost account. 

Excess items, stores afloat. 

Excess requisitions, ammunition included in. 

Excess stores, carried by tenders, torpedo boat. 

Exchange, bills of. (See Bills of exchange.) 

Exchange, duty, authority for. 

Exchange funds, Marine Corps, auditing of. 

Exchange in moneys, gains and losses, accounts of. 

Exchange, post. (See Post exchange.) 

Excused from quarters, special permission required. 

Execution, summary courts-martial sentence. 

Executive officer (see also Commanding officer). 

absence of.. 

absentees from confinement.. 

absentees from quarters. 

absenting himself from ship. 

anchoring, preparations for. 

“all hands,” officer of deck relieved by. 

anchor watch detailed by. 

arrest of... 

attendance on board. 

authority invested in, by regulations. 

battle station. 

bedding, when aired. 

boat hours for official functions. 

boat schedules. 

boats absent during meal hours. 

bumboats. 

books, records, etc., pertaining to crew. 

cable parting. 

chains, anchors, etc., inspection of. 

chief fire-control officer. 

chief machinists, assignment of. 

clearing hawse after mooring. 

clothing and small stores, issue of. 

commanding officer’s orders issued to. 

communications from marines. 

conduct book, supervision over. 

crew’s liberty. 

deck-court entries in enlistment record. 

detachment of. 

descriptive lists of crew. 

detail of. 

disability of. 

discharges stamped by. 

division officers supervised by. 

duties of, to be assumed by next officer in rank. 

duties of, when no first lieutenant is attached to ship 

efficiency of officers. 

eight o’clock reports. 

engineer force, conduct of. 

engineer officer acting as. 

familiarity with ship. 

fire on board ship. 

first lieutenant to assist in drills. 

fitness of officers. 


Art. 

. R 334 

. R 334,351 

. I 2871 

. I 4471 (4,6-8) 

. I 5061 

. I 4423 

. I 4477 

. I 4424 

. R 1527 

. I 3600 

. I 4861 (7) 

. R 3704 

. R 32 

. R 2201-2211 

. R 2201,3708 

. I 2602 (9) 

. I 2602 (8) 

. I 1411 

. I 2631 

.. I 1403 

. I 2630 

. R 2201 

. I 1401 

R 1061,1063,2201-2206 

. I 1405,1406 

. I 2617 (4) 

. I 2608 

. I 2608 

. I 2608 

. I 2401,2514 (6) 

. I 1353 

. I 2631 

. I 2631 

. R 2203 

. I 2007 

. I 2631 

. I 4526-4531 

.. R 2022 

. I 3651 

. R 3671 

. I 1410 

. R 514 

. R 2201 

. I 1303 

. R 2201 

. R 2201 

. R 3612 

. I 1844, R 2207 

. R 2201 

. R 2201 

. I 1401 

. I 2626 

. I 2017 

. R 2812 

. I 1401 

. I 1409 

. I 1501 

. I 707 


(127 IN) 


































































[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Executive officer—Continued. 

flood cocks, etc., testing of. 

funeral preparations. 

garbage, disposal of. 

general duties of. 

general bills prepared by. 

general mess, organization. 

ground tackle, care of. 

gun crews, training of. 

gunnery officer on small ships. 

handling of ship by. 

holds and storerooms. 

incapacity of. 

incapacity of enlisted men, reports by. 

inspections. 

by commanding officer. 

instruction of junior officers. 

leaving ship, restrictions upon. 

liberty for men, restrictions in number. 

lights, evening inspection. 

machinists, assignment of. 

mail boxes... 

marine sentinels, orders for. 

marines, efficiency in rating. 

mess accounts, chief petty officers. 

mess attendants, assignment to duty. 

messes, changes in. 

messes, extra issues for night watches. 

movements of boats, knowledge of. 

munitions of war... 

naval station. 

navigating officer. 

navy yard, relations of, to commandant. 

not subordinate to officer of the deck. 

officer of the deck to refer reports to. 

officers leaving the ship, permission granted by. 

order book kept by. 

passes, navy yard. 

performance of duty of officers. 

policy of, dictated by wishes of commanding officer. 

powder and explosives. 

prisoners, report of. 

precedence given by, to items of repair work. 

precedence of, by virtue of rank. 

presence of officers and men at drill. 

quarters. 

rank of, relative to other officers. 

regulation of barber, tailor, and shoemaker charges. 

receipt of stores. 

receiving ship, general duties of. 

records and returns. 

recruiting officer of ship. 

report after battle. 

reports made to. 

reports, marines on duty. 

reports of misconduct furnished to commanding officer. 

reserve ships... 

reserve ships, visiting list prepared and signed by. 

routine and order book, to be available to officer of the deck. 

service records. 

ship, clearing for action. 


Art. 

. I 2628 

. I 1408 

. I 2632 

I 1401-1411, R 1063,2203 

. I 2501 (5) 

. I 2513 

. I 2631 

. I 2501 (7) 

. R 2201 

. I 1355 

. I 2626 

. R 2201 

. I 1402 

. R 2209 

. I 2602 (8) 

. R 2208 

. R 3708 

. R 3708 

. I 2607 (3) 

. I 2007 

. I 5402 (56) 

. I 3639 

. I 3644 

. I 2618 (1) 

. I 825 

. I 2618 (6) 

. I 2618 (7) 

. I 1802 

. R 2211 

. R 1061,1063 

. R 2201,2101 

. R 1063 

. I 2508 

. I 2514 

. R 3709 

. I 2501 (10) 

. I 3409 

. I 1841, R 2205 

. R 2203 

. R 2210 

. I 2626 

. R 2808 

. R 1063,2202 

. I 2501 (7) 

.. I 804,2602 

. R 2201 

. I 2514 (7) 

... I 1802,4409 

. R 3512 

. I 2514 

. I 2514 

. I 1407,5327 

. R 1063 

. I 3643 

. R 1428 

. I 530 

. I 543 

. I 2501 (9) 

. I 1303 

.. I 1405 


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/ 


[I indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations'] 
Executive officer—Continued. 

ship, condition of. 

ship’s police.’ 

smoking regulations. 

station billets for crew. 

summary court-martial entries in enlistment record. 

suspension of.. 

title classification of articles. 

training of crew. 

typewriter allowance. 

watch and division officers to conform to methods of. 

watch, quarter, and station bills. 

yeomen assigned to.. 

Exercise o.f authority.. 

senior line officer. 

staff officers. 

Exercise, periodical physical. 

Exercises. (See Drills.) 

Exhaust mufflers, motor boats. 

Exhaust piping, examination of. 

Expansion, ratio of, regulated. 

Expeditions: 

boat, equipment of. 

over-sea, navy convoys for. 

Expenditure-s: 

abstract of, Marine Corps. 

accounts classified. 

annual report of. 

appropriations, general. 

articles missing from shipment. 

class ledger, supply accounts ashore. 

coal and transportation, reports of. 

commander in chief accountable for. 

current appropriation act, for public works. 

for labor, abstract of. 

for supplies. 

future estimates for, under current appropriation act. 

general cashbook. 

invoice of, forwarded to department. 

Marine Corps, in Philippines. 

Marine Corps, quarterly report of. 

material by classes. 

medical, fleet surgeon to supervise. 

miscellaneous, how charged. 

models, experiments, and tests, how chargeable. 

monthly abstract of, ships. 

officers’ messes. 

repairs to ships, classification. 

sale of material. 

ship’s store profits. 

shore stations, report of. 

shortage in provisions issued to ships. 

statement of, Marine Corps. 

stores afloat. 

stores sold to officers, men, and civil employees. 

title classification. 

torpedo vessels, provisions. 

vessels building, report on. 

vouchers for abstracts of, supply accounts ashore. 

Expenditure books: 

commanding officer to examine. 

supply accounts afloat. 


Art. 

.... 1 2G26 
.... I 1404 
I 2512,2025 
. I 2501 (4) 

. R 624 

.... R 2201 
.... I 4804 
.... R 2203 
.... I 4571 
.... I 1841 
. I 2501 (4) 
.... 12514 
R 1401-1412 
.... R 1003 
.... R 1062 
... . I 709 

.... I 4584 
.... I 3048 
I 2016,3106 


. I 2502 

. R 3824 

. I 5261 (39) 

. I 4804 

.. I 5242 (14) 

. I 16 

. I 4626 

. I 4822 (6) 

. I 5241 (17) 

. I 937 

. R 194 

. I 5244 (4) 

. R 148 

. R 194 

. I 4941 

...I 5225-5227,5245 

. I 3613 

. I 3533 (9) 

I 4823 (10),4854 (9) 

. I 3255 

. I 4804 (24) 

. I 4804 (22) 

. I 4917-4919 

.. I 825 

. I 4804 (5) 

. I 4720 

. I 4514 

. I 5246 

.. I 4407 

. I 5261 (46) 

...I 4401-4431,4478 

. 14611 

. I 4804 

. I 4549 (3) 

. I 5246 

.. I 4823 (9),R 1420 

..I 2615, R 2015 

. 14851 


(129 IN) 






























































[I indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations.] 


Art. 

Expenditure record ledger, supply accounts ashore. I 4822 (5) 

Expenditure vouchers, abstract of: 

forwarded to department.-. 1 5224,5227,5245 (18) 

supply accounts afloat. I 4S54 (8) 

Expenses (see also Expenditures): 

funeral, report of. I 5223 (30) 

interment. ^ 4551 

report of recruiting officers, Marine Corps. I 5261 (13) 

travel, civil employees. I 122 

Experimental work: 

expenditures charged to Title N. I 4804 (22) 

invoice of supplies under Title N.. 4 4811 (11,12) 


Experiment stations, engineering, supervision of Bureau of Steam Engineering (sec Note). R 147 


Expert riflemen: 

Marine Corps.. 

Navy. 

Explosions: 

coal-gas, precautions against. 

fuel-oil vapor, prevention. 

report of special board. 

Explosives (see also Ammunition): 

care of, supervision of gunnery officer. 

expenditures for. 

manufacture of (see Note). 

removal of, when docking. 

tests and examination of. 

torpedo vessels, standard allowance. 

Ex-President, honors for, aboard ship. 

Express charges: 

classified under Title V. 

vouchers for. 

Express packages sent from abroad. 

Extension of lights. 

Extractors, grease, instructions regarding. 

Extracts, court-martial records, publication of. 
Extra compensation: 

Marine Corps. 

marine officers.,.. 

messmen.. 

Extra credits, Marine Corps. 


.... I 3684-3715 
. I 3695 

. I 3327 (4) 

. I 3377 (1) 

. I 4333 (2) 

. R 2503 

. I 4423 (4) 

. R 145 

. I 2635 

. I 2841 

. I 4424 (3) 

. R 1102 

....I 4804 (24) 

. I 4812 

. I 5205 (2) 

...I 2607 (5,6) 

. I 3107 (3) 

. R 901 

I 3603,3684-3691 

. I 3708 

. I 2241 (4) 

. I 3645 


Extra duties: 

discontinuation of, on Sunday. R 1429 

inflicted by commanding officer.. R 24 

Extra pay: 

divers. . .R 4427 (33) 

female muses. R 4428 

forbiddance of, to officers. R 4402 

good conduct medals. r 3504 

gun pointers, Marine Corps. r 4442 

marksmen, Marine Corps. r 4442 

musicians, Marine Band. r 4442 

reenlistment. r 4427 ( 25 ) 

riflemen, Marine Corps. r 4442 

sharpshooters, Marine Corps. r 4442 

Extra police duties. r 30 (519 

Extra prison spaces. r 4434 

Extradition, persons charged with crime. r 3342 

Eyes, examination of, for gun pointer. j 2501 (3) 

Eyewitnesses, reports of accidents. r 4553 

Factory, naval clothing. (See Naval clothing factory.) 

False claims, punishment for. R 14 


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/ 


[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Falsehood, punishment for. 

False delivery, punishment for. 

False entries, punishments for. 

False muster, punishment for. 

Families, transportation of, by Army transport.. 

Fans, electric: 

economy in issue. 

supervision of Bureau of Construction and Repair. 

February 22 , observance of. 

Feed check and stop valves: 

examination of. 

starting fires, examination. 

Feed pipes, ship out of commission, care of.... 

Feed pumps, care of. 

Feed system: 

glands and packing. 

leaks eliminated. 

Feed tanks: 

salt water... 

zinc protectors. 

Feed water: 

alkalinity.. 

boiler compound, use of. 

corrosion tests. 

lime, use in.. 

purity of. 

reserve ships. 

sal soda, use of. 

tests.. 

Fees, notaries’. 

Felony: 

conviction of, in consular courts. 

failure to report knowledge of. 

punishment for. 

Female nurses: 

checkage for hospital fund. 

commutation of rations. 

enlistment of. 

extra pay on duty abroad. 

fuel allowance. 

room allowance ashore. 

pay of. 

Females, residence aboard ship. 

Fencing, trophies for. 

Field gun, ammunition transportation. 

Field officers in command: 

Army, honors aboard ship. 

Marine Corps, honors for, aboard ship. 

Field mess equipment, Marine Corps. 

Field ranges, Marine Corps, use of. 

Fieldpiece contests. 

File copies, paper for. 

File number, letters. 

Files: 

copies of correspondence. 

general board, custody of secretary of board. 

Filing, system of. 

Filipinos, pay of, when enlisted. 

Films, moving-picture. 

Filters, instructions. 

Final-acceptance trials. 


Art. 

R 8 

.... R 14 
.... R 1504 
R 8 

.... 1 4201 

.... I 3121 
.... R 146 
.... R 1286 

.... I 2904 
.... 13112 

.... I 3085 
.... I 3051 

..... 1 3049 
.... I 3061 

.... 13123 
.... I 3053 

.... I 3063 
.... I 3063 
.... I 3062 
.... I 3063 
.... I 3061 
.... I 540 
.... I 3063 
.... I 3062 
191 

.... R 3604 
.... R 1504 
.... R 1504 

.... R 4428 
.... R 4428 
.... R 3525 
.... R 4428 
.... R 4515 
.... R 4513 
.... R 4428 
.... R 1537 
.... I 4426 
.... I 2805 

,... R 1143 
.... R 1143 
. I 3600 (7) 
. I 3600 (6) 
.... 13710 
.... 15311 
I 5312 (16) 

.... I 5310 
.... R 166 
.... I 5352 
R 4427 (29) 

. I 714 

.... 13107 
I 2961-2965 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Findings: ^ 

general courts-martial. R 

marine examining board. I 3b/5 

T> CIO 

siunmary court-martial. ^ u ° 

Finger-print records. ^ 3249 (6),52/7 

Marine Corps. * ^ 

Fire: 

aboard ship, report of. R 2041 

bunkers, methods of extinguishing. I 3330 

closing of doors. .-. 1 250 ° 

coal, extinguishing of. I 3330 (*) 

extinguishing of. I ( 3 ) > 2607 (16) 

navy yards. ^ 3905 

when handling explosives. I 260, ( 41 ) 

when opening magazines. 1 2638 

fuel oil, extinguishing. I 3376 

investigation and report of. I 940 

marine barracks, officer of the day’s duties. I 3695 

navy yards. I 3402 

pharmacist’s duties. 1 2351 

precautions against, in engineer department. I 2009 (1-3), 2033,2707 

ships in ordinary, precautions against. I 570 

spontaneous combustion in coal. I 3328 

Fire apparatus, navy yards, classified under Title E. I 4804 ( 8 ) 

Fire bill: 

details to be made. I 2506 

division officers’duty regarding. 11822 

engineer division. I 2005 

executive officer to prepare. I 2501 (5) 

junior line officer to keep. I 2501 ( 8 ) 

Fire brick, requisitions for. I 4471 (4), 4654 (2) 

Fire company, navy yard. I 281 

Fire control: 

executive officer’s duties. I 1405,1406 

first lieutenant’s duties. 11501 

gunnery officer’s duties. 11704 

Fire-control apparatus: 

first lieutenant responsible for. I 1501 

reserve ships. I 537 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

Fire-control bill, ships, reserve. I 534 

Fire-control instruments, supervision of, by Bureau of Ordnance. ( See Note). R 145 

Fire-control officer, executive officer designated as. R 2203 

Fire damp, precautions. I 3327 (1) 

Fire drills. I 2605 ( 2) 

Fire extinguishers: 

chemical on submarines. I 3391 ( 1 ) 

fuel-oil tanks. I 3378 ( 7 ) 

use in case of boiler steam leak. I 3119 

use of. I 3H8 

Fire-extinguishing apparatus: 

carpenter’s duties regarding. 1 2331 

condition of. I 2707 ( 9 ) 

oil-burning ships. j 3377 ( 13 ) 

Fire mains: 

distribution of.. r I 83 

reserve ships. X 538 

ship out of commission. I 3085 

Firemen, instruction of. I 2007 3109 

Fire quarters: 

reserve ships. I 530 

station at, to be shown on station billet. I 2.501 (4) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


/ 


Firerooms: 

ashes, stowage of 

bilges, care of_ 

coal, stowage of.. 

escape, in case of accident. 

fuel oil, fire in. 

gratings, instructions regarding. 

low-water emergency. 

smoking regulations on oil-buming ships. 

Fire-test temperature, definition of. 

Fixes: 

banking of. 

cleaning of. 

cooking, extinguishing of. 

fuel oil, lighting of, precautions. 

hauling. 

lighting of.. 

starting, precautions. 

thickness, uniformity of. 

Firing boilers, methods of, supervised by fleet engineer. 

Firing, collective, Marine Corps.... 

Firing line, marine target practice, officer to be present. 

Firing mechanism, care of.. 

Fixing pin, condition of, when firing. 

Firing position, Marine Corps, for collective firing. 

Firing record, report of. 

First aid, instruction in. 

First conduct class: 

privileges of. 

requirements for. 

First enlistment: 

ages. 

ratings. 

First lieutenant. 

absence from ship. 

acting as executive officer. 

assignment of, to duty. 

authority of, as representative of commanding officer. 

awnings, repairs of. 

boatswain’s duties as. 

carpenters to assist. 

clearing ship for action. 

compartments, inspection of. 

construction officer. 

custodian of keys.:.. 

deterioration and defects. 

docking ship, examination by. 

double-bottoms. 

duties at fitting out. 

general duties of.. 

inspections.- 

leaving ship, restrictions upon. 

medical officer to accompany, on inspection. 

mechanical devices. 

mess outfits. 

navigating officer’s duty as. 

officer detailed by commanding officer to perform duties of 

quarters. 

rank of. 

repair of sails. 

ship's bottom, report on. 

ship entering port. 


Art. 

. I 3069 

. I 3069 

. I 3128 (6) 

. 13120 

. I 3377 (13) 

. I 3070 

. I 3118 

. I 3377 (5) 

. I 3365 

. I 3114 

. I 3110 

.I 2607 (1) 

. I 3377 (8) 

I 3115,3118, R 2810 
.... I 1807,R 2810 

. 13112 

. I 3110 

. I 1113 (3) 

. I 3718 

. I 3686 

. I 2895 

. I 2861 

. I 3718 

. I 5275 

I 2109,2642,R 2956 

. R 366S 

. R 3668 

. R 3525 

. R 3525 

. R 2301-2305 

. I 1507 

. R 2305 

. R 2301 

. R 2302 

. I 2341 (2) 

. R 3206 

....I 2331,R 3221 

. I 1405 

. I 2702 

. R 2303 

. I 1504 

. I 2301 

. I 2703 

. I 2629,2702 

. I 1502 

I 1501-1507,R 2302 

. R 2301 

. R 3708 

. 12115 

. I 2629 

. R 2301 

. I 1609 

. R 2301 

. I 804 

. R 2301 

. I 2341 (2) 

. I 2704 

. I 1503 


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fl indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


First lieutenant—Continued. 

ship going out of commission. 

spars and rigging, defects. 

supplies under the Bureau of Construction and Repair. 

ventilator inspection. 

water-tight doors. 

First lieutenants, Marine Corps, promotion of. 

First officer, hospital ship, general duties of. 

First secretary of embassy. 

First sergeant, Marine Corps, pay of. 

Fiscal year: 

balances of appropriations at end of, payments from. 

quarterly division. 

supplies purchased during. 

surplus of material on hand at navy yards. 

Fish Commission, officers under, supervision of Bureau of Fisheries 
Fitness: 

enlisted men on recruiting duty, monthly report of. 

marine officers, determination of. 

moral and mental, marine officers, for promotion. 

officers. 

officers, reports of. 

Fitness records, requests on. 

Fitting out for sea. 

Fitting out (see also Going into commission. 

cleaning, painting, and inspection before commissioning. 

commandants, navy yard, supervision. 

defects in machinery. 

duties of— 

engineer officer. 

gunnery officer. 

medical officers.. 

navigating officer... 

medical supply table. 

plans furnished commanding officer. 

preparation and issue of outfit.. 

report of weights added or removed. 

Fittings: 

ships, accounts of. 

underwater, condition of; report. 

Fixed ammunition. (See Ammunition.) 

Flag-s. 

display of. 

loan of, prohibited.;. 

personal, displayed with ensigns. 

shifting of. 

size indicated. 

submarines, distinguishing and warning. 

supply of. 

Flag captain, chief of staff, duty. 

Flag lieutenant: 

division commander. 

duties of. 

inspection of signal books. 

rank of. 

signal force. 

supervision of barges and crews. 

Flag officer-s (see also Commander in chief; Division commander): 
absence of— 

from ship. 

in foreign port. 

succession of command. 


Art. 

. R 2304 

. I 2627 

. R 2303 

. I 2707 (7) 

. I 2629 

. I 3676 (5) 

. I 4017 (5),R 2925 

. R 1116 

. R 4442 

. I 4692 

. I 4911 

..:. 1 4605 

. I 4606 

. R 1051 

. I 5277 

. I 3662 

. I 3669-3676 

. I 3401,5221,R 334 

I 707,5213, 5241,5249, R 2124 

. R 334,1525,2015 

. I 827,4407 

. I 2942 

... I 3403 

. R 3908 

. I 2001 

. I 2001 (1-4) 

. I 1701 

. I 2101 

. I 1601 

. I 2120 

. I 3403 

. I 4608 

. I 3442 

. I 4804 (2) 

. I 5222 (1) 

. R 1236-1259 

. I 1201 

.. R 1507 

. R 1237 

. I 911 

. R 1238 

. I 507 

. R 143 

.. R 1801 

. R 1836,1837 

. I 1116 

. I 1103 (1) 

. R 1817 

. I 1161 

. I 1116 (2) 


R 1133,1134 
.... R 1244 
.... R 1244 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Flag officer-s—Continued. Art. 

age for.. R 1816 

armament, changes in, responsibility for. I 2881 

arrival of ships in port, report of. I 5342-5344 

assuming command, honors for. R 1127 

authority of. R 1046,1605 

baggage allowance, traveling abroad. R 4489 

boats for, insignia on. R 1249 

Board of Inspection and Survey, honors aboard ship.R 1132 

confidential publications. I 5271 

dangers to navigation, reports. I 5355 

death of— 

ceremonies for. R 1297 

disposition of staff. R 1808 

in battle. R 1044,1045 

definition of. R 1605 

detached service. R 1703,1704 

detachment of, disposition of staff. R 1808 

departure from ship indicated by pennant. R 1133 

departure of ships from port, report of. I 5342-5344 

embarked in boats, flag not flying. R 1248 

enlisted men assigned to immediate duty under. I 1161 

exchange of visits. R 1271 

fitness reports of officers. 1707 

flag not flying, honors. R 1156 

flags, color of. R 1241 

flags flown in boats. R 1153,1245 

flagship, selection of. 1911 

fleet organization. R 226-230 

foreign- 

salutes to. R 1192 

salutes to, foreign ensign displayed.. R 1231 

foreign officials, return visits by. R 1274-1276 

full honors not desired. R 1156 

funeral ceremonies for. R 1301,1305 

general courts-martial. R 38 

guardship reports. I 2609 

home yards, assignment of divisions. R 227 

honors, table of. R 1162 

insignia of rank on flagstaff. R 1249 

inspections. I 906-908 

inspection of ships, honors for. R 1130 

junior— 

salutes to. R 1128 

flags flown by. R 1241 

eaving flagship officially, honors for. R 1133 

letterheads. I 5312 

mess. I 822 

missing articles, survey boards. I 4733 

naval publications, orders, etc., distribution of. I 602 

naval station in West Indies, authority over. R 4061-4063 

not in chief command.I 1001-1007, R 1701-1708 

official visits, salutes not returned.R 1223 

orderlies, detail of.- - - I 3640 

papers signed by, direction of. I 5317 

passengers on ships not flagships.R 1046 

passing in boat, honors for. R 1155 

pay officers’ accounts, report of. I 4923 

personal staff. I 805 

quarters of. I 801-805 

radio interference, cautions against. I 414S 


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[I indicates Instructions: R indicates Regulations.' 


Flag officer-s—Continued. 

radio service deflective, report of. 

relinquishing command, honor for. 

reports, confidential publication receipts. 

reports made to, when in port and at sea. 

routine calls by. 

salutes by ships passing. 

salutes for. 

saluting, frequency of. 

selection of. by President,. 

separate forces meeting. 

ships meeting, exchange of signals. 

side honors to. 

shore stations— 

assuming command, honors for. 

relinquishing command, honors for. 

signals from Commander in Chief.. 

special duty. 

special duty, status of staff. 

staff of. 

summary courts-martial. 

temporary absence from command. 

telegraphic reports. 

transfer of, confidential publication receipts. 

typewriter allowance. 

uniform of the day. 

unofficial visits in boats. 

visits of ceremonies, omission of. report of. 

visits of ceremony to Army officers not in Unite-d States 

visits to ships not under command, honors for. 

Flag secretary: 

duties of. 

rank of. 

Fiagship-s: 

accounts. 

battleship assigned as. 

boarding duty. 

boarding visits to. 

designation of, by commander in chief... 

division, shifting of.. 

flag officer assuming command, honors for. 

fleet staff attached to. 

identification signal. 

letterheads.. 

motions of, followed. 

officer's quarters... 

pay officer of._ 

position of, reported.. 

relation of flag officer to. 

selection of. 

toplights. 

typewriter allowance. 

Flag signal officer, rank of. 

Flap doors, closing of. regulations for. 

Flarebacks, precautions against. 

Flash point, fuel oil. 

Flat-filing system, use of. 

Fleet: 

administration of.. 

anchoring, division commander's report to fiaphip. 

arrival in port. report of.. 

auxiliaries assigned to. 


Art. 

. I 4143 

. R 1129 

. I 5271 

. I 2699 

. R 1156 

. R 1137 

.R 1125 

. R 1213 

. R 1605 

. R 207 

. I 1201 

..R 1164 

. R 1136 

. R 1136 

. R 1701 

. R 1S46 

. I 1151 

. R 13d-lS4o 

. R 601-627 

. R 1644 

. I 5341-5351 

. I 5271 

. I 4571 

. I 2617 (3) 

. R 124S 

. R 1277 

. R 1277 

. R 1131 

. I 1115 

. R IS17 

.I 1123 7) 

. R 226 

. I 1112 

. R 1279 

. R 1623 

. R 1705 

. R 1127 

. R 1*27 

. I 1201 

..I 5312 (3) 

. I 2610 

.I 801-3.6 

—. I 4435 

. I 2609 

. I 957 

. I 911 

. R 1135 

. I 4571 

. R 1817 

.I 2369 (7) 

.I 2809 ( 3) 

I 3369, 3363, 3367 (Id) 
. I 5352 

. I 1101 (2,3) 

. I 1007 

. I 5343 

. R 226 


(136 IX) 






































































fl indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations.] 


Fleet—Continued. 

battleships assigned to.... 

correspondence. 

cruisers assigned to... 

departure from port, report of. 

divisions of. 

efficiency of. 

entering port. 

force under direction of commander in chief. 

formation of, by commander in chief. 

geographical limits, Asiatic, Atlantic, and Pacific. 

maneuvers, torpedo boats and submarines. 

mobilization in time of war. 

money requisitions..... 

movements of, Division of Operations. 

organizationof. 

overhauling of ships. 

repairs to ships.. 

standard composition. 

submarine flotillas assigned to... 1... 

torpedo flotillas attached to... 

underway, maneuvers. 

Fleet, reserve {see also Ships in reserve). 

commandant, navy yard, authority over. 

Construction and Repair Department. 

cruises of..I.*'..... 

liberty and privileges... 

organization and complement...... 

personnel... 

preparedness... 

readiness for sea... 

routine. 

stores for. 

steam machinery. 

target practice.-.-. 

torpedo vessels. 

watch, quarter, and station bills. 

yearly cruise.- - - — 

Fleet engineer: 

boilers, condition of. 

core of machinery... 

coal consumption. 

coal supplies.-. 

duties.-. 

inspection of engineer departments. 

material.-. 

official reports.-. 

rank of..-.-.- 

reports. 

Fleet flotilla commander, relative rank of {see als 7c rpedo flotilla commander) 
Fleet gunnery officer: 

duties of. 

inspection of ships.. 

rank of.. 

Fleet marine officer: 

changes in organization of battalion.-. 

drills, directions regarding. 

duty in small-arm target practice.-. 

general duties of.. 

inspections by. 

rank of. . 

reports. 


Art. 

. R 226 

. I 916, 5333 

. R 226 

. I 5343 

.R 226, 227 

. I 1001 (3) 

. I 1320 

. R 203 

. R 1623 

. R 202 

. R 226 

. R 223 

. I 935 

. R 105 

. R 201-207, 226-230 

. R 226 

. R 226,227 

. R 226 

. R 226 

.. R 226 

. I 1005 (1) 

I 530-540, R 236, 237 

. R 217 

. I 538 

.. R 236 

. I 543 

. I 530, 534 

.. R 236 

. I 530,531 

. R 236 

. I 534 

.. I 531 

. I 540 

. R 536 

.I 505, 544-545 

. I 534 

. I 541 

. I 5212 (1) 

.I 1113 (3,4) 

. I 1113 (3) 

. I 1113 (5) 

.. I 1113 

. I 1113 (4) 

. I 1113 (5) 

. I 1113 (6) 

. R 1S17 

. I 5212 (1) 

. R 230 

. I 1114 

. I 1002 (1) 

. R 1817 

. I 1125 (5) 

..-. I 1125 (5) 

. I 1125 (2) 

.I 1125, R 1829 

..I 1125 (1) 

. R 1826 

. I 1125 (3) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Fleet naval constructors, assignment of. 

Fleet paymaster: 

account current, quarterly. 

accounts. 

bills of exchange.. 

duties of. 

inspections by. 

pay officers’ accounts, report of. 

port information to be obtained. 

public bills filed with. 

purchases for fleet. 

rank of. 

reports. 

requisition for money. 

ships on foreign stations. 

stores afloat, purchases. 

Fleet staff: 


Art. 

. I 1124,R 182G 

. I 4923 

_I 1121,1123 (9) 

. I 1123,R 4366-43G8 

..I 1123, R 1829 

I 1123,4861,5212 (3) 

. I 4923 

. I 2221 

. I 4484 

.... I 1123 ( 8 ),4479 

. R 1826 

. I 5212 

I 935,1123 ( 6 ),R 4351-4357 

. I 4472,4473 

. I 4483 (5) 


announcement of, by commander in chief. 

attached to flagship... 

commander in chief... 

duties of. 

inspections by. 

naval constructors assigned to. 

Fleet surgeon: 

boards of medical surveys requested. 

consultations with medical officers... 

death certificate, approval of. 

duties of. 

health record. 

inspections in case of epidemics. 

killed and wounded; report. 

medical expenditures, supervision by. 

medical surveys approved by. 

patients transferred to civil hospitals. 

rank of. 

reports. I 

supervision over medical expenditures. 

unhealthy ports and stations. 

Floating derricks, repairs to. 

Floating property, naval stations, repairs to. 

Flogging, restrictions against. 

Floodcocks, etc., testing of. 

Flooding system, magazines. 

Flotilla commanders (see also Torpedo-flotilla commander; Submarines; Torpedo vessels): 

lost torpedoes. 

pennants. 

Flotillas. (See Torpedo flotillas; Torpedo vessels; Submarines.) 


. R 1602 

. R 1827 

. R 1826-1829 
.. I 1121-1124 

. R 1828 

. R 3121 

. R 361 

. I 2106 

...I 1122 (8) 
I 1122, R 1829 

. I 2117 

...I 1122 (3) 

. I 5212 

... I 3255 (4) 
...I 1122 (3) 
...I 5212 (2) 

. R 1826 

1122 (3),5212 

. I 3255 

. I 952 

.. I 4804 (13) 
.. I 4804 (13) 

. R 49 

. I 2628 

. I 538 

. I 1314 

. I 507 


Fluctuations of silver coins, accounts of.I 4861 (7) 

Flushing system, reserve ships. X 533 

Fog: 


precautions in. 

speed in. 

Fog signals. 

Food: 

complaint as to quantity and quality of. 

inspection of, by medical officer. 

Food for sick, supervision of medical officer 

Football, trophy for. 

Forced draft, definition of. 

Forced-draft trial, new ships. 


_ R 2602 

R, chap. 41 
R, chap. 41 

. I 2618 (3) 

.. I 2618 ( 2 ) 

. R 2959 

.... 1 4426 

- I 3113 

_ I 2946 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Forced lubrication, precautions. I 3107 

Forces afloat, organization of. It 201-207 

Forces, Army, authority over, of naval officers. R 1050 

Forces: 

disposition of, by commander in chief. R 1626 

naval, distribution of, included in strategy. I 5354 (5) 

Forfeiture of pay: 

men absent without leave. R 4425 

sentence of court-martial, allotment stopped by. R 4472 

Forgery, punishment for. R 14 

Fore hold, stowage of. I 2627 

Foreign civil officers, salutes to. R 1193 

Foreign coins, fluctuations of value, accounts. I 4861 (7) 

Foreign countries, information given to. R 1534 

Foreign customs officers, not permitted to make examinations aboard ship. R 2045 

Foreign diplomatic officers, salutes to. R 1193 

Foreign ensigns: 

ceremonies when hoisting and hauling down. R 1254 

display of. R 1231 

Foreign flag officers, salutes to. R 1192,1231 

Foreign fleets, exchange of visits with. R 1269 

Foreign governments, honors to. R 1191-1197 

Foreign holidays, observance of. R 1288 

Foreign languages: 

documents in. I 5310 (3) 

examination of officers. R 333 

Foreign national airs, played in compliment. R 1197 

Foreign national anniversaries. R 1231,1288 

Foreign nations: 

relations with.*. R 1502 

territorial authority of, care to respect, taken by commander in chief. R 1645 

Foreign naval officers: 

correspondence with. I 1 

salutes to. R 1193 

visits to Navy Department..... I 1 (2) 

Foreign officers, interchange of visits. 1270 

Foreign officials: 

communication with, by commander in chief. R 1643 

death of, ceremonies for....*. R 1313 

exchange of information with... II 

honors for..... R 1191-1197,1237 

salutes to, ensign displayed.. R 1231 

visits to, by naval officers...- R 1274 

Foreign port, (See also Ship in foreign port): 

absence of flag officer.- - - - R 1244 

collision in.-. 1941 

death of officer in. R 4551 

discharge in..-. R 3609 

frequency of saluting.-. R 1213 

funerals in.-.-.-. 1 ... R 13°3 

observance of holidays in.-.-. R 1287 

pay officers duty in. I 2221 

reports of, by medical officer. R 2966 

salutes to. R H®1 

shipment to. I 4622 

Foreign postage. 1 5482 

Foreign religious institutions, respecting of. R i538 

Foreign service: 

additional pay of Marine officers.-. R 4441 

advance of pay, officers ordered to. R 4458 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Foreign ships: 

assistance to. 

boarding visits to 

docking of, charges for. 

exchange of visits. 

honors rendered to. 

permission to visit naval harbors. 

repairs to. 

stores afloat, issues to. 

visits of, ceremony to. 

visits to navy yards. 

Foreign sovereigns, receptions aboard ship. 

Foreign station (see also Ship in foreign port): 

bonds renewed at end of cruise. 

condemned articles returned to United States 

correspondence in duplicate. 

courts-martial. 

detail of officers. 

enlisted men transferred in. 

port information. 

repairs and labor. 

repairs to merchant vessels. 

repairs to ship on. 

requisitions for stores and provisions. 

return of prisoners. 

reward for apprehension of officers. 

sale of pay-department stores. 

ships sailing for home. 

supplies, requisitions for. 

Foreign surveys, bureau supervision (see Note) . 
Foreign warship. (See Foreign ships.) 
Foreigners: 

dealing with, by officers. 

intercourse with. 

Formations, military, precedence of officers in... 

Foremen, pay of. 

Forms (see also Blank forms): 

bonds. 

coal reports... 

coal, requisitions for. 

discharges. 

fitness report of officers. 

formulas... 

fuel-oil, reports, routine.. 

letterheads. 

letters, request for work. 

prescribed for correspondence. 

proposal, numbering of items. 

reports, Board of Inspection and Survey.. 

requisitions. 

shipments of stores. 

signatures.,. 

special letterheads forbidden. 

supplied by Section of Supplies. 

Forms of procedure: 

boards. 

changes in. 

courts. *. . 

examinations, marine officers. 

preparation and distribution of.. 


Art. 

.... R 2072 
.... R 1267 
.... R 4386 
R 1262,1269 
.... R 1162 
.... R 1503 
.... I 4361 
.... I 4555 
... R 1267 
.... R 1503 
.... R 1104 

.... I 3921 
.... I 938 
.... I 5331 

. I 951 

.... I 955 
.... R 3581 
.... I 933 
.... I 933 
.... I 4361 
I 4360,4361 
. I 1101 (1) 

.... I 955 
.... R 3639 
.... I 4611 
.... I 955 
-... I 932 
.... R 143 


. R 1650 

R 1641-1651,2071,2073 

.. R 1009 

. I 375 

. I 3909 

. I 3316 

. I 3317 

. R 3611,3614 

. I 707 

. I 5317 

. I 3353 

. I 5312,5315 

. I 4331 

. I 5312-5316 

. I 4654 (2) 

. I 4308 

. I 4654 (2) 

. I 4622 

. I 5317-5321 

. I 5312 (4) 

. R 148 

. R 901 

. R 901 

. R 901 

. I 3661 

. I 601-606 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Forts: 

funeral ceremonies...... 

marines. 

salutes from foreign vessels answered. 

U nited States, not to be saluted... 

visits cl ceremony to..... 

Fouling, ship’s bottom, report on. 

Foundations for machine tools, defrayal of cost. 

Foundries. 

Foundry expense, navy yards, cost accounts.. 

Fourth of July, observance of.. 

Fragile articles, transportation of... 

Franking mail... 

Frauds: 

failure to report knowledge of.. 

pay officers........ 

punishment for... 

Fraudulent enlistment, punishment of. 

Freight (see also Shipments): 

bills of lading (see also Bills of lading).. 

charges for.... 

papers forwarded by.. 

shipped by Government conveyance. 

supply vessels.. 

vouchers for.. 

Fresh food, inspection of. 

Fresh provisions. (See Provisions.) 

Fresh water. (See Water, fresh.) 

Fuel (see also Fuel oil; Coal).. 

analyses of........ 

auxiliaries, consumption. 

economy. 

expenditure for. 

fueling plants, supervision of, by general storekeeper. 

kitchen use. 

loss on, charged under Title W.,... 

machine trials. 

navy yards. 

new ships, consumption of. 

nonindustrial purposes. 

officers ashore. 

other than coal. 

overconsumption of. 

plants outside of naval station. 

rate of consumption. 

report by officer. 

reserve fleets.-. 

sale of, to officers. 

ships in ordinary. 

supplied to ship by foreign government. 

supply of.. 

table of allowance for officers. 

table of equivalents. 

transportation of, for ships. 

unsatisfactory, report of. 

Fuel allowance: 

ashore. 

female nurses. 

officers ashore. 

Fuel depots. 

supervision of location. 


Art. 

. R 1269 

.. R 4101 

. R 1224 

. R 1205 

. R 1276 

. I 2704 

. R 186 

I 4804 (8),5142 

.. I 5061 

. R 1286 

. I 4405 

. I 5481 

. R 1504 

... R 4312-4314 
... R 8,14,1504 
. R 3534 

. I 4484 

I 4622,4804 (24) 

. I 5353 

....I 4623,4624 

. I 4624 

. I 4812 

. I 2618 (2) 


. I 3301-3397 

. I 5242 (10) 

. I 3121 

. I 931 

.I 4423 (3,4) 

. R 183 

. R 4516 

.I 4804 (16) 

. I 2908 

. R 144 

. I 2923,2924 

. I 4804 (14) 

. R 4511-4524 

. I 4430 

. I 2013 

. R 183 

. I 3110 

. I 5279 

.. 1531 

. I 4949 

. I 570 

. I 4431 

. R 143 

. R 4515 

. R 4515 

. R 126 

. I 3314 

. R 4511-4524 

. R 4515 

I 4823,R 4514-4516 

. R 167 

. R 126 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Art. 

Fueloil. I 3367 (Id) 

accumulation guarded against. I 3377 (10,11) 

acidity test. 1 3364 

analysis of. I 3347,3349,3350 

annual contract for. * 3341 

boilers, supply stopped in case of steam leak in. I 3779 

burned in conjunction with coal. I 3122 (4) 

calorific value. I 3367 (If) 

care of. I 3376-3378 

cards. I 3348,3353 

characteristics. I 3376 

commercial.-. I 3350 

compartments, care and preservation of.. I 2702 (4) 

dampers, use of, in burning; precautions. 1 3377 ( 6 ) 

delivery of. I 3351 

discharging of. I 3378 (13-22) 

distillation test. I 3362 

emergency delivery. I 3350 

expenditure for. I 4423 (4) 

fire test, temperature... I 3365 

fires. I 3376 

fittings. I 3377 ( 8 ) 

flashpoint.I 3341,3353,3360,3365 

general inspections. 1 3367 

gravity test .-. I 3363 

handling of. I 3376-3378 

heating of....... I 3377 (9) 

hydrocarbons. I 3341 (1) 

inspection of. I 3353 

lighting fires; precautions. I 3377 ( 8 ) 

loading of. I 3352,3378 (13-22) 

precautions. I 3077,3078 

quantity unit. I 3367 (la) 

receipt of, by ships. I 3346-3353 

report of. I 3353,5221 (41), 5233 

samples. I 3341,3348,3351 

sediment, test for. I 3361,3362,3367 (1) 

settling tanks, glass gauges. I 3377 ( 7 ) 

specifications for. 1 3341 

specific gravity. I 3341,3367 (2) 

stowing, smoking prohibition... I 3377 ( 2 ) 

sulphur, percentage of.. I 3367 (16) 

supplied by foreign government. I 4431 

supply of (see Note). R 143 

temperature regulation. I 3122 (lc) 

tests.. I 3348,3353,3360-3367 

thermal value. I 3367 (ty) 

use in full-power rim. I 3122 ( 4 ) 

vapor from, ignition of. I 3376 

vapors, safety precautions. I 3377 

water in. I 3341,3349,3367 (lc) 

Fuel-oil tanks: 

air valves.,, I 3378 ( 6 ) 

electrical apparatus, inspections. I 3378 ( 9 - 11 ) 

empty, care of. 1 3377 (16) 

mUn g. I 3378 (16) 

fire extinguishers. I 3373 ( 7 ) 

hatches. 1 3373 ( 5 ) 

inspection of. j 3377 ( 14 ) 

label plates. X 3373 (5) 

precautions in entering. X 3377,3373 ( i2 ) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Fuel-oil tanks—Continued. 

smoking precautions. I 3378 ( 2 ) 

vent pipes. 1 3377 ( 5^3373 

Full-dressing ship. r n81 

boat ensign displayed. r 1240 

Fourth of July. r 1286 

personal flags, displaying of. r 1237 

replaced by dressing ship. r 1286 

Washington’s Birthday. R 1286 

Full guard: 

Assistant Secretary of the Navy....R m 3 

President’s inspection. r hoi 

Secretary of the Navy’s reception aboard ship. R mi 

Full-power trial: 

after repair. I 2982 

average speed, how determined. I 2908 

commissioning, personal training. I 2945 

deck force, use of. I 2908 

depth of water. I 2908 

engine-room watches. I 2908 

extension of. I 2908 

fireroom watches. I 2908 

fuel, quantity and quality. I 2908 

horsepower, determination of. I 2910 

machinery examination. I 2947 

new ships. I 2946 

personnel. I 2908 

reserve fleets... I 541 

special. I 3121 

Funds: 

allotment of, request for. I 5245 (11) 

balance on hand, report of. I 5244 (17) 

clothing and small stores, proceeds of sales revert to. I 4717 

deposit of, before sailing for foreign station. R 4331 

deposit of to credit of United States, report of. I 5243 (14), 5282 

estimate of, in manufacturing department. I 5241 (13) 

exchange of, restricted. R 4315 

failure to deposit, regarded as embezzlement. R 4327 

Marine Barracks, removal of. I 3600 (11) 

naval hospital. I 3412 

officers’ mess. I 825 

ordnance, proceeds of sales credited to. I 4717 

post-exchanges. I 3598 (3) 

requisition for, by Navy recruiting officer. I 5277 

ship’s store accounts. I 4512 

transferor.,. I 4943; R 4311 

Funeral-s: 

at night. R 1302 

ceremonies. R 1296-1313 

details of. R 1308,1309 

escorts. R 1301 

landing of, in foreign countries. R 1645 

executive officer to prepare....•. I 1408 

expenses charged to Title V. I 4804 (24) 

firing of volleys.R 1301 

pallbearers. R 1301,1304 

Funeral expenses. I 4901 

death of an officer. R 4551 

report of...<. I 5223 (30) 

Funeral processions: 

music for. R 1309 

order of. R 1306,1307 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Funnel, guys, care of.. 

Furlough, employees, civil. (See Employees, civil.) 

Furlough pay, officers’. 

Furnaces: 

care of... 

cleaning of. 

fuel oil, accumulating in.. 

pressure precautions. 

Furniture: 

commandant’s office. 

dispensary. 

inventories and receipts. 

industrial public works.. 

medical, loss of. 

naval stations.-.- 

nonindustrial public works. 

survey on, report of.. 

Fuses: 

care of, by executive officer. 

removal of, from shells. 

stowage of....... 

Gallery competitions, marine officers not debarred. 

Gallery practice, Marine Corps.. 

Galley: 

apportionment of food... 

commissary officer in charge of. 

cook in charge of. 

fittings, supply of. 

fuel economy. 

oil-carrying ships, regulations. 

Galley fires, loading oil. 

Galley ranges, supply of. 

Gambling: 

prevention of.. 

punishment for.. 

Gangways: 

lighting of... 

precedence of senior officers.;. 

use of. 

Garbage, disposal of. 

Gardens, post. (See Post gardens.) 

Garrisons, marine. (See Marine barracks.) 

Gases: 

bunkers tested for. 

coal.. 

evolution of..... 

explosive, detection of. 

guns after firing, precautions. 

poisonous...... 

prevention of, in bunkers.. 

Gas checks: 

care of. 

protection of....... 

Gas ejectors.. 

reserve ships. 

Gaskets: 

report of condition. 

painting of. 

requisitions for. 

Gasoline: 

boiling point. 

care and handling of. 


Art. 

. I 3069 

. R 4413 

. I 3058 

. 1 . I 3067 

. I 3377 (10,11) 
. I 3116 

. R 144 

. I 4749 

. I 5241 (18) 

. R 183 

. I 2123 

. I 4804 (14) 

. R 183 

. I 5242 (4) 

. R 2210 

. I 2873 

. R 2027 

. I 3710 

. I 3707 

. I 2618 ( 6 ) 

.. I 2241 

. I 2605 (5) 

. R 143 

. I 3121 

.I 3378 (4) 

....I 3378 (17) 
. R 143 

. I 2401 

. R 8 

. R 1175 

.. R 1178 

. R 1170 

I 2632,3406,4015 


. I 3326 (4) 

. I 3329 

. I 3128 

. I 3327 (3) 

. I 2869 

. I 2707 (4) 

. I 3326 (1) 

. I 2890 

. I 2891 

. I 2869 (2) 

. I 537 

. I 2605 (1) 

. I 2705 (4) 

I 4471 (4), 4654 (2) 

. I 3386 (3a) 

. I 3391,3392 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Gasoline—Continued. 

chests for. j 3392 ( 2 ) 

containers, specifications for. X 3392 ( 8 ) 

distillation test. I 3386 ( 4 ) 

drums and tins.. I 3392 ( 3 ) 

evaporation test. X 3386 ( 4 ) 

handling at night, prohibition. I 3391 ( 2 d) 

handling precautions. X 308 O 

pumping overboard. 1 3391 ( 2e ) 

quantity, determination. I 3386 ( 7 ) 

retainers for... I 3386 ( 8 ) 

samples from. I 3386 (2) 

specifications. I 3386 (9) 

stowage of. I 3392 ( 3 ) 

supply for motor boats. I 3392 ( 4 ) 

test of. I 3386 ( 6 ) 

tins, disposition.. X 3392 ( 5 ) 

transfer from ship to boat. I 3392 ( 2 ) 

Gauges: 

fuel-oil storage tanks... I 3377 ( 7 ) 

measurement. I 4654 ( 2 ) 

Gauge glasses: 

requirements for.... j. I 3074 

requisitions for. I 4654 (2),4471(4) 

Gauge numbers, measurement not to be used. I 4654 (2) 

General accounts. I 4801-4804 

advances— 

deposits, sales of material. 14716 

Marine Corps. I 3533 (4) 

money drawn for ships. R 4352 * 

sales of materials, accounts. I 4721 

supply accounts afloat. I 4851-4854 

supply accounts ashore. 1 4821-4824 

General alarm, use of. I 2506 

General-alarm gongs, use of. I 2815 

General bills. (See Station bills.) 

General Board: 

advice to Secretary of the Navy. R 167 

chief constructor ordered to confer with. R 171 

composition of. R 166 

coordination with Naval War College. R 167 

coordination with Office of Naval Intelligence. R 167 

correspondence, custody of secretary. R 166 

design of ships.-. R 171 

general duties. R 103,167 

maneuvers, report concerning. R 167 

military characteristics for design of ships. R 171 

naval defense, supervision by. R 167 

naval operations, report concerning... R 167 

naval stations. R 167 

officers designated to confer with. R 171 

organization, report concerning. R 167 

questions for, submitted by Aid for Operations. R 126 

recommendations by. R 171 

report upon subjects designated by Secretary of the Navy. R 167 

stores for fleet... R 167 

tactics, report concerning. R 167 

General cash book, pay officers’ accounts. I 4941 

General courts-martial.. R 701-850 

absence of— 

judge advocate.R 728 

members.-. R 46,47,727 


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I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

General courts-martial—Continued. 

T> -OO 

abuse of powers. ^ 

accused- 

arraignment of. ® ‘ " 

as witness.*. ^ 

introduction of. ‘ ^ 

plea of. . ® 1,8 

recognition of, by witnesses. ® 

right to counsel. ® 

statement by. ® ^ 

acquittal or conviction for each allegation. R 

addressing the court. ® 

adequate punishments to be adjudged.-. R 51 

adjournment of. ® ~04, 1 26> 829 

advice to accused by judge advocate. R ~50, <53 

arraignment of accused. R 777 

arrest of officers awaiting trial. R 711 

assembling place. R 761-763 

branding forbidden. R 49 

bread and water, confinement on. R 818 

challenge of members.-.-. R 702,769 

change in composition of. I 5334 

change of plea. R 778 

charges and specifications. R 711-716,743 

charges— 

clerical errors in. R 715 

copies of. R 773 

correction of defects in. R 774 

delivery of. R 711 

furnished the accused. R 742 

how drawn up. R 712-714 

preparation by Judge Advocate General. R 134 

reading of. R 776,777,785 

specification of. R 716 

transmission of. R 716 

voting on... R 803 

civilian witnesses, expenses of. R 736,745,4542 

clemency recommendations. R 51,808,811 

clerk. R 772 

clerical errors in record corrected. R 838 

clerical errors in specifications report, correction of. R 715 

dosed court. R 787,801 

clothing allowance, marines, settlement of. R 817 

commuting of sentence forbidden..-. R 54 

competency of witness. R 781 

concurrence for conviction. R 807 

conduct of members.. R 723 

confinement of persons awaiting trial. R 711 

confinement sentences. R 816,818 

constitution of.. R 39,701-704 

contempt of court, imprisonment for. R 42,724 

convening authority. R 701.812,848 

convening authority, powers of. R 38.848 

conviction.. R 806,807 

corps of members. r 702 

counsel for accused... r 757 

court dissolved before judgment. r 313 

court officers, introduction of. r 75 $ 

court reduced by challenge. r 7 ^ 779 

courts of inquiry proceedings, use of. r 745 

custody of prisoners. r 736,737 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

General coarts-martial—Continued. Art. 

death sentence.j. R50 

defense closed. r 792 

defense, order of... R 780 

defense read in closed court. R goi 

delays forbidden. R 726 

depositions by civilian witnesses.R 4542 

desertion— 

charges of. R 746 

sentence for. R 816 

disapproval of proceedings. R 848 

discharge pursuant to sentence of... R 3603 

discharges without the United States. R 3604 

dishonorable discharge— 

remission of sentence. R 817 

sentence. R 816 

dismissal of officers. R 36 

display of jack. R 1239 

•disposition of records. R 850 

dissolving of court before judgment. R 813 

documentary evidence introduced. R 780 

duties and privileges. R 721-728 

equality of members. R 721 

evidence— « 

admissibility of.. R 751,752 

documentary, introduced. R 780 

extenuation or mitigation. R 753,778 

how recorded. R 788 

order of introduction. R 780 

previous convictions. R 804 

verification of. R 788 

examination of witnesses, order of. R 786 

execution of sentence. R 847 

exemption of members from duty. R 704 

extenuating circumstances, introduction of. R 751-753 

extenuating evidence, introduction of. R 778 

final action..-.R 846-850 

findings . R 801-819 

reversal of.. R 846 

. flogging forbidden. R 49 

foreign territory, not held on. R 763 

forfeiture of allowances. R 816 

forfeiture of pay. R 816 

guard for. R 736-738 

guilty plea. R 778 

hard labor, confinement at. R 816 

illegal testimony prevented by judge advocate. R 753 

illness of member. R 727 

imprisonment for life. R 7 

imprisonment sentences. R 816-818 

irregularities of, procedure. R S49 

judge advocate. R 741-753 

absence of. R 728 

I appointment of... R 741 

] assembling of court, preparation for. R 748 

assistance of accused. R 745 

cautioning of court. R 749 

challenge of, forbidden. R 769 

changed for revision. R S38 

charges, copies of. R 773 

rank of_.....__-.....— R • H 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

General courts-martial—Continued. 

judge advocate—Continued. Art. 

replies to defense in writing. R 793 

signature to sentence. R 52 

specifications delivered by. R 43 

swearing of. R 771 

testimony by. R 7S2 

to be furnished information. R 1408 

witnesses, lists of. R 744 

judgments— 

authentication of. R 52, S10 

reversal of.. R 846 

legal absence of member, procedure. R 727 

limitation of— 

period in which amenable to trial. R 61 

punishment. R 63,900 

sentences. R S15 

limitations, discretionary with convening authority. R 703 

loss of numbers imposed by. R S16 

lying, imprisonment for. R 42 

majority vote binds court. R S07 

marine officers, trial of. R 702 

marine prisoners, report on. I 5249 (4) 

marines— t 

remission of sentence. R S17 

sentenced to dishonorable discharge. R S17 

marking of body forbidden. R 49 

maximum punishments imposed. R 63 

medical officers, trial of. R 702 

members of— 

detached from ship, not relieved. R 727 

exempt from duty. R 704 

number. R 703 

responsibility of. R 722 

sworn. R 771 

testimony by. R 782 

mitigating circumstances. R 80S 

mitigation of sentence. R 54, SOS 

not-guilty plea. R 778 

oath- 

administered. R 771 

judge advocate. R 40,771 

members. r 40,749,771 

witnesses. R 41 

objections to questions. R 786 

officers arrested. r 44 

omission in record. r §35 

opinions of judge advocate. R 752 

oral arguments. r g 2 g 

order for convening. R 762 

orderlies for. r 735-738 

pardoning power. r go§ 

pay officers, trial of. r 702 

penalty, statutory. r §14 

perjury, prosecution for. r 42 725 

place of assembling. r 761-763 

plea in bar of trial, reversal of judgment. r 779 £ 4 $ 

pleas of accused. r 775 

precept read. r 753 

preparation of case. R 747 

previous convictions introduced. r 354 


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fl indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

General courts-martial—Continued. Art. 

president of. It 721 

prevarication, imprisonment for. R 42 

prisoners— 

charges against.,. r 43 

custody of. R 736,737 

transferred, pay accounts of. I 5249 (20) 

privileges. r 721-728 

procedure, irregularities in, published... R 849 

proceedings— 

authentication of.. R 810 

reviewalof. R 836 

supervision of Judge Advocate General. R 134 

suspension of. R 726,775 

promulgation of sentence... R 849 

prosecution closed...„. R 790 

prosecution, order of. R 780 

protests not recorded. R 752 

provost marshal. R 736-738 

public sessions of.. R 761 

punishment— 

according to statute. R 814 

adequacy of. R 51,808 

authorized by summary court-martial may be imposed by. R 819 

limitation of. R 63,815 

method of fixing... R 805 

rank of members. R 39,703 

rank of provost marshal. R 736 

rating, reduction of. R 816 

recall of witnesses. R 794 

recommendations for clemency. R 811 

record. R 826-829 

challenges entered in. R 769,770 

defects in. R 838 

disposition of. R S50 

forwarding of. R 812 

how made up.. R 826 

omission in. R 838 

oral arguments not entered in. R 82S 

referred to Bureau of Navigation. R 132 

reduction in rating imposed by. R 816 

reduction of court by challenge. R 769,770 

remission of sentence. R 54,808 

marines. R 817 

reporter sworn. R 772 

responsibility of members. R 722 

results, supervision of Aid for Personnel. R 131 

return of absent members, rereading of testimony. R 47 

reversals of decisions. R 846 

reviewal of proceedings. R 836 

revising authority, power of. R 846 

revision. R 836-838 

record of. R 837 

signature of. R 837 

sentence.-.R 801-819 

according to statute... R 814 

confinement. R 816 

confirmation of. -. R 53 

desertion. R 816 

dishonorable discharge.*.R 3609 

marines. R 817 


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[I indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations.] 

General oourts-martial—Continued. 

sentence—Continued. Art. 

drawn up by judge advocate. R 8 °9 

execution of. R 8 ^7 

forms of. R 81 ® 

how determined. ^ 80 ? 

imprisonment... R 816? 818 

limitation of... ^ 815 

loss of numbers. R 816 

method of fixing. R 805 

mitigation of.-.R 54,808 

other than death. R 50 

promulgation of. R 849 

reduction in rating... R 816 

reversal of. R 846 

signature of. R 52 

sickness of member. R727 

signature of— 

proceedings. R 810 

revision..... R 837 

sentence. R 52 

solitary confinement sentences. R 818 

specifications. R 711-716 

acquittal or conviction for each. R 806 

clerical errors, correction of. R 715 

copies of. R 773 

correction of defects in... R 774 

delivery of. R 711,742 

how drawn up. R 712-714 

preparation of, by Judge Advocate General. R 134 

reading of. R 776,777 

vote on. R 802 

staff officers, trial of. R 702 

statements by accused. R 792 

statutory penalty. R 814 

stenographer, allowance of. R 767 

subpoenaing witnesses... R 42,736,745 

summary court-martial sentences. R 35,819 

suspension of— 

officers awaiting trial. R711 

pay of officers... R 48 

proceedings. R 45,726,775 

sentences. R 816 

swearing of— 

court. R 771 

members. R 749 

witnesses. r 783,784 

testimony- 

accused. r 791 

amendment of. R 788 

members. r 759 

not brought forward in revision. r 337 

objections to. r 737 

order of taking. R 786 

read in closed court. r goi 

reread upon return of absent members.. r 47 

verification of.. r 733 

transmission of charges.. R 716 

travel expenses, witnesses... r 4541 

treatment of persons brought before court. r 723 


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[I indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations.] 


General courts-martial—Continued. Art. 

trial...R 760-795 

finish of, recording of. R 795 

postponement of..,. R 775 

vote on- 


charges. 

sentence, method of. 

specifications. 

witnesses— 

absent, suspension of proceedings. 

attendance of. 

challenge of... 

charges read to. 

competency of.... 

list furnished by accused. 

members called as... 

order of examination. 

recall of. 

summoning of. 

swearing of, reported. 

travel expenses of. 

warning of. 1 . 

withdrawal of. 

General expense, navy yard, cost account. 

General inspector, Pay Corps, inspection of accounts at shore stations. 

General issue, stock ashore carried in naval-supply account. 

General maintenance (military), accounts of, how charged. 

General mess: 

additional pay to cooks and messmen forbidden.. 

commissary officer in charge of.... 

division into submesses. 

individual contributions forbidden. 

inspected by fleet paymaster.... 

medical officer to inspect provisions for.... 

organization and service of. 

outfit of, inventory and upkeep. 

General officers, Army: 

honors for, aboard ship. 

passage in ships of the Navy. 

General officers, Marine Corps, honors for, aboard ship. 

General orders (see also Orders): 

forwarding of... 

Navy Department, composition of. 

preparation, issue, etc. 

published to officers and crew. 

General quarters: 

medical officer to distribute first aid and instruct at. 

when held. 

General specifications, building of ships. 

General storekeeper, ashore (see also Accounts; Invoices; Pay officers ashore; 

Supply accounts ashore): 
abstracts of— 

amounts summarized. 

expenditure vouchers. 

material. 

public bills. 

receipts. 

accounts and returns.-. 

accounts, inspection of. 

accounts of, monthly and quarterly returns made by. 

accounts of supplies. 


R 803 
R 805 
R 802 


. R 775 

. R 736 

. R 781 

. R 785 

. R 781 

. R 744 

. R 782 

. R 786 

.. R 794 

... R 745 

. R 783,784 

. R 4541 

. R 789 

. R 776,789 

. I 5051 

. I 4861 (1,5) 

. I 4821 

. I 4804 (14) 

. I 2241 

. I 2241 

. I 2513 

. I 2241 

. I 1123 (3) 

. I 1802,2110 

. I 2513 

. I 2233 

. R1139 

. R 3841 

. R 1139 

. I 602 

. R 901 

. I 601-606 

. R 2022 

. I 2109 

. I 2604 

. I 604 

Stores ashore; 


. I 4823 (7) 

.. I 4823,5245 (18) 

. I 5245 (7) 

. I 4823 (5,6) 

I 4823 (8),5245 (2) 

. I 4801-4851 

. I 4861 (1) 

.. I 4823 (1) 

..I 4821-4824 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


General storekeeper, ashore—Continued. 

advance statements of transfers. 

air plants, torpedo, on ships out of commission. 

amounts summarized, abstract of. 

appraisals, quarterly report of. 

appropriation, adjustment of. 

appropriation, recapitulation. 

articles— 

classified under Title Z. 

in store inspected by inspection officer. 

manufactured at navy yard. 

repaired or manufactured for store. 

turned in to store. 

authority and responsibility. 

balance sheets— 

preparation of. 

naval stores and supplies. 

quarterly report on. 

battery, ship going into commission, report of. 

battery-control instruments on ships out of commission. 

bills of lading. 

blank forms for accounts. 

books and records kept for accounts of. 

bureau abstracts, public bills. 

cartridge cases, empty, transportation of. 

charges against appropriations. 

clothing and small stores (see also Clothing and small stores)— 

balance sheets of. 

quarterly report of. 

weekly report.of.. 

coal contracts.. 

coal, monthly report on.. 

commutation of quarters.. 

compass material, monthly report of.. 

completion of ship’s outfit, report by.. 

condemned articles.. 

condemned stores.. 

contract-built ships, equipage furnished with. 

cost of items in requisitions.. 

electric current, issues of.. 

emergency purchases of supplies. 

equipage and stores, ship out of commission, kept separate. 

estimate for manufacture under naval supply account. 

excess stock, report of. 

expenditure invoices.. 

expenditure ledgers. 

expenditure vouchers. 

expenditures, balance sheets. 

foundry accounts. 

fuel- 

allowance, officers. 

sold to officers. 

stowed in fueling plants. 

guns on ships out of commission. 

heads of departments, inspections of material in store. 

heat allowance, officers. 

inactive stock, report of. 

information of prospective sailings. 

inspection of— 

accounts of. 

articles. 


Art. 

. I 4823 (3,4) 

. I 5245 (45) 

. I 4823 (7) 

.. I 5245 (26) 

. I 4823 (3,4) 

.. I 4823 (12) 5245 (20) 

. I 4804 (19) 

. I 3456 

. I 4602 

. I 3441 

. I 4734 (3) 

. R 4622 

. I 4822 (5) 

. I 4823 (11) 

. I 5245 (15,16) 

. I 5245 (46) 

. I 5245 (45) 

. I 4622 

. I 4S56 

.. I 4822 (1) 

. I 4823 (5,6) 

. I 2814 

. I 4823 

. I 4824 

. I 5245 (25) 

. I 5245 (1) 

. I 3317 

. I 5245 (12-14) 

. I 4823 (9) 

. I 5245 (47) 

. I 4608 (10) 

. I 4747,4821 

. T 4823 (11),5245 (29) 

. I 4608 (11) 

. I 4472 

. I 5245 (31) 

. I 4654 ( 6,7) 

. I 4608 (14),4627 

. I 5245 (35) 

. I 5245 (34) 

. I 5245 (28) 

.1.I 4822 (6) 

.. 1 4823 (9),5245 (18) 

. I 4813 

. I 5142 

. R 4514-4516 

. I 4949 

. R 183 

. I 5245 (45) 

. I 4607 

I 4823 (9),R 4514-4516 

. I 5245 (35) 

. I 4623 

. I 4861 (1) 

. I 3439,3451,3466 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

General storekeeper, ashore—Continued. 

inspection of—Continued. Art. 

articles manufactured in navy yards. I 4076 

material furnished under contract. I 5245 (36) 

stores delivered to ship. I 4674 

supplies on receipt. I 4671-4678 

invoices (see also Invoices)— 

condemned stores. I 5245 (29) 

preparation of. I 48 H 

store, records of. I 4822 (4) 

supplies transferred. I 4811 (4) 

issues . I 4608 (9),5245 (20) 

keys to storehouses. I 4601 

library books issued by. I 1612 

light allowance, officers. R 4514-4516,4823 (9) 

manufactured articles, report of. I 5245 (40) 

material (see also Material)— 

in reserve, quarterly report of. I 5245 (44) 

in store, inspection of. I 3456 

issued, summary of. 15137 

medical stores (see also Medical stores). I 2118,4749 

memorandum invoices, quarterly summary. I 5245 (23) 

memorandum receipts. I 4424 (10) 

method of keeping accounts. I 4822 (2-6) 

missing articles, quarterly report of. I 5245 (27) 

Model 1903 rifle, ammunition pertaining to, disposition of. I 2814 

models of ships. I 4603 

money accounts (see also Money). I 4802 

money allotments, quarterly, to torpedo vessels. I 4424 (2) 

monthly reports, list of. I 4823 (1),5245 

naval stores and supplies. I 4823 (11) 

naval supply account. I 4821,5245 (4-6) 

notification of action on open-purchase requisition. I 4654 (5) 

obsolete articles. I 4743 

open purchase, general instructions... I 4651-4659 

open-purchase requisitions, receipt abstracts. I 4823 (5) 

ordnance- 

accounts. I 4821 

material on ships out of commission, semiannual report on. I 5245 (45) 

reports. I 5245 (40) 

stores...-.-.. I 2311,5245 (43) 

outfit, ship going out of commission. I 3456 

partial deliveries, invoice of... I 5138,5139 

property accounts. I 4802 

provisions— 

balance sheets of. I 4824 

quarterly summary of. I 5245 (24) 

stowed in ships before pay officer reports... I 4407 

weekly report of.-. I 5245 (1) 

public bills, abstract of (see also Public bills).. I 4823 (5,6) 

public bills, monthly report of.-. I 5245 (3) 

purchases— 

articles for ships’ outfits. I 4608 (7) 

general instructions for. . R 4641-4644 

receipt abstracts.. I 4823 (5) 

under TitleX.-.. I 5245 (2) 

quarterly balance sheets. I 4734,4747,4813,4822 (5) 

quarterly reports, list of. I 4823,4824,5245 

real estate, chattels, etc. 1 4744 

receipt class ledgers. I 4822 (6) 

receipt invoices, quarterly report of. I 5245 (28) 

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ri indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


General storekeeper, ashore—Continued. 

receipt record ledger. 

receipt vouchers.. 

receipts— 

balance sheets.. 

from issue to ships. 

material, by classes. 

receipts and expenditures, quarterly report on. 

receiving damaged articles from ships. 

rejection of stores. 

reports. 

representative of, at inspection. 

request for shipment from other yards. 

requisitions. . . 

medical stores. 

ships in navy yard. 

stock material. 

stub, monthly report of. 

supplies... 

sale of material (see also Material). 

sale of Pay Department stores. 

semiannual reports... 

services, requisitions for.,. 

ship going out of commission, disposition of outfit. 

ships in ordinary...... 

ship out of commission, ordnance material, semiannual report 

ship’s outfit, allowance preparation, and issue of. 

ship, recommissioning. 

shipments (see also Shipments)— 

authority to make... 

by Government conveyance. 

for yard, consigned to. 

from other yards, report. 

from ships........ 

monthly report of... 

of stores. 

received with loss or damage.. 

report of. 

to be checked on receipt. 

shortage in provisions issued to ships. 

special deposits in transfer statements. 

statement of charges. 

statement of transfer from naval supply account. 

steamers supplied by. 

stock cards. 

stock, inactive, and excess... 

stock unfit for use. 

store cards, forwarding of. 

store invoices, records of. 

stores afloat, transferred to. 

stores— 

issued and received, recapitulation of. 

for Navy at large. 

from ships. 

from ships out of commission. 

furnished with contract-built ships. 

stub requisitions, record of (see also Stub requisitions). 

supplies— 

delivered to, how inscribed. 

purchased during fiscal year. 

requisitions for, report of. 

torpedo vessels. 


Art. 

. I 4822 (5) 

.. I 4823 (8),5245 (17) 

. I 4813 

. I 4823 (12) 

. I 4823 (10) 

. I 5245 (19) 

. I 4417 

.. 1 4673 

. I 4801-4851,5245 

. I 4672 

. I 5245 (33) 

. I 3434,3435 

. I 2119 

. I 4472 

. I 4654 (3) 

. I 5245 (21) 

. I 5245 (32) 

. I 4715 

. I 4611 

. I 5245 (32,45) 

. I 5245 (32) 

. I 4608 (14) 

. I 570 

. I 5245 (45) 

. I 4608 

. I 4608 (16) 

. I 4621 

. I 4623,4624 

. I 4621 (3) 

. I 5245 (33) 

. I 4405 (3) 

. I 5245 (10) 

.. I 4622 (1),4804 (15) 

. I 4626 

. I 5245 (42) 

. I 4626 

. I 4407 (2,3) 

. I 4823 (3) 

I 4823 (2,3),5245 (4-6) 

. I 4823 (3,4) 

. I 4623 

. I 4822 (2) 

. I 5245 (34) 

. I 4742 

. I 5245 (43) 

. I 4822 (4) 

. I 4418,4419 

. I 4823 (12) 

. I 4604 

.. I 4405 (4) 

. I 3478 

. I 4608 (12) 

...I 4822 (3), 5245 (21) 

.. I 4812 

. I 4605 

. I 5245 (32) 

. I 4424 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


General storekeeper, ashore—Continued. Art. 

supply accounts. I 4821-4824 

surveyed articles, report of. I 4734 

surveying officers. 1 4748 

surveys (see also Surveys)— 

in navy yard.. I 4744 

on material...I 4731 (9) 

on missing articles. I 5245 (27) 

quarterly report of.. I 5245 (26) 

Title A, expenditures..I 4804 (2) 

Title X, purchases, monthly report of. I 5245 (2) 

torpedoes, ships out of commission. I 5245 (45) 

transfer of stores. I 4811 (3,4) 

transfer statements, monthly report of. I 5245 (8,9) 

transportation of stores. I 2814,4420, R 1507 

typewriters. T ., _ I 101 

voucher inscriptions (see also Vouchers). I 4811-4813 

vouchers for supplies purchased. I 4675 

Washington Navy Yard. I 4622 

water for ships.I 4476 (2) 

weekly report...I 5245 (1) 

work, quarterly summary of. I 5140 

yard scrap heap, survey of. I 4746 

General storekeeper, ships (see also Accounts; Invoices; Pay officers; Stores afloat; Supply 
accounts afloat): 


absence of. 

accounts and returns. 

allowance list. 

annual inventory, equipage. 

assignment of. 

athletic allotments and requisitions. 

balance sheet. 

blank forms for accounts. 

boatswain’s stores. 

care of stores and storerooms. 

charges, statement of. 

class ledgers. 

clerk allowed to. 

clothing and small stores. 

construction stores. 

custody of stores. 

custody receipts. 

custody records. 

emergency supplies for torpedo vessels. 

equipage (see also Equipage)— 

report. 

requisition for. 

stock ledgers for. 

excess requisitions. 

excess stores, issue of. 

expenditure vouchers, abstract of. 

expenditures, balance sheets. 

expenditures of material by classes. 

fleet paymaster’s authority over. 

fresh water, requisition for. 

fuel sold to officers. 

general accounts. 

general duties. 

going out of commission. 

gunners’ access to stores. 

heads of departments to notify, of requirements 


. R 3042 

. I 4801-4951 

.. I 1335 

. I 2231 

. R 3041, 3042 

. I 4425 

. I 5224 (4) 

.. I 4856 

.. I 2301 

.. 1 2204 

. I 4854 (3) 

.. I 4853 

...R 3003 

. I 4526-4531 

.'. I 1502 

. I 4403 

. I 4423 (17) 

. I 4423 (18),4853 

. I 4424 (10) 

.I 4854 (5) 

. I 4423 (16) 

. I 4853 

. I 4471 (8),4472 

. I 4423 (10) 

. I 4854 (8) 

. I 4813 

.I 4854 (9) 

. I 1123 (9) 

... 1 4476 

.. I 4949 

.. I 4801-4804 

. I 2231-2233 

I 4608 (15), 5353, R 3008 

.. 12311 

.. I 2232 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


General storekeeper, ships—Continued. 

inventory of supplies on hand for torpedo vessels. 

inventory, quarterly.. 

invoicing of supplies when transferred. 

invoices, preparation of. 

issue of stores for sick. 

list of reports submitted by. 

material issued for use. 

material I’eceived from navy yards. 

material, sale of.. 

medical stores, transfer of.. 

memoranda receipts. 

mess outfits, inventory and upkeep. 

method of keeping accounts.. 

money allotment (see also Money;— 

quarterly, to torpedo vessels.. 

record of. 

stores afloat.. 

monthly reports, list of. 

naval supply account, statement of charges. 

open purchases, general instructions. 

outfit and allowance lists. 

pay officers to act as. 

payment of public bills. 

provisions, torpedo vessels. 

public bills, payment of. 

purchases, general instructions for.. 

quarterly balance sheets.. 

quarterly departmental balance sheets. 

quarterly invoice, supplies on hand. 

quarterly report- 

list of . 

mess outfits. 

receipt vouchers, abstracts of. 

receipts, balance sheets. 

receipts of material, by classes, statement of.. 

relief of.. 

reports. 

requisitions (see also Requisitions). 

athletic supplies. 

ships in navy-yard port. 

supplies or services afloat... 

shipments by supply steamer... 

ships’ outfits, allowance, preparation, and issue of. 

ship’s store (see also Ship’s store). 

statement of charges.. 

stock ledgers.. 

stores— 

afloat (see also Stores afloat). 

furnished with contract-built ship. 

issue of.. 

money allotments for. 

placed on board before arrival of. 

receipt of.. 

stub requisitions.. 

summaries of material. 

supplies and equipage— 

going in and out of commission. 

issue of, by navy yard. 

supplies delivered to, how inscribed. 

supplies for torpedo vessels.. 


Art. 

.I 4424 (13) 

. I 4423 (17) 

. I 4811 (6) 

. I 4811 

. I 2120 

. I 5224 

.. I 5224 (1,17) 

. I 4855 

. I 4714 

. I 2118 

. I 4423 (8),4424 (10) 

. I 2233 

. I 4853 

. I 4424 (2) 

. I 4853 

. I 4423 (3) 

.I 4854,5224,(1,2,9) 

..I 5224 (9) 

..I 4651-4659 

.. I 4608 

.. R 3021-3023 

. I 4855 

. I 4549 

. I 4855 

..R 4641-4644 

I 4813,4854 (5),5224 (10) 

. I 4804 (4) 

. I 4423 (11) 

. I 4854,5224 

. I 2233 

. I 4854 (7) 

. I 4813 

. I 4854 (9) 

. I 4421 

. I 4801-4951,5224 

.. I 4471,4485 

. I 4425 

. I 4472 

. I 5224 (3) 

. I 4624 

. I 4608 

. I 4501-4514 

. I 4854 (3) 

. I 4853 

. I 4401-4584 

. I 4608 (12) 

. I 4423 (7) 

. I 4423 (9) 

. I 4608 (9) 

. I 4419 

. I 4423 (7),4853 

. I 4854 (2) 

. I 4608 

. I 4608 

.. I 4812 

. I 4424 (10) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

General storekeeper, ships—Continued. Art. 

supplies required before arrival in port. I 1332 

supply accounts (see also Supply accounts afloat). I 4851-4856 

survey, preparation for. I 4731 ( 3 ) 

survey and appraisal afloat (see also Surveys). I 4411,5224 (15) 

Title B, stock ledgers for. I 4853 

Title C, expenses.. I 4804 ( 4 ) 

title classification of articles. I 4804 

transfer of stores. I 4811 

transfer of supplies to other vessels. I 4424 ( 11 ) 

transfer statement, monthly.I 4854 ( 4 ) 

typewriters. I 4571 

water supplied to ship...I 4476 ( 3 ) 

General supply tanks, contractor’s, definition. I 3349 

General survey, ship going out of commission. I 4608 (15) 

Generators, steam, reports on. I 5242 (12) 

Getting underway (see also Ship leaving port): 

air pumps, starting. 13104 

chain, examination of. 1 2631 

circulating pumps, starting. 13104 

colors, displaying of. R 1238 

draft of ship. I 1807,2331, R 2081 

engine telegraphs tested out. I 3105 

engines, warming up. I 3102 

honors between ships. R 1159 

log, entries in. I 2615 

permission of senior officer present. R 1903 

raising steam. I 3111 

soundings taken. R 2085 

stations, “all hands”. R 1160 

turning over engines. R 2607 

Gifts: 

soliciting contributions for, forbidden. R 1520 

to ships. I 4404 

survey of. I 4735 

Glands, adjustment'. I 3049 

Glass cases, athletic trophies. I 4426 

Glasses, gauge, requisitions for. I 4654 (2) 

Glassware, officers’messes. I 828,2233,4427 

Going in ordinary, laying-up trial. I 3001 

Going in reserve, laying-up trial. I 3001 

Going into commission. I 1301-1304 

after being out of commission; outfit and allowances from store. I 4608 (16) 

battery-control instruments, list of. I 5222 (3) 

battery, descriptive list of, forwarded to department.I 5245 (46) 

captain of the yard’s duties regarding. I 3421 

ceremonies for. I 1606, R 2012 

compass reports. I 5222 (2) 

entered in navy-yard journal. I 3421 

equipage and supplies. I 4608 

first lieutenants, duties... I 1502 

guns, mounts, and small arms, list of. I 5222 (3) 

inspection before commissioning. I 3403 

inspection by heads of navy-yard departments. I 3441 

medical officer to examine crew. I 2102 

medical stores.-. 12118 

naval defense mines, list of. I 5222 (3) 

request for repairs by commanding officer. I 4329 

station billets for crew.I 2501 (4) 

stores placed on board before arrival of ships’ officers. I 4608 (9) 

torpedo, record of.I 5222 (3) 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Going into commission—Continued. Art. 

transfer of command. R 2 ° 1 2 

trials, steaming, maneuvering, etc. I 1314 

vaccination of crew. 12103 

Going out of commission ( see also Fitting out). I 3085; R 2050 

allowance lists forwarded to bureaus. I 4608 (15) 

battery-control instruments. I 5222 (3) 

battery inspection. R 3912 

bill books sent to department.. I 5221 (29) 

boatswain’s stores. 1 2301 (5) 

captain of the yard’s duties regarding. I 3421 (4) 

chief quartermaster’s duties. I 1610 

chronometer record book, disposition of... I 5222 (2) 

clothing, disposal of. I 4418 

commandant’s duties regarding. I 3404 

coal report. I 2003 

confidential papers, disposition of. I 5353 

cruising report, disposition of. I 5221 (38) 

duties of gunnery officer in connection with. R 2504 

detachment of officers.,,.I 4421; R 3008,3912 

engineer officer, duties in connection with. R 2813 

entry in navy-yard journal. 1 3421 

equipage and stores... I 4804 (3), 4608 (15) 

general survey. I 4608 (15) 

gun transferred, record sent to department. I 5222 (3) 

guns, mounts, and small arms. I 5222 (3) 

inspection by heads of navy-yard departments... I 3441 

inspection department to inspect outfit turned in to store. I 3451 

laying-up trial. I 3006 

liberty book, disposition of. I 5221 (28) 

log, disposition of..... 4 . I 1606 

machinery, care of. I 3085 

medical journals, disposal of. I 3251 

medical stores, disposition of...,. I 2124 

medical supplies. I 2351 

mess outfits, inventory of. I 2233 

muster roll, descriptive... I 5221 (27) 

naval-defense mines. I 5222 ( 3 ) 

navigating officer’s duty. I 1610 

officers not detached. R 3912 

official papers, disposition of... I 5353 

ordnance- 

allowance... I 5222 (3) 

inspection. r 3912 

outfit, storage of. I 4508 (14) 

pay officer, detachment of. I 4421 , R 3008 

pharmacist’s duties. X 2351 

presents to ships, disposition of. I 4404 (i) 

provisions, disposition. 14418 

registered mail record, disposal of. I 5402 (be) 

signal books, disposition of. I 5353 

small stores, disposition of. j 4443 

stores, accounting for. XI 3008 

stores, transfer of. X 4420 

supplies landed. XI 3912 

survey of medical stores. X 4749 

torpedoes, record of. X 5222 ( 3 ) 

torpedoes, mounts, air compressors. X 5222 ( 3 ) 

watch, quarter, and station bills..... X 2516 

Gold, sale-keeping aboard ship. XI 1510 

Gold medals, Marine Corps rifle competitions. X 3715,3716 

Gongs, general-alarm and cease-firing. X 2506*2815 

/ 


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[I indicates Instructions: R indicates Regulations. 1 

Good conduct: 

advancement for. 

Marine Corps. 

Good-conduct medals: 


Art. 

_ It 3668 

I 3563 (1-4) 


extra pay resulting from. 

Marine Corps. 

reasons for award of. 

wearing of, by enlisted men. 

Good-time allowance, naval prisoners. 

Government employees, subpoenaed as witnesses. 

Government property: 

Marine Corps, accounts for. 

purchasers of. 

real estate, definition of.. 

removal from ship, restrictions against. 

report by oflicial making shipment of. 

sale of. 

Government of the Navy of the United States, Articles for. 

Governor general: 

islands occupied by United States, honors for. 

visits of ceremony to. 

Governor, Guam, display of jack in boat.. 

Governor, islands owned by United States, visits of ceremony to 
Governor, Naval Home, Philadelphia, Pa.: 

monthly reports. 

quarterly report. 

reports to, of hospital patients. 

Governor, State, honors for. 

Governor, Tutuila, display of jack in boat. 

Grades: 

retired list of officers. 

warrant officers. 

Graduation certificates, extra pay of seamen gunners. 

Graphite, use on steering gear. 

Gratuity: 

amount of.. 

contractors, forbidden. 

death of person in naval service. 

honorable discharge. 

men enlisting. 

prisoners at discharge. 

Graves, unmarked, headstones for, in naval cemeteries. 

Gravity: 

centers of, included in detail statements of bureaus. 

fuel oil, test for. 

Grease: 

cups, guns, reserve ships. 

extractors, instructions regarding. 

Great Ledger, supply accounts afloat. 

Ground tackle (see also Anchor chains); 

boatswain’s inspection of. 

care of..*. 

Grounding of ship: 

entry in log. 

inquiry into. 

investigation and report of. 

report of. 

warning signals given. 

Grounds, naval stations: 

classification of.*. 

maintenance of... 

nonindustrial, maintenance. 


. R 3664,4427 (9) 

. R 4172,4442 

. R 3664 

. R 3665 

. I 3802 

. R 4542 

. I 3505 

. I 5244 (20,31) 

. I 4804 (8) 

. I 2401 (3) 

. I 5288 

. I 5244 (19,30) 

.. R 1-64 

.*.. R 1114 

. R 1277 

. R 1253 

. R 1277 

. I 5273 

. I 5273 

.R 3582 

. R 1114 

. R 1253 

.. R 1002 

. R 1013 

.. R 3564 

.... I 2708 

. R 4551 

. R 1521 

. R 4551 

I 5222 (7),R 4427 (22) 

. I 5244 (33) 

. R 4538 

. I 5247 (5) 

. R 172 

. I 3363 

. I 537 

. I 3107 (3) 

. I 4851 

. I 2627 

. I 2631 

. I 1807 

. R 441-442 

.. I 940 

. I 4333 (2),5215 

. I 2506 

. I 4804 (9) 

. I 4804 (13) 

. I 4804 (14) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Group commander (see also Torpedo vessels; Submarines; Flotilla). R 230 

pennants. I 507 

Guam: 

enlistments. R 3525 

service in, equivalent to sea duty. I 710 

Guarantees, prepared by solicitor. R H 8 

Guaranty companies. (See Bonding companies.) 

Guard: 

marine barracks, inspection of. I 3595 

parading of. R 1168 

transportation of general court-martial prisoners. I 3803 

Guard duty, marines not punished by. R 4184 

Guard mounting aboard ship. I 3638 

Guard of the day, Marine Corps, aboard ship. I 3638 

Guard ship: 

detailed by chief of staff. I 1102 (5) 

reports to senior officer present. I 2609 

Guardian, apprentice seamen. R 3683,3684 

Guardroom, Marine Corps, inspection of. I 3578 

Gunboats: 

Central American waters, not attached to fleets. R 205 

rating of. R 1035 

Gun captains: 

assignment of, to other duty, restriction against. I 2501 (2) 

pay of. R 4427 (20) 

Gun card, report to be made on back of. I 1702 

Guncotton (see also Ammunition): 

care of, by executive officer. R 2210 

inspection of. I 5252 (3) 

storage of. R 2027 

tests of. I 2820 

Gun crews. I 2501 

Gun divisions. (See Divisions.) 

Gun factory. (See Naval Gun Factory.) 

Gun mounts, ships going out of commission, report of. I 5222 (3),5245 (45) 

Gun pointers: 

assignment of, to other duty, restrictions against. I 2501 ( 2 ) 

optical examination of. I 2501 ( 3 ) 

pay of. R 4442,4427 (19) 

Gun racks, Marine Corps, daily inspection of. I 3035 

Gun salutes (see also Salutes). R 1201-1213 

answering. r 1221-1224 

ensign, when displayed. r 1231 

official visits not returned. r 1223 

personal flags, displaying of. r 1237 

returns for. r 1221-1224 

Gunner-s: 

absence of. r 32 n 

ammunition handling. X 2802 

ammunition, storage of. X 2806 

ammunition supply test. 1 2866 

appointment as line officers. r 3302 

appointment of. r 3310-3312,3314 

armament, care of. j 2311 

automatic shutters. 1 2868 

bandoliers, disposal of... 12814 

battery- 

changes in. j 2881 

daily inspection of. j 2882 

supervision of. 1 2311 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Gunner-s—Continued. 

blind shell, use of, in subcaliber practice. I 2871 

bore length measured by. 1 2893 

breech mechanism, care of... j 2883,2887 

bullet catchers. 1 2867 

cartridge cases, care of. I 2808 

disposal of. X 2814 

chief gunner’s duties assigned to. I 2312 

classification of, as line officers. R 1013 

clerical work under gunnery officer. I 2311 

clips, disposal of. I 2814 

daily examination of smokeless powder. I 2834 

decomposed powder, signs of. I 2839 

deteriorated ammunition. I 2805 

drill primers, allowance of. I 2809 

examination for appointment. R 3314 

explosives. I 2607 (11),2635 

explosive tests. 1 2841 

flood cocks , etc., testing of. I 2628 

fortnightly examinations.of smokeless powder. I 2835 

fuses, removal of. I 2873 

gas checks, care of. I 2890 

general duties of. I 2311,2312, R 3211 

guncotton tests, when made. I 2840 

guns, care of. I 2884,2888 

gyro gears, requisition for. I 2813 

injury to armament. I 2311 

inspection of battery at sea. I 1808 

lifebuoys. I 2311 (7) 

magazines, inspection of. I 2628 

magazine temperatures, entry in log. I 1807,2806 

mines, handling of. I 2875 

ordnance instructions. 1 2801-2895 

ordnance work, supervision of. I 2311 

pneumatic system. 13126 

primers. I 2809 

projectiles, care of. I 2807 

recoil cylinders. I 2870 (1) 

reserve ships. 1530 

safety orders. I 2851-2876 

salvo locking devices. I 2854 

semiannual smokeless-powder test. I 2838 

ship, condition of, report. I 2626 

ship going out of commission. R 2504 

smokeless-powder tests. I 2831-2839 

stadimeters, use of. I 2818 

station at “all hands”. 12312 

stores, access to. I 2311 

surveillance test. I 2838 

telescopes, shipment of. I 2817 

torpedo air flasks— 

care of.-. I 2816 

charging of. I 2874 

torpedoes, requisitions for. I 2813 

wet guncotton. 12811 

tests. I 2840 

violet-paper test. I 2837 

unexpended ammunition, disposition of. I 2804 

unserviceable powder, disposition. I 4731 (6) 

Gunner, electrical. (See Electrical gunner.) 


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[I indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations.] 


Gunnery and engineering competitions. 

Gunnery officer (see also Heads of departments). 

absence of. 

abstract of expenditure and receipt vouchers 
ammunition— 

handling of. 

report of, on hand. 

requisitions. 

Supply tests. 

armament, safety orders regarding. 

authority of, to relieve deck. 

automatic firing locks, precautions. 

balance sheet of supplies, ammunition. 

battery-control instruments. 

battery— 

changes in. 

daily inspection of. 

battle station. 

clearing ship for action. 

clerical work performed by gunner. 

detachment of. 

deteriorated ammunition. 

disrating, classification for. 

duties of— 

as executive officer. 

in connection with care of explosives. 

on small ships. 

electrical gunner to assist. 

explosives, removal of, when docking. 

fitting out, duties at. 

fleet. (See Fleet gunnery officer.) 

flood cocks, etc., testing of. 

gas checks, care of. 

general duty of. 

gunner to assist... 

gunnery competitions. 

guns— 

care of. 

mounts, and small arms, list of. 

record of. 

information furnished by, to chief engineer officer 

incapacity of. 

inspections made by. 

invoice of expenditures. 

leaving ship, restrictions upon. 

magazines (see also Magazines)— 

condition of. 

temperature of. 

marine officer’s reports to. 

mines— 

handling of. 

list of. 

monthly report, temperature of magazines. 

ordnance allowance, ship’s. 

ordnance instructions. 

public bills. 

quarterly report. 

quarters. 

rank of.. 

recoil cylinders, inspection of. 

repairs. 


Art. 

R 1609 

. R 2501-2505 

... I 1706, R 2501 
. I 5227 (2,3) 

. I 2802 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 4477 

. I 2866 

. I 2851-2876 

. I 1705 

. I 2857 

. I 5227 (1) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 2881 

. I 2882 

. I 1705 

. I 1405 

. I 2311 

. R 2501,2504 

. I 2805 

. R 619 

. R 2501,2505 

. R 2503 

. R 2501 

. R 3212 

. I 2635 

. I 1701 

. I 2628 

. I 2890 

I 1701-1706; R 2502 

. R 3211 

. R 1609 

. I 2888 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 5222 (3) 

.R 2503 

. R 2501 

. R 2501 

. I 5227 (4) 

. R 3708 

. I 2628 

I 1807,2628,2806 (5), 5222 (3); R 2027 
. I 3633 

. I 2875 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 2801-2895 

. I 5227 (6) 

. I 5227 

. I 804 

. R 2501 

. I 2870 

. I 2311,4804 (7) 


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n indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Gunnery officer—Continued, 
reports— 

electrical plant. 

list of. 

return of ordnance material by officer detached. 

responsibility of— 

for efficiency of armament. 

for electrical installation. 

for magazines. 

for outfit pertaining to Bureau of Ordnance. 

to successor. 

safety orders. 

semiannual reports. 

ship going out of commission. 

smokeless-powder tests... 

stadimeter, use of. 

summary of store invoices. 

supervision of electric circuits. 

surveys on material. 

suspension of. 

title classification of articles. 

torpedo air flask, charging of. 

torpedo practice, record of. 

torpedoes, etc., list of, report.. 

typewriter allowance. 

unexpended ammunition, disposition of. 

Gunnery prizes... 

Gunnery record: 

discharge to include. 

entry of, in service record... 

gun pointer’s eye examination to be entered on. 

transfer papers to include. 

Gunnery sergeants, Marine Corps: 

examination of.. 

pay of.... 

Guns: 

assignment of, to division. 

automatic shutters, damage to. 

blind shell for subcaliber practice. 

breech mechanism. 

reserve ships... 

ships in ordinary. 

cartridge case, jamming of. 

choke of, clearance allowed. 

cleaning of. 

daily list of. 

daily operation and cleaning of. 

division officers’ duty regarding. 

erosiom. 

examination of bore. 

firing mechanism, care of. 

firing pin. 

flarebacks, precautions against.. 

fuses, removal of.. 

gas checks, care of.. 

gases, after firing. 

hangfires, precautions against. 

inspection of, at sea. 

list of, ships going in and out of commission. 

loading, care taken. 

loading fixed ammunition. 


Art. 

. li 2503 

....I 5222 (3),5227 
. I 1703 

. R 2503 

. R 2501 

. R 2503 

. R 2502 

. R 2504 

. I 2851-2876 

. I 5222 (3) 

. R 2504 

I 2831-2839,5222 (3) 

. I 2818 

. I 5227 (5) 

. R 2502 

. 1 4731-4750 

. R 2501 

. I 4804 

. I 2874 

.I 5222 (3) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 4571 

. I 2804 

. I 4886 

. R 3612 

. R 3544 

. I 2501 (3) 

. R 3585 

. I 3584 

. R 4442 

. I 2501 (1) 

. I 2868 

. I 2871 

. I 2883,2887 

. I 537 

. I 570 

. I 2863 

. I 2892 

. I 2884,2889 

. I 2882 

. I 2882-2895 

. I 1821 

. I 2893 

. I 2869 (4) 

. I 2895 

. I 2861 

. I 2869 (3) 

. I 2873 

. I 2890 

. I 2869 

. I 2865 

. I 1808 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 2891 

. I 2863 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Guns—Continued. 

loading of. I 2864,2869 (3) 

primer seat, care of. * ^8^4 

priming of. ^ 

protection of. I ^85$ 

recoil cylinders, inspection of. * ^870 

record of, sent to department. I 5222 (3) 

rifling, care of. * 2 ^ 

reserve ships. * ®*7 

safety orders regarding. ^ 2852-28, 6 

ships in ordinary.-.- - - * 570 

ships out of commission, report on. I 5245 (45) 

sponging of. I 2869 (1,5) 

washing after firing.-. I 2885 

Gymnastic outfits, requests for. 1 2619 

Gyro gears, requisitions for. I 2813,4471 (3o) 

Hails, answering of. R H "6 

Hair, trim of. I 2617 (1) 

Half-holidays, civil employees. I 84,404 

Half-masting: 

colors; funeral ceremonies. R 1296-1313 

ensign. R 1255 

pennants. R 1252 

personal flags. R 1252 

Hammocks, absentees’ and deserters’. I 2637 

Handhole plates, starting fires, precaution. I 3112 

Hand pumps: 

carpenter’s duties regarding. I 2331 

supervision of Bureau of Construction and Repair. R 146 

Hangfires, precautions against. I 2865 

Hand steering gear, reserve ships. I 538 

Harbor entrance patrol: 

assignments to naval districts. R 246 

pilots assigned to. R 246 

Harbor regulations, hospital ships. I 4015 

Harbors, United States, pilot rules for. R, chap. 41 

Hatches: 

battening down. I 2629 

fuel-oil tanks. I 3378 (5) 

gaskets, painting of. I 2705 (4) 

regulations for closing. 1 2506 

reserve ships. 1536 

signal for closing and opening. I 2506 

Hatch tarpaulins, use of... I 1806 

Hauling fires, authority for. R 1903,2810 

Hauling-out ways, construction of. R 189 

Hawaii: 

pay of marine officers. R 4441 

Pearl Harbor, regulations governing.,.. R 4091 

prisons designated for men convicted in. I 3801-3802 

service in, equivalent to sea duty. I 710 

Hawsers: 

examination of. 1 2636 

to be pointed. I 2503 

Heads of departments, navy yards ( see also Navy yards; Employees, civil). R 3941 

appeals from commandant’s decisions. I 5343 

appropriation sheets. I 5139 

articles manufactured for store. I 4902 

assignment of work to. I 349 X 

bureau of correspondence. I 5340 

chemical tests. I 4977 
























































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Heads of departments, navy yards—Continued. Art. 

clerical force. X 3471 

copies of job orders to be furnished inspection officers. I 5456 

correspondence concerning repairs. I 5338 

correspondence with bureaus. I 5340 

cost accounts, job orders ( see also Cost accounts).. I 5131-5133 

definition of term. I 201 

departments, organization of. R 3916 

details of administration public works. R 183 

employees, changes in; report. I 331 

exchange of work between departments. R 4016 

fitness reports of officers. I 707 

general duties of. I 3431-3441 

general storekeeper to be advised as to needs, etc. I 3434,3497 

insanitary articles, survey of. I 4735 

inspection of— 

articles manufactured in navy yard. I 4676 

articles received on requisitions. I 3438 

material in store, privileges. I 4607 

ships going into or out of commission. I 3440 

supplies received. 1 4671-4678 

inspection department, general instructions regarding. I 3456 

inspection officer notified of completion of job orders. I 3456 

job orders— 

copies furnished to inspecting officer. I 3456 

cost accounts. I 5131-5133 

labor— 

classification of. I 211 

performed for other departments. I 5134 

requisitions for. I 256-268 

material used on job orders. I 4606 

new work, expedition of. I 5340 

obsolete articles, survey of. I 4743 

open purchase of materials. I 4651-4659 

passes. I 3409 

payrolls. 15135,5136 

quarterly report of expenditures. I 4414 

repair work on ships. I 4341 

reports— 

employees, changes in (see also Employees, civil). I 331 

to bureaus. I 3437 

to department... I 3433 

weights built into ships. I 3441 

requisitions on general storekeeper, responsibility for. I 3434 

requisitions, form for... I 3435 

sale of stores to civil employees. I 4611 

ships going out of commission. I 3404 

ships out of commission, care of. I 3478 

stores placed on board before arrival of ships’ officers. I 4608 (9) 

suggestions to commandant. 1 3439 

surplus material turned into store. I 4606 

surveys. . . I 4 ”44 

tests to be made in presence of inspection officer.>.. I 3456 

Title A expenditures.. I 4804 (2) 

transportation of stores. 14419 

typewriters.*. I 101 

unsatisfactory repairs, report of. I 1337 

weekly report— 

inspection calls, not acted upon. I 4672 

repairs or construction of ships. 1 3431 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Heads of departments, navy yards—Continued. 

work — Art. 

by one division for another division. I 3432 

cost of. I 5011-5013 

in navy-yard shops. I 3408 

yard tools, etc., lost or broken by ships. I 4609 

Heads of departments, ships (see also Engineer officer; First lieutenant; Gunnery officer; Medical 
officer; Navigating officer; Pay officer): 

abstract of expenditure and receipt vouchers. I 5225 

allowance lists. I 1335 

outfit and supplies. I 4608 (5) 

articles turned in to store. I 4405 

authority over, of executive officer. R 2201 

balance sheet of equipage and supplies. I 5225 

blank forms for accounts. I 4856 

books, records, etc., pertaining to crew. I 1353 

correspondence addressed to commanding officer. I 5326 

custody receipts and records. I 4423 (17,18) 

detail of, by commanding officer. I 1322 

detachment of, inspections made. R 2051 

equipage, requisitions for. I 4423 (16) 

equipage, stock ledgers for. I 4853 

excess allotment of stores. I 4423 (12-14) 

expenditure of stores. I 4478 

expenditures under Title C. I 4804 (4) 

fitness reports of officers. I 707 

general storekeeper’s duties performed by. R 3042 

general storekeepers notified of needs.. I 2231 

Government property, care and preservation of. I 4410 

inspection of stores on delivery. I 4482 

invoices of equipage transferred. 14811 ( 6 ) 

invoices of expenditures. 1 5225 

keys, custody of. I 1504 

leaving ship, alternating of. R 3708 

materials used for preservation of ships. I 1335 

missing articles, survey of. I 4733 

money allotments for stores afloat. I 4423 ( 7 ) 

monthly summaries of material. I 4854 ( 2 ) 

new work, expedition of. I 5340 

presents to ships. I 4404 ( 1 ) 

property accounts, inaccuracies in. I 1331 

public bills. I 4484,5225 

quality certificates, stores received. I 4483 

quantity certificates, stores received. I 4483 

quarterly balance sheets. I 4735,4804 ( 4 ), 4851,4854 ( 5 , 6 ) 

quarterly invoices, supplies on hand.. I 4423 ( 11 ) 

quarterly reports. I 5225 

relieving of. X 1322 

repairs when away from yard. I 4734 

report of defects. I 1304 

reports of, to executive officer. r 1063 

requisitions for stores not on allowance. I 4423 (12-15) 

requisitions for supplies. 1 4479 

reserve ships.. X 537.540 

services, requisition for.. I 4471-4485 

ships going out of commission. X 3404 

shortages in shipments, surveys. X 4733 

stores (see also Stores afloat)— 

custody of.'. X 4403 (2) 

placed on board before arrival of. I 4008 (9) 

receipt of. X 1802j 4405 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Heads of departments, ships—Continued, 
stores—Continued. 

requisitions for. 

transfer of, between departments. 

transferred, accountability... 

stub requisitions. 

summary of store invoices. 

supplies, issue of. 

supply accounts (see also Supply accounts afloat). 

survey of ship’s material. 

transfer of supplies between departments. 

unserviceable articles, survey of. 

urgent repairs..... 

voucher inscriptions. 

Heads of divisions, navy yards. 

appeals from decisions of. 

appropriation sheets. 

assignment of work to. 

cost account, job orders (see also Cost accounts). 

estimate for manufacture under naval-supply account. 

exchange of work between divisions. 

pay rolls. 

requests for work, recommendations. 

repair work on ships. 

ships building, progress of work. 

Title A expenditures. 

weekly reports, funds required for work in manufacturing department.. 
Headquarters Marine Corps, officers to register when visiting Washington 

Headstones; unmarked graves in naval cemeteries. 

Health, bill of. (See Bill of health.) 

Health journal, commanding officer to inspect. 

Health of crew, commanding officer’s duties regarding. 

Health of ports, reports by medical officer to commanding officer. 

Health of troops. 

Health officer; reception of by medical officer. 

Health record: 

absence of medical officer. 

cases of transfer. 

enlisted man, upon termination of enlistment. 

entries in, supervision of medical officers. 

entries made when transferred. 

medical officer to keep. 

medical officer to verify.. 

men appointed or promoted.-. 

officer’s. 

upon change of grade or termination of service. 

officers and enlisted men, forwarding of.. 

opened by whom. 

patients admitted to hospital.- — 

sick, for passage to United States. 

signing of medical survey. 

supervision of junior medical officers. 

supervision of medical officers. 

to be forwarded to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 

transfer papers to include. 

vaccination entry. 

Heat: 

allowance for men and officers ashore. 

furnished officers, Marine Corps, report of. 

naval stations—. 

Heat and light, post exchange. 


Art. 

. I 4471-4485 

. I 4403 (1),4422 

. I 4419,4420 

. I 4423 (7) 

. I 5225 

. I 4423 (7) 

. I 4851 

. I 4731 (3) 

. I 4471 (10) 

. I 4735 

. I 4732 

. I 4811-4813 

. R 3941 

. I 5340 

. I 5133 

. I 3491 

. I 5131-5133 

. I 5242 (11) 

. R 4016 

.I 5135, 5136 

. I 4335 (3) 

. I 4341,5242 (11) 

. I 5242 (11) 

. I 4804 (2) 

. I 5242 (11) 

. I 705 

. I 5247 (5) 

. I 2619 

. I 2617 (2),R 20 

. R 2953 

. R 1631 

. I 2126 

. I 708 

. R 2961 

.. I 5222 ( 5w ) 

. R 2902 

. R 3581 

. I 2117 

. I 2102 

. I 3257 

. I 707,708 

. I 5222 ( 5v ) 

. I 5247 (33,34) 

. I 3257 

. I 3229 

. I 2116 

. I 3237 

. R 2972 

. R 2902 

. I 2117 (2) 

. R 3585 

. I 3211 

I 4823 (9),R 4514-4516 
.. I 5250 (7),5261 (26) 

.. I 4804 (14) 

. I 3598 (8) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Heat test, smokeless powder. 

Heaters: 

feed-water.- 

fuel-oil, precautions. 

Heaving lead, instruction of men in. 

Helmsmen. 

High commissioner, honors for. 

High-power runs, coal, inferior, report of. 

High seas, boundary lines of. 

Hired vessels, employment of, entered in log. 

History, medical, original entries sent to department. 

Hoefner lamp, kerosene, for testing. 

Hogging lines. 

Hoists, ammunition. (See Ammunition hoists.) 

Hoists, ash. (See Ash hoists.) 

Holds: 

colliers. 

inspection of. 

lighting. 

matches, use of.. 

medical officer to inspect. 

ships in ordinary. 

uncovered lights, use of. 

Holidays. 

employees, civil, pay of... 

foreign, observance of. 

leave of absence for civil employees. 

list of. 

not included in leave of absence. 

observance of, in foreign port. 

rations, poultry, issue of. 

Saturday afternoon. 

smoking regulations. 

wages charged to Title V. 

Home ports, enlisted men transferred in. 

Home yards: 

divisions of ships. t _ 

torpedo groups. 

Homicide: 


Art. 

. I 2838 

. I 3117 

. I 3377 (9) 

. I 2505 

. I 2505 (3) 

. R 1115 

. I 3314 

. R chap. 41 

. I 1807 

. I 5222 (5 d) 

... I 3396 (1) 

. I 2703 


. I 3303 (2) 

I 2626,2640,2702 

. I 2607 (3) 

....I 2607 (15) 

. I 2115 

. I 570 

....I 2607 (10) 
... R 1286-1289 

. I 381-383 

. R 1288 

. I 404 

. R 1289 

.I 63 (2,7) 

. R 1287 

. I 4542 

. I 2602 (5) 

. I 2625 

....I 4804 (24) 
. R 3.581 

. R 227 

. R 227 


investigation of. 

Honors (see also Gun salutes; Salutes; Ceremonies) 

ambassadors. 

Army field officers in command, aboard ship... 

Assistant Secretary of the Navy. 

between ships— 

coming to anchor. 

getting underway. 

Cabinet officers. 

civil officers.*.. 

close aboard, definition of term. 

commanding officer— 

leaving ship officially. 

passing in boat.. 

table of... 

visits. 

commercial agent.. 

committee of Congress. 

charge d'affaires. 

Chief Justice. 

consul. 


. R 321,322 
R 1101-1321 
.... R 1115 
.... R 1143 
R 1113,1266 

.... R 1159 
.... R 1159 
.... R 1112 
R 1111-1119 
.... R 1153 

.... R 1141 
.... R 1155 
.... R 1162 
.... R 1142 
.... R 1117 
.... R 1114 
.... R 1115 
.... R 1114 
.... R 1117 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Honors—Continued. 

consul general. 

consular officers coming aboard as passengers. 

envoys extraordinary. 

diplomatic officers. 

ex-President.. 

field officer in command, Marine Corps. 

flag officer— 

assuming command. 

board of inspection and survey. 

inspecting ships. 

leaving flag ship officially. 

not desiring. 

passing in boat.. 

relinquishing command.... 

table of. 

visiting ships not under command. 

foreign— 

Governments._. 

men-of-war. 

national airs played by band. 

officials. 

sovereigns. 

governor general, islands occupied by the United States. 

governor of an island. 

governor of a State. 

guard paraded, salute of officers on deck. 

high commissioner... 

maneuvering ships. 

military officers. 

minister resident. 

ministers plenipotentiary.. 

national air when played. 

officers. 

in civilian clothes. 

side boys, number of... 

table of.. 

under acting appointment. 

personal..... i 

piping the side.'. 

president of foreign Republic... 

President pro tempore of Senate. 

President of the United States. 

rendered by navy yards.. 

royalty, reception of. 

salute by crew.. 

secretary of legation. 

Secretary of the Navy. 

embarked in boat. 

ships— 

engaged in maneuvers. 

having been on detached duty. 

passing. 

side boys, number given. 

side tended, salutes rendered by persons about deck. 

side, when dispensed with. 

Speaker of the House... 

sovereigns of foreign countries. 

tabular statement of. 

vice consul. 

Vice President’s reception aboard ship. 


Art. 

. R 1117 

. R 1119 

. R 1115 

.... R 1115-1119 

. R 1102 

.. R 1143 

. R 1127 

. R 1132 

. R 1130 

. R 1133 

. R 1156 

. R 1155 

. R 1129 

. R 1162 

. R 1131 

.... R 1191-1197 

. R 1162 

. R 1197 

.... R 1191-1197 

. R 1104 

. Ii 1114 

. R 1114 

. R 1114 

. R 1157 

. R 1115 

. R 1159 

.... R 1126-1143 

. R 1115 

. R 1115 

. R 1172 

.... R 1126-1143 

. R 1140 

.. R 1167 

. R 1162 

. R 1048 

. R 1168 

..R 1166 

. R 1104 

. R 1114 

.... R 1101,1266 

.. R 1183 

. R 1105 

. R 1158 

. R 1116 

.... R 1111,1266 
. R 1111 

. R 1159 

. R 1159 

It 1151-1154,1162 

. R 1167 

. R 1164 

. R 1168 

. R 1114 

. R 1104 

.... R 1143,1162 

. R 1117 

. R 1103 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Honors and distinctions in general. R 1151-1183 

Honorable discharges (see also Discharges): 


claims for. 

enlistment unexpired... 

forms for. 

gratuity, computation of. 

gratuity, enlisted men, Marine Corps.. 

persons entitled to. 

Horsepower: 

curves, determination of. 

curves of, new ships. 

full-power trials. 

Horses, classified under Title E. 

Hospital-s. 

admission and discharge of officer. 

ambulance service.. — 

Army and Navy, admission into. 

assimilation to, of hospital ship. 

bill books. 

changes in. 

civil employees cared for at. 

civil, transfer of patients to and from. 

classification of. 

diet tables. 

discharge of marines from. 

discharges for disability... 

employees. (See Employees, civil.) 

fleet surgeon to inspect. 

furniture, purchase of. 

grounds, changes in. 

health records. 

inspection, by board of inspection for shore stations 

inspections by commander in chief. 

mail, handling of. 

medical officer— 


. R 3607 

. R 3607 

. R 3613 

. R 4427 (22) 

. R 4442 

. R 3607 

. I 3022 

. I 2924 

. I 2910 

. I 4804 (8) 

. I 3221-3261 

. I 5247 (36) 

. I 3261 

. R 4531 

. R 2914 

. I 3258 

. I 3224 

. I 3412 

I 5222 (5u),5247 (32),R 4532 

. I 4804 (8) 

. I 3232,3233 

. I 3551 

. I 3236 

. I 1122 (6) 

. I 3224 

. I 3224 

. I 3238 

. R 158 

. I 906,907 

. I 5402 (5) 


duties of. I 3221-3261 

to receive hospital ticket. I 5222 (5u) 

medical supplies, inspection. 1 3225 

medical survey in case.of chronic disorders. I 3221 

members of Hospital Corps subsisted at...I 5247 (11) 

nurse corps (female), eligible for duty at. I 3261 

officer of the day, duties. I 3227 

officers admitted to. I 3221 

officers in, mess bill. I 825 

patients— 

admission and discharge of.. I 3222,3234 

character of duties. I 3230,3231 

left by sailing of ship. X 3235 

papers. I 3229 

Pay of. R 3582 

prescription book. X 3253 

property, expenditure of. I 3255 

ration notice on admission to and discharge from. I 5247 (26,27) 

rations, transfer of. Xt 4521 

regulations, approval of, by Secretary of the Navy. I 3239 

regulations for. I 3239 

report, by commander in chief, of men sent to. I 913 

requisitions for medical stores. X 2119 

sanitary inspection of, report. X 5212 5214 

sanitary reports. I 3259 

sick, treatment of. X 3223 


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[I indicates Instructions: R indicates Regulations.] 
Hospitals—Continued. 

subsistence at. 

supernumeraries, admission and retention of. 

supervision of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 

transfer of marines to. 

transfer of patients; report. 

transfer to, of patients. 

upkeep of. 

wards, care of. 

weekly sick report. 

Hospital apprentice, detailed as sick-bay recorder. 

Hospital buildings and grounds, changes in. 

Hospital cases, marines in Philippines, report of. 

Hospital Corps (see also Medical officers): 

afloat, instruction of members of. 

deposits, receiving of, forbidden. 

detail of, to hospital ship. 

discharges. 

donations. 

drill regulations for. 

efficiency report on transfer. 

enlisted men to be members of surgeon’s division. 

enlistment of. 

gifts to. 

hospital and ambulance service performed by. 

medical-examination report. 

forwarding of.. 

members of, subsisted at hospitals... 

military duties by. 

pay of.. 

professional examination. 

promotion... 

surgery, instruction in... 

training of, in technical schools. 

transfers to. 

Hospital expenses, patients in foreign ports. 

Hospital fund. 

Hospital service, Hospital Corps to perform. 

Hospital ships. 

accounts. 

articles carried on, in time of war. 

assimilation of, to shore hospital. 

chief engineer of. 

classification of, as naval auxiliary. 

commanding officer of. 

authority of... 

to arrange messes. 

complement of.. 

condition of, supervision of master. 

crew of... 

classification of. 

designation of... 

first officer, general duties of. 

flag flown by. 

general duties of. 

general instructions governing. 

government of.-. 

inspection of, supervision of commander in chief. 

masters, authority of... 

medical officer in command, reports of. 

neutrality of. 


Art. 

. I 3231 

. I 5247 (37) 

. R 133 

. I 3551 

. I 5212,5214 

. R 2961 

. R 183 

. I 3228 

. I 3238 

. I 2642 

. I 3224 

. I 3616 

. I 2642 

. I 3260 

. R 2914 

. R 3601 

. I 3260 

.. I 602 

I 5222 (5),5247 (16) 

. I 2130 

..R 133,3525 

. I 3260 

. I 3261 

.I 5222 (5m ) 

. I 5247 (35) 

. I 5247 (11) 

. R 1540 

. R 4427 (28) 

. R 3551 

. R 133,3551 

.. I 2642 

. R 3901 

. R 3551 

. R 2962 

I 3412; R 4404,4428 

. I 3261 

. R 2911-2926 

. R 4404 

. R 2917 

. R 2914 

. R 2926 

. R 2915 

. R 1042,2914 

. R 2919 

. I 4001 

. R 113,2923 

. R 2924 

..R 2914 

. R 2923 

. R 2911 

. R 2925 

. R 2916 

. R 2911 

. I 4001-4020 

. R 2913 

. R 2918 

. R 2924 

. I 5231 

. R 2917 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 
Incompetence—Continued. 

sentence for, disrating mandatory. 

trial for, by summary courts-martial. 

Indebtedness: 

liquidation of, by ration money. 

officers’ messes. 

Independent duty: 

fitness, reports of officers on. 

officers’ periodical physical exercise. 

Indicator cards: 

on full-power trials. 

standardization trials. 

Indicators, care of. 

Indorsements: 

correspondence forwarded. 

correspondence, not official, without complete. 

heads of departments to prepare, for commanding officer. 

file copies. 

instructions concerning. 

summary court-martial, by medical officer. 

telegrams. 

Industrial plants, repair and maintenance of, accounts, how charged. 

Industrial public works: 

furniture for, provided by Bureau of Yards and Docks. 

items included in.. 

Inefficiency: 

investigated by court of inquiry .. . 

officers, special reports on. 

punishment for. 

Infantry battalion, ship’s, organization of. 

Infantry drills, marines, placing of. 

Infected clothing, destruction of, to prevent spread of disease. 

Infected ports: 

milk, etc., not allowed from . .. 

water not to be used. 

Infectious disease, on ships (see also Contagious disease). 

Inflammable materials, stowage of. 

Information: 

chief of bureau to get foreign, through Office Naval Intelligence. 

circulars of. 

exchange of, with foreign attaches and officials. 

intelligence, officers to acquire. 

international, political, or military, how addressed. 

late official, ships shall seek. 

nautical, publication of. .T . 

naval intelligence. (See Office of Naval Intelligence.) 

return of, ships visiting foreign port. 

statutory limits on ship obtained from Division of Material. 

Initials, inspecting officer, to be stamped on articles inspected. 

Injuries: 

employees, civil. 

employees shore stations, rules governing. 

engineer force, entered in steam log. 

entered in log. 

Injuries to ships: 

investigation and report of. 

private vessel while at navy yard. 

willful, punishment for...... 

Inland rules of the road.. 

Inland waters, United States, limits of. 

Inquest, boards of (see also Boards of inquest). 


Art. 

. R 619 

. R 608 

. R 4460 

. I 825 

. I 707 

. I 709 

. I 2910 

. I 3022 ( g ) 

. I 3054 

. I 5305 

. 1 5329 

. I 5326 

.... I 5310,5352 
I 5307,5312,5313 

. R 2967 

. I 5349 

.... I 4804 (13) 

. R 183 

. R 182 

. R 401 

. I 707 

. R 8 

. I 2505 (6) 

. I 3649 

.. I 4750 

. I 2618 (2) 

. I 2621 

. I 916 

. I 2707 

. II (3) 

. I 602,604 

. I 1 

. I 2511 

. I 5324 

. I 2612 

. I 604 

. I 5222 (7) 

. I 4355 (7) 

. I 3456 


. I 391,392 
... I 3412 
I 2015 (3) 
... I 1807 

... I 940 
R 4394 (3) 
R 4 
R, chap. 41 
R, chap. 41 
R 321-323 


(174 IN) 



















































[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Art. 

Inquirer, expenses of, not paid without authority. R 4304 

Insane, enlisting of, forbidden. R 19 

Insanitary articles, survey of..... 1 4735 

Insignia of command, where flown. R 1236 

Insolence, punishment for. Rg 

Inspecting board, scope of inspection determined by. R 159 

Inspecting officers: 

executive officers to act as.. r io63 

general duties of. r 1063 

scope of inspection determined by. R I .59 

Inspection-s: 

accounts. I 4861,5261 

annual, by board of inspection for shore stations. R 158 

articles for heads of departments, navy yards. I 3439 

articles manufactured at navy yard. I 4676 

boards of Division of Inspections, reports concerning.. R 159 

boatswain’s stores, chief boatswain’s duty regarding. 1 2301 ( 2 ) 

boiler test. I 2904 

boilers, etc., at naval stations by engineer officer. I 3451 

boilers, reports of. I 5241 (15) 

coal delivered from colliers or depots, inspection of. I 3311-3317 

coaling stations, by board of inspection for shore stations. R 158 

compartments and section departments. I 2702 

customs, of naval ships. I 1321 

disbursing officers’ accounts, reports of. I 5261 (4) 

division of ( see also Division of Inspection). R 156-159 

double bottoms. I 2702 

efficiency, report on.. 1 5221 (31) 

engineer officer.. I 2001,2006; R 2808 

engines, before trial. I 2905 

evening, master at arms, duties regarding. I 2640 

first lieutenant. R 2301 

flag officer. I 906-908 

fleet engineer. I 1113 (3,4) 

fleet paymaster. I 1123 (2,3) 

fleet surgeon’s. I 1122 

floating dry docks... I 3407 

fuel-oil compartments. 1 2702 

gasoline. I 3386 (2) 

guncotton, report on. I 5252 

gunnery officer. R 2501 

health record, by commanding officer, or fleet surgeon. I 2117 

holds and storerooms. I 2626 

hospital ships. I 4018 

supervision of commander in chief... R 2918 

hospitals, by board of inspection for shore stations. R 158 

hospitals, by commander in chief. I 906,907,908,1122 ( 6 ) 

hull board. I 2701,2704 

hull material, specifications for. I 604 

hulls.. I 5222 (1) 

included in Division of Inspections. R 108 

inspecting officers, determination by, scope. R 159 

living spaces, etc. I 2702 

machinery, report on. 1 5212,5214 

magazines, by board of inspection for shore statjpns. R 158 

marine buildings and grounds... I 3533 ( 6 ) 

Marine Corps, when held. 1 3577,3578 

marine posts, by board of inspection for shore stations. R 158 

material— 

Aid for Inspections, advice to Secretary of the Navy concerning.- R 156 

bureau's... R 103 


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% 


[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Inspection-s—Continued. 

material—con t nued. 

furnished under contract. 

received on contract or requisition. 

medical department. 

medical supplies. 

at hospitals.. 

Naval Academy, by board of inspection for shore stations. 

naval station, supervision of executive officer. 

Naval War College, by board of inspection for shore stations. 

navy yard, articles under Bureau of Steam Engineering. 

officers of Division of Inspections, reports concerning. 

officer of public works, of public utilities. 

offices, storerooms, etc., Pay Corps. 

pay officer’s account, report on. 

proving ground, by board of inspection for shore stations. 

quarters, daily... 

radio stations. 

recruiting officer, of recruits. 

reports of. 

by boards of Division of Inspections. 

by public works officer to commandant. 

reserve ships... 

School of Application for Marines, by board of inspection for shore stations 

scope of, determined by inspecting board. 

sick bay, dispensary, etc. 

shore stations, instruction for board, by Secretary of the Navy. 

steering gears. 

storerooms, times of, designated by commanding officer. 

stores and supplies, to be marked after. 

stores afloat.'. 

Sunday, not to be held on.. 

supplies when received on contractor’s requisition. 

technical schools, by board of inspection for shore stations. 

torpedo station, by board of inspection for shore stations. 

training stations, by board of inspection for shore stations. 

Inspection and survey, board of. (See Board of inspection and survey.) 

Inspection department, Marine Corps. 

Inspection of ships: 

board of inspection and survey. 

commander in chief.. 

division commanders. .. 

executive officer.. 

fitting out.. 

flag officers, honors for. 

fleet gunnery officer to assist in. 

form of report of.. 

going into and out of commission. 

in ordinary. 

in reserve, by Board of Inspection and Survey. 

medical officer. 

nature of. 

necessity for, reports of, by commanding officer. 

newly commissioned, by board of inspection and survey. 

not to interfere with target practice. 

orders for... 

out of commission. 

parts of ship, by commanding officer. 

report on. 

returned from foreign stations, by Board of Inspection and Survey. 

with view to sale. 

work at navy yard.. 


Art. 

. I 5245 (36) 

. I 4671-4678 

.. I 1122 (2) 

. I 4678 

. I 3225 

. R 158 

. R 1063 

. R 158 

. I 3451 

. R 159 

. R 192 

. I 2204 

. I 5212,5214 

. R 158 

. I 2602 

. I 4120; R 158 

. R 3502 

. I 5335 

. R 159 

. R 192 

. I 535,542 

. R 158 

. R 159 

. I 2104 

. R 158 

. I 2708 

.. R 1063 

.I 4601 (5,6) 

. I 4482 

. I 2602 (7) 

. I 4671-4078 

. R 158 

. R 158 

. R 158 

.. 1 3531 

....I 4305-4317; R 157 

. I 906,907 

.I 900,1002 (1,2) 

. R 2203,2209 

. I 3403 

. R 1130,1132 

. I 1002 (1) 

. I 4308 

. I 3404,3421,3440 

. I 570 

. R 157 

. I 2114,2115 

. I 4307 

. I 4305 

. R 157 

. I 1002 (1) 

. I 4305 

I 3476-3480,4305; R 157 

. R 1063 

. I 4307,5211,5213,5335 

. R 157 

. I 4701 

. I 1336 


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_ ^ [I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Inspection officer: 

navy yards......i 34 ^ R 3 981 

material in store, authority to inspect. I 4307 

requests for work.. X 4335 ( 4 ) 

supplies received on contract or requisition, inspection of.. I 4672 

traveling expenses.... r 4487,4495 

Inspector-s: 

authority to make shipments.. I 4621 

coal oil, manual for, use of. I 3366 

fuel, duties of.... I 3301-3397 

navy yards— 

appeals from commandants’decisions.... I 5340 

correspondence forwarded to.. I 5340 

responsibility of, for work on ships. I 4341 

report of shipments....I 5278 

Inspector of coal. (See Coal inspector.) 

Inspector of construction, division of inspections, assignment to..... R 156 

Inspector of electrical machinery, division of inspections, assignment to. R 156 

Inspector of engineering, division of inspections, assignment to.... R 156 

Inspector of engineering material, travel orders for employees..,. I 121 

Inspector of hull material, travel orders for employees... I 121 

Inspector of machinery. I 2924,2925 

Inspector of Marine Corps, division of inspections, assignment to. R 156 

Inspector of Medical Corps, division of inspections, assignment to. R 156 

Inspector of Ordnance: 

division of inspections, assignment to....... R 156 

record of powder tests. I 5275 

smokeless powder tests.... I 2832 

travel orders for civil employees... I 121 

weight of torpedo outfits, report of.:...... I 5276 

Inspector of Pay Corps, division of inspections, assignment to. R 156 

Inspector of public works, division of inspections, assignment to. R 156 

Installation: 

armament, supervision over, by bureau of construction and repair. R 146 

machinery, requisitions for, made to Secretary of the Navy. R 185 

oil-burning. I 3122 

Instruction-s: 

books, etc., of, preparation and distribution of. I 601-606 

copies of, furnished by commander in chief in time of war. R 1622 

crew. I 2505, (1-6) 

drill, to be followed. I 909 

Engineer Department. I 2033 

first aid...I 2109; R 2956 

fleet, copies forwarded to department. I 902 

illiterates. I 2505 

junior officers assigned to engineer force. I 2007 

maneuvering trials. I 1315 

Marine detachment, report of. I 5222 (6 d) 

Marines, report on. I 5249 (2) 

minors under, reports of. I 5241 (14) 

naval, supervision of. R 109,126 

training station, supervision of commanding officer. R 3689 

Instructors: 

apprentice seamen, pay of, when chief petty officer. R 4427 (26) 

petty officers, training as. I 2505 (2) 

training station, general duties of. R 3689 

Instruments: 

band, care of. I 4585 

battery-control, list sent department. I 5222 (3) 

navigation, instruction of men in use of.I 2505 (1) 

Navy Department use, expenditure charged to Title V. I 4804 (24) 

precision, selection of. I 4480 

surgical. (See Surgical instruments.) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Insular forces: Art. 

composition of. R 4429 

pay of. R 4429 

ratings of. R 4429 

transfer of. R 3581 

Insular possessions, geographical names in. I 716 

Insular service.. 1710 

Insurance, supervision of Solicitor...u.. . R 118 

Insurrections, man-of-war in vicinity of.. R 2047 

Intelligence, Office of Naval. ( See Office of Naval Intelligence.) 

Intelligence reports: 

commanding officer to require officers to make. I 2511 

from foreign country sent in duplicate. I 5331 

Marine officers. 1 3647 

Interchange of courtesies, supervision of commander in chief. R 1641 

Interchange of visits with foreign ships. R 1267 

Intercourse with foreigners, duty of commander in chief with reference to. R 1641-1651 


Interest: 

deposits by crew. I 4889: R 4378 

deposits by Marine Corps. I 3535 (8),5261 (43,45) 

statement of, forwarded to department. I 5223 (33) 

Interference, radio, schedules to prevent. I 4148 

Interior communication: 


ships in ordinary. I 570 

bureau supervision (see Note). R 143 

Intermediate battery, ammunition for, in target practice. I 2866 

Interment, expenses of (see also Funeral expenses). R 4551 

Internal combustion engines. I 3081 (2),3125 

smoking, prohibition. I 3391 (3) 

International Code, hospital ships shall use. I 4003 

International law: 

commander in chief to observe and follow. R 1633,1634,1650 

observance of. R 1502 

violation of, procedure of commander in chief in cases of. R 1646 

International Morse Code, use of, by radio stations. I 4117 

International rules of the road. R, Chap. 41 

Interpost competitions, Marine Corps. I 3713 

Interpreter: 

courts of inquiry... R 417 

examining board, officer acting as..... R 333 

Intoxicated men: 

arrest of. r 1432 

confinement of. r 4431 

enlisting of, forbidden. r 19 

Intoxicants: 


enlisted man’s possession of, forbidden. R 1539 

forbiddance of, aboard hospital ships. R 2922 

report of use of, by officers. X 797 

sale of, in post exchanges prohibited. 1 3598 ( 4 ) 

shore patrol not to use. I 915 

trial for unlawful possession of.... r gpg 

Invalids: 


marines in Philippines, report of. 

reports of, by commander in chief. 

transportation of. 

Inventors, certificates to, officers forbidden to give. 

Inventory-ies: 

arrest of pay officer. 

book of, kept by commanding officers of torpedo boats 

dates to be entered in log. 

effects of disabled persons. 


... I 3616 
... 1916 
. I 953,954 
... R 1523 

... R 1420 
... I 4851 
I 1S07,2231 
... I 718 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Inventory-ies—Continued. 

equipage, officer in charge of, detached. 

furniture, reports of. 

medical property. 

mess outfits. 

officers’ mess stock. 

presents to ships. 

provisions, clothing, and small stores, quarterly. 

radio stations. 

stores afloat, quarterly. 

stores received. 

supplies on hand for torpedo vessels, quarterly. 

transfer of medical property. 

Investigation: 

accidents to ships. 

board of. 

delay of, in case of report. 

misconduct reports. 

not precluded by fitness reports. 

Invoices (are also Accounts; Stores and supplies; Supply accounts): 

adjustment of, prices following alterations. 

alterations forbidden, corrections indicated. 

ammunition. 

coal. 

condemned stores, forwarding of. 

contract supplies delivered at yard. 

duplicate to accompany stores delivered in navy yard. 

equipage (see also Equipage). 

equipage and stores, ship going out of commission. 

equipage furnished with ships by contractors. 

expenditure, forwarding of. 

expenditures for stores.. 

expenditures under Title Z. 

extra issues to engineer and dynamo forces. 

forwarding of. 

machinery, tools, etc. 

material (see also Material)— 

construction of ships. 

form prepared. 

general storekeepers. 

returned into store. 

sold. 

medical stores (see also Medical stores). 

memorandum, forwarding of. 

outfit or equipment. 

provisions. 

sold to messes. 

real estate and chattels. 

receipt and expenditure, forwarding of. 

repairs, property. 

requisition and prices, forwarding of. 

shipments by Government conveyance (see also Shipments) 

ship’s store, clothing and small stores. 

store, forwarding of. 

store, records of. 

store, summary of, forwarded to, department. 

stores afloat- 

before discharge of yeoman. 

checked on delivery. 

naval supply account. 

ordnance account ashore. 


Art. 

. I 4421. 

. I 5241 (18) 

. I 2124,5222,5247 (1) 

. I 2233 

. I 825 

. I 4404 (1) 

. I 4416 

. I 4119 

. I 4423 (17) 

. I 4406 

. I 4424 (13) 

. I 5247 (17) 

. I 1202 

. R 316 

. R 1428 

. R 1428 

. I 707 

. I 4804 (7) 

. I 4626 (3) 

. I 4811 (4) 

..I 4811 (4) 

. I 5245 (29) 

. I 4601 (3) 

. I 4601-4611 

. I 4811 (5,6) 

. I 4608 (15) 

..I 4608 (11) 

. I 5223 (25),5225,5226,5227 

. I 4811 (13) 

. I 4811 (9) 

. I 5223 (19) 

. I 5223 (24),5245 (28) 

. I 4811 (8) 

. I 4811 (7) 

. I 4811 

. I 4811 

. I 4811 (10) 

. I 4715 

. I 2118 

. I 5245 (23) 

. I 4811 (5) 

. I 4545 

...I 5223 (18) 

. I 4811 (8) 

I 5223 (24),5224 (7,13),5245 (28) 

. I 4811 (8) 

. I 5222 (5c),5247 (6) 

. I 4623,4624 

. I 1357 

. I 5224 (8,14) 

. I 4822 (4) 

.I 5225,5226,5227 

. R 3605 

.I 4405 (1) 

. I 4822 (4) 

. I 4822 (4) 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Invoices—Continued. 

stores afloat—Continued. Art. 

summary of, forwarded to department. I 5225-5227 

survey account. I 4822 (4) 

when transferring. 1 4420 

stores delivered to ship. I 4405,4406,4409,4608 

stores of ship out of commission.. I 4627 

stores, shortages in, value of missing. I 4733 

supplies. I 4822 (4) 

chargeable under more than one title. I 4811 (14) 

for experimental purposes. 1 4811 (11), (12) 

quarterly. I 4423 (11) 

title classification. I 4811 

transfer of. I 4811 (6) 

transferred from one general storekeeper to another. 1 4811 (3) 

surplus material, navy yards, turned into store. I 4606 

surveyed articles. 1 4743 

title classification of supplies and expenditures (see also Title A, B, etc.). I 4811 

transfers of stores afloat. I 4422 

water for ships at navy yards. I 4476 

Iron pyrites, effect of, in coal. I 3328 

Irons, single or double, use of, restricted. R 24,30,619 

Irreverent behavior forbidden during divine service... R 3 

Isolated stations, Marine Corps, rifle competitions. I 3715 

Issue scrap heap, material consigned to. I 4731 (6) 

Issue sheet, Marine Corps, signature of. I 3592 

Itinerary, full board to report, on. I 2704 

Jacks. (See Union Jacks.) 

Jacks-of-the-dust: 

assignment, to pay division. I 2203 (1) 

authority for assignment. R 3568 

discharge of. R 3611 

pay of. R 4427 (13) 

ship’s store...„. I 2242 

January 1st, observance of. R 1289 

Jewels, safe-keeping aboard ship. R 1510 

Jib, use of, in saluting. R 1211 

Job orders: 

copies to be furnished inspection officer. I 3456 

navy yards— 

cost account of (see also Cost accounts). I 5131-5133 

report on cost of... 1 5246 

open purchase of material. I 4654 ( 2 ) 

records kept by inspection officer. . 1 3450 

stores issued on requisitions for. I 4605,4606,4607 

Journal, junior officer to keep. I 1902 

Journal, electrical. I 538,2615 

Journal, medical. (See Medical journal.) 

Journal, navy yard. 1 3421 

Judge advocate: 

courts of inquiry. r 58,409,417,430 

general court martial. (See General court-martial.) 

Judge Advocate General: 

appointment of officers. r 434 

Attorney General, questions submitted to. r 134 

bills, congressional... 434 

boards of— 

examination... R 134 

inquest . r 434 

investigation. r 434,346 

civil court proceedings. 434 


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II indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Judge Advocate General—Continued. Art. 

commissioned officers, appointment of. R 134 

Comptroller of the Treasury, references to. R 134 

court-martial- 

orders. I 601 

proceedings. r 1.34 

records forwarded to... I 3S04 

courts of inquiry. R 134 

deck-court records forwarded to. R 516 

desertions, removal of mark of. R 134 

designation of. R 1006 

discharge certificates. R 134 

forms of procedure.. 1 601-606 

general court-martial records forwarded to. R 812,850 

general duties. R 103,134 

general orders, legal features of... R 126 

information concerning service of officers or men. I 26 

instructions, legal features of. R 126 

naval prisons. I 3801-3804; R 134 

office of, included in Division of Personnel.... R 106 

officers retired, rank of, while serving as. R 1006 

papers signed by direction of the Secretary. I 5317 

pardons. R 134 

precedence. ; . R 134 

precepts, courts-martial. R 134 

prisoners, naval. I 3801-3804, R 134 

proceedings, courts-martial. R 134 

promotion, boards for. R 134 

publications, printing and issue of. I 604 

questions of law.: R 334 

rank of. R 1006 

rank, questions relating to...... R 134 

records, general court-martial. I 3803-3804 

regulations, books, orders, etc., distribution of. I 601-606 

regulations, legal features of. R 126 

report, quarterly, to Secretary of the Navy. I 11(2) 

resol utions, congressional........ R 134 

retirement, boards for.. R 134 

service records.- R 134 

specifications, courts-martial. R 134 

statutes, drafting of. R 134 

summary court-martial proceedings.-. I 5333, R 624 

supervision of aid for personnel. R 131 

title of. R 1006 

July Fourth, observance of...-. R 1286 

Jumping ship, punishment for. R 8 

Junior ensigns: 

instruction of_. R 2123 

tactical evolution, steam launches. R 2123 

Junior medical officers (see also Medical officers): 

authority of. R 2971 

consultations with medical officers. I 2106, R 2973 

general duties of. R 2920,2971 

health records. R 2972 

inspection, provisions and bumboats. I 2113 

medical reports. R 2972 

permission to leave ship. R 2974 

Junior officer of the deck, night inspections by. R 2602 

Junior officers, line: 

assigned to engineer force; instructions. I 2007 

authority of, as officer of the deck. I 2508 


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[I indicates Instructions: R indicates Regulations.] 

Junior officers, line—Continued. Art. 

definition. R 2701 

fitness reports of. I 707 

food, complaints as to. I 2618 (3) 

general duties of. I 1901-1902 

instruction of, by officer of the deck. R 2609 

journals and navigation notebook. I 1901-1902 

leave of absence. R 2705 

quarters of. 1806 

sea service required. R 2701 

staff duty forbidden. R 2702 

watch duty. I 2507-2510 

watch quarter and station bills. I 2501 ( 8 ) 

Junior officers’ wine mess. I 827 

Jurisdiction, questions of, referred to Navy Department. I 5303 

Kerosene: 

care in handling. I 3397 

delivery of. I 3396 (9,10) 

flashpoint. I 3396 (2) 

illuminating purposes, use for. I 3397 

impurities in. I 3396 ( 6 ) 

quantity determination. I 3396 (7) 

rejection of.. I 3396 (9,10) 

shipping cans. I 3396 ( 8 ) 

specifications for. I 3396,3397 

storage of. I 3397 

test. I 3396 

use of, below decks. I 3397 

Keys: 

custody of.. I 1504 

first lieutenant, custodian of. I 1504 

magazine, disposition of when turning over command. R 2015 

offices, storerooms, etc., of Pay Corps. I 2204 

removal from ship forbidden. I 1504 

storehouses, custody of. I 4601 (2) 

Killed and wounded, reports of. I 1122 ,5212,5214; R 2061 

Knotting and splicing, instruction in. I 2505 

Laboratories: 

medical. r 133 

medical stores, transfers of. I 2118 

Labor: 

foreign station. I 933 

Marine Corps, provisions for. I 3533 ( 2 ) 

requisitions for. X 256-268 

requisitions for, approved by commanding officer. I 1333 

Labor board (see also Employees, civil). X 221-241 

certifications. j 256-268 

changes in employees. I 331 

discharges..‘. 1 311-320 

illness of employees. I 3 IS 

promotions. I 301-308 

requisitions for services. j 256-268 

Labor Day, observance of. r j 2 89 

Labor employment, (see also Employees, civil). I 201-431 

Ladies aboard ship. 1537 

Lagging, material, requisitions for. I 4 654 ^ 2 ) 

Lamplighter: 

discharge of. R 

P ay of . R 4427 (13) 

Lamps: 

emergency... ...X 26 07 ( 9 ) 

incandescent electric. X 2705 ( 9 ) 

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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Lamps—Continued. 

kerosene, Hoefner. X 3396 (i) 

oil, tested monthly. j 2007 (13) 

safety, use of. X 3326,3327 

Lamp wicking, requisitions not referred to allowance list. I 4471 ( 4 ) 

Land, Government owned, title classification. X 4804 ( 8 ) 

Land-grant railroads, shipments of supplies over. I 4028,5353 

Landing force: 

Army, from transports. R 3828 

organization of...X 2505 ( 6 ) 

Landing parties: 

command of. I 3049 

marines, placing of. I 3649 

sent ashore by division commanders. I 1003 

Landings: 

nonindustrial. I 4804 (14) 

precedence of senior officers. R 1178 

rent of. I 4804 (13) 

Landsmen, enlistment of. R 3525 

Land titles, investigated by solicitor.. R 118 

Languages, foreign. (See Foreign languages.) 

Lard oil, safety lamps, use of. I 3327 (2) 

Last departure, definition of. I 4355 (4) 

Lathes, care of. I 3055 

Launches: 

classification of. I 4804 (8) 

electric. R 146 

navy yard— 

for industrial purposes. I 4804 (13) 

for military purposes. I 4804 (14) 

sailing, with auxiliary power. I 4584 

service type, designation wfien power-driven. I 4584 

steam. (See Steam launch.) 

Laundry: 

marine barracks, prices of. I 3599,3000 

Marine Corps, debts. I 3598 (6) 

sick persons. I 2121 

Law of nations, observance of. R 1502 

Laying-up trials. I 3001-3003 

Lead lines, navigator’s duties regarding. I 1605 

Lead pipes, condition of. I 2705 (6) 

Leadingmen, pay of. I 372-375 

Leadsmen, instruction of.•.. I 2505 

Leakage, precaution against. I 3048 

Leather cup washers, lubrication of. I 3126 

Leave of absence and liberty. R 3701-3710 

Leave of absence: 

applications for. I 5325 

authority of commanding officer to grant. R 1063 

chief of staff’s duty regarding. I 1101 (1) 

civilian crew of hospital ship. I 4011 

definition of. R 3704,3706 

employees, civil. I 61-68,401-404 

engineer officer. I 2035 

enlisted men. R 3710 

first lieutenant. I 1607 

forbidden during coaling. R 3709 

granting of— 

by commandant, navy yard. R 3703 

to apprentice seamen. R 3697 

gunnery officer. I 1706 
























































[I indicates Instructions; II indicates Regulations.] 
Leave of absence—Continued. 

junior officers. 

length of. 

Marine Corps. 

men in debt to the Government. 

Naval Home, monthly report.- - -. 

number of days reported... 

officers— 

delegation of duties. 

disposition of health record.. 

mess bill. 

on foreign station. 

restriction in number. 

returning to the United States. 

upon, orders to duty... 

pay of— 

female nurses while on. 

officers, Marine Corps, while on. 

regulated by senior officer present. 

report of return. 

reports to department.-. 

request for...1.... 

senior officer present may grant. 

ship inspectors. 

ship under sailing orders. 

shore leave of men. 

travel time allowed. 

without the United States.. 

Leave pay, commissioned officers. 

Leave, sick. (See Sick leave.) 

Leaving port. (See Ships leaving port.) 

Leaving ship: 

officers senior to the executive. 

permission for. 

report to officer of deck. 

without authority. 

Leaving station, punishment for. 

Ledger of appropriations, money accounts..- 

Ledger of disbursements, money accounts. 

Ledger sheets, stock supply accounts ashore. 

Legation, secretary of.... 

Legends, publication of Navy Department. 

Leggings, shore patrol to wear.. 

Legislation. 

influencing of, forbidden. 

Lending money, restrictions regarding... 

Letters (see also Correspondence): 

file number. 

official, filing of copies... 

recommendation, forwarding of. 

Liabilities, ledger of, money accounts... 

Liability: 

emergency contracts, to fix; maximum. 

offenses committed, time limit for... 

time limit for punishment for desertion. 

Liability statement, items included in. 

Libel proceedings, collision with merchant vessel.. 

Liberty..... 

definition of term. 

deprivation of. 

enlisted men_J... 


Art. 

.... R 270.5 
.... R 3706 
.... I 3502 
.... R 3710 
.... I 5273 
.... R 3706 

.... R 3708 
.... I 708 
.... I 826 
.... R 37C6 
.... R 3708 
.... I 706 
.... R 1511 

.... R 4428 
.... R 4441 
.... 1914 

R 1063,3705 
.... R 3706 
.... R 132 
.... R 3703 
.... I 3457 
.... R 3705 
.... I 915 
R 3703,3706 
.... R 3701 
.... R 4410 


.... R 3709 
.... R 3709 
.... R 2606 
. I 2401 (2) 
R 4 

.... I 4802 
.... I 4802 
. I 4822 (2) 
.... R 1116 
I 32 
.... I 915 
.... R 109 
R 1517,1518 
R 1509,1524 

I 5312 (16) 
.... I 5352 
.... R 3311 
.... I 4S02 


.. I 4654 (7) 

. R 61 

. R 62 

. I 4336 

. I 940 

R 3701-3710 

. R 3704 

R 24,30,3670 
. R 3710 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Liberty—Continued. 

executive officer to control. 

forbidden during coaling. 

hospital ships. 

Marine Corps. 

percentage of crew to be allowed. 

regulated by Senior Officer Present. 

reserve ships. 

restrictions in number. 

restriction of, in unhealthy port. 

shore patrol. 

uniformity of rules for. 

Liberty list: 

Marine Corps. 

preparation of. 

Liberty book, going out of commission. 

Library: 

ship’s (see Note). 

crew’s (see Note). 

navigator’s duty regarding. 

office of. 

Library books, issue by general storekeeper. 

Lieutenant-s: 

assignment to command. 

commanding officer, flat truck on pennant staff 

pay of. 

retirement of. 

vacancies created by retirements. 

Lieutenants (Junior Grade), pay of. 

Liexitenant commander-s: 

assignment to command. 

commanding officer, flat truck on pennant staff 

pay of. 

retirement of. 

vacancies created by retirements. 

Lieutenants’ guard, Marine Corps, aboard ship.... 
Lifeboats: 

equipment and provisioning of. 

hospital ships. 

in port and at sea. 

muster of crew. 

report of, at sea. 

Life buoys: 

gunners’ duty regarding. 

hospital ships. 

readiness for use. 

test of. 

watch to be kept. 

Life-saving medals. 

Light: 

navy yards. 

officers ashore. 

officers, Marine Corps. 

post exchange. 

Light-s.. 

coal bunkers. 

electric, care and preservation of. 

extinguishing of; regulations. 

ferryboats at night. 

gangways. 

handling explosives. 


Art. 

. I 1410 

. R 3709 

. I 4020 

.. I 3586 

. R 3708 

. I 914 

.. 1543 

.. R 3708 

. I 952,2617 (2) 

. I 915 

. R 3668 

..I.... 1 3644 

. I 2624 

. I 5221 (28) 

. R 143 

.. R 143 

.. I 1612 

. R 116 

. I 1612 

. R 1037 

. R 1250 

. R 4406 

. R 342 

.. R 342 

. R 4406 

.. R 1037 

... R 1250 

. R 4406 

. R 342 

. R 342 

. I 3638 

. I 2502 

. I 4018 

. I 2502 (4) 

.. R 2602 

. R 2602 

. I 2311 (7) 

. I 4018 

. I 2504 

.'... I 2504 

. I 2504 

. R 3663 

.....1 R 144 

. R 4511-4524 

I 5250 (7), 5261 (26) 

. I 3598 (8) 

... I 2607 

- I 3128 (4), 3326 

. I 2707 (8) 

‘ I 2607 (16) 

_...:. R, chap. 41 

.I...'.... R 1175 

. I 2607 (11) 


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II indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Light-s—Continued. Art. 

internal-combustion engines. I 3081 (1) 

lamps or lanterns for emergencies. 1 2607 (11) 

magazine, gunnery officer’s duty regarding. I 1701 

magazines, prohibition of. I 2851. 

man-of-war. R *258 

medical storerooms. I 2351 

naval stations, nonindustrial purposes. I 4804 (14) 

near oil tanks. I 3377 (2) 

officers’ quarters, regulations. I 2607 (5) 

opening magazines. I 2638 

paint room. I 2707 (2) 

rainy or cloudy weather. I 2607 (8) 

ships at night. chap. 41 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

special, officers’use, extension. 1 2607 (6) 

standing. I 2607 (4) 

storerooms. R 3402 

time of war. I 2607 (12) 

tows. R, chap. 41 

uncovered, regulations. I 2607 (10) 

Lights and fires, ships at navy yards. I 3402 

Lighters: 

classification of. I 4804 (8) 

repairs to. I 4804 (13) 

weighing coal into. 1 4429 

Lighthouse Board, pay of officers on duty under. R 4407 

Lighthouse reservations, radio stations on. I 4115 

Lighting, expenses. I 4804 (4) 

Lighting plant, electric, care of. I 2707 (8) 

Lightning conductors, carpenter’s examination of. I 2629 

Lightships, radio stations on. I 4111,4115 

Lignum-vitse, examination of. I 3084 

Lime: 

use of, in dry boilers. I 3480 

use of, in feed water. I 3063 

Limitation of penalty uhder bonded contract. I 3958 

Limitation of punishment. R 900 

general courts-martial. R 63 

Line officer-s (see also Officers): 

appointment as. R 3302 

detail of, under staff officers at navy yards. R 1043 

military command, exercised by. R 1002,1003 

promotion of. I 3676 (4-6) 

rank taken by. R 1002 

retired list, title taken by. R 1002 

Line titles, use of. R 1006 

Linen: 

officers’messes. I 828,4427 (1) 

table, survey of. I 2233 

Linoleum, preservation of. I 4582 

Linseed oil, paints, allowance of. I 4583 

Liquid driers, stowage of. I 2707 (4) 

Liquors: 

admission on board. I 2401 (2),R 13 

distilled. I 8 27; R 13,1539 

enlisted men’s possession of, forbidden. R 1539 

intoxicating, forbiddance of, aboard hospital ships. R 2922 

Litmus paper, fuel-oil acidity test. X 3364 

Live ammunition, use for drill. I 2852 

Live stock, title classification of. I 4304 13 , 14 ) 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Living spaces, inspection of. I 2702 

Loaded boats, salutes, how rendered. R 1177 

Loaning public money, punishment for. R 4329 

Loans: 

pay officers not to make. R 4306 

public property, prohibited. R 1507 

Lobbying, combinations of officers for. R 1515 

Lockers: 

Marine Corps, daily inspection. I 3635 

wine mess. I 827 

Log: 

annual inventories, entered in. I 2231 

boilers, condition, entered in. I 3071 

changes in, made by officer of watch. I 2615 

collision drill, time required for, entered in. I 2605 (1) 

commanding officer’s duty regarding. I 2615 (2), R 2015 

confidential orders. I 2615 

date of— 

arrest entered in. R 1433 

confinement entered in. R 1433 

restoration to duty entered in. R 1433 

suspension entered in. R 1433 

deck-court entries. R 514 

deaths entered in. R 20,2119 

desertions entered in.:... R 20,3632 

discharges entered in. R 3617 

draft of ship entered in. I 2615 (5) 

entries when at sea. I 1606 

flood cocks, etc., testing of, entered in. I 2628 

forwarding of, to Navy Department. I 1606 

general instructions regarding. I 1807 

hospital ships. I 4016 

Hull Board’s report entered in. I 2704 

magazine inspection recorded daily. I 2628, R 2027 

navigator’s duty regarding. I 1606 

passengers entered in. I 1313 

punishments and releases entered in. I 2401 (1),R 1433 

radio station, forwarding of. I 5251 

safety valves, pressure. 1 3072 

shell-room inspection. R 2027 

ship, examination of, entered in. I 2703 

ship’s draft to be entered in. I 1606 (5) 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

shipment of, to commandant at end of cruise. I 5222 (2) 

signals entered in. R 1541 

signed and submitted to captain. I 1606 

steering-gear examination. I 2708 

submarines. I 508 

submitted to Bureau of Navigation. I 5221 (4) 

summary court-martials recorded in. R 624 

water carried in bottoms entered in. I 2706 

Log, steam. (See Steam log.) 

Logistics, strategy. I 5354 (5) 

Long-distance telephone, private establishments. I 715 

Longevity pay: 

commissioned officers. R 4406 

commutation of, officers Marine Corps. R 4441 

dates of. R 4417 

enlisted men, Marine Corps. R 4442 

noncommissioned officers, Marine Corps. R 4442 

officers, Marine Corps. R 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Lookouts: 

stationing of 
vigilance of. 

Looting, punishment for. 

Loss: 

discovered upon receipt of stores. 

mess outfits. 

Loss by fire, classified under Title G. 

Loss of life, court of inquiry investigation. 

Loss of money, report of. 

Loss of pay: 

checkage before discharge. 

checkage for. 

clothing and small stores issued to persons sentenced to 

court-martial sentences involving. 

noted on transfer accounts. 

remission by reviewing authority. 

sentences, how stated. 

Loss of ship: 

inquiry into. 

loss of clothing and bedding by crew. 

pay officer credited for losses. 

report of. 

Loss of stability, tests for. 


Art. 

. R 2081 

. R 2G02 

. R 8 

. I 4625,4626 

. I 2233 

. I 4804 (10) 

. R 401 

. R 1505 

. I 4887 

. I 4887 

. R 4537 

I 4887, R 30 

. I 4887 

. I 4887 

. R 619 

.. R 441,442 

. I 1318 

. R 3004 

. R 2042 

. I 2836 


Losses: 

material, covered by survey, reports of. I 5224 (2,18) 

stores afloat. I 4416,4417 

Lost anchors, recovery of. I 2631 

Lost articles, surveys of. I 4733 

Lost checks, procedure in case of. R 4337 

Louvers, painting of, restriction against. I 2705 (4) 

Low water, in boilers, emergency directions.. I 3118 

Lowering sails, restrictions in. R 1196 

Lubricants: 

use in cylinders. 13107 

use on bearings... 13108 

Lubricating oil, internal-combustion engines. I 3125 

Lubrication, forced, precautions. I 3107 

Lumber: 


requisitions for... 

stores afloat. 

Machine shops: 

classified under Title E. 

supervision of engineer officer. 

Machine tools, care of. 

Machinery (see also Boilers): 

accidents in general, instructions regarding.. 

accounts of. 

air-compressing, instructions regarding.. 

auxiliary. (See Auxiliary machinery.) 

care and preservation of. 

changes recommended. 

cold weather precautions. 

collision preparations. 

commissioning trial. 

compressed air system, care of.. 

condition of, reported. 

construction and repair of, report.. 

construction of, supervision of Bureau of Steam Engineering (see Note). 

defects in, on commissioning. 

defects reported. X 

derangement in, reported. 


. I 4656 

. I 4582 

. I 4804 (8) 

. R 2808 

. I 3055 

. I 3120 

. I 4804 (2) 

.. I 3126 (2-4) 

. I 2007,2032,3041-3085 

. I 2013 

. I 3047 

. I 3127 

. I 2941-2947 

. I 3057 

. I 2909,2013-2014 

. I 5222 (4) 

. R 147 

. I 1304 

2900,2925,2947,2964,2983,3002 
. I 2032 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Machinery—Continued. 

design of, supervision of Bureau of Steam Engineering (see Note). . R 147 

disabling of, authority necessary. R 2810 

electric, report of. I 5222 (4) 

engineer force, operation of... i . 1 2945 

engineer watch, officer’s duty regarding... I 1544 

examination and protection.’.... I 3042 

examination after trial. I 2947,29G5 

feed pumps, care of.'... 1 3051 

fleet engineer’s duties regarding. I 1113 ( 3 , 4 ) 

glands and packing. 1 3049 

hospital ships, overhauling of... I 4020 ( 8 ) 

hydraulic. (See Hydraulic machinery.) 

indicators, care of. I 3054 

industrial plant, accounts of, how charged. I 4804 

injuries reported... . 12013 

inspection of, report. I 5212,5214 

inspector of. I 2924,2925 

installation of, requisitions for, made to Secretary of the Navy.,... R 185 

instruction of officers in.. R 2123 

invoice of supplies for. 1 4811 (8) 

joints, valves, etc. . . I 3048 

maintenance.. I 2032 

maintenance and repair of, chief machinist’s duty regarding. I 2321 

navy yard, quarterly inspection by engineer officer. I 3451 

navy yards, survey of. I 4744 

new ships, defects in. I 2942,2947 

new ships, report on... I 2923 

official report on, by fleet engineer. I 1113 (6) 

operation of. I 3003,3101-3128 

overhaul of. I 2981 

power boat, reports of...I 5242 (6,7) 

public bills covering, report... I 5280 

repairs determined. I 3001-3003 

repairs of, supervision of bureau of steam engineering (see Note). R 147 

repairs to, by ship’s force. I 4326 

repairs, trials of. I 2982 

report of. I 5222 (4) 

securings, instructions. I 3046 

ship’s boats, survey of... I 4731 (13) 

ships in ordinary.. I 570 

steam, for turrets, supervision of engineer officer. R 2807 

steam launches, instructions regarding. I 3083 

survey on, report of. I 5242 (3) 

synopsis of.,.. I 2924 

tools, machine; instructions. r - rf ... I 3055 

trials of. I 2901-3024 

after overhauling. I 2982 

postponing.. I 2907 

wear of.-.. - • I 2981 

Machinery division, navy yards. R 3951 

distribution of work. R 3914,3916 

mechanical coaling plants. R 183 

monthly report, power plant operation. I 5242 (12) 

organization of.-.. I 3487 

quarterly report, steam generators. I 5242 (12) 

Machinists: 

appointment as line officers. R 3302 

appointment of. R 3310-3312,3315 

ashes, stowage of..... I 3069 

ash-pit door, precautions. 13116 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 
Mac hini st s—Continued. 

assignment to duty. 

assistant engineer, duties. 

bilges, care of. 

boiler cleaning after steaming. 

boiler exterior. 

boiler overhauling, procedure. 

boiler tube renewal. 

classification of, as line officers. 

cleaning, supervision of. 

coal bunkers, care of. 

coal bunkers, precautions in entering. 

coal gas, tests for. 

collision, preparation for. 

connecting up boilers. 

disconnecting boilers. 

divisional officer, duty as. 

emergency, hauling fires. 

emptying boilers.. 

engine inspections before trial. 

engineer officer, duty as. 

feeding boilers. 

fire damp, tests for. 

firemen, instruction of. 

fire-room blowers, use of. 

fires, handling of.. 

fuel oil, precautions. 

general duties. 

gratings. 

instruction of petty officers.. 

low-water emergency. 

machine tools, care of. 

petty officers, instruction of. 

petty officers, supervision over... 

presence and supervision of work. 

raising steam.*. 

reserve ships. 

responsibility of. 

restriction to engineering duty. 

safety valves... 

starting fires. 

station at all hands. 

steam gauges, comparison of. 

tube cleaning. 

work, supervision of. 

Machinists’ mates: 

assignment of, to engine-room watch... 

detail of, for instruction.;... 

enlistment of. 

Magazines (see also Ammunition): 

ammunition deteriorated, returned to shore. 

ammunition not allowed outside during firing. 

classified under Title E. 

flap doors, regulations regarding. 

flooding caps. 

gunnery officer, duties regarding. 

inspection of. 

by board of inspection for shore stations. 

keys, disposition when turning over command.. 

lights in, precautions. 

lights and fires extinguished when opened. 


Art. 

...I 2007,2321,2509 
. I 2509 (4); R 282 

.. I 3069 

. I 3067 

. I 3069 

. I 3065,3066 

. I 3068 

. R 1013 

. I 2321 

....I 2705 (3),3128 

. I 3227 

. I 3327 

. I 3127 

.. I 3103 

. I 3114 

. I 2321 

. 13115 

. I 3123 

. I 2905 

.. I 2321,2322 

. 13117 

. I 3327 (2) 

. I 2007 

. I 3113 

. I 3110 

. I 3078 

I 2509; R 2831,3216 

. I 3070 

. I 2007 

. 13118 

. I 3055 

. I 2007 

. I 2321 

. I 2509 (8) 

. 3111 

. I 530 

. R 2831 

. R 1013 

. I 3072,3073 

. I 3112 

. I 2322 

. I 3074 

. I 3067,3068 

. I 2032,2321 

....I 2509; R 3403 

. R 3563 

. R 3525 

..I 2805 (2) 

....'. 1 2866 

. I 4804 (8) 

. I 2869 (7) 

. R 2027 

....I 1701; R 2503 
.... I 2628; R 2027 

. it 158 

. A 2015 

....I 2851; R 2027 
... I 2607 (11), 2638 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Magazines—Continued. 

matches forbidden on persons entering. 

opening of. 

ordnance instructions for shore. 

reports on. 

reserve ships. 

shore, ammunition returned to. 

shut off in case of fire. 

sprinkling caps. 

stowage of powder in.. 

stowage of projectiles. 

supervision of Bureau of Ordnance (see Note). 

temperature of. 

unnecessary ammunition not to be removed.. 

ventilation of. 

Magnesium chloride, appearance in distilled water.. 

Magnets, compensating, not to be moved without permission 
Mail (see also Correspondence): 

addressed to shore station, how distributed. 

addresses of ships and stations. 

articles prohibited in. 

cablegrams regarding. 

closed. 

closed, receipt and dispatch of, instructions. 

crew to be informed of, regarding. 

customs regulations regarding. 

distribution of, by master-at-arms, for crew. 

dutiable articles sent by. 

forwarding of, to ships. 

forwarding to persons no longer attached to ship. 

international registered, articles prohibited in. 

lock boxes for deposit of. 

mail orderly, appointment and duties. 

official— 


Art. 

. I 2607 (15) 

.I 2638; It 2027 

. I 2801 

. I 5252 

. I 538 

. I 2804 (3) 

. I 2506 

. R 2027 

. I 2806 

. I 2807 

. R 145 

I 1807,2628,2806 (5),5222 (3); R 2027 

. I 2869 (8) 

. I 2628,2806 (6) 

. I 3124 

. I 1603 

. I 5402 (5a) 

. I 5461-5465 

. I 5421 

. I 5432 

. I 5441,5442 

. I 5402 (5 d) 

. I 2501 (6) 

. I 5421-5423 

. I 5402 (56) 

. I 5421 (2) 

. I 5402 (59), 5433 

. I 5402 (5 d) 

. I 5421 

. I 5402 (56) 

. I 5402 (5a) 


addressing of. I 5322 

free, instructions regarding. I 5481 

handling of. I 5322 

to foreign countries, postage prepaid. I 5482 

parcel post. I 5421 (2) 

postage stamps, supply of. I 5402 (5) 

registered. I 5402 (5) 

sealed bags dispatched in foreign waters, address label attached. I 5402 (5) 

ship’s.. I 916 

ship’s company, to officer of deck for distribution. I 5402 (5) 

ships having no mail clerk, handling of. I 5402 (5) 

signature of. I 5317-5321 

special-delivery letters. I 5403 

stamps, postmarking. I 5411 

telegrams regarding; postmasters no funds to answer. I 5432 

wireless message to nearest navy yard used for telegrams to postmaster. I 5433 

Mail clerks: 

amenable to naval discipline. I 5401,5402 (2) 

appointment and duties of. I 5401-5482 

assistant, to perform duties of, when necessary. I 5401 (1-7) 

authorization. I 5401 

bonding of.......... I 3901—3964,5401,5402 

compensation, additional. I 5401,5402 

dutiable articles. I 5422 

governed by postal laws and regulations. I 5401,5402 (2) 

pay of. 4427 (31) 

ships not allowed, handling of mail, instructions regarding.I 5402 (5) 


i 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Mail clerks—Continued. 

termination of services.. I 5401 (G) 

vacancies, how filled. I 5401 (8) 

Mail orderly, appointment and duties. I 5402 (5a, e) 

Main engines. (See Engines.) 

Main stop valve, examination of. I 2904 

Mains, fire. (See Fire mains.) 

Maintenance of ships, classified under Title C.. I 4804 (4) 

Major, Marine Corps, promotion from captain. I 3676 (1) 

Major General Commandant, Marine Corps. I 3521,3522 

absence of, delegation of duties. R 4128 

abstract of— 

collections, monthly report. I 5261 (38) 

deposits, monthly report. I 5261 (42) 

expenditures, monthly report.1-I 5261 (39) 

payments, quarterly report.. I 5261 (18) 

account current, forwarding of... I 5261 

address of officers. I 705 

on duty at department... I 21 

adjutant’s department, duties. I 3531-3532 

allotments, report of... I 5261 (48-50) 

annual reports. I 5261 

appointments, promotions, and reductions of enlisted men, report on. I 5261 (12) 

appropriations, estimates for. I 3522 

arms, accouterments, etc., statement of. 1 5261 (25,32) 

assistants, quartermaster, detail.of..... I 3533 (4) 

balance sheet, material and supplies... I 5261 (16,21) 

beneficiary designation. I 5249 (7), 5261 (8) 

building inspection of... I 3533 (6) 

cash advanced for transfers, certificates covering. I 5261 (15,34) 

clothing on hand, monthly report of. I 5261 (24) 

competitions. I 3716 

corporations, estimates for. R 4125 

correspondence, official. I 3651 

deceased persons, accounts of, report. I 5261 (51) 

deck court, report of. I 5222 (6fc),5249 (14) 

deficient complement, marines aboard ship. I 3591 

deposits, reports of. I 5261 (42,44,45) 

deserters, return of. R 4127 

disbursing officer’s account, inspection of, report on... 1 5261 (4) 

discharges, marines, report of. I 5222 (6</),5249 (9),5261 (10); R 4154 

distribution of Marine Corps, report on. I 526 I (1); R 4126 

division competitions, rifle. I 3715,3716 

drills and instructions, report of. 1 3575,3576,5222 (6d),5249 (2) 

enlistment papers, forwarding of. I 5249 (5), 5261 (6) 

expenditures and pay summary, statement of. I 5261 (46) 

expenditures, supervision over. r 4125 

expense, recruiting officers, report of.. 1 5261 (13) 

expenses, provision of. X 3533 (4) 

expert riflemen, entry in competitions. I 3716 

financial operations at post exchange, report of. I 5249 ( 17 ) 

finger-print records, forwarding of. I 5249 ( 6 ), 5261 ( 7 ) 

fitness of officers, report on.. j 707,5249 (24) 

fitness records for examining boards. r 334 

fortnightly report, clothing on hand. I 526 I ( 30 ) 

general courts-martial for marines. r 4434 

general court-martial prisoners, report on. I 5249 ( 4 ) 

gunnery sergeants, examination of. I 3534 

heat and light furnished officers, report of. I 526 I (26) 

inspections. j 3524 

inspector’s department, duties. I 3534 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Major General Commandant, Marine Corps—Continued. 

instruction of men and officers. 

interpost competitions. 

limited qualifications, score shells forwarded to.. 

Marine Corps. 

marine rifle team, transportation of.. 

marine staff. 

marines in Philippines, yearly report. 

marines serving with the Army. 

marksmen, entry in competition. 

marksmanship badges. 

material received and expended, current account of. 

medals for rifle excellence. 

medical surveys, reports of. 

money requisitions. 

monthly reports, list of. 

muster rolls. 

naval regulations, instructions, orders, books, etc. 

Navy and Marine Corps List and Directory, data for... 

Navy Register, data for. 

officer ordered to foreign country. 

officers’ firing, record of. 

officers, orders to. 

officers, stationing of. 

official correspondence. 

official opinions. 

paymaster’s clerks, appointment of. 

Paymaster’s Department. 

annual report of.. 

pay officer’s accounts, analysis of. 

permanent warrants for promotion. 

post councils, reports of. 

post exchange regulations. 

promotions. 

qualification reports. 

quarterly reports, list of. 

recapitulation and transcript, monthly, report. 

receipts and expenditures, report on.. 

recruiting service. 

reduction of noncommissioned officers. 

reenlistments of noncommissioned officers. 

regulations regarding. 

reports— 

annual, form and printing of. 

list of. 

made to, of charges of offenses. 

monthly, of publications required. 

retiring boards. 

reward offered, copies sent to. 

rewards for deserters, and stragglers. 

rifle competitions— 

division. 

interpost. 

Marine Corps. 

rifle pits, officer not present in, report of. 

rifle practice, excellence in, report of. 

service record, blank. 

sharpshooters, entry in competitions. 

soldiers enlisting in Marine Corps, extra compensation... 

staff, command of. 

stationery on hand, report on. 


Art. 

.. 1 3575 

. I 3713 

. I 3693 

.. I 3501-3718 

. I 3711 

. R 4141,4142 

. I 3610 

. R 4105 

.. 13716 

. 1 3562 

. I 5261 (23) 

. I 3716 

. I 5247 (22); R 303-365 

. I 5261 (52) 

. 1 5261 

...I 3587,5222 (6e),5261 (3,5) 

... I 001 

. I 5261 (3) 

. I 5261 (2) 

. I 6 

. I 3708 

. I 3501 

. I 3534 

. I 3651 

. 1 3503 

. R 4142 

. I 3535,3536 

. I 5261 (35) (47) 

. I 5261 (36) 

. I 3642 

. I 3600 (3) 

. I 3598 

. I 3583,3642,3676 (3) 

. I 3694,3702; R 4442 

. 1 5261 

. I 5261 (41) 

. I 5261 (27,28) 

. R 4124 

. I 3585 

. R 4153 

. R 4121-4128 

... I 34 

. I 5261 

. R 1407 

. I 602 

. R 343 

I 5222 (Oft),5249 (11),5261 (11) 
.. I 4903 

. I 3715 

. I 3713 

.. 13716 

. I 3686 

. I 3702 

. 1 3208 

. I 3716 

. I 3685 (9) 

. R 4122 

. I 5261 (29) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Major General Commandant, Marine Corps—Continued. 

strength and distribution of marines, report on. 

summary court-martial, report of. 

surrender of deserters, report of. 

target-practice reports. 

transfer of marines. 

transportation issued, report of. 

transportation, marine rifle teams. 

uniform regulations, preparation of. 

waiver of transportation. 

weekly reports. 

where stationed. 

witnesses for general courts-martial. 

Malaria, precautions against. 

Malingering, cases of, reported by medical officer. 

Maltreatment: 

prize crews, punishment of. 

subordinates, punishment for. 

Man overboard, rescuing facilities. 

Maneuvers: 

division commander's duty regarding. 

executive officer frequently handling ship in. 

report concerning, by general board. 

report of, by commander in chief. 

ships engaged in, honors between. 

Manholes: 

fuel-oil tanks. 

gaskets not to be painted. 

Manhole plates: 

boilers, removing precautions. 

starting fires, precautions. 

Manning the rail, President’s inspection. 

Manning yards. 

Man-of-war lights. 

Manual of work, Bureau of Construction and Repair. 

Manual for government of naval prisons. 

Manual for inspectors of coal oil: 

fuel-oil testing, use of. 

table. 

Manuals: 

issue of, by bureaus. 

preparation, distribution, and records of. 

Manufacture-s: 

at navy yards of articles for store. 

clothing, supervision of Section of Supplies. 

ships’ outfits... 

special, open purchase of. 

waste account charged to Title Z. 

Manufacturing department, navy yards. 

central offices, action taken by, upon requests for work. 

drawings of alterations affecting design of ship. 

estimate of funds required in, reports of, to bureau. 

organization of. 

recommendations for work on ships. 

repairs to surveyed articles. 

schedules of materials, revision by. 

urgent repairs. 

weekly report, repairs on ships. 

Manufacturing plants, private, telephones at. 

Maps, publication and issue of. 

Marcy’s burner, kerosene, testing. 


Art. 

I 5222 (6c),5249 (1),5261 (1) 

. I 5222 (6i),5249 (12) 

. I 4902 

. I 3694,3698,3702 

I 5222 (6/),5249 (8),5261 (9) 

. I 5261 (14,33) 

. I 3711 

. I 601-606 

. I 5249 (16) 

. I 5261 

. R 4121 

. R 745 

. I 952 

. R 2955 

. R 17 

. R 8 

. I 2608 

. I 1005 (1) 

. I 1355 

. R 167 

. I 916 

. R 1159 

. I 3378 (5) 

. I 2705 (4) 

. I 3060 

. I 3112 

. R 1101,1182 

. R 1182 

. R 1258 

. I 604 

.. I 604 

. I 3366 

. I 3367 (3) 

. R 901 

. I 602,603 

. I 4602 

. R 148 

. I 4608 

. I 4654 (2) 

. I 4804 (19) 

. R 3914,3916 

. I 4335 (2) 

. I 4344 

. I 5241 (13) 

. I 3487 

. I 4315 (1) 

. I 4731 

. I 4315 (6) 

. I 4732 

. I 5242 (11) 

. I 715 

. I 604 

. I 3396 (1) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Art. 

Mare Island, Cal., prisoners to be confined in naval prison at. I 3801 

Mare Island Navy Yard: 

commandant of, sea pay of. r 4406 

considered as port of San Francisco in matter of requisitions. I 4471 (12) 

Marine Band: 


extra compensation not allowed. 

where stationed. 

Marine barracks (see also Marine Corps; Marine officers). 

account as closed for discharge or retirement, statement of 

accouterments, issue of. 

allotments registered for marines, report of. 

ambulance sendee. 

arms, accouterments, etc., on hand, report of. 

arms, issue of. 

bakehouse, inspection. 

bakers, extra pay of. 

bakery funds. 

band funds, removal of. 

barbers’ prices. 

beneficiary designation, forwarding of. 

bread, baking and sale of. 

building, supervision of. 

cells, inspection of. 

cleanliness of men. 

clothing-account roll, forwarding of. 

clothing, issue of. 

clothing on hand, report of. 

commanding officer orders summary courts-martial. 

commercial projects. 

companies joining general mess. 

company commanders. 

company councils. 

company funds. 

company rifle teams. 

competitions, post. 

concentrated lye, use of. 

conduct classification. 

cooking utensils. 

cooks, pay of. 

corporals, appointment of. 

corporals detailed as sergeants. 

councils, post exchange. 

countersign, issue of. 

courts-martial fines, collection of. 

deck courts. 

deficient complement of marines, ship leaving port. 

deposits by enlisted men. 

deserters and stragglers, report of. 

designations as recruit depots.. 

detachment of company from general mess. 

discharges, report of. 

drills at. 

equipment of mess, field. 

examination of recruits by yard medical officer. 

examinations for promotion. 

exchange funds. 

extra compensation. 

field-mess equipment. 

fire, officer of the day, duties. 

food, purchase of. 

funds, custody of.i. 


. I 3685 (4) 

. R 4126 

. R 4181-4186 

. I 5249 (19) 

. I 3592 

. I 5249 (22) 

.. 13261 

. I 5250 (5) 

. I 3592 

. I 3595 

. I 3604 

. I 3600,3602 

. I 3600 (11) 

. I 3598,3599 

... T 5249 (7) 

. I 3602,3604 

. I 3533 (6) 

. I 3578,3595 

. I 3632 

. I 5250 (3) 

. I 3592 

. I 525 (6) 

. R 26 

. I 3600 (10) 

. I 3603 

. I 3600 

. I 3600 

. I 3600,3603 

. I 3712 

. I 3712 

. I 3598 (9) 

. I 3563,3565 

. I 3600 (6) 

. I 3603 

. I 3584 

. I 3582 

. I 3600 

. I 3574 

. I 3598 (7) 

I 5249 (14,15); R 4184 

. I 3591 

. I 3535 (8c),5249 (21) 

. I 3572 

. R 4152 

. I 3603 

. I 5249 (9) 

. I 2604 

. I 3600 (7) 

. I 3461 

. I 3584 

. I 3600 

. I 3603 

. I 3600 

. I 3595 

. I 3603 

. I 3600 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Marine barracks—Continued. Art. 

gardens, cultivation of. I 3605 

general court-martial offenses. R 4184 

government at barracks. 1 3571 

guardroom, inspection of. I 3578 

guards, inspection of. I 3595 

gunnery sergeants, examination of.I 3584 

beat and light furnished officers, monthly report. I 5261 (26) 

inspections, when held. I 3577,3578 

instruction. I 3575 

interpost competitions. I 3713 

isolated stations, rifle competition. I 3715 

issue sheets, signatures on. 1 3592 

issues of electric current. I 5245 (30,31) 

laundry debts. I 3598 (6) 

laundry prices. I 3599,3600 

liberty. I 3586 

marine competitions. I 3712 

marines on board ship, when drilled at. I 2604 

marksmanship badges. I 3562 

meals, inspection of. I 3595 

medals, when worn. I 3561 

mess formation. I 3595 

mess funds. I 3600,3603 

messrooms. I 3595,3600 

money allowance—. I 3565 

money requisitions, reports. I 5261 (52) 

monthly reports, list of, to be submitted. I 5249 

musicians, liberty for. I 3586 

muster rolls. I 3587 

officer of the day. I 3594,3595 

official communications, transmission of, on shore. I 3597 

orderly room in barracks. I 3579 

orders, publication and filing of. I 358 O 

ordnance, quarterly report. I 3588 

out of the United States, promotions. I 3583 

parade, publication of orders. I 358 O 

pay accounts, forwarding of. I 5249 (20) 

pay of men. I 3504 

pay roll of enlisted men, monthly report.I 5249 (23) 

plans and specifications, submission of. I 3533 ( 7 ) 

police regulations, publication of. I 358 I 

policing. I 3571 

post competitions. I 3712 

post councils. I 3599,3600 

post exchange. I 3598,3600 

post-exchange councils. X 3500 

post quartermaster, detail of. X 3592 

post quartermaster, transportation of rifle teams. I 3713 

post traders. I 3599 

post treasurer. I 3600-3604 

prisons, inspection of. j 3573 

privates detailed as corporals. I 3532 

promotion. j 3533 

disbursing officers. I 3570 ^ 

examinations for... j 3534 

property, quarterly report on. I 5249 (25) 

property, returns of. j 5250 (j) 

provisions, inspection of. j 3595 

punishment, wearing of medals.. j 3 ^ 

purchases.. 1 3000 ,3603 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Marine barracks—Continued. 

quarterly report, Marine Corps property. 

quartermaster’s department. 

rations, inspection of. 

rations, issue of. 

regimental adjutant, duties as treasurer. 

regimental funds. 

reports, list of, to be submitted. 

rewards. 

rewards offered, report of. 

rifle competitions. 

roll call. 

sale of surplus vegetables. 

Sapolio, use of. 

sea service, assignment of men for. 

semiannual report, fitness of officers. 

sentinels. 

sergeants appointed as first sergeants. 

sergeants, corporals acting as. 

service at.. 

ship in navy yard, marine drills. 

shoemaker... 

sinks, inspection of. 

statement of expenditures and pay summary, monthly report 

stationery on hand, monthly statement. 

stragglers and deserters, report of. 

strength and distribution of, report on. 

summary court-martial. 

tailors. 

target practice, cooks to participate in. 

transfers of Marines, report on. 

transportation of Marine rifle teams. 

uniform of the day..... 

vaccination of recruits. 

vegetables, production of. 

waiver of transportation. 

Marine brigade commander in Philippines. 

authority of. 

discipline of officers, supervision over.,. 

military authority of. 

reports by. 

staff of. 

succession to command. 

target-practice report. 

Marine Corps (see also Marine Barracks; Marine officers).. 

absence without leave. 

absentees, property of. 

abstract— 

collections, monthly report.. 

deposits, monthly reports. 

expenditures, monthly report. 

accounts— 

current, forwarding of. 

deceased persons. 

settling of. 

statement of, on discharge or retirement. 

Treasury Department. 

additional prizes.. 

address of officers. 

adjutant’s department. 

allotments of pay. 

allowance of pay, monthly. 


Art. 

. I 5249 (25) 

. I 3592 

. I 3595 

. I 3592 

. I 3601 

. I 3600,3601 

. I 5249,5250 

. I 3561-3565 

. I 5249 (11) 

. I 3701,3712 

. I 3595 

. I 3605 

. I 3598 (9) 

. I 3589,3590 

. I 5249 (24) 

. I 3573,3595 

. I 3583 

. I 3582 

. I 3571-3606 

. I 3650 

. I 3598 (6),3599 

. I 3595 

. I 5261 (46) 

. I 5261 (29) 

. I 3572 

. I 5249 (1) 

.... I 5249 (12,13);R 4184 

. I 3598 (6),3599,3600 

. I 3603 

. I 5249 (8) 

. I 3713 

. I 3596 

. I 3211 

. I 3605 

. I 5249 (16) 

. I 3611-3619,3715 

. R 4201 

. R 4210 

. R 4206 

. R 4208 

. R 4203 

. R 4207 

. I 3686 

.. I 3501-3718; R 4101-4255 

. R 4103 

. I 3633 

.. I 5261 (38) 

.. I 5261 (42-45) 

. I 5261 (39) 

. I 5261 (17) 

. I 5261 (51) 

. I 3535 (8 d) 

. I 5222 (60 

. I 3536 

. I 3710 

. I 21,704-706,3504 

.. I 3531,3532 

I 5222 (6g), 5261 (48,49,50) 
. I 3565 


(197 IN) 





























































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Marine Corps—Continued. Art. 

allowances forfeited by general courts-martial. R 

annual report, paymaster’s department. I 5261 (35,47) 

annual reports. 1 3522 

appointments. R 3303,4142 

appropriation for estimates..- - I 35 22; R 4125 

arms and accouterments. I 3633,3634,3652 

articles for the government of the Navy read to.-. I 3581 

assignment of quarters on board ship. I 803-808 

automatic-gun contest. I 3710 

bad-conduct discharge. I 3551 

balance sheets. I 3505 

material and supplies. I 5261 (16) 

showing value of property on hand. I 5222 (6 tj) 

battalion organization, placing of. I 3649 

battery drill. R 4234 

board of examination for promotion.I 3583,3642 

bonding of officers. I 3901-3964 

brigade in Philippines. I 3611-3619 

bronze medals, rifle competitions. I 3715,3716 

buildings and grounds, supervision of. I 3533 (6) 

canal zone, Panama, garrisoned by. R 4101 

captain’s guard aboard ship. I 3638 

captains, promotion of. I 3676 (5) 

cash advanced for transfers. I 5261 (34) 

ceremonies, regulations regarding. R 4183 

changes in naval regulations and publications, recommendations. I 601 

civil employees, payment of. I 3535 (3) 

classification for gunnery excellence. I 3684,3685 

clothing. I 3633 

account. I 3645 

account roll. I 5222 (6o) 

allowance, settlement of. R 817 

issued aboard ship. R 4232 

not to be disposed of. I 711 

on hand, supply depots. I 5261 (30), (31) 

collective firing. I 3718 

commandant of ( see also Major General Commandant). I 3521,3522 

commutation of quarters. R 4513 

commuted rations. I 4548 


complement— 

aboard ship, deficiency in. 

ships on Asiatic Station. 

vacancy in. 

contracts. 

data for Navy Register. 

data for Navy and Marine Corps List and Directory, 

daily report of sick at navy yard. 

death, return of checks. 

deceased, property of. 

deck court, report of. 

defective cartridges in collective firing. 

deposits of enlisted men. 

deposits of supplies. 

descriptive book. 

deserters’ accounts. 

deserters, apprehension of. 

desertions. 

detail for special work. 

disabled pieces, collective firing. 

disbursing officers. 

discharge certificates, classification entries. 


. I 3591 

. I 3612 

. I 3642 

. I 3533 (5) 

. I 5261 (2) 

. I 5261 (3) 

. I 3461 

. I 3535 (5) 

. I 3633 

. I 5222 (60 

. I 3718 

I 3535 (8),5222 (6p),5249 (21),5261 (42-45) 

. I 3533 (10) 

. I 3535 (8g) ,3697 

. I 4902 

. I 3552,R 4127 

. I 3535,3551,3552 

. I 3641 

. I 3718 

. I 3533 (9,10,11) 

. I 3696 


(198 in) 
































































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Marine Corps—Continued, 
discharges— 

extra compensation allowance... 
from naval hospital, Yokohama. 

good-conduct medals. 

on foreign station. 

prices of. 

prizes, awarding of.. 

report of. 

discipline aboard ship. 

discipline of men. 

dishonorable discharge. 

distribution of. 

division rifle competition. 

dress parades, when held. 

drills— 

aboard ship. 

instruction in... 

on shore. 

report of. 

report of, when in Philippines... 

duties not performed by. 

embarkation. 

enlisted men— 

longevity pay. 

not to act as servants. 

pay and allowances of. 

pay of, on foreign service. 

enlistments. 

equipage, allowance of.. 

examination of paymaster’s clerks... 

examining boards. 

expenditures in Philippines. 

expenses in Philippines. 

expenses, payment of. 

expert riflemen, record sheets. 

extra credits. 

fieldpiece contest. 

final discharge, deposits, procedure. 

firing, collective. 

firing for qualification, frequency of. 

first lieutenants, promotion of. 

fitness, reports of officers. 

foreign-service pay.. 

foreign service, time of.. 

forfeiture of allowances. 

forms of procedure. 

forts, duty in.. 

funds, provision for. 

funds, when in Philippines. 

funerals, regulations regarding. 

gallery contests. 

gallery practice. 

garrison for navy yards. 

general account of advances. 

general courts-martial, offenses. 

general instruction. 

gold medals, rifle competitions. 

good-conduct medals. 

guard duty not used as punishment 
guard mounting aboard ship. 


Art. 

. I 3685 (7) 

. R 4154 

. R 4172 

. R 4154 

. R 4154 

. I 3704,3712 

. I 5222 (6 g) 

. R 4233 

. I 3644 

.I 3551; R 817 

.I 1124(3); R 4126 

. I 3714-3716 

. I 3577 

. R 4234 

. I 3637 

. I 1124,3648,3650 

. I 5222(6 d) 

. I 3616 

. I 3641 

. I 3631 

. R 4442 

. R 4102 

. R 4442 

. R 4442 

. R 4153 

. I 3652 

. R 4142 

. I 3661,3662,3664 

. I 3613 

. I 3614 

. I 3533 (4) 

I 3666,3689,3691,3715,3716 

. I 3645 

. I 3710 

.I 3535 (8k,l) 

. I 3718 

. I 3689 

. I 3676 

. I 707 

. R 4442 

. I 3551 

. R 816 

. I 601-606 

. R 4101 

. I 3533 (4) 

. I 3613 

. R 4183 

. I 3710 

. I 3707 

. R 4101 

. I 3533 (4,8) 

. R 4184 

. I 3501-3505 

. I 3715,3716 

. R 4172 

. R 4184 

. I 3638 


(199 IN) 































































Li indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Marine Corps—Continued. 

guard mounting, regulations for. 

guard of the day. 

gun racks, daily inspection. 

gunnery excellence, classification for. 

health and efficiency. 

health records. 

included in Division of Persomiel.. 

information concerning service of officers or men... 

inspections.. 

inspector’s department.. 

inspector of assignment of, to Division of Inspection. 

labor, provisions for. 

landing parties. 

leaves of absence.... 

liberty list. 

lieutenant’s guard aboard ship. 

limited qualification. 

lockers, daily inspection.. 

Marine Barracks. (See Marine barracks.) 

marksman’s course. 

marksmanship contests. 

marksmen record sheets. 

marksmen, rifle competition (see also Marksmen)... 

master-at-arms, members of, not detailed as. 

medals of honor. 

medals, rifle competitions. 

medical surveys, reports of. 

members embarked in transports, regulations for_ 

midshipmen appointed to. 

military regulations for. 

misdemeanors. 

mixed detachments, placing of. 

money and checks, transmission of. 

monthly deposit report to Auditor. 

monthly report, Bureau Supplies and Accounts. 

monthly report of drills. 

movement of troops. 

muster rolls. 

qualification entries. 

naval bases, duty at. 

Navy marksman’s course. 

navy yards. (See Marine barracks). 

noncommissioned officers— 

commissioned. 

issue of clothing. 

not detailed as messmen. 

precedence taken by. 

promotion of. 

reduction of. 

reenlisting.. 

squad command. 

offenses. 

officer of the day. 

officers. (See Marine officers.) 

official correspondence. 

orderlies, detail of.,. 

parades and formations, regulation. 

pay accounts of. 

pay and bounties of. 

pay, checked for absence without leave. 


Art. 

. R 4183 

. I 3638 

. I 3635 

. I 3684,3685 

. I 3632 

. I 3257 

. R 106 

. I 26 

. I 3521 

. I 3531,3532 

. R 156 

. I 3533 (2) 

. I 3648 

. I 3501 (2) 

. I 3644 

. I 3638 

. 1 3693 

. I 3635 

. I 3688,3689 

. I 3710 

. I 3691 

. I 3715-3717 

. I 3641 

. R 4171 

. I 3715,3716 

. R 363-365 

. R 3843 

. R 3303,3304 

. R 4101 

. I 3643 

. I 3649 

. I 3503 

. I 3535 (8 j ) 

...I 3533 (9,10), 3535 (6) 

. I 3576 

. I 3533 (2) 

. I 3531,3645 

. I 3696,3701-3706 

. R 4101 

. I 3699,3700 

I 3571-3607; R 4181-4186 

. R 3303 

. I 3592 

. I 3641 

. R 1026 

. I 3642 

. I 3585; R 4104 

. I 3583 

. I 3718 

. I 3551,3643 

. I 3594,3595 


.... I 3651 
.... I 3640 
.... R 4183 
I 5222 (6 u) 
R 4441,4442 
.... R 4103 


* 


(200 in) 




























































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Marine Corps—Continued. 

pay, on foreign service. 

pay officers’ accounts, report of analysis of. 

pay officers, payment of advances of pay. 

pay rolls of. 

prizes for post competitions. 

pay table for enlisted men of. 

paymasters’ clerks, appointment of. 

paymaster’s department. 

payments— 

frequency of. 

from Navy appropriation. 

money in Philippines. 

permanent warrants for promotion. 

Philippine Islands. 

applications to return home. 

brigade staff. 

communications, official. 

deaths, report of. 

discharge applications. 

disciplinary action. 

division competitions, rifle. 

hospital cases, report of. 

interpost competitions. 

practice season. 

regiment commanders, relations between. 

sanitary report. 

stationed at... 

yearly report.. 

position for collective firing. 

presence of officers on board for duty.... — 

prisoners, issues to. 

privates of, precedence taken by. 

privileges. 

prizes, target practice, awarding of. 

proceeds of sales. 

promotions. 

property expenditure. 

property, quarterly return of. 

public animals, equipment... 

publications, printing and issue of. 

punishments. 

purchased discharge, method of obtaining. 

qualification entries. 

qualifications, frequency of. 

qualifications, publication of. 

quarterly balance sheets. 

quarterly report, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

quarterly reports of property. 

quartermaster. 

promotion of. 

quarters, morning. 

ranges for collective firing. 

ranges, transportation to. 

rations aboard ship. 

rations, commutation of. 

recapitulation and transcript, monthly report. 

receipts and expenditures, monthly reports. 

receiving ship. 

record practice. 

records, where kept. 


Art. 

. R 4442 

. I 5261 (36) 

. R 4458 

. I 3645, 5222 (6r, s) 

. I 3712 

. R 4442 

. R 4142 

. I 3535,3536 

. I 3535,3565 

. I 3533 (10) 

. I 3614 

. I 3642 

. I 3611-3619 

. I 3619 

. R 4203 

. I 3617 

. I 3616 

. I 3619 

. R 4210 

. I 3715 

. I 3616 

. I 3713 

. I 3687 

. R 4209 

. I 3616 

. R 4201-4210 

. I 3616 

. I 3718 

. R 4236 

. R 817 

. R 1026 

I 3561-3565; R 4171-4173 

. I 3702-3706 

. I 3535 (8) 

. R 3332,3661-3676 

. I 3505 

. I 5222 (6w) 

. I 3533 (2) 

. I 604 

13551, 3572; R 4184, 4185 

. R 4154 

. I 3701-3706 

. I 3689 

. I 3685 (6) 

. I 4851 

. I 3533 (9) 

. I 3.505,5222 (6m) 

. I 3533 

. I 3676 (1) 

. I 3636 

. I 3718 

. I 3711 

..-. R 4232 

. I 4548 

. I 5261 (41) 

. I 5261 (27,28) 

. I 3590,3650 

. I 3686 

.. I 3531 


(201 IN) 
































































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Marine Corps—Continued. 

recruiting. 

recruiting stations, rifle competitions. 

recruits, assignment to sea service. 

recruits, squad formation. 

reduction of noncommissioned officers.. 

reenlistments. 

extra compensation. 

honorable discharge gratuity. 

noncommissioned officers. 

promotion. 

regulations for. 

repairs to arms and accouterments. 

reports, adjutant’s department. 

reports of arms belonging to. 

requalification bars. 

retired list, addresses of. 

retired officers, pay of. 

retirement of enlisted men. 

retirement of officers. 

retiring boards. 

revolver contests. 

reward offered, report of. 

rewards and privileges. 

rifle competitions. 

division... 

expert riflemen, entry in... 

sharpshooters, entry in. 

targets, collective firing. 

rifle contest... 

rifle match prizes. 

rifle practice (see also Marine Corps target practice).. 

rifle ranges. 

rifle teams, transportation for interpost competitions. 

room allowance ashore. 

rowing instructions. 

sale of pay-department stores to officers and men_ 

School of Application for Marines, inspection of. 

score sheets in case of limited qualification. 

sea service, period of. 

second lieutenants, promotion of. 

sentinels, inspection of. 

sergeant of the guard, communication of orders. 

service- 

afloat. 

aboard naval transports. 

Army, supervision over. 

at barracks. 

record book. 

record, how kept. 

sharpshooters’ course. 

sharpshooters’ record sheets. 

sharpshooters’ rifle competitions. 

shipments of stores in naval vessels. 

shore service. (See Marine barracks.) 

signatures of enlisted men. 

silver medals, rifle competitions. 

small stores aboard ship. 

sobriety of men. 

soldiers enlisting in, extra compensation allowance.. 
staff department, vacancies in. 


Art. 

. R 4124,4151-4153 

...i. I 3715 

. I 3589,3590 

. I 3718 

. I 3585; R 816, 4104 

. R 4153 

. I 3685,3691 

. R 4442 

. R 4153 

. I 3583 

. R 4101 

. I 3634 

. I 3531 

. I 1702 

. I 3709 

. I 3504 

. R 4441 

. R 4173 

. R 343 

. R 343 

. I 3710 

. I 5222 (6ft) 

. R 4171-4173 

. I 3701,3714,3716 

. I 3714,3715 

. I 3716,3717 

. I 3716,3717 

. I 3718 

. I 3710 

. I 3696 

. I 3696 

. I 3688 

. I 3713 

. R 4513 

. I 3637 

. I 4611 

. R 158 

. I 3693 

. I 3590 

. I 3676(4) 

. I 3639 

. I 3639 

I 3631-3652; R 4231-4236 

. R 4251-4255 

. R 4105 

. I 3571-3606 

. I 3645 

. I 3551 

. I 3688,3689 

. I 3690 

. I 3715,3716 

. I 4624 

. I 3535(7) 

. I 3715,3716 

. R 4232 

. I 3644 

. I 3685(9) 

. R 3303 


(202 IN) 




























































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Marine Corps—Continued. 

staff of. 

storeroom, daily inspection. 

stragglers, apprehension of. 

stragglers, daily report of. 

strength, condition, and distribution of, report on 

subsistance ashore. 

subtarget contests. 

summary court-martial, report of. 

supplies.. 

supply depots outside of United States. 

system of accountability. 

target practice. 

firing line, officer to be present. 

marksmen’s course, Navy. 

pits, officer to be present. 

prizes. 

qualification of officers. 

ranges. 

record marking, officer to be present. 

records. 

reports. 

rifles used. 

rules for. 

score sheets, verification of. 

season for. 

team in national rifle match. 

tentage allowance. 

transfers. 

before final qualification. 

deposit accounts. 

officers. 

on Asiatic Station. 

prize certificates. 

shore station to ship, uniform outfit. 

transportation— 

by Army transports. 

issued, weekly report. 

provision for. 

to ranges. 

transports, cleaning duties. 

uniform outfit going aboard ship. 

uniform regulations, conformance to enjoined.... 

uniform regulations, preparation of. 

unqualified men, squad formation. 

vacancies. 

vouchers pertaining to monthly accounts. 

withdrawal from ship to be provided for. 

Marine detachments: 

meaning of term. 

pay of, on shore duty. 

requests for filling vacancies in. 

strength and distribution of; report. 

withdrawal to be provided for. 

Marine examining board: 

candidate, when not present. 

candidates, qualification for promotion. 

findings— 

confidential. 

presence of candidate forbidden. 

signed by. 


Art. 

. I 3531-3536; R 4141,4142 

. I 3635 

. I 3552 

. I 3572 

. I 5261(1) 

. I 3533(2) 

. I 3710 

. I 5222(6 i,j) 

. I 3533(11),4654(1) 

. I 5261 (24, 25) 

. I 604 

. 3681-3718 

. I 3686 

. I 3699,3300 

.. I 3686 

. I 3702-3706 

. I 3708 

. I 3688 

.,. I 3686 

. I 3690,3695,3697 

. I 3681,3694,3698 

. I 3682 

. I 3682 

. I 3690 

. I 3687 

. I 3696 

. I 3652 

I 3551-3552,4904,5222(6/); R 3558 

. I 3692 

. I 3535(80 

. R 4185 

. I 3612 

. I 3703,3705,3706 

. I 3590 

. I 4201 

. I 5261(33) 

. I 3533(2) 

. I 3711 

. R 4254 

. I 3590 

. I 711 

. I 601-606 

. I 3718 

. I 3642 

.I 5261(40) 

. I 2505(6) 

. I 3682 

. R 4426 

. I 5340 

. I 5222(6c) 

. I 2505(6) 

. I 3667 

. I 3669-3676 

. I 3668 

. I 3667 

. I 3675 


(203 IN) 
































































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Marine examining board—Continued. 

fitness report. 

mental fitness, medical report. 

military-history report. 

order of examination. 

proceedings. 

professional fitness of candidate. 

physical fitness, medical report. 

recommendations of. 

recorder. 

rules regarding. 

Marine garrisons. (See Marine barracks.) 

Marine officers (see also Marine Barracks; Marine Corps): 

absentees, report of.. 

account, statement of, on discharge or retirement of marine, 

addresses, report on. 

allotments of pay. 

allotments registered for marines. 

annual report, returns of ordnance and ordnance stores. 

appearance of men. 

appointment as second lieutenants. 

Articles for the Government of the Navy, reading of. 

assignment of duties. 

authority aboard marine transports.. 

authority aboard ship. 

balance sheets. 

captains, promotion of. 

clothing account roll..... 

clothing balance sheets. 

command, not to exercise over naval stations or ships. 

commanding army and marine forces. 

communications from men. 

commutation of quarters. 

conduct classification. 

corporals detailed as sergeants. 

countersign, issue of. 

daily inspection. 

daily report at barracks. 

death of, expenses of interment. 

deck courts... 

deficient complement aboard ship. 

deposits by enlisted men. 

desertion, return of checks. 

detail of.. 

discharge of enlisted men. 

discipline of men on transports. 

disrating, classification for. 

distribution of. 

dress parades, when held. 

drills. 

efficiency of men. 

embarkation of marines. 

examination for promotion. 

expert rifleman’s test. 

extra compensation, not entitled to. 

failure to pass examination. 

firing line, officer to be present. 

first lieutenant, promotion. 

fitness, mental and physical, for promotion. 

fleet. (See Fleet Marine officer.) 


Art. 

,... I 3G72 
... I 3670 
... I 3672 
... 1 3669 
... I 3667 
I 3672-3676 
... I 3670 
I 3668,3675 
... I 3666 
... I 3664 


. I 3636 

. I 5222 (6«) 

. I 3504 

. R 4472 

. I 5222 (6 q) 

. I 5222 (6) 

. I 3632 

. R 3303 

. I 3581 

. I 3593 

. R 4252 

. R 4235 

. I 3505,5222 (6n) 

. I 3676 (5) 

. I 5222 (6o) 

. I 3505 

. R 4101 

. R 4101 

. I 3651 

. R 4441 

. I 3563 

. I 3582 

. I 3574 

. I 3635 

. I 3572 

. R 4551 

. I 5222 (6fc,Z); R 501-517 

. I 3591 

. I 3535 (8), 5222 (Gp) 

. I 3535 (5) 

. I 3501 

. I 5222 (fig); R 4154 

. R 4253 

. R 619 

. R 4126 

. I 3577 

....I 2604,3648,5222 (6d) 

. I 3362 

. I 3631 

I 3584,3062,3665,3673-3676 

. I 3708 

. I 3708 

. I 3662 

. I 3686 

. I 3676 (5) 

. I 3670,3671 


(204 IN) 


























































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Marine officers—Continued. 

foreign service, additional pay of. 

general instructions. 

government of Marines. 

heat and light furnished to, report of.... 

incapacitat ion of. 

inspections, when held. 

instruction of. 

instruction of men. 

intelligence reports. 

interpost competitions. 

landing parties. 

liberty for men. 

longevity pay of. 

Marine Corps rifle team, reports. 

Marine Corps target practice. 

marks on fitness reports. 

marksman’s course. 

mast, when to be present at. 

midshipman, appointed as. 

mileage expenses. 

monthly reports. 

morning report. 

mounted, extra pay of. 

muster rolls. 

officer of the day. 

officer ordered to foreign country. 

official communications. 

official correspondence. 

orders, publication and filing of. 

orders, receipt of. 

ordnance and ordnance stores, returns of 

pay accounts of marines. 

pay and allowances of. 

pay of, when absent from duty. 

pay roll, enlisted men of Marine Corps... 

pay table of. 

payment of marines in navy yards. 

payments, frequency of. 

Philippine duty. 

physical disability. 

police regulations, reading of. 

policing of marines. 

post exchange. 

post quartermasters, duties as. 

presence on board for duty. 

privates detailed as sergeants. 

prizes, not entitled to. 

promotions. 

punishments, report of. 

qualification in target practice. 

quarantine, observance of. 

quarterly account of property. 

quarterly balance sheets. 

quarterly reports. 

quarters. 

quarters assigned to. on board ship. 

rank taken by. 

receiving ships.. 

record target practice, yearly. 


Art. 

. R 4441 

. I 3501-3505 

. I 3571 

.. I 5250 (7),5261 (26) 

. I 3662 

......I 3577-3578 

.. 1 3575 

. I 3575 

.. I 3647 

. I 3713 

. I 3648 

. I 3586,3644 

. R 4441 

. I 3696 

. I 3681-3718 

. I 707 

. I 3708 

.. I 3643 

. R 3303,3304 

. R 4488 

.. I 3535,3587,5222 (6) 

. I 3635 

. R 4441 

. I 3587,5222 (6e) 

. I 3594,3595 

. I 6 

. I 3503 

. I 3651 

.. I 3580 

. I 3501 

. I 5222 (6) 

. I 4890,4904,5222 (6a) 

. R 4441 

. R 4441 

. I 5222 (6r,s) 

. R 4441 

. I 3564 

. I 3535 

3611-3619; R 4210,4498 

. I 3662 

. I 3581 

. I 3571 

. I 3598 

. I 3592 

.*.. R 4236 

. I 3582 

. I 3708 

. I 3583,3661-3676 

. I 3572; R 4185 

. I 3708 

. R 3801-3803 

. I 3505 

. I 4851 

. I 3588,5222 (6) 

.. I 804 

. I 806 

. R 1010,1011 

.. 1585 

. I 3708 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Marine officers—Continued. Art. 

records of, where kept. 1 3531 

reduction of noncommissioned officers. R 816 

reexamination. I 3662 

report of arms in detachment. 11702 

reports— 

list of, to be submitted. I 5222 (6) 

to fleet Marine officer. I 1124 (6) 

to gunnery officer. I 3633 

retired, pay of. R 4441 

retirement of. R 343 

reward offered, reports of. I 5222 (6 h) 

rifle ranges, transportation of. I 3711 

rifle-team reports. 1 3696 

rifle teams, company. I 3712 

sanitary inspection. I 3578 

sea service, detail of men. I 3589,3590 

sea travel of. R 4488 

sentinels, orders for. 1 3639 

sergeants, corporals acting as. I 3582 

service afloat. I 3631-3652 

signature, validity of. I 3535 (7) 

small-arm target practice. I 3646 

staff. I 3531 

strength and distribution of marine detachment, report on. I 5222 (6c) 

summary courts-martial. I 5222 (6 i, j); R 601-627 

superintendent of small-arm target practice. I 3646 

target practice, qualification in. I 3708 

transfer deposit accounts. I 3535 ( 8 i) 

transfer of marines. I 5222 (6/) 

transfers of. R 4185 

traveling expenses. r 4488 

uniform in barracks. j 3596 

Marine pay officer, general duties of. r 4426 

Marine paymasters, pay accounts. I 3645 

Marine posts, inspection of, by board of inspection for shore stations (see also Marine barracks).. R 158 

Marine quartermaster (see also Marine Barracks; Quartermaster). I 3533 

assistants, detail of. X 3533 ( 4 ) 

clothing allowance for marine prisoners. r 317 

heat and light for post exchange. X 3593 ( 8 ) 

post quartermaster, detail of. I 3592 

property vouchers. I 3595 

requisitions. X 3600 (9) 

rifle teams, transportation of. X 3713 

transportation to rifle ranges. 13711 

Marine railways, construction of, supervision over, by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 189 

Marine transports... _ r 4251—4255 

vacancies in noncommissioned officers, filling of. r 4255 

work of marines aboard ship. Xt 4254 

Marines on shore stations. (See Marine barracks.) 

Marking of articles for ships’outfits. X 4608 ( 8 ) 4621 

Marking of body, infliction of, forbidden. Xt 49 

Marks: 

officers, fitness reports. 1707 

proficiency, entries of, in service record. Xt 3544 

Marksman’s course: 


Marine Corps. 

Navy— 

interpost competitions 
Marine Corps prizes... 
Marine officers. 


I 3688,3689 

... I 3713 
I 3699,3700 
... I 3708 


(206 IN) 
























































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Marksmanship: 

contests, Marine Corps. (See Marine Corps target practice.) Art. 

entries of, in service record. R 3544 

Marine Corps, badges for. j 3 562 

Marksmen: 

Marine Corps- 

compensation for.. 13684,3685 

distinguished. j 37 j 7 

division competitions. I 3^5 

entry in muster roll. j 3 696 

extra pay for. R 4442 

record sheets. 1 3691 

rifle competition. 13716 

Navy, marines not to enter, on discharge certificate. X 3695 

Marriage, not performed by commanding officer of ship. r, 2048 

Marsh gas explosions, precautions against. I 3327 (i) 

Mast: 

Marine officer to be present when marines are reported. X 3643 

procedure of commanding officer while holding. R 1428 

Master-at-arms: 

absence of... R 3405 

absentees, disposal of effects... X 2637 

bumboats, inspection of. I 2351 

clearing lower decks. I 2401,2639 

confinement records. I 2401 

deserters, disposal of effects. I 2637 

evening inspection. X 2640 

executive officer to supervise. 11404 

gambling.. I 2351 

garbage, disposal of. I 2632 

general muster, duties. X 2401 

Government property, to guard. I 2401 

holds and storerooms, inspection of. I 2626 

injury to Government property. I 2351 

inspections at night. I 2607 (16) 

jumping ship, to prevent. 1 2351 

leaving ship without authority, to prevent. I 2401 

lights and fires, duties of, regarding. I 2607 

magazines, lights extinguished when opened. I 2638 

mail for crew, distribution by. I 5402 (56) 

marines not detailed as. I 3641 

muster, absentees from.. I 2602 ( 9 ) 

personal effects of enlisted men, disposal of. I 2637 

position of. R 3405 

prisoners. I 2401,2626; R 3405 

profane language, to prevent. I 2351 

punishment record. I 2401 

quarreling, to prevent. I 2401 

refuse, disposal of. I 2632 

release of prisoners. 1 2401 

reports made by. R 3405 

smoking, regulations regarding. I 2625 

smuggling liquor aboard, to prevent. I 2401 

thieving, to prevent. I 2351 

unclaimed private property. I 2351,2401 

visitors kept clear of messing spaces during meal hours. I 2618 (4) 

Master mechanics: 

eyes, prevention of injury. I 392 

pay of. I 375 

Master of fuel ship, monthly reports. I 5233 

Master of hospital ship (see also Hospital ship): 

adjustment of accounts. I 4006 

authority of. R 2919,2924 

general responsibilities of. R 2924 


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fl indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Master of naval auxiliary: 

advances to. 

monthly reports. 

Master rigger. (See Rigger.) 

Master sailmaker (See Sailmaker.) 

Master workman, estimates of cost. 

Matches: 

aboard ship. 

use on oil-carrying ships.... 

Material: 

appraisal of, for sale. 

articles condemned, how marked. 

assembly of, supervision of commandant of navy yard 

condemnation of, for sale. 

deficiencies in, when fitting out. 

expenditures of, charges, how carried. 

furnished under contract, inspection of. 

inspection of. 

issue of, on job orders. 

issued for use, reports of. 

Marine Corps, balance sheet. 

Marine Corps, received and expended, report on. 

navy yards, use of, by ship’s mechanics. 

old, stored and preserved. 

repairs, economy in purchase of. 

reports concerning, damage to. 

requisitions for, items to be included in. 

reserve fleets. 

reserved for use in establishment of naval bases. 

sale of. 

account of sale, forwarding of. 

advertising..'... 

authority. 

balances due bidders. 

bids. 

clothing and small stores, proceeds revert to fund. 

delivery. 

deposit required. 

expenses. 

proceeds, how turned into Treasury. 

proceeds, ordnance, credited to fund. 

public auction.. 

receipts. 

receipts and expenditures, how shown. 

removal. 

repayments to bidders. 

scheduled and grouped into lots. 

terms. 

vessels in foreign waters. 

vouchers. 

weighing. 

schedules of, revision by manufacturing department... 

ships at navy yards, emergency contracts for. 

surveys aboard ship. 

tests of, expenses charged to Title N. 

transferred to other accounts, report of. 

turned in from ship. 

Mates: 

authority of. 

pay of. 

precedence taken by. 

rating of, by Secretary of the Navy. 


Art. 

I 5232 (36) 
... I 5232 


. I 4315 (4) 

. I 2607 (15) 

. I 3378 (1) 

. 14711 

. I 4731 (5) 

. I 4340 

. I 4711 

. I 1301,1304 

.. I 4803 

. I 5245 (36) 

I 4308,4313,4671-4678 

. I 4605-4607 

. I 5224 (1,17) 

. I 5261 (16) 

. I 5261 (23) 

. I 3408 

. I 4712 

. I 4326,4328 

. I 5332 

. R 185 

.... 531 

. I 5245 (44) 

. I 4701-4750 

. I 4719 

. I 4719 

. I 4711 

. I 4716 

. I 4715-4716 

. I 4717 

. I 4714,4719 

I 4715 (a),4716,4719 

.. I 4716,4720 

. I 4717 

.. I 4717 

. I 4712 

. I 4714,4719 

. I 4720 

. I 4714 

. I 4720 

. I 4714 

. I 4715 

. I 4718 

. I 4716 

. I 4714 

. I 4315 (6) 

. I 4472 (8) 

. I 4731-4750 

. I 4804 (22) 

. I 5224 (2,18) 

. I 4411 

. R 1015 

. R 4406 

. R 1014 

. R 1014 


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fl indicates Instructions ; II indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Mathematics, professors of.;...R 3111 

rank taken by. R 1005 

Mattresses: 

covers, number required. I 2017 (4) 

ticking, when washed... I 2617 (4) 

Maximum punishments, general courts-martial. R 63 

May 30, observance of...';. R 1286 

Meal hours: 

boat schedules arranged for. I 2608 

crew not disturbed during. I 2618 

personal honors dispensed with..'... R lies 

Meal tickets, report of, on day of issue. I 5286 (4) 

Meals: 

expenses, when allowed.... R 4495 

junior officer stationed at galley.. I 2618 (3) 

not served before meal hour... I 2618 (4) 

shore patrols.... I 915 

Meat, fresh, issue of. I 4542 (1) 

Mechanical coaling plants, machinery division, navy yard, supervision over. R 183 

Mechanical devices, inspection of. I 2629,2702 

Mechanical signals, supervision of Bureau of Construction and Repair (see Note). R 146 

Mechanics, carpenter’s assistants. I 2331 

Medals: 

good-conduct, reasons for award of. R 3664 

lifo-saving, award of... R 3663 

Marine Corps, when worn. 1 3561 

rifle competitions, Marine Corps. I 3715,3716 

Medals of honor: 

Marine Corps. R 4171 

preparation of, supervision of Bureau of Navigation. R 3662 

presentation of.- R 3661 

recommendation for. R 3661 

wearing of, with uniform. R 3662 

Medical attendance: 

emergency cases, expenses for. R 4534 

officers entitled to.:..... I 3222 

persons not in the Navy, authority of commander in chief to order.. R 1607 

Medical boards, surveys of. R 361-366 

Medical Corps: 

candidates for admission or promotion in... 1 5247 (7) 

Division of Inspection, assignment to. R 156 

Medical department. R 2901-2994 

financial dealings of employees with patients. I 3260 

general duties of. R 2901 

inspection of, by fleet surgeon. I 1122 (2) 

navy yards. R 4006 

laborers, employment and pay of. (See Employees, civil.) 

member of, to inspect ship before commissioning. I 3403 

Medical directors, rank taken by..... R 1005 

Medical examiner (see also Board of medical examiners): 

enlistment examinations. I 3201-3212 

physical disqualifications waived. I 3209 

physical examination of recruits entered on service record...-. I 3208 

Medical history, officer’s: 

original entries sent to department. I 5222 (5 d) 

report on. I 5247 (4) 

Medical inspectors, rank taken by. R 1°°5 

Medical instructions.. I 3201-3261 

Medical journal: 

commanding officer to inspect. 12619 

forwarding of. I 5222 (5y),5247 (40) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Medical journal—Continued. 

medicines, inspection of. 

officer of the day to keep daily. 

records. 

water, examination of, recorded in. 

Medical laboratories, supervision of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 

Medical list, report of. 

Medical officers (see also Hospital corps): 

absence of. 

abstract of patients. 

accidents in absence of. 

acids, stowage of. 

annual sick report. 

appointment of. 

Army, examining at periodical physical examinations.. 

ashore. 

abstract of patients, quarterly report on. 

admission and discharge of officer in hospital, report on. 

admission and retention of supernumeraries at hospitals.. 

annual reports, list of.. 

bill form, forwarding of. 

blank forms, requests for.. 

clinical cards, monthly report. 

deaths, report of.. 

descriptive cards. 

efficiency report, transfer of Hospital Corps man.. 

general duties of.. 

headstones for unmarked graves in naval cemeteries. 

health records of officers and enlisted men, report on. 

Hospital Corps, examination report. 

hospital ticket, forwarding of. 

hospitals (see also Hospitals). 

attendants’ mess. 

bill books. 

discharge for disability. 

emergency cases.„. 

examination of case papers.. 

health record, signing of, persons surveyed. 

inspection of medicai supplies, etc. 

interior regulation of. 

journal.. 

patients— 

admission and discharge. 

clerical duties. 

remaining after ship sails. 

used for duty. 

ration allowance... 

sanitary reports. 

subsistence of extra men. 

surveys. 

visiting sick. 

ward, responsibility of. 

weekly presentation of case papers. 

weekly sick report. 

inventory of property upon transfer, report on. 

medical history of officers. 

merit roll of candidates for admission or promotion in Medical Corps, 

monthly reports, list of. 

navy yards. 

daily report of sick. 

employees, civil, eye protectors required. 


Art. 

.. I 3225 

. I 3227 (2) 

. I 3251-3252 

. I 2112 

... R 133 

. I 3254 

.. R 2963 

. I 5222 (of) 

. R 4563 

. I 2707 (5) 

. I 3254 

. R 332,3305 

. I 709 

.. R 2951-2994 

. I 5247 (8) 

. I 5247 (36,38) 

. I 5247 (37) 

...I 5222 (5),5247 (2) 

. I 5247 (30,31 

. I 5247 (24) 

. I 5247 (12) 

. I 5247 (23) 

. I 5447 (14,25) 

. I 5247 (16) 

. R 2901 

. I 5247 (5) 

. I 5247 (33,34) 

. I 5247 (35) 

. I 5247 (20) 

. I 3221-3261 

. I 3232 

. I 3258 

. I 3236 

. I 3229 

. I 3226 

. I 3237 

. I 3225 

. I 3239 

. I 3251 

. I 3229,3234 

. I 3231 

. I 3235 

. I 3230 

. I 3232,3233 

. I 3259 

. I 3231 

. I 3221,3236 

. I 3228 

. I 3228 

. I 3226 

. I 3238 

. I 5247 (17) 

.. I 5222 (5d), 5247 (4) 

. I 5247 (7) 

I 5222 (5),5247 (12,13) 

. R 4006 

. I 3461 

. I 392 


(210 IN) 




























































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Medical officers—Continued. Art. 

ashore—continued. 

navy yards—continued. 

examinations. I 3461 

inspection of medical supplies. I 4678 

ship’s medical outfits when going out of commission. I 2124 

operations, annual report on. I 5247 (2) 

public bills. I 5248 

quarterly report. I 5247 

ration notice on admissions to and discharges from hospitals. I 5247 (26,27) 

reports, list of. I 5247 

requisitions. I 5247 (6,28,29) 

sanitary report. I 5247 (3,13) 

semiannual reports. I 5247 (6,7) 

sick, weekly report on. I 5247 (15) 

statistical report, quarterly. I 5247 (9) 

survey on medical property, report of.:. I 5247 (18,19) 

transfer of Hospital Corps man, efficiency report. I 5247 (16) 

transfer of patients to and from civil hopsitals. I 5247 (32) 

transfers from hospital to ship or station. I 5247 (39) 

weekly reports. I 5247 (14,15) 

assigned to command of hospital ship. R 1042 

battle station. I 2109,2128 

bill book, keeping of, and entries. I 3258 

bill of health.....I 1312,2126 

blank forms, requests for. I 5222 (5r) 

board of. (See Board of medical officers.) 

casualties, report of, after an engagement. I 5222 (5 j) 

clinical cards sent to department. I 5222 (5 h) 

command of hospital ship, reports of. I 5231 

compartments, inspection of... I 2702 (3) 

confinement of prisoners on diminished rations. R 621 

consultations. I 2106 

contagion, precautions against... I 2617 (2) 

contagious diseases aboard. R 3802 

contagious diseases in foreign port. R 2966 

daily report of sick... I 2107 

death certificates... R 29C3 

deaths, report of. I 5222 (5q), 5247 (23) 

deposits, receiving of, forbidden. I 3260 

descriptive cards. I 5222 (5) 

descriptive lists of crew, verification of. I 1303 

detail to vessels for sick transportation. I 953 

disability existing prior to enlistment. I 3204 

disability of.-.R 2968 

disrating, classification for.. R 619 

distilled spirits, admission on board. R 13,2965 

donations prohibited. 1 3260 

Medical officer: 

efficiency report of Hospital Corps man. I 5222 (5 k) 

examination for appointment. R 332 

examination made by, for transfer of patients. R 2961 

examination of— 

applicant. I 3205 

gun pointers. I 2501 (3) 

men to be transferred. R 3581 

recruits. R 3523 

examination records kept by. I 3256 

examining boards. R 331,332 

financial dealings with patients. I 3260 

first aid, instruction in. 1 2641 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Medical officer—Continued. 

fleet surgeon’s supervision over. 

food, etc., inspection of. 

general duties of... 

going out of commission, disposition of outfits. 

health of crew, duties regarding. 

health records. 

health report, opening of, by. 

Hospital Corps examination report. 

Hospital Corps, instruction of. 

hospital steward, duty as instructor. 

hospital ticket. 

illness of general court-martial member. 

inspect cells and prisoners. 

inspect preparation of crew’s food. 

inspection of ship for transportation of sick. 

inspections required..,. 

instruction of Hospital Corps. 

instruments, selection of. 

inventory of property. 

journal (see also Medical journal). 

junior, authority of. 

junior, general duties of (see also Junior medical officer).. 

killed and wounded, report of. 

laundry for sick. 

liberty for diseased men, to regulate. 

list of patients kept by. 

manual for. 

marine examining board. 

marine retiring board, duty on. 

medical department. 

medical instructions. 

medical journal orwarded to department. 

medical list. 

medical property (see also Medical property; Medical stores)— 

inventory of. 

recommended for sale. 

survey of. 

medical storeroom, supervision over. 

medical stores— 


Art. 

. I 1122 (1) 

. I 2618 (2) 

. I 2101-2131; R 2951 

. I 2124 

. I 2617 (2) 

I 707,708,5222 (5); R 2902 

. I 3257 

. I 5222 (5 w) 

. I 2642 

. I 2642 

. I 3229,5222 (5%) 

. R 727 

. I 2114 

. I 2111 

. I 953,954 

. I 2114,2115 

. I 2642 

. I 4480 

. I 5222 (5a),5247 (1) 

. I 2619,3251 

. R 2971 

.R 2920,2971 

. I 1122 (7) 

. I 2121 

. I 2617 (2) 

. I 3254 

. I 603 

. I 3665,3675 

. R 343 

. R 2951-2994 

. I 3201-3262 

. I 5222 (5y),5247 (40) 

. I 2108 


I 5222 (5f) 
.... I 4749 
I 5222 (5m) 
.... R 2964 


inflammable, duties regarding. 

transfer of. 

medical supply table. 

medical survey, report of ( see also Medical survey). I 

military duty by Hospital Corps forbidden. 

officer of the day, duties. 

patients, authority over. 

patients transferred to and from civil hospitals. 

pay accounts of men sent to hospital. 

payment of money to men in hospitals, supervision of. 

permission to leave ship granted by, to junior medical officers. 

pharmacists— 

appointment of. 

general duties of. 

to perform clerical work. 

physical examinations. 

physical fitness, marine officers, for promotion. 

prescription book. 

property expenditure, report of. 

provisions, fresh, inspection of. 

public health service, examining at periodical physical examinations. 


. I 2707 (5) 

. I 2118 

. I 2119,2120 

5222 (5p),5247 (21,22); R 2960 

. R 1540 

. I 3227 

. I 3223 

. I 5222 (5 u) 

. I 4890 

. R 3669 

. R 2974 

. R 3317 

. R 3231 

. I 2351 

. I 709,3201-3212,3256 

. I 3670 

. I 3253 

. I 3255 

. I 4482 

. I 709 


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[T indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Medical officer—Continued. Art 

punishment of, supervision of commanding officers, hospital ships. R 2919 

quarterly reports...I 5222 (5) 

rations of sick. r 2959 

receiving ships, duty in.. I 585 

recommendation by, cases of physically disqualified continuous-service men.R 3528 

recommendations for removal of sick. R 3582 

records summary courts-martial forwarded direct to Judge Advocate General. I 5333 

recruits reexamined on receiving ship. I 3210 

report breaches of discipline. I 2131 

reports— 

after battle. R 2957 

arrival of ship in foreign port. R 2966 

health of ports. R 2951 

junior medical officers. R 2973 

list of.....I 5222 (5) 

physical examination. I 3201 

prison spaces. R 1431 

transfer of patients. R 2961 

requisition and priced invoice, cruising and receiving ships. I 5222 ( e ) 

requisitions for medical stores. I 2119,2120,4475,4657 

reserve ships to have. I 530 

retiring boards, duty on. R 341 

sale of stores. 1 4749 

sanitary report. I 2127,3259,5222 (56) 

semiannual report, requisition and priced invoice, cruising ships.I 5222 (5) 

sentences, summary, court-martial, injurious to health of prisoners. R 33 

service records.I 1303; R 3541 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

sick bay dispensary, etc., duties regarding. I 2104 

sick, for passage to United States. I 2116 

sick or injured civil employees, removal of, to hospitals. I 3412 

specialist called in by. R 4534 

station at quarters. 12129 

statistical report. I 3254,5222 (5^) 

stores for sick. 12120 

succession of duties of. R 2968 

summary courts-martial, duties in connection with. R 2967 

supplies exempt by law from advertisement, requisitions for.I 5222 (5 1) 

supplies, selection of. I 4480 

supply table. I 2120 

survey of stores...I 2122,4749 

transfer (see also Transfers)— 

disabled person.. I 718 

medical stores. I 2125 

to hospital recommended by. R 2690 

typewriter allowance. I 4571 

typhoid inoculation. I 3212 

unofficial certificates. R 2958 

vaccination of recruits. I 3211 

water for drinking examination. I 2112,2618 (5) 

weekly report, descriptive card of persons examined for original enlistment.I 5222 (5) 

wounded, administration of, into hospitals. I 3222 

wounded, relief of, supervision of. R 2956 

Medical property: 

expenditures by medical officer, report on. I 3255 

inventory of.I 5222 5(a),5247 (11) 

survey on...I 5222 (5 m) 

Medical records: 

entered in journal, how kept.-.I 3251-3252 

signing of. 1 3202 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Medical Reserve Corps, Navy, appointments. R 29 81 

Medical schools, supervision of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. R 133 

Medical storeroom: 

medical officer, duties regarding. I 2104 

medical officer to report at fitting out. I 2101 

supervision of medical officer. R 2964 

Medical stores and supplies. H 4623 

accounts kept. I 2351 

allowances and requisitions. 1 2120 

applied only to purpose intended. I 2351 (3) 

defects or deficiencies. I 2351 (1) 

disposition of, when ship goes out of commission. I 2124 

entry of issue in prescription book. I 3253 

exempt by law from advertisement, requisitions for. I 5247 (29) 

inflammable, safety precautions. I 2707 (5) 

inspection of. I 3225,4678 

loss or deterioration. I 2123,2351(4) 

not consigned to general storekeepers. I 4405 (3) 

pharmacist, supervision over. I 2351 (1) 

post exchanges. I 3598 (11) 

report of, forwarded to department. I 5247 (10) 

requisitions for.I 4657,5247(28) 

returnable. I 2351 (3) 

returns of, forwarded to department. I 5247 (10) 

sale of. I 4749 

selection of. I 4480 

shipment of. I 4621,4624 

ships at navy yard, requisitions for. I 4475 

survey of. I 4749 

transfer of. I 2118,2125 

Medical supply depots. I 2118,2122,2124 

returns of medical stores. I 5247 (10) 

supervision of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. R 133 

survey on medical property, report of.. I 5247 (18) 

upkeep of. R 183 

Medical survey-s: 

approval of fleet surgeon. I 1122 ( 8 ) 

at hospital, when requested. I 3221 

board of. (See Board of medical survey.) 

by whom ordered. R 361 

discharge by.. R 3606 

enlisted men. R 366 

honorable discharge after. R 3607 

recommendation of, by medical officer. R 2960 

reports forwarded to commander in chief. I 1004 ( 1 ) 

sick leave of officers. R 3707 

transportation of persons condemned by. I 954 

Medicines (see also Medical stores), expenses incurred by officers in buying. R 4534 

Memorial Day, observance of. R 1286 

Memorials to Congress, method of sending. R 1517,1518 

Men enlisted. (See Enlisted men.) 

Mental fitness: 

Marine officers, for promotion. I 3669-3671 

officer for promotion. R 334 

Merchant marine, informed of dangers to navigation. I 5355 

Merchant seamen: 

complaints to commanding officer. R 2115 

reception aboard as prisoners. R 2114 

Merchant vessels: 

boarding of. I 1804 

boarding visits to. R 1279 

collision with. 1941 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Merchant vessels—Continued. _Vrt. 

convoy of, by commander in chief. r 1632 

in distress. I 4553 

pay of seaman when transferred to.. r 4424 

protection of, by commander in chief.. r 1032 

relaying radio messages.. 14142 

repairs to, in foreign stations. I 4301 

Mess-es (see also General mess): 

bills . I 826,827 

chief petty officers... X 2618 (1) 

commuted rations. X 4548 

passengers, subsistence of.. I 4948 

rations, commutation of. I 4548 

extra issues for night watches. I 2618 (7) 

formations, marine barracks, inspections. I 3.595 

funds, marine barracks, removal of. I 3600,3603 

furniture, Marine Corps. I 3600 (6,7) 

gear, crew’s, broken articles, replacing of. I 4428 

hospital attendants’, allowance may be varied. I 3232 

hospital ships, how arranged.. I 4001 

hours for. I 2618 (4) 

medical officer of the day. I 3227 

officers’— 

aboard ship. I 821-828 

accounts. I 825,826,827 

broken articles, replacing of. I 4427,4428 

ensigns acting as watch and division officers. R 2704 

mess attendants. I 825 

outfits. I 828,4427 

accumulation of, not allowed. I 4427 

general storekeeper’s duty regarding. I 2233 

unavoidable breakage, procedure. I 4427 

passengers, subsistence of. I 4948 

pilots, subsistence of. R 4519 

prisoners subsisted in. R 4518 

provisions, issue to. I 4545 

rations, issues to. 1 4545 

rebates, absence. I 826 

seats, assignment of. I 824,825 

senior line officer present to preside. I 824 

stewards not to contract bills. I 825 

supplies for... , . I 825 

treasurer— 

auditing accounts of. I 825 

election and duties of. I 825-S27 

outfits— 

crew, broken articles, replacing. I 4428 

inventory and upkeep. I 2233 

responsibility for, of first lieutenant. R 2301 

personal staff, assignment of. R 1818 

provisions sold to, invoice. I 5223 (18) 

radio stations.... 14114 

reserve fleets. 1531 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

shown on station billet. I 2501 (4) 

supervision of masters-at-arms. R 3405 

Mess attendants: 

assignment to duty. I 825 

commuted rations. I 4548 

pay of. R 4427 (5) 

rating of. R 3551 

reenlistment of. R 3532 

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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Mess sergeants, Marine Corps, detail and pay of. R 4442 

Messages (see also Correspondence; Mail): 

arrival and departure of vessels, telegrams. I 5343 

cable, acknowledgment of. I 5341 

confidential, payment of. I 5351,4484 (2) 

confirmation of. I 5340 (3) 

disclosure of contents of. I 5351 

first words may indicate bureau to which subject pertains. I 5350 

Navy secret code, when used... I 5345 

official, in signal record book. I 1103 (5) 

personal telegrams. 1 5349 

radio, secrecy of. I 4118 

radiograms forwarded by cable.. I 5347 

radiograph, use of. I 5347 

telegrams not sent when mail will answer. I 5349 

telegraphic— 

acknowledgment of. I 5341 

brevity of. I 5345 

confir mation of. I 5346 

rates. I 5348 

telephone, at private establishments. I 715 

transmission expenses. I 5351 

transmission over bond-aided lines. I 5351 

use of cipher code, when forbidden. I 5348 

Messenger system, navy yards. I 3490 

Messengers, marines not to be detailed as. I 3641 

Messmen: 

commissary officers’ responsibility ends with delivery of food. I 2241 

detail and apportioning of. I 2513 (1-3) 

Marine Corps, pay of. R 4442 

noncommissioned officers not to act as. I 3641 

pay of. R 4427 (5,14) 

Metal polish, stowage of. I 2707 (4) 

Meteorological information, dissemination of. R 143 

Meteorological observations entered in log. I 1807 

Meteorological record, navy yard, by whom kept. I 3421 

Meteorological reports. I 1607,5222 (2) 

Midshipmen (see also Naval Academy): 

admission of. I 604 

assignment of. R 3304 

to Marine Corps. R 3303,3304 

classification of.. R 1002 

death of, ceremonies for. R 1297 

expenses of candidates for appointment. R 4540 

pay of. R 4406 

rations allowed. R 4517 

relative rank of. R 3304 

staff duty, not assigned to. R 1817 

storekeeper for. R 4624 

Mileage (see also Travel expenses): 

bills for. R 4492 

civilian witnesses... R 4542 

expenses for, under Title V. I 4804 (24) 

expenses, report of, by purchasing pay officer. I 4919 

indorsements affecting. I 5312 (23) 

marine rifle team to ranges. I 3711 

officers. R 4486 

payment of. R 4489,4490 

vouchers for. I 4812 

Mileage books, purchased by Secretary of the Navy. R 4643 

Military characteristics, alterations not to affect. 4343 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Art. 

Military command, exercise of, by line officers. R 1002,1003 

Military expeditions. R 3821-3829 

Military formations, precedence of officers in. R 1009 

Military history, marine officers, promotion. I 3672 

Military officers: 

honors for. R 1126-1143 

salutes to foreign. R 1193 

Military supplies, Marine Corps (see also Marine Corps). I 3533 (2 

Militia, naval. (See Naval militia.) 

Mineral oil. (See Oil, mineral.) 

Mines: 

damaged, survey of. I 4804 (3) 

handling of. I 2875 

lost, survey of. I 4804 (3) 

naval defense, list of, sent department. I 5222 (3) 

title classification when expended in explosions. I 4804 (3) 

Minister resident, honors for. R 1115 

Ministers plenipotentiary, honors for. R 1115 

Minor offenses: 


punishments for, inflicted by commanding officers. R 1404 

trial by deck court. R 501 

Minors: 

enlisting of, forbidden. R 19 

under instruction, reports of. I 5241 (14) 

Misappropriation, punishment for. R 14 

Miscellaneous accounts (see also Accounts). I 4941-4951 

Miscellaneous reports (see also Reports). I 5271-5288 

Misconduct: 


complaints of, inquiry into, by commanding officer. 

discharges for, report of. 

investigation of. 

superior officer, procedure in case of. 

special reports on.. 

Missing articles, survey on. 

Mixed detachments, marines, placing of.. 


. R 1404,1428 

. I 5221 (20) 

.. R 316 

. R 1441 

.. I 707 (8) 

I 4626 (1),4735,5221 (36),5242 (1),5245 (27) 
. I 3649 


Models of ships: i 

how carried on books. I 4603 

invoices for. I 4811 (12) 

Modifications, new ships, plans and specifications of. R 171 

Molding, electric wiring, bureau supervision (see Note). R 143,146 

Money. R 4301-4385 

accounts, definition of. I 4802 

advanced for transfers of marines. I 5261 (15) 


allotments— 


for athletic purposes. I 4425 

items covered. I 4423 (4) 

not cumulative. I 4424 (5) 

quarterly allowance of. I 4423 

records of, supply accounts afloat. I 4853 

ships in ordinary. I 4423 (5), 4424 (4) 

ships in reserve. I 4423 (5), 4424 (4) 

stores afloat. I 4423 

torpedo vessels. I 4424 

undrawn balance.-.I 4424 (5) 

allowance, Marine Corps. 1 3565 

allowance, reserve fleets. 1531 

amount kept on roll. R 3669 

commander in chief accountable for.. I 937 

converted to private use, punishment for. R 4329 

deficiency, report of. I 2201; R 1505 

disbursed by order of commanding officer. R 4310 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Money—Continued. 

excess of, report of. 

exchange of ( see also Bills of exchange). 

expenditure of, report of. 

extra, to mess service forbidden. 

fleet paymaster’s duty regarding. 

foreign coins, fluctuation in value of, verification. 

issues to pay division. 

issues, to surgeon’s division. 

lending of, restrictions regarding. 

letters containing, Marine Corps. 

limit, ship’s store. 

list. 

loaned by officers to enlisted men, prohibitions regarding. 

loans of, pay officers not to make. 

monthly, members of crew allowed to draw ( see also Pay; Payments). 

paid to officers and men. 

payment of, to men in hospitals. 

receipts for, when issued. 

receipts of, report of. 

received for deposit, report. 

received from outside parties, report of. 

received to be deposited without expenses. 

requisition for. I 

requisition for fleet. 

requisitions, Marine Corps. 

supplies of, procured by fleet paymaster. 

unlawful uses. 

unnecessary expenditure forbidden. 

Monthly exercise, officers’.. 

Monthly money, members of crew allowed to draw. 

Mooring, sheathed ships, position. 

Moorings, of floating dry docks. 

Moral fitness: 


Art. 

. R 1505 

. R 436G-4368 

. R 4308 

. I 2241 (4) 

. I 1123 (2,0,7) 

. I 4801 (7) 

. I 2203 

. I 2130 

. R 1509 

. I 3503 

. I 4504 

. R 4383 

. R 1524 

. R 4300 

. R 3009 

. R 4381-4385 

. R 3009 

. R 4384 

. R 4308 

. I 5283 

. I 5283 

. R 4328 

1101 (1) ,5223 (31); R 4351-4357 

. I 935 

. I 5201 (52) 

. I 1123 (0) 

. R 4329 

. R 1507 

. I 709 

. R 3009 

. I 2705 (5) 

. I 3407 


marine officers, for promotion.. I 3609,3073 

officer for promotion, assumption of. r 334 

Morning colors, ceremonies of.. r 1254 

Morning order book, executive officer to keep. I 2501 (10) 

Morris-tube practice, bullet catchers. X 2867 

Morse Code, use of, by radio stations. j 4447 

Motor barges. 1 4584 

Motor boats: 

boilers and machinery, instructions. I 3044 

exhaust mufflers. j 4534 

gasoline, handling of. 3392 (7) 

special rules for.f.. r c i iap> 41 

surveys of. 1 mi (13) 

Motor sailing launches. j 4^4 

Motor trucks, electric, report on. 1 5242 (14) 

Motor whaleboats, designation. j 4534 

Movements of ships: 

authority for, recorded... j 2615 

correspondence regarding forwarded through Division of Operations. I 5324 

crew to be informed of. j 2501 (6) 

record kept by chief of staff. j 44 02 ^ 

report of.....I 946,3401; R 126 

telegraphic reports of.. R 12 j2 

Movements of The Fleet, section of, included in Division of Operations. R 405 

Moving-picture films of naval subjects. . 1714 

Mufflers for motor boats. T .rol 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Munitions of war (see also Ammunition): 

chief of staff keeps account of. 

information of, kept by executive officer. 

Murder: 

investigation of. 

punishment for. 

Mushrooms: 

care of.;_ 

sponged after firing. 

Musicians: 

enlistment of..,. 

Marine Bands, extra pay of.. 

Marine Corps, liberties for... 

Marine Corps, pay of.. 

precedence of. 

Muster (see also Quarters): 

engineer division.. 

enlisted men in service of flag officer. 

evenings, when dispensed with.. 

false, punishment for. 

general, master-at-arms answers for crew in confinement 

quarters, daily.. 

quarters for reserve ship.. 

watch at sea. 

Muster roll: 

enlisted men on receiving ships. 

forwarding of, by recruiting officer. 

Marine Corps. 

blank forms.. 

entry of qualification in rifle practice. 

qualification entries.. 

report on.. 

Mutiny, punishment for. 

Naphtha, stowage of.. 

Napkins, officers’ messes, surveys of. 

Narcotics, use of. 

National air: 

honors rendered to.. 

foreign, played in foreign ports. 

National anniversaries, foreign, firing salutes for. 

National ensign: 

display of. 

salute to, when going over side. 

National holidays, list of. 

National rifle match, Marine Corps rifle team. 

Nationality, indication of, by colors.. 

National salutes. 

Nations not recognized; salutes. 

Native boatmen, employment of. 

Natives, desertion or discharge of. 

Natural draft, definition of. 

Nautical Almanac: 

publication. 

supply of (see Note). 

Nautical instruments, repair expenditures. 

Nautical works, supply of (see Note). 

Naval Academy (see also Midshipmen) 

inspection of, by board of inspection for shore stations.... 

mail, handling of. 

midshipmen, assignment to duty upon graduation. 


Art. 

. I 1102 (2) 

.. R 2211 

. R 321 

. R 6 

. I 2890 

. I 2855 

. R 3525 

.. R 4442 

. I 3586 

. R 4442 

. R 1026 

. I 2004 

. I 1161 

.. I 2602 (2) 

. R 8 

. I 2401 (8) 

. I 2602 

. I 536 

. R 2602 

. R 3667 

. I 5261 (5) 

I 3587,3645,5222 (6c),5249 (2) 

. I 3531 

. I 3695,3696 

. 3701,3702 

. I 5221 

. R 4 (8) 

. I 2707 (4) 

. I 4427 

..I 915, R 1539 

. R 1172 

. R 1197 

. R 1231 

. R 1238,1628 

. R 1171 

. R 1289 

. I 3696 

. R 1258 

. R 1202,1231 

. R 1194 

. I 952 

. I 1356 

. I 3113 

. I 604 R 3111 

. R 143 

. I 4804 (6) 

. R 143 

'n fir' - : if&'‘(t <(rt •• 

. R 158 

. I 5402 (5) 

. R 3304 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Naval Academy—Continued. Art. 

midshipmen’s storekeeper. R 4624 

periodical physical exercise. I 709 

postgraduate course. R 1543 

professors of mathematics detailed to. R 3111 

regulations. I 604 

storekeeper’s accounts inspected. I 4861 (1) 

superintendent of... R 4406 

supervision of Bureau of Navigation. R 132 

supplies exempt from general use. I 4605 (3) 

Naval appropriation act, statutory limits, cost of work on ships.. I 4355 

Naval attaches (see also Office of Naval Intelligence): 

accounts current. I 5272 

foreign, professional visits. I 1 (3) 

Naval auxiliaries. (See Auxiliaries.) 

Naval base: 

definition. I 5354 

Marine Corps, duties. R 4101 

material reserved for use in establishment of. I 5245 (44) 

permanent, docking and repair facilities. I 5354 

temporary designation as advanced base. I 5354 

Naval cemeteries, headstones for unmarked graves. I 5247 (5) 

Naval ceremonies, supervision of Bureau of Navigation. R 132 

Naval clothing factory, Brooklyn, N. Y. I 4425 

Naval Committee, Congress, information for. R 1518 

Naval constructors. R 3121-3125 

aboard ship, quarterly reports by. R 3122,3125 

ensigns assigned as. R 3308 

estimates of cost of work on ship. I 4315 (4) 

intelligence reports. R 3122 

rank taken by. R 1005 

repairs supervised by. R 3122 

sea service performed by. R 3121,3122 

shore duty. R 3121,3123 

titles of. R 1005 

Naval convoys. R 3821-3829 

assignment of officers to. R 3825 

naval officers on transports, authority of. R 3827 

Naval defense, supervision by General Board. R 167 

Naval defense mines. (See Mines, naval defense.) 

Naval Dental Corps. R 2987-2995 

Naval depots, account of supplies kc’pt by fleet paymaster. I 1123 (5) 

Naval district-s. R 241-247 

coast-defense ships.. R 245 

commandants assigned to. R 241,243 

communication with ships in time of war. R 242 

harbor-entrance patrol. R 246 

limits of. R 243 

medical officer assigned to.. R 244 

militia assigned to. R 246 

Naval Militia assigned to. R 246 

organization, supervision of department. R 247 

pay officer assigned to... R 244 

personnel of. R 246 

second in command. R 244 

staff corps assigned to. R 244 

torpedo bases in time of war. R 245 

Naval establishment, maintenance of. I 4802 

Naval etiquette, supervision of Bureau of Navigation.. R 132 

Naval Examining and Retiring Board included in Division of Personnel. R 106,131 

Naval forces, organization of. 1 501-587; R 201-264 


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[I indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Naval gun factory, chemists. 1 4677 

Naval harbors, foreign ships visiting. R 1503 

Naval Home (see also Governor of Naval Ilome): 

monthly reports. I 5273 

officers, admission of. I 3221 

pay of officers and men. R 4533 

pension of officers and men.. R 4533 

reports by governor of. I 5273 

supervision of Bureau of Navigation. R 132 

transfer to, optional with disabled officer. I 3221 (2) 

Naval hospitals. (See Hospitals.) 

Naval hospital fund, employees under treatment to contribute to (see also Hospital fund). I 3412 

Naval Intelligence, Office of. (See Office of Naval Intelligence.) 

Naval instructions: 

changes in. I 601; R 901 

general instructions regarding. I 601-606 

items included in. R 901 

legal features of. R 126 

Naval Regulations to include. R 901 

reports, listing of. I 5201 

signature of Secretary of the Navy.;... R 901 

supervision of Aid for Operations. R 126 

Naval laborators', survey on medical supplies. I 4749 

Naval magazines: 

instructions for. I 2801 

stores in. I 4804 (17) 

Naval Medical Reserve Corps. R 2981 

Naval medical supply depot (see also Medical supply depot). I 2118,2122,2124 

Naval militia: 

accounts of. I 4804 (23) 

assignment to naval districts. R 246 

ceremonies observed. R 1321 

exchange of courtesies. R 1321 

honors observed. R 1321 

hull inspection of vessels loaned to. I 2701 

included in Division of Personnel. R 106 

supervision of Aid for Personnel. R 131 

Naval Observatory: 

annual report of. I 604 

chronometer and chronometer-record book. 1 5222 (2) 

compass material in store, report to. I 5245 (47) 

professors of mathematics assigned to. R 3111 

publications. I 604 

supervision of Bureau of Navigation (see Note). R 143 

up kept by Bureau of Equipment (see Note). R 143 

Naval officers (see also Officers): 

authority over Army forces on shore. R 1050 

foreign, salutes to. R H93 

honors for. R 1126-1143 

Naval operations: 

point from which conducted. I 5354 

report concerning, by General Board. R 167 

Naval pay officer, Marine Corps, pay roll of enlisted men, Marine Corps. I 5249 (23) 

Naval pension laws, apprentice seamen entitled to benefits of. R 3687 

Naval pensions, manual for, government of (see also Pensions). I 604 

Naval policy, definition. I 5354 (7) 

Naval prisons. (See Prisons.) 

Naval proving ground: 

chemists. I 4677 

decomposed powder, destruction of—. I 2839 

inspection of, by Board of Inspection for shore stations. R 158 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 
Naval proving ground—Continued. 

record of powder tests. 

report by inspector of ordnance. 

supervision of, by Bureau of Ordnance (see Note). 

Naval publications, authority for issue of. 

Naval recruiting stations (see also Recruiting service). 

Naval Retiring Board, supervision of Aid for Personnel. 

Naval stations (see also Navy yards): 

account current rendered quarterly. 

accounts, pay officers, inspection of. 

administration, general. 

advice concerning, to Secretary of the Navy by General Board. 

ambulance service. 

annual report of property account. 

appropriations, expenditure of. 

boilers and machinery, instructions. 

Cavite, P. I., athletic supplies. 

cleaning of. 

clerical force. 

colors, displaying of. 

commanding officer to act as commandant. 

definition. 

docking and undocking of ships. 

employment of labor. 

honors rendered by. 

hull inspections. 

improvements of. 

industrial plants, repairs to. 

mail addresses of. 

mail, handling of. 

maintenance of. 

marine officer reporting for duty. 

marine officers not to command... 

medical supplies... 

monthly statement of accounts from pay officers at. 

nonindustrial, accounting system. 

not in United States, pay accounts, inspection of.. 

obsolete articles, survey of. 

ordnance returns from.. 

papers, ships going out of commission. 

pay officers’ accounts, inspection of. 

photographs and moving-picture films of naval subjects. 

printing and publishing. 

Puget Sound, pay accounts, inspection of. 

quarters for officers. 

radiograph, use of.. 

requisitions for labor. 

senior officer’s pennant flown from. 

ship building, precautions. 

ships out of commission, care of. 

ships under repair, cleaning and inspection of. 

supervision of aid for material. 

supplies purchased during fiscal year. 

surplus material not allowed to accumulate. 

survey of obsolete articles. 

transfers of enlisted men from. 

tugs, employment of. 

visits to, by foreign ships. 

West Indies. 

work for coordinate branches of the Government. 


Art. 

.... I 5275 
.... 15275 
.... R 145 
.... I 605 
R 3501-3502 
.... R 131 

.... I 4918 
. I 4861 (1) 

I 3401-3412 
.... R 167 
.... I 3261 
.... I 4801 
I 16 
.... I 3041 

_ I 4425 

_ R 183 

_ I 3471 

. R 1238 

. R 190 

_ I 5354 

. I 3406 

.. I 201-431 

. R 1183 

.. I 5222 (1) 

. R 193 

. I 4804 (13) 

. I 5461-5465 
.. I 5402 (5) 

. R 187 

. R 4185 

. R 4101 

. R 4623 

. I 4919 

. I 5181 

.. I 4861 (4) 

. I 4743 

. I 5245 (40) 

. I 5353 

.. I 4861 (1) 

. I 714 

. I 31-40 

.. I 4861 (3) 

. R 4511 

. I 5347 

...I 256-268 

. R 1243 

. I 3403 

. I 3476-3480 

. I 3403 

. R 141 

. I 4605 

.. I 4606 

.. I 4742,4743 
...I 5241 (1) 

. I 3405 

. R 1503 

. R 4061-4063 
. R 4370 


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t [I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Naval-supply account (see also Supply accounts): 

estimate for manufacture under. 

requisitions under. 

shore stations... 

statement of charges covering issues from. 

statement of transfers from. 

stub requisitions. 

supplies under. 

supply invoices. 

Naval terms, definitions of. 

Naval War College: 

coordination of work with Naval Intelligence Office.. 

General Board, coordination with. 

included in Division of Operations. 

inspection of, by Board of Inspection for Shore Stations. 

upkept by Bureau of Navigation. 

Naval war records, supervised by Assistant Secretary of the Navy.. 

Navigating officer (see also Heads of departments). 

absence of. 

annual report, compasses. 

battle station. 

book for computations kept by. 

books and charts, publication of. 

charts and light and beacon lists. 

chronometer and chronometer record book. 

chronometers, care and comparison of. 

clearing ship for action. 

clerical work, allowance for. 

compartments, inspection of, etc. 

compass error, duty regarding. 

compass records and reports. 

compensating magnets. 

deck clock, care of. 

deck-court officer. 

defects discovered. 

deviation tables. 

double-bottom inspection. 

draft of ship... 

duties of— 

performed by executive officer. 

when acting as executive officer. 

when acting as gunnery officer. 

fitting out... 

flagship. 

general duties of. 

going out of commission. 

grounding of ship, inquiry into. 

Hull Board.... 

hydrographic reports. 

hydrographic surveys. 

junior officer’s instruction of. 

lead lines examined by. 

leaving ship, restrictions against. . ... 

log- 

begun by, when going into commission. 

changes in. 

sent to commandant at end of cruise.. 

supervision of. 

meteorological returns. 

monthly meteorological report. 

observations made by. 


Art. 

I 5242 (11),5245 (35) 
. I 4423 (2),4424 (8) 

. I 4821 

I 5224 (9), 5245 (4,5) 
. I 4823 (3), 5245 (9) 

. I 4822 (3) 

. I 4423 

. I 4822 (4) 

. I 5354 

. R 126 

. R 167 

. R 105 

. R 158 

. R 132 

. R 116 

. R 2401-2410 

. I 1613 

. I 5222 (2) 

. I 1608 

. R 2409 

. I 604 

. R 2405 

. I 5222 (2) 

. I 1604 

. I 1405 

. I 1606 

. I 2702 

. I 1603 

. I 1603,5222 (2) 

. I 1603 

. I 1604 

. I 1611 

. I 1601 

. I 1603,5222 

. I 2702 

. I 2331,2615 (5) 

. R 2201 

. R 2410 

. R 2401 

. I 1601 

. I 2609 

. I 1601-1613; R 2402 

. I 1610 

. R 441,442 

. I 1611 

. I 1607 

. R 2406 

. R 2703 

. I 1605 

. R 3708 

. I 1606 

. I 2615 

. I 5222 (2) 

. I 1606 

. I 1607 

. I 5222 (2) 

. I 1602 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Navigating officer—Continued. Art. 

officer of the deck relieved by.. I 1608 

on entering pilot waters. R 2404 

pilots, responsibility of. R 3811 

pilots, subsistence of... R 4519 

places not well surveyed. R 2407 

position of ship. I 1602,2009 

quarterly report, deviation table. I 6222 ( 2 ) 

quarters. I 804 

rank of. R 1035-1040,2401 

reports, chronometer records. I 5222 ( 2 ) 

made by, to commanding officer. I 5222 (2), R 2402 

places not well surveyed. R 2407 

rough log at end of cruise. I 5222 (2) 

ship in danger. R 2404 

ship’s bottom, report on. I 2704 

ship’s time, regulation of. I 1604 

ship’s library, in charge of. I 1612 

signal-record book, supervision of. I 1606 

smooth log book. I 1606 

smooth signal record book. I 1606 

sounding gear. I 1605 

spare compasses. I 1603 

speed-measuring apparatus. I 1605 

standardization trials, courses. I 3024 

station in battle. I 1608 

steaming data supplied. I 2015 

steering gear, care of.. I 2708, R 2402 

stores, duties in regard to. I 1609 

submarine bell, mufflers examined. I 2703 

summary court-martial, senior member of. I 1611 

survey officer. I 1611 

surveys on material. I 4731-4750 

tidal observations. R 2408 

title classification of articles. I 4804 

typewriter allowance. I 4571 

Navigating outfit, defects in. I 1601 

Navigation. r 2081-2091 

Bureau of, included in Division of Personnel (see also Bureau of Navigation).. R 106 

ensigns instruction in. r 2703 

dangers to, reports of. X 5355 

Navigation instruments: 

instruction in use of..... I 2505 

supply of (see Note). r 143 

Navigation notebook, junior officer to keep. I 1902 

Navigator’s yeomen, clerical work, allowance for. I 1606 

Navy allotment officer (see also Allotments of pay): 

allotments, Marine Corps. I 5291 ( 50 ) 

correspondence, subject of allotments. r 4479 

expiration of allotment of pay. r 4472 

transferred allotments, stoppage of. r 4473 

Navy and Marine Corps List and Directory, data for. I 526 I ( 3 ) 

Navy cipher code, telegrams of arrival and departure. X 5343 

Navy Department. X 1 _ 122 ; R 101-194 

addresses of employees. j 21 

administration of. j \_\22 

advances of pay to recruits. r 4402 

appeals to. j 534 Q ^ 2 ) 

appropriations, exx>enditure of. j 16 

arrival of ships in port, report of. X 5342-5344 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Navy Department—Continued. 

assignment of— Art. 

Admiral of the Navy to duty. R 1032 

officers to duty. r 1031 

rear admirals to duty. R 1033 

blank forms. I 35,30 

Board of Inspection and Survey, president of. R 157 

bonded contracts. X 3951-3964 

bonding of officers. I 3901-3964 

bureaus. R 103 

accounts kept by. I 4801 

correspondence with. I 5339,5340 

classification of alterations and repairs. I 4135 (7) 

clothing, unsuitable, survey of. I 4531 

commander in chief designated by. R 1601 

communications— 

from commanding officer when vessel is acting singly. I 5337 

with other executive departments. I 5309 

with ships. I 5340 

compensation of mail clerks. I 5401 

confidential publications. 1713 

contractors exceeding eight-hour day. I 712 

copies of important orders, etc. (see also Correspondence). 1 5336 

concerning navy yards... I 5338 

how forwarded. 1 5353 

numbering of letters. I 5310 

of interest to other executive departments. I 5330 

signed by commanding officer. 1 5326 

supervision over. R 110 

with Comptroller of the Treasury. I 2205 

with fleets.,. I 916 

with ships at yards. I 5338 

courses, standardization, instructions. I 3024 

date for completion of work, ships at yards. I 4335 (6) 

defects in signal books. I 1103 (2) 

departure of ships, report of. I 5342-5344 

destruction of clothing and personal effects. I 4750 

disapproval, requisitions submitted to. I 4654 (3) 

discharges. R 3603 

discharges without the United States. R 3604 

disposal of tuberculous cases. R 3582 

divisions of. R 104 

duplicates of important papers forwarded to. I 5331 

emergency purchases in advance of approval. I 4654 (6-7) 

employees, civil (see also Employeas, civil)— 

classification by salaries. I 53 

transfer of, from other departments. I 291.292 

enlistment, authorization of. R 3523 

final instructions for plans issued by. R 171 

fitness reports of officers. I 707 

fleet— 

assignment of divisions to home yards. R 227 

engineers’official report. I 1113 (6) 

mobilization in time of war. R 228 

organization. R 201-207 

floating dry docks... I 3407 

foreign officials, exchange of information with.. I 1 

foremen, rates of pay., - - -. I 375 

general orders, items included in... R 901 

hours of work. I 81-86 

information concerning service of officers or men. I 26 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Navy Department—Continued. _ 

inspection of ships, Board of Inspection and Survey. 4 4390 

listing of reports in Naval Instructions. 1 5204 

log and signal-record hook forwarded to. 4 4999 (8) 

loss of pay, officers’ accounts. 1 4924 

machinery, completion of, full-power trials. 1 2947 

mail, change of address of ships. 1 54b5 

mail clerks, blank bonds for, transmittal. 1 5401 ( 3 ) 

Marine examining boards, appointment of. 4 399 ° 

medical expenditures. A o 

military inspection of ships. 1 

naval districts, organization of. 44 24 ' 

naval regulations, instructions, orders, books, etc. I G01-G06 

notaries public, charges. 491 

officer and rooms, assignment of. 1111 

officers— 

ordered to foreign countries. 46 

quarters on board ship. 4 808 

returning from sea. 1706 

official records of boards. 4 9393 

organization. 44 101-111 

pay accounts, supervised by auditor. 4 4873 

pay rolls. 4 99 

photographs of naval subjects. I 714 

political activity. I 93,94 

president of Board of Inspection and Survey. R 157 

printing and publishing, instructions regarding. I 31-40 

prison spaces. 44 1431 

promotion of employees. 4 54,55 

provision allowance, torpedo vessels. I 4549 

publications, legends on. I 32 

questions of jurisdiction referred to... I 5303 

recruits, physical disqualifications. I 3209 

renewal of discontinued allotments.. R 4479 

repairs, public works. R 193 

repairs to vessels at yards. 1 5241 (12) 

reports— 

after battle forwarded to. I 1122 (7),5327 

of desertions to foreign ships of war... R 3643 

of surrender of deserters. R 3641 

quarterly, of bureaus and offices. Ill 

viseed by committee on printing and publication. I 33 

salaries, abstract of, forwarded to. I 5243 (7) 

ship’s bottom, report on. I 2704 

ships going out of commission. I 5353 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

ship’s movements reported by telegraph. I 1311 

signal books, how forwarded. I 5353 

special instructions for officers and men. R 1542,1543 

special orders, money allotments. I 4423,4424 

steam log. 12015 

telephone service at private establishments. I 715 

torpedo vessels, design of. R 230 

trials— 

dock, reports to... X 2944 

final-acceptance, reports to. X 29G5 

port-repair, detailed reports to. . I 2985 

special. I 3021,3023 

standardization, instructions. I 3022 

travel allowance ( see also Travel exjaenses). I 121 ,122 

travel orders for employees... I 121 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 
Navy Department—Continued. 

turbine casings, condition, report to. 

typewriters. 

visit of foreign officers to. 

water in double-bottoms. 

Navy disbursing officer, transportation requests. 

Navy mail clerks. (See Mail clerks.) 

Navy marksmen’s course. (See Marksmen’s course, Navy.) 

Navy of the United States, Articles for the Government of. 

Navy oil tanker. (See Oil tanker.) 

Navy pay offices: 

contracts, forwarding of. 

officers in charge of. 

Navy recruiting officer (see also Recruiting service).. 

Navy Register: 

data furnished by Division of Operations. 

designation of titles by. 

Marine Corps, data for. 

official order of precedence of officers, designation by. 

precedence of warrant officers. 

prepared by Bureau of Navigation. 

Navy Regulations: 

approval of, by President of the United States. 

changes in. 

chapters to be examined by officers in general. 

composition of. 

general instructions regarding. 

legal features of. 

reports, listing of. 

Secretary of the Navy, signature of. 

subjects included in. 

supervision of.. 

Navy reserve tanks, contractors, status. 

Navy secret code, use in telegraph messages. 

Navy storage tank, fuel-oil delivery. 

Navy transports, marines on board (see also Transports). 

Navy yards (see also Commandants). 

accidents to ships near yard.*. 

accounting department. 

accounts— 

classification of. 

kept by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

pay officer, inspection of. 

accumulation of stock prevented. 

administration, general. 

advice concerning, to Secretary of the Navy, by General Board.. 

aid to commandant. 

ambulance service. 

appeals from commandant’s decisions. 

apprentices, examinations and qualifications. 

appropriation- 

classification and cost accounts.. 

expenses, title classification. 

sheets for cost accounts. 

arrival of supplies for ships having sailed. 

arrival of ships, report of. 

articles— 

manufactured at. 

surveyed afloat. 

undergoing repairs, title classification. 

used for industrial purposes. 


Art. 

I 3044 
I 101 
I 1 (2) 
I 2706 
I 5286 


R 1-64 


. I 5243 (17) 

. I 602 

. I 5277 

. R 126 

. R 1008 

. I 5261 (2) 

. R 1002,1009 

. R 1013 

. R 132 

. R 901 

I 601,602; R 132,901 

. R 1501 

. R 901 

. I 601-606 

. R 126 

. I 501 

. R 901 

. R 901 

. R 109,126 

. I 3348 

. I 5345 

. I 3347 

. R 4251-4255 

. R 3901-4071 

. I 917 

. R 4001 

. I 5001-5181 

. I 5141 

. I 4861 (1) 

. I 4654 (3) 

. I 3401-3412 

. R 167 

. R 3921 

. I 3261 

. I 5340 

. I 411-419 

. I 5121-5123 

. I 5143 

. I 5133 

. I 4474 

. I 5342-5344 

....I 4602,5245 (41) 

. I 4734 (3) 

. I 4804 (7) 

. I 4804 (13) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 
Navy yards—Continued. 

artisans, classification of. 

athletic parties, reserve ships. 

athletic supplies. 

bills of lading, report of. 

board of sale. 

boats in store, monthly report of.. 

boats included in yard craft. 

captain of the yard, general duties. 

central offices, organization of. 

charges, indirect, computation of. 

civil engineers assigned to. 

clerical force. 

coal. 

inspector. 

colors, displaying of. 

commandant’s band, accounts of, kept on receiving ship. 

commander in chief, suggestions by. 

condemned articles, sale of. 

construction, how charged. 

construction officer. 

contract work. 

correspondence. 

cost and valuation of plant expenditures. 

cost-accounting systems. 

cost accounts— 

appropriation sheets. 

classification under appropriations. 

coal and transportation, yards and docks. 

cost summary sheets. 

direct shop expense. 

excess charges... 

foundry expenses. 

general expense. 

job orders.. 

kept by Bureau of Supplies arid Accounts. 

labor performed by one department for another. 

ledger accounts. 

maintenance yards and docks. 

material expended. 

method of keeping... 

monthly report of expenditures. 

pay rolls— 

employees. 

officers and enlisted men. 

power expense. 

repairs and preservation. 

shop sheets. 

storekeeping expenses. 

stub requisitions. 

summary slips. 

title classification. 

yards and docks appropriation. 

cost summaries, monthly report on. 

cost of work, monthly report on. 

countersigns for. 

craft, supplies for. 

crews of ships to aid in repairs. 

daily report of sick. 

debts of employees. 

definition. 


Art. 

. I 211 

. I 543 

. I 4425 

. I 4920 

. I 4747 

...I 5242 (13) 

. R 4041 

I 3421; R 3931 

. I 3488 

. I 5012 

.. R 3132,3133 

. I 3471 

I 5111; R 144 

. I 3313 

. R 1238 

. I 585 

. I 916,918 

. I 4747 

. R 3908 

. R 3961 

. R 3971 

... I 5338,5340 

. I 5011 

...I 5001-5181 

. I 5133 

...I 5121-5123 

. I 5111 

. I 5133 

. I 5031 

. I 5061 

...I 5071,5142 

. I 5051 

... I 5131-5133 

. I 5141 

. I 5134 

. I 5143 

. I 5091 

. I 5137 

... I 5131-5143 
. I 5134 

. I 5135 

. I 5136 

. I 5041 

. I 5101 

. I 5133 

. I 5081 

. I 5133 

. I 5133 

. I 5143 

. I 5091 

. I 5133 

. I 3436 

. R 3906 

....I 4472 (7) 

. I 3408 

. I 3461 

. I 94 

. I 5354 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Navy yards—Continued. Art. 

departments of. r 3916,3941 

change of work. r 4016 

departure of ships, report of. 1 5342-5344 

development of... . . r 15 g 

dii'ect shop expense. 1 5031 

director of, general duties. RUG 

disbursing offices. 1 4804 ( 14 ) 

discharge of employees. I 311-320 

distribution of work, manufacturing department. R 3914 

ditty-boxes, distinguishing marks on. I 4581 (l) 

divisions of. r 3941 

docking and undocking. I 3406,5242 (13) 

docking private vessels, rules for. r 4394 (i) 

draft and load of ships leaving. I 3221 ( 35 ) 

dumps for surveyed articles. I 4731 ( 5 , 6 ) 

effects of disabled persons. I 718 

efficiency of employees. 1431 

emergency supplies for torpedo vessels. I 4424 ( 10 ) 

emergency work. I 381,382 

employment of labor (see also Employees, civil)... I 201-431 

engineer officer. R 3951 

equipment of, supervision of Aid for Material... R 141 

estimates of manufacture, naval supply account. I 5242 ( 11 ) 

estimates for work on ships, coordinate branches of the Government. R 4374 

executive of. R 1063,3921 

expenditures— 

material. I 5137 

military, titles for. I 5011 

monthly report of. I 5134 

fire department. R 3931 

fire organization. I 3402 

fires outside of. R 3905 

fitness reports of officers. I 707 

flag flown by senior officer. R 1243 

floating dry docks. I 3407 

foundries, method of accounting in. I 5142 

foundry expense, cost account. I 5061 

fuel, supply of. R 144 

garrisoned by Marine Corps. R 4101 

gasoline, precautions. 1 3391 (2e) 

gates closed at night.R 3806 

general expense. I 5012 

cost account. I 5051 

excess charges. I 5061 

general instructions for. I 3401-3471 

general storekeeper, authority and responsibility (see also General storekeeper). R 4622 

heads of departments. (See Heads of departments.) 

holiday pay. I 381-383 

home yards for division of ships. R 227 

honors rendered by.-. R 1183 

hours of work. I 81-86 

Hull Division, distribution of work (see also Hull division). I 3487, R 3914,3961 

hull inspection. v . I 5222 (1) 

increase of force. 1302 

indirect charges, computation of. I 5012 

industrial administration, supervision of Aid for Material. R 141 

industrial organization. I 3486-3497 

injuries to workmen. I 391,392 

inspection department. R 3981 

inspection officer. R 3981 

general instructions for. I 3456 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Navy yards—Continued, 
inspections— 

construction officer. 

manufactured articles. 

quarterly, of boilers. 

ship before commissioning. 

ship’s repairs. 

supplies received. 

inspectors, correspondence. 

invoices of partial deliveries. 

issue heaps, surveyed articies... 

issue material on job orders. 

job orders, cost account. 

job orders, foundry accounts. 

jobs not completed, partial invoices on. 

journal. 

junior medical officer stationed at. 

labor- 

boards (see also Employees, civil). 

performed by one department for another. 

requisitions for. 

summary, slips, for cost accounts. 

laborers, classification of. 

launches included in yard craft. 

leave of absence of employees. 

ledger accounts... 

light for. 

lighters included in yard craft. 

Machinery Division (see also Machinery division). 

distribution of work. 

organization of. 

machinery plants, expense classification. 

machinery, survey of. 

mail, handling of. 

maintenance and repairs, expenditures. 

maintenance, yards and docks, co'st account. 

manufacturing department (see also Manufacturing department) 

organization of. 

repairs to surveyed articles. 

urgent repairs. 

Mare Island, Cal.— 

requisitions. 

■ survey on medical supplies. 

Marine Corps stationed at (see also Marine Barracks). 

pay of. 

marine officers not to command. 

marine officers reporting for duty. 

marking employees. 

material expended, cost account of (see also Material). 

medical department. 

medical officers (see also Medical officers). 

medical stores.. 

messenger system. 

military expenditures, titles for. 

monthly report of expenditures. 

moving of ships. 

national ensign, display of.. 

nonindustrial, accounting system.. 

notaries public.. 

official receptions. 


Art. 

. I 3466 

. I 4676 

. I 3451 

. I 3403 

. I 1336,1337 

. I 4671-4678 

. I 5340 

. I 5138,5139 

. I 4731 (5,6) 

. I 4606 

. I 5131-5133 

. I 5142 

. I 5138,5139 

. I 3421 

. R 4007 

. I 221-241 

. I 5134 

. I 256-268 

. I 5133 

. I 211 

. R 4041 

. I 401-404 

. I 5143 

. R 144 

. R 4041 

. R 3954 

. R 3914 

. I 3487 

. I 4804 (11) 

. I 4744 

... I 5402 (5) 

. I 5011 

. I 5091 

. R 3914 

. I 3487 

. I 4731 

. I 4732 

. I 4471 (12) 

. I 4749 

I 3571-3606, R 4181-4186 

.. I 3564 

. R 4101 

. R 4185 

. I 431 

. I 5137 

... R 4006 

..'.. R 4006 

. I 2118,2124 

. I 3490 

.... I 5011,5143 

. I 5134 

.. I 3405 

. R 1238 

. I 5181 

. I 91 

. R 1183 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Navy yards—Continued. 

operating expenses. 

ordnance allowance, ship’s. 

outside charges, expenditures.,. 

paint drums. 

partial deliveries, invoice of. 

passes. 

pay department. 

pay of employees. 

pay officer (see also Pay officer). 

pay rolls. 

funds for. 

officers. 

summaries of. 

paying off. 

photographs and moving-picture films of naval subjects.. 

police regulations. 

political activities of employees. 

power boats, in store or being repaired. 

power expense. 

account of. 

power plants, expense classification. 

President’s reception.. 

printing and publishing. 

progress section. 

public-works department. 

public-works officer (see also Public works officer). 

pulling boats, in store or being repaired.,. 

purchasing officers’ expenses (see also Purchasing officer). 

quantity of material drawn restricted to actual needs_ 

quarterly reports, summary of work. 

quarters for officers. 

radio stations.. 

receiving ships. (See Receiving ships.) 

record cards. 

reduction of force.—. 

reduction, expenditures. 

repairs (see also Repairs)— 

of surveyed articles. 

sails and rigging. 

to ships. 

reports— 

ships fitting out. 

weights built into ships. 

work done. 

requisitions— 

medical stores. 

services. 

work. 

reserve fleets in (see also Fleet, reserve; Ships in reserve) 

sails and rigging, repair of. 

sanitary report. 

Saturday haif-holiday. 

scrap heap, material consigned to. 

sea pay for officers and men on tugs. 

Secretary of the Navy, reception of. 

shellac varnish, supply of. 

ship (see also Ship in navy yard)— 

attached to, status of. 

building or fitting out. 


Art. 

. I 5012 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 5011 

. I 4610 

. I 5138,5139 

.. I 3409,3410 

. R 5991 

I 371-375; 381-383; 5013 

. R 3991 

. I 5133 

. R 4356 

. I 5136 

. I 5135,5136 

. I 383 

. I 714 

. R 3931 

. I 92,206 

. I 5242 (13) 

. I 5012 

. I 5041,5061 

. I 4804 (11) 

. R 1101 

.. I 31-40 

. I 3489 

. R 3971 

. R 3971 

. I 5242 (13) 

. I 4804 (14) 

. I 4606 

. I 5140 

. R 4511 

. I 4101 

. I 3496 

. I 303-320 

. I 5011 

. I 4731 

. I 4731 (15) 

....I 5241 (12),R 3908 

. I 1301,1304 

. I 3441 

. I 3437 

. I 2119 

. I 256-268 

. I 3492-3494,R 185 

. I 540,R 236 

.I 4731 (15) 

. I 5247 (13) 

. I 404 

. I 4731 (6) 

. I 4882 

. R 1111 

. I 4582 

. R 3910 

. I 3403 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Navy yards—Continued. Art. 

going out of commission (see also Going out of commission). I 3404,4608 (15) 

in adjacent ways, authority over. R 3910 

in ordinary (see also Ships in ordinary). I 570, R 216,3931 

in reserve (see also Ships in reserve). R 216 

out of commission. I 3476-3480, R 216 

plans. I 1301 

* under repairs. I 3403 

shipfitter’s shop. R 3914 

shipments of stores. 1 1-105 (3), 4804 (15) 

ships at. I 916 

correspondence. I 5338 

reports, how made. I 5338 

requisitions for. I 4472 

shop— 

expense. I 5012,5061 

sheets, cost accounts. I 5133 

stores, operation of. 1 3497 

sick, daily report of. I 3461 

signature in absence of commandant. I 5319-5320 

smoking regulations. I 3401 

stock, accumulations of. I 4654 (3) 

storekeeping expenses— 

cost accounts. I 5081 

title classification. I 5143 

stores, transfer of. I 4420 (3),4804 (15) 

stub requisitions, cost accounts. I 5133 

succession to command. R 3904 

suggestions made to commandant by heads of departments. I 3440 

supplies purchased during fiscal year. I 4605 

supply accounts. I 4821-4824 

surgical instruments, condemned. I 2122 

surplus material. I 4606 

survey of— 

obsolete articles. I 4742,4743 

ship’s material prior to arrival. I 4731 

tune cards. I 3495 

time tickets. I 5133 

title classification of cost accounts. I 5143 

Title P repairs. I 4732 

Title R expenditures. I 5011 

Title Z accounts. I 5141 

titles, military expenditures. I 5011 

trials— 

dock, ship fitting out. I 2942 

laying up, ships out of commission. X 3001 

post repair. I 2984 

tugs. R 3931 

employment of. I 3495 

included in yard craft. Xt 4041 

supplies for. I 4472 ( 7) 

unsatisfactory work, report of. X 1337 

visits by foreign ships. Xt 1503 

yards and docks, maintenance. X 5091 

y ardcraft . I 585, R 4041 

yard heaps, surveyed articles. X 4731 (5 6 ) 

yard tools, lost or broken. j 4 G09 

watchmen. R 

water for. R 144 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Navy yards—Continued. 

work— Art. 

authorized. R 3902 

by one division for other division. I 3432, R 4016 

cost of.;. I 5011-5013 

for coordinate branches of the Government. R 4370 

hours of. I 381-383: 

progress of. 15143 

quarterly summary of. I 5140' 

requests for. I 3492-3494 

of ships’ crews in shops. I 3408 

Navy yard, Washington, D. C., special organization for. R 4071 

Negligence: 

in battle, punishment for. R 4 

investigation by court of inquiry. R 401 

punishment for. R 8 

Neutrality: 

hospital ships. R 2917 

laws of, observation by commander in chief. R 1633 

News items, censoring of.:. R 1535 

New ships: 

plans and specifications. R 171 

visits to, by foreigners, authority for. R 4041 

Newspapers: 

advertising, authority for. I 4946 

subscriptions, authority of pay officers. I 4945 

Newspaper correspondents, persons in the Navy acting as. R 1535 

Next of kin, address of, officers to report. I 705 

New Year’s Day, observance of. R 1289 

Night inspections, ship under way. R 2602 

Night letters, use of. 1 5349 

Night order book.-. R 2037,2082 

Night watches: 

provisions issued for. I 2618 (7) 

smoking permitted. I 2625 

Nipsic, U. S. S., designation of, as naval prison. I 3801 

N omenclature: 

decks. I 2710 

geographic. I 716 

power boats. I 4584 

ship, instruction of men in. I 2505 (1) 

Noncombatants, Red Cross. R 3861 

Noncommissioned officers, Marine Corps: 

allowances of. R 4442 

appointments as. R 3303,4255 

clothing issued. I 3592 

deposits by enlisted men. I 3535 (8) 

detail of. I 3641 

in charge of detachments, reports to marine officer. I 1124 (6) 

instruction of. I 3575 

liberty for. I 3586 

longevity pay of. R 4442 

marine-barracks orderly. I 3579 

precedence of. R 1026 

promotion of. I 3642 

receiving ships. I 585 

reduction of. I 3585; R 816,4104 

reenlistment of. I 3583, R 4153 

squad command. I 3718 

vacancies filled by transfer. 1 3642 

Nonindustrial navy yards, accounting system. I 5181 

Nonindustrial public utilities, items included in. R 182 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Nonindustrial public works: Art. 

administration of. It 183 

items included in. It 182 

operation of. It 183 

Nonmechanical coaling plants, supervision of commandant. It 183 

Noon report, coal. I 2012 

Notaries public: 

civil employees acting as, restrictions. I 91 

compensation prohibited during office hours. I 91 

expenses of officers being sworn by. R 4535 

Government employ, compensation for. R 1536 

replacing of, in the Navy. R 1536 

Numbers, loss of, by general court-martial sentence. R 816 

Nurse Corps, education of, in technical schools. R 2901 

Nurse Corps (female): 

appointments to. R 3322 

commutation of quarters ashore. R 4513 

commutation of rations. R 4428 

eligibility for duty. 1 3261 

fuel allowance.•. R 4515 

pay and allowances for. R 3322,4428 

presents for patients for bidden. R 3322 

room allowance ashore. R 4513 

superintendent of. R 4428 

supervision of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. R 133 

Nursing, instruction of Hospital Corps. I 2642 

Oaths: 

administered by notaries public. R 1536 

appointments in the Navy. R 3301 

authority to administer. R 1536 

boards of inquest. R 321 

courts of inquiry. R 57,58 

expenses for making. R 4535 

forms of. R 351,352 

general court-martial witnesses... i. R 40,41 

judge advocate of general court-martial. R 40 

mail clerks. I 5401,5402 (2) 

notaries, when administered.I 91 ( 2 ) 

paymaster’s clerks. I 4892 

summary courts-martial.. R 28,611 

Observations: 

meteorological,entered in log. 11807 

Naval Observatory, accounts of. I 604 

navigating officer to make. I 1602 

Observatory, Naval. (See Naval Observatory.) 

Obsolete articles, survey of. I 4742,4743 

Obsolete vessels, disposition of... r 109 

Obstructions to navigation, reports of. I 5355 

Offenders: 

punishment for failure to apprehend. r g 

punishment of, by temporary commanding officers. R 2001 

Offenses: 

accumulation of. r 24 ^ 

charges of. R 1407,1408 

committed on shore. r 23 1506 

committed two years before trial. P 2 61 

convictions in foreign courts. r 3994 

investigated by commanding officer. r 2113 

liability for, time limitation. 

Marine Corps..1*3551,3643 

minor, desk-court trials.. R 501 


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[I indicates Instructions; 11 indicates Regulations.] 

Offenses—Continued. 

minor, punishment for, inflicted by commanding officer. R 1404 

not specified, punishment of. r 22 

officers, investigation of, by commanding officer. R 1406 

officers,report of. . . j 707 

punishments for, authorized by Articles for the Government of the Navy. R 900 

report of, furnished commanding officer by executive officer. R 1428 

reduction to the next inferior rating. R 619 

Offices: 

Navy Department building, how assigned. I m 

rent of. I 4304 (13) 

use of, as sleeping apartments on board ship. I 809 

Office force, naval stations. I 4804 (13) 

Office hours, recruiting officers’. R 3501 

Office of Naval Intelligence: 

account current, report by naval attache. I 5272 

chiefs of bureaus, information from. I 1 ( 3 ) 

confidential publication receipts. I 5271 

coordination of work with Naval War College. R 126 

correspondence with United States naval attaches. I 1 (5) 

exchange of information, to keep record of. I 1 (l) 

Foreign naval attaches may communicate directly with. I l (2) 

General Board coordinate with. R 167 

included in Division of Operation... R 105 

information for foreign officials. 11(4) 

naval constructors, reports to. R 3122 

officers ordered to foreign country... I 6 (2) 

photographs and moving-picture films forvrarded to. I 714 

receipt for publications sent to department. I 5271 

reports and letters from naval attaches... I 1 (7) 

valuable information furnished by all bureaus to. I 1 (9) 

Officer of the day: 

hospital duties. I 3227 

marine barracks. 1 3594,3595 

summary court-martial, meeting and adjournment reported to. R 604 

Officer of the deck: 

air ports. I 2633 

“all hands”. 11403 

anchor watch, detail of. I 2630 

approaching land; precautions. R 2602 

arrival of officers. R 1165 

at sea, vigilance. R 2602 

“attention,” sounding of, on bugle. R 1163 

authority and responsibility of. I 2508 

bells, striking of. R 2603 

boarding trip. I 1804 

boats absent during meal hours. I 2608 

captain, reports to.,. R 2602 

changing course, authority for. R 2602 

collision, danger of; precautions. R 2602 

collision quarters. I 2506 

compasses, precautions regarding. R 2602 

confinement and release of prisoners. I 2401 

course, steering of. R 2602 

day's duty. I 2508 

deck-court entries in log. R 514 

departure of officers. R 1165 

detail of officers as. I 2508 (5-11) 

direction of, by executive officer. R 2206 

distracting occupations. R 2602 

draft of ship. I 2331,2615 (5) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Officer of the deck—Continued. 

drift lead, use of, in tideway. 

executive officer may relieve. 

first lieutenant may relieve. 

flag officer leaving ship officially. 

flood cocks, etc., testing of. 

fresh provisions... 

gangway, attendance at. 

garbage, disposal of. 

general duties. 

grounding of ship. 

guardship reports. 

gun ports. 

gunnery officer may relieve. 

hatch tarpaulins. 

honors (see also Honors)— 

observance of. 

side. 

insignia of duty. 

inspections and reports. 

instruction, officers and crew. 

junior officers instructed by. 

life boats. 

lights and fires, inspection of. 

list of lost or broken articles. 

log (see also Log)— 

changes in.. 

entry, examinations of steering gear. 

hull board’s report entered in. 

instructions regarding. 

lookouts, vigilance of. 

loss of ship. 

magazine lights... 

magazine temperatures entered in log. 

mail for ship’s company, distribution. 

manner of performing duty. 

marines, duty as messengers. 

meals, junior officer at galley. 

medical officer to inspect fresh provisions and bumboats 

morning order book. 

motions of flagship. 

mustering of watch at sea. 

night inspections. 

night order book. 

obedience rendered by, to executive officer. 

occupations engaged in. 

officers, reception of. 

official signals by. 

orders given by. 

passes, navy yard. 

phraseology used by. 

pilot waters. 

piping the side. 

ports, closing of. 

position in formation. 

presence on deck. 

provisions, inspection of. 

punishments, reports of. 

receiving stores. 

recognition signals. 

refuse, disposal of. 


Art. 

.. R 2608 

. I 1403 

. I 1506 

. R 1133 

. I 2623 

. I 1802 

. R 1165 

. I 2632 

I 1801-1808. R 2601-2610 

. R 441,442 

. I 2609 

. I 2633 

. I 1705 

. I 1806 

. R 2604 

. R 2605 

. I 1801 

. I 1808 

. R 2609 

. R 2609 

. R 2602 

. I 2607 (16) 

. I 1844 

. I 2615 

. I 2708 (11) 

. I 2704 

. I 1S07 

. R 2602 

. R 441,442 

. I 2638 

. I 2628 

. I 5402 (5b) 

.. R 2610 

.I 3641 

. I 2618 (4) 

. I 2113 

. I 2501 (9) 

. I 2610 

. R 2602 

. R 2602 

. R 2037,2082 

. R 2206 

. R 2602 

. R 2605 

. R 2602 

. R 2610 

. I 3409 

. R 2610 

. R 2404 

. R 1166 

. I 2633 

. R 2602 

. I 2508 (8) 

. I 4482 

. I 2401 (1) 

. I 1802 

. I 2611 

. I 2632 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Officer of the deck—Continued. Art. 

relieving. R 2 <301 

rendering honors, salutes by persons about the decks. R 1164 

reports— 

against marines. I 3643 

by, to executive officer of departure of senior officers. R 1063 

from engineer officer. I 2032 

made to, by officers leaving the ship. R 1063 

made to captain. R 2602 

to, by officer of watch. . . I 2032 

to executive officer. 12514 

to flag officer. I 2609 

reserve ships. 1543 

returning to ship, report of. R 2606 

routine and order books.,_ I 2501 (9) 

routine, carrying out. R 2603 

sails, report on. I 2634 

salutes carried out by (see also Salutes). R 2604 

salutes to colors. R 1171 

sentinels, orders for... I 3639 

side honors. R 1166,1167,2605 

signal record book signed by. I 1103 (5) R 2602 

signals between ships. I 2611 

siren, use of. I 2506 

smoking hours. 1 2625 

spars and rigging.. I 2627,2629 

summary court-martial— 

entries in log. R 624 

meeting and adjournment reported to. R 604 

tending side. R 1165 

turning main engines. R 2607,2810 

vigilance at sea. R 2602 

visitors, loading oil. I 3378 (22) 

visitors, meal hours. I 2618 (4) 

war, precautions in. R 2602 

water-tight doors and hatches. I 2506 

whistle, use of, at boat races. I 2620 

Officer of the Guard, Navy Yard, passes. I 3409 

Officer of watch, Engineer. (See Engineer officer of watch.) 

Officers: 

abroad, official packages, forwarding of... I 5205 

absent from ship about to sail. I 1354 

absent without leave, punishment. R 9 

accounts of. It 4420 

acting appointment. R 1048 

address of, sent to department. I 704-706 

admission and discharge at hospital. I 3221, 5247 (36) 

appeals, to whom addressed. I 5323 

applications for asylum. R 1649 

appointment of, as paymasters. R 4403 

appointments as. R 134 

apprehension of, reward for. R 3639 

arrest of. H 2 ^44 

ashore, precedence taken by Army and Navy. R 1050 

assignment of, to duty by Navy Department. R 1031-1037 

authority of— 

to issue orders. R 1062 

to perform duty. R 1047 

while under acting appointment. R 1048 

awaiting trial, arrest of.-. R 711 

baggage allowance traveling abroad. R 4489 

bonding. I 3901-3964 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Officers—Continued. 

changes of, before sailing; report on. 

care and preservation of Government property.. 

charge of departments. 

cheers not to be given for. 

Civil War service, pay of. 

command, assignment to. 

command rank, signature of. 

commissioned, examination for appointment.... 

commutation of quarters. 

conduct investigated. 

confidential publications. 

confinement of. 

correspondence- 

bet ween subordinate. 

through commanding officer. 

court-martial on foreign station. 

deaths of. 

definition of term. 

delegation of authority by. 

depositing funds, reports by. 

desertion by resignation. 

designated to confer with General Board. 

designation of. 

detached- 

fitness, report on. 

health records.. 

detached duty— 

disability of. 

periodical physical exercise.. 

detachment of.. 

detail of— 

on foreign station. 

on hull board. 

to recruiting duty. 1 .. 

disability. 

dismissal of. 

distribution of, report. 

division. (See Division officer.) 
duty— 

assignment to. 

in Navy Department, pay of. 

in receiving ships. 

on Coast Survey. 

effects destroyed to prevent spread of disease. 

electric current, issues of. 

entering service, commencement of pay of. 

executive officers’ authority over. 

exercise of authority over subordinates. 

extra pay and emoluments. 

filing of documents by. 

fitness records examined by examining boards... 

fitness reports. 

foreign languages, examination in. 

foreign station— 

correspondence in duplicate. 

leave of absence. 

promotion of. 

forwarding informal or incorrect communications 

funeral escort for. 

furlough pay of. 


Art. 

. I 5221 (24),5241 ( 6 ) 

. I 4410 

. R 1064 

. R 1179 

..... R 4414 

. R 1034-1037 

. I 5321 

. R 134 

. R 4512 

. R 316 

. I 713 

. R 24,44,1416 

. I 5304 

. 1 5329 

. I 951 

. I 713, R 1297,4551 

. R 64 

. R 1062 

. I 5282 

. R 10 

. R 171 

. R 1001 

I 5211 (7),5213,5221 (3),5241 ( 8 ) 
. I 708 

. R 1045 

. I 709 

. I 1703 

. I 955 

. I 2701 

. R 3501 

. I 708 

.. I 713, R 36,37,4423 

. I 5211,5213 


. R 1031-1037 

. I 4804 (21) 

. I 585 

. R 1051 

. I 1351 

. I 5245 (31) 

. R 4416 

. R 1063 

. R 1402 

. R 4402 

. I 5352 

. R 334 

I 707,1401,5211,5213,5221 (3),5241 (8) 
. R 333 

. I 5331 

. R 3706 

. R 3333 

. I 5329 

. R 1301 

. R 4413 


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II indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Officers—Continued. 

general instructions. I 701-720 R 1501-1544 

health record. I 70 8,2117,5222,5247 

heat allowance ashore. r 4514-4516 

honors for. R 1126-1143,1162 

hospital ships. (See Hospital ship.) 
in command. (See Commanding officers.) 

incapacitated for service. R 331 ^ 341 

incompetent, report of. R 341 

instruction— 

concerning correspondence. I 5301-5355 

general. R 1501-1544 

in first aid. I 2109 

of candidates for civil service forbidden. I 93 

insular service. I 710 

intelligence reports made by. I 2511 

irregularities investigated. R 316 

issues of electric current to. I 5245 (31) 

joining ship, visits of courtesy by. R 1271 

leave of absence, orders to duty. I 708,9.14, R 1063,1511 

light allowance ashore. R 4511-4524 

making passage in ships, salutes to. R 1209 

manner of performing duty. R 2205 

medical. (See Medical officer.) 

medical attendance for. I 3222 

medical examination. 1708 

medical history of, report on. I 5247 (4) 

mental fitness of, for promotion. R 334 

military command exercised by. R 1002,1003 

misconduct of. R 1404 

money, drawing of. R 4381-4385 

naval publications. I 602 

navy-yard passes. I 3409 

not assigned to duty. I 4804 (20) 

notary public, compensation as. I 91 

obedience to executive officer. R 1063 

official addresses of. R 1001 

official communications. 1 5322 

order transferring. I 5336 

orders (see also Orders)— 

home. I 705 

receipt of. I 701,702 

to duty. R 1511 

to, involving change in rate of pay. R 4421 

ordered to foreign duty. I 6, R 4458 

ordering survey, report by. I 5285 

other than midshipmen, appointment of. R 134 

parts of ship, responsibility for condition of. R 1063 

passengers. I 822, R 1046 

passing boats, salutes by. R 1177 

pay, drawing of.-. R 4381-4385 

pay of (see also Pay)— 

after failure to pass promotion examinations. R 4422 

on sea duty. P 4406 

waiting orders. P 4407 

while sick. P 4411 

pay roll forwarded to department. I 5244 (22) 

performance of duty. 1 2603 

periodical physical exercise. 1709 

physical examination, records. I 3256 

political activity forbidden. I 92,201 (1) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Officers—Continued, 
precedence over— 

of commanding officers, naval stations. 

of commanding officers, ships. 

of executive officers. 

precedence taken by. 

presence at quarters. 

procuring transportation. 

professional examination of. 

promotion of (see also Promotion). 

health record.. 

physical examination. 

professional fitness for. 

punishment of. 

quarters ashore. 

quarters on board ship. 

questions of jurisdiction. 

rank taken by. 

ranks corresponding to Army and Marine Corps. 

rating, changes in. 

receiving ships. 

records of. 

recruiting. (See Recruiting service.) 

rejection for promotion without examination. 

reporting for duty. 

reports— 

after battle. 

against men. 

made by, to executive upon return from leave. 

made by, to officer of the deck, upon leaving ship. 

requiring immediate action made to officer of the deck. 

residence of. 

resignation. 

restricted to engineering duty, assignment of. 

retired. (See Retired officers.) 

returning from sea. 

right to communicate with commanding officers. 

right to demand court-martial. 

room allowance ashore. 

roster of, kept by chief of staff. 

sale of fuel to. 

sale of pay-department stores to. 

saluted in boats. 

salutes (see also Salutes). 

by members of the crew. 

to senior officers. 

sea pay of. 

senior to executive officer.. 

serving with troops, quarters for. 

ships in ordinary. 

ships out of commission, forwarding of list. 

shore pay of. 

side arms. 

signatures of. 

signing for another officer. 

smoking privileges.. 

speoial instruction of. 

statements made by, in reply to complaints. 

stationing of. 

storerooms, responsibility for condition of.. 

succeeding to command, rank of.. 

suspension of. 


Art. 

. R 10 

. R 1061 

. R 1061 

. R 1009 

....I 2602 (1) 

. I 5286 

. R 332 

. R 3331 

. I 708 

. I 3256 

. R 334 

I 707,R 24,900 
.. R 4511-4524 

. I 801-809 

. I 5303 

.. R 1002,1605 

. R 1010 

...I 5221 (10) 

. I 586 

. I 26 

. R 334 

. I 703 

. I 5327 

. I 2514 

. R 1063 

. R 1063 

. I 2514 

.. I 705 

,. I 713, R 4423 
. R 1033 

. I 706 

. R 1063 

. R 1421 

. R 4513 

. I 1102 (1) 

. I 4949 

. I 4611 

. 1207 

... R 1157,1173 

. R 1174 

. R 1173 

. R 4405 

. R 1063 

. R 4511 

. I 570 

. I 5222 (7) 

. R 4407 

. R 1173 

....I 5319,5321 
....I 5317-5321 
....I 2512,2625 

. R 1543 

. R 1405 

. R 1063 

. I 4601,R 1063 

. R 1044 

. R 24,48 


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fl indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Officers—Continued. 

table of full allowance. R 4515 

temporary command, handling of mail. X 5322 

tit,esof . R 1002,1008 

transferred to or from hospitals. X 955 

transportation by Army transport. X 4201 

travel .. R 4486-4495 

expenses, table of (see also Travel expenses). r 4495 

traveling abroad, payment of. r 4335 

treatment at hospital. I 3221,5247(38) 

treatment of foreigners. r 4550 

tried by general courts-martial. r 53 

unassigned: health record. I 793 

under arrest, confinement to limits. R 4410,4417-4419 

vacancies in line created by retirement. R 342 

visiting Washington, D. C.1. I 705 

visits to diplomatic officers, foreign ports. R 1273 

wearing side arms, salutes by. r 1173 

wholly retired, pay of. r 4415 

wine-mess bills. I 827 

written orders. I 703 

Officers, Army, authority over naval officers afloat. R 1050 

Officers, engineer. (See Engineer offioer.) 

Officers, Fish Commission. R 1051 

Officers, Lighthouse Service. R 1051 


Officers, Marine Corps. (See Marine officer.) 
Officers’ messes. (See Messes.) 

Officers, Pay Corps. (See Pay officer.) 
Officers, reserve fleets. (See Reserve fleets.) 
Officers, Training Station: 


accounts of. R 3690 

general duties of. R 3689 

Officers, volunteer, pay of. R 4401 

Officers, wardroom. (See Wardroom officers.) 

Officers, warrant. (See Warrant officers.) 

Official communications. I 1101 (2,3) 

marine barracks. I 3597 

marines in Philippines. I 3617 

Official correspondence (see also Correspondence). I 5211 (6) 

Marine Corps. I 3651 

Official documents subscribed to under oath. R 1536 

Official functions, boats provided. I 2608 

Official messages, radio. I 4144 

Official packages, forwarding by officers abroad. I 5205 

Official papers addressed to commander in chief. I 110 (2) 

Official records, going out of commission. I 5353 

Official visits (see also Calls, official): 

flag officers, salutes not returned. R 1223 

flags flown in boats. R 1245 

foreign ships. R 1267 

rank of officer. R 1210 

Officials: 

addressed by title only. I 5322 

interpost competitions, transportation of. I 3713 

making contract, reports made by. I 5281 

making shipments of Government property. I 5288 

receiving money from outside parties, report. I 5283 

Oil: 

boilers. I 3061 

castor, use in compressors. I 3126 

kerosene..I 3327 (2) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Oil—Continued, 
lard- 

illuminating purposes. 

safety lamps. 

lubricating. 

expenditure for. 

requisitions for. 

reserve fleets. 

torpedo vessels. 

use in internal-combustion engines. 

mineral. 

cylinder lubricant. 

delivery of. 

flash point. 

illuminating purposes. 

quantity determination. 

rejection of. 

shipping cans. 

stowage of. 

tests. 

neat’s-foot, in compressors. 

pressure, regulation of. 

rate of burning with coal. 

sperm, in safety lamps. 

stowage of. 

use of, on guns, reserve ships. 

vegetable, use in cylinders. 

Oil burners: 

dampers and uptakes. 

disconnecting. 

fire-extinguishing apparatus. 

fuel oil, accumulation. 

fuel oil, heating precautions. 

leaks in. 

lighting of.’. 

steaming. 

Oil-burning installation: 

air supply, regulation. 

temperature of oil. 

Oil-carrying ships, lights. 

Oil cups, guns, reserve ships. 

Oil lamps. (See Lamps.) 

Oiled canvas, stowage of. 

Oilers, machinists’ mates assigned as. 

Oilskins, stowage of, near oil tanks. 

Oil tanker: 

delivery of oil. 

fuel-oil analysis. 

gasoline in time of war. 

Oil tanks, stowage of. 

Olongapo, P. I. 

Open-contract repairs. 

Open purchases (see also Purchases): 

authorized in emergency. 

commissions on. 

in advance of bureau’s approval. 

obtained for laundry work. 

prices lowest procurable. 

station of purchasing officer. 

supplies; responsibility for vouchers.... 
Operating credits, supply accounts ashore 


Art. 

. I 3397 

.... I 3327 (2) 
... I 3107 (2) 
... I 4424 (3) 
...I 4654 (2) 

. I 531 

...I 4424 (3) 

. I 3125 

.. I 3396,3397 

. I 3107 

I 3396 (9,10) 
... I 3396 (2) 

. I 3397 

... I 3396 (7) 
.. I 3396 (11) 
... I 3396 (8) 

. I 3397 

. I 3396 

. I 3126 

.. I 3122 (la) 

. I 3122 

...I 3327 (2) 
...I 2707 (1) 

. I 537 

. I 3107 

... I 3377 (6) 
... I 3122 (2) 

.. I 3377 (13) 
I 3377 (10-11) 
... I 3377 (9) 
... I 3122 (3) 

.. I 3377 (12) 
...I 3122 (2) 

. I 2113 

.. I 3122 (lc) 
.. I 3378 (11) 
. I 537 

. I 2634 

. R 3403 

... I 3378 (3) 

.. I 3346,3349 

. I 3346 

...I 3392 (1) 

. I 3397 

I 84,3221 (35) 
... I 4804 (7) 

. I 4652 

...I 4653 (2) 

. I 4654 (6,7) 

. I 2121 

. I 4653 

. I 4653 

. I 4675 

... I 4823 (4) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Operations: 

annual report. I 5242 (14) 

report by— 

commander in chief. 1916 

medical officer.. I 5222 (5),5247 (2) 

senior officer present...,. I 1203 

ships, record kept by chief of staff. I 1102 (3) 

Operations, Division of. (See Division of Operations.) 

Operators, radio. (Sec Radio operators.) 

Oppression by superior officer, procedure in case of. R 1441 

Oppression of subordinates, punishment for. R 8 

Order book, morning. I 2501 (10) 

Orderlies, Marine Corps, detail of. I 3640 

Orderly room, marine barracks.... I 3579 

Orders: 

acknowledgment of. I 5308 

appeals from. I 5323 

application for revocation... R 1516 

applications for. R 1525 

by signal, changing composition of courts. I 5334 

chief of staff’s duties regarding. I 1102 (4) 

commanding officer’s, execution of, by executive officer. R 1063 

conflicting, execution of.'. R 1513,1514 

copies of. I 5352 

furnished by commander in chief in time of war. R 1622 

court-martial. (See Court-martial orders.) 

delay in obeying. R 1516 

distributed by Bureau of Navigation. R 132 

engineer officer on duty... I 2034 

engineer officer responsible for. I 2010 

execution of, by subordinates. R 1401 

executive officer’s. R 1061 

fleet, commander in chief to turn over to relief. I 919 

fleet, copies of, to department. I 902 

foreign station. 16 

general. (See General orders.) 

“home to await orders”. R 4512 

hospital ships. R 2919 

important, copies of. I 5336 

indorsements upon. R 4493,4494 

involving travel. I 5336 

issue of, authority of officers. R 1062 

issue of, by chiefs of bureaus. R 901 

issued by Bureau of Navigation.-. R 132 

issued by commander in chief. I 1102 (4) 

Marine Corps, filing of. I 3580 

mileage paid on.• - R 4490 

modification of. I 5325 

obedience to. R 1516 

officers. 1 "06 R: 132 

duty upon receipt of. I ”02 

home, travel expense allowed. R 4492 

reporting for duty. I 703 

patients in other than naval hospitals.. R 3582 

routine, posting of, for crew. I 2501 (6) 

ship’s, division officers to keep copies of. I 1842 

signature by acting chief of bureau. I 5318,5320 

special. (Sec Special orders.) 

supernumeraries, issues to... I 5223 (20,21) 

transferring officer. 1 5336 

travel. R 1^28 

travel, civil employees. I 121 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Orders—Continued. 

traveling expenses paid on. 

unexecuted. 

copies sent to Division of Operations. 

withholding of, restrictions for commanding officer.. 

written, indorsement of. 

Ordinary discharge. (See Discharge, ordinary.) 
Ordinary seamen (see also Enlisted men): 

instruction of. 

pay of. 

Ordinary, ships in. (See Ships in ordinary.) 

Ordnance (see also Battery; Guns): 
report of— 

powder test. 

survey. 

ships in reserve. 

special appropriations. 

Ordnance account, shore stations. 

Ordnance allowance, ship’s. 

Ordnance, Bureau of. (See Bureau of Ordnance.) 

Ordnance depots, location of. 

Ordnance equipment, chief gunner’s accountability for. 
Ordnance gunner. (See Gunner.) 

Ordnance, Inspector of. (See Inspector of Ordnance.) 

Ordnance instructions. 

Ordnance machinery, manufacture of (see Note). 

Ordnance material: 

care and handling of. 

fleet gunnery officer’s duty regarding. 

gunnery officer’s duty regarding. 

manufacture of (see Note). 

proceeds of sales, disposition of. 

ships in ordinary. 

ships out of commission. 

Ordnance officer. (See Gunnery officer.) 

Ordnance publications. 

Ordnance returns. 

gunner to collect data. 

naval stations. 

Ordnance stores: 

changes in, report on. 

general storekeeper’s duty regarding. 

gunner’s duties regarding. 

receipt for. 

returns of. 

Ordnance supplies, requisitions for. 

Ordnance work, gunner’s supervision of.. 

Ordnance yeoman, ship going out of commission. 

Organization: 

auxiliary service. 

details of. 

fleet. 

flotillas. 

forces afloat. 

Marine battalion. 

naval forces. 

Navy Department. 

parades. 

reduced complement. 

report concerning, by General Board. 

ship. 


Art. 

.. R 4490 
.. I 919 
I 5211 (5) 
.. R 2127 
.. I 703 


... I 2505 
R 4427 (5) 


. I 5275 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 537 

. I 4355 (5) 

I 4821 (1),4822 (4) 
. I 5222 (3) 

. R 126 

. I 2311 


. I 2515,2801-2895 

. R 145 

. I 2801-2895 

. I 1114 (2) 

.. I 1701 

. R 145 

. I 4717 

. I 570 

. I 5245 (45) 

. I 604 

. I 5222 (6) 

. I 2311 

. I 5245 (40) 

. I 5245 (43) 

. I 2311 

. I 2311 

. I 4719 

I 5222 (6),5250,5261 (22) 

. I 4471 (3to) 

. I 2311 

. R 2504 

. I 4221 

. R 1063 

. R 226-230 

. I 501-514 

. R 201-207 

. I 1124 (3,4,5) 

....I 501-587, R 201-264 

. R 101-111 

. R 1063 

. I 2505 (6) 

. R 167 

I 2501-2516; R 2021-2027 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

~ Art. 

Organization biU, reserve ships. I 534 

Original observations, navigating officer. r 2409 

Orlop decks, lights. I 2007 (3) 

Out of commission. (See Ships out of commission.) 

Outfit: 

contract-built ship. j 4003 

gymnastic, furnished by department. I 2620 

invoicing of; inscription. j 4311 ( 5 ) 

ship’s allowance and furnishing of. X 4508 

ship recommissioning. I 4008 (16) 

Ovens, marine barracks. I 3(304 

Overboard, persons; means for rescuing. I 2608 (5) 

Overhaul: 

ships at yard, assembly of material for. I 4302 ,4340 

ships in fleet. r 226,229 

torpedo vessels. R 229 

Overhaul periods, repairs permitted during. I 4302 

Overhauling: 

machinery; repairs. I 3001,3002 

trials after. I 2982 

Overissues, torpedo boats; rations. I 4549 ( 3 ) 

Overpayments. I 4887 

disallowing of. R 4457 

entry of, on pay rolls. R 446 I 

restrictions in regard to. R 4457 

Pacific Fleet, geographical limits. R 202 

Packages: 

official, forwarding of, by officers abroad. I 5205 

preparation for shipment. I 4621 

sent by express. I 5205 

transportation of, on hospital ships. R 2921 

Packing: 

adjustment of. I 3049 

requisitions for..'.,. I 4654 (2) 

Paid vouchers, forwarding of. I 5243 (15) 

Paint: 

coal bunkers. I 2705 (3) 

condition of. I 5222 (1) 

drums for. I 4583,4610 

fuel-oil compartments. I 2702 

kept on board ship. I 1335 

preparation and application of. I 2709 

raw material for,. I 4583 

ship’s bottom. I 2703 

stores afloat. I 4583 

stowage of. I 3378 (3) 

Painted canvas, stowage of. I 2634 

Painted fabrics, stowage of. I 2707 (2) 

Painting: 

character of, for hospital ships. R 2916 

floating dry dock. I 3407 

fuel-oil tanks. I 3377 (15) 

ship’s bottom. I 2705 

docked abroad. I 2704 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

supplies. I 4804 (4) 

Paint room, lights used in, precautions. I 2707 (2) 

Painting ship. instructions. I 2703-2705,2709 

Pallbearers. R 1301,1304,1308 

Palm and needle, instruction in use of. I 2505 

Pamphlets, publication of. I 32,604 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Paper: 

for official correspondence, etc... 

for publications, qualities and weights of. 

Papers (see also Correspondence): 

commander in chief to turn over to relief. 

confidential, how forwarded. 

deserters’. 

destroyed by commander in chief before capture by enemy 

men sent to hospital. 

official, safeguarding of.. 

requiring official action. 

ships out of commission... 

transfer. 

Parades: 

Marine Corps.. 

organization of. 

Paraffin wax. 

Parcel post. 

Pardoning power. 

Pardons, supervision of Judge Advocate General. 

Parts of ship, condition of, officers responsible for. 

Passed assistant paymasters, rank taken by.. 

Passed assistant surgeons, rank taken by.. 

Passengers: 

aboard ship, subsistence of.. 

consular officers, honors for. 

diplomatic officers, honors for. 

entered in log. 

quarters of. 

report on. 

Passes, navy yard. 

Patents, solicitor, supervision over. 

Patients (see also Hospitals; Medical officer): 

abstract of, sent to department. 

authority over, in naval hospitals. 

convalescent, discharge from hospital. 

depositing articles of value. 

disabled. 

donations to Hospital Corps prohibited. 

hospital ship.. 

hospitals— 

after ship sails, report regarding. 

in foreign ports, expenses of. 

official papers when admitted and discharged. 

in other than naval hospitals. 

list of, keeping of, by medical officers. 

naval hospital, Philadelphia.. 

pay of, while in hospital. 

passage to United States. 

pharmacists’ duties regarding. 

reports of progress of. 

retention of supernumeraries as, at hospitals. 

transfer of. 

transfer to hospitals, report on. 

transportation of. 

Patrols, shore. 

Pay: 

acting appointments. 

additional— 

good-conduct medal. 

seamen gunners’ certificate. 

advances of. 

officers ordered to foreign duty. 


Art. 

. I 5311 

. I 39 

. I 919 

. I 5353 

. R 3610 

. R 1629 

. I 3234,R 3582 

. I 5352 

. I 5305 (1) 

. I 5353 

. R 3585 

. I 3577,3580 

. I 2505 (6),R 1063 

. I 3397 

. I 5421 

. R 808 

. R 134 

. R 1063 

. R 1005 

. R 1005 

. I 912,1313,R 4520,4948 

. R 1119 

. R 1119 

.. I 1807 

. I 808 

. I 5221 (15) 

. I 3409,4673 

. R 118 

. I 5222 (5/),5247 (8) 

. I 3223 

. I 3230 

. I 3260 

. I 718 

. I 3260 

. I 4004,R 2919 

. I 3235 

. R 2962 

. I 3229,3234 

. R 3582,4.532 

. I 3254 

. R 3582 

. R 3582 

. I 2116 

. I 2351 

. R 2962 

. I 5247 (37) 

I 5222 (5u),5247 (32),R 2961,2962 

. I 5212,5214 

. I 953,954 

. I 915 

. R 3552 

. R 3664,4427 

. R 4427 (8) 

. R 4456-4462 

. R 4458 


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[I Indicates Instructions; 11 indicates Regulations.] 

Pay—Continued. Art. 

aids to rear admirals..R 4406 

allotments of, persons authorized to make. R 4472 

apprentice petty officers... . R 4427 (27) 

arrears due enlisted men lost in vessels destroyed.. I 4872 

assistant chiefs of bureaus. R 4409 

assistant Navy mail clerks...R 4427 (31) 

change of, in case of preparatory orders. R 4412 

change in rate of, orders involving. R 4421 

chaplains. R 4406 

chemists. I 4677 

chief nurse, female. R 4428 

chief petty officers. R 4427 (18) 

chiefs of bureaus. R 4409 

when retired. R 4414 

commencement of, for officer entering service. R 4416 

commissioned officers. R 4406 

while on leave. R 4410 

commutation of quarters... I 4823 (9) 

cooks, Marine Corps.... R 4442 

coxswains of steam launches. R 4427 (10) 

crew. I 4804 (4); R 4427 

differences of, duty of pay officer regarding. I 4888 

divers. R 4427 (33) 

employees, civil. I 371-375, 381-383 

employees on leave of absence. I 64-68 

enlisted men. R 4427 (1) 

detained after expiration of enlistment... R 4427 (15) 

increase in. R 4427 (2) 

Marine Corps. R 4442 

report. I 5221 (2) 

retired list. I 4804 (20) 

Submarine Service. R 4427 (11) 

while in hospital. R 3582 

enlisted persons, when transferred. R 3584 

estimates of, by Bureau of Navigation. R 132 

extra, for reenlistment. R 4427 (26) 

Female Nurse Corps. R 4428 

forfeiture of, by men absent without leave. R 4425 

gun captains. R 4427 (20) 

gun pointers. R 4427 (19) 

Marine Corps. R 4442 

Hospital Corps. R 4427 (28) 

increase of— 

enlisted men. R 4427 (2) 

marine officers on foreign service. R 4441,4442 

for sea duty.-. R 4406 

indorsements affecting. I 5312 (23) 

insular forces.- - - R 4429 

jacks-of-the-dust. R 4427 (13) 

lamplighters. R 4427 (13) 

limits of, officers of Marine Corps. R 4441 

loss of, imposed by courts-martial.. R 30,619 

mailclerks. 1 5401 

Marine Corps on foreign service. R 4442 

Marine Corps, supervision of Auditor for the Navy Department.'. I 4873 

marine detachment on shore duty. R 4426 

marine officers wholly retired. R 4441 

mates. R 4406 

men of insular force. R 4427 (29) 

mess sergeant, Marine Corps. R 4442 

messmen. R 4427 (14) 


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[I indicates Instructions ; II indicates Regulations. 

Pay—Continued. 

messmen, Marine Corps. 

midshipmen. 

miscellaneous, method of charging accounts. 

miscellaneous subsistence of men absent part of a day. 

mounted officers of the Marine Corps. 

Naval Academy. 

Navy mail clerks. 

Nurse Corps (female). 

officers and crew. 

officers— 

absent without leave. 

appointed from civil life. 

checkage for excessive heat and light. 

commutation of quarters. 

detailed as instructors. 

disallowance by Auditor. 

dismissed. 

failing to pass examinations. 

Marine Corps.-. 

on furlough. 

report of, by purchasing pay officers. 

resigned. 

under suspension... 

wholly retired. 

paymasters’ clerks. 

personnel, unassigned. 

reduction of. 

retired enlisted men. 

Marine Corps. 

retired officers. 

Marine Corps... 

seamen detailed to duty in fireroom. 

in charge of holds. 

transferred to merchant ship in distress. 

seamen gunners, upon reenlistment. 

ship’s tailor. 

sick officers. 

signalmen.. 

Marine Corps.. 

suspension of, general court-martial sentence. 

supervision of Auditor for the Navy Department... 

tailor’s helper. 

United States Marine Band. 

volunteer officers. 

warrant officers... 

wounded officers. 

Pay and allowances. 

Pay accounts ( see also Accounts).. 

absentees. 

abstract of deposits of enlisted men. 

allotments noted on transfers. 

certificate of admission or discharge from hospital. 

claims submitted to Auditor. 

correction of books due to errors in transfer rolls. 

credits for differences of pay.. 

deserters. 

forwarding of. 

disallowance by Auditor. 

enlisted men. 

general court-martial prisoners. 

gunnery prizes... 

loss of, duties of pay officer. 


. R 4442 

.. R 4400 

....I 4804 (24) 

. I 4947 

. R 4441 

. I 4873 

... R 4427 (31) 

. R 3322 

... R 4381-4385 

. R 4411 

. R 4408 

. I 4823 (9) 

R 4513,4823 (9) 
....I 4804 (21) 

. I 4888 

. R 4423 

. R 4422 

. R 4441 

. R 4413 

. I 4919 

. R 4423 

. R 4410 

. R 4415 

. R 4406 

....I 4804 (20) 

. R 4406 

. R 3072 

. R 4442 

. R 4414 

. R 4441 

... R 4427 (16) 
... R 4427 (12) 

. R 4424 

. R 3565 

... R 4427 (21) 

. R 4411 

.... R 4427 (17) 

. R 4442 

. R 48 

. I 4873 

.... R 4427 (21) 

. R 4442 

. R 4401 

. R 4406 

. R 4411 

.... R 4401-4564 

_ I 4881-4892 

. I 4883 

.. I 4889 

. I 4890 

. I 4890 

. I 48S8 

. I 4890 

. I 4888 

. I 4901-4904 

.. I 5223 (38,39) 

. I 4888 

. I 4889,4890 

. I 5249 (20) 

. I 4886 

. I 4924 


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|1 indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Pay accounts—Continued. Art. 

Marine Corps. I 4890 

marine prisoners transferred. I 5222 (6 u) 

marines, deserters. I 5249 (20),5222 (6 u) 

men sent to hospital. I 4890 

men sent to private institutions. I 4890 

oath of allegiance taken by paymaster’s clerks. I 4892 

officers’, transfer of. I 4890 

original entry on enlistment......,.. I 4891 

persons leaving ship or station without settlement. I 4883 

persons serving on tugs, etc. 1 4882 

receiving ships, inspection of. I 4861 (3) 

records of deposits of enlisted men... r f ..... I 4889 

reports of inspection. I 4861 (5) 

service performed by officers. I 4885 

ships— 

inspection of. I 4861 (2) 

on detached service. I 4861 (3) 

separated from command, inspection of. I 4861 (2) 

shore stations, inspection of. I 4861 (1) 

shore stations not in United States, inspection of. I 4861 (4) 

suspension by auditor. I 4888 

transfer of. I 4890 

vouchers for checkage of loss of pay. I 4887 

vouchers required from pay officers. I 4884 

Pay and bounty: 

Marine Corps.,. R 4441,4442 

Navy. R 4401-4428 

Pay clerks. (See Paymaster’s clerks.) 

Pay Corps. (See Pay officer.) 

Pay Corps, Inspector of. (See Inspector of Pay Corps.) 

Pay Department: 


inspection by fleet paymaster.I 1123 (2) 

navy yards. R 3991 

requisitions for stores, forwarding of. I 5223 (17) 

sales of stores.... I 4611 

ship, survey of articles in. 1 4740 

ships in ordinary.-. 1570 


survey. I 5223 (22,23) 

Pay director, rank taken by. R 1005 

Pay division. I 2203,4473,4483 (5) 

Pay inspectors, rank taken by. R 1005 

Pay officers ( see also Accounts; Commissary officer; General storekeepers; Invoices; Stores; 

Supply accounts). I 4401-4584; R 3001-3062 

absence of, executive officer receipts for stores. I 4409 

absentees, commutation of rations. I 4551,4552 

absentees on duty, subsistence. I 4947 

abstract of deposits— 

forwarding of. I 5223 (4) 

of enlisted men. 1 4889 

to credit of United States. 1 5244 (8) 

abstract of expenditures. I 5223 (1,6,27), 5244 (6,10,27) 

monthly. I 4917 

abstract of receipts. I 5244 (7,11) 

accounts and returns..I 4801-4951 

how transmitted. I 4923 

account current. I 5223 (5,28), 5244 (5,9,25) 

report of. I 4912,4913,4818,4923 


accounts— 

absentees. I 4883 

deceased persons.. I 5223 (37), R 4552 


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II indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Pay officers—Continued, 
accounts— 

inspection of, report. 

Marine Corps. 

men— 

received. 

sent to hospitals. 

transferred. 

officers and men. 

preservation of, in shipwreck. 

statement of, on discharge of marine. 

settlement of. 

supervision by Auditor for the Navy Department. 

additional pay of unavoidably detained men. 

advances. 

advances to masters of naval auxiliaries. 

advertising, authority for. 

allotment reports, forwarding of. 

allotments (see also Allotments)— 

of men in debt and about to be discharged. 

of men transferred. 

of pay attested by. 

registered for marines. 

report of, by purchasing pay officers. 

to be noted on transfers. 

alterations in clothing by ship’s tailor... 

analysis of accounts of. 

annual report of contingent supplies. 

appointment of. 

arrest of. 

assignment as surveying officers. 

assignment to duty. 

assistants of, responsibility. 

athletic articles. 

baking utensils, replacing of... 

balance sheets for ship’s stores. 

bills of exchange (see also Bills of exchange). 

from merchant vessels. 

bills of lading, report of.. 

blank forms for accounts. 

bonding of. 

bonds, accounts kept separate under. 

bonds given by.. 

books, entries made of desertions. 

Bureau of Fisheries. 

canteen. 

care of stores and storerooms. 

cash— 

deposits.. 

in depositories, report of. 

on hand, report of. 

cashbook, general. 

certificates not cashed by. 

certificates of settlement. 

changes in rating, notifications of, from commanding officer 

charter of vessels. 

checkage— 

by auditor. 

for court-martial sentences. 

for loss of pay. 

of advances of pay. 


Art. 

.. I 4861,5212,5214; R 1531 
. I 4890,4904 

. R 20 

. I 4890 

. I 4883 

. I 4912 

. R 3004 

. I 5222 (6f) 

. I 4922 

. I 4873 

. I 4912 

. R 4459 

. I 5223 (36) 

. I 4946 

. I 5223 (40-42) 

. R 4476 

. R 4476 

. R 4471 

. I 5222 (6 q) 

. I 4919 

. I 4890 

. I 4531 

. I 5261 (36) 

. I 4916 

. R 332,3306 

. R 1420 

. I 4748 

. R 3001 

. R 3002 

. I 4425 

. I 4471 (9) 

. I 4507,5223 (12) 

I 5223 (43-48); R 4366-4368 

. I 4553 

. I 4920 

. I 4856 

. I 3901-3964 

. I 4942 

. R 3002 

. R 3632 

. I 4804 (21) 

. I 4501-4514 

. I 2204 

. R 4378 

. I 4912 

. I 4912 

. I 4941 

. R 4336 

. I 5244 (28) 

. R 3567 

. I 939 

. I 4888 

. R 626 

. I 4887 

. R 4458 


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11 indicates Instructions; II indicates Regulations.] 

Pay officers—Continued, 
checkage — 

of pay for deck-court sentences. 

of sales to officers and employees. 

vouchers required for. 

checks. 

destroyed, lost, or stolen. 

nature of payment indicated upon..... 

not returned after payment. 

outstanding, report of. 

purpose for which drawn. 

civilian witnesses, expenses of. 

claims submitted to the auditor. 

class ledgers. 

clerical assistance. 

clerks, appointment of. 

clerks not to sign official papers. 

clothing, disposal at end of cruise. 

clothing and small stores ( see also Clothing and small stores). 

damaged. 

purchase of. 

quarterly report of. 

receipt of. 

receipts for. 

recruits. 

return of. 

coal (see also Coal)— 

contracts for. 

purchase of, for ships. 

sold to officers. 

supplied by foreign government. 

coal passers’ pay, report of. 

Coast and Geodetic Survey. 

commanding officer not required to act as. 

commissary duties performed by. 

commutation of— 

quarters. 

rations. 

complaints against quality of rations. 

condemned stores, statement of sales of. 

control of accounts by Treasury Department. 

conversion, evidence of.-. 

converting money for own use, punishment for. 

cooking utensils, replacing of. 

correction of books... 

coupons not cashed by. 

court-martial sentences involving loss of pay. 

credit at office of auditor, orders for. 

credit not to be allowed by. 

crew, payment of.‘.. 

crew’s entertainment fund, unexpended balance. 

custody of stores afloat. 

custody records. 

damaged articles, reduced prices for. 

death of. 

deceased persons, property of. 

deck-court sentences, checkages for.- 

deficiencies in stores, report of. 

delinquency in rendering accounts. 

department rolls, forwarding of. 

deposit balances covered by checks. 

deposit book, forwarding of. 


Art. 

. R 515 

. I 5244 (2) 

. I 4884 

. R 4326-4337 

. R 4337 

. R 4335 

. R 4335 

. R 4334 

. R 4336 

. R 4542 

. I 4888 

. I 4853 

. R 3003 

. I 4892 

. R 3005 

. I 4418 

. I 4526-4531 

. I 4739 

. I 4481 

. I 4915 

. I 4408,4912 

. I 4528 

. I 4527 (1) 

. I 5223 (11,14,17) 

. I 4429 

. I 4429 (1) 

. I 4949 

. I 4431 

. I 4912 

. I 4804 (21) 

. R 2049 

. R 3021-3023 

I 4950,R 4512,4513 

. I 4547,4548 

. I 4543 

. I 5244 (14) 

. I 4871 

. R 4317 

. R 4329 

. I 4471 (9) 

. I 4890 

. R 4336 

. I 4887 

. I 4884 

. R 4306 

. R 4381 

. I 4510 

. I 4401-4431 

... I 4853 

... I 4531 

. R 3006,4334,4335 

. R 20 

..... I 4887,R 515 

. I 4407 (3) 

. I 4921 

. I 5244 (23) 

. R 4333 

. I 5223 (32) 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Pay officers—Continued. 

deposit book, loss of. 

deposit record book. 

deposits (see also Deposits). 

by enlisted men. 

failure to make, regarded as embezzlement. 

funds to credit of the United States. 

made before sailing for foreign stations. 

Marine Corps. 

with subtreasuries. 

deposits and interests. 

depository used by. 

descriptive list of crew. 

deserter, surrender or delivery of. 

deserters’ accounts.. 

deserters, deposits made by. 

deserters’ effects, sale of. 

designated to inspect accounts. 

destitute American seamen, rations for. 

detachment of. 

detachment, ship going out of commission. 

differences of pay, duty regarding. 

disallowance of pay by auditor.. 

disbursements ordered by commanding officer. 

discharged men, refund of outfits (see also Discharges) 

discharges of men reenlisting within four months. 

discharges, reenlisted men, gratuity paid. 

disrating, classification for. 

ditty-boxes. 

duplicate checks issued by.. 

duty on boards or courts.. 

effects of deceased persons, sale of. 

embezzlement, punishment for.. 

emergency appointment of.. 

enlistment, entry of name on pay account.. 

entertainment allotment, crew’s. 

equipage (see also Equipage)— 

report of. 

requisitions for.. 

examination for appointment.. 

excess of money, report of.. 

excess requisitions. 

exchange, bills of (eee also Bills of exchange). 

exchange for foreign money. 

exchange of funds restricted. 

expenditure invoices, forwarding of.. 

expenditure of— 

material, by classes, statement of.. 

stores afloat. 

expenditure vouchers, abstract of. 

expenditures (see also Expenditures)— 

monthly, report of. 

quarterly, abstract of.. 

expenses of— 

commissions not paid without authority. 

inquiries not paid without authority. 

extra credits for marines. 

extra pay, report of. 

failure to deposit funds regarded as embezzlement 

false vouchers. 

final accounts rendered to auditor. 

firemen’s pay, report of. 


Art. 

. R 4378 

... I 4889 

. R 4320-4337 

. I 4889.R 4376-4378 

.. R 4327 

.. I 5244 (26) 

. R 4331 

. I 3535 (8),5222 (Op) 

. R 4330 

. I 5223 (33) 

. R 4332 

. I 1303 

. I 5244 (32) 

. I 4901-4904.R 2121 

.. R 4377 

. I 4721 

:... I 4861 (2) 

... I 4554 

1 4421,4922,R 4419,4333,4366 

. I 4421,R 3008 

. I 4888 

. I 4888 

. R 4310 

. I 4527 

. I 5244 (33) 

. I 5244 (33) 

. R 619 

. I 4581 

. R 4337 

. R 4407 

.. I 4721 

. R 4312-4314 

. R 3007 

. I 4891' 

. I 5223 (13) 

. I 4916 

. I 4471-4485 

. R 332 

. R 1505 

. I 4472 

. R 4360-4368 

. R 4366,4367 

. R 4315 

. I 5223 (25) 

. I 4854 (9) 

. I 4401-4431 

. I 4854 (8) 

. I 4917 

. I 4552 


R 4304 
R 4304 
I 3645 
I 4912 
R 4327 
R 4317 
I 4922 
I 4912 


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II indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Pay officers—Continued. 

flagship, torpedo vessels, public bills for, paid by. 

fleet paymaster’s supervision over. 

fluctuations in foreign currency, accounts. 

foreign silver currency on hand, report of. 

foreign ports (see also Ship in foreign port)— 

obtain port information. 

visit United States consul. 

foreign warships, stores issued to.. 

fractional part of a month, report of expenditures.... 

frauds, punishment for.. 

fresh provisions, issue of. 

fresh-water requisitions. 

fuel- 

delivery of. 

sold to officers. 

supplied by foreign Government. 

functions aboard ship. 

funds— 

deposits of. 

exchange of, restricted. 

on hand, report of.. 

to credit of the United States, deposits of. 

transferred, receipts for.. 

report of.. 

funeral expenses, officer in foreign port. 

general account. 

general cashbooks kept by. 

general duties. 

general mess, inspections of food.. 

general pay roll, quarterly report of. 

general storekeeper’s duties performed by. 

Government property, sale of. 

gunnery prizes, payment of.. 

holiday rations... 

honorable-discharge gratuity paid men reenlisting... 

honorable discharges of men reenlisting. 

hospital ship, accounts. 

illegal payments, protests against. 

incapacity of. 

increased pay, report of. 

indorsement vouchers for subsistence. 

inspection of accounts. 

interest on deposits by enlisted men. 

invoice of extra issues to engineer and dynamo forces 

issue of clothing and small stores. 

kerosene, specifications for. 

lighthouse establishments. 

list of officers, ships out of commission. 

loaning money, punishment for. 

loans to officers forbidden. 

longevity pay of officers. 

loss- 

accounts. 

allowance, quarterly. 

money, report of. 

pay, checkages for. 

ship, accounts and money preserved. 

mailing accounts. 

marine pay accounts, information regarding. 

marine pay rolls. 

material, sale of, cash deposits (see also Material).... 


Art. 

. I 4485 

. I 1123 (1,2) 

.. I 4861 (7) 

... I 4912 

. I 2221 

. I 2221 

. I 4555 

. I 4917 

. R 4312-4314 

. I 4542 

. I 4475 

. I 4430 

. I 4949 

. I 4431 

. R 3021-3023 

. R 4326-4327 

. R 4315 

. I 5244 (17) 

I 5223 (34,35),5244 (18,26) 

. I 4943 

..I 5223 (30) 

. R 4551 

. I 4801-4804 

. I 4941 

. I 2201-2242 

. I 2110,2111 

. I 4912 

. R 3021-3023 

. I 5244 (19-31) 

. 1 4886 

... I 4542 

. I 4912,5222 (7), 5277 

. I 5244 (33) 

... I 4004,4006 

. R 4309 

. R 3006 

. I 4912 

. I 4947 

. I 4861 

. I 4889 

. I 5223 (19) 

. I 4526-4531 

. I 3396 (12) 

. I 4804 (21) 

. I 5222 (7) 

. R 4329 

. R 4306 

. R 4417 

. I 4924 

. I 4416 

. R 1505 

. I 4887,R 626 

. R 3004 

. I 4923 

. I 4904 

. I 3645 

. 14715 


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[I indicates Instructions: R indicates Reflations.] 


Pay officers—Continued. 

materials purchased by. accounting for. 

members of boards. 

memoranda, receipt slips. 

merchant vessels in distress, supplies famished to. 

mess outfits for crew. 

mileage expenses, indorsements made. 

mileage for officers. 

misappropriation. punishment for. 

miscellaneous accounts. 

money (*« eZro Money). 

accounts.. 

advanced, orders for. 

allotments, record of. 

allotments, stores afloat. 

exchange of. 

issued to offices and men. 

1st.. 

loans, public- or private, forbidden... 

on hand, report of.. 

preservation of. in shipwreck. 

receipts and payments, report of. 

received and extended, report of.. 

received to be deposited without withholding expenses_ 

requisitkjns.. 

transfer of. 

monthly abstract of expenditures, su bmissio n of. 

monthly deposits made by crew. 

monthly ration voucher. 

monthly reports, list of. 

monthly statements from. 

monthly summaries cf material. 

monthly transfer statement. 

Navy Department.. 

necessary vouchers required before payment made to. 

new bceds given every four years. 

newspaper subscriptions. authority for. 

officers' mess outfits: broken articles, replacing of. 

officers' mesas, issue of rations. 

official cashbook. 

official signatures furnished..... 

open purchases, general instructions \u alto Open purchases 

orders for discharge (see also Orders). 

orders for money advanced.. 

original entry in pay account. 

pamt supplied to ships. 

passengers, subsistence of see clso Passengers). 

pay, c-beekage for dec-k-eoort sentence. 

pay accounts (*ee also Pay accounts). 

deserters. 

msnripg _ 

pay divisions. 

paymaster’s cierhs. appointment of.. 

payment of men removed from the Xavy. 

payments for breakage. 

payments made, authority for. 

payments to officers for service performed. 

pay receipts, report of. 

pay roll— 

enlisted men A Marine Corps. 

forwarding Gf. 

officers’. 

nummary of. 

(254 IX) 


Art. 

. I 4555 

.I 4S04 ( 21) 

. I 4423 >) 

. I 4553 

. I 442S 

.R 4493.4h»4 

.R 4436.4459 

.R 612—4314 

.I 4941-4951 

.R 601-1305 

. I 4S>2 

. I 4334 

. I 4353 

. I 4423 

. R 4366.667 

.R 4351-4335 

..R 653 

.R 6C«6 

..I 491S, 4919 

. R 5X4 

.I 4rl2.R 430$ 

.I 4915. 4919 

.R 4325 

.R 4351-4357 

.R 611 

- I 4517 

.R 437s 

. I 4552 

. I 5223.5244 

. I 4919 

. I 4354 2) 

. I 4354 4 

.I 45 4 21) 

. I 4334 

.R 3902 

. I 4945 

.I 4427 1) 

. I 4545 

. I 4-506 

..— R 4-1-35 

.I 4651—46-59 

.R 3616 

. I 4334 

. I 4391 

. I 4553 

. I 4545 

. R 515 

. I 4581-4892 

. I 5223 (33.39) 

. I 522. 

. I 22513 

.I 4532 R 331$ 

. I 4944 

. I 2233 

. R 4397 

. I 4355 

. I 4212 

.I 5222 (6r) 

I 522; 2 '244 (29; 

. I 5244 (22) 

. I 5244 (16) 


% 







































































I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Pa 7 officer*—Continued. 

penalty for withholding money for expenses. 

personal account of.. 

persons appointed to act as. 

pilots, sobsatence of. 

premium on. sales of public money to be accounted for. 

preparation of allotments gf pay. 

prices, clothing and small stores. 

private checks not cashed by. 

promotion of. 

property accounts. 

provisions— 

disprovai of. at end of cruise. 

invoices of. 

perishable... 

quality of. 

quarterly report of... 

returns of. 

sold to messes, invoice of. 

supernumeraries, report of. 

torpedo vessels. 

purposes for which checks may be drawn... 

public bills ttt alto Public bills). 

forwarding of. 

payment of. 

receipted, report of... 

report of. 

purchases (ttt mlto Purchases)— 

eemmission not allowed on.. 

emergency, a: navy yards. 

general instructions for. 

Government property. 

made in advance of bureau approval.. 

quarterly— 

abstract of expenditures. 

account current. 

balance sheets.. 

quarterly reports.. 

list of. 

quarters_____-. 

commutation of . vouchers dot . 

officers ashore. 

rank taken by. 

rates of exchange, ascertaining of. 

ration entries for men reporting for duty. 

ration records, ships not carrying pay ocheer. 

ration vouchers, forwarding of. 

rations [see <zIm Rations’. 

absentees. 

commutation of. 

complaints by crew. 

hdkday. 

issued to supernumeraries. 

men detained ashore. 

oncers' messes, issues to. 

officers temporarily ashore. 

persons in hospital. 

receipt invokes, forwarding of.. 

receipt of material, by classes, statement of. 

receipt vouchers, abstracts of. 

receip ts accepted for check payments. 

recruits, refund of outfit. 

reduced prices of damaged articles. 


Art. 

. R 4328 

. R 4419 

. R 4403 

. R 451 

. R 4316 

. R 4472 

. I 4530 

. R 4336 

. R 441S 

. I 4S02 

. I 441S 

. I 4545 

. I 4544 

. I 4543 

. I 4915 

I 5223 i,9.10.14.16-22) 

. I 5223 (18) 

. I 4917 

. I 4549 

. R 4336 

. I 44S3 

.I 5223 (2.14.29) 

.I 4484,4855 

. I 4912 

. I 4917.5279 


. I 4653 

.I 4472 (6) 

I 4471-4479. R 4641-4644 

. I 5244 (20-31) 

.I 4654 (6,7) 

. I 4552 

. I 4923 

.I 4S54 (5,6) 

. I 4545,4911-4924 

.I 5223,5244 

. I S04 

. I 4950 

.....-- R 4511—4544 

. R 1005 

. R 4367 

. I 4890 

.I 5223 (S) 

.I 5223 (3,15) 

.I 4541—4555 

. I 4551,4552 

. I 4547,4548 

. I 4543 

. I 4542 

. I 4917 

. I 4947 

. I 4545 

. R 4522 

. R 4521 

.I 5223 (24) 

. I 4854 (95 

.I 4854 (75 

. R 4303 

. I 4527 

. I 4531 


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[I indicates Instructions; li indicates Regulations.] 
Pay officers—Continued. 

reduced rations, commutation for. 

repairs, contracting for. 

repayment of deposits. 

reports. 

list of... 

requisitions (see also Requisitions)... 

medical stores in foreign port. 

money. 

pay-department stores, forwarding of. 

ships in navy-yard ports.. 

rendition of accounts.. 

resignation of, checks verified. 

restoration of, to duty.. 

retired list. 

return of checks in case of death or desertion. 

return of port information. 

returns made by, on proceeds of deceased person’s effects. 

revaluation of damaged articles. 

sale of Government property. 

sale of material. 

service performed, vouchers for payment. 

service-record book, Marine Corps. 

service records verified by. 

services, requisition for. 

settlement of accounts. 

shellac and varnish. 

ship going out of commission (see also Going out of commission). 

ship in ordinary (see also Ship in ordinary). 

ship in reserve (see also Ship in reserve). 

ship on foreign station, purchase of stores. 

ship’s store (see also Ship’s store). 

articles carried. 

profits. 

sales.,,,. 

value of stock. 

shipments by supply steamer (see also Shipments). 

shipwreck. 

shore duty. 

shore patrol, meals for. 

shortage in provisions received. 

sick in hospital, commutation of rations. 

signatures forwarded. 

signatures on pay rolls. 

small stores— 

disposition at end of cruise. 

purchase of. 

receipt of. 

special deposits, statement of. 

statement of charges. 

stock ledger for supplies. 

store balance sheet, quarterly report of. 

stores afloat (see also Stores afloat)— 

care of. 

expenditure. 

miscellaneous. 

transportation charges. 

stores— 

issued to officers’ messes. 

issued to foreign warships. 

purchases in United States. 

requisitions for. 

suggestion to commanding officer regarding. 


Art. 

. I 4546 

. I 4731 (8) 

. I 4889 

I 4801-4951,5244 
....I 5223,5244 
.... I 4471-4485 

. I 2119 

_ I 5223 (31) 

. I 5223 (17) 

. I 4472 

. I 4921 

... R 4334,4335 

. R 1420 

-I 4804 (20) 

.I 3535 (5) 

. I 5222 (7) 

. I 4901 

. I 4531 

.... I 5244 (30) 

. I 4719 

. I 4885 

. I 3645 

. I 130 

.... I 4471-4485 
. I 4912, R 1420 

. I 4582 

. R 3008 

.. I 570 

. I 530 

. I 4473 

....I 4501-4514 
.... I 4502,4503 
....I 4509,4514 

. I 4506 

. I 4504 

. I 4624 

. R 3004 

. R 4407 

. I 915 

... I 4407 (2,3) 
.... I 4551,4552 

. R 4366 

. I 4912 

. I 4418 

. I 4481 

. I 4408 

. I 5244 

. I 4S54 (3) 

........ 14853 

. I 4915 

.... I 4401-4431 
.... I 4401-4431 
.... I 4581-4584 
. I 4405 (5) 

. I 4545 

. I 4555 

.... I 4471 (13) 
....I 4471-4485 
. I 2206 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 
Pay officers—Continued. 

stub requisitions (see also Stub requisitions). 

subsistence of men detained ashore..... 

summary court-martial, checkages of pay. 

sundry credits, sales of materials, accounts....1__ 

supernumeraries, order for issues to. 

supplies and laundry for sick. 

supply accounts, afloat. 

survey (see also Surveys)— 

commissary department. 

material.. 

pay department. 

reports. 

surveying officer, assignment as. 

suspension and disallowance of accounts, action by.. 

suspension of. 

telephone service, contracts for. 

temporary, emergency cases.. 

tenders (see also Tenders)— 

accounts of, kept on torpedo vessels. 

provisions for torpedo vessels.... 

stores for torpedo vessels.... 

time allowed to settle accounts... 

title classification of articles. 

torpedo vessels— 

accounts of...... 

clothing and small-stores issue. 

provisions, payment for. 

transfer accounts. 

forwarding of. 

transfer of funds, receipts for... 

transferred allotments, cases of death of grantor. 

transferring public money unlawfully, punishment for. 

transportation— 

expenses, report of. 

requests. 

travel (see also Travel)— 

expenses,enlisted men.. 

officers.. 

typewriter allowance. 

unauthorized, absence of.... 

unauthorized payments, protest against. 

unclaimed wages, certificate of. 

unexpended balances, ship’s store profits. 

unlawful deposits by, punishment for. 

vegetables, issue of. 

voucher inscriptions. 

vouchers (see also Vouchers)— 

monthly rations. 

payment of service performed. 

preparation of. 

report of. 

required with checkage. 

typewriters. 

wages, unclaimed, certificate of..... 

weekly invoices. 

weekly report, funds on hand. 

witnesses, travel expenses of. 

yeomen not to sign official papers. 

Pay officer, Marine Corps: 

general duties of. 

payment of advances of pay. 

reports. 


Art. 

I 4423 (7), 4853 

.1. I 4947 

. I 4887, R 626 

. I 4721 

. I 5223 (20,21) 

. I 2121 

...I 4851-4856 

. I 4738 

... I 4731-4750 
I 5223 (22,23) 

. I 4740 

. I 4748 

. I 4888 

. R 1420 

. I 4945 

r 3007 

. R 230 

. R 230 

. R 230 

. I 4922 

. I 4804 

...I 4851,4951 

.. I 4529 

....I 4549 (2) 
...I 4890,4912 
... I 5244 (24) 
I 4943,R 4311 

. R 4478 

. R 4329 

...I 4912,4923 
. R 4502 

.. R 4501,4502 
.. R 4486-4495 

. I 4571 

. R 3006 

. R 4309 

...I 5244 (34) 

. I 4510 

. R 4329 

. I 4542 

.. I 4811-4813 


... I 4552 
... I 4885 
... I 4483 
... I 4918 
... I 4884 
I 4571 (11) 
I 5244 (34) 
I 4423 (8) 
I 5244 (17) 
... R 4541 
... R 3005 

... R 4426 
.. . R 4458 
I 5222 (7) 


(257 IN) 





























































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Art. 

Pay officer, naval home, Philadelphia, Pa., pay of retired enlisted men.R 3672 

Pay officer, navy yards (see also Accounting officer; Cost accounts; General storekeeper ashore; 

Navy yards; Pay officer)..It 3991 

deposits by private parties for work done at yard.R 4392 (2) 

employees, civil- 

payable while on leave. I 64-68 

rate of pay. I 371-375 

industrial purposes. I 4804 (13) 

military purposes. I 4804 (14) 

open purchase, general instructions. I 4651-4659 

pay rolls— 

officers. I 5136 

summaries. I 5135 

sale of material (see also Material). I 4713-4715 

sales of stores. I 4611 

sea pay, officers entitled to. I 4882 

ships in harbor, payment of officers and men. I 4882 

surveying officers, duties as. I 4748 

tugs, payment of officers and men. I 4882 

Pay officer, purchasing. (See Purchasing pay officer.) 

Pay officers, receiving ships: 

advances of money to recruits. R 4462 

general duty. I 585,586 

stoppage of allotments of pay. R 4472 

Pay officers, Smithsonian Institution. I 4804 (21) 

Pay rates, change of. R 4421 

Pay receipts, Marine Corps. I 3535 (7) 

Pay rolls (see also Pay) : 

civil employees. 195 

enlisted men, Marine Corps, forwarding of. I 5222 (6r,s),5249 (18,23) 

entry upon, of allotment. R 4461,4477 

forwarding of. I 5223 (26),5243 (5) 

general, pay officer’s report of. I 4912 

Marine Corps. v ... I 3712,3713,3535 (7), 3645 

qualification entries. I 3701-3706 

navy yards. I 5133 

summary of. I 5135,5136 


prepared by accounting officer. R 4001 

sea pay of officers and men... I 4882 

officers’... I 5244 (22) 

receiving ships. I 585,586 

sale of effects, accounts. I 4721 

signatures, witnessing of. I 4912 

summary of. I 4803,4914 

forwarding of. I 5223 (7), 5244 

witnessing signatures. 1 4912 

Pay summary, monthly report, Marine Corps. I 526 I (46) 

Pay table: 


enlisted men, Marine Corps. 

enlisted men, Navy. 

officers, Marine Corps. 

Pay vouchers, retired enlisted men. 

Paymaster. (See Pay officer.) 

Paymaster, division. (See Division paymaster.) 
Paymaster, fleet. (See Fleet paymaster.) 
Paymaster’s clerks: 

advances of pay. 

allowance of. 

appointment of. 

assignment to pay division. 

candidates for appointment of, expenses of.... 


... R 4442 
R 4427 (5) 
... R 4441 
... R 3672 


. R 4458,4459 

. R 3003 

I 4892,R 1014,3318 

. I 2203 

. R 4540 


(258 in) 





















































[I indicates Instructions: R indicates Regulations.] 


Paymaster’s clerks—Continued. Vrt. 

enlisted man appointed as. r 35 ^ 

entry of name on muster rolls. X 4392 

health record upon promotion to. I 5222 (5u>),5247 ( 34 ) 

Marine Corps. XI 4142 

newly appointed, expenses of. r 4540 

oath of allegiance. I 4392 

official papers not signed by. r 3005 

P a y of . R 4406 

physical disability of. r 3318 

quarters on board ship. I 807,821 

rations. R 4523 

reappointment of. R 3318 

receiving ships. 1585 

revocation of appointment. r 3318 

traveling expenses paid upon detachment. R 4490 

Paymaster’s department, Marine Corps. I 3535,3536 

accounts. I 5249 (19) 

allotments registered for marines. I 5222 (6q), 5249 ( 22 ) 

annual report, forwarding of.>. I 5261 ( 35 ) 

deposits of enlisted men, report of. I 5222 (6p),5249 (21) 

monthly reports. t .,.I 5261 (36-46) 

pay roll, enlisted men. I 5222 (6r),5249 (18) 

promotion of officers. I 3676 ( 2 ) 

report, allotments granted. I 5261 (48) 

reports. I 5261 (49-51) 

Paymaster General (see also Bureau of Supplies and Accounts): 

action by, regarding suspensions and disallowances. I 4888 

condemned articles withdrawn for use. I 4747 

payments of gratuities upon deaths. R 4551 

pay rolls, ships’. 14914 

purchases by direction of... I 4654 (1) 

quarterly balance sheet. I 4747 

requisition for funds sent to. I 5277 

Paymaster, Marine Corps, bonding. I 3901-3964 

Paymaster, squadron, ships on foreign stations. I 4473 

Payments: 

abstract of. I 5261 (18) 

advance, restriction regarding. It 4643 

cablegrams, public bills for. I 4484 (2) 

crew,commanding officer’s duties. R 20 

from appropriation of same year as contract. I 4692 

from ship’s store profits. 1 4509 

illegal, pay officer’s protest against. R 4309 

Marine Corps. I 3533 (47),3535 (3,4) 

Philippines. I 3614 

merchant vessels in distress. 1 4553 

officers’ messes. I 825 

officers’mess bills. I 826,827 

pay officer’s authority for making. R 4307 

public bills, stores and supplies afloat. I 4483 (5) 

purchases made by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. I 4651 

receipts for. R 4303,4384 

stores and supplies afloat, receipts for. I 4483 (4) 

telegrams. I 4484 (2) 

torpedo vessels, provisions. I 4549 (2) 

transportat ion of stores. 1 4622 

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: 

foreign ships visiting. R 1503 

regulations governing. R 4091 


Pecuniary dealings, officers with enlisted men, prohibitions regarding. R 1524 

Penalty envelopes and stamps. I 5481 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Penitentiary: 

accounts of prisoners. 

imprisonment in, regulations regarding. 

Pennants (see also Flags). 

commission, unserviceable, survey of. 

commission, where flown. 

distinguishing, use of. 

division, when flown by division commanders. 

flotilla and group commanders. 

flown by chief of staff.-. 

half-masting of. 

senior officers, display of. 

size indicated. 

Pennant staffs, commanding officers’ insignia on. 

Pension laws, naval, apprentice seaman benefited by. 

Pensions. 

certificates of, by commanding officers. 

correspondence regarding. 

decisions regarding, by Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 

disabled persons, naval service. 

granting of, after twenty years of service. 

Naval Home inmates. 

recommendations for, of board of survey. 

Pensky-Martens apparatus; fuel oil, testing for flash point 

Periodical physical exercise. 

Periodical reports. (See Reports.) 

Periodical returns sent to chief of staff. 

Perjury: 

general court-martial prosecution for. 

punishment for. 

Permanent appointment: 

disapproval of. 

discharge of man holding. 

issue of, to chief petty officers. 

pay in case of... 

petty officers... 

recommendations for. 

Permanent base, definition of. 

Permission to leave the ship: 

engineer officers... 

granted by. 

junior medical officer. 

junior officers assigned to engine room. 

latitude given by. 

machinists and chief machinists. 

Permits, photographs. 

Personal effects: 

crew, disposal of. 

disabled persons, care of. 

Personal honors (see also Honors; Salutes): 

ships passing, restriction of. 

when dispensed with. 

Personal flags: 

displayed with ensigns. 

half-masting of... 

where flown. 

Personal letters concerning duty.. 

Personal salutes (see also Salutes): 

foreign officials. 

rendered by officers.. 

Personal staff: 

commander in chief. 

discipline of. 


Art. 

R 3583 
R 7 

R 1236-1259 
. I 4735 (5) 
.... R 1236 
.... I 1201 
.... R 1246 
.... I 507 
.... R 1251 
.... R 1252 
.... R 1242 
.... R 1238 
.... R 1250 
.... R 3687 
R 4561-4564 
.... R 2120 
.... I 5309 
.... R 4564 
.... R 4561 
.... R 4561 
.... R 4533 
.... R 4561 
.... I 3360 
.... I 709 

. I 1101 (1) 

.... R 725 
.... R 14 

.... R 3554 
.... R 3615 
.... R 3553 
.... R 3553 
.... R 3551 
.... R 3553 
.... I 5354 

.... I 2035 
.... R 3709 
.... R 2974 
.... I 2035 
.... R 3704 
.... I 2035 
.... 1714 

.... I 2637 
.... I 718 

.... R 1152 
.... R 1168 

.... R 1237 
.... R 1252 
.... R 1236 
.... R 1525 

.... R 1195 
.... R 1173 

I 1111-1117, R 1816,1817 
. R 1818 


(260 IN) 
























































[I indicates Instructions ; Ii indicates Regulations.] 


Personal staff—Continued. 

division commander. 

messes, assignment of. 

quarters of... 

Personnel (see also Division of Personnel): 

advice concerning, to Secretary of the Navy, by General Board 

command. 

commanding officer’s duty regarding. 

correspondence regarding, forwarded to Bureau of Navigation . 

deficiencies in, when fitting out. 

enlisted, circulars regarding. 

fleet gunnery officer’s duties regarding. 

fleet surgeon’s supervision over condition of. 

health of, responsibility of medical officer in connection with... 

medical survey on. 

reports concerning faults of. 

reserve fleets. 

service with flag officer, status. 

training of. 

unassigned, accounts of. 

Petitions to Congress, method of sending. 

Petty officers: 

acting appointment issued to. 

advancement in rating.. 

allowances in lieu of quarters and rations. 

artificer branch. 

authority of. 

changes of rating of. 

credit for probationary service. 

detailed for instruction ashore. 

disrating, classification for. 

examination of. 

firemen, instruction. 

general duties of. 

honors to passing boats. 

instruction of. 

issue of permanent appointments. 

lost in vessel destroyed; pay arrears. 

mess with divisions. 

not detailed as messmen. 

pay of. 

permanent appointments. 

precedence of. 

probationary service. 

promotion of. 

rating, changes in; report. 

ratings of. 

reduction by court-martial. 

reenlistment of, in rating. 

reserve ships, in charge of athletic parties. 

selection of. 

special reports of. 

training as drilimasters and instructors. 

transfer in rating. 

transfer of, ashore. 

Petty officers and crew. 

Pharmacists. 

appointment of. 

battle station. 

classification of, as staff officers.. 

clerical work. 

fire precautions. 


Art. 

. I 1131,R 1836,1837 

. I 822, R 1818 

. R 1819 

. R 156,167 

. I 1102 (1) 

.. I 1351-1357 

..I 5325 

. I 1301,1304 

. I 604 

. 11114 (2) 

.. I 1122 (1) 

. R 2953 

I 5222 (5p), 5247 (21 22) 

. I 5332 

. I 530-533 

. I 1161 

. I 2945,R 1609 

. I 4804 (20) 

. R 1517,1518 

. R 3552 

. R 3557 

. R 4427 (6) 

. R 3562 

. R 1015,3401 

. I 5241 (3) 

. R 3555 

. R 3584 

. R 619,3559 

. I 1004 (2) 

. I 3110 

. R 3401 

. R 1163 

. 1 2007 

. R 3553 

. I 4872 

. I 2513 

. I 2513 

. R 4427 (5) 

. R 3401,3551 

. R 1026 

. R 3555 

. I 1004 (2) 

. I 5221 (11) 

. R 3551 

. R 3559 

. R 3532 

. I 543 

. R 3551 

. R 2125 

. I 2505 (2) 

. R 3558 

. R 3584 

. R 3401-3405 

. I 2351,2352, R 3236 

.. R 3317 

. I 2352 

. R 1013 

. I 2351 

. I 2351 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 
Ph armacists—Continued. 

Hospital Corps, instruction in. 

lights, regulations regarding. 

medical stores, supervision over. 

station at all hands. 

surgeon’s division. 

Philippine Islands: 

enlistments. 

marines stationed in. 

Photographing, expenses charged to Title V.- -. 

Photographs of naval subjects... 

Photometric test, kerosene.. 

Physical defects, crew, record of.— -. 

Physical disability (see also Disability): 

contracted in line of duty, retirement of officers. 

discharges for. 

marine officers. 

recruits. 

Physical disqualification: 

continuous-service men. 

waiver of. 

Physical examination: 

applicants. 

by whom conducted. 

candidates for appointment. 

candidates for promotion. 

character of. 

health records. 

marine officers. 

medical officers, accountability for. 

piedical officers’ report of. 

officers. 

periodical physical exercise. 

recruits. 

signing of medical record.II. 

transfer of enlisted men... 

Physical exercise. 

Pica type, typewriters for ships, use of.. 

Picket vessels, detailed by chief of staff. 

Piers, classified under Title E.. 

Pile drivers: 

classified under Title E. 

repairs to, charged to Title G. 

Pilotage. 

bills for, under Title C. 

expenses of (see Note). 

Piloting, commanding officer’s duties. 

Pilot rules, inland waters of United States. 

Pilot vessels, lights for. 

Pilot waters, duties of a navigator in connection with. 

Pilots: 

employment of. 

harbor entrances. 

rates allowed. 

responsibility not shifted to. 

signal for. 

subsistence of. 

Pipes: 

salt-water, zinc protectors. 

steam, reserve ships.... 

vent, from oil tanks. 

ventilation, closing of, in case of fire. 


Art. 

... I 2642 
... I 2351 
... I 2351 
... I 2351 
... I 2129 

... R 3525 
I 3611-3619 
I 4804 (24) 
... 1714 

33396 (1) 
... I 1303 

... R 331 
... I 3236 
... I 3662 
... R 3523 


. R 3528 

. I 3209 

. I 3205 

. I 3202 

. R 331 

. R 331 

. I 3203 

. I 3257 

. I 3665 

. I 3204 

....I 3201,3208 (1) 

. I 708, 3256 

. I 709 

I 3201-3212, R 3523 

. I 3202 

. R 3581 

. I 709 

. I 4571 (13) 

. I 1102 (5) 

. I 4804 (8) 

. I 4804 (8) 

. I 4804 (13) 

. R 3811 

. I 4804 (4) 

. R 143 

. R 2083 

.R, chap. 41 

. R, chap. 41 

. R 2404 

. R 3811 

. R 246 

. R 3811 

. R 3811 

. R 1239 

. R 4519 

. I 3053 

. I 540 

. I 3377 (5) 

. I 2506 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Piping: Art . 

compressed-air. I 2816 

salt-water, reserve ships. 1540 

steam— 

reserve ships.___. I 549 

ship out of commission, care of.. I 3035 

Piping the side. . . R H 66 

Piston rods, care of, ship not in commission... 1 3035 

Pistons, care of. j 3043 

Plans: 

new ships, changes in. 1 2922 

preparation of, duties of bureaus in connection with.....: R 171 

public works, right of approval of, by bureau. R 183 

ships— 

filing of, in bureaus. I 4344 

furnished commanding officer on commissioning. I 3403 

modifications of. R 171 

obtained by officer taking command. I 1301 

Plans for action, communication of, by commander in chief to succeeding officers. R 1624,1626 

Plan of campaign, revision of, by General Board. R 167 

Plants, manufacturing. (See Manufacturing plants.) 

Plated ware: 

officers’messes. I 828,4427 ( 1 ) 

survey of. I 2233 

Pleas in bar of trial. R 607,779 

Plucking board (see also Retiring board). R 342 

Plugs: 

closing of... I 2853 

precautions against unlocked. I 2857 

Pneumatic system. I 3126 

Police: 

naval station, supervision of executive officer. R 1063 

ship, duties of executive officer in connection with. R 1063,2203 

Police duties: 

extra, imposed by summary courts-martial. R 30 

master-at-arms to perform. I 2401 

restrictions in imposing. R 619 

Police regulations: 

Marine Corps,publication of. 1 3581 

posting of. I 2501 ( 6 ),R 2022 

Policy, naval, definition. I 5354 

Political activity, civil employees. I 92,206 

Political disturbance; landing of armed force by commander in chief. R 1648 

Ports (see also Ship in foreign port): 

arrival at, registration of names. I 5344 

commanding officer to report to flagship upon arrival in. I 1320 

diseases prevalent; restriction of liberty. I 2617 (2) 

foreign, patrol landed in. I 915 

foreign, pay officer’s duty in. I 2221 

ships in, to report necessary work. I 1007 

ships to visit. 1910 

unhealthy, anchorage in. I 952 

United States, not to be saluted. R 1205 

Port information: 

pay officer to obtain. I 2221 

sanitary, to be obtained. I 952 

senior officer present to obtain. I 933 

Portables, use of, in double-bottoms. I 2705 (9) 

Porto Rico: 

pay of marine officers when ordered to. B 4441 

service in, equivalent to sea duty. I 710 

Portsmouth, N. H., naval prison. I 3801 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Position: Art. 

flagship’s, when reported.-. 1 2609 

ship’s, maintained by division commanders. I 1005 ( 1 ) 

ship’s, reported by navigating officer. I 1002 

Post bakeries, marine barracks. 1 3004 

Post cards, authority to issue. I 5315 

Post competitions, Marine Corps. I 3712 

Post council, marine barracks. I 3599,3000,3602 

Post exchange... I 3598,3600,3710 

Post-exchange officer: 

financial operations of post exchange, report on. I 5249 (17) 

marine barracks. I 3600 

Post gardens, marine barracks. I 3605 

Post quartermaster, Marine Corps: 

detail of. I 3592 

reports. I 5250 (2-10) 

transportation of marine rifle teams. I 3713 

weekly report, transportation issued. I 5250 ( 8 ) 

Post traders, Marine Corps. I 3599 

prices of. I 3599 

status of. I 3599 

stock of. I 3599 

Post treasurer, marine barracks. I 3600 

bakery supervision. I 3604 

duties. I 3602 

Postage, foreign. I 5482 

Postage stamps (see also Mail). I 5402 (5) 

Postal Convention, Universal; closed mails. I 5441,5442 

Postal supplies. I 5411 

Post-office address, reports of, made by enlisted men (see also Addresses). R 3672 

Post Office Department: 

designate enlisted men as mail clerks. I 5401,5402 

mail clerks, instructions and regulations governing. I 5401 ( 3 ) 

Post-trial examinations. I 2925 

Posts, Marine. (See Marine Barracks.) 

Postgraduate course, Naval Academy. r 1543 

Postgraduate work, Navy Department’s authority regarding. r 1542 

Postmaster General: 

duties 0 ' mail clerks. I 5401,5402 

rates established by, charges made in excess of,. I 5349 

Postmasters, mail, forwarding of. j 5433 

Potassium iodide heat test replaced by surveillance test. I 2838 

Powder. (See Ammunition.) 

Powder divisions (see also Divisions): 

coal passers stationed in, for battle. I 2004 

issues of stores. I 2203 

officers of. R 2625 

surgeon’s division to form part of. X 2129 

Power boats (sec also Motor boats; Steam launches): 

machinery, reports of. X 5242 ( 6 , 7 ) 

pilot rules for.J. R, chap.’41 

reports of, in store or being repaired. X 5242 ( 13 ) 

Power expense, navy yards. X 5012 

cost account of.. X 5041 

Power plants: 

accounts of, how charged. X 4804 ( 11 ) 

construction of, by Bureau of Yards and Docks. r 183 

maintenance of.. 1 ^g 04 ( 13 ) 

nonindustrial purposes, maintenance of. X 4804 (14) 

operations, reports of. X 5242 ( 12 ) 

Practice, gallery. (See Gallery practice.) 

Praise, publications for, forbidden. r 1520 

Pratique, ship arriving in port. r gggj 

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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Precedence: ^ r t. 

acting appointment of offioer. R 1048 

Army and Navy offioers ashore. R 1050 

boards, line and staff officers. R 1061 

commissioned warrant offioers. R 1013 

courts, line and staff officers. R 1061 

designation of, by Navy Register. R 1002,1009 

determination of, by date of commission. R 1010 

enlisted men. R 1026 

executive officer. R 1061,1063 

items of repair work. R 2808 

members of boards. R 301 

musicians. R 1026 

noncommissioned officers, Marine Corps. R 1026 

officers in command. R 1062 

order of— 

for Staff Corps. R 1009 

offioers not commissioned. R 1002 

taken by officers. R 1002 

petty officers. R 1026 

privates, Marine Corps. R 1026 

processions on shore, line and staff officers. R 1061 

respective corps of officers. R 1009 

retired warrant officers. R 1013 

supervision of Judge Advocate General. R 134 

taking of, by mates. R 1014 

work on ships in full commission. I 4339 

Precept: 

Board of Inspection and Survey, forwarded through Navy Department. R 157 

courts of inquiry. R 416 

courts-martial, preparation by Judge Advocate General. R 134 

general court-martial. R 768 

summary court-martial. R 604 

Preliminary acceptance trials. I 2921-2925 

Preliminary plans, forwarded by Bureau of Construction and Repair. R 171 

Preparation for sea.... I 1332 

Preparatory orders, change of, pay on account of. R 4412 

Prescription book, recording of, medical supplies issued. I 3253 

Presents: 

reception of, from contractors forbidden. R 1521 

soliciting contributions for, forbidden. R 1520 

Presents to ships. I 4404,4735 

President, foreign republic: 

honors for, aboard ship. R 1104 

ships passing, salutes for. R 1106 

President Naval War College, member of General Board. R 166 

President of mess, senior line officer to be. I 824 

President of the United States: 

absentee lights for, aboard ship. R 1101 

advances of pay authorized by. R 4456 

appeals addressed to. I 5323 

authority of, to select flag officer. R 1605 

ceremonies for. R H01 

confirmation of general courts-martial sentences.-.. R 53 

courts of inquiry ordered by.*. R 55 

death of, ceremonies for. R 1290 

flag displayed in boats. R 1253 

general courts-martial ordered by. R 38 

honors for, aboard ship. R 1101,1237 

limitation of punishment prescribed by. R 900 

Navy Regulations— 

approval by. R 901 

changes in, approval by. R 901 


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[I indicates Instructions; II indicates Regulations.] 


President of the United States—Continued. 

personal flag, displaying of. 

reception of. 

aboard ship. 

reports, quarterly, to. 

retirements, report of. 

salutes for. 

ship passing with flag flying. 

President pro tempore of the Senate, honors for. 

Previous convictions: 

deck-court trials. 

general courts-martial, introduction of. 

relating to current enlistment, exceptions to. 

Prices: 

clothing and small stores. 

purchases. 

ship’s store. 

Primers. (See Ammunition.) 

Priming : 

duties regarding. 

precautions.. 

soda, use of. 

Printers, assigned to service of flag officer. 

Printing, expense charged to Title V. 

Printing and publishing: 

binding, instructions for ordering. 

blank forms. 

committee on. 

copy and proof reading. 

individuals, names of, not to appear on stationery. 

legends on publications. 

paper, qualities and weights of. 

Public Printer, communication with. 

reference letters for bureaus and offices. 

reports, annual, Navy Department..'.’. 

requisitions for. 

Prisoners: 

clothing and small stores issued to. 

condition of, supervision of master-at-arms. 

confinement of— 

by master-at-arms. 

in authorized spaces. 

convicted by general courts-martial, where imprisoned 

discharge of, gratuities given. 

escape of, punishment for failure to prevent. 

expense allowance. 

from merchant vessels, reception aboard. 

general court-martial, confinement of. 

inspection of, by medical officer. 

marine— 

general court-martial, report on... 

issues to. 

transferred, pay accounts of. 

master-at-arms to muster. 

release of. 

report of. 

return of, from foreign station. 

subsistence of. 

taken by enemy, entered in log. 

treatment of, in confinement. 

Prisoners of war: 

effects, disposition of... 

treatment of. 


Art. 

. R 1237 

. R 1266 

. R 1101 

. I 11 (1) 

. R 342 

.. R 1101,1203 

. R 1101 

. R 1114 

. R 508 

. R 804 

. R 804 

I 4530,4531 (1) 

. I 4653 

. I 4506 


. I 2862 

. I 2860 

. I 3063 

.. I 1161 

..I 4804 (24) 

. I 37 

. I 35,36 

. I 33 

. I 40 

. 131 

. I 32 

. I 39 

. I 40 (5) 

. I 35 (3) 

. I 34 

. I 38 

. R 4537 

. R 3405 

. R 3405 

. R 1431 

. I 3801 

. R 4538 

. R 8 

. R 4538 

. R 2114 

. R 711 

. I 2114 

. I 5249 (4) 

. R 817 

.I 5222 (6u) 

. I 2351 

I 2401 (1); R 3405 

. I 2626 

. I 955 

. R 4518 

. I 1807 

. R 1427 

. R 2122 

. R 2061 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Prisons: 

designation of, men convicted by general courts-martial. 

Marine Corps, inspection of. 

naval, supervision of, by Judge Advocate General. 

ships’, ventilation of.. 

Prison spaces: 

designation of, by Navy Department. 

reports of, made by medical officer.. 

Privates, Marine Corps (see also Marine Corps): 

detail as corporals. 

pay of. 

precedence taken by. 

Private property: 

inflammable, etc., not allowed on ships.. 

passes, out of navy yard. 

unclaimed... 

Private signals, copies furnished by commander in chief in time of war. 

Private vessels, docking of, in navy yards. 

Private yards. (See Shipyards.) 

Privileges: 

conduct classes to determine.. 

Marine Corps. 

reserve ships. 

smoking. 

Privileges and rewards... 

Prizes: 

additional, Marine Corps. 

gunnery, payment of. 

interpost competitions.. 

maltreatment of persons on board, punishment for. 

marines, for gunnery excellence. 

Marine Corps, Navy marksman’s course... . 

Marine Corps rifle match. 

Marine Corps target practice, awarding of. 

marine officers not entitled to. 

post competitions... 

removal of articles from, forbidden. 

taking possession of... 

validity of. 

Probationary service, petty officers. 

Procedure. (See Forms of procedure.) 

Proceedings: 

court of inquiry, authentication of (see also Court of inquiry). 

courts-martial, supervision of Judge Advocate General. 

General Board, recorded by secretary. 

general courts-martial, suspension of (see also General court-martial)... 

marine examining board. 

summary courts-martial, conduct of (see also Summary court-martial). 

Proceedings, civil court, supervision of Judge Advocate General. 

Proceeds: 

sale of material. 

sales, Marine Corps.-.— 

Processions, precedence in, taken by officers. 

Production expenditures, navy yards. 

Products, post garden, sale of. 

Profane language: 

hospital ships, forbidden. 

prevention of.. 

Professional examination, marine officers. 

Professional fitness, marine officers, for promotion. 

Professional treatises, prohibitions regarding publication. 

Professors of mathematics. 

Proficiency, reports of, seamen gunners. 


Art. 

. I 3S01.3S03 
. I 3573 

. It 134 

. It 1430 

. R 1431 

. R 1431 

. 3582 

. It 4442 

. R 1026 

.. I 2707 (3) 

. 1 3409 

.. I 2401 (5) 

. R 1622 

R 4324 (3-8) 


. R 3668 

.. I 3561-3565 

. I 543 

. I 2625 

. R 3661-3672 


. I 3710 

. I 4886 

. I 3713 

. R 17 

. I 36S3 

_ i 3699,3700 

. I 3696 

I 3683,3702-3706 
........ 13708 

. I 3712 

. R 16 

. It 2061 

. R 16 

-:-R 3555 


.. R 60 
.. R 134 
... R 166 
.. R 45 
.. I 3667 
.. R 34 
... R 134 

.. I 4717 
I 3533 (8) 
... R 1061 
.. I 5011 
.. I 3605 


.. I 4012 

.. I 2401,R 8 

I 3674-3676 
.. I 3672.3674-3676 

.. R 1534 

. R 1005,3111 

. R 3563 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Proficiency in rating: 

engineer officer's report. 

Marine Corps. 

Proficiency marks, entry of, in service record. 

Profits (see also Ship’s store), ship’s store. 

Progress of work (contract), report, monthly. 

Progress section, navy yards. 

Projectiles. (See Ammunition.) 

Promotion—s. 

boards for, supervision of Judge Advocate General. 

bonded officer on foreign station.. 

captain to major, Marine Corps. 

employees, civil (see also Employees, civil). 

enlisted men. 

examination for. 

fitness, professional, to be established by candidate. 

health record of enlisted men promoted. 

health report for officers promoted. 

Hospital Corps. 

Marine Corps. 

disbursing officer.. 

officers. 

paymaster’s department. 

report of. 

medical examination, record of. 

mental fitness, assumption of... 

moral fitness, assumption of. 

noncommissioned officers. 

officers— 

marks governing... 

foreign stations. 

rejection without examination. 

pay officer. 

petty officers. 

professional examination of officers. 

professional fitness to be established by candidate.. 

Prone position, collective firing. 

Proof reading. 

Propellers: 

bronze, care of. 

examination of, in dock. 

new, record stamped on. 

test of, in dock. 

weight required to turn. 

Property (see also Private property): 

deceased persons. 

dental, responsibility for. 

destruction of, expense classification. 

invoices of repairs to. 

Marine Corps- 

balance sheets showing money value. 

report of. 

returns of. 

turning over upon relief. 

Property accounts. 

definition of. 

keeping of, supervision of section of supplies. 

inaccuracies in. 

receiving ships. 

Property passes, navy yard. 


Art. 

. I 2017 

. I 3644 

. R 3544 

. I 4506-4510 

. I 5242 (14) 

. I 3490 

. R 3331-3333 

. R 134 

. I 3922 

. I 3676 (1) 

. I 54,55,301-308 

. R 3561 

. R 331 

. R 334 

. I 5222 (5tt>) 

. I 3257 

. R 133,3551 

. I 3583 

. I 3676 (3) 

. I 3661-3676,R 3332 

. I 3676 (2) 

. I 5261 (12) 

. I 3256 

. R 334 

. R 334 

. I 3642 

.. I 707 

. R 3333 

.. R 334 

. R 4418 

. I 1004 (2) 

. R 332 

. R 334 

. I 3718 

. I 40 

. I 2705 

. I 2703 

. I 3084 

. I 3084 

. I 3084 

. R 20 

. R 2995 

. I 4804 (10) 

. I 4811 (8) 

5222 (6»),5250,5261 (21) 

. I 5249 (25) 

. I 5250 (1) 

. I 1322 

. I 4801 

. I 4802 

. R 148 

. I 1331 

. I 585 

. I 3409 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Property returns: 

Marine Corps. 

medical. 

Property voucher, Marine Corps. 

Protection: 

merchant vessels. 

public property, supervision of Bureau of Yards and Docks. 

Protectors, wire-gauze, to vent pipes of oil tanks. 

Proving ground. (See Naval proving ground.) 

Provision and Clothing Depot, New York, stores on hand; report 
Provisions. (See also Stores and supplies.) 

available, account of, kept by fleet paymaster. 

balance sheets of. 

boats. 

change in allowance entered in log. 

chief of staff to keep account of. 

crew, medical officer to inspect. 

decayed, disposal of. 

disposition of, going out of commission. 

emergency purchases of. 

fresh, contracts for. 

fresh, inspection of. 

inspections of. 

issued to supernumeraries, report of. 

issues to civil employees. 

issues, under and over, statement of. 

lifeboat. 

Marine Barracks, inspection of. 

merchant vessels in distress. 

officers’ messes, issues to. 

on hand, report of. 

perishable, on board ship. 

quality of. 

quarterly loss allowance. 

quarterly report of. 

requisition for, on foreign station. 

requisition for, supervision of section of supplies. 

returns of, how forwarded. 

returns of, yards and stations. 

sale of, to officers’ messes. 

ship’s store, purchases under. 

ships in ordinary. 

sick, how obtained. 

sold to messes, invoice. 

stowed in ship before pay officer reports. 

submarines, kept on tenders. 

subsistence of men detained ashore. 

survey of. 

torpedo vessels. 

transfer statement, forwarding of. 

Provost marshal, general court-martial. 

Public accounts, control of by Comptroller of the Treasury. 

Public auction, sale of material. 

Public bills: 

abstracts of. 

ashore. 

charges, how carried. 

covered by bureau contracts, forwarding of. 

covering payment on special contracts, report. 

forwarding of. 

freight. 

fuel requisitions. 

inscribing of. 


Art. 

. I 5261 (20) 

. I 3255 

. I 3505 

. R 1632 

. R 183 

. I 3377 (5) 

. I 5245 

. I 1123 (5) 

. I 4824 

. I 2502 

. I 1S07 

. I 1102 (2) 

. I 2110 

. I 4731 (6) 

. I 4418 

. I 2241 

. I 4542 (2) 

. I 2113 (1),4482 

. I 2110, R 20 

. I 4917 

. I 4611 

. I 5223 (16) 

. I 2505 

. I 3595 

. I 4553 

. I 4545 

. I 5245 

. I 4544 

. I 4543 

. I 4416 

. I 4915 

. I 1101 (1) 

. R 148 

I 5223 (9,10,14,16-22) 

. I 5245 (23) 

. I 4548 

. I 4501,4509 

. I 570 

. I 2121 

. I 5223 (18) 

.. I 4407 

. R 230 

. I 4947 

. I 4748 

. I 4549, R 230 

. I 5245 (8) 

. R 736-738 

. I 4872 

. I 4712 

I 4823 (5,6),5245 (3) 

. I 4691-4692 

. I 4803 

. I 5248 

. I 5280 

. I 5223-5228 

. I 4484 

. R 4516 

. I 4812 (1) 


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[I indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations.] 
Public bids—Continued. 

messages, confidential. 

not under Title X, abstracts of. 

payment of open purchase. 

repairs to ships, expenditure classification. 

report of, by pay officers. 

rewards paid for deserters.,. 

ship’s store profits, payments from. 

stores afloat..... 

supplies for vessels not under storekeeping system. 

telegrams. 

torpedo vessels, payment.-. 

under “Coal and transportation,” forwarding of. 

under Title X, abstracts of. 

Public buildings, construction of, duties of medical department in connection with 

Public conveyance, use of, for transportation of stores. 

Public Health Service, periodical physical exercise. 

Public money (see also Money.): 

accounts required. 

embezzlement of, punishment for. 

loaning, punishment for... 

pay officers to deposit with treasurer. 

sale of, premiums on, to be accounted for. 

Public Printer. (See Printing and publishing.) 

Public property: 

loaning of, forbidden. 

loss or damage to. 

passes, out of navy yards. 

protection of, supervision of Bureau of Yards and Docks. 

sales of, by Marine Corps. 

transportation for, abroad. 

Public quarters, absence of, commutation allowed. 

Public utilities: 

classification of. 

construction of. w. ... 

estimates for. 

industrial. 

items included in. 

nonindustrial, items included in. 

operation of. 

supervision of Bureau of Yards and Docks. 

Public utilities and public works. 

Public works: 

bills covering, report. 

civil engineers assigned to. 

classification of. 

confidential bulletin on... 

construction of. 

deterioration of, responsibility for, of public-works officer. 

estimates for. 

expenditures for. 

industrial, items included in.. 

inspection of.... 

inspector of. 

items included in. 

nonindustrial, items included in. 

operation of. 

repairs to. 

reports made to commandant.. 

supervision of Bureau of Yards and Docks. 

Public-works department, navy yards. 

Public-works officer. 


Art. 

. I 4484 (2) 

. I 4823 (6) 

. I 4654 (4) 

. I 4804 (5) 

. I 4912 

. I 4903 

. I 4509 

. I 4483-4485 

. I 4812 

. I 4484 (2) 

. I 4485 

. I 5243 (19) 

. I 4S23 (5) 

. R 2901 

. R 1507 

. I 709 

. R 4301 

.... R 4312-4314 
R 4312-4314,4329 
.... R 4326,4327 
. R 4316 


. R 1507 

... I 2204 (4) 

. I 3409 

. R 183 

...I 3533 (8) 

. R 4495 

. R 4512 

. R 182 

. R 183 

. R 183 

. R 1S2 

. R 181 

. R 182 

... R 181,183 

. R 144 

... R 181-194 

. I 5280 

. R 3132,3133 

. R 182 

. I 604 

. I 712; R 183 

. R 192 

. R 183 

. R 194 

. R 182 

.. I 5242 (14) 

. R 156 

. R 181 

. R 182 

... R 181,183 
R 181,183,193 

. R 191 

. R 144 

. R 3971 

. R 3971 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Public-works officer—Continued. Art. 

annual report, expenditures and operations. I 5242 (14) 

blank books supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 144 

buildings, damaged, survey. I 4744 

clerical force... r 144 

distribution of fire mains, supervision over. R 183 

docking and undocking of ships... I 3406 

floating dry docks. I 3407 

furniture, supply of. R 144 

inspections by. I 4671-4078; R 192 

messengers supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 144 

monthly report. I 5242 (14) 

public works, deterioration of, responsibility for. R 192 

semiannual report, inspection of public works. I 5242 (14) 

water systems, supervision over. R 183 

Publication: 

information for crew. I 2501 ( 6 ) 

monthly lists, conduct classes.. R 3668 

Publications (see also Books). I 602 

confidential. (See Confidential publications.) 

copies of, to be filed in Division of Operations. I 606 

for newspapers, restrictions regarding.;_It 1535 

in praise or censure forbidden. R 1520 

naval, authority for issue of.. I 605 

Navy Department, visaed by committee on printing and publication. I 33 

Navy Department, legends on. I 32 

preparation and distribution of. I 601-606 

receipts for. I 602 

register, number of, sent to department. I 5271 

Publishing. (See Printing and publishing.) 

Pulling boats, reports on, in store or being repaired. I 5242 (13) 

Pumps: 

air, independent, starting. 13104 

air, steam launches. I 3083 

auxiliary feed, started in case of steam leak. I 3119 

circulating, independent, starting. I 3104 

circulating, steam launches. I 3083 

cylinders of, ships out of commission. I 3085 

feed, care of.. I 3051 

fire and bilge. I 3051 

new ships.. I 2943 

reserve ships. I 540 

ships in ordinary.-. I 570 

steam, supervision of Bureau of Steam Engineering (see Note). R 147 

Punishment-s.a. j . R 1426-1434 

assignment of, by commanding officer after investigation. R 1428 

authority of, officers temporarily in command. R 25 

conformation of, with law.. R 1403 

court-martial. R 14,51 

enlisted men, limitation of. R 900 

entered in log. I 1807; R 1433 

extra duty assigned as, to be discontinued on Sunday. R 1429 

fraudulent enlistments. R 3534 


general court-martial, include those imposed by summary courts-martial.— R 35 


general courts-martial, limitation of.1.-.. R 63 

hospital ships... I 4007 

imposed by commanding officer.•>->.. R 24 

imposed by summary courts-martial.... R 30 

infliction of. R 4,2001 

liability to, for aiding deserters. R 3645 

limitation of. R 900 


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[I indicates Instructions: R indicates Regulations.] 

Punishment-s—Continued. Art. 

Marine Corps,. I 3561; R 4184,4185 

master-at-arms, to keep record.'-I 2401 (1) 

minor offenses, inflicted by commanding officer. R 1404 

officers’, limitation of. R 900 

officers, record and report of.:. I 707 

record of. R 2113 

reduction in conduct class included in. R 3668 

report of, by commander in chief. I 916 

scale of, publication of, at training stations. R 3695 

Purchase-s (see also Open purchases): 

accounts of... I 4855 

articles for ships’outfits. I 4608 (7) 

coal, trade name of. I 4483 (3) 

definition of term. R 4641 

direct, ships on foreign stations. I 4473 

discharge by. R 3601 

emergency, by pay officer of ship at navy yard. I 4472 ( 6 ) 

fleet paymaster’s duty regarding. I 1123 ( 8 ) 

general instructions for. R 4641-4644 

machine tools. R 185 

marine barracks. I 3600 (9) 

Marine Corps, report of. I 5250 (10) 

materials for repairs to floating docks. I 3407 

naval hospitals. I 3224 

Portland cement. I 4658 

provisions from outside dealers. I 2241 

ship’s store, articles for. I 4501 

small stores. I 4481 

stores afloat. I 4481,4483 

stores for Navy at large. I 4604 

supplies, responsibility for vouchers. I 4675 

supplies, under Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. I 4651, R 148 

toilet articles, for men in debt. 11357 

typewriters.. I 101,4571,4655 

under open-purchase requisitions. I 4654 ( 4 ) 

Purchase discharge: 

applications for. R 3601 

cost of. R 36 OI 

Marine Corps. R 4154 

price of, remittal of. R 3601 

Purchasing officers: 

balances when being relieved. r 4333 

navy yards, expenses charged to Title S. I 4804 (14) 

Purchasing pay officers (see also Pay officers): 

account current, report of. j 4943 

contracts entered into; original, forwarding of. I 5243 ( 16 ) 

deposit of funds to credit of the United States. I 5243 ( 22 ) 

expenditures, report of. j 4919 

mileage expenses, report of. j 4919 

money advanced by. j 4334 

money requisitions. r 4355 

monthly reports. 1 4919,5243 ( 1 - 4 ) 

open purchases. 1 46 5i_4659 

public bills under coal and transportation. j 5243 ( 19 ) 

quarterly reports. 1 5343 (5 _ 21) 

requisitions covered by vouchers. 1 5243 ( 20 ) 

transportation expenses, report of. I 49 ^ 

vouchers paid.5243 (15) 

vouchers, responsibility for accuracy in. j 

Pyrites, effect of, in coal. j 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Qualification: 

Marine Corps— ^rt. 

entry on pay rolls. 1 3701-3706 

officers. X 3660-3676 

rifle practice. I 3685 ,3689,3692 

supervision of commandant. R 4442 

Qualified men, Marine Corps, squad formation.. 1 3718 

Quarantine. R 3801-3803 

Quarantine laws and regulations... I 4017 ( 3 ) 

Quarter bill (see also Station bills): 

executive officer to prepare.. 1 2501 ( 5 ) 

junior line officers to keep. I 2501 ( 8 ) 

ships, reserve. I 534 

Quarterdeck: 

forward, salutes rendered to colors. R 1171 

limits defined......;. R 1171 

Quartermaster: 

steering gear, care of. I 2708 

watch in hospital ships. 14014 

Quartermaster, Marine Corps (see also Marine quartermaster): 

bonding. I 3901-3964 

promotions. I 3676 ( 1 ) 

property returns. I 5261 ( 20 ) 

shipments through Army. I 4628 

Quartermaster sergeant, Marine Corps, pay of. R 4442 

Quartermaster’s Department, Marine Corps, list of reports. I 5222 ( 6 ), 5350,5261 

Quartermen, pay of. I 372-375 

Quarters: 

absence from, special permission required. R 3704 

absence of officers. R 4511,4512 

engineer division. I 2004 

excused from, special permission required. R 3704 

general. (See General quarters.) 

machinists’, stations of. I 2322 

Marine Corps, supervision of. I 3533 ( 6 ) 

medical officer of the day. I 3227 

medical officer’s station at. 12129 

officers. I 2602 ( 10 ) 

Pay Division, station of. I 2203 

reserve ships. I 536 

station bill for. I 2501 (4) 

Quarters, living: 

allowances of petty officers in lieu of. R 4427 ( 6 ) 

Army officers aboard ship. R 3841-3842 

change of, reports of. I 5241 (19) 

commutation of (see also Commutation of quarters). R 4512, 4950 

* heated by Government plant, fuel allowance. R 4516 

inspection of. I 2602 ( 1 ) 

officers— 

ashore. I 4804 (12), R 4511-4524 

Marine Corps. R 4441 

on board ship. I 801-809 

serving with troops. R 4511 

passengers on board ship. I 808 

personal staff. R 1818 

room allowance for officers. R 4513 

sick. (See Sick quarters.) 

submarine officers and crew.-. R 230 

Quay walls, classified under Title E. I 4804 ( 8 ) 

Questions of classification, final decisions by Secretary of the Navy. R 182 

Questions of jurisdiction referred to Navy Department. I 5303 

Quorum, boards. R 303 


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[I indicates Instructions; II indicates 

Races, boat, use of whistle or siren not permitted. 

Racing' cutters, alterations prohibited. 

Radiators, economy in use. 

Radio: 

addresses to be used. . 

commandant to be informed by, regarding accidents, etc. 

confirmation of messages. 

forwarding of messages by cable. 

information regarding received, report of. 

instruction in. 

qualifications, discharge to include. 

regarding mail. 

Radio operators: 

assignment to duty. 

correspondence with radio companies restricted. 

hours of duty. 

hours of operation on ships. 

efficiency of, report on. 

ship in navy yard. 

not enlisted, bureau supervision. 

training of.. 

Radio outfits: 

bureau supervision ( see Note). 

gunnery officer in charge of. 

Radio service: 

poor service, report of. 

superintendent of. 

Radio, ship’s: 

code signal. 

distress signals. 

emergency signals. 

merchant vessels, relaying messages from. 

official messages. 

operators assigned. 

relaying messages.. 

visitors allowed. 

Radio stations. 

breakdowns, reports of. 

eare of outfit.... 

coast signal service. 

code signals.. 

commandant of.. 

commandant in charge of. 

communication through, supervision of division of operations. 

confirmation of messages. 

correspondence. 

detachment of electricians in charge.. 

distress messages. 

distress signals. 

electricians in charge. 

emergency signals. 

hours of operations. 

information divulged. 

inspections of. 

. interference, schedules to prevent. 

international Morse code used by. 

inventories kept. 

lighthouse reservations. 

lightships, positions reported on. 

lightships used as.. 

local schedules. 

location, supervision of division of operations. 


Regulations.] 


Art. 

I 2620 
I 717 
I 3121 


_ I 5350 

... I 917 
I 4145,5346 
I 5347 
... I 4149 
... R 2123 
... R 3612 
... I 5432 


. I 4133 

. I 4132 

. I 4112 

. I 4134 

. I 5221 (7),5251 

. I 4133 

. R 143 

. I 4133 

. R 143 

. I 1701 

.. I 4147 

. I 4101 

. I 4146 

. I 4146 

. r . I 4146 

. I 4142 

. I 4144 

. I 4143 

. I 4142 

. I 4150 

. I 4101-4181 

. I 4114 

. I 4116 

. R 261 

. I 4146 

. I 4111 

. I 4101 

. R 202 

. I 4145 

. I 4132 

. I 4114 

. I 4113 

.. I 4146 

. I 4114,4115 

. I 4146 

. I 4112 

. I 4131 

I 4101, 4119, 4120; R 158 

. I 4148 

.. 14117 

. I 4119 

. I 4115 

. I 4115 

. I 4111 

.. 14147 

....^. R 262 


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LI indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Radio stations—Continued. 

log book, forwarding of. 

maintenance of. 

mess accounts... 

Morse code used. 

officers in charge. 

private messages, secrecy of. 

poor service, report of. 

public property, record of. 

regulations for, supervision of division of operations. 

reports. 

routine regulations. 

secrecy of messages... 

supervision of commandant of naval district. 

visitors. 

urgent messages. 

Radio system. 

Radiograph, use of. 

Rail, manning of. 

Railroads: 

land-grant, forwarding over. 

naval stations. 

Rainy weather, lights allowed. 

Ramming, engine-room preparations. 

Range finders: 

crew to be present at drill. 

reserve ships. 

supervision of, by Bureau of Ordnance (see Note). 

Rank. 

authority of officer of the deck regardless of. 

chaplains. 

chiefs of bureaus. 

civil engineers. 

commanding officer. 

commanding officer, hospital ship.. 

corresponding, officers of Army, Navy, and Marine Corps 

division officers not changed on account of. 

engineer officers. 

executive officer. 

first lieutenant. 

fleet flotilla commander. 

gunnery officer. 

line officers. 

marine officers. 

medical officers. 

naval constructors. 

navigating officer. 

officers, retired, while chiefs of bureaus. 

officer, retired, while Judge Advocate General. 

officer succeeding to command. 

pay officers. 

prolessors of mathematics. 

Revenue-Cutter Service officers. 

staff officers. 

tender commander.. 

warrant officers. 

Rank and command, law and decisions concerning. 

Rates, classification into, of ships. 

Rating. 

advancement in. 

ohanges in, entering of, in continuous-service certificate... 
changes in, reports of. 


Art. 

... I 5251 

. I 4101,4804 (14) 

. I 4114 

. I 4117 

. I 4114,4115 

. I 4118 

.. 14147 

. I 4119 

.. R 202,264 

. I 4132,5251 

.. I 4114 

....•. I 4118 

. R 263 

. I 4131,4150 

. I 4113 

. R 126,261-264 

. I 5347 

. R 1182 

. I 4628,5353 

. I 4804 (9,13) 

. I 2607 (8) 

. I 3127 

. I 2501 (7) 

. I 53 7 

. R 145 

. R 1037-1040 

. I 2508 (4) 

. R 1005 

. R 1006 

. R 1005 

. R 1037 

. R 2914 

. R 1010 

. I 2501 (1) 

. R 2801 

. R 1063 

. R 2301 

. R 230 

. R 2501 

. R 1002 

. R 1011 

. R 1005 

. R 1005 

. R 2401 

. R 1006 

. R 1006 

. R 1044 

. R 1005 

.. R 1005 

. R 1012 

. R 1005 

. R 230 

. R 1013 

. R 1061-1064 

. R 1034,1035 

. R 3551-3568 

. R 3551,3557 

. R 3530 

I 5221 (11),5241 (2,3),5340 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Rating—Continued. Art. 

discharges. It 3615 

first enlistment ages. It 3525 

insular forces. It 4429 

mates. It 3561 

mess attendants. R 3551 

offioers, changes in. I 5221 (10) 

reduction of. R 24,619 

reenlistments. R 3532 

rules for. R 3551 

shown on station billet. I 2501 (4) 

transfers ol enlisted men. R 3558,3584 

Ratio of expansion, regulation of. I 3106 

Ration allowance, enlisted men living on board receiving ships between enlistments. R 3667 


Ration money: 

definition of. 

use of, to liquidate indebtedness. 

Ration notice, persons admitted to and discharged from hospital 

Rations. 

absence of pay officer, records. 

absentees. 

on duty. 

allowance of. 

allowances to petty officers in lieu of. 

commutation of. 

female nurses. 

mess attendants. 

components of. 

consumed, Title C, classified as. 

definition of. 

enlisted men, honorably discharged, home on receiving ship.. 

holidays. 

hospital patients. 

hospital ship, reports of. 

increase of allowance for torpedp vessels for detached duty.... 

issue of substitutes. 

Marine Barracks. 

merchant vessels in distress. 

mess attendants. 

naval hospitals. 

not drawn. 

officers’ messes, issue to. 

officers temporarily ashore. 

poultry, issue of. 

prisoners aboard ship. 

provisions— 

fresh, contracts for. 

perishable. 

quality of. 

sale of. 

reduced, commutation for. 

recruiting parties. 

savings from, unused allowance... 

serving of, regulations. 

shore patrols. 

short allowance. 

sick, supervision of medical officer. 

supernumeraries. 

torpedo vessels. 

variation in issue. 

vouchers, forwarding of. 

Reading, instruction of men in. 


. R 4460 

. R 4460 

. I 5247 (26,27) 

. I 4541-4555 

. I 5223 (8) 

. I 4551,4552 

. I 4947 

. R 4517 

. R 4427 (6) 

I 4460,4547,4548,4804 (4) 

. R 4428 

. I 4548 

. I 4541 

. I 4804 (4) 

. I 4547 

. I 4550 

. I 4542 

. R 4521 

. R 2924,4521,4551 

. I 4549 

. I 4541 

. I 3592,3595 

. I 4553 

. I 4548 

. I 3232 

. I 4548 

. I 4545 

. R 4522 

. I 4542 (1) 

. R 4518 

. I 4542 (1,2) 

. I 4544 

.. 1 4543 

. I 4545 

. I 4546 

. R 4536 

. I 4549 (4) 

. I 2618 (3) 

.-. I 915 

. I 4545,4546 

. R 2959 

. I 4917 

. I 4549 

. I 4541 

. I 5223 (3,15) 

. I 2505 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Real estate and chattels: Art. 

accounts of, classification and charges.I 4804 (9,12) 

survey of. I 4744 

Real estate, Government: 

definition of. I 4804 (8) 

military, classified under Title R. I 4804 (12) 

Rear admiral (see also Flag officers; Commander in chief; Division commander): 

aids to, pay of. R 4406 

duty performed by. R 1033 

pay of. R 4406 

Rebate, mess bill, officers’. I 826 

Recapitulation and transcript, Marine Corps. 1 5261 (41) 

Recapitulation by appropriations, issues to ships. I 4823 (12) 

Receipts: 

abstract of, forwarded to department. I 5243 (2),5243 (10),5244 (7,11) 

abstract of, when purchased under Title X. I 5245 (2) 

cash payments not received in duplicate. R 4303 

class ledgers, supply accounts ashore. I 4822 (6) 

classes, report to department. I 5245 (19) 

clothing and small store, to be presented to division officers after issue. I 1824 

confidential publications, director of target practice. I 713 

confidential publications sent to department . I 5271 

custody, stores afloat. I 4423 (17) 

date of, recorded on document. I 5310 (2) 

foreign warships, issues to. I 4555 

furniture, report of. I 5241 (18) 

general cashbook for. I 4941 

indorsement of, on bills of lading. I 4625 

material, by classes, statement of. I 4823 (10),4854 (9) 

medical stores. I 2118,2125 

money paid to crew. R 4384 

officers’ messes. I 825 


orders, officers to acknowledge.. 

payments by check. 

publications, orders, etc., from department.. 

record ledger, supply accounts ashore. 

report of. 

Marine Corps. 

sale of material. 

ship going into or out of commission. 

shipments. 

stores afloat, transfer of, from torpedo vessels. 

stores afloat, transportation by Government vessels 

supplies, merchant vessels in distress.. 

supplies on shore. 

Receipt and expenditure invoices. (See Invoices.) 
Receipt Invoices. (See Invoices.) 

Receipt vouchers. (See also Vouchers): 
abstract of— 

forwarded to department. 

supply accounts afloat. 

supply accounts ashore. 

clothing and small stores ashore. 

provisions ashore. 

Receivers, warming up. 

Receiving ship. 

accounts of men sent to hospital. 

accounts of penitentiary prisoners. 

applications for entry on board. 

attached to reserve fleet. 

authority of commandant. 


. I 701 

. R 4303,4384 

. I 602 

... I 4822 (5) 
..I 5245 (19) 
I 5261 (27,28) 

. I 4720 

. I 3421 

.. I 4625-4626 
.. I 4424 (11) 
...I 4405 (2) 

. 1 4553 

.. I 4601-4611 


I 5224 (5, 11), 5225,5226,5227,5245 

. I 4854 (7) 

. I 4823 (8) 

. I 4824 

. I 4824 

... 13102 

. I 585-587; R 3511-3514 

. R 3582 

. R 3583 

. R 3667 

. I 587 

. I 587 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Receiving ship—Continued. 

commandant’s band borne in. 

commanding officer, daily report of men available. 

commanding officers, general duties of. 

commuted rations for discharged men. 

complement of. 

correspondence, how conducted. 

correspondence, reports, etc., through commandant. 

crews of, composition of. 

crews, records of. 

descriptive lists of deserters. 

enlistments, monthly reports of. 

executive officer, duties of. 

flags flown from. 

homes on board of men honorably discharged. 

marine drills. 

marines, service aboard. 

medical officer. 

officers to live and mess on board. 

pay accounts, inspection of.. 

pay accounts of men discharged from hospital. 

pay officer of, accounts of recruits... 

preparedness of, for sea. 

records and accounts of officers. 

recruits, reexamination of, enlisted on shore. 

repairs to. 

senior officer’s pennant flown from. 

ships in ordinary, pay, rations, and medical attendance. 

stores, requisitions for. 

supervision of Bureau of Navigation. 

transfer of deserters and stragglers. 

vaccination of recruits. 

Recognizances. (See Bonds.) 

Recoil cylinders, inspection of. 

Recommendation, letters of, forwarding of. 

Recommissioning, allowances and outfit from store. 

Record-s: 

commander in chief to turn over to relief. 

custody of, by bureaus. 

books and publications. 

enlistment. (See Service records.) 

finger-print. 

general courts-martial. (See General courts-martial.) 

gunnery. (See Gunnery records.) 

health. (See Health record.) 

identification. (See Identification record.) 

official, forwarded to department, when going out of commission 

service. (See Service record.) 

ships in ordinary. 

summary courts-martial. (See Summary courts-martial.) 

war, naval, supervision of. 

Record book, signal. (See Signal record book.) 

Record cards, navy yards. 

Record practice, Marine Corps. 

Recorder: 

board of inspection and survey. 

courts-martial. (See Summary courts-martial.) 

deck courts. 

marine examining board. 

summary courts-martial, rank of. 

summary courts-martial witnesses, summoning of. 


Art. 

. I 585 

. I 5274 

.R 3511 

. I 4550 

. I 585,586 

. I 5340 

. I 587 

. R 3666 

. R 3512 

. R 3610 

... I 5221 (6) 

. R 3512 

. R 1243 

. I 4550; R 3667 

. I 3650 

. I 585,3590 

. I 585 

. I 821 

. I 4861 (3) 

. I 4890 

. R 4462 

. I 587 

. I 586 

... I 3210 

. I 4333 (3) 

. R 1243 

. I 570 

. I 4471 (8) 

. R 132 

.. R 3641 

. I 3211 

. I 2870 

. R 3311 

. I 4608 (16) 

. I 919 

. R 103 

. I 602 

I 5249 (6),5261 (7),5277 


.... I 5353 

.... I 570 

R 2401-2410 

.... I 3496 
.... I 3686 

.... R 157 


R 505 
I 3666 
R 27 
R 606 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Recruits: 

accounts of, on receiving ship.. 

advances of pay to. 

age, statement of.. 

clothing and small stores, accounts of. 

descriptive list, medical officer to fill out. 

discharged, refund of outfit. 

employment of, in yards. 

enlistment of, authorized by Navy Department. 

enlistment of, when aliens. 

identification records. 

inspection of. 

instruction of, supervision of commanding officer. 

Marine Corps, sea service. 

Marine Corps, squad formation. 

oath administered upon enlistment.. 

personality of... 

physical disabilities of. 

physical examination of. 

receiving ships, assignment to duty. 

reexamination when enlisted on shore. 

reports of, sent to receiving ship.. 

service and finger-print records sent daily to Bureau of Navigation 

shipping articles explained to. 

surveys of, in cases of dissatisfaction. 

transfer of, supervision executive officer of receiving ship. 

transfers to training stations. 

typhoid inoculation. 

vaccination of.. 

waiver of physical disqualifications. 

Recruiting service: 

accounts. 

advances of pay to recruits. 

assistants to recruiting officers.. 

bounty money paid. 

circulars regarding. 

expenses charged to Title V. 

expenses for enlisted men engaged in. 

manual of instructions. 

Marine Corps. 

examination by yard medical officer. 

reports, list of.'.. 

rifle competitions of stations.1........ 

navigation expenses charged to. 

officers detailed to. 

periodical physical exercise of recruiting officers. 

reenlistments. 

reports. 

shipments.. ---- 

shipping articles read to recruits.... 

service records. 

stations, naval. 

transportation funds not given to men on leave. 

traveling expenses. 

weekly reports made by recruiting officer. 

Red Cross. 

Red flag, junior flag officer’s. 

Red lead: 

issue of. 

not put on ship’s bottom. 

Redress of wrong. 


Art. 

. R 4462 

. R 3502,4462 

. R 3523 

. I 4527 

.. I 3201 

. I 4527 

. R 3513 

. R 3523 

. R 3524 

.. R 3523 

. R 2118,3502 

. R 3513 

. I 3589 

. I 3718 

. R 3502 

. R 3524 

. R 3523 

I 3201-3212; R 3523 

. R 3511-3513 

. I 3210 

. R 3502 

. I 5277 

. R 3533 

.. R 3514 

. R 3512 

. R 3688 

. I 3212 

. I 3211 (1-2) 

. I 3209 

. I 585 

. R 4462 

. R 3501 

. :... R 4462 

. I 604 

. I 4804 (24) 

. I 4536 

. I 603 

.. R 4124-4151-4153 

. I 3461 

.. 1 5261 

. I 3715 

. R 3536 

. R 3501 

............ I 709 

. R 3502 

. R 3502 

. I 4621 

. R 3533 

. R 3541 

....... R 3501,3502 

. R 3710 

. R 4487 

.. R 3502 

. R 3861 

. R 1241 

. I 4583 

...... I 2703 

. It 1441-1443 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Reduction: Art. 

conduct class. R 3668 

Marine Corps, report of. I 5261 ( 12 ) 

Reduction of pay, Marine Corps. R 4406,4442 

Reduction of rating (see also Rating). R 24,619 

general court-martial sentence. R 816 

imposed by summary courts-martial. R 30 

noncommissioned officers. R 4104 

offenses adjudged for. R 619 

petty officers, by court-martial. R 3559 

Reenlistment: 

aliens. R 3524 

applicants for. R 3526 

authority for. R 3522 

continuous-servicemen. R 3527 

discharges of men reenlisting. I 5241 (5) 

descriptive card. I 5222 (5s), 5247 (25) 

extra pay for. R 4427 (25) 

gratuity paid to men on. I 5244 (33) 

honorable-discharge gratuity in consequence of. R 4427 ( 22 ) 

Marine Corps. R 4153 

extra compensation allowance. I 3685 

honorable-discharge gratuity. R 4442 

noncommissioned officers of. R 4153 

men honorably discharged. R 3525 

men reenlisting within four months.I 5221 (14) 

out of the United States. R 3604 

rating. R 3532 

residence at date of. R 3530 

seamen gunners. R 3565 

Reexamination: 

marine officers. I 3662 

physical, upon boarding ships. 'I 3210 

Refrigerating plant, new ship. I 2943 

Refrigerators, reserve ships. I 540 

Refugees, asylum granted to, by officers. R 1650 

Refusal of duty, punishnemt for. R 8 

Refuse: 

disposal of. I 2632 

disposal of, in hospital ships. I 4015 

removal of, charged to Title G. I 4804 (13) 

Regiments, Marine Corps, relations between commanders. R 4209 

Register, officers to, when visiting Washington. I 705 

Register, Navy. (See Navy Register.) 

Register number, publications. I 5271 

Registered mail. (See Mail.) 

Registration, telegraph and cable offices, arrival of ships. I 5344 

Regulations (see also Navy Regulations): 

fleet, commander in chief to turn over to relief. I 919 

infractions of, reports made by executive officer concerning. R 2203 

interpretation of, requests for. R 1501 

Release of prisoners: 

commanding officer’s supervision. r 1427 

report of.. 1 2401 ( 1 ) 

Relieving the deck. r 2601 

Relieving the watch, engineer officer’s duties. I 2031 

Religion: 

officers and men to be encouraged in. I 2602 ( 6 ) 

navy yard employees. I 206 

Religious institutions, foreign, respecting of. r 1533 

Religious instruction, chaplain’s supervision of. R 3101 

Remark book, engineer’s, location spare parts machinery entered in. I 2016 


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[I indicates Instructions: R indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Remission of sentence, general courts-martial. R 54 

Remittal, price of purchase discharge. r 3Goi 

Remonstrances: 

combination of officers for, forbidden. r 1515 

to Congress, method of sending. r 1517 ^ 1513 

Rent, vouchers for. X 4812 

Repair ships, rating of. r 1035 

Repairs: 

appraisals on completion of. I 4804 ( 7 ) 

articles under Title B carried under Title P. I 4804 ( 6 ) 

art icles under Title X charged to Title W. I 4804 (16) 

auxiliary service. 1 4227 

carpenter to report necessary, to first lieutenant. I 2331 ( 6 ) 

changes in items of, authorized by bureau.. I 4341 

chief of staff’s duty regarding ships. I lioi ( 1 ) 

contract. X 4734 

correspondence regarding ships in commission sent through Division of Operations. I 5324 

damaged articles, urgent. 1 4732 

docking period of ships. I 4302 

dry docks, supervision of Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 189 

engineer officer’s. R 2808 

engineer officer to report. I 2014 

equipage, how charged. I 4804 ( 3 ) 

estimate of, by special board in case of serious casualty. I 4333 ( 2 ) 

facilities for, commander in chief to know. I 901 

fleet engineer’s duties regarding. I 1113 ( 4 ) 

floating dry docks. I 3407 

foreign ports. I 933,934,4300 

home yards... R 227 

hospital ships, chief engineer prepares list of. I 4020 ( 6 ) 

industrial plants, naval stations, charged to Title G. I 4804 (13) 

inspection of. I 1336,1337 

invoice prices of articles. I 4804 (7) 

invoices for material. I 4811 (7) 

items of, precedence of decided by executive officer. R 2808 

list of, for commander in chief... I 5335 

machinery— 

determination of. I 3002 

report on. I 5222 (4) 

supervision of Bureau of Steam Engineering ( see Note).. R 146 

materials for, requisition for, by commanding officer. I 4328 

merchant vessels, collision with. I 941 

merchant vessels in foreign waters. I 4361 

navy yards, cost account. I 5101 

need for, to be reported to commandant or senior officer present. I 1332 

not in navy yard. I 934 

open contract, title classification. I 4804 (7) (16) 

overhaul period of ships. I 4302 

public works and utilities. R 181,191 

purchase of material, economy in. I 4326 

radio stations. 14101 

receiving ships. I 585,4333 (3) 

recommendations for, by Board of Inspection and Survey. I 4311 

reports of. I 5242 (11) 

request for— 

by commanding officer. I 4329 

forwarding of. I 4333 (1) 

limitation as to time of submitting.. I 4330 

requisitions for, approved by commanding officers. I 1333 

ships at navy yards— 

assembly of material for. I 4340 

assistance rendered by commandant. I 4328 

made outside. I 4472 (5) 


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fl indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Repairs—Continued. 

ship’s force. 

Title C, classified as. 

ships in fleet. 

less than standard strength. 

ships in ordinary. 

ships in reserve. 

ships not at navy yard. 

ship’s outfits at navy yards. 

ships out of commission. 

submitted to commandant. 

surveyed articles— 

cost of. 

insufficient time to complete. 

when away from yard. 

surveys upon completion of. 

title classification of charges. 

torpedo vessels... 

typewriters. 

urgent, ship in home port. 

weekly report of, at navy yard. 

weights involved, reports concerning. 

yard craft. 

Repairs to ships: 

accounts charged for. 

alterations. 

beyond capacity of ship’s force. 

charged to Title C. 

classification of. 

commanding officer’s duties regarding. 

consideration of, by Board of Inspection and Survey. 

contract repairs. 

correspondence concerning. 

crew to assist in. 

definition of.. 

estimated cost, report on. 

going into commission, request for, by commanding officer 

not by ship’s force, classification of. 

foreign station.. 

repair - ships.. 

report of. 

changes of weights. 

supervision over, by Bureau of Construction and Repair... 

survey prior to arrival at navy yard. 

Reports. 

absentees, by commanding officer before sailing. 

abstract of— 

appropriations chargeable. 

collections, Marine Corps. 

deposits... 

deposits, Marine Corps. 

deposits to credit of United States.. 

expenditures.. 

expenditures, Marine Corps. 

expenditure vouchers. 

expenses, Marine Corps. 

material summarized..... 

patients. 

payments, Marine Corps.. 

public bills. 

receipts. 

receipt vouchers.. 

salaries. 


Art. 

. I 4320,4731; R 2103 

!. I 4804 (4) 

. R 226 

. R 229 

. I 570; R 216 

... R 216 

. I 4360,4361 

. I 4608 (6) 

. I 4333 (3); R 216 

. I 1332 

. I 4731 (14) 

. I 4731 (12) 

. I 4734 

. I 4804 (7) 

. I 4804 (7-14) 

. R 229 

. I 4571 (10),4655 

. I 4360 

.. 1 3431 

. I 4331 

. I 4333 (3) 

. I 4804 (5) 

. I 4301-4361 

. I 4731 

. I 4804 (4c) 

. I 4301 

. I 1331-1337 

. I 4310 

. I 4731 (4) 

. I 5338 

. I 3408 (1) 

. I 4301 

. I 4701 

. I 4329 

. I 4804 (5) 

. I 4360-4361 

.. I 4326 

. I 5241 (12) 

. I 3442 

. R 146 

... I 4731 

. I 5201-5288 

. R 3640 

. I 5243 (4,9) 

. I 5261 (38) 

. I 5223 (4) 

. I 5261 (42) 

-. I 5243 (21) 

.... I 5223,5232,5243,5244 

. I 5261 (39) 

I 5224,5225,5226,5227,5245 

. I 5261 (19) 

. I 5245 (7) 

. I 5222 (5/), 5247 (8) 

. I 5261 (18) 

. I 5245 (3) 

. I 5243,5244,5245 

I 5224,5225,5220,5227,5245 
. I 5243 (7) 


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[1 indicates Instructions; Ii indicates Regulations.] 


Reports—Continued. 

accidents. 

to machinery of ships. 

to ships. 

account current. 

by naval attach^. 

Marine Corps. 

quarterly.— 

accounting department, signed by commandant. 

accounts, inspection of ( see also Accounts). 

adjustment of appropriations. 

advertising vouchers... 

after action. 

against officers, investigation of, by commanding officer. 

allotments. 

Marine Corps... 

allowance lists, defects in. 

alphabetical list of men on board. 

ammunition on hand. 

analyses of fuel.: 

anchoring...: 

anchors and chains. 

annual— 

inventory by general storekeepers afloat. 

Marine Corps. 

Navy Department form and printing. 

restrictions. 

sanitary, medical officer to make. 

appointments, promotions, and reductions, Marine Corps. 

appraisal afloat... 

arms, marine detachment. 

arrival or departure of vessels.. 

articles manufactured at.navy yards. 

authorization of periodical. 

balance sheets— 

accoimts a, aa, b, bb, d ..-. 

equipage and supplies. 

Marine Corps, material and supplies. 

ship’s store.. 

supplies. 

battery-control instruments, list of, sent department. 

battery, ship going into commission. 

beneficiary designation, Marines. 

bill books, ships going out of commission and at end of cruise 

bill form.. 

bills of exchange. 

blank forms used in making.. 

Board of Inspection and Survey. 

boards of inquiry. 

boards of investigation. 

boats in store or yard service. 

boilers, condition of. 

bonding companies, quarterly, to Secretary of Treasury. 

candidates for admission or promotion in Medical Corps. 

cargo... 

cash advanced for transfers, Marine Corps. 

casualties.. 

certificates of settlement. 

change of occupants of quarters.— 

changes in distribution of officers. 

changes of officers.. 

changes of rating. 


Art. 

. I 5332 

. I 4333 (2)' 

. I 1202 

. I 5232,5243,5244 

. I 5272 

...I 5201 (17), 5261 (19), 5261 (37) 

.... I 5223 (5), 5223 (28) 

. I 3433 

. I 4861 (5) 

. I 5224 (16) 

. I 5243 (6) 

. I 1407,5221,5327; R 1030,2957 

. It 1406 

. 1 5223 (40-42), 5245 (11) 

I 5222 (0 q ), 5249 (22), 5261 (48-50) 

. I 1335 

. I 5221 (25) 

..•.... I 5222 (3) 

.. I 5242 (10) 

.. I 1007 

. I 5242 (13) 

...-.A.:. I 2231 

..I 5261 (35), 5261 (47) 

. I 34 

... I 5202 

. I 2127 

.. I 5261 (12) 

. I 5221 (37) 

I 1702, 5250 (5), 5261 (25),5201 (32) 
....I... I 5241 (10), 5242 (13), 5343 

.. I 5245 (41) 

. I 5201 (2) 

I . i 1 ■ ‘ J 

. 1 5245 (15,16) 

... I 5224 (10), 5225 

... I 5261 (10) 

. I 5223 (12) 

.. I 5224 (4), 5226, 5227 

... I 5222 (3) 

. I 5245 (46) 

. I 5249 (7), 5261 (8) 

. I 5221 (29) 

... I 5247 (30,31) 

.. I 5223 (43-48) 

.. I 5205, 5222 (5r) 

. I 4307, 4308, 4312; R 157 

.. I 5332 

. I 5332 

.. I 5242 (13) 

.1. I 5212, 5214 

. I 3959-3961 

... I 5247 (7) 

. I 5233 

. I 5250,5261 (15,34) 

. I 4333, 5221 (32), 5222 (5j) 

.. I 5244 (28) 

. I 5241 (19) 

.. 15211 

. I 5221 724), 5241 (6) 

. I 5241 (2,3) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Rep orts—Continued. 

fleet surgeon. 

floating dry docks, inspections and tests of. 

forwarding of. 

fuel oil. 

funds on hand.. 

funds required for work in manufacturing department, estimate of. 

funeral expenses... 

furniture. 

Ceneral Board, upon subjects designated by Secretary of the Navy. 

general instructions. 

general orders and court-martial orders, number of, required. 

general storekeeper, of excess damage or shortage in shipment. 

general storekeeper to commanding officer (see also General storekeeper). 

going out of commission. .... 

governor of Naval Home (see also Governor of Naval Home). 

grounding. 

gun card. 

gun pointers’ eye test to department. 

guns, mounts, and small arms, list of. 

guns, mounts, torpedoes, etc., ships out of commission. 

guns, record of. 

gunnery officer to commanding officer (see also Gunnery officer) . 

heads of departments, ship’s, regarding ship’s deficiencies. 

heads of departments to executive officer (see also Heads of departments) 

heads of divisions, navy yard, upon requests for work. 

headstones for unmarked graves in naval cemeteries. 

health record. 

health, supervision junior medical officers. 

heat and light furnished officers, Marine Corps. 

honorable discharge gratuity paid men reenlisting. 

Hospital Corps (see also Hospital Corps)— 

examination.... 

subsisted at hospitals. 

transfers.. 

hospital ticket. 

hospitals, supernumeries at.— 

hull board. 

hull division.. 

hull, inspection of. 

hydrographic and meteorologic. 

identification record. 

improvements, naval stations, forwarded to Secretary of the Navy. 

inactive and excess stock, general storekeeper. 

information of, commander in chief to acquire. 

inspection (see also Inspections). 

Aid for Inspections, forwarded to Secretary of the Navy. 

articles received on navy-yard requisitions. 

boilers. 

boilers, etc., at naval stations, quarterly. 

cells and prisoners by medical officer. 

compartments, etc. 

disbursing officer’s accounts. 

efficiency on transfer of command. 

gun cotton. 

machinery..... 

material delivered under contract. 

pay officer’s accounts. 

public works by public-works officer, to commandant.. 

ships. 

ships at navy yard, before commissioning.. 

ships going into and out of commission.. 

ships for transportation of sick... 


Art. 

... I 1122 (3),5212 (7) 

. I 3402 

. I 5205,5335 

. I 3353,5233 

. I 5244 (17) 

. I 5242 (11) 

...I 5223 (30); R 4553 
.. I 5241 (18),5242 (4) 

. R 167 

. I 5301 

. I 5241 (7) 

. I 4626 

. I 5224 

. I 5221 (38) 

. I 5273 

. I 5215 

. I 1702 

. I 2501 (3) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 5245 (45) 

. I 5222 (3) 

...I 5222 (3),5227 (1) 

. I 1304 

. R 1063 

. I 4335 (3) 

. I 5247 (5) 

I 5222 (5),5247 (33,34) 

.. R 2972 

.. I 5250 (7),5261 (26) 

. I 5222 (7) 

. I 5247 (35),5222 (ow) 

. I 5247(11) 

. I 5222 (5/c),5247 (16) 

. I 5222 (5w),5247 (20) 

. I 5247 (37) 

. I 2701,2704,5222 

. I 5242 (13) 

. I 5222 (1) 

. I 1607 

. I 5221 (18,20) 

.. R 188 

. I 5245 (34) 

. I 901 

. I 5335 

. R 156 

.. I 3438 

. I 5241 (15) 

. I 3451 

.. 12114 

. I 2702 

. I 5261 (4) 

. I 5221 (31) 

. I 5252 (3) 

.. I 5212,5214 

. I 5245 (36) 

. I 5212,5214 

. R 192 

. I 5211 (3) 

... I 3403 

. I 3421 

. I 953,954 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Reports—Continued. Art. 

inspector making shipments. I 5278 

inspector of ordnance, powder tests. I 5275 

instructions concerning. w . 1 5335 

intelligence (see also Intelligence reports)— 

from officers ordered to foreign country. I 6 

marine officer to make.... I 3647 

inventory of medical property. I 5247 (17) 

investigations, accidents to ships. I 940.941 

invoice (see also Invoices)— 

expenditures. I 5225,5226,5227 

extra issues to engineer and dynamo forces... I 5223 (19) 

provisions sold to messes. I 5223 (18) 

issues from naval supply account, statement of charges... I 5245 ( 4,5) 

issues of electric current, etc. I 5245 (30,31) 

job orders, navy yards, cost of. I 5246 

killed and wounded. I 1127 (7),5212,5214 

letters of advice not to accompany. I 5335 

liberty book. I 5221 (22,28) 

list of officers, ships out of commission. . I 5222 (7) 

list of, submitted by- 

commander in chief.. I 5211,5227 

commanding officer. I 5221 

division commander.. 15213 

division engineer. I 5214 (1) 

division paymaster. I 5214 (3) 

division surgeon. I 5214 (2) 

fleet engineer... I 5211 

fleet paymaster. I 5212 (2) 

fleet surgeon. I 5212 (1) 

list of, submitted to— 

commander in chief. I 5212 

division commander. 15214 

loading of colliers, forms.. I 3316 

log book, smooth, semiannual. I 5221 (4) 

log sent to commandant at end of cruise. I 5222 (2) 

log, steam, sent to department. I 5222 (4) 

machinery (see also Machinery)— 

construction and repair of. I 5222 (4) 

division... I 5242 (12) 

plant, chattels, etc., survey on. I 5242 (3) 

trials of. I 2909 

magazines (see also Magazines). 5252 

temperature of.. I 5222 (3) 

marine battalions to commander in chief. I 1124 (2,3,4) 

Marine Corps (see also Marine Barracks; Marine Corps; Marine officers) — 

data for Navy Register. I 5261 (2) 

property. I 5249 (25),5250 (1),5261 (20),5261 (23) 

balance sheets. I 5222 (6n),5250 (2),5261 (21) 

quarterly return of. I 5222 (6 m) 

marine general court-martial prisoners. I 5249 (4) 

marine officer to commanding officer. I 5222 (6) 

masters-at-arms (see also Master-at-arms). R 3405 

master of hospital ship, case of accident. R 2924 

masters of naval auxiliaries, advances to. 1 5223 (36) 

material inspection, final disposition of.. I 4313 

material issued for use by general storekeeper, ship. I 5224 (1,17) 

material reserved for use in establishment of naval bases. I 5245 (44) 

matters of interest to other executive departments. I 5330 

medical history of officers. I 5222 (5d),5247 (4) 

medical journal. I 5222 (5y),5247 (40) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Reports —Continued. 

medical officer (see also Medical officer)— 

breaches of discipline. 

in charge of hospital ship... 

to commanding officer. 

medical property, survey of. 

medical stores.-. 

medical survey, noting name of ship. 

medical survey on personnel. 

men received. 


Art. 

. I 2131 

. I 5231 

. I 5222 (5a) 

I 2123,5222 (5a).5222 (51 ),5222 (5m),5247 

.....I 5247 (10) 

. I 3236 

. I 5222 (5o,p),5247 (21,22) 

.•. I 1352 


mess outfits, quarterly, general storekeepers, ships. I 2233 

meteorological. I 5222 (2) 

military inspection, character of.. I 4308 

mines, naval defense.... I 522:2 (3) 

minors under instruction. I 5241 (14) 

miscellaneous. I 5271-5288 

misconduct, investigation of, by commanding officer. R 1428 

missing articles, survey on. I 5221 (36),5245 (27) 

money requisitions, Marine Corps. I 5261 (52) 

movements of ships, by commandant. I 3401 

muster roll, descriptive. I 5221 (5),5221 (21,27),5221 (23) 

muster roll, Marine Corps. I 5222 (6c),5249 (3),5261 (5) 

naval attaches. I 1 (7) 

account current. I 5272 

Naval Home, reports by governor. I 5273 

Naval Intelligence, Office of (see also Office of Naval Intelligence). I 5271 

Naval Observatory, annual (see also Naval Observatory). I 604 

naval supply account, statement of charges. I 5224 (9) 

navigating officer to commanding officer. I 5222 (2) 

Navy Department, viseed by Committee on Printing and Publication. I 33 

Navy recruiting officer (see also Recruiting service). I 5277 

navy yard departments assigned by heads of departments. I 3433 

navy yard, repairs or construction of ships, weekly (see also Navy yards). I 3431 

newly commissioned ships, made by bureaus to Bureau of Construction and Repair. R 172 

offenses, character of. R 1407 

officer of watch, how made. I 2032 (10), 2033 

officer’s address. I 704-706 


officers’ messes, monthly. 

officers returning from sea. 

officers senior to executive officer, made to commanding officer 

official receiving money from outside parties. 

omission of. 

operations, by medical officer. 

operations of ships. 

ordnance allowance, ship’s. 

ordnance returns from naval stations. 

ordnance stores, Marine Corps. 

ordnance stores, returns of. 

ordnance, survey on. 

paint, condition of, after vessel cleaned. 

passengers carried. 

patients transferred to and from hospitals. 

patrol officer, of misconduct. 

pay accounts (see also Pay accounts)— 

men who die or court-martial prisoners transferred. 

deserters. 

Marine Corps. 

pay of enlisted force; annually. 

pay officer to commanding officer (see also Pay officer). 

pay roll. 

Marine Corps. 

periodical. 


. I 825 

. I 706 

. R 1063 

. I 52S3 

. I 5203 

. I 5222 (5c),5247 (2) 

. I 1203 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 5245 (40) 

. I 5261 (22) 

. I 5250 (4) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 5222 (1) 

. I 1313,5221 (15) 

. I 5212,5214,5222 (5u) 

. I 915 

. I 5249 (20) 

.. I 5223 (38,39),5249 (20) 

.I 5222 (6a),5261 (36) 

. I 5221 (2) 

. I 5223 

I 5223 (7,26),5243 (5),5244 
. I 5222 (6r, s) , 5249 (18,23) 
. I 5201 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Reports—Continued. 

periodical physical exercise, officers’. 

petty officers, changes in rating of. 

photographs and moving-picture films, making of. 

physical examination. 

port information. 

post card. 

post exchange. 

post-repair trial..... 

prison spaces, made by medical officer. 

Progress of work, yard force or contract. 

property accounts, annual. 

provisions. 

power boats. 

power-plant operations. 

public bills. 

public works, inspection of. 

publications, confidential, receipt for, sent to department 

publications required. 

pulling boats, in store or being repaired. 

purchasers of Government property. 

purchases, Marine Corps. 

radio operator, efficiency of. 

radio station log book. 

radiograph, use of. 

rating of officers, changes in. 

ration records, ships not carrying pay officer. 

ration vouchers. 

recapitulation and transcript, Marine Corps. 

receipt and expenditure invoices. 

receipt for confidential publications sent to department.. 

receipt invoices. 

receipts and expenditures. 

Marine Corps. 

receipts from and issues to ships. 

receiving ship, men available. 

receiving ship, preparedness. 

recommendations and suggestions. 

recruiting officers, Marine Corps. 

register number of publication. 

repairs (see also Repairs)— 

by boatswain. 

on ships. 

to vessels. 

reports and diagrams of service after an engagement-- 

reports and returns, general instructions. 

requisition and priced invoice. 

requisitions— 

covered by vouchers. 

medical supplies. 

money. 

pay department stores. 

supplies or services. 

retired enlisted men, to department. 

reward offered, Marine Corps. 

routine. 

sale of Government property (see also Material). 

sanitary condition of station. 

sanitary inspection— 

hospitals. 

hospital ships. 

ships. 


Art. 

. I 709 

. I 5221 (11) 

.. I 714 

. I 709,3201,3208 

. I 5222 (7) 

... 15315 

. I 5249 (17) 

.:..... I 2985 

..'...’. R 1431 

. I 5242 (14) 

.. I 4801 

. I 5223 (9,10,14,16-22), 5245 (1,24) 

. I 5242 (6,7,13) 

. I 5242 (12) 

I 5223,522.5-5227.5243 (19), 5248,5279,5280 

. I 5242 (14) 

. I 5271 

.. I 602 

. I 5242 (13) 

. I 5244 (20,31) 

. I 5250 (10) 

. I 5221 (7),5251 

. I 5251 

. I 5347 

. I 5221 (10) 

. I 5223 (8) 

. T 5223 (3,15) 

. I 5261 (41) 

. I 5224 (7,13),5245 (28) 

.. I 5271 

.. 1 5223 (24) 

. I 5245 (20) 

. I 5261 (27,28) 

. I 5245 (20) 

.. I 5274 

. I 587 

. I 5201,5202 

. I 5261 (13) 

. I 5271 

. I 2301 

. I 5242 (11) 

. I 5241 (12) 

. I 5221 (33) 

. I 5201-5205 

.I 5222 (5c), 5247 (6) 

. I 5243 (20) 

. I 5247 (28,29) 

. T 5223 (31) 

. I 5223 (17) 

. I 5245 (32) 

. R 3672 

. I 5249 (11), 5222 (6ft), 5261 (11) 

. I 5335 

.I 5244 (19,30) 

. I 5212,5214 

. I 5212,5214 

. I 5212,5214 

. 15212,5214,5222 (55), 5247 (3) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Reports—Continued 

sanitary, of navy yards and naval stations. 

seagoing qualities of ship. 

senior officer present to commander in chief. 

service record.,. 

ship leaving station. 

ship’s bottom, condition of. 

ships at navy yards, how made. 

ships in ordinary. 

ship’s inspection of supplies delivered on navy-yard requisition 

ships, inspection of work. 

ships separated from fleet, to commander in chief. 

shipments (see also Shipments). 

Government property. 

made or received at navy yards.. 

request for, from other yards. 

sick. 

signal books and codes. 

signal record book. 

simplifying of. 

smokeless powder, tests of. 

special deposits. 

special subjects. 

statistical. 

stationery on hand, Marine Corps. 

steam generators. 

store cards. 

store invoices, summary of. 

stores on hand and required in fleet. 

stragglers. 

strength of Marine Corps. 

styles of writing, etc. 

Summary court-martial. 

marine. 

summary of— 

memorandum invoices. 

store invoices. 

stub requisitions. 

supernumeraries, order for issues to. 

supplies exempt bylaw from advertisement, requisitions for.... 

supplies or services afloat, requisitions for. 

survey and appraisal afloat (see also Surveys). 

survey and appraisal of property ashore. 

survey of stores lost or damaged in shipment. 

surveys on buildings, docks, wharves, etc. 

surveys ordered... 

tactics, by General Board. 

target practice, commander in chief. 

telegraphic. 

ship’s movements. 

telephone messages at private establishments. 

torpedo practice. 

torpedoes— 

record of. 

list of. 

loss of. 

training, by General Board. 

transfers (see also Transfers)— 

enlisted men. 

from hospital to ship or station. 

issues from naval supply account. 

Marine Corps... 


Art. 

. I 5247 (13) 

. T 1315,5221 (34) 

. I 5215 

. I 5221 (17,19) 

. I 910 

. I 5222 (1) 

. I 5338 

. I 570 

. I 4674 

. I 1336 

. I 1006 

. I 5245 (10) 

. I 5288 

. I 5245 (42) 

. I 5245 (33) 

. 1 2107,3461,5247 (15) 

....I 5211 (8), 5221 (39), 5241 (9) 

. I 5221 (30) 

. I 5201 

. I 5222 (3),5252 (1) 

. I 5241 (16),5244 

. I 5202 (1) 

....I 5221 (1), 5222 (50), 5247 (9) 

. I 5261 (29) 

. I 5242 (12) 

. I 5245 (43) 

. I 5224 (8,14),5225 

. I 931 

. I 5221 (9) 

. I 5222 (6c), 5249, 5261 (1) 

. I 5301 

. I 5249 (12,13) 

. I 5222 (6y) 

. I 5245 (23) 

. I 5226,5227 

. 1 5245 (21,22) 

. I 5223 (20,21) 

. I 5222 (51) 

. I 5224 (3) 

I 5221 (37),5223 (22,23),5224 (15) 

. I 5242 (2),5245 (26) 

. I 4626 

. I 5242 (5) 

.. I 5285 

. R 167 

. I 5211 (2) 

. I 5341-5351 

. I 1311 

. I 715 

.I 2812,5222 (3) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 5222 (3) 

. I 1314 

. R 167 

. I 5221 (9),5241 (1) 

. I 5247 (39) 

. I 5244 (24),5245 (9) 

. I 5249 (8),5261 (9) 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Reports—Continued, 
transfers— 

Marines. 

men without accounts. 

patients. 

to and from civil hospitals. 

provisions and clothing. 

transportation— 

issued Marine Coips. 

issued, report of... 

of officers. 

trials, maneuvering, steaming, etc. 

unclaimed wages, certificate of. 

urgent, made to officer of the deck. 

vacancies in crew.,. 

vacancies, men sent to hospital. 

vessels building, progress of. 

violations of international law. 

vouchers. 

accompanying account current.. 

paid. 

pertaining to monthly accounts, Marine Corps. 

water carried in double bottoms. 

weekly inspection of ship. 

weight of torpedo outfits. 

weights added or removed from vessels. 

Report book: 

crew, executive officer to keep. 

medical officer to make entries in.. 

signature of, by commanding officer after assignment of punishments 

Reporting for duty. 

officers. 

communicate fact and date of. 

Requalification bars, Marine Corps, issue of. 

Requests: 

blank forms. 

crew, commanding officer to receive and consider. 

discharge, ordinary—..,. 

discharge without the United States. 

form of. 

leave, duty, etc... 

purchase discharge.• - - 

transportation, report on date of issue. 

Requests for work and repairs: 

alterations to ships... 

commanding officer. 

completion of work impossible before date of sailing. 

form of letter. 

forwarding of.. 

to Board of Inspection and Survey for Ships. 

incorrect classification of, action of commandant. 

inspection officer, navy yard. 

navy yard, for work in other division. 

urgent repairs. ----- . 

yard craft, forwarding of. 

Requisitions: 

adhere strictly to standard specifications. 

ammunition, contents.-. 

approval by commander in chief.-. 

approved by commanding officer. 

athletic articles. 


Art. 

I 5222 (6 f) 
... R 3586 
... R 2961 
I 5247 (32) 
I 5245 (8) 


I 5249 (16),5261 (14),5261 (33) 

. I 5250 (8) 

. I 5286 

. I 1315 

. I 5244 (34) 

. I 2514 

. I 5221 (16) 

. R 3582 

. I 5242 (11) 

. R 1646 

. I 5232 (3) 

. I 5272 

. I 5243 (15) 

. I 5261 (40) 

. I 2706 

. I 2702 

. I 5276 

. I 5242,5242 (13) 

. I 2514 

. I 2131 

. R 1428 

.. R 1512 

.. 1703 

. I 701 

. I 3709 

. I 5222 (5r) 5247 (24) 

. I 2623 

.<. R 3608 

.. R 3604 

. R 1525 

. I 5325 

. R 3001 

. I 5286 

....I 4306,4327,4332,4343 (3,4) 

. I 4329 

. I 4335 (9) 

... I 4331 

. I 4333 (1),4335 (5) 

. I 4343 (6) 

. I 4335 (1) 

. I 4335 (4) 

. I 3432 

. I 4330,4333 (2) 

. I 4333 (3) 

. I 4659 

. I 4477 

. I 937 

. I 1333 

. I 4425 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Requisitions—Continued. 

boats not included in. 

books, ship’s library. 

clothing and small stores. 

division officers to control. 

coal, form of. 

commanding officer’s authority over. 

commanding officer’s duty regarding when fitting out. 

emergency purchases. 

equipage, supplies, or services, furnished a ship. 

excess allowance, how made. 

fleet engineer duties regarding. 

fleet paymaster’s duty regarding. 

fleet staff's duties regarding. 

foreign station, repairs and labor. 

foreign stations, supplies. 

form of general storekeeper. 

fuel oil. 

general storekeeper to submit, before arrival in port. 

gyro gears.-. 

heads of departments, navy yards, for material. 

indiscriminate restrictions against. 

letters of advice not to accompany. 

library books. 

Marine Corps, for funds. 

material- 

estimates of cost included in. 

for immediate use. 

for repairs, by commanding officer. 

needed on job order. 

medical supplies. 

mess gear, replacing of. 

mess outfits broken articles, replacing. 

money (see also Money). 

fleet. 

granting of, by commanding officer. 

Marine Corps. 

navy-yard tools, lost or broken by ship’s force. 

numbered serially. 

open purchases, general instructions regarding. 

open purchase, statement of excess in cost. 

original, covered by vouchers, forwarding of. 

pay department stores. 

Portland cement. 

printing and binding. 

provisions, supervision of Section of Supplies. 

purchases, outfit and supplies not in store, ship fitting out.... 

record of, by bureaus. 

rejection notice to be filed with. 

ship at navy yard port for services. 

ship having no allowance list. 

ship’s store, limitation of. 

signature by acting chief of bureau. 

sketches appended to. 

small stores, supervision of Section of Supplies. 

stock, material submitted to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts 
stores (see also Stores and Supplies afloat)— 

how prepared. 

on foreign station. 

sold to civil employees. 

to be marked with number of. 


Art. 

. I 4471 (2) 

. I 1612 

. I 452S 

. I 1823 

. I 3317 

. I 4479 (1) 

. I 1301 

. I 4654 (6,7) 

. I 4471-14S5 

. I 4471 (6-S) 

. I 1113 (2) 

. I 1123 

. I 1121 

. I 933 

. I 932 

. I 3435 

. I 3347 

. I 1332 

. I 2S13 

. I 3434 

. I 4605 (1) 

. I 5335 

. I 1612 

. I 3533 (4) 

. R 185 

. I 46.54 (3) 

. I 4328 

. I 4605 

I 2119,2120,4475,4657,5247 (28,29) 

. I 4428 

. I 4427 (1) 

I 1101 (1),5223 (31); R 4351-4357 

. I 935 

. R 3669 

. I 5261 (52) 

. I 4609 

. I 4654 (21) 

. I 4651—1659 

. I 5243 (18) 

. I 5243 (20) 

. I 5223 (17) 

. I 4658 

. I 35-40 

. R 148 

. I 4608 (7) 

. I 4801 

. I 4673 

. I 4472 

. I 4471 (8) 

. I 4503 

. I 5320,5618 

. I 4654 (2) 

. R 148 

. I 4654 (3) 

. I 4471 (3) 

. I 1101 (1) 

. I 4611 

. I 4601 


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/ 


[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Re quisiti ons—Continued. 

stores afloat— 

ammunition. I 4477 

disposition of, final. I 4434 

excess in, if disapproved. X 4478 (2) 

ships at navy-yard port. I 4472 

ships not in navy-yard port. I 4473 

ships without general storekeeping system. 1 4471 ( 4 ) 

stub. (See Stub requisitions.) 
supplies— 

exempt by law from advertisement. I 5222 (5 1) 

laundry for sick. 12121 

or services.I 5224 (3), 5245 (32) 

surveys, submitted to commandant or senior officer present. I 1332 

telephone at private establishments. I 715 

torpedoes. I 2813 

torpedo tubes. I 2813 

typewriters for ships. I 4571 ( 1 , 5 ) 

typewriters on shore. I 101 

water for ships at navy yards. I 4476 ( 2 ) 

work, items to be included in. R 185 

Rescue, persons overboard. I 2608 (5) 

Reserve feed water, may be carried in double bottoms. I 2706 

Reserve fleets. (See Fleets, reserve.) 

Reserve, ships in, (See Ships in reserve.) 

Reserve torpedo groups. I 505,544-546 

personnel, assignment of. I 545 

Reserve torpedo vessels, organization of. R 237 

Reservoirs, boilers used as. I 3061 

Residence: 

change of, Marine Corps. I 3504 

officers. I 705 

reenlistment record of, in continuous-service certificate. R 3530 

unauthorized change of, traveling expense from. R 4491 

Resignation: 

desertion before acceptance. R 10 

officers, confidential publications. I 713 

Resolutions: 

congressional, supervision of Judge Advocate General. R 134 

report of. I 2012 

Restoration to duty: 

date of, to be entered in ship’s log. R 1433 

officer under arrest. R 1417 

procedure by officers in case of. R 1421 

Restrictions: 

character of, officer under suspension. R 1419 

lists to be published to crew.I 2501 ( 6 ) 

unhealthy ports. I 952 

Resuscitation, drills for. I 2641 

Retired enlisted men, pay and allowances of.R 3672,4427 (34),4442 

Retired list: 

address of officers. 1705 

chiefs of bureaus, pay of. R 4414 

employment of, officers active duty. R 1049 

grades included under. R 1002 

health records of officers. I 708 

line officers, titles taken by.-. R 1002 

Marine Corps, report of address. I 3504 

marine officers, pay of.. R 4441 

pay of, charged to Title H. I 4804 (20) 

pay of officers. R 4414 

physical disability. R 331 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Retired list—Continued. -^ rt * 

rank taken by officers.. R 

staff officers, titles of. R 100J 

travel abroad. * 70 ^ 

Retirement: 

board of, selection for. R 342 

boards for, supervision by Judge Advocate General. R 134 

captains. R 342 

commanders. ° 

enlisted men, applications for. R 3672 

lieutenants. R 342 

lieutenant commanders. R 342 

Marine Corps, statement of account. I 5222 (6f) 

officers incapacitated in line of duty. R 331 

Retiring board. R 341-343 

disability, causes for, report of. R 341 

included in Division of Personnel. R 106 

oaths, form of. R 351 

officers’..r. 1 ^09 

Marine Corps. R 343,4173 

Return aboard ship, senior officers’ reports of, by officer of the deck, to executive officer. R 1063 

Return gun salutes (see also Gun salutes). R 1221-1224 

Return visits. R 1278 

Revaluation, clothing and small stores damaged. I 4531 (1) 

Reveille, when sounded. I 2606 

Revenue-Cutter Service: 

officers, authority of. R 1012 

officers of, relative rank taken by. R 1012 

ships of, work on. R 4371 

Reviewing officer, general court-martial, proceedings examined. R 836 

Revising authority, general court-martial. R 846 

Revision: 

courts of inquiry proceedings. R 427 

schedule of materials, manufacturing department. I 4315 (6) 

Revolution curves: 

determination of. 1 3022 

new ships. I 2924 

Revolutions, engines, entered in log. I 1807 

Revolver contests, marine officers not debarred. I 3710 

Revolvers, officers to turn in upon detachment. I 1703 

Reward: 

apprehension of officers. R 3639 

checkage of cases of desertion. I 4902; R 3637 

desertion, cases of. R 3635 

heroism in battle. R 3661 

Marine Corps. I 3561-3565,5222 (6/0,5249 (11) 

offered, forwarding of copies of. I 5261 (11) 

stragglers, apprehension of.1. R 3635,4903 

Rewards and privileges. R 3661-3672 

Ribbons of honor, preparation of, supervision of Bureau of Navigation.. R 3662 

Rifle, model 1903, ammunition pertaining to, disposition of... I 2814 

Rifle competition: 

Marine Barracks (see also Marine Barracks). I 3701 

Marine Corps (see also Marine Corps). I 3714-3716 

prizes.. 13710 

officers not debarred.... I 3710 

Rifle practice: 

bandoleers and clips, disposal of. I 2814 

cartridge cases, disposal of.. I 2814 

Marine Corps, qualification unfinished (see also Marine Corps, target practice). I 3693 

sub target machine, enlisted personnel to exercise. I 2605 (3) 























































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Rifle ranges, Marine Corps. 

for collective firing. 

transportation to. 

Rifle teams, Marine Corps: 

company. 

reports. 

transportation, interpost competitions. 

Riflemen, Marine Corps, extra pay for. 

Rifling, care of. 

Rigger, navy yard, rigging, repair to. 

Rigging: 

boatswain’s inspection of. 

fitting of, bureau supervision (see Note). 

repair of. 

report on. 

survey of. 

Right of asylum, granting of, by commander in chief. 

Rights of citizenship, forfeit of, by deserters. 

Riots, prevention of, by officers of the Navy. 

Rivers, pilot rules for. 

Robbery, report of. 

Rooms (see also Quarters, living): 

aboard ship, personal staff. 

meals not to be taken in. 

Rope: 

supply of bureau, supervision of (see Note). 

survey of. 

Roster of officers kept by chief of staff. 

Rotating bands, protection of. 

Routine: 

book, to be kept by officer of the deck. 

carrying out. 

exercises, ordered by chief of staff. 

fleet, copies of sent to department. 

instructions concerning. 

regulations of, posting.... 

repairs, ship’s force utilized for. 

reports. 

reserve fleets. 

ships’, posted for crew. 

ships’, watch and division officers to keep copies of. 

unhealthy port. 

Rowing, trophy for. 

Royal families: 

honors for members of, aboard ship. 

salutes to, in ships passing. 

Rubber gaskets, not to be painted. 

Rudder: 

examination of, in dock. 

floating ring, lubrication of. 

Rules of the road. 

Running aground: 

inquiry into. 

report of. 

Running lights, displaying of. 

Safety devices, submarines. 

Safety lamps, coal bunkers. 

Safety matches, ships carrying oil. 

Safety orders: 

ammunition. 

armament.1. 

automatic firing lock, precaution. 


Art. 

.. I 3688 

. I 3718 

. I 3711 

. I 3712 

. I 3096 

. I 3713 

. R 4442 

. I 2886 

. I 4731 (15) 

....I 1808 (a),2301 

. R 143 

I 2301 (7),4731 (15) 

. I 2627 

. I 4731 (15) 

. R 1649 

. R 3644 

. R 1412 

. R, chap.41 

. R 1505 

. R 1818 

. I 821 

. R 143 

. I 4735 

. I 1102 (1) 

. I 2807 

. I 2501 (9) 

. R 2603 

. I 1102 (5) 

. I 902 

. I 2601 

. R 2022 

. I 4326 

. I 5335 

. I 534 

. I 2501 (6) 

.. I 1842 

. I 952 

. I 4426 

. R 1105 

. R 1106 

. I 2705 (4) 

. I 2703 

. I 2708 

.R, chap. 41 

. R 441,442 

. R 2041 

. R 2081 

. I 509 

. I 3326,3327 

. I 3378 (1) 

. I 2869 (9) 

. I 2851-2876 

. I 2857 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Safety orders—Continued. 

hangfire precautions. 

posting of. 

tompions, removal of. 

unlocked plug, precaution against. 

Safety valves: 

examination of. 

lifting of. 

load on, change of... 

new ships. 

relief pressure. 

starting fires, examination. 

steam launches, care of. 

tests. 

Sail-s: 

boat, stowage of.. — 

inspection of. 

repair of. 

supply of. 

Sail room, oiled canvas not to be stowed in. 

Sail ships, dressing of. 

Sailing list, alphabetical. 

Sailing, trophies for... 

Sailing directions: 

comparison of. 

corrections to, supervision of navigating officer. 

publication and issue of. 

supply of, bureau supervision (see note) . 

Sailing launches: 

power-driven, designation. 

survey of. 

Sailing of ship. (See Ships leaving port.) 

Sailing rules. 

Sailing vessels, lights shown at night. 

Sailmakers: 

absence of, duties performed by. 

awnings, repair of. 

classification of, as staff officers. 

general duties... 

navy yard, sails, repairs to. 

oiled canvas, stowage of. 

ship, condition of; report. 

station at “allhands”. 

Sal soda, use of. 

Salaries: 

abstract of, forwarded to department. 

employees, civil; classification. 

employees at navy yards. 

Sales: 

checkages of, to officers and employees. 

clothes, arms, etc., prohibited. 

condemned articles at navy yards, board to conduct.. 

condemned ships. 

condemned stores. 

deceased persons, effects of.. 

deserters’ effects. 

Government property. 

hospital ships, prohibited.. 

material (see also Material, sale of). 

medical property. 

pay department stores to officers, men, and civil employees 
post exchange..... 


Art. 

. I 2865 

. I 2856 

. I 2859 

. I 2857 

. I 2904 

. I 3112 

. I 3072 

....I 2924,2943 
........ I 3119 

. I 3112 

. I 3083 

. I 3073 

. I 2502 (5) 

. I 2634 

I 2634,4731 (15) 

. R 143 

. I 2634 

. R 1180 

.I 5221 (25) 

. I 4426 


... R 20S9 
... R 2405 
... I 604 
... R 143 

... I 4584 
I 4731 (13) 


. R., chap. 41 

. R., chap. 41 

. R 3231 

. I 2341 

. R 1013 

I 2341,2342,2634; R 3231 

. I 4731 (15) 

. I 2634 

. I 2626 

. I 2342 

. I 3063 

. I 5243 (7) 

. I 53 

.I 4881 

. I 5244 (3) 

. I 711 

. I 4747 

. I 4701 

. I 5244 (14) 

. I 4721 

. I 4721 

. I 5244 (30) 

. R 2921 

. I 4701-4750 

. I 4749 

. I 4611 

. I 3598 (10) 


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fl indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Sales—Continued. 

ships, recommendations of Board of Inspection and Survey 

ship's store, to be for cash. 

typewriters. 

yard scrap heap, survey. 

Sales and surveys of materials (see also Surveys; Material)... 

Salinity tests. 

Salt-water pipes, reserve ships. 

Salutes (see also Honors; Gun salutes). 

aboard ship. 

American ports, answering of. 

anniversaries and holidays. 

Assistant Secretary of the Navy, ships passing. 

boats, table of. 

boats, to “colors,” when sounded. 

boat keepers. 

crew on shipboard.. 

crew, when honors are rendered. 

diplomatic officials, ensign displayed. 

dipping colors, restrictions in. 

dispensed with by request.. 

during firing of, men to stand at attention.. 

exchange of, between flag officers.. 

fired at 8 a. m.. 

fired in presence of senior. 

firing of.. 

flag officers. 

exchange of.. 

official visits, not returned. 

return for. 

foreign civil officers. 

foreign flag officers. 

foreign governments.. 

foreign officials. 

ensign displayed. 

foreign port... 

foreign sovereigns in ships passing. 

foreign vessels, answering of. 

frequency of rendering. 

inability of ships to fire, report of. 

information obtained from officers saluted. 

interval between guns. 

July Fourth. 

junior flag officers. 

lack of masts. 

leaving the quarterdeck. 

Memorial Day. 

national, ensign displayed. 

national, number of guns. 

nations not recognized, not rendered to. 

naval officers. 

not rendered to United States ports. 

not returned. 

officers advanced in rank. 

officers in boats to stop. 

officers in civilian clothes, not rendered to. 

officers with side arms. 

officers, when honors are rendered. 

officials in company, senior saluted. 

officials making passage in ship. 

omission of, explained. 

personal flags, displaying of. 


Art. 

. I 4307 

. I 4506 

. I 101 

. I 4746 

....I 4701-4750 
I 3062,3123,3124 

. I 540 

... R 1101-1321 

. R 1174 

. R 1224 

... R 1286-1289 

. R 1113 

. R 1177 

. R 1177 

. I 1803; R 1177 

. R 1174 

. R 1158 

. R 1231 

. R 1196 

. R 1212 

. R 1203 

. R 1138 

..R 1204 

. R 1203 

.... R 1201-1213 

. R 1126 

. R 1138 

. R 1223 

. R 1222 

. R 1193 

... R 1192,1231 
.... R 1191-1197 
.... R 1191-1197 

. R 1231 

. R 1191 

. R 1106 

. R 1224 

. R. 1213 

. R 1201 

. R 1210 

. R 1202 

. R 1286 

. R 1129 

. R 1259 

. R 1171 

. R 1286 

. R 1231 

. R 1202 

. R 1194 

. R 1126 

. R 1205 

. R 1221 

. R 1213 

. R 1207 

. R 1140 

. R 1173 

. R 1157 

. R 1208 

. R 1209 

. R 1201 

. R 1237 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Salutes—Continued. 

President of foreign Republic in passing ship 

rank of officer saluted obtained. 

reaching of quarterdeck. 

rendered by officers. 

rendered to foreign officers if possible. 

rendered to foreign powers if possible. 

restrictions in firing. 

return gun for gun. 

royal families, ships passing. 

rules of senior ship followed. 

Secretary of the Navy— 

answering of. 

ships passing. 

sentries to officers. 

ships authorized to fire. 

side cleaners. 

sovereigns, ships passing. 

table of, for boats. 

tabular statement of. 

Washington’s Birthday. 

Washington’s tomb, ships passing. 

when fired. 

when in boats. 

when not fired in port. 

Saluting ammunition. (See Ammunition.) 

Saluting powder, precautions in handling. 

Saluting ships. 

Salvage material, carried under survey account. 

Salvos, precautions when firing. 

Samoa: 


Art. 

_ R 1100 

_ R 1210 

.... R 1171 

_ R 1173 

_ R 1201 

.... R 1201 
R 1205,1206 
.... R 1221 

_ R 1106 

_ R 1203 

.... R 1222 
.... R 1111 
.... R 1169 

_ R 1103 

.... R 1177 

_ R 1106 

.... R 1177 
.... R 1143 
.... R 1286 

_ R 1107 

.... R 1204 

_ R 1177 

_ R 1206 

.... R 2027 
.... R 1201 
.... I 4821 
.... I 2854 


prisons designated for men convicted in. 

service in, equivalent to sea duty. 

Samoans, pay of, when enlisted. 

San Juan, Saturday half holiday, months named. 

San Francisco, includes Mare Island Navy Yard, in regard to requisitions. 

Sanitary conditions, commanding officer’s duties. 

Sanitary inspections: 

fleet surgeon’s. 

living spaces, etc. 

Marine Corps. 

Sanitary pump, use of. 

Sanitary report: 

medical officer. I 

navy yards and naval stations. 

Sanitation: 


. I 3801-3802 

. I 710 

. R 4427 (29) 

. I 84 

. I 4471 (12) 

. R 20 

. I 1122 (2) 

.. I 2702 

. I 3578 

. I 3121 

2127,3259,5222 (56), 5247 (3) 
. I 5247 (13) 


commander in chief to regulate. I 901,902,916 

unhealthy ports. I 952 

supervision of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. R 133 

Saturday half holiday. I 84,404,2602 (5) 

Scandalous conduct, punishment for. R 8 

School of Application for Marines, inspection of, by board of inspection for shore stations. R 158 

Schools, technical, supervision of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. R 2901 

Scientific subjects, publications on. I 604 

Score sheets, Marine Corps target practice... I 3690,3692,3693 


Scrap heap: 

material consigned to. I 4731 ( 6 ) 

yard, survey of.. 1 4746 

Screw threads, not to be painted. I 2705 (4) 


Sea duty: 

insular service equivalent to. I 710 

pay of officers while assigned to. R 4400 


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11 indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Sea pay (see also Pay): Art. 

date of beginning of. R 4406 

men entitled to. I 4882 

officers entitled to. R 4405 

Sea service. R 1532 

foreign stations. I 955 

junior officers, amount required. R 2701 

marines, assignment to. 1 3589,3590 

readiness of reserve fleets... R 236 

sea pay dependent upon. R 4405 

ships in ordinary, readiness for. R 216 

ships in reserve, readiness for. R 216 

Sea valves: 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

ship out of commission, care of. I 3085 

Seal: 

attached to bonds. I 3905 

use of, on passes. I 3409 

Seamen (see also Enlisted men): 

helmsmen, instruction as. I 2505 13) 

pay of (see also Pay). R 4427 

Seaman gunners: 

additional pay while holding certificates. R 4427 (8) 

certificates of graduation. R 3564 

class, Bureau of Navigation, supervision over. R 3563 

details of. R 3563 

instruction of. R 2125 , 

reenlistment of. R 3565 

reports of proficiency of. R 3563 

Search of ship by foreign countries not allowed. R 2046 

Searchlights, bright work, protection from. I 506 

Second conduct class, requirements for. R 3668 

Second lieutenants, Marine Corps, promotion of.. I 3676 (4) 

Secondary battery: 

ammunition for, in target practice. I 2866 

Marine Corps assigned to. R 4234 

Secretary, General Board. R 166 

Secretary of Commerce and Labor: 

death of navy-yard employees, report of. I 391,392; R 3901 

injuries to civil employees. I 391,392 

officers in Lighthouse Service, supervision over. R 1051 

Secretary of legation: 

honors for. R 1116 

rank of. R 1116 

Secretary of the Navy: 

absence, lights for.-. R 1111 

addresses, telegraphic and cable. I 5324 

advances of pay to pay clerks, supervision of.-. R 4459 

advertising, authority for. 1 4946 

advisory council, constitution of. R 109 

Aid for Inspections, advice concerning inspections. R 156 

Aid for Material, recommendations by... R 142 

aids. R 104,109 

annual reports, maintenance of naval stations, forwarded to. R 188 

appeals from decision of, addressed to President. I 5323 

appropriation for public works approved by. R 183 

arrival and departure of vessels, report of. I 5241 (10) 

arrival of, information required. R 1266 

assistants to aids. R 109 

Attorney General, questions submitted to. R 134 

authority for navy-yard work for private parties.. R 4391 

3 Uthority vested in. R 4601 


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[I indicates Instructions: R indicates Regulations. ] 

Secretary of the Navy—Continued. Art. 

bills before Congress. R 1517-151$ 

bills of exchange drawn by pay officers. R -4366 

board of inquest, reports. R 322 

Board of Inspection and Survey, reports from, concerning ships under construction. R 157 

board of selection for retirement. R 342 

bonded contracts. I 3951-3964 

bonding of officers. I 8901-3964 

bureau circulars, approval by. R 901 

Bureau of Yards and Docks directed by, to prepare estimates for other bureaus. R 1S3 

certificate of balances furnished to. I 4S73 

chaplain's report. R 3103 

charges of oflenses. R 1407.140$ 

charter of vessels by commander in chief. I 939 

civil engineers, assignment to duty. R 3132.3133 

classification, questions of. R i $2 

coast-survey officers. R 1051 

commandant, Marine Corps, annual reports. I 3522 

commander in chief, absence from command. R 3702 

commander in chief, relinquishing command, authority for. R 1603 

commutation tickets purchased by. R 4643 

correspondence (see also Correspondence)— 

Civil Service Commission. I 5309 

executive departments... 1 5309 

fleets. I 916 

forwarded through Division of Operations. I 5324 

supervision over. R 110 

court-martial order, preparation of.I 601.602 

courts of inquiry ordered by. R 55 

courts ordered by, preparation of orders. R 134 

death of, ceremonies for. R 1296 

destruction of infected clothing. I 4750 

detail of executive officers. R 1061.2391 

disagreement, cases of, decision made by. R 1S3 

disbursing officers' accounts, inspection of. I 5261 (4) 

discharges prior to expiration of enlistment... R 3601 

Division of Material, recommendations submitted to. concerning changes of plans. R 171 

docking, authority of. I 2703 

drill books, changes in. R 901 

embarked in boat, honors for.. R nil 

enlistment of insular forces, supervision of. R 4429 

final-acceptance trial. I 2961 

Fish Commission officers. R 1051 

flag displayed in boats. R 1253 

flagship, selection of. I 911 

fleet orders, copies of. forwarded to commander in chief. I 902 

fleet organization. R 201-207 

foreign vessels visiting naval harbors. R 1503 

fuel depots, General Board's recommendations. R 167 

funds, requisitions for. R 4351 

funeral escort. R 1301 

General Board, additional officers. r 1^5 

General Board, reports and recommendations. R 167 

general courts-martial. r 701-S50 

mitigation of sentence. R $47 

ordered by. R 3$ 

remission of sentence. r §45 

general orders, supervision over. R 991 

head of Navy Department. RICH 

honors for, on board of ship. r m. 1237 

hospital fund. r 44^4 

information for Congress. r 15 ^ 151 $ 


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[I Indicates Instructions: R indicate Regulations.] 

Secretary of tic Nary—Continued. 

international <x>mmonica£kii >5 . 

leaving United States, permission for. 

letters from ships address! to. 

Lighthouse Service officers. 

list of officers and men. sent to. before sailing. 

loss of dotting and tedding reported to. 

machinery trials, preliminary acceptance. discretion-of.. 

mail dff E. as..... n _ 

Marine Corps— 

general duties.. ... 

inspections. 

wppffes..... 

mates, rating of.. 

merchant niseis in distress, bills of exchange from. 

nndshipmeKL, assignment to duty.. 

mUeaa? boon purchased by.. 

money rasaaocs.. 

Marine Corps.... 

movements of ships, correspondence regarding. 

movements of ships reported to.. 

naval hospital. 

Navy Regulations and Instructions. 

ar*- ships, plans and specffic-aticns. approval of.. 

newspaper sabscripticns. authority for.:... 

Nurse Corps (female . supervision over. 

offices and reams in department, assignment of... 

officer ordered to foreign coon try. 

fag officer successor to. appointed by.. 

operarioos of ships.. 

papers signed by direction, of. 

personal fag. displaying of.. 

personnel, general board leeommen-lar^ns. 

pho’roempfes and m oving-pi mure f.Ims of naval objects . 

p*_ans of campaign received from General Board.. 

plans of ships, approval of... 

p<st-ex change regulations. 

post-graduate work....... 

pwjet tru-iers appointment of. 

presents to ships... 

printing and publication, committee on. 

professors of mathematics. 

pcbiieaifoc. of coart-martial extracts, supervision over. 

publications, issue of. 

rani in command.. 

reception of. in navy yards and aboard ship. 

Red Cross, assistance during war time.. 

re-dress of wrongs..... 

remissi*>n of summary eocrt -m artial sentences. 

reports— 

heroism in battle. 

improvements, naval stations, forwarded to. 

made to. after action. 

quarterly, from bareaas and offices. 

quarterly, to Preadeai. 

service. 

request for doty reported to. 

requests far leave reported to. 

requisitions made to. for installation of machinery. 

reserve torpedo vessels, organitation of. 

revfewmg authority of deck courts. 


Art. 

. I 5324 

.E 3701 

. I S32S 

. P. 1051 

. R 20 

.. i ms 

. I 2921 

.I 5401 .5402 

.P. 4101 

. I 5521 

. I 3533 (5) 

.. I 3502 

. R 1014 

. I 4553 

. R 3304 

. R 4643 

. R 43-51 

.I 5261 (52 

. I 5324 

. R 126 

. I 3224.3239 

I 601-606: R 901 

. P. 171 

. I 4945 

. R 3322 

. I 111 

.I 6 (1) 

.R 1044 

. I 1102 (3) 

. I 5317 

. R 1237 

. R 167 

. I 714 

. R 167 

. R 171 

. I 359$ 

.... R lc-£-l.>« 

. I 3599 

. I 4404 (2) 

. I 33 

. R 3111 

. R 901 

.... I 32.605.606 

. R 1062 

.... R 1111.1266 

.R 3S61 

. P. 1443 

. R 33 

. R 3661 

. R 1S$ 

. R 1630 

. I 11 (2) 

. I 11 (1) 

. R 126 

. R 132 

. R 132 

. R 1S5 

. R 237 

. R 516 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Secretary of the Navy—Continued. Art. 

sale of stores abroad, authority. I 4718 

sale of vessel. I 4701 

salutes for, answering of. R 1222 

salute, ships passing. R 1111 

senior line officer, duties of, designated by. 1003 

ship, defects in, reported by commander in chief. I 901 

ship designs. R 1~1 

ship going out of commission, report of. R 2050 

ship’s store. I 4504? 4508 

ship under construction, reports concerning from Board of Inspection and Survey. R 157 

shore stations, instructions regarding. R 158 

signal books, preparation and disposition of. I 601-606; R 901 

signature of papers. R HO 

special instructions for officers and men. R 1542,1543 

specifications for ships, approval of. R 171 

strength, condition, and distribution of Marine Corps, report to. I 5261 ( 1 ) 

traitors, punishment of. R 4 

transfer of marines. R 3585 

transportation, purchase of. R 4643 

telephone service, contracts for. I 4945 

treason, punishment of... R 4 

trials, final acceptance, prescribe conditions. I 2963 

typewriters, purchase of. I 101,4571 (4) 

uniform regulations, supervision over. R 901 

Secretary of the Treasury: 

bills of exchange. R 4368 

contract (original), Navy pay office, forwarded to. I 4243 (16) 

stores, sales of, accounts. I 4719 

surety companies. I 3911,3955,3958-3964 

waives delinquency of pay officers. I 4921 

Secretary of War: 

marine serving with the Army. R 4105 

permits transportation by Army transports. I 955 

Section of Accounts, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, general duties (see also Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts). R 117 

Section of Movement of the Fleet included in Division of Operations. R 105 

Section of Supplies, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts (see Note); (see also Bureau of Supplies 

and Accounts). r 143 

clothing, manufacture of. R 148 

coal supply (see Note). r 143 

forms supplied by. r 148 

fuel, supply of (see Note). R 143 

included in Division of Material. R 107,141 

property accounts, keeping of, supervision of. R 14 s 

stores and supplies, supervision of. r 143 

water, supply of, supervision over (see Note). R 143 

Securing of armor, supervision over, by Bureau of Construction and Repair. R 146 

Sedition, punishment for. jj. g 

Self-preservation, right of, responsibility of officers with reference to. R 1647 

Semaphore signals used in hospital ships. I 4003 

Senate, appropriations by. j 

Senior engineer officer, engineer watch officers to report to, regarding machinery. I 1844 

Senior line officer: 

assistance rendered to, in restoring order. r 1449 

assumption of command. 44 40^3 

duties of, designated by Secretary of the Navy. r 1003 

duty of, to prevent riots and quarrels.. r 4442 

exercise of authority by. 44 40 ^o 

in boats, responsibility of. R 1530 

preside at mess. j g 24 


(302 in) 

























































II indicates Instructions; It Indicates Regulations.] 

Senior officer’s pennant: ^re¬ 
displaying of. r 1242 

flying of, in navy yards. r 1243 

Senior officer present. I 1201-1205 

accidents to ships, commandant to be informed. I 917 

afloat, commanding officer of receiving ship not to act as. I 587 

afloat, no authority over commanding officer of receiving ship. I 587 

approval of court-martial sentences. R 32 

arrival of ships in port, report of. I 5342-5344 

authority of, to act as consul. R 1608 

boat horns for official functions. I 2608 (2) 

boat visiting to carry notebook. I 1804 

change in mail address, to Division of Operations. I 5465 

clothing, climatic regulations. I 2617 (3) 

coaling ship, loss allowance. I 4429 

collision, grounding, report of. I 5215 

commander in chief, duty and responsibility of. I 1205 

communication with department. I 5337 

correspondence, forwarding. 1 5305 

correspondence; numbering of letters. I 5310 

cruising report, ship going out of commission.I 5221 (38) 

customs inspection. I 1321 

damage, investigation and report of. I 1202 

departure of ships from port, report of. I 5342-5344 

diplomatic officers, boat furnished to. R 1273 

diverting forces not under immediate command. R 1804 

duties of. I 1205 

economy. I 931 

fittings, under water, report on condition of. I 5222 (1) 

flag officer absent. R 1044,1244 

foreign port— 

absence of flag officer. R 1244 

cases of desertion to foreign ships of war. R 3643 

cases of persons charged with crime. R 3642 

foreign stations, direct purchases, duties regarding. I 4473 

foreign stations, urgent repairs authorized by. I 4360 

hospital ticket. I 5222 (on) 

hull inspection report. I 5222 (1) 

improvements, suggestions for. I 916,918 

incorrect communications not to be forwarded. I 5329 

inspections of ships. I 4305 

leave of absence, granting of. R 3703 

liberty and leave, regulation of. I 914 

lights, concealing of, in time of war. I 2607 (12) 

machinery, imperfect. 1 2907 

mail, forwarding of. I 5431 

medical property, survey of. I 4749,5222 (5m) 

medical stores, transfer of. I 2118 

medical surveys. I 5222 (5 0 ); R 361 

missing articles, board of survey report on. I 5221 (36) 

missing articles, survey of. I 4733 

motions followed. I 2610 

movement of ships, requests to.-.R 1903 

need for supplies, surveys, and repairs to be reported to. I 1332 

official calls, bad weather. I 913 

officers transferred to or from hospitals. I 956 

open purchase of supplies. I 4651 

orders involving travel. I 5336 

paint, condition of, after vessel cleaned; report. I 5222 (1) 

passengers. I 912 

port information, to obtain. I 933 

public supplies, private use of. I 4412 

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: indicates IDetraction*; R indicates Resnlatif/n*.] 


scmct am m umuon. See Ammunition^ 

Ouikx pe n-t i c , bj . disahjed enlisted . 

S«rnc« record*. 

*c®®nrpany genera* court-mariai Drisoners.. 

cocmpon.deijce nariirr. 

osciaiae to av-fryt* .. 

•iisiogal of. 

^sztfi men . kept by Bureau of Nivigaiion.. 

entries during service..... 

entries upon discharge.... 

entries trtoc. ecifecaeirt... 

drr: sheets of. mbs dan 7 to Bureau o' Navigation_ 

items included in. 

fudge Aivccate General's supervision..-. 

kiss of________ 

Marine Corps, how kept ._. 

me^ika! ciEeer to verify.. 

ofSenr*. iept by Bureau oCXar^stka.. 

persons tisebarsed. 

preparatiuc. of. at place -of enlistment. 

recruiting ofems supervision.. 

iKcn of. on endstmen t. 

signature of.. 

tmuir tapers to include. 

vsiteiai of.. 

Service, site... 

pwjrnlarl to ship, survey is: appraisal of.. 

Services, requisitiocs iir... 

Settling tanks. fuei oil. glass gauges.. 

S ta tkies. OTHtiiup.... 

Shaft rubes. exauhnutioc. of. hi dock. 

Siafurp. test of. in dock. 

Sciktf-iovu cruise.. 

engineer aocce. training of. 

filkover trial. 

Sharp shoe tens: 

Muuue Corps— 

ccarecsaaon &e.. 

en tr y in muster roiis. 

record sheets. 

rife x>mpetrtfocs. 

Navy, marines hoc to be entered -31 iisc-hurge wrtifirate 

Sharpshootens' course. Marine Corps. 

Sheathed ship, ■oaxgiegobboas. 

Shell rooms. >•?* Mjgadnas. 

Shellac, containers for. 

Shellac varnish- use of.. 

Shells: 


Art. 

.. ..B 4>n 

..R 3341-2545 

. I3S« 

. i sam 

. R 3612 

.R 354 4 

. R 132 

I 33/2. -33)8: R .514. 624, >>44 

. R 3604,398 

. R 3542 

---— .... 1 ;277 

. R -3542 

.— R 134 

. I 1317; R 3543 

. I 3561.3645 

.-. I 2102 

. I 3257: R 132 

. I 3221 (1?) 

.-. R 3541 

. R 3341 

. I 5221 (17) 

. R 3543 

. R 3583 

. I 13GS 

- . I 4404 

.-. I 4735 ( 7 ) 

I 4471-4490.5224 J . 3245 32 

. I 3377 fT> 

.I 2631.2636 

. I 2703 

- . I 30*4 

. I 1315 

.-. 12945 

. I 2W6 


I 3684.3665: R 4442 

. I 3696 

. I 9690 

. I 3715.3716 

. I 3695 

... I 3688.3689.3708 
. I 2705 (5) 

. I 45S3 

. I 4582 


blind. xnbci fiber practice. I 2871 

ntscecucn cf.....R a;e; 

remevsi of fuses from. I 2S73 

sups hi ordinary. I 570 

Ship-s: 

acceptance, time of.. I 2961 

acting vfnpfy . ecexmunicatiocs. I 5337 

iitarsoccs to. definirsen of . I 4301 

arueies removed hots before sai?. I 4701 

assignment of. to hocae yards for d rekinp and overhaul.. I 43j?2 

authorise*! to fire sahites...R 1108 

auxiliary service, rep-airs to.. I 4227 

svray front navy yard, repairs -of «u^»s. I 4734 

B-.'ari of I ns pe c tion and Survey, attend trials. I 2922 


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[I indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations.] 

Ship-s—Continued. 

building of, at navy yard, precautions. 4 3403 

Central American waters not attached to fleets. R 205 

chief of staff, duties of, regarding condition. 1 1101 (D 

classification of. 1034 > 4 ^ 35 

for athletic trophies. 442 ® 

condition of— 

commanding officer to report. I 1320 

inspection by executive officer. R 4063 

reported to commander in chief on anchoring. I 1007 

contract-built, outfit and allowances. I 4608 

correspondence to be addressed fo Secretary of the Navy. I 5328 

corrosion, precautions against. I 2705 (1) 

cost of commission, how charged. I 4804 (4&) 

crew to aid in repairs. I 3408 (1) 

customs inspection of. 11321 

defects in, reported by commander in chief. I 901 

departure from port, report of... I 5342-5344 

designation of. I 5312 (3) 

designs of, preparation of. R 171 

detached, requisition for medical stores.-. I 2119 

disabled temporarily, may remain in commission. R 216 

distinctive marks of. R 1236 

division commanders to inspect without notice. I 1002 ( 2 ) 

division commanders will keep in position. I 1005 (1) 

docking and overhaul periods, work to be done during. I 4302 

docking and undocking of. I 3406,5242 (13) 

docking, cleaning, painting, etc. I 2703-2709 

docking, examination. I 3084 

docking of, authorization of, by Bureau of Construction and Repair. I 4342 

docking of, defrayal of cost. R 189 

draft and load of; report. I 5221 (35) 

draft of, to be entered in log.. I 1606 (5) 

draft taken on entering port. I 2331 (7) 

dressing of. R 1180 

equipment of, supervised by chief of staff. I 1101 ( 1 ) 

full dressing of. R 1181 

general specifications covering the building of. I 604 

gun salutes by. R 1201-1213 

having no allowance list, requisitions. I 4471 ( 8 ) 

hospital (see also Hospital ships). R 2911-2926 

in and out of commission. R 216 

in neutral port, precautions against surprises. R 2059 

in port, necessary work to be reported. I 1007 

inability to salute, report of. R 1201 

inspection of. (See Inspection of ships.) 

inspections of, by executive officer. R 2209 

loss or grounding of, inquiry into. R 441,442 

mail adresses of. I 5461-5465 

military characteristics of, supervision. R 126 

models of. I 4003 

movements, crew to be informed of. I 2501 ( 6 ) 

Naval Auxiliary Service, operation of. R 1031 

navy-yard port, emergency contracts, limitation. I 4472 ( 8 ) 

navy-yard port, requisitions for services. I 4472 ( 1 ) 

nomenclature, instruction of men in... I 2505 ( 1 ) 

nomenclature of decks of. 12710 

not at navy yard, repairs to. I 4360-4361 

not in navy-yard port, stores and supplies afloat. I 4473 

not in United States service, pennants not flown from.R 1247 

operation and movements of. I 1102 ( 3 ) 

overhaul, periods for. I 2981, R 229 


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fl indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Ship- s—Continued. 

outfit. (See Outfit.) Art. 

painting of. I 2703-2705 

passengers allowed. I £12 

plans of— 

filing of, in bureaus.. I 4.344 

furnished commanding officer..:.. I 3403 

modifications of. R 171 

port visits limited.:.. I 910 

( prepared for sea on arrival in port.. I 1332 

probable movements of.... I 916 

rating of. R 1034,1035 

repairs and alterations to. I 4301-4361 

repairs— 

foreign ports. I 934 

reports of. I 5242 (11) 

supervised by Chief of Staff. I 1101 (1) 

supervision over, by Bureau of Construction and Repair. R 146 

returned from foreign station, inspection of, by Board of Inspection and Survey. R 157 

Revenue-Cutter Sendee, work on. R 4371 

sale of— 

articles reserved. I 4701 (3) 

inspection with view to. 1 4701 

recommendations by Board of Inspection and Survey. I 4307 

salutes by.-. R 1201-1213 

sanitary inspection of; report. I 5212,5214 

seagoing qualities. I 1315,5221 (34) 

separated from fleet, division commander’s duty regarding. I 1006 

sheathed or unsheathed, mooring of. I 2705 

special service, not under direction of commander in chief. R 204 

specifications for, approved by Secretary of the Navy. R 171 

speed at full-power trial. I 2941 

standardization trials, condition of. I 3023 

status of.. ft 216,217 

suggestions for improvement of. I 918 

supplied with one steam launch, regulation. I 2608 

surveys of. I 3003 

temperature and ventilation. I 2617 

training station, supervision of commanding officer. R 3689 

trials— 

before acceptance. I 2921 

full-power. I 2946 

laying up, out of commission. I 3001 

post repair. I 2981 

special, steaming data. I 3023 

standardization, rules.-. 1 3022 

undergoing general overhaul, liability statement forwarded to department. I 4336 

unserviceable and insanitary articles on, how disposed of.... I 4735 

whitewash not to be used on steel parts. I 2705 (8) 

work upon, done by Government for contractors. R 4392 (3) 

Ship arriving in port: 

contagious disease aboard. ft 3802 

interchange of visits. R 12 69 

quarantine regulations. ft 3801 

report of. 1 5342,5344; R 1272 

wardroom officers, visits by.- ft ^268 

Ship’s books, mark designating desertion.-.- ft 3638 

Ship’s bottom: 

cleaning, when not in dock. I 2703 

condition of; report. I °222 (1) 

corrosion of. * 2704,2705 

painting of. * ^3 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Ships coming to anchor (see also Coming to anchor): 

colors, displaying of. 

honors between. 

. man-of-war lights. 

Ship’s company. (See Crew.) 

Ship’s complement not to be exceeded without authority. 

Ship’s cooks, reenlistment of. 

Ship fitting out. (See Fitting out; going into commission.) 

Ship’s force, repairs by. 

Ships getting underway. (See Getting underway.) 

Ships going into commission. (See Going into commission.) 

Ship going on foreign station, store allowance. 

Ship going out of commission. (See Going out of commission.) 

Ship houses, classified under Title E. 

Ship in dock: 

instructions regarding. 

tests. 

Ship in dry dock: 

examination of. 

fuel oil, precautions. 

precautions to be taken. 

Ship-s in foreign ports: 

alterations to.... 

bills of exchange. 

boarding visits to American merchantmen. 

boarding visits to United States men-of-war. 

boat ensign, displaying of. 

boats for consular and diplomatic officers. 

command, senior officer present. 

discharge of enlisted men, travel allowance. 

ensigns displayed in boats. 

expiration of enlistment, travel allowance. 

foreign anniversaries, observance of. 

foreign officials, return visits by. 

funeral ceremonies. 

holidays, observance of. 

interchange of visits. 

marines, discharge of.,. 

marines, selection of men. 

money, exchange of. 

money requisition. 

national anniversary, observance of. 

pay officer relieved, disposition of funds. 

religious institutions, respecting of. 

repairs, requisitions for. 

repairs to merchant vessels. 

repairs to surveyed articles. 

requests to return to United States, travel expenses not allowed. 

sales of stores, instructions regarding. 

salutes rendered by. 

supplies, requisitions for. 

travel expenses, enlisted men. 

travel expenses of officers returning home. 

visits to diplomatic officers. 

visit to foreign officials. 

Ship in islands under United States, visits of ceremony. 

Ship in navy yard (see also Navy yards). 

authority over. 

commanding officer not to interfere with commandant’s duties. 

correspondence with. 

crew to aid in repairs. 

dock trials. 


Art. 

. R 1238 

. R 1159 

. R 1258 

. R 2118 

. R 3532 

I 4326,4328,4731 


. I 4471 (5) 

. I 4804 (8) 

.... I 3084 
.... I 3084 

.... I 2703 
I 3377 (17) 
.... I 3406 

.... I 4360 
R 4366-4368 
.... R 1279 
.... R 1279 
.... R 1240 
.... R 1273 
.... R 1244 
.... R 4539 
.... R 1240 
.... R 4539 
.... R 1288 
.... R 1276 
R 1301.1303 
.... R 1287 
R 1267-1270 
.... R 4154 
.... I 3589 
R 4366-4368 
.... R 4354 
.... R 1287 
.... R 4333 

_ R 1538 

.... I 933 
.... I 4361 
.... I 4734 

_ R 4491 

.... I 4718 

_ R 1197 

_ I 932 

. R 4501 

. R 4491 

. R 1273 

. R 1274 

. R 1277 

_ I 916 

. R 3910 

. R 2103 

. I 5338 

. I 3408 

. I 2942 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Ship in navy yard—Continued. Art. 

hull inspection, report on. X 5222 ( 1 ) 

inspection supervised by commanding officer. R 3982 

job orders, list of furnished. R 3932 

liberty for men. r 3703 

machinery repairs.. r 3951 

marines, drills ashore.... I 3950 

material, emergency contracts for. I 4472 ( 8 ) 

mooring and moving of. I 3405 

officers and crew changed to other quarters. R 3911 

one-fourth the crew required to be aboard. R 3708 

overhaul of, assembly of material for... I 4340 

passes out of yard. I 3409 

radio operators.. 14133 

recommendations for work by bureaus. I 4325 

reports, how made. I 5338 

request for urgent repairs. I 4330 

routine light and fires to be extinguished... I 3402 

senior officer’s pennant, flying of. R 1243 

services, emergency contracts for... I 4472 (8) 

ship’s inspection of work. I 1330,1337 

ship inspectors, list to be furnished commandant. I 3457 

summary court-martial, reviewing authority of.. R 622 

typewriters, disposition of..... I 4571 

visits of courtesy. R 1271 

water for....... I 4476 (2) 

weekly report of repairs. 1 3431 

work by ship’s force... I 4328 

Ships in ordinary..... I 570; R 216 

boats. I 570 (8) 

boilers, care of... I 3041-3085 

complement. I 570; R 216 

docking and undocking. I 570,3406 

expense of care charged to Title T...... I 4804 (15) 

machinery, care and preservation of. I 3041-3045 

machinery supervision of engineer officer... R 3951 

maintenance. R 216 

medical officer. I 570 

messes. I 570 

money allotments for....I 4423 (5), 4424 (4) 

officers and men borne on receiving ship... I 570 

overhauling. I 2981 

pay officer. t . I 570 

readiness for sea. R 216 

repairs of. R 216 

routine lights and fires to be extinguished. I 3401 

Ships In reserve. R 216 

anchor engine, steering engine, machinery, care of. I 540 

boilers, care of. I 3041-3085 

complements of. R 216 

construction and repair department. I 538 

cruises of. R 23® 

electrical plant. 1539 

engineering department. 1540 

equipment of, commanding officer to care for. I 1322 

fire-control bill. 1534 

inspection of, by Board of Inspection and Survey. R 157 

inspections and reports. I 535 

liberty and privileges.*. * 543 

machinery, care of. 1 3084,3085 

material, care of. * 537-540 

miscellaneous visiting not permitted. I 543 


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[I indicates Instructions ; It indicates Regulations.] 


Ships in reserve—Continued. 

money allotments. 

officers of. 

organization in fleets. 

organization, watch, quarter, and station bill. 

overhauling. 

readiness for sea. 

receiving ships, duties as. 

repairs of. 

steam engineering. 

steam launch boilers. 

target practice. 

Ship inspectors: 

assistant, list to be furnished commandant. 

going on leave reported to commandant. 

Ships leaving port: 

absence of officers, commanding officer to report. 

alphabetical list of men on board. 

bad-conduct discharge men, disposition of. 

bill of health. 

co mm anding officer to report. 

complement, marines, deficiency in. 

crews stationed and exercised before sailing. 

leave granted to personnel. 

officers, changes of. 

report of inspection of supplies. 

report of men received. 

Ship’s libraries: 

bureau supervision (see Note). 

navigator in charge. 

Ship’s log. (See Log.) 

Ships meeting: 

command of. 

identification of signals. 

orders interchanged. 

Ships newly commissioned. 

armament tested. 

dock trials, report of. 

full-power trials. 

expenditure classification. 

inspection of, by Board of Inspection and Survey. 

machinery, report of. 

management underway. 

post-trial examination. 

power curves. 

reports by bureaus to Bureau of Construction and Repair 

revolution curves. 

rolling and pitching tests. 

speed curves. 

standardization trials. 

supplies, allowance of. 

tactical qualities, determination of. 

uncompleted work. 

Ships of same class, alterations to affect. 

Ship on detached service: 

transfer orders for officers. 

travel orders for officers. 

Ships on special service, pay accounts, inspection of. 

Ships, organization of. 

Ships out of commission.. 

abstract of patients sent to department. 

care of. 


Art. 

I 4423 (5),4424 (4) 

. I 530-536 

. R 236 

. I 534 

. I 29S1 

. R 216 

. I 587 

. R 216 

. I 540 

. I 540 

. R 236 

. I 3457 (1) 

. I 3457 

. I 1354 

. I 5221 (25) 

. R 623 

. I 2126 

. I 3401 

. I 3591 

. R 2025 

. R 3705 

. I 5221 (24) 

. I 4674 

. I 1352 

. R 143 

. I 1612 


. R 1901 

. I 1201 

. I 2612 

. I 2941 

. R 2025 

. I 2943 

. I 2946 

. I 4804 (2) 

. R 157 

. I 2924 

. I 2922 

. I 2925 

. I 2923 

. R 172 

. I 2923 

. R 2025 

. I 2903 

. I 2946 

. I 4471 (46) 

.. R 2025 

. I 2963 

.. I 4343 (8) 

. I 5336 

. I 5336 

. I 4861 (2) 

I 2501-2516; R 2021-2027 

. R 216 

. I 5222 (5f) 

...I 3091-3085,3476-3480 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Ships out of commission—Continued. Art. 

commanding officer, duties. R 2011 

docking and undocking. 1 3406 

equipage and stores. I 4608 (14) 

first lieutenant. R 2304 

guns mounts. I 5245 (45) 

hull, inspection of. I 2701 (5),2704 

inspection of, by Board of Inspection and Survey. R 157 

inspection of, recommendation of commandant in regard to. I 4305 

list of officers forwarded to department. I 5222 (7) 

machinery, care of. I 3041-3085; R 3951 

medical property, inventory of...I 5222 (5 1) 

medical record journal, where forwarded. I 3231 

moving from one yard to another. I 4627 

ordnance material of, semiannual report. I 5245 (45) 

overhauling. I 2981 

outboard valves. I 3085 

papers of.j. I 5353 

publications forwarded. I 5353 

repairs to. I 4333 ( 3); R 216 

report of operations. I 5222 (5) 

routine lights and fires to be extinguished. I 3402 

storerooms. I 4627 (2) 

survey on medical supplies. 1 4749 

work on, recommendations for, by commandant. I 4334 

Ships passing: 

Assistant Secretary oi the Navy, salutes for. R 1113 

attention sounded. R 1151,1161 

close aboard, definition of term. R 1153 

colors, displaying of. R 1238 

during maneuvers, honors restricted to attention on bugle.R 1159 

flag officers saluted. R 1137 

foreign sovereigns, salutes to. R 1106 

honors rendered. R 1151-1154,1162 

honors when one has been on detached duty. R 1159 

personal honors, restrictions in rendering. R 1152 

royal families, salutes to. R 1106 

salutes to presidents of foreign republics. R 1106 

salutes to royal families. R 1106 

Secretary of the Navy, salutes for. R 1111 

Ship’s position: 

officer of the deck to keep informed of. R 2602 

navigator to report in writing. I 1602 

Ship’s prisons: 

dimensions of. R 1429 

ventilation of. H 1430 

Ship routine. 1 2601-2642 

Ships, receiving. (See Receiving ships.) 

Ships sailing. (See Ships leaving port.) 

Ship’s seal, use of on navy-yaid passes. I 3409 

Ships separated from command, pay accounts, inspection of.I 4861 (2) 

Ship’s store: 

accounts. * 

articles carried.. I 4502,4503 

authorization for. 1 4501 

balance sheets. ^ 4507,5223 (12) 

cash payments to be made. 1 . 1 4506 

clothing, sale of. * 45 ® 2 

commissary officer in charge in. 1 2242 

deterioration of stock. * 450 *> 

issues to men in department. 1 1357 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Ship’s store—Continued. Art- 

losses of stock. I 4505 

money, limit of. 1 4504 

prices, selling. I 4506 

profits. 4 4506-4514 

tender, complement of, share of. I 4511 

torpedo flotilla. 14511 

unexpended balances. 14510 

purchases. I 4501 

requisitions limited. 1 4503 

sales to be for cash. I 4506 

small stores, sale of. I 4502 

welfare fund. I 4513 

Ship’s tailor. (See Tailor, ship’s.) 

Ship’s time, regulation of. I 1604 

Ships under construction, visits to, authority for. R 4051 

Shipbuilding, invoices of material for. I 4811 ( 6 ) 

Shipbuilding Company: 

acceptance trials. I 2921-2925 

final-acceptance trial. I 2961-2965 

Shipments: 

articles lost or missing. I 4626 (1) 

bills of lading and other papers. I 4622 (1), 4626 

consigned aboard ship. I 4621,4622 

correspondence concerning. I 5340 (3) 

duty of officer receiving. I 4625,4626 

for one ship or department to be separate. I 4621 

for supply vessels to pass through general storekeeper. I 4624 

Government property, monthly report by official making. I 5288 

hospital ship. I 4007 

inspector’s report of. 1 5278 

marking of, in navy yard. I 4601 

naval supply vessels. I 4624 

officers making, to inform themselves as to arrival of. I 4622 

over land-grant or bonded railroad. I 4628 

preparation of. I 4621,4622 

report of, forwarded to department. I 5245 ( 10 ) 

reports of, made or received at navy yards. I 5245 (42) 

requests for, from other yards. I 5245 ( 33 ) 

stock between navy yards. I 4654 ( 3 ) 

stores, general instructions. I 4621-4622 

stores, shortage account. 1 4733 

through Army depot quartermaster. I 4628 

Shipping articles, explanation of, to recruits. R 3533 

Shipping of crews, Naval Auxiliary Service. R 10.36 

Shipwreck: 

money and accounts, preservation of. R 3004 

report of. r 2 042 

Shipyards: 

telephone service. j 715 

trials, port-repair, repairs made at. I 2984 

visits to, by foreigners, authority for. r 4951 

Shoals, duties of navigating officer in connection with. R 2404 

Shoemakers: 

marine barracks, price. j 3593 3599 

ships, regulation of charges. j’ 2514 

Shop expense, navy yards: 

cost account. j 59 ^ 

direct .1 5012 

Shop stores, navy yards, operation of. X 3497 

Shops, navy yards, work of ship’s crew in. I 3493 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Shore duty: 

assignment of officers to. 

pay of marine detachment. 

temporary, subsistence of enlisted men. 

Shore leave. (See Leave of absence.) 

Shore patrol, intoxicants, not to use. 

Shore pay, officers. 

Shore stations: 

inspection of, board for. 

(See Navy yards and naval stations). 

Shutters, automatic, to be fitted in turret. 

Sick: 

care of, supervised by fleet surgeon. 

commander in chief to be informed of. 

daily report of, at navy yard. 

daily report of, made. 

executive officer’s duties. 

food for, supervision of medical officer. 

for passage to United States. 

laundry and provisions for. 

marines in Philippines, report of. 

removal to hospital. 

pharmacists’ duties regarding. 

rations, commutation of. 

report of— 

by commander in chief. 

forwarded to department. 

from hospital. 

inaccuracies. 

sending home. 

station during quarters. 

stores and supplies for. 

treatment of. 

Sick-bay recorder, hospital apprentices detailed as 
Sick leave: 

authority for. 

commutation of quarters not allowed. 

detachment of officers on, after medical survey. 

employees, civil. 

fuel allowance stopped. 

officer’s health records. 

pay of officers... 

quarters, retention of. 

Sick list: 

commanding officer to examine. 

report of. 

Sick quarters: 

inspected by fleet surgeon. 

pharmacists’ duties regarding. 

medical officer to inspect at fitting out. 

medical officers’ duties regarding. 

Sickness: 

officers, meals served in rooms. 

provided for on general bills. 

Side arms, shore patrol to wear. 

Side boys, number of. 

Side cleaners, salutes by.-. 

Side honors (see also Honors; Salutes): 

officer of the deck supervision. 

piping the side. 

salutes rendered by persons in view. 

side boys given. 

when dispensed with. 


Art. 

R 1031-1040 
.... R 4426 
R 4427 (7) 

.... I 915 
.... R 4407 

. R 108,158 
R 3901-4071 
.... I 2668 

. I 1122 (5) 

_ I 908 

.... I 3461 

_ I 2107 

_ I 1409 

. R 2959 

_ I 2116 

. I 2121 

_ I 3616 

. R 3582 

. I 2351 

. I 4551 

..... 1916 

. I 5247 (15) 

. I 3238 

. I 3254 

...I 953,954 

. I 2129 

. I 2120 

. I 3222 

. I 2642 

. R 3707 

. R 4512 

. R 364 

I 62,403,404 

. R 4515 

. I 708 

. R 4411 

. R 4511 

. I 2619 

. I 3254 

.. I 1122 ( 2 ) 
. I 2351 


I 

2101 

I 

2104 

] 

[ 821 

I 

2506 

] 

[ 915 

R 

1167 

R 

1177 

R 

2605 

R 

1166 

R 

1164 

R 

1167 

R 

1168 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Signal-s: Art. 

closing and opening water-tight doors. I 2506 

code and meaning not written together. R 1541 

distress, radio. 14146 

division commanders’ duties regarding. I 1005 

exchange of identification. I 1201 

exercises in, required. I 1204 

flag lieutenant’s supervision. I 1110 ( 2 ) 

flag officer killed in battle. R 1045 

interchange of, with Army. I 4181 

methods of, ordered by Chief of Staff. I 1103 (4) 

number and meaning not written together.I 1103 (3); R 1541 

official, authority for. I 2611; R 2602 

recognition, not made to strange ship. I 2611 

record book sent to Bureau of Navigation. I 1103 (5) 

rockets and powder for, commanding officer shall designate. I 2614 

smooth record of. I 1103 (5) 

translation of, prohibitions of, regarding. R 1541 

used in hospital ships.. I 4003 

Signal bells, testing of, on oil-burning ships. I 3378 (13) 

Signal books: 

changes in, supervision of Secretary of the Navy. R 901 

defects in, reported by Chief of Staff. I 1103 ( 2 ) 

how forwarded. I 5353 

preparation and distribution of. I 601,604 

records of, to be kept by Division of Operations. I 602 

report on. I 5211,5213,5221 (39),5241 (9) 

Secretary of the Navy, supervision over. R 901 

subjects included in. R 901 

tactical. I 1005 

Signal codes, supervised by Aid for Operations. R 126 

Signal force: 

flagships, under flag lieutenant. I 1161 

with flag officer afloat on special duty... I 1161 

Signal record book: 

commanding officer to sign when turning over command. R 2015 

defects reported. I 1103 (2) 

flag lieutenants’duties regarding. I 1103,1116 (2) 

forwarded to Navy Department. I 1606 (8),5221 (30) 

navigator to have charge of. I 1606 

signal number and meaning not written together. R 1541 

signing of. R 2602 

Signal service, coast, radio stations in. R 261 

Signalmen: 

hospital ships. I 4003 

Marine Corps pay of. R 4442 

pay of..'. R 4427 (17) 

Signature: 

absence of chief of bureau. I 5318-5320 

absence of officer in command. I 5319 

as “ Acting”. 1 5320 

filing of, by bonded officers. 13913 

general orders, etc... j goi 

Marine Corps, validity of. I 3535 ( 7 ) 

quotations by direction. I 5320 

stamps not to be used on official correspondence. I 5321 

surname only. 1 5321 

to be in own handwriting. j 5319 

to bond.. I 3905-3909,3913 

Silver, aboard ship as freight. xt 1510 

Silver medals, Marine Corps, rifle competitions... X 3715 3719 

Silver services, appraisal and survey of. X 44 Q 4 ? 4735 


























































[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Silverware, officers’ messes. 

Single irons, restrictions in use. 

Siren: 

not to be used in boat races. 

use of. 

Sleeping on watch, punishment for. 

Sleeping out of ship, reserve fleets. 

Small-arms ammunition. (See Ammunition.) 

Small arms: 

crew taught use of. 

division officer’s supervision over. 

list of, ships going in and out of com mis sion. 

practice, instructions for.. 

ships in ordinary. 

Small-arms target practice: 

fleet Marine officer’s duty regarding. 

superintendent of. 

Small stores. (See Clothing and small stores.) 

Smoking: 

around gasoline. 

commanding officer to regulate. 

hospital ships, forbidden. 

loading oil, regulations. 

navy yards, where allowed. 

regulations, oil-burning ships. 

regulations, oil-carrying ships. 

regulations regarding. 

submarines, gasoline in vicinity. 

Smokeless powder. (See Ammunition.) 

Smooth signal record book. 

when submitted. 

Smothering pipes, fire in coal. 

Smuggling: 

punishment for. 

report of. 

Soda: 

use of, in boilers. 

use of, in feed water. 

Soldiers: 

aboard Navy ships for duty, regulations for. 

enlisting in Marine Corps, extra compensation allowance 

Solemnities.-.-. 

Solenoid whistles, use of. 

Solicitor: 

deposit of balances. 

general duties. 

general orders, legal features of. 

office of, under Assistant Secretary of the Navy. 

sale of vessel, prepare papers for. 

signature cards forwarded to, on bonding. 

Solitary confinement: 

imposed by summary court-martial. 

limit of punishment by commanding officer. 

on bread and water imposed by summary court-martial. 

Sound signals. 

Sounding attention, regulating of. 

Sounding gear, navigator’s duty regarding. 

Soundings, taking of. 

Sovereigns: 

foreign countries, honors for.... 

foreign country, ships passing, salutes to. 

gun salutes not fired to. 


Art. 

.... I 828 
R 24,30,619 

.... I 2620 
.... I 2606 
R 4 

.... I 531 


.. I 2505 

. I 182i 

. I 5222 (3) 

I 916 (4), 1609 (3) 
. I 570 

. I 1124 (2) 

. I 3646 


. I 3391 (3) 
.... 12512 

.... I 4013 
I 3378 (19) 
.... I 3402 
.... I 3377 
. I 3378 (2) 

.... I 2625 
. I 3391 (3) 

. I 1103 (5) 

.... I 1606 
.... I 3330 

.... R 12 
. I 2401 (2) 

.... I 3480 
.... I 3063 

.... R 3842 
. I 3685 (9) 
R 1286-1289 
.... I 2506 

.... I 3931 
.. R 103,118 
.... R 126 
.... R 116 
.... I 4701 
.... I 3913 

.... R 30 
R 24 
.... R 30 
R, chap. 41 
.... R 1161 
.... I 1605 
.... R 2085 

.... R 1104 
.... R 1106 
.... R 1203 


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fl indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Spars: 

carpenter’s examination of...:. 

construction of, supervision over, by Bureau of Construction and Repair. 

defects in.. 

Speaker of the House, honors for..•. 

Special contracts, public bills covering, reports by officer preparing. 

Special deposits: 

reports of. 

summary of. 

transfer statements, supply accounts ashore. 

Special duty, accounts of officers on, chargeable to Title I. 

Special first-conduct class, requirements for. 

Special inspecting officers, assignment of, to Division of Inspection. 

Special instruction, Navy Department’s authority regarding. 

Special orders, preparation and distribution of. 

Spe ;ial-service ships, not under direction of commander in chief. 

Special-service squadron: 

commander of. 

operating with fleet.i.... 

Special trials. 

Specialists, treatment by, expenses for... 

Specifications: 

acceptance trials, furnished to Board of Inspection and Survey. 

gasoline. 

general court-martial. (See General courts-martial.) 

general, covering the building of ships. 

inspection of hull material... 

kerosene. 

new ships. 

officer making requisition responsible for. 

Portland cement. 

ships, modifications of. 

standard, requisitions to adhere strictly to. 

summary courts-martial. (See Summary courts-martial.) 

Speed: 

apparatus for determining, navigator’s duty regarding. 

changes in. 

increasing of, boilers used. 

Speed curves, determination of.. 

Speed trials, special. 

Sperm oil, safety lamps, use of. 

Spies, punishment of. 

Spirits, custody of medical officer (see also Intoxicants). 

Spontaneous combustion: 

coal, causes of. 

oiled canvas, stowage of. 

precautions against. 

Sprinkling system, magazines, reserve ship. 

Squadron commander (see also Division commander). 

arrival of ships in port, report of. 

bills of exchange made payable to. 

correspondence. 

courts of inquiry ordered by. 

medical stores, survey of. 

murder, punishment for. 

pay accounts, inspection of. 

separated from commander in chief, authority of. 

shifting flag. 

signature in absence of. 

signature to be in own handwriting. 

survey of medical stores. 

trials, special, steaming. 


Art. 

. I 2629 

_ R 146 

_ I 2627 

_ R 1114 

.... 1 5280 

I 5241 (16) 
.... I 5244 
. I 4823 (3) 
I 4804 (21) 
.... R 3668 
.... R 156 

R 1542,1543 
.. I 601-606 
. R 204,206 

. R 201,206 
.... R 206 
.... I 3021 
.... R 4534 

.... R 157 

.... 13386 

.... I 604 

.... I 604 

I 3396,3397 
.... I 2922 
.... I 3434 
.... I 4658 
.... R 171 
.... I 4659 


. I 1605 

....I 2032,3106 

. I 3109 

.... I 2923,3022 

. I 3023 

. I 3327 (2) 

. R 5 

. R 2965 

I 3128,3326-3329 

. I 2634 

I 2616,2707 (3) 

. I 538 

... R 1701-1708 
....I 5342-5344 

. R 4367 

. I 5333 

. R 403 

. I 4749 

. R 6 

. I 4861 (2) 

. R 1704 

. R 1705 

....I 5319,5320 

. I 5319 

. I 4749 

. I 3023 


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[I indicates Instructions: R indicates Regulations.] 


Squadron paymaster (see also Division paymaster; Pay officer): 

purchases. 

ships on foreign stations, direct purchases, duties regarding. 

Stability, loss of, test for. 

Stadimeters, use of. 

Staff: 

announcement of, by commander in chief. 

commandant, naval districts. 

correspondence forwarded by. 

division, constitution of. 

fitness, reports of. 

flag officer afloat, on special duty. 

flag officer detached, disposition of. 

fleet, commander in chief (see also Fleet staff). 

inspection of ships. 

Marine Corps ( see also Marine Corps staft). 

personal. (See Personal staff.) 

quarters on board ship.. 

Staff Corps: 

entrance to, information regarding. 

order of precedence of. 

Staff duty, ensigns and midshipmen not assigned to. 

Staff of flag officer afloat. 

Staff officers: 

authority of. 

chiefs of bureaus, titles of. 

ex-ehief of bureau, assignment to duty. 

exercise of command by. 

line officers, detailed under, at navy yards. 

not to receive communications. 

precedence taken by. 

rank taken by. 

respect accorded to. 

retired list, titles of... 

right of communication with commanding officers. 

titles included under. 

Stamps: 

date, use of. 

facsimile signature, not to be used on official correspondence. 

postmarking. 

Standardization trials: 

courses. 

data. 

displacement. 

new ships. 

special. 

weather conditions.. 

Standing lights. 

Star-Spangled Banner, honors rendered when being played. 

Starboard gangway, instructions in use. 

State Department, officers ordered to foreign country, to be informed of. 
Statements: 

character of, in reply to complaints. 

from crew to commanding officer. 

mess outfits, quarterly. 

officers, regarding unfavorable reports.. 

shore patrol to make, meals furnished. 

submission of, by accused in writing. 

Staterooms (see also Quarters, living) 

assignment of.. 

meals not to be taken in.. 

personal staff.. 


Art. 

. I 4479,4483 (5) 

. I 4473 

. I 2836 

. I 2818 

. R 1602 

. R 244 

. I 5305 

. I 1141 (1, 2); R 1841 

. I 707 

.. I 1151; R 1846 

. R 1808 

.. R 1826-1S29 

. I 907 

I 3531-3536; R 4141, 4142 

. I 805 

. I 604 

.. R 1009 

.. R 1817.2702 

. R 1801-1846 

. R 1007,1062 

. R 1006 

. R 1032 

.. R 1007 

. R 1043 

.. I 1101 (2) 

. R 1007 

.. R 1005 

. R 1062 

. R 1005 

. R 1061 

. R 1004,1005 

.. I 5312 (21) 

. I 5321 

. I 5411 

. I 3024 

. I 3022 

. I 3022 (a) 

. I 2923,2946 

. I 3021,3023 

.I 3023 

. I 2607 (4) 

. R 1172 

. R 1170 

. I 6 

. R 1405 

. I 2623 

. I 2233 

. I 707 

. I 915 

. R 1404 

. I 804-808 

. I 821 

. R 1818 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Station bills: Art. 

disposition of, at end of cruise. 1 2510 

di vision officers to keep copies of. ^ 1842 

engineer officer’s duty regarding. 1 2005 

executive officer to prepare. ^ 2501 (5) 

junior line officer’s to keep. 1 2501 (8) 

location. ^ 2005 

reduced complements. 1 2505 (0) 

reserve ships. 1534 

Station billets, to be given to crew. I 2501 (4) 

Stations in battle. (See Battle stations.) 

Stations, isolated, Marine Corps, rifle competitions. I 3715 

Stations, naval (see Naval stations). I 5354 

Station ships: 

crews of, composition of. R 3666 

enlistments, monthly reports of. I 5221 (6) 

Stationery: 

commandant’s office, supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 144 

Marine Corps, report of, on hand. I 5261 (29) 

names of individuals not to appear on... I 31 

of officer in command to be used in his absence. I 5322 

ship’s, Title C, classified as.-. I 4804 (4) 

supplied by Section of Supplies. R 148 

Statutes: 

drafted by solicitor. R 118 

drafting of, by Judge Advocate General... R 134 

publications regarding. I 32 

Stealing, punishment for. R 14 

Steam: 

getting up, time required. I 3111 

use in extinguishing fire in bunkers. I 3330 

Steam cookers, supply of, bureau supervision (see Note). R 143 

Steam connections, supervision of Bureau of Steam Engineering (see Note). R 147 

Steam engineering. (See Engineering.) 

Steam Engineering, Bureau of. (Sec Bureau of Steam Engineering). R 107 

Steam gauges: 

comparison. I 2923,2924,3074 

examination of. I 2904 

Steam generators, reports on. I 5242 (12) 

Steam heaters, supervision of Bureau of Steam Engineering (see Note). R 147 

Steam-heating systems, installation of, by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 183 

Steam jackets, warming up. 13102 

Steam launches (see also Boats): 

air pumps. I 3083 

boilers— 

care of. I 3041-3085 

reserve ships. I 540 

salt water not used in. I 3083 

check valves, uses of. 1 3083 

circulating pumps. I 3083 

coxswains, pay of. R 4427 (10) 

machinery, care of... I 3041-3085 

rank of passengers indicated by whistle blasts. R 1176 

safety valves, examination.... I 3083 

sea valves, care of... I 3083 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

taking gasoline aboard... I 3392 ( 2 ) 

water gauges. 1 3083 

Steam leaks, boiler precautions. I 3 H 9 

Steam lines: 

drains, when kept open. j 3193 

pressure, equalization of. I 3103 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Steam log: Art. 

coal, expenditures for, entered in... I 2003 

data for. 12910 

docking, report of examination entered in. I 2703 

drill tests, results entered... I 3075 

engineer force, injuries entered in. I 2015 (3) 

engineer officer, duties regarding. 1 2G15 (4) 

officer of watch, duties regarding. I 2032 (7) 

reports of machinery entered in. I 2014 

safety-valve tests entered in. I 3073 

ships in ordinary.. 1570 

transmission to Navy Department. I 2015 (7), 5222 (4) 

weather and speed data from ship’s log. I 2015 (6) 

Steam machinery. (See Machinery.) 

Steam pipes, reserve ships. I 540 

Steam pressure, to be entered in log. I 1807 

Steaming watches. 1 2004 

Steerage cooks, pay of. R 4427 (5) 

Steering, instruction of men in. I 2505 

Steering engines: 

electric, supervision of Bureau of Construction and Repair. R 146 

maintenance of, supervision of engineer officer. R 2807 

reserve ships. I 540 

Steering gear: 

at anchor, care of. I 2708 

construction of, supervision over, by Bureau of Construction and Repair. R 146 

emery, use of, forbidden.. I 2708 

reserve ships. I 538 

responsibility for, of navigating officer. R 2402 

ships in. ordinary. I 570 

Stern tubes, examination of. I 3084 

Stewards: 

certificates of qualification. R 3555 

commissary (see Commissary steward). 

officers’ messes, not to contract bills. I 825 

pay of. I 4427 (5) 

rating of. R 3551 

reenlistment of. R 3532 

Stipulations (see also Bonds), under Navy Department. I 3951-3964 

Stock: 

ashore, general issue for, carried in naval supply account. I 4821 

requisitions for. I 4654 (2,3) 

Stock cards, supply accounts ashore. I 4822 (2) 

Stock ledger sheets, supply accounts ashore. I 4822 (2) 

Stock ledgers for equipage, supply accounts afloat. I 4853 

Stop valve, closed in case of steam leak. I 3119 

Stop watches: 

ships in ordinary.V.. ^ 570 

transportation of. 4 4405,4406 

Storage of supplies, supervision of Section of Supplies.. R 148 

Storage tanks, fuel oil, care of. 4 3377 

Store balance sheet, quarterly report of.. I 4915 

Store cards, forwarding of, to department. I 5245 (43) 

Store invoices. (See Invoices.) 

Store, ship’s. (See Ship’s store.) 

Storehouses: 

classified under Title E. I 4804 (8) 

keys, custody of.4 4501 (2) 

stores charged to Title X..I 4804 (17) 

stores delivered to ships at.. . I 4608 (9) 

Storekeeper, Naval Academy.. R 4624 

inspection of accou ■ cs.. 4 4861 (1) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Storekeeping expense: Art. 

charged to Title S. I 4804 (14) 

navy yards, cost accounts. 1 5081 

Storerooms: 

condition of, officers responsible for. R 1063 

evening inspection. I 2640 

fleet paymaster’s inspection. I 1123 (3) 

hospital steward responsible for. R 3402 

inspection of. I 2626,2702 

keepers to be in pay division. I 2203 

keys to, custody of. I 1504 

lights in, when extinguished. I 2607 (3) 

Marine Corps, daily inspection. I 3635 

matches not to be used in. I 2706 (15) 

medical. (See Medical storeroom.) 

medical officer to inspect. I 2115 

not to be used for private stowage or sleeping apartments. I 2204 

officers responsible for condition of. R 1063 

Pay Corps, care of... I 2204 

Pay Corps officers to examine on fitting out. I 2202 

provision, commissary officer in charge of. I 2241 

responsibility of yeomen in connection with. R 3402 

ship in ordinary. I 570 

ship out of commission, care of. I 3085 

ships out of commission, sealed during passage. I 4627 ( 2 ) 

uncovered lights not to be used in. I 2607 ( 10 ) 

use of, as sleeping apartments. I 809 

Stores and supplies afloat (see also General storekeeper; Pay officer; Supply accounts afloat). 14401-4584 

absence of pay officer, receipt of. I 4407,4409 

accounts of (see also Accounts). I 4804 (18) 

kept by chief of staff. I 1102 ( 2 ) 

kept by fleet paymaster. I 1123 ( 9 ) 

accountability for. I 4417 

accounting for, going out of commission. R 3008 

advertising for purchase of. R 4G42 

allowance, ship going on foreign station. I 4471 ( 5 ) 

allowances, departure from. I 2232,4478 ( 1 ) 

articles on hand at end of allowance period. I 4471 ( 4 c) 

articles not appearing on allowance list. I 4424 ( 12 ) 

athletic articles. X 4425 

balance sheet, forwarding of. I 5225-5227 

bills of exchanges for purchases. I 4483 ( 4 ) 

bills of lading for. I 4405 ( 2 ) 

boats, nomenclature for. X 4584 

boatswain’s stores. X 2301 

Bureau of Ordnance to approve excess of allowance of ammunition. I 4477 

cargo. I 4402 

care and preservation of. X 4410 

change of pay officers. X 4421 

check for purchases. I 4433 ( 4 ) 

chief of staff’s duties regarding. X 1102 (2) 

chinaware outfit for use. X 4427 ( 1 ) 

clothing and small stores (see also Clothing and small stores). I 4526-4531 

clothing, purchase of. j 4 ^ 

coal, purchases of (see also Coal). X 4429 

coal purchased, trade name of. X 4483 ( 3 ) 

commander in chief. j 93 ^ 

accountable for. j 937 

duties regarding. j 94 6 

to regulate disposition of. j 93 ^ 

commanding officers’authority over purchases... X 4479 ( 1 ) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Stores and supplies afloat—Continued. 

condemned (see also Condemned stores)— Art. 

sales abroad. I 4718 

totally unserviceable to be thrown overboard. I 4731 (6) 

condition before transferring. I 4420 

construction, first lieutenant’s duties regarding. I 1502,1505 

custody, care, and expenditure of.I 4401-4431 

custody receipts for. I 4423 (17) 

custody records. I 4423 (18) 

damaged articles (see also Damaged articles). I 4423 (17) 

dealers’ bills, payment of. I 4483 

death of officer in charge of. I 4421 (4) 

defects in, on commissioning. I 1304 

deficiency in amount received. I 4407 (3) 

delivery to ship in commission. I 4401 

destitute American seamen, issues to. I 4554 

detachment of officers in charge of. I 4421 

disposing of, commanding officer’s duty regarding. I 1331 

ditty-boxes. I 4581 

economy enjoined. I 4478 

electrical, responsibility for, of chief engineer. R 2807 

emergency supplies for torpedo vessels. I 4424 (10) 

engineer officer’s duties regarding. I 2002 

engineering supplies. I 4471 (4) 

equipage for torpedo vessels (see also Equipage). I 4424 

examination of. I 2636 

excess carried on tenders, torpedo boats. I 4424 

excess drawn, returnable. I 4423 (10) 

excess items not on allowance book. I 4423 (14) 

excess, requisitions for. I 4423 (12-15), 4471,4472 

expenditure of. I 4401-4431 

expenditure not to exceed allowance... I 4478 

expiration of cruise, disposition of.. I 4418,4419 

first lieutenant, care of... I 1505 

fleet- 

account of, fleet paymaster’s duty regarding. I 1123 (5) 

advice concerning, to Secretary of the Navy, by general board. R 167 

inspected by fleet paymaster.. I 1123 (2) 

paymaster, purchases of. I 4483 

paymaster’s responsibility regarding.I 1123 (5) 

foreign warships, issues to. I 4555 

fragile articles, special covers for. I 4405 (6) 

freight, public bills for. I 4484 

fresh water, requisitions for. 1 4476 

fuel other than coal, procedure in handling (see also Fuel). I 4430 

fuel supplied by foreign Government. I 4431 

general use. I 4403 

glassware unfit for use. I 4427 (1) 

heads of departments to notify general storekeepers of requirements. I 2232 

ice, requisitions for. I 4471 (4 d) 

increase of allotment to a department. I 4423 (12-14) 

inspected by fleet paymaster. I 1123 (2) 

instruments of precision, selection of. I 4480 

inventory, yearly, to be taken (see also Inventories). I 2231 

issue of.. I 4423 (7) 

to civilians on foreign station. I 4611 

items drawn without reference to allowance list. 1 4471 (4g) 

items missing. 1 4423 (17) 

labeling on, transferring. I 4420 

list to accompany delivery. I 4482 

loss by survey, charged to Title W.I 4804 (16) 

lost or damaged. 14417 


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[I indicates Instructions: It indicates Regulations.] 


Stores and supplies afloat—Continued. 

lumber. 

medical. (See Medical stores.) 

memoranda receipt slips, use of. 

merchant vessels in distress, supplies furnished to. 

mess gear for crew, replacing of. 

miscellaneous. 

missing articles, survey of. 

money allotments for (see also Money). 

money allotments to torpedo vessels. 

navigator’s department, accounting of. 

navy-yard craft. 

need for, to be reported to commandant or senior officer present. 

not purchasable at a port. 

not to be taken from ship. 

officer of deck, duties regarding. 

officers’ messes. 

ordnance (see also Ordnance material)— 

gunners, access to. 

gunnery officer, duties regarding. 

returns of. 

packing of, for store. 

paints. 

Pay Corps officers to care for. 

pay department, requisitions for. 

plated ware, allowance for wear. 

private use of, forbidden. 

provisions (see also Provisions)— 

fresh, inspection of. 

sale of (see also Public bills). 

torpedo vessels. 

public bills for. 

purchase in foreign ports. 

purchases in United States. 

quality certificate... 

quality, inspection of. 

quantity carried by tender and at stationary base... 

quantity certificate. 

quanthy of, commanding officers to decide. 

quarterly invoices of. 

quarterly report of expenditures. 

rations..;.. 

officers’ messes, issues to. 

torpedo vessels. 

receipts— 

by masters of carrying vessels.. 

in bulk subject to inventory. 

for stores transferred.. 

in absence of pay officer. 

receiving aboard. 

receiving ships, requisitions for. 

report by officer in charge. 

report of, in fleet. 

requisitions (see also Requisitions). I 1121,4223,4471 

approved by commanding officer. 

articles not in allowance book. 

cost of items. 

equipage. 

excess. 

final disposition of. 

on foreign station.. 

preparation of. 

Titles B and X. 


Art. 

I 45S2 


. I 4423 (8) 

. I 4553 

. I 442S 

.I 4581—4oS4 

. I 4733 

. I 4423,4425 

. I 4424 

. I 1609,1610 

. I 4472 (7) 

. I 1332 

. I 4471 (11) 

. I 1334,4413 (1) 

. I 1802 

. I S25 

. I 2311 

. I 1702 

. I 5222 (6) 

. I 4405 (6) 

. I 4583 

. I 2204 

. I 5223 (17) 

. I 4427 (1) 

. I 4412 

. I 4482 

. I 4545,4548 

. I 4549 

. I 4483,44S3 (5),4484 

. I 2221 

.:. I 4471 (13) 

. I 4483 

. I 4482 

. I 4424 

. I 44S3 

. I 2232 

. I 4423 (11) 

. I 4414,4423 (19) 

. I 4541-4555 

. I 4545 

. I 4549 

. I 4405 (2) 

. I 4406 

. I 4424 (11) 

. I 4407,4409 

. I 4405,4482 

. I 4471 (8) 

. I 5284 

. I 931 

(5), 4471-4485,5224 (3) 

. I 1333 

. I 4423 (12-15) 

. I 4472 

.I 4423 (16) 

. I 4478 (2) 

. I 4484 (1) 

. I 932,1101 (1) 

. I 4471 (3) 

.I 4471,4471 (3i) 


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[I indicates Instructions; II indicates Regulations.] 

Stores and supplies afloat—Continued. Art. 

reserve fleets. I 531 

responsibility for, beginning of. I 4401 

return of, by collier... 1 4405 ( 2 ) 

shellac varnish, uses of. X 4582,4.583 

ship duties of commanding officer regarding. I 1331-1337 

at navy yards, emergency contracts, limitation. I 4472 ( 8 ) 

ship at navy yard, water for. I 4475 ( 2 ) 

ship having sailed. I 4474 

ship in ordinary. j 570 

shiji in reserve, money allotment for.I 4423 ( 5 ) 

ship not at navy yard port. I 4473 

ship on foreign stations (see also Ship in foreign port). I 4473 

ship with no allowance list, requisitions. I 4471 ( 8 ) 

ship’s stores (see also Ship’s stores). I 4501-4514 

shipment of, made by general storekeeper ashore. I 4405 ( 4 ) 

shore, restriction of in unhealthy ports. I 952 

shortage in provisions received. I 4407 ( 2 , 3 ) 

small stores (see also Clothing and small stores), purchases of. I 448 I 

special balance sheet for. I 4823 ( 11 ) 

steam-engineering supplies.. I 4471 ( 4 e) 

submarines, kept on tenders. R 230 

subsistence, torpedo vessels... I 4549 ( 1 ) 

suggestions regarding, by officer of Pay Corps.... I 2206 

supervision of Section of Supplies. R 148 

surgical instruments, selection of. I 4480 

survey of (see also Surveys). I 4411 

before transfer of unfit. I 4415 

lost or damaged. I 4417 

shortage of stores received. 1 4406 

tagging when transferring. I 4420 

target practice, ammunition for. I 4477 

Title B, expenditure of. I 4414 

title classification. I 4804 

Title X stores. I 4804 (17) 

Title Y stores. I 4804 (18) 

torpedo tenders, supplies. I 4424 

torpedo vessels— 

absent from tender. I 4424 ( 8 ) 

allowances, changes in. I 4424 (17) 

books not kept at base or on tender. I 4424 (16) 

issue to. I 4424 

public bills for, payment of. I 4485 

quarterly inventory. I 4424 (13) 

use of, according to requisition. I 4424 (14,15) 

transfers— 

between departments. I 4403,4422 

between ships. I 4415 

from one department to another.. 1 4471 (10) 

from torpedo vessels to other vessels. I 4424 (11) 

transportation of. I 4405 

from ship to navy yard. I 4420 

public conveyance to be used. R 1507 

responsibility for. I 4419 

turning in, to navy yards. I 4413 

turning in, to store. I 4417 

typewriters for ships. I 4571 

unfit articles. I 4423 (17) 

unnecessary expenditure forbidden. R '507 

vouchers for purchases. I 4483 (3) 

water for ship at navy yard. I 4476 (2) 

welfare fund, derivation of. I 4513 

wine mess... 1827 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Stores and supplies ashore (see also Accounts; 
Supply accounts ashore): 


General storekeeper; Invoices; 


Pay officers; 

Art. 

. I 4821-4824 


accounts.. 

charged to Title X . I 4804 (17) 

accumulation of, at navy yards prevented. I 4654 (3) 

advertising for purchase of. R 4642 

amount of stock to be carried. I 4605 

arrangement, classification, cataloguing, and issue regardless of bureau. I 4604 

balance sheets of. I 4823 (11) 

cement, Portland, purchase of. I 4658 

chemical tests.*. 1 4677 

classified schedule of, requisitions to follow. I 4654 (2) 

clothing and small stores. (See Clothing and small stores.) 

compared with bill of lading when received. I 4626 

condemned, totally unserviceable to be thrown overboard (see also Condemned stores).... I 4731 (6) 

constant supervision required. I 4601 

contract not received unless marked.. I 4601 (4) 

custody, care, and issue. I 4601-4611; R 4621-4625 

delivery need not be completed during fiscal year. I 4692 

delivery to ship on navy yard requisition. I 4674 

drawn upon requisitions for specific uses. I 4605 

emergency purshases. I 4654 (6) 

examination of, in store by heads of departments and inspectors. I 4607 

exempt by law from advertisement, requisitions for. I 5222 (5 1) 

fleet, separate bills of lading for each ship. I 4622 (6) 

for special use not issued indiscriminately. I 4605 

for the Navy at large, not for bureaus. I 4604 

furnished with contract-built ships. I 4008 (12) 

in store or supply vessels. I 1102 (2) 

inactive and excess, report on. I 5245 (34) 

inspection when received on contract or requisition.I 4671-4678 

invoices (see also Invoices). I 4822 (4) 

invoices accompany delivery of. I 4501 

issues to ships in commission. X 4593 ( 9 ) 

keys to storehouses, custody of. I 4994 ( 2 ) 

limit to accumulations of. I 4605 (1) 

lumber, requisitions for. j 4555 

manufactured at navy yard, inspection of. I 4(375 

manufactures at navy yard.. I 4592 

Marine Corps (see also Marine Barracks; Marine Corps)— 

balance sheet. I 5261 (16) 

contracts for. I 3533 (5) 

Philippines. X 3615 

shipments in supply vessels. X 4624 

marked after inspection.•. x 4601 ( 5 , 6 ) 

marked and reserved for ship on first commission. I 4598 (8) 

marking and delivery by contractor. X 4601 

medical. (See Medical stores.) 

missing, surveys. I 4626 (l),4627 ( 2 ) 

naval, appraised and sold. 14712 

Naval Academy exempt from general use. X 4605 ( 3 ) 

not issued when poorer grade will do. j 4995 

officers in charge, care of. j 459 ^ 

open purchases of. j 465 i _ 46 59 

ordnance, changes in, report on. j 5245 ( 43 ) 

pay department, sale of, to officers and men. j 4944 

placed on board before arrival of officer charged with care. I 4593 ( 9 ) 

purchases and expenditures of, report to Congress (sec also Purchases). I 4394 

purchases and payments under Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. I 4951 

quantity of material drawn restricted. j 4595 

reoeiving officer, duties. T ,ao^ Aaoa 

recommissioning. j 4593 q 6 ) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Stores and supplies ashore—Continued. Art. 

rejection on inspection. I 4673 

requisitions for (see also Requisitions). I 4654,5245 (32) 

responsibility for certificate of receipt. I 4675 

sales of condemned, report of (see also Material). I 5244 (14) 

sales of unsuitable. I 4711 

shipments in naval supply steamers (see also Shipments). I 4624 

shipped by Government conveyance. I 4623,4624 

ship going out of commission. I 4608 (14) 

ships out of commission. 1 4627 

stored separately. I 4608 (14) 

ship’s allowance lists, changes in. I 4608 

ship’s outfit, general storekeeper shall note and report completion of. I 4608 (10) 

ship’s, requisitions for. I 4471-4485 

sold to civil employees. I 4611 

supervision of Section of Supplies. R 148 

surplus material not allowed to accumulate. I 4606 

surplus material to be invoiced back into store. I 4606 

surveys on going out of commission. I 3404 

tagging of. I 4601,4608 

title classification. I 4S04 

transportation of, public conveyance to be used. R 1507 

typewriters, purchasing, repairing, etc. I 4655 

unnecessary expenditure forbidden. R 1507 

when exempt from general use. I 4605 

yard tools, etc., loaned to ship. I 4609 

Storeship: 

cargo of, kept separate. 1 4402 

medical stores, transfer of. I 2118 

Stowage: 

ammunition. (See Ammunition.) 

cargo in supply steamer. 1 4624 

hold. I 2627 

medical stores, inflammable. I 2707 (5) 

Stowaways, board ship. I 912 

Stragglers: 

delivery of, reports to Navy Department concerning. R 3641 

Marine Corps, apprehension of. I 3552 

Marine Corps, daily report of. I 3572 

reports of. I 5221 (9) 

reward for apprehension of. R 3635 

payment of. I 4903 

transfer of, to receiving ship. R 3641 

Straggling, definition of. R 3632 

Strainers, to be kept in good condition. I 2705 (6) 

Stranding of vessel, willful, punishment for. R 4,8 

Strategy, definition of. I 5354 

Striking superior officer, punishment for. R 4 

Structures: 

classified under Title E.I 4804 (8) 

damaged, survey of. I 4744 

Strut bearing, examination of. I 3084 

Stub requisitions (see also Requisitions): 

increase of allotment.. I 4423 (12-16) 

issue of stores. I 4423 (7) 

record of, supply accounts, afloat. I 4853 

record of, supply accounts ashore. I 4822 (3) 

stores afloat, general stock. 1 4424 (8) 

summary of, forwarded to department. 1 5245 (21,22) 

yard craft. ^ ^472 (7) 

Subcaliber practice, blind shell to be used. . 1 2871 


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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Submarines: 

accounts kept on tenders. 

bases for. 

call numbers of. 

care and precautions. 

conditions under which operated, definitions. 

distinguishing and warning flag. 

distinguishing marks. 

distinguishing pennants. 

fire extinguishers.. 

fleet maneuvers, participation in. 

flotilla, tenders for. 

gasoline on, precautions. 

groups, number of vessels in. 

in reserve, organization of. 

log, writing of. 

operating alone. 

pay of enlisted men while serving on. 

quarters for officers and crew. 

smoking regulations. 

ventilation of. 

Submarine bell, mufflers examined. 

Submesses, changes in. 

Subordination, example of, furnished by officers. 

Subpoenas: 

general courts-martial witnesses. 

summary court-martal. 

witnesses, courts of inquiry. 

Subscriptions for general mess forbidden. 

Subsistence: 

additional, at hospital. 

authorized absence from ship, how charged. 

enlisted men in hospital ships. 

enlisted men on temporary shore duty. 

Marine Corps ashore. 

Navy cooperating with Army ashore. 

officers ashore. 

passengers aboard ship. 

pilots. 

prisoners aboard ship. 

supernumeraries. 

torpedo vessels, crews of. 

vessels without pay officers. 

Subtarget machine: 

marine competition, officers not debarred. 

rifle practice with. 

Subtitles, debits and credits under. 

Succession of authority, temporary absence, flag officer.. 

Succession to command, death of officer in command_ 

Succession to rank after death of flag officer commanding 

Suction pipes, ship out of commission, care of. 

Sulphur, amount in fuel oil. 

Summary courts-martial. 

acquittal, procedure of. 

accused as witness. 

adequate punishments to be adjudged. 

adjournment, report of. 

all arguments recorded. 

authentication of judgment. 

authentication of records. 

bad-conduct discharge, execution of sentence. 

bad-conduct discharge, when adjudged. 


Art. 

. R 230 

. R 243 

. R 230 

. I 509 

. I 508 

. I 507 

... I 503,504,505 

. R 230 

. I 3391 (1) 

. R 226 

. R 230 

. I 3391 (1,2) 

. R 230 

. R 237 

. I 509 

. I 509 

. R 4427 (11) 

. R 230 

. I 3391 (1) 

. I 3391 (2c) 

. I 2703 

. I 2618 (6) 

. R 1 

. R 42,736 

. R 627 

. R 419 

. I 2241 

. I 3231 

. I 4947 

. I 4005 

. R 4427 (7) 

. I 3533 (2) 

. R 4524 

. R 4511-4524 

. R 4520,4948 

. R 4519 

. R 4518 

.. I 4917; R 4517 

. I 4549 

. I 4951 

. I 3710 

.. I 2605 (3) 

. I 4S03 

. R 1044 

. R 1062 

. R 1044 

. I 3085 

.. I 3341,3367 (1) 
I 1004; R 601-627 

. R 622 

. R 613 

. R 51 

. R 604 

. R 616 

. R 52 

. R 620 

. R 622,623 

. R 619 


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fl indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 

Smaimary courts-martial—Continued. Art. 

challenge of members. R 611 

checkages for loss of pay. R 626 

civilian witnesses, attendance compulsory... It 627 

civilian witnesses, expenses of. . R 4542 

classification for disrating. R 619 

clearing of court. r 615 

clemency recommendations. ... R 51 

commuting of sentence forbidden. R 621 

conduct records as evidence... R 616,617 

confinement on diminished rations. R 619,621 

convening authority, action of. It 620 

convening authority vested in. R 26 

convening order, reference to.. R 610 

counsel for accused. R 611 

recorder may act as. R 614 

defense, preparing of. R 607 

deficiency of members, how supplied. R 603 

delay of trial forbidden. R 602 

depositions, use of.. R 627,4542 

deposits not forfeited by sentence of. R 4378 

deprivation of liberty restrictions. R 619 

disapproval of proceedings. R 622 

discharge pursuant to sentence of. R 3603 

disrating for incompetency... R 31 

disrating, classification for. R 619 

dissolving of court. R 625 

evidence- 

admissibility of. R 609 

of previous convictions introduced. R 616,617 

order of introduction. It 611 

execution of sentence.. R 32,622 

exemptions of members from duty not allowed. R 604 

extra police duties, restrictions in imposing. R 619 

findings and punishment.. R 618 

incompetency charges. R 608.619 

intoxicants, unlawful possession of. R 608 

irons, single or double, restrictions in use. R 619 

loss of pay checkage. I 4887 

loss of pay sentences, how stated.. R 619 

marines— 

memorandum of. I 5222 ( 6 ij) 

report of. I 5249 (12,13) 

tried before... R 602 

medical certificate, when required. R 621 

members— 

absence of. R 46 

as witnesses. R 612 

challenge of. R 611 

not exempt from other duties. R 604 

mitigation of sentence. R 621 

navigator to be senior member of, when. I 1611 

new court, action of. R 621 

new members of. R 611 

oaths administered. R 28,611 

orderly, detail for. R 605 

petty officers and persons of inferior rating. R 26 

plea in. bar of trial. R 60 

precedence in, taken by officers. R 1061 

precept. R 604,610,611 

previous convictions. R 616,617 


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;i Indicates Instruct:;ns: R indicates Regulations.] 

r._jjry eoarts-surtial—Continued. 
prrecedEsgs— 

ecodan of..... 

Knrarmuf of..-.—. 

superrisaou of Ju-iee Advocate General. 

pcceeeotin? o 3 ce of...-.-.-. 

prune trnents— 

siquax. to be adjoisd.—... 

..-...—. 

imposed by.—.-. 

rati M tenters. 

leakiness aiaects&iirciaL. 

records— 

ifrclsK oL .-.-._. 

iniisd by rs-icst o 5 ca. 

inspected by diviskn .vnnitiss. 

stared by.... 

kot iet— 

as iotosfe ix accused... 

edoeis of previous convictions nroijsd .. 

r-raseetniog arSeer. 

Tcrsot. 

to tbe next inicttrc mine '-ben stpiee:. 

r-missien of . 

rstcTti it txry ‘-‘'ten sin: is it ~ yard. 

senior member Mpfsi..... 


Art. 

. R 34 

. R 624 

. R 1S4 

. R 6l© 

. R 51 

. R 619 

R 30.619 

. R 27 

. R 607 

I 5333: R 624 

. R 2867 

...I ICt-^ (3) 
. R €00 

. R 614 

. R 617 

. R *xS 

. R 27 

. R 619 

.... R 33.611 

.-R 622 

. R tC-4 


approval of. 

erec-ispes it* Ires of pay. 
:c ~ . ~ :tmg of. Sort: t ten 
execution . 


injurious to n-eacm : i ~ tts-mer 
nilpbe* aL . 



sntpTr-s. A '»itaesses__ 

r?eitt: ;; cnenc:-ecs n: text ter.. 

tesnmxiy. 

aceoad. 



:t ter :•: ntr nnt 


trarei loTaies of. .. 

TTsminr os.. 

Sun try: 

drrin-e serTtc-e. terfcrt~.i - t of... 

emrt dory to be tsitmt-e: rccu. 

bxiiip it .ten on... 

net tuntried m .e-tre c: absence of emtiiyecs. 

Gcsrraut of.. 

psy of crrE ent'ijss. 

isbacs ZjiA find os . 

T«i by civT: enpioynes. resrkacas. 


... R 32 
... R 625 
R 33,621 

- R 622 
... R 33 
-- E 621 
... E S3 
.. R 620 
.. R 622 

... R 611 
-- R 677 
-- R «S 

- R 627 

- R 611 
-- E 23 
... R 613 
-- R 612 
-- R 611 
-- R 6-14 
-- R 632 

-- R 612 
-- E 66 
-- E 4541 
-- R 612 

R 2 
... R 1423 
... R 12*6 

- I 63 (2) 
: - : - 

I 381-383 
... R 131*4 
.... I 86 


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\I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

Sundry credits, sale of material, accounts of. I 4721 

Sundry service roncher, subsistence of men absent part of a day. I -247 

Sunrise colors, ceremonies of.. ft 1254 

Superintendent of coast surrey, officers on coast survey, supervision over. ft 1061 

Superintendent of female nurse corps. ft 4428 

Superintendent of library and war records, prin ting and publication, committee on. I 33 

Superintendent of Naval Academy, sea pay drawn by. R 4406 

Superintendent of Naval Observatory, annual report of-. I 604 

Superintendent of radio service. 1 4101,4147 

Superintendent of small-arms target practice, marine officer as. I 3646 

Superior officers: 

definition of term. R 64 

exercise of authority by. R 1402 

misconduct by, procedure in case of. R 1441 

obedience to, of subordinates. R 1401 

Supernumeraries: 

admission and retention at hospitals. I 5247 (37) 

dotting and small stores, issues to. 14529 

distressed seamen received as. R 2115 

order for issues to. I 5223 (29,21) 

provisions issued to, report of. I 4917 

ration allowance. R 4517 

Supervisor, naval auxiliaries. I 4223 

hospital ships, supervision of.-. R 2915 

Supplies and Accounts, Bureau of. (See Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.) 

Supply accounts affioat (ace alto Accounts; Invoices; Stores and supplies afloat). I 4831-4556 

abstracts of expenditure vouchers... I 4834 (8) 

abstracts of receipt vouchers. I 4=64 (7) 

blank forms, where procured. I 4=56 

class ledgers. I 4833 

custody records. I 4853 

general storekeeper s, method of maintaining. I 4853 

inventory book receipted for on change of command of torpedo boat. I 4851 

t' \rr p~ of forwarding returns to bureau by general storekeepers. I 4*54 19) 

material, monthly summaries of, received by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. I 4854 (2> 

money allotments, record of. I 4853 

monthly transfer statement.-.I 4854 (4) 

quarterly balance sheets, equipage only.... I 4854 (5) 

quarterly returns made to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts by heads of departments. I 4851 

reports of general storekeepers. I 4854 (1) 

statement of charges, forwarded Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. I 4854 (3) 

statement of receipts an d expenditures of materia.. I 4854 (9) 

stock ledgers for equipage and supplies. I 4853 

store an i supply ships, cargo kept separate. I 4852 

stub requisitions, record of. I 4833 

torpedo vessels, discrepancies in inventory... I 4851 

Supply accounts ashore (ttt aho Accounts: Invoices; Stores and supplies ashore).I 4521-4524 

abstracts of public bills..I 4823 (6) 

abstracts of receipt Touchers.-.I 4823 (8) 

account current. 1 4824 

advanced statement relative to transfers furnished Bureau of Supplies an d Accounts-I £33 C3d) 

amounts summarixed. abstracts of, submitted to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.I 4823 (7) 

balance sheets of naval stores and supplies submitted to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. I 4523 ill) 

books and records kept in connection with, of general storekeepers. I 4822 (1) 

bureau abstracts.....I 4823 (5) 

do thing and small stores, balance sheets of.. I 4824 

condemned stores... I 4821 

expenditure vouchers, abstracts of. I 4823 (9) 

general storekeepers render quar-eriy returns to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. I 4824 

fight and heat furnished officers, abstracts of.. . I 4823 (9) 

method of making up accounts.....-.I 4822 (3-6) 

monthly and quarterly returns by general storekeeper?. I 4823 (1) 

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[I indicates Instructions; It indicates Regulations.] 


Supply accounts ashore—Continued. Art. 

monthly transfer statement rendered Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. I 4823 (4) 

naval supply account, how kept. I 4821 

ope-ating credits. I 4823 (4) 

ordnance, items embraced. I 4821 

provisions, balance sheets of. I 4824 

public bills, abstracts of ( see also Public bills). I 4823 (5) 

recapitulation by appropriations.*.. I 4823 (12) 

receipts and expenditures of material by classes, statement to Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts. I 4823 (10) 

receipts from issues to ships, recapitulation of. I 4823 (12) 

ships and plant. I 4823 (4) 

statement of charges made to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. I 4823 (2) 

statement of transfers made to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. I 4823 (3) 

survey, items included. I 4821 

Supply depots. I 1123 (5) 

advice concerning, to Secretary of the Navy, by General Board. R 167 

medical supervision of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. R 133 

Marine Corps, statement of arms, accouterments, etc., in United States.I 5261 (32) 

statement of arms, accouterments, etc., outside of United States. I 5261 (25) 

statement of clothing on hand outside of United States. I 5261 (24) 

supervision of location. R 126 

Supply ships: 

cargo account kept separate on board. I 4402,4852 

cargo, stowage and handling of. I 4624 

chief of staff’s control of. I 1102 (2) 

fleet paymaster’s duty regarding. I U23 (10) 

gasoline as cargo. I 3392 (1) 

medical stores, transfer of. 12118 

sales to civil employees on foreign station. I 4611 

Surface blow valves: 


examination of. 

starting fires, precautions. 

Sureties for bonds (see also Bonds). 

Surety, wife not accepted on bond. 

Surety companies. 

Surgeon, rank and title taken by. 

Surgeon’s division: 

medical officer’s duties regarding. 

pharmacist at quarters stationed in. 

Surgeon, fleet. (See Fleet surgeon.) 

Surgeon General (see also Bureau of Medicine and Surgery): 

Army and Navy hospitals, patients admitted into. 

medical supplies for post exchanges. 

Nurse Corps, female, supervision over. 

sick report.. 

Surgical attendance, officers entitled to. 

Surgical instruments: 

expenditure of. 

loss of. 

not to be replaced unless condemned. 

selection of. 

survey of. 

Surname used for signature. 

Surveillance test, how made. 

Survey, Board of. (See Board of Survey.) 

Surveying officer: 

appointment of, in navy yard. 

navigator assigned as. 

navy yard, appointment of. 

navy yards, pay officer assigned as. 

quarterly report. 


. I 2904 

. 13112 

I 3904,3910-3912,3951-3964 

. I 3907 

- I 3911,3912,3951-3964 

. R 1005 

. I 2129,2130 

. I 2352 


. R 4531 

. I 3598 (11) 

. I 3261, R 3322 

. I 3254 

.. I 3222 

. I 3255 

. I 2123 

. I 2122 

. I 4480 

I 2123,2124,4749 

. I 5321 

. I 2S38 


I 4743 
I 1611 
I 4748 
I 4748 
I 4738 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Surveying officer—Continued. Art. 

recommendations, disapproval of. I 4745 

reconsideration of, report. X 4731 (H) 

records. I 4735 

repairs by ship’s force. I 4731 

Surveys. I 1004 

accounts ashore. I 4821,4822 (4) 

adjust inaccuracies in property accounts. I 1331 

articles consigned to scrap heap. I 4731 (6) 

articles on shore. I 4741 

articles turned into store. I 4405 (6), 4731 (5,9) 

balance books by annual inventory.. I 2231 

boat machinery. I 4731 (13) 

buildings damaged by fire or water. I 4744 

buildings, docks, wharves, etc., report of. I 5242 (5) 

canvas or cordage.... I 4735 (4) 

cases of dissatisfaction with drafts. R 3514 

Chief of Staff’s duty regarding. I lioi (1) 

classification of articles... I 4731 (2,5,6,7), 4734 

classified articles under Title W. I 4804 (16) 

clothing and effects destroyed for sanitary purposes. I 4750 

clothing and small stores. I 4731,4739,4748 

commissary department, each quarter. I 4738 

condemned articles. I 4731 (6) 

cost of repairs. . . I 4731 (14) 

crew’s mess gear. I 4428 

crew, ship fitting out. I 1302 

damaged articles, responsibility for. I 4731 (3) 

destruction of clothing and personal effects, estimate on actual not original cost. I 4750 

disposition of articles. I 4731 (5,6),4734 

dumps, navy yard.. I 4731 (5,6) 

effects destroyed to prevent spread of disease. I 1351 

ensigns, jacks, etc., unserviceable. I 4735 (5) 

equipage made of rope, wood, metal, etc. I 4735 (6) 

equipage, repairs of. I 4731 (14)y 4732 

fleet engineer, duties regarding. I 1113 (2) 

fleet paymaster, duty regarding. I 1123 (10) 

issue heaps. I 4731 (5,6) 

items missing, damaged, or unfit.. I 4423 (17) 

losses in material covered by. I 5224 (2,18) 

lost articles.. - I 4733 

machinery plant, chattels, etc., report of.. I 5242 (3) 

material... I 4731-4750 

material, ship’s, yeoman to assist surveying officer.I 4731 (3) 

medical (see also Medical survey)— 

disability discharge. I 3236 

forwarding of. I 3221 (3) 

ordered by division commander. I 1004 (1) 

property report of. I 4749,5222 (5 m ), 5247 (18,19) 

recommendation. R 2960 

report of, on personnel. I 5222 (5p) 

request for, on personnel. I 5222 (5o) 

unfit men. I 2102,5247 (21,26) 

mess outfits. I 2233 

mines, damaged or lost. I 4804 (3) 

missing articles. I 4626,4733,5242 (1),5245 (27) 

motor boats. I 4731 (13) 

navy yards. I 4742 

navy-yard tools, etc., lost or broken by ship’s force. I 4609 

need for, to be reported to commandant. I 1332 

obsolete articles on shore. I 4742,4743 

officers’mess outfits, excessive loss. I 4427 (2) 


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II Indicates Instructions: B incirst-:-? Regulations.] 

Surveys—Continaed. Art. 

ordered by diviax#w»m»Aaw.I IiX*4 ( 1 ) 

ontaaiye. report of..I 22 (3) 

pay department..-.I 474&. 5225 (22. 23) 

presents to ships.-..I 4735 (7) 

rsDcns. qnalirr cl . I 456 

recaaieriiin i^wn.I -€731 (11) 

record of... I CSS 

repairs— 

lareign pars.. I 354 

iumBi iw ittjn> to wimp it te .....I -4731 Li 

that can not be rc[*lfd..I C31 * 12) 

toecuipage.emergency..... I -€734 

replacement of arrases si: oat... I 4734 

refers for bureaus.I C31 (M) 

spots, fonns ior.. I 4737 

reports of-.I 4731 (3. IS),4733,4748,5221 (S),9M (19,30 (*,4), 5*45 (K),SS 

rewiesis'cf.I 44I7.C37.52S4 

sisaadngpis..I 4731 (15) 

shire— 

ss'iy from navy yard. I 4734 

bQiE..I 4731 (13) 

icreifE sadoos.. 1 4734 

going oat of eanonsnao.. I 3 «C 4 

iaeiaded in Brrisiac. of Inspections.... B 1 £»S 

made by. I 

material.. I C31 

out ofeioraBBiB, arncies iasi in.. I 4 r ^7 

Shortages in shipment. I 4733 

shortages in scores..I 44 C* 5 . 4 C 7 

surer services presented to ships...I 4735 7 ) 

stora launches.. I 4731 L3 1 

stock in sh ip s store... I 45 ^ 

stores, death cl officer in charge d ...I 4421 < 4 ) 

stores lost cr damaged......I 4415 .. 4417 

surpesL instruments and appliances...I ny» ib x~±j 

tagging anodes....I 4731 (») 

torpedoes damaged or last..I j) 

Mimjad^iw^e^BMEn'mWr. dspoatka cL . I 4735 5j 

moviBBiMB and insanitary anodes...I .r ,C 35 

urgent repairs. I 4732 

worthies articles.. I 4735 

yard heaps....I 4731 (5,^.4745 

Surreys. ocean and lake, bureau supervision [*u alw Coast sur>c . B 143 

Suspension.. g 24 

by comma ding officer, of officers ar aiting trial.....- *,-7 

by general court-martial seuteooe... 2 Sl <5 

date of, to be catered in ships log. x> i 4 g 

esacutive officer_ j> 25? l 

Xaral Home. naantiuT report aL. j ^273 

navigating officer, procedure in case o£_. j> 2401 

officers, restrictions-.. j> ^ 

pay ol cheers ThUe under.. |> 442 ^ 

pay officer, general o-onrts-znartiai sentence____ g ^ 

pay officer, procedure in case oL... j> 2 ^, 

Swimming. ensxcisasin..-....... I 

Swivels, over ha u ling . 12 ^ 

Swords. surrender oL, by offic ers when arreted... j> 45 

System Gf accountability. Marine Corps.. j ,y 4 

Tablecloths, officers' messes, sorrey ct.. j 

Tables. nautical. publication and issue dL ... j 

Tableware, lass cr breakage.. j >yy, - 


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TicXics: 

....... . ISUtA 

r?p*jrs criimit^. by Board. B M 7 

Tieticil books, -nx^rrised by Aid for Opmaci. . Bl» 

Tacucal e j—a: books: 

desecxa xl teported by Chief of Staff.. j r2) 

repoct :n..i ^ii /T gi3 

use of. in feet zaasiTes...... j 

. I +21 

.na» 8, 

snares to riamgas.. » ^ 

Tailor: 

^^Per- pay of. E ^ (21 > 

e :«W 2 : prices.. i 3 SM.XOO ( 8 ) 

pcec exchanges. debts. j ^ ^ ^ 

dirskc. cffcer to approve wick . j 1W 

^ .-.. +427 ( 21 ) 

regnitrir-r of charges. 12514 

saxibferepa^.. I4BI 

TaZow: 

r^riK Of.. J 2-0- (1) 

aeaicyiinikts ........ 15107 

links 

fuel ott. S't Wml-oil. tar.k^. 

pn&K l lialtiL|>cUbiBd..._..j ^ 

□euii*. ioration of... j 2707 (l) 

powdex. Sec A—jtkm. 

ssemiaeiod._ I 334S 

snppfy. general.. j 3^49 

T inkers, oil 5« Oil :. inkers. 

7 arret practice: 

- nr 5<« AtnirmtrricE. 

> 11 —ra-. -fer in chief to prohibit. in foreign countries____ r ^45 

1 iwfch 1 ~iri ftibi ilim 1 r ~r 1 1 fr ~. 1715 

rr:.-;rrretrii:e b-att«y. wramfrien supply... j 2S65 

jfarre Cays tee t*#J Marine Barracks. Marine Corps . I 303^3811-3718 

"oc ths in ?hii—pices. rsport of. X 3 ^ 1 ^ 

rei —ix otx to iici'i. obtained trim foreign mthcrEies. R 1^45 

reeed cylinder, inspecticn. I 2570 

reports«■... I Sid, 3211,5213 

reserve 3eets.-.I 54l,B 236 

secooiury battery. fjed-art nut ration supply. j 

jerrie inmn:xt net to be nseii xr..... 1 joj (i) 

itti. Sen Rife practice: S~ iZ-ams target practice.) 

jq|in 1 Linn of Aki far Operations. r i -at 

test of gun-pointers' vision before.I 2501 (3) 

torpedo practice *5 part of.... I 2S12 

training for not to be interfered dib....I UK ( 1 ) 

Turrets. tofieetive firing. Marine Corps. I 371 $ 

Iinains baton, use of-.......... I ;»*>» 

Tattoo, socainp x.!... I 26C6 

Tittociaj ierbaiien as punishment.. I 49 

Tecimtil schools: 

inspection of. by Boari of Inspection xr Shore Stations. R L 5 £ 

superviaen of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery..P. 2SCI 

Teohmral t ri . rn . ng : 

enibced men.---—.... £ 132 

orTic ers. supervisajn of Bureau of Navigation. B. 133 

Telegrams_____I 3341-3351 

KCSJ'ie'intfX' of_ 1 5341 

adiressing of.. I 55» 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 
Telegrams—Continued. 

amount paid for transmission of. 

confidential, payment of. 

confirmation of.-. 

copies of. 

disclosure of contents of.-. 

expense charged to Title V. 

first words may indicate bureau to which subject pertains—.. 

indorsement of. 

interpretation of. 

mail to replace when possible... 

night messages, use of. 

personal. 

public bills for. 

rates for. 

receiving ships. 

regarding mail. 

report of charges in excess of rates. 

transmission over bond-aided lines. 

use of ciphers and codes. 

vouchers. 

Telegraph: 

accounts. 

coal report. 

commandant to be informed by, regarding accidents. 

communications, acknowledgment of. . 

department notified by, when balances are deposited under bond. 

docking or undocking of vessels. 

economy in use. 

maintenance of, charged to Title G. 

messages relayed by, addresses used in radiograms. 

naval stations, classified under Title E. 

naval stations, nonindustrial, maintenance charged to Title S. 

Navy secret codes, use of. 

officers transferred to or from hospitals. 

Telegraphic addresses, list of. 

Telegraphic communications with Bureau of Navigation. 

Telephones: 
ashore— 

classified under Title E... 

maintenance charged to Title G. 

‘ nonindustrial, rent charged to Title S. 

fire-control, reserve ships. 

long-distance, private establishments. 

messages by, confirmed. 

Telephone service: 

contracts for. 

officers on inspection duty. 

private yards. 

Telephoning, expense charged to Title V. 

Telescopes, gun-sight, preparation for shipment. 

Telemotors, supervision of Bureau of Construetion^md Repair. 

Temperature: 

feed water, boilers. 

magazines, to be entered in log. 

Tenders: 

accounts of torpedo vessels kept on. 

classified under Title E. 

commanders of; rank... 

flotillas. 

gasoline as cargo. 

submarine flotillas. 


Art. 

... I 5351 
... I 5351 
... I 5346 
... I 5351 
... I 5351 
I 4804 (24) 
... I 5350 
... I 5349 
... I 5343 
... I 5349 
... I 5349 
... I 5349 
I 44S4 (?) 
... I 5349 
... I 586 
... I 5432 
.... I 5349 
... I 5351 
... I 5348 
... I 5351 

.... I 5351 
I 5245 (13) 
.... 1917 

.... I 5307 
.... I 3931 
I 5241 (11) 

.... I 5345 
I 4804 (13) 
.... I 5350 
. I 4804 (9) 
I 4804 (14) 
.... I 5345 
.... I 956 
I 5324,5350 
.... I 5325 


. I 4804 (9) 

. I 4804 (13) 

. I 4804 (14) 

. I 537 

. I 715 

. I 5340 (3) 

. I 4945 

. I 715 

. I 715 (1-6) 

. I 4804 (24) 

. I 2S17 

. R 146 

. I 3117 

I 1807,2628,2806 (5) 

. R 230 

. I 4804 (8) 

. R 230 

. I 509,511,512 

. I 3392 (1) 

. R 230 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Tenders—Continued. Art. 

torpedo, flags and pennants. I 507 

torpedo flotillas. R 230 

torpedo vessels, ship’s store profits. I 4511 

torpedo vessels, supplies carried. I 4424 

Tentage, Marine Corps, allowance. I 3652 

Term of enlistment. R 3521 

Terms, naval, definitions of. I 5354 

Tests: 

boilers (see also Boilers). I 2903 

chemical, of supplies. 1 4677 

explosives. I 2841 

floating dry docks, quarterly. I 3407 

fuel oil (see also Fuel oil). I 3360-3367 

guncotton, dry and wet. I 2840 

in presence of inspecting officer. I 3456 

lifebuoys. I 2504 

loss of stability. I 2836 

material, expenditure charged to Title N. I 4804 (22) 

reserve ships, ordnance and machinery... I 537,540 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

smokeless powder (see also Ammunition). I 2831-2839,5222 (3),5252 

supplies received on contract or requisition... I 4671-4678 

surveillance. (See Ammunition, smokeless powder.) 

water. I 3062 

Testimonials forbidden. R 1520 

Testing set, fuel oil. I 3346 

Thanksgiving Day, observance of. ... R 1289 

Theft: 

punishment for... R8 

report of... I 2401 (4); R 1505 

Thermometers, transportation of. I 4405.4406 

Thermostats, coal, heating of, detected by. I 3329 

Tidal observations, duties of navigating officer in connection with. R 2408 

Time: 

entry in log. I 1807 

estimates of work on ships. I 4315 (3) 

ship’s, regulated by navigating officer. I 1604 

Tin cans, disposal of. I 2632 

Tins, gasoline.. I 3392 (3) 

Tit!e-s: 

chiefs of bureaus. R 1006 

civil engineers. R 1005 

commissioned officers designated by. R 1001 

credits under. 1 4803 

debits under. I 4803 

designation of¬ 
fer officers, by regulations. R 1001,1004 

in Navy Register. R 1008 

Judge Advocate General. R 1006 

line officers, use of. R 1006 

naval constructors. R 1005 

officers— 

Medical Corps. R 1005 

Pay Corps. R 1005 

staff...-.- R 1004,1005 

retired, serving as chiefs of bureau. R 1006 

retired, serving as Judge Advocate General. R 1006 

succeeding to command. R 1044 

officials addressed by. I 6322 

professors of mathematics. R 1005 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Title-s—Continued. 

usage of— 

in acting ranks. ^ 4 ^ 

in addressing officers. ^ 44)443 

warrant officers. 1013 

Title A: 

articles under.-. 1 4804 

survey of articles under...... I 4<43 

Title B (see also Equipage): 

articles under. * 4804 ( 3 ) 

invoices under. I 4844 (&~b) 

issues to ships under, statement of charges. I 5245 (5) 

purchases under. I 4855 

quarterly balance sheet of stores afloat. I 4854 (5) 

repairs to articles under, carried under Title P. I 4804 ( 6 ) 

ship’s allowance lists. I 4608 

store invoices under. I 4822 (4) 

survey of articles under. I 4743 

Title C: 

articles expended under. I 4804 (3) 

invoice of expenditures aboard ship. I 4811 (13) 

Title D: 

expenditures classified under. I 4804 (5) 

invoices under. I 4811 (10) 

Title E: 

invoices under.. I 4811 (10) 

survey of articles under. 1 4744 

Title F: 

expenditures classified under. I 4804 (11) 

invoices under. I 4811 (10) 

survey of articles under. I 4744 

Title G: 

expenditures classified under. I 4804 (10) 

invoices under... I 4811 (10) 

Title H, expenditures charged to. I 4804 (20) 

Title N, invoices under. I 4811 (11,12) 

Title O, expenditures under. I 4804 (23) 

Title P: 

expenditures classified under. I 4804 ( 6 ) 

repairs of surveyed articles. I 4732 

Title Q, repairs carried under. I 4804 (7) 

Title R: 

articles classified under. I 4804 (12) 

invoices under. I 4811 (10) 

survey of articles under... I 4744 

Title S: 

expenses charged under. I 4804 (12,14) 

invoices under. I 4811 (10) 

Title T: 

expenditures classified under. I 4804 (15) 

supplies under.. I 4811 (10) 

Title V: 

disability. I 391 

expenditures classified under. I 4804 (24) 

navy-yard expenses charged to. I 5013 

public bills under. 14812 

Title W: 

expenditures classified under. X 4804 (16) 

invoice of expenditures ashore. I 48 H ( 13 ) 

Title X (see also Naval supply account): 

abstract of receipts from purchase under. I 5245 ( 2 ) 

articles classified under. I 4804 ( 17 ) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Title X—Continued. ^ r t 

articles expended under. X 4304 ( 3 ) 

balance sheet, forwarding of. j 5224 ( 4 ) 

equipage classification, ships out of commission. I 4804 ( 3 ) 

invoices from Title Z. X 4909 

materials received under, accounts. I 4355 

public bills, abstract of.. I 4823 ( 5 ) 

public bills under. I 4 S 12 

quarterly balance sheet of stores afloat. I 4854 (G) 

repairs to articles under, charged to Title W. I 4804 (16) 

store invoices under.\. I 4822 (4) 

transfer of stores, invoices. I 4311 ( 3 ) 

Title Y: 

articles carried under. I 4804 ( 3 ) 

invoices of equipage transferred. I 4811 ( 6 ) 

issues to ships under, statement of charges.. I 5245 ( 5 ) 

public bills under. 14812 

purchases under. I 4855 

ships’ allowance lists. I 4G08 

store invoices under. I 4822 ( 4 ) 

stores included in contract for new ship. I 4608 ( 12 ) 

supplies, survey of. I 4735 

Title Z: 

articles classified under. I 4804 (19) 

invoices under. I 4811 (9) 

manufacture of articles under. I 4608,4804 (3) 

repairs to equipage, ship out of commission. I 4S04 (3) 

Title classifications: 

expenditures. I 4804 

invoices under. 14811 

spare parts. I 4804 (3) 

tabular statement. I 4804 (25) 

Tobacco: 

Naval Home, quarterly report..'. I 5273 

shore patrol, use of. I 915 

Tompions, removal of. I 2859 

Tool steel, requisitions for. I 4654 (2) 

Tools, navy yard, lost or broken by ships. I 4609 

Top lights, flagships. R 1135 

Torpedo-es: 

damaged, survey of... I 4S04 (3) 

expended in explosion, title classification. I 4804 (3) 

firing of. I 1314 

list of, sent department. I 5222 (3) 

loss of. I 1314,2812 

lost, survey of. I 4804 (3) 

manufacture of (see Note). R 145 

performance of. I 2812 

record of. I 5222 (3) 

requisitions for. I 2813,4471 (3o) 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

supplies for. I 4423 (4) 

vessels out of commission, report on. 1 5245 (45) 

Torpedo air compressors, list of, sent department ( see also Air compressors). I 5222 (3) 

Torpedo air flasks: 

care of. I 2816 

charging of. I 2874 

Torpedo air plants, vessels out of commission, report on. I 5245 (45) 

Torpedo bases: 

establishment of, in time of war. R 245 

location of. R 243 

Torpedo boats. (See Torpedo vessels; Torpedo groups; Torpedo flotillas.) 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Torpedo crew: Art. 

changes in. I 2501 (2) 

presence of, at drills. I 2501 (7) 

Torpedo divisions. (See Divisions.) 

Torpedo fiotilla-s: 

accounts of vessels. R 230 

commanders of. R 230 

organization of. I 501-514; R 230 

rank of group commanders. R 230 

ship’s store profits. 14511 

tenders for. R 230 

Torpedo flotilla commander: 

efficiency and economy in use of supplies. I 4424 (18) 

organization of flotilla. R 230 

overhaul period for ships. R 229 

quarterly inspections. I 4424 (18) 

stores carried.... 1 4424 

survey board, missing articles. I 4733 

unserviceable articles, survey of. I 4735 

Torpedo groups... R 230 

Torpedo outfits, weight of, report on. . I 5276 

Torpedo practice: 

instructions for. I 2812 (1) 

report of. I 916,2812,5222 (3) 

Torpedo station: 

chemists. I 4677 

gun cotton, inspection of.".. I 5252 (3) 

inspection of, by Board of Inspection for Shore Stations. R 158 

report by Inspector of Ordnance in charge. I 5276 

supervision of Bureau of Ordnance (see Note). R 145 

Torpedo supplies, requisitions for. I 4471 ( 3 n ) 

Torpedo tubes: 

requisitions for... I 2813,4471 ( 3 o) 

reserve ships.’.. I 537 

ships in ordinary..'... I 570 

ships out of commission, report on. I 5245 ( 45 ) 

Torpedo vessels (see also Submarines): 

accounts kept on tenders. r 230 

athletic trophies. I 4426 

bases for. R 243 

books of.. I 4424 (16) 

call letters of.. r 230 

canteen profits, share in. I 4511 

clothing and small stores. X 4529 ( 2 ) 

complement, ration allowance for. X 4549 

discrepancies in inventory reported. X 4851 

distinguishing marks. 1 502,504,505 

distinguishing pennants of. r 230 

engines, instructions regarding. I 3082 

equipage for. X 4424 ,4851 

flags and pennants... 1507 

fleet maneuvers, participation in. r 226 

flotilla organization. r 230 

group commanders. r 230 

home yards for groups. r 227 

in reserve, money allotments to... j 4424 ( 4 ) 

in reserve, organization of. r 237 

inventory book. I 4851 

mail clerks on. X 5401 ( 2 ) 

money allotments. X 4424 

number of, in group. R 230 

overhaul periods for. R 229 

property accounts of, maintained by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. I 4851 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Torpedo vessels—Continued. Art. 

provision allowance, increase of, for detached duty. I 4549 

provisions kept on tenders. R 230 

public bills. I 4480 

rank of commanding officer. R 1037 

ratings for efficiency and economy in use of... 1 4424 (18) 

rations for crews. I 4549 

repairs to. R 229 

reserve groups. I 544-546 

savings in rations. I 4549 

separated from tenders; rations. i 4549 

ship’s store profits, share in. I 4511 

similarity of design in groups. R 230 

spare parts kept on tenders. R 230 

stationary base for supply allowance. I 4424 (7) 

steam pipes, main; test. 1 3082 

stores and supplies for. I 4424 

stores afloat, inventory, quarterly. I 4424 (13) 

stores carried at stationary base. I 4424 

stores kept on tenders. R 230 

subsistence of crews. I 4549 

supplies for. 1 4424 (3) 

tenders. R 230 

stores carried by. 1 4424 

transfers of stores. 1 4424 (11) 

typewriter allowance. 1 4571 

unused allowance of rations. 1 4549 

without pay officer... I 4951 

Torsion meter: 

power trials, readings. 12910 

standardization trials, readings. I 3022 ( g ) 

Towage, bills for, under Title C. I 4804 (4) 

Towing boats, salutes, how rendered.R 1177 

Towlines, to be pointed.. I 2503 

Tows, lights shown at night. R Chap. 41 

Tracings, appended to requisitions. I 4654 (2) 

Trade, engaging in, on board ship, restrictions.R 1509 

Traffic: 

executive officers to regulate... I 2514 (6) 

forbiddance of, on hospital ships.R 2921 

Training: 

apprentice seamen, supervision of Secretary of the Navy.R 3681 

battle, responsibility of commander in chief regarding.R 1609 

crew, duties of executive officer in connection with. R 2203 

firemen, to work boilers. I 3109 

report concerning, by General Board. R 167 

system of, to be held confidential. I 713 

Training ships, pay accounts, inspection of. I 4861 (3) 

Training stations: 

award of Bailey medal...R 3696 

commanding officer, general duties of. R 3689 

enforcement of discipline. R 3694 

inspection of, by Board of Inspection for Shore Stations. R 158 

permanent board appointed by commanding officer of. R 3693 

recruits transferred to.It 3688 

scale of punishments to be published on training ship.R 3695 

supervision of Bureau of Navigation. R 132 

vaccination of recruits. I 3211 

Traitors, punishment of. It 4 

Transcript and recapitulation, Marine Corps. 1 5261 (41) 

Transfer-s. It 3581-3586 

accounts of men. R 20 

sent to hospital. I 4890 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Transfer-s—Continued, 
allotments— 

death of grantor. 

desertion of grantor. 

entry of, on pay roll. 

applications for. 

apprentice seamen. 

chief of staff’s duty regarding. 

clothing and small stores. 

commanding officer’s duties regarding. 

contingent upon vaccination. 

descriptive list, Marine Corps. 

deserters, to receiving ship. 

disabled persons, effects of. 

enlisted men ( see also Enlisted men). 

from hospital to ship or station. 

from shore stations. 

insular force. 

medical officer’s report. 

procedure with accounts. 

reports of. 

to hospital.,. 

entry of— 

in log. 

in conduct book.. -. 

in service record . 

from foreign station. 

general court-martial prisoners. 

health records. 

Hospital Corps men, efficiency report. 

in rating, petty officers. 

Marine Corps ( see also Marine Corps). 

before final qualification. 

cash advanced for.. 

certificates covering cash advanced for. 

data. 

deposit accounts. 

duties performed, indicated. 

in Philippines. 

prize certificates. 

prizes, post competitions. 

report of. 

medical property, inventory on. 

men awaiting, in receiving ships. 

men without accounts. 

newly enlisted men, incompleted outfits. 

notices concerning. 

officers, orders for, issued by commander in chief. 

officers’, procedure with accounts. 

orders for, issued by commanding officer. 

patients to and from civil hospitals.. 

patients to and from hospitals; report. 

pay officers’ procedure with deposits. 

personal accounts of pay officer. 

petty officers. 

provisions and clothing, statement covering; report. 

records of, supervision of executive officer of receiving ship 

recruits to training stations. 

restrictions as to. 

shore station, allotment of pay stopped by. 

statement of, naval supply account; report. 

stores afloat, between departments of ships. 


Art. 

. R 4478 

. R 4478 

. R 4477 

. R 1525 

. R 3691,3092 

. I 1101 (1) 

.. I 1357 

. R 20 

. I 3211 (2) 

. I 3551 

. R 3641 

. I 718 

. R 3581 

. I 5247 (39) 

. I 5241 (1) 

. R 3581 

. I 3208 

. I 4890 

. I 5221 (9) 

. R 4475 

. I 18C7 

. R 3671 

. R 3544 

. I 955 

.. I 3801-3804 

. I 3257 

. I 5222 (5/;), 5247 (16) 

. R 3558 

. I 3551,3552,R 3585 

. I 3692 

.. I 5261(15,34) 

.. I 5250 (9) 

.. I 3551 

. I 3535 (Si) 

. I 3551 

. I 3612 

.. I 3705,3706 

. I 3712 

I 5222 (6/) 5249 (8), 5261 (9) 

. I 5222 (01), 5247 (17) 

. I 585 

. R 3586 

. I 4527 

. I 5340 

. I 5336 

. I 4890 

. I 5336 

I 5222 (5iz),5247 (32),R 2962 

. I 5212,5214,R 2961 

. I 4889 

. R 4419 

. R 3584 

. I 5245 (8) 

. R 3512 

. R 3088 

. R 3581 

. R 4472 

. I 5245 (9) 

. I 4422 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Transfer-s—Continued. 

stores invoiced under Title X. 

stragglers, to receiving ship. 

supplies, supervision of Section of Supplies. 

temporary service. 

to Hospital Corps. 

to hospitals, recommended by medical officer. 

transfer papers transmitted upon. 

tuberculous cases. 

Transfer accounts: 

enlisted men, commutation of rations. 

forwarding of. 

loss of pay noted on. 

Marine Corps, extra compensation. 

quarterly report of. 

transfer papers to include. 

Transfer statement, monthly: 

supply accounts afloat. 

supply accounts ashore.. 

Translations, documents in foreign languages to be accompanied by. 

Transmission gear, steering gear.. 

Transmitting apparatus, radio stations, breakdowns. 

Transportation (see also Shipments; Travel): 

aboard Government vessels. 

Army transports. 

coal, allotments and expenditures. 

discharge of enlisted men, allowance. 

enlisted men— 

manual governing.•. 

request for. 

supervision of Bureau of Navigation. 

expenses, report of, by purchasing pay officers.. 

fuel and water, report of officer paying bills for. 

general court-martial prisoners. 

hospital ships. 

invalids. 

Marine Corps. 

provisions for. 

to rifle ranges. 

on discharge. 

patients to the United States. 

public property abroad, expenses for. 

remains of deceased persons. 

report by officer procuring. 

sick. 

stores afloat. 

tickets, purchase of, for officers. 

upon dishonorable discharge. 

vouchers for. 

waiver of, marines. 

Transports: 

Army supervision over. 

Army, transportation by. 

authority of naval officers assigned to. 

discharge of troops. 

disembarking from. 

distilling ships furnished by Navy. 

enlisted men embarked in, regulations for. 

landing from. 

loading of, supervised by Navy.. 

Marine Corps embarked in, regulations for. 

naval convoys for. 


Art. 

. I 4811 

. R 3641 

. R 148 

. R 3581 

. R 3551 

. R 2960 

. R 3585 

. R 3582 

. I 4890 

. I 5244 (24) 

. I 4887 

. I 3685 

. I 4912 

. R 3585 

. I 4854 (4) 

. I 4823 (3,4) 

. I 5310 (3) 

. I 2708 

. I 4114 

. R 3841-3847 

. I 955,2401 

. I 5241 (17) 

. R 4539 

. I 603 

. R 4502 

. R 132 

. I 4919 

. I 5279 

. I 3801,3803 

. R 2912 

. I 953,954 

I 5250 (8),15261 (33) 

. I 3533 (2) 

. I 3711 

. R 3606 

. I 2116 

. R 4495 

. R 4551 

. I 5286 

. I 953,954 

. I 4405,4420 

. R 4643 

. I 3801 

. I 4812 

. I 5249 (16) 

. R 3821 

. I 955 

. R 3827 

. R 3823 

. R 3828 

. R 3822 

. R 3843 

. R 3828 

. R 3828 

.... R 3843,4251-4255 
. R 3824 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Transports—Continued. Art. 

officers assigned to, when convoyed. R 3825 

signaling between. ^ 3825 

unloading of. ^ 3823 

Traps, water-tight, opening and closing of. I 2506 

Travel (see also Transportation): 

abroad, expenses for. I 705, R 4489,4495 

allowance on discharge. R 3606,4539 

allowances for expenses. R 4495 

by Army transport. 1 4201 

by Government conveyance, expenses not allowed. R 4491 

civilian witnesses. R 4542 

expense items. R 4495 

expenses— 

certificates given. R 4492 

charged to Title V. I 4804 (24) 

civil employees... 4 122 

enlisted men. R 4501,4502 

indorsements affecting. I 5312 (23) 

mileage not allowed. R 4495 

not allowed. R 4491 

paid, indorsements. I 5312 (23),R 4494 

Marine rifle teams, to ranges... I 3711 

meals, expenses, when allowed. R 4495 

officers. R 4486-4495 

on duty, orders for. R 1528 

orders involving. I 5336 

outside of United States, expenses for.. R 4486 

repeated between same points, expenses for.?. R 4487,4495 

table of expenses allowed. R 4495 

time, amount allowed.:. R 3703 

time considered as leave. R 3706 

transportation expenses, table of. R 4495 

Travel orders: 

emergency. R 1528 

employees, civil. 1121 

issued by commander in chief. I 5336 

issued by commanding officer. 1 5336 

must be written. R 1528 

residence certificates. R 4492 

time allowed to start under. I 702 

Travel pay, Marine Corps. R 4442 

Treachery, punishment for. R4 

Treason, punishment for. R4 

Treasurer, mess. (See Mess.) 

Treasury Department (see also Customs): 

claims settled by. I 4871 

control of aocounts by. I 4871-4873 

correspondence with. I 1121 (2),2205 (1) 

docking of ships, coordinate branches of the Government. R 4372 

marine accounts. I 3536 

payments in Philippines. I 3614 

reimbursement for clothing and personal effects destroyed. I 4750 

Treaties: 

observance of, by commander in chief.R 1634 

observance of, by commanding officers. R 1650 

Trials: 

before acceptance. I 2921 

final acceptance (see also Acceptance trials). I 2963 

full-power— 

depth of water. I 2908 

reserve fleets. I 541 

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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Trials—Continued. Art. 

machinery. I 2901-3024 

commissioning. I 2941-2947 

dock. I 2942-2944 

final acceptance. I 2961-2965 

full-power, new ship. 1 2946 

general rules. 1 2908 

laying up.I 3001-3003 

object of. I 2901 

post repair.I 2981-2985 

power, data for determining. I 2910 

preliminary acceptance. I 2921-2925 

report. I 2909 

special. I 3021-3024 

newly commissioned ships. 1 1315 

post-repair. I 2982 

special, standardization, full-power, endurance, etc. I 3021 

speed. I 931 

steaming, newly commissioned ships. I 1315 

water, depth of, for. I 2908 

Trim: 

effect of alterations. 1 4331 

standardization trials. I 3022 (a) 

Trimming ships, boilers not to be used. I 3061 

Troops: 

embarked, aboard naval ships. R 3841-3847 

movement of, Marine Corps. I 3533 (2) 

responsibility for, of commander in chief. R 1631 

Trophies, athletic. (See Athletic trophies.) 

Tropics: 

periodical physical exercise within. I 709 

precautions in. I 952 

Trucks, transferring stores from ships to navy yard. I 4420 

Trumpeter, Marine Corps, pay of. R 4442 

Tuberculosis cases, transfer of.R 3582 

Tubes: 

boilers, ends flared. I 3068 

defective. I 3068 

torpedo. (See Torpedo tubes.) 

Tube cleaners, use in boilers. I 3067 

Tube inspection, boilers. I 3068 

Tugs: 

employment of, at navy yard. I 1807,3405 

expenses classified under Title T. I 4804 (15) 

hull inspection of. I 2701 

lights for.R, chap. 41 

navy yards— 

supervision over.R 3931 

supplies for. I 4472 (7) 

not on Navy register, classified under Title E. I 4S04 (8) 

Turbines: 

examination of. I 3044 

horsepower, determination of. I 2910 

standardization trials, torsion-meter readings.I 3022 (<?) 

Turning main engines, authority necessary for. R 2607,2810 

Turpentine: 

allowance of. I 4583 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

stowage of.I 2707 (4) 

Turret-s: 

automatic shutters to be fitted. 1 2868 

construction of, supervision over, by Bureau of Construction and Repair. R 146 


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[I indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations.] 

Turret-s—Continued. Art. 

daily test of. * 2882 

hydraulic machinery for, supervision of engineer officer. R 280 7 

reserve ships. 1537 

ships in ordinary. I 5<0 

steam machinery for, supervision of engineer officer. R 280 < 

Turret ammunition hoists, construction of (see Note). R 145 

Turret captain, assignment of, to other duty. I 2501 (2) 

Turret crew, to he present at drill. I 2501 (7) 

Turret design, supervision of, by Bureau of Ordnance (see Note). R 145 

Turret guns. (See Guns.) 

Typewriters: 

on shore. I 101 

paper. I 5311 

purchasing, repairing, etc. I 4655 

repair expenses under Title P. I 4804 ( 6 ) 

requisitions for. I 101 

ships. I 4571 

Typhoid prophylactic, administration of. I 3212 

Unassigned personnel charged to Title II. I 4804 (20) 

Unclaimed private property.. I 2401 (5) 

Unclaimed wages, certificate of, forwarded io department. I 5244 (34) 

Underissues, rations, torpedo vessels. I 4549 (4) 

Under-water fittings, examination of, in dock. I 2703 

Underwa,y lights, displaying of. R 20S1 

Undocking ships, reports of. I 5241 (11). R 189 

Unexecuted orders, copies sent Division of Operations. I 5211 (5) 

Unfavorable report of fitness, officers. I 707 

Unfinished work, statement of vessels departing. I 5242 (13) 

Unfit for duty, medical-survey report (see also Medical survey).*. R 364 

Unfitness, discharge for. R 3601 

Unhealthy ports: 

fresh provisions, inspection of. I 2618 ( 7 ) 

precautions. I 952 

Uniforms: 

boats’ crews. I 1803 

campaign badges to be worn with. R 3662 

crews’, in reserve ships. I 534 

division officer responsible for. I 1326 

hospital ships. I 4007,4011 

medals of honor to be worn with. r 3G62 

nonregulation, restrictions against. 12617 ( 3 ) 

of the day, marine barracks. I 3596 

posted on dress board. I 2617 ( 6 ) 

sale of, prohibited. I 711 

shore patrol. I 915 

unhealthy port. 1 952 

Uniform regulations: 

changes in. 1 601,602, R 901 

conformance to, enjoined. I 74 ^ 

preparation. I 601 

subjects included in. R 901 

supervision of Bureau of Navigation. r 432 

Union jack: 

court of inquiry indication. r 4939 

display of. r 4239 

flown in boat for diplomatic officials. r 4253 

general court-martial indication. r 4239 

Governor of Guam, in boats. R l ‘^53 

Governor of Tutuila, in boat. r 4953 

size indicated. r 423 g 

surveyor..'..'.WWW" I 4735 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

Art. 

United States consuls, pay officer to visit and obtain information from. I 2221 

United States Dispatch Agent, express packages sent in care of. I 5205 

United States experimental model basin, work done for private parties. R 4392 ( 3 ) 

• United States Mai ine Band, pay of... r 4441,4442 

United States Weather Bureau, meteorological report to. I 5222 (2) 

Unqualified men, Marine Corps. I 3718 

Unsalable articles, survey of. I 4735 

Unsanitary water, restrictions against. I 2621 

Unserviceable articles, survey of. I 4735 

Unsheathed ship, mooring regulations. I 2705 (5) 

Unslaked lime, use of. I 3063 

Uptakes: 

care of. I 3058,3069 

cleaning of. I 3067,3110 

Urgent repairs: 

action of commandant in case of. I 4335 ( 5 ) 

cost of, exceeding funds for. I 4335 (g) 

definition of. I 4301 

docking period of ships. 1 4302 

final action upon, by bureau... I 4335 (5) 

request for— 

decision of commandant. I 4335 ( 11 ) 

forwarding of. I 4333 ( 2 ) 

not authorized by commandant, action taken by bureau. I 4343 ( 1 ) 

ship at navy yard. I 4330 

weekly report of work. I 4335 (10) 

ship- 

in home port. I 4360 

not at navy yard. I 4360 

on foreign station. I 4360 

surveyed articles. I 4732 

yard craft, forwarding of letters concerning. I 4333 (3) 

work upon, authorization by commandant. I 4335 (11) 

Usury forbidden aboard ship. R 1509 

Vacancies: 

creation by retirement. R 342 

crew, reports of. I 5221 ( 8 ) 

mail clerks, how filled. I 5401 ( 8 ) 

noncommissioned officers— 

abroad. I 3642 

in United States. I 3642 

report of, men sent to hospital. R 3582 

requests for filling. I 5340 

Vaccination: 

crew, medical officer’s duties regarding. I 2103 

quarterly report of. I 3211 

recruits. I 3211 (1,2) 

transfer contingent upon. I 3211 (2) 

Vacuum, maintenance of. I 3117,3049 

Valueless articles, survey of. I 4735 

Valve chest, lubrication. I 3107 

Valves: 

by-pass, opening of. I 3103 

carpenter’s duty regarding. I 2331 (5) 

examination of. I 3048 

feed, fire, and bilge systems. I 3051 

reserve ships. I 538 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

water test. I 3077 

water-tight, opening and closing of. I 2506 

Vaporizers, smoking prohibited. I 3391 (3) 


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[I indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations.] 


Varnish: 


Art. 


shellac, uses of. 1 45S2 

stowage of..* 2,07 ^ 

Vaseline, use of, on guns and machinery, reserve ships... I 538 

Vegetables: 

fresh, issue of. 

marine barracks. * ^G05 

Vehicles, title classification. * 4804 

Ventilating apparatus, construction of, supervision of Bureau of Construction and Repair- 


R 146 


Ventilation: 

buildings, supervision of Bureau of Yards and Docks 


coal bunkers. I 3128,3326,3328 

collier holds. 1 3329 

fireroom blowers used in. 1 3113 

magazines. I 2806 ( 6 ) 

oil tanks. I 3397 

ship’s prisons. R 1430 

unhealthy port. I 952 

Ventilation ducts, closed hi case of fire. I 2506 

Ventilators, care of. I 2707 (7) 

Verbal messages, to be recorded when official.I H03 (5) 

Vessels. (See Ships.) 

Vessels, torpedo. ( See Torpedo vessels.) 

Vice admiral, funeral escort for. R 1301 

Vice consul, honors for. R 1117 


Vice President: 

death of, ceremonies. R 1296 

honors for. R 1103 

Violation, international law, procedure of commander in chief in cases of.,. R 1646 

Violent death, investigation of. R 321 

Violet-paper tests. 1 2837 

Vision, gun pointers, test of. I 2501 (3) 


Visitors: 

hospital ships. I 4018 

messing spaces, during meal hours. I 2618 (4) 

not permitted on board while loading.I 3378 (22) 

radio rooms, ship’s. 14150 

radio stations. 14131 

reserve fleets. I 543 

Visits of ceremony. R 1266-1279 

Voice tubes, supervision of Bureau of Construction and Repair (sec Note). R 146 

Volley firing, Marine Corps. I 3718 

Volunteer officers, pay of. R 4401 

Vouchers (see also Accounts): 

accompanying reports. I 5272 

advertising. I 4812,5243 ( 6 ) 

commutation of quarters. I 4950 

completion of, by pay officer under suspension. R 1420 

debit and credit entries. I 4803 

execution of contract, to be shown. I 4692 

expenditure, abstract of, forwarded to department.I 4823 (9), 4854 ( 8 ), 5224-5227, 5245 (18) 

expenditure classification. I 4803 

expenditure, pay officer restored to duty to be furnished. R 1420 

expenditure, surveyed articles. I 4735 

express charges. I 4812 

forwarding of, to department. 1 5232 

freight. I 4312 

fuel for officers ashore. r 4516 

fuel sold to officers. X 4949 

inscriptions. I 4811-4813 

letters of advice not to accompany. I 5335 

Marine Corps. X 3533,5261 (40) 

medical, bill books. I 3258 


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[I indicates Instructions ; II indicates Regulations.] 


Vouchers—Continued. 

messages. 

mileage. 

paid, forwarding of. 

payable from current appropriation. 

ration, forwarding of. 

receipt, abstract of. 

records of. 

rent. 

requisitions covered by, forwarding of. 

sale of material. 

sales of stores, with quarterly account. 

stores afloat, purchases. 

supplies purchased, responsibility for correctness of. 

subsistence of authorized passengers. 

subsistence during absence from ship. 

title entries. 

transportation. 

of stores. 

typewriters for ships. 

Wages: 

civil employees. 

unclaimed, certificate of, forwarded to department.. 

Waiver of physical disqualifications. 

Waiver of transportation, marines. 

War: 


Art. 

. I 5351 

. I 4812 

.*.. I 5243 (15) 

. I 4692 

. I 5223 (3,15) 

I 4823 (8), 4854 (7), 5224-5227, 5245 (17) 

. I 4822 

. i 4812 

. I 5243 (20) 

. I 4716 

. I 4720 

. I 4483 (3) 

. I 4675 

. I 4948 

. I 4947 

. I 4803 

. I 4812 

. I 4622 

...I 4571 (11) 

. I 371-375 

. I 5244 (34) 

. I 3209 

. I 5249 (16) 


fleet mobilization. R 228 

gasoline on ships in time of. I 3392 (1) 

hangfire precautions. I 2865 

lights used. I 2607 (12) 

naval districts, duties in time of. R 242 

precautions before outbreak of.. R 2058 

preparation for; strategy...I 5354 (5) 

Red Cross assistance given... R 3861 

torpedo bases established. R 245 

War College, Naval. ( See Naval War College.) 

War council, proceedings recorded by chief of staff.... I 1805 

War Department, reports of arms belonging to.. I 1702 

War records, naval, supervised by Assistant Secretary of the Navy.. R 2401-2410 

Wardroom, ensigns’ mess in. R 2704 

Wardroom cooks, pay of..... R 4427 (5) 

Wardroom officers: 


designation of. 

quarters for. 

smoking privileges. 

visits by. 

Wardroom stewards, pay of—.. 

Wardroom wine mess. ( See Wine mess.) 

Warrant officers. 

appointment of. 

to ensigns, fitness report regarding.... 

authority of. 

commissioned— 

authority of. 

precedence taken by. 

rank taken by. 

death of, ceremonies for. 

duties of. 

enlisted men appointed as. 

fitness reports as. 

health records of enlisted men promoted to. 


.c, 1803 

. I 804 

. I 3625 

. R 1268 

. R 4427 (5) 

. R 3201-3206 

... I 604, R 3310-3317 

. I 707 

. R 1015 

. R 1015 

. R 1013 

... R 1013 

. R 1297 

. I 2301,2352 

. R 3561 

. I 707 

I 5222 (5w),5247 (34) 


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[I indicates Instructions ; R indicates Regulations.] 


Warrant officers—Continued. 

maximum sentence for. 

pay of. 

when retired. 

precedence taken by. 

promotion of seamen to, recommendations by commanding officer. 

quarters of. 

rank taken by. 

titles included under.. 

Warrants, Treasury, official signature to be used on. 

Washington, D. C., officers visiting, to register. 

Washington’s Birthday, observance of. 

Washington’s tomb, salutes from ships passing. 

Wash rooms, supply of water. 

Waste: 

disposal of. 

officer of watch, duties regarding. 

stowage of. 

Waste of property, punishment for. 

Watch: 

anchor, detailed by executive officer. 

engine and fire room, how arranged. 

engineer officer, duties. 

hospital ships. 

mustering of, at sea. 

regulation of, by commanding officer.. 

steaming. (See Steaming watch.) 

Watch and division officers. (See Division officers.) 

Watch duty: 

instructions governing... 

officers eligible for. 

Watchmen: 

naval stations. 

Navy Department buildings. 

navy-yard gates. 

Watch number to be shown on station billet.. 

Watch officers. (See Division officers, Officer of the deck.) 

executive officer not required to keep a watch. 

executive officer to take the deck at all hands. 

fitness reports of. 

rank of.,.. — 

Watch, quarter, and station bill (see also Station bills): 

division officers to keep copies of. 

executive officer to prepare. 

inspections, hospital ships. 

junior line officers to keep. 

ships, reserve... 

Water: 

boats to carry. 

boilers— 

changing. 

tests..... 

change in allowance entered in log. 

corrosion tests. 

distilled— 

reserve ships. 

ships in ordinary. 

drinking- 

examination of. 

ships in ordinary.•.. 

expenditure for. 

feed. (See Feed water.) 


Art. 

. R 900 

. R 4406 

. R 4414 

. R 1013 

. R 3661 

. I 807 

. R 1013 

. R 1013,3202 

. I 3913 

. I 705 

. R 1286 

. R 1107 

. I 2617 

. I 3069 

. I 2032 

I 2707 (1),3378 (3) 
. R 8 

. I 2630 

. I 2908 

. I 2031-2035 

... I 4014-4020 

.■. R 2602 

. I 2507 


. I 2507-2509 

I 2508 (5-11),2508 (3) 

. R 183 

. I 21 

. I 3409 

. I 2501 (4) 

. I 1403 

. I 1403 

. I 707 

. R 1038-1040 

. I 1842 

. I 2501 (5) 

. I 4018 

. I 2501 ( 8 ) 

. I 534 

. I 2502 

. I 3061 

. I 3062 

. I 1807 

.. I 3062 

. I 540 

. I 570 

. I 2618 (5) 

. I 570 

...I 4423 (4), 4424 (3) 


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II indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 

W ater—Cont inued. 

fresh— Art. 

boilers..... I 2908,3061 

daily allowance per man. I 2617 (5) 

distilled, tested... 3 8124 

idle boilers. I 865# 

issue of, supervision. I 

requisitions for. I 4476 (1) 

reserve fleets, obtaining from shore. I 538,540 

stores afloat. I 4476 

supervision over. I 3121 

supply of. I 2617 

washing clothes of crew. I 2617 (5) 

infected ports, not to be used. I 2621 

naval stations, nonindustrial purposes, expense charged to Title S. 1 4804 (14) 

navy yards, supplied by Bureau of Yards and Docks. R 144 

new ships, consumption of. I 2923 

report by officer paying bills for. I 5279 

salt- 

admitted to double bottoms, reported to department. I 2706 (1) 

boilers. I 3061,3123 

feed tanks. I 3123 

ship at navy yard. I 4476 

shore, medical officer to examine. I 2112 

supply of. R 143 

torpedo vessel, standard allowance. I 4424 (3) 

transportation of, for ships. R 126 

use of, on bearings. I 3108 

use in ash pans forbidden. I 3110 

Water ballast, inspection of, by carpenter. I 1808 (6) 

Water boat at navy yard, ships supplied by. I 4476 (1) 

Water cylinders, zinc protectors, fitting of. I 3053 

Water fronts, maintenance of, charged to Title G . I 4804 (13) 

Water gauge: 

examination of. I 2904 

glasses, requirements. I 3074 

starting fires, test. I 3112 

Water-pressure test. I 3076 

boiler fittings. I 3077 

Water rams, instructions regarding. I 3103 

Water systems, supervision of public works officer. R 183 

Water tenders: 

firemen, instruction. I 3110 

low-water emergency. I 3118 

Water-tight doors: 

closing. I 2506,2604 

evening inspection. 1 2640 

inspection of. I 2629 

reserve ships. 1536 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

signal for closing and opening. I 2506 

Water-tight hatches. (See Hatches.) 

Water-tube boilers. (See Boilers.) 

Water vapor, evolution from coal. I 3329 

Weather noted in log. I 1807 

Weather Bureau, meteorological reports sent to. I 1607 

Weather decks. (See Decks.) 

Weather instruments, instruction of men in use of. I 2505 

Weather working day, definition. I 3303 (5) 

Weekly report of work. I “1350 

entry of urgent requests for repairs... I 4335 (10) 

incidental work, cognizance of different bureaus. I 4337 

mailing of.. 1 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Weighing coal purchased for ships. 

Weighmaster, coal ears, numbers of. 

Weights: 

added to or removed from vessels; reports of. 

built into ships, report of. 

estimate of, made by all bureaus; detailed statement. 

packages, to be stated in bill of lading. 

removal of, reports concerning. 

report on, vessels building. 

Weights and designs. 

Welfare fund, ship’s store, disposition of. 

Welsh coal, gas explosion caused by. 

Western Union code: 

reports on. 

telegrams of arrival and departure.. 

use of. 

Whaleboats: 

power-driven, designation. 

survey of. 

Wharves: 

classified under Title E.. 

survey on, reports of. 

Whistles: 

siren and solenoid, use of. 

use of, at boat races, restriction against. 

Whitewash, use of, on steel ships. 

White zinc, use of, on ship’s bottom. 

Wife, officer’s, to report address of... 

Wigwag signals, use on hospital ships. 

Williamson steering engine, care of. 

Wills, deceased persons. 

Winches: 

carpenters, duties regarding. 

deck, supervision of Bureau of Construction and Repair. 

reserve ships. 

ships in ordinary... 

use of.-. 

Wind, entered in log..... 

Windlasses: 

carpenters, duty regarding. 

construction of... 

Wine, sale of, in post exchange... 

Wine messes, officers’... 

Wire and gauze protectors, vent pipes of fuel-oil tanks.. 

Wireless. (See Radio.) 

Witnesses: 

civilian, for courts-martial, expenses of. 

courts of inquiry (see also Courts of inquiry). 

general court-martial (see also General court-martial). 

summary court-martial (see also Summary court-martial).. 

to bonds. 

travel expenses of. 

Women not permitted to reside on board ship. 

Work (see also Repairs): 

by ship’s force.. 

charges for, under Bureau of Yards and Docks.. 

cost of, statutory limit of.. 

estimates for, recommendations of Board of Inspection and Survey 

incidental, cognizance of other bureaus. 

items of, classification of, by Board of Inspection and Survey. 


Art. 

.. I 4429 

.. I 3301 

. I 5242 (13) 

. I 3442 

.. R 172 

. I 4622 

. I 4331 

. I 5242 (13) 

. R 171-173 

. I 4513 

. I 3327 (1) 

I 5211,5213,5241 (9) 

. I 5343 

. I 5348 

. I 4584 

. I 4731 (13) 

. I 4804 (8) 

. I 5242 (5) 

. I 2500 

. I 2620 

. I 2705 (8) 

. I 2703 

. I 705 

. I 4003 

. I 2708 (6) 

. I 4901 

. I 2331 (5) 

. R 146 

. I 538 

. I 570 

. I 3121 

. I 1807 

. I 2331 (5) 

. R 146 

. I 3598 (4) 

. I 827 

. I 3377 (5) 


. R 4542 

.... R 57,59 
.... R 41,42 
... R 29,612 

. I 3906 

. R 4541 

I 531, R 1537 

. I 4328 

. R 189 

. I 4355 

. I 4314 

. I 4337 

. I 4310 


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[I indicates Instructions; II indicates Regulations.] 

Work—Continued. 

navy yards (see also Navy yards)— ^rt. 

by one division for another. I 3432 

for coordinate branches of the Government. R 4370-4394 

private parties.. R 4391-4394 

weekly report of.. I 3431 

on ships (see also Repairs to ships)— 

at other than home yards. I 4355 ( 6 ) 

classification of, by Board of Inspection and Survey. I 4310 

completion of, to delay sailing. I 4313 (2),4315 (5) 

coordinate branches of the Government. R 4380 

date for completion of. I 4335 ( 6 ) 

estimate of cost and time. I 4315 (3) 

request for, by commanding officer...I 4328,4329 

Revenue-Cutter Service. R 4371 

statement of, items included in. I 4315 (3) 

transfer of, to home yard. I 4350 (3) 

precedence of, on ships in full commission. I 4339 

private parties, authorization of, by Secretary of the Navy. R 4391 

progress of. I 5242 (14) 

recommendations for, ship at navy yard. I 4325 

requisitions for, items to be included in. R 185 

stations, for coordinate branches of the Government. R 4370-4394 

unfinished, statement of, vessels departing. I 5242 (13) 

weekly report of. I 4350 

urgent request for repairs. I 4335 (10) 

Working hours: 

civil employees. I 81-86 

ships in ordinary. I 570 

Works, public. (See Public works.) 

Workshops, ordnance and electrical, responsibility for, of gunnery officer. R 2503 

Wounded (see also Sick): 

care of, supervised by fleet surgeon. I 1122 (5) 

report of. R 2061 

treatment of. I 3222 

Wounded officers, pay of. R 4411 

Wrecks. (See Shipwreck.) 

Wrongs, redress of. R 1441-1443 

Yards, manning of. R 1182 

Yards and Docks, Bureau of. (See Bureau of Yards and Docks.) 

Yards and Docks, navy yards, cost of maintenance. I 5091 

Yard craft: 

crews of. I 585 

hull inspection of. I 2701 (5) 

inspection of boilers by engineer officer of yard. I 3451 

repairs to. I 4333 (3) 

routine, lights and fires to be extinguished. I 3401 

weekly report of work. I 4350 (lo) 

Yard departments, bureau correspondence forwarded to. I 5340 

Yard scrap heap: 

material consigned to. 4 4731 (6) 

survey of. I 4746 

Yearly cruise, reserve fleets. I 541 

Yeoman: 

assignment of— 

to executive officer. I 2514 (2) 

to flag officer. I 

to pay division. 1 2203 

detailed to assist surveying officer. I 4731 (3) 

discharge of. 14 3605 

general duties of. 14 3402 

marines not to be assigned as. 1 3641 


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[I indicates Instructions; R indicates Regulations.] 


Yeoman—Continued. Art. 

navigator’s, ships going out of commission. I 1610 

navigator’s allowance of, for clerical work. I 1606 (9) 

ship’s store, commissary officer in charge of. I 2242 

Zincs: 

boilers, placing of. I 3059 

old, disposition of. I 3059 

Zinc protectors: 

fitting of. I 5053 

painting of, restrictions against. I 2705 (4) 

placed near propellers.I 2705 (7) 




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CHAPTER 1. 


ARTICLES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NAVY OF THE 

UNITED STATES. 1 


[Sec. 1624 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as affected by the act of Mar. 3, 
1899, sec. 13, and by the acts of May 13, 1908, Feb. 16, 1909, and Aug. 22, 1912.] 

The Navy of the United States shall be governed by the follow¬ 
ing articles: 

1. The commanders of all fleets, squadrons, naval stations, and Commanders 
vessels belonging to the Navy are required to show in themselves to supervise and 
a good example of virtue, honor, patriotism, and subordination; correct ’ 

to be vigilant in inspecting the conduct of all persons who are 
placed under their command; to guard against and suppress all 
dissolute and immoral practices, and to correct, according to the 
laws and regulations of the Navy, all persons who are guilty of 
them; and any such commander who offends against this article 
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 

2. The commanders of vessels and naval stations to which chap- Divine service, 
lains are attached shall cause divine service to be performed on 

Sunday, whenever the weather and other circumstances allow it 
to be done; and it is earnestly recommended to all officers, sea¬ 
men, and others in the naval service diligently to attend at every 
performance of the worship of Almighty God. 

3. Any irreverent of unbecoming behavior during divine service irreverent be- 
shall be punished as a general or summary court-martial may bavior. 
direct. 

4. The punishment of death, or such other punishment as a Death sen- 
court-martial may adjudge, may be inflicted on any person in the tenc «- 
naval service— 

(1) Who makes, or attempts to make, or unites with any Mutiny, 
mutiny or mutinous assembly, or, being witness to or present at 

any mutiny, does not do his utmost to suppress it; or, knowing of 
any mutinous assembly or of any intended mutiny, does not imme¬ 
diately communicate his knowledge to his superior or command¬ 
ing officer; 

(2) Or disobeys the lawful orders of his superior officer; Disobedience. 

(3) Or strikes or assaults, or attempts or threatens to strike . Striking snpe- 
or assault, his superior officer while in the execution of the duties r or 0 eer * 

of his office; 

(4) Or gives any intelligence to, or holds or entertains any intercourse 
intercourse with, an enemy or rebel, without leave from the Presi- w!th enemy * 
dent, the Secretary of the Navy, the commander in chief of the 

fleet, the commander of the squadron, or, in case of a vessel acting 
singly, from his commanding officer; 

(5) Or receives any message or letter from an enemy or rebel, Messages from 
or, being aware of the unlawful reception of such message or enen,y - 
letter, fails to take the earliest opportunity to inform his superior 

or commanding officer thereof; 


i The numbers of the articles in this chapter are the numbers of such articles in both 
the statutes and these regulations, except that article 64 is not in the law but is a 
regulation only. 


(1 R) 










Desertion in 
time of war. 

Betraying 

trust. 

Sleeping on 
watch. 

Leaving sta¬ 
tion. 

Willful strand¬ 
ing or injury of 
vessel. 


(6) Or, in time of war, deserts or entices others to desert; . 

(7) Or, in time of war, deserts or betrays his trust, or entices 
or aids others to desert or betray their trust; 

(8) Or sleeps upon his watch; 

(9) Or leaves ^his station before being regularly relieved; 

(10) Or intentionally or willfully suffers any vessel of the 
Navy to be stranded, or run upon rocks or shoals, or improperly 
hazarded; or maliciously or willfully injures any vessel of the 
Navy, or any part of her tackle, armament, or equipment, whereby 
the safety of the vessel is hazarded or the lives of the crew ex¬ 


posed to danger; 

Destruction of (11) Or unlawfully sets on fire, or otherwise unlawfully de- 
puhiic property. gtr0 y S , any public property not at the time in possession of an 
enemy, pirate, or rebel; 

Striking flag (12) Or strikes or attempts to strike the flag to an enemy or 
or yielding. rebel, without proper authority, or, when engaged in battle, 
treacherously yields or pusillanimously cries for quarter; 

Cowardice in (13) Or, in time of battle, displays cowardice, negligence, or 
battle. disaffection, or withdraws from or keeps out of danger to which 

he should expose himself. 

Deserting duty (14) Or, in time of battle, deserts his duty or station, or en- 
in battle. tices others to do so; 

Neglecting or- (15) Or does not properly observe the orders of his command- 
ders tor battle. j ng officer, and use his utmost exertions to carry them into 
execution, when ordered to prepare for or join in, or when 
actually engaged in battle, or while in sight of an enemy; 

Neglecting to (16) Or, being in command of a fleet, squadron, or vessel act- 
clear for action. i ng singly, neglects, when an engagement is probable, or when an 
armed vessel of an enemy or rebel is in sight, to prepare and 
clear his ship or ships for action; 

Neglecting to (17) Or does not, upon signal for battle, use his utmost exer- 
join in battle, tions to join in battle; 

Failing to en- (18) Or fails to encourage, in his own person, his inferior offi- 
courage others. cers an q men t 0 fight courageously; 

Failing to seek (19) Or does not do his utmost to overtake and capture or 

encounter. destroy any vessel which it is his duty to encounter; 

Failing to af- (20) Or does not afford all practicable relief and assistance to 
ford relief. vessels belonging to the United States or their allies when en¬ 
gaged in battle. 

Spies. 5. All persons who, in time of war, or of rebellion against the 

supreme authority of the United States, come or are found in the 
capacity of spies, or who bring or deliver any seducing letter or 
message from an enemy or rebel, or endeavor to corrupt any per¬ 
son in the Navy to betray his trust, shall suffer death, or such 
other punishment as a court-martial may adjudge. 

Murder. 6. If any person belonging to any public vessel of the United 

States commits the crime of murder without the territorial juris¬ 
diction thereof, he may be tried by court-martial and punished 
with death. 

imprisonment 7. A naval court-martial may adjudge the punishment of im- 
in penitentiary, prisonment for life, or for a stated term, at hard labor, in any 
case where it is authorized to adjudge the punishment of death: 
and such sentences of imprisonment and hard labor may be carried 
into execution in any prison or penitentiary under the control of 
the United States, or which the United States may be allowed by 
the legislature of any State to use; and persons so imprisoned in 
the prison or penitentiary of any State or Territory shall be sub¬ 
ject, in all respects, to the same discipline and treatment as con¬ 
victs sentenced by the courts of the State or Territory in which 
the same may be situated. 

8. Such punishment as a court-martial may adjudge may be 
inflicted on any person in the Navy— 


(2 R) 


(1) Who is guilty of profane swearing, falsehood, drunkenness, 
gambling, fraud, theft, or any other scandalous conduct tending to 
the destruction of good morals; 

(2) Or is guilty of cruelty toward, or oppression or maltreat¬ 
ment of, any person subject to his orders; 

(3) Or quarrels with, strikes, or assaults, or uses provoking 
or reproachful words, gestures, or menaces toward, any person 
in the Navy; 

(4) Or endeavors to foment quarrels between other persons 
in the Navy; 

(5) Or sends or accepts a challenge to fight a duel or acts as 
a second in a duel; 

(6) Or treats his superior officer with contempt, or is disre¬ 
spectful to him in language or deportment, while in the execution 
of his office; 

(7) Or joins in or abets any combination to weaken the lawful 
authority of, or lessen the respect due to, his commanding officer; 

(8) Or utters any seditious or mutinous words; 

(9) Or is negligent or careless in obeying orders, or culpably 
inefficient in the performance of duty; 

(10) Or does not use his best exertions to prevent the unlawful 
destruction of public property by others; 

(11) Or through inattention or negligence suffers any vessel 
of the Navy to be stranded, or run upon a rock or shoal, or 
hazarded; 

(12) Or, when attached to any vessel appointed as convoy to 
any merchant or other vessels, fails diligently to perform his 
duty, or demands or exacts any compensation for his services, 
or maltreats the officers or crews of such merchant or other 
vessels ; 

(13) Or takes, receives, or permits to be received, on board 
the vessel to which he is attached, any goods or merchandise, for 
freight, sale, or traffic, except gold, silver, or jewels, for freight 
or safe-keeping; or demands or receives any compensation for 
the receipt or transportation of any other article than gold, silver, 
or jewels, without authority from the President or Secretary of 
the Navy; 

(14) Or knowingly makes or signs, or aids, abets, directs, or 
procures the making or signing of, any false muster; 

(15) Or wastes any ammunition, provisions, or other public 
property, or, having power to prevent it, knowingly permits such 
waste; 

(16) Or, when on shore, plunders, abuses, or maltreats any 
inhabitant, or injures his property in any way; 

(17) Or refuses, or fails to use his utmost exertions to detect, 
apprehend, and bring to punishment all offenders, or to aid all 
persons appointed for that purpose. 

(18) Or, when rated or acting as master-at-arms, refuses to 
receive such prisoners as may be committed to his charge, or, 
having received them, suffers them to escape, or dismisses them 
without orders from the proper authority; 

(19) Or is absent from his station or duty without leave, or 
after his leave has expired ; 

(20) Or violates or refuses obedience to any lawful general 
order or regulation issued by the Secretary of the Navy. 

(21) Or, in time of peace, deserts or attempts to desert, or 
aids and entices others to desert; 

(22) Or receives or entertains any deserter from any other 
vessel of the Navy, knowing him to be such, and does not, with all 
convenient speed, give notice of such deserter to the commander 
of the vessel to which he belongs, or to the commander-in-chief, 
or to the commander of the squadron. 


Profanity, 
falsehood, etc. 


Cruelty. 


Quarreling. 


Fomenting 

quarrels. 

Duels. 


Contempt of 
superior officer. 


Combinations 
against superior 
officer. 

Mutinous 

words. 

Neglect of or¬ 
ders. 

Preventing de¬ 
struction of prop¬ 
erty. 

Stranding. 


Convoy serv¬ 
ice. 


Receiving 
freight, etc. 


False muster. 


Waste of prop¬ 
erty. 


Plundering. 


Apprehending 

offenders. 


Receiving pris¬ 
oners. 


Absence with¬ 
out leave. 

Violating or¬ 
ders or regula¬ 
tions. 

Desertion in 
time of peace. 

Harboring de¬ 
serters. 


(3 n) 




Officer absent 
without leave. 


Desertion by 
resignation. 


Dealing in sup¬ 
plies. 


Importing du¬ 
tiable goods. 


Distilled spir¬ 
its. 


Crimes of 
fraud against 
United States. 

Presenting 
false claims. 


Agreement 
concerning false 
claims. 

False papers. 


Perjury. 


Forgery. 


Delivering less 
property than 
receipted for. 


Giving receipts 
without know¬ 
ing their truth. 


Stealing, sell¬ 
ing, etc. 


9. Any officer who absents himself from his command without 
leave, may, by the sentence of a court-martial, be reduced to the 
rating of an ordinary seaman. 

10. Any commissioned officer of the Navy or Marine Corps who, 
having tendered his resignation, quits his post or proper duties 
without leave, and with intent to remain permanently absent 
therefrom, prior to due notice of the acceptance of such resigna¬ 
tion, shall be deemed and punished as a deserter. 

11. No person in the naval service shall procure stores or other 
articles or supplies for, and dispose thereof to, the officers or en¬ 
listed men on vessels of the Navy, or at navy yards or naval 
stations, for his own account or benefit. 

12. No person connected with the Navy shall, under any pre¬ 
tense, import in a public vessel any article which is liable to the 
payment of duty. 

13. Distilled spirits shall be admitted on obard of vessels of 
war only upon the order and under the control of the medical 
officers of such vessels, and to be used only for medical purposes. 

14. Fine and imprisonment, or such other punishment as a 
court-martial may adjudge, shall be inflicted upon any person 
in the naval service of the United States— 

Who presents or causes to be presented to any person in the 
civil, military, or naval service thereof, for approval or payment, 
any claim against the United States or any officer thereof, know¬ 
ing such claim to be false or fraudulent; or 

Who enters into any agreement or conspiracy to defraud the 
United States by obtaining, or aiding others to obtain, the allow¬ 
ance or payment of any false or fraudulent claim; or 

Who, for the purpose of obtaining or aiding others to obtain, 
the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the 
United States or against any officer thereof, makes or uses, or 
procures or advises the making or use of, any writing, or other 
paper, knowing the same to contain any false or fraudulent 
statement; or 

Who, for the purpose of obtaining, or aiding others to obtain, 
the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the 
United States or any officer thereof, makes or procures or ad¬ 
vises the making of, any oath to any fact or to any writing or 
other paper, knowing such oath to be false; or 

Who, for the purpose of obtaining, or aiding others to obtain, 
the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the 
United States or any officer thereof, forges or counterfeits, or 
procures or advises the forging or counterfeiting of, any signature 
upon any writing or other paper, or uses, or procures or advises 
the use of, any such signature, knowing the same to be forged 
or counterfeited; or 

Who, having charge, possession, custody, or control of any 
money or other property of the United States, furnished or in¬ 
tended for the naval service thereof, knowingly delivers or causes 
to be delivered, to any person having authority to receive the 
same, any amount thereof less than that for which he receives a 
certificate or receipt; or 

Who, being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying 
the receipt of any money or other property of the United States, 
furnished or intended for the naval service thereof, makes, or 
delivers to any person, such writing, without having full knowl¬ 
edge of the truth of the statements therein contained, and with 
intent to defraud the United States; or 

Who steals, embezzles, knowingly and willfully misappropriates, 
applies to his own use or benefit, or wrongfully and knowingly 
sells or disposes of any ordnance, arms, equipments, ammunition, 
clothing, subsistence stores, money, or other property of the United 
States, furnished or intended for the military or naval service 
thereof; or 


(4 R) 


Who knowingly purchases, or receives in pledge for any obliga- Buying public 
tion or indebtedness, from any other person who is a part of or m * litary prop ‘ 
employed in said service, any ordnance, arms, equipments, ammu- er y * 
nition, clothing, subsistence stores, or other property of the United 
States, such other person not having lawful right to sell or pledge 
the same; or 

W ho executes, attempts, or countenances any other fraud against other frauds, 
the United States. 

And if any person, being guilty of any of the offenses described Liability to ar- 
ri this article while in the naval service, receives his discharge, rest a,ld trial - 
or is dismissed from the service, he shall continue to be liable to 
be arrested and held for trial and sentence by a court-martial in 
the same manner and to the same extent as if he had not received 
such discharge nor been dismissed. 

15. (Repealed by act of March 3, 1899, section 13.) Persons enti¬ 

tled to prize 

16. No person in the Navy shall take out of a prize, or vessel m °Eem©ring 
seized as a prize, any money, plate, goods, or any part of her equip- property from 
ment, unless it be for the better preservation thereof or unless prize * 

such articles are absolutely needed for the use of any of the ves¬ 
sels or armed forces of the United States, before the same are 
adjudged lawful prize by a competent court; but the whole, with¬ 
out fraud, concealment, or embezzlement, shall be brought in, in 
order that judgment may be passed thereon; and every person 
who offends against this article shall be punished as a court- 
martial may direct. 

17. If any person in the Navy strips off the clothes of, or pil- Maltreating 
lages, or in any manner maltreats, any person taken on board a persons on prize, 
prize, he shall suffer such punishment as a court-martial may 

adjudge. 

18. If any officer or person in the naval service employs any of Returning fu- 
the forces under his command for the purpose of returning "any sitives. 
fugitive from service or labor, he shall be dismissed from the 

service. 

19. Any officer who knowingly enlists into the naval service any Enlisting de¬ 
person who has deserted in time of war from the naval or military serters, minors, 
service of the United States, or any insane or intoxicated person, etc * 

or any minor between the ages of fourteen and eighteen years, 
without the consent of his parents or guardian, or any minor 
under the age of fourteen years, shall be punished as a court- 
martial may direct. 

20. Every commanding officer of a vessel in the Navy shall obey 
the following rules: 

(1) Whenever a man enters on board, the commanding officer Men receded 
shall cause an accurate entry to be made in the ship’s books, show- 011 boartl * 

ing his name, the date, place, and term of his enlistment, the place 
or vessel from which he was received on board, his rating, his 
descriptive list, his age, place of birth, and citizenship, with such 
remarks as may be necessary. 

(2) He shall, before .sailing, transmit to the Secretary of the List of officers, 
Navy a complete list of the rated men under his command, show- ™ e e r ”’ aml passen ' 
ing the particulars set forth in rule one, and a list of officers and ® 
passengers, showing the date of their entering. And he shall 

cause similar lists to be made out on the first day of every third 
month and transmitted to the Secretary of the Navy as oppor¬ 
tunities occur, accounting therein for any casualty which may 
have happened since the last list. 

(3) He shall cause to be accurately minuted on the ship’s Deaths and de¬ 
books the names of any person dying or deserting, and the times sertions - 

at which such death or desertion occurs. 

(4) In case of the death of any officer, man, or passenger on Property of de- 
said vessel, he shall take care that the paymaster secures all the ceased persons, 
property of the deceased, for the benefit of his legal representa¬ 
tives. 


(5 E) 



Accouuts of 
men received. 


Accounts of 
men sent from 
ship. 


Provisions. 


Health of 
crew. 


Final payment 
of crew. 


Articles to he 
hang up and 
read. 

Punishment 
for offending. 

Authority of 
officers after loss 
of vessel. 


Offenses not 
specified. 


Offenses com¬ 
mitted on shore. 


Punishment hy 
order of com¬ 
mander. 


(5) lie shall not receive on board any man transferred from 
any other vessel or station to him, unless such man is furnished 
with an account, signed by the captain and paymaster of the 
vessel or station from which he came, specifying the date of his 
entry on said vessel or at such station, the period and term of 
his service, the sums paid him, the balance due him, the quality 
in which he was rated, and his descriptive list. 

(6) He shall, whenever officers or men are sent from his ship, 
for whatever cause, take care that each man is furnished with a 
complete statement of his account, specifying the date of his en¬ 
listment, the period and term of his service, and his descriptive 
list. Said account shall be signed by the commanding officer and 
paymaster. 

(7) He shall cause frequent inspections to be made into the 
condition of the provisions on his ship, and use every precaution 
for their preservation. 

(8) He shall frequently consult with the surgeon in regard to 
the sanitary condition of his crew, and shall use all proper means 
to preserve their health. And he shall cause a convenient place 
to be set apart for sick or disabled men, to which he shall have 
them removed, with their hammocks and bedding, when the sur¬ 
geon so advises, and shall direct that some of the crew attend 
them and keep the place clean. 

(9) He shall attend in person, or appoint a proper officer to 
attend, when his cre\V is finally paid off, to see that justice is done 
to the men and to the United States in the settlement of the 
accounts. 

(10) He shall cause the Articles for the Government of the 
Navy to be hung up in some public part of the ship and read once 
a month to his ship’s company. 

Every commanding officer who offends against the provisions of 
this article shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 

21. When the crew of any vessel of the United States are sep¬ 
arated from their vessel by means of her wreck, loss, or destruc¬ 
tion, all the command and Authority given to the officers of such 
vessel shall remain in full force until such ship’s company shall 
be regularly discharged from or ordered again into service, or 
until a court-martial or court of inquiry shall be held to inquire 
into the loss of said vessel. And if any officer or man, after such 
wreck, loss, or destruction, acts contrary to the discipline of the 
Navy, he shall be pimished as a court-martial may direct. 

22. All offenses committed by persons belonging to the Navy 
which are not specified in the foregoing articles shall be punished 
as a court-martial may direct. 

23. All offenses committed by persons belonging to the Navy 
while on shore shall be punished in the same manner as if they 
had been committed at sea. 

24. No commander of a vessel shall inflict upon a commissioned 
or warrant officer any other punishment than private reprimand, 
suspension from duty, arrest, or confinement, and such suspension, 
arrest, or confinement shall not continue longer than ten days, 
unless a further period is necessary to bring the offender to trial 
by a court-martial; nor shall he inflict or cause to be inflicted upon 
any petty officer, or person of inferior rating, or marine, for a 
single offense, or at any one time, any other than one of the fol¬ 
lowing punishments, namely: 

(1) Reduction of any rating established by himself. 

(2) Confinement, not exceeding ten days, unless further confine¬ 
ment be necessary in the case of a prisoner to be tried by court- 
martial. The use of irons, single or double, is abolished except 
for the purpose of safe custody or when part of a sentence imposed 
by general court-martial. (Act Feb. 10, 1909.) 

(3) Solitary confinement, on bread and water, not exceeding 
five days. 


(6 R) 


(4) Solitary confinement not exceeding seven days. 

(5) Deprivation of liberty on shore. 

(6) Extra duties. 

No other punishment shall be permitted on board of vessels 
belonging to the Navy, except by sentence of a general or summarj’ 
court-martial. All punishments inflicted by the commander, or by 
his order, except reprimands, shall be fully entered upon the ship s 
log. 

2o. No officer who may command by accident, or in the absence Punishment by 
or the commanding officer, except when such commanding officer <>m< .7 rs t<>m »'°-, 
is absent for a time by leave, shall inflict any other punishment [ng J comman 
than confinement. 

2b. Summary courts-martial may be ordered upon petty officers Summary 
and persons of inferior ratings, by the commander of any vessel, courts-martial, 
or by the commandant of any navy yard, naval station, or marine 
barracks to which they belong, for the trial of offenses which such 
officer may deem deserving of greater punishment than such com¬ 
mander or commandant is authorized to inflict, but not sufficient 
to require trial by a general court-martial. 

27. A summary court-martial shall consist of three officers not Constitution, 
below the rank of ensign, as members, and of a recorder. The 
commander of a ship may order any officer under his command to 

act as such recorder. 

28. Before proceeding to trial the members of a summary court- Oaths of mem- 
martial cLall take the following oath or affirmation, which shall ^ ers i aud re " 
be administered by the recorder: “ I, A B. do swear (or affirm) er ’ 

that I will well and truly try, 'without prejudice or partiality, the 
case now depending, according to the evidence which shall be ad¬ 
duced, the laws for the government of the Navy, and my own 
conscience.” After which the recorder of the court shall take the 
following oath or affirmation, which shall be administered by the 
senior member of the court: “ I, A. B, do swear (or affirm) that 
I will keep a true record of the evidence which shall be given be¬ 
fore this court and of the proceedings thereof.” 

20. All testimony before a summary court-martial shall be given Testimony, 
orally, upon oath or affirmation, administered by the senior mem¬ 
ber of the court. 

30. Summary courts-martial may sentence petty officers and Punishment, 
persons of inferior ratings to any one of the following punish¬ 
ments, namely: 

(1) Discharge from the service with bad-conduct discharge; but 
the sentence shall not be carried into effect in a foreign country. 

(2) Solitary confinement, not exceeding thirty days, on bread 
and water, or on diminished rations. 

(3) Solitary confinement not exceeding thirty days. 

(4) Confinement not exceeding two months. 

(5) Reduction to next inferior rating. 

(6) Deprivation of liberty on shore on foreign station. 

(7) Extra police duties, and loss of pay, not to exceed three 
months, may be added to any of the above-mentioned punishments. 

“ The courts authorized to impose the punishments prescribed 
by article thirty of the ‘Articles for the Government of the Navy ’ 
may adjudge either a part or the whole, as may be appropriate, 
of any one of the punishments therein enumerated: Pro vided, 

That the use of irons, single or double, is hereby abolished except 
for the purpose of safe custody, or when part of a sentence im¬ 
posed by a general court-martial.” (Act Feb. 16, 1909.) 

31. A summary court-martial may disrate any rated person for Disrating for 

incompetency. incompetency. 

32. All sentences of summary courts-martial may be carried Execution of 
into effect upon the approval of the senior officer present. (Act sentence. 

Feb. 16, 1909.) 

33. The officer ordering a summary court-martial shall have Remission of 
power to remit, in part or altogether, but not to commute, the s ® ntence * 


(7 r) 



sentence of the court. And it shall he his duty either to remit 
any part or the whole of any sentence, the execution of which 
would, in the opinion of the surgeon or senior medical officer on 
board, given in writing, produce serious injury to the health of 
the person sentenced; or to submit the case again, without delay, 
to the same or to another summary court-martial, which shall 
have the power, upon the testimony already taken, to remit the 
former punishment and to assign some other of the authorized 
punishments in the place thereof. (Sec. 1624, R. S.) The Sec¬ 
retary of the Navy may set aside the proceedings, or remit or 
mitigate, in whole or in part, the sentence imposed by any naval 
court-martial convened by his order or by that of any officer of 
the Navy or Marine Corps. (Act Feb. 16, 1909.) 

Conduct of pro- 34. The proceedings of summary courts shall be conducted with 

ceedings. as conciseness and precision as may be consistent with the 

ends of justice, and under such forms and rule as may be pre¬ 
scribed by the Secretary of the Navy, with the approval of the 
President, and all such proceedings shall be transmitted in the 
usual mode to the Navy Department, where they shall be kept on 
file for a period of two years from date of trial, after which time 
they may be destroyed, in the discretion of the Secretary of the 
Navy. (Act Feb. 16, 1909.) 

Same punish- 35 . Any punishment which a summary court-martial is author- 
court. seneral ized to inflict may be inflicted by a general court-martial. 

Dismissal of 36. No officer shall be dismissed from the naval service except 
officers. by the order of the President or by sentence of a general court- 

martial ; and in time of peace no officer shall be dismissed except 
in pursuance of the sentence of a general court-martial or in miti¬ 
gation thereof. 

Officer dis- 37 . when any officer, dismissed by order of the President since 
m and trial! de ’ 3d March, 1865, makes, in writing, an application for trial, setting 
forth under oath that he has been wrongfully dismissed, the Presi¬ 
dent shall, as soon as the necessities of the service may permit, 
convene a court-martial to try such officer on the charges on 
which he shall have been dismissed. And if such court-martial 
shall not be convened within six months from the presentation of 
such application for trial, or if such court, being convened, shall 
not award dismissal or death as the punishment of such officer, 
the order of dismissal by the President shall be void. 

General eonrts- 38. General courts-martial maybe convened by the President, by 
whom convened. tlie Secretary of the Navy, by the commander in chief of a fleet or 
’ squadron, and by the commanding officer of any naval station be¬ 
yond the continental limits of the United States. (Act. Feb. 16, 
1909.) 

Constitution. 39, A general court-martial shall consist of not more than thir¬ 
teen nor less than five commissioned officers as members; and as 
many officers, not exceeding thirteen, as can be convened without 
injury to the service, shall be summoned on every such court. 
But in no case, where it can be avoided without injury to the 
service, shall more than one-half, exclusive of the president, be 
junior to the officer to be tried. The senior officer shall always 
preside and the others shall take place according to their rank. 

Oaths of mem- 40. The president of the general court-martial shall administer 
bers and judge the following oath or affirmation to the judge advocate or person 
advocate. officiating as such: 

“ I, A B, do swear (or affirm) that I will keep a true record of 
the evidence given to and the proceedings of this court; that I 
will not divulge or by any means disclose the sentence of the 
court until it shall have been approved by the proper authority; 
and that I will not at any time divulge or disclose the vote or 
opinion of any particular member of the court, unless required so 
to do before a court of justice in due course of law.” 

This oath or affirmation being duly administered, each member 
of the court, before proceeding to trial, shall take the following 


(8 H) 


oath or affirmation, which shall be administered by the judge 
advocate or person officiating as such: 

“I, A B, do swear (or affirm) that I will truly try without 
prejudice or partiality, the case now depending, according to the 
evidence which shall come before the court, the rules for the gov¬ 
ernment of the Navy, and my own conscience; that I will not by 
any means divulge or disclose the sentence of the court until it 
shall have been approved by the proper authority; and that I will 
not at any time divulge or disclose the vote or opinion of any par¬ 
ticular member of the court, unless required so to do before a 
court of justice in due course of law.” 

41. An oath or affirmation in the following form, shall be admin¬ 
istered to all witnesses, before any court-martial, by the president 
thereof: 

“You do solemly swear (or affirm) that the evidence you shall 
give in the case now before this court shall be the truth, the whole 
truth, and nothing but the truth, and that you will state every¬ 
thing within your knowledge in relation to the charges. So help 
you God (or ‘this you do under the pains and penalties of 
perjury ’).” 

42. Whenever any person refuses to give his evidence or to give 
it in the manner provided by these articles, or prevaricates, or 
behaves with contempt to the court, it shall be lawful for the 
court to imprison him for any time not exceeding two months. 
This article, as set forth above in the form given in sec. 1624, 
R. S., is modified by secs. 11 and 12 of the act of Feb. 16, 1909, 
which provides “ That a naval court-martial or court of inquiry 
shall have power to issue like process to compel witnesses to ap 
pear and testify which United States courts of criminal jurisdic¬ 
tion within the State, Territory, or District where such navai court 
shall be ordered to sit may lawfully issue. 

“ That any person duly subpoenaed to appear as a witness before 
a general court-martial or court of inquiry of the Navy, who will¬ 
fully neglects or refuses to appear, or refuses to qualify as a wit¬ 
ness or to testify or produce documentary evidence which such 
person may have been legally subpoenaed to produce, shall be 
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, for which such person shall be 
punished on information in the district court of the United States; 
and it shall be the duty of the United States district attorney, on 
the certification of the facts to him by such naval court, to file an 
information against and prosecute the person so offending, and 
the punishment of such person, on conviction, shall be a fine of not 
more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment not to exceed six 
months, or both, at the discretion of the court: Provided, That this 
shall not apply to persons residing beyond the State, Territory, or 
District in which such naval court is held, and that the fees of 
such witnesses and his mileage at the rates provided for witnesses 
in the United States district court for said State, Territory, or Dis¬ 
trict shall be duly paid or tendered said witness, such amounts to 
be paid by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts out of the ap¬ 
propriation for compensation of witnesses: Provided further , That 
no witness shall be compelled to incriminate himself or to answer 
an& Y question which may tend to incriminate or degrade him.” 

48. The person accused shall be furnished with a true copy of 
the charges, with the specifications, at the time he is put under 
arrest; and no other charges than those so furnished shall be 
urged against him at the trial, unless it shall appear to the court 
that intelligence of such other charge had not reached the officer 
ordering the court when the accused was put under arrest, or that 
some witness material to the support of such charge was at that 
time absent and can be produced at the trial; in which case 
reasonable time shall be given to the accused to make his defense 
against such new charge. 


Oath of wit¬ 
ness. 


Contempt. 


Charges. 


(9 R) 





Duty of officer 
arrested. 


Suspension of 
proceedings. 


Absence of 
members. 


Witnesses ex¬ 
amined in ab¬ 
sence of mem¬ 
ber. 


Suspension of 
pay. 


Flogging, 
branding, etc. 


Determination 
of sentences. 


Adequate pun¬ 
ishment; recom¬ 
mendation to 
clemency. 


Authentication 
of judgment. 


Confirmation 
of sentence. 


Remission and 
mitigation of 
sentence. 


Courts of in¬ 
quiry; by whom 
ordered. 

Constitution. 


Powers. 


44. Every officer who is arrested for trial shall deliver up his 
sword to his commanding officer and confine himself to the limits 
assigned him, on pain of dismissal from the service. 

45. When the proceedings of any general court-martial have 
commenced, they shall not be suspended or delayed on account of 
the absence of any of the members, provided five or more are 
assembled; but the court is enjoined to sit from day to day, Sun¬ 
days excepted, until sentence is given, unless temporarily ad¬ 
journed by the authority which convened it. 

40. No member of a general court-martial shall, after the pro¬ 
ceedings are begun, absent himself therefrom, except in case of 
sickness, or of an order to go on duty from a superior officer, on 
pain of being cashiered. 

47. Whenever any member of a court-martial, from any legal 
cause, is absent from the court after the commencement of a case, 
all the witnesses who have been examined during his absence 
must, when he is ready to resume his seat, be recalled by the 
court, and the recorded testimony of each witness so examined 
must be read over to him, and such witness must acknowledge the 
same to be correct and be subject to such further examination as 
the said member may require. Without a compliance with this 
rule, and an entry thereof upon the record, a member who shall 
have been absent during the examination of a witness shall not be 
allowed to sit again in that particular case. 

48. Whenever a court-martial sentences an officer to be sus¬ 
pended, it may suspend his pay and emoluments for the whole or 
any part of the time of his suspension. 

49. In no case shall punishment by flogging, or by branding, 
marking, or tattooing on the body be adjudged by any court- 
martial or be inflicted upon any person in the Navy. 

50. No person shall be sentenced by a court-martial to suffer 
death, except by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members 
present, and in the cases where such punishment is expressly pro¬ 
vided in these articles. All other sentences may be determined by 
a majority of votes. 

51. It shall be the duty of a court-martial, in all cases of con¬ 
viction, to adjudge a punishment adequate to the nature of the 
offense; but the members thereof may recommend the person con¬ 
victed as deserving of clemency, and state, on the record, their 
reasons for so doing. 

52. The judgment of every court-martial shall be authenticated 
by the signature of the president, and of every member who may 
be present when said judgment is pronounced, and also of the 
judge advocate. 

58. No sentence of a court-martial, extending to the loss of life, 
or to the dismissal of a commissioned or warrant officer, shall be 
carried into execution until confirmed by the President. All other 
sentences of a general court-martial may be carried into execution 
on confirmation of the commander of the fleet or officer ordering 
the court. 

54. Every officer who is authorized to convene a general court- 
martial shall have power, on revision of its proceedings, to remit 
or mitigate, but not to commute, the sentence of any such court 
which he is authorized to approve and confirm. (This article, as 
set forth above in the form given in sec. 1624, R. S., is modified 
by sec. 9 of the act of Feb. 16, 1909; see Art. 33.) 

55. Courts of inquiry may be ordered by the President, the 
Secretary of the Navy, or the commander of a fleet or squadron. 

56. A court of inquiry shall consist of not more than three com¬ 
missioned officers as members, and of a judge advocate, or person 
officiating as such. 

57. Courts of inquiry shall have power to summon witnesses, 
administer oaths, and punish contempts, in the same manner as 
courts-martial; but they shall only state facts, and shall not give 


(10 R) 


their opinion, unless expressly required so to do in the order for 
convening. (This article, as set forth above in the form given 
in sec. 1024, R. S., is modified by secs. 11 and 12 of the act of 
Feb. 10, 1909; see Art. 42.) 

58. The judge advocate, or person officiating as such, shall ad¬ 
minister to the members the following oath or affirmation: “ You 
do swear (or affirm) well and truly to examine and inquire, ac¬ 
cording to the evidence, into the matter now before you, without 
partiality.” After which the president shall administer to the 
judge advocate, or person officiating as such, the following oath or 
affirmation: “You do swear (or affirm) truly to record the pro¬ 
ceedings of this court and the evidence to be given in the case in 
hearing.” 

59. The party whose conduct shall be the subject of inquiry, or 
his attorney, shall have the right to cross-examine all the wit¬ 
nesses. 

60. The proceedings of courts of inquiry shall be authenticated 
by the signature of the president of the court and of the judge 
advocate, and shall, in all cases not capital, nor extending to the 
dismissal of a commissioned or warrant officer, be evidence before 
a court-martial, provided oral testimony can not be obtained. 

61. No person shall be tried by court-martial or otherwise pun¬ 
ished for any offense, except as provided in the following article, 
which appears to have been committed more than two years be¬ 
fore the issuing of the order for such trial or punishment, unless 
by reason of having absented himself, or of some other manifest 
impediment, he shall not have been amenable to justice within 
that period. 

62. No person shall be tried by court-martial or otherwise pun¬ 
ished for desertion in time of peace committed more than two 
years before the issuing of the order for such trial or punishment, 
unless he shall meanwhile have absented himself from the United 
States, or by reason of some other manifest impediment shall not 
have been amenable to justice within that period, in which case 
fhe time of his absence shall be excluded in computing the period 
of the limitation: Provided , That said limitation shall not begin 
until the end of the term for which said person was enlisted in 
the service. 

63. Whenever, by any of the Articles for the Government of the 
Navy of the United States, the punishment on conviction of an 
offense is left to the discretion of the court-martial, the punish¬ 
ment therefor shall not, in time of peace, be in excess of a limit 
which the President may prescribe. 

64. Within the meaning of the foregoing articles, unless there be 
something in the context or subject matter repugnant to or incon¬ 
sistent with such construction, officers shall mean commissioned 
and warrant officers, and paymasters’ clerks; superior officers 
shall be held to include mates and petty officers of the Navy and 
noncommissioned officers of the Marine Corps, in addition to the 
officers enumerated. This article is not one of the “Articles for 
the Government of the Navy,” as contained in the statutes, but 
is appended in explanation thereof. 


Oaths of mem¬ 
bers ami judge 
advocate. 


Rights of party 
to the Inquiry. 


Proceedings 
how authenti¬ 
cated and used 
as evidence. 


Limitation of 
period in which 
amenable to 
trial. 


Punishment 
for desertion in 
time of peace. 


Limitation of 
punishment. 


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CHAPTER 2. 


THE NAVY DEPARTMENT. 

Section 1.—Organization. 

101. There shall be at the seat of government an executive de¬ 
partment, to be known as the Department of the Navy, and a 
Secretary of the Navy, who shall be the head thereof. (Sec. 415, 
R. S.) 

102. (1) An Assistant Secretary of the Navy is authorized by 
law, who shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Navy or required by law. (Acts of July 11, 
1890, and Mar. 3, 1891.) All orders issued by the Assistant Secre¬ 
tary in conducting the duties assigned him shall be considered as 
emanating from the Secretary and shall have full force and effect 
as such. 

(2) In case of the absence of the Secretary of the Navy his 
duties shall be performed by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. 
(Sec. 177, R. S.) 

103. * (1) The business of the Department of the Navy shall be 
distributed in such manner as the Secretary of the Navy shall 
judge to be expedient and proper among the following bureaus: 

First, a Bureau of Yards and Docks. 

Second, a Bureau of Equipment. 

Third, a Bureau of Navigation. 

Fourth, a Bureau of Ordnance. 

Fifth, a Bureau of Construction and Repair.. 

Sixth, a Bureau of Steam Engineering. 

Seventh, a Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

Eighth, a Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. (Sec. 419, R. S.) 

(2) The several bureaus shall retain the charge and custody 
of the books of records and accounts pertaining to their respec¬ 
tive duties, and all of the duties of the bureaus shall be performed 
under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and their orders 
shall be considered as emanating from him and shall have full 
force and effect as such. (Sec. 420, R. S.) 

(3) The Judge Advocate General of the Navy shall perform 
such duties as may lawfully be required. (Act June 8, 1880.) 

(4) The Solicitor shall perform such duties as may be assigned 
by the Secretary of the Navy. 

(5) The General Board of the Navy shall, under the direction 
of the Secretary of the Navy, perform such duties as are set 
forth in section 7 of this chapter and such additional duties as 
may be prescribed from time to time by competent authority. 

(6) Chiefs of bureau shall issue orders concerning the work of 
their own bureaus, provided such work is not of a character to 
alter the military characteristics of any ship. Any proposed work, 
the performance of which would alter the military characteristics 
of any ship, shall be referred to the Secretary of the Navy for de¬ 
cision prior to authorization. 


* See note at the end of chapter. 


Secretary of 
the Navy. 


Assistant Sec¬ 
retary of the 
Navy. 


Bureaus. 


Custody of 
records. 


Judge Advo¬ 
cate General. 

Solicitor. 


General board. 


Bureaus in 
general. 


(13 R) 







Duties of bu¬ 
reaus. 


Equipment of 
ships. 


Work (lone by 
one bureau for 
another. 


Inspection of 
material. 


Defraying 

costs. 


Information 
for aids. 


Conference 
with aids. 


Work pre¬ 
viously disap¬ 
proved. 


Divisions of 
department. 


Operations of 
ihe fleet. 


Personnel. 


Material. 


(7) Each bureau shall determine upon and require for or have 
manufactured all material, apparatus, tools, stores, fuel, trans¬ 
portation, stationery, blank books, forms, and appliances of every 
kind needed for its own use in carrying out its duties, as herein¬ 
after defined. Each bureau shall be charged with the preserva¬ 
tion of the public property, under its cognizance, except as pro¬ 
vided in section 9 of this chapter. 

(8) Each bureau shall be charged with all that relates to the 
equipment of ships, according to its allowance list from time to 
time in force. 

(9) All work done by one bureau for another bureau, including 
the construction, alteration and repair of public works, shall be 
done by the former after approval by, and to the satisfaction 
of, the latter; and such work shall at all times be open to the in¬ 
spection of the bureau for which it is done. 

(10) Each bureau shall inspect all material for its use, except 
at Navy Yards, where inspections shall be made as provided for in 
article I 4672. Controversial questions as to the acceptance of 
manufactured or purchased articles shall be referred to the bureau 
having cognizance. 

(11) Each bureau shall estimate for and defray from its own 
funds the cost necessary to carry out its duties as hereinafter de¬ 
fined. 

(12) Every chief of bureau or head of an office shall furnish 
such information and data as may be called for by the aid in 
charge of the division t© which the bureau or office of which he is 
the chief or head belongs. 

(13) When a conference becomes necessary to facilitate the 
transaction of business affecting the interests of any bureau or 
office, the chief of such bureau or head of such office, when noti¬ 
fied by the appropriate aid, shall designate a representative to at¬ 
tend such conference. 

(14) In every case pertaining to the design, alteration, or 
repair of ships or equipage, wherein any bureau recommends for 
approval any departure from recognized standard practice, or any 
action at variance with any former decision of the department, 
such bureau shall invite the attention of the department to: 

(а) The previous decisions or rulings of the department in re¬ 
gard to the subject in question. 

(б) The reasons for recommending any departure from exist¬ 
ing practice or any change in policy. 

104. To aid the Secretary in efficiently administering the affairs 
of the Navy Department the work thereof shall be grouped under 
four general divisions, as follows: 

(a) Division of Operations of the Fleet. 

(&) Division of Personnel. 

(c) Division of Material. 

(d) Division of Inspections. 

105. The Division of Operations of the Fleet shall include the 
Office of Naval Intelligence, the Office of Target Practice and 
Steaming Competitions, the Naval War College, and a Section of 
Movements of the Fleet. 

106. The Division of Personnel shall include the Bureau of 
Navigation, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, the Marine 
Corps, the Office of the Judge Advocate General, and Naval 
Examining and Retiring Boards, and shall have cognizance of 
matters affecting the Naval Militia. 

107. * The Division of Material shall include the Bureau of 
Equipment, Bureau of Ordnauce, Bureau of Construction and Re¬ 
pair, Bureau of Steam Engineering, Bureau of Yards and Docks, 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and Office of Director of 
Navy Yards. 


* See note at the end of chapter. 
(14 it) 



Inspections. 


108. The Division of Inspections shall include the Board of 
Inspection and Survey for Ships, the Board of Inspection for 
Shore Stations, and the special inspecting officers. 

100. (1) To assist the Secretary of the Navy in coordinating 
and carrying on the work of the four divisions, there shall be on 
duty in the office of the Secretary four officers of the Navy, on 
the active list not below the grade of captain, to be known, re¬ 
spectively, as the Aid for Operations, Aid for Personnel, Aid for 
Material, and Aid for Inspections. The Aids for Operations, Per¬ 
sonnel, and Inspections shall be line officers. These aids shall 
advise the Secretary on all matters pertaining to the duties of 
the respective divisions named. 

(2) The four aids shall constitute the Secretary’s Advisory 
Council, which shall meet daily, when practicable, to consider 
important questions arising in any division affecting the general 
policies of the department with a view to an effective coordination 
of the work of the four divisions. The results of such considera¬ 
tion shall be recorded for the information of the Secretary and 
Assistant Secretary. The Council shall advise the Secretary with 
regard to all proposed Navy Regulations, Naval Instructions, and 
general orders; proposed legislative measures affecting the Navy; 
matters of naval organization; assignments of officers to important 
commands or duties afloat or ashore; disposition of obsolete ves¬ 
sels; advisability of large and unusual expenditures; and other 
important matters affecting the efficiency and economy of the 
Naval Establishment upon which the Secretary should be kept 
informed. 

110. (1) The general correspondence of the Department of the 
Navy shall be under the immediate supervision of the Secretary 
of the Navy. 

(2) Papers intended for the signature of the Secretary of the 
Navy or of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy shall be presented 
to them through the appropriate aid to whom the business per¬ 
tains. 

(3) Chiefs of bureau shall communicate directly with the Secre¬ 
tary and Assistant Secretary at any time on business pertaining 
to their bureaus. 

111. The Bureau of Supplies and Accounts shall consist of 
two sections, as follows: 

(a) The Section of Supplies. 

(5) The Section of Accounts. 

Section 2. —Duties Conducted Under the Supervision of the 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy; the Solicitor. 

110. (1) The final preparation of departmental estimates for 
submission to Congress shall be under the supervision of the 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy. 

117. (1) It shall be the duty of the Solicitor to examine and 
report upon questions of law, including the drafting and interpre¬ 
tation of statutes and matters submitted to the accounting offi¬ 
cers not relating to the personnel; preparation of advertisements, 
proposals, and contracts; insurance; patents; the sufficiencj 7 of 
official, contract, and other bonds and guarantees; proceedings in 
the civil courts by or against the Government or its officers in 
cases relating to material and not concerning the personnel as 
such; claims by or against the Government; questions submitted 
to the Attorney General, except such as are under the cognizance 
of the Judge Advocate General; bills and congressional resolu¬ 
tions and inquiries not relating to the personnel and not elsewhere 
assigned; and to conduct the correspondence respecting the fore¬ 
going duties. 

(2) He shall be charged, under the special instructions of the 
Secretary of the Navy, with the searching of titles, purchase, sale, 


Aids to the 
Secretary. 


Secretary’s ad¬ 
visory council. 


Correspond¬ 
ence of the de¬ 
partment. 

Papers for 
Secretary’s sig¬ 
nature. 


Divisions of 
Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Ac¬ 
counts. 


Duties super¬ 
vised by the As¬ 
sistant Secre¬ 
tary. 

Duties of the 
Solicitor. 


(15 R) 







transfer, and other questions affecting lands and buildings per¬ 
taining to the Navy, and with the care and preservation of all 
muniments of title to land acquired for naval uses. 

(3) He shall also render opinion upon any matter or question 
of law when directed to do so by the Secretary or Assistant Sec¬ 
retary. 

Section 3.— The Division of Operations of the Fleet. 


Aid for Op¬ 
erations. 


Questions for 
General Board. 


Movements of 
ships. 


Fleet records. 


Tactics, drill 
and signal hooks, 
cipher codes. 

Regulations, 
Instructions, 
general orders. 


Fleet train¬ 
ing. 

Radio system. 


120. (1) The Aid for Operations shall advise the Secretary as 
to strategic and tactical matters, in conjunction with the recom¬ 
mendations of the General Board as covered by section 7 of this 
chapter, and shall also advise regarding all movements of naval 
vessels and in general regarding the operations of the vessels of 
the Navy. 

(2) He shall advise the Secretary as to the submission of sub¬ 
jects to the General Board and Naval War College, and, in order 
that he may properly perform this duty, all papers which are 
required to be submitted to the General Board or War College 
shall be forwarded to the department (Division of Operations of 
the Fleet) for such reference. 

(3) He shall prepare all orders governing the movements of 
vessels which are issued by the Navy Department. All reports 
of movements of ships shall be made to the Secretary of the 
Navy (Division of Operations of the Fleet) direct. Telegraphic 
reports of this nature shall be addressed to the Secretary of the 
Navy without indicating the division for which intended. 

(4) He shall keep the records of service of all fleets, squad¬ 
rons, and ships, and shall furnish to the Bureau of Navigation 
such data relating thereto as may be necessary for the prepara¬ 
tion of the annual Navy Register. All reports of service per¬ 
formed by ships shall be forwarded to the Secretary of the Navy. 

(5) He shall be charged with the preparation and revision and 
with advising the Secretary in regard to the enforcement of all 
tactics, drill books, signal codes, and cipher codes. 

(6) He shall be charged with the preparation, revision, and 
record of Regulations for the Government of the Navy, Naval In¬ 
structions, and general orders, and the interpretation thereof, and 
with advising the Secretary in regard thereto after conference 
with the other aids, and after reference to the Judge Advocate 
General or the Solicitor with respect to any legal feature in¬ 
volved and to such bureaus or offices as may have cognizance of 
the question at issue. He shall advise the Secretary as to the en¬ 
forcement of such of these as relate to operations of the fleet. 

(7) He shall advise the Secretary as to all matters pertaining 
to target practice, engineering competitions, and like matters of 
fleet training. 

(8) He shall advise the Secretary as to all matters pertaining 
to the military features, general location, and establishment or 
abandonment of all shore radio stations under the control of the 


Organization 
and operations 
of fleet. 


Military char¬ 
acteristics of 
ships. 


Location and 
character of 
shore stations. 


Navy Department and as to the control of the transmission of all 
communications through such stations. 

(9) He shall advise the Secretary as to all matters pertaining 
to operations, maneuvers (strategical and tactical), and organi¬ 
zation of the fleet. 

(10) He shall, in conjunction with the General Board, make 
recommendations as to the military features of all new ships, as 
to any proposed alteration to a ship which will affect any military 
feature. (Art. R. 167, par. 3.) 

(11) He shall make recommendation, in conjunction with the 
General Board, regarding the location, capacity, and protection 
of Navy coal and fuel oil reservations, fuel depots and supplies 
of fuel and of naval stations, and also in regard to the establish¬ 
ment and maintenance of reserves of ordnance and ammunition and 


(16 R) 


depots of supplies, with a view to meeting effectively the demands 
of the fleet, and shall advise the Secretary as to controlling the 
delivery to the fleet of provisions and stores of every kind required 
therefor. He shall, in conjunction with the General Board, rec¬ 
ommend the number, type, and all features which affect the mili¬ 
tary value of all dry docks of whatsoever nature. (Art. R 
167 (4).) 

(12) * When fuel or water is to be transported for the use of 
ships the Aid for Operations shall inform the Bureau of Equip¬ 
ment as to the quantity, place, and time of delivery, and such 
transportation shall be made in naval auxiliary ships, under the 
direction of the department, or in merchant vessels, as circum¬ 
stances may require. 

(13) He shall, in conjunction with the General Board, advise 
the Secretary as to coordinating the work of the Naval War Col¬ 
lege and the Office of Naval Intelligence. (Art. R 167, par. 5.) 

Section 4.—The Division of Personnel. 

131. The Aid for Personnel shall advise the Secretary as to 
the work of the Bureau of Navigation, Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery, Marine Corps, Judge Advocate General, and Naval Ex¬ 
amining and Retiring Boards. He shall advise and assist the 
Secretary in insuring uniformity in all disciplinary matters in¬ 
volving the personnel of the naval service requiring the action of 
the department. He shall advise the Secretary as to the dis¬ 
ciplinary action to be taken as a result of general courts-martial 
and courts of inquiry in matters affecting the discipline of the 
naval service. 

132. * (1) The duties of the Bureau of Navigation shall com¬ 
prise the issue, record, and enforcement of the orders of the Sec¬ 
retary to the individual officers of the Navy; the training and 
education of line officers and of enlisted men (except of the Hos¬ 
pital Corps) at schools and stations and in vessels maintained 
for that purpose; the upkeep and operation of the Naval Academy, 
of technical schools for line officers, of the apprentice-seaman 
establishments, of schools for the technical education of enlisted 
men, and of the Naval Home, at Philadelphia, Pa.; the upkeep 
and the payment of the operating expenses of the Naval War Col¬ 
lege; the enlistment, assignment to duty, and discharge of all en¬ 
listed persons, and the preparation of estimates for the pay of 
all officers and enlisted men; the operation of the Radio Service 
and Naval Militia and Naval Districts. 

(2) It shall have under its direction all rendezvous and receiv¬ 
ing ships, and shall provide transportation for all enlisted persons 
under its cognizance. 

(3) It shall establish the complements of all ships in commis¬ 
sion. 

(4) It shall keep the records of service of all officers and men, 
and shall prepare an annual Navy register for publication, em¬ 
bodying therein data as to fleets, squadrons, and ships w r hich shall 
be furnished by the Aid for Operations. To the end that it may 
be able to carry out the provisions of this paragraph, all commu¬ 
nications to or from ships in commission relating to the personnel 
of such ships shall be forwarded through this bureau, whatever 
their origin. 

(5) It shall be charged with all matters pertaining to applica¬ 
tions for appointments and commissions in the Navy and with the 
preparation of such appointments and commissions for signature. 

(6) It shall be charged with the preparation, revision, and en¬ 
forcement of all regulations governing uniform, and with the dis- 


* See note at the end of chapter. 


Fuel and wa¬ 
ter. 


War College 
and Office of Na¬ 
val Intelligence. 


Aid for per¬ 
sonnel. 


Bureau of 
Navigation. 


(17 R) 






Bureau of 
Medicine and 
Surgery. 


Judge Adro- 
cate General. 


tribution of all orders and regulations of a general or circular 
character. 

(7) Questions of naval discipline, rewards, and punishments 
shall be submitted by this bureau for the action of the Secretary 
of the Navy. The records of all general courts-martial and courts 
of inquiry involving the personnel of the Navy shall, before Anal 
action, be referred to this bureau for comment as to disciplinary 
features. 

(8) It shall receive and bring to the attention of the Secretary 
of the Navy all applications from oflicers for duty or leave. 

(9) It shall receive all reports of services performed by indi¬ 
vidual officers or men. 

(10) It shall be charged with the enforcement of regulations 
and instructions regarding naval ceremonies and naval etiquette. 

(11) It shall be charged with, all matters pertaining to the 
Naval Militia and Naval Defense Districts. 

133. * (1) The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery shall have 
charge of the upkeep and operation of all hospitals and of the 
force employed there; it shall advise with respect to all questions 
connected with hygiene and sanitation affecting the service and, to 
this end, shall have opportunity for necessary inspection; it shall 
provide for physical examinations; it shall pass upon the compe¬ 
tency, from a professional standpoint, of all men in the Hospital 
Corps for enlistment and promotion by means of examinations 
conducted under its supervision or under forms prescribed by it; 
it shall have information as to the assignment and duties of all 
Unlisted men of the Hospital Corps; it shall recommend to the 
Bureau of Navigation the complement of medical officers, dental 
officers, and Hospital Corps for hospital ships, and shall have 
power to appoint and remove all nurses in the Nurse Corps (fe¬ 
male), subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Navy. 

(2) Except as otherwise provided for, the duties of the Bureau 
of Medicine and Surgery shall include the upkeep and operation 
of medical supply depots, medical laboratories, naval hospitals, 
dispensaries, technical schools for the medical and hospital corps, 
and the administration of the Nurse Corps (female), Dental 
Corps, and Medical Reserve Corps. 

(3) It shall approve the design of hospital ships in so far as 
relates to their efficiency for the care of the sick and wounded. 

(4) It shall require for all supplies, medicines, and instruments 
used in the medical department of the Navy. It shall have control 
of the preparation, reception, storage, care, custody, transfer, and 
issue of all supplies of every kind used in the medical department 
for its own purposes. 

134. ( 1 ) The duties of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy 
shall be to revise and report upon the legal features of and to have 
recorded the proceedings of all courts-martial, courts of inquiry, 
boards of investigation and inquest, and boards for the examina¬ 
tion of officers for retirement and promotion in the naval service: 
to prepare charges and specifications for courts-martial, and the 
necessary orders convening courts-martial, in cases where such 
courts are ordered by the Secretary of the Navy; to prepare 
court-martial orders promulgating the final action of the review¬ 
ing authority in court-martial cases; to prepare the neces¬ 
sary orders convening courts of inquiry in cases where such courts 
are ordered by the Secretary of the Navy, and boards for the 
examination of officers for promotion and retirement, and for the 
examination of candidates for appointment as commissioned offi¬ 
cers in the Navy other than midshipmen, and to conduct all 
official correspondence relating to such courts and boards. 

(2) It shall also be the duty of the Judge Advocate General to 
examine and report upon all questions relating to rank and prece- 


* See note at the end of chapter. 
(18 R) 





dence, to promotions and retirements, and to the validity of the 
proceedings in court-martial cases, all matters relating to the 
supervision and control of naval prisons and prisoners; the re¬ 
moval of the mark of desertion; the correction of records of 
service and reporting thereupon in the Regular or Volunteer 
Navy; certification of discharge in true name; pardons; bills and 
resolutions introduced in Congress relating to the personnel and 
referred to the department for report, and the drafting and in¬ 
terpretation of statutes relating to personnel; references to the 
Comptroller of the Treasury with regard to pay and allowances 
of the personnel; questions involving points of law concerning 
the personnel; proceedings in the civil courts in all cases con¬ 
cerning the personnel as such; and to conduct the correspondence 
respecting the foregoing duties, including the preparation for sub¬ 
mission to the Attorney General of all questions relating to sub¬ 
jects coming under his own cognizance which the Secretary of 
the Navy may direct to be so referred. 

Section 5.—The Division of Material. 

141. * The Aid for Material shall advise tlie Secretary as to the 
work of the Bureau of Equipment, Bureau of Ordnance, Bureau 
of Construction and Repair, Bureau of Steam Engineering, Bu¬ 
reau of Yards and Docks, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, anti 
Director of Navy Yards, and all matters concerning the industrial 
administration and equipment of navy yards and naval stations. 

142. It shall be the duty of the Aid for Material to assist the 
Secretary in insuring that all work performed by the bureaus 
comprising the Division of Material shall be efficiently and eco¬ 
nomically done; to advise the Secretary of the Navy with a view 
to securing coordination, and to prepare for issue by the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy the necessary orders in relation to the Division 
of Material and the bureaus comprising it; to examine all re¬ 
ports of boards or individuals authorized to make inspections 
relative to the work of the Division of Material, and to recom¬ 
mend to the Secretary such action thereon as may be necessary. 

143. * (1) The Bureau of Equipment shall require for all coal 
and fuel for steamers’ and ships’ use, including expenses of trans¬ 
portation, storage, and handling the same; and water for all pur¬ 
poses on board naval vessels, including the expense of transporta¬ 
tion and storage of the same. 

(2) It shall have charge of the upkeep and operation of all 
coaling plants, whether at a navy yard or elsewhere, such opera¬ 
tion to include the providing of all labor and supplies eounected 
with the handling of coal; it shall pass upon the operating fea¬ 
tures of all plans for the construction of such plants prepared by 
the Bureau of Yards and Docks; it shall inspect all coal for the 
fleet. 

(3) It shall have charge of the manufacture of anchors and 
cables, the supplying and fitting of rope, cordage, rigging, sails, 
awnings, and other canvas, and flags and bunting, and the supply¬ 
ing, installing, and repairing of galley ranges, steam cookers, and 
other permanent galley fittings, such permanent fittings to be to 
the satisfaction of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

(4) It shall have cognizance of the entire system of interior 
communications. It is specifically charged with the design, sup¬ 
ply, installation, maintenance, and repair of all means of interior 
and exterior electric signal communications (except range finders 
and battle order and range transmitters and indicators), and of 
all electrical appliances of whatsoever nature on board naval ves¬ 
sels, except motors and their controlling apparatus used to oper¬ 
ate the machinery belonging to other bureaus. 


* See note at the end of chapter. 


) 


AW1 for ma¬ 
terial. 


Bureau of 
Equipment. 


(19 R) 






Bureau of 
Yards and Docks. 


Bureau of 
Ordnance. 


Bureau of 
Construction and 
Kepair. 


(5) It shall supply and install all conduit and molding or other 
means for carrying electric wiring, the plans for such installa¬ 
tion being made after consultation with the Bureau of Construc¬ 
tion and Repair, and being subject to the approval of that bureau. 

(6) It shall shall be charged with the upkeep and operation of 
the Hydrographic Office, the Naval Observatory, Nautical Al¬ 
manac, and Compass Offices; with all that relates to the supply 
of ships with navigational outfits, including instruments, and with 
the maintenance and repair of the same; with the collection of 
foreign surveys; and with the publication and supply of charts, 
sailing directions, and nautical works, and the dissemination of 
nautical, hydrographic, and meteorological information to the 
Navy and mercantile marine. It shall also have charge of all 
ocean and lake surveys, and ships’ and crews’ libraries; it shall 
defray the expenses of pilotage of all ships in commission. 

(7) It shall have charge of the design, manufacture, installa¬ 
tion, maintenance, repair, and operation of radio outfits on board 
ship and on shore and of the upkeep and payment of expenses, 
other than the pay of enlisted personnel, of operation of radio 
stations on shore. 

144. (1) The duties of the Bureau of Yards and Docks shall 
comprise the design and construction of the public works and 
public utilities of the Navy and their repair, upkeep, and opera¬ 
tion, except as otherwise prescribed in section 9 of this chapter. 

145. * (1) The duties of the Bureau of Ordnance shall comprise 
all that relates to the upkeep, repair, and operation of the torpedo 
station, naval proving ground, and magazines on shore, to the 
manufacture of offensive and defensive arms and apparatus (in¬ 
cluding torpedoes and armor), all ammunition, and war explosives. 
It shall require for or manufacture all machinery, apparatus, 
equipment, material, and supplies required by or for use with the 
above. 

(2) It shall determine the interior dimensions of revolving 
turrets and their requirements as regards rotation. 

(3) It shall, as the work proceeds, inspect the installation of 
the permanent fixtures of the armament and its accessories on 
board ship, and the methods of stowing, handling, and transport¬ 
ing ammunition and torpedoes, all of which work shall be per¬ 
formed to its satisfaction. It shall design and construct all tur¬ 
ret ammunition hoists, determine the requirements of all ammu¬ 
nition hoists, and the method of construction of armories and 
ammunition rooms on shipboard, and, in conjunction with the 
Bureau of Construction and Repair, determine upon their loca¬ 
tion and that of ammunition hoists outside of turrets. It shall 
install all parts of the armament and its accessories which are 
not permanently attached to any portion of the structure of the 
hull, exceping turret guns, turret mounts, and ammunition hoists, 
and such other mounts as require simultaneous structural work 
in connection with installation or removal. It shall confer with 
the Bureau of Construction and Repair respecting the arrange¬ 
ments for centering the turrets and the character of the roller 
paths and their supports. 

(4) It shall have cognizance of all electrically operated ammu¬ 
nition hoists, rammers, and gun-elevating gear which are in tur¬ 
rets; of electric training and elevating gear for gun mounts not 
in turrets; of electrically operated air compressors for charging 
torpedoes; and of all range finders and battle order and range 
transmitters and indicators. 

146. * (1) The duties of the Bureau of Construction and Repair 
shall comprise the responsibility for the structural strength and 
stability of all ships built for the Navy; all that relates to design¬ 
ing, building, fitting, and repairing the hulls of ships, turrets, spars, 


* See note at the end of chapter. 
(20 r) 



capstans, windlasses, steering gear, and ventilating apparatus; 
and, after consultation with the Bureau of Ordnance and accord¬ 
ing to the requirements thereof as determined by that bureau, the 
designing, construction, and installation of independent ammuni¬ 
tion hoists, and the installation of the permanent fixtures of all 
other ammunition hoists and their appurtenances; placing and se¬ 
curing armor after the material, quality, and distribution of thick¬ 
ness have been determined in accordance with the provisions of 
articles R 171 and R 172; placing and securing on board ship, to 
the satisfaction of the Bureau of Ordnance, the permanent fixtures 
of the armament and its accessories as manufactured and sup¬ 
plied by that bureau; installing the turret guns, turret mounts, 
and ammunition hoists, and such other mounts as require simul¬ 
taneous structural work in connection with installation or re¬ 
moval ; care and preservation of ships not in commission. The 
Bureau of Construction and Repair shall also, after conference 
with the Bureau of Ordnance, design the arrangements for center¬ 
ing the turrets, the character of the roller paths and their sup¬ 
ports, and furnish that bureau every opportunity to inspect the 
installation on board of all permanent fixtures of the armament 
and accessories supplied by said bureau. 

(2) It shall have cognizance of all electric turret-turning ma¬ 
chinery and of all electrically operated ammunition hoists (except 
turret hoists), the same to conform to the requirements of the 
Bureau of Ordnance as to power, speed, and control. It. shall also 
have cognizance of stationary electrically operated fans or blowers 
for hull ventilation, boat cranes, deck winches, capstans, steering 
engines and telemotors therefor, hand pumps not in the engine or 
fire room, and electric launches and other boats supplied with 
electric motive power; it shall consult the Bureau of Equipment 
in regard to, and shall approve the plans for the installation of all 
conduit and molding or other means for carrying electric wiring; 
it shall supply and install, in consultation with the Bureau of 
Equipment, all voice tuhes and means of mechanical signal com¬ 
munication. 

(3) It shall have charge of the docking of ships, and of the 
operating and cleaning of dry docks. 

147. * (1) The duties of the Bureau of Steam Engineering shall 
comprise all that relates to designing, building, fitting out, and re¬ 
pairing machinery used for the propulsion of naval ships; the 
steam pumps, steam heaters, distilling apparatus, refrigerating 
apparatus, all steam connections of ships, and the steam ma¬ 
chinery necessary for actuating the apparatus by which turrets 
are turned. 

(2) It shall have supervision and control of the upkeep and 
operation of the Engineering Experiment Station. 

148. * (1) The duties of the Section of Supplies of the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts shall comprise all that relates to the 
purchase (Art. R 4641), reception, storage, care, custody, trans¬ 
fer, shipment, and issue of all supplies for the naval establish¬ 
ment, and the keeping of property accounts for the same, except 
supplies for the Marine Corps, and except the reception, storage, 
care, custody, transfer, property accounts, and issue of medical 
supplies; the requiring for, preparing, or manufacturing of pro¬ 
visions, clothing, and small stores; and the requiring for material 
under the naval supply fund. 

(2) It shall supply all stationery, blank books, and forms used 
in the rendition of property or money accounts. 

(3) The cost of supplies purchased by the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts for other bureaus or branches of the naval estab¬ 
lishment shall be defrayed out of the appropriations provided 


* See note at the end of chapter. 


Bureau of 
Steam Engineer¬ 
ing. 


Section of Sup¬ 
plies; Bureau of 
Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts. 


(21 R) 





therefor by law coming under the cognizance of those bureaus or 


Section of Ac¬ 
counts, Burean 
of Supplies and 
Accounts. 


Director o f 
Navy Yards. 


(4) The duties of the Section of Accounts of the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts shall comprise all that relates to the supply 
of funds for disbursing officers, the payment for articles and serv¬ 
ices for which contract or agreement has been made by the proper 
authority, and the keeping of the money accounts in the naval 
establishment, including accounts of all manufacturing and op¬ 
erating expense at the navy yards and stations. 

140. The Director of Navy Yards shall be charged with all mat¬ 
ters relating to methods of organization and administration of the 
industrial plants of naval stations, including all matters affecting 
the methods of doing work. 


Section 6 .—The Division of Inspections. 


Aid for in- ^ 50 . (i) The Aid for Inspections shall advise the Secretary as 
spectious. t0 tlie work of t he board of inspection and survey for ships,, the 

board of inspection for shore stations, and all boards and indi¬ 
viduals whose duties may relate to the inspection of material or 
personnel of the naval service, including inspections of the condi¬ 
tion of material already accepted and in service and of the method 
of performance of duty of all individuals, but excluding the ac¬ 
ceptance inspection of manufactured or purchased articles other¬ 
wise provided for, and excluding also the examinations of officers 
and others for admission to or advancement in the service. 

(2) All reports of inspections within the scope of this division, 
as indicated in the preceding paragraph, shall be forwarded to the 
Secretary of the Navy. 

(3) In addition to the inspections reauired by articles R 157 
and R 158, the Aid for Inspections shall, from time to time, recom¬ 
mend to the Secretary the detail of one or more officers attached 
to the division to investigate each of the various features affect¬ 
ing naval efficiency and economy of public expenditures. The 
officers so detailed shall be chosen with regard to their expert¬ 
ness in the subject under investigation, and shall, through orders 
of proper superior authority, have placed at their disposal all 
necessary facilities and data, including, where necessary, all 
vouchers and other papers relating to financial accounts; and they 
shall also have opportunity for verifying accounts, for counting 
public funds, and for making inventories of public property. 

(4) There shall be assigned to the Division of Inspections, 
when practicable, special inspecting officers, as follows: Inspector 
of public works, inspector of ordnance, inspector of construction, 
inspector of engineering, inspector of electrical machinery, in¬ 
spector of Pay Corps, inspector of Medical Corps, and inspector 
of Marine Corps. 

Board of in- 157. (l) The Board of Inspection and Survey for Ships shall 
rey Ct for ships!**' 1)0 composed, as near as may be, of one flag officer, one captain, 
three commanders or lieutenant commanders (one being desig¬ 
nated for engineering duties), one medical officer, one naval con¬ 
structor, and an assistant adjutant and inspector of the Marine 
Corps, as members, and one officer not above the grade of com¬ 
mander as recorder. 

(2) This board, under specific orders in each case from the 
department, shall be charged with the acceptance examinations 
and trials of all naval vessels, and also with the inspection of all 
naval vessels newly commissioned. It shall inspect and examine 
all naval vessels on their return from foreign stations and all 
vessels in the United States as often as once in three years when 
practicable. When ordered, it shall inspect vessels in commission 
in reserve, in commission in ordinary, or out of commission. It 
shall’ report to the Secretary of the Navy in writing which of said 
vessels are unfit for further service or, if the same are unfinished 


(22 u) 


in any navy yard, those which can not be finished without great 
and disproportionate expense, and shall in such report state fully 
(lie grounds and reasons for its opinion. 

(3) This board shall, when ordered, make the inspection pro¬ 
vided for by article 1 4321, and when performing this duty shall 
be augmented as provided in paragraph 5 of that article. The 
inspection shall be carried out and the report submitted as'pro¬ 
vided in that article. 

(4) The various bureaus concerned in the construction of a 
vessel for the Navy shall, when the board is ordered to conduct 
the acceptance trials of such a vessel, furnish it with all corrected 
plans and specifications necessary for its guidance in carrying 
on these examinations and trials. In the case of a vessel other 
than one of those specified in the preceding sentence the bureaus 
concerned shall, so far as practicable, furnish the board with 
such information or assistance as may be desired for its use when 
engaged in an inspection of such vessel. 

(5) All officers detailed for duty with the board in connection 
with the examination and trial of a vessel building for the Navy 
or in connection with the inspection of any other vessel shall 
make to the board such reports in writing as may be called 
for by the president of the board. 

(6) A vessel in full commission, in commission in reserve, or in 
commission in ordinary, being inspected by the board shall be 
considered as being on detached duty until the inspection is 
completed. 

(7) The president of the Board of Inspection and Survey for 
Ships, Navy Department, shall be ex officio the president of all 
trial and inspection boards for vessels of the Navy on the Pacific 
coast or elsewhere, whether for preliminary or final trials, for 
vessels under construction, for military or other special inspec¬ 
tions, or for the inspections called for by article I 4321. The 
senior officer of the board actually conducting these trials or 
inspections shall sign as the senior member present, unless such 
senior officer be the president of the Board of Inspection and Sur¬ 
vey for Ships, Navy Department, in which case he shall sign as 
such. 

(8) The precept convening a board for the trial or inspection 
of a vessel, wherever the said trial or inspection may be held, and 
the orders detailing the officers to duty on such boards shall be 
forwarded through the president of the board of inspection and 
survey for ships, Navy Department, who shall prepare such de¬ 
tailed instructions for the guidance of the board as may be neces¬ 
sary in each particular case to insure that all trials and inspec¬ 
tions be conducted in a systematic and thorough manner. 

(9) All documents or data of any kind whatsoever relating to 
a vessel to be inspected or tried which are forwarded to inspec¬ 
tion or trial boards for their consideration shall be forwarded 
to the president of the Board of Inspection and Survey for Ships. 

If practicable, these shall be forwarded at the same time as the 
department’s precept for the said trials and inspections, so that 
they may be available in connection with the preparation of the 
detailed instructions by the president of the board, and the origi¬ 
nals of all reports of such trials and inspections shall be forwarded 
to the department through the president of the Board of Inspec¬ 
tion and Survey for Ships. 

(10) If the question of the possible sale of a vessel arises, 
the action to be taken shall be as prescribed in article I 4701. 

158. (1) The Board of Inspection for Shore. Stations shall be Board of in- 
composed, as near as may be, of three line officers, who shall per- tSore^adons 
form duties exclusively in connection with this board, and of such 
other officers as may from time to time be detailed as members for 
the purpose of any particular inspection. This board shall, un¬ 
der the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, perform such du- 


(23 r) 







Composition. 


Duties. 


ties in connection with the inspection of shore stations as may 
be assigned to it. 

(2) The Board of Inspection for Shore Stations shall inspect at 
least annually the condition and efficiency of all shore stations, in¬ 
cluding the Naval War College, Naval Academy, training stations, 
torpedo station, proving ground, magazines, hospitals, radio sta¬ 
tions, coaling stations, marine posts, recruit depots and marine 
officers’ schools, and all technical schools for officers and enlisted 
men. 

(3) It shall also be called upon to make recommendations as 
to the plan of development of navy yards and stations, so far as 
relates to public works and utilities, in order that the facilities 
and resources thereof shall accord with the military requirements 
prescribed by the Navy Department. To this end it shall care¬ 
fully scrutinize the yearly estimates for improvement at the dif¬ 
ferent yards and make recommendations in regard thereto ac¬ 
cording to their relative value to the fleet. 

159. Boards or officers of the Division of Inspections, when 
ordered to inspection duty at any naval station or on board any 
naval vessel, shall include in their inspection and report all mat¬ 
ters coming to their knowledge which, in their opinion, should 
be brought to the attention of the department or which are 
deemed necessary to make their report complete, although such 
matters may not be specifically mentioned in their orders. The 
scope of any inspection shall be determined by the inspecting 
board or officers. Commanding officers shall render every facility 
and assistance to inspecting boards and officers, including clerical 
aid, if requested. 

Section 7.—The General Board. 

166. (1) The General Board shall be composed of the Admiral 
of the Navy, the Aid for Operations, the Aid for Material, the 
Director of Naval Intelligence, the President of the Naval War 
College, and such additional officers as the Secretary of the Navy 
may designate. 

(2) An officer above the grade of lieutenant shall be detailed 
as secretary to the General Board. He shall record its proceed¬ 
ings and have charge and custody of its files and correspondence. 

167. (1) The General Board shall devise measures and plans 
for the effective preparation and maintenance of the fleet for war 
and shall advise the Secretary of the Navy as to the disposition 
and distribution of the fleet and of the reenforcements of ships, 
officers, and men of the Navy and Marine Corps. 

(2) It shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Navy 
plans of campaign, including cooperation with the Army and the 
employment of all the elements of naval defense, such as the 
Naval Militia, Coast Survey, Lighthouse Service, Revenue-Cutter 
Service, and merchant vessels, and shall constantly revise these 
plans in accordance with the latest information received. 

(3) It shall consider the number and types of ships proper to 
constitute the fleet, the number and rank of officers, and the 
number and ratings of enlisted men required to man them, and 
shall advise the Secretary of the Navy respecting the estimates 
therefor (including such increase as may be requisite) to be sub¬ 
mitted annually to Congress. 

(4) It shall advise the Secretary of the Navy concerning the 
location, capacity, and protection of fuel depots and supplies of 
fuel, and of navy yards and naval stations; also in regard to the 
establishment and maintenance of reserves of ordnance and am¬ 
munition and depots of supplies; and shall advise as to the de¬ 
livery of provisions and stores of every kind required by the fleet. 

(5) It shall coordinate the work of the Naval W’ar College and 
the Office of Naval Intelligence and shall consider and report 


(24 r) 


upon naval operations, maneuvers, tactics, organization, training, 
and such other subjects as the Secretary of the Navy may lay 
before it. 


Section 8.—Designs and Weights. 

171. (1) When designs are to be prepared for a new ship the 
Aid for Operations, in conjunction with the General Board, shall 
submit to the Secretary of the Navy a recommendation as to the 
military characteristics to be embodied therein. Such military 
characteristics shall include a general statement as to type of 
ship, speed, radius of action, and armor and armament, but shall 
not, except in special cases, be so restrictive as to prevent various 
arrangements being developed in order to obtain the benefit aris¬ 
ing from the consideration of several possible solutions. These 
military characteristics shall be prepared by the General Board 
sufficiently early to permit the preliminary design referred to 
below to be prepared and the approximate cost determined before 
the estimates for the yearly building program are submitted. 

(2) The Bureau of Construction and Repair will then be di¬ 
rected to prepare and submit outline preliminary plans, approxi¬ 
mate data, or both, showing the ship in accordance with the above 
recommendations as approved by the Secretary of the Navy. 
Such plans, when approved by the Secretary, shall be the basis 
of actual contract plans and specifications, subject to such modi¬ 
fications in nonmilitary features as may appear desirable and 
practicable in working out the details. 

(3) For the purpose of preparing the outline preliminary plans, 
the Bureau of Construction and Repair shall consult, the other 
bureaus of the Navy Department, which shall furnish to that 
bureau, when requested, preliminary plans and approximate data 
of the features under their respective cognizance for incorporation 
in the preliminary design, together with such comment and rec¬ 
ommendations with relation to the features under their cogni¬ 
zance as may be deemed necessary from a consideration of tech¬ 
nical details. Such comment or recommendations if tending to 
modify any of the features recommended by the General Board 
and approved by the Secretary of the Navy, to such an extent as 
to affect the principal dimensions, general arrangement, or prob¬ 
able cost of the vessel, shall be forwarded, with appropriate com¬ 
ment by the Bureau of Construction and Repair, to the Secretary 
of the Navy (Division of Material) for his action before the pre¬ 
liminary designs are submitted. 

(4) The outline preliminary plans when completed and the 
approximate data necessary for an understanding thereof shall 
be forwarded by the Bureau of Construction and Repair, together 
with such comment and recommendations as may appear neces¬ 
sary, to the Secretary of the Navy (Division of Material), who 
will refer the same to the General Board for consideration and 
recommendation. (Art. R 126, par. 2.) 

(5) There will be ordered to be present to confer with the 
General Board during such consideration, the Chief Constructor 
or his designated assistant, and such other officers as may be 
designated, who are deemed specially qualified to consider the 
interdependence of military and technical features in the type 
of vessel under consideration, including officers who have ob¬ 
tained markedly successful results in ordnance, engineering, or 
turret gun work, or in service with torpedo vessels. The depart¬ 
ment will, after consideration of the recommendations of the Gen¬ 
eral Board as thus prepared, issue final instructions as to the 
features to be embodied; and the duty of preparing the final plans 
shall then devolve upon the bureaus, in accordance with their 
responsibilities as laid down in these regulations. 


Military char¬ 
acteristics. 


Outline pre¬ 
liminary plans. 


Duties of bu¬ 
reaus in prepa¬ 
ration of plans. 


General Board 
shall consider 
preliminary 
plans. 


Conference of 
officers with 
General Board. 


(25 R) 






Preparation 
of final designs, 
weights, etc. 


Definitions. 


Public works. 


172. (1) During tlie preparation of the final designs of a new 
vessel each bureau shall prepare a detailed statement of all 
objects under its cognizance which it is proposed to install during 
the construction and fitting out complete for sea of the vessel. 
A copy of such statement shall be furnished to the Bureau of 
Construction and Repair when requested by that bureau, together 
with such itemized estimates of weights and positions of centers 
of gravity as may be required by that bureau. This statement 
and estimates of weights and positions of centers of gravity is 
to be furnished in sufficient time before the final plans are sub¬ 
mitted to the Secretary of the Navy for approval to permit the 
Bureau of Construction and Repair to prepare the plans without 
delay and to determine fully the matters of displacement, trim, 
stability, and strength. 

(2) Within three months after the commissioning of a new 
vessel, a detailed statement, itemized as above, shall be furnished 
the Bureau of Construction and Repair by each other bureau con¬ 
cerned, in which the actual weights and revised estimates of the 
positions of centers of gravity shall be given where necessary. 

173. All recommendations relating to changes in designs of 
ships shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Navy (Division 
of Material) via the Bureau of Construction and Repair. 

Section 9.—Public Works and Public Utilities. 

181. (1) The definitions given in this article shall govern in 
all regulations and instructions relative to all public works and 
public utilities under the jurisdiction of the Navy Department. 

(2) The term “public works” shall be construed to include 
the following, and such similar works as the Secretary of the 
Navy may designate, of whatever character and wherever located, 
except as indicated in the list, and except such as may be located 
on board ship: 

Aqueducts. 

Breakwaters. 

Bridges. 

Buildings and permanent fix¬ 
tures. 

Canals. 

Casemates. 

Chimneys. 

Cisterns. 

Coaling plants. 

Conductors for heat, air, light, 
power, steam, water, and com¬ 
municating systems. 

Conduits for pipes and conduc¬ 
tors. 

Dams. 

Dikes. 

Ditching. 

Dredging. 

Docks. 

Dry docks and machinery 
thereof. 

Earthworks. 

Fences. 

Flagpoles. 

Grading. 

Harbor works. 

Heating and ventilating plants. 

Hospitals. 

Industrial offices. 

Landings. 

(2G r) 


Lawns. 

Magazines. 

Paving. 

Piers. 

Pipe lines. 

Pole lines. 

Power plants and the machinery 
thereof. 

Quay walls. 

Radio stations on shore, includ¬ 
ing buildings and masts, but 
not equipment or its installa¬ 
tion. 

Railways. 

Railways, marine. 

Recreation grounds. 
Refrigerating plants. 

Reservoirs. 

Roads. 

Sewers. 

Shade trees. 

Slips. 

Slips, building. 

Smokestacks. 

Tanks, storage. 

Target ranges on shore. 

Walks. 

Walls. 

Water works. 

Wharves. 



(3) Tl>e term “public utilities” shall be construed to include 
the following, and such similar utilities as the Secretary of the 
Navy may designate, of whatever character and wherever located, 
except as indicated in the list, and except such as may be located 
on board ship: 

Awnings. 

Cranes, outside of shops. 

Derricks, outside of shops. 

Dredges. 

Fire apparatus. 

Fixed moorings. 

Flags. 

Landing floats. 

Locomotives and rolling stock. 

(4) In connection with public works and public utilities, “re¬ 
pairs” shall be construed to include repairs of greater magni¬ 
tude than those defined under “upkeep” (see par. 5), also neces¬ 
sary alterations in internal arrangements and fittings, but not 
such material alterations in structural design as may properly be 
considered “ new construction.” “ Repairs ” shall not include any 
work which is an indirect expense, under the Accounting Instruc¬ 
tions, in the operation of the public work or utility. 

(5) “ Upkeep ” shall be construed as meaning such care and 
cleaning of public works and utilities, such incidental and minor 
repairs thereto, and such minor alterations thereof as are charge¬ 
able under the Accounting Instructions to the indirect expense 
account. 

Expenditures for “ Upkeep,” as contrasted with “ Repairs,” of 
nonindustrial public works and utilities shall be limited in amount 
and in the same manner as provided for in the Accounting Instruc¬ 
tions for industrial public works and utilities. 

These “ minor repairs and alterations ” shall not be construed 
to include the cutting of any structural wall, beam, or support; 
the removal or closing of any staircase, elevator, fire door, or fire 
partition; or any changes in the architectural features or external 
appearance of public works or utilities. 

(6) The ope ration of any public work or utility shall be con¬ 
strued to include the supervision and management of the activi¬ 
ties, whether industrial or military, carried on therein or there¬ 
with when employed for the purpose for w r hich constructed and 
maintained. 

(7) Any question in regard to the proper classification of any 
item or activity under the several definitions given in this article 
shall be referred to the Navy Department (Division of Material) 
for decision. 

182. (1) Public works and public utilities under the jurisdic¬ 
tion of the Navy Department shall be considered as divided into 
two classes, namely, industrial and nonindustrial, as defined in 
this article. 

(2) Industrial public works and public utilities shall include 
all those w’herein or wherewith industrial operations are carried 
on and wdiose upkeep and operation are chargeable to the indirect 
expense account in accordance with the Accounting Instructions. 

(3) Nonindustrial public works and public utilities shall include 
all those w r herein or wherewith industrial operations are not car¬ 
ried on, or -whose upkeep and operation are not chargeable to the 
indirect expense account in accordance with the Accounting 
Instructions. 

(4) Any question in regard to the proper classification of any 
item under the two definitions given in this article shall be 
referred to the Navy Department (Division of Material) for 
decision. 


Mules, horses, and cattle. 

Pile drivers. 

Shears. 

Steam shovels. 

Telephone and telegraph lines. 
Trucks. 

Vehicles. 

Wheels. 


Public utili¬ 
ties. 


Repairs de¬ 
fined. 


Upkeep de¬ 
fined. 


Operation de¬ 
fined. 


Questions of 
classification. 


Classes of pub¬ 
lic works ami 
utilities. 


Industrial 
works and utili¬ 
ties. 


Nonindustrial 
works and utili¬ 
ties. 


Questions of 
classification. 


(27 u) 







Cognizance. 


Administra¬ 
tion, upkeep, and 
operation of in¬ 
dustrial works. 


Administra¬ 
tion, etc., of 
nonindustrial 
works. 


Both indus- 
trial and nonin- 
dustrial pur¬ 
poses, 


Power plants 
and conductors. 


183. (1) The cognizance over the upkeep and operation of 
public works and public utilities shall be as provided in this 
article. 

(2) The upkeep and operation of industrial public works and 
utilities shall be the duty of the commandant, the details being 
administered by the head of the yard department or division 
concerned. The costs of upkeep and operation shall be allocated 
as items of indirect expense in accordance with the Accounting 
Instructions. 

(3) The upkeep and operation of nonindustrial public works 
and public utilities shall be the duty of the commandant, subject 
to any instructions he may receive in regard thereto from the 
bureau or office charged with defraying the costs of keeping up 
and operating the same, the details being administered by the 
appropriate officer under his command. The cost of upkeep and 
operation shall, in each case, be defrayed by the bureau or office 
under which the funds for this purpose are appropriated, estimates 
for such appropriations being submitted as the Secretary of the 
Navy may direct. 

(4) At the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, R. I., and the 
Naval Proving Grounds, Indian Head, Md., and at naval maga¬ 
zines, repairs to public works and utilities within the capacity of 
the force employed, as well as their upkeep and operation, shall 
be under the cognizance of the Bureau of Ordnance. 

(5) At hospitals and medical supply depots, repairs to public 
works and utilities Within the capacity of the force employed, as 
well as their upkeep and operation, shall be under the cognizance 
of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 

(6) At naval training stations, the Naval Observatory, the 
Naval War College, and the Naval Academy, repairs to public 
works and utilities within the capacity of the force employed, as 
well as their upkeep and operation, shall be under the cognizance 
of the Bureau of Navigation. 

(7) At marine barracks and marine posts, repairs to public 
works and utilities within the capacity of the force employed, as 
well as their upkeep and operation, shall be under the cognizance 
of the Marine Corps. 

(8) At radio stations and the engineering experiment station, 
repairs to public works and utilities within the capacity of the 
force employed, as well as their upkeep and operation, shall be 
under the cognizance of the Bureau of Steam Engineering. 

(9) When any public work or public utility is employed for 
both industrial and nonindustrial purposes, the costs of upkeep 
and operation shall be divided, and shall be charged as provided 
in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article; and such division shall be 
as nearly as possible in the same proportion as the activities bear 
to each other. 

(10) Power plants and conductors for air, heat, light, power, 
and steam, up to and including the permanent installation within 
all buildings, shall be kept up and operated by the machinery 
division. 


The Bureau of Yards and Docks shall have such control over 
the upkeep and operation of these plants as may be necessary to 
enable it properly to safeguard expenditures under it and to 
insure that such plants are at all times kept up and operated in 
an efficient and economical manner. 

roamfriml 1 fn^i The u P kee P and operation of coaling and fuel plants at a 

plants. navy yard ska11 be in charge of the general storekeeper. The 

cost of upkeep and operation shall be charged against the proper 
appropriation under the Bureau of Equipment (1) for the supply 
of fuel for the Navy. 

(12) The upkeep and operation of coaling and fuel plants not 
at a navy yard shall be in general charge of the officer or cus¬ 
todian thereof, if the plant has not been placed by the department 
under the commandant of a station; otherwise of the commandant. 


(28 r) 


(13) The Bureau of Equipment * shall have such control of 
the upkeep and operation of coaling and fuel plants as may be 
necessary to enable it to properly safeguard expenditures under 
it and to insure that such plants are at all times kept up and 
operated in an efficient and economical manner. 

(14) The fuel stored in coaling and fuel plants shall be in 
charge of the general storekeeper of the station within which they 
lie or to which they are attached. In the case of such plants not 
within or attached to a naval station the fuel shall be in charge 
of such officer as may be designated by the department. 

(15) The upkeep and operation of all dry docks, building slips, 
and marine railways, including the machinery thereof, shall be 
under the hull division. 

The charges for upkeep and operation of these structures not 
connected with any individual job shall be made against the 
proper appropi iations under the Bureau of Construction and Re¬ 
pair. The cost of docking and undocking ships shall be charged 
against the appropriate jobs, together with the incidental overhead 
charges in connection with such jobs. 

(16) In addition to the provisions of this article, floating dry 
docks shall be maintained and employed under the detailed in¬ 
structions contained in article I 3407. 

(17) The upkeep and operation of cranes, except small locomo¬ 
tive cranes operating on yard railroad tracks; derricks; aud 
shears, outside of shops; and the machinery thereof, shall be under 
the hull division. 

(18) The upkeep and operation of all public works and public 
utilities, except as otherwise provided in this article, shall be 
under the public works department. 

184 . In general, and unless the Secretary of the Navy shall 
direct to the conrtary in specific cases, all formal estimates for 
appropriations for public works and public utilities shall be pre¬ 
pared by the Bureau of Yards and Docks and be submitted to 
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. When any other bureau or 
office desires the construction of any public work or public utility 
it shall so report to the Secretary of the Navy, who will, in his 
discretion, direct the Bureau of Yards and Docks to prepare the 
necessary estimates, in consultation with the chief of the bureau 
or office concerned, and submit them to the department for further 
action. 

185 . The design, construction, and repair of all public works 
and public utilities shall be the duty of the Bureau of Yards and 
Docks. When such work is to be done as a charge against any 
appropriation or fund under the control of a bureau or office other 
than the Bureau of Yards and Docks, it shall be done under the 
charge of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, on a specific allotment 
from the proper appropriation or fund made by the bureau or 
office concerned and approved by the Secretary of the Navy. 

186 . (1) Prior to the construction of any public work or public 
utility the general features affecting the activities performed 
therein or therewith shall be submitted to the commandant of 
the station concerned for recommendation unless otherwise di¬ 
rected by the Secretary of the Navy. 

(2) In the case of the construction of public works and public 
utilities, which are to be used for activities under the cognizance 
of a bureau or office other than the Bureau of Yards and Docks, 
the general features affecting the activities performed therein or 
therewith shall be submitted for approval to the bureau or office 
having cognizance of the activities. 

(3) In the case of disagreement between the offices and bureaus 
concerned the matter shall be referred to the Secretary of the 
Navy (Division of Material) for decision. 


* See note at the end of chapter. 


Custody of 
fuel. 


Operation o f 
dry docks, build¬ 
ing slips a n d 
marine railways. 


Floating d r y 
docks. 


Operation of 
cranes, derricks, 
and shears. 


Preparation of 
formal esti¬ 
mates. 


Design, con¬ 
struction, and 
repair of public 
works, etc. 


Right of ap¬ 
proval of plans. 


(29 R) 












Unauthorized 
buildings at na¬ 
val stations. 


Communica¬ 
tions relative to 
alterations, im¬ 
provements, etc. 


Foundations 
for machine 
fools. 


Correspond¬ 
ence of com¬ 
mandant with 
Bureau of Yards 
and Bocks. 

Annual re¬ 
ports. 


Furniture. 


Watchmen and 
labor for clean¬ 
ing stations, etc. 


Stations not 
under a com¬ 
mandant. 

Steps to se¬ 
cure repairs. 


187. No buildings other than those authorized and for which 
appropriation has been made by Congress shall be erected upon 
public lands at any naval station, nor shall a commandant grant 
permission to any persons other than those duly and officially 
authorized to reside in, occupy, or use any building or portion 
thereof upon such public lands. If for special reasons any ex¬ 
ception to this regulation is deemed desirable, the matter shall be 
referred to the department for action, in its discretion. 

188. All communications from naval stations relative to altera¬ 
tions, improvements, and the purchase and installation of ma¬ 
chinery and machine tools, including requisitions for machine 
tools, shall be addressed to the Secretary of the Navy (Division of 
Material). All requests for such work or material shall bear 
estimates of time and cost to perform or secure the same and 
shall show the yard department or division under which they are 
needed. Upon "receipt by the department such papers will be 
referred to the bureau or bureaus concerned for recommendation 
and for statements as to the state of the appropriations concerned 
and the availability of funds for the specified purpose, after which 
they shall be returned to the department, where final action will 
be taken and the necessary instructions issued. 

189. The foundations for machine tools shall be charged against 
the appropriations under which the tools themselves are pur¬ 
chased, unless the Secretary of the Navy shall direct to the con- 
trary in specific cases, except that when a new building is to be 
erected or extensive alterations are to be made in any existing 
building for which purposes specific appropriations are to be re¬ 
quested, which construction or alteration involves the construction 
or alteration of machine tool foundations, the estimates for such 
new work shall include the estimates for such foundations so far 
as may be practicable. 

190. Papers relative to the general naval-station care and main¬ 
tenance shall be transmitted by commandants direct to the Bureau 
of Yards and Docks. 

191. Commandants of shore stations shall submit annually to 
the Secretary of the Navy (Division of Material) a report on the 
activities and suggested improvements of the stations under their 
command. 

192. The furniture for all public works shall be provided and 
repaired by the Bureau of Yards and Docks, except where other¬ 
wise provided by law. 

193. The Bureau of Yards and Docks shall provide watchmen 
and labor for cleaning naval stations, and for the protection of 
public property therein except that, at the naval proving ground, 
the powder factory, magazines, and the naval torpedo station, 
these duties shall be performed by the Bureau of Ordnance; at 
the Naval Academy, Naval War College, Naval Observatory, and 
naval training stations, they shall be performed by the Bureau of 
Navigation; at the engineering experiment station they shall be 
performed by the Bureau of Steam Engineering; at the experi¬ 
mental model basin, navy yard, Washington, by the Bureau of 
Construction and Repair; at naval hospitals and medical-supply 
depots they shall be performed by the Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery; and at marine barracks they shall be performed by the 
Marine Corps. 

194. At stations which are not under a commandant the duties 
of commandant as laid down in this section shall be performed 
by the commanding officer or the officer in charge of such station. 

195. Whenever any officer charged with the details of admin¬ 
istration, upkeep, and operation of any public work or public 
utility finds that there is need for repairs which he is not author¬ 
ized to undertake himself as a part of the upkeep thereof, he shall 


(BO a) 


so report to the commandant, who shall take the necessary steps 
to secure the performance of such repairs. 

19G. The public works officer shall inspect annually all public inspection by 
works and public utilities as to their condition, especially SS! C works of ‘ 
in regard to their structural stability and state of preservation 
as viewed from an architectural and civil engineering standpoint, 
and shall report the result of such inspection to the commandant 
in writing. Successive inspections shall be made not more than 
fourteen months apart, and the public works officer shall be held 
responsible for any deterioration which may exist in such public 
works or utilities which he does not so report. 

197. It shall be the duty of every commandant to recommend Duty of com- 
to the department all additions and alterations in the station “commend 0 im- 
under his command which he may deem necessary for the proper provements, etc. 
development or improvement of the station, with a view to meet¬ 
ing all probable demands of the fleet upon it, and all repairs to 

public works or public utilities which he deems necessary for 
their proper preservation and the cost of which is in excess of 
the regular allotment of funds made him for this purpose. Such 
recommendations will be forwarded by the department to the 
bureaus concerned for recommendation and statement of funds 
available, and final action thereon shall be by the department. 

198. (1) When the current appropriation act provides funds Current ap- 
for any of the purposes mentioned in this section under other proi)r,atIon act * 
bureaus or offices than those set forth herein, the provisions of 

such appropriation act shall govern. 

(2) In every case in which the condition described in the pre- Future esti- 
ceding paragraph exists, however, future estimates shall be pre males * 
pared (in accordance with the legal forms and methods apply¬ 
ing to such cases) in such a manner that subsequent appropriation 
acts, if accepted by Congress in the form in which submitted, will 
enable the provisions of this section to be fully complied with. 

* Note to Chapter 2. 

(1) The following is an extract from the act of August 22, 1912 
(naval appropriation act for the fiscal year 1912) : 

“ That duties assigned by law to the Bureau of Equipment shall 
be distributed among the other bureaus and offices of the Navy 
Department in such manner as the Secretary of the Navy shall 
consider expedient and proper during the fiscal year ending June 
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and the Secretary of 
the Navy, with the approval of the President, is hereby author¬ 
ized and directed to assign and transfer to said other bureaus and 
offices, respectively, all available funds heretofore and hereby 
appropriated for the Bureau of Equipment and such civil em¬ 
ployees of the bureau as are authorized by law, and when such 
distribution of duties, funds, and employees shall have been com¬ 
pleted, the Bureau of Equipment shall be discontinued as herein¬ 
before provided: Provided, That nothing herein shall be so con¬ 
strued as to authorize the expenditure of any appropriation for 
purposes other than those specifically provided by the terms of 
the appropriations, or the submission of estimates for the Naval 
Establishment for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and fourteen, 
except in accordance with the order and arrangement of the naval 
appropriation act for the year nineteen hundred and twelve: Pro¬ 
vided further , That the Secretary of the Navy shall report to 
Congress at the beginning of its next ensuing session the distri¬ 
bution of the duties of the Bureau of Equipment made by him 
under the authorization herein granted, with full statement in 
relation to said distribution and the performance of navy-yard 
work therein involved.” 








(4) The changes in question are as follows: 

Article 107. 

Strike out the words “ Bureau of Equipment.” 

Article 126. 

In paragraph 12, second line, strike out the word “ Equipment,” 
and substitute therefor the words: Supplies and Accounts. 

Article 132. 

Paragraph 11: Add as paragraph *1 present paragraph 6 of 
article 143. 

Article 141. 

Strike out the words “ Bureau of Equipment.” 


Article 143. 


Strike out the entire article, leaving the number blank and 
transferring the several paragraphs as follows: 

Paragraph 1 to be paragraph 2 of article 148. first changing 
the words “ The Bureau of Equipment,” in the first line, to the 
word “ It” 

Paragraph 3 to be paragraph 4 of article 146. 

Paragraph 4 to be paragraph 3 of article 147. 

Paragraph 5 to be paragraph 4 of article 147. 

Paragraph 6 to be paragraph 11 of article 132. 

Paragraph 7 to be paragraph 5 of article 147. 

Paragraph 2, strike out. 


Article 146. 

Paragraph 2: Strike out the word “ Equipment ” and substitute 
therefor the words: Steam Engineering. 

Paragraph 4: Insert as paragraph 4 present paragraph 3 of 
article 143. 

Renumber other paragraphs accordingly. 

Article 147. 

Paragraph 2: Insert as paragraph 2, “ It shall inspect all fuel 
for the fleet.” 

Paragraph 3: Insert as paragraph 3 present paragraph 4 of 
article 143. 

Paragraph 4: Insert as paragraph 4 present paragraph 5 of 
article 143. 

Paragraph 5: Insert as paragraph 5 present paragraph 7 of 
article 143. 

Renumber other paragraphs accordingly. 

Article 148. 

Paragraph 2: Insert as paragraph 2 present paragraph 1 of 
article 143, changing the words “ The Bureau of Equipment,” in 
the first line, to the word “ It.” 

Renumber other paragraphs accordingly. 


(32 r) 


Article 183. 


Paragraph 12: Change the words “ Bureau of Equipment ” 
wherever they occur to “ Bureau of Steam Engineering.” 

Paragraph 13: Change the words “ Bureau of Equipment ” 
wherever they occur to “ Bureau of Supplies and Accounts.” 

(5) Should Congress decide to permanently abolish the Bureau 
of Equipment, in addition to making permanent the changes in¬ 
dicated in the preceding paragraph, it will also be necessary to 
modify article 103, paragraph 1, by inserting at its end a brief 
quotation from the law, as modifying the provisions of the pres¬ 
ent paragraph. 










CHAPTER 3. 


ORGANIZATION OF THE NAVAL FORCES. 

(Naval Instructions, chap. 3.) 

Section 1.—General Organization of the Forces Afloat. 

201 . (1) Tlie principal naval force of the United States afloat 
shall be divided into three active fleets, as follows: 

( a ) United States Atlantic Fleet. 

( b ) United States Pacific Fleet. 

(c) United States Asiatic Fleet. 

(2) Each of the above fleets shall be commanded by a com¬ 
mander in chief, and in addition a commander in chief may be 
ordered to command a special-service squadron or other force 
afloat at the discretion of the department. 

202 . The geographical limits of command of the commanders 
in chief of the three active fleets shall be as follows: 

(«) Atlantic Fleet. —This shall include the Atlantic Ocean and 
Mediterranean Sea and their tributary waters. The eastern lim¬ 
its shall be the western coasts of Europe and Africa; in the 
Mediterranean Sea, at Suez; north of Asia, the eightieth meridian 
east of Greenwich; and south of Africa, the twentieth meridian 
east of Greenwich. The western limits shall be the eastern coasts 
of North, Central, and South America; north of North America, 
tlie one hundredth meridian west of Greenwich; south of South 
America, the seventy-first meridian west of Greenwich; and in 
the Straits of Magellan, Punta Arenas, Chile. 

(&) Pacific Fleet. —This shall include the eastern part of the 
Pacific Ocean and tributary waters. The eastern limits shall be 
the west coasts of North, Central, and South America; north of 
North America, the one hundredth meridian west of Greenwich; 
south of South America, the seventy-first meridian west of Green¬ 
wich; and in the Straits of Magellan, Punta Arenas, Chile. The 
western limits shall be the one hundred and eightieth meridian 
as far north as the fiftieth parallel of north latitude, and above 
that the one hundred and sixtieth meridian east of Greenwich and 
tlie east coasts of Asia; and north of Asia, the eightieth meridian 
east of Greenwich. 

(c) Asiatic Fleet. —This shall include the Pacific and Indian 
Oceans and tributary waters between the eastern limits of the 
Atlantic command and the western limits of the Pacific command. 

203 . The force to be maintained under each of these commands 
shall be as the department may from time to time direct, and, 
except as specified elsewhere in these regulations, shall be under 
the commander in chief of the fleet. Nothing in these regula¬ 
tions, however, shall be construed as authorizing any commander 
in chief to attach to his command any vessel not specifically so 
ordered by the department, except so far as may be justified by 
the regulations relating to the rights and duties of a senior officer 
present. 

204 . Vessels on special service and vessels making passage 
within the limits of a command may operate within the limits 

(35 n) 


Permanent 

fleets. 


Atlantic Fleet. 


Pacific Fleet. 


Asiatic Fleet. 


Force in each 
fleet. 


Vessels on spe¬ 
cial service. 











Gunboats, etc. 


Special-serv¬ 
ice squadrons. 


Separate 
forces meeting. 


Ships in full 
commission. 


Ships in com¬ 
mission in re¬ 
serve. 


of any one of the three commands at the department’s discretion, 
without being placed under the immediate command of the com¬ 
mander in chief. 

205. Vessels on duty in Central American waters and on similar 
duty will not be considered as attached to any fleet, except when 
specially so ordered, or when already regularly attached to such 
fleet. Their movements will ordinarily be controlled by the de¬ 
partment direct. 

200. Special-service squadrons may be organized at any time at 
the discretion of the department, for the performance of any 
duty which may be required of them, and the officer in command 
of such a squadron may be designated as either a commander in 
chief or a commander of a squadron, as circumstances may render 
advisable. Such squadrons may operate within the limits of 
command of the commander in chief of one of the principal fleets 
without being placed under the direct command of such comman¬ 
der in chief, but when so acting shall be subject to the provisions 
of the following article. 

207. When one or more ships arrive within the limits of com¬ 
mand of the commander in chief of the Asiatic Fleet, or in waters 
contiguous to those in which a flag officer is serving in command 
afloat, the senior officer present, if junior to the commander in 
chief, or to such other flag officer, shall report to him either by 
telegraph or mail, as may be deemed expedient. In so doing he 
shall report the tenor of his orders, if not secret, and if secret, 
he shall report the fact. He shall also report how communica¬ 
tions may reach him. These reports shall continue from time to 
time, as necessary, or as required by circumstances, until such 
detached force has left the limits of command or the proximity 
of the flag officer to whom they are made. If the officer in com¬ 
mand of the detached force is a flag officer senior in rank to the 
commander in chief of the fleet concerned, the latter shall make 
to the former the reports required by the provisions of this article. 
It shall be the duty of the senior in every case to keep the junior 
informed as to how to address and forward such reports. 

Section 2.—Status of Ships. 

210. (1) Ships of the Navy wdll be divided into tw r o classes, viz, 
in commission and out of commission. Ships in commission may 
be in either one of three conditions, as follows: 

{a) In full commission .—Ships in this condition are fully offi¬ 
cered and manned, and ready in all respects for service, and either 
under orders or liable to orders for service without previous no¬ 
tice. They may be temporarily disabled for repairs by order of 
the department, however, without changing their status. They 
may be attached to fleets, squadrons, or in the case of torpedo ves¬ 
sels and submarines, to flotillas; or they may act singly, or under 
the senior officer present. They shall fly the flag and pennant. 

(6) In commission in reserve .—Ships in this condition shall be 
maintained at some designated navy yard or other suitable place, 
and shall be kept ready for sea on short notice. They shall 
have reduced complements of officers and men on board including, 
if practicable, an engineer officer and a carpenter, and fly the 
flag and pennant. The provision that they shall be ready for sea 
on short notice shall not be construed to prevent the carrying on 
of such repairs as may be necessary to keep them ready for sea, 
or as may be authorized by the department, but no work shall be 
undertaken on any of them that will render them unable to move 
upon the expiration of four working days after the receipt of 
orders, without first obtaining permission from the department. 
They may be assigned to fleets, or in the case of torpedo vessels 
and submarines, to flotillas or groups, or they may be in com¬ 
mission in reserve independently. 

(36 r) 


(c) In commission in ordinary. —Ships in this condition shall be 
maintained at some designated navy yard under the commandant 
and in such condition as will best tend to keep them in efficient 
condition for service if needed, under detailed instructions from 
the department. They shall have complements of officers and men 
on board only large enough to enable them to be properly cared 
for in the condition in which ordered to be maintained; their com¬ 
plements shall include, if practicable, an engineer officer and a 
carpenter. Necessary repairs shall be conducted on them, but 
no work shall be undertaken on any of them without special per¬ 
mission from the department which would delay them longer than 
would be necessary to. change them from the condition of in ordi¬ 
nary to that of readiness for sea service were no repairs in prog¬ 
ress. They shall fly the flag and pennant; and may be assigned 
to fleets, or in the case of torpedo vessels and submarines, to 
flotillas and groups, or be in ordinary independently. 

(2) Ships out of commission. —Ships in this condition shall have 
no personnel on board, and shall be under the full control of the 
commandant of the navy yard at which they lie. They do not fly 
the flag or pennant. Repairs and alterations shall be carried on 
on board them as may be authorized by the department, or they 
may be simply held out of commission and not under repair 
awaiting the department’s instruction to commission or otherwise 
dispose of them. 

217. The relations between the commanding officers of ships 
in commission in reserve and the commandants of the navy yards 
at which they lie shall be the same as those which exist between 
commanding officers of ships in commission at navy yards and the 
commandants of such yards. If organized in fleets, flotillas, or 
groups, the relations between the commanders thereof and the 
commandants shall be the same as though they were in full com¬ 
mission. 

Section 3.—Organization of the Fleet. 

226. The standard fleet in time of peace shall consist of the 
following vessels: 

(a) One battleship, as the flagship of the commander in chief. 

( b ) Four divisions of five battleships each, four ships of each 
division to be ordinarily with the fleet, and one under repair or 
on detached service. 

(c) As many divisions of armored cruisers as may be desig¬ 
nated by the department. Each such division shall, if practi¬ 
cable, consist of five ships, four of which shall ordinarily be with 
the fleet, and one under repair or on detached service. 

(d) Such less important military ships as may be ordered to 
the fleet. These shall be organized in divisions as circumstances 
may render practicable or advisable. 

(e) Auxiliaries as may be ordered. 

(/) Torpedo and submarine flotillas shall be attached to the 
fleet when practicable, in the discretion of the department, anil 
shall take part in fleet maneuvers. As far as practicable a tender 
shall be assigned to each torpedo flotilla and to each submarine 
group. 

227. Each division of ships or group of torpedo vessels shall 
be assigned to some particular navy yard for repairs and as a 
base, which yard shall be known as the “home yard” of that 
division or group. Other vessels shall be assigned to home yards 
as may be deemed expedient. 

228. Upon the imminency or outbreak of war or for any special 
purpose, the entire strength of the fleet may be mobilized and 
organized into divisions of four vessels each instead of five, or 
otherwise, as the department may direct; 


Ships iii com¬ 
mission in ordi¬ 
nary. 


Ships out of 
commission. 


Commandants 
and commanding 
officers of ships 
in commission 
in reserve or or¬ 
dinary. 


Composition of 
standard fleet. 


Home yards. 


Mobilization 
of entire fleet. 


(37 R) 








Flotilla com¬ 
mander. 


Groups and 
group command¬ 
ers. 


Submarine 

tender. 

Tenders shall 
be bases. 


The group is 
tactical unit. 

Composition 
of flotillas and 
groups. 


Where main¬ 
tained. 


Personnel. 


Readiness for 
sea. 


Cruises. 


Reserve tor¬ 
pedo vessels. 


229. For fleets of less strength than the standard, a similar 
method of organization shall he followed as far as practicable, it 
being the intent of these regulations that, in any division of a 
naval force, the units shall be withdrawn from active service for 
repairs in rotation. 

230. (1) An ofllcer shall be ordered to command each flotilla, 
and the tenders and other vessels attached thereto shall be under 
his command. His pennant shall habitually be flown aboard the 
most suitable tender; he shall not command such tender but shall 
bear the same general relation to the vessels of the flotilla under 
his command that a commander in chief bears to the vessels of his 
command. The commanders of the tenders shall be junior in rank 
to the flotilla commander and, so far as practicable, to the com¬ 
manders of the torpedo groups of the flotilla. 

(2) Each torpedo and submarine flotilla shall be composed of 
as many groups of torpedo vessels and submarines, respectively, 
as may be found advisable, and each group shall be under the 
command of a group commander, who shall also command the 
vessel to which he is attached and who shall occupy a position 
analogous to that of a division commander in the fleet. 

(3) The tender assigned to each submarine group will furnish 
quarters for the submarine crews and officers. 

(4) The tenders shall be the bases of the flotillas and groups, 
all accounts being kept on board these vessels, as well as stores, 
provisions, and spare parts. The pay officers of the tenders shall 
also be the pay officers of the torpedo vessels or submarines which 
those ships serve. The several pay officers shall be the general 
storekeepers for the stores, etc., on board their ships for the use 
of the torpedo vessels and submarines. 

(5) The tactical unit of torpedo and submarine flotillas shall 
be a group composed ordinarily of five vessels. 

(G) The assignment of vessels to the several flotillas and groups 
will be made by the department, having due regard to the simi¬ 
larity of design of different vessels. 


Section 4.—Reserve Fleets. 


233. (1) When conditions warrant it a reserve fleet shall be 
maintained on each coast of the United States or elsewhere, as 
may be ordered, such fleet to be composed of ships in reserve. 
The ships of such a fleet shall, so far as possible, be assembled 
at some navy yard or other appropriate place and organized into 
divisions along the same lines as those for a fleet in active service, 
the whole being under the command of a flag officer. 

(2) To each division in reserve there shall be attached a suf¬ 
ficient number of men to enable one ship of the division to be 
ordered to sea on short notice, leaving enough men to care for the 
other ships of the division. 

(3) The commander in chief of the reserve fleet shall use every 
eff ort to keep the vessels under his command in complete readiness 
for battle, so that, as far as material is concerned, the ship can 
efficiently take her place in the battle line upon four days’ notice. 

(4) The vessels and the divisions of the reserve fleets shall be 
ordered to sea from time to time, as circumstances permit, for 
exercise cruises, target practice, and such other purposes as the 
department may desire. 

237. Torpedo vessels and submarines in commission in reserve 
shall be organized and maintained in accordance with instructions 
issued by the Secretary of the Navy. 


Section 5.—Naval Militia and Naval Districts. 


241. All matters pertaining to the Naval Militia and naval 
districts are hereby placed under the Bureau of Navigation. 


(38 r) 


The bureau shall furnish such information as may be desired 
by the General Board and Office of Naval Intelligence. The Office 
of Naval Intelligence is designated as the final depository of such 
information. 

242. The sea and lake coasts are divided into naval districts, Establishment 
with limits and headquarters as indicated in the subjoined table. of districts. 

For administrative purposes, two or more districts may be com¬ 
bined under a common head, at the discretion of the Bureau of 
Navigation, provided the respective district organizations remain 

distinct and immediately separable. 

243. Each naval district shall be in charge of the “supervisor Supervisors 
of the (designated) naval district,” who shall be directly re- of districts - 
sponsible to the Bureau of Navigation and shall communicate 

direct therewith. 

244. The supervisor of a naval district shall be responsible for: 

(a) The organization and maintenance of his district; 

(&) The naval patrol in his district, which shall consist of a 
system of obtaining and forwarding information to and 
from the coast and of communicating with our naval 
vessels; 

(c) The instruction of Naval Militia officers in the organiza¬ 

tion and plans of their respective districts. 

( d ) Coordination of the service of information of the naval 

district with that of the branch hydrographic offices 
within its limits. 

245. Information from naval patrol stations in any district information 
shall be sent to the supervisor of the naval district, who will for- g[a{j ol £f tro1 
ward it through the Bureau of Navigation to the Office of Naval 
Intelligence, from whence it will be communicated to the proper 
authorities. Information of hydrographic or navigational use 

or interest shall also be communicated directly to the nearest 
branch hydrographic office by the patrol station obtaining it. 

240. The Hydrographer, officers in charge of branch hydro- 
graphic offices, and the superintendent of radio service shall co¬ 
operate with the supervisors of naval districts in the collection 
and exchange of information. 


Districts. 

Headquarters. 

Torpedo-boat 

1 

Limits. 

base. 

| Eastport, Me., to include Chatham, 
Mass. 

Chatham, to include New London, 
Conn. 

New London, to include Barnegat, 

I N. J. 

Barnegat, to include Assateague, Va . 

| Assateague, to include New River 
Inlet, N. C. 

1 New River Inlet, to include St. Johns 
River, Fla. 

St. Johns River, Fla., to include 
Tampa, Fla. 

1 "Tampa t n inp.lndft Rin Grande. 

Boston. 

Rockland. 

Naval Station, Nar- 
ragansett Bay. 

New York... 

Narragansett Bay. 

Philadelphia. 

Delaware River. 

Norfolk. 

Norfolk. 

Charleston. 

Charleston. 

Key West. 

Tampa and Pen¬ 
sacola. 

Lower Mississippi 
and Gulf Coast. 
(West.) 

New Orleans. 

Lake Michigan. 

iNaval Training Sta- 
[ tion, Great Lakes. 

Lakes Erie and Ontario. 


Lakes Huron and Superior. 


Southern boundary to latitude 42° N. 
Latitude 42° N. to northern bound¬ 
ary. 

San Francisco. 

Port Townsend, Wash. 

Mare Island. 

Puget Sound. 


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Section 6.—Radio System. 
(Naval Instructions, chap. 35.) 


Radio; opera¬ 
tion of, under 
division of oper¬ 
ations. 


Shore radio 
stations. 


Regulations 
governing radio 
stations. 


261. Radio stations constitute the principal parts of the Coast 
Signal Service of the Navy. 

262. The general control of communication through radio sta¬ 
tions, and all matters concerning their military features, location, 
establishment or abandonment, shall be directly under the Divi¬ 
sion of Operations of the Fleet. All communications concern¬ 
ing these matters shall be addressed to the Secretary of the 
Navy (Division of Operations of the Fleet). 

263. Each shore radio station shall be under the direct control 
of the commandant of the naval station within which it is situ¬ 
ated. Any station not lying within any such naval station shall 
be under the control of such officer as the department may direct. 

264. The department will issue regulations for the government 
of radio stations, and the officer in direct control thereof shall 
see that the provisions of such regulations are strictly followed. 
Such officer shall report to the department whenever local condi¬ 
tions require any modification of such regulations and shall issue 
such additional instructions as may be necessary in specific cases, 
forwarding a copy of all such instructions issued to the depart¬ 
ment (Division of Operations of the Fleet). 


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CHAPTER 4. 


BOARDS. 


Section 1.—Organization and General Procedure. 


301. Officers on boards shall take their seats in the same order Precedence of 

of rank or seniority as on courts-martial. members. 

302. (1) The senior member or president of a board shall pre- Duties of sen- 
serve order, decide upon, matters relating to the routine of ior member - 
business, such as recess, and may adjourn the board from day to 

day, at and to such hours as, in his judgment, will be most con¬ 
venient and proper for the transaction of the business before it. 

(2) Should an objection be made by any other member of the Equality of 
board to a recess or adjournment announced by the senior officer, meinbcrs * 
a vote shall be taken with regard to it, and the decision of the 
majority shall govern. 

303. No board shall transact any business other than an ad- Quorum, 
journment unless a majority of the members be present. 

304. (1) No member of a board shall fail in his attendance at Unauthorized 
the appointed times, unless prevented by illness or by some absence forbid- 
insuperable difficulty, ordered away by competent authority, or den> 
excused by the officer ordering the board, except that a short 
temporary absence may be allowed by the senior member of the 

board. 


(2) In case of such failure, the senior officer present of the Absence re¬ 
board shall inform the officer ordering the board of the fact, and ported. . 
also of the reasons for the failure, if knovm to him, in order that 
the vacancy may be filled, if necessary. 

305. A member absent during the investigation of any matter Members vot- 
or case shall not vote upon a decision with regard to it; but, if in & af t er ab - 
necessary to arrive at a conclusion, a reinvestigation may take sence * 

place in the presence of that member and of the interested 
parties. 

306. Members shall not leave the vicinity of the place at which bearing vlcin- 
a board is assembled, unless authorized to do so by the officer 

who convened it, or by his superior. 

307. (1) A competent person shall be appointed by the officer Recorder; anal 
who orders the board to record its transactions and, under its rc P° rt * 
direction, to draw up the final report, which shall be based upon 

the opinion of the majority. Such report shall be signed by all 
the concurring members. 

(2) Those who do not concur shall appepd their reasons for Nonconcurring 
dissent, and subscribe their names thereto. members. 

308. On boards of survey and on other boards when a recorder junior mem- 
shall not have been named in the convening order the junior ber to act, as re¬ 
member shall act as recorder; but the reports, based upon the cord fi* when . 
opinion of the majority, shall be drawn up by the senior member s al>p01 “' 
and shall be signed as provided for in the preceding article. 


Section 2.—Boards of Investigation. 

316. (1) Officers commanding shore stations and ships on de- By whom or* 
tached service, not being empowered to order courts of inquiry, dered. 

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Report of pro¬ 
ceedings. 


Limitation of 
powers of board. 


Authority to 
administer 
oaths. 


Forwarding of 
report. 


Authorization. 


Composition. 


Oaths not au¬ 
thorized. 

Duties and pro¬ 
cedure. 


Making up re¬ 
port. 


Opiuion of 
medical officer 
required. 


shall order a board of three officers to investigate any casualty, 
occurrence, or transaction in regard to which the department 
should be informed, and may, when necessary, require an opinion 
on the merits of the case. 

(2) The board shall make a report in writing, stating fully, 
clearly, and as concisely as possible all the facts of the case, and 
shall give an opinion when required. The report, signed by the 
members of the board, and approved by the officer who convened 
it, shall be forwarded by such officer as provided in paragraph 5 
of this article. The substance of every such report shall be en¬ 
tered in the journal of the station, or in the log book of the ship, 
as the case may be. 

(3) Boards of this kind, although they may collect material 
information from apparent or known facts, or from written evi¬ 
dence which they may possess, are not empowered to examine 
persons on oath, except in cases covered by the following para¬ 
graph, but may record their declarations. 

(4) Any officer or clerk of any of the departments lawfully de¬ 
tailed to investigate frauds on, or attempts to defraud, the Gov¬ 
ernment, or any irregularity or misconduct of any officer or agent 
of the United States, and any officer of the Army, Navy, Marine 
Corps, or Revenue-Cutter Service detailed to conduct an investi¬ 
gation, and the recorder, and, if there be none, the presiding 
officer of any military, naval, or Revenue-Cutter Service board 
appointed for such purpose, shall have authority to administer an 
oath to any witness attending to testify or depose in the course of 
such investigation. (See 1S3, R. S., as amended by the act of 
Feb. 13, 1911.) 

(5) In the case of naval boards of investigation, the report 
sLall be made out in accordance with the provisions of article 
1-5332, the original being forwarded to the Judge Advocate Gen¬ 
eral of the Navy direct, except as directed to the contrary in the 
following sentences of this paragraph. The originals of the re¬ 
ports of the boards provided for in articles 1-940. 1-941, 1-1202, 
and 1-2041 shall be forwarded through the regular official chan¬ 
nels to the Navy Department (Division of Personnel), and the 
partial copies direct to the department (Division of Operations of 
the Fleet), as provided in article 1-5332. In the case of an in¬ 
vestigation conducted by an officer or by a civilian official or clerk, 
in regard to a subject not i>ertainiug to the military service, the 
report shall not be in duplicate, and shall be forwarded direct to 
the Secretary of the Navy (Office of the Solicitor). 

Section 3.—Boards of Inquest. 


321. (1) In all cases of death occurring in the Navy, as the 
the result of an accident, or attended with unnatural or suspi¬ 
cious circumstances, the senior officer present shall order a 
board of inquest to assemble and investigate the matter. (See 
Art. R-401 (2)). 

(2) Such boards shall be composed of not less than three com¬ 
missioned officers, of whom one at least shall be of the Medical 
Corps. 

(3) Neither the members of the board nor any person that may 
be examined shall be sworn. 

322. (1) The board shall first proceed to the spot where the 
body is found, observe its position, examine into its condition, 
and note its surroundings, for the purpose of discovering if pos¬ 
sible some evidence that may tend to throw light upon the matter. 

(2) The board shall then assemble in some convenient place 
and record all the evidence procurable relative to the manner in 
which the deceased came to his death. 

(3) The medical member of the board shall be required, after 
a careful examination of the body, to give his opinion as to the 
cause of death. 


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(4) If the body of the deceased shows wounds or bruises such 
ns to indicate or create suspicion that he came to his death by 
\ iolent means, it shall be the duty of the board to ascertain, with 
as much exactness as possible, the precise nature of the wounds 
or blows and of the instrument by which they were inflicted: the 
person or persons by whom the fatal blow was dealt; if there 
'\ere any aiders or abettors, and such other particulars as may 
aftord the means of drawing up, with the precision required by 
law, the necessary charges and specifications against the person 
or persons accused of the homicide. 

323. (1) The record of proceedings shall be drawn up in the 
manner prescribed by the authorized forms of procedure. 

(2) In every case the board shall carefully investigate and 
state in the record, whether or to what extent, in their opinion, 
the death of the individual was due to disease contracted or 
casualties or injuries received while in the line of his duty and 
not the result of his own misconduct. 

(3) The record of proceedings shall be transmitted to the con¬ 
vening authority who, after endorsing his approval or disapproval 
thereon, with such remarks as he may deem necessary, shall for¬ 
ward it to the Secretary of the Navy (Division of Personnel). 

Section 4. —Examining Boards. 

331. (1) At stated or convenient periods, hoards will be con¬ 
vened for the examination of candidates for api>ointnient or pro¬ 
motion, and such candidates shall be duly informed of the time 
and place of meeting. 

(2) The physical examination shall in all cases precede the 
examination conducted by the naval examining board. 

(3) If any officer of the Navy shall fail in his physical exami¬ 
nation for promotion and be found incapacitated for service by 
reason of physical disability contracted in the line of duty, lie 
shall be retired with the rank to which his seniority entitled him 
to be promoted. (Act of Mar. 4, 1011.) 

(4) If. in accordance with the provisions contained in the 
foregoing paragraph, a candidate for promotion is found “ inca¬ 
pacitated for service by reason of physical disability contracted in 
the line of duty,” the board of medical examiners shall so state 
in the record of their proceedings, and shall so inform the presi¬ 
dent of the naval examining board before which the candidate 
has been ordered to appear for professional examination; and the 
latter board shall not proceed with the professional examination 
without further instructions from the department. 

332. (1) Boards for the professional examination of officers of 
the Navy for promotion shall consist of not less than three 
officers senior in rank to the officers to be examined, and they 
shall, when practicable, be selected from the same corps as that 
to which the candidate belongs. 

(2) The mental, moral, and professional examination of can¬ 
didates for appointment to fill vacancies in the lower grades of 
the medical, pay, and other staff corps shall be conducted by 
boards similarly constituted. No person shall be appointed as¬ 
sistant paymaster who is, at the time of such appointment, less 
than twenty-one or more than twenty-six years of age; nor until 
his physical, mental, and moral qualifications have been examined 
and approved by a board of paymasters appointed by the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy and according to such regulations as he may 
prescribe. (Sec. 1379, It. S.) 

333. A competent officer of any branch of the service will be 
added, if necessary, to any board by which candidates are to be 
examined in a foreign language, or before which an investigation 
may take place wherein the services of an interpreter may be 
required. 


Procedure in 
case of suspected 
violence. 


Form of rec¬ 
ord. 

Record to show 
whether death 
was caused by 
an act of duty, 
or misconduct. 


Examining 
boards con¬ 
vened. 


Composition. 


Interpreter. 


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Procedure. 


Matter from 
files relative to 
candidate. 


Reports on fit¬ 
ness. 


Interrogato¬ 

ries. 


Witnesses. 


To be sworn. 


Right of candi¬ 
date to be pres¬ 
ent. 

Record. 


So officer to 
be rejected with¬ 
out examination. 


The responsi¬ 
bility of the offi¬ 
cers under ex¬ 
amination and 
of the board. 


Questions of 
law. 


Authentication 
and transmis¬ 
sion. 


334. (1) The board of examiners shall be duly organized and 
sworn in each case in the manner provided for naval courts- 
martial. It shall have power to take testimony and to examine 
all matters on the files and records of the Department in relation 
to any officer whose case shall be considered by it. (Art. R-351.) 

(2) There shall be submitted to the board for its consideration 
all matters on the files and records of the Navy Department which 
relates in anyway to the mental, moral, or professional fitness 
of the officer whose case is being inquired into, except such as 
relates to any fact which occurred prior to the last examination 
whereby he was promoted and which has been inquired into and 
decided' upon, unless such fact continuing shows his present unfit¬ 
ness for promotion. The Chief of the Bureau of Navigation (in 
the case of marine officers, the Commandant of the Marine 
Corps) is charged with the execution of this regulation. 

(3) Reports made in accordance with the provisions of article 
1-707 and of paragraph 4 of this article shall be filed in the 
Bureau of Navigation (in the case of a marine officer, at the head¬ 
quarters of the Marine Corps) as part of the officer’s record, 
and shall be submitted to the board of examiners for its consid¬ 
eration, and be attached to the proceedings in the case. 

(4) Interrogatories regarding any particular matter or incident 
touching the fitness of an officer subject to examination prelimi¬ 
nary to promotion, may, upon the request of such officer, be ad¬ 
dressed by the Bureau of Navigation (in the case of a marine 
officer, the Commandant of the Marine Corps) to any officer 
having knowledge of the facts. 

(5) Any officer may be called before the board to give evidence 
if deemed necessary. 

(6) Witnesses, before testifying, shall be sworn by the presi¬ 
dent of the board. 

(7) Any officer whose case is to be acted upon by such examin¬ 
ing board, shall have the right to be present, if he so desires, 
and to submit a statement of his case on oath. (Sec. 1500, R. S.) 

(8) The statement of such officer, if any be made, all questions 
propounded to him, and his answers thereto, with the testimony 
of all witnesses in the case, shall be entered in the record of the 
proceedings. 

(9) No officer shall be rejected until after such public examina¬ 
tion of himself and of the records of the Navy Department in his 
case, unless he fails after having been duly notified, to appear 
before said board. (Sec. 1503, R. S.) 

(10) The onus of establishing professional fitness shall be held 
to rest entirely upon the officer under examination. The mental 
and moral fitness of the candidate shall be assumed unless a doubt 
shall be raised on either head, in the mind of any member of the 
board, from the answers contained in any of the interrogatories 
or reports on fitness, from the general reputation of the candidate, 
or from other sources of evidence of record. It shall be held 
obligatory upon any member of the board to decline to recommend 
the promotion of an officer until he is satisfied of the officer’s en¬ 
tire mental, moral, and professional fitness for promotion. The 
board, while careful not to do injustice to any officer regarding 
whom there is any doubt, shall take equal care to safeguard the 
honor and dignity of the service, recommending no officer for pro¬ 
motion as to whose fitness a doubt exists. 

(11) Any question of law arising before the board, and any 
communications relating to its proceedings, shall be submitted to 
the Judge Advocate General of the Navy. 

(12) The record of proceedings shall be signed by all the 
members and the recorder and be transmitted, together with all 
reports of qualifications and other documentary evidence which 
has been before the board, to the Judge Advocate General of 
the Navy. 


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38o. Such examining board shall report their recommendation Form of recom- 
of any officer for promotion in the following form : “ We hereby me S? a i I 2 n , pre * 

certify that-has the mental, moral, and professional SCr C * aw * 

qualifications to perform efficiently all the duties, both at sea and 
on shore, of the grade to which he is to be promoted, and recom¬ 
mend him for promotion.*’ (Sec. 1504, Ii. S.) 

336. Any matter on the files and records of the Navy Depart- Action by the 
ment touching each case which may, in the opinion of the board, President, 
be necessary to assist them in making up their judgment, shall, 
together with the whole record and finding, be presented to the 
President for his approval or disapproval of the finding. (Sec. 

1502, R. S.) 

Section 5.—Retiring Boards. 


341. ( 1 ) Whenever any officer, on being ordered to perform the statutory pro- 
duties appropriate to his commission, reports himself unable to visions; for offl- 
comply with such order, or whenever, in the judgment of the eers of theNav y- 
President, an officer is incapacitated to perform the duties of his 

office, the President, at his discretion, may direct the Secretary of 
the Navy to refer the case of such officer to a board of not more 
than nine nor less than five commissioned officers, two-fifths of 
whom shall be members of the Medical Corps of the Navy. Said 
board, except the officers taken from the Medical Corps, shall be 
composed, as far as may be, of seniors in rank to the officer 
whose disability is inquired of. (Sec. 1448, R. S.) 

(2) Said retiring board shall be authorized to inquire into and 
determine the facts touching the nature and occasion of the dis¬ 
ability of any such officer, and shall have such powers of a court- 
martial and of a court of inquiry as may be necessary. (Sec. 

1449. R. S.) 

(3) The members of said board shall be sworn in each case to 
discharge their duties honestly and impartially. (Sec. 1450, R. S.) 

(4) When said retiring board finds an officer incapacitated for 
active service, it shall also find and report the cause which, in its 
judgment, produced his incapacity, and whether such cause is an 
incident of the service. (Sec. 1451, R. S.) 

(5) A record of the proceedings and decision of the board in 
each case shall be transmitted to the department, and shall be 
laid by the Secretary of the Navy before the President for his 
approval or disapproval or orders in the case. (Sec. 1452, R. S.) 

342. (1) When, at the end of any fiscal year, the average Board of selec- 
vacancies in the active list of the line of the Navy for the fiscal t»on for retire- 
years subsequent to June 30, 1898, are found to be less than ment * 
thirteen above the grade of commander, less than twenty above 

the grade of lieutenant commander, less than twenty-nine above 
the grade of lieutenant, and less than forty above the grade of 
lieutenant, junior grade, the Secretary of the Navy shall convene, 
on or about the 1st day of June, a board to be known as the Board 
of Selection for Retirement. 

(2) The board shall consist of five rear admirals. 

(3) Each member of the board shall swear (or affirm) that he 
will, without prejudice or partiality, and having in view solely the 
special fitness of officers and the efficiency of the naval service, 
perform the duties imposed upon him. (Art. R-352.) 

(4) The Secretary of the Navy shall place at the disposal of the 
board the service and medical records on file in the Navy Depart¬ 
ment of all the officers in the grades of captain, commander, lieu¬ 
tenant commander, and lieutenant. 

(5) The board shall then, as soon as practicable after the 1st 
day of July, select for retirement a sufficient number of officers 
from the grades mentioned in paragraph 4 of this article, as con¬ 
stituted on the 30th day of June of that year, to cause the aver¬ 
age vacancies enumerated in paragraph 1 of this article, pro¬ 
vided that not more than five captains, four commanders, four 


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For officers of 
the Marine 
Corps. 


Oath to he 
taken hy mem¬ 
bers. 


Oath to he 
taken by re¬ 
corder. 


Oath to he 
taken hy wit¬ 
ness. 

Oath of Board 
of Selection for 
Retirement. 


Order for sur¬ 
vey. 


Boards of 
medical survey. 


Reports of sur¬ 
vey. 


lieutenant commanders, and two lieutenants are so retired in any 
one year. (Act of March 3, 1890.) 

(6) The finding of the board, not less than four members gov¬ 
erning, shall be in writing, and shall be signed by all the members. 

(7) The report of the board shall be transmitted to the Presi¬ 
dent of the United States. 

343. (1) The commissioned officers of the Marine Corps shall 
he retired in like cases, in the same manner, and with the same 
relative conditions in all respects as are provided for officers of 
the Army, except as is otherwise provided in the next section. 
(Sec. 1622, R. S.) 

(2) In case of an officer of the Marine Corps, the retiring board 
shall be selected by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction 
of the President. Two-fifths of the board shall be selected from 
the Medical Corps of the Navv, and the remainder shall be selected 
from officers of the Marine Corps, senior in rank, so far as may be, 
to the officer whose disability is to be inquired of. (Sec. 1623, 
R. S.) 

Section 6.—Form of Oaths. 

351. The following oaths shall be administered to members and 
recorders of examining and retiring boards and to witnesses 
before such boards: 

a. To members: 

You and each of you solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will honestlv 

and impartially examine and report upon the case of - -, U. S. 

Navy, now before the board and about to be examined. 

b. To recorder: 

Y T ou do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will keep a true record of 

the proceedings of this board in the case of-, now before the 

board and about to be examined. 

c. To witnesses: 

You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will make true answers to 

such questions as may be put to you in the case of-, now under 

examination by this board. 

352. The following oath shall be administered to members of 
the Board of Selection for Retirement: 

You and each of you solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will without 
prejudice or partiality, and having in view solely the special fitness of 
officers and the efficiency of the naval service, perform the duties imposed 
upon you by your appointment as a member of this board. 

Section 7.—Boards of Medical Survey. 

361. A survey may be ordered by the commander in chief of a 
fleet, the commandant of a station, the senior officer present, or 
by a division commander in a fleet, upon any officer or other 
person under his command, on the request of the senior medical 
officer of the ship or station where the person is serving. 

362. (1) A board of medical survey shall consist, when prac¬ 
ticable, of three medical officers. 

(2) If it be inconvenient to detail three officers, two will suffice. 
In extreme cases, or on board a ship on detached service, the sur¬ 
vey may be held by the medical officer of the ship. 

363. (1) Reports of medical surveys upon officers and enlisted 
men of the Navy shall be made in triplicate (through the com¬ 
manding officer under whom the person surveyed is serving) to 
the officer ordering the survey, by whom they shall be acted on 
and transmitted direct to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for 
recommendation and further transmission to the Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation for final action. 

(2) Reports of medical surveys upon officers and enlisted men 
of the Marine Corps shall be made in like manner to the officer 
ordering the survey, by whom they shall be forwarded direct to 

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tlie Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for recommendation and 
further transmission to the commandant of the Marine Corps for 
final action. 

364. (1) Reports of medical survey shall be made in accord¬ 
ance with the prescribed form. A definite opinion as to the origin 
of disease or injury shall be given, and a statement made in every 
case of all facts and circumstances connecting the disease or 
injury with the performance of duty or exposure incident thereto. 
When no unfitness is found it will be sufficient to state the fact. 
When unfitness is found, and is regarded as temporary, the phrase 
“ unfit for duty ” shall be used; when permanent, the expression 
“ unfit for service ” shall be employed. The common name of the 
disease shall be used. Under the head of “ Recommendation ” 
shall be given the contemplated disposition of the patient. (Art. 
R. 2902.) 

(2) Jn the case of an officer, the recommendation may be de¬ 
tachment either with sick leave or for hospital treatment; or. if 
the unfitness is judged to be temporary, the officer may be recom¬ 
mended for hospital treatment, with a view to his return to the 
station. If the disability be deemed permanent, it may be recom¬ 
mended that he be ordered before a retiring board. 

(3) Enlisted men shall be recommended to be sent to hospital 
for treatment, or to be discharged. 

365. (1) When a person surveyed within the United States or 
the waters thereof or contiguous thereto, including the Caribbean 
Sea and adjacent waters, is reported unfit for duty, and the report 
of the survey is approved by the officer ordering it, the recom¬ 
mendation of the board as approved shall be carried out as soon 
as practicable, except in cases involving discharge, travel, leave, 
or retirement, which shall be referred to the department. At 
training stations and on receiving ships the cases of recruits who 
are surveyed by boards of medical survey, shall be acted upon by 
the senior officer present, and the medical surveys, with report of 
action, shall be sent direct to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 
for further transmission to the Bureau of Navigation. 

(2) Final action upon medical surveys held outside of the limits 
defined in the preceding paragraph shall be taken by the senior 
officer present, except in cases of the retirement of officers or the 
discharge of persons enlisted in the United States. The reports 
of medical surveys shall be forwarded direct to the Bureau of 
Medicine and Surgery for further transmission to the Bureau of 
Navigation. 

366. When enlisted persons are condemned by medical survey 
in the United States owing to causes not incident to the service, 
their transfer to another station or place for discharge shall not 
be recommended. 


Instructions 
for making re¬ 
ports of medical 
surveys. 


Cases to he 
disposed of with¬ 
out delay. 




Surveys on en¬ 
listed men in the 
United States. 


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CHAPTER 5. 


COURTS OF INQUIRY. 

Section 1.—Objects and Constitution. 


401. (1) In important cases, where the facts are various and 
complicated, where there appears to be ground for suspecting 
criminality, or w r here crime has been committed, or much blame 
incurred without any certainty on whom it ought chiefly to fall, a 
court of inquiry affords the best means of collecting, sifting, and 
methodizing information for the purpose of enabling the convening 
authority to decide upon the necessity and expediency of further 
judicial proceedings. 

(2) Whenever an accident involving loss of life of any per¬ 
son or persons occurs on board a vessel of the Navy, at a navy 
yard or naval station, or elsewhere within the jurisdiction of the 
Navy Department, or whenever such an accident occurs elsewhere 
and it is possible that any person in the naval service is in any 
degree responsible therefor, a court of inquiry shall be ordered to 
fully investigate and report upon the circumstances connected 
therewith and to give an opinion in regard thereto. This court of 
inquiry shall be in addition to the board of inquest prescribed by 
article R-321-(l). The court of inquiry shall in every such case 
ascertain whether the loss of life was due in any manner to the 
fault, negligence, or inefficiency of any person or persons in the 
naval service or connected therewith; and, if so, the names of 
such person or persons, and to what extent the fault, negligence, 
or inefficiency thereof contributed to the accident or to the results 
thereof. In every case where the deceased w T as in the naval serv¬ 
ice or connected therewith, the court shall carefully investigate 
and state in the record whether, in its opinion, his death w r as aue 
to disease contracted, or casualties or injuries received while in 
the line of his duty and not the result of his own misconduct; 
and the court will set forth fully the reasons for its conclusion. 
The flag officer, commandant, or senior officer present shall at 
once order the board of inquest when such an accident occurs, 
and, if authorized by law to do so, the court of inquiry prescribed 
by this paragraph. If not so empowered to order a court of In¬ 
quiry, he shall immediately report the case to the department, 
forwarding the report of the board of inquest at the earliest pos¬ 
sible moment, and the department will convene the requisite court 
of inquiry as soon thereafter as practicable. 

402. Courts of inquiry may be ordered by the President, the 
Secretary of the Navy, or the commander of a fleet or squadron. 
(Arts. R-55 to 60, inclusive.) 

403. Commanders of fleets or squadrons are expected, on the 
occurrence of any matter serious enough in their judgment to re¬ 
quire thorough investigation, to order a court of inquiry as soon 
as practicable, and, on the proceedings being closed, to take such 
further action as may be appropriate or to submit them to the 
Secretary of the Navy at the earliest opportunity, in order that 
he may take such action thereon as may be necessary. 


Object and ad¬ 
vantage. 


Accident in¬ 
volving loss of 
life. 


Authority to 
convene, how 
vested. 

When to he 
convened. 


(40 R) 











Rank and corps 
of members. 


Procedure in 
case of a reduc¬ 
tion in number. 

Detail of or¬ 
derly. 


Facts defined. 


Duties of presi¬ 
dent. 


Duties of judge 
adrocate. 


Rule of assem¬ 
bling. 


Precept and in¬ 
structions to be 
read. 


Parties intro¬ 
duced. 


■Whether open 
or closed court, 
how decided. 


404. The composition of the court, either in regard to the rank 
of its members or the corps to which they beloug, shall be regu¬ 
lated by the circumstances to be inquired into. In case the 
conduct or character of an officer may be implicated in the inves¬ 
tigation, no member of the court shall be, if possible, his inferior 
in rank. And should such officer not be of the line, it is proper, 
if the exigencies of the service permit, that one or more officers of 
the corps to which he belongs be detailed for duty on the court. 
(Art. R-704.) 

405. Should the number of members named in the order con¬ 
vening the court be reduced, the court can not proceed without 
authority from the officer who convened it. 

406. At the request of the president of the court, the command¬ 
ing officer of the vessel, or commandant of the navy yard or sta¬ 
tion, on board of or at which the court is held, shall direct an 
orderly to attend upon its meetings and execute its orders. 

407. When a court is required to report facts, it is not to be 
understood that the bare record of the testimony is meant but 
also the result and conclusion of the court from hearing the 
evidence. 

408. It is the duty of the president of a court of inquiry to 
administer the oath to the judge advocate and to the witnesses, 
to preserve order, to decide upon matters relating to the routine of 
business, and to adjourn the court from day to day, as, in his 
judgment, will be most convenient and proper for the transaction 
of the business before it; but should objection be made by any 
member of the court to an adjournment announced by the presi¬ 
dent, the question shall be submitted to and decided by the court. 

409. It is the duty of a judge advocate of a court of inquiry— 

a. To summon all the witnesses required for the investigation, 
and to lay before the court a list of them. 

b. To administer the oath or affirmation to the members of the 
court, according to the form prescribed by article 58 of the 
Articles for the Government of the Navy (Art. R-58), and him¬ 
self to take the oath or affirmation required by said article. 

c. To record the proceedings of the court under its direction 
and control, and to append original documents or authenticated 
copies thereof to the record. 

d. To put the questions to the several witnesses. 

e. To assist the court in systematizing the information it may 
receive, to minute in the proceedings the opinion of the court, if 
called for; and to render to the court such assistance as will en¬ 
able it to lay all the circumstances of the case before the con¬ 
vening authority in a clear and explicit manner. 

/. In conjunction with the president of the court, to authen¬ 
ticate the proceedings by his signature. 

Section 2. —Method of Procedure. 

416. (1) Courts of inquiry shall assemble at the place and, as 
nearly as practicable, at the time named in the order convening 
them. 

(2) The court on first assembling is usually closed until the 
order constituting it, and the instructions contained therein, are 
read, and the original of said order shall be attached to the pro¬ 
ceedings. 

(3) The mode of procedure having been decided upon by the 
court, the complainant (if there be one) and the defendant shall 
be called in, and the complaint or subject, to be investigated shall 
be communicated to the accused party. 

(4) Whether the investigation shall be held in open court or 
not must depend on the nature of the matter to be examined, and, 
if not specified by the convening authority, shall be decided by the 
court. 


(50 r) 



(5) The judge advocate, as recorder, is prosecutor in the case, 
hut the complainant or accuser (if there be any) may be allowed 
to remain in court and make suggestions to the judge advocate. 

(6) The parties before a court of inquiry, both the accuser and 
the defendant, may be allowed to have friends or counsel present 
during open court. 

(7) A member of a court of inquiry may be challenged for 
cause by either party. 

417. (1) With the sanction of the convening authority, a court 
of inquiry may avail itself of the services of a reporter or inter¬ 
preter. but such person or persons shall be sworn, and shall not 
be allowed to be present in closed court. 

(2) There being no form of oath fixed by statute, the follow¬ 
ing may be administered by the judge advocate: 

a. “You, A. B., swear (or affirm) faithfully to perform the 
duty of clerk or reporter in aiding the judge advocate to take 
and record the proceedings of the court, either in shorthand or 
ordinary manuscript.” 

b. “ You, A. B., swear faithfully and truly to interpret or trans¬ 
late in all cases in which you shall be required so to do between 
the United States and the party whose conduct is the subject of 
this inquiry.” 

418. (1) An officer whose conduct is to be investigated by a 
court of inquiry need not necessarily be held in detention for 
that purpose. He may, however, if necessary, at his own request, 
be excused by his superior or commanding officer from attending 
to the particular duties of his position during such an investi¬ 
gation. 

(2) It is the right of the defendant to be present at the investi¬ 
gation, although it is not obligatory upon him to take any part 
in the inquiry, unless he prefers to do so. He can not, however, 
refuse to obey an order directing him to appear before the court. 

419. (1) When the court is ready to proceed with the investiga¬ 
tion, the witnesses shall be called before it separately, and the 
president of the court shall administer to each the oath (or 
affirmation) prescribed for witnesses before general courts-martial. 

(2) Witnesses shall be cautioned before giving their testimony 
to confine themselves to facts which are within their own knowl¬ 
edge. 

(3) The testimony is to be taken down regularly, in writing, 
and, as far as the nature of the case will admit, the same rule 
of procedure is to be followed as in general courts-martial. 

(4) Each witness shall be examined in the usual order, viz: 

a. By the party calling the witness. 

b. By the opposite party. 

c. By the court. 

(5) A court of inquiry is empowered to issue like process to 
compel civilian witnesses to appear and testify which United 
States courts of criminal jurisdiction within the State, Territory, 
or District where such court is ordered to sit may lawfully issue. 
(Art. R-4542.) 

420. The evidence on the part of the prosecution is to be first 
taken, after which the defendant shall be asked if he has any¬ 
thing to offer on the subject or any evidence to produce. 

421. (1) The defendant shall be allowed, if he so desires, to 
testify in his own behalf, but he may decline to answer any ques¬ 
tions'which may tend to criminate himself. 

(2) It is also optional with the defendant to abstain from 
putting any questions to witnesses, either on examination-in¬ 
chief or on cross-examination; he is equally at liberty to decline 
making any statement to the court touching his alleged mis¬ 
conduct. 


Complainant 
allowed to be 
present. 

Counsel al¬ 
lowed. 


Challenge of 
member. 

Employment 
of reporter or 
interpreter. 


Oath to re¬ 
porter. 


Oath to in¬ 
terpreter. 


Defendant may 
be relieved from 
duty, but need 
not be arrested. 


May be pres¬ 
ent. 


Witnesses to be 
sworn. 


To speak only 
to facts. 


Testimony, 
how recorded. 


« Order of ex¬ 
amination of 

witnesses. 


Civilian wit¬ 
nesses. 


Order in tak¬ 
ing the evidence. 


Defendant not 
called to crimi¬ 
nate himself. 

Privilege of 
defendant. 


(51 It) 








Publication of ( 3 ) xf ? however, the defendant should lay before the court a 
defense prohib- g 0 nera j statement or defense, he is strictly forbidden to publish 
it, or cause or permit its publication, until final action has been 
taken in his case. 

Copy of pro- 422. Neither the accuser nor the defendant can demand a copy 
ceedings. 0 f the proceedings. The evidence, of whatever nature, is intended 

only for the officer convening the court. 

Miien parties 423. The examination of witnesses being finished, the parties 
cSt? FeSS before the court are to be allowed an opportunity of addressing 
it if they so desire. 

Proceedings 424. Finally, the court having been cleared and the proceedings 
and instructions rea( j over, the instructions contained in the order by which it 
o e exam ne . , g cons tituted shall also be carefully examined and scrupulously 


Report of the 
court. 


Authentication 
of proceedings. 


Revision. 


Opinion of 
court not to be 
disclosed. 


Dissolution of 
court. 

Records, where 
to be sent after 
final action. 


followed. 

425. After mature deliberation on the testimony recorded dur¬ 
ing the inquiry, the court shall proceed to report the facts, and, 
if so directed/an opinion on the merits of the case, and the pro¬ 
priety or expediency, or otherwise, of further action. 

426. The proceedings of a court of inquiry must be authenticated 
by the signatures of the president and the judge advocate of the 
court only, and are then to be submitted for the consideration 
of the officer convening the court, after which the court may 
adjourn temporarily to await his further instructions. (Art. 60, 
A. G. N., R-60.) 

427. The proceedings may be revised as often as the convening 
authority thinks necessary. New evidence may be received and 
recorded on every such revision, and any of the previous witnesses 
may be recalled and reexamined, provided, in either case, that 
all parties to the inquiry are present, if they so desire. 

428. As expression of opinion by a member of a court of inquiry 
might prejudice the accused party in case of trial by court-martiai, 
it is held to be highly irregular and a breach of discipline on the 
part of any member to disclose or publish the opinion either of the 
court or of the individual members thereof, without the sanction 
of the officer to whom the proceedings have been submitted. 

429. The court is dissolved by the convening authority. 

430. The complete original copy of the proceedings of courts of 
inquiry, after action thereon by the reviewing authority, shall be 
forwarded direct to and filed in the office of the Judge Advocate 
General. The partial copy relating to material will be forwarded 
to the department as prescribed in article 1-5332. 


Section 3.—Inquiry into the Loss or Grounding of a Ship of 

the Navy. 


Inquiry into 
the loss of ships. 


Documentary 
evidence to be 
required. 

Latest deter¬ 
mination of 
ship’s position. 


Log book to 
be examined. 


When land was 
made. 


441. Whenever a court is appointed to inquire into the cause 
of the loss of a ship, or of her having touched the ground, the 
following points, as far as pertinent, are invariably to be included 
in the investigation: 

a. The rough log book, commanding officer’s night order book, 
and the chart by which the ship was navigated, or one of the 
same, must, if practicable, be produced in court. 

&. The court shall investigate whether the proper chart, pro¬ 
vided by the Navy Department, was used; whether the position 
of the ship at the last favorable opportunity was accurately deter¬ 
mined by observation or otherwise; and if not, when it was last 
accurately ascertained. 

c. The court shall also determine whether the courses steered 
and the distances run on the day before the ship grounded, were 
correctly inserted in the log book; also, when the error for local 
deviation was last obtained. 

d. If land was made, and the distance estimated before the 
ship struck, it is to be ascertained what steps were taken during 
the time it was in sight to correct the ship’s run. 


(52 it) 


e. The court shall rigidly investigate the manner in which the Whether in- 
instructions contained in the regulations, to officers commanding been^beye^ 8 ' 6 
ships on approaching land, were observed. 

/. Some competent officer not attached to the ship, the loss 01* Examination 
grounding of which may be the subject of inquiry, shall be di- of the shi P’ s p°- 
rected to work up the reckoning of that ship from the data ob- sition - 
tained from her navigating officer, to enable the court to fix the 
true position of the ship at the time of her taking the ground. 

g. The officer appointed to perform this duty shall submit to Result of ex- 
the court, in writing, attested by his signature, the result of his amination. 
work, to the accuracy of which he shall be sworn. The position 

of the ship so determined shall be laid off on the chart by which 
she was navigated, as also her position when ashore, as deter¬ 
mined by cross bearings taken from the log book. The rate and 
direction of the tide stream and the time of tide shall be stated, 
if possible. 

h. Any of the documents referred to in this article which were Documents to 
used in the inquiry, with an attested extract from the log com- accompany the 
raencing at least forty-eight hours before the ship touched the record * 
ground, if pertinent, are to accompany the record of the court. 

442. (1) Whenever inquiry is made into the loss of a ship, the Official report 
court shall call for the official report of the commanding officer t] o^ceiMto'be 
of such ship, containing the narrative of the disaster, and this required, 
report shall be read in court in presence of the commanding offi¬ 
cer and of such of the surviving officers and crew as can be as¬ 
sembled. 

(2) After these survivors have been sworn as witnesses, the Questions to be 
following questions shall be put to them, respectively, by the asked court — 
court: 

a. (To the commanding officer.) Is the narrative just read to — of the com- 
the court a true statement of the loss (grounding) of the United raaildills officer. 
States ship-? 

&. (To the commanding officer.) Have you any complaint to 
make against any of the surviving officers and crew of the said 
ship on that occasion? 

c. (To the surviving officers and crew.) Have you anything — of the sur- 
to object to in the narrative just read to the court, or anything to and"™ 0 * 06 ™ 
lay to the charge of any officer or man with regard to the loss 
(grounding) of the United States ship-? 


m «) 






CHAPTER 6 


DECK COURTS. 

501. Deck courts for tlie trial of enlisted men in the Navy and 
Marine Corps for minor offenses may be ordered by the com¬ 
manding officer of a naval vessel, by the commandant of a navy 
yard or station, by a commanding officer of marines, or by higher 
naval authority. After consideration of reports against enlisted 
men for offenses not warranting punishment more severe than 
such a court is authorized to adjudge, the officers mentioned 
herein shall, in their discretion, cause the offenders to be brought 
before a deck court. (R. 619, par. 10.) 

502. A deck court shall consist of one commissioned officer only, 
who, while serving in such capacity, shall have power to ad¬ 
minister oaths, to hear and determine cases, and to impose, in 
whole or in part, the punishment prescribed by article 30 of the 
Articles for the Government of the Navy (Art. R-30), but in no 
ease shall a deck court adjudge discharge from the service, nor 
shall it adjudge confinement or forfeiture of pay for a longer 
period than twenty days. The order constituting the court shall 
be in writing. 

503. Officers shall not be ordered as deck courts who are below 
the rank of lieutenant in the Navy or captain in the Marine 
Corps, except in cases where there is no officer of such rank, or 
of higher rank, attached to the vessel, navy yard, or station, or 
command, as the case may be. 

501. An officer empowered to order deck courts shall not desig¬ 
nate himself for this duty unless he is the only commissioned 
officer attached to the vessel, navy yard, or station, or command, 
or unless the subordinate officers are below the specified rank, 
in which cases he shall constitute the deck court and finally deter¬ 
mine the cases tried by him, and no order appointing the court 
need be issued, but the officer in question shall enter on the 
record that he is “the only officer (of the required rank) at¬ 
tached to the vessel (navy yard) (naval station) (present with 
the command).” In these cases no approval of the sentence is 
necessary, but he shall sign the record and date his signature 
in the manner shown by the authorized forms of procedure. 

505. Any person in the Navy under the command of the officer 
by whose order a deck court is convened may be detailed to act as 
recorder thereof. 

506. When an enlisted man is brought before the deck court for 
trial, he shall signify his willingness to be so tried by affixing his 
signature to a statement to that effect in the record. If he does so 
object to such trial, he shall be tried for the offense by a sum¬ 
mary court-martial. 

507. The officer ordering the court shall determine when and 
what cases shall be brought before it; but, whenever practicable, 
the trial shall take place within forty-eight hours after the offense 
is committed. Delay in the trial of the accused may be considered 
in adjudging sentence. 

508. Cases submitted for trial by a deck court shall be accom¬ 
panied by evidence of previous convictions, or by a statement 
to the effect that none such exists. When previous convictions 
are considered in determining the sentence, a note to that effect 
shall be entered upon the record. 


Convened by 
whom. 


Constitution 
and powers. 


Rank of mem¬ 
bers. 


Recorder. 


Assent to 
trial. 


Delays. 


Previous con¬ 
victions. 


(55 R) 




Procedure. 


Testimony. 


Reeord and 
approval. 


Power of re¬ 
viewing author- 
ty. 


Action of con¬ 
vening authori¬ 
ty. 


Entry for log. 


Pay officer to 
certify to check- 
age of pay. 


Forwarding of 
record. 

Appeal hy ac¬ 
cused. 


509. The procedure as to counsel for the accused, swearing of 
the recorder, arraignment, pleading, swearing of the witnesses, 
prosecution and defense, direct and cross examination, certificate 
of medical officer, etc., for the deck court shall be the same as is 
provided for summary courts-martial. The deck court officer shall 
not be a witness for either the prosecution or the defense. The 
recorder is not empowered to conduct any examination of wit¬ 
nesses, this being a part of the duty of the deck court officer. 

510. If the accused, having offered no objection to trial by deck 
court, does not plead guilty, the officer sitting as such court shall 
summon the witnesses and administer to them the oath prescribed 
by article 41 of the Articles for the Government of the Navy (Art. 
R-41). The accused may, at his own request, but not otherwise, 
be permitted to testify in his own behalf; he may also make a 
statement, if he so desires. The facts established by the testimony 
shall be submitted on a separate sheet to the convening authority. 
In cases of contempt the deck-court officer shall report the facts 
to the convening authority for such disciplinary action as may be 
appropriate. 

511. The deck court, as soon as a trial is completed, shall record 
its finding and sentence in the record and submit the same to the 
officer convening the court, or to his successor in office, upon whose 
approval the sentence may be carried into effect. 

512. The officer within whose command a deck court sits shall 
have full power as* reviewing authority to remit or mitigate, but 
not to commute, any sentence imposed by such court; but no 
sentence of a deck court shall be carried into effect until it shall 
have been so approved or mitigated, and such officer shall have 
power to remit any punishment such court may adjudge. 

513. The convening authority, or his successor in office, shall, 
after careful scrutiny of the record and of the testimony, if any 
be given, note his action thereon, with date and signature, due 
attention being paid to the foregoing paragraph. Should the only 
officer present with the command sit as deck court the finding and 
sentence shall be recorded in like manner. No other record of the 
proceedings need be kept, and the results of such trials shall be 
published to the accused only. 

514. A brief transcript of the case shall be furnished to the 
officer of the deck for entry in the ship’s log, and to the executive 
officer for entry on the service record of the accused. 

515. Records of deck courts shall show, over the signature of 
the pay officer having the pay accounts of the accused, that the 
loss of pay, if there be any adjudged and approved, has been 
checked. In order to enable the pay officer to make the necessary 
certificate, the commanding officer shall forward with the record 
the requisite order for the checkage; such order shall be in dupli¬ 
cate, one copy of which shall be sent by the commanding officer 
direct immediately to the Auditor for the Navy Department. The 
order shall contain the following information : Name, rate, dale 
of trial, offense (condensed as much as possible), and sentence 
as finally approved. If the offense is absence over leave or ab¬ 
sence without leave, the dates of the beginning and ending of the 
unauthorized absence shall be stated. 

516. The record of a deck court shall, when completed, be at 
once forwarded by the convening authority to the Judge Advocate 
General. Should the accused desire to make an appeal to the 
reviewing authority, within the prescribed period of thirty days, 
such statement as he may wish to make shall be submitted in 
writing and appended to the record of testimony separately there¬ 
from, and shall be forwarded therewith to the Navy Department 
(office of the Judge Advocate General). No action bv any inter¬ 
mediate authority is required. 

517. Deck courts are empowered to compel the attendance of 
civilian witnesses and to make use of depositions in the same 
manner as general courts-martial. (Art, R-4542.) 

(56 r) 


CHAPTER 7. 


SUMMARY COURTS-MARTIAL. 


<>01. The following Articles for tlie Government of the Navy 
shall be consulted by officers performing duty in connection with 
summary courts-martial: 3, 4, 8, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 26 to 34, inclu¬ 
sive, 41, 42, 43. 47, 49, 51, 52, 61, and 63. (Arts. R-3, 4, 8, 
13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 26 to 34, inclusive, 41, 42, 43, 47, 49, 51, 52, 
61, and 63.) 

602. (1) When an officer empowered to convene summary 
courts-martial decides after investigating an accusation against a 
petty officer or person of inferior rating that the accused should 
be tried by a summary court, he shall refer the case to such court, 
with the least possible delay. (Art. It-1406.) 

(2) When the nature of the offense charged is of such character 
that the punishment which a summary court-martial is authorized 
to inflict is not adequate, the offender shall be brought to trial 
before a general court-martial, unless it is impracticable to do so. 
(Arts. 30 and 51, A. G. N.; K-30 and 51.) 

(3) When a marine is to be tried by summary court-martial, 
one or more marine officers shall, if practicable, be detailed as 
members of the court. 

603. (1) When a trial by summary court-martial is decided 
upon, and a sufficient number of officers of the proper rank to 
compose the court are not under the command of the convening 
authority, the latter shall request the senior officer present to de¬ 
tail the additional officers necessary. (Art. R-3910-(3).) 

(2) The senior officer present shall, if practicable, comply with 
such request, in which case he shall, orally or in writing, notify 
the officers detailed. 

604. (1) The precept for a summary court-martial shall specify 
the personnel of the court and the time and place of meeting. 

(2) The convening authority shall deliver the precept to the 
senior member and, orally or in writing, notify the other members 
and recorder of their appointment. 

(3) A summary court-martial after its first meeting shall meet 
at the time specified at adjournment or, if no time was specified, 
at the call of the senior member, unless, in either case, the con¬ 
vening authority directs otherwise. 

(4) Summary court-martial duty shall be performed in addition 
to other duties, unless the convening authority directs other¬ 
wise. 

(5) Hours for holding sessions of a summary court-martial 
shall be selected with a view to as little interference with the 
performance of routine duties as the administration of justice and 
the interests of the accused and the service permit. 

(6) When a summary court-martial meets and when it ad¬ 
journs, the senior member shall notify the commanding officer 
and the officer of the deck, or officer of the day. 

(7) At sessions of a summary court-martial, the senior member 
shall preside, except when called as a witness. (Art. It-612-(4).) 

605. At the request of the senior member of the court, the com¬ 
manding officer of the ship or the commandant of the yard, sta- 


Constitution, 
powers, etc. 


Trials not to 
l>e unnecessarily 
delayed. 


When offend¬ 
ers are to be 
tried by general 
court-martial. 


When marine 
officers to be de¬ 
tailed as mem¬ 
bers. 

Deficiency of 
members, how 
supplied. 


Senior officer 
present shall de¬ 
tail members. 

Contents of 
precept. 

Notification to 
members and re¬ 
corder. 

Times of meet¬ 
ing. 


Members not 
exempt from 
other duties. 

W T hen sessions 
should be held. 


Meeting and 
adjournment to 
be reported. 

Senior mem¬ 
ber presides. 

Detail of or¬ 
derly. 


(57 R) 





Summoning 

witnesses. 


Accused to he 
furnished copy 
of specification. 


Time to pre¬ 
pare defense. 


Plea in har. 


Specification, 
how drawn. 


Recorder, the 
prosecutor. 


Evidence, rules 
governing. 


tion, or barracks where it is held, shall direct an orderly to be 
detailed to attend the meetings of the court and execute its 

orders. , ,. „ ,. 

006. (1) The recorder shall summon all witnesses, both tor the 
prosecution and for the defense; but he shah not, except upon 
written order of the convening authority, summon any person 
v hose presence would require travel, or attendance fees, at the 
expense of the Government. 

(2) Persons in the naval service shall obey such summons and 
report, at the time specified, to the recorder. 

(3) Summons to persons under the command of the conven¬ 
ing authority shall be transmitted through the executive officer 
or officer of the day; to other naval persons, through the usual 
official channels; and to civilians, in the mode best calculated to 
reach them. 

607. (1) The accused shall, as soon as practicable after it has 
been decided to bring him to trial, be furnished with a copy of 
the specification preferred against him. (Art. 43, A. G. N.; 
R-43.) 

(2) He shall, after the receipt of such copy and before being 
brought to trial, be allowed a reasonable time to prepare his de¬ 
fense. He may be tried at any time after he announces in open 
court that he is ready for trial. 

(3) Should he submit a plea in bar of trial, the procedure re¬ 
quired by article R-779 shall be followed. 

608. (1) The specification shall be framed in accordance with 
the provisions of articles R-712 and R-713, a separate specifi¬ 
cation shall be used for each distinct offense, and two or more 
such specifications may be joined for a single trial. 

(2) When the offense charged is incompetency, it is essential 
to set forth the particular acts, or neglect, upon which the speci¬ 
fication is based; and it is necessary that more than one instance 
of such incompetency be alleged. (Art. R-619-(6).) 

(3) When the offense charged is unlawfully having intoxi¬ 
cants in possession, it is essential to specify that the possession 
was “ unlawful.” 

609. (1) The recorder, representing the Government, is the 
prosecuting officer. He shall offer only such evidence as is law¬ 
fully admissible; when in doubt, he shall offer the evidence. 

(2) The court shall determine all questions as to the admissi¬ 
bility of evidence and its decision thereon is final. 

(3) The rules of evidence which are applicable to trials by 
general courts-martial are equally applicable to trials by sum¬ 
mary courts-martial. (R-751-(2).) 

(4) The incidents of a trial shall be recorded in the order in 


which they occur. 

Record. 010. (1) The original order convening the court, and all orders 

altering the same, together with the original specification ap¬ 
proved and signed by the officer ordering the court, must be 
prefixed to the record. 

Each case to (2) If. however, more than one case is to be tried by the same 
he complete. court, the order shall be referred to in each case subsequent to 
the first to show that the proceedings are continuous, and the 
record of each case must be made up separately. 

Correction of 611. (i) court shall, immediately after it meets for a trial, 
fication. in S1>eCi " examine the specification. The court may itself correct therein 
manifest clerical errors and, before the trial begins, notify the 
accused of such corrections. Technical errors shall be dealt with 
as in general courts-martial, the form of procedure for which is 
applicable to summary courts-martial where not inconsistent there¬ 
with or with the regulations governing the latter. (Arts. R-715 
and R-774-(2).) 

Counsel for ac- (2) The accused must furnish his own counsel except as pro- 
cused. vided in the next paragraph; a summary court-martial can not 

refuse to allow such assistance. 


(58 r) 


(3) When the accused has no counsel, the court may, if he so 
requests, appoint a commissioned, warrant, or petty officer within 
reach to act as his counsel. Such appointment, however, takes 
effect only with the consent of such officer. 

(4) The record must show, by admission of the accused, or by 
other proof, that he received at a stated time prior to his trial a 
copy of the specification preferred against him. 

(5) After the precept and orders altering the same have been 
read, the accused shall be asked if he objects to any member of 
the court. The recorder may not be challenged on any ground. It 
is essential for the record to show that the accused was afforded 
opportunity to challenge. The recorder may also challenge mem¬ 
bers. 

(6) If a challenge is made and the court decides not to sus¬ 
tain it, the case shall proceed. If the challenge is sustained, the 
case shall be suspended and the recorder shall, as soon as possible, 
forward the record to the convening authority. If the latter ap¬ 
proves the action of the court, he may order a new member in 
place of the one challenged, or withdraw the specification from the 
court; if he disapproves the court’s action, he shall return the 
record to the court with his action thereon and the case shall pro¬ 
ceed. When a new member is added to the court, the order ap¬ 
pointing him shall be read aloud and the accused shall be afforded 
an opportunity to challenge such member. (Art. 47. A. G. N.: 
Art.^R-47.) 

(7) When proceedings in a case are, for any cause, suspended, 
a new ease or other business before the court may be taken up. 

(8) After the accused has announced that he does not object to 
any member, or to any other member, and that he received a copy 
of the specification, the oaths or affirmations required by article 28 
of the Articles for the Government of the Navy (Art. R-28) shall 
be administered. It is essential for the record to show that these 
oaths or affirmations were administered, to which end the entry 
may be: “ Each member and the recorder were duly sworn.” 

(9) After each member and the recorder have been duly sworn, 
the recorder shall read aloud the specification preferred against 
the accused, shall address him by his name and designation and 
ask him whether he is guilty or not guilty of the specification just 
read. The trial shall then proceed as provided for in general 
court-martial procedure. (Arts. R-777. R-778, and R-779.) 

(10) The proper order for the introduction of evidence is as 
follows; 1st, by the prosecution; 2d, by the defense; 3d, rebuttal 
by the prosecution; 4th, surrebuttal by the defense. The court 
may, in the interest of justice, allow evidence to be introduced out 
of the above order and may, for satisfactory cause, allow the 
prosecution or the defense to introduce evidence at any time be¬ 
fore arriving at its finding thereon, but it shall not thereafter 
receive any new evidence except evidence of previous convictions. 

(11) Entries shall be made in the record to indicate the several 
stages in the introduction of evidence, as prescribed in the author¬ 
ized forms of procedure. 

612. (1) Each witness in a summary court-martial must, before 
giving his testimony, be sworn or affirmed as required by article 
41 of the Articles for the Government of the Navy (Art. R-41). 
It is essential for the record to show that each witness was duly 
sworn. 

(2) Testimony shall be recorded in the order in which it is 
taken and as nearly as possible in the words of the witness. 

(3) The court may, at its discretion, require that all questions, 
before being put, be reduced to writing. 

(4) If it is known to the recorder prior to beginning the prose¬ 
cution that a member or the recorder is to be a witness for the 
prosecution, the testimony of such witness should be taken before 
any other evidence is received. If the senior member becomes a 

(59 R) 


Keceipt. of 
copy of specifi¬ 
cation. 

Precept, etc., 
read. 

Challenges. 


Action in case 
of challenge. 


Xcw case or 
other business. 

Oaths admin¬ 
istered. 


Specification 

read. 


Order for in¬ 
troduction of 
evidence. 


Witnesses 

sworn. 


Member or re¬ 
corder to be first 
witness. 




Order for ex¬ 
amination of 
witness. 


Testimony to 
l>e read over. 


Witness 

warned. 


Accused as 
witness. 


Recorder to 
assist accused. 


Formula to 
denote court 
cleared. 


Matters to be 
shown in record. 


Evidence of 
previous convic¬ 
tions and con¬ 
duct record. 


Evidence of 
previous convic¬ 
tion, how intro¬ 
duced. 


witness, the member next in rank shall administer the oath and 
preside until the witness resumes his status as senior member. 
If the recorder becomes a witness, he shall during his own exami¬ 
nation continue his duties as recorder. In either case, the witness, 
after giving his testimony, shall resume his status as member or 
as recorder. 

(5) The proper order for the examination of a witness is as 
follows: 1st, direct examination by the party w’ho calls him; 2d, 
cross-examination by the opposite party; 3d, redirect examination; 
4th, recross-examination. The court may, in the interest of 
justice, allow further examination and cross-examination by the 
parties. Any member of the court may put questions to the wit¬ 
ness, such questions being subject to objection in the same manner 
as are questions by parties to the trial. 

(6) The recorded testimony of a witness shall be read to, or 
by, him in order that he may verify, correct, or amend it. In re¬ 
cording corrections or amendments, the instructions given in 
article R-788 shall be follow^ed. 

(7) Before a witness withdrawn from the court room, the senior 
member shall warn him not to converse upon matters pertaining to 
the trial during its continuance. This warning shall not be given 
to a member, the recorder, the accused, or counsel, if any. 

013. (1) The accused shall, at his own request, but not other¬ 
wise, be a competent witness; and his failure to make such request 
shall not create any presumption against him. (Act of March 16, 
1878.) When the accused testifies, the record shall show that it 
was at his own request, to which end the entry may be, “ The ac¬ 
cused, at his own request, was duly sworn and testified as fol¬ 
lows.” 

(2) The accused as a witness occupies no exceptional status; 
he is subject to cross-examination and his testimony is subject to 
the same rules of evidence that apply to other testimony. 

614. Should the accused have no counsel, or incompetent coun¬ 
sel, the recorder shall, with the consent of the accused, assist him 
by presenting his defense in the most efficient manner, including 
the introduction of evidence in extenuation, or in mitigation, of the 
offense, as well as evidence of previous good conduct or character. 

615. Whenever the court is cleared, the recorder and all other 
persons except members shall withdraw from the court room. 
The entry in the record to indicate that this regulation was com¬ 
plied with shall be, “ The court was cleared.” 

616. (1) Oral arguments upon the admissibility of evidence, 
or upon interlocutory proceedings, may be allowed, but shall not 
be recorded. The grounds upon which objections are made shall 
be recorded. 

(2) When the trial is finished, the recorder shall so enter upon 
the record. 

(3) The conduct record of the accused during his current en¬ 
listment may be received in evidence between the finding and sen¬ 
tence under the same conditions as those prescribed for evidence 
of previous convictions. 

617. (1) If the court finds the specification proved, or proved 
in part, and the recorder has stated that he has evidence of pre¬ 
vious convictions, it shall, after arriving at such finding, open and, 
the accused being present, the recorder shall introduce evidence of 
previous convictions, and also the conduct record, if the latter is 
desired by the court. 

(2) The evidence of previous convictions is introduced' by the 
recorder reading aloud, in the absence of objection, extracts from 
the log, enlistment records, or descriptive books, general court- 
martial orders, or any other evidence of record showing the offense 
committed, the time of its commission, the sentence, and the 
action thereon; certified copies of such extracts must be appended 
to the record. 


(60 r) 


(3) Evidence of previous convictions must relate to the current 
enlistment of the accused, and refer to actual trials and convic¬ 
tions by a court-martial that have been approved by the authori¬ 
ties whose action is requisite to give full effect to the sentence; 
these authorities are the convening and reviewing authorities and, 
in sentences involving bad-conduct discharge of marines, and of 
enlisted men of the Navy not in their first enlistment, the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy. When the finding and sentence have been dis¬ 
approved by the proper reviewing authority, evidence of such 
previous conviction is inadmissible. (Art. R-624-(2).) 

618. The court may find the accused guilty of the whole or of 
any part of the misconduct charged, according to the evidence, 
and adjudge punishment for as much as shall be found proved. 

619. (1) Summary courts-martial are restricted in their sen¬ 
tences to the punishments specifically authorized in article 30 of the 
Articles for the Government of the Navy (Art. R-30) ,but all courts 
empowered to impose the punishments prescribed by the above- 
mentioned article may adjudge either a part or the whole, as may 
be appropriate, of any one of the punishments therein enumerated. 
Care must be taken, therefore, not to include parts of two or more 
punishments in a sentence. Hence, sentences to “ extra duties ” 
instead of “ extra police duties,” and to “ dishonorable ” instead 
of “ bad-conduct ” discharge are illegal, as imposing a punish¬ 
ment differing in nature from those authorized. Also, sentences 
involving confinement on bread and water or on diminished 
rations are illegal unless it is expressly provided that such con¬ 
finement is to be “solitary,” although solitary confinement may 
be adjudged by itself. 

(2) A sentence of “deprivation of liberty” is illegal unless the 
words “ on shore on foreign station,” are added, and the court in 
adjudging sentence shall not exceed the limit of three months. 
(Art. R-3670.) 

(3) The use of irons, single or double, as a form of punishment 
in the Navy, is abolished except for the purposes of safe custody 
or when part of the sentence imposed by a general court-martial. 
(Acts of May 13, 1908, and Feb. 16, 1909.) 

(4) Summary courts-martial shall exercise care and discretion 
in resorting to the punishment of confinement on bread and water, 
and shall not adjudge it in any case for a longer period, consecu¬ 
tively, than five days. As a shorter interval on bread and water 
is less liable to work injury to health, the maximum interval 
allowed should be adjudged only in case of maximum offenses. 

(5) Except when the offender is serving on a receiving ship or 
at a shore station, sentences involving extra police duties are 
undesirable, demanding from others increased watchfulness and 
supervision. 

(6) In the case of a person found guilty of incompetency, the 
sentence of disrating is mandatory, and such sentence is the only 
authorized punishment therefor. 

(7) In order to insure uniformity in the reduction in rating of 
enlisted persons by sentence of summary courts-martial, the fol¬ 
lowing classification of the petty officers and other enlisted men in 
the Navy, and of the noncommissioned officers, musicians, and pri¬ 
vates in the Marine Corps, arranged to show in each case their 
“ next inferior rating,” shall be followed: unless the man’s cur¬ 
rent enlistment record show's that he w\as promoted to his present 
rate from some inferior rating other than the one indicated by 
the table, in which case his reduction shall be to the inferior 
rating from which he w T as last advanced, and it shall be so stated 
in the record of the court. 


When admis¬ 
sible. 


Finding and 
punishment. 


Parts of two 
or more sen¬ 
tences not to be 
combined. 


Deprivation 
of liberty. 


Use of irons 
abolished. 


Conti ne me nt 
on bread and 
water. 


Extra police 
duties. 


Disrating for 
incompetency 
mandatory. 

Classification 
for disrating. 


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MESSMEN BRANCH. 


When reduc¬ 
tion in rating 
should not be 
adjudged. 


When had con¬ 
duct discharge 
should not he 
adjudged. 


Amount of loss 
of pay and not 
the length of 
time to be stated. 


Rating. 


Steward or cook. 

Mess attendant, first class. 
Mess attendant, second class. 
Mess attendant, third class. 


MARINES. 


Class. 

Rank. 

Chief petty officers. 

Ser¬ 

geant 

major. 

Quar¬ 
termas¬ 
ter ser¬ 
geant; 
quar¬ 
termas¬ 
ter ser¬ 
geant 
(Pay 
Depart¬ 
ment). 

Leader 

of 

band. 

First 

ser¬ 

geant; 

gun¬ 

nery 

ser¬ 

geant. 

Drum 

major. 



Second 

leader 

of 

band. 

Petty officers, second 
class. 

Sergeant. 



Petty officers, third 
class. 

Corporal. 



Seamen, first class. 

Private. 

Drum¬ 

mer; 

trump¬ 

eter. 

Musician, 
first class. 

Seamen, second class. 


Musician, 

second 

class. 

Seamen, third class. 1 


Musician, 
third class. 


(8) The sentence of “reduction to the next inferior rating” is 
deemed inappropriate to such offenses as “ overstaying liberty,” 
“ absence without permission,” “ attempting to smuggle liquor,” 
“ liquor in possession,” etc., unless committed by a petty or non¬ 
commissioned officer; and even then it is appropriate only when, 
in the opinion of the court, the commission of the offense and the 
conduct record of the accused indicate that he can not be relied 
upon properly to perform all the duties of the rating in which he 
is serving. 

(9) The sentence of “discharge from the service with bad con¬ 
duct discharge” is deemed appropriate only to cases in which 
the offense committed demonstrates the fact that the accused is 
an unfit person to remain in the naval service, and should not be 
approved for continuous service men except in extreme cases, 
and then only after careful inquiry as to the record and length 
of service of the accused. 

(10) In sentences involving loss of pay, the amount of money 
and not the length of time shall be stated, having due regard to 
the fact that not more than three months’ loss of pay may be 
imposed. 


(64 it) 












































620. (1) The sentence of the court shall be signed by all the 
members and by the recorder. (Art. 52, A. G. N.; Art R-52.) 

(2) After the proceedings in a trial have been completed and 
recorded they shall be signed by the senior member and the 
recorder, and the senior member shall transmit the record to the 
convening authority. 

(3) The convening authority shall scrutinize the record and 
shall, before approving the proceedings and sentence, satisfy him¬ 
self that the record contains all that is necessary both as to law 
and fact to support the finding. He may, if not so satisfied, 
direct the court to reconsider its sentence, or its finding and 
sentence, or to revise its proceedings, or he may disapprove the 
proceedings, finding, and the whole or any part of the sentence. 

(4) If the convening authority approves the whole or any part 
of the sentence adjudged, he shall transmit the record to the com¬ 
mander in chief, or in his absence to the senior officer present. 
Should no officer senior to himself be present, he shall, in sub¬ 
scribing his action upon the record, add to his title the words 
“Senior Officer Present.” (Arts. R-3904 and R-622(l) (2).) 

621. (1) Whenever any person is sentenced for a period exceed¬ 
ing ten days to confinement on diminished rations, or on bread 
and water, there must appear on the record of the proceedings 
the certificate of the senior medical officer under the immediate 
jurisdiction of the convening authority, to the effect that such 
sentence will not be seriously injurious to the health of the pris¬ 
oner. (Art. 33, A. G. N.; Art. R-33.) 

(2) The officer who orders a summary court-martial has power 
to remit, in part or altogether, but not to commute, the sentence 
of the court. The convening authority, in mitigation of a sen¬ 
tence, can remit so much thereof as requires confinement to be 
solitary or on diminished rations; or in sentences involving 
bread and water, he can increase the frequency with which full 
rations be permitted. It is his duty either to remit any part or 
the whole of any sentence, the execution of which would, in the 
opinion of the senior medical officer, given in writing, produce 
serious injury to the health of the person sentenced; or, to sub¬ 
mit the case again, without delay, to the same or to another 
summary court-martial. (Art. R-620-(3).) 

(3) If a new court be ordered, it is restricted in its action to 
a reviewal of the record of the former trial and a redetermina¬ 
tion of the sentence. No further testimony is to be admitted. 

622. (1) No sentence of a summary court-martial shall bo car¬ 
ried into execution until the proceedings and sentence have been 
approved by the officer ordering the court and by the commander 
in chief, or, in his absence, by the senior officer present. (Art. 
32, A. G. N., Art. R-32. ) 

(2) All powers of mitigation vested in the convening authority 
may be exercised by the commander in chief, or, in his absence, 
by the senior officer present. 

(3) When the convening authority is the commanding officer of 
a cruising vessel in commission, temporarily at a navy yard, the 
commander in chief, or, in his absence, the senior officer of the 
cruising vessels there present, and not the commandant of the 
yard, is the authority whose approval of the proceedings and 
sentence is necessary before the latter may be carried into execu¬ 
tion. (Art. R-3910.) 

(4) The commandant shall act as senior officer present upon 
the records of summary courts-martial convened by himself, upon 
those convened by officers directly under his command, including 
those convened by commanding officers of vessels there stationed 
in commission in reserve but not attached to a reserve fleet, or in 
commission in ordinary, and upon those convened by commanding 
officers of vessels in commission temporarily at the yard but not 
attached to any regularly organized fleet or squadron. 


Sentence 

signed. 

Record au¬ 
thenticated. 


Action of con¬ 
vening author¬ 
ity. 


Medical cer¬ 
tificate required. 


Remission of 
sentence. Pow¬ 
ers of convening 
authority. 


Action by new 
court. 


Approval of 
sentence. 


Authority to 
mitigate sen¬ 
tence. 

Vessel at navy 
yard; proper re¬ 
viewing author¬ 
ity. 


(65 R) 



Execution of 
sentence. 


Record of serv¬ 
ice and offenses. 


Procedure in 
case of acquittal. 


Bad conduct 
discharge. 


Record of pro¬ 
ceedings, how 
made up. 


Transcript 
from record. 


Court dis¬ 
solved. 


(5) When two or more vessels in commission meet, the senior 
officer present, for the purposes of this article, shall be deter¬ 
mined by the provisions of article R-1003. 

(6) Sentences as finally approved by the convening authority 
and by the commander in chief, or in his absence by the senior 
officer present, except bad conduct discharges of marines, and of 
enlisted men of the Navy not in their first enlistment, may be 
carried into execution immediately after such approval. (Arts. 
R-3609 and R-623.) 

(7) In every case where a sentence involving bad conduct dis¬ 
charge has been imposed, it shall be the duty of the officer order¬ 
ing the court, before acting upon the proceedings, to spread upon 
the record a brief synopsis of the service of the person tried and 
of the offenses committed by him during his current enlistment. 

(8) In cases where the accused has been acquitted by the court, 
or where the sentence has been disapproved by the convening au¬ 
thority, the record of proceedings shall be submitted to the senior 
officer present in the same manner as though a sentence requiring 
action still remained. 

023. Such portion of a sentence of summary court-martial as 
involves discharge from the service with bad conduct discharge 
shall not be carried into effect until an order for discharge is re¬ 
ceived from the Bureau of Navigation or from the Commandant 
of the Marine Corps, as the case may require, except that men 
(other than marines) during their first enlistment, so sentenced, 
may, after approval of the proceedings and sentence by the proper 
authorities (Art. 32, A. G. N.; R-32) be discharged, without the 
above mentioned order, within the continental limits of the United 
States, and that men in the insular force sentenced by summary 
court-martial to discharge with bad conduct discharge may be so 
discharged in the Philippine Islands, Samoa, or Guam, according 
to the place of enlistment, upon the approval of the sentence by 
the senior officer present in Asiatic waters, or in Samoa or Guam, 
as the case may be. Men under sentence of discharge with bad 
conduct discharge, and on board a vessel about to proceed to a 
port outside the United States, may, upon order of the senior offi¬ 
cer present, be transferred to the nearest receiving ship or marine 
barracks, according to the circumstances, or to a Vessel remaining 
in port; provided that no expense for travel be incurred by such 
transfer, and that the Bureau of Navigation or the Commandant 
of the Marine Corps, as the case may require, be informed thereof. 

624. (1) Records of proceedings of summary courts-martial 
shall be kept and made up in the manner hereinafter prescribed 
for records of general courts-martial and in accordance with the 
instructions contained in the authorized forms of procedure. They 
shall be transmitted direct to the Judge Advocate General. (Art. 
R-S26 et seq.) 

(2) Before such record is transmitted to the Judge Advocate 
General, a brief transcript shall be taken therefrom (except in 
case of acquittal) and furnished to the officer of the deck and 
to the executive officer for entry, respectively, in the ship’s log 
and upon the service record of the man concerned. This tran¬ 
script shall comprise the date and nature of the offense proved 
and the punishment adjudged as approved by the convening and 
reviewing authority, with the date of such approval. If the said 
punishment be disapproved or mitigated subsequentlv bv the 
department, an entry to that effect shall be made as soon as notice 
thereof is received. If bad-conduct discharge, or both, be included 
in the sentence, the final action in either case shall be similarly 
entered. The transcript and entries shall be authenticated as 
soon as made by the signature of the commanding officer. 

625. The court is dissolved by the authority that ordered it to 
convene. The order may be verbal. 


(60 r) 


<>20. Records of summary courts-martial shall show, over the 
signature of the pay officer having the pay accounts of the ac¬ 
cused, that the loss of pay, if there be any adjudged and approved, 
has been checked. In order to enable the pay officer to make 
the necessary certificate, the commanding officer shall forward 
with the record the requisite order for the checkage; such order 
shall be in duplicate, one copy of which shall be sent immediately 
by the commanding officer direct to the Auditor for the Navy De¬ 
partment. The order shall contain the following information: 
Name, rate, date of trial, offense (condensed as much as possible), 
and sentence as finally approved. If the offense is absence over 
leave of absence without leave, the dates of the beginning and 
ending of the unauthorized absence shall be stated. In the case 
of marines, certificate will be made by the commanding officer of 
marines that the checkage has been entered in the service record 
book or on the pay roll, as the case may be. 

627. Summary courts-martial are empowered to compel the 
attendance of civilian witnesses and to make use of depositions 
in the same manner as general courts-martial. (Art. R-4542.) 


Pay officer to 
certify to check- 
age of pay. 


Civilian vrit- 
nesses and dep¬ 
ositions. 


(87 ft) 





























CHAPTER 8. 


GENERAL COURTS-MARTIAL. 

►Section 1.—Constitution of Court. 

701. General courts-martial may be convened by the President, 
by the Secretary of the Navy, by the commander in chief of a fleet 
or squadron, and by the commanding officer of any naval station 
beyond the continental limits of the United States. (Art. 38, 
A. G. N., R-38; act of Feb. 16, 1909; and “Forms of Procedure, 
1910,” pp. 51 and 54.) 

702. (1) The composition of a general court-martial is pre¬ 
scribed in article 39 of the Articles for the Government of the 
Navy. (R-39.) 

(2) In detailing officers for a general court-martial for the 
trial of a medical, pay, or marine officer, it is deemed proper, if 
the exigencies of the service permit, that at least one-third of the 
court be composed of officers of the same corps as the person to be 
tried. No officer should be named in the precept as a member 
against whom either the judge advocate or the accused can rea¬ 
sonably object when called upon to exercise the privilege of 
challenge. 

703. (1) When less than thirteen officers are detailed upon a 
general court-martial a statement that “ no other officers than 
those named can be summoned without injury to the service ” shall 
be an essential part of the order convening the court, as showing 
that the requirements of the statutes relating both to the number 
and rank of members have been complied with, as far as the 
interests of the service allow. (Art. 39, A. G. N., R-39.) 

(2) The limitations as to the number, rank, or corps of the 
members is discretionary with the appointing power, and his deci¬ 
sion thereupon is final. 

(3) Except in cases of emergency, the circumstances of which 
shall be reported in writing to the department by the convening 
authority, no officer shall be ordered as president or member of a 
general court-martial who is below the rank of lieutenant in the 
Navy or captain in the Marine Corps. 

704. (1) An officer detailed for duty on a general court-martial 
or court of inquiry is, while so serving, exempt from other duty, 
except in cases of emergency to be judged of by his immediate 
commanding officer, who shall, in case he requires such officer to 
perform other duty, at once communicate with the convening 
authority, assigning the reasons for his action. 

(2) When a general court-martial or court of inquiry adjourns 
without day, or for a period of more than two days, the president 
of the court shall report the fact to the senior officer present, and 
the members of the court shall then be liable to other duty. 

Section 2.—Charges and Specifications. 

711. (1) It is entirely within the discretion of the officer em¬ 
powered to convene a court-martial to direct what portions of the 
complaint against an accused shall be charged against him. 


By whom con¬ 
vened. 


Composition of 
court. 


In case of staff 
officers or ma¬ 
rines. 


Possibility of 
challenge to be 
guarded against. 


Statement to 
be added to or¬ 
der convening 
the court. 


Limitations 

discretionary. 


Members ex¬ 
empt from other 
duty. 


Adjournment 
to be reported. 


Framing the 
charges; powers 
of convening au- 
thority- 


(69 R) 





Suspension or 
confinement of 
accused. 


Accused fur¬ 
nished with copy 
Of charges and 
placed under ar¬ 
rest. 


Charges and 
specifications to 
be succinct. 


Facts of dis¬ 
tinct nature, 
how charged. 


Not necessary 
to refer to arti¬ 
cles or statute. 


Offenses not 
specially pro¬ 
vided for, how 
charged. 

Amounts, etc., 
to be written at 
length. 


Intent should 
be expressed in 
the language of 
the law'. 


Where the law 
attaches higher 
criminality to 
acts. 


Specifications 
of charges, how 
drawn up. 


(2) When an offense lias been committed by any person in the 
naval service which may involve his trial by general court-martial, 
he should, in general, be placed under suspension or in confine¬ 
ment, as the case may require, while awaiting action and pending 
a decision in the matter. When the competent officer has decided 
to have such person tried by a general court-martial, he shall 
cause charges and specifications against the offender to be pre¬ 
pared, and transmit a true copy of them, with an order for the 
arrest or confinement of the accused, to the proper officer, who 
shall deliver such order to the accused, together with the copy of 
the charges and specifications, at the same time formally notify¬ 
ing him that he is put under arrest, and, if an officer, shall re¬ 
ceive his sword. (Art. R-1407.) 

712. (1) In drawing up the charges and specifications, all ex¬ 
traneous matter is to be carefully avoided, and nothing shall be 
alleged but that which is culpable and which makes a prima facie 
case w r hich the prosecution may reasonably expect to substan¬ 
tiate before a court-martial. 

(2) Offenses of a perfectly distinct nature must not be included 
in one and the same charge and specification of a charge, but each 
offense of a different kind shall be the subject of a distinct charge 
and specification. 

(3) It is not necessary to specify in a charge that an offense 
was committed in breach of any particular statute or Article for 
the Government of the Navy, but whenever the allegation comes 
directly under any enactment it shall be set forth in the terms 
used therein. 

(4) When the offense is a neglect or disorder not specially pro¬ 
vided for, it shall be charged as “ scandalous conduct tending to 
the destruction of good morals,” or “ conduct to the prejudice of 
good order and discipline.” 

(5) No part of the charges or specifications shall be in figures; 
all numbers, dates, proper names, titles, and the like must be writ¬ 
ten at length and without abbreviation, except that Christian 
names other than the first may be indicated by initial letters. 

(6) In cases where the law has adopted certain expressions to 
show T the intent with wilich an offense is committed, the intent 
shall be expressed by the technical word prescribed. For example, 
a charge made against an officer for making or for signing a false 
muster must be laid to have been done “ knowingly.” 

(7) In all cases in which the law attaches higher criminality 
to acts committed under particular circumstances, the act must, 
to bring the person within the higher degree of punishment, be 
charged to have been committed under those circumstances, which 
must be stated with certainty and precision. For instance, by 
sections 6 and 7, article 4, Articles for the Government of the 
Navy (Art. R-4), the penalty of death shall, in time of w’ar, be 
inflicted for desertion, betrayal of trust, or enticing others to 
commit these crimes; in a charge, therefore, under one of these 
sections, it must be laid that the offense w r as committed in time 
of war. 

718. The specifications of each charge, one or more, must be: 

a. Brief, clear, and explicit.—The facts, circumstances, and 
intent constituting the offense must be set forth with certainty 
and precision, and the accused charged directly and positively 
with having committed it. 

b. Certain as to the party accused.—He must be described by 
his title and rank, or rating, Christian name and surname written 
at full length, with the addition of his vessel or service at the time 
the offenses with which he shall be charged took place. 

c. Certain as to time.—The time when the alleged offenses 
occurred should be set forth minutely and precisely. Should any 
doubt exist In regard to the time, it may be set forth in the 
specification that the act was committed “ on or about ” such a 


(70 r) 


time, but the limitation as to date must embrace a reasonable 
time only. 

•1. Certain as to place.—The place where the alleged offenses 
occurred should be set forth minutely and precisely. Should any 
doubt exist in regard to the place, it may be set forth in the 
specification that the act was committed ‘‘at or near” such a 
place. But when the geographical position of a ship is not mate¬ 
rial to a complete description of the offense, such as the theft of 
another’s clothing or any other act committed wholly on board 
ship, such particular geographical position need not be specified. 

e. Certain as to the person against whom the offense was com¬ 
mitted.—In the case of offenses against the person or property 
of individuals, the Christian name and surname, with the rank 
and station or duty of such person, if he have any, must be stated 
at length, if known. If not known, the party injured must be 
described as a “ person unknown.” 

f. Certain as to the facts, circumstances, and, where intent 
forms an ingredient of the offense, the intent constituting the 
offense.—It is not sufficient that the accused be charged generally 
with having committed an offense, as for instance, with habitual 
violation of orders or neglect of duty, but the particular acts or 
circumstances constituting such offenses must be distinctly set 
forth in the specification. (Sec. 1023, It. S.) 

714. (1) Written instruments, or such portions thereof, as form 
part of the gist of the offense charged, must be set out verbatim, 
with care and accuracy. 

(2) When the substance only is intended to be set out, it should 
be introduced by the words “ in substance as follows.” The word 
“ tenor ” implies that a correct copy is set out. 

(3) Where particular words form the gist of the offense, they 
must be set forth with particularity, or declared to be of the like 
meaning and purport. 

715. (1) After a charge has been signed by the proper authority 
and ordered to be investigated, it is not competent for any person 
to make alteration therein without having first obtained the con¬ 
sent of such authority, except that the judge advocate may, with 
the approval of the court, correct manifest clerical errors. (Art. 
K-774-(3).) 

(2) If a court-martial considers other alterations necessary in a 
charge or specification laid before it, the same must be submitted 
for the approval of the authority by whom the original charge was 
sanctioned, previous to the arraignment of the accused. 

71(». The letter to the judge advocate of the court transmitting 
the charges and specifications on which a person is to be tried, or 
a properly authenticated copy of the same, must in every case be 
tiled with the charges as a part of the record of the court. 


Recital of writ¬ 
ten instruments. 


Alterations in 
the charges and 
specifications. 


Letter trans¬ 
mitting charges 
to be prefixed 
to record. 


Section 3.—Duties and Privileges. 

721. (1) The senior officer in rank of a naval general court- 
martial becomes president thereof by virtue of his rank. 

(2) Besides his duties and privileges as a member, he is the 
organ of the court, and is empowered to keep order, and to speak 
and act for the court in each case where the rule has been pre¬ 
scribed by law, regulation, or its own resolution. But all the 
members have equal rights before the court and, therefore, when 
a question is raised in the course of the proceedings, the presi¬ 
dent shall put it to the court, and it shall be decided by the 
majority. 

722. Although the members of a duly constituted and organized 
court-martial can not be dictated to or interfered with in their 
proceedings by the highest military authority, yet they are col¬ 
lectively and individually responsible in civil courts for abuse of 
power or illegal proceedings. 


The senior 
member. 

Equality of 
members to be 
recognized. 


Responsibility 
for abuse of 
power. 


(71 R) 



Punishment of 
members. 


Proper treat¬ 
ment insured to 
all persons 
brought before 
the court. 

Power to pun¬ 
ish contempts 


Perjury or sub¬ 
ornation thereof. 


Suspension of 
proceedings. 


Absence of 
members. 


Order from a 
superior. 


Detachment 
from ship of 
station. 


Illness of 
member. 


Custom in case 
of legal absence 
of member. 


Absence of 
judge advocate, 
effect of. 


723. (1) There is no power conferred upon a court-martial by 
law to punish its own members. For disorderly conduct a mem¬ 
ber is liable as for other offenses against the discipline of the 
service. 

(2) The president of the court shall be responsible that all 
persons called before it are treated in a becoming manner, and in 
all cases of impropriety, whether in language or behavior, shall, 
if necessary, report the offender to the convening authority. 

724. The power of the court to punish for contempts is pre¬ 
scribed in article 42, Articles for the Government of the Navy. 
(Art. R-42.) 

725. Persons who willfully give false evidence upon oath before 
a court-martial, or corruptly suborn others to do so, may be prose¬ 
cuted in any court of justice in the United States and punished 
according to the laws in such cases. (Secs. 125 and 126, Act Mar. 
4, 1909.) 

720. When the proceedings of any general court-martial have 
begun, they shall not be suspended or delayed on account of 
the absence of any of the members, provided five or more are 
assembled, but the court is enjoined to sit from day to day, Sun¬ 
days excepted, until sentence is given, unless temporarily ad¬ 
journed by the authority which convened it (art. 45, A. G. N.; 
art. R-45), to whom report is always to be made when the court 
shall be reduced to less than five members, or when a longer ad¬ 
journment than from day to day, Sundays excepted, appears to be 
necessary. 

727. (1) No member of a general court-martial shall, after the 
proceedings are begun, absent himself therefrom except in case 
of sickness, or of an order to go on duty from a superior officer, 
on pain of being cashiered. (Art. 46, A. G. N.; Art. R-46.) 

(2) In case of an order from a superior officer, the provisions 
of article R-1513-(2) shall be complied with. The report of 
circumstances shall be forwarded by the member receiving such 
order to the convening authority through the president of the 
court, and a copy of such report shall be attached to the record 
of each case to which it applies. 

(3) The detachment of an officer from his ship or station does 
not, of itself, relieve him from duty as a member or judge advo¬ 
cate of a general court-martial; specific orders for such relief 
are necessary. (Arts. R-1513 and R-1514.) 

(4) In case a member is sick he shall, if able, request the 
attending medical officer to report the fact of his sickness to the 
convening authority and such request shall be complied with. 
The report shall be forwarded through the president of the court, 
and a copy thereof shall be attached to the record of each case 
to which it applies. When the member is able to resume his 
duties, the attending medical officer shall report such fact in the 
same manner as above provided. 

(5) In such case of compulsory temporary absence, the court 
may excuse the member so absent from further attendance upon 
the case then pending, provided there still remain the legal 
number of members present; but should that not be deemed pos¬ 
sible or advisable, the requirements of the 47th article of the 
Articles for the Government of the Navy (Art. R-47) shall be 
strictly complied with. 

728. The temporary absence of the judge advocate at any time 
during the progress of the trial does not invalidate the proceed¬ 
ings, but, as the court has no authority to detail any person to 
act as judge advocate, it must, in case of his incapacity, adjourn 
from day to day,, until he is able to resume his duty or a suc¬ 
cessor is appointed by the convening authority. 


(72 r) 


Section 4. —The Provost Marshal, Guard, and Orderlies. 

730. (1) An officer of the Navy not above the grade of lieu¬ 
tenant, or an officer of the Marine Corps not above the grade of 
captain, shall, upon proper application by the president of a 
general court-martial, be detailed by the commandant of the sta¬ 
tion or the senior officer present to serve as provost marshal of 
the court. 

<-) In case of the trial of a petty officer or person of inferior 
rating of the Navy, or a noncommissioned officer, musician, or 
private of marines, the provost marshal may be either a petty 
officer of the Navy or a noncommissioned officer of marines. 

(3) When a prisoner in close confinement or arrest is to be 
brought before the court, the order shall be sent by the president 
of the court to the prisoner’s immediate commanding officer, 
through the provost marshal, who shall be responsible for such 
prisoner in transit to and from the place of confinement, and for 
his safe return to the proper custody, when his presence is not 
required by the court. 

(4) Besides these duties, the provost marshal shall serve 
notices to the witnesses and be in attendance generally as police 
officer of the court. 

(5) If the desired witness is a civilian living near where the 
court is convened, subpoena for his attendance may be served by 
the provost marshal. Service is made by a personal delivery of 
the original to the witness, and proof of service by returning the 
duplicate to the judge-advocate endorsed with the facts of such 
service. Any person, duly instructed to do so, may serve the 
subpoena, but the service must be personal. 

737. The custooly of a prisoner belongs to his immediate com¬ 
manding officer, and neither a court-martial nor its judge advo¬ 
cate has any authority over the person of a prisoner, except 
when he is actually before the court. 

738. The necessary guard and orderlies shall be detailed by the 
commanding officer of the ship, or commandant of the yard or 
station, on board of or at which the court is ordered to convene. 

Section 5.— The Judge Advocate. 

741. (1) The authority to convene general courts-martial vested 
in commanders in chief of fleets and squadrons implies the power 
to appoint judges advocate. 

(2) When, therefore, it is decided to assemble a general court- 
martial, the convening authority shall select a competent commis¬ 
sioned officer, who shall, if possible, not be liable to summons as 
witness in the case, to perform the duties of judge advocate, and 
shall name him as such in the order convening the court. 

(3) The judge advocate is, in his military character as an offi¬ 
cer, responsible for the proper discharge of his duty to the con¬ 
vening authority. 

742. Upon being notified that a court is to convene, and having 
been furnished with such papers and instructions as are con¬ 
sidered necessary for his guidance, the judge advocate shall ascer¬ 
tain that the accused has received a true copy of the charges and 
specifications preferred against him. 

743. He shall critically examine the charges and specifications, 
in order that, prior to the arraignment, he may advise the court 
of any technical inaccuracies that he may discover. 

744. He shall call upon the accused for a list of the witnesses 
he wishes summoned for his defense, and shall at the same time 
furnish him a list of the witnesses w r ho are to appear against him. 
It is to be understood, however, that neither party is precluded 
from calling further witnesses wiiose attendance may, during the 
course of the trial; be found to be necessary to the'proper admin¬ 
istration of justice. 


Provost mar¬ 
shal. 


Responsibility 
of provost mar¬ 
shal. 


Other duties 
of provost mar¬ 
shal. 

Subpoena for 
civilian witness. 


Custody of 
prisoners. 


Details of 
guard and order¬ 
lies. 


Appointment 
of judge advo¬ 
cate. 


Responsibility 
of judge advo¬ 
cate. 

Duties before 
assembling a 
court. 


To examine 
charges criti¬ 
cally. 

To obtain list 
of witnesses for 
defense, etc. 


(73 R) 





To summon all 
witnesses. 


Notification to 
Kureau of Navi¬ 
gation. 


Civilian wit¬ 
nesses. 


Judge advocate 
to assist accused. 


To examine 
jiroceedlngs of 
court of inquiry. 


The charge of 
desertion. 


Preparation of 
case. 


To prepare 
place of assem¬ 
bling. 

General duties 
during the trial. 


Rights of par¬ 
ties to judge ad¬ 
vocate’s opinion. 

Evidence of¬ 
fered, and ad¬ 
missibility. 


Rules of evi¬ 
dence. 


745. (1) He shall summon, through the customary channels, 
every person whose testimony is in any way necessary, whether to 
the prosecution or to the defense; but he shall not, except by the 
order of the court, summon any witness at the expense of the 
United States, or any officer of the Navy or Marine Corps, unless 
satisfied that his testimony is material and necessary to the ends 
of justice. (Art. R-4541.) 

(2) Whenever the judge advocate of a court-martial convened 
within the limits of the United States has occasion to summon as 
witness any person in the naval service not on duty at the station 
where the court-martial is convened, and involving travel, he shall 
forward the subpoena to the Secretary of the Navy (Office of the 
Judge Advocate General), stating the necessity for the testimony 
of the person to be summoned, and requesting that the subpoena be 
transmitted to the person named therein for compliance. In 
urgent cases, but in none other, a request for the attendance of 
such witness may be made by telegraph. 

(3) A naval court-martial is empowered to issue like process to 
compel civilian witnesses to appear and testify which United 
States courts of criminal jurisdiction within the State, Territory, 
or District where such naval court is ordered to sit may lawfully 
issue. (Act of Feb. 16, 1S09; Art. R-4542.) 

(4) Where the accused is without counsel, and especially where 
he is an ignorant or inexperienced enlisted man, the judge advo¬ 
cate will properly render him, both in and out of court, such 
assistance as may be compatible with his primary duty of effi¬ 
ciently conducting the prosecution. But he will especially guard 
against even suggesting that the accused plead guilty. 

(5) The record of proceedings of the court of inquiry in the 
case, if any has been held, must be transmitted to the judge advo¬ 
cate, who shall examine it, to the end that he may, if practicable, 
summon all the necessary witnesses. (Art. 60, A. G. N.; art. 
R-60.) 

746. In order to establish the commission of the specific offense 
of desertion, both the fact of unauthorized absence and the intent 
permanently to abandon the service or, at least, to terminate the 
pending contract of enlistment, must be proved. 

747. It is essential that the judge advocate be thoroughly in¬ 
structed as to all the circumstances of the case, and the evidence 
by which the charges are to be sustained, and he shall therefore 
inquire what persons have knowledge of the facts, and to what 
particulars they can testify. 

748. The judge advocate shall see that a suitable place is pro¬ 
vided for the sessions of the court, and that it is supplied with 
writing materials for the use of the members. 

749. (1) It is the duty of the judge advocate, under the direc¬ 
tion of the court, to record its proceedings, to administer the 
requisite oath to the members, and to advise the court in all mat¬ 
ters of form and law. 

(2) On every occasion when the court demands his opinion, he 
is bound to give it freely and fully, and, even when it is not re¬ 
quested, to caution the court against any deviation from essential 
form in its proceedings, or against any act or ruling in violation 
of law or material justice. 

750. The accused and his counsel have a right to the opinion of 
the judge advocate, in or out of the court, upon any question of 
law arising out of the proceedings. 

751. (1) The judge advocate shall offer only such evidence as is 
lawfully admissible; when in doubt he shall offer the evidence. 
The court shall determine all questions as to the admissibility of 
evidence, and its decision thereon is final. 

(2) Members and judges advocate of courts-martial shall ac¬ 
quaint themselves with the rules of evidence and, as far as justice 
requires, apply them in determining the admissibility of evidence. 


(74 u) 


Snell rules shall be departed from in eases of necessity only which 
are created by the nature of the service, the constitution of the 
court, and its course of procedure. 

(3) Copies of any records or papers in the Navy Department or 
War Department, if authenticated by the impressed stamp of the 
bureau or office having custody of the originals, may be admitted 
in evidence equally with the originals thereof before any court- 
martial or court of inquiry. 

752. (1) The judge advocate is particularly to object to the 
admission of improper evidence, and shall point out to the court 
the irrelevancy of any testimony that may be adduced which does 
not bear upon the matter under investigation. 

(2) Should the advice of the judge advocate be disregarded by 
the court, he shall be allowed to enter his opinion upon the record. 
Under such circumstances it is also proper for the court to record 
the reasons for its decision. The minutes of opinion and decision 
are made for the information of the revising authority, who 
should have the error or wrong, on whichever side it may be 
found, brought fairly under his consideration; but neither the 
judge advocate, the accused, nor any member of the court has any 
right to enter an exception or protest on the record. 

753. Justice being the object for which a court is convened, the 
judge advocate, although he is not for a moment to forget his 
duties as prosecutor, shall at all times prevent the accused, if he 
be not assisted by counsel, from advancing anything which may 
tend either to criminate him or prejudice his cause, more espe¬ 
cially if he appears to be ignorant or inexperienced. Should the 
accused have no competent adviser, the judge advocate shall also 
see that no illegal testimony is brought against him, and shall 
direct him how to present to the court in the most efficient man¬ 
ner the facts upon which his defense is based. This includes 
the introduction of evidence in extenuation or in mitigation 
of tho offense, as well as evidence of previous good conduct or 
character. 

Section 0.—Place of Assembly. 

761. Courts-martial shall be assembled and held in a convenient 
part of a ship or navy yard, or as may be ordered. The sessions 
shall be public, and all persons except such as may be required 
to give evidence shall be admitted. 

762. The time and place for assembling a court-martial being 
distinctly stated in the order for convening, neither can be 
changed except by the convening authority, whose sanction must 
be obtained should circumstances render a change necessary or 
expedient, and the court shall assemble at the place and, as 
nearly as practicable, at the time named in the order convening it. 

7G3. No naval general court-martial, or other assembly of a 
judicial character, shall be ordered or permitted to assemble or 
conduct any part of its proceedings in any place subject to for¬ 
eign jurisdiction. 

Section 7.—The Trial. 

766. After a general court-martial assembles in conformity to 
order, the person detailed to act as provost marshal, if there be 
one, the clerk or reporter, the interpreter, if any, and the accused, 
shall be introduced; the accused must appear unfettered, unless 
violence or escape is apprehended. 

767. (1) The accused is entitled to counsel as a right, and the 
court can not properly deny him the assistance of a professional 
or other adviser; but, unless by special authorization of the con¬ 
vening authority a stenographer is employed to record the pro¬ 
ceedings of the court, no person except the judge advocate and the 
accused shall be permitted to address the court, or to interfere 
in any manner with its proceedings; and, except when a stenog- 


Improper evi¬ 
dence and Irrele¬ 
vant matter to 
be objected to. 

Disregard of 
opinion of judge 
advocate by 
court. 


No exception 
or protest to be 
recorded. 

Relations of 
the judice advo¬ 
cate and the ac¬ 
cused. 


Flare of assem¬ 
bly. 

Public ses¬ 
sions. 


Time and place 
of meeting not 
to be changed. 


Courts not to 
be held in for¬ 
eign territory. 


Accused and 
others Intro¬ 
duced. 


Right of ac¬ 
cused to have 
counsel. 


(75 R) 






Selection of 
counsel for ac¬ 
cused by the 
court. 


Precept read. 


Right of chal¬ 
lenge. 


Judge advocate 
not challenge- 
able. 

Time for exer¬ 
cise of right of 
challenge. 

Action to be 
taken by court. 


Entry upon the 
record. 


Decision of 
court conclusive. 

Action of court 
when reduced 
below five. 


Tq be sworn, 
etc., at each 
trial. 

Judge advocate 
and court sworn. 


Administration 
of oaths to be 
fully shown on 
the record. 


rapher is authorized as above stated, all communications, motions, 
and questions should be made in writing. Permission to address 
the court orally may be granted to counsel for the accused by the 
court, however, when a stenographer is employed. 

(2) When the accused has no legal adviser, the commandant 
of the navy yard or station, the commander in chief, or the senior 
officer present, within whose jurisdiction the court sits, shall, if 
the accused so requests, detail a suitable officer to act as his 
counsel. If there be no such officer available, the fact shall be 
reported to the convening authority for action. An officer so 
detailed shall perform such duties as usually devolve upon counsel 
for defendant before civil courts in criminal cases. As such 
counsel he should guard the interests of the accused by all honor¬ 
able means known to the law, so far as they are not inconsistent 
with military relations. Enlisted men to be tried shall be particu¬ 
larly advised of their rights in the premises, and counsel detailed 
for "them, if practicable, unless they explicitly state that they do 
not desire such assistance. 

768. The order convening the court shall then be read by the 
judge advocate in the presence of the accused; and in each and 
every case tried a copy thereof, and of all orders altering the 
same, pertaining to the case on trial, certified by the judge advo¬ 
cate, shall, after having been read, be appended to the record, the 
original charges and specifications being prefixed to the record. 
The original precept shall be returned to the convening authority 
when the court is dissolved, and shall in all cases be filed in the 
Navy Department. 

769. (1) The accused and the judge advocate have the mutual 
right of challenge. It is the duty of the judge advocate to ask 
the accused if he objects to any member of the court appointed 
to try him, and a minute of this inquiry and the answer thereto 
is invariably to be entered upon the record. 

(2) The judge advocate can not be challenged on any grounds. 

(3) As a general rule, whatever objection either party may 
make shall be decided upon before the court is sworn; but at any 
stage of the proceedings prior to the findings challenge may be 
made, by either the judge advocate or the accused, for cause not 
previously known. 

(4) It is customary, though not necessary, that a member ob¬ 
jected to should withdraw, after offering such explanation as he 
may believe necessary, and the court shall then be cleared and 
proceed to deliberate and decide upon the validity of the ob¬ 
jection. 

(5) The objection, the cause assigned, the statement, if any, of 
the challenged member, and the decision of the court shall be 
regularly and specifically entered on the proceedings. 

(6) The challenger can not insist upon his challenge in opposi¬ 
tion to the decision of the court. 

(7) Should the objection be pronounced valid, and the member¬ 
ship of the court be thereby reduced below the legal number, the 
court shall be adjourned and a report made to the convening 
authority. 

770. Members of courts are liable to challenge, and must be 
sworn at the beginning of each distinct trial. 

771. (1) After the question upon the admission of the grounds 
of challenge shall have been decided, the oath or affirmation pre¬ 
scribed by law shall be administered in the presence of the 
accused: (a) By the president of the court to the judge advo¬ 
cate, (6) by the judge advocate to the members of the court. 

(2) Until a court is duly sworn according to law, it is incom¬ 
petent to perform any judicial act, except to hear and determine 
challenges against its own members, wherefore the judge advo¬ 
cate shall enter on the record that the judge advocate *and-each 
member were duly sworn. - - • • . . ; 

(76 r) 


772. (1) The clerk or reporter shall then be duly sworn by the 
judge advocate in accordance with the provisions of article R-417. 

(2) No expense to the Government by the employment of a 
reporter, interpreter, or other person to assist in a trial by general 
court-martial shall be allowed by such court except when author¬ 
ized by the convening authority. 

(3) At the request of the president of the court, or of the 
judge advocate, the senior officer present may detail some person 
from the enlisted or clerical force under his jurisdiction to act as 
clerk to the court. 

773. The judge advocate shall, for the convenience of the court, 
place upon the table several copies of the charges and specifica¬ 
tions on which the accused is to be tried. 

774. (1) The accused shall be asked whether he has received 
a copy of the charges and specifications preferred against him and 
on what date. The court shall then be cleared, the parties to the 
trial withdrawing, and the charges and specifications read aloud 
by the president to ascertain that they are specific, and to allow 
discussion of any doubts which may arise in the minds of the 
court with regard to the court’s jurisdiction, the relevancy of the 
charges and specifications, and whether the former are sustained 
by the latter, or, if a criminal offense is to be investigated, to see 
■'that the facts specified are described in such legal manner as will 
justify the court in adjudging, on conviction, a punshment ade¬ 
quate to the offense. 

(2) Should any doubt arise or objection be made to the charges 
and specifications by the court, or by either of the parties to the 
trial, the proceedings and the decision of the court thereon must 
be regularly and fully recorded and referred without delay to the 
convening authority, whose consent must be obtained before any 
alterations, except the correction of manifest clerical errors, shall 
be made in the charges and specifications. 

(3) Should the convening power authorize the judge advocate 
to amend legal defects in the charges and specifications before 
the accused is called on to plead, it is to be understood that in 
doing so the judge advocate is strictly responsible that the facts 
are not changed, nor the legal responsibilities weakened. He shall 
on every occasion communicate to the accused any alterations in 
the charges which were delivered to him at the time of his arrest, 
as soon as possible after such alterations shall have been made. 

(4) When the foregoing matters have been decided by the court, 
it shall be opened and, if no objection has been found to the 
charges and specifications, the record shall show that “ The court 
found the charges and specifications in due form and technically 
correct.” 

775. (1) The accused shall then be asked whether he is ready 
for trial. If either of the parties desires a postponement, the ap¬ 
plication shall, if possible, be made before the arraignment. But 
an application to suspend the proceedings of a court for a longer 
period than from day to day, Sundays excepted, must be referred 
to the officer convening the court, who alone has the authority to 
grant the request. 

(2) In the absence of a material witness, or for other sufficient 
cause, a general court-martial may suspend proceedings in a case 
from day to day, Sundays excepted, and take up a new case or 
other business. * A case thus suspended must be called up daily, 
in compliance with article R-726. 

776. Before the charges and specifications are read to the 
accused, the president of the court shall caution all witnesses in 
the case to withdraw and not to return until they are officially 
called. In the outset of each day's proceedings the warning to 
withdraw shall be repeated to all who are cited as witnesses and 
may chance to be present. 


Clerk sworn. 


Employment of 
interpreter or re¬ 
porter, expense 
for. 

Clerk or re¬ 
porter detailed. 


Copies of 
charges to he 
laid before the 
court. 

Receipt by ac¬ 
cused of charges 
and specifica¬ 
tions and exami¬ 
nation thereof. 


Objections to 
charges to bo 
recorded and re¬ 
ported to con¬ 
vening author¬ 
ity. 


Amendment of 
defects in 
charges and 
specifications. 


Record to 
show charges 
correct. 


Postponement 
of trial. 


Suspension of 
proceedings. 


Witnesses cau¬ 
tioned to with¬ 
draw. 


(77 R) 






Arm Ik ii limit 

of the accused. 


Arraignment 
and replies to 
be recorded. 

Procedure 
when the ac¬ 
cused pleads 
guilty. 

Accused may 
introduce evi¬ 
dence In exten¬ 
uation. 


No evidence to 
be taken by 
prosecution. 


When the plea 
U “not guilty.” 


Accused may 
change plea. 


When the plea 
Is “guilty in less 
degree than 
charged.” 


Pleas In bar of 
trial. 


Procedure 
when plea Is 
deemed valid, 
and when In¬ 
valid. 


Order for In¬ 
troduction of 
evidence. 


777. (1) The judge advocate shall then read aloud in open court 
the letter of transmittal, and the accompanying charges and speci¬ 
fications against the accused, shall address the latter by his name 
and designation, and ask him whether he is guilty or not guilty 
of each specification and each charge just read. 

(2) The questions constituting the arraignment, and the an¬ 
swers to them, if any be given, must be distinctly recorded. 

778. (1) Should the accused plead either “guilty,” or “guilty 
in a less degree than charged,” the court shall warn him that he 
thereby precludes himself from the benefits of a regular defense 
by the former plea, and as to the acts confessed by the latter. 

(2) After this warning, should the accused persist in a plea of 
guilty, the court, before proceeding to deliberate and determine 
upon the sentence, shall allow him to urge anything he may desire 
to offer in extenuation of his conduct, to call witnesses to char¬ 
acter, and offer any other evidence of a strictly palliative nature; 
and the judge advocate shall have the right to cross-examine such 
witnesses and introduce evidence in rebuttal. 

(3) ' As by the plea of “guilty” everything alleged is admitted, 
no evidence shall, when such pleas is offered, be taken by the 
prosecution, unless in the judgment of the court such course be 
necessary in order to show all the circumstances of the offense 
either in mitigation or aggravation. 

(4) If the accused plead “not guilty,” or stand mute, or 11% 
after making objections to the court which it overrules, he re¬ 
fuses to offer evidence or to make any defense, the trial shall pro¬ 
ceed as if he had pleaded not guilty. 

(5) The accused may, at the discretion of the court, be allowed 
at any time before the trial is finished to substitute for a plea of 
“guilty” or “guilty in less degree than charged” a plea of “not 
guilty,” or vice versa. 

(6) If, after a plea of “ guilty in less degree than charged,” the 
court decided to proceed with the trial of the accused for the 
greater offense with which he is charged, such plea in less degree 
shall be rejected and the accused advised by the judge advocate to 
substitute a plea of “ not guilty.” Should the accused decline to 
plead thus, as advised, the court shall direct the trial to proceed 
as if the plea of “ not guilty ” had been entered, and the prosecu¬ 
tion shall then be put to the proof of every allegation contained in 
the specification. Save in exceptional cases, a court-martial should 
try the accused for the offense as charged. 

779. (1) Pleas in bar of trial are sometimes submitted by the 
accused for the consideration of the court. These may be either 
to the jurisdiction of the court, or special pleas which go to the 
merits of the case. Whatever the plea may be, it must be fully 
recorded in the proceedings. If a written statement of the plea 
be handed into court, it shall be read and appended to the record. 

(2) If the plea be admitted as valid, an extract from the pro¬ 
ceedings of the court shall be forwarded to the convening author¬ 
ity for his information: but if the plea be considered invalid, the 
decision of the court shall be communicated to the accused on 
the court being opened, it shall be duly recorded, and the trial 
shall proceed. 

780. (1) The proper order for the introduction of evidence is 
as follows: 1st, by the prosecution; 2d, by the defense: 3d. re¬ 
buttal by the prosecution; 4th, surrebuttal by the defense; the 
beginning and end of each of these steps shall be noted in the 
record. The court may, in the interest of justice, allow evidence 
to be introduced out of the above order and may, for satisfactory 
cause, allow the prosecution or the defense to introduce evidence 
at any time before arriving at its findings thereon, but it shall 
not thereafter receive any new evidence except evidence of pre¬ 
vious convictions. 


(78 R) 


(2) When documentary evidence is offered, it must be in public Documentor 
session of the court and, if admitted, the document in fuli, or an e ' ,dencc * 
authenticated copy thereof, must be appended to the record. 

781. (1) Should either of the parties take exception to the Exceptions to 

competency of any witness, such exception must be stated in open of 

court, and, together with the decision of the court thereupon, 

must be fully recorded in the proceedings. 

(2) As a general rule, exceptions to the competency of a wit¬ 
ness shall be stated before he is sworn, but at whatever stage 
of the trial the incompetency of a witness appears, the court may 
arrest the evidence and disregard his testimony. 

782. (1) If any member of the court or the judge advocate is Members or 
required to testify for the prosecution, he should be the first iudg ® advocate 
witness called. Should the president of the court become a wit- as w ne8seil * 
ness, the oath or affirmation shall be administered to him by the 

member next in rank, who shall preside during the progress of 
his examination. If the judge advocate be a witness he shall 
record his own testimony, unless the employment of a stenog¬ 
rapher has been authorized by the convening authority. 

(2) When a member of the court, the judge advocate, the 
accused, or his counsel has completed his testimony, an entry shall 
be made to the effect that the witness resumed his status as a 
member, judge advocate, accused, or counsel. 

783. (1) The oath or affirmation prescribed by law shall be. All witnesses 
administered to each witness by the president of the court, in t0 be 8WOrn - 
open court and in presence of the accused. 

(2) The particular form in which the prescribed oath or affir- Form of ad¬ 
ulation may be taken is not essential; witnesses, therefore, shall ministration of 
be sworn according to the peculiar ceremonies of their own oa * 
religion, or in such manner as they may deem binding on their 
own consciences. 

784. (1) After each witness has been duly sworn the judge Record to show 
advocate shall enter a minute on the proceedings that this has (denUflcatnf an< f 
been done, and. having ascertained the full name, rank, and dis- each witnes” ° 
tinctive conditions of the witness, shall record them at length, in 

order to fix his identity. 

(2) The witness shall also, if called to testify to the acts of the Recognition of 
accused, be required to identify him, either by name or otherwise, accus ® d ‘ 
to the end that his testimony shall appear relevant to the case. 

785. Before a witness shall be examined, the general charges Reading 
may be read to him, if the court thinks proper; but the specifica- jjjsf* 9 to wlt * 
tions shall not be read to him, particularly when they are so 

worded as to instruct him how to answer or to make known to 
him (he minute facts of the case. 

780. The proper order for the examination of a witness is as . Order of exam- 
follows: 1st, direct examination by the party who calls him; I,“ a ^ ou of w,t * 
2d, cross-examination by the opposite party; 3d, re-direct exami¬ 
nation ; 4th, re-cross-examination. The court may, in the interest 
of justice, allow further examination by the parties. Any mem¬ 
ber of the court may put questions to the witness, such questions 
being subject to objection in the same manner as are questions 
by parties to the trial. Upon new matter elicited by the examina¬ 
tion of the court, the judge advocate and the accused may, within 
the discretion of the court, further examine the witness. 

787. (1) Questions to be propounded to a witness shall be re- Questions to 
duced to writing, except in cases where the employment of a to be ln 

stenographer is authorized by the convening authority. 

(2) Should objection be made to any proposed question, or to Objections to 
the reception of any testimony, the court shall proceed at once to how 

determine the same; and the question or matter objected to, with 
the court’s decision, shall be recorded in full in the minutes of 
the proceedings. 


(70 r) 



Deliberations 
to be in closed 
court. 


Evidence, bow 
recorded. 


Testimony to 
be read over to 
witness. 


Amendment of 
testimony, how 
recorded. 


Amendment, 
when allowed. 


Withdrawal of 
witness to be re¬ 
corded. 


Prosecution 

closed. 

Accused as wit¬ 
ness. 


Defense closed. 


Written de¬ 
fense. 


Statement of 
accused not evi¬ 
dence. 


Eeply of judge 
advocate. 


(3) Deliberations upon any questions of this, or of any other 
character, shall be conducted in closed court, the accused being 
informed of the action the court has taken when the doors are 
opened; and whenever the court is closed for deliberation, either 
upon objection made or for final consideration of the case, the 
judge advocate of the court shall withdraw and the expression 
“ the court was cleared ” shall be understood as including such 
withdrawal. 

788. (1) All evidence, whatever its nature, shall be recorded 
on the proceedings in the order in which it is received by the 
court, and as nearly as possible in the words of the witness. 

(2) When the examination of a witness is closed, the whole of 
his testimony shall be read to or by him, in order that he may 
verify, correct, or amend it. When the employment of a stenog¬ 
rapher is authorized, witnesses may, at the discretion of the court, 
read over, out of court, their testimony as recorded and be called 
before the court to correct, amend, or pronounce it to be correct. 

(3) In recording corrections or amendments made by a witness, 
no erasure or obliteration is under any circumstances to be ad¬ 
mitted. The correction or amendment made, and any remark or 
explanation the witness may have to make, shall be separately 
and distinctly entered on the proceedings. 

(4) A witness who has approved his testimony may, even upon 
a subsequent day, be readmitted, at his request, for the purpose of 
correcting or amending the same. 

789. When the court has finished with a witness, he shall be 
directed to retire, and a minute shall be entered on the record to 
the effect that the witness withdraws, to show that two witnesses 
are not in court at the same time. Witnesses are also to be 
warned that they are not to converse on any matter pertaining to 
the pending trial during its continuance, but such warning shall 
not be given to a member, the judge advocate, the accused, or 
counsel, if any. 

790. After the prosecution has closed no further evidence on its 
part shall be admitted except by special permission of the court. 

791. The accused shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, 
be allowed to testify in his own behalf; but his failure to make 
such request shall not create any presumption against him. (Art. 
R-613.) 

792. (1) After the defense has closed no evidence on its part 
shall be admitted except by special permission of the court. 

(2) The accused shall be at liberty to make a statement in 
writing, or, if an official stenographer be present, orally, either in 
person or by counsel. This statement, if written, he shall submit 
to the court for inspection before it is publicly read, and, if it con¬ 
tains anything disrespectful, the court may prevent that part from 
being read; but the whole shall be appended to the proceedings, 
or recorded as a part thereof, if the accused desires it, and he 
shall be held responsible for the same. 

(3) The statement of the accused is a personal declaration or 
defense and can not legally be acted upon as evidence by the court. 
It has a threefold function: First, as a modification of the plea 
which must be considered by the court; second, as a summing up 
and closing argument for the defense, which may be considered 
by the court; and, third, as a plea for leniency which may not be 
considered by the court except in recommending the accused to 
the clemency of the revising authority. 

(4) Any averments or facts embraced in the statement may, of 
course, be proved by testimony, but unless so proved it is not 
within the province of the court to take judicial cognizance of 
them in determining the culpability or innocence of the accused. 

793. The judge advocate, as prosecutor, has the right to reply 
to the defense in writing, or, if an official stenographer be present, 
orally, and shall be allowed time for this purpose if he require it. 


(80 r) 


If counsel be detailed by the convening authority to assist the 
judge advocate, the court shall give him equal facilities with the 
counsel for the accused in the performance of his duties. 

794. The court is at liberty at any stage of the proceedings, 
before finding, to recall and reexamine a witness if it so desires; 
all the parties must, however, be present. 

795. When the accused and the judge advocate have laid their 
respective cases before the court, the trial is finished, and this 
circumstance shall invariably be recorded. The judge advocate 
shall state whether or not he has evidence of previous convictions. 

Section 8.—Finding and Sentence. 

801. The court shall then be closed, all persons except members 
withdrawing, and shall proceed to examine such part of the evi¬ 
dence as may be indicated by the members, together with the 
arguments in the case. 

802. (1) When the court has sufficiently examined the evidence, 
the president of the court shall put the question upon each speci¬ 
fication of each charge, beginning with the first, whether the 
specification is “proved,” “not proved,” or “proved in part.” 

(2) Each member shall write “proved,” “not proved,” or 
“ proved in part,” and if “ in part,” what part, over his signature, 
and shall hand his vote to the president of the court, who, when 
he has received all the votes upon such specification, shall read 
them aloud, being careful not to disclose whose vote he is reading. 

(3) No written minute of the votes shall be preserved, unless 
so ordered by the unanimous vote of the court. 

(4) The court shall deliberate and consider until a majority 
* agrees upon a finding, which shall then be recorded. 

(5) When the accused has pleaded “ guilty,” the proper finding 
is, for the specification “ proved by plea,” and for the charge, 
simply “ guilty.” 

803. (1) When the members have thus voted upon all the speci¬ 
fications of any charge, the question shall be put upon the charge 
to each member : “ Is the accused guilty of this charge? ” “ guilty 
in a less degree than charged?” or “not guilty?” The members, 
as before, shall write “ guilty,” or “ not guilty,” or “ guilty in 
a less degree than charged,” and in what degree, over their signa¬ 
tures, and hand their votes to the president; who shall, after 
receiving all the votes, read them aloud, and should there be a 
decision by the majority, shall record the result. If otherwise, 
the process shall be repeated until a decision is arrived at. 

(2) The court shall then proceed to the next charge and speci¬ 
fications, until votes have been taken and decisions recorded, as 
hereinbefore directed, upon all the charges and specifications. 

804. (1) When the members of the court have voted upon all 
the charges, if the accused has been found guilty, or guilty in a 
less degree than charged, upon any one of them, by the number of 
members which the law may require in the particular case, the 
judge advocate shall be called before the court and directed to 
record its findings, which he shall do under the court’s direction, 
specifying precisely how far the accused lias been found guilty of 
each charge, and shall enter the same on the record in his own 
handwriting. Should there be evidence of previous convictions, 
the court shall then be opened with all parties to the trial present, 
and evidence of such convictions received. (Art. R-6I7.) 

(2) Evidence of previous convictions must relate to the current 
enlistment of the accused, and must refer to actual trials and 
convictions that have been approved by the authorities whose 
action is requisite to give full effect to the sentence, except in 
cases where the accused has been previously discharged from the 
service through sentence of a court-martial or by order of the 
department as undesirable, and in cases upon which action has 
been withheld and the accused placed on probation. 

(81 n) 


Witnesses re¬ 
called. 


Trial finished. 


Testimony and 
defense read. 


Vote on speci¬ 
fications. 


Manner of vot¬ 
ing. 


Minute of votes 
not to be pre¬ 
served. 

Finding on 
specification. 


Voting on the 
charges. 


Judge advocate 
to record find¬ 
ings. 


Evidence of 
previous convic¬ 
tions. 

Relate to cur¬ 
rent enlistment, 
except. 





Method of Tot¬ 
ing. 


Procedure 
when the first 
ballot is not de¬ 
cisive. 


Court must ac¬ 
quit or convict 
of every allega¬ 
tion. 

Sentences, how 
determined. 


Adequate pun¬ 
ishment to he 
assigned. 

Recommenda¬ 
tion to clemency. 


Court has not 
the pardoning 
power. 


Judge Advocate 
to draw up sen¬ 
tence. 


Authentication 
of judgment. 


Recommenda¬ 
tion to clemency. 


(3) The court shall then be closed, and the members shall pro¬ 
ceed to vote upon the punishment to be inflicted. 

805. (1) Each member shall write down and subscribe the 
measure of punishment which he may think the accused ought 
to receive, and hand his vote to the president, who shall, after 
having received all the votes, read them aloud. 

(2) If the requisite number shall not have agreed upon the 
nature and degree of the punishment to be inflicted, the president 
shall proceed in the following manner to obtain a decision: 

a. He shall begin with the mildest punishment that has been 
proposed, and after reading it aloud shall ask the members suc¬ 
cessively, beginning with the junior in rank: “ Shall this be the 
sentence of the court?” and every member shall vote, and the 
president shall note the votes. 

b. Should there be no decision, the president shall, in the 
same manner as before, obtain a vote upon the next lowest 
punishment, and shall so continue until some sentence, either 
of the first or of a subsequently proposed set, shall have been 
decided upon. 

806. The president, in collecting the votes, must bear in mind 
that the court is bound to exhaust the whole of the charges that 
come before it by expressly acquitting or convicting the accused 
of each allegation contained in the specification. 

807. Except in the case noted in article 50, Articles for the Gov¬ 
ernment of the Navy (art. R-50), the opinion of the majority 
is the opinion of the court, and the minority is bound thereby: 
but as the oath taken by every member provides for the conceal¬ 
ment of the vote or opinion of each particular member, care shall 
be taken that it does not appear on the record either that the 
votes of the members in regard to the finding or sentence were 
unanimous, or what number of them voted for any particular 
finding or sentence, with the exception already noted; and in that 
case the record must explicitly show the concurrence of two- 
thirds of the members present. 

808. (1) It is made by law the duty of courts-martial, in all 
cases of conviction, to adjudge a punishment adequate to the 
nature and degree of the offense committed. 

(2) If mitigating circumstances have appeared during the 
trial, which could not be taken into consideration in determining 
the degree of guilt found by the verdict, the court may avail itself 
of such circumstances as adequate grounds for recommending 
the prisoner to clemency. (Art. R-811.) 

(3) The law does not vest in courts-martial the pardoning 
power, nor the right to adjudge nominal punishments equivalent 
to a pardon. The power to pardon, remit, or mitigate is expressly 
vested in the President of the United States or the officer au¬ 
thorized to convene the court. The exercise of this power by a 
court-martial is therefore illegal. 

809. When a sentence has been determined upon the judge advo¬ 
cate shall be called before the court .and, under its direction, shall 
draw up the sentence, specifying the exact nature and degree of 
punishment adjudged and, after approval by the court, shall 
enter the same upon the record in his own handwriting. 

810. The sentence having been recorded, the proceedings in each 
separate case tried by the same court are required by law to be 
signed by all the members present when the judgment is pro¬ 
nounced, and also by the judge advocate. 

811. After the sentence of a court has been decided on, it is 
competent for any of its members to move that the accused be 
recommended to the clemency of the revising power. This recom¬ 
mendation is not to be inserted in the body of the sentence, but 
recorded, with the reason therefor, immediately after the signa¬ 
tures of the court and judge advocate to the sentence, and must- 
be signed by the members concurring in it. 


(82 R) 


812. After the proceedings and sentence, with the recommenda¬ 
tion to clemency, if any, have been signed, the action of the court, 
whether an adjournment or the taking up of a new case, shall be 
recorded, and this entry having been authenticated by the signa¬ 
tures of the president and the judge advocate, the record shall be 
forwarded by the president to the convening authority, or, in the 
United States, where the court is convened by order of the de¬ 
partment, direct to the Judge Advocate General. 

813. Should a court be dissolved by the convening authority for 
any sufficient cause, before it has proceeded to judgment, that 
fact, together with the proceedings of the court up to its dissolu¬ 
tion, must be recorded and authenticated in the same manner as 
if the trial had been completed. 

814. In all cases where the statute has designated a penalty for 
a particular offense, none other than that particular penalty'may 
be imposed, and the court must pronounce the sentence which the 
law requires whenever the fact is proved. 

815. In considering sentences to be imposed, and especially those 
involving death, imprisonment for life, and others not provided 
for by special penalty, the requirements of the Articles for the 
Government of the Navy and the limitations duly prescribed by 
the President of the United States for punishments in time of 
peace shall be carefully scrutinized and followed. Sentences must 
bo neither cruel nor unusual, and must be in accordance with the 
common law of the land and customs of war in like cases. 

816. (1) Sentences which include forfeiture of pay shall, in the 
case of officers, state the rate of pay and time of such forfeiture. 
Those including suspension must state distinctly whether from 
rank or from duty only. 

(2) When an officer’s position on the Navy register will not per¬ 
mit of his being reduced in accordance with*the prescribed limita¬ 
tions of punishments (art. 63. A. G. N.; art. R-63), the court 
should place him at the foot of the list, with the proviso that he 
is to remain in that position until he has lost the required 
numbers. 

(3) In all cases in which the sentence imposed on a petty officer 
involves confinement, it should include reduction to one of the 
ratings below petty officer in the branch to which he belongs, and 
in the case of a noncommissioned officer of the Marine Corps, to 
private. 

(4) Sentences of general courts-martial including confinement 
shall contain a provision requiring that the person sentenced shall 
perform hard labor while so confined, and all sentences involving 
confinement, hard labor, forfeiture of pay and allowances, and dis¬ 
honorable discharge shall be expressed in the following terms: 

“ The court therefore sentences him,-,-,U. S. 

-, to be confined in such place as the convening authority 

may designate for a period of-; then to be dishonorably 

discharged from the United States Navy (Marine Corps) ; to per¬ 
form hard labor during said confinement and, after his accrued 
pay (and allowances) shall have discharged his indebtedness to 
the United States at the date of approval of this sentence, to for¬ 
feit all pay (and allowances) that may become due him except the 

sum of- per month during said confinement for necessary 

prison expenses, and a further sum of-to be paid him when 

discharged from the service pursuant to this sentence.” 

(5) The words “and allowances” in the preceding paragraph 
apply to marines only. 

(6) It is competent for a court-martial to decree forfeiture of 
all pay that is due or may become due to an offender. 

(7) In all cases of desertion the sentence should include dis¬ 
honorable discharge and forfeiture of pay and allowances. Regu¬ 
lar allowances, such as marine clothing, continue unless stopped 
in direct terms by the sentence. 


Completion of 
record. 


Record to be 
sent to conven¬ 
ing authority. 

When court 
dissolved before 
judgment. 


Statutory pen¬ 
alty. 


Limitations of 
sentences. 


Sentences to 
suspension from 
rank, duty, or 
pay. 

Loss of num¬ 
bers. 


Reduction 

rating. 


in 


Form of sen¬ 
tence. 


Forfeiture of 
pay due. 

Sentences for 
desertion. 


(83 R) 










Marines sen¬ 
tenced tc dis¬ 
charge. 


Clothing al¬ 
lowance settled. 


Issues to ma¬ 
rine prisoners. 


Terms of im¬ 
prisonment to he 
defined. 

When confine¬ 
ment is to begin. 


Certificate of 
medical officer. 


May inflict 
same punish¬ 
ments as sum¬ 
mary courts. 


817. (1) Marines sentenced by general courts-martial to dis¬ 
honorable discharge should also be sentenced to forfeiture of all 
pay and allowances that may become due during confinement, 
with the exceptions noted in article R-816-(4). Those not sen¬ 
tenced to dishonorable discharge should be sentenced to forfeiture 
of pay only during confinement. When the dishonorable dis¬ 
charge is remitted, or is held in abeyance to be considered at the 
expiration of confinement in connection with reports of conduct 
in the meantime, that portion of the sentence imposing forfeiture 
of allowances which may become due during confinement should 
similarly be remitted or held in abeyance. In case the conduct of 
the marine does not warrant the clemency shown by bolding such 
discharge in abeyance, the dishonorable discharge will be carried 
into effect with forfeiture of accrued allowances, in accordance 
with the terms of the sentence. 

(2) The clothing accounts of marines sentenced to dishonor¬ 
able discharge, when such discharges are not remitted or held in 
abeyance, shall, as soon as practicable, be settled by the proper 
officer of the Marine Corps, to include the day prior to the date 
on which the sentence takes effect, and the amounts overpaid or. 
balances due shall be certified to the pay officer having the prison 
pay accounts. 

(3) When settlements, made in accordance with the preced¬ 
ing paragraph, produce an indebtedness to the United States 
for overdrawn clothing, the amount of such indebtedness will be 
charged in the pay account upon receipt by the pay officer having 
the prison accounts; when the settlement produces a balance due 
the mariue for undrawn clothing the statement showing such 
balance will be held by the pay officer until final settlement of 
accounts for discharge and will then be incorporated therein. 
When a marine whose clothing account has been settled is restored 
to duty or the forfeiture of allowance in bis case is remitted, 
any balance due him for undrawn clothing will be certified by the 
pay officer having bis accounts to the proper accountable officer 
to be entered on the clothing account roll as a credit in his cloth¬ 
ing account; those who were indebted for overdrawn clothing will 
be certified with “ no balance.” 

(4) Issues of clothing and small stores, made in accordance 
with the provisions of article R-4537, to marines sentenced to for¬ 
feiture of allowances and dishonorable discharge, are proper 
charges against the appropriation “Pay, Miscellaneous,” for the 
Navy. Payment for Marine Corps clothing made to such prisoners 
shall be effected by transfer of funds in the usual manner. Issues 
of Marine Corps clothing to marines serving sentences of general 
courts-martial, whose sentences do not involve loss of allowances 
and dishonorable discharge, shall be charged against their respec¬ 
tive clothing allowances on the clothing-account roll. 

818. (1) A sentence of imprisonment must express distinctly 
for what period the same shall continue. 

(2) The term of confinement shall take effect from the date of 
approval of the sentence. Should an unusual time elapse between 
the date of confinement of the accused for trial and the date of 
approval of the sentence, this period may be considered by the 
convening authority in acting upon the case. Should the sentence 
be to solitary confinement, or to confinement on reduced rations, 
the time of such conditioned confinement must be fulfilled unless 
such provision of the sentence be remitted or mitigated by the con¬ 
vening or higher authority. 

(3) Whenever a general court-martial imposes a sentence of 
solitary confinement on bread and water or diminished rations, 
the provisions of articles R-619-(4) and R-621-(l) shall be 
observed. 

819. General courts-martial are empowered by statute to inflict 
any of the punishments authorized for summary courts-martial. 


(84 r) 


Section 9.—The Record. 


820. Tlie record of all naval courts-martial shall be clearly and 
legibly written without erasure or interlineation, leaving a margin 
of one inch on each side and two and one-half inches at the top 
of each leaf, through which latter margin the leaves are to be 
fastened. Every page shall be numbered; the odd-numbered pages 
shall be written upon from top to bottom, and the even-numberQd 
pages from bottom to top. If type-written, only one side of the 
paper shall be used. 

827. The record of proceedings in each case tried shall show 
that at least a quorum of five members of the court was present 
during the trial; that the accused was furnished a copy of the 
charges and specifications indicting him; that the orders detailing 
the members were read aloud in the presence of the accused; that 
he was afforded an opportunity to challenge members; and that 
the members, judge advocate, reporter or clerk, and witnesses 
were duly sworn. It shall further show the arraignment, pleas, 
motions, objections made and grounds therefor, all testimony 
taken and documentary evidence received, decisions and orders of 
the court, adjournments, closing arguments, findings, and sen¬ 
tence or acquittal: in short, the entire proceedings of the court 
which are necessary to a complete understanding by the reviewing 
authority of the whole case and every incident material thereto. 

828. Oral arguments upon the admissibility of evidence and 
upon interlocutory proceedings may be allowed, but shall not be 
recorded; briefs of such arguments, if prepared at his own ex¬ 
pense and subsequently submitted to the court by the party who 
made the same, shall be appended to the record. 

829. Each case being thus made complete in itself and the 
record continuous, w'hen all the cases laid before the court have 
been finished and severally authenticated and forwarded as here¬ 
inbefore provided, the president shall, unless otherwise directed 
by the convening authority, inform said authority by letter that 
all the business before the court has been completed, and the 
court shall adjourn to await his further orders. 

Section 10.— Revision. 

836. Upon the receipt of the record of a- court-martial the 
reviewing officer shall proceed at once to scrutinize the same, in 
order to return it for revision, if such course be necessary, before 
the dissolution of the court. 

837. (1) When a court is ordered to revise its proceedings, new 
testimony shall not be brought forward in any shape. 

(2) The revision shall be strictly confined to a reconsideration 
of the matter already recorded in the proceedings, no part of 
which is to be amended, altered, or annulled in any way. 

(3) During a revision an entirely separate record shall be kept, 
to which the order for reassembling must be prefixed. A full 
entry shall be made of all the proceedings, verified in the ordinary 
manner by the signatures of all the members of the court and the 
judge advocate, and transmitted, as before, to the reviewing officer 
for his approval. The judge advocate shall be excluded from the 
court room during a revision of the finding and sentence of the 
court. 

838. (1) If the court be reconvened to amend or otherwise 
remedy a defect or omission in the record which may be done if 
the facts warrant, the reconvening order must be prefixed to the 
record, which shall also show that at least five members of the 
court, the judge advocate, and the accused were present, and that 
the amendment was then made to conform to and express the 
truth in the case. The five members above mentioned must be 
among those who authenticated the original sentence. 


How tlie rec¬ 
ord is to be kept 
aud made up. 


Contents of 
record. 


Oral arguments 
allowed, but not 
recorded. 


Each case made 
up separately. 

Iteport of pres¬ 
ident. 

Adjournment 
of court. 


Rcviewal of 
proceedings. 


Revision of 
proceedings by a 
court. 


Record of revi¬ 
sion. 


Amendment of 
defects in the 
record. 


(85 R) 





Correction of 
clerical errors. 


Record of addi¬ 
tional sessions, 
how kept. 


Court entitled 
to a free exer¬ 
cise of judgment. 


Remission or 
mitigation of 
sentence. 


Confirmation 
and execution of 
sentence. 


Powers of the 
officer ordering 
the court. 


Promulgation 
of sentence. 


Irregularities 
in procedure to 
he published. 


Final disposi¬ 
tion of court- 
martial records 


(2) It is not necessary that the same judge advocate officiate 
on the revision of a case as took part in the original proceedings. 
If a new officer be detailed in that capacity, however, the orders 
of the convening authority, modifying the precept in that respect, 
shall be read and a copy appended to the record in revision. 

(3) Clerical errors may be amended by the court without the 
presence of the accused, but they are not to be corrected in an in¬ 
formal manner by erasure or interlineation. The legal procedure 
is for the proper officer to reconvene the court, calling its attention 
in the order for reassembling to the error requiring correction, and 
for the court, on reassembling, to continue the record by a report 
of the proceedings of the additional session in which the amend¬ 
ment is made. 

(4) Whenever a court is reconvened for the purpose of amend¬ 
ment or correction of its record, all the proceedings shall be en¬ 
tered in full, authenticated in the proper manner and transmitted 
to the reviewing officer for his approval. 

Section 11.— Final Action. 

840. It is not in the power of the revising authority to compel 
a court to reverse its judgment, upon a plea in bar of trial, or to 
change its finding or sentence, when, upon being reconvened by 
him, it has declined to modify the same, nor either directly or 
indirectly to enlarge the measure of punishment imposed by sen¬ 
tence of a court-martial. 

847. (1) The Secretary of the Navy may set aside the proceed¬ 
ings, or remit or mitigate, in whole or in part, the sentence 
imposed by any naval court-martial convened by his order or by 
that of any officer of the Navy or Marine Corps. (Act of Feb. 
16, 1909.) 

(2) No sentence of a general court-martial may be carried 
into execution until after the whole of the proceedings have been 
laid before the reviewing authority or, when the circumstances 
of the case require such action, have been submitted through the 
Secretary of the Navy to the President of the United States for 
his confirmation and orders. 

848. Where the law does not authorize the officer who convened 
a general court-martial to confirm and execute the sentence, he 
has still absolute power to disapprove and annul it. Should the 
sentence be one which be is not empowered finally to confirm and 
execute, and he can not remit or mitigate the same, if he thinks 
it ought to be confirmed, he shall, in transmitting the proceedings 
to the authority having such power, subscribe a formal approval 
thereof upon the record. 

849. The finding and sentence of every general court-martial 
approved by a commander in chief, or other officer having author¬ 
ity to order a general court-martial, shall be communicated by 
him in a general order to his command. Should the proceedings 
of such court-martial be disapproved for any informality or 
irregularity of the court, the particular informality or irregularity 
shall be made known in the general order promulgating the result 
of the trial, so as to prevent, if possible, a recurrence of similar 
errors. 

850. The records of proceedings of all courts-martial shall be 
forwarded direct to the Judge Advocate General by the review¬ 
ing authority after acting thereon, or in the case of general courts- 
martial convened by the Secretary of the Navy, by the presiding 
officers of such courts. All communications pertaining to ques¬ 
tions of law arising before courts-martial, or to the proceedings 
thereof, which may require the action of the department, shall 
likewise be forwarded direct by such presiding officers. 


(8G K) 


CHAPTER 9. 


LIMITATION OF PUNISHMENT. 

900. (1) The following limitations to the punishment of officers 
and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps in time of peace, 
by naval general courts-martial, for each separate offense, have 
been prescribed by the President of the United States, and shall 
not be exceeded. They give the maximum limit of punishment 
for the offenses named, and that limit is intended for those cases 
in which the severest punishment should be adjudged. 

(2) Offenses not provided for herein remain punishable as 
authorized by the Articles for the Government of the Navy and 
the custom of the service. 

(3) Summary courts-martial are subject to the restrictions set 
forth in article 30 of the Articles for the Government of the Navy, 
as amended by the acts of May 13. 1908, and February 16, 1909. 
(Art. R-30.) 

(4) Loss of all pay and allowances due, or that may become 
due during confinement, as the case may be, excepting a sum not 
to exceed $3 a month for prison expenses and a further sum not 
to exceed $25 to be paid upon discharge if sentenced to discharge 
from the service, may be added to any of the following limitations. 

(5) If, in the case of a commissioned or warrant officer, the 
maximum sentence, under the following limitations of punish¬ 
ments, extends to dismissal, and if upon the trial oral testimony 
can not be obtained, by reason of which fact the record of pro¬ 
ceedings of the court of inquiry upon whose findings such trial is 
wholly or partly based is used as evidence, the maximum punish¬ 
ment which may be imposed shall not extend to dismissal but shall 
instead be limited not to exceed the loss of 100 numbers in rank. 

(6) In any case where it is necessary to use depositions at the 
trial thereof and depositions are so used, the maximum punish¬ 
ment under such circumstances shall in no case exceed imprison¬ 
ment or confinement for one year. 


Offenses. 

Limit of punishment. 

Under Article 3. 


Irreverent or unbecoming behavior during divine 
service. 

Officer: To lose three numbers. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 3 months. 

Under Article 4. 


Making or attempting to make, or uniting with, 
any mutiny or mutinous assembly. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard labor 
for 10 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for 10 
years and dishonorable discharge. 

Being witness to or present at any mutiny, does not 
do his utmost to suppress it. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard labor 
for 10 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for 10 
years and dishonorable discharge. 

Knowing of any mutinous assembly or of any 
intended mutiny, does not immediately com¬ 
municate his knowledge to his superior or com¬ 
manding officer. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard labor 
for 10 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for 10 
years and dishonorable discharge. 


\ 


(87 R) 



















Offenses. 

Limit of punishment. 

Disobeying lawful order of superior officer. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 2 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Striking, assaulting, or attempting or threatening 
to strike or assault his superior officer while in the 
execution of duties of office. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard labor 
for 5 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for 5 
years and dishonorable discharge. 

Sleeping on watch or post: 

1. Officer of the watch. 

2. Sentinel. 

3. Lookout. 

4. Petty or noncommissioned officer on watch 

or guard. 

1. Dismissal. 

2. Confinement for 1 year and dishonorable dis¬ 

charge. 

3. Confinement for 1 year and dishonorable dis¬ 

charge. 

4. Confinement for 1 year and dishonorable dis¬ 

charge. 

Leaving station or post before being regularly 
relieved: 

1. Officer. 

2. Petty or noncommissioned officer. 

3. Sentinel. 

4. Lookout. 

1. Dismissal. 

2. Confinement for 1 year and dishonorable dis¬ 

charge. 

3. Confinement for 1 year and dishonorable dis¬ 

charge. 

4. Confinement for 1 year and dishonorable dis¬ 

charge. 

Intentionally or willfully suffering a vessel of the 
Navy to be run upon a rock or shoal, or to lie 
improperly hazarded. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard labor 
for 20 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for 20 
years and dishonorable discharge. 

Unlawfully setting on fire or destroying public 
property not in possession of pirate, enemy, or 
rebel. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard labor 
for 20 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment for 20 years at hard 
labor and dishonorable discharge. 

Refusing to obey the lawful order of superior officer. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 2 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Maliciously or willfully injuring any vessel of the 
Navy or any part of her tackle, armament, or 
equipment, whereby the safety of the vessel is 
hazarded, or lives of crew exposed to danger. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard labor 
for 15 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment for 15 years at hard 
labor and dishonorable discharge. 

Under Article 6. 


Murder. 

Officer: Death. 

Enlisted man: Death. 

Under Article 8. 


Profane swearing. 

Officer: Public reprimand. 

Enlisted man: Solitary confinement for 30 days. 

Falsehood. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Drunkenness on duty. 

Office^: Dismissal and imprisonment for l year. 
Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Drunkenness. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months. 

Gambling. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months. 

Fraud. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Theft: 

1. Above $100. 

1. Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 4 years. 
Lniisted man: Confinement for 4 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 


(88 u) 













Offenses. 


Limit of punishment. 




Theft—Continued. 

2. Between $50 and $100. 

3. Under $50. 


Scandalous conduct tending to the destruction of 
good morals. 


Cruelty toward, or oppression or maltreatment of, 
any person subject, to his orders. 


Quarreling with, striking or assaulting, or using 
provoking or reproachful words, gestures, or 
menaces toward any person in the Navy. 

Endeavoring to foment quarrels between other per¬ 
sons in the Navy. 

Sending or accepting a challenge to tight a duel, or 
or acting as second in a duel. 


Treating his superior officer with contempt, or being 
disrespectful to him in language or deportment 
while in the execution of his office. 

To join in or abet any combination to weaken law¬ 
ful authority of, or lessen the respect due to, his 
commanding officer. 

Utiering seditious or mutinous words. 


Negligent or careless in obeying orders. 


Culpably inefficient in the performance of duty. 


Not using his best exertions to prevent the unlaw¬ 
ful destruction of public property by others. 


Through inattention or negligence suffering a vessel 
of the Navy to be stranded or run upon a rock or 
shoal, or hazarded. 

« 

When attached to any vessel appointed as convoy 
to any merchant or other vessel, fails diligently to 
perform his duty, or demands or exacts any com¬ 
pensation for his services, or maltreats the officers 
or crew of such merchant or other vessel. 

Taking, receiving, or permitting to be received on 
board the vessel to which he is attached any goods, 
merchandise, for freight, sale, or traffic, except 
gold, silver, or jewels for freight or safe-keeping, 
or demanding or receiving any compensation for 
the receipt or transportation of any other article 
than gold, silver, or jewels without authority 
from the President or the Secretary of the Navy. 

Knowingly making, siguing, or aiding, abetting, 
directing, or procuring the making or signing of 
Miy false muster. 


2. Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 3 years. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 3 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

3. Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 2 years. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 2 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard labor 
for 15 years. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 15 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Officer: To lose five numbers. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 3 months. 


Officer: To lose five numbers. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 3 months. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 2 years and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 2 years and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Officer: To lose ten numbers. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 0 months and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 2 years and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 2 years and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal. 


Officer: Dismissal. 


Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 5 years. 
Enlisted man: Confinement for 5 years and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 


Wasting any ammunition, provisions, or other pub¬ 
lic property, or having power to prevent it know¬ 
ingly permits such waste. 


Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 2 years and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 


(80 r) 






















Offenses. 


Limit of punishment. 


When on shore, plundering, abusing, or maltreating 
any inhabitant or injuring his property by means 
of— 

1. Manslaughter. 


2. Assault with intent to kill. 


3. Assault and battery. 


■4. Rape. 


5. Burglary. 


6. Robbery. 


7. Arson. 


8. Obscene and abusive language. 

9. W illful destruction of property. 


Refusing or failing to use his utmost exertions to I 
detect, apprehend, and bring to punishment all j 
offenders, or aid all persons appointed for that ! 
purpose. 

When rated or acting as master-at-arms refuses to 
receive such prisoners as may be committed to 
his charge, or having received them, suffers them ! 
to escape or dismisses them without orders from 
the proper authority. 

Absent from station and duty without leave, or 
after his leave has expired. 


Violating or refusing obedience to any lawful gen¬ 
eral order or regulation issued by the Secretary of 
of the Navy. 

Desertion (in case of surrender to naval authorities): 
After 30 days. 

Desertion (in case of apprehension by or delivery to 
naval authorities): 

1. If less than 6 months in the service. 

2. If more than 6 months in the service. 

Desertion: 

From a ship about to sail on an extended cruise. 

When joined in by two or more men in the exe¬ 
cution of a conspiracy, or for desertion in the 
presence of any unlawful assemblage which 
the naval forces may be opposing. 

Aiding or enticing others to desert. 


Receiving or entertaining any deserter from any 
other vessel of the Navy, knowing him to be such, 
and not with all convenient speed giving notice 
of such deserter to the commander of the vessel 
to which he belongs or to the commander in chief 
or to the commander of the squadron. 


1. Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard 
labor for 10 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for 10 
years and dishonorable discharge. 

2. 'Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard 
labor for 5 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for 5 
years and dishonorable discharge. 

3. Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

4. Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard 
labor for 20 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment for 20 years at h rd 
labor and dishonorable discharge. 

5. Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard 
labor for 7 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for 7 
years and dishonorable discharge. 

6. Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard 
labor for 7 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for 7 
years and dishonorable discharge. 

7. Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard 
labor for 10 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for 10 
years and dishonorable discharge. 

8. 'Officer: Public reprimand. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 3 months. 

9. Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 


Enlisted man: Confinement at hard labor for 5 
years and dishonorable discharge. 


Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 0 months and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 2 years and dishon¬ 
orable discharge 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 18 months and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 4 years. 

Enlisted man: 1. Confinement for 18 months and 
dishonorable discharge. 

2. Confinement for '2\ years and dishonorable dis¬ 
charge. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 3 years. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 3 years and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 5 years. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 5 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 4 years. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal. 


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Offenses. 


Limit cf punishment. 


Under Article 9. 
Absent from command without leave. 


Under Article ll. 

Procuring stores or other articles or supplies for and 
disposing thereof to officers ana enlisted men on 
vessels of the Navy, or at any yard or naval sta¬ 
tion , for his own account or benefit. 

Under Article 14. 

Presenting or causing to be presented to any person 
in the civil, military, or naval service for approval 
or payment any claim against the United States, 
or any officer thereof, knowing said claim to be 
false or fraudulent. 

Entering into any agreement or conspiracy to de¬ 
fraud the United States by obtaining or aiding 
others to obtain the allowance of any false or 
fraudulent claim. 

Making or using, or procuring or advising the mak¬ 
ing or using of any writing, or other paper, knowing 
the same to contain any false or fraudulent state¬ 
ment, for the purpose of obtaining or aiding others 
to obtain the approval, allowance, or payment of 
any claim against the United States or against any 
officer thereof. 

Making or procuring or advising the making of any 
oath to any fact or to any writing or other paper, 
knowing such oath to be false, for the purpose of 
obtaining or aiding others to obtain the approval, 
allowance, or payment of any claim against the 
United States or any officer thereof. 

Forging or counterfeiting, or procuring or advising 
the forging or counterfeiting of any signature 
upon any writing or other paper, or using or pro¬ 
curing, or advising the using of any such signature 
knowing it to be forged or counterfeited, for the 
purpose of obtaining or aidingpthers to obtain the 
approval, allowance, or payment of any claim 
against the United States or any officer thereof. 

Knowingly delivering or causing to be delivered 
to any person having authority to receive the 
same, any amount of money or other public prop¬ 
erty of the United States furnished or intended 
for the naval service, less than that for which he 
receives a certificate or receipt. 

Knowingly making or delivering to any person a 
paper certifying the receipt of any money or other 
property of the United States, furnished or 
intended for the naval service thereof, without 
having full knowledge of the truth of the statement 
therein contained and with intent to defraud the 
United States. 

Stealing, embezzling, knowingly and willfully mis¬ 
appropriating and applying to his own use and 
benefit, or unlawfully selling or disposing of any 
ordnance, arms, equipments, ammunition, cloth¬ 
ing. subsistence stores, money or other property 
of the United States, furnished or intended for the 
military or naval service thereof. 

Knowingly purchasing or receiving in pledge, for 
any obligation or indebtedness from any other 
person who is a part of or employed in the naval 
service, any ordnance, arms, equipment, ammu¬ 
nition , clothing, subsistence stores, or other prop¬ 
erty of the United States, such other person not 
having lawful right to sell or pledge the same. 


Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 


Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 


Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 5 years. 
Enlisted man: Confinement for 5 years and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 


Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 5 years. 
Enlisted man: Confinement for 5 years ana dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 


Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 5 years. 
Enlisted man: Confinement for 5 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 


Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 5 years. 
Enlisted man: Confinement for 5 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 


Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 5 years. 
Enlisted man: Confinement for 5 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 


Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 5 years. 
Enlisted man: Confinement for 5 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 


Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for o years. 
Enlisted man: Confinement for 5 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 


Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 5 years. 
Enlisted man: Confinement for 5 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 


Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 2 years. 
Enlisted man: Confinement for 2 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 


(01 it) 


















Offenses. 

Limit of punishment. 

Executing, attempting, or countenancing any 
fraud against the United States. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 2 years. 
Enlisted man: Confinement for 2 years and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Under Article 19. 


Knowingly enlisting into the naval service any 
deserter from the naval or military service of the 
United States, or any insane or intoxicated person, 
or minor without consent of parent or guardian. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Under Article 22. 


Manslaughter. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard labor 
for 10 vears. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for 10 
years and dishonorable discharge. 

Assault with deadly weapon and wounding. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 5 years. 
Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for 5 
years and dishonorable discharge. 

Rape. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard labor 
for 20 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for 20 
years and dishonorable discharge. 

Robbery. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard labor 
for 7 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for 7 
years and dishonorable discharge. 

Sodomy. 

Ofiicer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard labor 
for 15 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment at hard labor for -10 
years and dishonorable discharge. 

Lewd or indecent behavior. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Smuggling liquor (aggravated case). 

Officer: Loss of three numbers and public repri¬ 
mand. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Attempting to suborn testimony to be given before 
court-martial. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 5 years. 
Enlisted man: Confinement for 3 years and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Neglecting to discharge pecuniary obligations (aggra¬ 
vated case). 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months. 

False swearing or perjury. 

Disorderly conduct (aggravated case): 

1. Assaulting and striking another person in 

the Navy. 

2. Attempting to strike and assault another 

person in the Navy. 

3. Disrespect or affront to sentinel. 

4. Interfering with or resisting sentinel in law¬ 

ful execution of his duty. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 5 years. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 5 years and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

1. Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

2. Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

3. Officer: To lose five numbers. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 3 months. 

4. Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Striking or assaulting a sentinel. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 2 years. 
Enlisted man: Confinement for 2 years and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Refusing obedience to lawful orders of sentinel. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Neglect of duty. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 


(92 n) 












Offenses 


Limit of Punishment. 


Resisting arrest. 

Enticing a prisoner to escape. 

Malingering. 

Refusing to give testimony before a court-martial. 

Behaving contumaciously before a board or court. 

1'sing profane, abusive, and threatening language 
toward his superior officer. 

Mayhem. 

Malicious or willful destruction of public property. 

Attempting to desert. 

Answering for another atlmuster. 

Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. 

Conduct to the prejudice of good order and disci¬ 
pline. 

Fraudulent enlistment. 

0 

Creating a disturbance after being placed in arrest. 

Liquor unlawfully in possession on board ship, in a 
navy yard, naval station, or garrison, or upon 
returning to the same (aggravated case). 

Using profane, obscene, and abusive language to¬ 
ward another person in the service. 


Refusing to halt when challenged by noncommis¬ 
sioned officer of guard or sentinel. 

Smuggling liquor into vessel or navy yard. 
Breaking arrest. 


Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 vear and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 1 year. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 2 years and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Officer Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Officer: Loss of ten numbers. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 2 years and dishon¬ 
orable dsicharge. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 3 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment for 3 years' at hard 
labor and dishonorable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment for 2 years. 

Enlisted man: Imprisonment for 2 years at hard 
labor and dishonorable discharge. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

| Officer: Dismissal and imprisonment at hard labor 
for 15 years. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 15 years and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for tj months. 

Officer: Loss of three numbers and public reprimand. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months and dis¬ 
honorable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dish on 
orable discharge. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 1 year and dishon¬ 
orable discharge. 

Enlisted man: Confinement for 6 months. 

Officer: Dismissal. 

! Enlisted man: Confinement for 5 years and dishon 
orable discharge. 































X 


































CHAPTER 10. 


NAVT REGULATIONS, NAVAL INSTRUCTIONS, GENERAL 

ORDERS, ETC. 

(Naval instructions: Chap. 4.) 

901. (1) All general rules and regulations for the guidance of, 
and all other general orders and general instructions to, persons 
in the Naval Establishment shall be contained in the following 
publications: 

(«•) Regulations for the Government of the Navy of the United 
States (Navy Regulations). 

(ft) Naval Instructions. 

(c) Navy Department, general orders. 

(d) Changes in Navy Regulations circulars. 

(e) Changes in Naval Instructions circulars. 

(/) Court-martial orders. 

iv) Signal books and drill books. 

{li) Uniform Regulations. 

( 1 ) Forms of Procedure for Courts and Boards in the Navy and 
Marine Corps. 

O') Manuals or circulars of instructions issued by any bureau 
or office which may be'approved by the Secretary of the Navy. 

(2) The scope of the publications enumerated in the preceding 
paragraph shall be: 

(a) Navy Regulations: These shall include all regulations re¬ 
quiring the original approval of the President of the United 
States, and consequently the same approval of any change. In 
general, questions of principle shall be included in the Navy 
Regulations, while detailed instructions as to the methods of ap¬ 
plying such principles shall be issued in the Naval Instructions. 
The Navy Regulations may also include such regulations of lesser 
importance as are reasonably permanent in their nature and prob¬ 
ably not subject to frequent change. The Navy Regulations shall 
be signed by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the 
President of the United States. 

(ft) Naval Instructions: These shall include rules and regula¬ 
tions not included in the Navy Regulations, as prescribed in the 
preceding subparagraph. In general, questions of principle shall 
be included in the Navy Regulations, while detailed instructions 
as to the methods of applying such principles shall be issued in 
the Naval Instructions. There may also be included in the Naval 
Instructions such matters as are not of sufficient importance to 
require the approval of the President; and also such as are 
liable to change from time to time to keep pace with changes 
in the operating methods of the Naval Establishment, provided 
they are not of a character to require the approval of the Presi¬ 
dent. The Naval Instructions shall be signed by the Secretary of 
the Navy. 

(c) Navy Department general orders: These shall include all 
orders of permanent or temporary application addressed to the 
naval service, ceremonial orders, commendation of persons in the 
service, and similar matters not affecting the Navy Regulations 
or Naval Instructions, as may be decided upon from time to time 
by the Secretary of the Navy. Instructions as to administration, 
etc., shall not be issued in general orders, but shall be promul- 


(05 R) 









gated as changes in the Navy Regulations or Naval Instructions, 
as may be appropriate; it being desired to restrict, as far as prac¬ 
ticable, the number of general orders issued. General orders 
shall be signed by the Secretary of the Navy. 

( d ) Changes in Navy Regulation circulars: These shall include 
all changes ordered in* the Navy Regulations, and shall be signed 
by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the President of the 
United States. 

(c) Changes in Naval Instructions circulars: These shall in¬ 
clude all changes ordered in the Naval Instructions, and shall be 
signed by the Secretary of the Navy. 

(/) Court-martial orders: These shall publish to the service 
such extracts from the records of proceedings of courts-martial 
and from the action of the department thereon as may be deemed 
desirable. They shall be signed by the Secretary of the Navy. 

(g) Signal books and drill books: These shall include all mat¬ 
ters pertaining to the subjects of which they treat. The orders 
promulgating them shall be signed by the Secretary of the Navy. 

(h) Uniform regulations: These shall include all regulations 
and instructions relative to the uniforms of all persons in the 
Navy and Marine Corps. The order promulgating these regula¬ 
tions shall be signed by the Secretary of the Navy, who shall also 
sign the orders for any changes that may be made in them from 
time to time. 

( i ) Forms of Procedure for Courts and Boards in the Navy 
and Marine Corps: These shall include detailed instructions as 
to the forms and methods to be followed by courts and boards. 
The order promulgating this publication shall be signed by the 
Secretary of the Navy, who shall also sign the orders for any 
changes that may be made in it from time to time. 

(/) Rules for target practice and engineering competitions, 
manuals or circulars issued under the provisions of sub- 
paragraph ( j ) of paragraph (1) of this article: These shall in¬ 
clude instructions which pertain solely to the bureau or office by 
which issued, and shall in no way alter or amend any provision 
of the Navy Regulations or Naval Instructions, or of any Navy 
Department general order. Each such manual or circular shall 
be signed by the chief of the bureau or head of the office con¬ 
cerned, and shall bear the signed approval of the Secretary of 
the Navy. 

(3) Orders or instructions contained in any of the publications 
enumerated in the two preceding paragraphs of this article shall 
have full force and effect as regulations for the guidance of all 
persons in the naval establishment. No other general regulations, 
general orders, or general instructions to the naval establishment 
shall be signed or issued by any bureau or office under the control 
of the Navy Department. This provision shall not be construed 
as prohibiting the publication by the bureaus or offices of the 
Navy Department of circulars or similar publications for the dis¬ 
semination of information to the service, as may be authorized 
by the Secretary of the Navy, but such publications shall not 
have force and effect as Regulations, and the terms “ Navy regu¬ 
lations,” “ Naval instructions,” or “ General orders ” shall not 
be used in connection with such publications. 

(4) The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not be 
construed as prohibiting the issuance by any officer of orders or 
instructions to the force or station under his immediate com¬ 
mand, or by any chief of bureau or head of any office of orders or 
instructions relative to the work or to other technical matters 
relating solely to such bureau or office, provided that such orders 
or instructions do not conflict with the provisions of the Navy 
Regulations, Naval Instructions, or with any orders or instruc¬ 
tions issued by the Secretary of the Navy; and provided that the 
terms “general order” and “special order” shall not be used in 
connection with such publications, orders, or instructions. 

(00 R) 


CHAPTER 11 


RANK, COMMAND, AND DUTY. 

Section 1.—Officers in General. 

1001. (1) Officers of the United States Navy shall be known as 
officers of the line and officers of the staff. 

(2) Except when otherwise provided by law or regulation, 
every commissioned officer of the Navy when designated by title 
shall be given the title borne on the face of his commission that 
Indicates his office. The titles of officers of the line are given in 
article R-1002; of officers of the staff, in article R-1005; of chiefs 
of bureaus, the Judge Advocate General, and others, in article 
R-1006. 

(3) All officers of the Navy shall be addressed officially by the 
titles prescribed in these regulations. 

1002. (1) On the active list the officers of the line are, by law, 
as follows: The Admiral of the Navy, rear admiral, captain, com¬ 
mander, lieutenant commander, lieutenant, lieutenant (junior 
grade), and ensign; and they have, respectively, these titles. 

(2) Line officers have rank in the order given in paragraph 1 
of this article and shall exercise military command accordingly, 
subject to the restrictions respecting the exercise of such com¬ 
mand imposed by law in the case of officers transferred to the line 
for engineer duty only. 

(3) Midshipmen are, by law, officers in a qualified sense. They 
are classed as being of the line. 

(4) On the retired list the grades of the officers of the line are 
the same as on the active list, with the addition of the grade of 
commodore, which takes rank next after that of rear admiral. 

(5) Line officers on the retired list have the titles of the rank 
with which retired. 

(6) All the above officers shall take rank in each grade accord¬ 
ing to the dates of their commissions; in the absence of commis¬ 
sions they shall take rank according to the order in which their 
names appear upon the Official Navy Register as kept in the 
Navy Department. 

1008. (1) Officers of the line exercise military command. 

(2) Only officers on duty can exercise, or are subject to, com¬ 
mand, except as provided for in article R-1511. 

(3) On all occasions where two or more ships’ expeditions or 
detachments of officers and men meet, the command of the whole 
devolves upon the senior line officer, subject to the limitations of 
Article I 3649. 

(4) At all times and places not specifically provided for in 
these regulations, where the exercise of military authority for the 
purpose of cooperation or otherwise is necessary, of which the 
lesponsible officer must be the judge, the senior line officer on 
the spot shall assume command and direct the movements and 
efforts of all persons in the Navy present, subject to the limita¬ 
tions of article 1-3649. 

(5) The senior line officer shall be held accountable for the 
exercise of his authority, and must not divert any officer from a 


Officers of the 
Navy. 

Titles of 
officers, where 
shown. 


Bank and ti¬ 
tles of line offi¬ 
cers. 


Bank in 

grade. 


Authority of 
line officers. 


(97 b) 




duty confided to him by a common superior, or deprive him of his 
command or duty without good and sufficient reason. 

Staff officers. 1004. The officers of the staff are as follows: Medical officers, 
dental officers, pay officers, chaplains, professors of mathematics, 
naval constructors, civil engineers. 

Rank and 1005. (1) Officers of the staff on the active list have rank and 

ties of staff offl- .... „ ' ' 

cers. Idle as follows: 


Medical offi¬ 
cers. 


Tay officers. 


Chaplains. 


Professors of 
mathematics. 


Naval con¬ 
structors. 


Civil engi¬ 
neers. 


Rank and 
titles of line 
officers, chiefs 
of bureaus. 

Titles of other 
chiefs of bu¬ 
reaus. 


(a) Medical directors have the rank of captain and the title' 
“ medical director ”; medical inspectors have the rank of com¬ 
mander and the title “ medical inspector ”; surgeons the rank of 
lieutenant commander and the title “ surgeon ”; passed assistant 
surgeons the rank of lieutenant and the title “passed assistant 
surgeon”; assistant surgeons the rank of lieutenant (junior 
grade) and the title “assistant surgeon.” 

(b) Pay directors have the rank of captain and the title “ pay 
director ”; pay inspectors the rank of commander and the title 
“ pay inspector ”; paymasters the rank of lieutenant commander 
or lieutenant and the title “paymaster”; passed assistant pay¬ 
masters the rank of lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade) and 
the title “ passed assistant paymaster ”; assistant paymasters the 
rank of lieutenant (junior grade) or ensign and the title “assist¬ 
ant paymaster.” 

(c) Of the chaplains, the senior four have the rank of captain; 

the next seven that of commander; the next five that of lieu¬ 
tenant commander or lieutenant, and the remaining chaplains that 
of lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade). All officers of this 
corps have the title “ chaplain.” , 

(d) Of the professors of mathematics, the senior three have 
the rank of captain; the next four that of commander; and the 
remaining five that of lieutenant commander or lieutenant, All 
officers of this corps have the title “ professor of mathematics.” 

(e) Of the naval constructors, five have the rank of captain; 
five that of commander; and the remaining naval constructors 
that of lieutenant-commander or lieutenant. All of the above - 
officers have the title “ naval constructor.” Assistant naval con¬ 
structors have the rank of lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade) 
and the title “ assistant naval constructor.” 

(/) Of the civil engineers, the senior two have the rank of 
captain; the next two that of commander; and the remaining 
civil engineers that of lieutenant commander, lieutenant, or lieu¬ 
tenant (junior grade) ; and civil engineers shall be advanced in 
rank to the two grades of lieutenant commander and lieutenant 
on the same date and with the line officers with whom they take 
precedence, in the same manner as officers of the other staff corps 
of the Navy. Of the assistant civil engineers, the senior six 
shall have the rank of lieutenant (junior grade), and the remain¬ 
ing six that of ensign. All civil engineers have the title “civil 
engineer,” and all assistant civil engineers the title “ assistant 
civil engineer.” 

(2) Staff officers on the retired list have the titles appropriate 
to the corps from which retired, as set forth in the other para¬ 
graphs of this article. 

1006. (1) When the office of chief of bureau is filled by an 
officer below the rank of rear admiral, said officer shall, while 
holding said office, have the rank and, except as otherwise pro¬ 
vided for by law or regulation, title of rear admiral. 

(2) The chiefs of the Bureaus of Medicine and Surgery, Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts, Steam Engineering, and Construction and 
Repair, while holding these offices, shall have, respectively, the 
title of Surgeon General, Paymaster General, Engineer in Chief, 
and Chief Constructor. (Sec. 1471, R. S.; Op. Att. Gen., March 4, 
1904.) A staff officer serving as Chief of the Bureau of Yards and 
Docks retains his title in the corps to which he belongs. 


(98 u) 


(3) Correspondence from a chief of bureau shall show the name 
of his office. 

(4) The Judge Advocate General shall be an officer of the Navy 
or Marine Corps, and shall have, while holding said office, the 
rank and title of captain in the Navy or colonel in the Marine 
Corps, as the case may be. 

(5) Line titles shall not be used, either officially or semi¬ 

officially, by officers not of the line of the Navy. Where appro¬ 
priate, however, as upon visiting cards and otherwise, in semi¬ 
official and personal use, the words “ with the rank of - 

may be employed if desired. 

(6) An officer holding an acting appointment shall affix the 
title of his acting rank to his official signature, and when such 
appointment is revoked he shall resume the title of his actual rank. 

1007. (1) Officers of the staff shall, under the commanding 
officer, have all necessary authority within their particular de¬ 
partments for the due performance of their respective duties, and 
they shall be obeyed accordingly by their subordinates. 

(2) They shall not, by virtue of rank and precedence, have any 
additional right to quarters, nor shall they have authority to 
exercise command, except in their own corps, and except as pro¬ 
vided in Art. R-1043; nor shall they take precedence of their 
commanding officer; nor shall they take precedence of the aid or 
executive of the commanding officer while executing the orders of 
such commanding officer on board of the vessel or at the station 
to which he is attached; nor shall they be exempted from obeying 
the lawful commands of officers of the line who may be charged 
by proper authority with the details of military duty incident to 
the naval service. 

1008. Officers in verbal official communications shall be ad¬ 
dressed solely by their titles as given in their commissions or as 
they appear in the Navy Register; those below the rank of com¬ 
mander in the line, and all officers of the staff, may be addressed 
by their title, or as Mr. or Dr., as the case may be. 

1000. (1) The precedence of officers of the Navy shall be regu¬ 
lated by the precedence list published in the Navy Register. 
Where commissioned officers of the different corps, who are not 
graduates of the Naval Academy, take precedence from the same 
date, they shall be arranged in the precedence table to take rank 
in the following order: (a) Line officers; (&) medical officers; 
(c) pay officers; (d) chaplains; (e) professors of mathematics; 
(/) naval constructors; (g) civil engineers. 

(2) All processions on shore where officers appear in an official 
capacity and where formation is necessary, shall be regarded as 
military formations. (Sec. 1480, R. S.) 

1010. (1) The relative rank between officers of the Navy, 
whether on the active or retired list, and officers of the Army and 
of the Marine Corps, shall be as follows, lineal rank only being 
considered: 

(a) Admiral shall rank with general. 

(fo) Vice admiral with lieutenant general. 

(c) Rear admiral with major general. 

( d) Commodore with brigadier general. 

(e) Captain with colonel. 

(/) Commander with lieutenant colonel. 

( g ) Lieutenant commander with major. 

( h ) Lieutenant with captain. 

(£) Lieutenant (junior grade) with first lieutenant. 

O') Ensign with second lieutenant. (Sec. 1466, R. S.) 

(2) In fixing the relative rank of officers of the Army, officers of 
the Navy, and officers of the Marine Corps, of the same grade and 
date of appointment and commission, the time which each may 
have actually served as a commissioned officer of the United 


Judge Advo¬ 
cate General. 


Line titles, 
by whom not to 
be used. 


Acting ap¬ 
pointments. 


Authority of 
staff officers. 


How officers 
are addressed. 


Precedence of 
officers. 


Officers of the 
Navy and the 
Army and Ma¬ 
rine Corps. 


(99 R) 




Officers of the 
Marine Corps 
and Army. 

Officers of the 
Revenue-Cutter 
Service. 


Warrant offi¬ 
cers. 


Commissioned 
warrant officers. 


How classed. 


Rank of, and 
precedence. 


States, whether continuously or at different periods, shall be 
taken into account. (Sec. 1219, It. S.) 

(3) Officers in the same grade in the Army, Navy, and Marine 
Corps have relative rank and precedence among themselves ac¬ 
cording to the dates, respectively, of their commissions, the senior 
in commission ranking the junior. (Op. Att. Gen., Oct. 7, 1905.) 

1011. The officers of the Marine Corps shall be, in relation to 
rank, on the same footing as officers of similar grades in the Army. 
(Sec. 1603, R. S.) 

1012. The officers of the Revenue-Cutter Service when serving 
in accordance with law, as a part of the Navy, shall be entitled to 
relative rank, as follows : 

(а) Captains with and next after lieutenant commanders in the 
Navy. 

(б) First lieutenants with and next after lieutenants in the 
Navy. 

(c) Second lieutenants with and next after lieutenants (junior 
grade) in the Navy. 

(d) Third lieutenants with and next after ensigns in the Navy. 
(Secs. 1492 and 2757, R. S.) 

(e) No officer of the Revenue-Cutter Service shall have control 
at any time over any vessel, officer, or man of the naval service. 
Nor shall any naval officer exercise such military or other con¬ 
trol over any vessel, officer, or man of the Revenue-Cutter Service, 
except by direction of the President. (Act of April 12, 1902.) 

1013. " (1) Boatsw r ains, gunners, machinists, carpenters, sail- 
makers, and pharmacists are warrant officers. They take prece¬ 
dence of each other on the active list of the Navy according to the 
date of their warrants, and in case the warrants of two or more 
of them are of the same date, then according to the order in 
which their names are borne upon the Official Navy Register as 
kept in the Navy Department. They take precedence next after 
midshipmen and ahead of all mates. 

(2) After six years from date of warrant, boatswains, gunners, 
machinists, carpenters, sailmakers, and pharmacists, if duly quali¬ 
fied, shall be commissioned chief boatswains, chief gunners, chief 
machinists, chief carpenters, chief sailmakers, and chief pharma¬ 
cists, respectively, to rank with but after ensigns, and shall be 
designated commissioned warrant officers. On the active list of 
the Navy, these commissioned warrant officers take precedence 
after ensigns, and of each according to the dates of their war¬ 
rants, and in case the warrants of two or more of them are of the 
same date, then according to the order in which their names are 
borne upon the Official Navy Register as kept in the Navy Depart¬ 
ment. Their commissions give no additional right to quarters on 
board ship or to command. 

(3) Chief boatswains, chief gunners, chief machinists, boat¬ 
swains, gunners, and machinists are classed as line officers of the 
Navy; chief carpenters, chief sailmakers, chief pharmacists, car¬ 
penters, sailmakers, and pharmacists, as staff officers. So far as 
succession to command or succession to duties aboard ship outside 
the engineer department are concerned, chief machinists and 
machinists are restricted to the performance of engineering duty 
only. 

(4) Such commissioned warrant officers as are or may be re¬ 
tired with the rank of lieutenant (junior grade) take precedence 
next after officers having the rank of lieutenant (junior grade). 
Such boatswains, gunners, carpenters, and sailmakers as are re¬ 
tired with the rank of the next higher grade shall take precedence 
with other officers of the Navy next after ensigns. All com¬ 
missioned warrant officers and warrant officers when retired take 
precedence of each other as when on the active list; and in case 
the seniority of two or more of the same rank is of the same date, 


(100 B) 


then according to the order in which their names are borne upon 
the Official Navy Register as kept in the Navy Department. 

(5) Commissioned warrant officers and warrant officers, who 
are retired without advancement in rank shall take precedence 
as when on the active list. 

1014. (1) Clerks to pay officers are appointed for a limited Paymasters’ 
period. They are subject in all respects to the same laws and clerks * 
regulations that govern other persons in the naval service. 

(2) Mates are rated, by authority of the Secretary of the Navy, Mates - 
from seamen and ordinary seamen who have enlisted in the naval 
service for not less than two years. (Sec. 1408, R. S.) Mates 
have no relative rank, but they shall take precedence of all petty 
officers, noncommissioned officers of the Marine Corps, and en¬ 
listed men, and in their own grade according to the dates of their 
appointments. 

1015. Commissioned warrant officers, warrant officers, mates, Authority of 
and petty officers shall have, under their superiors, all necessary cers°and petty 
authority for the due performance of their duties, and they shall officers. 

be obeyed accordingly. 

Section 2.—Petty Officers and Enlisted Men. 

1026. Petty officers, musicians, and other enlisted men in the Petfc y officers 
Navy, and noncommissioned officers, musicians, and privates in men. lSt * d 
the Marine Corps, shall take precedence according to the follow¬ 
ing tabular classification; the precedence of two or more holding 
the same rate shall be determined by the date of their rates; if 
of the same date, then their precedence shall be determined by 
their respective lengths of service. At general muster the names 
of petty officers shall be called in the order of their precedence. 

(Sec. 1410, R. S.) 

Chief petty officers. 


Seaman branch. 

Artificer branch. 

Special branch. 

Marines. 

Chief masters at 
arms. 

Chief machinist’s 
mates. 

Chief yeomen. 

Sergeants major. 

Chief boatswain’s 
mates. 

Chief electricians. 

Hospital stewards. 

First sergeants. 
Gunnery ser¬ 
geants. 

Chief gunner’s mates. 

Chief carpenter’s 
mates. 

Bandmasters. 

Quartermaster ser¬ 
geants. 

Chief turret captains. 
Chief gun captains. 
Chief quartermasters. 

Chief water tenders. 

Chief commissary 
stewards. 

Drum majors. 
Leader of band. 
Second leader of 
band. 


Petty officers, first class. 


Seaman branch. 

Artificer branch. 

Special branch. 

Marines. 

Masters at arms, first 
class. 

Machinist’s mates, 
first class. 

First musicians. 


Boatswain’s mates, 
first class. 

Electricians, first 
class. 

Yeomen, first class. 


Turret captains, 
first class. 

Boilermakers. 

Commissary stew¬ 
ards. 


Gunner’s mates, first 
class. 

Coppersmiths. 

Ship’s cooks, first 
class. 


Gun captains, first 
class. 

Quartermasters, first 
class. 

Blacksmiths. 

Plumbers and fitters. 

Sailmaker’s mates. 
Carpenter’s mates, 
first class. 

Water tenders. 

Ship fitters, first 
class. 

Painters, first class. 

Bakers, first class. 



(101 R) 























Petty officers, second class. 


Seaman branch. 

Artificer branch. 

Special branch. 

Marines. 

Masters at arms, 

Machinist’s mates, 

Yeomen, second 

Sergeants. 

second class. 

second class. 

class. 


Boatswain’s mates, 

Electricians, second 

Ship’s cooks, sec- 


second class. 

Gunner’s mates, 
second class. 

Gun captains, second 
class. 

Quartermasters, sec¬ 
ond class. 

class. 

Carpenter’s mates, 
second class. 

Printers. 

Oilers. 

Ship fitters, second 
class. 

Painters, second 
class. 

ond class. 



Petty officers, third class. 


Seaman branch. 

Artificer branch. 

Special branch. 

Marines. 

Masters at arms, 
third class. 

Coxswains. 

Gunner’s mates, 
third class. 

Qu ar t e r m a s t e r s, 
third class. 

Electricians, third 
class. 

Carpenter’s mates. 

third class. 
Painters, third 
class. 

Yeomen, third 

class. 

Hospital appren¬ 
tices, first class. 

Corporals. 


Seamen, first class. 


Seaman branch. 

Artificer branch. 

Special branch. 

Marines. 

Seamen gunners. 

Seamen. 

Firemen, first class. 

Music i a n s, first 
class. 

Ship’s cooks, third 
class. 

Bakers, second 
class. 

Musicians. 

Privates. 


Seamen, second class. 


Seaman branch. 

Artificer branch. 

Special branch. 

Marines. 

Ordinary seamen. 

Firemen, second 

class. 

Shipwrights. 

Musicians, second 
class. 

Buglers. 

Hospital appren¬ 
tices. 

Ship’s cooks, fourth 
class. 



Seamen, third class. 


Seaman branch. 

Artificer branch. 

Special branch. 

Marines. 

Apprentice seamen. 

Coal passers. 
Landsmen. 

Landsmen. 



(102 r) 












































Messman branch. 


Stewards to commanders in chief. 
Cooks to commanders in chief. 
Stewards to commandants. 

Cooks to commandants. 

Cabin stewards. 

Cabin cooks. 

Wardroom stewards. 

Wardroom cooks. 


Steerage stewards. 

Steerage cooks. 

Warrant officers’ stewards. 
Warrant officers’ cooks. 

Mess attendants, first class. 
Mess attendants, second class. 
Mess attendants, third class. 


Section 3.—Detail of Command and Duty. 


1031. Officers of tlie Navy sliall perform such duty at sea or 
on shore as may be assigned them by the department. 

1032. Any staff officer who has performed duty as Chief of 
Bureau for a full term shall thereafter be exempt from sea duty. 
(Sec. 1436, R. S.) 

1033. Such rear admirals, captains, and commanders as are by 
law restricted to the performance of engineering duties shall be 
assigned accordingly, and to shore duty only. 

1034. The President is authorized to establish, and from time 
to time to modify, as the needs of the service may require, a 
classification of vessels of the Navy, and to formulate appropriate 
rules governing assignments to command of vessels and squadrons. 
(Act of Mar. 3, 1901.) 

1035. Vessels of the Navy shall be classified as follows: 

( a ) First rates, men-of-war of 8,000 tons and above. 

(&) Second rates, men-of-war of 4,000 tons and under 8,000 tons, 
and converted and auxiliary vessels of 6,000 tons and above, except 
colliers, refrigerating ships, distilling ships, tank steamers, repair 
ships, hospital ships, and other vessels constructed or equipped 
for special purposes. 

(c) Third rates, men-of-war of 1,000 tons and under 4,000 tons; 
converted and auxiliary vessels of 1,000 tons and under 6,000 tons; 
colliers, refrigerating ships, distilling ships, tank steamers, repair 
ships, hospital ships, and other vessels constructed or equipped 
for special purposes of 4,000 tons and above. 

(d) Fourth rates, men-of-war and converted and auxiliary ves¬ 
sels under 1,000 tons, and colliers, refrigerating ships, distilling 
ships, tank steamers, repair ships, hospital ships, and other vessels 
constructed or equipped for special purposes under 4,000 tons. 

(e) Torpedo-boat destroyers, torpedo boats, submarines, torpedo 
or submarine tenders while so acting, tugs, sailing ships, and 
stationary receiving ships shall not be rated. 

1036. Vessels of the Naval Auxiliary Service having merchant 
crews are amenable to navigation laws. Crews must be shipped 
and discharged before consuls and papers deposited with consuls, 
except in those cases where anticipated orders for prompt move¬ 
ment make this course undesirable, in which case the consul is to 
be notified. 

1037. Vessels of the Navy shall be commanded as nearly as 
may be as follows: 

First rates, by captains or commanders; second rates, by com¬ 
manders; third rates, by commanders or lieutenant commanders; 
fourth rates, by lieutenant commanders or lieutenants; torpedo- 
boat destroyers, by lieutenant commanders or lieutenants; torpedo 
boats, submarines, tugs, or tenders, by lieutenants, lieutenants 
junior grade, or ensigns; other vessels not rated by such officers 
as the Navy Department may designate. 

1038. A fleet may be commanded by a flag officer; a squadron 
or division by a flag officer, captain, or commander; a torpedo or 
submarine flotilla, by a captain, commander, or lieutenant com¬ 
mander; a torpedo or submarine group, by a lieutenant com¬ 
mander or lieutenant. (See sec. 1434, R. S.) 


(103 r) 








Ensigns. 


Command of 
hospital ships. 


Flag officer in 
chief command 
disabled; suc¬ 
cession. 


Absence less 
than twenty- 
four hoars. 


Absence ex¬ 
ceeding twenty- 
four hours in 
U. S. port. 


Absence ex¬ 
ceeding twenty- 
four hours in 
foreign port. 


Flag officer in 
chief command 
killed in battle. 


Authority of a 
flag officer when 
a passenger. 

Passengers as¬ 
signed to duty. 


1039. A naval station may be commanded by a rear admiral, 
captain, or commander. 

1010. The executive officer of a ship shall be of lower grade 
than the captain. 

1041. An ensign, during the first two years of his commission, 
shall perform such duties afloat as may be assigned him, and as 
may be prescribed elsewhere in the Navy Regulations or Naval 
Instructions, including junior officer of the watch, deck or engine 
room; but shall not be detailed for duty on the staff of a flag 
officer, nor as aid to the commanding officer of a ship. 

1042. An officer of the Medical Corps of the Navy, not below the 
grade of surgeon, may command a hospital ship. 

1043. Line officers may be detailed for duty under staff officers 
in the manufacturing and repair departments of navy yards and 
naval stations. (Act approved June 24, 1910.) 

1044. (1) Should the flag officer commanding die, become inca¬ 
pacitated, or leave his station permanently before being relieved 
by a successor appointed by the Secretary of the Navy, the line 
officer next in rank in the fleet or squadron shall succeed to the 
command and discharge its duties until regularly relieved, in addi¬ 
tion to his regular duties; and he shall have all the authority and 
responsibility of a flag officer in command as if assigned to that 
duty in terms, by the Navy Department. 

(2) An officer who succeeds to command as provided in this 
article acquires no increase of rank nor change in personal title. 

(3) During the temporary absence of a flag officer from his 
command afloat, not exceeding twenty-four hours, he shall be 
represented by the chief of staff or, in his absence, by the com¬ 
manding officer of the flagship, who is authorized to carry out the 
established routine and make the necessary signals therefor. 

(4) In a port of the United States, on the occasion of the ab¬ 
sence of a flag officer from his command afloat, for a period ex¬ 
ceeding twenty-four hours, his flag shall be hauled down, and the 
command, subject to any directions from the flag officer, shall 
devolve upon the senior line officer present in the fleet, squadron, 
or division, with the title of senior officer present. 

(5) In a foreign port, upon the occasion of the absence of a 
flag officer from his command afloat, for a period exceeding 
twenty-four hours, the command, subject to any directions from 
the flag officer, shall devolve upon the senior officer present 
in the fleet, squadron, or division, with the title of senior officer 
present, and the flag officer’s flag shall be hoisted over the ship in 
which the temporary commander is embarked, but without a 
salute. 

1045. (1) If the flag officer commanding be killed in battle, the 
officer next in rank on board the ship bearing his flag shall succeed 
provisionally and until the senior officer in the fleet announces 
that he has taken command. It shall be the duty of the officer 
thus succeeding provisionally to report to such senior officer as 
soon as practicable, and by private signal, the death of the flag 
officer. The flag of the deceased shall be kept hoisted, until the 
battle is decided. 

(2) A commander in chief, a commandant of a naval station, 
or other officer on detached or independent service shall, in the 
event of his protracted illness or disability for a period of two 
weeks, report the fact to the department, by telegraph if beyond 
the continental limits of the United States, otherwise by letter. 

1046. The commanding officer of a ship not a flagship with a 
flag officer embarked as passenger by due authority shall be 
subject to the orders of such flag officer. The latter, when so 
embarked, shall display his flag. Other officers embarked as pas¬ 
sengers, senior to the commanding officer, shall have no authority 
but those junior to him, if not on a flag officer’s staff, may be 
assigned to duty when the exigencies of the service render it nec- 


(104 r) 


essary, of which necessity the commanding officer shall be the 
sole judge. Passengers thus assigned shall have the same au¬ 
thority as though regularly attached to the ship, but shall not 
displace any officer belonging to the regular complement of the 
ship in his quarters. 

1047. No officer can place himself on duty by virtue of his com¬ 
mission or warrant alone. 

1048. An officer duly appointed to act in any grade shall, while 
serving under such appointment, be entitled to the same com¬ 
mand, precedence, and honors as if he held a commission in that 
grade of the same date as his appointment. 

1049. An officer on the retired list of the Navy may be em¬ 
ployed on active duty at his own request, as provided in the Act 
of August 22, 1912. 

1050. An officer of the Navy can not assume command of Army 
forces on shore, nor can an officer of the Army assume command 
over any ship of the Navy, or over its officers or men afloat, 
except in either case by special authority for a particular service; 
but when officers of the Navy are on duty on shore with the Army 
they shall be entitled to the precedence of the rank in the Army to 
which their own corresponds, except command as aforesaid, and 
this precedence will regulate their right to quarters. 

1051. (1) Officers ordered to duty under the Lighthouse Board, 
the Bureau of Fisheries, or the Coast and Geodetic Survey, shall 
report by letter to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, and 
w r hile on such duty they shall obey the orders and directions of 
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor and of the Lighthouse 
Board, the Bureau of Fisheries, or the Superintendent of the Coast 
Survey, as the case may be. 

(2) While on the duty indicated above, officers will be held 
directly responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for conformity 
to the rules and Articles for the Government of the Navy, and the 
Navy Regulations, except only in so far as they may be inconsist¬ 
ent with the special service in which they are engaged. They will 
also be held responsible for the care of the persons, vessels, and 
public property that may be placed under their control. 

Section 3.—Law and Decisions on Rank and Command. 


Authority to 
perform duty. 

Authority of 
acting appoint¬ 
ments. 


Retired offi¬ 
cers. 


Authority of 
Navy and of 
Army officers 
serving together. 


Officers on 
duty in Light¬ 
house Service, 
under Fish Com¬ 
mission, or in 
Coast Survey. 


1061. Commanding officers of vessels of war and of naval sta¬ 
tions shall take precedence over all officers placed under their 
command. The Secretary of the Navy may, in his discretion, 
detail a line officer to act as the aid or executive of the command¬ 
ing officer of a vessel of war or naval station, which officer shall, 
when not impracticable, be next in rank to said commanding 
officer. Such aid or executive shall, while executing the orders 
of the commanding officer on board the vessel, or at the station, 
take precedence over all officers attached to the vessel or station. 
All orders of such aid or executive shall be regarded as proceed¬ 
ing from the commanding officer; and the aid or executive shall 
have no independent authority in consequence of such detail. 
Staff officers, senior to the officer so detailed, shall have the right 
co communicate directly with the commanding officer. In pro¬ 
cessions on shore, on courts-martial, summary courts, courts of 
inquiry, boards of survey, and all other boards, line and staff 
officers shall take precedence according to rank. 

1062. The foregoing are provisions of the statute laws of the 
country. In view of the fact that their meaning and force have 
been sometimes misunderstood, they are here given for the infor¬ 
mation of the service, with the following declarations and regula¬ 
tions, promulgated as the views of the Secretary of the Navy upon 
the subject matter, and his official construction of the law as it 
exists in relation thereto. By the force of naval law, and regula¬ 
tions made in conformity therewith, the following principles are 


Sec. 1468, R.S. 
Sec. 1469, R.S. 


Sec. 1470, R.S. 


Sec. 1489, R.S. 


Decisions. 


(105 R) 



Authority of 
officers iu com¬ 
mand. 


Death, disa¬ 
bility or ab¬ 
sence of com¬ 
manding officer. 


Staff officers. 


Authority to 
issue orders, etc. 


established and exist as essentials of all military service, without 
which there can be neither command, discipline, nor responsibility : 

(a) Officers intrusted with the command of vessels of war or 
naval stations, or with the command or direction of any military 
expedition or duty, whatever their rank, must, while properly in 
such command or direction, have full command, authority, and 
precedence over all officers and persons, of whatever rank, serving- 
in such vessel, station, or expedition, or in the execution of such 
duty. This authority and precedence will descend to the officer 
or person on whom such command or direction may devolve by 
reason or the death, disability, or absence of the person otherwise 
in command or direction. 

(&) In case of death, disability, or absence of an officer in mili¬ 
tary command or direction, this command and direction, with all 
its authority and precedence, devolves and rests upon the line 
officer eligible to command next in rank who may be present and 
on duty with such command. In processions on shore all officers 
take precedence according to their rank; but when such procession 
forms a military command, the command devolves upon the senior 
line officer present eligible to command, subject to the limitation 
of article 1-3649, and authority and precedence attach accordingly. 
On all courts-martial, courts of inquiry, boards of survey, and 
other boards, line and staff officers take precedence according to 
rank. The senior officer of such courts or boards presides by 
virtue of his rank. 

(c) Officers of the staff corps of the Navy shall on all occasions 
be treated with the same respect as officers of corresponding rank 
in the line not in command, under like circumstances. Their 
legal rank carries with it the same personal dignity and is to re¬ 
ceive, in all respects, the same consideration. If they are at any 
time subordinated, for any purpose of organization or duty, to 
the exercise of authority delegated by law T to their juniors in 
actual rank, it is for reasons growing out of the necessities of 
military service, operating alike on all officers of both line and 
staff under like circumstances, and subject to the same conditions 
applicable to all. The right of military command and to addi¬ 
tional quarters is restricted by law. 

( d ) No officer of any grade of the Navy is authorized by virtue 
of his own mere rank and authority to give any order or grant 
any privilege, permission, or liberty to his senior in rank of any 
corps; nor is any senior officer required to receive such order, 
privilege, permission, or liberty from his junior, unless such junior 
is at the time in command of the vessel of war or naval station 
to which the senior is attached, or in command or direction of 
the military expedition or duty on which such senior is serving, 
or is, as aid or executive, executing such order of the commanding 
officer; and no commanding officer is authorized to delegate to any 
junior the authority to grant any permission, privilege, or liberty 
to his senior, but must himself receive and hear, under proper 
regulations, any request therefor from such senior, satisfying 
himself as to its propriety, and deciding the matter in the exercise 
of his own authority. Any officer on shipboard, however, who is 
intrusted by general provision or special order of proper authority 
with any duty, the present performance of which may involve the 
movements of the ship itself, or the attitude of the ship’s com¬ 
pany as a whole, represents the commanding officer for that pur¬ 
pose, and is intrusted, for the time, with all the authority neces¬ 
sary for the proper performance of such duty; and all officers, 
of whatever rank, are required to assist in carrying out such 
duty, and to receive and execute his orders for that purpose; nor 
will he be interfered with therein, unless by the commanding 
officer, or the aid or executive, who are entitled to relieve him in 
the performance of such duty. 


\ 


(106 a) 


1003. (1) The efficiency of every military organization requires 
of the commanding authority, besides the general duties of com¬ 
mand and direction, the additional duties of organization, police, 
and inspection; all these appertain to and go with the command. 
For the relief of the commanding officer they are usually in¬ 
trusted, in their details, to subordinates, but they are performed 
by his authority and under his direction. On shipboard and at 
navy yards the Secretary of the Navy, by authority of law, 
designates the senior line officer to perform these duties in addi¬ 
tion to the ordinary duties assigned to him as such line officer 
attached to the ship or yard. The officer so designated is called, 
for the time being, “the aid or executive of the commanding 
officer.” This is not a new rank; nor has the officer by virtue of 
the title, or in consequence of the detail, any new independent 
authority. It is merely a designation of the officer who, for the 
relief of the commanding officer or commandant and by his 
authority alone, carries out, on board the ship or at a navy yard, 
the details of organization, inspection, and police. 

(2) As the officer in charge of the police of the ship and the 
execution of all provisions made for her general good condition, 
appearance, and safety, the duties of the executive officer of a 
ship are constant and call him everywhere, and give him, as 
representative of the commanding officer for that purpose, charge 
of and authority over the details necessary to the proper perform¬ 
ance of all police duties. To this authority all officers and persons 
are required to yield full and prompt acquiescence. 

(3) As the inspecting officer of the ship, required at stated pe¬ 
riods to examine and report her general condition and efficiency 
in all her departments, the aid or executive is entitled to make 
personal examination of and report upon all these, and for that 
purpose every facility is to be afforded him by every officer at¬ 
tached to the vessel; and all officers in charge of storerooms or 
other parts of the ship are required to have such storeroom or 
parts of the ship in proper condition for his inspection, at such 
times as may be designated by the commanding officer. 

(4) As the officer to whom the details of the organization of the 
ship’s company are intrusted, the aid or executive is the proper 
person to station the officers and crew, and to prepare, form, pa¬ 
rade, and present them in proper attitude for review and inspec¬ 
tion by the commanding officer or other proper officer, and for this 
purpose he has authority to take preliminary charge of all forma¬ 
tions and parades, to see that the whole is properly organized and 
paraded, and to receive the reports customary on such occasions 
from the officers in charge of departments and divisions, and trans¬ 
mit them as a whole to the commanding officer. While carrying 
out the details of organization and those of police and inspection, 
in execution of the orders of the commanding officer, the aid or 
executive takes precedence over all officers attached to the ship, 
and shall be obeyed and respected accordingly. Reports of heads 
of departments and of officers senior in rank to the aid or ex¬ 
ecutive, other than those above mentioned, will be made direct to 
the commanding officer. The commanding officer is authorized to 
grant temporary leave of absence to the officers and others at¬ 
tached to the vessel. Under his orders and special directions such 
leave of absence may be granted by the aid or executive to officers 
who are junior to him in rank; these officers will report their re¬ 
turn from leave to the aid or executive. Officers senior in rank 
to the aid or executive desiring to leave the ship will obtain the 
required permission directly from the commanding officer, and 
upon their return from leave will report the same to him. All of¬ 
ficers will report their permission to leave the ship, and their re¬ 
turn, to the officer of the deck. The departure and return of of¬ 
ficers senior to the aid or executive will be reported to the latter 
by the officer of the deck. 


The executive 
officer; liis du¬ 
ties aud author¬ 
ity. 


In charge of 
police of ship. 


As inspecting 
officer of ship. 


As intrusted 
with organiza¬ 
tion. 


(107 R) 





Exercise of 
authority hy ex¬ 
ecutive officer. 


Delegation of 
authority. 


Authority 
other than as 
executive. 


Not required 
to announce au¬ 
thority for 
orders. 


Complaints 
and appeals. 


(5) These duties of organization, inspection, and police devolve 
upon “ the aid or executive of the commanding officer of a vessel 
of war ” by virtue of his detail as such “ aid or executive,” and 
they, and the exercise of the authority necessary to execute them, 
are recognized by all military law and usage, and by the statute 
which authorizes his designation. But they are duties pertaining 
to the command, delegated, under sanction of law, by the com¬ 
manding officer to his “aid or executive,” who, in carrying them 
out, is “ executing the orders of the commanding officer,” and the 
authority exercised as necessary to their execution is the author¬ 
ity of “ the commanding officer,” exercised by his “ aid or execu¬ 
tive,” and not the authority of the “ aid or executive ” himself. 
By the express provision of the statute, this officer has “ no inde¬ 
pendent authority ” as such “ aid or executive,” but exercises only 
the authority necessarily delegated for the execution “ of the or¬ 
ders of the commanding officer.” This delegated authority, how¬ 
ever, is recognized by the statute which confers on the “ aid or 
executive,” while exercising it, “ precedence over all officers at¬ 
tached to the ship,” of whatever rank or corps. But this special 
precedence is given to him only “while executing the orders of 
the commanding officer on board ship,” and is not his under other 
circumstances. 

(6) The officer in command of a ship of war is not authorized 
to delegate his power except for the carrying out of the details 
of the general duties to be performed by his authority. The com¬ 
mand is his, and he can neither delegate the duties of it to an¬ 
other, nor avoid its burdens, nor escape its responsibilities; and 
his “ aid or executive,” in the exercise of the power given to him 
for “ executing the orders of the commanding officer,” must keep 
himself constantly informed of the opinions and wishes of the 
commanding officer; and whenever and as soon as he may be in¬ 
formed or is in doubt as to such opinion or wishes he must rem¬ 
edy such defect by prompt and personal application, to the end 
that the authority of the commanding officer may be used only to 
carry out his own views; and that he may not be, by its unwar¬ 
ranted exercise, in any measure relieved from his official respon¬ 
sibilities, which can neither be assumed by nor fall upon any 
other officer. 

(7) The details of these duties may be more fully defined by 
general or special orders and regulations, but the “ aid or execu¬ 
tive of the commanding officer of a vessel of war” has, as such 
“aid or executive,” no other duties of authority except those 
which come within the scope of the above descriptions; and any 
other authority at any time to be exercised by the officer desig¬ 
nated as such “ aid or executive ” must be such authority only as 
belongs to him by virtue of his rank in the line. This is his in 
his own right, with all the power and precedence which belong 
to it, but it is to be exercised only according to the general rules 
governing alike all officers of all corps and every grade. 

(8) It is not necessary, nor consistent with military usage and 
efficiency, that the “ aid or executive ” should be required to an¬ 
nounce with every order given or authority exercised by him as 
such, that he is “ executing the orders of the commanding officer.” 
The delegated character of this authority is fully understood and 
is defined by the statute, which contemplates obedience to it as 
such by “ all officers attached to the vessel,” and the statute, while 
it provides that the officer detailed to act as “ aid or executive ” 
shall, “ when not impracticable, be next in rank to the command¬ 
ing officer,” still contemplates the same obedience when this is 
impracticable. 

(9) Any complaint or appeal growing out of the exercise of 
these duties should be made to the commanding officer, and the 
right to make any such complaint or appeal shall not be denied to 
any person. 


(108 r) 


(10) The right of all officers, whether of the line or staff, to 
communicate with the commanding officer at all proper times and 
places is not to be denied or restricted; but this does not interfere 
with the duty of all such officers to recognize and acquiesce in the 
authority delegated to the “ aid or executive ” for the purpose of 
police, organization, and inspection as aforesaid, nor confer upon 
any such officer the right to interrupt the ordinary course of mili¬ 
tary organization or duty, while in actual execution, for the pur¬ 
pose of making such communication. 

(11) The general principles involved in the relations of the aid 
or executive to the commanding officer of a ship as laid down in 
this article shall also govern, as far as they may be applicable, in 
the case of the aid or executive to the commandant of a navy yard. 

1061. Every officer in charge of a department has the general 
right, at all proper times, to communicate and confer directly 
with .the responsible commanding officer concerning any matter 
relating to his department; and his duty to do so is absolute 
whenever he thinks it necessary for the good of his department or 
of the service. 


Right of offi¬ 
cers to commu¬ 
nicate with com¬ 
manding officer. 


Officers in 
charge of de¬ 
partments. 


(109 E) 







CHAPTER 12. 


HONORS, DISTINCTION'S, SALUTES, AND CEREMONIES. 

Section 1.—The President of the United States, the Vice 

President, an Ex-President, the President or Sovereign of 

a Foreign State and Members of Royal Families. 

1101. (1) When the President of the United States visits a 
ship of the Navy, all officers of the vessel shall assemble in special 
full dress on the side of the quarter-deck on which he enters; he 
shall be received at the gangway by the flag officer and command¬ 
ing officer, accompanied by such other officers as may be desig¬ 
nated; the yards or rail shall be manned; the full guard paraded; 
and such of the crew as are not otherwise employed shall be 
formed in order forward of the guard. When the President 
reaches the deck, officers and men shall salute; the guard present 
arms; the drum give four ruffles and the bugle sound four flour¬ 
ishes ; the ruffles and flourishes shall be followed by the national 
air by the band; the President’s flag shall be displayed at the 
main at the moment he reaches the deck and kept flying as long 
as he is on board. A national salute shall be fired as soon as 
practicable after the President shall have been received. The same 
ceremonies shall be observed when the President leaves the ship, 
the salute being fired when the boat shall be sufficiently clear. 
Should no band be present to play the national air, the bugle shall 
sound “ To the color.” The President’s flag shall be hauled down 
with the last gun of the salute. (Art. R 1237.) 

(.2) All other ships of the Navy present at the time of the 
official reception or departure of the President shall, unless other¬ 
wise directed by the senior naval officer present, man yards or 
rail and fire national salutes at the same time as the ship visited. 

(3) A ship of the Navy flying the flag of the President shall be 
regarded as the ship of the senior officer present, and her motions 
shall be followed accordingly. 

(4) Whenever the President is embarked in a ship flying his 
flag, all ships of the Navy, on meeting her at sea or elsewhere, 
and all naval batteries when she is passing, shall fire a national 
salute. 

(5) When the President, embarked on board a ship with his 
flag flying, passes close aboard a ship of war, the yards or rail 
shall be manned unless instructions to the contrary have been 
received from the senior officer present, and the honors laid down 
in article R 1152 shall be rendered, except that the full guard 
shall be paraded instead of the guard of the day. The same cere¬ 
monies shall be observed by a ship when passing the President’s 
flag flying aboard another ship. 

(6) When the President, embarked in a boat with his flag 
flying, passes close aboard a ship of the Navy, the full guard of 
the latter shall be paraded in a conspicuous position, four ruffles 
given on the drum and four flourishes sounded on the bugle, the 
national air shall be played by the band, and officers and men 
shall salute. The yards or rail shall not be manned unless specific 
orders have been received from the senior officer present to do so. 


The President 
on hoard ship. 


(Ill R) 









An ex-Presl- 
dent. 


The Vice Presi¬ 
dent. 


A foreign pres¬ 
ident or sover¬ 
eign. 


A member of 
a royal family. 


Meeting a for¬ 
eign president, 
sovereign, or 
member of a 
royal family. 


Vessels pass¬ 
ing Washing¬ 
ton’s tomb. 


The same ceremonies shall be observed by a ship when passing 
the President’s flag flying in a boat. 

(7) When the President of the United States is regularly em¬ 
barked on board a ship of the Navy, but is absent therefrom at 
night with the intention of returning within twenty-four hours, 
his absence shall be indicated by eight white lights displayed at 
the peak, one above the other. 

(8) When the President visits a naval station officially, the 
honors prescribed by paragraph 1 of this article shall be rendered, 
as far as may be practicable, the full guard being paraded and the 
President received by the commandant and other officers at such 
place or places as may be most suitable. 

1102. (1) When an ex-President of the United States visits 
a ship of the Navy he shall receive the same honors as prescribed 
in article R 1101, except that the yards or rail shall not be manned 
and no flag shall be displayed in his honor unless the reception 
takes place in a foreign port, when the national ensign shall be 
displayed at the main during the salutes. (Art. R 1237.) 

(2) When an ex-President of the United States visits a naval 
station he shall receive the same honors as prescribed in article 
R 1101 (8). 

1103. (1) When the Vice President of the United States visits 
a ship of the Navy he shall receive the same honors as pre¬ 
scribed in article R-1101, except that the yards or rail shall not be 
manned, and there shall be but one salute of nineteen guns, 
which shall be fired at his departure, the national ensign being 
displayed at the fore during the salute. 

(2) When the Vice President visits a naval station officially he 
shall receive the same honors as prescribed in article R 1101 (8), 
except that there shall be but one salute of nineteen guns, which 
shall be fired upon his arrival instead of on departure. 

1104. (1) When the president of a foreign republic or a for¬ 
eign sovereign visits a ship of the Navy the same honors as those 
prescribed in article R 1101 shall be extended, except that the 
national ensign of the country represented shall be displayed at 
the main during the entire visit and the national air of that coun¬ 
try played by the band. (Art. R 1237.) 

(2) When the president of a foreign republic or a foreign sov¬ 
ereign visits a naval station officially he shall receive the same 
honors as prescribed in article R 1101 (8), the national air of 
his country being played by the band. 

1105. (1) When any member of a royal family visits a ship 
of the Navy the honors prescribed in article R 1104 shall be ex¬ 
tended, except that the national flag shall be displayed only dur¬ 
ing the salute. (Art. R 1237.) 

(2) When any member of a royal family visits a naval station 
officially he shall receive the same honors as prescribed in article 
R 1104 (2), the national air of his country being played by the 
band. 

1106. Whenever a ship of the Navy falls in with a friendly 
foreign ship of war flying the standard or flag of a president of a 
republic, sovereign, or member of a royal family, or passes near 
such standard or flag, if flying elsewhere than from a ship of war, 
a national salute shall be fired and the flag of the nation of the 
president, sovereign, or prince displayed at the main during the 
salute. (Art. R 1237.) 

1107. When naval vessels are passing Washington’s tomb. 
Mount Vernon, Va., between sunrise and sunset the following 
ceremonies shall be observed as far as practicable: Full guard 
and band paraded; bell tolled and colors half-masted at the be¬ 
ginning of the tolling of the bell. When opposite Washington’s 
tomb taps shall be sounded on the bugle, guard present arms, 
and officers and men on deck stand at attention and salute. The 
colors shall be mast-headed at the last note of taps, which will be 
the signal for “ carry on.” 

(112 E) 


1108. None of the foregoing salutes shall be fired by any ex- Ships author* 
eei)t ships authorized to salute according to article R 1201. ized to salutc * 

Section 2.—Cabinet Officers, the Chief Justice, Governors. 

Members of Congress, Diplomatic Representatives, and Con 
suls. 


1111. (1) When the Secretary of the Navy visits officially a Th< ‘ Secretary 
ship of the Navy, all officers of the vessels shall assemble in spe- of the Navy * —- 
eial full dress on the side of the quarter-deck on which he enters; 

lie shall be received at the gangway by the flag officer and the 
commanding officer, accompanied by such other officers as may be 
designated; the full guard shall be paraded, and the crew formed 
in order forward of them. When the Secretary reaches the deck, 
officers and men shall salute, the guard present arms, the drum 
give four ruffles, and the bugle sound four flourishes; the ruffles 
and flourishes shall be followed by a march by the band, and the 
Secretary’s flag shall be displayed at the main while he is on 
board. A salute of nineteen guns shall be fired as soon as practi¬ 
cable after he is received on board. The same ceremonies shall 
be observed when the Secretary of the Navy officially leaves the 
ship, the salute being fired when the boat shall be sufficiently 
clear; the Secretary’s flag being hauled down with the last gun of 
the salute. (Art. R 1237.) 

(2) When a ship of the Navy falls in with a vessel flying the 
flag of the Secretary of the Navy, his flag shall be saluted with 
nineteen guns. If two or more ships in company fall in with a 
vessel flying such flag, only the senior of the ships in company 
shall fire a salute. 

(3) When the Secretary of the Navy, embarked on board a 
ship with his flag flying, passes close aboard a ship of the Navy, 
the honors laid down in article R 1152 shall be rendered, except 
that the full guard shall be paraded instead of the guard of the 
day. The same ceremonies shall be observed by a ship w T hen pass¬ 
ing the flag of the Secretary of the Navy flying aboard another 
ship. 

(4) When the Secretary of the Navy, embarked in a boat with 
his flag flying, passes close aboard of a ship of the Navy, the full 
guard of the latter shall be paraded in a conspicuous position, 
four ruffles given on the drum and four flourishes sounded on 
the bugle, a march shall be played by the band, and officers and 
men shall salute. The same ceremonies shall be observed by a 
ship passing the Secretary’s flag flying in a boat. 

(5) When the Secretary of the Navy is regularly embarked on 
board a ship of the Navy, but is absent therefrom at night with 
the intention of returning within twenty-four hours, his absence 
shall be indicated by six white lights displayed at the peak, one 
above the other. 

(6) When the Secretary of the Navy visits a naval station, 
officially, the honors prescribed in paragraph 1 of this article shall 
be rendered, as far as may be practicable, the full guard being 
paraded and the Secretary received by the commandant and other 
officers at such place or places as may be most suitable. 

1112. (1) With the exception that the officers shall wear dress Members of 
uniform, that there shall be but one salute, to be fired upon de- {^ineTother 8 
parture, and that the national ensign shall be displayed at the fore than the Secre- 
during the salute, the same honors as prescribed in article R 1111 tary of the 
shall be extended when a ship of the Navy is visited officially by Navy * 

a member of the President’s Cabinet other than the Secretary of 
the Navy. 

(2) Upon official visits to naval stations of members of the 
President’s Cabinet other than the Secretary of the Navy, the 
honors prescribed in article R 1111 (6) shall be rendered, except 
that there shall be but one salute, which shall be fired upon 
arrival. 


(Its n) 



The Assistant 
Secretary of the 
Navy. 


Chief Justice 
of the Supreme 
Court. 

Governor gen¬ 
eral. 

A committee of 
Congress, Presi¬ 
dent pro tem¬ 
pore of Senate, 
or the Speaker 
of the House of 
Representatives. 

Governor of a 
State, Territory, 
or island. 


1113. (1) When the Assistant Secretary of the Navy visits 
officially a ship of the Navy, all officers of the vessel shall assem¬ 
ble in dress uniform on the side of the quarter-deck on which he 
enters. He shall be received at the gangway by the senior officer 
on board, accompanied by such other officers as he may designate; 
the full guard shall be paraded, and the crew formed in order 
forward of them. When the Assistant Secretary reaches the deck, 
officers and men shall salute; the guard present arms; the drum 
give three ruffles and the bugle sound three flourishes; the ruffles 
and flourishes shall be followed by a march by the band, and the 
Assistant Secretary’s flag shall be displayed at the main while 
he is on board. A salute of fifteen guns shall be fired as soon 
as possible after the Assistant Secretary shall have been received. 
The same ceremonies shall be observed when the Assistant Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy officially leaves the ship, the salute being fired 
when the boat shall be sufficiently clear, the Assistant Secretary’s 
flag being hauled down with the last gun of the salute. (Art. 
R 1237.) 

(2) When a ship of the Navy falls in with a vessel flying the 
flag of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, his flag shall be 
saluted with fifteen guns. If two or more ships in company fall 
in with a vessel flying such flag, only the senior of the ships in 
company shall fire a salute. 

(3) When the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, embarked on 
board a ship with his flag flying, passes close aboard of a ship 
of the Navy, the honors laid down in article R 1152 shall be ren¬ 
dered, except that the full guard shall be paraded instead of the 
guard of the day. The same ceremonies shall be observed by a 
ship when passing the flag of the Assistant Secretary flying aboard 
another ship. 

(4) When the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, embarked in a 
boat with his flag flying, passes close aboard of a ship of the 
Navy, the full guard of the latter shall be paraded in a con¬ 
spicuous position, three ruffles shall be given on the drum and 
three flourishes sounded on the bugle, a march shall be played 
by the band, and officers and men shall salute. The same cere¬ 
monies shall be observed by a ship passing the Assistant Secre¬ 
tary’s flag flying in a boat. 

(5) When the Assistant Secretary of the Navy is regularly 
embarked on board a ship of the Navy, but is absent therefrom at 
night with the intention of returning within twenty-four hours, 
his absence shall be indicated by four white lights displayed at 
the peak, one above the other. 

(6) When the Assistant Secretary of the Navy visits a naval 
station officially, the honors prescribed in paragraph 1 of this 
article shall be rendered, as far as may be practicable, the full 
guard being paraded and the Assistant Secretary received by the 
commandant and other officers at such place or places as may be 
most suitable. 

1114. (1) With the exception that the officers shall wear dress 
uniform, that there shall be but one salute of seventeen guns, to 
be fired upon departure, and that the national ensign shall be 
displayed at the fore during the salute, the same honors as pre¬ 
scribed in article R 1112 shall be extended when a ship of the 
Navy is visited officially by the Chief Justice of the Supreme 
Court of the United States; by a governor general of islands or 
groups of islands occupied by the United States forces, when the 
visit is made within the waters of the islands of which he is 
governor general; by the President pro tempore of the Senate 
a committee of Congress, or the Speaker of the House of Repre¬ 
sentatives; by a governor of one of the States or Territories of 
the United States, or of an island under the control of the United 
States, within the waters of the State, Territory, or island of 
which he is governor. 


(114 R) 


(2) When one of the officials mentioned in paragraph 1 of' 
this article visits a naval station officially, the honors prescribed 
in that paragraph shall be rendered, as far as may be practicable, 
the full guard being paraded and such official received by the 
commandant and other officers at such place or places as may be 
most suitable. The salute shall be fired upon arrival instead of 
on departure. 

1115. (1) When an ambassador visits officially a ship of the An ambassa- 
Navy, whether within the waters of the nation to which he is dor * 
accredited or elsewhere, he shall be rendered the same honors as 

are prescribed in article R 1101, paragraph 1, except that the 
yards or rail shall not be manned: there shall be but one salute 
of nineteen guns, which shall be fired at his departure, and the 
national ensign shall be displayed at the fore during the salute. 

(2) When an ambassador visits a naval station officially, he 
shall receive the same honors as are prescribed in article R 1101, 
paragraph 8, except that there shall be but one salute of nineteen 
guns, which shall be fired upon his arrival instead of at his 
departure. 

(3) When a high commissioner or other diplomatic officer of j commIs ’ 
the United States whose credentials give him powers equal or 8 oner * 
superior to those of an ambassador visits officially a ship of the 

Navy he shall receive the same honors as those prescribed for an 
ambassador. 

(4) When an envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. Envoy extraor- 
minister resident, diplomatic representative above the rank of 

charge d’affaires and below that of envoy extraordinary and tentiary, mSn" 
minister plenipotentiary or charge d’affairs of the United States ister resident, 
visits officially a ship of the Navy within the waters of the nation d af ’ 

to which he is accredited he shall be received by the flag officer 
and commanding officer and such other officers as may be des¬ 
ignated, in dress uniform, with the full guard, and with honors 
as follows: 

(a) An envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, 
three ruffles and flourishes; band to play a march, and on de¬ 
parture a salute of fifteen guns, with national ensign at fore 
during the salute. 

(&) A minister resident, or diplomatic representative as above, 
two ruffles and flourishes; band to play a march, and on de¬ 
parture a salute of thirteen guns, with national ensign at fore 
during salute. 

(c) A charge d’affaires, one ruffle and one flourish; band to 
play a march, and on departure a salute of eleven guns, with 
national ensign at fore during salute. 

1116. (1) First secretaries of embassies rank with, but after, 
brigadier generals in the Army and hold a rank intermediate 
between rear admirals and captains in the Navy. 

(2) Secretaries of legation rank with, but after, colonels in 
the Army and captains in the Navy. 

(3) Secretaries of embassies and legations shall be given the 
side honors and courtesies due their rank, but they shall not be 
saluted with guns except when acting as charge d’affaires, in 
which case the provisions of article R 1115, paragraph 4, shall 

govern. , „ . 

1117. (1) When a consul general, consul, commercial agent, or consul pen- 

vice consul visits officially a ship of the Navy within the foreign e consul, 
port to which he is accredited he shall be received, in the case Commercial 
of a consul general, by the flag officer and commanding officer. agent or vlce 
and in the case of the other officials mentioned by the command¬ 
ing officer, and the guard of the day shall be paraded. 

(2) Upon the departure- of the above-named officials a salute 
shall be fired with the national ensign displayed at the fore dur¬ 
ing the salute, the number of guns to be— 

(a) For a consul general, eleven guns. 


(115 R) 






Diplomatic or 
consular officer 
taking passage 
aboard. 


Salutes. 


A flag officer 
assumes com¬ 
mand. 


(b) For a consul, seven guns. 

(c) For a commercial agent or a vice consul, five guns. 

(3) A vice consul general or a vice consul, when in charge 
of the office and acting as consul general or consul, is entitled 
to the same honors, salutes, and precedence as regards exchange 
of official visits as the titular officer. 

1118. (1) Consuls general rank with, but after, brigadier gen¬ 
erals in the Army and hold rank intermediate between rear- 
admirals and captains in the .Navy. On occasions of ceremony 
other than purely diplomatic functions consuls general, for ques¬ 
tions of precedence, rank with, but next before, first secretaries 
of embassies. 

1119. (1) When a diplomatic or consular officer of the United 
States makes a passage, officially, aboard a ship of the Navy, to 
the country to which he is accredited, he shall be rendered the 
honors prescribed in articles R 1115 or R 1117 upon disembarking 
from the ship after arrival in the country in question. No salute 
shall be fired in his honor when he comes on board in the port of 
departure, unless such port be a foreign port, in which case he 
shall receive the same honors upon arrival as prescribed above 
for his disembarkation. 

(2) Should such diplomatic or consular officer come on board 
a ship of the Navy in a port of the country to which he is ac¬ 
credited, for passage home or to some other country, he shall 
receive the same honors upon embarkation as are prescribed in 
the preceding paragraph for disembarkation. He shall receive no 
salute upon disembarkation at his destination, unless such desti¬ 
nation be a foreign port, in which case he shall receive the same 
honors as when he embarks. 

Section 3.— Naval and Military Officers. 

1126. (1) The following officers are entitled to salutes, ruffles, 
and flourishes, as follows: 

(a) Admiral of the Navy: Nineteen guns, four ruffles and 
flourishes. 

(ft) Admiral: Seventeen guns, four ruffles and flourishes. 

( c ) Vice Admiral: Fifteen guns, three ruffles and flourishes. 

(d) Rear Admiral: Thirteen guns, two ruffles and flourishes. 

(e) Commodore: Eleven guns, one ruffle and flourish. 

(2) The Commandant of the Marine Corps is entitled to the 
same salute and other honors as a naval officer of corresponding 
rank. 

(3) A captain or commander appointed to command a squadron 
with temporary rank higher than his permanent rank, is entitled 
to the salute and other honors due the temporary rank conferred 
upon him by his Government. 

(4) In all cases where a guard is paraded for an officer whose 
rank entitles him to a salute of eleven guns or more, the band, if 
there be one, shall be paraded with the guard. (Arts. R 1157 
and R. 1158.) In tendering honors to a flag or general officer, or 
official of like rank, the band shall play the “Admiral’s March.” 

1127. (1) When a flag officer goes on board his flagship to 
assume command the officers of the vessel shall assemble in dress 
uniform on the side of the quarter-deck on which he enters; he 
shall be received at the gangway by the commanding officer and 
such other officers as the latter may designate; the guard shall 
be paraded and the crew at quarters ready for inspection. When 
the flag oflicer reaches the deck, officers and men shall salute; the 
guard present arms; ruffles and flourishes be given: the band play 
a march, and the flag officer’s flag shall be hoisted anil saluted 
with the number of guns to which he is entitled. 


(11G R) 


(2) If a flag officer assumes command in the presence of an¬ 
other flag officer his senior, the flag of the former shall not be 
saluted, but he shall salute the flag of his senior, which salute 
shall be returned according to the scale prescribed in article 
R 1126. It a flag officer assumes command in the presence of one 
or more flag officers, his juniors, the salute provided for in para¬ 
graph 1 of this article shall be fired, and in addition he shall be 
saluted by the flag officer next in rank and by him only. This 
salute shall be returned according to the scale prescribed in 
article R 1126. 

1128. In the presence of a senior flag officer salutes to junior 
flag officers shall not be fired except as provided in articles R 
1129, II 1130, R 1131, and R 1132. In all cases the provisions of 
article R 1203 shall be observed. 

1129. When a flag officer relinquishes his command afloat the 
ceremonies at his departure shall be the same as when he assumes 
command. His flag shall be hauled down at the last gun of the 
salute. 

1130. When a flag officer goes on board a ship of his command 
to make an official inspection he shall be received with the same 
honors as prescribed in article R 1127, except that he shall pre¬ 
scribe the dress to be worn, and his flag shall not be hoisted unless 
hauled down from his flagship. At no time shall his flag be dis¬ 
played from more than one ship. 

1131. When a flag officer visits officially for the first time a ship 
of the Navy not under his command, he shall be received by the 
senior officer on board and officers of the personal staff and of 
the watch; the guard shall be paraded and ruffles and flourishes 
given. The same ceremonies shall be observed on his departure, 
and a salute fired. 

1132. If a ship shall be inspected by the Board of Inspection and 
Survey for Ships when a flag officer is present as president of the 
board, the same ceremonies shall be observed as in the preceding 
article. The flag of such president shall be hoisted and saluted, 
and he shall be regarded as “ a flag officer embarked as passen¬ 
ger by due authority.” (Art. R 1047.) Upon the completion of 
the inspection and at his final departure, his flag shall be saluted 
and hauled down. (Art. R 157 (6).) 

1133. (1) When a flag officer leaves or returns to his flagship 
officially, during the day. the guard shall be paraded and ruffles 
and flourishes given; he shall be accompanied to the gangway or 
received by the commanding officer, the officer of the deck, the 
officers of his personal staff, and the junior officers of the watch. 
(Arts. R 1140 and R 1168.) 

(2) When a flag officer is about to leave his flagship officially 
during the day, a red pennant shall be displayed directly under his 
flag, and hauled down when he shoves off. 

(3) The absence of a flag officer from his flagship during the 
day shall be indicated by signal. 

1134. Absence at night, with intention to return within twenty- 
four hours, shall be indicated by white lights displayed at the 
peak in a vertical line, as follows: 


Admiral of the Navy-Six. 

Rear Admiral_-Three. 

Captain or commander appointed to command a squadron 

or division_Three. 

Commander of a torpedo flotilla (not a flag oflicer)-One. 

Commanding officer_One 

(But none if a flag officer’s lights are shown.) 

1135. Every flagship, when in port or when at sea in company 


with other ships, shall carry two white lights in a horizontal line 
on the afterside of the aftertop, or in some similar convenient 
place. 


Salutes to 
junior flag offi¬ 
cers. 


A flag officer 
relinquishes 
command. 


A flag officer 
Inspects a ship 
of his command, 


A flag officer 
visits a ship not 
under his com¬ 
mand. 


A flag officer, 
senior member 
of board of in¬ 
spection and 
survey. 


A flag officer 
leaves or re¬ 
turns to his 
flagship. 


Absence lights 
of a flag officer. 


Top lights for 
flagships. 


(117 R) 












A flag officer 
assumes or re¬ 
linquishes com¬ 
mand of a naval 
station. 

Flag officer 
saluted by ships 
falling in with 
him. 


Flag officers 
saluted when 
meeting. 


Military offi¬ 
cers visiting 
ships of the 
Navy. 

Officers to be 
saluted. 


A commanding 
officer leaves or 
returns to his 
ship. 


A commanding 
officer visits an¬ 
other ship of 
the Navy. 


Field officers 
in command vis¬ 
iting ships of 
the Navy. 


1130. Wlien a flag officer assumes or relinquishes command of a 
naval station he shall receive the same honors, so far as prac¬ 
ticable, as prescribed in articles R 1127 and R 1129. 

1137. When a ship of the Navy other than a flagship falls in 
with a flag officer afloat, the latter shall be saluted as provided in 
article R 1126, and not again saluted by such ship oftener than 
once a year, unless he is promoted, makes a visit of inspection, 
or unless there is a change in commanding officers duly appointed. 
If two or more ships in company fall in for the first time with a 
flag officer, other than the one under whom they are serving, only 
the senior of the ships in company shall salute. 

1138. If a fleet or squadron falls in with another fleet or squad¬ 
ron, or if one flagship falls in with another, the flag officers in 
chief command shall exchange salutes; the junior fleet or squad¬ 
ron commander first saluting the senior, the number of guns fired 
to be in accordance with article R 1126. These salutes shall not 
be repeated by the same commanders oftener than once a year 
unless one or the other is in the meantime promoted. 

1139. When a general officer of the United States Army or Ma¬ 
rine Corps or chief of bureau of the Navy Department visits 
officially a ship of the Navy or naval station, he shall be received 
and saluted in the manner prescribed in article R 1131. 

1110. No officer of the Navy, except flag officers or chiefs of 
bureaus in the Navy Department, and no officer of the Army 
or Marine Corps, except those mentioned in article R 1139 shall 
be saluted with guns. No officer in civilian’s clothes shall be 
saluted with guns or have a guard paraded in his honor. 

1141. (1) When the commanding officer of a ship leaves or 
goes on board of the vessel under his command, he shall be at¬ 
tended at the side by the officer who in his absence succeeds to 
the command; and, if of or above the grade of lieutenant com¬ 
mander, the guard of the day shall be paraded in his honor if he 
leaves or returns officially during the day. 

(2) When the commanding officer of a ship or the commander 
of a torpedo flotilla is absent from his ship at night with the 
intention of returning within twenty-four hours, his absence shali 
be indicated by one white light displayed at the peak; the display 
of this light on flagships shall, however, be omitted when the 
lights indicating the absence of a flag officer are shown. 

1142. When a chief of staff or any commanding officer of a 
ship or of a flotilla visits officially another ship of the Navy, he 
shall be attended at his reception and departure by the command¬ 
ing officer and, if of or above the grade of lieutenant commander, 
the guard of the day shall be paraded in his honor. When the 
chief of staff leaves or returns to the flagship officially, the guard 
of the day shall be paraded in his honor. 

1143. When an officer of the Army or Marine Corps command¬ 
ing a military post or station, of or above the grade of major 
and not above the grade of colonel, visits officially any ship of 
the Navy, he shall receive the same honors as prescribed in 
article R 1142. 


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Section 4.—Honors and Distinctions in General. 

1151. Before rendering honors to passing ships or commanding 
officers above the rank of lieutenant “attention” shall be sounded 
(where not herein excepted), upon which every one in sight on 
deck shall stand at attention facing toward the ship or person 
saluted, until “ carry on “ is sounded. 

1152. (1) Vessels of the third rate or above, except auxiliaries, 
passing close aboard shall exchange salutes by the guard of the 
day presenting arms, the band playing a strain of the national air, 
officers and men above decks at attention and saluting at the end 
of the music. When no band is present the hand salute shall be 
made when abreast the other ship’s colors. If one of the vessels 
is a flagship, the salute is the same, since it is to the national 
ensign that the honors are rendered. The same salute will be 
made to all foreign men-of-war, even though smaller than a third 
rate. Article It 1159. 

(2) Vessels under third rate and auxiliaries flying a pennant 
shall salute and be saluted by other ships by officers and men be¬ 
ing called to attention by bugle and saluting with the hand. 

1153. By “close aboard” is meant within 600 yards for pass¬ 
ing ships. 400 yards for passing officers. For high personages and 
foreign ships the term shall be interpreted liberally, and in any 
case of doubt the officer responsible for taking action shall be 
careful not to render less honor than may be due. 

1154. The rendering of honors shall take place while the ships 
are overlapping, sounding “attention” when the jack staff of one 
vessel passes the jack staff or flagstaff of the other and “ carry 
on ” when the quarter-deck of one vessel has passed the quarter¬ 
deck of the other. Honors to an officer shall be rendered while he 
is abreast the quarter-deck, sounding “ carry on ” when the honors 
have been completed and acknowledged. When a guard is pa¬ 
raded arms shall be presented when “ attention ” sounds and 
brought to the order at “carry on.” 

1155. To a flag officer passing in a boat close aboard with his 
flag flying the same honors shall be rendered as if he were com¬ 
ing on board (Art. R 1126 (4) ), but with the guard of the day 
instead of the full guard. Officers and men on deck shall salute 
at the first flourish, remaining at hand salute until the end of the 
last flourish. When the passing officer is a commanding officer 
above the grade of lieutenant, with liis pennant flying, “ attention ” 
shall be sounded on the bugle, officers and petty officers on watch, 
sentries, and boat keepers saluting, others on deck standing at 
attention. The honors prescribed in this article shall be rendered 
when the passing officer is a chief of staff with pennant flying. 

1156. Full honors, as specified in the preceding article, shall not. 
be rendered to a flag or commanding officer who passes or comes 
alongside without his flag or pennant flying. In such case the 
salute in passing shall be the same as for any commissioned officer, 
namely, boat keepers, sentries, and others who observe the boat, 
salute. If a flag or commanding officer comes on board without 
flag or pennant flying, only side honors shall be given, unless he 
should request full honors on departure. All persons on the 
quarter-deck shall stand at attention, by command without bugle. 

1157. In rendering personal honors, when the guard presents 
arms, officers in uniform and men not in formation, on deck and 
in view, shall salute with the right hand, so remaining until the 
end of ruffles and flourishes, or, if none, until “ order arms.” 

1158. When any of the crew are paraded in rendering honors 
they shall salute only by command. 

1159. No honors other than “attention” on the bugle shall be 
rendered between vessels while they are engaged in maneuvers 
or evolutions. When two or more ships are in company, whether 
at anchor or underway, coming to anchor or getting underway, 
they shall be considered as a part of the same formation, and as 

(121 R) 


Atteutiou pre¬ 
vious to render- 
i n a honors. 


Vessels of and 
above third rate. 


Close aboard. 


Honors ren¬ 
dered while 
overlapping. 


Flag o Ificer 
passing. 


Personal hon¬ 
ors. 


Honors be¬ 
tween ships dur¬ 
ing maneuvers 
or evolutions. 







Stations when 
getting under¬ 
way or coming 
to anchor. 


Table of hon¬ 
ors. 


engaged in maneuvers or evolutions, so far as concerns salutes. 
In case of a ship or ships joining such formation, honors shall 
not be rendered unless such ship or ships have been or are on de¬ 
tached duty. The term “detached duty” in this case does uot 
apply to a ship or ships temporarily out of formation, but only 
to ships which, by order of competent authority, have been in 
some port other than the rendezvous of the division, squadron, or 
fleet to which they may belong; or on duty which has kept them 
away from their immediate division, squadron, or fleet for a 
period of more than forty-eight hours. A ship is not considered 
as on detached duty when she leaves the formation, whether 
underway or at anchor, for target practice, coaling in the imme¬ 
diate vicinity, or for similar duty. Ships of divisions or squad¬ 
rons of the fleet getting underway or coining to anchor at about 
the same time, or in obedience to the same signal, shall be con¬ 
sidered as engaged in evolutions, and no honors, other than “ at¬ 
tention ” on the bugle, shall be rendered as they pass each other. 
(R 157, par. 6.) Vessels engaged in tactical evolutions outside of 
port shall not exchange any salutes whatever. 

1100. When all hands are called for getting underway in port 
or coining to anchor, ail men not specially stationed shall fall in 
at quarters in charge of their division officers. The full guard 
and band and, on board the ship of the senior officer present, the 
crews of the saluting guns, shall form prepared to render or 
return honors. 

1101. The rendering of honors shall be so regulated as not to 
keep officers and men at attention longer than necessary to make 
the salute distinctly recognizable. 

1102. The following is a tabular statement of salutes to be 
rendered under the foregoing instructions: 


(a) Passing or being passed by a 
foreign man-of-war, United States 
man-of-war, with or without per¬ 
sonal flag flying, whether member 
of fleet, squadron, or division, or 
not, if she has been or is on de¬ 
tached duty. 

(b) Passing or being passed by ves¬ 
sel of own formation or a United 
States vessel under third rate or 
auxiliary flying a pennant. 

(c) Flag officer, with flag flying, 
comes on board. 


(d) Flag officer, in a boat, passes 
dose aboard with flag flying. 

(c) Flag officer, in uniform, with 
no flag flying, comes on board. 


(/) Flag officer, in a boat, passes 
close aboard without flag flying, 
whether in uniform or not. 

(p) Commanding officer, of or above 
rank of lieutenant commander, 
passes close aboard with pennant 
flying. 

(h ) Commanding officer, of or above 
rank of lieutenant commander, 
with pennant flying, comes on 
board. 

(i) Commanding officer, of or above 
rank of lieutenant commander, 
comes on board, no pennant fly¬ 
ing. 

<j) All officers, not specified, com¬ 
ing on board in uniform. 

( k) All officers not specified above, 
passing close aboard, whether in 
uniform or not, or when coming 
on board in civilian clothes: 


Guard of the day and band; atten¬ 
tion by bugle ; national air. Hand 
salute at end of national air. 


Attention on bugle; band salute. 
In outside tactical evolutions, 
none. 

Full guard and band; attention by 
bugle ; flourishes; march ; tend 
side. Hand salute at command 
“ present arms,” and remain at 
salute until end of flourishes. 

Guard of the day and band; atten¬ 
tion by bugle; flourishes; march. 
Hand salute as in (c). 

Attention on quarter-deck without 
bugle; tend side. Hand salute 
while piping side as flag officer 
comes aboard. 

No general honors; boat keepers, 
sentries, and others salute. 

Attention by bugle; officers and 
petty officers on watch, boat 
keepers, and sentries salute; 
others stand at attention. 

Guard of the day; attention by 
bugle ; tend side. Hand salute at 
command “ present arms,” and 
remain at salute until command 
“ order arms.” 

Attention on quarter-deck without 
bugle; tend side. Hand salute 
while piping side as officer comes 
aboard. 

Attention near gangway without 
bugle; tend side. Hand salute as 
in (i). 

No general honors; boat keepers, 
sentries, and others salute. 


(122 


k) 




1163. 1 he officer of the deck is especially charged with giving Duties of ofti- 
the command "Attention” as regards salutes to ships and to <t ‘ r , 8 w I, the deck ’ 
officers and officials who are entitled to salutes passing in boats. aMU otlle^s • 
Petty officers, leading men, and others are required to give the 
command when boats pass near the ship with a pennant or flag 
flying, and the bugle call has not been obeyed by everyone in his 
vicinity, or the boat has not been observed by the officer of the 
deck. 

11 (>4-. When side honors only are rendered to a flag officer or Whcu side 
commanding officer, officers and men on deck and in view from the persons^infTiew 
gangway shall stand at “attention,” face the gangway, and salute salute, etc. 
as the officer appears over the side and shall remain at the salute 
until the end of the pipe. 

1105. The officer of the deck shall attend at the gangway on °. ffic ^ r th ? 
the arrival or departure of any commissioned officer or distin- the gangway 8 
guished visitor. 

1100. (1) On the occasion of the official reception or departure Piping the 
of a civil, diplomatic, or consular official or of any commissioned s * de * 
officer of the Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Naval Militia, or Reve¬ 
nue-Cutter Service the side shall be piped. The side shall not 
be piped for shore boats, but officers in them, if in uniform, shall 
be so saluted on reaching or leaving the deck. 

(2) Piping the side for officers not wearing side arms may, by 
order of the commanding officer, be dispensed with, without dis¬ 
tinction of rank or grade, on board of the ships to which they 
are attached. 

11 ft7. Side boys shall attend at the side when the side is piped. Side *°y s * 
as follows: 

(a) For officials saluted with fifteen or more guns, eight. 

(b) For officials saluted with eleven or thirteen guns, six. 

(c) For other officers of and above the rank of commander and 
for officials entitled to corresponding honors, four. 

( d ) For other commissioned officers of the Navy or Marine 
Corps and officials entitled to corresponding honors, two. 

1108. (1) All honors, except as prescribed in article R 1165 
and such as social courtesy may demand, shall be dispensed with p ' 

at the reception or departure of all officers under the following 
circumstances: 

(a) When they are in plain clothes. 

(b) When the departure or reception takes place after sunset 
and before 8 a. m. 

(<■) During the meal hours of the crew, for officers of the 
United States Navy or Marine Corps. 

(d) When coaliug ship, for officers of the United States Navy 
or Marine Corps. 

(2) The guard and the band shall not be paraded on Sundays } la . ril ’ r . g "f rd 
for ships or officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, paraded! u ° 

1160. Sentries at the gangways shall salute all officers in uni- sal * 4 l ! tr,es 10 
form when going or coming over the side. All sentries on the sa 11 c * 
upper decks, or in view from outside, shall salute all commissioned 
officers passing them close aboard, in boats or otherwise. 

1170. The starboard gangway shall be used by all commissioned ° f ong ' 
officers and their visitors; the port gangway shall be used by all 

other persons. If the construction of the ship or other circum¬ 
stances make a change in this rule expedient, the change may be 
made at the discretion of the commanding officer. 

1171. (1) All officers and men, whenever reaching the quarter- Salutes to coi- 
deck, either from a boat, from a gangway, from the shore, or from »>‘ d <iuarter- 
another part of the ship, shall salute the national ensign. In deck - 
making this salute, which shall be entirely distinct from the 

salute to the officer of the deck, the person making it shall stop 
at the top of the gangway or upon arriving upon the quarter-deck, 
face the colors, and render the salute, after which the officer of 
the deck shall be saluted. In leaving the quarter-deck, the same 


(123 u) 


Honors to na¬ 
tional air. 


Personal sa¬ 
lutes to officers 
of the Navy, 
Army, and Ma¬ 
rin? Corps. 


Salutes by the 
crew on ship¬ 
board. 


Lights at the 
gangway. 

Answering 
the hail. 


salutes shall be rendered in inverse order. The officer of the deck 
shall return both salutes in each case, and shall require that they 
he properly made. 

(2) The commanding officer shall clearly define the limits of 
the quarter-deck; it shall embrace so much of the main or other 
appropriate deck as may be necessary for the proper conduct of 
official and ceremonial functions. When the quarter-deck so 
designated is forward, and at a considerable distance from the 
colors, the salute to the colors prescribed in the preceding para¬ 
graph will not be rendered by officers and men except when leav¬ 
ing or coming aboard the ship. 

1172. Whenever “The Star Spangled Banner” is played on 
on board a vessel of the Navy at a naval station, or at any place 
where persons belonging to the naval service are present in their 
cfficial capacity, or present unofficially but in uniform, all officers 
and enlisted men present shall stand at attention, facing toward 
the colors, or, if no colors, the music, retaining that position until 
the last note of the air. The same respect will be observed toward 
the national air of any other country when it is played as a com¬ 
pliment to official representatives of that country. When played 
by a naval band under the circumstances contemplated by this 
paragraph, “ The Star Spangled Banner ” shall be played through 
without repetition of any part not required to be repeated to 
make the air complete. 

1173. (1) The hand salute shall be exchanged between officers 
and enlisted men when on shore and not in a military formation 
nor at work, on every occasion of their meeting, passing near, or 
being addressed, the officer junior in rank or the enlisted man 
saluting first. Similarly, when afloat every officer and enlisted 
man shall salute a flag officer, his own commanding officer, and 
every officer senior to himself from another ship. When several 
officers in company are saluted, all entitled to the salute shall 
return it. 

(2) Personal salutes and other marks of respect due their rank 
shall always be extended to officers of the Army, Marine Corps, 
Naval Militia, and Revenue-Cutter Service, and to foreign officers. 

1174. (1) On board their own ship, all officers and enlisted men 
shall salute their captain on every occasion of meeting, passing 
near, or being addressed by him. They shall salute all officers 
tlieir seniors on their first daily meeting or passing near, and 
whenever addressing or being addressed by them, and shall salute 
the executive officer or other officer their senior when he is making 
an inspection. At other times they shall clear the gangway and 
stand at attention facing the officer, until he has passed. 

(2) Men at work shall not leave off nor salute unless addressed 
by an officer or called to attention. A man in formation shall not 
salute when directly addressed, but shall come to attention if at 
rest. 

(3) Men seated at work, at games, or at mess are not required 
to rise when an officer passes, other than the captain, unless called 
to attention or necessary to clear a gangway. 

(4) In a boat where there is no officer, when at a landing or at 
the boom, men seated and not at the oars shall rise and salute 
whenever a boat with an officer in it comes near. If awnings are 
spread, they shall salute without rising. 

1175. The side shall be sufficiently lighted to enable officers to 
go on board or take their departure without inconvenience. 

11 < 6 . (1) Except when there is a special countersign, the 
answering hail from a boat, in reply to a ship’s hail, shall be 
varied according to the senior officer or official who mav be in the 
boat, as. follows: 

President of the United. States_“ United. States.” 

Secretary or. Assistant Secretary of the 

Navy___•_-__i_“Navy.” 


(124 r) 




Flag officer in chief command_“Fleet.” 

Chief of Staff (when not in command 

of a ship)-“ staff.” 

Division commander_“ — 


-“- Division” (giv¬ 
ing number of his di¬ 
vision). 

Flotilla commander_“ Flotilla.” 

Commanding officer-The name of the ship 

under his command. 

Other commissioned officers_“Aye, aye.” 

Other officers_“ No, no.” 

Enlisted men and marines_“ Hello.” 

Boats not intending to go alongside re¬ 
gardless of rank of passengers_Passing.” 

(2) Steam launches approaching a ship when a flag or pennant 
is not displayed in the bow may sound short blasts on the steam 
whistle at night or during the day when the curtains are so 
drawn that the rank of passengers can not be distinguished, as 
follows: 

President of the United States_Eight. 

Secretary of the Navy_Seven. 

Assistant Secretary of the Navy_Five. 

Admiral of the Navy_Seven. 

Admiral_Six. 

Vice Admiral_Five. 

Other flag officer_Four. 

Commanding officer, Chief of Staff, or torpedo flotilla 

commander_Three. 

Other commissioned officer_Two. 

All others___One. 

1177. (1) Salutes shall be exchanged between boats meeting or 
passing each other as by the accompanying table. No junior shall 
pass a senior without permission. 

(2) The junior shall always salute first, and the senior shall 


return the salute with the hand. 

(3) Officers of the Army and foreign officers in boats shall al 
ways be saluted when recognized. 

(4) Officers in uniform, but without flag or pennant flying, or 
when in civilian clothes, shall be saluted with the hand only. 

(5) Coxswains in charge of boats shall always rise and salute 
when officers enter or leave their boats, or -when steering a boat 
extending or returning a salute to or from all commissioned offi¬ 
cers. But when steering a loaded or towing boat or a boat under 
sail, he shall salute with the hand only. 

(6) Boat keepers and all other men in boats not underway, 
and not containing an officer, shall, when boat awnings are not 
spread, stand and salute when an officer comes alongside, leaves 
the side, or passes near them, and shall remain standing until the 
boat passes or reaches the ship’s side. If boat awnings are 
spread, they shall salute with the hand without rising, but steam 
launches with canopies shipped shall not be considered as boats 
with awnings spread. 

(7) Men working on the ship’s side do not salute, but continue 
their work, except when the bugle sounds the call of attention. 

(8) At morning or evening colors, pulling boats passing near a 
man-of-war of any nationality shall lie on their oars, and steam¬ 
ers stop their engines, the coxswains saluting, and members of 
the crews of steamers outside the canopy to stand facing toward 
the colors and saluting. 


Salutes 
in boats. 


when 


(125 R) 
























Boat salutes. (Art. R 11 77.) 


Juniors to 
Kive way to sen¬ 
iors. 


Cheering. 

To dress ship. 


Rank of the senior officer in the boat to be saluted. 


Rank or rate of 
the senior in the 
saluting boat. 


Flag or general 
officer. 

Command ing 
officer above 
rank of lieu¬ 
tenant (with 
pennant fly¬ 
ing). 

Other naval of¬ 
ficer below flag 
rank and above 
rank of lieuten¬ 
ant, and marine 
officers of cor- 
responding 
rank. 


Other commis¬ 
sioned officers. 


Midshipman or 
warrant offi¬ 
cer. 


Officer and cox¬ 
swain in loaded 
or towing boat 
or boat under 
sail. 

Coxswain. 


Flag or general 
officer (with 
flag flying). 

Commanding 
officer above 
rank of lieuten¬ 
ant (with pen¬ 
nant flying). 

Other 

commissioned 

officer. 

Midshipman 
or warrant 
officer. 

Junior salutes 
with hand. 




Stops engine, 
lays on oars, 

Junior salutes 
with hand. 



and salutes 
with hand. 




Stops engine, 

When meeting 

Junior salutes 


lays on oars, 
and salutes 
with hand. 

a senior com¬ 
manding offi¬ 
cer, or im¬ 
mediate com¬ 
manding offi¬ 
cer, stops en¬ 
gine, lays on 
oars, and sa¬ 
lutes with 
hand. 

with hand. 


Stops engine, 

Stops engine, 

Junior salutes 


tosses or trails 
oars, and sa¬ 
lutes with 

lays on oars, 
and salutes 
with hand. 

with hand. 


hand. 




Stops engine, 

Stops engine, 

Salutes with 

Junior salutes 

tosses or trails 
oars, and sa¬ 
lutes w i t h 

lays on oars, 
arid salutes 
with hand. 

hand. 

with hand. 

hand. 




Salutes with 

Salutes with 

Junior salutes 

Junior salutes 

hand. 

hand. 

with hand. 

with hand. 

Stops engine, 

Stops engine, 

Stands and sa- 

Salutes w i t h 

tosses or trails 

lays on oars, 

lutes with 

hand. 

oars, stands, 
and salutes 

arid salutes 
with hand. 

hand. 


with hand. 





1178. (1) At landings and gangways juniors shall give way to 
seniors, and at all times juniors shall show deference to their 
seniors by abstaining from crossing the bows of their boats, 
crowding them, or ignoring their presence. The same rules shall 
apply in the relations of officers ashore, whether in vehicles or on 
foot. 

(2) Boats shall always haul clear of shore landings and ships’ 
gangways while waiting. The crews shall not be allowed to leave 
the boats except by authority. 

(3) In accompanying other officers, juniors shall walk or ride 
on the left of their seniors, unless there be special reason for the 
contrary. 

1170. Cheers shall not be given as a compliment to any officer. 

1180. (1) On the occasion of dressing ship all derricks, booms, 
etc., shall be lowered into the places where they secure; the flag 
and jack staffs shall be shipped, and a national ensign shall be 
hoisted at each masthead. If the masts are the same height, the 
ensigns shall be the same size. At the peak, or on a staff aft. 
the largest ensign with which the ship is furnished shall be dis¬ 
played. Forward, on the jack staff, the jack shall be hoisted. 
The ship shall be dressed at S a. m. and remain so until sundown. 
(Art. II 1237.) 


(120 r.) 






























(2) In ships having sail power, all but. royal yards shall be 
crossed before 7.30 a. m. 

(3) If the dressing is complimentary to some other nation, then 
the ensign or standard of that nation shall be hoisted as provided 
in articles R 1231 and R 1237. In ships having less than three 
masts the disposition of decorations shall be as nearly in accord 
with the foregoing as possible. 

(4) In three-masted vessels, no ensign shall be displayed at a 
masthead where the flag or pennant of a flag officer, commodore, 
or senior officer is flying. (Art. R 1237.) 

1181. (1) On the occasion of full-dressing ship, in addition to 
the dressing of the mastheads, when the masting of the ship will 
permit, a rainbow of flags shall be arranged, reaching from the 
water line forward to the water line aft. Peculiarly masted ships 
shall provide to make the most artistic display, as little modified 
from the rainbow effect as it is possible for them to arrange. 

(2) Where possible, all ships shall be dressed alike, and, to 
insure uniformity, the flags shall be stopped on in the order given 
in the Introduction to the General Signal Book. 

1182. (1) On an occasion of manning yards at the reception of 
any distinguished personage, the men shall be sent aloft in time 
to lay out when the approaching boat is at a distance of two hun¬ 
dred yards; those forward of the gangway shall face aft, and those 
abaft, forward; they shall lay in and lay down at the last gun 
of the salute, or in case no salute is fired, upon the completion of 
the side honors. 

(2) Upon his departure, the men shall lay out as he comes on 
deck and face as before; they shall lay in and lay down at the 
Inst gun. If his movements render it necessary, the men while 
on the yards shall be faced about by word of command so as to 
continue facing the visitor. 

(3) The senior officer may dispense with manning yards on 
occasions when the weather or other circumstances render it 
unsafe, or when ships are not properly masted or rigged for such 
a ceremony. In the latter case the rail may be manned for per¬ 
sonages visiting or passing the ship. 

1183. When any distinguished official visits a navy yard or 
naval station he shall, so far as practicable, receive the same 
honors as if visiting a ship of the Navy. (Arts. R 1101 to R 1105, 
and R 1111 to R 1114, inclusive.) 

Section 5.—Honors and Salutes to Foreign Governments and 

Officials. 

1191. When a ship of the Navy enters a port of any foreign 
nation the Government of which is recognized by the United 
States, where there is a fort or battery displaying the national 
flag, or where a commissioned ship of war of that nation is lying, 
she shall fire a salute of 21 guns unless her commanding 
officer has reason to believe that the salute can not be returned: 
and in this case he shall immediately take steps to ascertain the 
local regulations or customs. This salute shall be the first fired 
after entering the port. The ensign of the nation saluted shall 
be displayed at the main during the salute. In case two or more 
ships enter in company, only the senior shall salute. (Art. 
R 1237.) 

1192. (1) When a ship of the Navy falls in at sea with a 
friendly foreign ship of war flying the flag or pennant of a flag 
officer or commodore, she shall exchange salutes with such ship 
of war in the same manner as when meeting similar ships of the 
United States, as provided in articles R 1137 and R 1138, except 
that the salute will be returned gun for gun. 

The national ensign of the country of the officer saluted shall 
be displayed at the fore during such salute. 


Personal flag:*, 
or pennants. 


T o full-dress 
ship. 


Manning yards. 


Manning the 
rail. 


Distinguished 
officials visiting 
navy yards. 


Salute to a 
foreign port. 


Salutes to for¬ 
eign flag officers. 


(127 it) 






Salntes t o 
other foreign 
officials. 


Nations not 
recognized. 


When meeting 
foreigu officials. 


Lowering sails 
and dipping en¬ 
sign. 


National airs 
played in com¬ 
pliment. 


Saluting ships. 


(2) In port, if several flag officers are to be saluted, tlie salutes 
shall be fired in the order of llieir grade; if of the same grade, 
priority shall be given, first, to the nationality of the port, and, 
second, to the length of service of the flag officers in their re¬ 
spective commands. As between flag officers of the same grade, 
the last comer will salute first. These salutes shall be fired as 
soon as possible after the usual boarding visits have been made, 
if not fired before. The national ensign of the country of the 
officer saluted shall be displayed at the fore during such salute. 

1193. (1) On the occasion of the first official visit of a foreign 
naval or military officer, a member of the diplomatic corps, or 
other distinguished official to a ship of the Navy, he is to re¬ 
ceive the same honors as an official of the United States of the 
same grade or rank. 

(2) The honors for a foreign cabinet officer shall be the same as 
those prescribed in article It 1112 for a member of the Cabinet 
of the President of the United States, other than the Secretary 
of the Navy. 

(3) A foreign officia lnot thus provided for. when visiting a ship 
of the Navy, may be saluted either at his reception or departure 
with the number of guns he would be entitled to receive if visit¬ 
ing a ship of his own nation, or the number prescribed by the 
senior officer, not, however, to exceed nineteen. (Arts. R 1183 
and R 1213.) No personal flag of any foreign official shall be 
saluted except as prescribed in articles R 1106 and R 1192, unless 
assurance is received that the salute will be returned. 

(4) The salute to the national colors to be made by officers and 
enlisted men with no arms in hand shall be the “ hand salute,” the 
headdress not to be removed. 

(5) The salute to any person whatever, by all officers and 
enlisted men in uniform, with no arms in hand, whether on or off 
duty, on any occasion outdoors, shall be the hand salute, using 
the hand farthest from the person saluted, the headdress not to 
be removed. 

1194. No salute shall be fired in honor of any nation or of any 
official of any nation not formally recognized by the Government 
of the United States. 

1195. Officers and men of the Navy shall extend to foreign 
officials, when passing near ships of the Navy with the insignia of 
their rank flying or when met ashore or afloat, the personal 
salutes and other marks of respect due to similar officials of the 
United States. 

1196. (1) No ship of the Navy shall lower her sails or dip her 
ensign unless in return for such compliments. 

(2) Of the colors carried by a naval force on shore, only the 
battalion or regimental colors shall be dipped in rendering or 
acknowledging a salute; the national colors shall not be dipped, 
except when passing in review before the President or as a com¬ 
pliment to the sovereign or ruler or a member of the royal family 
of another country. 

1197. National airs of foreign states shall be played by the 
band as a compliment, as follows: 

(a) In the morning, after colors, the national air of the port, 
followed by the national airs of the ships of war present, in the 
order of rank. (Art. R 1192.) 

(6) When passing or being passed by a foreign ship of war 
close aboard, at which time officers and men on deck in sight shall 
salute and sentries present arms. (Arts. R 1152, R 1153 and 
R 1172.) 


Section 6.—Gun Salutes in General. 


1201. (1) In the absence of instructions from the department 
ships of the Navy shall fire salutes when commanded by a captain 


(128 r) 


or commander and armed with four or more light quick-firing guns 
of practically the same size and volume of report, mounted on the 
hull, and suitably placed. 

(2) In eases where, from any special cause, a ship, from which 
a salute in compliment to a foreign power or officer may reason¬ 
ably be expected, is unable to salute, the circumstances are to be 
explained on the spot to the representative of such foreign power. 

(3) In cases where, from any special circumstances, the omis¬ 
sion to salute can not be explained without giving offense to a for¬ 
eign power or officer, salutes shall be fired by any ship which can 
possibly do so with safety, whether included in the foregoing 
category or not. 

1202. (1) A national salute shall consist of twenty-one guns. 

(2) The interval between guns in all salutes shall be five 

seconds. 

1203. (1) In the official presence of the President of the United 
States, or of the president or sovereign of any other nation, no 
gun salute shall be fired by vessels of the Navy to any personage 
of lesser degree. 

(2) No salute shall be fired in the presence of a senior without 
his permission, except it be one in honor of such senior. (See 
R 1120-1132.) 

(3) Whenever a salute is fired, following the motions of the 
flagship or ship of the senior officer present, each ship shall begin 
its salute with the first gun from the flag or senior ship. 

( 4 ) During the firing of a salute all officers and men on deck 
shall stand at attention and face toward the ship or person 
saluted. 

1204. (1) No salute shall be fired between sunset and sunrise. 
As a general rule, salutes shall be fired between 8 a. m. and sunset. 
Salutes shall not be fired on Sunday, unless required by interna¬ 
tional courtesy. The national ensign shall always be displayed 
during a salute. 

(2) In the case of a salute at 8 a. m., the first gun shall be fired 
at the last note of “ The Star-Spangled Banner.” 

1205. Forts and cities of the United States shall not be saluted 
by ships of the Navy. 

1206. Salutes shall not be fired in ports or parts of ports where 
they are forbidden by the local authorities. 

1207. Any boat having an official on board shall lay on oars 
(or stop the engine), bows forward, during the firing of a salute 
in his honor. 

1208. When two or more officials each entitled to a salute visit 
a ship of the Navy and depart in company, but one salute shall be 
fired, and that to the senior. If they depart in succession, each 
shall be saluted. 

1209. When any official entitled to a salute embarks in a ship 
of the Navy for the purpose of making a passage in her, he shall 
be saluted when going on board and again upon disembarking. 
(Art. R 1119.) 

1210. When in doubt as to what officials are to be visited, 
saluted, or otherwise honored, or as to the rank of any official, or 
whether a salute (involving a return) will be returned, com¬ 
manding officers of ships of the Navy shall first send an officer to 
the official or other suitable person to obtain the required in¬ 
formation. 

1211. Salutes and other ceremonies attending the reception or 
departure of officials may be dispensed with at the personal re¬ 
quest of the officers in whose honor they are prescribed. 

1212. (1) Officials whose rank entitles them to nineteen or 
more guns shall receive full honors, including the salute with guns, 
on the occasion of every visit. 

(2) Other officials, whether naval, military, or civil, shall not 
be saluted by the same ship at the same port, or by a naval sta¬ 


ff unable to 
salute. 


To salute if 
possible. 


A national sa¬ 
lute. 


Salutes in 
presence of a 
senior. 


When salutes 
may be fired. 


United States 
forts and cities. 

Where not to 
salute. 

Boats while 
salute is firing. 


Officials enti¬ 
tled to salutes 
visit in com¬ 
pany. 

Salutes to an 
official making 
a passage. 


When in doubt 
as to the rank 
of an official. 


Salutes and 
ceremonies may¬ 
be dispensed 
with. 


When salutes 
are due. 


(129 R) 



tion, oftener than once in twelve months, unless such official has 
been advanced in rank, or unless he be on special duty in which 
international or other exceptional courtesies may be involved, 
when the commanding officer shall, in the absence of instructions, 
exercise his discretion. If a personal visit is made by a flag 
officer of a different command, such officer shall be given a per¬ 
sonal salute on his departure, although his flag may have been 
previously saluted. (See R 1137, 1138.) 

(3) Foreign saluting ports shall be saluted on the occasion of 
every visit, except in the case of a ship leaving port temporarily, 
when, by agreement with the local authorities, the salute may be 
dispensed with. 


Return sa- 
lutes. 


Return sa¬ 
lutes of flag 
officers. 


Salutes to flag 
officers, when 
not to be re¬ 
turned. 


Salutes to 
United States 
ports to he re¬ 
turned by whom. 


Salutes to 
functionaries 
mentioned in 
sections 1 and 2. 


National sa¬ 
lutes. 


Foreign na¬ 
tional anniver¬ 
saries or festi¬ 
vals. 


Section 7.—Return Gun Salutes. 

1221. The following arrangements entered into by the maritime 
powers will be observed in regard to returning salutes: 

(1) Salutes to be returned gun for gun— 

(a) To the national flag upon arrival in a foreign port. 

(&) To foreign flag officers and commodores when met at sea or 
in port. 

(2) Salutes not to be returned— 

(a) To a president of a republic, royal personage, or members 
of royal families, whether on arrival at or departure from a port 
or upon visiting ships of war. 

(&) To diplomatic, naval, military, or consular authorities, or 
to governors, or officers administering a government, whether on 
arrival at or departure from a port, or when visiting ships of war. 

(c) To foreigners of high distinction on visiting ships of war. 

(d) Upon occasions of national festivals or anniversaries. 

1222. (1) When a ship or naval station of the United States 
salutes the flag of the Secretary of the Navy, or of the Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy, or the flag of a flag officer, the return 
salute shall be as prescribed by article R 1126. The return salute 
to any other commanding officer shall be seven guns. 

(2) No salutes to other officials of the United States are to be 
returned. 

1223. Personal salutes fired to flag officers, either of the United 
States or of any foreign state, on the occasion of their paying offi¬ 
cial visits are not to be returned. 

1224. It is the duty of a fort or other Army post to return a 
national salute fired by a foreign ship of war entering a port of 
the United States. In case there is no fort or post capable of re¬ 
turning the salute, it shall be returned by the senior ship present, 
and if there be none, by a naval battery or station. 

Section 8.—Ensigns Displayed When Saluting or Returning 

Salutes. 

1231. The following rules in regard to displaying ensigns while 
saluting or returning salutes shall be observed (Art. R 1237) : 

(1) On the occasion of saluting the officials mentioned in sec¬ 
tions 1 and 2 of this chapter, ensigns shall be displayed as therein 
directed. 

(2) When firing a national salute upon entering a foreign port, 
or when returning the same from a ship of war of a foreign 
nation, the ensign of the foreign nation shall be displayed at the 
main. 

( 3 ) On all occasions of celebrating foreign national anniver¬ 
saries or festivals, when salutes are fired, the ensign of the nation 
celebrating the day shall be displayed at the main during the 
salute and for such further times as the ships of such nation pres¬ 
ent may remain dressed, and in the case of an anniversary of the 
nation in whose waters the ship is lying, where no ships of that 
nation are present, until sunset. 

(130 r) 


(4) While saluting the flag or broad pennant of a foreign flag Foreign flag 
officer or commodore, or returning a foreign salute to a flag officer officers - 

or commodore of the United States, the ensign of the foreign 
nation shall be displayed at the fore. 

(5) During personal salutes fired in honor of foreign naval, Personal sa- 
military, diplomatic, and consular officials, while visiting ships * u ^ es to foreign 
of the Navy, or other foreigners of distinction not provided for in offlcials * 
section 1, the ensign of the foreign nation to which the visitor 

belongs shall be displayed at the fore. 

(6) ^ On the occasion of saluting, in foreign ports, officials of Salutes to 
the United States other than naval, the national ensign shall be TT " it , e ^ Stsltes 
displayed at the fore. If in the ports of the United States, no tfan navai h ° r 
colors will be displayed in honor thereof, except as provided in 
sections 1 and 2 of this chapter. 

Section 9.—Ensigns, Flags, and Pennants. 

1236. (1) The distinctive mark of a ship of the Navy in com- DistinetiTe 

mission, other than the national ensign, is a flag or pennant at a ships 

masthead. e ^ aT} * 

(2) The distinctive mark of the senior on board shall be dis- insignia of 
played day and night, and shall be carried at the main, except command * 
the flag of a rear admiral and pennant of a senior officer present, 

which shall be carried at the after mast and starboard after yard 
arm, respectively. (Art. R 1237.) 

(3) No flags or pennants other than those prescribed in these 
regulations or the signal book shall be displayed on board any 
ship of the Navy as a personal honor to any person or for the 
purpose of indicating the presence of such person on board, and 
all flags or pennants thus displayed shall conform strictly to the 
patterns laid down in the signal book. 

(4) In two-masted ships all such flags and pennants shall be Where dis- 
displayed from the main: in single-masted ships from the truck; r la J ed * 

and in mastless ships from the loftiest and most conspicuous 
hoist. (Art. R 1237.) 

1237. (1) Except as prescribed in paragraph 2 of this article. Personal flags 
no personal flag of any official shall ever be displayed at the dis P la y ed with 
same masthead with any national ensign. Whenever such double ens gns * 
display is required under these regulations, in dressing ship or 

during a visit aboard of any foreign official, the personal flag or 
pennant shall be displayed at the fore while the national ensign 
is hoisted at the main. In dressing ship, the personal flag or 
pennant shall be shifted to the fore during such period of dress¬ 
ing, and no national ensign shall then be flown from that mast¬ 
head. This provision shall be complied with in dressing ship in 
honor of our own country by shifting the personal flag or broad 
pennant forward and displaying our own ensign at the main. 

(2) A personal flag or broad pennant at a masthead where a 
national flag is shown during a gun salute shall be lowered until 
clear of the national flag, during the salute. 

(3) When the personal flag of the President of the United 
States, of the Secretary of the Navy, of the Assistant Secretary 
of the Navy, or of the Admiral of the Navy is flying aboard any 
ship of the Navy, no other personal flag or pennant shall be dis¬ 
played aboard such ship. Should two or more of the above- 
named officials visit a ship at the same time, the flag of the 
senior only shall be displayed. 

1238. (1) The national ensign on board a ship of the Navy at When the na- 
anchor shall be hoisted at 8 a. m. and kept flying until sunset. t L 01 JJ 1 i ) en ^- gn 
Whenever a ship comes to anchor or gets under way, if there is played/ * S " 
sufficient light for the ensign to be seen, it shall be hoisted, al¬ 
though earlier or later than the time specified. Unless there are 

good reasons to the contrary, the ensign shall be displayed when 
falling in with other ships of war or when near the land, and es¬ 
pecially when passing or approaching forts, lighthouses, or towns. 

(131 E) 






Size of colors 
to be prescribed 
by signal. 


When the 
union jack shall 
be displayed. 


Boat ensign. 


Flag of offi¬ 
cers of the same 
grade. 

Senior officer's 
pennant. 


Flag or pen¬ 
nant of an offi¬ 
cer commanding 
a naval station. 


Flag of offi¬ 
cers afloat at a 
navy yard. 


Flag of an of¬ 
ficer absent from 
his command 
temporarily. 


(2) Wlien two or more vessels of the first rate are in company 
in port, the senior officer present shall, at 7.45 a. in., make a pre¬ 
paratory signal, giving the size of colors to be hoisted for the 
day; if made during the day, colors shall be shifted when the 
signal is hauled down. Jacks, flag and senior officers’ flags and 
pennants, and commission pennants, corresponding in size to the 
colors, shall be flown. 

(3) The national ensign shall be disp’ayed on shore from 8 
a. m. to sunset at every shore station under the jurisdiction of 
the Navy Department, at such point as the commandant thereof 
may direct, and, except as specified in the following sentence, at 
that point only. Where there exist outlying reservations under 
the command of such commandant, which lie so far from the 
main reservation that their governmental character is not clearly 
indicated by the display of the ensign at such main reservation, 
the commandant shall direct the national ensign to be displayed 
at such point on each such outlying reservation as he may deem 
desirable. 

1239. (1) When at anchor the union jack shall be flown from 
the jack staff from morning colors to evening colors. 

(2) The jack hoisted at the fore is a signal for a pilot. A gun 
may be fired to call attention to it. 

(3) The jack hoisted at the mizzen or at a yardarm denotes 
that a general court-martial or court of inquiry is in session. It 
is to be hoisted (and, if in port, a gun fired) when the court 
meets and to be hauled down when the court adjourns. 

1240. The boat ensign shall always be displayed from boats 
between 8 a. m. and sunset, when away from the ship, if in a 
foreign port. When the ship is dressed the ensigns of boats 
which are absent from the ship or at the booms shall be dis¬ 
played. An ensign shall also be displayed in a home port when 
boarding foreign vessels, and at such other times as may be pre¬ 
scribed by the commanding officer. 

1241. When two or more flag officers of the same grade meet 
the senior only shall fly the blue flag, and all others the red. 

1242. When two or more ships of the Navy are together, with 
no distinctive flag of a flag officer or division commander flying, 
the senior officer’s pennant shall be displayed at the starboard 
after yardarm of the senior ship, in addition to the narrow pen¬ 
nant at the main. 

1243. (1) An officer in command of a naval station shall fly 
his flag or broad pennant, or senior officer’s pennant, on the re¬ 
ceiving ship, if there be one; and if not, at some conspicuous and 
suitable place within the limits of his command, without regard 
to any flags or pennants of officers in command afloat. 

(2) When cruising ships attached to a regularly organized fleet 
are lying at a naval station, the senior officer of such ships shall 
fly the senior officer’s flag or pennant without reference to the 
flag or pennant of the commanding officer of the shore station, 
except that a division commander shall not replace his flag or 
pennant by the pennant of the senior officer present. The senior 
officer present’s pennant, when thus hoisted, indicates the senior 
officer of the fleet present, and shall not relieve the commandant 
of his duties as senior officer present for vessels not attached to 
such fleet. If vessels attached to two or more regularly organ¬ 
ized fleets or squadrons are lying at the same naval station, the 
senior officer of them all only shall hoist the pennant of the 
senior officer present, but the senior officer present in each fleet 
or squadron shall perform the duties of that office for all vessels 
of the fleet or squadron to which he is attached. 

1244. (1) When in a port of the United States, on the occasion 
of the absence of a flag officer from his command afloat for a 
period exceeding twenty-four hours, his flag shall be hauled down, 
and the command shall devolve upon the line officer next in rank 


(132 R) 


present in the fleet, squadron, or division, subject to any direc¬ 
tions from the flag officer. 

(2) If in a foreign port, the same officer shall succeed to the 
command, and the flag shall be displayed from the ship in which 
the temporary commander is embarked, but without firing a 
salute. (R 1044, par. 5.) 

(3) When the command is temporarily transferred in accord¬ 
ance with the provisions of this article, the business of the com¬ 
mand shall be carried on, if practicable, through the office of the 
absent flag officer, in order that the records may be kept contin¬ 
uous and complete. 

1245. Any flag or other officer in command afloat or at a naval insignia of 
station may, when in uniform, and upon official occasions and c | )n V na " <1 in },ow 
vists shall, carry on a staff at the bow of the boat in which he is 0 08 * 

embarked a flag or broad or narrow pennant according to his 
rank. 

1240. (1) An officer not a flag officer duly appointed to the Pennants of 
command of a division and not in command of a ship, shall carry 2iTmd”rs com " 
the division pennant at all times at the masthead, and in the bow 
of a boat in which he is embarked officially. 

(2) An officer in command of a ship and temporarily desig¬ 
nated to command a division shall not carry the division pennant 
at the masthead, nor in the bow of a boat, when separated from 
the fleet, squadron, or station to which he belongs. 

1247. An officer of the Navy commanding a ship engaged other- Ships not in 
wise than in the service of the United States shall not display a United states 
pennant or flag of command at the masthead or in the bow of a serv,< * e * 
boat. 


1248. A flag or commanding officer, when embarked in a boat officer in a 

without his distinctive flag or pennant flying, shall be considered i ,na t n °t fly ln » 
as present in an unofficial capacity. flas or pennant ‘ 

1249. The boat of a flag officer or commodore shall carry on Mark upon the 
each bow, in gilt, the stars as arranged in his flag or pennant, boat of a flag 
and, on the end of the flag and pennant staffs, a gilt lance head. modore.° r COm " 

1250. The boats of other officers in command shall carry a gilt Marks upon 
arrow on each bow. If the officer in command be of the grade of boat of a com- 
captain, a gilt ball shall be carried on the end of the boat pennant raandins officer, 
and flag staffs; if a commander, a gilt star; if of lower rank, flat 

trucks. 


1251. A chief of staff not in command shall carry a pennant in Chief of stair 
the bow of his boat only when visiting officially on behalf of his not in command, 
flag officer. 

1252. No personal flag or pennant of any officer of the Navy insignia of 

shall be half-masted when displayed either from ships or boats, command, when 
except upon the decease of the officer. half-masted. 

1253. (1) When the President of the United States, the Secre- Distinctive 
tary of the Navy, or the Assistant Secretary is embarked in a mark of dipio- 
ship’s boat, his flag shall be displayed in the bow of the boat, function- 
except when otherwise requested by him. 

(2) When a diplomatic official of the United States of and 
above the rank of charge d’affaires pays an official visit afloat in 
a boat of the Navy, the union jack of a suitable size shall be 


carried on a staff in the bow. 

(3) When the naval governor of Guam or Tutuila is embarked 
in a boat, within the limits of his Government, for the purpose of 
paying visits of ceremony in his official capacity as governor, a 
union jack of suitable size shall be carried on a staff in the bow 
of the boat. 

(4) When a consular representative of the United States pays 
an official visit afloat in a boat of the Navy, the consular flag 
shall be displayed on a staff in the bow. 

1254. (1) The following ceremonies shall be observed at “col- Honors to the 
ors ” on board ships in commission: The field music, guard of the It 8 a. m!” 8 80 
day, and the band, if there be one, shall be present. At morning 


(133 r) 


At naval sta¬ 
tions. 


At sunrise. 


Half-masting 
the ensign. 


Motions of the 
senior officer to 
he followed. 


Answering a 
dip. 


Colors to he 
shown at day¬ 
light. 


Man-of-war 

lights. 


Ships with less 
than three 
masts. 


Arrival of 
President, Sec¬ 
retary of Navy, 
or Assistant Sec' 
retary. 


“ colors ” the band shall play “ The Star-Spangled Banner,” at 
the beginning of which the ensign shall be started up and hoisted 
smartly to the peak or truck. All officers and men shall face the 
ensign and stand at attention, and the guard of the day and sen¬ 
tries under arms shall come to the position of “ present ” while 
the national air is being played. At the end of the national air 
all officers and men shall salute, ending the ceremony. If there 
be no band available, the field music shall sound the “ colors ” 
call in place of the national air. Honors to foreign ensigns shall 
be rendered in the same manner as the above, substituting the 
appropriate national air. 

(2) The same ceremonies shall be observed at sunset “colors,” 
the ensign being started from the peak or truck at the beginning 
of “ The Star-Spangled Banner.” The ensign shall not be lowered 
hurriedly. 

(3) At naval stations the same ceremonies shall be observed as 
closely as possible. 

(4) Upon hoisting the ensign at sunrise the usual honors and 
ceremonies shall be paid, and they shall not be repeated at 8 a. m. 

(5) The same honors shall be rendered at “colors” to foreign 
ensigns, except that where such honors should be rendered simul¬ 
taneously to our own and to foreign ensigns, the precedence shall 
be given to our own. 

1255. In half-masting the ensign it shall, if not previously 
hoisted, be first hoisted to the truck or peak with the usual cere¬ 
monies and then lowered to half-mast. Before lowering from half- 
mast it shall be first hoisted to the truck or peak and then lowered 
with the usual ceremonies. 

125G. Upon all occasions on board ship or at naval stations of 
hoisting, lowering, or half-masting the colors, or displaying the 
union jack, the motions of the senior officer present in sight shall 
be followed. 

1257. When any vessel salutes a ship of the Navy by dipping 
her national ensign it shall be returned dip for dip. If before 8 
a. m. or after sunset the colors shall be hoisted, the dip returned, 
and, after a suitable interval, the colors hauled down. 

1258. (1) A ship of the Navy entering port at night shall 
hoist her ensign at daylight for a short period, to enable the 
authorities of the port and ships of war present to determine her 
nationality. It is customary for other ships of war to show their 
colors in return. 

(2) At night when approaching an anchorage where men-of- 
war are likely to be found, all ships shall hoist at the peak two 
white lights in a vertical line. When at anchor in port and sight¬ 
ing an incoming vessel making this display of lights, United States 
ships at anchor shall answer such signal by hoisting the same 
display. 

1250. On board a ship where, for want of masts, the distinctive 
mark of command can not be displayed as prescribed, it shall be 
hoisted in the most conspicuous position possible. Under similar 
circumstances the position of a national ensign during a salute 
will be modified as may be necessary, following the spirit of the 
rules herein laid down, but its display must not be omitted. (Arts. 
R 1236 and R 1237.) 

Section 10. —Visits of Ceremony. 

1266. When the President of the United States, the Secretary 
of the Navy, or the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, away from 
the seat of government, arrives for a visit in the vicinity of a 
naval station or of a port in which there is a naval vessel, the 
senior officer present shall send an officer to ask officially for in¬ 
structions, and shall himself officially call, if the duration of such 
visit permits. 


(134 r) 


1207. The following rules, in which the maritime powers gen¬ 
erally have concurred, shall be observed by all officers of the 
Navy in regard to the interchange of visits with officers of 
friendly foreign ships of war in all ports. Their observance by 
foreign officers may be expected: 

(«) The senior officer in port, whatever may be his rank, shall, 
upon the arrival of a foreign ship of war, send an officer to such 
ship to offer the customary courtesies. In case two or more ships 
of the same nation arrive in company, then the visit shall be made 
to the senior ship only. 

(7>) When such a visit is made to a ship of the Navy an officer 
shall be sent to return it at once. 

(c) Within twenty-four hours of arrival, the flag or other offi¬ 
cer in chief command of the arriving ship or ships shall visit the 
flag or other officer in chief command of the foreign ship or ships 
present in port, if the latter be his equal or superior in grade. 
Such a visit made to a ship of the Navy shall be returned within 
twenty-four hours. 

(d) In the case of officers of different grades the junior shall 
pay the first visit, the same limits of time being observed as to 
the visit and its return. 

(e) All flag officers shall return visits of officers of the grade 
of captain and of those of superior grades. They shall send 
their chief of staff to return the calls of commanders or other 
junior commanding officers. 

(/) Captains and commanding officers of junior grades shall 
return all visits made to them by commanding officers, whatever 
their grade. 

(g) In the case of two or more ships arriving in port or lying 
in port when another ship arrives, and after the interchange of 
visits between the senior officers shall have taken place, the cap¬ 
tains or other officers in command of the several ships of war 
arriving shall call upon the flag officer, the captains, and other 
officers in command of the ships of war in port, who will return 
the visits with the exceptions mentioned in paragraph (e) above, 
tions thereof will be carried out: 

1268. Wardroom officers of a ship of the Navy arriving in port 
shall, after the interchange of the usual visits by their own and 
other commanding officers, call upon commanding and wardroom 
officers of other ships of war in port, when such visits, in the 
opinion of their commanding officer, are usual or desirable, and 
will probably be returned. The officers to make the visits shall 
be designated by the commanding officer. 

1261). The visits of ceremony prescribed in articles R 1267 and 
R 1268 are those regularly tendered by officers of the principal 
maritime nations. In view of the large number of such visits 
which must sometimes be made under those rules, when a con¬ 
siderable number of ships are assembled, the following modifica¬ 
tions thereof will be carried out: 

(a) When two or more ships of the Navy arrive at a port 
where there is a United States naval station, or when two or 
more ships meet two or more other ships of the United States 
Navy, visits shall only be exchanged between the senior officers 
present, ashore and afloat. 

(&) In cases where foreign stations or ships are concerned, 
the senior officer present shall make such arrangements with the 
foreign officer or officers in command in regard to the exchange 
of official visits by subordinates as circumstances, expediency, 
and international courtesy may require. 

1270. Visits of ceremony between officers of ships of the Navy 
and those of foreign naval and military stations, and between offi¬ 
cers of naval stations and those of foreign ships of war, shall be 
governed by the rules laid down in articles R 1267, R 1268, and 
R 1269, so far as officers of the United States Navy are concerned. 


Interchange of 
visits afloat. 


Boarding 

visits. 


Return of a 
hoarding visit. 

Official visits; 
officers of the 
same grade. 


Officers of dif¬ 
ferent grades. 


Return visits 
of flag officers. 


Return visits 
of commanding 
officers. 

Visits of com¬ 
manding officers 
other than the 
senior officers 
present. 


Visits of ward¬ 
room officers. 


Visits between 
naval stations 
and ships. 


(135 R) 





Visits between 
officers of the 
NaTy. 


Visits to com¬ 
mandants. 


Visits of coui> 
tesy. 


Arrival of 
ships to be re¬ 
ported to com¬ 
mandants. 


Visits between 
naval officers 
and diplomatic 
and consular of¬ 
ficers. 

A flag officer 
or commodore. 


A commanding 
officer. 


Arrival in port 
to be announced. 

Boats for 
visits. 


Visits of cour¬ 
tesy to foreign 
officials. 


Return visits 
of foreign offi¬ 
cials. 


Visits of cere¬ 
mony between 
officers of the 
Navy and of the 
Army. 


Between offi¬ 
cers of the Navy 
and governors of 
United States 
islands, etc. 


1271. (1) Visits of ceremony in the United States Navy, 
weather permitting, shall be exchanged by flag officers, by cap¬ 
tains, and by commanding officers afloat as soon as practicable 
after meeting or upon arriving within communicating distance. 
In all cases the junior shall make the first visit, and it shall be 
returned within twenty-four hours. Flag officers are not required 
to return the visits of officers under their command, except in 
the case of visits of other flag officers. 

(2) The same visits shall be exchanged by commanding officers 
afloat and commandants of naval stations as soon as practicable 
after the arrival of a ship at a navy yard or within convenient 
boating distance therefrom. With foreign vessels arriving within 
the limits of a naval station, visits shall be exchanged when prac¬ 
ticable, regardless of distance. 

(3) An officer joining a ship or naval station shall, in addition 
to reporting for duty, make a vi-sit of courtesy to his commanding 
officer or commandant within forty-eight hours after joining. 

1272. Whenever a ship of the Navy arrives in waters adjacent 
to a naval station of the United States, the senior officer present 
shall immediately notify the commandant, by telegram or by 
radiogram, of her arrival, and shall forward to him copies of the 
orders under which the ship is acting, unless such orders are 
secret, in which case the commandant shall be informed of the 
fact. As soon as her probable date and hour of departure have 
been determined, the senior officer present shall immediately 
notify the commandant thereof. (Arts. I 1311 and I 5342.) 

1273. Upon ,'rrival in a foreign port where there are diplo¬ 
matic or consular officers of the United States the following rules 
in regard to visits of ceremony shall be observed by officers of 
the Navy: 

(a) A flag officer or commodore shall pay the first visit to a 
diplomatic officer of or above the rank of charge d’affaires. He 
will receive the first visit from consular officers. 

(b) A commanding officer shall pay the first visit to a diplo¬ 
matic officer of or above the rank of charge d’affaires and to a 
consul general. He will receive the first visit from other con 
sular officers. (R 1117, par. 3.) 

(c) Diplomatic and consular officers in charge of legations or 
consulates shall be notified of the arrival of the ship in port. 

(d) The senior officer present, when notified, shall, if neces¬ 
sary, arrange to furnish a suitable boat to enable a diplomatic or 
consular officer to pay official visits afloat. A commanding officer 
shall, when notifying these officials of his arrival, offer them a 
passage to the ship at such time as they may select. 

1274. Flag and commanding officers of the Navy shall, in 
foreign ports, pay such visits to foreign, civil, military, diplo¬ 
matic, consular, and other officials as custom and courtesy may 
demand. 

1275. Flag officers and commodores may expect a return visit 
in person from foreign governors and other high civil, military, 
and diplomatic officials. Other commanding officers may expect 
such return visits to be made by an aid-de-camp or other suitable 
officer designated for that purpose. 

1276. In ports of the United States visits of ceremony between 
officers of the Navy and Army will be governed by the "rules laid 
down in articles R 1267, R 1268, and R 1269 for such visits be¬ 
tween officers of the Navy and those of friendly foreign ships of 
war. 

1277. When a naval vessel arrives at any island or group of 
islands occupied by United States forces, visits should be ex¬ 
changed between a naval commander in chief or senior naval 
officer with the governor general or governor of an island or 
group of islands, the governor of a province or department, and 
the Army officer in chief command at a place where there is a 


(136 r) 


civil governor general or governor of an island or group of 
islands. 

(a) All naval officers in command shall make the first visit 
upon a governor general or governor of an island or group of 
islands. 

(&) If such governor general or governor be a civilian, the 
naval commander in chief shall also make the first visit upon 
the Army officer in chief command of troops if the latter is of 
equal or superior grade. 

(c) If the senior naval officer is not a commander in chief, he 
shall also make the first visit upon officers of the Army holding 
commands under a governor general or governor of an island or 
group of islands, or acting as governors of provinces or depart¬ 
ments, if the latter are of equal or superior grade, and upon 
civilian governors of provinces or departments. 

( d ) Officers of the Army holding commands other than chief 
command under a governor general or governor of an island or 
group of islands, or acting as governors of provinces or depart¬ 
ments, will make the first visit upon the naval commander in chief 
if the latter is of equal or superior grade, as will also civil gov¬ 
ernors of provinces or departments. 

(e) Should the governor general or any other officer adminis¬ 
tering the government of an island find that from indisposition or 
pressure of important business he is unable to pay or return these 
visits in person, he will depute his aid-de-camp or some other 
officer to do so. In like manner should a naval commander in 
chief from indisposition or pressing occupation be precluded from 
paying or returning these visits, he will depute an officer not below 
the rank of flag lieutenant to do so. In each case the officer 
failing to pay the required visit in person will report the circum¬ 
stances and assign the reasons which led to the omission to the 
department under which he is acting. 

1278. Official visits shall be returned within twenty-four hours. 

1279. (1) The guard ship of the first division of a fleet or of 
the division of the senior officer present shall send an officer to 
board incoming men-of-war, except flagships and vessels attached 
to the fleet. Flagships shall be boarded by an officer on the per¬ 
sonal staff of the commander in chief or of the senior flag officer 
present; in their absence by an officer from the ship of the senior 
officer present. (Art. R 3803.) 

(2) The guard ship of the first division or of the division of the 
senior flag officer present shall also send an officer or competent 
chief petty officer to board all merchant vessels or yachts flying 
American"colors found in or arriving at foreign ports: also all 
vessels which are probably carrying mail for the fleet. If no flag 
officer be present, this boarding visit shall be made by the guard 
ship of the day. 

(3) The following summary of information in regard to mer¬ 
chant ships or yachts shall be obtained by boarding officers, and 
boarding books must conform thereto: 

(a) Name, nationality, and kind of vessel. 

(&) Name of owner (if a yacht) and whether or not he is on 
board, the name of the master, and the number of crew. 

(c) Tonnage and cargo. 

( d) Place from, time out, and kind of passage. 

(e) Probable date of departure from port and port then bound 
for. 

(/) Any casualties, extraordinary events on the passage, gen¬ 
eral route taken; ships, fog, ice, etc., encountered. 

(g) General remarks. 

In case of a man-of-war substitute in & “ Name and rank of the 
commanding officer, and, if a flagship, of the flag officer,” and 
omit c. 


Return visits. 

Boarding men- 
of-war. 


Boarding mer¬ 
chant vessels and 
yachts. 


Information 
to he obtained 
by boarding of¬ 
ficers. 


(137 E) 





Report of 
boarding officer. 


Observance of 
national anni¬ 
versaries of the 
I nited States. 


Weather un¬ 
favorable. 


Memorial Day. 


Postponement 
over Sunday. 


Notification of 
Intended cele¬ 
bration to be 
given to foreign 
authorities pres¬ 
ent. 


Participation 
by ships of the 
Navy in celebra¬ 
tions of foreign 
national anni¬ 
versaries. 


National holi¬ 
days. 


Ill case of a merchant vessel, the fact of her carrying mail, 
with the destination of such mail, shall be entered under “ Gen¬ 
eral remarks.” 

(4) The date and place at which the boarding visit was made 
shall be noted in every case and the signature and rank of the 
boarding officer appended. 

(5) Immediately after boarding a vessel the boarding officer 
shall report on board the flagship of the commander in chief or 
the ship of the senior officer present, and there enter in the 
boarding book a full record of the visit, and shall sign his name 
and rank to the same. 

Section 11. —Anniversaries, Solemnities, and Holidays. 

1286. (1) On the 22d of February and 4th of July every ship 
of the Navy in commission, not under way, shall full-dress ship at 
S a. m. and remain so dressed until sunset; at noon saluting ships 
shall fire a national salute. At sea the same salute shall be fired 
with the ensign at the peak. At naval stations the ensign shall 
be displayed from 8 a. m. to sunset, and at noon a national salute 
shall be fired. (Art. R 1237.) 

(2) If, in the opinion of the senior officer present, the weather 
is so bad as to make “ full-dressing ” inadvisable, “dressing” 
may be substituted, and. if necessary, these flags may be hauled 
down after being hoisted. 

(3) Memorial Day, May 30, shall be observed by the suspen¬ 
sion of all unnecessary work, drills, and exercises; at noon a 
salute of twenty-one minute guns shall be fired by all saluting 
vessels in commission and naval stations, during which the ensign 
shall be at half-mast Detachments from vessels in United States 
ports and naval stations shall, in the discretion of the senior 
officer present, take part in memorial parades in the immediate 
vicinity, if requested by competent authority, if it can be done 
without land transportation or other expense to the Government. 

(4) When the 22d of February, 30th of May, or 4th of July 
occurs on Sunday, all special ceremonies shall be postponed until 
the following day. 

1287. Upon the celebration of a national anniversary of the 
United States, or upon observing any national solemnity, in a 
foreign port or in presence of a foreign ship or ships of war, due 
notice of the time and manner of conducting the celebration or 
solemnity shall be given by the senior officer to the port authori¬ 
ties and to the senior officer of the foreign ship or ships of each 
nationality present. Should any foreign authorities or ships par¬ 
ticipate in any such celebration or solemnity, by firing salutes or 
otherwise, an officer shall be sent, upon its completion, to return 
thanks for the courtesy. 

1288. Upon the occasion of the celebration of their national 
anniversaries by the authorities of ships of war of a friendly for¬ 
eign nation in foreign or domestic ports, ships of the Navy present 
shall, on official intimation being received by the senior officer, 
“full-dress” or “dress” ship, with the foreign national ensign 
at the main, and fire such salutes as are fired by the foreign au¬ 
thorities or ships, not, however, to exceed twenty-one guns, unless 
the senior officer present deems it necessary to fire a larger num¬ 
ber in order to participate properly in the celebration or solem¬ 
nity, to show proper courtesy to the nation complimented, or to 
avoid giving offense. Under similar circumstances, ships of the 
Navy shall participate in the observance of national solemnities 
of foreign states. Upon all such occasions efforts shall be made 
to accord, so far as possible, with the foreign authorities in the 
time and manner of conducting the ceremonies. (Art. R 1237.) 

1289. (1) The 1st of January, the 22d of February, the 30th 
of May, the 4th of July, the first Monday in September, the 25th 
of December, and such other days as may he designated by the 

(138 r) 


President (including the day for National Thanksgiving) shall 
be regarded as holidays on board ships of the Navy and at naval 
stations. Of these, only the 22d of February and the 4th of July 
shall be observed ceremoniously. 

(2) Whenever any of the above-designated dates falls on Sun¬ 
day, the following Monday shall be observed as a holiday. 

Section 12.— Funeral Ceremonies. 

1296. (1) Upon the receipt of official intelligence of the death On the death 
of the President of the United States, the senior officer shall direct. of the Presi<lent * 
that on the following day the ensign and union jack be displayed 

at half-mast from sunrise to sunset, and guns fired every half 
hour, from all ships present. Similar orders shall be given at 
naval stations. 

(2) Upon the receipt of official intelligence of the death of the On the death 
Vice President of the United States, the Secretary or the As- ^he^cre- 
sistant Secretary of the Navy, the senior officer shall direct that tary or Assist- 
on the following day the ensign and union jack be displayed at ant Secretary of 
half-mast from 8 a. m. to sunset and minute guns fired at noon by the Navy * 

all saluting ships present, the number of guns to be the same as 
that contained in the respective salutes to the above-named offi¬ 
cials. Similar orders shall be given at all naval stations. 

(3) A civil official who was entitled to a salute is entitled to Death of a 
minute guns at his funeral. Whenever a naval station or a ship civil official, 
of the Navy joins in the funeral honors of a civil official of the 
Government, other than as prescribed in paragraphs 1 and 2 

above, the ensign and union jack shall be displayed at half-mast 
from 8 a. m. to sunset, and minute guns, not exceeding in number 
his official salute, shall be fired by the naval station and one of 
the saluting ships present, when the funeral cortege moves, if at 
the port where the funeral occurs; otherwise at noon. 

1297. On the death of an officer in the Navy the following cere- Death of naral 

monies shall be observed : officer. 

(a) If the deceased was at the time of his death a flag officer a flag officer, 
in command afloat or on shore, his flag or broad pennant shall 

be displayed at half-mast until sunset of the day of the funeral 
or of the removal of the body; the ensign and union jack of al l 
ships present and at naval stations in sight shall be displayed at 
half-mast between 8 a. m. and sunset during the same period, 
unless at sea. During the transfer of the body to the place of 
interment or, if at sea, during the funeral minute guns shall be 
fired, not exceeding in number the salute. At sunset on the day 
of the funeral or of the transfer of the body of the deceased from 
the flagship or scene of command, his flag or broad pennant shall 
be rounded up with the ensign and hauled down. 

(b) If the deceased was the commanding officer of a ship, his Commanding 
pennant shall be displayed at half-mast until sunset of the day of officer of a ship, 
the funeral or removal of the body from the ship; the ensign and 

union jack of all ships present and at naval stations in sight shall 
be displayed at half-mast from the beginning of the funeral 
service until sunset of that day, unless at sea. During the trans¬ 
fer of the body to the place of interment or, if at sea, during the 
funeral minute guns shall be fired, not exceeding seven in number. 

At sunset on the day of the funeral or transfer of the body from 
the ship, the pennant shall be rounded up with the ensign and re¬ 
tained at the masthead as the insignia of command of the deceased 
officer’s successor. 

(c) If the deceased officer was a commissioned officer of the A oommis- 
Navy or Marine Corps, other than those mentioned in para- sioned officer, 
graphs a and b of this article, the ensign and union jack of all 

ships present and at naval stations in sight shall be displayed at 
half-mast during the funeral service and until the return of 


(139 r) 







A midshipman, 
warrant officer, 
clerk, or mate. 


An enlisted 
man. 


Minute guns 
tired by Army 
posts. 


Burial at sea. 


Tolleys to be 
tired by the es¬ 
cort. 


Funeral es¬ 
corts. 


tlie escort, or for an hour after the transfer of the body from the 
ship should the escort have returned within such period. 

( d ) If the deceased was a midshipman, warrant officer, clerk, 
or mate, the ensign and union jack of all ships present and at 
naval stations in sight shall be displayed at half-mast during the 
funeral service and the transfer of the body from the ship and 
for one hour afterwards. 

1298. On the death of any petty officer or person of inferior 
rating, the ensign and union jack of all ships present and at naval 
stations in sight shall be displayed at half-mast during the funeral 
service and the transfer of the body to the shore. 

1299. On the occasion of the funeral of a flag officer or com¬ 
modore near a garrisoned fort of the United States, the command¬ 
ing officer thereof shall be duly notified of the time of the funeral, 
and minute guns, not exceeding in number the officer’s salute, 
may be expected to be fired from the fort when the cortege moves 
after landing. 

1300. When at sea the ship shall always be hove to and the 
ensign displayed at half-mast during any funeral service and 
while committing the body to the deep. Any further display of 
the ensign at half-mast while at sea shall be regulated according 
to circumstances by the senior officer present. 

1301. (1) An escort under arms shall accompany the funeral 
cortege of any officer or enlisted man to the place of interment, 
and after the funeral service fire three volleys of musketry over 
the body. In foreign ports, when permission can not be obtained 
to land an armed escort, the volleys should be fired over the body 
after it has been lowered into the boat alongside; at sea, after 
committing the body to the deep. 

(2) When the funeral ceremonies of an officer or official take 
place at, or in the immediate vicinity of, a naval station, or in a 
port where a naval force is lying, or where the remains are con¬ 
veyed through such place en route to the place of burial, the 
strength of the escort shall be as indicated below, so far as the 
naval force available can furnish it. When the funeral cere¬ 
monies occur in the city of Washington, or at any other place than 
those herein provided for, the escort will be as ordered, by the 
Navy Department. 

(«) Secretary of the Navy or Admiral of the Navy: Three 
battalions of Infantry of four companies each and two battalions 
of Artillery of two batteries each, each battery to consist of twm 
platoons. 

(&) Admiral: Three battalions of Infantry of four companies 
each and one battalion of Artillery of two batteries, each battery 
to consist of two platoons. 

(c) Assistant Secretary of the Navy or Vice Admiral: Two 
battalions of Infantry of four companies each and one battalion 
of Artillery of two batteries, each battery to consist of two 
platoons. 

(cl) Rear Admiral: Two battalions of Infantry of four com¬ 
panies each and one battery of Artillery of two platoons. 

(e) Commodore: Two battalions of Infantry of four companies 
each and one platoon of Artillery. 

(/) Captain: Eight companies of Infantry. 

(g) Commander: Six companies of Infantry. 

(h) Lieutenant commander: Four companies of Infantry. 

(i) Lieutenant: Two companies of Infantry. 

O') Lieutenant (junior grade), ensign, or chief warrant officer: 
One company of Infantry. 

(k) Midshipman, warrant officer, paymaster’s clerk, or mate: 
One section of Infantry. 

(l) Chief petty officer: Sixteen men, commanded by a chief 
petty officer. 


(140 R) 


( m) First second, or third class petty officer: Twelve men, 
commanded by a petty officer of the same class as the deceased. 

( n ) All other enlisted men: Eight men, commanded by a third- 
class petty officer. 

( 3 ) The funeral escort for officers and men of the Marine Corps 
shall be the same as given above for the corresponding rank. 

(4) When there is not a sufficient force available to form the 
funeral escort as designated in paragraph 2 of this article, such 
escort shall be composed of as many men as practicable, up to 
the limits indicated. 

(5) There shall be six pallbearers, who shall be selected from 
the same rank as the deceased if practicable. 

(6) The funeral escort shall be commanded by an officer of the 
same rank as the deceased if practicable; if no officer of that 
grade be available, then an officer of the highest practicable rank 
in a lower grade will be selected for this duty. 

(7) The formation for funeral ceremonies shall be that pre¬ 
scribed in the “ Landing Force and Small Arms Instructions, 
U. S. Navy.” 

1302. Funeral honors shall not be paid between sunset and 
sunrise. When it is necessary to bury the dead at night, such 
funeral services as are practicable shall take place. 

1303. When a death occurs in a foreign port among the officers 
or crew of a ship of the Navy, the senior officer shall arrange 
with the local authorities, through the consul, if there be one, 
otherwise directly, for the interment of the body; and shall also 
obtain permission for an armed escort to land. If the deceased 
was a commissioned officer, notice shall be sent to the senior for¬ 
eign naval officials present and the proper local officials of the 
time and place of the funeral. 

1304. The pallbearers shall march at the side of the hearse or 
pall, the junior to the left and leading, the next junior to the right 
and leading, and so on. If a sufficient number of foreign officers 
of suitable rank attend the funeral, they may be invited to serve 
as additional pallbearers: they will occupy the same relative posi¬ 
tions, but outside of the first mentioned. Eight men shall be se¬ 
lected to serve as body bearers, and shall march immediately 
behind the body. 

1305. If the deceased was a flag officer or captain of a ship, 
his flag or pennant shall be draped in mourning and displayed at 
half-mast in the bow of the boat carrying the body. The flag or 
pennant shall also be carried immediately in advance of the body 
in the funeral cortege to the grave, but not on the return from 
the grave. 

1306. (1) A funeral procession of boats shall move from the 
ship to the shore in the following order: 

Band. 

Escort. 

Clergy. 

Body and body bearers. 

Pallbearers. 

Mourners from ship of deceased in inverse order. 

Mourners from other ships in inverse order, junior ships leading. 

Mourners from foreign ships in inverse order, junior ships 
leading. 

(2) Boats may be formed in more than one column if necessary. 

1307. A funeral procession on shore shall be formed as fol¬ 
lows : 

Band. 

Escort. 

Clergy. 

Body and pallbearers. 

Body bearers. 


Burial at 
night. 


Funeral in a 
foreign port. 


Pallbearers. 


Body bearers. 


Flag or pen¬ 
nant of the de¬ 
ceased. 


Funeral pro¬ 
cession of boats. 


Funeral pro¬ 
cession on shore. 


(141 R) 









Details of fu¬ 
nerals. 


Morins of pro¬ 
cession. 


Death of an 
officer when not 
on sea duty. 

Death of a 
general officer 
of the Army or 
Marine Corps. 


Tolleys. 

Death of a 
diplomatic or 
consular officer. 


Funeral of a 
foreign official. 


Vessels of Na- 
ral Militia. 


Mourners in inverse order of rank: 

( a ) Enlisted men. 

(&) Officers from ship of deceased. 

(c) Other officers. 

( d) Foreign officers. 

Distinguished persons. 

Delegations. 

Societies. 

Citizens. 

1308. Officers and pallbearers shall wear the mourning badge 
on the left arm and sword hilt. The escort only shall be under 
arms. The ensigns of all boats shall be displayed in the same 
manner as the ensigns of their respective ships. The distinctive 
mark of command, except that of the deceased, shall not be dis¬ 
played at half-mast from ships or boats. Whatever the grade 
or rate, the coffin shall be covered with the national flag, and in the 
case of an officer the chapeau or cap, epaulets, and the side arms 
of the deceased placed thereon. The national colors carried by a 
funeral escort shall not be draped except when ordered by the 
Navy Department for an occasion of national mourning. 

1309. (1) On the march to the place of interment the proces¬ 
sion shall move in common time; the music shall play a dirge; 
the ensign and the ship’s battalion color, the latter draped in 
mourning, shall be carried in the center of the escort; and the 
drums shall be draped in mourning and muffled. 

(2) In returning from the place of interment the column shall 
move in quick time, and the mourners march in order of rank. 
When clear of the cemetery, the mourning and muffling shall be 
removed from the battalion color and the drums and the music 
shall play a march. 

1310. An officer whose death occurs on shore shall receive the 
same honors as if it had occurred while on duty at sea. 

1311. (1) On receiving official intelligence of the funeral of a 
general officer of the Army or Marine Corps at a port where 
there is a naval station or in which one or more ships of the 
Navy may be present, the ensigns and union jacks shall be half- 
masted during the funeral service and until the return of the 
escort; and minute guns, not exceeding in number the officer's 
salute, shall be fired from the naval station and by one of the 
saluting ships when the funeral cortege moves. 

(2) Volleys shall be fired for naval or military persons only. 

1312. On the death in a foreign port of a diplomatic or con¬ 
sular officer of the United States the senior naval officer present 
shall, with the permission of the local authorities, land an armed 
escort, direct the attendance of officers and others, and make 
such other funeral arrangements as seem proper and circum¬ 
stances permit. 

1313. When the senior officer present receives official notice of 
the funeral of a foreign official he shall detail such officers to 
attend the funeral, direct such visits of condolence to be made, and 
make such other dispositions as circumstances warrant or permit 
and international courtesy demands. 

Section 13.— Naval Militia. 

1321. When vessels of the Navy meet or are in company with 
commissioned vessels of the Naval Militia, all honors and cere¬ 
monies shall be exchanged with them in the same manner as if 
they were vessels of the Regular Navy. 


(142 e) 


CHAPTER 13. 


NAVAL ADMINISTRATION AND DISCIPLINE. 

Section 1.—The Exercise of Authority. 

1401. All persons in the Navy are required to obey readily and 
strictly, and to execute promptly, the lawful orders of their 
superiors. 

1402. Superiors of every grade are forbidden to injure those 
under their command by tyrannical or capricious conduct, or by 
abusive language. Authority over subordinates is to be exercised 
with firmness, but with justice and kindness. 

1403. Punishment shall be in strict conformity with the laws 
for the government of the Navy. 

1404. (1) In order to avoid unnecessary recourse to courts of 
inquiry and general courts-martial, it is directed that where an 
officer or other person shall be reported for grave misconduct to 
his immediate commanding officer, the latter shall institute a 
careful inquiry into the circumstances on which the complaint is 
founded. He shall call upon the complainant for a written state¬ 
ment of the case, together with a list of his witnesses, mentioning 
where they may be found, and a memorandum of any documentary 
evidence bearing upon the case which may be obtainable. 

(2) He shall also call upon the accused for such counter state¬ 
ment or explanation as he may wish to make, and for a list of the 
persons he desires to have questioned in his behalf. If the ac¬ 
cused does not desire to submit a statement he shall set forth that 
fact in writing. 

( 3 ) In the infliction of punishment upon enlisted men for lesser 
offenses, commanding officers of vessels and marine barracks 
should in ordinary cases resort to the authority conferred upon 
them by the provisions of article 24 of the Articles for the Gov¬ 
ernment of the Navy (art. R 24), instead of convening summary 
courts-martial or deck courts for the trial thereof. The certainty 
of prompt punishment is more conducive to discipline than punish¬ 
ment deferred long after the offense. 

1405. Officers making reports or complaints shall confine them¬ 
selves exclusively to facts; and statements submitted in reply to 
or in explanation thereof must be couched in temperate language 
and relate specifically to the matters referred to therein. Officers 
to whom such reports or complaints are submitted for statement 
must not reply by making counter charges. Officers desiring to 
prefer charges against others should make them independently. 
Opinions must not be expressed, nor the motives of others im¬ 
pugned. 

1406. If, after the investigation of a report against an officer or 
other person in the Navy, the commanding officer shall not deem 
the offense one requiring the action either of a court of inquiry or 
court-martial, he shall himself take such action as he may think 
necessary, within the limits of punishment allowed him by law. 

1407/(1) If upon such investigation the commanding officer 
shall be satisfied that the charge is such as to call for judicial 
action, he may place the accused under suspension or in confine- 


Duty of sub¬ 
ordinates. 


Exercise of au¬ 
thority. 


Punishments. 


Inquiry into 
complaints of 
misconduct. 


Minor offenses. 


V 


Reports, com¬ 
plaints, etc., to 
be in temperate 
language. 


Commanding 
officer to take 
action upon re¬ 
ports not neces¬ 
sary to refer to 
higher authority. 

Cases requir¬ 
ing trial. 


(143 R) 




Further pro¬ 
ceedings. 


Officer fur¬ 
nished with copy 
of accusation. 

Temporary re¬ 
lease no bar to 
future trial or 
investigation. 


Charges not to 
be held back to 
accumulate. 

Officers to sup¬ 
press quarrels. 


ment, as the case may require, neither of which, however, shall 
be considered as a punishment. 

(2) He shall transmit to the Secretary of the Navy, through 
the Bureau of Navigation, or, in the case of officers or enlisted 
men of the Marine Corps, through the commandant of the Marine 
Corps, or to the commander in chief of the fleet, or to the com¬ 
mandant of a naval station abroad, as the case may require, a 
letter reporting fully and accurately in detail and in the order of 
their occurrence, the circumstances on which the charge, or 
charges, may be founded, and when words constitute the sub¬ 
stance of the offense, those used are to be set out as fully and 
exactly as possible in the letter. The letter is not in any way to 
refer to accompanying reports for the circumstances constituting 
the offense, but is, in itself, to be so circumstantial as to afford 
a full a'ccount of the real nature and extent of the offense charged 
and to the allegations of which the offender would be held to 
confess should he plead guilty. (Arts. R 712 and R 713.) 

1408. (1) Should the Secretary of the Navy, commander in 
chief, or commandant of a naval station abroad decide that no 
trial is to take place, the accused shall be at once released and 
restored to duty. But if it be decided that the accused shall 
be brought to trial, the court shall be assembled for that purpose 
as soon as the nature of the case and the interests of the public 
service will allow, unless, meanwhile, such information or expla¬ 
nation shall reach the convening authority as to make it advisable 
to withdraw the charges and restore the accused to duty. 

(2) When a trial has been decided upon, the accused shall, as 
soon as practicable, be furnished with a copy of the charges and 
specifications, and at the same time be placed formally under 
arrest for trial. 

(3) When the trial of an enlisted man by general court-martial 
is ordered, the judge advocate shall be furnished with all infor¬ 
mation available and necessary to the prosecution of the case. 

1409. Whenever an accusation is made against an officer, either 
by report or by indorsement upon a communication, a copy of such 
report or indorsement shall be furnished him at the time. 

1410. The commanding officer of a ship or other competent au¬ 
thority may release temporarily and put on duty an officer under 
suspension or arrest, should an emergency of the service or other 
sufficient cause make such measure necessary. The order for tem¬ 
porary release shall be in writing and shall assign the reasons. 
Should the officer be under charges, they need not be withdrawn; 
and such temporary release and restoration to duty shall not be 
a bar to any subsequent investigation or trial of the case that 
the convening authority may think proper to order, nor to the 
investigation of any complaint the accused may make in regard 
to the suspension or arrest. 

1411. Offenses shall not be allowed to accumulate in order that 
sufficient matter may thus be collectively obtained for a trial, 
without giving due notice to the offender. 

1412. (1) In the event of a riot or quarrel between persons be¬ 
longing to the Navy, it shall be the duty of the senior line officer 
present to suppress the disturbance, and, if necessary, to arrest 
those engaged in it even though they be his superiors in rank; 
and all persons belonging to the Navy who may be present shall 
render prompt assistance and obedience to the officer thus en¬ 
gaged in the restoration of order. 

(2) Should there be no line officer present, the senior officer 
of the Navy or of the Marine Corps, who may be present, shall 
exercise the same authority and be entitled to the same obedience. 


(144 r) 


Section 2.— Arrest or Suspension. 

1410. The placing of an officer or enlisted man under arrest Purpose and 
to await trial by court-martial is to insure his presence at the timo of arrest, 
trial and to give him a reasonable opportunity to prepare his de¬ 
fense. In general, the accused shall not be placed under arrest 
until just prior to the trial, except when it may be advisable as 
a precaution against his escape or to enable him to prepare his 
defense, or when, owing to the nature of the offense and the 
character or condition of the accused, his confinement is neces¬ 
sary in the interests of good order and discipline. In all cases 
of confinement it shall be no more rigorous than the circumstances 
require. 

1417. (1) An officer, when placed under arrest either as a Surrender of 
punishment or to await further disciplinary action, shall deliver swor ’ 

up his sword, through the arresting officer, to the commanding 
officer of the ship, commander in chief of the fleet or squadron, 
or commandant of the station. 

(2) He shall confine himself to the limits assigned him at the Limits of ar- 
time of his arrest or afterwards, under pain of dismissal from rest * 

the service. 

(3) He shall not visit his commanding or other superior officer 
officially unless sent for; but in case of business requiring atten¬ 
tion, he shall make it known in writing. 

(4) He may be restored temporarily to duty by his commanding , Temporary res- 
officer when conditions warrant it, but such action shall not be tora 10,1 0 u } * 
construed as a bar to any disciplinary action pending. 

1418. An officer suspended from duty shall confine himself to Suspension, 
the limits assigned him at the time of his suspension or after¬ 
wards, and his failure to do so shall be regarded as a breach of 

arrest. 

1419. An officer placed under arrest or suspension on board re c t on ? n t emeilt or 
ship shall not be confined to his room or restrained from the res ra " * 
proper use of any part of the ship to which before his arrest or 
suspension he had a right, except the quarter-deck, poop, and 

bridges, unless such confinement or restraint shall be necessary 
for the safety of the ship or of the officer or for the preservation 
of good order and discipline; but such confinement shall not be 
imposed for a longer time than absolutely necessary. Similarly, 
at a naval station or other place on shore, the confinement or 
restraint imposed shall not be unduly rigorous. 

1420. (1) Whenever a commanding officer, commandant, or Arrest or sus- 
other senior officer orders an officer of the Pay Corps under sus- SfflSr of the Pay 
pension or arrest, he shall take possession of the safe and of the corps. 

keys of the storerooms under the charge of such officer, and shall 
immediately cause a seal to be placed on the safe in the pres¬ 
ence of the officer suspended. The senior officer present shall im¬ 
mediately thereupon direct a board, consisting of at least three 
officers, to take an inventory of the money, papers, clothing, pro¬ 
visions, and small stores in charge of such officer; shall take such 
steps in regard to other stores under the charge of the officer con¬ 
cerned as may be practicable for the purpose of safeguarding the 
interests of the Government, of the officer relieved, and of such 
officer as may be then or later ordered to take charge thereof, 
without unduly interfering with the progress of work, and shall 
appoint a suitable person to take immediate charge thereof, who 
shall be present at such inventory. 

(2) Should the officer of the Pay Corps concerned be released Restoration of 
from suspension or arrest and restored to duty, the senior officer paT 0 ?orp8°to the 
present shall, in the same manner and under the same conditions duty, 
as stated above, cause a second inventory of the money, papers, 
clothing, provisions, and small stores to be taken, and the officer 
restored to duty shall be held responsible only for the money and 
stores then on hand, as thus ascertained. The officer in question 


(145 r) 







When inven¬ 
tory can not he 
taken. 


Accounts in 
cases of tem¬ 
porary suspen¬ 
sion. 


Books and 
vouchers of offi¬ 
cer of the Pay 
Corps in arrest. 


Officers in ar¬ 
rest can not in¬ 
sist on beinsr 
tried. 


Restraint of 
prisoners to he 
tried. 


Treatment of 
prisoners. 


Release of 
prisoners. 

Investigation 
of reports. 


Investigation 
to be delayed. 


Punishments 
on Sunday. 

Dimensions of 
ships’ prisons. 


Prisons and 
other spaces used 
for confinement. 


and the person appointed to take charge shall both be present 
when the above inventories are taken, and they shall each be 
furnished with copies of the same. 

(3) Whenever in either of the above cases the senior officer 
present deems it impracticable to have an inventory taken of the 
stores, he shall furnish the officers concerned with a certificate 
to that effect. 

(4) If the officer restored to duty after temporary suspension is 
satisfied with the vouchers for expenditures of all kinds furnished 
by the officer who has acted in his stead, he shall state the fact 
in writing, which will relieve the officer who has so acted from 
rendering accounts to the Auditor for the Navy Department and 
to the Navy Department. 

(5) Before an officer of the Pay Corps under suspension or 
arrest is taken permanently from the ship or station to which 
he has been attached he shall be allowed a reasonable time in 
which to close his books and complete his vouchers: and no books 
or vouchers necessary to the perfect settlement of his accounts 
shall under any circumstances be taken from his personal charge 
unless absolutely necessary for the public interest, in which case 
a detailed receipt for the same shall be furnished him by the per¬ 
son appointed to take charge of, or to relieve him from his duties. 

1421. No officer can demand a court-martial on himself, or on 
any other person, or persist in considering himself under the re¬ 
straint of arrest after he has been released by proper authority, 
or refuse to return to duty. 

Section 3.—Punishments. 

1426. When any enlisted person is confined for a longer time 
than ten days to await trial by court-martial, the commanding 
officer shall keep in view the fact that his confinement is pro- 
traced simply to insure the appearance of the prisoner before the 
court by which he is to be tried. He should not, therefore, be 
subjected to greater rigor than is necessary to effect that object. 

1427. (1) The commanding officer shall assure himself that 
persons in confinement suffer no cruel or unusual treatment at the 
hands of his subordinates. 

(2) He shall direct the release of every person upon the ex¬ 
piration of the term of confinement. 

1428. (1) All reports of misconduct shall be investigated by 
the commanding officer before punishment is adjudged. After 
morning inspection he shall be furnished by the executive officer 
with a list of persons reported for offenses during the precedingl 
day. After inquiring into the facts in each case at the mast, giv¬ 
ing to both accuser and accused an impartial hearing, he shall 
assign a punishment, when necessary, and affix his signature in 
the report book. 

(2) The investigation of a report, except where summary action 
is deemed necessary, shall be deferred until the morning following 
the day on which the report is made; but longer delay shall be 
avoided. 

1429. Extra duty as punishment shall be discontinued on Sun¬ 
day. 

1430. Cells for the confinement of prisoners shall not be less 
than six feet long and three and one-half feet broad, with the full 
height between decks, and shall be properly ventilated. They 
shall not be altered without the authority of the Navy Depart¬ 
ment. 

1431. (1) Prisoners shall not be confined in any other spaces 
than those which have been designated by the Navy Department 
as prisons or spaces proper to be used as such. In case of neces¬ 
sity, extra spaces may be authorized by a commander in chief on 
a foreign station, by a senior officer present, or by the command- 


(146 r) 


ing officer of a ship acting singly, and the medical officer of the 
ship shall be called upon to report whether such spaces are fit 
for prison use. 

(2) Intoxicated men shall not be confined in any place or man¬ 
ner that may be dangerous to them in their condition. 

1432. No officer shall assist personally in the arrest of a 
drunken man further than may be absolutely necessary, but the 
arrest shall always be made by persons not above the grade of 
petty officer, who are to be instructed to use no greater force than 
that required to restrain or confine the offender. 

1433. Entries in the log regarding punishments shall include 
the name, rank, or rating of the offender, the date and nature of 
the offense, and the kind and degree of punishment. The date of 
every suspension, arrest, confinement, and restoration to duty shall 
also be entered upon the log book. (A. G. N., art. 24; art. R 24.) 

1434. Ap admonition or caution in the ordinary course of duty 
shall not be considered as a reprimand in the sense of punishment. 

Section 4.—Redress of Wrongs. 

1441. If any person in the Navy considers himself oppressed 
by his superior, or observes in him any misconduct, he shall not 
fail in his respectful bearing toward him, but shall represent such 
oppression or misconduct to the proper authority. He will be 
held accountable if his representations are found to be vexatious, 
frivolous, or false. 

1442. Any application for redress of wrong shall be made in 
writing through the immediate commanding officer to the com¬ 
mander in chief of the fleet or squadron, or to the senior officer 
present, and it shall be the duty of the latter to take such action 
in the matter as, in his judgment, justice and the good of the 
service demand. 

1443. If, in the opinion of the commander in chief or senior 
officer present, a trial by court-martial is necessary, he shall 
either submit a succinct report of the case, together with all cor¬ 
respondence relating thereto, to the Secretary of the Navy, or 
shall himself at once prefer charges against the offender and con¬ 
vene a court-martial for his trial, as the case may seem to require.” 


Confinement of 
Intoxicated men. 

Personal in¬ 
terference in 
the arrest of 
drunken men. 


Punishments 
to be entered in 
log hook. 


Admonition 
in course of 
duty. 


Oppression by 
or misconduct 
of superior. 


Application for 
redress. 


Report of 
wrongs. 
















CHAPTER 14. 









INSTRUCTIONS FOR OFFICERS IN GENERAL. 

\ (Naval Instructions, chap. 5.) 

1501. (1) Every officer of the Navy and Marine Corps shall 
make himself acquainted with, observe, obey, and, so far as his 
authority extends, enforce the laws and regulations for the gov¬ 
ernment of the Navy and the provisions of all orders and circu¬ 
lars emanating from the Navy Department. In the absence of 
instructions officers will conform to the usages and customs of the 
naval service. 

(2) Officers of all grades must carefully examine the regula¬ 
tions governing commander in chief, flag officers not in chief 
command, senior officers present, and commanding officers, under 
which frequent reference is made to the duty of subordinate 
officers. 

(3) Any officer who may be required to take official action under 
any regulation of the department, or any law governing or refer¬ 
ring thereto, who may desire instructions or explanations as to the 
force, meaning, or effect of such law or regulation, shall address 
his communication of inquiry through the proper official channel 
to the Secretary of the Navy. 

1502. All officers in their relations with foreign States and with 
the Governments or agents thereof, shall observe and obey the law 
of nations. 

1503. (1) It has been ordered that the following-named har¬ 
bors : 

Tortugas. Florida; 

Great Harbor, Culebra ; 

Guantanamo Naval Station, Cuba; 

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; 

Guam; 

Subig Bay, Philippine Islands; 

Kiska, Aleutian Islands; 

are not, and that they shall not be made subports of entry for 
foreign vessels of commerce, and that said harbors shall not be 
visited by any commercial or privately owned vessel of foreign 
registry; nor by any foreign national vessel, except by special 
authority of the United States Navy Department in each case. 
(Executive Order, Sept. 23, 1912.) 

(2) Foreign Governments have been notified that permis¬ 
sion must be obtained from the Secretary of the Navy through 
their respective diplomatic representatives at Washington before 
their men-of-war or other public vessels may enter the actual 
limits of a navy yard or naval station of the United States. 

(3) For the proper control, protection, and defense of the naval 
station, harbor, and entrance channel at Pearl Harbor, Territory 
of Hawaii, the Secretary of the Navy is authorized, empowered, 
and directed to adopt and prescribe suitable rules and regulations 
governing the navigation, movement, and anchorage of vessels of 
whatsoever character in the waters of Pearl Harbor, Island of 


Observance of 
the regulations 
and all orders. 


Inquiries as to 
interpretation. 


Relations with 
foreign States. 


Xaval harbors 
closed to for¬ 
eign vessels. 


(149 a) 










Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, and in the entrance channel to said 
harbor, and to take all necessary measures for the proper enforce¬ 
ment of such rules and regulations. (Executive Order, Sept. 23, 
1912; see also R-4091.) 

Report of 1504. (1) Whoever having knowledge of the actual commission 
crime,^fraud, °etc. of the crime of murder or other felony cognizable by the courts 
* of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as may be 
disclose and make known the same to some one of the judges or 
other persons in civil or military authority under the United 
States, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or im¬ 
prisoned not more than three years, or both. (Sec. 146, act of 
Mar. 4, 1909.) 

(2) If any person under tlie Navy Department has knowledge 
of any fraud, collusion, or improper conduct on the part of any 
purchasing or other agent or contractor, or on the part of any 
person employed in superintending repairs, receiving or receipting 
for supplies, or has knowledge of any fraud, collusion, or im¬ 
proper conduct in any matters connected with the naval service he 
shall report the same immediately, in writing over his proper 
signature, to his immediate superior, specifying the particular 
act or acts of misconduct, fraud, neglect, or collusion, and the 
means of proving the same. 

(3) Whoever, being an officer, clerk, agent, or other person hold 
ing any office or employment under the Government of the United 
States and, being charged with the duty of keeping accounts or 
records of any kind, shall, with intent to deceive, mislead, injure, 
or defraud the United States or any person, make in any such 
account or record any false or fictitious entry or record of any 
matter relating to or connected with his duties, or whoever with 
like intent shall aid or abet any such officer, clerk, agent, or other 
person in so doing; or whoever, being an officer, clerk, agent, or 
ether person holding any office or employment under the Govern¬ 
ment of the United States and, being charged with the duty of re¬ 
ceiving, holding, or paying over moneys or securities to, for, or on 
behalf of the United States, or of receiving or holding in trust for 
any person any moneys or securities, shall with like intent, make 
a false report of such moneys or securities, or whoever with like 
intent shall aid or abet any such officer, clerk, agent, or other per¬ 
son in so doing, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, 
or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (Act approved 
Mar. 4, 1911.) 

Robbery, etc. 1505. (1) In case of robbery, or of the discovery of loss or 
deficiency of money or other public property in the custody of any 
person in the United States naval service, the person responsible 
for its custody shall immediately report the occurrence, and the 
senior officer present shall order a court of inquiry, if authorized 
by law to order such courts, or, if not so authorized, a board of 
investigation in accordance with the provisions of article R 316, 
to investigate the case, and to report fully all the circumstances 
connected therewith, and to fix the responsibility therefor; the 
report of which court or board shall be forwarded to the Secretary 
of the Navy as provided by regulations, together with a statement 
of opinion and recommendation from the senior officer present. 
Unless the senior officer present shall deem it necessary, however, 
the provisions of this paragraph need not be construed to apply 
to missing property, other than money, which may be properly 
accounted for by survey under the provisions of articles I 4731 
and I 4733. 

(2) In the case of the discovery of an excess of money or other 
public property in the custody of any person in the United States 
uaval service, the person responsible for its custody shall immedi¬ 
ately report the occurrence, and the senior officer present shall 
take such action in the case as may be necessary, either by con- 


(150 R) 


veiling a court of inquiry, if authorized by law so to do, by con¬ 
vening a board of investigation, or by ordering a board of survey. 

(3) If any person other than the one having the custody of the 
said public money or property has knowledge of such robbery, or 
discovers such theft, loss, deficiency, or excess, he shall report 
the same without delay to his immediate superior officer, who 
shall at once take such action as may be necessary to bring the 
matter to the attention of the official whose duty it is, under the 
preceding paragraphs of this article, to investigate the same. In 
any case, where the facts of the occurrence are such as to bring 
it within the provisions of article R 1504, the person having knowl¬ 
edge or making discovery of the facts shall immediately make 
report thereof direct to his commanding officer or to the senior 
officer present, without notifying his own immediate superior 
thereof. In^my case in which report is made to an immediate 
superior, under the provisions of this article, and in which the 
person making the report has reason to suspect that such imme¬ 
diate superior has not complied with the provisions of this article 
by making the required reports to his commanding officer or 
senior officer present, such person making the report shall imme¬ 
diately notify the commanding officer or senior officer present of 
the facts direct, and without further notification to the immediate 
superior concerned. 

1500. Officers shall report to their immediate superiors all Offenses rom- 
offenses committed by persons belonging to the Navy or Marine Jo be^rSorted” 
Corps, while on shore, which may come under their observation. 

1507. (1) Officers shall avoid any unnecessary expenditure of Bcsponsibility 

public money or stores and, so far as may be in their power, pre- 16 

vent the same in others. Officers shall be held accountable for stores. 

any wasteful or improper expenditure that they may direct, 
authorize, or knowingly permit. 

(2) Public conveyance for the transportation of stores shall position of ans " 
always be used when available. The general storekeeper of every stores. 

ship having stores to be shipped shall make inquiry and keep 
himself informed as to the movements of any public vessel by 
which the stores may be transported. 

(3) Public property shall not be loaned to individuals or organi- Loans of pub- 
zations outside the naval service unless the senior officer present lic i )r0I * ert J* 
shall deem such action advisable or proper, by reason of a public 

exigency, calamity, or ceremonious occasion. The foregoing prohi¬ 
bition applies to the loan of flags. The accountability of the 
responsible officer shall not be diminished by the provisions of this 
paragraph. 

1508. (1) Officers serving afloat shall before leaving port pay, incurring 
or provide for paying, any debts they may have incurred. No ue s * 
officer shall at any time or place contract debts without a reason¬ 
able expectation of being able to discharge them. 

(2) It is enjoined upon all officers that failure to discharge their 
just indebtedness brings discredit not only upon themselves but 
upon the naval service. 

1500. (1) No enlisted person in the naval service shall, for mo ^®" dIug 
profit or benefit of any kind, loan money to any other person in 
said service except by permission from his commanding officer: 
nor shall any such person take or receive for such loan, directly or 
indirectly, a greater sum of money, or any other thing or service 
of greater value, than the equivalent of the sum of money loaned 
without such permission. 

(2) No person in the naval service shall, without proper author- Engaging in 
ity, either for himself or as an agent, engage in trade or introduce tra e * 
any article for purposes of trade on board any vessel of the Navy 
or at any navy yard, naval station, or marine barracks. 

1510. When gold, silver, or jewels shall be placed on board any Gold* etc** 
ship for freight or safe-keeping, as provided by the Articles for as freight, 
the Government of the Navy, the commanding officer shall sign 


(151 E) 


Officers or¬ 
dered to duty Iby 
the Secretary of 
the Navy. 


When visiting 
a command. 


Execution of 
orders. 


An order re¬ 
ceived contra¬ 
dicting or con¬ 
flicting with an¬ 
other. 


An officer di¬ 
verting another 
from his duty. 


Combinations 
for certain pur¬ 
poses forbidden. 

Not to delay 
reporting in 
obedience to or¬ 
ders. 

Influencing 

legislation. 


All communi¬ 
cations to Con¬ 
gress shall pass 
through the de¬ 
partment. 


bills of lading for the amount and be responsible for the same. 
The usual percentage shall be demanded from the shippers, and its 
amount shall be divided as follows: One-fourth to the commander 
in chief, one-half to the commanding officer of the ship, one-fourth 
to the Navy pension fund. To entitle the commander in chief to 
receive any part of the amount, he must have signified to the com¬ 
manding officer of the ship, in writing, his readiness to unite with 
him in the responsibility for the care of the treasure or other 
valuables. When a commander in chief does not participate in a 
division, two-tliirds shall inure to the commanding officer of the 
ship and the remainder to the pension fund. 

1511. No officer shall order into service or assign to duty any 
officer who may be on leave of absence or on furlough, or make 
any change in the distribution or arrangement of officers or en¬ 
listed men established by the Secretary of the Navy, except where 
required by the exigencies of the service on a foreign station, or 
as provided for in Article I, 955; all such changes and the reasons 
therefor shall be reported to the Navy Department without delay 
by the officer ordering them. (Art. I 5336, par. 2.) 

1512. Officers visiting a command in the performance of any 
official duty connected therewith shall report to the commanding 
officer. 

1513. (1) Orders issued by the Secretary or Assistant Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy direct to any commandant or other officer shall be 
promptly executed and the proper bureau or senior officer con¬ 
cerned immediately notified thereof. 

(2) If an officer receives an order from a superior annulling, 
suspending, or modifying one from another superior, or one con¬ 
trary to instructions or orders from the Secretary of the Navy, 
he shall exhibit his orders, unless confidential and he has been for¬ 
bidden to do so, and represent the facts in writing to the superior 
from w T hom the last order was received. If, after such represen¬ 
tation, the latter shall insist upon the execution of his order, it 
shall be obeyed, and the officer receiving and executing it shall 
report the circumstances to the superior from whom he received 
the original order. 

1514. An officer who diverts another from any service upon 
which the latter has been ordered by a common superior, or re¬ 
quires him to act contrary to the orders of such superior, or inter¬ 
feres with those under such superior’s command, must immediately 
report, and show satisfactorily to the Secretary of the Navy or to 
the officer whose orders he has contravened, that the public inter¬ 
est required such action. All orders under such circumstances 
must be given in writing. 

1515. Combinations of officers for the purpose of influencing 
legislation, remonstrating against orders, or complaining of de¬ 
tails of duty, are forbidden. 

1516. An application for the revocation or modification of orders 
to proceed will not justify any delay in their execution, if the offi¬ 
cer ordered is able to travel; and no person shall delay obedience 
to an order for the purpose of making remonstrance or complaint. 

1517. (1) No person belonging to the Navy or employed under 
the Navy Department shall attempt, directly or indirectly, to influ¬ 
ence legislation in respect to the Navy without the express author¬ 
ity and approval of the department. 

(2) All petitions, remonstrances, memorials, and communica¬ 
tions from any officer or officers of the Navy or Marine Corps, 
whether on the active or retired list, addressed to Congress, or to 
either House thereof, or to any committee of Congress, on any sub¬ 
ject of legislation relating to the Navy or Marine Corps, pending, 
proposed, or suggested, shall be forwarded through the Navy De¬ 
partment, and not otherwise, except by authority of the Depart¬ 
ment. 


(152 R) 


(3) In accordance with the provisions of the preceding para¬ 
graphs, all officers of the Navy and Marine Corps shall refrain 
from any attempts to influence legislation by submitting drafts of 
proposed bills, or by arguments, recommendation, or otherwise, 
except through the regular official channels. This prohibition 
shall be construed as applying to all bills whose import tends in 
any way to affect the administration, status, or strength of the 
Navy, or of any corps or bureau. Such recommendations or sug¬ 
gestions for legislation as may seem desirable shall invariably be 
presented to the Secretary of the Navy for his consideration. 

1518. (1) No bureau, office, or division chief, or subordinate in 
the Navj T Department, and no officer of the Navy or Marine 
Corps shall apply to either House of Congress, or to any commit¬ 
tee of either House of Congress, or to any Member of Congress, 
for legislation, or for appropriations, or for congressional action 
of any kind, except with the consent and knowledge of the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy; nor shall any such person respond to any re¬ 
quest for information from either House of Congress, or any com¬ 
mittee of either House of Congress, or any Member of Congress, 
except through, or as authorized by, the department; except as 
provided in sections 102, 103, 104. and 859 of the Revised Statutes. 

(2) Under the exception contained in the concluding sentence of 
the preceding paragraph, chiefs of bureau and officers of the de¬ 
partment are authorized to respond directly to any request for 
information from either House of Congress or any committee or 
Member of either House of Congress on all ordinary and routine 
matters pertaining exclusively to their respective offices; but in¬ 
formation bearing on questions of policy, or on important or un¬ 
usual matters, or of a character which sound judgment would in¬ 
dicate as coming properly within the discretion of the Secretary 
of the Navy, whose views Congress, its committees, and Members 
are entitled to know in their consideration of questions affecting 
the department; or information which a chief of bureau or other 
officer would wish brought to his knowledge if he were the head of 
the department should not be given out without first being sub¬ 
mitted to and authorized by the Secretary of the Navy. The pro¬ 
visions of this paragraph are subject to those of sections 102, 103, 
104, and 859 of the Revised Statutes. Any summons received un¬ 
der the provisions of those sections shall be promptly reported to 
the Secretary of the Navy. 

1519. No officer shall use language which may tend to diminish 
the confidence in or respect due to a superior in command; and 
it is the duty of every officer who hears such language to endeavor 
to check it and to report the same immediately to his superior. 

1520. (1) All votes, resolutions, or publications in praise or 
censure of any person in the naval service are forbidden. 

(2) No officer, clerk, or employee in the United States Govern¬ 
ment employ shall at any time solicit contributions from other 
officers, clerks, or employees in the Government service for a gift 
or present to those in a superior official position; nor shall any 
such officials or clerical superiors receive any gift or present 
offered or presented to them as a contribution from persons in 
Government employ receiving a less salary than themselves; nor 
shall any officer or clerk make any donation as a gift or present 
to any official superior. Every person who violates this section 
shall be summarily discharged from the Government employ. 
(Sec. 1784, R. S.) 

(3) No officer or other person under the Navy Department shall 
solicit subscriptions for the purpose of making a gift to a member 
of the immediate family of an officer of the naval service. 

1521. No person employed in the Navy or under the Navy De¬ 
partment shall take or receive, directly or indirectly, any emolu¬ 
ment or gratuity from any contractor or other person furnishing 


Language re¬ 
flecting upon a 
superior. 


Testimonials 
and presents 
forbidden. 


Gratuities from 
contractors. 


(153 R) 





Officers shall 
aot act as attor¬ 
neys against the 
United States. 

Certificates of 
officers. 


Dealings with 
enlisted men. 


Applications 
for orders. 


supplies, or act as agent or attorney for such person. (Secs. 1781, 
1782, R. S.) 

1522. An officer of the Navy, either on the active or retired list, 
who acts as agent or attorney to prosecute a claim against the 
United States is liable to the penalty of a fine or imprisonment, or 
both. (Sec. 5498, R. S.) 

1523. No officer shall give certificates to inventors whose works 
he may have examined, nor to persons with whom he has had 
official dealings, except that he may give letters to enlisted men 
and employees of the Navy who are to appear before examining 
boards and to former enlisted men seeking positions on shore, 
setting forth the character of service performed by such persons 
and their efficiency and conduct while under his observation. 

1524. Officers shall not borrow money nor accept deposits from, 
nor have any pecuniary dealings with, enlisted men, except as 
provided in article R. 4376, for deposits with the pay officer. 

1525. (1) Applications for orders to duty, or for the revocation 
or modification of orders, shall be made by the officer himself 
in an official form and through official channels and shall state the 
precise reason for making the application. 

(2) Officers are forbidden to write personal letters to the Sec¬ 
retary of the Navy concerning orders to duty, or the revocation or 


modification of orders. 

Details, trans- (3) Appointments, details, transfers, and assignments shall be 
fers, etc., how ma( j e on the basis of official records in the department to the ex 
maae ' elusion of other sources of influence or information. If an officer 


Requests 
through other 
than regular 
channels. 


An officer un¬ 
der arrest or 
suspension. 

Exchange of 
and absence 
from duty. 

Orders involv- 
ing travel. 


Boat service 
not detached 
duty. 


Senior line of- 
cer in boat. 


Inspection of 
accounts. 


seeks recommendation or support other than those named above, 
that fact shall debar him from obtaining the particular assign¬ 
ment which he thereby attempts to secure, and the circumstances 
shall be noted on his official record. 

(4) All requests and recommendations, either written or verbal, 
received at the Navy Department from or on behalf of officers of 
the Navy or Marine Corps, of whatever nature, other than those 
received through regular official channels, will be filed wfith or 
noted on their records. Officers who do not desire such notations 
on their records should take such action as may be necessary to 
prevent such requests or recommendations being made. 

1526. An officer under arrest or suspension shall not leave the 
State or Territory of which he is a resident, nor visit the Navy 
Department, without authority from the Secretary of the Navy. 

1527. An officer shall not, without authority from his com¬ 
manding officer or other superior, absent himself from his duty or 
exchange duty with another. (Art. R. 3708.) 

1528. (1) All orders from commanding officers or others to 
their subordinates, involving trave 1 , must be in writing, and must 
state specifically what duty is to be performed. 

(2) All such orders to enlisted men of the Navy or Marine 
Corps must state on their face the cause or necessity therefor. 

(3) Officers shall not perform travel on Government duty, un¬ 
less said travel has been authorized by proper authority, except 
in cases of emergency, and when there is not time to communicate 
with the department by telegraph. 

1529. Officers in boats engaged in the ordinary duty of the ship 
and not absent on an expedition or separated from the ship shall 
not regard themselves as on detached duty or assume the author¬ 
ity of such duty. 

1530. Nothing in article R. 1529 shall be construed as relieving 
the senior line officer in a boat from the responsibility for its 
safety and management under all circumstances. 

1531. Commanding and other officers shall afford facilities for 
the officers specified in article I 4861 ±o inspect the accounts of 
pay officers. 


(154 r) 


1532. No service shall be regarded as sea service except such as Sea service, 
shall be performed at sea under the orders of a department and 

in vessels employed by authority of law. (Sec. 1571, R. S.) 

1533. If any officer of the Navy accepts or holds an appointment Appointment 
in the diplomatic or consular service of the Government, he will 'onsafwservlcT 
be considered as having resigned his place in the Navy, and it 

shall be filled as a vacancy. (Sec. 1440, R. S.) 

1534. (1) No person belonging to the Navy or employed under information 
the Navy Department shall convey or disclose by oral or written ^ f 0re ^ l f power 
communications, publications, or any other means, except as may forbidden. 

be required by liis official duties, any information whatever con¬ 
cerning the Naval or Military Establishment or forces, or any per¬ 
son, thing, plan, or measure pertaining thereto, when such in¬ 
formation might be of possible assistance to a foreign power in 
time of peace or to an enemy in time of war. 

(2) No person belonging to the Navy or employed under the Navy Publication of 
Department shall publish or cause or permit to be published, La^^g^foreten 
directly or indirectly, or communicate by interviews, private let- policy, acts of 
ters, or otherwise, except as required by his official duties, any government, etc. 
information in regard to the foreign policy of the United States, 

or concerning the acts or measures of any department of the Gov¬ 
ernment or of any officer acting thereunder, or any comments or 
criticisms thereon; or the text of any official instructions, reports, 
or letters upon any subject whatever, or furnish copies thereof 
to any person, without the express permission of the Navy De¬ 
partment. 

(3) Officers and other persons in the naval service desiring to Articles on 
publish articles on professional subjects, except translations from £JS!ject8 0nal 
foreign publications or articles of a purely historical nature, shall 

submit the manuscript of such articles to the department (Office 
of Naval Intelligence) for scrutiny before publication. Such 
articles must be couched in proper and temperate language and 
free from personal attacks on, or impugnment of motives or con¬ 
duct of, persons in the Government service, and must conform 
strictly to the requirements of paragraph 1 of this article. The 
publication of such articles, if authorized, shall be over the signa¬ 
ture of the author. 

(4) Nothing in this article shall be construed as prohibiting Comment and 

officers from forwarding to the department, through official chan- ° M iu ‘ 

nels, well-considered comment and suggestions with a view to 
promoting the efficiency of the service and the public interests; 

on the contrary, such suggestions are invited, but they should be 
in regard to things or methods and not a criticism of persons, 
and should in all cases be accompanied by a well-digested plan 
for improvement. Such suggestions, if approved by the depart¬ 
ment, will be entered on the officer’s record and he will be duly 
notified to that effect. 

1535. No person belonging to the Navy or employed under the 
Navy Department shall act as a correspondent of a newspaper or 
other periodical without the express permission of the department. 

Every person authorized by the department to act as a corre¬ 
spondent on board any vessel or at any place under the jurisdic¬ 
tion of the Navy Departent shall, before forwarding an article or 
news item for publication, submit it to the commanding officer 
for scrutiny, and the commanding officer shall suppress it, wholly 
or in part, if in his opinion the public interests so require. 

1536. (1) Judges advocate of naval general courts-martial and Officers au- 

courts of inquiry, and all commanders in chief of naval squadrons, oaths?" 

commandants of navy yards and stations, officers commanding ves¬ 
sels of the Navy, and recruiting officers of the Navy, and the 

adjutant and inspector, assistant adjutant and inspector, com¬ 
manding officers, and recruiting officers of the Marine Corps, be, 
and the same are hereby, authorized to administer oaths for the 
purposes of the adminsistration of naval justice and for other 






Oaths on offi¬ 
cial documents 
to he adminis¬ 
tered by officers. 


Women on 
hoard ship. 


Foreign relig¬ 
ious institutions. 

Halt and other 
liquors. 


Duty hospital 
corps restricted. 


purposes of naval administration. (Act of March 3, 1901.) (Art. 
R. 4535.1 

(2) When practicable, officers and men of the Navy and Marine 
Corps who may be required to subscribe under oath to any papers 
relating to naval administration and the administration of naval 
justice, will do so in the presence of an officer of the service au¬ 
thorized to administer oaths. 

(3) Notaries public shall not be employed in any matters of 
naval administration where officers of the Navy or Marine Corps, 
authorized by the act approved March 3, 1901, to administer oaths 
for the purpose of the administration of naval justice and for 
other purposes of naval administration, are present and accessible. 

(4) No officer, clerk, or employee in the executive service of 
the Government, who is also a notary public, shall charge or re¬ 
ceive any compensation whatever for performing any notarial act 
for an officer, clerk, or employee of the Government in his official 
capacity, or in any matter in which the Government is interested, 
or for any person when, in the case of such person, the act is per¬ 
formed during the hours of such notary’s service to the Govern¬ 
ment. Disregard of this regulation shall be ground for immediate 
dismissal from the service. This regulation shall not apply to 
oaths of disinterestedness, or other oaths required to be made by 
law, provided that the work in connection therewith is not per¬ 
formed during office hours. (Art. I 91.) 

1537. Officers commanding fleets, squadrons, divisions, or ships 
shall not permit women to reside on board of, or take passage in, 
any ship of the Navy in commission. 

1538. The religious institutions and customs of foreign coun¬ 
tries visited by ships of the Navy must be respected. 

1539. Enlisted men of the Navy or Marine Corps shall not take 
or keep any malt or other alcoholic liquors or intoxicants, nor any 
intoxicating or narcotic substances, on board ships of the Navy or 
within the limits of naval stations, marine barracks, or other com¬ 
mands, nor shall any such liquors, intoxicants, or substances be 
sold or given to the said enlisted men, or issued to them except for 
medical purposes, within such naval jurisdiction. 

1540. Members of the hospital corps shall not perform any mili¬ 
tary duties other than those pertaining to the medical department. 

1541. A signal number and its meaning shall never be entered 
together in the ship’s log or other record. 

(c) After the completion of the course of instruction the 
officers of the class shall be available for general service. 

1542. Such special schools and classes for the instruction of 
officers and men of the Navy and Marine Corps as the Secretary 
of the Navy may deem advisable shall be organized and carried 
on under instructions to be issued by the Navy Department. 

1543. (1) Postgraduate courses of instruction shall be main¬ 
tained at the Naval Academy for commissioned officers of the line 
in ordnance and gunnery, marine engineering, electrical engineer¬ 
ing, radiotelegraphy, naval construction, civil engineering, and 
such other subjects as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe, 
to meet the requirements of the naval service. 

(2) For the administration of these courses there shall be a 
postgraduate department at the Naval Academy, separate from 
the academic departments and independent of the academic board. 
It shall be governed by an executive council for postgraduate 
courses, composed of the superintendent of the Naval Academy, 
the head of the postgraduate department, the heads of the aca¬ 
demic departments of marine engineering and naval construction, 
ordnance and gunnery, electrical engineering, mathematics and 
mechanics, and physics and chemistry, the head of the engineering 
experiment station, a naval constructor, and a civil engineer. 

(3) The council will pass upon administrative questions and 
upon the merits of the student officers and have advisory func- 


(156 r) 


tions in matters of the curriculum. The council will formulate 
its own rules for procedure, subject to the approval of the 
Bureau of Navigation, and shall submit to the Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation from time to time such recommendations affecting post¬ 
graduate courses as may seem advisable. 

(4) The head of the postgraduate department will be detailed 
by the Navy Department. He will direct and conduct the execu¬ 
tive and administrative work connected with the postgraduate 
courses, replacing the head of the school of marine engineering. 
He will have the same general status as heads of academic depart¬ 
ments and occupy quarters in the Naval Academy of the same 
class as other heads of departments; but he will not be a member 
of the academic board nor have any duties in connection with 
midshipmen. 

(5) The curriculum for each postgraduate course and any 
changes in curriculum will be established by the Navy Depart¬ 
ment, on recommendation of the Bureau of Navigation and the 
bureau most directly concerned. The facilities and equipment 
of the Naval Academy and of the engineering experiment station, 
and the services of such professors and instructors of the Naval 
Academy as may be necessary and available shall be at disposal 
for the purposes of the postgraduate department. 

(6) The curriculum for each postgraduate course in a technical 
branch will begin with a four months’ term of study in theoretical 
and applied mathematics and mechanics, physics, chemistry, 
laboratory and experimental work, mechanical drawing, principles 
of industrial management, and those special studies for each 
branch which are the ones that should be taken up first. The 
work will be laid out definitely in each study and the student 
officers required to follow the schedule. Each study shall be 
under the general direction of the head of the appropriate aca¬ 
demic department, and the student officers shall always have 
access to such head, or to some professor or instructor designated 
by him, for guidance and assistance. Examinations shall be held, 
at such intervals and of such nature as may be found most pro¬ 
ductive of good results, to test the application, industry, and 
progress of the student officers. At the close of the first term of 
four months a thorough examination will be held upon the ground 
covered, w T hich, together with the work accomplished during the 
term, will determine the relative merit of the student officers. 
The purpose of the first term’s closely regulated and directed work 
is to refresh and strengthen the theoretical knowledge previously 
acquired by the student officers, train them to method in investi¬ 
gation and experiment, and help them to regain the habit of study 
and reading—ail this as necessary preparation for pursuing a 
chosen branch of specialized study. 

(7) The second four months will be spent at Annapolis, con¬ 
tinuing such work of the first term as may be specified, or else¬ 
where at governmental or private establishments, or both, in 
such occupation as required by the curriculum; but the same 
direction and guidance of each student officer’s work, and the 
same touch w r ith his progress will continue as in the first term, 
as far as different circumstances permit. At the close of the 
second term the relative merit of the student officers will be 
determined the same as at the end of the first term. 

(8) After the close of the second term the student officers whose 
progress has not been satisfactory will be dropped from the post¬ 
graduate course upon recommendation of the executive council, 
and will be ordered to sea duty. 

(9) Following the first eight months’ work, the student officers 
will pursue such course of study and investigation as the special 
curriculum may require or permit. The courses shall be definite 
and under such control as to enable the head of the postgraduate 
department to keep fully informed of the employment and prog- 


(157 r.) 








ress of each student officer. At the same time these postgraduate 
courses shall not be confined to the beaten track only, but, on 
the contrary, work along original or useful new lines is encour¬ 
aged. The normal period for the postgraduate course will be 
altogether two years, but in special cases recommended by the 
executive council an extension of time may be authorized, and the 
two-year limitation shall not apply to courses whose main part 
consists of a standard course pursued at outside educational 
institutions. 

(10) At the conclusion of the second year the student officers 
will be examined on their work accomplished, as shown by theses, 
reports, data on investigations and experimentation, and other 
appropriate tests. The cooperation of civilian professors and 
experts will be sought in establishing suitable standards by which 
to pass judgment in the various lines of postgraduate work 
pursued, and the student officers will be given graded certificates 
accordingly. These certificates will be noted in the officers’ 
records and appropriately noted also in the Navy Register against 
their names, and they will be a guide in the assignment of the 
officers concerned to duty. 

(11) Officers detailed to postgraduate courses beginning after 
October, 1912, will be selected, upon the recommendation of the 
bureaus respectively concerned, from those who apply and are 
recommended in their reports of fitness for the postgraduate 
course, provided they have completed not less than three years’ 
sea service, and, if then eligible by law, have qualified for pro¬ 
motion to lieutenant, junior grade. The great majority will be 
selected from those who have just completed three years’ sea 
service (and after 1914 passed for lieutenant, junior grade), but 
officers of considerably longer service are equally eligible. Offi¬ 
cers for the corps of naval constructors and civil engineers wfill 
be selected after approximately one and one-half years’ sea 
service after graduation, and those from the class of 1911 will 
begin their course in February, 1913. The form for reports on 
fitness now provides for applications and recommendations for 
postgraduate courses, so that special letters of application are 
no longer necessary. Inasmuch as the new forms have only 
recently been issued, applications for the course to begin on Feb¬ 
ruary 1, 1913, will be received until December 31, 1912. These 
details will be made twice yearly, the classes to begin the first- 
term work at Annapolis on or about October 1 and February 1, 
respectively. 

(12) Postgraduate courses begun in October, 1912, will be estab¬ 
lished under the provisions of this order in ordnance and gunnery, 
marine engineering, electrical engineering, radiotelegrahpy, naval 
construction, and civil engineering. As soon as the main features 
shall have been decided upon, a schedule will be published giving 
an outline of the courses in the various branches of specialization 
under the general heads named and showing which courses are to 
begin with the October term, which with the February term, and 
stating the educational and other institutions, governmental and 
private, at which the courses, in the main or in part, will be pur¬ 
sued. The administration and regulation of such of the courses 
named in this order as are already established will be taken over 
by the authorities herein constituted as soon as practicable. 

(13) Student officers at Annapolis will be subject in military 
regard to the superintendent of the Naval Academy, but they 
will not be assigned quarters in the Naval Academy nor shall 
they be ordered to any duty unconnected with their courses of 
study. Elsewhere than at Annapolis they will be subordinate 
to the commandant of the navy yard or station or other local 
senior officer. 


(158 r) 


CHAPTER 15. 


A COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. 

(Naval Instructions, chap. 7.) 

(Note. —When articles or paragraphs contained in this chapter 
have the marks *, t, or i placed against their numbers, it shall be 
understood that these marks mean as follows: 

* That the provisions of the article or paragraph so marked 
are to be carried out by commanding officers, so far as they may 
be applicable to such officers and to existing conditions. 

t That the provisions of the article or paragraph so marked are 
to be carried out by senior officers present, so far as they may be 
applicable to such officers and to existing conditions. 

t That the provisions of the article or paragraph so marked 
are to be carried out by division commanders, so far as they may 
be applicable to such officers and to existing conditions. 

Section 1.—General Duties. 

1001. (1) The title “commander in chief,” when occurring in 
naval laws, regulations, and other documents, shall be held to 
refer to the officer designated as such in his orders from the Navy 
Department, or to the officer who succeeds him as provided for in 
article R. 1604. 

(2) The duties, prerogatives, and honors of a commander in 
chief commence on the date of hoisting his flag and continue until 
it is finally hauled down. 

1602. A commander in chief shall, upon the date of assuming 
command, announce the fact in a general order to the fleet, setting 
forth the authority for his assumption of command. At the same 
time, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, he shall an¬ 
nounce the officers who are to serve upon his staff, both personal 
and fleet. 

1603. A commander in chief shall not relinquish his command 
without the consent of the Secretary of the Navy, unless con¬ 
demned by medical survey. (Art. R. 1044.) 

1604. In case of the death, incapacity, or permanent absence 
without relief of the commander in chief, the provisions of article 
R. 1044 (1) (2) shall govern. The temporary successor shall sign 
as commander in chief. 

1605. (1) The term “flag officer,” as used in these regulations, 
shall be construed to include all officers of the line of the Navy 
above the rank of captain. 

(2) The President may select any officer not below the grade 
of commander on the active list of the Navy, and assign him to 
the command of a squadron, with the rank and title of “ flag 
officer; ” and any officer so assigned shall have the same authority 
and receive the same obedience from the commanders of ships in 
his squadron, holding commissions of an older date than his, that 


Title, 


Period of duty. 


To announce 
Iiis staff. 

Relinquishing 

command. 

Incapacitated. 

“ Flag officer” 
defined. 


(159 R) 






Course to be 
steered. 


Medical aid to 
persons not in 
the Navy. 


When to exer¬ 
cise the power 
of a consul. 


Readiness for 
battle. 

Machinery of 
ships in service. 


Gunnery and 
engineering 
competitions. 


General duties. 


To furnish his 
commanding offi¬ 
cers with in¬ 
structions. 


To designate 
division com¬ 
manders and 
their ships. 


To communi¬ 
cate plans to 
those who may 
succeed him in 
command. 


Concert of ac¬ 
tion with mili¬ 
tary forces. 


Each com¬ 
manding officer 
to have plan of 
battle. 


lie would be entitled to receive if his commission were the oldest. 
(Sec. 1434, It. S.) 

1600. The commander in chief shall direct the course to be 
steered by the fleet when at sea, and is responsible for its safe 
conduct. 

1607. 1 t The commander in chief may require the medical offi¬ 
cers of his command to render professional aid to persons not in 
the naval service, when such aid can be rendered without detri¬ 
ment to the interests of the Government, and is necessary and 
demanded by the laws of humanity or the principles of inter 
rational courtesy. 

1608. t t The commander in chief, when senior officer present, 
has, when in a foreign port where there is no United States con¬ 
sul, or upon the high seas, the authority of law to exercise the 
powers of a consul in regard to mariners of the United States. 
(See sec. 1433, R. S.) 

1609. * t $ (1) The commander in chief shall take all prac¬ 
ticable steps to keep the ships of his command ready for battle. 

(2) Whenever opportunity presents itself for overhauling the 
machinery, vessels shall be informed of that fact. Nothing short 
of the definite probability of a sudden call for service shall be 
permitted to prevent the disabling of the motive and other ma¬ 
chinery for overhauling and repair. 

(3) In order to promote battle efficiency, gunnery and engineer¬ 
ing competitions have been established. 

(a) The rules and instructions governing the competitions will 
be issued by the Department from time to time, and are confiden¬ 
tial. They shall be rigidly adhered to. 

(&) The commander-in-chief shall make an unusually poor 
performance at target practice or in any part of the steaming 
competition the subject of investigation. 

Section 2.—Duties in Time of War. 

1621*tt. The articles of this section will not be construed as an 
enumeration of all of the duties of a commander in chief in time of 
war, which must, for the most part, depend upon circumstances 
and instructions. 

1622ft. The commander in chief, when preparing his fleet for 
sea in time of war, shall furnish to the commanders of squadrons 
and divisions and to commanding officers of single ships copies of 
all orders, instructions, private signals, and such other informa¬ 
tion as will enable each, so far as possible, to understand fully his 
duty when in action and at all other times. 

1623. If the Secretary of the Navy does not reserve the privi¬ 
lege of designation, the commander in chief shall select the ships 
in which the officers commanding divisions shall hoist their flags 
or pennants, form the fleet into squadrons and divisions, and as¬ 
sign the officers to command them according to rank. 

1624ft. The commander in chief shall, if possible, before going 
into action, communicate to his chief of staff, his squadron and 
division commanders, and to the commanding officers of ships, his 
secret orders, private signals, and other information that will 
materially assist them if called upon to assume chief command. 

1625*1$. If in the near vicinity of a body of United States 
troops or allies of the United States, the commander in chief shall 
maintain, as far as possible, a complete concert of action with its 
commander, and in case of an engagement shall assist in every 
way. 

1626ft. Before going into action the commander in chief shall, 
if possible, supply every commanding officer with a plan of battle 
and assign thereon the position each shall occupy. Division com¬ 
manders shall not change these dispositions unless it should be¬ 
come necessary at a time when signals or ships are obscured. 


(160 r) 


1627*1$. When in presence of an enemy or when there is any Prepared for 
probability of an engagement, the commander in chief shall keep Sm® of enemy" 
his command prepared, for action and take every precaution 
against surprise. 

1628*1$. Under no circumstances shall an action be commenced Display of the 
or battle fought without the display of the national ensign. 

1629*1$. The commander in chief shall attend personally to To prevent the 
the destruction of his orders, instructions, or other papers that JJJ?tant paper?.' 
may be of use to an enemy if he believes they are about to be 
captured. 

1630*1$. (1) After a battle or action of any kind, the com- ®*P° rts after 
mander in chief shall require from commanders of divisions and a a *• 
from commanding officers of ships a report of all the particulars 
thereof coming to their notice, including a statement of the con¬ 
duct of their subordinates, with a particular mention of individual 
instances deserving praise or censure. He shall require command¬ 
ing officers to transmit with their reports those of their respective 
executive officers. He shall thereupon make a similar report to 
the Secretary of the Navy, although a report of a preliminary 
character may have been made previously. 

(2) He shall also require from commanders of divisions and Reports of 
from commanding officers of ships, reports of any important serv- service??(luty. 
ice or duty they have performed at any time under his command, 

and he shall transmit these reports, with an endorsement of his 
opinion thereon, to the Secretary of the Navy. 

(3) All important reports shall be accompanied by diagrams, Reports to be 
sketches, or other illustrations when necessary or desirable, in fu«Str*tIons. ” y 
order to afford a clear comprehension of the circumstances. 

1631*1$. When troops are embarked on board any of the ships T r0 i 0ps 
of his command, the commander in chief shall take all necessary of °JJ is com- 
precautions to preserve their health and maintain discipline. mand. 

1632*1$. The commander in chief shall afford protection and an d° e J??o eC nie r . 
convoy, so far as it is within his power, to merchant vessels of ?hant°Tcssei?.° r * 
the United States and to those of allies. 

1033*1$. During a war between civilized nations with which a ^ar^betweer!^ 
the United States is at peace, the commander in chief and all civilized nations 
under his command shall observe the laws of neutrality and re- at peace with 
spect a lawful blockade, but at the same time make every possible st a te g nite(11 
effort that is consistent with the rules of international law to 
preserve and protect the lives and property of citizens of the 
United States wherever situated. 

1634*1$. When the United States is at war, the commander in To observe the 
chief shall require all under his command to observe the rules of ternational° law 
humane warfare and the principles of international law. When and treaty obii- 
dealing with neutrals he shall cause all under his command to Rations, 
observe the rules of international law and the stipulation of 
treaties, and expect and exact a like observance from others. 

Section 3.— Intercourse with Foreigners. 

1641*1$. When at a port and not informed as to the officials the T custom a^*'to 
present whom it is usual to visit, or as to the interchange of other Jhe interchange 
courtesies, the commander in chief shall send an officer of his of courtesies, 
staff to the senior representative of the United States at the port, 
or in the absence of any such representative, to the highest local 
official, in order to inform himself. 

1642*1$. (1) The commander in chief shall preserve, so far as . fc R e ]f t { 0118 
possible, the most cordial relations with the diplomatic and con- f a *™, JJSSfJJr C 
sular representatives of the United States in foreign countries representatives 
and extend to them the honors, salutes, and other official courte- the United 
sies to which they are entitled by these regulations. a es * 

(2) He shall carefully and duly consider any request for serv Jo consider 
ice or other communication from any such representative. q 


(161 R) 


Responsibility. 


Communica¬ 
tions with for¬ 
eign officials. 


Absence of 
diplomatic or 
consular officer. 

To exercise 
powers of a con¬ 
sul. 


Territorial au¬ 
thority. 


No armed force 
to be landed. 


No target 
practice without 
permission. 


Violation of 
international 
law and treaty 
obligations. 


Use of force. 

Self-preseira- 

tion. 


Landing an 
armed force In 
foreign terri¬ 
tory. 


(3) Although due weight should be given to the opinions and 
advice of such representatives, a commanding officer is solely and 
entirely responsible to his own immediate superior for all official 
acts in the administration of his command. 

1643*Jt. The commander in chief shall, as a general rule, when 
in foreign ports, communicate with local civil officials and foreign 
diplomatic and consular authorities through the diplomatic or 
consular representative of the United States on the spot. 

1644*ft. In the absence of a diplomatic or consular officer of 
the United States at a foreign port the commander in chief, as 
senior officer present, has authority— 

(a) To exercise the powers of a consul in relation to mariners 
of the United States (Sec. 1433, R. S.) ; 

(&) To communicate or remonstrate with foreign civil authori¬ 
ties as may be necessary; 

(c) To urge upon citizens of the United States the necessity of 
abstaining from participation in political controversies or viola¬ 
tions of the laws of neutrality. 

1645*t$. (1) The commander in chief shall exercise great care 
that all under his command scrupulously respect the territorial 
authority of foreign civilized nations in amity with the United 
States. 

(2) No armed force for exercise, target practice, funeral es¬ 
cort, or other purposes shall be landed without permission from 
the local authorities; nor shall large bodies of men be granted 
leave to visit the shore without a similar permission; nor shall 
men be landed to capture deserters. 

(3) Target practice with guns or torpedoes shall not take place 
without permission from the government of the country concerned 
within foreign territorial waters or at any point from which shots 
may fall or torpedoes enter therein. 

1646*f$. On occasions where injury to the United States or to 
citizens thereof is committed or threatened, in violation of the 
principles of international law or treaty rights, the commander 
in chief shall consult with the diplomatic representative or consul 
of the United States, and take such steps as the gravity of the 
case demands, reporting immediately to the Secretary of the Navy 
all the facts. The responsibility for any action taken by a naval 
force, however, rests wholly upon the commanding officer thereof. 

1647*ft. The use of force against a foreign and friendly state, 
or against anyone within the territories thereof, is illegal. The 
right of self-preservation, however, is a right which belongs to 
States as well as to individuals, and in the case of States it in¬ 
cludes the protection of the State, its honor, and its possessions, 
and the lives and property of its citizens against arbitrary violence, 
actual or impending, whereby the State or its citizens may suffer 
irreparable injury. The conditions calling for the application of 
the right of self-preservation can not be defined beforehand, but 
must be left to the sound judgment of responsible officers, who are 
to perform their duties in this respect with all possible care and 
forbearance. In no case shall force be exercised in time of peace 
otherwise than as an application of the right of self-preservation 
as above defined. It must be used only as a last resort, and then 
only to the extent which is absolutely necessary to accomplish the 
end required. It can never be exercised with a view to inflicting 
punishment for acts already committed. 

1648*t$. Whenever, in the application of the above-mentioned 
principles, it shall become necessary to land an armed force in 
foreign territory on occasions of political disturbance where the 
local authorities are unable to give adequate protection to life and 
property, the assent of such authorities, or of -some one of them, 
shall first be obtained, if it can be done without prejudice to the 
interests involved. 


(162 r) 


1640*1$. The right of asylum for political or other refugees has 
no foundation in international law. In countries, however, where 
frequent insurrections occur, and constant instability of gover- 
ment exists, usage sanctions the granting of asylum; but even in 
the waters of such countries, officers should refuse all applications 
for asylum except when required by the interests of humanity in 
extreme or exceptional cases, such as the pursuit of a refugee by 
a mob. Officers must not directly nor indirectly invite refugees to 
accept asylum. 

1650*t$. So far as lies within their power, commanders in chief, 
division commanders, and commanding officers of ships shall pro¬ 
tect all merchant vessels of the United States in lawful occupa¬ 
tions, and advance the commercial interests of this country, al¬ 
ways acting in accordance with international law and treaty 
obligations. 

1651*t±. The commander in chief shall impress upon officers 
and men that when in foreign ports it is their duty to avoid all 
possible causes of offense to the authorities or inhabitants; that 
due deference must be shown by them to the local laws, customs, 
ceremonies, and regulations; that iii all dealings with foreigners 
moderation and courtesy should be displayed, and that a feeling 
of good will and mutual respect should be cultivated. 


Granting of 
asylum. 


To protect the 
commerce of the 
United States. 


Dealings with 
foreigners. 






CHAPTER 16. 


A FLAG OFFICER NOT IN CHIEF COMMAND. 

(Naval instructions. Chap. 8.) 

1701. Flag officers and others, not in chief command, shall 
obey without delay or modification all orders of the commander 
in chief. Unless otherwise ordered, signals made by the com¬ 
mander in chief shall be answered by the officers commanding 
squadrons and divisions; these officers shall repeat the signals to 
the ships of their commands. 

1702. (1) In a fleet regularly organized in divisions of ships 
the commanders of divisions shall, within the limits of their re¬ 
spective commands, and under the general supervision and direc¬ 
tion of the commander in chief, perform the duties prescribed by 
the following articles of these regulations: R. 1604, R. 1607, 
R. 1621, R. 1622, R. 1624 to R. 1634, inclusive, and R. 1641 to 
R. 1651, inclusive. 

(2) All reports and papers called for by the above-enumerated 
articles shall be addressed to the commander in chief, except such 
as he may designate to be forwarded to the department direct in 
order to facilitate the conduct of public business. 

(3) They shall regulate exercises and sanitary duties within 
the limits of their command in accordance with the laws and regu¬ 
lations governing the Navy, the orders emanating from the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy, the instructions of the commander in chief, and 
the usages of the naval service. 

(4) Commanders of divisions shall be held responsible by the 
commander in chief for the efficiency of their respective com¬ 
mands in tactical exercises, target practice, engineering, ship and 
boat drills, and all other particulars affecting the general efficiency 
of the fleet. 

(5) They shall also perform such other duties as may be re¬ 
quired by the commander in chief. 

(6) When on detached service the commander of a division is 
responsible for the safe conduct of his division and shall direct 
the course to be steered. 

1703. When an officer not in chief command is separated from 
his senior, and is in command of a squadron or division of ships 
on detached service, he shall, under the commander in chief and 
subject to his orders, routine, and instructions, be governed by the 
articles of chapter 15 of these Regulations. Such officer shall 
assume the title of “commander of detached squadron (or di¬ 
vision)” and, if not a flag officer, shall be governed by articles 
R. 1242 and R. 1246 in regard to the display of the insignia of 
seniority. 

1704. If from any cause the commander of a squadron or divi¬ 
sion becomes separated from the commander in chief, he shall 
assume command of all vessels within signal distance, not in 
sight of the commander in chief, and then proceed to join the 
latter with the utmost dispatch. (Arts. R. 1003-(4) and R. 1901. 


To obey the 
commander in 
chief. 


Duties of com¬ 
manders of divi¬ 
sions. 


When on de¬ 
tached service. 


In case of sep¬ 
aration, to as¬ 
sume command. 


(165 rt) 











May shift his 
flag or penuant. 


To aid the 
commander in 
chief. 

Reports of an 
action or any 
important serv¬ 
ice. 

Orders and 
regulations to 
be observed. 


1705. A commander of a squadron or division may shift his flag 
or pennant to another ship should his own become disabled during 
an action; under no other circumstances, however, shall he do so 
without the authority of the commander in chief. 

1706. During an action commanders of squadrons and divi¬ 
sions shall do their utmost to aid the commander in chief. 

1707. Commanders of divisions shall after an action or any 
important service forward to the commander in chief their re¬ 
ports; also those of the commanding officers under their com¬ 
mand. prepared as laid down in article R. 1630. 

w 1708. Commanders of divisions shall require that order and 
regulations issued by the Navy Department or by the commander 
in chief are observed by all under their commands and that their 
ships are maintained efficiently. They shall conduct their work 
so as not to delay the transaction of business between individual 
ships and the commander in chief. 


(166 r) 


CHAPTER 17 


THE STAFF OF A FLAG OFFICER AFLOAT. 

(Naval Instructions, Chap. 9.) 

Section 1.—The Chief of Staff to a Commander in Chief. 

1801. The commander in chief of a fleet shall have a chief of The detail of 
staff unless the force be so reduced as not to require a separate a chief of staff * 
officer. Should the office be not filled by the department or be¬ 
come vacant, the duties shall devolve upon the captain of the 

flagship until the arrival of a regular successor. A chief of staff 
may be detailed to the commander in chief of the squadron, at the 
discretion of the department, in which case the following regu¬ 
lations and corresponding instructions shall apply the same as for 
a fleet. 

1802. (1) The chief of staff shall be subject to the orders of General duty, 
the commander in chief in all matters of duty, and to him only, 

and will assist him as he may require. 

(2) He shall advise the commander in chief on all military 
subjects. 

(3) Under the direction of the commander in chief, he shall 
draw up all plans of campaign and write the orders for their exe¬ 
cution; outline the scheme for the development of tactics in the 
fleet and assist in carrying it out; draw up all strategical and 
tactical problems and submit to the commander in chief his criti¬ 
cism on the orders submitted by his juniors in solution of those 
problems, and on the manner in which the orders given are 
executed. 

(4) Under the general direction of the commander in chief, he 
shall draw up a program for the development of the fleet in all 
branches, showing the times and places for the various maneuvers 
and exercises to take place; and he shall write all orders for the 
employment, movements, and exercises of the various units, and 
for the movements and disposition of all auxiliaries and other 
craft serving the fleet. 

1803. The authority of the chief of staff is authority delegated Authority, 
by the commander in chief. 

1804. All officers of the personal and fleet staff shall be sub¬ 
ject to the orders of the chief of staff in all matters pertaining to 
staff duty. 

1805. When a commander in chief holds a council of war, or To keep a rec- 
discusses the operations of his command with the commanders of ord of a council 
divisions or ships, the chief of staff shall be present and keep a of war * 
record of the proceedings. 

1806. He shall report to the commander in chief without delay Reports to the 
all orders he may give, and any neglect of duty or disobedience of ^“JJ a “ der in 
orders that he may observe. 

1807. The station of the chief of staff in battle is ordinarily Station and 
near the commander in chief, whom he shall assist in every man- duty In battle * 
ner possible. He shall assign competent officers to keep a record 

of all signals made, and to take notes of the movements of ships 
and other important events during the action. 


(167 R) 





Detachment or 
death of the 
flag officer. 


May sncceed to 
command. 


Personal staff. 


Aids for flag 
officers. 


Nomination 
of personal staff 
of rear admiral. 


Flag officer 
may select mem¬ 
bers of personal 
staff from his 
command. 


Quarters of 
members of per¬ 
sonal staff. 


1808. Upon the detachment or death of a commander in chief, 
or of the commander of a squadron or division the officers com¬ 
posing his personal and fleet, squadron, or division staff (except 
such as have been appointed by the department) shall cease to 
exercise their duties, unless reappointed by his successor. They 
may be temporarily appointed to continue their duties by the 
officer succeeding to temporary command, or may be assigned to 
other duty. 

1809. A chief of staff may succeed to the chief command in the 
manner prescribed in article R. 1604. 

Section 2.—The Personal Staff of a Commander in Chief. 

1816. The chief of staff, flag secretary, fleet gunnery officer, 
fleet engineer, flag lieutenant, fleet radio officer, fleet torpedo 
officer, and aids, shall constitute the personal staff of the com¬ 
mander in chief of a fleet. 

1817. (1) The Admiral of the Navy when serving afloat, an 
admiral, or a vice admiral may, at his discretion, nominate to the 
Secretary of the Navy such line officers of the Navy as he may 
deem necessary to serve on his personal staff as aids. 

(2) A rear admiral when ordered to command a fleet may, 
at his discretion, nominate to the Secretary of the Navy, a line 
officer not below the rank of lieutenant commander to serve on 
his staff as fleet engineer; line officers not above the rank of 
lieutenant commander to serve as flag secretary and as fleet gun¬ 
nery officer, fleet radio officer, or fleet torpedo officer; a line 
officer not above the rank of lieutenant to serve as flag lieutenant 
and fleet signal officer; and line officers junior to the flag lieuten¬ 
ant to serve as aids, as may be necessary; subject to the provision 
of paragraph 4. 

(3) A flag officer afloat may select any line officer of his com¬ 
mand, of the proper rank, to serve as flag lieutenant, flag secre¬ 
tary, or aid. He may also select other line officers to serve on his 
personal staff as temporary aids when necessary. 

(4) Ensigns shall not be assigned to staff duty. (Art. R. 1041.) 

1818. (1) Members of the personal staff of a flag officer shall 
be borne upon the books of the flagship, and assigned to quarters 
as follows: When of or above the grade of commander, to cabin 
accommodations after the commanding officer of the flagship; 
when below the grade of commander, to the wardroom with ac¬ 
commodations in accordance with their rank after the executive 
officer, first lieutenant, navigating officer, gunnery officer, and 
engineer officer of the ship. 

(2) When a flag officer transfers his flag to a ship other than 
the regular flagship, the members of his staff accompanying him 
shall not displace in their quarters the executive officer, first lieu¬ 
tenant, navigating officer, gunnery officer, engineer officer, or the 
regular watch officers of that ship. 

(3) Members of the personal staff shall be assigned to stations 
in battle by the commander in chief. (Art. R. 1807.) 

(4) In all matters of general discipline the members of the 
personal staff shall be subject to the internal regulations and 
routine of the ship in which they are embarked, as though they 
were a part of her complement. When a flag officer hoists or 
transfers his flag, each member of the personal staff shall report 
in person to the commanding officer of the flagship as soon as 
practicable. 

(5) The members of the personal staff shall perform no duties 
exclusively connected with the personnel or materiel of the ship 
in which they are embarked, except under the direction of the 
commanding officer of that ship. The fleet signal force shall be 
under the sole direction of the staff while employed on signal duty 


(168 r) 


(6) When the chief of staff is not in command of the flagship, 
he shall mess with the commander in chief; other members of the 
personal staff may do so, at the discretion of the commander in 
chief. 

Section 3.—The Fleet Staff of a Commander in Chief. 

1826. (1) The oflicers designated by the Navy Department as 
fleet surgeon, fleet paymaster, fleet naval constructor, and fleet 
marine officer, shall constitute the fleet staff of the commander in 
chief of a fleet. 

(2) When not designated by the department, the senior med¬ 
ical, pay, and marine oflicers in the fleet may be detailed by the 
commander in chief to act as fleet staff officers. 

1827. The members of the fleet staff shall be embarked in the 
flagship, if practicable. 

1828. The members of the fleet staff shall make no official in¬ 
spection or examination on board any ship other than the one 
to which they are attached, except upon a written order from the 
commander in chief, which shall be presented to the commanding 
officer of the ship about to be inspected or examined. 

1823. (1) The fleet surgeon, fleet paymaster, fleet naval con¬ 
structor, and fleet marine officer shall perform such duties as are 
assigned them by the commander in chief. 

Section 4.— The Personal Staff of a Division Commander. 

1836. A flag lieutenant and one aid shall constitute the personal 
staff of a division commander. 

1837. A rear admiral or other officer when ordered to command 
a division, may, at his discretion, nominate to the Secretary of 
the Navy a lieutenant commander, lieutenant, or lieutenant, junior 
grade, to serve as aid; and a lieutenant or lieutenant, junior 
grade, to serve as flag lieutenant. 

Section 5.—The Division Staff of a Division Commander. 

1841. (1) The division staff of a division commander shall con¬ 
sist of the division engineer, division gunnery officer, division sur¬ 
geon, division paymaster, division naval constructor, and the divi¬ 
sion marine officer. 

(2) The engineer officer, gunnery officer, medical officer, pay 
officer, and marine officer of the division flagship shall be the divi¬ 
sion engineer, division ordnance officer, division surgeon, division 
paymaster, and division marine officer, respectively. If the flag 
of a division commander be transferred, the corresponding officers 
of the new flagship shall assume these duties, unless such trans¬ 
fer is temporary and for a short time only. If the transfer is 
permanent, the division naval constructor shall be transferred to 
the new flagship. 

Section 6.—The Staff of a Flag Officer Afloat on Special 

Duty. 

1846. (1) The personal staff and the fleet, squadron, or division 
staff of a flag officer afloat on special duty, shall be as the Navy 
Department may direct, but shall be organized in a similar man¬ 
ner and under the same regulations and instructions as are in 
force for the staff of a commander in chief or division com¬ 
mander, as the case may be. 

(2) A flag officer ordered to command afloat for special duty 
shall recommend to the department the character of his proposed 
staff, and shall nominate appropriate persons to serve thereon. 


Assignment to 

messes. 


Fleet staff. 


Embarked hi 
flagship. 

To inspect 
ships only when 
ordered. 


General du¬ 
ties of fleet sur¬ 
geon, paymaster, 
and marine ofi- 
licer. 


(169 R) 




CHAPTER 18. 


A SENIOR OFFICER PRESENT. 

(Naval Instructions ; Chap. 10.) 

1001. When two or more ships meet in port or at sea, the Command when 
chief command during the time the ships are within signal dis- shh>s°meet 0re 
tance of each other shall be exercised as laid down in article It 1 

100:i 

1002. When ships meet in port, the junior commanding officer junior to show 
of one or more ships shall if circumstances permit, call upon the orders, 
senior commanding officer of one or more ships, show all the 

orders not secret under which he is acting, and inform him of the 
condition of his command. For the time being he shall consider 
himself subject to the authority of such senior. 

1903. A junior in command must, when meeting a senior, either To obtain per- 
at sea or in port, obtain permission by signal or otherwise to con- “^or^per- 6 
tinue on his course, to anchor or get under way, to communicate form evolutions, 
with the shore, or to perform any evolution or act of importance etc. 
which would require the permission of his commander in chief, if 
the latter were present. 

1901. (1) The senior officer present shall not, in the absence of Wh en the sen- 
special instructions, take advantage of his superior rank to detain divert or F detain 
or divert from their destination the whole or any part of any forces not under 
forces which he may fall in with. His authority to do so, how- his immediate 
ever, must be recognized without question and should the public comma,ld * 
interests imperatively demand it, he may employ temporarily the 
ships which he meets. If the commanding officers of these ships 
have special instructions which forbid their being diverted from 
their course, they must inform the senior officer present, in order 
that he may give such instructions due consideration. 

(2) As soon as the cooperation of these ships ceases to be im¬ 
perative, he shall order them to continue the service on which 
they were engaged when he met them, unless circumstances in the 
meantime render this inexpedient. 

(3) He shall limit the exercise of command over training ships 
and other special service ships to such general matters of naval 
routine, discipline, and official intercourse as shall not interfere 
with the special service upon which they are employed. 

1905. The senior officer present shall discharge the duties of a 
commander in chief, as laid down in these regualtions, in articles 
R 1605, R 1607, R 1608, R 1609, R 1621 to R 1634, inclusive, and 
R 1641 to R 1651, inclusive, and authority for that purpose is 
hereby conferred upon him. 


(171 R) 












CHAPTER 19. 


THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF A SHir. 

(Naval Instructions, Chap. 11.) 

Section 1.—The Commanding Officer of a Ship, and the 
Succession to Command. 

2001. (1) Should the officer regularly ordered to command a 
ship be absent, disabled, relieved from duty, or detached without 
relief, the command shall devolve upon the line officer next in 
rank regularly attached to and on board the ship, until relieved 
by competent authority or the regular commanding officer returns. 

(2) An officer succeeding temporarily to command has the same 
authority and responsibility as the regular commanding officer, 
but he shall make no change in the existing general rders, organi¬ 
zation, or other permanent dispositions, and shall endeavor to 
have the routine and other affairs of the ship carried on the same 
as usual. See also Article 25, A. G. N. 

Section 2.— Assuming Command and Fitting Out. 

2011. (1) An officer who has been ordered to the command 
of a ship not yet in commission shall at once make a thorough 
personal examination of her, and inform himself as to her condi¬ 
tion and state of preparation for service. 

(2) He shall, if the ship be at a navy yard, exercise no author¬ 
ity or control over her preparation before she is transferred to his 
command, but shall keep himself constantly informed of the 
progress made and offer to the commandant such suggestions con¬ 
cerning the preparation as he considers essential or important to 
her efficiency. 

(3) If, when the commandant signifies his intention of trans¬ 
ferring the ship to the command of the officer ordered to receive 
her, that officer considers her in an unfit condition to be commis¬ 
sioned, he shall represent the fact, to the commandant in writing, 
stating the reasons. 

2012. When the ship is to be placed in commission, she shall be 
formally transferred by the commandant, or by an officer repre¬ 
senting" him, who shall not be inferior in grade to the officer 
ordered to command, as follows: As many of the officers and 
crew of the ship as circumstances permit, including a guard and 
music, shall be assembled and properly distributed on the quarter¬ 
deck. When ready, the commandant or his representative shall 
cause the national ensign and the proper insignia of command to 
be hoisted, in accordance with articles R 1236 and R 1254, and turn 
the ship over to the officer ordered to command; the latter shall 
then read his orders to command, assume charge of the ship, and 
cause a watch to be set. 

2018. (1) The commanding officer, upon assuming command of 
a ship when she is commissioned, becomes responsible for thd 
discipline on board. 


When ordered 
to a ship not in 
commission. 


Going into 
commission. 


Responsible 
for discipline. 


(173 R) 





(2) He shall at once make himself familiar with the details of 
the material and personnel of his command, in order that he may 
make proper representations if any portion of either is unfit for 
the service to which the ship is destined. 

(3) He shall use every exertion to complete the equipment of 
the ship and fit her for sea. 

Assuming com- 2014. (1) If, when an officer ordered to command joins the 
iT commission!* ship to which he has been ordered, she is already in commission 
and at a navy yard, all hands shall be called to muster, and the 
officer ordered to command shall read his orders and assume 
command. After taking command he shall proceed as though the 
ship had just been commissioned. 

(2) If, when he joins, the ship is cruising or on service, and 
without a permanent commanding officer, he shall assume com¬ 
mand as laid down in paragraph 1 of this article. The temporary 
commanding officer shall transfer to him every article in his 
keeping that pertains to the commanding officer, and afford all 
the information possible that will be of service in the adminis¬ 
tration and command of the ship. After taking command he 
shall hold the inspection provided for in article It 2015 and report 
the result to the Navy Department. 

An officer re- 2015. (1) In the case of a ship already in commission, with a 
of Command. eF commanding officer regularly attached thereto, the commanding 
officer about to be relieved, shall, before the transfer is effected, 
make a thorough inspection of the ship in company with his suc¬ 
cessor, and cause the crew to be exercised in his presence at gen¬ 
eral quarters, fire quarters, collision quarters, and mustered at 
stations for abandon ship, unless the weather or other conditions 
render it impracticable or inadvisable. He shall point out any 
defects and account for them, and explain fully any peculiarities 
of construction or arrangement of the ship. A statement, in 
quadruplicate, of the inspection is to be drawn up and, if satis¬ 
factory, signed by the officer succeeding him. If not satisfactory 
he shall state in what particular it is not so, and the officer 
relieved shall make such explanations as he may deem neces¬ 
sary, each over his own signature. One copy of this statement 
is to be forwarded to the Navy Department, one to the com¬ 
mander in chief of the station, and one shall be retained by each 
of the officers between whom the transfer of command takes 
place. 

Correspond- ( 2 ) The officer about to be relieved shall deliver to his suc- 
nai e ’books!’ etc?" cessor the originals or authenticated copies of all unexecuted 
orders, and take duplicate receipts for the same, forwarding one 
copy to the superior from whom the order was received. He shall 
also deliver to him copies of all general regulations and orders 
that are in force on board, all documents received for his guid¬ 
ance in command, and such other official correspondence and 
information concerning the ship and her qualities, the officers 
and crew, as may be of service to his successor. He shall de¬ 
liver the signal books, intelligence outfit, and the keys to all 
confidential signals and other publications; also all other books, 
rolls, and documents required by these regulations to be either 
kept or supervised by himself. Under no circumstances shall he 
carry away the original records of his official correspondence, orig¬ 
inal letters, documents, or papers concerning the ship or her of¬ 
ficers and crew, but he may take authenticated copies of the same. 
He shall turn over to his successor the keys to the magazines and 
shell rooms and all articles of the ship’s outfit in his possession. 
He shall sign the log books, signal record books, midshipmen’s 
journals, expenditure books, reports of fitness of officers, and all 
other papers requiring his approval, up to the date of his relief. 

Turning over ( 3 ) After the formalities enumerated in paragraphs 1 and 2 
command. 0 f this ar ti C le have been completed, all hands shall be called to 
muster and the officer about to be relieved shall read his orders of 


(174 r) 


detachment and turn over the command to his successor, who shall 
read his orders of command and assume charge. 

(4) The officer relieved, though without authority after turn¬ 
ing over the command, is, until he finally leaves the ship, entitled 
to all the ceremonies and distinctions accorded him while in 
command. 

Section 3.— Organization. 

2021. The organization of ships of the Navy shall be governed 
by naval laws, regulations, and orders from superior authority; 
all rules and routine orders of the commanding officer shall be in 
accordance with the same. 

2022. The Articles for the Government of the Navy shall 
be read aloud to the officers and crew, at muster if practicable, 
once in every month and a copy of them shall be kept posted 
at all times in a conspicuous place accessible to the crew. All 
general orders issued by the Secretary of the Navy or the com¬ 
mander in chief, which may in any degree affect the crew, shall 
be read to the officers and crew by an officer, under the direc¬ 
tion of the commanding officer, at the first general muster after 
their receipt and the fact entered in the log book. Court-martial 
orders, and other official matter of like tenor, shall be read in 
the same manner or placed on bulletin boards or other conspic¬ 
uous places where they can be read by officers and crew. Copies 
of all orders concerning the daily routine and police regulations 
and of routine orders concerning the ship’s company shall be 
kept posted in a conspicuous position accessible to the crew. 

2023. The commanding officer shall issue all general orders rela¬ 
tive to the duties of the ship through the executive officer and 
shall keep him informed of his own methods of performing duty 
in other respects, in order that in his absence this officer may 
exercise command intelligently and in accordance with his wishes. 

2024. When no pay officer is attached to the vessel, the com¬ 
manding officer shall detail an officer to act as commissary officer. 

2025. (1) The ship shall not sail from a port in the United 
States until the crew has been watched, quartered, and stationed, 
and also exercised at all important stations. 

(2) If the vessel be newly commissioned, the commanding offi¬ 
cer shall take the first opportunity after leaving the navy yard 
to determine her tactical qualities and periods of rolling and 
pitching. 

2020. The commanding officer shall superintend all important 
evolutions, exercises, and inspections. 

2027. (1) The commanding officer shall be the custodian of the 
keys to all storerooms containing ammunition and explosives and 
to all floodcock wrenches. He shall take such steps as may be 
necessary to ensure that the flooding and sprinkling testing 
caps and plugs are kept locked except when actually in use 
for testing, and that they are never left attached to the floodcocks 
or sprinkling systems except when the same are being tested. 

(2) The magazines shall only be opened with his knowledge 
and consent, and every precaution must be taken to prevent acci¬ 
dents. An officer shall always be present to superintend the duty 
performed and to receive and return the keys. 

(3) Whenever powder, oil fuel, gasoline, or any explosive is to 
be embarked or disembarked, a red flag must be hoisted at the 
fore and all unauthorized lights and fires extinguished. 

(4) Powder removed from the magazines for saluting shall not 
remain out overnight; during the day it must be kept in tanks 
with the lids screwed down, and in charge of a sentry or other 
responsible person. 

(5) The commanding officer shall designate the places for stow¬ 
ing primers of dry gun cotton and fulminate fuses. In no case 
shall they be kept near each other. 


Status of cap¬ 
tain relieved. 


Police and 
other regula¬ 
tions. 


General orders 
and Articles for 
Government of 
Navy. 


The orders to 
be issued through 
the executive. 


Commissary. 


Crew stationed 
and exercised 
before sailing. 


To superin¬ 
tend evolutions 
and exercises. 

Keys to maga¬ 
zines and flood 
cocks. 


Magazines. 


Embarking ex¬ 
plosives. 


Saluting pow¬ 
der. 


Primers and 
fuses. 


(175 R) 





Inspections of 
magazines. 


Shell rooms 
and floodcocks. 


Lights in mag¬ 
azines. 


Smokeless 

powder. 


A commanding 
officer always 
responsible for 
his acts. 


Night order 
book. 


No independ¬ 
ent movements. 


Notice of dan¬ 
ger when. 


If separated. 


Entering port 
not designated. 


Reports In 
case of damage 
to ship. 


Loss of the 
ship. 


(6) Magazines on shipboard containing powder or fixed ammu¬ 
nition shall be critically examined daily. The temperature shall 
be noted and recorded, and it shall be observed whether the air is 
good and untainted and whether normal conditions exist, and the 
fact of such inspection shall be noted in the ship’s log book, with 
appropriate remarks. This daily examination shall be made by 
the gunner or his assistant or by such persons as the commanding 
officer may designate. 

(7) Shell rooms containing loaded shell only shall be examined 
weekly, and all floodcocks shall be tested weekly and the fact 
of such inspection and their condition entered in the ship’s log 
book. 

(8) Special attention shall be paid to the ventilation of maga¬ 
zines. (Art. I 2811.) 

(9) No naked light, or candle, lamp, or lantern must ever be 
taken into a magazine containing powder or used in the vicinity 
of magazine doors or hatches. Portable electric lights may be 
used if absolutely necessary for the examination of the bilges or 
for temporary examinations, in special cases. 

(10) The commanding officer shall see that the regulations gov¬ 
erning the examination and storage of smokeless powder and 
ammunition are carried into effect, as required in I chapter 26. 

Section 4.—General Duties. 

2036. A commanding officer who departs from his orders or in¬ 
structions under any circumstances, or takes official action at the 
request of any person, must do so upon his own responsibility and 
immediately report the circumstances to his superior. 

2037. The commanding officer shall keep a night order book in 
which shall be entered all orders given to the officer of the deck 
for the night. This book shall be preserved as a part of the offi¬ 
cial records of the ship and turned in at the end of the cruise. 

2038. The commanding officer shall not, when in a fleet or 
squadron, perform any independent evolution without orders from 
the commander in chief, division commander, or other officer in 
direct authority over him, except to avoid a collision or danger. 

2039. If, when in a fleet, squadron, or division the commanding 
officer finds that the course directed is leading the ship under his 
command or any other, into danger, he shall promptly give notice 
to the commander in chief, division commander, or other officer in 
direct authority over him, and to the ship endangered. 

2040. (1) If a ship is separated from the command to which 
she belongs, her commanding officer must explain the cause of such 
separation to his immediate superior, and also to the commander 
in chief. (Art. I 1006.) 

(2) If a ship enters a port not designated nor permitted by the 
instructions, her commanding officer shall report to his immediate 
superior the cause for so doing and the delay necessary. 

2041. The commanding officer shall report to the commander in 
chief, immediately after its occurrence, every instance when the 
ship under his command touches the ground, has a collision, a fire 
on board, any serious accident to hull, spars, machinery, or boilers, 
or other important events of like nature; he shall forward with 
the report a statement of all the circumstances attending the acci¬ 
dent, also the report of the board, if one has been ordered. The 
original of the report shall be forwarded to the Navy Department 
(Division of Personnel), with a statement from the commander 
in chief as to the action taken or recommended, and the partial 
copy relating to material shall be forwarded as expeditiously as 
practicable to the department (Division of Operations of the 
Fleet), as prescribed in article R 401. 

2042. (1) In case of the loss of the ship, her commanding officer 
shall remain by her with officers and crew as long as necessary 


(176 r) 


nml save as nuicli Government property as possible. Every rea¬ 
sonable effort shall be made to save the log book, muster roll, 
accounts of officers and crew, and other valuable papers. 

(2) If it becomes necessary to abandon the ship, he should be 
the last person to leave her. 

(3) He shall make a report of the circumstances to the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy as soon as possible and, if wrecked within the 
Tnited States, shall repair to the nearest naval station with the 
crew of the ship. 

(4) He shall, if in a foreign country, lose no time, after making 
all efforts to save property, in returning with the officers and crew 
to the fleet or squadron to which they belong or, if acting singly, 
to the United States. He shall take steps for the preservation of 
the Government property saved, until it shall be disposed of in 
such manner as the department may direct. 

(5) In the event of the loss of accounts of any person in the 
Navy, caused by wreck or otherwise, he shall proceed in accord¬ 
ance with article I 4924. 

2043. On occasions of sending a boat or other expedition away 
from the ship on important duty, when it is to proceed beyond 
signal distance, the commanding officer of the ship shall give 
written orders to the officer in command of the boat or expedi¬ 
tion. 

2044. The commanding officer of a ship shall use all proper 
means to preserve the health of the crew, and shall from time to 
time consult with the medical officer of the ship in regard to sani¬ 
tary measures to be adopted for that end. (Arts, i 952 and R 
3582.) 

2045. (1) The commanding officer of a ship shall facilitate any 
examination which it may be the duty of a customs officer of the 
United States to make on board of the ship under his command. 

(2) He shall not permit a foreign customs officer to make any 
examination whatsoever on board of the ship or boats under his 
command. 

2040. The commanding officer shall not permit any ship of the 
Navy under his command to be searched by any person repre¬ 
senting a foreign state, nor any of the officers or crew to be taken 
out of her, so long as he has the power to resist. If force is used 
it must be repelled. 

2047. (1) In ports where war or insurrection exists or threat¬ 
ens, the commanding officer of a ship shall always require the 
boats away from the ship to have some competent person in 
charge, and shall see that the proper steps are taken to make their 
national character evident at all times. 

(2) The boats of a ship of war will be regarded, in all matters 
concerning the rights, privileges, and comity of nations, as parts 
of the ship herself. 

2048. (1) The commanding officer of a ship shall not perform 
a marriage ceremony on board; nor shall he permit one to be 
performed when the ship is outside of the territory of the United 
States, except in accordance with the local laws and laws of the 
State, Territory, or district in which the parties are domiciled, and 
in presence of a minister or consul of the United States, who has 
consented to issue the certificates and make the returns required 
by the consular regulations. 

(2) He shall report to the Secretary of the Navy all marriages 
occurring on board. 

2049. The commanding officer of a ship is not required to per¬ 
form the duties of a pay officer. (Sec. 1432, R. S.) 

2050. When the vessel under his command is ordered out of 
commission at a navy yard, the commanding officer shall not de¬ 
liver the orders of detachment to any officer until the vessel’s 
battery and entire ordnance equipment have been inspected by a 
special board, composed of a representative of the commandant 

(177 R) 


The captain 
last to leave. 


Crew ami prop¬ 
erty saved, how 
disposed of. 


Loss of ac¬ 
counts. 


Expeditions 
sent from a ship. 


Care of crew. 


Customs ex¬ 
aminations. 


Search never 
to he permitted. 


Man-of-war 

boats. 


Marriages on 
board. 


Not required 
to act as pay of¬ 
ficer. 

Going out of 
commission. 


Officer de¬ 
tached during 
cruise. 


In time of 
war. 


Station in hat- 
tie. 


When pacific 
relations are 
doubtful. 


When an en¬ 
gagement is pos¬ 
sible. 


Communicat¬ 
ing important 
information. 


When in 
squadron not to 
engage without 
orders. 


of tlie navy yard, the gunnery officer of the vessel, and, when con¬ 
sidered necessary by the chief of that bureau, an officer from the 
Bureau of Ordnance. The report of this board shall be in quad¬ 
ruplicate and without estimates. The original shall be sent to the 
Bureau of Ordnance for its information and file; one copy shall 
be for tlie files of the commandant; and one copy for the files of 
each of the divisions of the manufacturing department, for the 
information of the boards of survey and estimate in matters under 
the cognizance of tlie Bureau of Ordnance. Before leaving the 
ship the commanding officer shall satisfy himself that the engines 
and boilers and their attachments have been put into the condi¬ 
tion required by article I. 3085, and that all returns have been 
made and every article turned over to the proper authority. He 
shall then forward to the Secretary of the Navy the original 
records of all correspondence for the cruise concerning the ship, 
her officers and crew, and shall forward the intelligence outfit of 
the vessel to the office of Naval Intelligence. 

2051. Whenever an officer in charge of a department is ordered 
detached from a ship during a cruise, the commanding officer 
shall require the officer so ordered to make a thorough inspection 
of the material of the department in company with his relief, 
and, upon the completion thereof, to submit jointly with his relief 
a report on the condition of the parts of the ship, machinery, 
and equipment of the department, wfith particular reference to 
any defects or deficiencies discovered. In the event of any dis¬ 
agreement between the officers as to the conditions discovered, the 
commanding officer shall take appropriate steps to ascertain the 
actual conditions, and, if necessary, the responsibility therefor. 
He shall forward the report to the department. Should lack of 
time or other circumstances prevent the two officers making the 
inspection in company, the incoming head of department shall be 
required to make the inspection and report as soon as possible 
after taking charge. 

Section 5.—Duties in Time of War. 

2050. The commanding officer of a ship shall consider the pro¬ 
visions of article R. 1622 as applicable to himself in reference to 
this section 

2057. The station of the commanding officer of a ship in battle 
shall be such as will enable him to fight the ship to the best 
advantage. 

2058. If the commanding officer of a ship entertain any doubts 
in regard to the pacific relations of the United States with any 
foreign state, he shall be vigilant in watching the movements 
and acts of possible enemies, in order to prevent being surprised 
or taken at a disadvantage. 

2050. (1) The commanding officer of a ship shall, when in pres¬ 
ence of an enemy, or upon approaching a strange ship or on being 
approached by one, have the crew at quarters and the ship ready 
for battle. 

(2) When in company with an enemy for a considerable length 
of time, as when both are at anchor in a neutral port, the officers 
and crew shall he kept on hoard and the ship and personnel at all 
times, day and night, in readiness for action at a moment’s notice. 

2060. The commanding officer of a ship shall, if possible, before 
going into action, communicate to his officers his plans for battle 
and such other information as will he of service to them should 
they succeed to the command of the ship. 

2061. (1) The commanding officer of a ship shall not, when in 
the presence of a senior officer, engage an enemy without an order 
from such senior officer. 


(178 r) 


(2) If tlie motive machinery be disabled and lie is obliged to It unable to 
drop out of battle, he should make such repairs as he is able Jf" tl “ MC the toat ' 
without delay, and bring the ship as soon as possible again into 

action. 

(3) Immediately after a battle he shall repair damages as far f prepare for 
as possible, and use every effort to prepare the ship for further immediately aN 
service in action. He shall transmit to his superior in command ter battle. 

a list of killed and wounded, and of ammunition, personnel, or 
material necessary for immediate service. 

(4) He shall not, without permission, retire from battle to tireVrom^attle* 
assist a disabled ship, or to take possession of a captured one. 

(5) When an enemy’s ship strikes her flag in battle he shall When an ene- 

continue the action with other ships of the enemy; but shall take strik ‘‘ s 

possession of tlie surrendered ship as soon as practicable. 

(6) On taking possession of a prize, he shall adopt such meas- Taking posses- 
ures as may be necessary to prevent her from being recaptured, tured vessel Cap * 
He shall remove such of the officers and crew as may be neces¬ 
sary, and take great care to preserve the log, all journals, signal 

books and signals, orders, instructions, letters, ship’s papers, and 
any other documents of importance or bearing upon the validity 
of the capture. 

(7) He shall take care that all prisoners of war are treated w ^ risoners of 
with humanity; that their personal property is preserved and pro- a * 

tected; that they are allowed the use of such of their effects as 
may be necessary for their health; and that they are supplied 
with rations properly cooked. He shall, however, have them 
properly guarded and deprived of all means of escape or revolt. 

(8) After a battle he shall make full report thereof as pre- Reports after 
scribed in article It. 1630. These reports must be accurate and ex- a 1)attle * 
plicit, and contain all important details; the movements of ships 

should be illustrated; the force and direction of the wind and the 
state of the sea given; the bearing, distance, and outlines of the 
land, if any is in sight, stated; and the efficiency of the ship and 
ail munitions of war carefully noted. 

2062. When acting singly, the commanding officer of a ship General duties, 
shall carry out the instructions prescribed in section 2, chapter 
15 of these regulations for a commander in chief, as far as they 
may be applicable. 

Section 6.—Intercourse with Foreigners. 

2071. The commanding officer of a ship shall carefully note and General duties 
conform to the instructions laid down in section 3, chapter 15 of feigners?! t0 
these regulations. 

2072. The commanding officer of a ship shall afford all assist- Assistance to 
ance in his power to vessels of a foreign state at peace with the fore gn vesse s * 
United States. 

2073. If refused assistance by any foreign official, the com- s , s JJ 1 " fuse<1 as * 
manding officer of a ship shall report the circumstances to the 

officer in chief command and to the Secretary of the Navy. 

Section 7.—Navigation. 

2081. (1) The commanding officer of a ship shall, immediately 1)raft t,f shIp * 
before leaving and as soon as practicable after entering port, re¬ 
quire the navigating officer to ascertain the draft of the ship, 
forward and aft, and enter it in the log book. 

(2) He shall always when under way and, if necessary, when lookouts, 
at anchor have a lookout stationed aloft during the day. At night 

he shall have as many lookouts stationed as are necessary. He 

shall require them to be proficient in their duties as lookouts. R . , 

(3) He shall take special care that the lights required by law, aIlchor j, ” hts . 
to prevent collisions at sea and in port, are kept in order and 

burning during the night, unless it be necessary to extinguish them 


(179 R) 




Precautions to 
•prevent colli¬ 
sions. 

Course steered. 


Entries in the 
night order 
book. 


Piloting. 


Preparations 
for anchoring. 


When sound¬ 
ings shall be 
taken. 


Anchoring. 


Compasses. 


Hydrographic 

information. 


Sailing direc¬ 
tions. 


Surveys. 


for war purposes or while exercising as though engaged in war. 
He shall require that there be kept at hand, convenient for use, 
means for relighting or replacing any such light as may be ex¬ 
tinguished. 

(4) He shall observe every precaution required by law to pre¬ 
vent collisions and other accidents on the high seas and inland 
waters. 

(5) Unless in company with a senior, he is responsible for the 
course steered, and he is always responsible for the safe conduct 
of the ship. 

2082. The commanding officer shall enter in the night order 
book each evening, for the information of the officer of the deck, 
the course and any necessary special precautions concerning the 
speed and navigation of the ship. 

2083. The commanding officer shall pilot the ship under his 
command under all ordinary circumstances, but may, in accord¬ 
ance with the provisions of article R 3811, employ a pilot when 
necessary. 

2084. When in the vicinity of the land, or upon approaching 
an anchorage of any kind, the commanding officer shall have the 
cables bent and the anchors ready for letting go. 

2085. (1) When under way on soundings the commanding officer 
shall have casts of the lead taken frequently, if necessary, to 
verify the position. 

(2) When going into or out of a port or approaching an an¬ 
chorage, shoal, or rock, with or without a pilot on board, he shall 
keep the hand leads going and, if necessary in order to obtain 
correct soundings, reduce the speed. 

2086. (1) The commanding officer shall select a safe place to 
anchor. After anchoring he shall have such bearings and angles 
taken and entered in the log book as will enable the exact position 
of the ship to be located on the chart. 

(2) He shall, if the ship is anchored at a place not surveyed, 
and if practicable, have the depth of water and character of the 
bottom examined for at least three cables’ lengths around the ship. 
The result shall be entered in the log book. 

2087. The commanding officer shall keep himself informed of 
the error of the standard and steering compass. 

2088. The commanding officer shall report to the Navy Depart¬ 
ment all important hydrographic or other information he may ac¬ 
quire concerning the navigation of ships. In case of temporary 
deficiencies in aids to navigation he shall forward a copy of his 
report directly to the nearest Lighthouse Inspector concerned. 
The addresses of Lighthouse Inspectors are in the Introduction to 
Light Lists. 

2080. (1) The commanding officer shall carefully preserve all 
information that he may receive or be able to procure concerning 
the safe navigation of the ship. 

(2) He shall require the sailing directions, light and beacon 
lists, and notices to mariners of the ship to be compared with 
those of other ships of the Navy which he may meet, having later 
information on these subjects than his own. and any differences 
shall be noted. 

(3) He shall, when there is any doubt about the safe naviga¬ 
tion of routes he proposes to take, or ports he intends to visit, 
make every effort to obtain from any reliable source, foreign or 
otherwise, all possible information that will aid him. 

2090. The commanding officer shall, when his duties and other 
circumstances permit, make a careful survey and construct a 
chart of any shoals, harbors, or dangers to navigation that he may 
discover or find to be inaccurately located. He shall forward 
them through the usual official channels, with all the original 
data and computations used in their construction, to the Navy 
Department. 


(180 R) 



2091. When passing in the vicinity of suspected dangers or Suspected dan- 
wliere there are indications of shoal water or danger not on the gers * 
chart, the commanding officer shall, unless there are good reasons 
to the contrary, make such search as the weather and other cir¬ 
cumstances permit, forwarding to the Navy Department the re¬ 
sults, with a track chart showing the traverses made and sound¬ 
ings taken. In the event of no search being made, he shall report 
to the Navy Department the result of his observations and his 
reasons for the omission. 

Section 8.—Supplies and Repairs. 

2101. The commanding officer shall regard himself as responsible expenditure 111 
for the economical maintenance of his ship, and shall require from eM> 1 

all under his command a rigid compliance with the regulations in 
relation to the receipt and expenditure of public money or stores. 

2102. The commanding officer shall exercise no control over the ferevrlth duty" 
officers or mechanics of a navy yard or station where the ship un- of commandant, 
der his command may be moored, unless by the permission or di¬ 
rection of the commandant, except in matters coming under the 

police regulations of the ship. (Arts. It 3910 and I 5338.) 

2103. (1) The commanding officer shall, as far as possible and Repairs by^ 
when in accordance with the interests of the Government, cause all s ics f 8 mcc an ' 
repairs to the hull, machinery, spars, boats, and to all articles of 
equipment and outfit to be made by the ship’s mechanics. This 
regulation is subject to the provision of the following act of 

August 22, 1912: “ No enlisted men or seamen, not including com¬ 
missioned and warrant officers, on battleships of the Navy, when 
such battleships are docked or laid up at any navy yard for 
repairs, shall be ordered or required to perform any duties except 
such as are or may be performed by the crew while at sea or in a 
foreign port. (Arts. I 3408 and I 4609.) 

(2) He shall regard as urgent all repairs necessary to insure 
efficiency, or to preserve the health of the personnel. He may 
request assistance from the senior officer present in making such 
repairs, both in labor and material, but the ship’s own force must 
be ultilized to the utmost. 


Section 9—Personnel. 


2111. (1) The commanding officer of a ship is authorized, when 
acting singly, to send to the United States the following: 

( a ) Persons whose term of service has expired or is about to 
expire. 

(5) Persons who have been condemned by medical survey. 

(c) Persons charged with a crime or offense for wffiich they can 
not be tried on the spot by a court competent to adjudge a suffi¬ 
cient punishment, in which case necessary witnesses shall also be 
sent. 

(2) He shall follow the instructions laid down in articles I 9oo 
and I 954, when applicable to himself. 

2112. The commanding officer shall carefully observe the in¬ 
structions given in article I 952. 

2113. (1) The commanding officer of a ship shall, if possible, 
investigate in person all offenses. The investigation shall not be 
delegated to any other officer, unless in case of illness or absence 
from the ship. (Art. R 1428.) 

(2) He shall have a record of punishments kept according to 
prescribed forms, including all minor punishments such as extra 
duty and deprivation of leave as well as confinement. 

2114. The commanding officer of a ship shall not, while on a 
foreign station, receive on board as prisoners seamen from mer¬ 
chant vessels, unless the witnesses necessary to substantiate the 
charges against them are also received, or adequate means adopted 


Persons who 
may be sent to 
the United 
States. 


Service on un¬ 
healthy stations. 

Investigation 
of offenses. 


Record of pun¬ 
ishments. 


Merchant sea¬ 
men not to be re¬ 
ceived on board 
as prisoners. 


(181 R) 



Complaints of 
merchant sea¬ 
men. 


Distressed sea¬ 
men. 


Not to exceed 
complement of 
the ship. 


To inspect re¬ 
cruits. 


Deaths to he 
entered in log. 


Report of 
deaths. 


Effects of de¬ 
ceased persons. 


Disposition of 
effects of de¬ 
ceased persons. 


to insure the presence of such witnesses on the arrival of the pris¬ 
oners at the place where they are to be handed over to the civil 
authorities. 

2115. The commanding officer of a ship shall, when on a foreign 
station, if three or more of the crew of a merchant vessel of the 
United States complain to him of the quality or quantity of the 
provisions or water served out to them, proceed in accordance with 
the Revised Statutes, section 4565. 

2116. The commanding officer of a ship may, when on a foreign 
station, receive on board distressed seamen of the United States 
without refernce to the established complement of the ship. They 
shall be entered as supernumeraries for rations and passage to 
the United States, provided they bind themselves to be amenable 
in all respects to the laws and regulations for the government of 
the Navy. Such persons, however, shall not be received or entered 
upon the books of the ship without the authority of the senior 
officer present; and commanding officers shall keep the commander 
in chief fully informed of all transactions in regard to them. 

2117. The commanding officer of a ship shall not exceed the 
number of men allowed by the complement of the ship in any rat¬ 
ing, except to make up a deficiency in some superior rating, or by 
express authority of the Secretary of the Navy or, when on a 
foreign station, by authority of the commander in chief, or as pro¬ 
vided in articles R 3422 and R 3527. 

2118. The commanding officer shall cause all recruits to be in¬ 
spected and examined in accordance with the requirements of 
the enlistment forms previous to their enlistment. 

2119. (1) The commanding officer shall cause to be entered in 
the log book the name and rank or rating of any person who may 
die on board, and also a statement of the exact time of his death. 

(2) He shall report to the department (Bureau of Navigation) 
any death that may occur on board. In addition, information of 
the same shall be forwarded to the nearest relative or legal repre¬ 
sentative of the deceased if the address of such person can be ob¬ 
tained. He is authorized to use the telegraph for this if deemed 
expedient. 

(3) He shall, upon the death of any person on board the ship 
under his command, cause all of the effects of the deceased to be 
collected and inventoried. If the deceased was an officer, this 
shall be done by two officers of the ship; if a member of the crew 
or other person, by the officer of his division or one detailed for 
the purpose. The inventories shall be made out in duplicate, 
duly attested and signed by the officers making them. Upon the 
completion of the inventory the effects, if not of a perishable na¬ 
ture, shall be put up in packages of a convenient size and sealed 
with the seal of the ship. The commanding officer shall retain 
one copy of the inventory himself, and shall deliver the other to 
the pay officer, who shall also take charge of the effects for safe 
keeping. 

(4) If any of the effects of a deceased person are perishable 
and deteriorating they shall be immediately sold at auction. 

(5) All papers, medals, small trinkets, and keepsakes of value 
shall be forwarded to the legal representative or, in default of 
such, the heirs at law of the deceased. Should it be impossible to 
ascertain the existence of the legal representative or of heirs at 
law, the articles mentioned shall be sent to the department (Bu¬ 
reau of Navigation) or to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, 
as the case may be, for safe keeping. 

(6) When the executor or legal representative of the deceased 
person applies for his effects, all shall be delivered to him. except, 
any money that may be found among them. 

(7) The commanding officer shall exercise his discretion in 
causing the effects of deceased enlisted men to be sold at auction 
at the mast, or retaining them for transmission to the heirs, rela- 


(182 R) 


lives, or friends. In exercising this discretion he shall be gov¬ 
erned by the wishes of the heirs, relatives, or friends, If possible 
to learn them before closing the accounts of the deceased. (Art 
I 4721.) 

(8) He shall cause the accounts of all deceased persons to be 
closed as soon as possible and forwarded to the xVuditor for the 
Navy Department, together with the will, if any can be found. 
.These accounts must be examined and approved bv the command¬ 
ing officer. 

2120. The commanding officer shall sign the descriptive lists on 
all certificates of death, certificates of ordinary disability, and 
certificates of pensions. 

2121. (1) The commanding officer shall, when he declares any 
person a deserter, cause the effects of the later to be collected 
and inventoried according to instructions laid down in article 
R 2119 (3). 

(2) These effects shall be sold at public auction and the pro¬ 
ceeds credited on the accounts of the deserter by the pay officer, 
unless the vessel sails before the date upon which such person 
is declared a deserter, in which case the effects shall not be sold 
until a reasonable time has elapsed after arrival at the next 
port. (Art. I 4721 (2).) 

2122. The effects of iarsons captured shall be collected, inven¬ 
toried, and placed in the custody of the pay officer of the ship, 
subject to the orders of the owner or his representative; but the 
same discretion may be exercised by the commanding officer in 
reference to sale of the effects of captured enlisted men as in the 
case of enlisted men deceased. 

2123. (1) The commanding officer of a ship shall require all 
officers of his command to embrace every opportunity to improve 
themselves in their profession and increase their knowledge. 

(2) He shall give line officers, especially the senior ones, oppor¬ 
tunity to gain experience in maneuvering the ship at sea. 

(3) He may, when at sea, require any of the watch officers to 
determine and report to him the ship’s position and the compass 
error. 

(4) He shall require the line officers junior to watch officers to 
acquire a thorough knowledge of the machinery of the ship and 
to become proficient in the management, care, and preservation of 
its various parts. 

(5) He shall require all line officers junior to watch officers 
to become skilled in navigation. Those doing line duty shall 
obtain and submit daily, at sea, the noon position by observation 
and by dead reckoning, and the compass error on one heading, 
when practicable. They shall also take twilight observations 
when the weather is favorable. 

(6) He shall require ensigns, not regular watch and division 
officers, to keep a journal containing observations of a pro¬ 
fessional nature and essays on professional subjects or descrip¬ 
tions of nautical and professional material which they may desire 
or may be directed to prepare. He shall examine these journals 
on the last day of every month and upon the day of relinquishing 
command and make such endorsement thereon as he may deem 
proper. He shall also require them to keep a navigation note¬ 
book, including a track chart of the cruise and daily positions of 
the ship. (Art. I 1902 (2).) 

(7) All junior line officers on board ships fitted with radio 
apparatus will be required and given every opportunity to become 
proficient in its use. 

(8) On board battleships and armored cruisers in full commis¬ 
sion and other vessels where there are more than four ensigns in 
the junior officers’ mess, he shall appoiut the navigator, the ord¬ 
nance officer, or one of the senior watch officers to have general 
supervision of the junior officers, to act as their adviser and assist 


Certificates of 
death, disability, 
and pension. 

Effects of a 
deserter. 


Effects of per¬ 
sons captured by 
an enemy. 


The instruc¬ 
tion of officers. 


Junior en¬ 
signs. 


(183 u) 




Midshipmen. 


Reports on the 
fitness of officers. 


Special reports 
on petty officers. 


To delirer or¬ 
ders and com¬ 
munications. 


them to a proper understanding and performance of their duties. 
The officer so detailed must inform himself of the individual 
peculiarities, character, and disposition of the junior officers and 
of their special inclinations and capabilities for the afferent 
branches of their profession. Pie must endeavor to cultivate in 
them a seamanlike and military spirit, a proper sense of duty and 
honor, and careful observance of professional etiquette, so as to 
develop in them the well-rounded character of a naval officer. 
He shall not supervise other officers in the instruction of their 
juniors, but he will endeavor to have instruction so equalized as 
to make the practical training of each junior line officer well bal¬ 
anced and thorough. He will supervise the administration of the 
junior officers’ mess and be a permanent member of the board for 
auditing its accounts. 

(9) He shall give especial care to the instruction and training 
of midshipmen in accordance with the instructions from time to 
time issued by the Navy Department. 

2124. The commanding officer shall carry out the instructions 
in regard to the reports on the fitness of officers, as laid down in 
articles I 707 and I 708. These reports shall be forwarded directly 
to the Secretary of the Navy or Commandant of the Marine Corps 
unless the approval or comment of a higher authority be required. 

2125. The commanding officer shall make a special report to the 
department of any petty officer who may show marked ability 
for the position of chief petty officer, or for a rating higher than 
that in which serving: also of men and apprentice seamen spe¬ 
cially qualified for instruction as seamen gunners, petty officers, 
electricians, yeomen, or for ratings in the engineers’ force. 

2126. The commanding officer shall not withhold any orders or 
other communications received from a senior for any person under 
his command, except for good and sufficient reasons, which he 
shall at once report to said senior. 


(184 R) 


CHAPTER 20. 


THK EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A SHIP. 
(Naval Instructions; chap. 12.) 


2201. (1) The executive shall be detailed as such by the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy from officers of the line exclusive of those 
restricted by law to the performance of engineering duties. He 
shall be the line officer next in rank to the commanding officer. 

(2) If detached, absent, disabled, placed under arrest, sus¬ 
pended from duty, or otherwise rendered incapable of performing 
the duties of his office, his duties shall devolve upon the line 
officer next in rank below him attached to and on board of the 
ship (exclusive of such as may be restricted to the performance 
of engineering duty only). 

(3) It is the intent of these regulations to constitute the 
executive officer the direct representative of the commanding offi¬ 
cer in maintaining the military and general efficiency of the 
ship, and to this end it is provided that he shall be the line 
officer next in rank to the commanding officer. As such repre¬ 
sentative, and in order that he may properly perform the duties 
imposed upon him, all heads of departments and other officers 
and all enlisted men on board ship shall consider themselves as 
under his orders, as the aid or executive to the commanding 
officer, in all that pertains to the operation and maintenance of 
the ship and to the preservation of order and discipline on board; 
and all communications in regard to ship duty intended for or 
issued by the commanding officer shall be transmitted through the 
executive officer, except where the contrary is specifically laid 
down in these regulations. While the course of procedure laid 
down in this paragraph is necessary in order that the executive 
officer may properly carry out his duties, it is not intended that 
this regulation shall be so construed as to prevent any head of 
department from having free access to the commanding officer in 
regard to matters connected with the duties of his department. 

(4) Aboard ships to which no first lieutenant is attached, the 
executive officer shall perform the duties of first lieutenant in 
addition to his regular duties. 

(5) Aboard ships other than first rates, and other than second 
rates having turret guns, to which no regular gunnery officer is 
attached, the executive officer shall, in addition to his regular 
duties, perform all those of the gunnery officer, except such as 
pertain to the electrical outfit of the ship, which latter shall be 
performed by the navigating officer. 

(0) Aboard smallei* ships the executive officer may also be 
ordered to perform the duties of navigatiug officer. In such 
cases all the duties of the gunnery officer, including those in 
connection with the electrical plant of the ship, shall be performed 
by the senior watch officer, in addition to his regular duties. 

(185 r) 


Personality. 






Authority. 


General duty. 


To supervise 
the manner of 
performing duty. 


To direct the 
officer of the 
deck. 


Supervision 
over division of¬ 
ficers. 


2202. (1) The executive officer has no authority independent 
of the commanding officer, from whom his orders shall be con¬ 
sidered as emanating, and the details of duty hereinafter laid 
down shall be regarded as in execution of the orders of the com¬ 
manding officer. (Art. R. 1063.) 

(2) While executing the orders of the commanding officer he 
takes precedence over all other officers. 

2203. (1) When on board ship he shall regard himself as 
always on duty. 

(2) He shall receive all orders relating to the general duties of 
the ship directly from the commanding officer and shall transmit 
them to other officers as may be necessary. He is responsible for 
their execution. (Art. R. 2023.) 

(3) He shall have general charge of the details of duty in con¬ 
nection with the maintenance and operation of the ship in all 
departments, and shall especially carry out all details of duly 
in connection with the organization, police, inspection, discipline, 
exercise, and efficient condition of the crew, and may, as the 
representative of the commanding officer, direct all officers at¬ 
tached to the ship as to the cleanliness, good order, efficiency, and 
neat and trim appearance thereof. 

(4) He shall arrange the drill and exercise of the crew, and 
be responsible that all training is carried out in a uniform man¬ 
ner throughout the ship, in strict accordance with the instruc¬ 
tions and regulations issued by the Navy Department from time 
to time, and that all prescribed or necessary safety precautions 
:ire strictly observed at all times. To this end he shall direct the 
other officers of the ship; but nothing in these regulations shall be 
construed as relieving such other officers from any part of their 
responsibility for the efficiency of the men and material committed 
to their charge. 

(5) He shall keep himself constantly informed of the policy of 
(he commanding officer in regard to the official administration of 
all matters of duty, in order that he may carry out the wishes of 
the commanding officer. (Art. R. 2023.) 

(6) So far as his power extends, he shall correct all abuses, 
prevent infractions of discipline, and suppress disorder. He shall 
report to the commanding officer anyone who may disobey or 
disregard any law, naval regulation, or order. 

2204. The executive officer shall aid the commanding officer in 
every way possible in performing the duties assigned him. 

2205. The executive officer shall see that the officers of the ship 
are vigilant in the performance of their duties: that they perform 
them in a uniform manner; and that, they conform strictly to all 
orders. 

2206. The executive officer shall direct the officer of the deck 
in all matters concerning the general duties of the ship. When 
the commanding officer is not on deck, he may direct the officer 
of the deck how to proceed in time of danger or during an emer¬ 
gency; or he may assume charge of the deck himself, and shall 
do so should it in his judgment be necessary, but he shall at once 
report to the commanding officer the fact and his reasons for so 
doing. 

2207. The executive officer shall see that officers commanding 

divisions perform their duties carefully, thoroughly, uniformly, 
and in accordance with these regulations; that they thoroughly 
inspect and keep in order the ordnance and boats' under their 
charge; that they comply strictly with the uniform regulations; 
and that they are present and personally instruct the junior offi¬ 
cers and men at all exercises. He shall endeavor to inculcate a 
spirit of emulation among the officers in respect to the efficiency 
drill, bearing, and behavior of. the men under their command 
(Art. .1.2505 1.).. .. .. ' ' 


(186 n) 



2208. Under the commanding officer, the executive officer shall 
exercise particular supervision over the instruction of junior offi¬ 
cers of the line. 

2200. All parts of the ship shall be open to the inspection of 
the executive officer, and he shall make such inspections as the 
commanding officer may direct. 

2210. (1) The executive officer shall take stringent precautions 
to guard against accidents whenever the magazines or shell rooms 
are opened. (Art. 439.) 

(2) He shall cause to be posted such sentries as may be neces¬ 
sary to guard against the danger of igniting any explosive or 
dangerous compound. 

(3) He shall be vigilant in the care of guncotton, fulminate 
fuses, and other compounds of like nature. (Art. R. 2027.) 

2211. The executive officer shall at all times keep himself in¬ 
formed of the condition and quantity of munitions of war on 
board. 


(1ST r) 


Supervision of 
junior officers of 
the line. 

Inspection of 
the ship. 


Care of powder 
and explosives. 


Munitions of 
war on board. 







CHAPTER 21. 




THE FIRST LIEUTENANT OF A SHIP. 

(Naval Instructions, Chap. 13.) 

2301. (1) On board battle ships and armored cruisers, an officer 
of the rank of lieutenant commander or lieutenant shall be as¬ 
signed to duty as first lieutenant. If practicable, the first lieuten¬ 
ant shall be the line officer on board next in rank to the executive 
officer, but when this is impracticable he may be either senior or 
junior to the navigating officer, gunnery officer, and engineer of¬ 
ficer, one or all, as the exigencies of the service may demand; but 
he shall be senior to all the watch and division officers. Command¬ 
ing officers of battleships and armored cruisers may detail an 
officer to act as first lieutenant when no regular first lieutenant 
has been ordered to the ship. 

(2) If detached, absent, disabled, placed under arrest, suspended 
from duty, or otherwise rendered incapable of performing the 
duties of his office, his duties shall devolve upon the line officer 
next below him in rank attached to and on board of the ship (ex¬ 
clusive of such as may be restricted to the performance of en¬ 
gineering duty only) ; except that, when such absence or dis¬ 
ability is temporary and of short duration only, the commanding 
officer may, at his discretion, authorize his duties to be carried on 
in his absence from duty by the officers, warrant officers, and 
other subordinates directly under him in the performance of his 
regular duties, without diverting the line officer next in rank from 
his regular duties in order to assume those of first lieutenant. 

2302. (1) The first lieutenant shall be responsible for the clean¬ 
liness, good order, efficiency, and neat and trim appearance of the 
ship as a whole, and of all parts thereof; and he shall have the 
necessary authority, as the representative of the commanding of¬ 
ficer, to enable him to carry out his duties in this respect. 

(2) He shall be responsible for the cleanliness and good con¬ 
dition of all compartments and double bottoms, and of all the 
bulkheads, doors, valves, and pipes within them, except those 
specified as coining under the supervision of the engineer officer. 
He shall be responsible for the cleanliness of the casings, and of 
the bulkheads around all machinery, outside of the engineer com¬ 
partments, and all pipes (including the smoke pipes), hatches, 
ventilators, and bulkheads on the berth deck and upper decks, 
with such exceptions as may be directed by the commanding 
officer. 

(3) All parts of the ship for whose care and cleanliness he Is 
responsible shall be open to his inspection, and he shall make such 
inspection as the commanding officer may direct. 

(4) He shall make frequent inspections of all mess gear and 
stores of the crew, and of all mess tables, cooking utensils, 
galleys, chests, and lockers. 


Personality. 


If detached, 
disabled, etc. 


General du¬ 
ties. 


(1S9 ft) 


















Construction 

officer. 


When ship 
placed out of 
commission. 


When acting 
executive officer, 


2303. Tiie first lieutenant is tlie construction and equipment 
officer of the ship, and is the head of the construction and equip¬ 
ment departments of the ship. He shall have charge of all equi¬ 
page, equipment, stores, and supplies under the cognizance of the 
Bureau of Construction and Repair, except those pertaining to 
electrical machinery, that are issued for use and accounted for 
by the general storekeeper of the ship. 

2304. When the ship is placed out of commission the first lieu¬ 
tenant, chief boatswain or boatswain, chief carpenter or carpen¬ 
ter, chief boatswain’s mate, and chief carpenter’s mate shall not 
be detached or transferred until the equipage, equipment, stores, 
and supplies issued for use to the first lieutenant have been satis¬ 
factorily accounted for and surveys covering shortages have been 
held and approved. 

2305. When acting as executive officer during a temporary 
absence or disability of the latter, the first lieutenant shall en¬ 
deavor to have the work of the ship carried on in all respects as 
it would be if the executive officer were on duty. 


(100 R) 


CHAPTER 22. 


THE NAVIGATING OFFICER OF A SHIP. 

(Naval Instructions, Chap. 14.) 

2401. (1) The navigating officer js the officer detailed by the 
department, to perform the navigation duties and is the head of tin- 
navigation department of the ship. The navigating officer shall 
he senior to all watch and division officers. (Art. R 2501 (3).) 

(2) If detached, absent, disabled, placed under arrest, suspended 
from duty, or otherwise rendered incapable of performing the du¬ 
ties of his office, his duties shall devolve upon the line officer next 
below him in rank attached to and on board of the ship (exclu¬ 
sive of such as may be restricted to the performance of engineer¬ 
ing duty only) ; except that, when such absence or disability is 
temporary and of short duration only, the commanding officer 
may, at his discretion, authorize his duties to be carried on in his 
absence from duty by the officers, warrant officers, and other sub¬ 
ordinates directly under him in the performance of his regular 
duties, without diverting the line officer next in rank from his 
regular duties in order to assume those of navigator. 

(3) Aboard ships other than first rates, and other than second 
rates having turret guns, to which no regular gunnery officer is 
attached, the navigating officer shall perform such duties of the 
gunnery officer as pertain to the electrical outfit of the ship in 
addition to his regular duties. 

(4) Aboard smaller ships the executive officer may also be 
ordered to perform the duties of navigating officer. 

2402. The navigating officer shall be responsible for the care 
and good order of the steering gear in general, and of the com¬ 
partments occupied by the steering machinery, except the steam 
steering engine, the interior of the conning tower and chart 
house, navigator’s office and storerooms, and all instruments, aids, 
or apparatus directly or indirectly connected with the navigation 
of the ship. 

2403. The navigating officer shall receive all orders relating to 
his navigating duties directly from the commanding officer, and 
shall make all reports in connection therewith directly to the 
commanding officer. 

2404. (]) Previous to entering pilot waters, the navigating offi¬ 
cer shall study the charts, sailing directions, and other sources of 
information concerning the navigation of the ship therein, so that 
he may be prepared to give to the commanding officer any infor¬ 
mation or assistance required concerning this duty. 

(2) When the ship is approaching land or shoals, or entering 
port, he shall give his careful attention to the course of the ship 
and the depth of water. 

(3) If he thinks the ship is running into danger, he shall at 
once notify the officer of the deck and advise him as to a safe 
course to be steered, and shall promptly report to the commanding 
officer. 


Personality. 


General du¬ 
ties. 


Duties when 
approaching 
shoals or in pilot 
waters. 


(191 R) 






Corrections 
to be made in 
charts* etc. 


Hydrographic 

surreys. 


Latitude and 
longitude of 
places not well 
surveyed. 


Tidal observa¬ 
tions. 


Book for com¬ 
putations. 


When acting 
as executive of¬ 
ficer. 


(4) The duties mentioned herein shall be performed whether 
there be a pilot on board or not. 

2405. The navigating officer shall keep all sailing directions, 
light and beacon lists of the ship, corrected to date in accordance 
with personal observations and such other reliable information 
as he may from time to time be supplied with, or be able to 
obtain; he shall see that the sources of this information are 
charged against the charts in the proper blank spaces in the chart 
catalogue; he shall see that all charts are corrected to date before 
being used. Copies of all information obtained by him affecting 
navigation shall be forwarded by the commanding officer to the 
Hydrographic Office. 

2400. When hydrographic surveys are made, the navigating offi¬ 
cer shall construct on a large-scale the charts of the ground sur- 
veyer, to be forwarded to the department. 

2407. When determining the position of places whose latitude 
or longitude, as laid down on charts or recorded in tables, is be¬ 
lieved to be in error, the navigating officer shall carefully note the 
particular spot at which the observations were taken, describing 
it in such a manner that it may be plotted on a chart, and shall 
state the number and nature of the observations and the manner 
in which they were taken. If he obtains the longitude by means 
of chronometers and meridian distances, he shall state the number 
of chronometers employed, their general character, the age of their 
rates, and the longitude he assumed as that of the place measured 
from. A copy of all data, as well as of the computations made, 
shall be forwarded by the commanding officer to the Navy Depart¬ 
ment. 

2408. So far as practicable with the means and appliances at 
his command, the navigating officer shall make tidal and current 
observations at all places visited where careful observations of 
this kind have not been recorded, and endeavor to ascertain the 
set and strength of the tides, the limits of their rise and fall, and 
the time of high water immediately following the periods of a new 
or full moon. 

2400. The navigating officer shall keep a book in which shall ap¬ 
pear all original observations and computations, made for the pur¬ 
pose of navigating the ship, or copy thereof, with results and dates. 
This book shall be regarded as an official record of his performance 
of his duties in the navigation of the ship, and shall be subject to 
examination by superior authority. At the end of the cruise it 
shall be forwarded to the Navy Department. 

2410. W T hen acting as executive officer during a temporary ab¬ 
sence or disability of the latter, the navigating officer shall en¬ 
deavor to have the work of the ship carried on in all respects as 
it would be if the executive officer were on duty. 


na2 r) 


CHAPTER 23. 


THE GUNNERY OFFICER OF A SHIP 
(Naval Instructions, chap. 15.) 

2501. (1) The gunnery officer of a ship is the officer detailed 
by the department to have supervision over and be responsible for 
the entire ordnance equipment and the electrical installation under 
the cognizance of all bureaus outside the dynamo rooms, in¬ 
cluding the radio outfit, and is the head of the ordnance depart¬ 
ment of the ship. His responsibility as to the care, preserva¬ 
tion, and efficiency of the electrical installation begins at the 
dynamo-room bulkhead, and embraces all electrical apparatus, 
fittings, and appliances outside the dynamo rooms. The gunnery 
officer shall be senior to all watch and division officers. He shall 
make such inspections and perform such duties at drills and 
exercises as the commanding officer may direct. 

(2) If detached, absent, disabled, placed under arrest, sus¬ 
pended from duty, or otherwise rendered incapable of performing 
the duties of his office, his duties shall devolve upon the line officer 
next below him in rank attached to and on board of the ship (ex¬ 
clusive of such as may be restricted to the performance of en¬ 
gineering duty only) ; except that, when such absence or disability 
is temporary and of short duration only, the commanding officer 
may, at his discretion, authorize his duties to be carried on in his 
absence from duty by the officers, warrant officers, and other sub¬ 
ordinates directly under him in the performance of his regular 
duties, without diverting the line officer next in rank from his 
legular duties in order to assume those of ordnance officer. 

(3) Aboard ships other than first rates, and other second 
rates having turret guns, to which no regular gunnery officer is 
attached, the executive officer shall perform the duties of gunnery 
officer, except such as pertain to the electrical outfit of the ship, 
which latter shall be performed by the navigating officer. 

(4) Aboard smaller ships, where the executive officer is regu¬ 
larly assigned to perform the duties of the navigating officer, all 
the regular duties of the gunnery officer, including those in connec¬ 
tion with the electrical outfit, shall be performed by the senior 
watch officer in addition to his regular duties. 

2502. (1) The gunnery officer shall assist the executive officer 
in carrying out the provisions of Article R 2203 (4), especially in 
connection with fire control and the drill, exercise, and efficiency 
of the armament as a whole; and to this end he shall have, sub¬ 
ject to the executive officer, the necessary authority over all 
officers connected with the armament. 

(2) He shall have charge of all material and articles of outfit 
pertaining to the Bureau of Ordnance, and to the electrical outfit 
for use outside the dynamo rooms pertaining to all bureaus that 
have been issued for use by the general storekeeper of the ship, 
except as provided for in article R 2621 (2) [Art. I 2311 (6).] 


Personality 


If detached^ 
disabled, etc. 


General du¬ 
ties. 


(193 it) 







Armament. 


Explosives. 


Electrical ap¬ 
pliances, etc. 


When ship is 
placed out of 
commission. 


Acting as ex¬ 
ecutive officer. 


(3) He shall not permit additional outlets, temporal or per 
manent, to be made in the electric circuits of the ship unless 
authorized by the department. 

2503. (1) The gunnery officer shall be held responsible for the 
efficiency of the armament and of all appurtenances connected 
therewith, and of the entire electrical installation under all 
bureaus outside the dynamo rooms; and for the cleanliness and 
good condition of all magazines, shell rooms, and ordnance and 
electrical workshops, and of all ordnance and electrical store¬ 
rooms not turned over to the general storekeeper of the ship. 

(2) He shall supervise and be responsible for the proper stow 7 - 
age and care of all explosives on board ship, and shall personally 
make such inspections, examinations, and tests thereof as may 
be prescribed by the department. 

(3) He shall keep and be responsible for the Record of Elec¬ 
trical Appliances, and shall be responsible for the instructions 
contained in that record and for carrying out the instructions 
relative to the care of electric plants on board ships, including 
preparation of the electric log, quarterly report, and annual report. 
He will be furnished by the Engineer Officer with the information 
relative to the electric outfit in the dynamo rooms necessary to 
enable him to perform this duty. He shall furnish the Engineer 
Officer with the information relative to the electrical outfit out¬ 
side the dynamo rooms necessary to enable that officer to properly 
keep the daily records in the electric log. 

2504. (1) When the ship is placed out of commission the gun¬ 
nery officer, ordnance gunner, electrical gunner, chief gunner’s 
mate, chief electrician, chief radio electrician, and yeoman shall 
not be detached or transferred until the battery and entire ord¬ 
nance equipment of the vessel have been inspected by a special 
board, nor until the ordnance and electrical supplies in charge of 
the gunnery officer have been satisfactorily accounted for and 
surveys covering shortages have been held and approved. (Art. 
R 3912 (1).) 

(2) When a gunnery officer is relieved his orders of detachment 
shall not be delivered until he has made a detailed inspection 
of the armament and of the entire electrical and radio installa¬ 
tions for w r hich he is responsible in company wfith his successor, 
and has turned over to such successor all orders and instruc¬ 
tions relating thereto. 

2505. When acting as executive officer during a temporary ab¬ 
sence or disability of the latter, the gunnery officer shall endeavor 
to have the work of the ship carried on in all respects as it w 7 ould 
be if the executive officer w r ere on duty. 


(104 a) 


CHAPTER 24. 


OFFICERS OF THE DECK, AND OF GUN, TORPEDO,.AND 
POWDER DIVISIONS. 

(Naval Instructions; chap. 16.) 

Section 1.—Officer of the Deck. 

2601. (1) Before taking charge, an officer about to relieve the General duties 
deck shall make himself thoroughly acquainted with the posi- char£e taking 
tion of the ship with reference to vessels in sight, and to any 

land, shoals, or rocks which may be near; with the general con¬ 
dition of the weather, the course, speed, main engines and boilers 
in use, condition and amount of sail set, all unexecuted orders, 
and the orders of the commanding officer for the night; with the 
condition of the running lights and any ether appliances required 
by law to be in operation or at hand in order to prevent collisions; 
and with the condition of the force on deck available for duty 
and the general condition of the ship. 

(2) Before taking charge, when the ship is in squadron, he tlo I f ont of 9ta ” 
shall see that she is in her station; if out of her station he may 

decline to take charge until he has reported the fact to the com¬ 
manding officer and received his orders. 

(3) When at sea he may decline to relieve the deck until there . ^? iei i he 1 “ la > 
is a watch up ready for duty. If the ship be in a perilous posi- the deck/ ?e 
tion he may also decline to relieve the deck until he has reported 

the fact to the commanding officer and received his orders. 

2602. (1) When at sea, and especially when approaching land . Keep * n s the 
or in pilot waters, the officer of the deck shall keep himself in- gen ° H ° an ’ 
formed of the position of the ship; whether land or lights are in 

sight, or whether either are likely to be seen, and of all other 
particulars which may be of use to him in keeping the ship out 
of danger. If approaching land or shoals he shall keep leadsmen 
in the chains and have the anchors and chains clear and ready 
for use. 

(2) He shall remain in charge until regularly relieved and deck °/ndbe 
shall not engage in any occupation which may distract his atten- tentive. 
tion from duty. 

(3) He shall see that the junior officers and the watch are at h , Care h of the , 
all times alert, at their stations, attentive, and ready for duty; way. W en UD er 
that every necessary precaution is taken to prevent accidents; 

that a boat is always ready for lowering and the life buoys ready 
for letting go; that the lookouts are in place and vigilant and 
that they understand their duties. He shall exercise great care 
that the ship is skillfully steered and kept on her course and 
shall keep a correct account of the courses, the speed, and leeway 
made. He shall see that the running lights are kept bright from 
sunset to sunrise and their condition reported every half hour; 
that during a fog, when approaching vessels, and at all other 
times the precautions required by law to prevent collisions are 

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To keep in 
station. 


To consult the 
captain when on 
deck. 

Reports to be 
made to the cap¬ 
tain. 


Changing the 
course. 


Precautions in 
time of war. 


Signals. 


Closing water¬ 
tight doors. 

Mustering the 
watch. 


Lifeboats. 


Inspections 
during the night. 


X 

fully complied with; that when in pilot waters the leads are kept 
going or that other means to ascertain the soundings are at hand 
and are frequently used; and that nothing is placed near the com¬ 
passes that will change their errors. (Art. I 2633.) 

(4) When in company with other ships he shall be very care¬ 
ful to keep in station; if uuable to do so he shall report at once 
to the commanding officer. 

(5) When the commanding officer is on the navigating bridge, 
the officer of the deck shall not change the course, alter the speed, 
nor perform important evolution without consulting him. 

(6) He shall promptly report to the commanding officer all 
land, shoals, rocks, lighthouses, beacons, buoys, discolored water, 
vessels, or wrecks discovered; all changes in the weather or shifts 
of wind; all signals made; all changes of sail, speed, formation, 
or course by the senior officer present, or the ships in company; 
any change in course or speed made by himself; any marked 
change in the barometer, force of the wind, state of the sea, or 
marked indications of bad weather; the display of storm signals 
on shore; all serious accidents; the winding of the chronometers; 
the hours of 8 a. m., meridian, and 8 p. m.; when at sea, the lati¬ 
tude at meridian, if obtained; the movements of men-of-war, mail 
steamers, and other large vessels; and, in general, all occurrences 
worthy of notice. 

(7) He shall not, unless to avoid immediate danger, change 
the course without directions f4’om the commanding officer, and 
then he shall report the change to him as soon as possible. When 
on soundings he shall regard advice from the navigator as suffi¬ 
cient authority to change the course, but he shall at once report 
the change to the commanding officer. 

(8) In time of war, or when hostilities may be expected, he 
shall not make any dispositions that will interfere with the imme¬ 
diate rise of the armament. If at any time he sights a suspicious 
ship or other object that may, by any possibility, have a hostile 
purpose, he shall instantly make preparations for battle, and in¬ 
form the commanding officer. 

(9) He shall not make any official signal, either by day or by 
night, without authority from the commanding officer, except to 
warn ships of immediate danger. He shall see that a good look¬ 
out is kept for signals; that none is answered until understood: 
and that the authorized appliances for making signals of all kinds 
are at hand and ready for use, night and day. He shall see that 
all signals and official messages, including those transmitted orally, 
sent or received, are immediately entered in the signal record 
book, noting the time and the vessel or vessels or station to or 
from which the signal was made. Upon being relieved he shall 
sign the signal record for the time covered by his watch. On 
board a flagship the duty of keeping the signal record shall be 
performed by the personal staff of the flag officer. 

(10) When there is danger of a collision he shall at once sound 
the signals for closing the water-tight doors. (Art. I 2506.) 

(11) At sea he shall always cause the watch to be mustered at 
8 p. m., and as frequently thereafter during the night as may be 
necessary in order to keep all present alert and ready for duty. 

(12) He shall require the coxswains of both lifeboats to report 
to him daily at sunset the condition of the boats in respect to 
readiness for service.; and at sea he shall require the coxswain of 
the lifeboat’s crew of the watch to make the same report at the 
beginning of each watch. 

(13) He shall see that the petty officer, or corporal, of the 
guard, or other person detailed for the purpose, makes the rounds 
of the ship, visiting all accessible parts below the main deck every 
half hour after 10 p. m., and until all hands or the idlers are 
called in the morning. During these rounds the petty officer, or 
corporal, is to inspect the lights and the prisoners, and see if 


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irregularities of any kind are taking place, reporting the result 
to the officer of the deck. The latter shall also require a junior 
officer of the watch, if there be one, to make these rounds every 
two hours, or oftener if necessary, when his services on deck can 
be spared. 

2003. (1) The officer of the deck shall carry out the instruc¬ 
tions laid down in the routine book, the weather and other cir¬ 
cumstances permitting, modifying them as may be necessary to 
comply with the orders of the commanding and executive officers. 

(2) When the bell or bugle of the flag or senior ship can be 
heard, ships shall follow her in striking the bell and in sounding 
routine calls. 

2004. So far as his authority extends, the officer of the deck 
shall see that the regulations concerning salutes, honors, and dis¬ 
tinctions are carefully observed. 

2005. (1) The officer of the deck shall see that all officials who 
come on board or leave the ship receive the side honors to which 
they are entitled. 

(2) He shall see that all persons coming alongside or visiting 
the ship are courteously treated. 

(3) Unless prevented by urgent duty, he shall be at the gang¬ 
way to receive, and shall accompany to the side, all commissioned 
officers or distinguished visitors. When so prevented, he shall 
send a junior officer of the watch to represent him. 

2600. (1) The officer of the deck shall require all persons over 
whom he has authority to report to him or his representative upon 
leaving the ship, stating that they have permission to do so; 
and also to report their return on board. 

(2) The absence from the gangway of an officer of the watch at 
the time of the departure or return of any officer is not to be con¬ 
strued by the latter as a sufficient reason for omitting this report. 

(3) The officer of the deck shall report to the executive officer 
the departure and return of all officers senior to that officer. 

2607. Whenever it may be necessary to turn over the engines 
by steam when the ship is not under way, the officer of the deck 
shall first obtain permission to do so from the commanding officer, 
and shall station a competent person at the engine-room bell to 
give the necessary signals, taking every precaution against acci¬ 
dent. 

2608. When at anchor in a strong tideway, or with a strong 
wind blowing, the officer of the deck shall keep a drift lead over 
the side and, if possible, observe a range on shore, and take all 
other precautions necessary to ascertain at once if the ship drags. 

2600. The officer of the deck shall carefully and patiently in¬ 
struct the junior officers and crew in their respective duties, 
pointing out any mistakes made and how they may be avoided. 

2610. (1) The officer of the deck shall bear in mind that his 
manner of performing duty has a great influence upon the dis¬ 
cipline of the crew and the efficiency of the ship; that he should 
be dignified, discreet, zealous, energetic, and subordinate, display¬ 
ing a feeling of deference to superiors and a spirit of kindness to 
inferiors. He shall himself scrupulously obey all orders and regu¬ 
lations, and require the same of his subordinates. He shall avoid 
the use of harsh language, and while never permitting any duty 
to be performed in a careless, indifferent, or dilatory manner, he 
shall protect the crew from all unnecessary annoyances. 

(2) He shall, when giving orders, use only the phraseology cus¬ 
tomary in the service, without any unnecessary repetition; he 
shall use a decided and authoritative lone, sufficiently loud only 
for the occasion. He shall, when giving orders that are to be re¬ 
peated or passed, use the exact words proper to pass them, and not 
permit any changes or additions by his subordinates. 


The routine. 


Salutes, hon¬ 
ors, and distinc¬ 
tions. 

Etiquette of 
the side. 


Learlng a ad 
returning to the 
ship. 


Turning orer 
the engines when 
not under way. 


When in dsn- 
get of dragging. 


To instruct 
junior officers 
and crew. 

Manner of per¬ 
forming duty. 


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Section 2.—Officers in Charge of Gun, Torpedo, and Powder 

Divisions. 


Assignment to 
divisions. 


Responsibility 
for material. 


To keep fully 
informed con¬ 
cerning the ar¬ 
mament. 


Duty as in¬ 
structors. 


Drills and in¬ 
spections. 


Fighting effi¬ 
ciency of divi¬ 
sions. 

Powder divi¬ 
sion officer. 


Definition. 


General duties. 


2621. (1) Officers shall be assigned by the commanding officer 
to gun, torpedo, and powder divisions in such manner as, in his 
judgment, will most conduce to the efficiency of the ship as a 
whole. (Art. I 2501 (1).) 

(2) They shall be responsible for the care and preservation of 
all ordnance material, stores, supplies, and articles of outfit issued 
to their divisions. 

(3) They shall keep themselves fully informed of all regula¬ 
tions, instructions, and technical details concerning the care, pres¬ 
ervation, and manipulation of the armament of the ship and its 
appurtenances, and the training of enlisted men. They shall 
scrupulously observe every prescribed and necessary precaution 
for safety. 

2622. Officers commanding divisions shall personally instruct 
and exercise their divisions at all prescribed drills. They shall 
also, under their immediate supervision, afford every opportunity 
to the junior officers and petty officers to become proficient in 
exercising and handling men. (Arts. I 2505 (2) and I 2203 (6).) 

2623. So far as is applicable to themselves, officers commanding 
divisions shall observe the requirements of articles I 2501, I 2505, 
I 2516 (1) (4), I 2604, I 2605 ( 4) (5), R 2044, R 2620 (1) (2), 
I 2617 (1) (3) (4), I 2618 (2) (3) (4) (7), I 952 (1) I 2617 (2), 
I chap. 38, sec. 3, and R 2207. 

2624. Officers commanding divisions shall endeavor to bring the 
divisions under their command to the highest possible state of 
fighting efficiency. 

2625. (1) The officer in command of the powder division shall, 
during quarters, in all matters requiring the exercise of military 
command, have charge of the berth deck and all below it, exclusive 
of the engine and fire room spaces. Should a fire occur during 
action within the limits of his command, he shall take charge of 
all hose and other means at hand for extinguishing it, and close 
the magazines and shell rooms, unless the fire is remote from them 
and the urgency for supply of ammunition great. He must be 
prepared to close instantly such water-tight doors, valves, and 
gates as will tend to check the spreading of the fire or to keep 
the ship afloat should her hull be pierced. 

(2) He shall bear in mind that he occupies a most responsible 
position, and that, while he should make to the commanding of¬ 
ficer all reports possible, the safety of the ship may, in times of 
emergency, depend upon his acting immediately, before any in¬ 
structions can reach him. 

(3) He shall also command the torpedo division when that 
division is stationed on or below the berth deck, and is not in 
command of an officer specially assigned. 

Section 3.— General Duties of Watch and Division Officers. 

2631. A watch and division officer, within the meaning of these 
regulations, is one assigned permanently to the charge of a watch, 
either on deck or in the engineer department, and to the command 
of a deck division or of a section of the engineer division. 

2632. Watch and division officers shall punctually and zealously 
execute all orders received from the commanding and executive 
officer and other superiors set over them; see that their subor¬ 
dinates on board perform with diligence the duties assigned them; 
be attentive to the conduct of the ship’s company; check all pro¬ 
fane, abusive, obscene, and improper language; suppress any un¬ 
seemly noise, confusion, or disturbance; and report to the ex¬ 
ecutive officer those who are guilty of any infraction of the laws, 
regulations, or orders by which they are governed. 


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CHAPTER 25. 


JUNIOR OFFICERS OF THE LINE. 

(Naval Instructions, Chap. 17.) 

2701. (1) Junior officers of the line are those below the rank 
of lieutenant, junior grade, not assigned permanently to duty as 
watch and division officers. 

(2) They will not be ordered to other than sea duty until they 
have served at least five years as commissioned officers : except 
for special training or instruction. 

2702. (1) Junior officers of the line shall perform such duty as 
may be assigned them. 

(2) An ensign shall not be assigned to duty on the staff of a 
flag officer or as aid to a commanding officer. 

2703. Ensigns shall perform such navigation duties as may be 
assigned them, and they shall make every effort to become skilled 
practical navigators. 

2704. Should an ensign be assigned permanently to duty as a 
watch and division officer, he shall mess in the wardroom and be 
assigned quarters as a wardroom officer. 

2705. Junior officers of the line shall not be granted leave to 
go on shore unless they shall have satisfactorily performed all 
duties required of them. 


Definition. 

Sea service 

required. 

Duty. 

Navigation 

duties. 

Watch duty. 

Leave. 


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CHAPTER 26 . 


ENGINEER OFFICERS AFLOAT. 

(Naval Instructions, chap, 18.) 

Section 1.—Detail and Duties. 

2801. (1) Tlie engineering duties of a ship shall be performed 
by officers of the line, below the grade of commander, detailed 
therefor; and, during such detail, they shall be known as the engi¬ 
neer officers of the ship. 

(2) Officers of the line assigned to engineering duties on board 
ship, excepting those detailed by the Department, shall continue 
on such duty for one year from the date of such assignment, if 
practicable, and shall be relieved from it at the expiration of that 
time unless a longer detail is authorized by the Department, 
Commanding officers of vessels shall inform the Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation of the dates of detail and relief of all officers performing 
engineering duty on board ship. (Art. I 250S (1).) 

Section 2.—The Engineer Officer of a Ship. 

2806. (1) The engineer officer of the ship shall be detailed as 
such by the department, and he is the head of the engineering 
department of the ship. 

(2) If the engineer officer of the ship be detached, absent, 
placed under arrest, suspended from duty, or otherwise rendered 
incapable of performing the duties of his office, his duties shall 
devolve upon the line officer next below him in rank attached to 
and on board of the ship; except that, when such absence br dis¬ 
ability is temporary and of short duration only, the commanding 
officer may, at his discretion, authorize his duties to be carried on 
in his absence from duty by the officers, warrant officers, and other 
subordinates directly under him in the performance of his regular 
duties without diverting the line officer next in rank from his 
regular duties in order to assume those of engineer officer. 

2807. (1) The engineer officer of the ship shall be respon¬ 
sible for the preservation and efficient working of all machinery 
under cognizance of the Bureau of Steam Engineering; the motive 
engines and their dependencies, both of the ship and of her boats; 
the steam machinery necessary in actuating the apparatus by 
which turrets are turned; the steam and hydraulic turret-turning 
engines; the steam pumps, steam heaters, steam connections and 
pipes, distilling apparatus, refrigerating engines, forced draft 
blowers, and steam fire pumps; and of the dynamo engines, gen¬ 
erators, and appurtenances, including all electrical apparatus and 
accessories contained within the dynamo rooms. He shall also be 
charged with the care and maintenance of all steering engines, 
capstan engines, and winches under the cognizance of the Bureau 
of Construction and Repair that are operated by steam. He shall 
also be charged with the maintenance and care of all steam steer¬ 
ing engines, steam capstan engines, steam winches, and other 


Defiultion. 


Length of de*> 
tail. 


Personality. 


Responsibility. 


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Machinery u 
der other bu¬ 
reaus. 


General ma¬ 
chine shop. 


Station. 


steam-driven auxiliaries under the cognizance of the Bureau of 
Construction and Repair. 

(2) He shall be responsible for the cleanliness and good condi¬ 
tion of all bulkheads, doors, valves, pipes, and machinery within 
the engine rooms; of the boiler rooms, shaft alleys, coal bunkers, 
firemen’s wash rooms, engineer storerooms and workshops; of all 
dynamo rooms and their appurtenances, including the generator 
switchboards; and of all compartments and double bottoms within 
the line of such bulkheads, together with those compartments and 
double bottoms accessible only through the engineer compartments. 

(3) He shall be responsible for the efficiency and good condition 
of all valves, cocks, and pipes within the engineer compartments 
connected with hand pumps; and he shall see that the suction and 
bilge wells are kept free from ashes, dirt, and grease. 

(4) He shall have charge of all material, stores, supplies, and 
articles of outfit pertaining to that part of the electrical outfit of 
the ship which is under his charge that have been issued for use 
by the general storekeeper of the ship. 

(5) He shall keep the electrical journal and shall be furnished 
by the gunnery officer with the information in regard to the elec¬ 
trical outfit outside the dynamo rooms necessary to enable him to 
perform this duty. He shall furnish to the gunnery officer the 
information in regard to the electrical outfit within the dynamo 
rooms necessary to enable that officer to keep the record of elec¬ 
trical appliances and to submit the quarterly and yearly reports 
on the entire electric plant and installation. 

2808. (1) The engineer officer of the ship shall make frequent 
inspections of the steam machinery under the cognizance of 
bureaus other than the Bureau of Steam Engineering and shall 
report to the commanding officer any repairs or adjustments which, 
in his judgment, are necessary to keep them in an efficient and 
good working condition. He shall have immediate charge of all 
such repairs, but shall not, for such purpose, disable the ma 
chinery, even temporarily, except by order of the commanding 
officer. He shall submit separate quarterly reports of the con¬ 
dition of said machinery, to be forwarded for the information of 
each bureau concerned. 

(2) He shall have charge of the general machine shop of the 
ship, of all work done therein, and of all mechanics concerned in 
such work. When repair work is required for any other depart¬ 
ment of the ship than the engineer department for which the em¬ 
ployment of the personnel or facilities of the general machine shop 
or of the engineer department is necessary, it shall be done either 
in the shop and under the direct supervision of the engineer officer 
of the ship or outside under the supervision of the other officer 
concerned, as the commanding officer, acting through the executive 
officer, may direct. Alhsueh work shall be done on a memorandum 
request, which shall state whether the work is to be done under 
the* supervision of the engineer officer of the ship or by mechanics 
from the engineer department under the supervision of the other 
officer concerned, which memorandum request shall be approved by 
the executive officer. The executive officer shall decide upon the 
precedence to be given different items of work, subject, to the 
approval of the commanding officer. 

2800. (1) The engineer officer of the ship shall personally 
supervise the operation of the machinery in getting under way or 
coming to anchor, and also, as far as practicable, at all times when 
unusual care is required to be given to the working of the engines. 

(2) He shall frequently visit the engine rooms during the day, 
and at any time during the day or night when his presence or 
services there may be necessary. 

(3) When in the engine rooms, lie shall be responsible for all 
duty performed there. 


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2810. (1) The engineer officer of the ship shall not at any time, 
for any purpose, disable the machinery, even temporarily, except 
by permission of the commanding officer. 

(2) He shall not permit fires to be lighted or hauled, except 
cases of emergency, without orders from the commanding officer. 

(3) He shall not permit the main engines to be turned except 
in obedience to a signal from, or by permission of, the officer of 
the deck. 

2811. The engineer officer of the ship shall be careful that all 
duty under his supervision is performed in a diligent, faithful, 
zealous, and orderly manner. He shall report any officer or man 
who fails in this respect, or who, while under him, commits any 
breach of discipline. 

2812. When acting as executive officer during the temporary 
absence or disability of the latter, he shall endeavor to have the 
work of the ship carried on in all respects as it would be if the 
executive officer were on duty. 

2813. When the ship is placed out of commission, the engineer 
officer of the ship, the engineer’s yeoman, and such other members 
of the engineer’s force as the engineer officer may designate, shall 
not be detached or transferred until the equipage, equipment, 
stores, and supplies issued to the engineer officer for use have 
been satisfactorily accounted for and surveys covering shortages 
have been held and approved. 

Section 3.—Assistant Engineer Officers. 

2821. (1) Assistant engineer officers are all commissioned offi 
cers junior to the engineer officer of the ship, regularly assigned 
to engineering duty, other than ensigns under instruction, chief 
machinists and machinists. 

(2) Ensigns of less than two years’ standing may be assigned 
to duty as assistant engineer officers, as soon as the commanding 
officer is satisfied that they are qualified for it. (Art. I 2510.) 

(3) Chief machinists and machinists may be assigned to duty 
as assistant engineer officers under the conditions prescribed in 
article I 2509 ( 4). 

(4) Assistant engineer officers shall stand watch or day’s duty 
in charge of the engineer department as prescribed in article I 
2509, or shall perform such other duty as the commanding officer 
may direct. 

Section 4.— Chief Machinists and Machinists Not Assigned 
to Duty as Assistant Engineer Officers. 

2831. Chief machinists and machinists not assigned to duty as 
assistant engineer officers shall be present during working hours, 
and at any other times when work may be going on over which 
they have been given supervision. They shall assume charge of 
the maintenance and repair of such parts of the machinery as 
may be placed under their direct charge, and of such special 
work as may from time to time be assigned them. 


Shall not dis¬ 
able machinery. 


Lighting and 
hauling fires. 

When to turn 
the engines. 


To report any 
infractions of 
discipline. 


Acting execu¬ 
tive officer. 


Ship placed 
out of commis¬ 
sion. 


Definition, 


Ensigns. 


Chief machin¬ 
ists and machin¬ 
ists. 

Dut}. 


Duties. 


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CHAPTER 27, 


THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL SHIPS, AND 
MEDICAL OFFICERS. 

("Naval Instructions, chapts. 19, 28, and 34.) 

Section 1.—The Medical Department, Afloat and Ashore. 

2901. (1) The Medical Department is charged with the duty Duty of iwmII- 
of inspecting the sanitary condition of the Navy and making rec- cal department, 
ommendations in reference thereto; of advising with the depart¬ 
ment and other bureaus in reference to the sanitary features of 
ships under construction and in commission, regarding berthing, 
ventilation, location of quarters for the care and treatment of 
the sick and injured; of the provisions for the care of wounded 
in battle; and in the case of shore stations, of advising in regard 
to health conditions depending on location, the hygienic construc¬ 
tion and care of public buildings, especially of barracks and other 
habitations, such as camps. It shall advise in regard to water 
supplies used for drinking, cooking, and bathing purposes, and 
drainage and the disposal of wastes, so far as these affect the 
health of the navy. It shall provide for the care of the sick and 
wounded, the physical examination of officers and enlisted men, 
with a view to the selection or retention of those only whose 
physical condition is such as to maintain or improve the military 
efficiency of the service if admitted or retained therein, the man¬ 
agement and control of naval hospitals, and of the internal or¬ 
ganization and administration of hospital ships, the instruction 
of the Hospital Corps and Nurse Corps (female), and the furnish¬ 
ing of all medical and hospital supplies. It shall advise in matters 
pertaining to clothing and food, so far as these affect the health of 
the Navy. It shall safeguard the personnel by the employment of 
the best methods of hygiene and sanitation, both afloat and ashore, 
with a view to maintaining the highest possible percentage of the 
personnel ready for service at all times. It shall adopt for use 
all such devices or procedures as may be developed in the sciences 
of medicine and surgery which will in any way tend to an increase 
in military efficiency. 

(2) The medical officer of a shore station, under the direction Duty of medi- 
of the commandant, shall supervise the hygiene of the station shoro^tations 
and recommend such measures as he may deem necessary to pre¬ 
vent or diminish disease. He shall likewise examine monthly 
and note in the journal the sanitary condition of all public build¬ 
ings, the drainage, the sewerage, the amount and quality of the 
water supply, the clothing and habits of the men, the character 
and cooking of food, and report in writing the conditions to the 
commandant, together with such recommendations as he may deem 
proper. The commandant shall indorse his views and action 
thereon and. if he deem the action recommended by the medical 
officer undesirable shall state fully his objections thereto. He 
shall then return the report, with his indorsements, to the medical 

(205 r) 






Technical 

schools. 


“ Not in line 
of duty ” en¬ 
tries. 


Designation, 
duties, and cog¬ 
nizance. 


officer, who shall immediately eater the indorsements of the com¬ 
mandant in the journal and forward the report, through official 
channels, to the department, with such further report, if any, as 
he may deem necessary or advisable in the premises. A special 
sanitary report shall be made at any time when an emergency 
arises, and at once be forwarded, through official channels, to the 
department. 

(3) All technical schools which are, or may be, established for 
the education of medical and dental officers or members of the 
Hospital Corps and Nurse Corps shall be under the supervision 
and control of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 

2902. (1) When the medical officer having the custody of the 
health record, of an officer or enlisted man of the Navy or Marine 
Corps enters on such record that any disability for which such 
officer or enlisted man is admitted to the sick list was not received 
in the line of duty, it shall be the duty of such medical officer to 
inform the patient when such an adverse entry is made, pro¬ 
vided such action is not inadvisable for physical reasons. He shall 
inform the commanding officer at the same time; and if the com¬ 
manding officer does not concur in the opinion of the medical 
officer, the procedure shall be as prescribed in paragraph (3) of 
this article. 

(2) It shall likewise be the duty of the senior member of any 
board which makes a similar adverse record relative to the origin 
of any disease or injury to inform the individual concerned of 
such record. 

(3) It shall then be the right of such individual to request the 
commanding officer to have entered on the record bearing such an 
adverse entry, such evidence in rebuttal as he may desire to pre¬ 
sent. A copy of such entry and evidence shall then be submitted 
to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for an expression of 
opinion and further reference to the department for final deci¬ 
sion. This decision will be communicated to the commanding 
officer, who shall inform the individual concerned of the depart¬ 
ment’s action and shall instruct the medical officer having the 
health record in charge to enter it therein. 

(4) In the event of the condition of the individual being such 
as to render it impracticable or inadvisable to inform him of such 
adverse entry, this fact shall be noted on his health record and 
he shall be so informed as soon as circumstances permit, such 
action being noted on the record when taken. 

(5) In the event of the death of a person in the naval service 
in which the commanding officer does not approve of the assigned 
origin of the fatal illness or injury as given in the official report 
of death, it shall be his duty to indorse thereon his opinion and 
the reasons therefor, the report being then forwarded to the 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for consideration, comment, and 
recommendation, and for further transmittal to the department 
for final action. The right of the beneficiaries to the gratuity 
allowed by law shall then be based upon the final decision of the 
department. 


Section 2—Hospital Ships. 

2911. The Navy Department shall designate such vessels as it 
may deem necessary to be called and employed as “ hospital 
ships.” When in service, such ships shall be considered as float¬ 
ing hospitals, for the purpose of caring for, treating, and trans¬ 
porting the sick and wounded of the Navy, Marine Corps, and 
Army, as well as shipwrecked and other persons requiring medical 
service; and as such, shall be under the general direction of the 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, so far as all matters pertaining 
to the distinctly hospital features of the ship are concerned. 
Action in regard to such matters pertaining to the distinctly hos- 


(206 r) 


pital features of tlie ship, and in regard to the detail of medical 
officers and members of the Hospital Corps thereto, shall be upon 
the recommendation of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 
Action in regard to matters not pertaining to the distinctly hos¬ 
pital features of the ship shall be taken by the appropriate bu¬ 
reaus or offices of the department in the same manner as is done 
for any other ship of the auxiliary service, 

2912. No persons other than those enumerated in the preceding 
article shall be transported aboard hospital ships. 

2913. Hospital ships shall be governed by the provisions of the 
Navy Regulations and Naval Instructions, so far as they apply, 
of the laws of the United States, and of The Hague Convention 
of October 18, 1907, making applicable to such ships the princi¬ 
ples of the Geneva Convention of July 29, 1899. 

2914. A hospital ship, being assimilated to a naval hospital on 
shore, shall be commanded by a naval medical officer not below 
the grade of surgeon,, such commanding officer being detailed by 
the Navy Department. Such vessels shall be manned by a mer¬ 
chant crew and officers, and, in addition, by a detail from the 
Hospital Corps of the Navy, the latter to be employed in carry¬ 
ing out the duties for which the vessel is especially assigned. 

2915. Hospital ships shall be regarded as naval auxiliary ves¬ 
sels, and, as such, shall be subject to the inspection, care, and 
supervision of the supervisor of naval auxiliaries, so far as 
concerns the non-medical portion of the ship. That officer shall 
also be responsible for the management and security of all prop¬ 
erty on board not under the medical department. 

2916. All hospital ships shall be distinguished by being painted 
white outside, with a horizontal band of green about a meter and 
a half in breadth. The boats of hospital ships shall be distin¬ 
guished by similar painting. In accordance with the terms of the 
Geneva Convention, every hospital ship shall fly the Geneva cross 
flag at the main in place of the narrow pennant. 

2917. (1) No hospital ship, nor any of its boats or appurten¬ 
ances, shall be used for any other purpose than such as may be 
necessary for the peaceful and humane service to which such ship 
is assigned. 

(2) The neutrality of every hospital ship shall be strictly pre¬ 
served at all times. 

(3) No guns or ammunition, except such as may be necessary to 
maintain order on board and to defend the sick and wounded; 
and no other articles of the nature of contraband of war, except 
coal or stores necessary for the maintenance and movement of the 
ship, shall be placed on board; nor shall any hospital ship be used 
as a transport for the carrying of mails, dispatches, officers or 
men not sick, disabled, or shipwrecked, other than those regu¬ 
larly attached to such vessel. 

2918. Hospital ships shall be subject to the provisions of article 
1 908 in regard to the inspection of hospitals by the commander in 
chief within whose jurisdiction they may lie. 

2919. (1) The commanding officer of a hospital ship shall be 
governed by the Navy Regulations and Naval Instructions in all 
respects, so far as they may be applicable to him as the officer in 
command of a naval hospital and medical supply ship. Under 
these regulations he shall have full authority in all matters con¬ 
cerning the discipline and punishment of the medical and dental 
officers and members of the Hospital Corps, Nurse Corps (female), 
and Red Cross personnel on board, and of all officers and men 
on board under treatment, to the same extent as is the case in a 
naval hospital on shore. 

(2) In the absence or during the disability of the officer in com¬ 
mand, the command shall devolve upon the medical officer next in 
rank attached to the vessel not detailed by the Department for 
special duty, until relieved by proper authority. 


How governed. 


Assimilated to 
shore hospital. 


Classed as na¬ 
val auxiliaries. 


Characteristic 

painting. 


Neutralization 

rules. 


Commanding 

officer. 


Succession to 
command. 


(207 it) 



Orders to hos¬ 
pital ships. 


Junior med¬ 
ical officers. 


Traffic forbid¬ 
den. 


Intoxicating 
liquor forbid¬ 
den. 


Civilian com¬ 
plement. 


Authority of 
masters. 


Duties of 
masters. 


Condition of 
ship. 


Laws for pre¬ 
venting colli¬ 
sions. 

Running 

lights. 


Emergency 

drills. 

Soundings. 


Safety of 
ship. 


To take the 
bridge. 


Xight order 
book. 


Boats. 


(3) All orders for a hospital ship shall be given through the 
commanding officer, who shall have the general direction of the 
movements of the vessel, leaving the master, however, to exercise 
full and unquestioned control and authority over all matters 
within his technical purview, and for which he is professionally 
responsible. Any order from the commanding officer relating to 
other than the medical department of the ship shall be given to or 
through the master. 

2020. Such additional medical officers as the department may 
deem necessary shall be attached to a hospital ship. Their duties 
shall be as prescribed by the commanding officer, by the provisions 
of section 4 of this chapter and of sections 1 and 2, chapter 28, 
Naval Instructions, and by such other instructions as may be 
issued from time to time by competent authority. 

2021. No person shall engage in the conveyance or transport 
aboard any hospital ship of any articles or packages other than 
those which are officially authorized, nor in any traffic, sale, or 
barter on board thereof. 

2022. No intoxicating liquors of any kind shall be brought or 
used on board by any person, except upon the recommendation 
of the medical officers of the ship, approved by the commanding 
officer. 

2023. The civilian officers and members of the crew of a hos¬ 
pital ship shall be classified as in the Naval Auxiliary Service. 
The complement of such a ship shall be as specified by the Navy 
Department (Bureau of Navigation). 

2024. **(1) The master of a hospital ship shall have full and 
paramount control of the navigation of the ship and shall be 
responsible for the discipline and efficiency of the civilian officers 
and crew. He shall maintain and enforce strict discipline at all 
times and shall require his own authority and that of the other 
officers to be thoroughly respected by all subordinates on board. 

(2) The master shall make himself thoroughly familiar with 
the regulations of the service and of the orders issued from time 
to time and he shall be responsible for their strict observance. 

(3) He shall satisfy himself that the ship is in all respects 
seaworthy and properly fitted out and shall take such steps as 
may be necessary at any time to put or keep her in an efficient 
condition. 

(4) He shall strictly comply with such rules or laws as may 
be adopted for the prevention of collisions or other accidents, 
both on the high seas and in inland waters. 

(5) He shall see that the lights required by law, at sea and 
in port, are kept in good order and burning brightly during the 
night and that there are at hand, convenient for use, means for 
relighting or replacing any such as may be extinguished or other¬ 
wise become inefficient. 

(6) He shall personally attend to the stationing of the crew 
for emergency drills and for their proper exercise at such stations. 

(7) When under way on soundings, or when nearing land, ap¬ 
proaching an anchorage, or when necessary to verify the ship’s 
position, he shall have casts of the lead taken frequently. 

(8) He shall be held responsible for the safe conduct of the 
ship, notwithstanding the presence of a pilot, and also for acci¬ 
dents occurring while bringing the ship to piers or docks. 

(9) He shall himself take the bridge in thick weather and 
when approaching or leaving land and shall keep it as much as 
possible while in channels or crowded waters, especially during 
the night. 

(10) He shall enter regularly in the night order book the course 
to be steered and all necessary instructions to the officer on duty, 
and this book shall be initialed every night by the officers on 
watch. 

(11) He shall take care that the boats of all kinds are con¬ 
stantly ready for service, with all gear in them properly fitted 

(208 R) 


and ready for hoisting out; that the boats’ falls are kept rove 
and the lowering apparatus ready for use. 

(12) He shall see that the crew is properly organized for 
service in the boats and properly exercised in getting them out 
and handling them. 

(13) He shall see that the crew is properly organized and 
stationed for fire service, and that it is properly drilled in the 
use of the fire appliances. Before sunset each day he shall ascer¬ 
tain that the fire apparatus and pumps are ready for immediate 
service, with hose coupled and buckets with lanyards at hand 
and kept filled. 

(14) He shall see that collisions, groundings, and similar oc¬ 
currences are entered in the ship’s log, with full and exact par¬ 
ticulars thereof. 

(15) In the case of a collision or other occurrence of like 
nature, he shall at once prepare and forward a written report 
signed by him, through the commanding officer, to the Navy De¬ 
partment (Bureau of Navigation), detailing the circumstances in 
connection with the occurrence. If he is not on deck himself at 
the time of the casualty, he shall, for the purpose of making his 
report, obtain from witnesses written statements of all the facts. 

(16) He shall certify to the correctness of the quarterly state¬ 
ment showing the total number of rations issued to the civilian 
crew. 

2025. The first officer is the aid to the master, and, subject to 
his instructions, is particularly responsible for the good order and 
cleanliness of the ship, for the discipline and efficiency of the crew, 
and for the serviceable condition of all navigation and deck appli¬ 
ances. 

2026. (1) The chief engineer is responsible for the care and 
good management of all steam, propelling, pumping, hydraulic, 
refrigerating, electrical, auxiliary, and other machinery on board, 
and for all air, water, and steam pipes for sanitary, ventilating, 
heating, cooking, and other purposes. He shall use all the re¬ 
sources of his department to keep the machinery in proper work¬ 
ing order and shall make the required reports of its performance, 
condition, and necessary repairs to the master, who shall forward 
the same to the Navy Department. He shall supervise and keep 
himself fully acquainted with all repairs and alterations made 
in port. 

(2) He shall be responsible to the master at all times for the 
general supervision and conduct of his department. 

(3) He shall have control, under the master, over all persons 
in his department, and shall see that strict discipline and efficiency 
are maintained at all times. 

Section 3.— The Medical Officer of a Ship. 

2951. The medical officer of a ship shall have charge of the 
medical department thereof, and of all material and stores aboard 
under the cognizance of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 
He shall be in direct charge of the treatment and care of the sick 
and wounded, and shall advise the commanding officer in regard 
to matters affecting the physical fitness of the personnel. 

2952. The medical officer shall report to the commanding officer 
immediately upon becoming aware of danger from any contagious 
or infectious disease, or of its appearance amongst the personnel. 
Subject to the direction of the commanding officer, he shall use 
every means in his power to prevent the introduction of such a 
disease or, if existing on board, to prevent it from spreading. 

2953. The medical officer shall keep himself informed of the 
sanitary condition of the port in which the ship is lying, and 
immediately report to the commanding officer any facts that may 
influence the health of the personnel of the ship. (Art. I 952.) 


Boats’ crews. 


Fire precau¬ 
tions. 


Accidents en¬ 
tered in log. 


Reports of ac¬ 
cidents. 


Ration return. 


First officer. 


Chief engi¬ 
neer. 


Discipline. 


Duties. 


Contagious or 
infectious dis¬ 
eases. 


Health of the 
port. 


(209 R) 





Suggestions. 


Precautions. 


Malingering. 


Concealed dis¬ 
eases. 


Relief of the 
wounded and 
instruction in 
first-aid. 


Reports of 
killed and 
wounded. 


Unofficial cer¬ 
tificates. 

Food for the 
sick. 


Medical sur¬ 
vey. 


Transfers. 


Examination 
before transfer. 


Patients in 
any other than 
a United States 
naval hospital. 


2054. Whenever the medical officer deems it necessary, it shall 
be his duty to make written suggestions or reports to the com¬ 
manding officer concerning the sanitary condition of the personnel, 
the prevention or checking of disease, and the care and comfort of 
the sick and wounded. (Art. I 1122 (5).) 

2055. (1) The medical officer shall carefully observe the gen¬ 
eral appearance of the personnel, and should he suspect the 
presence of disease in any person, he shall report the fact to the 
commanding officer with appropriate recommendations. 

(2) Whenever he discovers that any person has willfully pro¬ 
duced, concealed, aggravated, or feigned any disease, he shall 
report the fact to the commanding officer, and enter it upon the 
report book. 

(3) Whenever, in his opinion, any members of the crew have 
concealed diseases he shall, with the approval of the commanding 
officer, examine them and place any that seem to require it under 
appropriate treatment; such examinations shall also be made 
when directed by the commanding officer. This duty may be dele¬ 
gated to junior medical officers only. 

2956. The medical officer shall at all times have in readiness 
everything necessary for the relief of the wounded and, at frequent 
intervals, with the approval of the commanding officer, shall pro¬ 
vide for the instruction of the ambulance party in first-aid to the 
wounded. 

2957. As soon as possible after a battle the medical officer shall 
make out careful duplicate reports of the killed and wounded, 
sending one copy to the commanding officer, and the other through 
him to the commander in chief. 

2958. The medical officer shall not give an unofficial certificate 
of ill health or of inability to perform any duty. 

2959. The medical officer shall have the food for the sick fre¬ 
quently inspected by a medical officer, and shall report if it is not 
prepared properly or in accordance with his directions. 

2960. Whenever in his opinion any person on board becomes 
unfit for further duty on account of ill health or injury, he shall 
report the fact to the commanding officer and, if necessary, recom¬ 
mend a medical survey or transfer to a hospital. 

2961. (1) A patient, while being transferred to a hospital, 
shall, in serious cases, be accompanied by a medical officer if 
practicable. 

(2) A patient, when transferred from the care of a medical 
officer of the Navy to that of any other person, shall be accom¬ 
panied by a hospital ticket and by his health record. (Arts. R 
3582 and I 2116.) 

(3) Every man about to be transferred from one ship or sta¬ 
tion to another shall be subjected to a careful physical examina¬ 
tion conducted by the medical officer, who shall make the requisite 
entries on the man’s health record. Except in an emergency, no 
man who is known to have been exposed to any infectious or con¬ 
tagious disease, or who is found to be suffering from such disease 
or from active venereal infection, which may be a menace to 
others, shall be recommended for transfer except for treatment in 
hospital or for passage thereto. When an emergency requires 
the transfer of men with these diseases, a full report shall be for¬ 
warded through official channels to the medical officer of the ship 
or station to which transfer is made. If any cases of these dis¬ 
eases are found and retained, they shall be promptly admitted for 
treatment and a report of the facts made to the commanding 
officer. 

2962. (1) When a patient is transferred to any other than a 
United States naval hospital, the date of the transfer shall be 
noted in his health record, and the case continued therein until 
the patient returns to duty or until the ship leaves port, if the 
patient be left behind. (Art. R 3582.) 


(210 r) 


(2) On the departure of the ship, if in a foreign port, the 
medical officer shall forward, through the commanding officer, to 
the consul the health records of the cases of all patients referred 
to in paragraph 1 of this article, who are left behind. The record 
in each instance shall state that it is to accompany the patient, 
if sent to the United States, or to be forwarded to the commanding 
officer of the next ship arriving in the port. 

(3) Upon the arrival of a ship in a foreign port, her medical 
officer shall take charge of all cases referred to in paragraph 2, 
and continue their health records. When practicable, such medical 
officer shall frequently visit these patients, in order to continue 
a correct health record in each case. He shall interest himself in 
their welfare, report their progress to the commanding officer, and 
suggest any measures that he may consider necessary for their 
benefit. 

(4) The hospital expenses of such patients shall be paid from 
the proper appropriation under the Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery. 

(5) When such patients are transferred or received, a report of 
the fact shall be made to the fleet surgeon and, if in a port of the 
United States, to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 

2963. (1) The medical officer shall prepare duplicate certifi- Certificates of 
cates of death and forward them through the commanding offi- death * 

cer to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and shall furnish a 
copy to the commander in chief. (Art. I 1122 (8).) 

(2) The statement as to origin of disease or disability causing 
death shall always be noted therein, with reasons for the opinion 
expressed as to whether or not is was incurred in line of duty. 

2964. The medical officer shall see that only medical stores and Medical store- 
supplies, and spirits and wines that are the property of the roonK 
Government, are kept in the medical storeroom. He shall retain 

the key himself and never permit it to pass into the custody of 
an enlisted man without permission of the commanding officer. 

The storeroom shall not be opened, except in the presence of an 
officer, unless in an emergency. 

2965. The medical officer shall not permit any spirits, wines, or Custody of 

malt liquors, the property of the Government and under his u‘if 8 ’ 

charge, to be placed in the possession of any enlisted or appointed So rs . ma q ’ 
man, except in small quantities for immediate consumption by 
patients. 

2966. (1) Upon the arrival of a ship in a foreign port, the Reports of epi- 
medical officer shall obtain, as far as practicable, the sanitary d . emic 1 °. r conta * 
data prescribed in the Manual for Medical Officers and shall for- s ous ,seases * 
ward the same without delay to the Bureau of Medicine and 

Surgery. 

(2) During the prevalence of epidemic or contagious diseases, 
especially in ports of the Gulf of Mexico, the West Indies, and 
South America, he shall include in such report all reliable infor¬ 
mation relating thereto that he may be able to procure. 

2967. The medical officer of the ship shall indorse upon the Duty in eon- 

record of every summary court-martial, the sentence of which nection with 
involves confinement for a period exceeding ten days, on dimin- courts ' 

ished rations, or on bread and water, his opinion as to whether 

the infliction of such sentence would produce serious injury to 
the health of the person sentenced, in form as follows: “ From 
an examination of-, and of the place where he is to be con¬ 

fined, I am of the opinion that the execution of the foregoing 
sentence will (not) produce serious injury to his health.” 

2968. In the absence, or during the disability, of the medical Absence or dis- 
officer of the ship the medical officer next in rank on board shall ability, 
perform his duties. 


(211 R) 






Section 4.—Junior Medical Officers. 


General duty. 


To keep the 
health records. 


To consult 
with the med¬ 
ical officer. 


Permission to 
leave the ship. 


Qualifications 
for appointment. 


Examinations. 


Uniforms of. 


Qualifications 
for appointment. 


Examinations. 


Duties. 


2976. (1) Junior medical officers shall at all times conform to 
the directions of the medical officer of the ship in regard to the 
professional treatment, care, and comfort of the sick and. wounded, 
to whom they shall he unremitting in their attention, and shall 
exact from those under their direction a rigid performance of 
their duties. 

(2) They shall fully assure themselves that the medicines are 
properly dispensed and administered by members of the hospital 
corps, who shall record in writing all drugs so administered. 

2977. Junior medical officers shall, subject to the direction of 
the medical officer of the ship, keep the health records and super¬ 
vise the preparation of the regular reports and returns unless 
the medical officer prefers to perform this duty homself. (Art. 
I 3251.) 

29 78. Junior medical officers shall keep the medical officer of 
the ship fully informed as to the condition of all patients and 
shall frequently consult with him in regard to their professional 
treatment. 

2979. They shall, before applying for leave to be absent from 
the ship, obtain the permission of the medical officer. Should 
that officer refuse such permission, he shall report his reasons to 
the commanding officer. 

Section 5.—Naval Medical Reserve Corps. 

2981. A candidate for appointment in the Naval Medical Re¬ 
serve Corps must be between twenty-two and forty-five years of 
age and a citizen of the United States. He must be a graduate 
of a reputable medical school, legally authorized to confer the 
degree of doctor of medicine, and must have qualified to practice 
medicine in the State or Territory in which he resides. 

2982. Appointment to this corps is made by the President upon 
the recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy after the can¬ 
didate has passed the prescribed examinations. Permission to 
appear for examination must be obtained by application to the 
Bureau of Navigation through the Surgeon General. 

2983. Examinations will be conducted by officers of the Medical 
Corps of the Navy. ' 

2984. When on active duty, officers of the Naval Medical Re¬ 
serve Corps shall be subject to the laws, regulations, and orders 
for the government of the Regular Navy in the same manner as 
officers of corresponding rank in the Medical Corps. 

2985. Officers of the Medical Reserve Corps will not be required 
to wear uniform except when assigned to active duty, but officers 
on the nonactive list may wear uniform on appropriate occasions. 

Section 6.—Naval Dental Corps. 

2987. Permission to appear for examination for appointment 
in the Dental Corps must be obtained by application to the Bureau 
of Navigation through the Surgeon General. 

2988. No candidate shall receive an appointment or commission 
in the Dental Corps unless he shall have passed the prescribed 
physical, professional, moral, and mental examinations. 

2989. The physical examination shall be conducted by a board 
consisting of not less than three medical officers. 

2990. The professional, moral, and mental examinations shall 
be conducted by a board consisting of one medical officer, who 
shall be senior member thereof, and two officers of the Dental 
Corps. 

2991. Dental officers shall be assigned to the medical depart¬ 
ment of the ship or station to which they may be attached, under 
the general supervision of the medical officer. They shall not be 


(212 n) 


called upon to assume any of the professional duties or responsi¬ 
bilities of medical officers. The professional services of dental 
officers shall be available only for officers and men on the active 
list of the Navy and Marine Corps, and such services are restricted 
to those measures which will most effectively and economically 
preserve the teeth of the personnel and insure physical fitness. 

2992. They shall be unremitting in attention to members of the 
naval personnel who may be patients under their care, and shall 
exact from those under their direction a rigid performance of their 
duties. 

2993. They shall keep the medical officer fully informed as to 
the condition of all patients, and promptly notify him of any case 
which may require medical attention. 

2994. They shall keep a record of patients treated and all 
dental work performed and submit the same to the medical officer 
for incorporation in the prescribed medical reports and returns. 

2995. Dental officers will receipt for all dental property under Deutai prop- 
their charge and will be accountable for its care and preservation. ert y* 

They shall not be released from responsibility for the value of any 
dental instruments or furniture unless the expenditure shall have 
been authorized by the bureau or a board of survey. 

2990. In making requisitions and returns of dental property, 
dental officers will follow the instructions and regulations govern¬ 
ing medical officers under similar circumstances. 

2997. Acting dental surgeons may be appointed for temporary Acting dental 
service after such examination as the Secretary of the Navy may surgeons, 
prescribe. 



(213 r) 





























































CHAPTER 28. 


THE OFFICERS OF THE PAY CORPS AFLOAT. 

Section 1—General Regulations. 

3001. In general, the higher and more important duties of offi¬ 
cers of the pay corps will be assigned to the senior grades. Passed 
assistant and assistant paymasters may, when required, be as¬ 
signed as assistants to pay officers of a higher grade. 

3002. (1) Before entering upon the duties of his office every 
officer of the pay corps shall give bond for the faithful perform¬ 
ance thereof, with sufficient surety, to be approved by the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy, and under such regulations or instructions as 
may be issued from time to time by proper authority. (Chap. 33, 
Naval Instructions.) 

(2) He shall give a new bond, with sufficient surety, every four 
years, or whenever required to do so by the Secretary of the 
Navy; and all such bonds shall be examined every two years for 
the purpose of ascertaining the sufficiency of the suretv thereon. 
(Sec. 1384, R. S.) 

(3) The bond of an officer of the Pay Corps takes effect from 
the date of its approval by the Secretary of the Navy. 

(4) The issuing of a new appointment and commission to any 
officer of the Pay Corps shall not affect or annul any existing 
bond, but the same shall remain in force and apply to such new 
appointment and commission. (Sec. 1385, R. S.) 

(5) The bond of an officer of the Pay Corps acting as an as¬ 
sistant to another pay officer covers the public property actually 
in his custody, and for which he has receipted, but does not re¬ 
lease the senior from a proper supervision over the acts of his 
subordinate. 

3003. (1) A fleet paymaster, a pay officer of a ship with a 
complement of more than one hundred and seventy-five persons, a 
pay officer of a supply steamer, store vessel, receiving ship, shore 
station, or the Naval Academy, a general storekeeper ashore and 
afloat, an accounting officer, the pay officer in .charge of deserters’ 
rolls, or a general inspector of the Pay Corps shall be allowed a 
clerk. 

(2) The pay officer of a ship shall be allowed a yeoman. 

(3) A pay officer shall be allowed the assistance of one person 
when settling his accounts after detachment; it shall be a clerk, 
if he has recently had one, otherwise a yeoman. Additional as¬ 
sistance requires the special authority of the Secretary of the 
Navy. 

3004. (1) In case of fire or shipwreck, it shall be the special 
duty of every officer of the Pay Corps to secure and preserve the 
accounts of officers and men, the public money, and such other 
public papers and property, in the order of their value, as circum¬ 
stances permit. 


Assignment to 
duty. 


Bonds. 


New bond. 


Clerical assist¬ 
ance. 


In case of fire 
or shipwreck. 


(215 R) 










Clerks and 
yeomen shall not 
sign. 

Death or inca¬ 
pacity of a pay 
officer afloat. 


Acting pay of¬ 
ficers. 


(2) In every case of the loss or capture of a vessel belonging 
to the Navy of the United States, the proper accounting officers 
of the Treasury, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, 
are authorized, in the settlement of the accounts of the paymaster 
of such vessel, to credit him with such portion of the amount of 
the provisions, clothing, small stores, and money with which he 
stands charged on the books of the Auditor of the Navy Depart¬ 
ment as they shall be satisfied was inevitably lost by such capture 
or loss of a public vessel; and such paymaster shall be fully 
exonerated by such credit from all liability on account of the pro¬ 
visions, clothing, small stores, and money so proved to have been 
captured or lost. (Sec. 284, R. S.) 

3005. No clerk or yeoman shall sign an official paper for any 
officer of the Pay Corps. 

3006. (1) In case of the death, unauthorized absence, mental or 
physical incapacity as determined by competent medical authority, 
of any officer of the Pay Corps on duty, or if necessary to relieA r e 
him from duty for any other cause, the commanding officer of the 
ship or station shall immediately take possession of the safe and 
of the keys of the storerooms of such officer, and report all the 
facts in the case to the senior officer present. The latter shall, 
without delay, direct a board of officers to take an inventory of 
the papers, money, and stores then on hand; and shall appoint a 
suitable person to take charge of the same, and to perform the 
duties of such officer of the Pay Corps until otherwise directed 
by competent authority. (Art. R 1418.) 

(2) The senior officer present shall also appoint another suit¬ 
able person to complete the vouchers, transfer the accounts, close 
up the books, and to have the custody of the same and of all 
papers necessary to the complete settlement of the account of 
such officer of the Pay Corps, and to be responsible for their 
proper transmission to the department. 

(3) Both the above-named appointees shall be present when the 
above inventories are taken, and shall be furnished wfith copies 
thereof; which copies, duly certified, shall be considered satis¬ 
factory vouchers for the money and stores thus ascertained to be 
on hand. 

(4) If an officer of the Pay Corps unable to settle his accounts 
shall, wffiile of sound mind, have nominated in wu-iting the person 
to be selected to have custody of the books, vouchers, and other 
papers, and to complete accounts as above mentioned, the senior 
officer present shall, unless manifestly contrary to the public in¬ 
terest, conform to such nomination, and shall inform the depart¬ 
ment without delay of his entire action in the matter; but nothing 
in this paragraph shall apply to a pay officer relieved from duty 
for misconduct. 

3007. When the office of paymaster or assistant paymaster be¬ 
comes vacant, by death or otherwise, in ships at sea, or on foreign 
stations, or on the Pacific coast of the United States, the senior 
officer present may make an acting appointment of any fit person, 
who shall perform the duties thereof until another paymaster or 
assistant paymaster shall report for duty. (Sec. 1381, R. S., and 
Art. R 4403.) 

3008. When the ship is placed out of commission, the pay offi¬ 
cer, general storekeeper, and commissary officer, and the pay¬ 
master’s clerk, and the senior yeoman serving under them in each 
branch, shall not be detached or transferred until the equipage, 
equipment, stores, and supplies in their charge have been satis¬ 
factorily accounted for and surveys covering shortages have been 
held and approved. 


(216 r) 


Section 2. —The Pay Officer of a Ship. 

3021. The pay officer of a ship is the officer ordered to duty 
r.board such ship in charge of the accounts of the personnel, of 
the purchasing of stores and material for the ship, and of the 
disbursement of funds in connection with the general operation 
of the ship. 

3022. The pay officer of the ship shall be the senior officer of 
the Pay Corps attached thereto, except as provided elsewhere in 
these regulations. (Arts. R 3000 and R 3007.) 

3023. When no other officer is detailed for such duty, the pay 
officer of the ship shall act as general storekeeper and as com¬ 
missary officer of the ship, in addition to his duties as pay officer. 

Section 3.—The General Storekeeper of a Ship. 

3041. The general storekeeper of the ship shall be the officer of 
the Pay Corps detailed for that duty, and he shall have charge 
of the accounts and the custody of all supplies and equipage not 
actually in use, except coal, ammunition, Marine Corps, and 
medical stores. If no officer of the Pay Corps be detailed to 
perform the duties of general storekeeper, such duties shall be 
performed by the pay officer of the ship. 

3042. On board every vessel to which no officer of the Pay 
Corps is attached, such regulations as relate to the obtaining and 
caring for, and to accounting for articles of equipage and sup¬ 
plies as apply to the handling of such articles aboard vessels not 
having the general storekeeper system in operation, shall be 
observed by the heads of the several ship’s departments. 

Section 4.—The Commissary Officer of a Ship. 

3061. The commissary officer of the ship shall be the officer of 
the Pay Corps detailed for that duty, and he shall have charge 
of the general mess and of the commissary store of the ship. If 
no officer of the Pay Corps be detailed to perform the duties of 
commissary officer, such duties shall be performed by the pay 
officer of the ship. 

3062. If there be no officer of the Pay Corps attached to the 
ship, the commanding officer shall detail an officer to act as 
commissary officer. (Art. R 2024.) 


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CHAPTER 29. 

OTHER COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE NAVY. 

Section 1.—Chaplains. 

3101. (1) The chaplain shall perform divine service and offer 
prayers on board the ship to which he is attached at such times 
as the commanding officer may prescribe; and on board other 
ships to which chaplains are not attached or at shore stations and 
naval hospitals, when so directed by the senior officer present. 

(2) He shall be permitted to conduct public worship accord¬ 
ing to the manner and forms of the church of which he may be 
a member. (Sec. 1397, R. S.) 

(3) He shall facilitate, so far as possible, the performance of 
divine service by clergymen of churches other than his own who 
may be permitted by the commanding officer to visit the ship for 
that purpose. 

(4) He may, with the sanction of the commanding officer, 
form voluntary classes for religious instruction. 

(5) He shall visit the sick frequently unlbss their condition 
renders such visits unadvisable. 

(6) Under the direction of the commanding officer he shall 
supervise the instruction of such persons in the Navy as are 
deficient in reading, writing, arithmetic, and geography. He 
shall report in writing to the commanding officer at the end of 
each quarter the character of instruction given, the number of 
hours of instruction, and the progress made by each person. 

3102. The chaplain shall always report at quarters when on 
board. His duty in battle is to aid the wounded, and his station 
at quarters for battle and for inspection shall be as the com¬ 
manding officer may direct. 

3103. Chaplains shall report annually to the Secretary of the 
Navy the official services performed by them. (Sec. 1398, R. S.) 

Section 2. —Professors of Mathematics. 

Bill. Professors of mathematics may be assigned to duty at 
the Naval Observatory, in charge of the Nautical Almanac, at the 
Naval Academy and elsewhere, as the Secretary of the Navy may 
direct. 


Section 3.—Naval Constructors. 

3121. Naval constructors and assistant naval constructors shall 
perform such duties on shore as may be assigned them by the 
department or by other competent authority. 

3122. Naval constructors and assistant naval constructors shall 
when practicable be detailed for service afloat in such fleets or on 
such repair ships as the department may designate. 

3123. When serving afloat as fleet naval constructor or division 
naval constructor they shall perform such staff duties as may be 
assigned them by the" flag officer on whose staff they are serving. 

(219 r) 







Duties. 


At quarters. 


Annual report. 


Duties. 


Service afloat. 








Quarterly 

port. 


Report on 
foreign ships 


Duties. 


3124. When detailed for sea service, other than with the fleet or 
division staff, they shall be attached to such vessels of the fleet 
as may be designated by the commander in chief, and shall per¬ 
form such duties as may be assigned by the commander in chief 
or by the commanding officer of the ship to which attached. They 
may be ordered to serve on board the several vessels of the fleet, 
in turn. 

3125. (1) Upon joining a ship a naval constructor or assistant 
naval constructor shall immediately make himself familiar w T ith 
the plans, construction, means of interior communication, water¬ 
tight doors, ventilating apparatus, disposition of weights, coal 
bunkers, storerooms, quarters for officers and men, and all hull 
and other fittings, pertaining to the Bureau of Construction and 
Repair. As opportunity offers, he shall carefully observe and note, 
under all conditions of service, the stability, rolling, pitching, 
turning power, speed, and all other qualities of the vessel affected 
by the design; also the methods of stowing and purchasing 
anchors and boats, of stowing and handling coal, the condition 
and working of the steering gear, windlasses, and other fittings. 

re " (2) He shall make quarterly reports of his observations to the 
commanding officer of the ship, who shall forward the same to the 
department, through the commander in chief, with such remarks 
as may be deemed necessary. 

(3) He shall, when practicable, under the direction of the com¬ 
manding officer, supervise all repairs and other work under the 
cognizance of the Bureau of Construction and Repair, which may 
be done upon the ship by a private or foreign dockyard or estab¬ 
lishment; shall keep the commanding officer informed of the 
progress of such work, and upon its completion shall make to him 
a detailed written report of the same. Under the commander in 
chief or senior officer present he shall perform the same duties 
for all vessels of the fleet under repair by outside resources. 

(4) He shall examine all foreign ships and naval establish- 
* ments he may be permitted to visit, and shall make detailed re¬ 
ports thereon to the Navy Department, Office of Naval Intelli¬ 
gence, of all matters that may be of interest in his particular 
branch. 

Section 4. —Civil Engineers. 

3131. A member of the Corps of Civil Engineers of the Navy 
having not less than seven years active service shall be assigned 
to duty as Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks. (See act of 
June 29, 1906.) 

3132. Civil engineers may be assigned to duty as heads of the 
public works departments of navy yards, and elsewhere, as the 
Secretary of the Navy may direct. 

3133. Assistant civil engineers may be assigned to duty as 
assistants in the public works departments of navy yards, and 
elsewhere, as the Secretary of the Navy may direct. 


(220 r) 


CHAPTER 30. 


COMMISSIONED WARRANT OFFICERS AND WARRANT 

OFFICERS, 

(Naval Instructions, chap. 21.) 

Section 1.—Definition of Titles. 

3201. Commissioned warrant officers in the Navy are chief 
boatswains, chief gunners, chief machinists, chief carpenters, chief 
sailmakers, and chief pharmacists. 

3202. Warrant officers in the Navy are boatswains, gunners, 
machinists, carpenters, sailmakers, and pharmacists. 

Section 2.— Chief Boatswains and Boatswains. 

3206. (1) The chief boatswain or boatswain shall act as an 
assistant to the first lieutenant, and shall perform such other 
duties as may be assigned him. 

(2) In the absence of the chief boatswain or boatswain, his 
duties shall be performed by the chief boatswain’s mate. 

Section 3.—Chief Gunners and Gunners. 

3211. (1) The chief gunner, or gunner assigned to ordnance 
duty, shall act as an assistant to the gunnery officer. 

(2) In the absence of the chief gunner or gunner assigned to 
oidnanee duty, his duties shall be performed by the chief gunner’s 
mate. 

3212. (1) The chief gunner or gunner assigned to electrical 
duty shall act as an assistant to the gunnery officer, and shall 
perform similar duties in connection with the electrical outfit 
outside the dynamo rooms as are prescribed for the ordnance 
gunner in relation to the ordnance outfit, so far as they apply. 

(2) Under conditions to be prescribed by the commanding 
officer he shall render such assistance to the engineer officer of the 
ship as may be necessary in connection with the operation, care, 
and maintenance of such parts of the electrical outfit as lie within 
the dynamo rooms. 

(3) In the absence of the chief gunner or gunner assigned to 
eiectrical duty, his duties shall be performed by the chief elec¬ 
tricians, each in his own branch. 

Section 4.—Chief Machinists and Machinists. 

3216. (1) Chief machinists and machinists shall act as assist¬ 
ants to the engineer officers of the ship in all that relates to the 
care and management of machinery and boilers and their appur¬ 
tenances, and shall perform such duty as may be assigned them. 

(2) Routine duties in connection with the surveillance, care, 
and efficient condition of the machinery, boilers, and mechanical 

(221 a) 


Titles. 


General du¬ 
ties. 


When absent. 


Ordnance gun¬ 
ner. 

When absent. 


Electrical 

gunner. 


When absent. 


General du¬ 
ties. 






General dn» 

ties. 


When absent. 


General du¬ 
ties. 


When absent. 


General du¬ 
ties. 


appliances, and the cleanliness of bulkheads and compartments 
in the engineer department, shall be assigned them by the engineer 
officer of the ship. 

Section 5.—Chief Carpenters and Carpenters. 

3221. (1) The chief carpenter, or carpenter, shall act as an as¬ 
sistant to the first lieutenant, and shall perform such other duties 
as may be assigned him. 

(2) In the absence of the chief carpenter, or carpenter, his 
duties shall be performed by the chief carpenter’s mate. 

Section 6.—Chief Sailmakers and Sailmakers. 

3231. (1) The chief sailmaker, or sailmaker, shall act as an 
assistant to the first lieutenant, and shall perform such other 
duties as may be assigned him. 

(2) In the absence of the chief sailmaker, or sailmaker, his 
duties shall be performed by the sailmaker’s mate. 

Section 7.—Chief Pharmacists and Pharmacists. 

3236. The chief pharmacist or pharmacist shall act as an assist¬ 
ant to the medical officer of the ship, and shall perform such other 
duties as may be assigned him. 


(222 r) 


CHAPTER 31. 


APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS. 

Section 1.—Appointments. 

3301. (1) No person shall be appointed to any office in the Appointments 
Navy unless he is a citizen of the United States, nor until he shall lamination. ° 
have passed a physical, a mental, and a professional examination. 

(See sec. 142S, R. S.) 

(2) The physical examination shall precede the mental and 
professional, and if a candidate he physically unfit he shall not be 
examined otherwise. 

(3) The oath to be taken by any person appointed to any office 
of honor or profit in the naval servie shall be as presribed in 
section 1757 of the Revised Statutes. (Act of May 13, 1884.) 

3302. (1) Appointments to the lowest grade of the line of the Appointments 
Navy shall be made from those midshipmen who successfully com- 1,1 linc of Navy * 
plete the four years’ course at the Naval Academy, and in each 

calendar year not more than twelve from the chief boatswains, 
chief gunners, chief machinists, boatswains, gunners, and ma¬ 
chinists of the Navy. (Acts of June 26, 1884, Mar. 3, 1903, and 
Mar. 3, 1909.) 

(2) No commissioned warrant officer or warrant officer shall 
be appointed an ensign who is over thirty-five years of age; who 
has served less than four years as a warrant officer; who is not 
recommended by a commanding officer under whom he has served; 
nor until he shall have passed such competitive examination as 
may be prescribed by the Navy Department. (Acts of Mar. 3, 

1901, and Apr. 27, 1904.) 

3303. (1) Vacancies in the grade of second lieutenant in the Appointments 

Marine Corps shall be filled as follows: ,n MariDeU > r P«. 

First. As far as practicable from graduates of the Naval Acad¬ 
emy each year on completing the prescribed course at the Naval 
Academy. 

Second. From meritorious noncommissioned officers of the Ma¬ 
rine Corps. 

Third. From civil life. 

Appointees from the second and third of the above classes must, 
when appointed, be between the ages of twenty-one and twenty- 
seven years. 

(2) Officers selected for appointment to fill vacancies in the in staff de¬ 
grade of field officers in any of the staff departments of the Ma- par mcn 8 ‘ 
rine Corps shall be taken from officers on the active list not be¬ 
low the grade of captain and who have seen not less than seven 

years’ service as commissioned officers in said corps. 

(3) Appointments to the grade of captain in any of the staff 
departments shall be made from officers on the active list of the 
corps not below the grade of first lieutenant. (Act of Mar. 3, 

1903.) 

3304. (1) The assignment of midshipmen to the line of the Assignment®! 
Navy at the conclusion of their four years’ course will be made by midshipmen. 

(223 e) 







Candidates for 
assistant sur¬ 
geon. 


Candidates for 
assistant pay¬ 
master. 


Candidates for 
chaplain. 


Candidates for 
assistant civil 
engineer from 
civil life. 


Appointment 
of warrant offi¬ 
cers. 


Letters of 
recommenda¬ 
tion. 


the Secretary of the Navy, upon the recommendation of the 
Academic Board from the graduates of the year. They take rank 
in the order of merit as determined at the Naval Academy. 

(2) The assignment of midshipmen to the Marine Corps on the 
completion of the prescribed course at the Naval Academy will 
be made each year by the Secretary of the Navy, upon the recom¬ 
mendation of the Academic Board, from the graduates of that 
year. The officers so assigned shall take rank in the order of 
merit as determined at the academy. 

3305. (1) A candidate for the office of assistant surgeon must 
be not less than twenty-one nor more than thirty years of age. 
His physical, moral, mental, and professional qualifications shall 
be decided upon by a board of medical officers. 

(2) Acting assistant surgeons may be appointed for temporary 
service after such examination as the Secretary of the Navy may 
prescribe. 

3306. (1) A candidate for the office of assistant paymaster 
must be not less than twenty-one nor more than twenty-six years 
of age. His physical, mental, and moral qualifications shall be 
decided upon by a board of pay officers. 

(2) The physical examination of the candidates shall be con¬ 
ducted by a board of medical officers, who shall report the result 
thereof to the board of pay officers, certifying as to the physical 
qualifications of the candidate for appointment as assistant pay¬ 
master, and such report shall form a part of the record of said 
board of pay officers. 

3307. (1) A candidate for the office of chaplain must be not 
less than twenty-one nor more than thirty-five years of age at 
the time of his appointment. He must be a regularly ordained 
minister of good standing in his denomination. His moral char¬ 
acter, general fitness, and experience shall be established to the 
satisfaction of a board of chaplains, which shall conduct a writ¬ 
ten examination to determine his mental attainments. 

(2) The physical examination of the candidate shall be con¬ 
ducted by a board of medical officers. 

3308. Ensigns who show a peculiar aptitude for the profes¬ 
sions of naval construction or civil engineering may be selected 
by the Secretary of the Navy for such a scientific mechanical 
education as will fit them for said professions and for appoint¬ 
ment as assistant naval constructors or assistant civil engineers 
respectively. 

3309. A candidate from civil life for the office of assistant civil 
engineer must be not less than twenty-four nor more than thirty 
years of age; he must furnish evidence of good moral character, 
that he is a skilled engineer, and that he has been engaged in 
the practice of that profession; and he must present favorable 
testimonials or certificates from those under whom he may have 
served. He shall be required to pass a physical examination and 
such mental and professional examinations as the Navy Depart¬ 
ment may direct. (See R 3308 (1).) 

3310. Appointments as boatswains, gunners, machinists, and 
carpenters shall be made only after competitive professional ex¬ 
aminations before boards consisting of at least three commis¬ 
sioned officers. When candidates from the naval service and 
from civil life possess equal qualifications, preference shall be 
given to those from the naval service. 

3311. All letters written by persons in the naval service recom¬ 
mending any person for appointment as a warrant officer shall 
be addressed to the Bureau of Navigation and forwarded to that 
bureau through the regular official channels. A signed copy of 
such letter may be given to the person in whose favor it is 
written, if desired. 


(224 s) 


3312. After the required examination of candidates for war¬ 
rant officers have been passed, acting appointments shall be given, 
except to pharmacists. A boatswain, gunner, machinist, or car¬ 
penter is eligible for a warrant bearing the same date as his act¬ 
ing appointment after having served at least one year at sea: 
provided the commanding officers under whom he has served shall 
•certify favorably as to his merits. 

3313. <1) A candidate for appointment as boatswain, other than 
such as are provided for in article R 3661 (1), must be under 
thirty-five years of age. He must have served not less than 
seven years on board of cruising vessels of the Navy, and at least 
one year of that time as a chief petty officer or petty officer, 
first class, of the seaman branch, and must be serving as such 
and under continuous service at the time of his examination. The 
average of his marks taken from all service records (exclusive 
•of first year of service) must be not less than eighty-five per 
cent, and there must be on file, in the Bureau of Navigation, 
letters of recommendation from the commanding, executive, and 
navigating officers with whom he has served. 

(2) He must be able to read and write with facility; must 
understand the first four rules of arithmetic and proportion; 
must be able to keep a correct account of stores; must be familiar 
with the rules of the road; and must be thoroughly conversant 
with all drills and regulations of the Navy pertaining to the 
duties of a boatswain. 

(3) He must be a thorough practical seaman, and thoroughly 
familiar with handling boats under oars and sails, handling 
boats in a surf, lowering and hoisting boats in a seaway, care 
and preservation of boats, and the equipment of the same; must 
understand cutting and fitting rigging according to regulations, 
the weighing, securing, and transportation of anchors and the 
working of cables with modern appliances; the erection and se¬ 
curing of shears; the handling of purchases; and masting ships 
and securing yards. He must be thoroughly familiar with all 
methods of signaling in use in the Navy. 

3314. (1) A candidate for appointment as gunner other than 
such as are provided for in article R 3661 (1), must be under 
thirty-five years of age. He must have served at least one year 
as a chief gunner’s mate, chief turret captain, or chief electrician, 
or as a gunner’s mate, turret captain, or electrician, first class: 
and must be serving as such under continuous service at the time 
of examination. The average of his marks taken from all service 
records (exclusive of first year of service) must be not less than 
eighty-five per cent, and there must be on file in the Bureau of 
Navigation letters of recommendation from commanding, execu¬ 
tive, and ordnance officers with whom he has served. A candidate 
for gunner to specialize in ordnance must have served not less 
than seven years on board of cruising vessels of the Navy, and if 
a candidate for gunner to specialize in electricity, he must have 
had five years of such service. Special consideration may be given 
in exceptional cases of electricians (radio) who have been detailed 
on shore duty involuntarily. 

(2) He must be able to read and write with facility; must un¬ 
derstand the first four rules of arithmetic, and proportion; must 
be able to keep accounts correctly of ordnance and electrical 
stores; must be familiar with the rules of the road; and must be 
thoroughly conversant with all drills and regulations of the Navy 
pertaining to the duties of a gunner. 

(3) He must understand the construction, mode of dismount¬ 
ing and assembling, and the methods of remedying difficulties and 
defects in B. L. rifles, R. F. and machine guns of service types, 
and the magazine rifles and other small arms in the naval service; 
the construction, adjustment, care, and preservation of mines and 
torpedoes; and the use of such tools as are supplied for repairing 
ordnance at sea. 


Warrant offi¬ 
cers to receive 
at first acting 
appointments. 


Candidates for 
boatswain. 


Candidates for 
gunner. 


(225 R) 




Candidates 

machinist. 


(4) A candidate for appointment as gunner for ordnance must 
be able to put up all kinds of ammunition, to take impressions of 
vent and bore, to star-gauge guns, to adjust, verify, and use sights, 
to fit all gun gear, and thoroughly understand and be able to 
explain all fuses in use in the Navy. 

(5) He must understand the manner of fitting magazines, shell 
rooms, shell houses, and light rooms; the manner of stowing and 
preserving powder, projectiles, fireworks, and all ordnance stores 
afloat and on shore, and the manner of handling and securing 
guns. 

(6) He must be fully conversant with all orders and regula¬ 
tions in regard to the care and handling of ordnance material and 
stores afloat and on shore, and with the charges of powder for 
guns and projectiles of every caliber. 

(7) A candidate for appointment as gunner to specialize in 
electricity must be a competent electrician and be fully conversant 
with the designing, constructing, assembling and disassembling, 
care, management, repair, and preservation of all electrical appa¬ 
ratus, of whatever character, installed on board ship. He must 
be familiar with the use of all tools for repairing electrical ma¬ 
chinery; with the construction, care, and repair of dynamo en¬ 
gines, oil and gasoline engines, all types of motors, measuring and 
testing instruments, radio apparatus, and all types of batteries, 
and familiar with the interior communication systems on board 
ship, as well as the power and lighting systems, and with elec¬ 
trically operated ordnance material. He must be able to read 
sketches and make working drawings of machinery. 

for 3315. (1) A candidate for appointment as machinist in the 
Navy, other than such as are provided for in article R 3661 (1) 
who, at the time of making application, is enlisted in the Navy, 
must not be more than thirty-five years of age. He must have 
served at least seven years on board cruising vessels of the Navy. 
He must have served at least one year as chief petty officer and 
must be serving as such, under continuous service, at the time of 
examination. He will not be examined if there is any mark on 
his record within two years which indicates a lack of sobriety, 
and no applicant will be examined whose record at any time shows 
confirmed habits of intoxication. His average in all marks in 
proficiency in rating must be more than eighty-five per cent as 
shown by his service record (exclusive of first year of service), 
and there must be on file in the Bureau of Navigation letters 
from the commanding, executive, and engineer officers with whom 
he has served. 

(2) Applicants for appointment from civil life must be not less 
than twenty-one, nor more than thirty years of age, and must 
furnish satisfactory evidence of good moral character and habits. 
They must be machinists by trade, and must submit evidence of 
having been employed as such in a machine shop for not less than 
three years. 

In addition, they must have had four years’ experience either 
in responsible charge of men in a machine shop ashore, responsible 
charge of a large steam-engine plant ashore, or in charge of a 
watch in the engine room of a seagoing steamer. The aggregate 
of the four years’ experience required may be divided among the 
three heads above, but no candidate shall be examined who can 
not give satisfactory evidence of the fact that he is familiar 
through practical experience with the management of a marine 
engine and boiler plant, and the routine of the machinery depart¬ 
ment of a seagoing vessel. 

(3) Each candidate shall be required to pass a satisfactory 
examination before a board of naval medical officers as to his 
physical fitness for the service. 

(4) The candidate must be able to read and write with facility 
and have sufficient knowledge of arithmetic to enable him to keep 
the engine-room log book and an account of stores when necessary. 

(226 r) 


The examination in arithmetic shall be limited to the addition, 
subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers and 
vulgar and decimal fractions; the reduction of common fractions 

c!!u!q eC11 ??i S; pro P° rt i° n ’ an d the mensuration of surfaces and 
solids of the regular forms. 

(5) He must be familiar with the various types of engines and 
boners used m the Navy; their general proportions, the manner 
or putting them in operation, their adjustment, their preservation, 
and the precautions to be taken with them at sea and in port- 
and be able to name the materials of the various parts of the 
engines and boilers, and show himself familiar with the physical 
characteristics of engineering materials. 

(6) He must be familiar with the care, construction, adjustment, 
and operation of the various auxiliary engines coming under the 
care of the engineer officer of a naval vessel, and with the fittings 
and dependencies of the main engines and boilers. He must 
thoroughly understand and be able to explain the evaporator 
plant found on board ship, and be able to show the advantages of 
using evaporators in double and triple effect. 

(7) He must be familiar with the engineering instructions con¬ 
tained in these regulations, and be able to take command of the 
engineer division at quarters, and conduct the usual drills. 

(8) He must be familiar with the use of the power tools and 
workshop appliances found on board ship, with modern machine 
shop practice as applied to the construction and repair of engines 
and boilers and their dependencies, including the installation of 
main engines on board ship, and with the types of screw propellers 
used in the Navy. 


(9) He must be able to take indicator cards, to interpret and 
work them out, and explain how defects shown by the cards should 
be remedied. 

(10) He must be able to read drawings and make working 
sketches of parts of machinery, to lay out work, and prepare the 
station bill for the men of the engineer division for steaming and 
other duties. 

(11) He must be familiar with the kind and quality of stores 
usually carried in the engineer department of a naval vessel, and 
must know what spare parts are most necessary to have on hand. 

(12) He must be able to read and write with facility; must 
understand the first four rules of arithmetic, and proportion; 
must be able to keep a correct account of stores; and must be 
thoroughly conversant with all drills and regulations of the 
Navy pertaining to the duties of a machinist. 

(13) The letters and recommendations furnished by candidates 
who have no naval record shall be used in making up their record 
mark, and the examination of such candidates shall be held at the 
navy yard or naval station nearest the candidate’s home. 

3310. (1) A candidate for appointment as carpenter, other than Candidates for 
such as are provided for in article R 3661 (1), who, at the time of carpenter, 
making application, is enlisted in the Navy, must be not more 
than thirty-five years of age. A candidate from civil life must, at 
the time of making application, be not less than twenty-one nor 
more than thirty years of age. 

(2) He must be a good mechanic, having a general knowledge 
of practical shipbuilding in wood, iron, and steel, and of the quali¬ 
ties and strength of the materials used therein. He must be able 
to read plans, make working sketches, furnish estimates of cost of 
work, and keep accounts of stores; he must understand in general 
the care and preservation of ships, their equipment and fittings, 
and the care and operation of such apparatus and machinery as 
he may be required to look after on board ship; and be familiar 
with the precautions necessary to be taken in docking and un¬ 
docking ships. 

(3) He must be able to read and write with facility; must un¬ 
derstand the first four rules of arithmetic, and proportion; must 


(227 r) 




Candidates for 
pharmacist. 


Paymasters’ 

clerks. 


be able to keep a correct account of stores; and must be thor¬ 
oughly conversant with all drills and regulations of the Navy per¬ 
taining to the duties of a carpenter. 

(4) A newly appointed carpenter shall, when practicable, be 
attached to the hull division of the manufacturing department 
of a navy yard for at least six months before being ordered to a 
seagoing vessel, in order that he may become conversant with his 
duties aboard ship, and be instructed in the care and operation 
of such auxiliary machinery as may come under the construction 
officer. 

3317. (1) A candidate for appointment as pharmacist must be 
under thirty-five years of age (except that this age limit shall not 
apply to hospital stewards who may be authorized to appear for 
examination prior to January 1, 1916), and must be serving under 
permanent appointment as a hospital steward, preference being 
given to men who have been honorably discharged and whose 
service has been continuous. The average of his marks taken 
from all his service records must be not less than eighty-five per 
cent, and there must be on file in the Bureau of Navigation letters 
of recommendation from commanding and medical officers under 
whom he has served. 

(2) The examination of a hospital steward for promotion to 
pharmacist shall be conducted by a board consisting, when prac¬ 
ticable, of two medical officers and one pharmacist. The mental 
and moral examination shall include the previous record of the 
candidate, his general education, and proof that he is conversant 
with the clerical duties pertaining to the medical department of 
the Navy as well as the management of sick bays and hospital 
wards. His professional examination shall be oral, written, and 
practical and shall include pharmacy, materia medica, toxicology, 
chemistry, minor surgery, hygiene, and the examination of foods. 
He shall be required to demonstrate, both practically and theoreti¬ 
cally, a thorough familiarity with the current pharmacopoeia, 
more particularly its pharmacy and materia medica; a knowl¬ 
edge of chemistry sufficient to enble him to make qualitative 
analyses, uninvolved volumetric quantitative estimations (for 
the latter books are permitted), and urinalyses; a knowledge of 
minor operations, applications of splints, bandages, etc.; and he 
shall be required to show that he is well informed regarding the 
commissary duty at hospitals, and, further, to show his ability 
in the inspection of foods, such as meats, fish, poultry, etc., and 
the determining of preservatives and adulterants in milk, butter, 
jellies, coffee, sugar, and canned vegetables and fruits. 

3318. (1) Paymasters’ clerks in the Navy will be appointed by 
the Secretary of the Navy upon the nomination of officers of the 
Pay Corps of the Navy with whom they are to serve: 

(a) From persons with or without previous naval service, 
when the candidate is not less than twenty-one nor more than 
thirty years of age; from persons with previous naval serv¬ 
ice (other than as paymaster’s clerk as provided in the next fol¬ 
lowing paragraph) when the candidate is between thirty and 
thirty-five years of age and has had not less than five years’ service 
in the Navy; and from persons whose previous naval service 
combined with the possible years of service as paymaster’s clerk 
will total thirty years of service in the Navy. 

(T)) From persons with previous service as paymaster’s clerk, 
when the candidate is not more than sixty-two years of age, pro¬ 
vided the accumulated previous service in the Army, Navy, and 
Marine Corps together with the possible future service prior to 
reaching sixty-two years of age, shall equal at least thirty years; 
this provision regarding possible service of thirty years not to 
apply now or hereafter to persons with creditable previous service 
as paymasters’ clerks in the Navy, who, on January 3, 1911, were 
serving with credit as paymasters’ clerks in the Navy or who were 
reappointed as such prior to January 1, 1912. 


(228 r) 


(2) No candidate for appointment as paymaster’s clerk shall 
be appointed as such until he has been found physically qualified 
to perform all his duties, both at sea and on shore, by a board of 
medical officers of the Navy, the examination to be of the same 
character as is required in cases of appointment as warrant 
officers, nor until such candidate has been found likewise men¬ 
tally, morally, and professionally qualified by a board of pay 
officers of the Navy. The records of the proceedings of both 
boards, when completed, shall be forwarded immediately to the 
department (Bureau of Navigation). 

(3) A candidate -with previous service as a paymaster’s clerk 
may be appointed without examination, other than physical, when 
his reports on fitness and other records on file in the department 
show him to be thoroughly qualified. 

(4) The physical examination upon subsequent appointments 
shall be made, having due regard to the age and previous service of 
the candidate. All defects shall be noted by the examining board. 
Visual requirements on original appointment as paymasters’ clerks 
shall be not less than 15/20 in each eye, corrected to 20/20 by 
glasses. 

(5) In accepting an appointment a paymaster’s clerk shall be 
required to bind himself to be subject to such laws and regula¬ 
tions for the government of the Navy as have been or may be 
enacted by Congress or established by other competent authority, 
and to serve until his appointment terminates or shall be revoked 
by the department. The acceptance must be accompanied by the 
oath of office prescribed by law. 

(6) A pay officer in making a nomination for clerk of a person 
without previous naval service shall indicate the character, fitness, 
and date of birth of the person nominated. All papers bearing 
upon the fitness of a candidate shall be forwarded to the board 
of pay officers mentioned in paragraph 2. 

(7) When a paymaster’s clerk is detached from duty for re¬ 
vocation of his appointment, or when his resignation is ac¬ 
cepted, he shall be given a physical examination by a medi¬ 
cal officer of the ship or station to which he is attached, and 
the findings entered in his health record, which record 
shall then be closed and forwarded to the department (Bureau 
of Medicine and Surgery). After detachment from his ship or 
station, and while assisting in the settlement of accounts prior to 
the date of revocation of his appointment, if any physical dis¬ 
ability is incurred by a paymaster’s clerk, he shall, as soon as 
practicable, forward to the department (Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery) a written report of the same, giving all the facts of the 
case, together with an affidavit of his attending physician, if any, 
covering the latter’s knowledge of the matter. Said report shall 
be transmitted, when practicable, through the pay officer with 
whom the clerk was serving at the time he incurred the disability, 
for verification of the facts stated. 

3319. Any person who fails to present himself for examina¬ 
tion after having obtained permission shall be considered as hav¬ 
ing forfeited his right to appear. 

3320. Any candidate who gives a false certificate of age, time 
of service, or character, or makes a false statement to a board of 
examiners, shall be regarded as disqualified. 

3321. Every person, on receiving an appointment from the 
Navy Department to any office in the Navy, shall immediately 
forward a letter of acceptance, together with the oath of office 
duly signed and certified. 

3322. (1) The Nurse Corps (female) shall consist of one su¬ 
perintendent, appointed by the Secretary of the Navy, whose term 
of office may be terminated at his discretion; and of as many 
chief nurses, nurses, and reserve nurses, as may be needed. 


Persons not 
presenting them- 
selves for exami¬ 
nation. 

Penalty for 
giving false cer- 
tificates, etc. 

Acceptance 
and oath. 


Nurse Corps 
(female). 


(229 R) 




Appointments 
to Nurse Corps 
(female). 


Duties. 


Day and al¬ 
lowances. 


(2) All nurses in the corps shall be appointed, or removed, by 
the Surgeon General, with the approval of the Secretary of the 
Navy. They shall be graduates of hospital training schools hav¬ 
ing a course of instruction of not less than two years. The ap¬ 
pointment of superintendent, chief nurses, nurses, and reserve 
nurses shall be subject to an examination as to their professional, 
moral, mental, and physical fitness. 

(3) The superintendent of the Nurse Corps, under the direction 
of the Surgeon General, shall have general supervision of the 
corps, and her duties and the duties of chief nurses and nurses 
shall be as prescribed by the Surgeon General. All members of 
the Nurse Corps (female) shall be eligible for duty at naval 
hospitals and on board of hospital and ambulance ships, and for 
Such special duty as may be deemed necessary by the Surgeon 
General of the Navy. All details for duty in the Nurse Corps 
shall be made by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, except in 
the case of details involving travel, all orders for which shall be 
submitted to the Bureau of Navigation. Reserve nurses may be 
assigned to active duty when the necessities of the service demand. 

(4) Members of the Nurse Corps shall receive no compensation 
except when on active duty. The superintendent, chief nurses 
and nurses shall, respectively, receive the same pay, allowances, 
emoluments, and privileges as are now. or may hereafter be pro¬ 
vided by or in pursuance of law for the nurse corps (female) of 
the Army. Nurses are forbidden to receive presents from patients 
oir from relatives or friends of patients for services rendered 
when on duty. (Act of May 13, 1908.) 

(5) The authority of a nurse, necessary for the performance of 
duty to which she may be assigned, shall be duly recognized and 
enforced. 


Section 2.—Promotions. 


Officers of the 
Navy. 


Officers of the 
Marine Corps. 


Examination 
on foreign sta¬ 
tion. 


3331. All officers of the Navy, to be eligible for promotion, shall 
pass such professional, moral, mental, and physical examination 
as the Secretary of the Navy may from time to time prescribe. 
(Secs. 1493-1510, R. S.) 

3332. (1) Promotions to every grade of commissioned officers 
in the Marine Corps below the grade of commandant shall be 
made in the same manner and under the same conditions as now 
are or may hereafter be prescribed, in pursuance of law, for com¬ 
missioned officers of the Army. (Act of July 28, 1892.) 

(2) Officers of the Marine Corps above the grade of captain, ex¬ 
cept major general, shall, before being promoted, be subject to 
such physical, mental, and moral examination as is now or may 
hereafter be prescribed by law for other officers of the Marine 
Corps. (Act of Mar. 3, 1899, amended by act May 13, 1908.) 

(3) Vacancies in the grade of major general shall be filled 
by selection from officers on the active list of the Marine Corps 
not below the grade of field officer. (Act of Mar. 3, 1899, amended 
by act May 13, 1908.) 

3333. When a vacancy occurs which will entitle to promotion 
an officer who is abroad on duty, he may, by direction of the Sec¬ 
retary of the Navy,, be examined on a foreign station. 


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CHAPTER 32. 


PETTY OFFICERS AND CREW. 


Naval instructions : Chapter 22. 


3401. (1) Petty officers shall show in themselves a good ex¬ 
ample of subordination, courage, zeal, sobriety, neatness, and at¬ 
tention to duty. 

(2) They shall aid to the utmost of their ability in maintain¬ 
ing good order, discipline, and all that concerns the efficiency of 
the command. 

(3) They are always on duty, even while on liberty, as far as 
breaches of discipline are concerned, and they shall endeavor to 
preserve order at all times. In case men are disorderly on shore, 
petty officers must arrest them and return them to their ships. 

(4) Whenever an acting or permanent appointment is issued to 
a petty officer, he shall read the appointment and the foregoing 
paragraphs of this article, and shall sign the statement on the 
back of the appointment, in the presence of a commissioned officer, 
who shall date and sign as a witness. 

3402. (1) The yeoman and the hospital steward shall exercise 
vigilance and care over the stores to which they have access. 

(2) They shall keep such accounts of public stores as may be 
prescribed from time to time. 

(3) They shall see that the regulations concerning lights in the 
storerooms to which they have access are strictly observed, and 
that every precaution is taken to prevent fire or other accident. 

3403. (1) A chief machinist’s mate may have charge of an 
engine-room watch whenever the number of officers available for 
that duty is reduced below the number prescribed in article 
I 2509 (4). 

(2) Machinist’s mates, first class, may, if qualified, be given 
charge of an engine-room watch when there are not a sufficient 
number of officers and chief machinist’s mates available to per¬ 
form this duty. 

(3) All machinist’s mates shall perform such other duties as 
may be assigned them. Machinist’s mates, second class, may be 
assigned to duty as oilers. 

3404. The members of the crew must, on all occasions, yield a 
ready, cheerful, and prompt obedience to those placed over them; 
obey all orders and regulations; be attentive to their duties and 
to any instructions they may receive; avoid difficulties with each 
other; be neat in their persons and dress; and each shall endeavor 
by his own good conduct, respectful bearing, and zeal to promote 
the efficiency of the entire command. 

3405. (1) The senior master-at-arms is the chief of police of 
the ship. The other masters-at-arms are his assistants. 

(2) He shall exercise a strict surveillance over the conduct of 
the crew. 

(3) He shall have charge of the messes of the crew, and is 
responsible for the maintenance of order and decorum therein. 


Petty officers. 


Yeomen and 
hospital steward. 


Machinist’s 

mates. 


The crew. 


Position. 
General duty. 

Berth-deck 

messes. 


(231 R) 





Preservation 
of order. 


Reports. 


Custodian of 
prisoners. 


Release of 
prisoners in 
times of great 
danger. 

Prisoners. 


When absent. 


(4) He shall exert himself to the utmost to preserve order, in- 
sure cleanliness, and prevent any infractions of discipline in all 
parts of the ship. 

(5) He shall, when necessary, arrest offenders and report at 
once to the officer of the deck or to the executive officer any 
violation of the regulations. 

(6) He is the custodian of all prisoners, and he shall not 
suffer them to escape, nor dismiss them without orders from the 
proper authority. 

(7) In case of serious fire, or of any sudden danger whereby 
the safety of the ship is imperiled, and when time will not permit 
a reference to superior authority, he shall release all prisoners 
at once, reporting the fact immediately to the officer of the deck. 

(8) He shall be watchful over the prisoners and visit them at 
least once every four hours during the day, and oftener if neces¬ 
sary, to ascertain their condition and needs. 

(9) While he must suppress disorder among the prisoners and 
report all delinquents, he shall be reasonable and not unduly 
severe in his demands. 

(10) When confining prisoners he shall take care to have suffi¬ 
cient assistance at hand. He must always be prepared, so far as 
possible, to confine additional prisoners. 

(11) During the absence of the senior master-at-arms his duties 
shall be performed by the master-at-arms next in rank; and if 
there be no junior master-at-arms, by some one designated to act 
in that capacity. 


(232 r) 


CHAPTER 33. 


ENLISTMENTS, EATINGS, TRANSFERS, DISCHARGES, ETC. 

Section 1.—Naval Recruiting Stations. 

3501. (1) An officer detailed for recruiting duty shall make Officers on re- 
himslf familiar with all laws and regulations regarding enlist- cruit r“f Iiutfos 
ments and shall be governed by such instructions as may be issued seuerd ‘ 11 lts * 
by the Bureau of Navigation for the guidance of recruiting officers. 

(2) He shall be present daily at the rendezvous from 9 a. m. 
to 4 p. m., and later, if necessary. 

(3) He shall guard against the enlistment of improper, un¬ 
sound, or incompetent persons. (Art. R 3524; A. G. N., Art. 19 
and R 19; and act of June 24, 1910.) 

(4) Officers attached to a rendezvous as assistants to the com¬ 
manding officer shall not act as his substitute unless the latter is 
unable to attend. 

3502. (1) The officer in command is the recruiting officer. In Commanding 
order to guard against illegal enlistments he shall personally °® ce J 8 person- 
inspect and question men offering to enlist. He shall examine recruits. nspec 
into their qualifications and determine their fitness and capacity. 

(2) On enlisting a person he shall administer to him the oath Oath of ailc- 
of allegiance, if authorized by law to do so; otherwise it shall be fiance, 
administered by the commanding officer of the ship on board 

which the recruit is ordered to repair. (Art. R 3511.) 

(3) He shall direct the enlisted person to repair without delay Service rec¬ 
on board a designated ship and shall forward to the commanding cruitsTo be'sent 
officer at the same time the service record, prepared at the to receiving ship, 
rendezvous and signed by himself and the medical officer. He 

shall forward to the Bureau of Navigation the proper page of the 
service record, including the oath of allegiance and the identi¬ 
fication record, which latter shall include a personal description 
and record of finger prints made on the prescribed forms. 

(4) He shall preserve records of all enlistments in the book Duplicate ship- 

provided by the Bureau of Navigation. png 1 c es * 

(5) No advance shall be allowed unless specially authorized Advances, 
by the Navy Department. (Art. R 4462.) 

(6) He shall make a daily report of the enlistments to the Re P° rts - 
commandant of the station on the prescribed forms, and to the 

Navy Department, every Saturday evening, a report stating the 
number enlisted in each rating during the week. 

(7) He shall write over his official signature, on the face of indorsement 
every honorable discharge or continuous-service certificate pre- enlistment. re ‘ 
sented, the date of reenlistment. 

Section 2.— Receiving Ships. 

3511. The commanding officer of a receiving ship shall receipt ^ Duties of com- 
to the officer commanding the rendezvous for the recruits sent on aiailtli “ g officer, 
board, and for their service records and other papers; and if, 
after an examination by himself and the medical officer, they 
shall be found fit for the service, he shall administer to them 


(233 r) 






Records and 
returns. 


Separate Looks 
for crew. 

Exercise and 
instruction of 
recruits. 

Employed at 
work outside. 


Surveys in case 
of dissatisfaction 
with draft re¬ 
ceived. 


Term of enlist¬ 
ment. 


the oath of allegiance, if this has not already been done, and 
cause them to be entered on the books and paid such advance as 
may be allowed; and in cases in which he has administered the 
oath of allegiance he shall send the proper page of the service 
record, including the oath and identification record, to the Bureau 
of Navigation. 

3512. (1) The executive officer shall keep copies of the descrip¬ 
tive lists of all recruits, and record of all transfers and other 
changes. 

(2) Separate books shall be kept for the crew of the ship. 

3513. (1) The commanding officer, under the direction of the 
commandant of the station, shall have recruits exercised at such 
drills as may be practicable. 

(2) Recruits shall not be employed on duties not connected 
with the receiving ship, except by the specific order of the com¬ 
mandant; and when so employed they shall remain under the 
direction of officers of the Navy. Except in an emergency, com¬ 
mandants of navy yards shall not require nor authorize the em¬ 
ployment of enlisted men in a yard upon duties other than such 
as are connected with the equipment of ships, or with the prep¬ 
aration of their outfit or stores. 

3514. When recruits are transferred to a cruising vessel, if the 
commanding officer thereof finds cause of complaint or dissatis¬ 
faction with them, the commandant shall, upon the request of 
such commanding officer, order a survey, upon the report of which 
he shall decide the case; but no men shall be returned to the 
receiving ship and exchanged except by the commandant’s written 
order, in which the reasons for the same shall be given. (Arts. 
R 3581 (5), and R 2961 (3).) 

Section 3.— Enlistments. 

3521. (1) The term of enlistment of all enlisted men of the 
United States Navy other than those who are enlisted during mi¬ 
nority shall be four years. No enlistments for special service are 
allowed. 

(2) Minors over the age of eighteen may be enlisted without 
consent of parents or guardians. The regulations governing the 
enlistment of minors under eighteen years of age will be found 
under section 10 of this chapter (apprentice seamen). 

(3) The term of enlistment of any man enlisted for four years 
may, by his voluntary written agreement, be extended for a period 
of either one, two, three, or four full years from the date of 
expiration of the then-existing four-year term of enlistment. An 
agreement to extend an enlistment must be executed prior to 
discharge; and a man serving an extension of less than four 
years may, before discharge, further extend his term repeatedly 
by one or more full years; the aggregate of all extensions not to 
exceed four full years from the date of expiration of the original 
four-year term; but no man shall be permitted to extend or re¬ 
extend his term of enlistment whose retention in the service or 
reenlistment is not desirable, and at any time before an extension 
term begins to run, the commanding officer may cancel the exten¬ 
sion agreement, should the man’s conduct warrant doing so. 

(4) The voluntary agreement to extend a term of enlistment 
shall be supplemental to the original contract of enlistment and 
form a part of it, to be executed in the terms and on the blank 
forms prescribed by the Bureau of Navigation. When an enlist¬ 
ment agreement has been signed it shall be immediately forwarded 
to the Bureau of Navigation, first making on the man’s service 
record, and also upon his continuous-service certificate, a notation 
in red ink, authenticated by the signature of the commanding 
officer, that the term of enlistment has been extended by the 


(234 r) 


stated number of years to the stated date of termination. Similar 
entries shall be made for any second and subsequent extensions, 
noting in addition the fact of its being a second, third, or fourth 
extension. 

3522. Enlistments are authorized: Enlistments, 

(a) At naval rendezvous and on board receiving ships estab- where author- 

lished by the Navy Department. ized * 

(b) On board cruising ships when necessary to fill vacancies 
in complements, except in ports where rendezvous or receiving 
ships are established. Any honorably discharged man or any 
man receiving an ordinary discharge with recommendation for 
reenlistment, may be reenlisted on board said ship to fill the 
vacancy created by his discharge. 

(c) On board vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries to fill 
vacancies. 

( d ) At naval stations, when necessary to fill vacancies in an 
established complement of receiving or station ships, tugs, or 
other yard craft. 

3523. (1) Every person before being enlisted shall pass the Examination 
physical examination prescribed in the medical instructions; and of recruits, 
no one shall be enlisted unless pronounced fit by the commanding 

and medical officers, except by special authority in each case from 
the Navy Department. 

(2) Finger prints of every person enlisted shall be taken on identification 
the prescribed form and transmitted to the department (Bureau records. 

of Navigation). 

(3) In the case of a person having physical disabilities who has persons with 
been enlisted by order of the Navy Department, the physical con- physical disabil- 
dition of such enlisted man must be fully described in the service ities enlisted * 
and health records, in order that no improper claims for pensions 

may be allowed. 

(4) Each recruit shall be required to declare on oath, in pres- Statement of 
ence of the commanding officer of the ship or rendezvous, that he age * 
makes a true statement of his age to the best of liis knowledge 

and belief, and shall be required to sign his full name to the 
shipping articles. 

3524. (1) Except as provided in article R 3527 (1), no person Enlistment of 
shall be enlisted or reenlisted who is not a citizen of the United EneUsh^peakS 
States or a native of the insular possessions, and who does not persons, 
understand and speak the English language. 

(2) No minor under the age of fourteen years, no insane or Who may not 
intoxicated person, and no person who has deserted in time of “ e enlisted - 
war from the naval or military service of the United States or 

who has deserted from the Revenue Cutter Service shall be 
enlisted in the naval service. (Sec. 1420, R. S., and act of May 
26, 1906.) 

(3) No one who has already been in the naval or military serv¬ 
ice of the United States shall be enlisted without showing his dis¬ 
charge therefrom. Should it be claimed that the discharge has 
been lost, the circumstances shall be reported to the Navy De¬ 
partment for decision, such report being accompanied by such 
means of identifying the person as can be obtained. 

(4) Beneficiaries and pensioners who have been admitted to 
the Naval Home shall not be enlisted. 

(5) The holder of a continuous-service certificate which is in¬ 
dorsed “discharged with bad conduct discharge,” “dishonorably 
discharged,” or “ not recommended for reenlistment,” shall not be 
reenlisted. 

3525. (1) First enlistment in the Navy shall be made only in . ln 

the ratings of the following table and between the ages therein il st ment may U ie 
specified for the different ratings. made. 


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landsmen 
haring a trade. 


Seamen and 
ordinary sea¬ 
men and fire¬ 
men, first class. 


Artificer class. 


Machinist’s 

mates. 


Qualifications 
for electrician. 


Rating. 

Years of 
age. 

Seamen. 

21 to 35 

Ordinary seamen. 

18 to 30 

Apprentice seamen. 

1 17 to 25 

Landsmen (not for seaman 
branch). 

18 to 25 

Shipwrights.. 

21 to 35 

Blacksmiths... 

21 to 35 

Plumbers and fitters. 

21 to 35 

Saiimaker’s mates. 

21 to 35 

Machinist’s mates, first class— 
Machinist’s mates, second class. 
Electricians, second class. 

21 to 35 
21 to 35 
21 to 35 

Electricians, third class. 

21 to 35 

Boiler makers. 

21 to 35 



Rating. 

Years of 
age. 

Ship fitters, second class. 

21 to 35 

Coppersmiths. 

21 to 35 

Firemen, first class. 

21 to 35 

Firemen, second class. 

21 to 35 

Coal passers. 

21 to 35 

Hospital apprentices, first 
class.. 

21 to 28 

Hospital apprentices. 

18 to 25 

Bakers, second class. 

21 to 35 

Mess attendants, third class.... 
Ship’s cooks, fourth class. 

18 to 30 
18 to 30 

Musicians, first class. 

21 to 35 

Musicians, second class. 

21 to 35 

Painters, third class. 

21 to 35 



1 Must have consent of parents if under 18. 

Men for the insular force may be enlisted in the following 
ratings and assigned only to vessels in service in the Philippines 
and at Guam: 


Rates. 


Age. 


Native seamen. 

Native ordinary seamen. 

Native machinist’s mates, first class... 
Native machinist’s mates, second class 

Native firemen, first class. 

Native firemen, second class. 

Native coal passers. 

Native stewards. 

Native cooks. 

Native mess attendants. 


18 to 25 
18 to 25 
21 to 35 
18 to 25 
18 to 35 
18 to 25 
18 to 25 
18 to 35 
18 to 35 
1 16 t; 25 


i Must have consent of parents if under 18. 

(2) Persons possessing a mechanical trade may be enlisted as 
landsmen even if over twenty-five, provided they are under 
thirty-five years of age. 

(3) A landsman enlisted for a special position shall have the 
fact stated on his service record. 

(4) No person except an honorably discharged man or a man 
holding an ordinary discharge and recommended for reenlist¬ 
ment shall be enlisted as a seaman or ordinary seaman except 
by authority of the Bureau of Navigation; nor shall any person 
be enlisted as a fireman, first class, unless he shall have had two 
years’ experience at sea in a fireroom. In all cases applicants 
shall be required to pass a satisfactory examination. 

(5) Special care shall be taken in enlisting men for the artificer 
branch to see that they have knowledge of the trades required. 

(6) A candidate for enlistment as a machinist’s mate must be 
a machinst by trade, must know the names and uses of the vari¬ 
ous parts of marine engines and boilers, must be able to perform 
work with various tools in a machine shop, including bench work, 
must be able to write legibly, and must understand arithmetic. 

(7) Machinists who have had experience at sea with marine 
engines for one year may be enlisted as “ machinists’ mates, first 
class.” 

(8) Machinists who have had no experience at sea with marine 
engines will be enlisted as “ machinist’s mates, second class.” 

(9) The examination of candidates for enlistment as machin¬ 
ist’s mates shall, when practicable, be held in the engine rooms 
and workshops of ships by officers or petty officers of the Navy. 

(10) A candidate for enlistment as an electrician must be an 
electrician by trade, must know the names and uses of the various 

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Bandmasters 
and first musi¬ 
cians. 


parts of a dynamo and dynamo engine, must be familiar with the 
ordinary types of switchboard and methods of wiring, must he 
able to write legibly, and must understand arithmetic. 

(11) Bandmasters and first musicians are petty officers and are 
appointed from musicians, first class. 

(12) In the Hospital Corps, with the exception of hospital ap¬ 
prentices, all first enlistments shall be made upon the recommen¬ 
dation of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Any person 
within the prescribed age limits and otherwise qualified may be 
enlisted as a hospital apprentice without specific authority from 
the department, provided he has satisfactorily passed an examina¬ 
tion before a medical officer of the Navy. A candidate for first 
enlistment as a hospital apprentice, first class, for duty as such, 
or as a hospital apprentice, first class, for acting appointment as 
hospital steward, shall be enlisted only upon the authority of the 
Bureau of Navigation on the recommendation of the Bureau of 
Medicine and Surgery. Every candidate for enlistment in the 
Hospital Corps, except for hospital apprentice, shall address an 
application to the department (Bureau of Medicine and Surgery), 
giving name in full, date of birth, nativity, citizenship, general 
education, hospital experience (if any), and whether a graduate 
of a training school for nurses. Upon receipt of a permit, he 
must satisfactorily pass a professional examination before one or 
more medical officers of the Navy prior to enlistment. A candi¬ 
date from civil life for the position of hospital steward shall be 
enlisted as a hospital apprentice, first class, and given an acting 
appointment as a hospital steward. He shall be a graduate of a 
recognized college of pharmacy or registered by a State board of 
pharmacy. If practicable, all men upon first enlistment in the 
Hospital Corps, shall be given a course of instruction in a naval 
hospital before being sent for service on board a seagoing ship. 

(13) Records of enlistment in the Hospital Corps, and all other 
papers relating thereto, shall be referred by the Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for information 
and to afford an opportunity for recommendation; and an exami¬ 
nation report on a form prepared by the Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery and approved by the Bureau of Navigation shall be 
recorded in both bureaus in every case of enlistment. 

3526. A reenlistment in the Navy may be made in any one of 
the ratings shown in the table for first enlistments without regard 
to age limits, provided the applicant is physically and otherwise 
qualified for enlistment in that rating. 

3527. (1) Every person who, upon the expiration or within 
three months before the expiration of a term of enlistment or ex- service men. 
tended enlistment, holds an honorable discharge or a continuous- 

service certificate upon which there is endorsed an “ honorable ” 
or “ ordinary ” discharge, with recommendation for reenlistment, 
shall, on presenting himself for reenlistment at any naval rendez¬ 
vous or receiving ship, or on board any cruising ship not in the 
presence of a rendezvous or receiving ship, within four months 
from the date of his discharge as shown thereon, be immediately 
reenlisted, regardless of complement, provided he is physically and 
otherwise qualified and answers to the descriptive list of his dis¬ 
charge. (For bounty and extra pay, see art. R 4427 (22).) 

(2) In computing the four months referred to in this article 
and in articles R 3528, R 3529, R 3532, and R 4427 (22) the 
date of discharge shall not be included. 

3528. Should any person eligible for continuous service, as de- continnow 
fined in article R 3527 (1), be found physically disqualified for service men 
reenlistment a copy of the record of his medical examination qualified. d 8 
shall be forwarded immediately to the Navy Department with 

the recommendations of the medical and commanding officers. 

Should the department not authorize the reenlistment of the 
applicant, an endorsement to the effect that the applicant is physi- 


R (“enlistment. 


Continnons- 


(237 R) 



Exchange of 
discharge for 
continuous-serv¬ 
ice certificate. 


Continuous- 
service certifi¬ 
cates issued by 
Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation. 


Changes of 
rating. 


Place of re- 
cnlistmcnt. 


Place of dis¬ 
charge. 


Residence at 
date of reenlist¬ 
ment. 


cally disqualified shall be made on his discharge, and said dis¬ 
charge shall not thereafter entitle the holder thereof to reenlist¬ 
ment. Pending a reply from the department, the discharge shall 
be held by the recruiting officer, and the owner may, if he so elect, 
remain during such time on board ship. 

3520. (1) Any man who, having been honorably discharged, or 
discharged with a recommendation for reenlistment, shall within 
four months thereafter, reenlist for four years, shall receive in ex¬ 
change for his discharge a continuous service certificate; and any 
man who shall have agreed to extend his term of enlistment for an 
aggregate of four full years shall receive, after completing the 
original four years for which enlisted, a continuous service cer¬ 
tificate covering that period. 

(2) When said discharge is surrendered for exchange, the date 
of reenlistment shall be endorsed in red ink across its face, over 
the signature of the commanding officer of the ship or rendezvous 
where the man reenlisted, and also the amount of the gratuity 
credited to his account, over the signature of the pay officer. The 
discharge shall then be forwarded to the Bureau of Navigation. 

(3) In the case of a four-year extension of enlistment, the ex¬ 
tension agreement that completes the aggregate of four years shall 
be endorsed in red ink across its face with the words either (a-) 
“ Otherwise entitled to honorable discharge,’ or ( b) ‘ otherwise 
entitled to ordinary discharge, recommended for reenlistment,” 
according to the character of the man’s service up to the date of 
the said extension agreement. This indorsement shall be authen¬ 
ticated by the signature of the commanding officer. In the case of 
(a) above, the amount of the four months’ gratuity credited shall 
be noted and signed, as prescribed above in paragraph (2) for a 
discharge; and if the man is recommended for a good-conduct 
medal, the notation “ Recommended for good-conduct medal ” 
shall also be made, and authenticated by a second signature of 
the commanding officer. The same indorsements shall be entered 
and authenticated in the same way on the man’s service record 
and continuous service certificate. 

3530. (1) Continuous-service certificates shall be prepared and 
issued by the Bureau of Navigation to men who make application 
for and are entitled thereto upon the receipt of the discharge 
from the commanding officer of the ship or rendezvous where the 
men reenlist. The increase of pay for continuous service shall 
begin immediately upon reenlistment for service under an exten¬ 
sion of enlistment, immediately subsequent to the date of expira¬ 
tion of the four-year term upon which the extension was made. 

(2) Each change of rating must be noted on the continuous- 
service certificate, together with the date of such change and the 
professional and conduct record while serving on board of each 
ship in each rating. 

(3) When a man holding a continuous-service certificate is 
reenlisted, the recruiting officer shall cause the place of reenlist¬ 
ment to be indicated on the man’s continuous-service certificate, 
in the column headed “ Vessels on board of which service is per¬ 
formed,” on the same line on which the reenlistment is noted. 

(4) When a man holding a continuous-service certificate is dis¬ 
charged, the place of discharge shall be noted in the column pre¬ 
pared for that purpose. 

(5) The residence at the date of reenlistment must be noted, on 
the line where the man’s name appears on the page showing “ De¬ 
scriptive list and health record.” The residence at the date of 
enlistment, or home address, of an enlisted man shall not be 
changed on his service record or continuous-service certificate ex¬ 
cept by authority of the Bureau of Navigation. This informa¬ 
tion is required in order to determine the place to which an 
enlisted man is entitled to transportation on discharge—whether 
to place of enlistment, if discharged on expiration of enlistment; 
or to place of residence, if discharged for physical disability. 

f238 r) 


3o31. Continuous-service certificates are the property of the Custody of con- 
men to whom they have been issued, and must be delivered to tln »« u s-service 
them upon discharge. While the men are serving on board ship, cer c * cs * 
the certificates shall be deposited with the commanding officer for 
safe-keeping. 

3532. (1) A petty officer, honorably discharged with a perma- Reeniistmentg 
nent appointment, who presents himself for reenlistment within in ratin s* 
four months from date of discharge, shall, if physically and other¬ 
wise qualified, be enlisted in the rating of the permanent appoint¬ 
ment under which he was serving at the time of his discharge. 

Men holding certificates as seamen gunners are entitled to reenlist 
as such. 

(2) When men holding acting appointments, who have been Acting ap- 
discharged in their ratings as x^otty officers, and whose records P°i n j m < ?u t s after 
and conduct are satisfactory, reenlist within four months from recnustment * 
the date of such discharge, the commanding officer of a ship or 
recruiting station shall enter, over his signature, on the acting 
appointent held, “Renewed for 12 months,” with the date of re- 
enlistment. If the acting appointment has been lost a new one 

shall be issued provided the man's record and conduct warrant 
such action. 

(3) Men holding the following ratings may be reenlisted within 
four months from date of honorable discharge, as indicated: 

Cooks and stewards holding certificates of qualification from the 
Bureau of Navigation, in the rating designated on such certifi¬ 
cates; ships’ cooks third and fourth classes, bakers second class, 
and mess attendants, in the rating and class in which discharged. 

(Art. It 3555 (2).) 

(4) Other persons can be reenlisted only in one of those ratings 
in which first enlistment is authorized. 

3533. The shipping articles and laws relating to enlistments Shipping arti- 
must be read and explained by the recruiting officer to every per- clcs read * 

son about to be enlisted. 

3534. Fraudulent enlistment and the receipt of any pay or al- Fraudulent 
lowance thereunder are offenses against naval discipline punish- enli stmcnt. 
able by general court-martial. (Act of Mar. 3, 1893.) 

Section 4. —Service Records. 

3541. A service record, which is to accompany each person Prepared at 
during his term of enlistment, must be prepared at the rendezvous of enlist " 
or on board the vessel where the enlistment is made. It must be 

signed by the medical officer and by the recruiting officer making 
the enlistment, and if made on board ship approved by the com¬ 
manding officer. 

3542. (1) The service record shall give the full name, includ- Entries upon 
ing all Christian names, of every person enlisted in the first entry en stment * 

of the first and final sheets; 

(2) A full description of the physical condition of every person 
having physical disabilities whose enlistment has been authorized 
by the department; 

(3) The special position for which any landsman may have 
been enlisted. 

3543. The service record must be signed by the commanding when signed, 
officer quarterly, and upon the transfer, discharge, desertion, or 

death of the person. 

3544. <1) The following entries shall be made on the service Entries during 
record, and the instructions contained thereon must be carefully serv ce ' 
complied with: 

(2) When occurring .— (a) The dates of issue, renewal, and .When occur- 
revocation of all appointments; (b) rating; (c) disratings, and nug ’ 
causes therefor; ( d ) whenever men are detailed to duties for 
which they are entitled to extra compensation, the dates between 
which such duties are performed shall be noted; ( e ) meritorious 
conduct worthy of special mention briefly stated; (/) offenses 

(239 r) 



Quarterly. 

On transfer. 
On discharge. 


On desertion. 

In case of 
death. 


committed and punishments adjudged; and when punishment has 
been adjudged by a court-martial or deck court, this entry shall 
contain the dates of approval by all authorities necessary to ren¬ 
der the sentence operative. (Art. R 624 ( 2).) 

(3) Quarterly .— (a) Marks for professional qualifications and 
conduct (see paragraphs 8, 9, and 10, following) ; (b) recommen¬ 
dations for honorable-discharge and good-conduct medals; (c) 
rating best qualified to fill and recommendation for reenlistment. 

(4) On transfer. —All the quarterly information required in 
paragraph 3. 

(5) On discharge. —All the quarterly information required by 
paragraph 3, and the following additional: 

(a) Date, place, cause, authority for, and character of dis¬ 
charge, rate of pay, and state of account. 

(b) When an enlisted man is discharged while serving as 
coxswain to commander in chief, coxswain of a boat propelled by 
machinery, seaman in charge of hold, ordinary seaman assigned 
as jack-of-the-dust or lamplighter, or holding any detail carrying 
with it increased pay, the fact must be noted upon his service 
record in the space assigned; and when an enlisted man is dis¬ 
charged who has had experience in running the engine of a launch, 
an ice machine, a refrigerating apparatus, or an evaporating 
plant, or in torpedoes, signals, or radio, the fact shall be entered, 
in red ink, on his service record. 

(c) All written requests of enlisted men regarding discharge 
while absent from the United States, or from the coast of the 
United States where they may have enlisted, in which claims to 
transportation at Government expense to the Atlantic or Pacific 
coast of the United States may be waived, must, as soon as 
granted, be entered in full on the service record. 

(d) When an ordinary discharge is given the service record 
must be shown whether or not the man is recommended for re¬ 
enlistment, with the reasons for such recommendation. 

(e) When a person holding a continuous-service certificate is 
discharged and is “ not recommended for reenlistment,” the fact 
shall be indorsed upon the service record with the reasons therefor. 

(/) When a man having a gunnery or torpedo record is dis¬ 
charged, the words “ Gunnery record ” or “ Torpedo record ” shall 
be indorsed on his service record. If such man be a regularly 
detailed gun captain, except of a secondary battery gun, the 
indorsement “ GC (8-inch) ” (or whatever the caliber of"the gun 
may be) shall be added; if he be a regularly qualified gun pointer, 
the indorsement, “ H. G. P., first class,” “I. G. P., second class” 
or whatever his qualification may be), shall be added, with the 
date of his latest qualification and the amount of extra pay to 
which it entitled him. 

(g) When men are discharged upon expiration of enlistment, 
or upon recommendation of a board of medical survey, the place 
to which travel allowance or transportation and subsistence are 
furnished shall be noted in places assigned, together with the cost 
of same. 

(6) On desertion. —All the quarterly information required by 
paragraph 3, and the following additional: (a) Date of desertion, 
place, attendant circumstances, rate of pay, and state of account; 
(b) article R 3634, complied with. 

(7) On death. —All the quarterly information required by para¬ 
graph 3, and the following additional: (a) Date, place, cause, 
place of burial or disposition of remains, rate of pay, and state of 
account; (b) disposition of effects, or action taken with a view 
to their disposition. The forwarding of the service record to the 
Bureau of Navigation must not be delayed awaiting instructions 
from relatives at distant points as to the final disposition to be 
made of the effects. 


(240 R) 


Marks. 


(8) Marks for professional qualifications shall include profi¬ 
ciency in rating for all enlisted men, and also the following: 

(«) Seaman branch—Seamanship, ordnance, and signaling. 

(b) Artificer branch, engineer force—Mechanical ability and 
knowledge of marine machinery. 

(c) Artificer branch, not engineer force—Mechanical ability, 
ordnance; also, for electricians only, knowledge of electrical ma¬ 
chinery and appliances. 

(d) All seamen and seaman branch petty officers will be marked 
for “Ability as a leader of men,’’ using the column now headed 
“ Knowledge of marine machinery.” Petty officers of the engineer 
force and firemen, first class, also will be marked for the same 
quality, using the column now headed “ Signaling.” The column 
headings will be altered by hand or rubber stamp. 

(e) Hospital corps—Nursing and first aid bandaging; in addi¬ 
tion, hospital stewards and hospital apprentices, first class, shall 
be marked in pharmaceutical ability and clerical ability. 

(9) Under the heading of marksmanship small arms shall be 
entered marks as prescribed from time to time in the instructions 
governing target practice and the training of enlisted men in the 
use of small arms. 

(10) In the case of transfer, the service record is to accom¬ 
pany the man; upon discharge, desertion, or death it shall be for¬ 
warded to the Bureau of Navigation. 

(11) After a naval action or campaign, and after service on 
shore with an expeditionary force or force of occupation, an entry 
shall be made on each man’s service record, of the character, 
duration, and dates of the service, and the names of any engage¬ 
ments in which he took part. 

A certified transcript of these entries shall be appended to the 
man’s discharge. 

3545. (1) Any error or discrepancy which may at any time be 
observed in any service record shall be at once reported to the 
Bureau of Navigation and authority requested to make the neces¬ 
sary correction. 

(2) In the event of the loss of any service records, application 
shall be made for copies. 

Section 5.— Ratings and Disbatings. 

3551. (1) Commanding officers of ships shall, as far as prac¬ 
ticable, fill vacant positions of petty officers, report their action 
to the department, and submit the records of the men upon whom 
acting appointments have been conferred. 

(2) Every person enlisting as a petty officer shall be considered 
as holding a permanent appointment in the rating in which he 
enlisted. 

(3) Officers’ stewards, cooks (other than ship’s cooks, first and 
second class), and mess attendants are rated men and not petty 
officers. They do not receive appointments, either acting or per¬ 
manent, while serving in the messman branch. 

(4) No man shall be advanced in rating more than one class at 
a time, except by special authority, in each case, from the Bureau 
of Navigation. A petty officer must hold a permanent appoint¬ 
ment in the rating in which he has served or be under recom¬ 
mendation for such appointment after the full probationary serv¬ 
ice before being given an acting appointment in a higher rating. 
Water tenders and oilers, however, may be appointed from fire¬ 
men, first class, who are qualified to fill those ratings, and men 
of either rate are eligible to the rating of machinist’s mates, first 
class, if qualified. 

(5) When necessary, owing to vacancies, a man, if qualified, 
may be given the duties of a higher rating than the one he holds, 
but this will not entitle him to the pay of the higher rating. 


Disposal of en¬ 
listment records. 


Errors and 

losses. 


Petty officers. 


Considered as 
holding perma¬ 
nent appoint¬ 
ment. 

Stewards, 
cooks, and mess 
attendants not 
petty officers. 


Advancement 
in rating. 


(241 R) 






How selected. 


Hospital Corps. 


Mess attend¬ 
ants. 


Acting 

appointments 

issued. 


Permanent 

appointment 

recommended. 


Permanent 

appointments 

issued. 


Renewal of 
acting appoint¬ 
ments. 


(6) Petty officers shall be selected, as far as possible, from 
continuous-service men. 

(7) In making ratings the rules printed inside the service 
records shall be complied with. 

(8) Members of the Hospital Corps must pass satisfactorily a 
physical and professional examination before one or more medical 
officers prior to promotion; and an examination report on the 
form prepared by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and ap¬ 
proved by the Bureau of Navigation Shall be recorded in both 
bureaus in every case of promotion. 

(9) Enlisted men in the Navy and Marine Corps are eligible 
for transfer to the Hospital Corps, upon the recommendation of 
the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery approved by the Bureau of 
Navigation. With the exception of transfers to the rate of hos¬ 
pital apprentice, every person so transferred must first success¬ 
fully pass the examination prescribed in the preceding paragraph. 

(10) Mess attendants, third class, shall not be rated as mess at¬ 
tendants, second class, until they have served satisfactorily for 
one year as mess attendant; and mess attendants, second class, 
shall not be rated mess attendants, first class, until they have 
served satisfactorily for two years as mess attendant. Well quali¬ 
fied and deserving mess attendants, second or third class, may, 
however, be advanced in rating earlier by special authority from 
the Bureau of Navigation. To be eligible for promotion, their 
standing in proficiency, sobriety, and obedience must not be less 
than “4.” 

3552. When a man is selected for the position of a petty officer, 
the commanding officer shall issue to him an acting appointment, 
which shall hold good for twelve months unless revoked at any 
time by the commanding officer of the ship on board which he is 
serving, should the petty officer prove not qualified for the position 
he may be holding. Petty officers holding acting appointments 
shall receive the pay of the rating, except as provided in article 
R. 3553 (3). 

3553. (1) When a petty officer has served satisfactorily in all 
respects under an acting appointment for a probationary period 
of twelve months, and is recommended on his enlistment record 
for an honorable discharge, has not less than a 4 in proficiency 
in rating for the period of probation as well as for the quarter 
immediately preceding the recommendation, is a citizen of the 
United States, and has a good record, the commanding officer 
shall recommend him to the department for permanent appoint¬ 
ment and submit his record. 

(2) Permanent appointments will be issued by the Bureau of 
Navigation to chief petty officers only after their fitness for pro¬ 
motion has been shown before a board consisting of three officers 
not attached to the ship on which the candidate is serving, or, in 
the case of a hospital steward, before a board similarly composed 
of medical officers. The examination shall show that the appli¬ 
cant is in all respects fitted to fill the rating in which he seeks a 
permanent appointment. 

(3) Chief petty officers who reenlisted under permanent ap¬ 
pointments issued prior to July 1, 1903, and those who have acting 
appointments will draw the lower rate of pay until such time as 
they qualify by examination and are given permanent appoint¬ 
ments. 

3554. (1) Should the department not approve a recommenda¬ 
tion for a permanent appointment, or should the commanding 
officer consider further probationary service advisable, an acting 
appointment may be renewed. 

(2) Should an acting appointment expire by limitation of time 
while the bolder is in a hospital for treatment or on board a re¬ 
ceiving ship, it shall be renewed by the commanding officer of the 
ship upon which his accounts are borne. 


(242 r) 


8555. (1) All petty officers serving probationary periods on 
board cruising vessels, vessels in ordinary or reserve, recruiting 
sbips and vessels loaned to the Naval Militia, or at naval stations, 
must serve the entire period in the performance of duties which 
will indicate their qualifications for the ratings in which they 
hold acting appointments, before being given permanent appoint¬ 
ments. Any portion of the probationary period otherwise em¬ 
ployed shall not be computed as service under acting appointment. 
This provision shall not apply, however, to petty officers who are 
permanently serving at naval stations, or who belong to the per¬ 
manent crew of a receiving ship and regularly perform duty as 
such. A petty officer holding an acting appointment who is trans¬ 
ferred to a hospital for treatment shall not receive credit for 
probationary service for the time he is in such hospital. In like 
manner, rated men of the messman branch must perform duties 
which will indicate their qualifications for advancement in that 
branch, and when considered qualified a notation shall be made 
on their service records. 

(2) Stewards and cooks in the messman branch who have 
served for one year as stewards or cooks, and while holding such 
rating, are recommended by their commanding officers, shall be 
given certificates of qualifications from the Bureau of Navigation 
to continue in force for a period of two years from date, unless 
sooner revoked at the discretion of the commanding officer for 
cause, and shall be renewed by the commanding officer at the ex¬ 
piration of each two years for a similar term; provided the con¬ 
tinued good performance of duty of the steward or cook so war¬ 
rants; provided, further, that the certificate shall lapse if the 
holder is not reenlisted within four months from date of hon¬ 
orable discharge. The Bureau of Navigation shall be informed 
whenever a certificate is revoked or renewed. (Art. R 4427 (30).) 

(3) A petty officer honorably discharged while serving under an 
acting appointment, who reenlists within four months from date 
of discharge, shall receive credit for such former probationary 
service as soon as he is given an acting appointment under his new 
enlistment. (Art. R 3532 (2).) 

3556. When an. acting appointment is renewed or revoked, the 
word “ renewed ” or “ revoked,” as the case may be, with the 
cause for revocation in the latter case, and the date, shall be 
entered on its face and signed by the commanding officer. 

3557. Should a petty officer holding a permanent appointment in 
any rating be advanced to the next higher, he shall be given an 
acting appointment in said rating, and be required to serve under 
such appointment during the probationary period of twelve 
months, subject to the rules given in articles R 3552; R 3553, and 
R 3555. 

3558. (1) Should a petty officer holding an acting appointment 
in any rating be transferred to another rating in the same class, 
he shall be given an acting appointment in said rating, and be re¬ 
quired to serve during the probationary period of twelve months 

(2) Should a petty officer holding a permanent appointment in 
any rating be transferred to another rating in the same class, he 
shall be given an acting appointment in said rating, subject to the 
rules given in articles R 3552; R 3553, and R 3555. 

3559. (1) A petty officer serving under a permanent appoint¬ 
ment shall not be disrated except by sentence of a general or 
summary court-martial or deck court. 

(2) A petty officer serving under a permanent appointment, 
who is reduced by sentence of a court-martial or deck court to a 
lower class of petty officer, shall be considered as holding a per¬ 
manent appointment in the rating to which he is reduced, and 
such fact shall be noted in red ink across his permanent appoint¬ 
ment and signed by the commanding officer. (Art. R 619 (7) ) 


Probationary 

service. 


Certificates of 
qualifications for 
cooks and stew¬ 
ards. 


Credit for pro¬ 
bationary serv¬ 
ice. 


Renewal or 
revocation of 
acting appoint¬ 
ment. 

Advancement 
in rating. 


Transfer in 
rating. 


Reduction by 
court-martial. 


(243 R) 





Appointments, 
property of men. 


Enlisted men 
not discharged 
upon promotion. 


Enlistment 
terminates if 
commissioned or 
appointed clerk. 

Artificers. 


Eligibility for 
instruction as 
seamen gunners, 
petty officers, 
etc. 


Certificates of 
graduation. 


Restrictions as 
to disratings. 


Changes in 
rating. 


From one ship 
or station to an¬ 
other. 


3560. Acting and permanent appointments are the property of 
the men to whom they have been issued, and shall be delivered to 
them upon discharge. 

3561. (1) The rating of an enlisted man as a mate, or his ap¬ 
pointment as a warrant officer, shall not discharge him from his 
enlistment. (Sec. 1409, R. S.) 

(2) The service record of a mate shall be held on board the 
ship or station to which the man is attached; the service record 
of a warrant officer shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Naviga¬ 
tion when he receives his warrant. 

(3) When enlisted men accept commissions in the Navy or 
appointments as paymaster’s clerks, their enlistments terminate 
on the date of taking the oath under such commissions or ap¬ 
pointments. 

3562. Men shall not be appointed as petty officers in the arti¬ 
ficer branch unless they have the trade represented in the rating. 

3563. (1) Continuous-service men not over thirty years of age. 
with good records, are eligible, under such regulations as the 
Bureau of Navigation may from time to time prescribe, for detail 
for instruction as seamen gunners. 

(2) Continuous-service men not over thirty years of age, with 
good records, holding the ratings of chief water tender; water 
tender; oiler; or fireman, first class, are eligible, under such 
regulations as the Bureau of Navigation may from time to time 
prescribe, for detail for instruction in the class of machinist’s 
mates. 

(3) The proficiency of men who take the prescribed course of 
instruction for seamen gunners or petty officers shall be deter¬ 
mined by the report to the Bureau of Navigation of the officer 
under whose supervision the course is taken. 

3564. Men who have successfully completed a prescribed course 
of instruction for seamen gunners or petty officers may be given 
a certificate to that effect by the Bureau of Navigation, which 
certificate shall entitle them to receive two dollars per month in 
addition to the pay of the rating in which they are serving; such 
certificates to continue in force only during the enlistments in 
which the men were respectively graduated, tinless renewed by 
reenlistment within four months from date of honorable dis¬ 
charge. This provision shall be effective on and after July 1, 1905, 
but any enlisted man in the service on that date who holds such a 
certificate shall not be deprived of the benefits of the same during 
the term of enlistment under which he is then serving. (Art. 
R 4534 (1).) 

3565. Men holding certificates as seamen gunners are entitled 
to the pay prescribed for said rating and to reenlist as such. 

3566. No person shall be reduced below the rating in which he 
was received on board, except as provided for in article R 3552, 
or by order of the Navy Department, or by sentence of a court- 
martial or deck court. (A. G. N., 30 and 31; R 30 and R 31.) 

3567. Whenever a change of rating takes place, the command¬ 
ing officer shall give the pay officer an order in writing, stating 
the change of rating and the date it takes effect, and furnish the 
same information to the Bureau of Navigation. 

3568. Jacks-of-the-dust are not authorized on vessels to which 
paymasters are not attached. 

Section 6.—Transfers. 

3581. (1) The transfer of an enlisted man from one ship or 
station to another, other than as provided for in articles I 1306, 
R 3582, and R 3623, shall only be made as follows: 

(a) In home ports, by order of the Bureau of Navigation. 


(244 b) 


<&) In foreign waters, by order of the commander in chief or a 
squadron commander on detached service, when the interests of 
the service require it. 

(2) Transfers for temporary service between the ships of a 
fleet or squadron may be made at any time by the commander in 
chief or the senior officer present. 

(3) All transfers, whether permanent or for temporary service, 
shall be reported to the Bureau of Navigation. 

(4) Men enlisted in the insular force shall not be detailed for 
duty on vessels other than those on the station where the men 
enlisted, and upon such vessel leaving the station men belonging 
to the insular force shall be transferred to a vessel remaining on 
the station, unless they make request in writing to remain on 
the vessel to which attached and to be discharged wherever the 
vessel may be at expiration of enlistment. Such request must be 
witnessed as called for in paragraph 5, article R 3604, and at¬ 
tached to the man’s service record. 

(5) All men about to be transferred shall be sent for physical 
examination to the medical officer, who shall make the requisite 
entries on the health records. Those found to be suffering from 
infectious, contagious, or active venereal disease which, in the 
epinion of the medical officer, would constitute a menace to the 
health of other persons, shall not be transferred, except in an 
emergency, when the medical officer shall submit a full report 
thereon with such recommendations as he may deem advisable. 
This report shall accompany the men on transfer to another ship 
or station. (Art. R 2961 (3).) 

3582. (1) Sick persons may be sent to a hospital at any time 
upon the recommendation of the medical officer of the ship or of a 
board of medical survey, approved by the commanding officer. 
(Art. R 2961.) 

(2) All cases of tuberculosis occurring on board seagoing ships 
which are recommended for transfer to the naval hospital at Las 
Animas, Colorado, must be sent first to the nearest naval hospital 
for further disposition as directed by the Navy Department. 

(3) When any petty officer or enlisted person is sent from a 
ship to a United States naval hospital, at home or abroad, his 
accounts and other papers, except hospital ticket, health record, 
and conduct record, shall be sent to the receiving ship or naval 
station nearest the hospital. Such transfer shall be considered 
as creating a vacancy, except when, in a home port, a request to 
the contrary has been noted on the weekly report of vacancies. 

(4) When such transfer is made to a hospital not a naval hos¬ 
pital, his accounts and other papers shall be retained on board, 
and such transfer shall not be considered as creating a vacancy, 
until the ship to which he has been attached sails from the vicin¬ 
ity of the hospital. When a man is thus left he shall be furnished 
with his accounts and a copy of his service record, and the origi¬ 
nal of his service record shall be sent to the Bureau of Naviga- 

(5) If a man be in a hospital, not a naval hospital, when his 
ship is about to depart, and there is no prospect of the immediate 
arrival of another United States vessel in the port, he shall be 
ordered upon his recovery to report, preferably by telegraph, to 
the Bureau of Navigation for instructions. He shall be given 
sufficient money, from the amount due him, to defray his neces¬ 
sary expenses, and he shall be instructed to keep a written account 
thereof upon which to base a claim for reimbursement. He shall 
request the surgeon in charge to furnish him with a certificate of 
the dates of admission to and discharge from the hospital. 

(6) When he has not sufficient money due him, the United 
States consul, if there be one, and, if none, then the surgeon.in 
charge of the hospital, shall be requested to take charge of him, 
and upon his recovery to ask instructions, preferably by telegraph, 
of the Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, as to what dispo- 

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Removal of 
sick to hospital* 


Tuberculosis 

cases. 


Accounts of 
men sent to 
hospital. 


Orders upon 
recovery when 
not in naval 
hospital. 


Pay while in 
hospital. 


If sent to 
naval hospital, 
Philadelphia. 

Accounts of 
prisoners sent to 
a penitentiary. 


Men trans¬ 
ferred not to be 
disrated. 


Transfer pa¬ 
pers. 


Men trans¬ 
ferred without 
their papers. 


When entitled 
to discharge. 


Prior to ex¬ 
piration of en¬ 
listment. 


sition shall be made of him, in which case the Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation will provide the necessary funds. 

(7) The pay of an enlisted man, when at a hospital in the 
United States, ceases when his term of enlistment expires, and he 
shall be given his discharge upon the expiration of his enlistment. 
He may be retained for treatment. When at a hospital on a for¬ 
eign station, his pay continues until he is regularly discharged 
from the service, even after his term of enlistment has expired. 
(Art. R 4517 (2). 

(8) Persons transferred to the naval hospital at Philadelphia 
shall be directed to report to the governor of the Naval Home. 

3583. When prisoners are sent to a penitentiary under sentence 
of court-martial, their accounts shall be forwarded to the receiving 
ship nearest the place of confinement, accompanied by a letter of 
advice. 

3584. (1) The rating and pay of enlisted persons who may be 
transferred for discharge upon expiration of enlistment or on ac¬ 
count of having a short time to serve, shall not be changed by such 
transfer. 

(2) The transfer of a petty officer holding an acting appoint¬ 
ment from one cruising ship to another, to a receiving ship, or to a 
hospital for treatment, shall not involve reduction in rating. 

(3) Petty officers detailed for instruction ashore shall be trans¬ 
ferred in the ratings in which they are serving. 

3585. (1) In every case of transfer of a man from one ship or 
station to another the following papers shall be transmitted: 

(а) Service record, health record, and continuous service cer¬ 
tificate if the man has one, with all entries to date of transfer, all 
signed by the proper officers as indicated thereon. (Art. R 3544 
(4).) 

(б) Clothing list. 

(c) Transfer accounts. 

( d ) Gunnery and torpedo record, if the man has one with all 
entries required to date of transfer. 

(2) When sent to a naval hospital, a conduct report shall ac¬ 
company the hospital ticket and health record, and one shall be 
returned with the man when discharged therefrom. 

(3) Marines shall be transferred in accordance with such in¬ 
structions as the Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe. (I 3551.) 

3586. When men are transferred to a command without their 
accounts and other transfer papers, the commanding officer shall, 
if necessary to obtain them, report the fact without delay to the 
Bureau of Navigation, giving the names and ratings of the men 
and such other information as can be procured. 

Section 7.— Discharges. 

3601. (1) Enlisted persons in the naval service of the United 
States are entitled to their discharges only upon the expiration of 
their terms of enlistment or extended enlistment; but any enlisted 
man may be discharged at any time within three months before 
the expiration of his term of enlistment, or extended enlistment, 
without prejudice to any right, privilege, or benefit that he would 
have received, except pay and allowances for the unexpired period 
not served, or to w T hich he would thereafter become entitled, had 
he served his full term of enlistment or extended enlistment. 

(2) No enlisted person serving in the Navy of the United States 
shall be discharged therefrom prior to three months before the 
expiration of his term of enlistment or extended enlistment, ex¬ 
cept by special order of the Secretary of the Navy, or for one of 
the following causes: Undesirability, inaptitude, physical or 
mental disability, unfitness, by sentence of court-martial, or by 
purchase. In every case the recommendation for such discharge 
must be made by the immediate commanding officer under whom 




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the man may be serving. Applications for discharges which reach 
the department in any way except through said commanding 
officers will be, without exception, disregarded. 

(3) Any person discharged during the first six months of a Refund of 
first enlistment for any cause other than disability incurred in outfit. 

the line of duty shall have checked against his accounts prior to 
discharge the cost of such portion of the outfit allowed on first 
enlistment as he may have drawn. 

(4) In time of peace any man, serving in his first enlistment, By purchase, 
who is not undergoing punishment or under charges, and is not in 

debt to the Government, may after one year from the date of his 
enlistment apply for the privilege of purchasing his discharge. A 
man wishing this privilege shall make application through official 
channels, giving his reasons in full, and shall state that he waives 
all claims for transportation at Government expense to his home 
or the place of his enlistment, if discharged as requested. In gen¬ 
eral, no reasons will be considered as sufficient to warrant dis¬ 
charge unless it can be shown conclusively that they did not exist 
prior to enlistment. 

(5) Upon the receipt of an application made as prescribed 
above, and fulfilling the conditions given, the discharge requested 
may be granted; the price of discharge to be the price of outfit 
furnished on enlistment, plus two months’ pay of the rating the 
applicant is holding at the time of discharge if in the second year 
of his enlistment, or one month’s pay if in the third year. After 
the third year the price of discharge shall be the price of outfit 
furnished on enlistment. 

(6) When an enlisted man makes application for discharge by Part of pur- 
purchase on account of dependency of near relative, and shows in ch - : ]T d price re ' 
connection therewith that a state of destitution exists, that he has mi ' c * 

to the extent of his opportunities and ability made contributions 
to the support of such relative, but that these contributions have 
proved insufficient to relieve the destitution, such part of the pur¬ 
chase price of discharge (other than the price of the outfit fur¬ 
nished on enlistment) may be remitted as may seem proper and 
necessary by reason of the inability of the enlisted man to pay 
the full amount. 

(7) The commanding officer shall make careful inquiry into the Action of corn- 
merits of each application for discharge by purchase and, in for- mandi »s officer, 
warding it, shall include with his approval or disapproval any in¬ 
formation he may have obtained relative to the granting or with¬ 
holding of the privilege, together with the state of the man’s 

account. 

(8) All requests for discharge by purchase shall be forwarded Requests, 
to the Bureau of Navigation, which is authorized to act upon ^Je d for ’ 
them. 

(9) All discharges from the Hospital Corps, except upon the 
expiration of term of enlistment or by sentence of a court-martial, 
shall be made by the Bureau of Navigation, after reference to the 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for comment and recommanda- 
tion. 

3602. The date of expiration of enlistment for persons serving p a te of expi- 
during minority shall be the day next preceding their twenty- ration of euiist- 
first birthday; that for a four years’ enlistment, on the day of ment> 

the month next preceding the fourth anniversary of the date on 
which enlisted. 

3603. Any person serving in the Navy may, when within the . ® i . sch * r "^ 
United States, be discharged for one of the following reasons, g d states. 0 Uni " 
but not otherwise, except by authority of the Navy Department 

(Art. R 3582 (7)) : 

(а) Upon the expiration of his term of service, whether en¬ 
listed within or without the United States. 

(б) At any time within three months before the expiration of 
his term of enlistment or extended enlistment as provided in arti- 


(247 r) 





Discharges 
without, the 
United States. 


Expiration of 
enlistment on 
written request. 


Enlisted out¬ 
side the United 
States. 

Convicted of 
felony in con¬ 
sular court. 


Entry on en¬ 
listment record. 


Teomen. 


Transporta¬ 
tion on dis¬ 
charge; enlisted 
within United 
States. 


Enlisted out¬ 
side and dis¬ 
charged within 
United States. 


Enlisted with¬ 
in and dis¬ 
charged without 
United States. 


cle R 3601 (1), when such discharge would not create a vacancy in 
complement, or when the ship is about to sail with the probability 
of not returning to the United States before the expiration of the 
enlistment of the man concerned. 

(c) By sentence of a general court-martial. 

id) By sentence of a summary court-martial, if the man is 
serving in his first enlistment. 

3604. (1) No person, except men in the insular force, shall be 
discharged outside of the United States except by order of the 
Navy Department, or in accordance with the sentence of a general 
court-martial, with the exceptions given in the following para¬ 
graphs : 

(2) Upon the expiration of the term of enlistment or extended 
enlistment of a man enlisted within the United States, whose re¬ 
tention on board is not essential to the Government interests, he 
may be discharged upon his own written request, which must 
state that the applicant waives all claim for transportation at 
Government expense to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the 
United States and all consular aid. The original request must 
be signed by the applicant in the presence of a commissioned 
officer of the Navy who shall also sign thereon as a witness to the 
man’s signature. A duplicate of such request shall be entered on 
the service record as soon as granted and signed and witnessed 
as provided for the original. 

(3) Men who have enlisted outside the United States, upon the 
expiration of their terms of enlistment or extended enlistment, 
or upon the recommendation of a board of survey. 

(4) Men who are convicted by a consular court of a felonious 
offense (as distinguished from cases of overstaying leave, dis¬ 
orderly conduct, drunkenness, and other comparatively minor 
offenses in which consular authorities have concurrent jurisdic¬ 
tion) cease from the date of such conviction to be in the naval 
service of the United States. 

(5) All other written requests of enlisted men regaruing dis¬ 
charge while absent from the United States, or from the coasts 
of the United States where they may have enlisted, in which 
claims to transportation at Government expense may be waived, 
must, if granted, be entered on the service record in the same 
manner. 

3605. Yeomen and members of the hospital corps shall not be 
discharged until the stores under their charge shall have been 
examined and satisfactorily accounted for. 

3606. (1) Men enlisted within the continental limits of the 
United States and discharged by reason of expiration of enlist¬ 
ment or extended enlistment within three months before the 
expiration thereof as provided in article R 3601 (1) at a place 
therein not the place of their enlistment shall be furnished at the 
time of discharge, in lieu of transportation and subsistence, travel 
allowance of four cents per mile from the place of discharge to 
the place of enlistment. 

(2) Men enlisted outside the continental limits of the United 
States and discharged within said limits, by reason of expiration, 
or within three months before the expiration, of enlistment or 
extended enlistment, shall be furnished at the time of discharge, 
in lieu of transportation and subsistence, travel allowance of four 
cents per mile from the place of discharge to the port in the 
United States nearest the place of discharge from which a regu¬ 
lar line of steamships carrying passengers departs for the place 
of enlistment or for the port nearest thereto. 

(3) Men enlisted within the continental limits of the United 
States and discharged outside said limits by reason of expiration, 
or within three months before the expiration, of enlistment or 
extended enlistment, shall be furnished at the time of such dis¬ 
charge travel allowance at the rate of four cents per mile to the 




(248 R) 


place of enlistment from the port in the United States nearest 
the place of enlistment at which arrives a regular line of steam¬ 
ships carrying passengers from the place of discharge or from the 
port nearest thereto. 

(4) The distances mentioned in the preceding paragraphs of 
this article shall be computed by the official table of distances in 
use at the time of the man’s discharge. 

(5) The place to which travel allowance is furnished and the 
amount shall be entered under the appropriate heading on the 
man’s discharge and on his service record. 

(6) Men discharged by medical survey, if residents of the 
United States or of the insular possessions of the United States, 
shall at the time of their discharge be furnished transportation to 
their homes, with subsistence and transfers en route, or cash in 
lieu thereof. 

3607. (1) Any person in the Navy who, upon the expiration of 
enlistment or extended enlistment, is recommended by his com¬ 
manding officer for fidelity, obedience, and ability during his term 
of service, and who is a desirable person to retain, shall receive 
an honorable discharge. 

(2) When deciding upon the claim of an enlisted man to an 
honorable discharge, the commanding officer must give due weight 
to the recommendations of all other commanding officers under 
whom the man may have served during his current enlistment, as 
shown by his service record. 

(3) Men discharged before the expiration of enlistment upon 
recommendation of a medical survey for injuries received or dis¬ 
abilities incurred in line of duty shall be given honorable dis¬ 
charges, provided their records warrant the same, but their dis¬ 
charges shall show their physical disabilities. 

3608. The following persons are entitled to an ordinary dis¬ 
charge only: 

(a) All who are not recommended by the commanding officer 
for fidelity, obedience, and ability during their term of service. 

(5) All who are discharged before the expiration of their term 
of enlistment at their own request or for their own convenience. 

3609. (1) A dishonorable discharge can be given only by sen¬ 
tence of a general court-martial. 

(2) A bad-conduct discharge can be given only by sentence of a 
general or summary court-martial. Discharge by sentence of a 
summary court-martial can not be given effect in a foreign port, 
nor shall it be given effect in a port of the United States or of 
any of its outlying territories or possessions without the approval 
of the Navy Department, except under the conditions enumerated 
in article R. 623. A deck court has no power to adjudge a sen¬ 
tence of discharge from the service. 

(3) When a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge is given, ail 
ordinary discharge form shall be used, and the words “ dishonor¬ 
able discharge by sentence of a general court-martial,” or “dis¬ 
charged for bad conduct by sentence of a general (or summary) 
court-martial ” shall be written across the face and signed by the 
commanding officer, and no marks in proficiency in rating, so¬ 
briety, or obedience shall be entered on such discharges. 

3610. When a man has been declared a deserter his papers, ex¬ 
cept pay accounts, shall be forwarded at once to the Bureau of 
Navigation; his accounts shall be similarly forwarded to the pay 
officer in charge of deserters’ roll, Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts. The descriptive list of the deserter must be sent immedi¬ 
ately to all receiving ships. (Art. R 3544 (6).) 

3611. (1) Whenever any enlisted man, not holding a continuous- 
service certificate, is discharged from the naval service, either the 
form of honorable or that of ordinary discharge shall be used. 

(2) When an. ordinary discharge is given, the commanding 
officer shall indorse across its face, over his signature, whether 
or not the man is recommended for reenlistment 

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Distances. 

Entries. 

In case of med¬ 
ical survey. 


Persons enti¬ 
tled to honorable 
discharge. 


Persons enti¬ 
tled to an ordi¬ 
nary discharge. 


Dishonorable 
or bad-conduct 
discharge. 


Deserters’ 

papers. 


Form of dis¬ 
charge. 





Discharge of 
specially as¬ 
signed men. 


Notation on 
discharge. 


No honorable 
discharge forms 
at hand. 


Continuous- 
service certifi¬ 
cates to show 
character of dis¬ 
charge. 


Entries. 


(3) If the person discharged holds a continuous-service certifi¬ 
cate, neither form of discharge will be necessary, but the appro¬ 
priate column of the certificate shall be filled out, and the charac¬ 
ter of the discharge, such as “ honorable,” “ ordinary,” “ bad con¬ 
duct,” or “ dishonorable ” shall be designated therein; if either 
of the last two, a brief statement of the cause shall be made in 
an endorsement. 

(4) When any person holding a continuous-service certificate is 
discharged who, in the opinion of his commanding officer, is un¬ 
worthy to be retained in the service, the words “ Not recom¬ 
mended for reenlistment ” shall be endorsed upon his certificate, 
with the reasons therefor. 

(5) When an enlisted man is discharged while serving as 
coxswain to a commander in chief, coxswain of a boat propelled 
by machinery, seaman in charge of hold, ordinary seaman as¬ 
signed as jack-of-the-dust or lamplighter, or holding any detail 
carrying with it increased pay, the fact is to be noted on his 
discharge. 

3612. (1) Every discharge shall contain the service record, con¬ 
duct record, descriptive list, state of account, and, if furnished, 
the amount of travel allowance or transportation, together with 
the places from and to which such allowance or transportation is 
given, except that no marks in proficiency in rating, sobriety, or 
obedience shall be entered on dishonorable or bad conduct dis¬ 
charges. (Art. R 3606.) 

(2) If transportation be waived, that fact shall be briefly noted 
on the discharge. 

(3) When an enlisted man who has a “gunnery record” is 
discharged, the entries required by article R 3544 (5) (f), shall 
be made on his discharge or continuous-service certificate; in the 
latter case, on the line below the entries of his enlistment and 
conduct records. 

(4) In the case of an electrician, a notation shall be made on 
the discharge and service record on reenlistment, in red ink, to 
show whether or not the holder is a qualified radio electrician. 

(5) After the discharge has been signed by the several officers 
whose signatures are required thereon, it shall be stamped with 
the official seal of the ship by the executive officer. 

3613. Should there be no honorable discharge forms at hand 
upon the expiration of the term of enlistment of any person who 
is entitled to receive one, an ordinary discharge form may be 
used; the words “entitled to honorable discharge,” however, must 
be written across the face and signed by the commanding officer. 
The holder thereof may, by communicating with the Bureau of 
Navigation, Navy Department, exchange such a paper for an 
honorable discharge. 

3614. (1) The continuous-service certificate shall always state, 
in the proper column, whether the discharge is “ honorable,” 
“ ordinary,” “ for bad conduct,” or “ dishonorable.” If “ honor¬ 
able,” it confers all the benefits of an honorable discharge, but if 
“ordinary,” the benefits of continuous-service only. (For bounty 
and extra pay, see Art. R 4427 (22).) 

(2) In the old form of “honorable discharge and continuous- 
service certificates ” the character of discharge shall be written in 
the column headed “ Date of discharge,” immediately above the 
date. 

(3) The place of enlistment and reenlistment shall be noted on 
the man’s continuous-service certificate in the column headed 
“Vessels on board of which service is performed,” on the same 
line on which the enlistment or reenlistment is noted. Place of 
discharge shall be noted in the column prepared for that purpose. 
The residence claimed at time of enlistment or reenlistment must 
be noted on the line where the man’s name appears on the page 
showing the descriptive list and health record. 


(250 r) 


(4) When a man is discharged on account of expiration of en¬ 
listment, or upon the recommendation of a board of medical sur¬ 
vey, the amount of travel allowance or transportation, if fur¬ 
nished, with the places from and to which given, shall be noted 
on his continuous-service certificate. A brief notation of any 
transportation waived shall also be made thereon. (Art. R 3606.) 

3615. A person holding a permanent or acting appointment at 
the expiration of his service shall be discharged in the rating 
showrn by his appointment; other persons, in the rating in which 
they are serving. 

3616. (1) The order of the commanding officer to the executive 
officer to discharge a person may be verbal. 

(2) The order to the pay officer to pay off a person and close 
his account must be in writing. 

3617. The name and rating of the person discharged, cause of 
discharge, and any claim waived must be entered in the log book. 

Section 8.—Desertions. 

3631. Every endeavor shall be made by officers to check deser¬ 
tion and absence without leave and to use all legal means to 
apprehend promptly all persons who may be guilty of either. 

3632. (1) Absence without leave, with a manifest intention not 
to return, shall be regarded as desertion. 

(2) Absence without leave, with a probability that the person 
does not intend to desert, shall at first be regarded as straggling, 
but at the end of ten days as desertion. 

(3) Any person in the Navy or Marine Corps who does not re¬ 
turn to duty at the expiration of leave or liberty shall communi¬ 
cate without delay with his commanding officer, giving his reason 
for such unauthorized absence. Failure to do so will be regarded 
as evidence of desertion even though the absentee subsequently 
surrenders. 

(4) If a person deserts his ship which is about to sail, or over¬ 
stays his leave until after the ship sails, with manifest intention 
of escaping his duty, and delivers himself on board another ship 
as a straggler, such offense shall be considered as desertion. 

(5) If any person in the Navy or Marine Corps becomes un¬ 
avoidably separated from his ship by reason of shipwreck or any 
other circumstances except capture by an enemy, it shall be his 
duty to proceed at once to the nearest ship, fleet, or station and 
report himself to the officer in command. In the event of failure 
to do this he will be regarded as a deserter and no claim for 
wages shall be allowed unless he proves to the satisfaction of the 
department that he was prevented by circumstances beyond his 
control. 

(6) In case of desertion from duty, the desertion shall date 
from the time the man leaves his duty; if from leave, the deser¬ 
tion shall date from the time such leave expired. 

(7) The commanding officer shall cause the proper entries of the 
facts, of which he shall be the judge, to be made in the log book 
and on the pay officer’s books. 

3633. The provisions of the foregoing article are intended for 
guidance in making the proper entries on the records when men 
absent themselves, but not for the guidance of courts-martial in 
judicially determining whether a man is guilty of desertion. 

3634. As soon as a person is declared a deserter the require¬ 
ments of article R 3610 shall be complied with and, in addition 
thereto, notice of the desertion shall be sent to the next of kin 
and to the mayor of the town where the deserter resided at date 
of enlistment, each of which letters shall embrace a transcript of 
articles R 3644 and R 3645. 

3635. A reward not exceeding fifty dollars may be offered by a 
commanding officer for the delivery of a deserter and one not 
exceeding twenty-five dollars for the delivery of a straggler into 

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Ratings for 
discharge. 


Orders for 
discharge. 


Entries in log. 


All officers to 
check desertion 
and straggling. 

Desertion 

defined. 

Absence for 
ten days. 


Absentees to 
communicate, 
reasons. 


Surrender 
after sailing of 
ship. 


Persons sepa¬ 
rated from their 
ship to join the 
nearest com¬ 
mand. 


The date of 
desertion. 


Entries to be 
made. 


Guidance in 
making entries. 


Notices sent. 


Reward for 
deserters and 
stragglers. 


Aid of civil 
authorities in 
apprehending 
absentees. 


Checkage of 
rewards not a 
punishment. 

Desertion 

mark. 

Reward for 
apprehending an 
officer not to be 
offered. 

Reports of de¬ 
serters and strag¬ 
glers. 


To be trans¬ 
ferred to receiv¬ 
ing ship. 


Department to 
be notified. 


Extradition of 
persons in the 
Navy charged 
with crime. 


Force not used 
within foreign 
jurisdiction. 

Persons de¬ 
serting to a for¬ 
eign man-of-war. 


the custody of the naval authorities at such place and within such 
time as may be prescribed in general or specific instructions is¬ 
sued by the" department (Bureau of Navigation), or, in the case 
of a marine, by the commandant of the corps. This reward paid 
for the delivery of a deserter or straggler, in no case exceeding 
fifty dollars or twenty-five dollars, respectively, shall be checked 
against the accounts of such deserter or straggler, and shall be in 
full satisfaction of all expenses for arresting, keeping, and de¬ 
livering such deserter or straggler other than the expense of 
telegraphing. In extraordinary cases where, by reason of the 
distance to be traveled, the amount of such reward will not com¬ 
pensate, transportation may be furnished, upon the order of the 
Navy Department (Bureau of Navigation) or Commandant of 
the Marine Corps, as the case may be, to the civil officer from the 
place of arrest to the place of delivery and the return of such 
officer, in addition to the reward of fifty dollars or twenty-five 
dollars, as the case may be. 

3636. (1) It shall be lawful for any civil officer having author¬ 
ity under the laws of the United States or of any State, Terri¬ 
tory, or District to arrest offenders, to summarily arrest a de¬ 
serter from the Navy or Marine Corps of the United States and 
deliver him into the custody of the naval authorities. (Act of 
Feb. 16. 1909.) 

(2) In all cases in which the aid of the civil authorities is re¬ 
quired, descriptive lists, signed by the commanding officer and 
stating the amount of the reward offered, shall, in the United 
States, be sent to the headquarters of the police and, if neces¬ 
sary, to the United States marshal, and in foreign ports to the 
consul of the United States. 

3637. The checkage of rewards paid shall not be regarded as 
any part of the punishment to which a deserter or straggler is 
liable. 

3638. The letter “ It ” marked against a person’s name on the 
ship’s books signifies desertion. 

3639. A reward for the apprehension of an officer shall not be 
offered unless specially authorized by the department or, on a 
foreign station, by the commander in chief. 

3640. Before sailing from a port in the United States, the com¬ 
manding officer shall forward to the commandant of the nearest 
naval station a report of deserters and men absent without leave, 
containing their descriptive lists and a statement of rewards 
offered, and a similar report shall be furnished the consul before 
leaving a foreign port, also information regarding the disposition 
to be made of the men should they be apprehended or seek con¬ 
sular aid after the departure of the vessel. 

3641. (1) Stragglers or deserters surrendering themselves, or 
who are delivered on board cruising vessels other than the one to 
which they belong, shall be transferred as soon as possible to the 
receiving ship, if there is one in port. 

(2) The Navy Department and commander in chief of the fleet 
to which the vessel belongs shall be promptly notified of the de¬ 
livery or surrender of deserters and stragglers. 

3642. (1) If any person belonging to the Navy or Marine Corps 
charged with crime deserts in the waters of any foreign state 
between which and the United States a treaty of extradition for 
the apprehension and delivery of persons charged with crime 
exists, the senior officer present shall take measures for his recov¬ 
ery in accordance with the provisions of such treaty. 

(2) In no case shall force be used to recover deserters within 
foreign territorial limits or on board foreign ships. 

3643. If a deserter from a ship of the Navy in a foreign port 
takes refuge on board a foreign ship of war of a nationality other 
than that of the port, the senior officer present shall make a 
formal request to the senior naval officer present of the nation 


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to which said foreign ship belongs for the delivery of such de¬ 
serter. Should the request not be complied with, he shall report 
the case and circumstances immediately to the Navy Department. 

3644. Every person who deserts the naval service of the United 
States shall, upon conviction thereof, be forever incapable of 
holding any office of trust or profit under the United States, or of 
exercising any rights of citizens thereof, but this shall not apply 
to any person deserting from the naval service of the United 
States in time of peace. (Secs. 1996, 1998, R. S., and act Aug. 
22, 1912.) 

3645. Every person who entices or aids any person in the naval 
service to desert, or who narbors or conceals any such person, 
knowing him to be a deserter, or who refuses to give up such per¬ 
son on the demand of any officer authorized to receive him, is 
liable to punishment by imprisonment and fine, to be enforced in 
any court of the United States having jurisdiction. (Sec. 1553, 
R. S.) 

Section 9.— Rewards and Privileges. 

3661. (1) Seamen distinguishing themselves in battle, or by 
extraordinary heroism in the line of their profession, may be pro¬ 
moted to warrant officers, if found fitted, upon the recommenda¬ 
tion of their commanding officer, approved by the flag officer and 
the Secretary of the Navy. And upon such recommendation they 
shall receive a gratuity of one hundred dollars and a medal of 
honor prepared under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy. 
(Sec. 1407, R. S.) 

(2) Any enlisted man of the Navy or Marine Corps who shall 
have distinguished himself in battle or displayed extraordinary 
heroism in the line of his profession shall, upon the recommenda¬ 
tion of his commanding officer, approved by the flag officer and the 
Secretary of the Navy, receive a gratuity and medal of honor, as 
provided for seamen in paragraph 1 of this article. (Act Mar. 3, 
1901.) 

(3) All acts of gallantry or heroism referred to in this article 
shall be promptly reported to the Secretary of the Navy. 

(4) The presentation of a medal of honor to any enlisted man 
in the naval service, as awarded by section 1407 of the Revised 
Statutes and the act of March 3, 1901, and also to officers when¬ 
ever the same may be authorized by law, shall always be made 
with formal and impressive ceremonial. The recipient shall, when 
practicable, be ordered to Washington, D. C., and the presenta¬ 
tion will be made by the President as Commander in Chief, or 
by such representative as the President may designate. When 
not practicable to have the presentation at Washington, the de¬ 
tails of time, place, and ceremony will be prescribed by the Sec¬ 
retary of the Navy for each case. In time of war the presenta¬ 
tion shall be made by the commander in chief of the fleet, or the 
division commander. 

3662. (1) The Secretary of the Navy may issue to any person 
to whom a medal of honor has been awarded a bowknot, to be 
worn in lieu of the medal, and a ribbon to be worn with the 
medal; and whenever such ribbon has been lost, destroyed, or 
rendered unfit for use, without fault or neglect on the part of the 
owner, a new ribbon will be issued to him. (Act May 4, 1898.) 

(2) The preparation and issuance of all medals of honor and 
ribbons for the same, as well as of bowknots, and the correspond¬ 
ence in relation thereto, will be conducted by the Bureau of 
Navigation. 

(3) Officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps 
who formerly served in the Army and received compaign badges 
or medals for such service, and who subsequently joined the 
Navy, shall be permitted to wear such badges or medals with 
their naval uniform. 


Deserters for¬ 
feit rights of cit¬ 
izenship. 


Penalties for 
enticing, aiding, 
or harboring de¬ 
serters. 


Advancement 
to warrant rank 
and medals of 
honor to seamen. 


Men of Nary 
and Marine 
Corps. 


Manner of 
presentation. 


Bowknots. 


Preparation 
and issue of 
medals. 


(253 R) 







Llfe-saylng 

medals. 

Gold medals. 


Sllrer medals. 


Evidence of 
services per¬ 
formed. 


Good - conduct 
medals. 


Clasps or bars. 


Extra pay. 


8663. (1) Life-saving medals may be awarded to persons in the 
Navy and Marine Corps, as follows: 

(a) Gold medals to those only who, by extreme and heroic dar¬ 
ing, have endangered their lives in saving, or endeavoring to save, 
lives from the perils of the sea in waters over which the United 
States has jurisdiction, or upon an American vessel. 

, (&) Silver medals (1) to those who, in cases not sufficiently 

distinguished to deserve the gold medal, have endangered their 
lives in saving, or endeavoring to save, lives from the perils of the 
sea in waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, or 
upon an American vessel; and (2) to those who have made such 
signal exertions in rescuing and succoring the shipwrecked and 
saving persons from drowning in waters over which the United 
States has jurisdiction, as shall be deemed to merit such recogni¬ 
tion. (Acts of June 20, 1874; June 18, 1878; and May 4, 1882.) 

(2) Satisfactory evidence of the services performed must be 
filed in each case with the Secretary of the Treasury through the 
Secretary of the Navy. This evidence should be in the form of 
affidavits made by eyewitnesses, of good repute and standing, tes¬ 
tifying of their knowledge. The opinion of witnesses that the 
person for whom an award is sought imperiled his life or made 
signal exertions is not sufficient, but the affidavits must set forth 
in detail all facts and occurrences tending to show clearly in what 
manner and to what extent life was risked, or signal exertions 
made, so that the Treasury Department may judge for itself as 
to the degree of merit involved. The precise locality, whether 
within the waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, 
or upon an American vessel, the name of the vessel shipwrecked or 
in distress, date, the time of day, nature of the weather, condi¬ 
tion of the sea, the names of all persons present, when practicable, 
the names of all persons rendering assistance, and every perti¬ 
nent circumstance should be stated. The affidavits should be made 
before an officer duly authorized to administer oaths, and be ac¬ 
companied by a certificate showing the affiants to be credible 
persons, certified by some United States officer of the district in 
which the affiants reside, such as a judge or clerk of United States 
court, district attorney, or collector of customs. If the affidavits 
are taken before an officer without an official seal, his official 
character must be certified by the proper officer of a court of 
record under the seal thereof. 

3664. (1) Any enlisted person in the Navy who, upon discharge 
at the expiration or within three months before the expiration of 
his term of enlistment or extended enlistment, shall be recom¬ 
mended by his captain for obedience, sobriety, industry, courage, 
neatness, and proficiency, shall receive a good-conduct medal. 
He shall not be deprived of it except by sentence of a general 
court martial. 

(2) Any such person who has received one medal will, if recom¬ 
mended at the expiration of any subsequent term of enlistment or 
extended enlistment, be given, in place of a medal, a clasp, with 
the name of the ship in which he last served engraved thereon, 
which shall be w r orn above the medal on the same ribbon. 

(3) A man that has extended his enlistment for an aggregate 
of four years shall be recommended for a good-conduct medal or 
clasp for the four-year term ^or which he enlisted, if qualified 
under paragraph (1) above; and similarly, for the four-year 
extension, also, he shall be entitled to a medal or clasp. 

(4) Each enlisted man of the Navy, except mates, shall receive 
seventy-five cents per month, in addition to the pay of his rating, 
for each good-conduct medal, pin, or bar which he may hereto¬ 
fore have been, or shall hereafter be, awarded. (Art. R4427 (9).) 

(5) Medals and clasps will be supplied by the Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation. 


(254 r) 


3665. (1) Except as provided in article it 3661 (4), ail medals 
shall, when practicable, be presented by the commanding officer 
at a general or special muster of the officers and crew, and shall 
be worn on the prescribed occasions. 

(2) The commanding officer may forbid the wearing of medals 
by any person undergoing punishment. 

3666. The crews of receiving and station ships shall be com¬ 
posed, as far as practicable, of men who have served twenty-five 
years in the Navy, and preference shall be given to those who 
have served under continuous-service certificates. 

3667. (1) Any person honorably discharged from the naval 
service shall be permitted to elect a home on board any receiving 
ship at any time during the four months immediately subsequent 
to such discharge, as long as his conduct warrants that privilege. 

(2) Application for entry on board a receiving ship under this 
article must be made to the commandant of the station to which 
the receiving ship is attached. 

(3) Every person so received shall be allowed one ration, which 
shall not be commuted; he shall not be entitled to pay except as 
provided upon reenlistment. 

(4) Persons availing themselves of this privilege shall not be 
received until they have signed an agreement to conform in all 
respects to the laws and regulations of the Navy and to the rules 
and discipline of the ship. 

(5) All persons received on board a receiving ship under the 
provisions of this article shall be required to wear their uniforms 
while actually on board. They shall not be called upon to take 
part in drills nor to perform any labor, except to help in the usual 
morning watch work, cleaning the part of the ship in which they 
live. They shall be granted such leaves of absence as they may 
desire. 

(6) Separate muster rolls shall be made of persons availing 
themselves of this privilege. 

3668. (1) The enlisted men of every ship in the Navy shall be 
arranged according to conduct, without regard to rating, in threp 
classes, namely: Special first class, first class, and second class. 
When the crew is first received on board, the commanding officer 
shall assign the men to conduct classes upon any available infor¬ 
mation as to previous service and character, such as the possession 
of good-conduct medals, honorable discharges, or continuous service 
certificates, and the record of conduct since enlistment. He shall, 
however, give to the men the benefit of any doubt, and enable them 
to begin their new association under as favorable conditions as 
possible. 

(2) The requirements for special first class are: To be in the 
first class for six consecutive months; no leave-breaking or other 
serious offense during that time; not less than 4 in proficiency 
in rating for the last three months; and recommendations by the 
division officer or head of department and by the executive officer. 
Advancement to special first class is not a right. Merely to be 
well behaved is not sufficient. To become special first class, a 
man must show that he knows and takes an interest in his duties 
and does them well, tries his best to be a credit to his ship and 
the service, and can be depended upon to return to his duty on 
time. Any serious offense committed by a special first-class man 
will always involve his reduction in class, in addition to any 
punishment inflicted. 

(3) The requisite qualifications for first-class conduct men are 
strict attention to duty, implicit and ready obedience, sobriety, 
alacrity, courageous conduct, neatness of person and of dress, 
quiet and respectful demeanor, and general efficiency in their 
respective ratings. 

(4) Men who do not fulfill the requirements for first class 
shall form the second class. 


Marnier of 
presentation. 


Crews of sta¬ 
tion ships to be 
selected from 
men of 25 years’ 
service. 

Homes on 
board receiving 
ships between 
enlistments. 


Application. 


Hation al¬ 
lowed. 


Agreement. 


Requirements. 


Conduct 

classes. 


Special first 
class. 


First class. 


Second class. 


(255 R) 



Punishment 
Involves reduc¬ 
tion in rating. 


Advancement 
for good con¬ 
duct. 


Monthly list. 


Commander 
in chief makes 
uniform rules. 


First-class 

privileges. 


Monthly 

money. 


Amount kept 
on the rolls. 

When to he 
paid. 


Men in hos¬ 
pital. 


Liberty. 


(5) When a person is reduced in rating or otherwise punished 
for bad conduct, it shall involve his transfer to a lower conduct 
class at the discretion of the captain. Overstaying leave more 
than three hours by a petty officer or six hours by a man of lower 
rating shall always involve reduction to second class, whether the 
man be in the first class or the special first class. 

(6) Men who are in the second class because of some other than 
leave-breaking offenses, absence without leave, or drunkenness on 
duty, whose conduct meets the requirements for first class for one 
month, with no offenses during that time, shall be advanced to 
first conduct class. Men who are second class because of leave 
breaking, absence without leave, or drunkenness on duty may be 
restored to first class after three months’ first-class conduct, with 
no offenses during that period. 

(7) The captain shall cause to be published each month a list 
of the crew r , arranged in conduct classes, showing the date upon 
which every person who has been reduced in class may be entitled, 
by good conduct, to advancement. 

(8) The granting of liberty on shore and other privileges will 
depend upon the conduct class, and the commander in chief shall 
establish rules defining the privileges or restrictions for each class, 
which shall be uniform throughout his command. 

(9) First-class conduct men shall be allowed every indulgence 
compatible with the demands of duty and with the exigencies of 
the service; and in respect to privileges a clear distinction should 
be made between them and men in the second conduct class. 
Special privileges shall be allowed to the special first class when 
it is possible to extend them to a small number only. 

(10) No person shall be advanced in rating who is in the 
second conduct class. 

3669. (1) Each member of the crew, except such as may be in 
confinement as punishment, serving sentence, or awaiting trial, 
shall be allowed to draw monthly such money as he may have due 
him on the pay rolls. (Art. 1428.) 

(2) Each apprentice seaman shall be required to keep to his 
credit one month’s pay of his rating. 

(3) Monthly money shall be paid on the 5th of each month, 
unless that day falls on Sunday or a legal holiday, in which case 
it should be paid on the preceding or following week day. If it is 
impracticable, when at sea, to pay on that date, it should be paid 
as soon after as conditions warrant; but nothing herein contained 
shall be construed as preventing the captain from granting, for 
reasons satisfactory to himself, special requisitions for money at 
other times. 

(4) No payment of money shall be made to any enlisted person 
of the Navy or Marine Corps at a hospital without the approval 
of the medical officer in command thereof. 

(5) No payment of money shall be made to any enlisted person 
of the Navy or Marine Corps under treatment at a hospital with¬ 
out the approval of the medical officer in command thereof. 

3670. (1) Leaves of absence, of 48 hours to 10 days’ duration, 
aggregating not more than one month in a calendar year, may 
be granted to enlisted men by the senior officer present w T hen their 
services can be spared. Time actually necessary for travel may 
be granted in excess of the 10 days allowed, but the whole period 
of absence shall count as leave of absence. 

(2) Whenever the local sanitary and other conditions permit, 
the senior officer present shall direct liberty to be granted, indi¬ 
cating the hours for it, which shall apply uniformly to all vessels 
present. 

Unless the exigencies of the service or unhealthiness of the 
port prevent, no person shall be deprived of liberty on shore for 
more than twelve days unless he be confined by sentence of a court- 


(256 a) 


martial, or under arrest for trial, or his usual conduct on shore 
is discreditable lo the service. 

(3) Liberty shall not be granted to men who have contagious 
diseases. 

(4) Liberty will not be granted oftener than every other day, 
except in unusual circumstances, or to first-conduct class men 
whose homes are in the immediate vicinity, or to special first 
class men. 

(5) Large liberty parties shall be mustered by divisions or 
groups, so that their mustering out and dispatch may be accom¬ 
plished expeditiously. 

Liberty men shall be encouraged to return to their ships for 
meals and to sleep, the necessary boats to be provided for these 
purposes. 

(6) Liberty men who may return to the ship in an intoxicated 
condition shall be dealt with leniently, in order to encourage men 
in such a condition to return on board rather than remain on 
shore over time. 

(7) Subject to the foregoing, commanders in chief shall make 
regulations for their respective commands such that the practice 
in granting leave and liberty shall be uniform throughout the 
command. These regulations shall specify the usual hours for 
liberty under normal conditions in the various ports, according to 
season, and shall make provision for granting leave of absence to 
the engineer force and other ratings required to be available for 
work during ships’ overhaul periods. Senior officers present and 
commanding officers shall be guided by these regulations, circum¬ 
stances permitting, so that liberty and leave giving may be uni¬ 
form among all vessels in the same port at one time. 

3671. The commanding officer shall cause a conduct book to be 
kept by the executive officer, which shall contain an exact copy 
of all entries made upon the service record of each member of the 
crew during his period of service on board. These entries shall 
be made promptly at the end of each quarter, also upon the trans¬ 
fer, discharge, desertion, or death of any person, and shall be in 
strict accordance with the regulations and with such instructions 
as may be issued by the Bureau of Navigation. 

3672. (1) The application of an enlisted man of the Navy for 
retirement shall be made to the President of the United States, 
and in computing the thirty years necessary to entitle him to be 
retired, all service in the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps shall be 
credited, and service in the Navy, or in the Army, or Marine Corps 
during the civil war, from April 15, 1861, to August 20, 1866, and 
during the Spanish-American war, from April 21, 1898, to April 
11, 1899, shall be computed as double time. 

(2) After approval of an enlisted man’s application for retire¬ 
ment, an order shall be issued from the Bureau of Navigation 
transferring him to the retired list. Upon receipt of such order 
by his immediate commanding officer, a final statement shall be 
prepared, closing accounts of pay and allowances to and including 
date of retirement. No discharge shall be given, however, and the 
retired enlisted man shall be regarded as continuing in the service 
upon the retired list, but his name shall be dropped from the 
rolls of the vessel on which he was serving when retired, and 
his service record, descriptive list (in duplicate), with fact of 
final statement noted thereon, and his post office address for the 
next thirty days, shall be immediately forwarded through official 
channels to the Bureau of Navigation. Such retired enlisted men 
are additional to the number otherwise provided by law. Upon 
being retired, they will be ordered to their homes and furnished 
transportation and subsistence. 

(3) On the last day of each calendar month retired enlisted men 
shall report to the Bureau of Navigtion their post office address, 
and shall promptly report any change therein. Blank forms for 


Conduct Ibooko 


Retirements. 


How trans¬ 
ferred to retired 
list. 


Post-office ad¬ 
dress reported. 


(257 R) 



Pay and al¬ 
lowances of re¬ 
tired men. 

Descriptive list 
any pay vouch¬ 
ers. 


Enlistment 
and training. 


Enlistment, 
where made. 

Parent or 
guardian to ac¬ 
company person 
under eighteen 
years of age 
wishing to en¬ 
list. 


When parent 
or guardian is 
unable to ap¬ 
pear. 


Requirements 
for enlistment. 


Bad character. 


Entitled to 
benefit of pen¬ 
sion laws. 

Transfer of re¬ 
cruits to train¬ 
ing stations. 


personal reports, and pay vouchers, with official penalty envelopes 
for transmitting them, shall be furnished retired enlisted men by 
the Bureau of Navigation. 

(4) The authorized pay and allowances of retired enlisted men 
of the Navy shall be paid them monthly by the pay officer of the 
Naval Home, Philadelphia, Pa. 

(5) The Bureau of Navigation shall furnish each retired en¬ 
listed man with a descriptive list, which he shall forward at the 
end of each calendar month, with pay vouchers signed in dupli¬ 
cate, to the pay officer. If the retired enlisted man can not write, 
his mark (x) should be witnessed by a commissioned officer, if 
practicable, otherwise by some well-known person, preferably the 
postmaster of his place of residence. 

Section 10.— Apprentice Seamen. 

3681. The enlistment and training of apprentice seamen for the 
Navy shall be conducted by the Bureau of Navigation, under the 
direction of the Secretary of the Navy. 

3682. Apprentice seamen shall be enlisted only on board such 
ships and at such places as the department may direct. 

3683. Each person under eighteen years of age presenting him¬ 
self for enlistment as an apprentice seaman must be accompanied 
by his father, or by his mother in case the father be deceased, 
or by his legally appointed guardian in case he has neither father 
nor mother living, and the parent or guardian presenting such a 
person must sign the prescribed “ consent, declaration, and oath ” 
which forms part of the shipping articles. 

3681. In cases where parents or guardians may, by reason of 
distance, infirmity, or other causes, be unable to appear at the 
place of enlistment, they will, on written application to the com¬ 
manding officer of any of the ships upon w T hich enlistments are 
made, be furnished with the printed form of “ consent, declara¬ 
tion, and oath,” in duplicate, by executing which the enlistment 
will be perfected should the recruits be accepted by the board of 
examining officers. 

3685. (1) A person enlisted as apprentice seaman for the serv¬ 
ice must be between the ages of seventeen and twenty-five years, 
of robust frame, intelligent, of perfectly sound and healthy con¬ 
stitution, free from any physical defects or malformation, and 
not subject to fits. 

(2) He must be able to read and write. In special cases, 
where he shows a general intelligence and is otherwise qualified, 
he may be enlisted notwithstanding that his reading and writing 
are imperfect. 

(3) If under eighteen years of age, he must voluntarily sign 
an agreement to serve in the Navy until twenty-one years of age, 
which agreement must, before being signed, be carefully read and 
explained to each recruit by the recruiting officer, if eighteen 
years of age or over, he shall be enlisted for a term of four years. 

(4) He shall be enlisted as an apprentice seaman and shall be 
continued in this rating while at a training station and -while in 
training ships. 

3686. No person who has been convicted of crime or is of known 
bad character shall be elisted. 

3687. Apprentice seamen in the Navy are entitled to the benefit 
of the naval pension laws. 

3688. As soon after enlistment as practicable, apprentice sea¬ 
men shall be transferred to a training station and they shall not 
be retained at other stations for a longer period than one month. 
Commandants of other stations shall give notice to the comman¬ 
dant of the training station to which drafts of apprentice seamen 
are to be sent, in order that arrangements may be made to receive 
them. 


(258 r) 


(1) The commanding officer of a training station shall be 
charged with the general superintendence and government of the 
station, and the care of the grounds, buildings, and ships con¬ 
nected with it. 

(2) He shall establish the course of instruction, the dietary, 
and the routines of study and exercises at the station, subject to 
the approval of the Bureau of Navigation. 

(3) All officers, instructors, and apprentice seamen, attached 
to or temporarily serving at the station shall be under his com¬ 
mand. The officers shall perform such duties of instruction and 
drill as he may assign them. 

3600. The commanding officer and other officers on duty at the 
training station shall be borne on the books of the stationary 
training ship thereto attached. 

3601. At the termination of the period of instruction at the 
training station, apprentice seamen shall be transferred to cruis¬ 
ing ships. 

3602. Should any apprentice seaman be reported not qualified, 
from sickness or other cause, for transfer to a cruising training 
ship, he may, with the approval of the Bureau of Navigation, be 
retained for a further period. 

3603. The commanding officer shall appoint a permanent board, 
consisting of the line officer next in rank and the officers in charge 
of departments of instruction, who shall scrutinize quarterly the 
record and relative merit of each apprentice seaman, and recom¬ 
mend for discharge such as show no aptitude for the service, or 
make no progress in instruction, or whose example may be in¬ 
jurious to their companions, or whose habits unfit them for the 
service. Such apprentice seamen shall be reported to the Bureau 
of Navigation for appropriate action. Those found deficient, but 
worthy of further trial, may be continued if recommended by the 
board. The board shall also designate, when required, those ap¬ 
prentice seamen who are found, upon an examination, to be quali¬ 
fied for transfer to cruising ships. 

3694. The discipline at training stations must be enforced with 
firmness and consistency. Mild means may be employed at first, 
to be followed by severer measures if the former fail to correct 
offenses. 

3695. The regulations governing the behavior of apprentice sea¬ 
men, together with the scale of punishments for various offenses, 
shall be posted in a conspicuous place on each training ship. 

3696. Examinations, under such regulations as the Bureau of 
Navigation may prescribe, shall be held on both the Atlantic and 
Pacific coasts for the “ Bailey Medal,” instituted by the late Rear 
Admiral Theodorus Bailey for the purpose of inciting the ap¬ 
prentices of the United States Navy to greater effort in acquiring 
proficiency in their duties; and a medal will be awarded yearly, 
as soon after December 31 as possible, to the apprentice seaman 
enlisted for minority who attains the highest average on each 
coast. 

3697. When practicable, apprentice seamen with good conduct 
records may, at the end of the period of training, be granted a 
leave of absence not to exceed ten days, provided they are out of 
debt or make a deposit to cover indebtedness. 

3698. Before discharging an apprentice seaman, enlisted for 
minority, for any cause other than expiration of enlistment, the 
commanding officer shall, if practicable, notify the parents or 
guardian of such apprentice seaman and allow a reasonable time 
for means to be sent to defray his expenses to his home. 


Duties of com¬ 
mandant of 
training station. 


Officers borne 
on books of sta¬ 
tionary ships. 

Transfer to 
cruising train¬ 
ing ships. 

When not 
qualified for 
transfer. 


Permanent 

board. 


Character of 
discipline. 


Regulations to 
be posted. 


The Hailey 
medal. 


Leave of ab¬ 
sence at end of 
period of train¬ 
ing. 


Discharge of 
apprentice sea¬ 
men. 


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CHAPTER 34. 


LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND LIBERTY. 

3701. Permission to leave the United States will be granted by 
the Secretary of the Navy only. 

3702. The commander in chief of a fleet or squadron within 
the United States, or the commandant of a navy yard or station, 
shall not absent himself from his command for a longer period 
than one week in any successive three months, except by permis¬ 
sion^ of the Secretary of the Navy. 

3703. (1) The senior officer present, afloat, is authorized to 
grant leave of absence not exceeding ten days, and, in addition, the 
time required to travel to and from the home of the applicant, to 
the officers and enlisted men serving afloat. 

(2) Leave of absence to officers of ships of a fleet while at a 
navy yard shall be granted by the senior officer of the fleet present 
at that yard. 

(3) The commandant of a navy yard or station is authorized to 
grant leave of absence not exceeding ten days and, in addition, the 
time required to travel to and from the home of the applicant, 
to the officers and enlisted men attached to the yard or station, 
and to those serving on board the receiving and other station 
ships; and to those serving aboard ships in commission within the 
limits of the navy yard or naval station under his command and 
not exempted from his authority in this matter by the provisions 
of the preceding paragraph. In the absence of the commandant, 
this authority continues in the officer who succeeds him and per¬ 
forms his duties. 

3704. Permission granted orally to leave the ship or station 
temporarily, instead of formally authorized leave of absence, 
does not convey permission to leave the general vicinity of the 
port or station, unless especially so stated. Absence authorized in 
this manner shall not continue on the following day beyond fore¬ 
noon quarters on board ship or the beginning of working hours at 
a shore station, unless an extension beyond such hour has been 
specifically authorized. 

3705. (1) The senior officer present shall indicate to command¬ 
ing officers of ships the extent of leave of absence and permis¬ 
sion to leave the ship or liberty which they may grant to officers 
and enlisted men under their respective commands, without further 
reference to himself, due regard being had to pratique and 
other regulations of the port. 

(2) Leave to go beyond the immediate vicinity of the station o»* 

port shall not be granted to any person attached to a ship under 
sailing orders. . . 

(3) Every officer to whom leave is granted-shall promptly re¬ 
port his return therefrom to the officer who granted it, in writing, 
giving the date of its commencement and stating-the number--of 
days of absence from station or duty, inclusive of-travel time. 
(Art. IP 3709 (1).) 




Permission to 
leave the United 
States. 

Officers in chief 
command within 
the United 
States. 


Leave granted 
by the senior 
officer present. 


Leave to offi¬ 
cers of ships of 
fleet at navy 
yard. 

Leave granted 
by commandant. 


“ Leave of ab¬ 
sence 55 defined. 


Leave granted 
by commanding 
officer. 


Not granted 
when under sail¬ 
ing orders. 

Return to be 
reported. 


(261 R) 




To lie reported 
to department. 

Contents of 
report. 


Leave from 
duty abroad. 


Manner of 
counting length 
of leave. 


Leave on ac- 
count of sick¬ 
ness. 


Restrictions of 
leave. 


3706. (1) The actual number of days of leave of absence taken 
by every officer under the provisions of article R 3703 shall be im¬ 
mediately reported to the Navy Department (Bureau of Naviga¬ 
tion) by the commanding officer of the ship or by the commandant 
of the station to which such officer is attached, and a signed copy 
of this report shall be furnished to the pay officer carrying the 
pay accounts of such officer. In special cases, where an officer is 
serving at some place other than aboard ship or at a naval sta¬ 
tion, this report shall be made by the officer under whom the 
officer granted leave is serving. The report shall not be for¬ 
warded until after the leave has expired and the officer has re¬ 
turned to his station and duty. It shall show the date the leave 
began and the exact number of days absent; no report shall be 
made for a fraction of a day. The time required for an officer 
to travel to and from the place where his leave is spent shall be 
considered as leave, and shall be included in the report of days 
absent. 

(2) If an officer be on duty abroad, or on a foreign station, and 
be granted leave for the purpose of visiting the United States, 
his leave begins from the date of his arrival therein, and expires 
on the date of his departure therefrom, and the dates of such ar¬ 
rival and departure must be reported to the department. 

(3) Leave of absence shall be granted in terms of months and 
days, as “ one month,” “ one month and ten days.” A leave of 
absence begins on the day following that on which an officer de¬ 
parts from his station or duty. The day of departure, whatever 
the hour, is counted as a day of duty; the day of return as a day 
of absence; except when such return is made before the regular 
hour for forenoon quarters on board ship or for beginning work 
at a shore station, in which case it shall not be counted as a day 
of absence. Leave for one month, beginning on the first day of a 
calendar month, shall expire on the last day of the month, what¬ 
ever its number of days. Beginning on an intermediate day, the 
leave will expire on the day preceding the same day of the next 
month. 

3707. (1) No commanding officer of a ship, fleet, or naval 
station shall grant permission to any person under his command 
to leave his station, or to return from abroad to the United States, 
on account of ill health, except upon the recommendation of a 
board of medical survey. 

(2) Requests for leave or detachment on account of ill health, 
when forwarded to the Navy Department, shall be accompanied 
by the report of a medical survey. 

(3) Officers on sick leave in consequence of medical survey 
shall report the state of their health to the department every 
fifteen days. 

(4) When an officer not on duty applies for leave or for an 
extension of leave, on account of ill health, a medical board of 
survey shall be held, if practicable, and a report made to the de¬ 
partment; or, if that be impracticable, he shall forward the cer¬ 
tificate of a reputable physician, stating that he is unable to per¬ 
form duty, the nature of the disease, and its probable duration. 

(5) Officers on sick leave shall be examined physically to deter¬ 
mine their fitness for duty before resuming duty. 

3708. (1) Aboard ships to which different officers are allowed 
by the complement list as executive officer, first lieutenant, navi¬ 
gator, senior engineer officer (if not restricted to the performance 
of engineering duty only), and gunnery officer, one of the four last 
named shall always be on board and ready for duty; but the 
executive officer shall not be required to alternate with any other 
officer in leaving the ship. In the absence of the commanding or 
executive officer, or both, the duties of these offices shall devolve 
upon the line officer next in rank attached to and on board of the 
ship, as provided in these regulations. (Art. 416A, par. 2, and 
art. 558, par. 2. (See also I 2301 (1).) 

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(-) Aboard ships to which no regular hrst lieutenant is allowed 
by the complement list either the navigating, senior engineer 
officer (if not restricted to the performance of engineering duty 
only), or gunnery officer shall always be on board and ready for 
duty. In the absence of the commanding or executive officer, or 
tooth, the duties of these offices shall devolve upon the line officer 
next in rank attached to and on board of the ship, as provided in 
these regulations. (Art. 41GA, par. 2, and art. 558, par. 2.) 

(3) Aboard vessels to which no regular first lieutenant or 
gunnery officer is allowed by the complement list, either the execu¬ 
tive officer, navigating officer, or engineer officer (if not restricted 
to the performance of engineering duty only) shall always be on 
board and ready for duty. In the absence of the executive officer 
the senior on board or the navigating officer and engineer officer 
(if not restricted to the performance of engineering duty only) 
shall act as executive officer. In the absence of both the com¬ 
manding and executive officers the senior on board of the navi¬ 
gating officer and engineer officer (if the latter be not restricted 
to the performance of engineering duty only) shall act as com¬ 
manding officer. 

(4) When the engineer officer of the ship is restricted to the 
performance of engineering duty only, he shall not be consid¬ 
ered as available for succession to the duties of commanding 
officer, and when that officer is absent his duties shall be per¬ 
formed by the senior on board of the other line officers set forth 
in the three preceding paragraphs. 

(5) Aboard vessels where the executive officer performs the 
duties of navigating officer in addition to his regular duties, either 
the executive officer or the line officer next in rank to him, and 
not restricted to the performance of engineering duty only, shall 
always be on board and ready for duty, except when special 
permission to the contrary is granted by the commanding offi¬ 
cer. In the absence of the executive officer, the line officer next 
in rank on board and not restricted to the performance of engi¬ 
neering duty only shall act as executive officer. In the absence 
of both commanding and executive officers the line officer next 
in rank on board and not restricted to the performance of 
engineering duty only shall act as commanding officer. 

(6) When there are two or more officers detailed for engineer¬ 
ing duty, including chief machinists and machinists, or two or 
more medical, pay, or marine officers attached to a ship, at 
least one of each branch in which there are two or more officers 
shall always be on board and ready for duty unless otherwise 
authorized, under special circumstances by previous permission 
from the commanding officer. 

(7) Whenever any officer is granted leave of absence or permis¬ 
sion to leave the ship or station and there is no other officer who 
is specifically detailed by these regulations to perform the duties 
of such officer during his absence, it shall be the duty of the 
officer granting such leave of absence or permission to leave the 
ship or station to officially detail some other competent person 
to perform such duties during the absence of the officer to whom 
the said privilege is granted, so far as is permissible under the 
laws and regulations. 

(8) Officers not specified in the preceding paragraphs may be 
granted leave of absence or permission to leave the ship or 
station at the discretion of the commanding officer (subject to 
the provisions of these regulations and to any instructions that 
may be received from the senior officer present in regard to the 
matter) or of the commandant. In granting such privileges 
the commanding officer or commandment shall be guided by the 
existing conditions as to the number pf officers to be retained 
on board or within the limits of the station and shall so retain 


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Application 
for permission to 
leave the ship. 


Leave to en¬ 
listed men. 


a sufficient number to efficiently meet any emergency or call to 
duty that may arise. 

(9) Under no circumstances shall any ship or station to which 
two or more line officers are attached he left without at least 
one line officer present and ready for duty, except in cases of 
emergency, of which the commanding officer or commandant shall 
be the judge. 

(10) Except as specified in the second sentence of this para¬ 
graph, not more than one-half of the crew of any ship shall be 
granted leave or liberty at the same time, and liberty parties 
shall be so selected as to leave on board an organized force 
that will be effective in any emergency. While secured to a 
wharf at a navy yard, however, not more than one-fourth of 
the crew need be kept on board, provided the commanding officer 
deems that such a number will be effective for any emergency. 

3709. (1) The executive officer, and all officers senior to him 
in rank, shall make application for leave of absence or permis¬ 
sion to leave the ship and shall report their return therefrom to 
the commanding officer. Those junior to the executive officer shall 
make application for leave of absence through and for permission 
to leave the ship to the executive officer and shall report their 
return to him, except in case of leave of absence, in which case 
the report of return shall be made to the commanding officer in 
writing, through the executive officer. (Art. R 3705 (3).) 

(2) No person attached to the vessel shall be allowed to leave 
the ship during coaling, except on duty. 

3710. (1) When the sanitary or other conditions of the port 
do not render it inadvisable, and when authorized by the senior 
officer present, the commanding officer shall grant liberty or 
leave of absence to the enlisted men, but such liberty or leave 
of absence shall not be granted by other than the commanding 
officer. 

(2) Leave of absence or liberty shall not be granted to enlisted 
men who are in debt to the Government, unless the full amount of 
such indebtedness be deposited with the pay officer. 

(3) Enlisted men shall be instructed that when on leave of 
absence they must so arrange that they may have sufficient funds 
to enable them to return to their ships; recruiting officers will 
not furnish transportation for that purpose. 


(2C>4 r) 


CHAPTER 35. 


QUARANTINE, PILOTAGE, NAVAL CONVOY OF MILITARY 

EXPEDITIONS, TRANSPORTATION AFLOAT ABOARD 

GOVERNMENT VESSELS, AND THE AMERICAN NA¬ 
TIONAL RED CROSS. 

Section 1.—Quarantine. 

3801. (1) Commanding officers of ships shall, on entering a 
port, foreign or domestic, comply strictly with all its quarantine 
regulations. 

(2) They shall, whether liable to quarantine or not, afford 
every facility to visiting health officers, and give all the informa¬ 
tion the latter may require. 

(3) Should doubt exist as to the regulations of the port, no 
communication shall be held with the shore, with boats, or with 
other ships, until a sufficient time has elapsed to allow of the visit 
of the health officer, 

3802. (1) Should a naval vessel arrive in port with a quaran- 
tinable disease on board, or should such disease break out while 
lying in port, the fact shall be at once reported to the commander 
in chief or senior officer present; the commanding officer shall 
hoist the quarantine flag and prevent all communication likely to 
spread the disease elsewhere until pratique is received. 

(2) In order to check the spread of such disease on board ship, 
he shall arrange with the authorities of the port for the care 
and treatment of patients on shore or on board a hulk. 

(3) If at sea in company with other ships, and a quarantinable 
disease exists or appears on board, he shall keep the quarantine 
flag flying as long as the disease lasts, and shall do all in his 
power to prevent its dissemination. 

3803. (I) In boarding arriving vessels, care shall be taken not 
to violate the rules of the port; and in case they are subject to 
quarantine, the boarding officer shall, if possible, obtain the in¬ 
formation required without going alongside. 

(2) Vessels at sea coming from a suspected port not having a 
clean bill of health, or otherwise liable to quarantine, shall not 
be boarded, unless it be absolutely necessary, and the fact of such 
communication, when it occurs, shall be reported on arrival in 
port to the health officer. 

(3) No concealment shall be made of any circumstances that 
may subject a ship of the Navy to quarantine. 

Section 2.— Pilotage. 

3811. (1) Commanding officers of ships may employ pilots 
whenever, in their judgment, such employment is necessary. 
(Art. R 2083.) 

(2) When pilots are employed, they shall not be called on 
board until the ship is ready to proceed to sea; nor, when coming 
from sea, shall they be kept on board after the ship has reached 
her destination. 


Regulations 
to be complied 
with. 

Facilities for 
health officers’ 
visits. 

When doubt 
exists as to 
quarantine regu¬ 
lations. 


Duty of cap¬ 
tain when infec¬ 
tious disease ex¬ 
ists. 


Caution in re¬ 
gard to boarding 
vessels. 


Boarding ves¬ 
sels at sea. 


No conceal¬ 
ment of facts. 


Employment 
of pilots. 


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Licensed pilots 
to be employed. 

Coast pilots. 


Pilot does not 
relieve ship’s of¬ 
ficers front re¬ 
sponsibility. 


(3) Preference shall be given to licensed pilots and they shall 
not be paid more than local rates. 

(4) Coast pilots shall not be employed except by special au¬ 
thority from the Navy Department, and when employed shall not 
be paid local pilotage. 

( 5 ) a pilot is considered merely as an adviser to the command¬ 
ing officer, and his presence on board a naval vessel shall not re¬ 
lieve the commanding officer, or any of his subordinates, from full 
responsibility for the proper performance of the duties with which 
they, or any of them, may be charged concerning the navigation 
and handling of the ship. 

Section 3.—Naval Convoy of Military Expeditions. 

3821. All matters relating to the purchase, charter, fitting out, 
equipping, and maintenance of transports, engaging their officers 
and crew, and providing rules for their government, their interior 
discipline and administration, shall be controlled by the Army. 

3822. If practicable, all transports carrying troops or animals 
shall be supplied with distilling apparatus adequate for the 
supply of water required. As a reserve in case of emergency, a 
distilling ship, furnished by the Navy, shall, if practicable, accom¬ 
pany each convoy. 

3823. (1) All matters relating to the loading of the transports 
with troops, animals, or stores, and the quota or cargo to be 
assigned by each vessel, shall be under the charge of the Army. 

(2) The discharge of troops, animals, and stores from the trans¬ 
ports into the boats and their transfer in boats to the shore shall 
be in charge of the Navy, and shall be carried out at such time 
and in such order as the Army commander may decide. 

3824. (1) An expedition oversea which requires naval convoy 
being decided upon, as soon as the transports begin to assemble 
at the rendezvous, a naval officer of suitable rank shall be ap¬ 
pointed as convoy commander, who shall be supplied with infor¬ 
mation concerning the strength of the expedition and its proposed 
objective. 

(2) He shall be given by the Army authorities facilities for 
inspecting the transports as they assemble, for the purpose of 
ascertaining whether they are properly fitted with ground tackle, 
boats, lines, and all equipment necessary for the proper manage¬ 
ment and control of the convoy while in transit and while disem¬ 
barking men and animals under the conditions which will prob¬ 
ably be met. Defects in this direction shall be by him called 
to the attention of the proper Army authority, who shall use 
every effort to remedy such defects, in accordance with the judg¬ 
ment of the naval convoy commander. The naval convoy com¬ 
mander shall render all possible assistance with the resources at 
his disposal. In the event that it be found impracticable to 
remedy defects which, in the opinion of the naval convoy com¬ 
mander, will threaten the safety of the convoy or jeopardize the 
success of the expedition, such defects shall be reported imme¬ 
diately to their respective departments by the Army and Navy 
convoy commanders. 

3825. A lieutenant in the Navy, and a junior or warrant officer 
and four quartermasters or signalmen for each transport and 
supply vessel under convoy shall be supplied by the Navy Depart¬ 
ment, and shall be detailed by the naval convoy commander to 
the vessels when they are ready to proceed to the anchorage deter¬ 
mined upon as the final rendezvous for departure. Means of 
making flag, hand semaphore, and wigwag signals by day and 
night shall also be provided by the Navy Department. 

3820, (1) The orders as to the destination of convoy and time 
of sailing shall he issued by the Army commanding officer under 
the authority of the War Department and communicated to the 


(2.06 R) 


naval convoy commander. Should circumstances arise after sail¬ 
ing which render a change in plan or destination necessary or 
desirable, which change it is not practicable to refer to higher 
authority, the Army commander shall, after consultation with 
the naval convoy commander, decide as to such change. 

(2) The naval convoy commander shall have control of all 
movements of the convoy and shall establish all orders of sailing 
and formation. He shall make provision for emergencies, such as 
an attack by an enemy or dispersion of the convoy by weather or 
other circumstances. 

(3) He shall make his subordinates, placed on the transports 
and supply vessels, familiar with his dispositions and plans. 

(4) Should the transports be separated from the convoying 
vessels by accident or design, the senior naval officer present and 
on duty shall take charge of the convoy and control its move¬ 
ments in accordance with the plans of the convoy commander. 

3827. (1) The senior naval officer attached to a transport or 
supply vessel shall, under the authority of the naval convoy com¬ 
mander and in obedience to his orders and signals, control en¬ 
tirely the movements of the vessel on board which he is embarked, 
including her anchorage. 

(2) He shall have no other authority on board. The master 
and officers of the vessel shall perform their navigation duties 
affecting her speed and movement under his direction, and 
should there be any opposition to or interference with his au¬ 
thority in any way he shall call upon the commanding officer 
of troops on board, who shall take such steps with the force under 
his command as may be necessary to enforce the authority of the 
naval officer attached to the vessel. 

3828. The time, place, and order of landing shall be decided 
upon by the Army officer commanding, w T ho shall consult with the 
naval convoy commander as to naval assistance, such as the 
covering and protection of the landing by the artillery of the 
men of war and use of naval boats. This assistance the naval 
convoy commander shall render to the utmost extent practicable 
and with the sole object in view of assisting to the utmost the 
plan of campaign of the Army commanding officer. After the 
order of landing is made known to him, the naval convoy com¬ 
mander, in accordance therewith, shall control the placing of the 
transports and supply vessels for disembarking the troops, ani¬ 
mals, munitions, and stores, and will control the loading and un¬ 
loading of boats and have control over such area of the beach as 
may be necessary for the proper execution of the above. The 
naval convoy commander shall also control the withdrawal of 
transports, when discharged, to the harbor and anchorage selected. 

In case of reembarkation under naval convoy the same general 
procedure shall govern. 

3829. It is deemed desirable that the Army commanding officer, 
if convenient, shall be embarked in the flagship of the naval con¬ 
voy commander. If not convenient, the Army commanding offi¬ 
cer’s transport shall be out of the formation and near the flagship 
of the naval convoy commander, in order that communication 
between them may be readily had at any time, and in this case 
the senior naval officer assigned to transports should be embarked 
in the same transport as the Army commanding officer. 

Section 4.—Transportation Afloat Aboard Government 

Vessels. 

3841. General officers of the Army, when ordered to take pas- Apartments of 
sage- in a ship of the Navy, shall live with the commander in 
chief, if one be embarked in the same ship: otherwise, general i u tt slip of the 
officers and all held officers by commission above the rank of >*vy. 
major shall live in the apartments of the commanding officer. 


(207 u) 



Apartments 
and mess of 
Army officers 
taking passage 
in a transport. 


Troops on 
koard naval 
ships for duty. 


Troops for 
transport only. 


Enlisted men 
of Army to do 
police and guard 
duty. 


Enlisted men 
of Navy and 
Marine Corps on 
board Army 
transport. 


Offenders may 
be placed in 
either naval or 
military custody. 


Army court- 
martial not to 
be held on 
board. 


Orders to 
troops to be 
given through 
their own offi¬ 
cers. 


Comfort and 
welfare of the 
troops. 


Other commissioned officers of the Army shall live with the ward¬ 
room or .iunior officers, according to rank. This quartering shall 
not interfere with the sleeping apartments of the officers of the 
ship. 

3842. When officers of the Army are embarked with troops in 
a ship commanded and officered by officers of the Navy, the latter 
shall occupy the apartments allotted to them, and separate accom¬ 
modations shall be provided for the use of the officers of the Army 
and those under their command. The officers of the Army shall 
mess together, and not with the officers of the Navy, unless other¬ 
wise agreed upon with the sanction of the commanding officer 
of the ship and commanding officer of the troops. 

3843. (1) When any land troops, regular or volunteer, are em¬ 
barked in a naval vessel for duty therein, they shall, until de¬ 
tached, be subject to the laws for the government of the Navy, 
and to the regulations of the ships, in the same manner as 
marines. (Art. R 1631.) 

(£) Whenever such troops are embarked for transport only 
they shall be subject to the laws for the government of the Army 
instead of those for the Navy, but shall nevertheless be subject 
to and obey the regulations of the ship, and while on board any 
offender may be confined by the commanding officer of the ship. 

(3) Enlisted men of the Army, while being transported in a 
naval vessel, are liable to their proportionate share of police 
and guard duty whenever the commanding officer shall deem it 
advisable to divide those duties between the enlisted men of the 
Navy and those of the Army on board. They may also be called 
upon, but only in case of emergency, to perform such duties as 
their knowledge and skill may permit. 

(4) Enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps, while being 
transported in an Army transport, are subject to the transport 
regulations, and are liable to their proportionate share of police 
and guard duty whenever the commanding officer of troops shall 
deem it advisable to divide those duties between the enlisted men 
of the Army and those of the Navy and Marine Corps on board. 
They may also be called upon, but only in case of emergency, to 
perform such duty as their knowledge and skill may permit. All 
orders to seamen and marines, when embarked on board a trans¬ 
port, shall, as far as possible, be given through their own officers 
and petty or noncommissioned officers. 

(5) When enlisted men of the Navy are embarked for pas¬ 
sage on board an Army transport, the senior line officer of the 
Navy on board, if below the grade of flag officer, shall assume 
command thereof. 

3844. The commanding officer of a ship of the Navy shall have 
full power, on his own authority, to order an offender, whether 
officer or soldier, to be placed in either naval or military custody 
as he shall consider most desirable; but in all cases where an 
offender is to be disembarked for trial by military authority, he 
shall be placed in military custody on board the ship. 

3845. No Army court-martial shall be held on board any naval 
vessel in commission, nor shall officers in charge of troops em¬ 
barked order any public punishment or confinement in irons to be 
inflicted on board without the previous approval of the command¬ 
ing officer of the ship. 

3846. All orders to troops when embarked shall, as far as prac¬ 
ticable, be given through their own officers and noncommissioned 
officers, and the commanding officer of the ship shall bear in mind 
that although the discipline of all on board is under his entire 
control, he is nevertheless to leave the troops to the management 
of their own officers so far as may be consistent with the order 
and discipline of the ship. ; 

3847. (!) In matters connected with the comfort and welfare 
of the troops embarked, the commanding officer of the ship shall 
give due weight to representations from the Army medical officer 

(268 li) 


in charge, conveyed to him by or through the commanding officer 
ot the troops. 

(2) When troops are embarked, unaccompanied by a medical 
officer, the commanding officer of a ship shall direct the senior 
naval medical officer to give them such professional attention as 
may be required. 

Section 5.— The American National Red Cross. 

3861. The American National Red Cross, having been author¬ 
ized by an act of Congress (approved April 24, 1912) to render 
aid to the land and naval forces in time of actual or threatened 
war, the following regulations governing the status, organization, 
and operations of the Red Cross when employed with the naval 
forces, having received the approval of the President of the 
United States, are issued for the information and guidance of 
all concerned: 

(1) The organized Red Cross units serving with the naval 
forces will constitute a part of the sanitary service of the naval 
forces. 

(2) When the Navy Department desires the use of the services 
of the Red Cross in time of war or when war is imminent, the 
Secretary of the Navy will communicate with the president of 
the Red Cross, specifying the character of the services required 
and designating the place or places where the personnel and mate¬ 
riel may be assembled. 

(3) When any member of the Red Cross reports for duty with 
the naval forces of the United States, pursuant to a proper call, 
he will thereafter be subject to military laws and regulations, as 
provided in article 10 of the Geneva Convention of 1906, and will 
be provided with the necessary brassard and certificate of identity. 

(4) Except in cases of great emergency, Red Cross personnel 
serving with the naval forces will not be assigned to duty on com¬ 
batant ships, but will be employed at sanitary bases, in hospitals, 
on medical transports and hospital ships, and on other lines of 
communication. Female nurses will usually be assigned to duty 
ashore or on hospital ships. 

(5) Red Cross organizations will not establish independent 
hospitals or other institutions, but will assist the Medical Depart¬ 
ment of the Navy as herein provided. 

(6) Separate establishments maintained by the Red Cross will 
be placed under the immediate direction of a medical officer of 
the Navy before naval patients are assigned thereto. Such officer 
will be "held responsible for the administration, discipline, and 
records of the institution; he will regulate admissions and dis¬ 
charges and see that the interests of both the Government and 
the patients are conserved. 

(7) No individuals of the Red Cross Society will be accepted 
for service by the Navy Department until inspected by a medical 
officer of the Navy and found qualified for the performance of the 
service expected of them. 

(8) The Red Cross may be called upon in time of war, or when 
war is impending, for the following classes of personnel: 

(1) Physicians and surgeons. 

(2) Pharmacists. 

(3) Hospital Corps men. 

(4) Nurses. 

(5) Clerks. 

(6) Cooks and other hospital personnel. 

(7) Laborers. 

(9) The Red Cross personnel available for service with the 
Navy will be divided into three classes, as follows: 

Class (a). Those willing to serve afloat or ashore wherever 
needed. 


Troops unac¬ 
companied by a 
medical officer. 


Authorized by 
Congress. 


Subject to 
military laws. 


Not to be as¬ 
signed to com¬ 
batant ships. 


Qualifications 
for service. 


Personnel. 


(269 R) 



Organization. 


Training. 


Register of 
organizations. 


Class (b). Those willing to serve anywhere within the conti¬ 
nental limits of the United States. 

Class (c). Those willing to serve at sanitary bases or hospitals 
in the vicinity of their places of residence. 

Class (a) will be organized into sections and divisions and 
equipped as may be prescribed by the central committee of the 
Red Cross and approved by the Navy Department. The indi¬ 
viduals composing such sections and divisions will be trained 
for service aboard the medical transports, hospital ships, and at 
sanitary establishments beyond the seas. 

Class (b) will be trained for service in hospitals and other 
sanitary institutions that may be established within the conti¬ 
nental limits of the United States. Individuals of class (b) may 
.also be organized into sections and divisions and uniformed and 
equipped as prescribed for class (a). 

Class (c) will be composed of individuals of the local Red Cross 
who, on account of their occupation or training in the care of 
sick and other hospital duties, may be relied upon to render 
efficient service at sanitary bases or naval hospitals in the vicinity 
of their places of residence. 

(10) The Red Cross service shall be divided into transport 
service, hospital service, and information-bureau service. Mem¬ 
bers properly qualified may serve in any branch. 

(11) The Red Cross service and organization on a medical 
transport or hospital ship will be under the direction of the 
medical officer of the Navy in command. 

A unit of the transport or hospital service will be a section com¬ 
posed of two individuals. 

A division will be composed of twenty sections. 

Each division shall have, in addition, one hospital steward. 

Divisions shall be in charge of officers of the Naval Medical 
Corps, Naval Medical Reserve Corps, or physicians of the Red 
Cross. 

(12) The service at a sanitary base or naval hospital will be 
under the medical officer of the Navy in command. 

Hospital divisions must be prepared to supplement and assist 
regular naval hospitals and to be assigned to certain branches 
of hospital work, such as the management of kitchens, etc. 

(13) The training of transport divisions shall assimilate that 
of the Naval Hospital Corps and include instruction in first-aid, 
elementary hygiene, and hospital corps drill. The personnel of 
such divisions shall be made practically familiar with the methods 
for transporting sick and wounded aboard ship. 

(14) The training of hospital divisions shall include, in addi¬ 
tion to the training of transport divisions, practical instruction 
in methods and materiel used in hospitals and sanitary establish¬ 
ments. Some of the personnel of each division should also be 
made proficient in the methods of disinfection. Hospital divi¬ 
sions, or any part thereof, may also be assigned to duty on 
hospital trains and to other naval sanitary institutions. 

(15) Information bureau divisions will be composed of clerks, 
stenographers, and typewriters, who will serve under the immedi¬ 
ate supervision of officers of the Red Cross, and will be instructed 
in methods of correspondence and obtaining the necessary in¬ 
formation from authorities concerning sick and wounded and data 
for the purpose of furnishing such information to relatives and 
friends. Information bureau divisions may also be attached to 
the bureau of information for prisoners of war. 

(16) A register will be kept in the office of the Surgeon Gen¬ 
eral of the Navy, upon which will be entered the name, place, 
strength, equipment, and efficiency of Red Cross organizations. 
No organization will be entered on the register, how T ever, until 
it shall have been approved by the Surgeon General of the Navy. 
A Red Cross organization that has been found qualified will be 


(270 Tt) 


carried on the register for one year after the date of such regis¬ 
tration. 

(17) Applications for registration upon the Surgeon General’s . Applications 
register will be forwarded through Red Cross channels to the lor registration. 
Secretary of the Navy. 

(18) Applications already borne on the Surgeon General’s 
register, for continuance on the said register, will be submitted 
annually on or about June 1, through Red Cross channels, to the 
Secretary of the Navy. 

(10) The personnel serving with the land and naval forces in , Trausporia- 
tiine of war or threatened hostilities while proceeding to their tio,, ‘ 
place of duty, while serving thereat, and while returning there¬ 
from will be transported and subsisted at the cost and charge of 
the United States as civilian employees with said forces. Red 
Cross supplies. that may be tendered as a gift and accepted for 
use in the sanitary service will be transported at the cost and 
charge of the United States. 

(20) When available, suitable quarters may be assigned to the 
Red Cross in active service. 










CHAPTER 36, 


SHORE STATIONS. 

Section 1.—General Administration. 

3901. (1) The commandant of a navy yard or other shore sta¬ 
tion shall, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, 
exercise entire control over every department in the yard, and 
shall be held responsible for the preservation of all buildings and 
stores contained therein, of all vessels out of commission, and for 
the judicious application of all labor. (Art. R 1513 (1).) He 
shall be the general manager of the manufacturing department. 

(2) He shall see that all officers and others under his command 
and all employees perform their duty faithfully and efficiently, 
and that all returns and reports are made in the time and manner 
prescribed. 

(3) He shall report to the Navy Department (Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation) any death of an officer or enlisted person that may occur 
at the station under his command (Art. R 4562), and shall report 
to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, through official channels, 
all accidents and injuries to civilian employees, including artisans 
and laborers, that occur at said station. (Act of May 30, 1908; 
Art. R 4021; I 391 (1) ; I, chap. 2, sec. 19.) 

(4) He shall see that no materials of any kind are diverted from 
their intended use, except for proper purposes, and that no me¬ 
chanic or other employee does any work during working hours, 
except for public purposes; and that the machinery plant or other 
Government appliances and the labor necessary for the operation 
thereof shall not be used in doing work for private parties, except 
in cases of emergency or when authorized by the department. 

(5) He shall not make any alterations in the prescribed assign¬ 
ment of buildings of the yard, nor permit the purchase of stores 
or the sale of any articles, scraps, or chips, condemned or other¬ 
wise, unless authorized by the department. 

(6) He shall sign all pay rolls of civilian employees except 
those under the cognizance of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, 
which, however, he shall approve. 

(7) Officers of lower rank may be attached to the yard as 
subordinate aids to the commandant, to perform such duties as 
may be assigned by him, and for general experience and observa¬ 
tion in the duties of their profession. 

(8) Warrant officers and mates attached to the yard shall per¬ 
form such duty as may be assigned them by the commandant. 

3902. (1) No new work shall be undertaken at a navy yard or 
station except on department or bureau authorization addressed to 
the commandant, or by the commandant himself in virtue of article 
I 4734 (4). (Art. R 103 (2).) 

(2) When work is authorized, the commandant shall issue 
necessary orders regarding its execution. 


General duties 
of commandants 
of nary yards. 


To require 
duties to be 
properly per¬ 
formed. 


To report 
deaths, acci¬ 
dents, and in¬ 
juries. 


Not to allow 
improper use of 
labor or mate¬ 
rial. 


Not to make 
alterations in 
yard, or sell or 
buy without au¬ 
thority. 

To sign pay 
rolls. 


Authority for 
new work. 







Relations be¬ 
tween naval sta¬ 
tions and de¬ 
partment. 


Succession to 
command. 


Fire regula¬ 
tions. 


Fires outside 
of yard. 


Precautions to 
be taken at 
night. 

The counter¬ 
sign and watch¬ 
word. 

Equipment of 
ships to be in 
charge of com¬ 
mandant. 

Accounts to be 
opened. 


Alterations. 


Receiving 

ships. 


Cruising ships. 


3003. It is the intent of these regulations to create and main¬ 
tain at each naval station relations between the commandant and 
the department and bureaus similar as nearly as practicable to 
those existing between the commanding officer of a ship in com¬ 
mission and the department and bureaus. The bureaus have no 
direct cognizance over the administration of a naval station, their 
function being to state what work shall be performed thereat, to 
issue general instructions as to the plans on which work is to be 
done, and to allot funds for the performance of work coming 
under their cognizance and for the upkeep and operation of non¬ 
industrial public works and utilities under their cognizance. 

3004. (1) In the absence of the commandant the line officer 
next in rank, not restricted by law to the performance of engineer¬ 
ing duties, shall become the acting commandant and shall exer¬ 
cise, for the time being, the authority of the commandant, both 
ashore and in respect to ships in commission at the yard, as pre¬ 
scribed in article ft 3910. 

(2) The commanding and other officers of a receiving or station 
ship at a navy yard or station shall not be considered as on duty 
in the yard or station so far as succession to temporary command 
is concerned; nor shall they exercise authority therein, but shall 
be subject in all respects to the orders of the commandant or act¬ 
ing commandant of the yard. 

3905. (1) The commandant shall establish regulations to guard 
against accidents from fire in the ships and buildings within the 
yard. 

(2) He may direct the fire alarm to be sounded for a fire in 
the immediate vicinity of the yard, and the engines and other 
apparatus may be sent to such fires, but they shall be kept 
under command of their own officers. 

3906. (1) The gates of the yard shall be closed at sunset, and 
no strangers shall be admitted after that time, unless they come 
to visit officers in the yard or on board ships lying thereat. 

(2) The watchword for the night and the countersign shall be 
issued only to such persons as the commandant may direct. 

3907. When a ship is ordered to be fitted out at a navy yard, 
the fitting out shall be under the direction of the commandant, in 
conformity with general regulations and established allowances. 

3908. When the commandant is directed to build, fit out, or 
repair any ship, or to construct any building, or to make any im¬ 
provement at a yard or when he authorizes work, he shall cause 
an account to be opened against such ship, building, or improve¬ 
ment, debiting it with the cost of the labor, indirect expense, and 
of the different materials used, detailed reports of which shall be 
forwarded to the proper bureau when the objects are completed. 

3909. No alterations shall be made in the hull, boilers, ma¬ 
chinery, or the dimensions or arrangements of masts, boats, or 
other equipments of any ship which may be ordered for repairs 
or fitting out, without the previous sanction of the bureau con¬ 
cerned; but if, in the commandant’s opinion, any change can be 
made to improve the qualities of a ship, or increase the "accommo¬ 
dations of her crew, he shall report the same to the bureau con¬ 
cerned, giving his reasons for recommending alterations and the 
estimated time required, and cost of same. 

3910. (1) Receiving ships attached to a navy yard or station 
shall be subject to the control of the commandant in all matters 
pertaining to the receiving ship business. 

(2) Cruising ships of the Navy in commission at a navy yard 
for any purpose shall, from arrival to departure, be under the 
command of the commandant, who shall limit the exercise of such 
command to matters pertaining to the service for which the ship 
is at the yard, and to the enforcement of the police and fire 
regulations of the station. (Art. R 622 (3).) 


f 


(274 R) 


(3) When officers attached to cruising ships in commission at a 
navy yard are required by the commandant for service on courts 
or boards at the yard or on board of other ships, they shall be 
detailed by the senior officer or officers present in command of 
such ships, upon the request of the commandant. (Art. ft 603.) 

(4) Ships in waters adjacent to a navy yard, although within 
signal distance, are not under the command of the commandant of 
the yard, unless so placed by a special order of the Navy De¬ 
partment. 

3011. (1) No ship in commission shall be repaired at a navy 
yard except as provided in articles I 4311, I 4321, and I 4331. 

(2) When a ship in commission is about to receive extensive 
repairs, her officers and crew may be moved temporarily during 
such repairs, if the commandant deems it necessary, to some other 
ship or quarters, which shall be kept in good order in all respects 
by the persons using them. 

3912. (1) When a ship is to be placed out of commission, the 
orders detaching officers shall not be delivered until the vessel’s 
supplies and equipment have all been landed or receipted for; 
the crew transferred or paid off; the ship ready to be turned over 
to the yard; and all regulations fully complied with. (Arts. 
R 2504, I 2002, and I 4421.) 

(2) Should a vessel be placed out of commission before the 
orders of detachment of one or more of her officers have been de¬ 
livered, in pursuance of the preceding paragraph, such officers 
shall immediately report to the commandant for temporary duty 
at the navy yard or station, in connection with the vessel to which 
they were recently attached, and the department shall be immedi¬ 
ately informed. 

3913. (1) Whenever a ship is placed in his charge for overhaul 
or fitting out, the commandant shall require her commanding 
officer to point out any defects or deficiencies he may discover, and 
with the force under his command to perform such duty in con¬ 
nection with the overhaul and fitting out as the commandant may 
direct. (See R 185, 186, 187, 188.) 

(2) If in the course of work on any vessel conditions are dis¬ 
covered that were not previously known which will be likely to 
increase the expense or delay the work, the bead of division under 
whose cognizance the work comes shall immediately report the 
same to the commandant for further instructions, suggesting such 
modifications as may diminish the expense or increase the utility 
of the work. 

Section 2.— General Organization. 

3916. (1) At navy yards there shall be the following depart¬ 
ments: Manufacturing department, public works department, in¬ 
spection department, general storekeeper’s department, pay de¬ 
partment, accounting department, and medical department. 

(2) The manufacturing department shall comprise two divi¬ 
sions, the machinery division and the hull division. 

(3) The commandant shall be the general manager of the 
manufacturing department. 

(4) The shops and manufacturing and repairing facilities at a 
navy yard, except those for the preparation or manufacture of 
provisions or clothing, shall be assigned to the machinery and 
hull divisions, as follows: 

Machinery division. 

Boiler plants and substations. 

Boiler shop. 

Coppersmiths’ shop. 

Electrical shop. 

Foundry. 


Officers as 
members of 
courts or boards. 


Waters adja¬ 
cent to a navy 
yard. 


Ships in com¬ 
mission under 
repair. 

Crew moved 
to other quar¬ 
ters. 


Orders of de¬ 
tachment not de¬ 
livered until reg¬ 
ulations com¬ 
plied with. 


Officers to re¬ 
port to com¬ 
mandant if or¬ 
ders not deliv¬ 
ered. 


Commanding 
officer to point 
out deficiencies. 

Crew assist in 
equipping. 


(275 R) 




Captain of 
yard. 

Duties of. 


Instrument makers’ shop. 

Machine shop. 

Pattern shop. 

Power plants and machinery thereof; operation and upkeep of. 
Toolmakers’ shop. 


Hull division. 

Anchor shop. 

Blacksmiths’ shop. 

Block shop. 

Boat shop. 

Carpenters’ and joiners’ shop. 

Chain shop. 

Derricks, shears, and cranes, except small locomotive cranes 
operating on yard railroad tracks, outside of shops; operation 
and upkeep of. 

Dry docks and the machinery thereof; operation and upkeep of. 

Flag shop. 

Galvanizing and electroplating shop. 

Mold loft. 

Paint shop. 

Pipe shop. 

Plumbers’ shop. 

Railways marine and the machinery thereof; operation and 
upkeep of. 

Rigging loft. 

Ropewalk. 

Sail loft. 

Sawmill. 

Sheet-metal shop. 

Ship fitters’ shop. 

Shipwrights’ shop. 

Slips building and the machinery thereof; operation and up¬ 
keep of. 

Spar shop. 

Upholstering and leather-working shop. 

Section 3.—Captain of the Yard. 

3921. (1) There shall be detailed at each navy yard or station, 
as aid or executive to the commandant, a line officer not restricted 
to the performance of engineering duties, which officer shall, when 
not impracticable, be next in rank to the commandant; and he 
shall be captain of the yard. Such aid or executive shall, while 
executing the orders of the commandant, take precedence over all 
officers attached to the yard or station. All orders of such aid or 
executive shall be regarded as proceeding from the commandant, 
and the aid or executive shall have no independent authority in 
consequence of such detail. (See sec. 1469, R. S.) 

(2) He shall have charge of the police of the yard and of the 
enforcement of police regulations; also of watchmen, except those 
under the general storekeeper. 

(3) He shall have charge of the fire department and of the use 
and care of all fire engines and other apparatus for subduing fires, 
and of all officers, enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps, 
and employees when performing duties in connection therewith.. 
He shall cause a daily inspection to be made of all fire appa¬ 
ratus, under rules approved by the commandant, informing the 
latter at once of any deficiencies; and shall, at least once a month, 
report in writing their actual condition. He shall have control 
of all fires and lights, and shall satisfy himself after working 
hours that there is no danger from fires during the night. 

(4) He shall have charge of yard tugs and of their crews. 
While the operation and upkeep of derricks, shears, and cranes 


(270 r) 


other than locomotive cranes rests with the hull division of the 
manufacturing department, when there is any conflict of opinion 
as to the work to be done, or the time of performing the same, the 
decision as to which division or to what work such apparatus shall 
be assigned at any particular time is hereby vested in the com¬ 
mandant, acting through the captain of the yard, as aid or 
executive. 

(5) He shall have charge of and be responsible for the moving, 
mooring, and security of all vessels out of commission. 

(6) Enlisted men who may be detailed for duty at navy yards 
shall be under the immediate direction of the captain of the yard. 

Section 4.—Officers in charge of Departments and Divisions. 

3941. (1) The officers in charge of the divisions of the maim- 0fll ««rs iu 

facturing department and of the other departments shall have the char ^ e of de - 
following titles. partments. 

(a) Manufacturing department, machinery division. —The engi¬ 
neer officer; he shall be the line officer detailed for this duty. 

(b) Manufacturing department, hull division. —The construc¬ 
tion officer; he shall be the officer of the Construction Corps 
detailed for this duty. 

(c) Public-works department. —The public-works officer; he 
shall be the officer of the Corps of Civil Engineers detailed for 
(his duty. 

(d) Inspection department. —The inspection officer; he shall be 
the officer detailed for this duty. 

(e) General storekeeper's department. —The general store¬ 
keeper ; he shall be the officer of the Pay Corps detailed for this 
duty. 

(f) Pay department. —The pay officer; he shall be the officer of 
the Pay Corps detailed for this duty. 

(g) Accounting department. —The accounting officer; he shall 
be the officer of the Pay Corps detailed for this duty. 

(h) Medical department. —The medical officer; he shall be the 
officer of the Medical Corps detailed for this duty. 

The officer in charge of each of these departments and divisions 
shall be directly under the commandant, and shall be responsible 
to him alone. (Art. R 3921.) 

(3) In the absence of the officer in charge of any division or 
department, the duties thereof shall be performed by the senior 
assistant on duty therein, or should there be no assistant, by such 
officer as may be detailed by the commandant. 

(4) Officers detailed as assistants in the several departments 
and divisions shall perform such duties therein as the officer in 
charge thereof may direct, and such additional duties as the com¬ 
mandant may assign. 

3942. The officers in charge of the several departments and divi¬ 
sions are the agents of the commandant in carrying out the work 
of the several bureaus, but no one of them shall in any sense be 
considered as the representative of any particular bureau. When¬ 
ever any work is to be performed at a navy yard, the com¬ 
mandant shall direct its performance by either the machinery or 
the hull division or by the public-works department, according to 
the nature of the shops and resources which may be required 
therefor, and it shall be done under the supervision and control 
of the head of the division or department to which it is thus 
assigned, who shall be responsible for the manner and cost of its 
performance. The direct cost of and the indirect charges incident; 
to such work shall be charged against the appropriations of the 
bureau concerned. 


(277 R) 




Section 5.—Engineer Officer. 


Engineer 

cer. 


offl- 3951. (1) The engineer officer of the navy yard shall, under 
the direction of the commandant, have charge of the machinery 
division of the manufacturing department and shall supervise and 
control all work assigned to his division in accordance with the 
provisions of Art. It 3942. 

(2) He shall have charge of all labor employed by his division, 
except as indicated in paragraph 3 of this article. 

(3) Upon request of the public-works officer the engineer officer 
shall have performed work not within the facilities of. and shall 
furnish labor not included in, the employments allowed that officer, 
under the direction of the commandant, in accordance with Art. 
It 3971 (3). 

(4) He shall, under the direction of the commandant, have 
charge of and be responsible for the condition and preservation of 
all machinery, boilers, and their appurtenances afloat at the sta¬ 
tion, under the cognizance of the machinery division, except of 
vessels in full commission, in commission in reserve, and in com¬ 
mission in ordinary; and he shall exercise control over all per¬ 
sons employed in connection with such machinery in matters re¬ 
lating to its preservation and good order. 

(5) When a ship is to be placed out of commission, he shall 
take charge of her machinery at the time when her engineer officer 
is detached. 


Section 6.—Construction Officer. 

3961, (1) The construction officer of the navy yard shall, under 
the direction of the commandant, have charge of the hull division 
of the manufacturing department and shall supervise and control 
all work assigned to his division in accordance with the provisions 
of Art. R 3942. 

(2) He shall have charge of all labor employed by his division, 
except as provided in paragraph 3 of this article. 

(3) Upon request of the public-works officer, the construction 
officer shall have performed work not within the facilities of, and 
shall furnish labor not included in. the employments allowed that 
officer, under the direction of the commandant, in accordance 
with Art. R 3971 (3). 

(4) He shall, under the direction of the commandant, have 
charge of and be responsible for the condition and preservation 
of the hulls and all hull fittings under the cognizance of the hull 
division, except of vessels in full commission, in commission in 
reserve, and in commission in ordinary, and he shall exercise con¬ 
trol over all persons employed in connection with matters relating 
to its preservation and good order. 

Section 7.—Public Works Officer. 

3971. (1) The public works officer of a navy yard shall, under 
the direction of the commandant, have charge of the public works 
department, and shall supervise and control all work assigned to 
his department in accordance with the provisions of Art. R 3942. 
and shall have charge of the operations and upkeep of public- 
works and public utilities except as otherwise provided in section 
9, chapter 2. 

(2) When directed to perform work by Government labor he 
shall prepare all necessary schedules of materials to be used 
thereon and shall have charge of all labor connected therewith, 
except as provided in Art. R-4016. 

(3) Employees in the following ratings are assigned to the 
public works department: 


(278 e) 


Concrete workers. 
Dredgers. 

Drivers, artesian well. 
Gardeners. 

Hod carriers. 

Horseshoers. 

Hostlers. 

Locomotive engine tend- 


Masons, brick. 

Masons, stone. 

Motor vehicle drivers. 
Pavers. 

Pile drivers. 
Plasterers. 

Roofers. 

Slaters. 

Stable keepers. 
Stonecutters. 


Switchmen. 

Teamsters. 

Trolleymen. 

Wharf builders. 
Wheelwrights. 

Such common laborers as 


rying on the work of the 
department. 


may be necessary in car¬ 


ers. 

Locomotive crane tenders. 


The various ratings enumerated shall be appropriately grouped 
and shall be operated in a manner similar to that employed in 
the Hull and Machinery Divisions. When work under the cogni¬ 
zance of the public works officer requires for its performance the 
employment of a class of labor not above enumerated, such labor 
as may be required may be furnished from the manufacturing 
department for service under the direction of the public works 
officer, and when such labor is no longer required the public 
works officer shall so inform the head of the division from which 
it is obtained. 

The direct cost of and the indirect charges incident to the per¬ 
formance of such work or the use ojf such labor shall be a charge 
against the appropriation under which the work is done. 

(4) Should the Navy Department decide that any public work 
or public utility shall be constructed by contract, either wholly 
or in part, the public works officer shall superintend the work, 
make estimates as the work progresses of the proportion com¬ 
pleted, and certify and sign all vouchers if the work is done in 
accordance with the terms of the contract. 

(5) He shall make to the commandant such suggestions in the 
line of his profession and duty as he may consider for the interest 
of the service (Art. R-192). 

(6) He shall have prepared and sign all reports of the work 
under his special charge. 

Section 8.—The Inspection Officer and Assistant Inspectors. 

3981. (1) The inspection officer, and the other officers ordered inspection offl- 
to duty in the inspection department, shall be assistants to the cer * 
commandant for the purpose of executing such instructions as he 
may give in regard to the performance of their duties as in¬ 
spectors, and as such they are the direct representatives of the 
commandant and perform their duties under his direct supervision 
only. 

(2) The inspection officer, in person or through his assistants, 
shall make such inspections as he deems necessary of work in 
progress or completed. With the exception of work on ships in 
commission, the inspection of which will proceed as prescribed in 
Art. 3982, and of contract work subject to the inspection of the 
public works officer, the inspection officer shall, under the direction 
of the commandant, be charged with the inspection of all work of 
construction, manufacture, and repair. When engaged in inspec¬ 
tion duty, officers shall have such access to all departments and 
divisions of the yard as may be necessary. To the end that officers 
engaged on inspection duty may follow the progress of drawings 
and have knowledge of the plans for work before it reaches the 
shops, they shall have free access to the drafting rooms and to all 
papers and records bearing upon the plans. 

(3) The office of the inspection officer shall be deemed a part of 
the office of the commandant, and the inspection officer shall keep 
no official files or records other than those of the commandant’s 
office. 

(4) The inspection officer shall keep the commandant closely in 
touch with the character and progress of work and shall bring to 
his attention all cases of excessive cost or time of manufacture 
that may come to his notice. 


(279 R) 



General duties,, 


General duties. 


Pay of me¬ 
chanics and la¬ 
borers. 


3982. (1) The inspection of work done on board a ship in com¬ 
mission by navy-yard employees, and on all articles remaining on 
the books of the ship which are to be overhauled or repaired by 
the yard force and returned to the ship before she sails shall be 
habitually directed and performed by the commanding officer of 
the ship, who shall act as general inspector of the ship for this 
purpose, and who shall, upon arrival at the yard for repairs, 
assign officers of the ship to represent him for such inspection 
duty. Officers so detailed shall act as assistant inspectors, and 
shall have the same authority and access to the records, drawings, 
and shops as are given to assistants to the inspection officer of 
the navy yard. The commanding officer shall also appoint a suit¬ 
able number of subinspectors from among the junior and warrant 
officers of the ship, and such others as the commanding officer may 
think proper. It is the purpose of this provision to insure that, 
so far as may be, the responsibility for the inspection of ship work 
shall be assumed by and rest upon the commanding officer of the 
vessel concerned. 

(2) Copies of all job orders issued pertaining to work on a ship 
in commission shall be furnished to the ship on her arrival, and 
thereafter as issued. When the accounting department has deter¬ 
mined the cost of any job order, the inspection officer of the yard 
shall furnish the ship with a copy of this report, which copy shall 
be retained on the ship’s files. In addition to this, the assistant 
inspectors of a ship may call upon the inspection officer of the 
yard at any time for such information in his possession as may be 
of use to the ship in connection with her inspection work. 

(3) The general inspector of a ship, through his assistants, shall 
keep in close touch with the heads of the divisions of the manufac¬ 
turing department, and with their subordinate officers and super¬ 
visory force, and also with the inspection officer of the yard and 
his assistants. 


Section 9.—General Storekeeper. 

(1) The general storekeeper, under the direction of the com¬ 
mandant, shall have charge, with exceptions noted elsewhere, of 
the receipt into store, custody, shipment, transfer, and issue from 
store of all supplies, material, manufactured articles, and all 
other articles subject to invoice. 

(2) All articles in his charge shall be so stored and guarded as 
to enable him to assume a rigid responsibility for their proper 
care and expenditure. 

(3) He shall have charge of the keys of all storehouses and 
buildings containing articles for which he is responsible. 

(4) He shall have charge of the upkeep and operations of oil 
fuel and coaling plants. 

Section 10.— Pay Officer. 

3991. (1) The pay officer of a shore station shall pay all offi¬ 
cers and enlisted persons attached to it and to the vessels in com¬ 
mission in ordinary, and, if so ordered, those belonging to re¬ 
ceiving ships; also such officers as have their accounts transferred 
to the station for pay. (Arts. R-4423 and R-4487.) 

(2) He shall pay all civilian employees at the station, upon 
certified pay rolls signed or approved by the commandant. He 
shall be responsible only for the correctness of the computations 
on the rolls of civilian employees pertaining to the different 
departments. 

(3) The officer certifying to the correctness of yard labor rolls 
shall be responsible for errors other than errors made in computa¬ 
tion on such rolls, and overpayments made to civilian employees as 
a result of errors other than of computation shall be made the sub¬ 
ject of checkage against the officer certifying the rolls. In cases 


(280 r) 


where the employee to whom overpayment was made is still in the 
service wheu the error is discovered, the paymaster of the yard 
shall arbitrarily deduct the amount overpaid from the employee’s 
next pay envelope, take up the amount so deducted on his account 
current as a receipt to the credit of the officer against whom the 
checkage for the error was made, and request the pay officer hav¬ 
ing such officer’s pay account to credit such account accordingly. 

(4) He shall, when directed by the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts, in accordance with article I 4651, pay for articles pur¬ 
chased through purchasing pay officers or otherwise upon requisi¬ 
tions approved by the Paymaster General. 

Section 11.— Accounting Officer. 

4001. Under the direction of the commandant, and in accord¬ 
ance with instructions issued by the Department, the accounting 
officer of the yard shall keep the accounts of all manufacturing 
and operating expense thereat, which shall include an exact 
account under each department or division of all material and 
labor expended upon each job order, from which he shall prepare 
such reports of all expenditure under each bureau as may be re¬ 
quired by the Navy Department. He shall furnish monthly, or as 
the commandant may direct, to the heads of the yard departments 
and divisions a statement of expenditures under their departments 
and divisions. He shall notify the head of any department or 
division when any allotment of funds for expenditure under the 
direction of such officer shall be so depleted that it will probably 
be exhausted before the end of the current month. He shall, when 
so requested by a head of a department or division, furnish the 
latter a statement of the cost to date of any outstanding job order; 
and when a job is completed he shall, as soon thereafter as prac¬ 
ticable, furnish the head of department or division concerned a de¬ 
tailed statement of the cost of labor and material and the indirect 
charges entering into such job. He shall prepare all pay rolls, 
except those under the cognizance of the Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery. 


Section 12.— Medical Officers. 

4006. (1) Medical officers on duty at navy yards and naval General du> 
stations will, in addition to their official duties, be required to ties, 
attend the families of officers and enlisted men, including those 
on the retired list, residing in the yard or station, or within one 
mile of the naval dispensary, except as noted in paragraph 4. 

(2) Medical officers on detached duty, such as recruiting, may 
be designated by the department to attend officers and enlisted 
men and their families residing within two miles of their office. 

(3) Except in cases of emergency, the medical attendance con¬ 
templated in paragraphs (1) and (2) will be available only during 
the regular working hours of the yard, station, or office, and pro¬ 
vided it may be accorded without interference with the medical 
officer’s other duties. 

(4) Medical attendance will be accorded the families of officers Officers’ fami 
on duty in Washington, D. C., not otherwise provided for, and 1,1 Wash 
retired officers and their families, who reside within two miles of 

the Navy Department. 

(5) The family of an officer or enlisted man shall include only 
those relatives who are dependent upon him for support, and not 
persons employed by him. 

(6) Officers and enlisted men will exact of their families con¬ 
sideration in their relations with medical officers, requiring those 
who are physically able to visit the dispensary, if there is one on 
the station. 


(281 r) 





Medical stores. 


Injured em¬ 
ployees. 


Junior medical 
officers at shore 
stations. 


lard craft in¬ 
cludes. 


Visitors on 
vessels under 
construction. 


Authority for 
visits. 


Jurisdiction of 
the comman¬ 
dant. 


(7) The department authorizes the expenditure of such medical 
stores as may be deemed necessary by the Surgeon General in 
carrying out the provisions of this article. 

(8) Officers and enlisted men on duty at navy yards, naval 
stations, and elsewhere shall immediately inform the medical 
officer of the existence of suspected cases of contagious or com¬ 
municable diseases in their quarters, in order that the medical 
officer may investigate, report to the commandant, and take the 
steps necessary to safeguard the health of the command. 

(9) When wounds or injuries are received by mechanics or 
laborers while at work in the yard, the medical officer shall supply 
whatever may be necessary in rendering professional assistance. 
Such cases, if serious, shall be recorded and indexed in a book 
provided for that purpose, and if the injuries were received in the 
line of duty the case shall be reported to the commandant. 

4007. Passed assistant and assistant surgeons attached to a 
navy*yard or other shore station shall be guided by the regula¬ 
tions prescribed for medical officers of the same grade when at sea. 

Section 13.— Work Done by One Department or Division for 

Another. 

4010. Whenever the head of a department or division requires 
work to be done by another department or division, he shall make 
a request therefor upon the officer controlling the shops in which 
the work is to be done, such request to contain a statement of the 
work required, the job order number, title, and appropriation to 
which it is to be charged, and the authority for the work. Such 
work shall at all times be open to the inspection of the head of 
department or division upon whose request it is done. 

Section 14.— Employment of Labor at Navy Yards. 

4021. The employment of labor at navy yards shall be governed 
by the instructions contained in chapter 2 of the Naval Instruc¬ 
tions, and by such other instructions as may be issued by the 
Secretary of the Navy, pursuant to the provisions of law, of execu¬ 
tive orders, and of the regulations of the Civil Service Commission. 

Section 15.— Yard Craft. 

4041. Yard craft includes all tugs, launches, boats, lighters, 
and barges used for towing or transportation purposes, but not 
derricks and cranes, dredges, pile drivers, or other similar float¬ 
ing mechanical appliances. 

Section 16.— Visits to A t essels Building. 

4051. (1) No visitors shall be allowed to go on board vessels 
of the Navy under construction except by the permission of the 
senior naval officer present; and no such permission shall be given 
to any one not known to be an American citizen of good standing 
and repute. 

(2) Visitors representing foreign governments, or known to be 
other than American citizens, shall not be permitted to visit such 
vessels except by authority of the Navy Department; and they 
shall in all cases be accompanied by a naval officer on duty at the 
navy yard or works where the vessel is building. 

Section 17.— Relations of the Commander in Chief, Atlantic 
Fleet, with tiie Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay. 

4061. The commandant of this station shall have jurisdiction 
in matters affecting its internal administration and develop¬ 
ment and control of such vessels, tugs, lighterage, and other facili- 


(282 R) 


ties as are directly assigned for the use of the station. Except 
as hereinafter stated he shall occupy the same relations to the 
Navy Department as do the commandants of naval stations or 
yards within the continental limits of the United States. 

4002. As this station is a naval base for the fleet, its resources Relations of 
shall be at the disposal of the commander in chief of the Atlantic c {T? ia f de . r t lH 
Fleet and of his division commanders; but other flag officers tern- and others? wn * 
porarily visiting this station shall have the same relations with 

it as now exist between them and the commandants of naval sta¬ 
tions within the continental limits of the United States. 

4003. Flag officers, as above designated, are authorized to issue Orders io he 
orders at their discretion in matters affecting the efficiency and commandant, 
preparedness of the fleet; but their authority to do so imposes etc. 

upon them a proper regard for the efficiency of the naval station. 

Any order given by them must be executed by the commandant, 
who, if he feels that such execution w T ill impair the efficiency of 
the station, should, as a matter of duty and before executing the 
order, call the attention of the flag officer to the facts in the case; 
after which, if the latter insists, he must carry out the instruc¬ 
tions received promptly and zealously. The commandant is, how¬ 
ever, under such circumstances, to bring the matter to the atten¬ 
tion of the Navy Department, furnishing the flag officer with a 
copy of such report. 

Section IS.—The Navy Yard, Washington, D. C. 

4071. In view of the character of the work done at the navy 
yard, Washington. D. C., and of the necessity for special or¬ 
ganization at that yard as the result thereof, only those pro¬ 
visions of this chapter which are the result of law shall be 
considered as of invariable application to that yard. Such other 
provisions of this chapter as the department may direct shall 
apply to that yard, together with such special instructions as the 
department may issue from time to time in regard to the subject. 

When no special instructions are issued, the provisions of this 
chapter shall be construed to govern, and in each case in wffiich 
it shall appear that special instructions are necessary and have 
not been issued the commandant of the yard shall forward a 
statement of the case to the department (Division of Material) 
with his recommendation. All laws relating to navy yards in 
general apply'to this yard also with full force and effect. 

.Section 19.—Regulations for the Control, Defense, and Pro¬ 
tection of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 

4091. I. The commandant of the naval station at Pearl Harbor, 

Territory of Hawaii, is authorized and empowered to carry out 
and is charged with the carrying out of the rules and regulations 
governing the navigation, movement, and anchorage of vessels 
of whatsoever character in the waters of Pearl Harbor and in 
the entrance channel to said harbor, and he shall take all neces¬ 
sary measures for the proper enforcement of such rules and 
regulations. (R 1503.) 

II. All officers of the Navy and masters and owners of all 
vessels using Pearl Harbor are therefore notified and cautioned 
to conform themselves to the within prescribed regulations and 
to such further lawful rules and regulations as may be estab¬ 
lished in pursuance of this order by the commandant of the 
naval station. 

III. The waters of Pearl Harbor and the entrance channel 
thereto shall be construed to mean the waters leading from the 
Pearl Lochs (including the various bodies of water known as 
the West Loch, Middle Loch, East Loch, and Southeast Loch), 
with channels and passages connecting the same, and with the 
minor bodies of water tributary thereto to the outer end of the 


(283 R) 




channel to sea and the anchorage ground for a radius of 1 mile 
from a point in the axis of seaward entrance to the channel. 

IV. No commercial or other privately owned vessel not of 
American registry shall be permitted to enter Pearl Harbor; 
nor any foreign national vessel, except by special authority of 
the United States Navy Department in each case. (Executive 
Order, Sept. 23, 1912.) 

V. All deep-sea. vessels of American registry arriving off Pearl 
Harbor and desiring to enter shall signify such desire and request 
permission by radiotelegraph, signal, or other suitable means, and 
shall not enter the channel, or anchor within 1 mile of the en¬ 
trance thereof before permission is granted nor before the regu¬ 
larly authorized pilot is received on board. 

VI. All deep-sea vessels of American registry desiring to leave 

Pearl Harbor shall obtain permission therefor from the com¬ 
mandant, and the commandant shall require the employment of a 
regularly authorized pilot if, in his dscretion, it be necessary or 
advisable. # 

VII. The passage in or out of the harbor of any vessel is pro¬ 
hibited between the hours of sunset and sunrise, except when 
specifically permitted by the commandant. 

VIII. All traffic in the channels shall be stopped at such times 
as may be directed by the commandant. 

IX. Fishing boats are prohibited from working in the channels. 

X. Anchorage ground for naval vessels shall be established 
in the East Loch, and anchorage grounds for other vessels shall 
be established so as not to interfere with the efficiency of the 
harbor as a naval port. 

XI. That part of Pearl Harbor lying between Ford Island 
(Mokuumeume) and the mainland po cion of the naval station 
shall be entirely reserved for United States naval purposes and 
shall be closed to all traffic or uses by other than naval vessels 
except by permission of the commandant. 

XII. The commandant shall establish and maintain such fur¬ 
ther harbor rules and regulations as he may deem necessary. 


(284 r) 


CHAPTER 37. 


THE MARINE CORPS. 


(Naval Instructions, Chap. 31.) 

Section 1.—General Regulations. 

4101. (1) Tlie President is authorized to prescribe such mili¬ 
tary regulations for the discipline of the Marine Corps as he may 
deem expedient. (Sec. 1620, R. S.) 

(2) The Marine Corps shall at all times be subject to the 
laws and regulations established for the government of the 
Navy, except when detached for service with the Army by order 
of the President; and when so detached they shall be subject to 
the rules and articles of war prescribed for the government of 
the Army. (Sec. 1621, R. S.) 

(3) Marines may be detached for service on board the armed 
vessels of the United States, and the President may detach and 
appoint for service on. said vessels such of the officers of said 
corps as he may deem necessary. (Sec. 1616, R. S.) 

(4) The President may substitute marines for landsmen in the 
Navy as far as he may deem it for the good of the service. (Sec. 
1618, R. S.) 

(5) The Marine Corps shall be liable to do duty in the forts 
and garrisons of the United States on the seacoast or any other 
duty on shore, as the President, at his discretion, may direct. 
(Sec. 1619, R. S.) 

(6) No officer of the Marine Corps shall exercise command over 
any navy yard or vessel of the United States. (Sec. 1617, R. S.) 
No officer of the Marine Corps shall exercise command over any 
naval station of the United States. 

(7) The following duties may be performed by the Marine 
Corps, when so directed by the Secretary of the Navy: 

(a) To furnish organizations for duty afloat on board armed 
transports for service either with fleets, squadrons, or divisions, 
or on detached service. 

(b) To garrison the different navy yards and naval stations, 
both within and beyond the continental limits of the United 
States. 

(c) To furnish the first line of the mobile defenses of naval 
bases and naval stations beyond the continental limits of the 
United States. 

( d ) To man such naval defenses and aid in manning, if nec¬ 
essary, such other defenses as may be erected for the defense of 
naval bases and naval stations beyond the continental limits of 
the United States. 

( e) To garrison the Isthmian Canal Zone, Panama. 

(/) To furnish such garrisons and expeditionary forces for 
duties beyond the seas as may be necessary in time of peace. 

8 (8) When an officer of the Marine Corps is in command of 
combined forces of the Army and Marine Corps, he shall submit 
reports on the action and operations of the forces under his com- 


Military rega 
l:it ions. 


Subject to reg¬ 
ulations for the 
government of 
the Navy. 


Service on 
board naval 
vessels. 


President may 
substitute ma¬ 
rines for lands¬ 
men. 

Duty in forts, 
et®. 


Marine offi¬ 
cers shall not 
command naval 
vessels or naval 
stations. 

Duty of Ma¬ 
rine Corps. 


Marine offi¬ 
cer in command 
of combined 
force. 


(2S5 R) 








Enlisted men 
not employed as 
servants. 

Pay checked 
when absent 
without leave. 


Reduction of 
noncommis¬ 
sioned officers. 


Orders to ma¬ 
rines serving 
with Army. 


Where sta¬ 
tioned. 

Responsibility 
for efficiency and 
discipline of 
Corps. 

The staff. 


Issue of orders. 


maud, through military channels, to the Secretary of War, as 
well as to his superior of his own branch of the service. 

4102. Under no circumstances shall any enlisted man be em¬ 
ployed as a servant. 

4103. The pay and allowances of any marine absent from his 
command without leave, or after his leave has expired, for one 
connected period of twenty-four hours or more, shall be checked 
against his account for the time he is so absent; such absence 
being computed from the date (inclusive) that the unauthorized 
absence begins to the date (exclusive) of the man’s return to 
military control. Disconnected periods of unauthorized absence 
of less than twenty-four hours will not be checked. 

4104. Noncommissioned officers holding permanent warrants 
shall not be reduced in rating, except in pursuance of the sen¬ 
tence of a court-martial or by order of the commandant of the 
corps. 

4105. (1) The provisions of this article will govern the method 
of communicating orders to marines detached for service with 
the Army by order of the President under sections 1(>19 and 1G21, 
Revised Statutes. 

(2) When marines are, by order of the President, detached for 
service with the Army, the commandant of the Marine Corps is, 
for the time that the marines are thus detached and for the pur¬ 
pose of administering the affairs of such detachments, an official 
of the War Department. He retains such control and jurisdic¬ 
tion over said detached forces as shall enable him to make the 
necessary transfers of officers and men from and to the com¬ 
mands, and to exercise general supervision over all expenditures 
and supplies needed for the maintenance of and connected with 
the management of the marine forces so detached. He shall be 
responsible to the Secretary of War for the general efficiency and 
discipline of so much of the corps as is detached for service with 
the Army. 

(3) Communications which relate exclusively to the routine 
business of the Marine Corps and do not involve questions of 
administrative responsibility within the supervision of the com¬ 
manding officer of the combined forces, and which do not relate to 
individual interests or status of a military nature requiring the 
action of said commanding officer, shall be forwarded direct be¬ 
tween the headquarters of the Marine Corps and the senior officer 
of the said corps serving with the detached forces. 

(4) All communications regarding the personnel of the marine 
detachments on duty with the Army shall be addressed to the 
proper representative of the Marine Corps and forwarded to the 
Adjutant General of the Army, who will forward them, unless the 
War Department directs their return to the commandant of the 
corps for modification. 

Section 2.— The Commandant of the Marine Corps. 

4121. (1) The Commandant of the Marine Corps shall be sta¬ 
tioned at the headquarters of the Marine Corps, Washington, D. C., 
and shall be responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the gen¬ 
eral efficiency and discipline of the corps. 

(2) The records of all general courts-martial and courts of in¬ 
quiry involving the personnel of the Marine Corps shall, before 
final action, be referred to the commandant for comment as to 
disciplinary features. 

4122. The commandant shall have immediate command of the 
officers composing the staff of the corps, who shall perform their 
duties under his direction. 

4123. (1) The commandant shall, under the direction of the 
Secretary of the Navy, issue such orders for the movement of offi- 


(280 r) 


cers and troops, and such orders and instructions for their guid¬ 
ance, as may, from time to time, be necessary. 

(2) All orders issued to officers of the Marine Corps to perform 
any duty at a naval station, whether permanent, temporary, or 
special, shall require them to report to the commandant of the 
station. 

(3) When detachments or organizations are ordered to a navy 
yard for transportation, unless otherwise directed, the officer in 
command of the detachment or organization only shall report in 
person to the commandant of the station or the commanding 
officer of the vessel to which ordered. 

4124. The commandant shall exercise general supervision and 
control over the recruiting service of the corps, and over the 
necessary expenses thereof, including the establishment of re¬ 
cruiting offices, and shall, from time to time, according to the 
necessities of the service, detail officers and men therefor. 

4125. The commandant shall exercise a general supervision over 
all expenditures and supplies needed for the maintenance or con¬ 
nected with the management of the corps. It shall be his duty 
te see that all estimates of appropriations, required for the sup¬ 
port and employment of the corps, are based upon proper con¬ 
siderations and made for legal objects. 

4126. (1) The commandant shall make such distribution of 
officers and men, for duty at the several shore stations, as shall 
appear to him to be most advantageous for the interests of the 
service, and shall from time to time, when required by the depart¬ 
ment, furnish detachments for vessels of the Navy, according to 
the authorized scale of allowance. He shall also, upon proper 
application, cause vacancies in such detachments to be filled, and 
shall direct the necessary transfers of officers and men for that 
purpose. 

(2) He shall station the Marine Band at headquarters, and it 
shall be under his immediate control and direction. 

4127. When practicable, the commandant shall order deserters 
or stragglers apprehended or surrendering themselves at stations 
within the limits of the United States, to be returned to the vessels 
or stations to which they belong, and cause the expenses attending 
their return to be charged against their accounts. 

4128. In the absence of the Commandant of the Marine Corps 
the business of his office shall be conducted by such officer of the 
line of the Marine Corps as the Secretary of the Navy may desig¬ 
nate. who shall sign all official papers as “ By order of the Major 
General Commandant.” 

Section 3.— The Staff of the Marine Corps. 

4141. The officers of the staff departments of the Marine Corps 
shall be stationed at such places as may be designated by the 
commandant of the corps. They shall have cognizance of such 
matters and shall perform such duties as may be required by or 
in pursuance of law r , or that may be assigned by the commandant 
of the corps. 

4142. (1) Paymasters’ clerks in the Marine Corps (the author¬ 
ized clerks for assistant paymasters) will be appointed by the 
Secretary of the Navy, upon recommendation of the officer sta¬ 
tioned at headquarters in charge of the paymaster’s department, 
which recommendation shall bear the indorsement of the com 
mandant of the corps. 

(2) No person shall be designated for examination for origi¬ 
nal appointment as such paymaster’s clerk in the Marine Corps 
except as provided in article 3318 of these regulations, covering 
similar appointments in the Navy. 

(3) Candidates for original appointment as paymasters’ clerks 
in the Marine Corps, who shall be designated by the commandant 


Recruiting 1 

service. 


Supervision of 
estimates and 
expenditures. 


Distribution 
of officers and 
men. 


Daiul. 


Return of de¬ 
serters. 


Issue of orders 
in commandant’s 
absence. 


Stations of 
officers of staff 
departments. 


Appointment 
of paymaster’s 
clerks. 


(287 R) 



of the corps, shall be examined, under the direction of the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy, before a board consisting of two medical offi¬ 
cers of the Navy and one or more officers of the paymaster’s 
department of the Marine Corps. The duty of the medical mem¬ 
bers shall be confined to inquiring into and reporting upon the 
physical and mental qualifications of the candidate, which shall 
be as prescribed for paymasters’ clerks in the Navy. The duty 
of the other members, except w T hen the board is convened at 
Washington, D. C., shall be that of supervising the written ex¬ 
amination as to professional qualifications, and, where necessary, 
of inquiring into and reporting upon the moral qualifications of 
the candidate. Such professional examination shall be upon ques¬ 
tions furnished by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and 
shall be conducted in accordance with such rules as may be pre¬ 
scribed by him. AVhen completed, the examination papers shall 
be transmitted, with the medical report and all other papers, to 
the commandant of the corps, who shall thereupon convene a 
further board at the headquarters of the Marine Corps, consist¬ 
ing of two or more officers of the paymaster’s department, by 
whom the evidence contained in such papers as to the physical, 
mental, moral, and professional qualifications of the candidate 
shall be considered and reported upon. The record of the pro¬ 
ceedings of such board, with its recommendations and accom¬ 
panying papers, shall be forwarded through the commandant of 
the corps to the Secretary of the Navy. Whenever such original 
board may be convened at Washington, D. C., it shall fulfill the 
duties herein prescribed for the two boards, and shall inquire 
into and report upon the physical, mental, moral, and profes¬ 
sional qualifications of the candidate, its proceedings and recom¬ 
mendations being transmitted through the commandant of the 
corps to the Secretary of the Navy. 

(4) A candidate with previous creditable service as a paymas¬ 
ter’s clerk in either the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps may be 
appointed a paymaster’s clerk in the Marine Corps without exami¬ 
nation, other than physical, when the records show him to be 
thoroughly qualified. 

(5) Paymasters’ clerks in the Marine Corps shall, when ap¬ 
pointed as such, at the discretion of the commandant of the corps, 
be stationed wherever their services may be required, and shall 
be considered as in all respects in the same status and on the 
same footing as are paymasters’ clerks in the Army. 


Recruiting 

service. 


Section 4.—Recruiting, Discharges, and Desertions. 

4151. (1) The regulations for the recruiting service of the 
Army shall be applied to the recruiting service of the Marine 
Corps as far as practicable. 

(2) Every person before being enlisted must pass the physical 
examination; and no person shall be enlisted unless pronounced 
fit by the commanding and medical officers, except by special au¬ 
thorization, in each case, from the commandant of the corps and 
Surgeon General of the Navy. 

(3) Enlisted men of good character and faithful service who, 
at the expiration of their terms, are undergoing treatment for 
injuries incurred or disease contracted in the line of duty may 
be reenlisted if they so elect, and if the disability prove to be 
permanent, they will subsequently be discharged on certificates of 
disability. An enlisted man not under treatment, but who has 
contracted in the line of duty infirmities that may raise a ques¬ 
tion of physical eligibility to reenlistment, but not such as to pre¬ 
vent his performing the duties of a marine, may be reenlisted by 
authority of the Navy Department on application made through 
the surgeon and proper official channels in time to receive n deci¬ 
sion before the date of discharge. 


(288 R) 


Enlistments 
and reenlist- 
ments. 


Discharges. 


(4) In the case of a person having physical disabilities, who 
has been enlisted by authorization as above, the physical condi¬ 
tion of the enlisted man must be fully described in his enlistment 
paper, in order that no improper claims for pension may be al¬ 
lowed. 

4152. (1) Except as provided in the second paragraph of this Recruiting of- 
article, the commanding officer of marines shall be the recruiting ficer * 

officer of his command, and his name shall appear as such on the 
enlistment paper and in the service record book, which record 
shall be signed by him, and on the first page of which shall be 
entered the date and place of enlistment of the recruit. 

(2) At barracks designated as recruit depots, the commandant 
of the corps may designate the executive officer as recruiting 
officer, and when so designated such officer shall carry out the 
provisions of the preceding paragraph. 

4153. (1) No person shall be enlisted or reenlisted in the corps 
except as a private, drummer, trumpeter, or apprentice. 

(2) On foreign stations marines may be reenlisted, but not re¬ 
ceived for first enlistment. 

(3) Upon the reenlistment of a person who, at the time of his 
discharge, held a warrant as a noncommissioned officer, his war¬ 
rant shall be forwarded to the commandant of the corps for his 
action. 

4154. (1) Marines serving within the United States shall be 
discharged by order of the commandant of the corps on expiration 
of their terms of enlistment; by special order of the Secretary of 
the Navy in pursuance of the sentence of a court-martial; or for 
undesirability, inaptitude, physical or mental disability, unfitness, 
or by purchase. The recommendation for discharge on account 
of undesirability, inaptitude, physical or mental disability or un¬ 
fitness must in every case be made by the immediate commanding 
officer under whom the man may be serving, who shall likewise 
indorse upon each discharge the character of the man discharged. 

(2) In all cases where marines serving at shore stations are 
to be discharged from the service, the commandant of the corps 
shall either issue and forward the necessary discharge or, at his 
discretion, authorize the commanding officer of the post or com¬ 
mand where the man is serving to issue the discharge. Unless 
otherwise directed by the commandant of the corps, the brigade 
commander in the Philippine Islands shall issue discharges to 
marines who are to be discharged on shore in the Philippines; 
and the commanding officers of marines at Guam and at Peking, 

China, shall issue discharges to men of their respective com¬ 
mands who are to be discharged at these stations. 

(3) When marines serving on board ship (except receiving 
ships) are to be discharged from the service, they shall, whenever 
practicable, be transferred, together with their staff returns, upon 
orders from the commandant of the corps, to the nearest marine 
barracks. Where this method is not practicable, they shall be 
similarly transferred upon orders from the commanding officer of 
the ship or from the senior officer present. Marines serving on 
board receiving ships shall be discharged on board, unless trans¬ 
ferred upon orders from the commandant of the corps. 

(4) When, in pursuance of a sentence of a court-martial, a 
marine serving on board ship in the United States is to be dis- court-martial, 
charged from the service, his staff returns, with information as 
to the cause of discharge, shall at once be forwarded to the com¬ 
mandant of the corps, who shall issue and forward such discharge, 
upon receipt of orders from the department, and the man shall 
then be discharged from the ship in which he may be serving. 

But in the cases of marines on board receiving ships who are 
serving sentence of a general court-martial involving dishonor¬ 
able discharge, and whose clothing accounts have been settled as 
provided in article R 817 (2), the commandant of the corps shall 


On shore. 


Afloat. 


By sentence of 


(2S9 R) 





On foreign sta- 
tion. 


By other than 
immediate com¬ 
manding officer. 


Method of ob¬ 
taining dis¬ 
charge by pur¬ 
chase. 


Price of dis¬ 
charge. 


either issue and forward the necessary discharge, or authorize 
the commanding officer of the ship to issue the discharge, and the 
staff returns shall be forwarded to the commandant of the corps 
after discharge. 

(5) A marine may be discharged from a ship on a foreign sta¬ 
tion as follows: 

(а) In pursuance of the sentence of a general court-martial, in 
which case a transcript of the sentence shall be forwarded to the 
commandant of the corps. 

(6) By purchase, upon order of the commandant of the corps. 

(c) At the expiration of the man’s term of enlistment, upon 
order of the commanding officer of the ship. 

( d ) In either of the two latter cases the discharge shall be 
made only on the marine’s written request, and upon his execut¬ 
ing an agreement in writing to waive all claims to consular aid 
and to transportation to the United States. In all cases men¬ 
tioned in this paragraph the discharge shall be issued by the 
commanding officer of the ship and the staff returns shall be for¬ 
warded to the commandant of the corps after discharge. 

(б) In cases where the discharge is to be issued by an officer 
other than the marine’s immediate commanding officer, such as the 
commandant of the corps or the brigade commander, the staff 
returns, with information as to the cause of discharge, shall be 
forwarded to the commanding officer a sufficient time in advance 
to enable him to have the accounts settled and the discharge pre¬ 
pared and forwarded for delivery at the proper time. Where the 
discharge is to be issued by the marine’s immediate commanding 
officer, such as the commanding officer of a post or ship, such 
officer shall cause the officer or noncommissioned officer having 
the clothing account to certify to the pay officer having the pay 
account, on the “ transfer clothing account ” form, a statement of 
the clothing account, in order that the pay officer may make a full 
statement of the man’s account. Every officer who issues a dis¬ 
charge shall report to the commandant of the corps the cause, 
place, and date of discharge, and forward the staff returns to him 
after discharge. 

(7) In time of peace any enlisted man of the Marine Corps 
who is not undergoing punishment or under charges, and who is 
not in debt to the Government, may apply for the privilege of 
purchasing his discharge. 

(8) An enlisted man wishing this privilege shall make appli¬ 
cation to the commandant of the corps through official channels, 
giving his reasons in full for desiring his discharge. In gen¬ 
eral, no reasons shall be considered as sufficient to warrant dis¬ 
charge unless it can be shown conclusively that these reasons 
did not exist prior to enlistment. 

(9) Upon the receipt of an application made as prescribed 
herein, and fulfilling the conditions given, the Commandant of the 
Corps may direct the discharge requested at his discretion. The 
price of purchase shall consist of the travel allowances due on 
discharge, which will be retained by the United States in all 
cases, together with any bounty for reenlistment which may have 
been paid the applicant, and in addition thereto not to exceed the 
following: 


During the first year of any enlistment_$140 

During the second year of any enlistment_ 120 

During the third year of any enlistment_ 100 

During the fourth year of any enlistment_ 90 


(10) When an enlisted man of the Marine Corps makes appli¬ 
cation for discharge by purchase on account of dependency of a 
near relative, and shows in connection therewith that a state of 
destitution or other good and sufficient reasons exist, that he has 
to the extent of his opportunities and ability made contribution 


(290 k) 






to the support of such relative, and that these contributions have 
proved insufficient to relieve the destitution, the commandant of 
the corps may at his discretion, remit such part of the purchase 
price of discharge as may seem proper and necessary by reason 
of the inability of the enlisted man to pay the full amount. 

(11) Commanding officers before forwarding applications for Action of com- 
discharge by purchase, shall make careful inquiry into each case, mandIng officer * 
with a view to determining whether there is any reason why the 
applicant should not be so discharged, and whether a satisfactory 

reason has been offered as a basis for the application. All avail¬ 
able information bearing on the granting or withholding of the 
privilege requested, together with the state of the man’s account, 
shall be forwarded in the form of an indorsement on the appli¬ 
cation by the commanding officer, who shall either approve the 
request or state his reasons for his disapproval. 

(12) All applications from marines for discharge shall be ad- Applications, 
dressed to the commandant of the corps and forwarded through how forwarded - 
their respective commanding officers and official channels. Those 

received in any other manner shall be disregarded without ex¬ 
ception. 

Section 5.— Rewards and Privileges. 

4171. Any enlisted man of the Marine Corps may receive a Medals of 
medal of honor and a gratuity of one hundred dollars, as pro- honor, 
vided ill article R. 3661, for distinguishing himself in battle or 
displaying extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession. 

4172. (1) Any marine who is about to be discharged with an. Good-conduct 
excellent discharge upon the expiration of his enlistment, and who medals * 

was recommended for a good-conduct medal by the commanding 
officer of the ship or barracks where he is to be discharged, shall, 
if the recommendation be approved by the officer issuing the dis¬ 
charge certificate, be awarded a good-conduct medal by the last- 
mentioned officer at the time he issues the discharge certificate, 
and this officer shall certify the fact of award on the face of the 
discharge certificate over his signature in the following form: 

“Awarded good-conduct medal (or bar). No. —, award to take 
effect upon delivery of this certificate.” If the discharge be 
issued by an officer other than the commandant of the Marine 
Corps, that officer shall report to the commandant as soon as prac¬ 
ticable the fact and date of the award. 

(2) Any marine who has received one medal shall, if subse¬ 
quently awarded a good-conduct insignia, be given a bar of appro¬ 
priate design, which shall be worn above the medal on the same 
ribbon. 

(3) Good conduct medals are given in recognition of good be¬ 
havior and faithful service, and no person shall be deprived of 
them, or of the advantages attached to them, except by the sen¬ 
tence of a general court-martial. 

(4) Medals and bars shall be furnished by the Quartermaster’s 
Department, and issued by the commandant of the corps. 

4173. Enlisted men of the Marine Corps are entitled to retire- Retirement, 
raent under the laws and regulations provided for the Army. 

Section 6,—Service at Navy Yards and Barracks. 

4181. The marine detachment serving at a naval station shall Authority of 
be subject to the orders of the commandant thereof. No part of ™"{™“ ndaut ° f 
the detachment shall be relieved or withdrawn without an order s a * 

of the commandant of the corps, except as provided in article 
I 3591. 

4182. (1) The commanding officer of marines at a navy yard Authority of 

or barracks is clothed with the same authority for the purpose commanding of- 
of enforcing discipline among the officers and men under his com- detach_ 

mand as that which rests, for similar purposes, in the commanding 

officer of a vessel. 


(291 r) 





Responsibility. 


Exercises, for¬ 
mation, camp 
and garrison du¬ 
ties. 


Punishments. 


Guard duty 
not assigned as 
a punishment. 


Register of 
punishments. 

Punishments 
of commissioned 
officers. 

Transfer of 
officers. 


Command. 


Brigade staff. 


(2) He shall be responsible for the discipline and efficiency of 
his command. (Art. R 4184.) 

4183. The exercise and formation of marines at parades, re¬ 
views, inspections, escorts, guard mounting, funerals, and salutes 
shall be the same as those prescribed for the Navy. Duties of sen¬ 
tinels and internal regulations for camp and garrison duties shall 
be the same as those prescribed for the Army. 

4184. (1) Punishments for offenses committed by persons be¬ 
longing to the Marine Corps shall be inflicted in accordance with 
the provision of the Articles for the Government of the Navy, and 
the limitations prescribed by articles 24 and 25 thereof (arts. R 24 
and R 25) shall be strictly observed by the commanding officer of 
marines, and under no circumstances shall an offender be placed on 
guard, or required to perform extra guard duty, as a punishment 
whether serving a’float or on shore. (Art. R 4182.) 

(2) For the trial of offenses -which the commanding officer of 

marines may deem deserving of greater punishment than he is 
authorized to inflict under the provisions of article 24 (art. R 24), 
but not sufficient to require trial by general court martial, he may 
order a deck court or summary court-martial, in pursuance of the 
provisions of R chapter 6, article 26. (A. G. N. Art. R 26.) 

(3) Offenses which, in his opinion, require the trial of the of¬ 
fender by a general court-martial shall be reported by him to the 
Secretary of the Navy through the Commandant of the Marine 
Corps, or to the Commander-in-chief of the Fleet, or to the Com¬ 
mandant of a naval station abroad. (Art. R-1407.) 

4185. (1) The commanding officer of marines shall cause a 
register of all punishments inflicted by him to be kept. 

(2) Punishments inflicted upon commissioned officers shall be 
reported without delay to the commandant of the station and to 
the commandant of the corps. 

4186. (1) When an officer is ordered to relieve another in 
command of the marines within a navy yard or station, he shall 
report in person, on his arrival, to the commandant of the station. 

(2) Marine officers ordered to duty at a naval station shall 
report first to the commandant of the station, and then to the 
commanding officer of marines. 

Section 7.— The Marine Brigade Stationed in the Philippine 

Islands 

4201. The commander of the marine brigade stationed in the 
Philippine Islands shall be subject to the orders and perform 
his duties under the immediate direction of the commandant of 
the naval stations, Cavite and Olongapo, and, together with all 
other naval forces on the Asiatic Station, shall be under the 
command of the commander in chief of the Asiatic Fleet. 

4202. The brigade commander shall not be under the orders of 
any other naval officer, except those of such officers as may tem¬ 
porarily succeed to the command of the said naval stations or 
of the Asiatic Fleet. 

4203. (1) The brigade commander’s staff shall consist of one 
or more officers from each of the three staff departments of the 
Marine Corps, or such other officers as m»r.y be designated to 
perform such duties by the commandant of the corps, who, under 
the direction of the brigade commander, shall perform duties 
similar to those performed by the officers in charge of the respec¬ 
tive staff departments at the headquarters of the Marine Corps. 

(2) The titles of the brigade staff shall be as follows: Brigade 
adjutant and inspector, brigade quartermaster, brigade paymaster. 

4204. The brigade commander shall be responsible to the com¬ 
mandant of the naval stations, Cavite and Olongapo, and to the 
commander in chief of the Asiatic Fleet for the general efficiency 


(292 R) 


and discipline of the brigade. It shall be particularly his duty 
to see that the troops are at all times properly supplied, equipped, 
instructed, disciplined, and prepared for active service. 

4205. When ordered by the commandant of the naval stations, inspection of 
Cavite and Olongapo, or by the commander in chief of the Asiatic bri & ade stations. 
Fleet, the brigade commander shall make visits of inspection to 
the various stations of the brigade, and, unless otherwise ordered 
by the commandant of the naval stations, Cavite and Olongapo, 
or by the commander in chief of the Asiatic Fleet, he shall also 
make similar inspections whenever, in his opinion, such visits are 
necessary. 

4200. The brigade commander shall have supervision over all Detachments 
essentially military matters within his command not reserved to stations at uaval 
other authority. In questions affecting officers or enlisted men 
of the brigade serving at a navy yard or other station, the com¬ 
mandant of the station may request, through official channels, 
that the matter under consideration be referred to the brigade 
commander for his opinion and recommendation; if the command¬ 
ant shall decide the same without requesting such reference, he 
shall specifically report his reasons for so doing. 

4207. In the event of the death or disability of the brigade com- Succession to 

mander, or of his absence from the limits of his command, the of 

senior line officer of the Marine Corps present and on duty there- 1Iga e ’ 
with shall exercise command of the brigade. 

4208. The brigade commander shall correspond regularly with Correspond- 
the commandant of the naval stations, Cavite and Olongapo, the mamlerh? chief' 
commander in chief of the Asiatic Fleet, and the commandant Asiatic* Fleet, 61 ’ 
of the corps, through official channels, keeping them informed of etc. 

the movements, distribution, and condition of the brigade. 

4209. When two or more regiments of the brigade are serving Relations be¬ 
at the same station, or together in the field, the regiments shall compandors? 16 nt 
be quartered in separate barracks or camps, and the commander 

of each regiment shall be the commandant of the barracks or 
camp occupied by his regiment. The senior line officer of the 
Marine Corps present shall command the whole force of marines 
in general analogy to the duties prescribed in the Navy Regula¬ 
tions for the senior naval officer present when two or more naval 
vessels are serving in company, but the commander of each regi¬ 
ment shall exercise the functions of command over his own regi¬ 
ment, in like general analogy to the duties of the commanding 
officer of each naval vessel. 

4210. The brigade commander is authorized to admonish, Disciplinary 
through official channels, any officer of the brigade, wherever action * 
serving. If, in his judgment, further disciplinary action be 

needed in the case of the commanding officer of a marine de¬ 
tachment of the brigade serving at a navy yard or naval station, 
the brigade commander shall bring the facts of the case to the 
attention of the commandant of such navy yard or naval station, 
through official channels, and shall recommend to such com¬ 
mandant the action which the brigade commander considers ap¬ 
propriate. The commandant of such navy yard or naval station 
shall notify the brigade commander, through official channels, of 
the action taken by him. If the officer implicated be a sub¬ 
ordinate officer of a detachment, the brigade commander shall 
bring the case to the attention of the commanding officer thereof 
for disciplinary action and report. 

Section 8.—Service Afloat Aboard Shits of War. 

4231. If a marine detachment is specially assigned to duty on Embarkation, 
board a cruising vessel the provisions of this section shall govern. 

(Art. R 4101 (7).) 


(293 r) 




Rations. 


Clothing. 


Discipline. 


Drill and dis¬ 
tribution for bat¬ 
tle. 


Authority of 
officers. 


Presence of 
officers for duty. 


Marine trans¬ 
ports. 


Organization, 

etc. 


Orders to ma¬ 
rines, discipline, 
etc. 


Care of parts 
of ship. 


4232. (1) Wlien marines are received on board they shall be 
entered separately on the books and shall be in all respects 
upon the same footing as the enlisted men of the Navy with re¬ 
gard to rations. 

(2) They shall be furnished, by the pay officer, with clothing 
and small stores when the commanding officer of marines shall 
certify that they require them, as prescribed in articles I 1823 
and I 1824. 

4233. They shall be subject to the orders of their superiors in 
rank in the same manner as the rest of the crew and shall be 
entitled to the same privileges and be under the same discipline. 

4234. The marine detachment, when detailed for duty on board 
ship is a distinct part of the complement of the ship and forms 
a division in the detail of the whole force for battle. It shall 
be thoroughly drilled and instructed at the guns of the secondary 
or intermediate battery and, when practicable, shall be stationed as 
a division thereat, under its own officers, as the commanding officer 
of the ship may direct. If impracticable to so assign the marines 
as a division, they shall be detailed as gun’s crews, the marine 
officer or officers to command as many of such crews as practi¬ 
cable, and after the assignments above outlined, surplus men, if 
any, shall be distributed as the commanding officer of the ship 
deems most effective for battle. 

4235. The marine officer of the ship has none of the independent 
authority that is vested in the commanding officer of marines 
at a shore station and can assign no punishment or restriction. 

4236. (1) When more than one marine officer is attached to a 
ship, one such officer shall at all times be present on board for 
duty, unless excused on particular occasions by the commanding 
officer of the ship. 

(2) In all cases a marine officer, when there is one attached to 
a ship, shall be present to superintend the prescribed instructions 
and exercises of the detachment, unless excused as above. 

Section 9.—Service Afloat Aboard Armed Transports of the 

Navy. 

4251. Special armed transports, each carrying a permanently 
organized force of marines, may be ordered to duty with fleets, 
squadrons, or divisions, or on special service. 

4252. When a force of marines is regularly assigned to duty on 
board of an armed transport, the organization thereof shall be, 
so far as is practicable, the same as though it were stationed at 
a navy yard, and the relations existing between the commanding 
officer of the transport and the commanding officer of such force 
of marines shall be as nearly as possible those prescribed by the 
Navy Regulations and Naval Instructions for the commandant of 
a navy yard and the commanding officer of the marine detach¬ 
ment stationed at such yard. When so embarked, however, the 
commanding officer of the force of marines is debarred by law 
from exercising the rights and powers granted by article R 4182 
(1) of these regulations to the commanding officer of a marine 
detachment stationed at a navy yard, and the commanding officer 
of the ship is charged with those duties. 

4253. All orders to the marine organization when embarked 
shall, so far as may be practicable, be given through its own 
officers and noncommissioned officers, and the commanding officer 
of the ship shall bear in mind that, although the discipline of all 
on board is under his control, he is nevertheless to leave the or¬ 
ganization to the management of its own officers, so far as may 
be consistent with the order and discipline of the ship. 

4254. When embarked on board a transport in accordance with 
the provisions of this section, the marines shall take care of all 
parts of the ship that are devoted to their use. 


(294 R) 


4255. When a vacancy occurs in the complement of noncommis- Filling vacan- 
sioned officers on board an armed transport, the marine officer cies ’ 
commanding the organization shall convene a board to conduct 
the examination prescribed in article I 3584 (1) of these regula¬ 
tions, and if the candidate be reported as qualified, the marine 
officer may issue the necessary warrant, the appointment to con¬ 
tinue in force until the termination of the cruise. If the marine 
officer desires that such appointment be made permanent, he shall 
make recommendation to that effect to the commandant of the 
corps, who may issue a permanent warrant. 


(295 r) 





CHAPTER 38. 


MONEY. 

Section 1.—Responsibilities and Penalties. 

4301. All officers, agents, or other persons receiving public Distinct ac- 
moneys shall render distinct accounts of the application thereof, counts require(L 
according to the appropriation under which the same may have 

been advanced to them. (Sec. 3623, R. S.) 

4302. A disbursing officer has no right to make any transfer of Transfer in ac- 
funds in his accounts from one appropriation to another. Such f0unts { ,e . t . ween 
transfers never have been recognized by the accounting officers of proh°Mted.° nS 
the Government. This does not apply, however, to disbursements 

where all moneys received are on account of “ General account of 
advances.” 

4303. (1) No payment to a public creditor shall be evidenced Receipts for 

by a receipt (except when receipt is required either by law or Pre¬ 

contract) unless such payment is made in cash, i. e., currency, quircd, etc. " 
Therefore, no receipt for a payment made by a disbursing officer’s 

check shall be required or taken. In no case shall receipt for a 
payment be taken in duplicate, etc., but by single receipt only. 

(2) In all cases where receipts are taken the exchange of cur¬ 
rency and the receipt therefor shall be simultaneous. Practices 
requiring receipt in advance of actual payment are prohibited. 

4304. No accounting or disbursing officer of the Government Expenses of 
shall allow or pay any account or charge whatever growing out commissions and 
of, or in any way connected with, any commission or inquiry, lnQU ries * 
except courts-martial or courts of inquiry in the military or naval 

service of the United States, until special appropriations shall 
have been made by law to pay such accounts and charges. (Sec. 

3681, R. S.) 

4305. (1) No money shall be paid to any person for his com- Person in ar- 
pensation who is in arrears to the United States, until he has ac- rears * 
counted for and paid into the Treasury all sums for which he may 

be liable. (Sec. 1766, R. S., and arts. R 4456 and R 4458.) 

(2) Money accruing from commuted rations and from the com¬ 
mutation for quarters may be paid regardless of the person’s in¬ 
debtedness. 

4306. It shall not be lawful for any pay officer to advance or Loans to offl- 
lcan, under any pretense whatever, to any officer in the naval by paj offi ‘ 
service any sum of money, public or private, or any credit, or any 

article or commodity whatever. (Sec. 1389, R. S., and arts. It 
4456 and R 4458.) 

4307. No money which may be placed in charge of a pay officer y 0 payments 
by order of, or authority from, his commanding or superior officer, to be made un* 
or of the Treasury or Navy Departments, shall be used or paid p/ope^author- 
without the sanction or approval of either his immediate com- ity. 
manding officer, the commander in chief of the fleet, the com¬ 
mander of the squadron, division, or station to which he belongs, 

the Auditor for the Navy Department, the Comptroller of the 
Treasury, or the Secretary of the Navy. 

4308. When a pay officer has received, or has been authorized Commanding 
or directed to pay over any public money without the previous foiled of all 
knowledge or sanction of his immediate commanding officer, it money received 
shall be the duty of such pay officer to report to him forthwith the or pai(1 * 
amount received or paid, and the authority under which he acted. 

(297 R) 




Objection to 
order for illegal 
or unauthorized 
payments. 


Disbursements 
by order of com¬ 
manding officers. 


Accountability 
begins on the 
receipt of funds. 


Transfer of 
funds. 


Custodian of 
public money- 
failing to safely 
keep, without, 
loaning, etc. 


Failure of of¬ 
ficer to render 
accounts, etc. 


4309. When ordered by bis commanding officer to make an 
expenditure of money or stores which the pay officer believes to 
be illegal or contrary to regulation, the latter shall state in writ¬ 
ing the grounds on which he objects to obeying the order, and 
request that the order be reiterated in writing. On the receipt 
of such order the expenditure shall be made. 

4310. (1) Disbursement of public moneys, or disposal of pub¬ 
lic- stores, made by a disbursing officer pursuant to an order of 
any commanding officer of the Navy, shall be allowed by the 
proper accounting officer of the Treasury in settlement of the 
accounts of the officer upon satisfactory evidence of the making 
of such order, and of the payment of money or disposal of stores 
in conformity with it; and the commanding officer by whose 
order such disbursement or disposal was made shall be held ac¬ 
countable for the same. (Sec. 285, R. S.) 

(2) The foregoing, however, does not authorize an advance of 
public money by the pay officer to the commanding officer or to 
any other person by his order. The disbursement presupposes an 
indebtedness, and whether the objects for which the indebted¬ 
ness accrued were sanctioned or not by law or regulation, the pay 
officer would be entitled to a credit for payment therefor, when 
made by order of the commanding officer; but the disbursement 
must be for some service or article furnished in accordance with 
law. 

(3) The commanding officer will be held accountable by the 
Navy Department for every expenditure of funds or property 
made by his authority; but in order to charge a commanding offi¬ 
cer with pecuniary responsibility for a payment made by his 
order under paragraph 1 of this article, it is necessary that there 
should be a compliance with article R 4309, for in the absence 
of such written order from the commanding officer, after a state¬ 
ment of objections has been duly made, the pay officer and not 
the commanding officer will be held responsible. 

4311. (1) Although an officer may be charged on the books of 
the Treasury with the amount of requisitions made in his favor, 
yet he Is not held accountable for money until it shall have come 
to his hands. 

(2) In each transfer of funds the receiving officer must state 
on the receipt given that he holds himself accountable to the 
United States for the sum received. The officer making the trans¬ 
fer shall state whether the funds transferred were in cash, i. e., 
currency, or by check. If by check, the date, number, and de¬ 
positary on whom drawn must be stated. 

(3) When transfers have been made to, or funds received from, 
more than one officer, the amounts so transferred or received from 
each officer shall be stated separately. 

4312. Every officer or other person charged by any act of 
Congress with the safe-keeping of the public moneys, who shall 
loan, use, or convert to his own use, or shall deposit in any bank 
or exchange for other funds', except as specially allowed by law, 
any portion of the public moneys intrusted to him for safe-keep¬ 
ing, shall be guilty of embezzlement of the money so loaned, used, 
converted, deposited, or exchanged, and shall be fined in a sum 
equal to the amount of money so embezzled and imprisoned not 
more than ten years. (Sec. 89, act of Mar. 4, 1909.) 

4313. Every officer or agent of the United States who, having 
received public money which he is not authorized to retain as 
salary, pay, or emolument, fails to render his accounts for the 
same as provided by law shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement, 
and shall be fined in a sum equal to the amount of the money 
embezzled and imprisoned not more than ten years. (Sec. 90, act 
of Mar. 4, 1909.) 


(298 R) 


4314. Every officer of the United States, civil, military, or 
naval, and every sutler, soldier, marine, or other person, who 
takes or causes to be taken into a State declared to be in insur¬ 
rection, or to any other point to be thence taken into such State, 
or who transports or sells, or otherwise disposes of therein, any 
goods, wares, or merchandise whatsoever, except in pursuance of 
license and authority of the President, as provided in this Title, 
or who makes any false statement or representation upon which 
license and authority is granted for such transportation, sale, or 
other disposition, or who, under any license or authority ob¬ 
tained, willfully and knowingly transports, sells, or otherwise 
disposes of any other goods, wares, or merchandise than such as 
are in good faith so licensed and authorized, or who willfully and 
knowingly transports, sells, or disposes of the same, or any por¬ 
tion thereof, in violation of the terms of such license or authority, 
or of any rule or regulation prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Treasury concerning the same, or who is guilty of any act of 
embezzlement, of willful misappropriation of public or private 
money or property, of keeping false accounts, or of willfully mak¬ 
ing any false returns, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor 
and shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars and im¬ 
prisoned in the penitentiary not more than three years. Viola¬ 
tions of this section shall be cognizable before any court, civil or 
military, competent to try the same. (Sec. 5306, R. S.) 

4315. No exchange of funds shall be made by any disbursing 
officer or agent of the Government, of any grade or denomination 
whatsoever or connected with any branch of the public service, 
other than an exchange for gold, silver, United States notes, and 
national bank notes; and every such disbursing officer, when the 
means for his disbursements are furnished to him in gold, silver, 
United States notes, or national bank notes, shall make his pay¬ 
ments in the moneys so furnished; or when they are furnished to 
him in drafts, shall cause those drafts to be presented at their 
place of payment and properly paid according to law, and shall 
make his payments in the money so received for the drafts fur¬ 
nished, unless in either case he can exchange the means in his 
hands for gold and silver at par: and it shall be the duty of the 
head of the proper department immediately to suspend from duty 
any disbursing officer or agent who violates the provisions of this 
section, and forthwith to report the name of the officer or agent 
to the President, with the fact of the violation and all the cir¬ 
cumstances accompanying the same, and within the knowledge of 
the Secretary, to the end that such officer or agent may be 
promptly removed from office, or restored to his trust and the per¬ 
formance of his duties, as the President may deem just and proper. 
(Sec. 3651, R. S.) 

4316. No officer of the United States shall, either directly or 
indirectly, sell or dispose of to any person for a premium any 
Treasury note, draft, warrant, or other public security not his 
private property, or sell or dispose of the avails or proceeds of 
such note, draft, warrant, or security in his hands for disburse¬ 
ment, without making return of such premium, and accounting 
therefor by charging the same in his accounts to the credit of the 
United States; and any officer violating this section shall be forth¬ 
with dismissed from office. (Sec. 3652, R. S.) 

4317. If any officer charged with the disbursement of the pub¬ 
lic moneys accepts, receives, or transmits to the Treasury Depart¬ 
ment, to be allowed in his favor, any receipt or voucher from a 
creditor of the United States, without having paid to such creditor, 
in such funds as the officer received for disbursement or in such 
funds as he may be authorized by law to take in exchange, the 
full amount specified in such receipt or voucher, every such act is 
an act of conversion by such officer to his own use of the amount 
specified in such receipt or voucher. (Sec. 5496, R. S.) 


Penalty for 
embezzlement, 
false returns, 
etc. 


Exchange of 
funds restricted, 


Premium on 
sales of public 
moneys to be ac¬ 
counted for. 


Evidence of 
conversion. 


(299 R) 



Section 2.—Deposits and Checks. 


Funds to l>e 
deposited Ity dis¬ 
bursing offlcei's. 


Statement of 
such deposits to 
be rendered. 


Failure to de¬ 
posit as required. 


Moneys to be 
deposited -with¬ 
out deduction. 


Penalty for 
withholding 
money. 


Disbursing of¬ 
ficer unlawfully 
depositing, con¬ 
verting, loaning, 
or transferring 
public money. 


Pay officers of 
ships to keep de¬ 
posits at Treas¬ 
ury or subtreas¬ 
uries. 


4326. (1) It shall be the duty of every disbursing officer hav¬ 
ing any public money intrusted to him for disbursement to deposit 
the same with the Treasurer or some one of the assistant treas¬ 
urers of the United States and to draw for the same only as it 
may be required for payments to be made by him in pursuance of 
law, and draw for the same only in favor of the persons to whom 
payment is made; and all transfers from the Treasurer of the 
United States to a disbursing officer shall he by draft or warrant 
on the Treasury or an assistant treasurer of the United States. 
In places, however, where there is no treasurer or assistant treas¬ 
urer, the Secretary of the Treasury may, when he deems it essen¬ 
tial to the public interest, specially authorize in writing the de¬ 
posit of such public money in any other public depository, or in 
writing authorize the same to be kept in any other manner, and 
under such rules and regulations as he may deem most safe and 
effectual to facilitate the payments to public creditors. (Sec. 
8020, R. S.) 

(2) In no case are certificates of such deposits required to be 
filed with accounts rendered by Government officers to the ac¬ 
counting officers of the Treasury. In making credit in their ac¬ 
counts, however, for deposits made, officers shall state specifically 
the date of the deposit and the designation and location of the 
depository, as well as the source from which the money was 
derived. 

4327. Whoever, having money of the United States in his pos¬ 
session or under his control, shall fail to deposit it with the 
Treasurer, or some assistant treasurer, or some public depositary 
of the United States, when required so to do by the Secretary of 
the Treasury, or the head of any other proper department, or by 
the accounting officers of the Treasury, shall be deemed guilty 
of embezzlement thereof, and shall be fined in a sum equal to 
the amount of money embezzled and imprisoned not more than 
ten years. (Sec. 91, act of Mar. 4, 1909.) 

4328. (1) The gross amount of ail moneys received, from what¬ 
ever source, for the use of the United States, except as other¬ 
wise provided in the next section, shall be paid by the officer or 
agent receiving the same into the Treasury at as early a day 
as practicable, without any abatement or deduction on account of 
salary, fees, costs, charges, expenses, or claim of any description 
whatever. (Sec. 8617, R. S.) 

(2) Every officer or agent who neglects or refuses to comply 
with the provisions of section 3617, R. S., shall be subject to be 
removed from office and to forfeit to the United States any share 
or part of the money withheld to which he might otherwise be 
entitled. (Sec. 3619, R. S., and M717.) 

4329. Whoever, being a disbursing officer of the United States, 
or a person acting as such, shall in any manner convert to his 
own use, or loan with or without interest, or deposit in any place 
or in any manner, except as authorized by law, any public money 
intrusted to him; or shall, for any purpose not prescribed by law, 
withdraw from the Treasurer or any assistant treasurer, or any 
authorized depositary, or transfer, or apply any portion of the 
public money intrusted to him, shall be deemed guilty of an em¬ 
bezzlement of the money so converted, loaned, deposited, with-, 
drawn, transferred, or applied, and shall be fined not more than 
the amount embezzled, or imprisoned not more than ten years, 
or both. (Sec. 87, act of Mar. 4, 1909.) 

4330. The pay officer of every ship in commission for sea 
service shall keeji on deposit with the Treasurer or assistant 
treasurers of the United States a sufficient amount of Government 
funds to enable officers and men to remit money for the support 
of their families or for their own savings. 

(300 r) 


4331. Pay officers attached to ships destined for foreign ports Pay officers to 
shall, before sailing from the United States, deposit all public 

funds in their possession to the credit of the United States, except in? for foreign 
such money as can be advantageously used within a reasonable station, 
time, and such funds as may be deposited with the Treasurer 
or with the assistant treasurers of the United States to enable 
officers and men to make remittances. 

4332. P ay officers at shore stations having disbursing accounts Places of de- 

shall keep their deposits with the Treasurer of the United States ^ ® f “ 

or with the most convenient assistant treasurer or national stations, 
depository. 

4333. (1) Tay officers, except when attached to ships or to ray officers to 
foreign stations, on being relieved from duty involving pecuniary whanrefieve'd** 
responsibility, shall immediately deposit in the Treasury of the from duty. 
United States, or other designated depository, the total balance of 

public funds in their hands, and forward a duplicate of the cer¬ 
tificate of deposit to the Auditor for the Navy Department with¬ 
out delay. Under no circumstances shall they transfer such bal¬ 
ance, or any part of it, to their successors, or carry it to future 
accounts of their own, unless authorized to do so by the de¬ 
partment. 

(2) In cases where purchasing pay officers have received funds Balances of 
for payment of particular bills, which remain unpaid at the time oncers! 1 ” 5 1>ay 
of their relief, the funds so received shall be transferred to their 
successors; all other funds in their possession shall be deposited 

to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States. 

(3) When attached to ships or to stations abroad, pay officers Pay officers 
on being relieved shall, unless otherwise directed in their orders, abroad transfer 
transfer to their successors all public funds due the United States, ce"sors.° bUC " 
including balances on deposit in the several depositories, except 

such amount as may be necessary to meet payments on account of 
pay to themselves, clerks, or yeomen; transportation to the United 
States, if not otherwise provided; and freight or express charges 
on accounts and returns. If any part of such funds reserved from 
transfer remains unexpended at the time final returns are for¬ 
warded to the Auditor for the Navy Department, such sum shall 
be immediately deposited to the credit of the United States. 

(4) Checks to cover balances of funds on deposit shall be for . Chocks coyer- 
the amount shown as still on deposit and unobligated by the an- ^osVf 1 a “ ces 0,1 
alysis of balances on the final account current, the amount to be 11 * 
taken up by the receiving officer as funds received by check, and 

shown, in the analysis of balances, as in transit, until notice is 
received from the depositary that the amount is placed to his 
official credit. 

(5) Whenever a pay officer is relieved from duty involving the Pay officer re¬ 
disbursement of money, he shall immediately transfer all Govern- f e ° r V blank checks! 
ment blank checks to his successor or shall return them to the 
Treasurer or assistant treasurer by whom they were issued, un¬ 
less ordered to other such duty requiring the use of the same 

checks. When transferred to his successor, the latter’s receipt, 
showing in detail the numbered checks so transferred, shall be 
taken and forwarded to the Treasurer or assistant treasurer. 

4334. The following regulations made by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, in pursuance of sections 306 to 310 of the Revised 
Statutes, shall be observed by all pay officers: 

(a) Any Treasury draft or any check drawn by a public dis- Drafts ont- 
bursing officer still in service, which shall be presented for pay- jjfljjjre y e h a r r e s e 
ment before it shall have been issued three full fiscal years, will 
be paid in the usual manner by the officer or bank on which it is 
drawn, and from funds to the credit of the drawer. Thus, any 
such draft or check issued on or after July 1. 1909, wall be paid 
as above stated until June 30, 1913, and the same rule will apply 
for subsequent years. 


(301 r) 




Return made 
of checks drawn, 
unpaid for three 
years. 


Information 
to he sent to 
Secretary of the 
Treasury. 


Death, resig¬ 
nation, or re¬ 
moval. 


Payment of 
checks may he 
refused. 


Checks on of¬ 
ficial deposits 
must state ob¬ 
ject for which 
drawn. 


Checks not to 
be returned. 


No allowances 
made for ex¬ 
penses. 


(6) Any such draft or check which has been issued for a longer 
period than three full fiscal years will be paid only by the settle¬ 
ment of an account in the Treasury Department, as provided in 
section 308, Revised Statutes, and for this purpose the draft or 
check will be transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury for the 
necessary action. 

(c) At the close of each fiscal year, the Treasurer, the several 
assistant treasurers, and the national-bank depositaries will render 
to the Secretary of the Treasury, as required by section 310, a list 
of all disbursing officers’ accounts still unclosed which have re¬ 
mained unchanged on the books of their respective offices or 
banks, either by debit or credit, more than three fiscal years, giv¬ 
ing in each case the name and official designation of the officer, 
the date when the account with him was opened, the date of last 
debit and last credit, and the balance remaining to his credit. 

(d) Every disbursing officer will, on the 30th of June of each 
year, as also required by section 310, make a return to the Secre¬ 
tary of the Treasury of all checks drawn by him which have been 
outstanding and unpaid for three full fiscal years, stating the 
number of each check, its date, amount, in whose favor, on what 
office or bank, and for what purpose drawn, the number of the 
voucher in payment of which it was drawn, and, if known, the 
residence of the payee. 

(e) Whenever any disbursing officer of the United States shall 
cease to act in that capacity, he will at once inform the Secretary 
of the Treasury whether he has any public funds to his credit in 
any office or bank, and, if so, what checks, if any, he has drawn 
against the same which are still outstanding and unpaid. Until 
satisfactory information of this character shall have been fur¬ 
nished, the wdiole amount of such moneys will be held to meet the 
payment of his checks properly payable therefrom. 

(/) In case of the death, resignation, or removal of a public dis¬ 
bursing officer, any check previously drawn by him and not pre¬ 
sented for payment within four months of its date will not be paid 
until its correctness shall have been attested by the Secretary or 
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. 

(g) If the object or purpose for which any check of a public 
disbursing officer is drawn is not stated thereon, as required by 
the following article, or if any reason exists for suspecting fraud, 
the office or bank on which such check is drawn will refuse its 
payment. 

4335. (1) Any disbursing officer or agent drawing checks on 
moneys deposited to his official credit must state on the face or 
back of each check the object or purpose to which the avails are 
to be applied, except upon checks issued in payment of individual 
pensions, the special form of such checks indicating sufficiently 
the character of the disbursement. 

(2) Such statement may be made in brief form, but must 

clearly indicate the object of the expenditure, as, for instance, 
“ pay,” “ pay roll,” “ public bill No. -,” “ for -,” “ re¬ 

mittance,” “ exchange for cash,” etc. 

(3) Checks will not be returned to the drawer after their pay¬ 
ment, but the depositary with whom the account is kept shall fur¬ 
nish the officer with a monthly statement of his deposit account. 

(4) Deposits to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States 
on account of repayment of disbursing funds must be made with 
the officer or bank in which such funds are on deposit to the 
credit of the disbursing officer. 

(5) No allowance will be made to any disbursing officer for 
expenses charged for collecting money on checks, except the un¬ 
avoidable payment of express charges for money brought from a 
distant point. Such charges may be paid on public bills under 
appropriation “ Pay, miscellaneous.” 


(302 R) 




(6) In case of death, resignation, or removal of any disbursing Death, etc., of 
officer, checks previously drawn by him will be paid from the dIsb,,rsin s ofil - 
funds to his credit, unless such checks have been drawn more than Cer * 

four months before their presentation, or reasons exist for sus¬ 
pecting fraud. 

(7) Every disbursing officer, when opening his first account, be- Official signa¬ 
ture issuing any checks, will furnish the depositary on whom the ^ nrc TerIfied * 
checks are drawn with his official signature, duly verified by some 

officer whose signature is known to the depositary. 

4330. (1) Pay officers shall not use the funds intrusted to Purposes for 
them in cashing private checks, coupons, certificates, or vouchers. which fnnds ma >’ 

(2) They shall issue no checks against their official deposits %^rposes for 

except, in pursuance of law and regulation, as follows: which checks 

(a) For money for payment of navy yard and station rolls. ma > be drawn - 

(b) For payment of ships’ pay rolls. 

(c) For payment of advances to officers and enlisted men. 

(d) For payment of allotments. 

( e ) For payment of traveling expenses. 

(/) For payment of authorized vouchers, stating nature of pur¬ 
chase or service. 

( 9 ) For transfer of funds from one pay officer to another. 

{li) For remittances by officers and enlisted men on account of 
pay. 

(3) Checks shall be drawn only in favor of the party to whom i„ favor of 
the money is due from the United States, except in case of duly whom, 
authorized allotments, and checks issued to officers and men on 

ships and on foreign stations for their convenience in remitting, 
in which cases checks may be drawn directly to order of persons 
by whom they are received from the pay officer. Checks drawn 
by pay officers to supply themselves with funds for making cash 
payments must be drawn to their own order and endorsed to the 
bank or person furnishing the funds. 

4337. The following regulations in regard to checks lost, stolen, i Original 
or destroyed are established by the Secretary of the Treasury, in 1 ®® t, dei> 
compliance with sections 3646 and 3647 of the Revised Statutes: stroyed. 

(a) Immediately upon the loss of a check, the owner, to better Notification to 
protect his interest, should, in writing, notify the officer or bank on wkich l drawiK 
on which it was drawn of the fact of such loss, stating the name 

of the officer or agent by whom it was drawn, describing the 
check, giving, if possible, its date, number, and amount, and re¬ 
questing that payment of the same be stopped. 

(b) In order to procure the issue of a duplicate check, the Affidavit to be 
party in interest must furnish the officer or agent who issued the furnished * 
original check with an affidavit, giving the name and residence of 

the applicant in full, describing the check and its endorsements, 
showing his interest therein, detailing the circumstances attend¬ 
ing its loss, and what action, if any, he has taken to stop payment 
thereon. The affidavit must be made and signed before an officer 
authorized to administer oaths generally, and he must certify 
that he administered the oath. 

(c) He must also furnish to the same officer or agent a bond Bond to be 
executed on the proper form and according to these instructions, f « rnisl *ed. 
which will be furnished to any officer or agent applying therefor. 

( d) The affidavit and the bond, when executed, are to be en- Endorsements, 
dorsed by the officer or agent as having been submitted to him, 

and as being the proof and security upon which he has acted. Duplicate is- 
After the expiration of six months from the time the original sued, 
check was issued, in case of a check drawn for more than fifty 
dollars, and after the expiration of thirty days, in case of a check 
drawn for fifty dollars or less, the officer or agent will issue a 
duplicate, which must be an exact transcript of the original, espe¬ 
cial care being taken that the number and date correspond with 
those of the original. 


(303 R) 


Affidavit, bond, 
and duplicate 
check forwarded. 


Payment of 
check. 


Lost check 
issued by 
officer or agent 
deceased. 


Requisitions 
for money made 
on Secretary. 


All moneys 
drawn for ships 
to be under one 
head. 

Statement of 
funds on hand 
to accompany 
requisition. 


Funds for 
ships on foreign 
stations. 


(e) The affidavit, bond, and duplicate check he will forward 
without delay to the Secretary of the Treasury, who, upon their 
receipt, will advise the office or bank on which the check was 
drawn that an application for a duplicate is pending, and the office 
or bank will immediately inform the Secretary whether a request 
has been made to stop payment of the original, and whether such 
original has been presented or paid, and, if not paid, a caveat 
will be entered and payment thereupon will be stopped. 

(/) If the information obtained is satisfactory to the Secretary 
of the Treasury and he approves of the issue of the duplicate and 
of the accompanying bond, he will certify such approval in writing, 
on the papers as well as on the duplicate check. 

(g) Any duplicate check issued in pursuance of these instruc¬ 
tions, bearing such approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, may, 
if properly endorsed, be paid by the treasurer, the assistant treas¬ 
urers, or depositary on whom it is drawn, subject to the same 
rules and regulations as apply to the payment of original checks; 
but no duplicate shall be paid if the original shall already have 
been paid. 

( h ) In case of the loss of a check issued by a United States 
disbursing officer or agent who is dead or no longer in the service 
of the United States, the affidavit and bond required to be fur¬ 
nished by the owner of said check to the officer or agent in the 
service of the United States, prior to the issue of a duplicate 
check, should be forwarded to the Secretary of the Treasury, who 
will refer them to the proper accounting officer for examination 
and the statement of an account in favor of the owner of said 
check. 

(i) Whenever such an account shall have been stated, and an 
officer or agent charged with the amount of said lost check, the 
accounting officer will notify the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
order that the amount of the check, if remaining to the credit 
of the officer or agent in any United States depository, may be 
repaid into the Treasury and carried to his credit and to the credit 
of the proper appropriation. 

Section 3.—Requisitions for Money. 

4351. (1) All requisitions for public funds pertaining to the 
naval establishment shall be made upon the Secretary of the 
Navy through the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

(2) Unless specifically authorized by the department, transfers 
of public funds between pay officers in the United States, except 
when made by fleet, squadron, or division paymasters on duly 
approved requisitions, are prohibited. 

4352. All money drawn by pay officers of ships should be re¬ 
quired and taken up by them under the head of “ General account 
of advances.” 

4353. (1) When a pay officer presents a requisition for money 
for the approval of his commanding officer, he shall furnish there¬ 
with a statement of the amount of public money then in his pos¬ 
session and on deposit to his credit with each of the several de¬ 
positories. Such requisitions require the approval of the senior 
officer present. 

(2) When requesting supplies of money, the commanding 
officer shall be careful to limit every approved requisition there¬ 
for, whether in the United States or in a foreign port, to the 
amount that will be actually required before another supply can 
be advantageously obtained, as shown by closely calculated esti¬ 
mates. 

4354. (1) When money is needed for ships out of the United 
States, pay officers shall procure it by requisition upon the fleet, 
squadron, or division paymaster, if in presence of the flagship or 
conveniently accessible thereto. 


(304 R) 


(2) When not in presence of the flagship, pay officers of ships 
may transfer money to each other for disbursement, upon requisi¬ 
tions and receipts in the usual form, with the approval of the 
senior officer present. 

4355. Purchasing pay officers shall be furnished with funds 
upon requisitions prepared in the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts, due notification of the drawing of which shall be sent to 
the purchasing officer. 

4350. (1) Pay officers of navy yards will be furnished with 
funds for the payment of labor rolls upon requisitions prepared 
in the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, due notification of the 
drawing of which shall be sent to such pay officers. 

(2) An estimate of funds required for the payment of the rolls 
of each department or division, showing the amounts to be re¬ 
quired under the different appropriations for the ensuing month, 
shall be forwarded on or before the third of each month to the 
bureau having cognizance of such appropriations. 

4357. Pay officers are strictly enjoined to limit their requisi¬ 
tions on the department to such amounts as are absolutely neces¬ 
sary, and shall state on the face thereof the necessity "for any 
unusually large amounts. 

Section 4.—Bills of Exchange. 

4366. (1) When a pay officer is ordered to a seagoing ship, it 
becomes his duty before leaving the United States to make written 
application to the Secretary of the Navy for authority to draw 
bills of exchange to supply himself with funds for disbursement 
during his cruise. 

(2) When such authority is granted, the pay officer will be duly 
notified by the Secretary, who will also direct the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts to forward to him blank sets of bills with a 
sufficient supply of letters of advice and accounts of sale. 

(3) The bills shall be kept in the pay officer’s exclusive posses¬ 
sion, and ail remaining at the end of the cruise shall be returned 
immediately to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts with a letter 
stating the exact number of blank sets. If relieved during the 
cruise, he shall take a receipt from his successor and make a 
similar report to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

(4) Immediately after receiving authority to draw bills, the pay 
officer shall forward to the Secretary of the Navy, on a separate 
blank sheet specimens of the official signatures of himself and of 
the officer in whose name he is required to draw, for transmission 
to the foreign agents of the department. 

(5) No pay officer shall draw bills without authority from the 
Secretary of the Navy; nor shall he draw them except in cases of 
absolute necessity and then only when not in the presence of the 
fleet, squadron, or division paymaster. 

4367. In the absence of the commander in chief if, in the opin¬ 
ion of the senior officer present, a delay would be detrimental, the 
division paymaster, if there be one, or the pay officer of the ship 
of the senior officer present, shall draw and negotiate bills of 
exchange in conformity with the following instructions: 

( a ) Bills must invariably be made payable to the order of the 
commander in chief or squadron or division commander, if the 
vessel is a flagship, or of the commanding officer of the ship if not 
a flagship, and his indorsement on the bills is taken as his ap¬ 
proval of the pay officer’s act in drawing them. 

(b) When a pay officer needs funds for which he will have to 
draw exchange, he shall inform the indorsing officer of the fact, 
upon the form prescribed for money statements pertaining to 
exchange. 

( c ) If the sale of exchange is authorized, the pay officer shall 
make diligent inquiry of bankers, merchants, and others as to the 


Funds for pur¬ 
chasing pay offi¬ 
cers. 


Funds for pay 
officers of shore 
stations. 


Requisitions 
must he limited. 


Procurement 
of authority to 
draw bills of 
exchange. 


Blanks fur¬ 
nished by Bu¬ 
reau of Supplies 
and Accounts. 

Accountability 
for blank bills 
of exchange. 


Specimen sig¬ 
natures to be 
forwarded. 


Negotiation 
of bills of ex¬ 
change. 


(305 R) 



Accounting for 
proceeds of bills 
of exchange. 


best obtainable rates, kind of money, and time and place of pay¬ 
ment, and shall then, with the approval of the indorsing officer, 
negotiate the same. 

( d ) Bills shall be drawn either upon the foreign financial agents 
of the Navy Department or upon the Secretary of the Navy, pref¬ 
erably on the latter when the rates of exchange are equal, never 
at less than three days sight when drawn upon the Secretary of 
the Navy, and at sight or at such time after sight as may be most 
advantageous to the Government when drawn upon the foreign 
financial agents. In comparing the rates of exchange, the commis¬ 
sion of one-half of one per cent paid to the foreign financial agents 
must be taken into consideration. To make up the whole sum 
required, as many different sets may be drawn as may be most 
easily negotiated, or as the purchaser or purchasers may request 
for their accommodation. 

( e) Before leaving a port the pay officer shall fully inform him¬ 
self of the probable course of exchange and facilities for drawing 
in the places he expects to visit, and also as to the money usually 
current there, so that he may know when and where to draw most 
favorably and avoid, as far as possible, taking away from a port, 
either at home or abroad, coin which elsewhere can only be used 
at a disadvantage. 

(/) Immediately after negotiating any bill of exchange, the pay 
officer shall transmit to the Secretary of the Navy letters of ad¬ 
vice, to which the original (so marked) shall be forwarded through 
the proper channels by the earliest opportunity, and the duplicate 
(also marked) similarly forwarded by the next succeeding mail. 
When the bills are drawn upon the Secretary, a triplicate letter 
shall also accompany each different set. 

( g) Whenever bills are drawn upon the foreign agents, letters 
of advice to them shall also be made in duplicate for each set, of 
which the original is to accompany the bills, and the duplicate to 
be sent direct by the earliest opportunity. 

( h ) For each series of bills, an account of sale and letter of 
advice shall be forwarded to the Auditor for the Navy Depart¬ 
ment as soon as the bills are negotiated, and the account of sale 
shall include the certificate of two reputable merchants resident 
at the place where the bills were sold, stating the current rates of 
exchange, both on London and on Washington at that time for the 
kind of money received. A duplicate of the account of sale shall 
be forwarded to the Navy Department for the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts, and a copy shall be forwarded to the commander in 
chief for the files of the fleet squadron or division paymaster. 

(i) Unless otherwise especially directed, all bills of exchange 
shall be drawn under “ General account of advances.” 

(j) All money received by negotiating bills of exchange, except 
such as must be applied to the payment of public bills then due, 
shall be deposited on board ship by the pay officer without delay, 
and that officer shall make a report of the amount to the officer of 
the deck and to the commanding officer. 

(Jc) When the ship under his command is attached to a fleet, 
squadron, or division, the commanding officer shall not authorize 
bills of exchange to be negotiated without having previously ob¬ 
tained permission from the commander in chief or the squadron 
or division commander, except in cases of emergency. 

(Z) When the ship under his command is attached to a fleet, 
squadron, or division, but is separated from the commander in 
chief or squadron or division commander, the commanding officer 
shall forward to that officer, whenever a bill of exchange is nego¬ 
tiated, an additional copy of the letter of advice required by these 
regulations to be sent to the Secretary of the Navy. 

4368. The following instructions as to the proper mode of ac¬ 
counting for and paying out the proceeds of bills of exchange 
shall be strictly observed by all officers of the pay corps of the 
Navy: 


(306 r) 


(a) When bills are made payable in United States money, or 
are sold for such, otherwise than at par, the entries in the “ ac¬ 
count sales ” shall be so made as to show not only the net amount 
actually received by the pay officer, but also the face value and 
the premium or discount charged thereon. Examples: (1) 

“ Proceeds of bill No. 10, for $10,000, United States coin at 5 per 
cent premium; $10,500.” (2) “Proceeds of bill No. 12, for 

$10,000, United States coin, at 3 per cent discount=$9,700.” 

(&) When bills are drawn or the proceeds thereof are received 
in foreign money, the entries in the “account sales” shall show 
the amount and kind of money drawn for, and the amount and 
kind of money received, both at its local current value as to the 
money drawn for, and its legal value in United States money. 

Example: “Proceeds of bill No. 20, for £l,00(M)s.-0d., sterling, 
received in francs at fr. 24.85 per £=24,850 francs, at 19 ft cts.= 

$4,796.05.” 

(c) In accounting for the proceeds of bills of exchange in their 
accounts current, pay officers shall credit the United States with 
the legal United States gold equivalent of the face value of the 
bills, and credit or debit the United States with the premium or 
loss on exchange, as the case may be. 

(d) All foreign money received shall be charged to and paid 
out by pay officers at the legal valuation fixed by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, and published on the first day of each quarter. 

Section 5.—Deposits by Enlisted Men. 

4376. When so requested, the pay officer of a ship shall, under Deposits with 
proper restrictions as to time and place to be prescribed by the pa > offlcers * 
commanding officer, receive money from members of the crew for 
safe-keeping, issuing memorandum receipts therefor, and he shall 

take every precaution for its safe-keeping. 

4377. All funds placed with the pay officer by enlisted men as Deposits re¬ 
security for their return from absence on leave and forfeited by verting to United 
desertion, and all money refunded by minors or others discharged htates * 

from the service, shall be credited to their respective accounts on 
the pay roll, and taken up by the pay officer on his account current 
under “ General account of advances.” 

4378. (1) Enlisted men of the Navy, serving afloat or ashore, Deposits hy 
and enlisted men of the Marine Corps serving afloat, may, on the crew. 

first day of each month, and that day only, with the approval of 
the commanding officer, deposit with the pay officer upon whose 
books their accounts are borne, any portion of the savings accruing 
from their pay and savings from other sources on board ship, in 
sums not less than five dollars; the same to remain so deposited 
until final payment on discharge; but the sum required by the 
regulations (art. R 3669 (2)) shall remain to the credit of such 
depositors on the rolls of the pay officer. 

(2) No enlisted man shall be compelled to deposit any part of Deposits not 
his savings, but when sums shall be due them they may make cora P ul sery. 
application to the commanding officer, not oftener than once in 

every month, to have such sums as they desire, not less than five 
dollars, and for no fractional part of a dollar, charged against 
their pay account and credited to their deposit account; and this 
request shall be granted in all cases, unless there shall appear 
reasons for not doing so, in which case the facts shall be re¬ 
ported to the Navy Department. To effect this transfer, special 
money requisitions marked “ For deposit ” shall be prepared. 

The pay officer shall check against the men’s accounts, in the 
checkage column of the pay roll, the amount deposited, writing 
the word “ Deposit ” in red ink over the entries. (Art. I 4S89.) 

(3) When a deposit is made in cash, and not by checkage on the Deposits in 
pay roll, the depositor shall certify the entry made in the record cas * 

book of his deposit account by signing his name in the place 
provided. 


(307 r) 


Interest. 


Deposits, how 
accounted for. 


Payment on 
discharge. 


Deposits hy 
marines on 
shore. 


Payments to 
crew. 


Pay officer to 
he present at 
issues, unless. 

Money lists. 


Beceipts for 
payments. 


(4) For any sum not less than five dollars, deposited for the 
period of six months or longer, depositors, on final discharge, 
shall be paid interest at the rate of four per cent per annum. 

(5) All money so deposited shall be accounted for in the same 
manner as other public funds and shall pass to the credit of the 
“ Pay of the Navy, Deposit Fund,” or “ Pay, Marine Corps, Deposit 
Fund,” and shall not be forfeited by sentence of court-martial or 
deck court, but shall be forfeited by desertion, and shall not be 
paid until final payment on discharge, or to the heirs or represen¬ 
tatives of a deceased depositor, and it shall be exempt from liabil¬ 
ity for such depositor’s debts. The Government shall be liable 
for the amount deposited to the person so depositing the same. 

(6) Upon final discharge, the pay officer having the account of 
depositors shall make payment in full, with interest, of all sums 
deposited during enlistment, in the manner prescribed by article 
I 4889 (1). 

(7) Should a deposit book be lost, the pay officer having the 
owner’s account shall so inform the Auditor for the Navy Depart¬ 
ment, stating all the circumstances connected with such loss, and 
requesting that he be furnished with a statement showing the 
amount standing to the man’s credit as having been deposited. 
Upon the receipt of such statement, the pay officer shall immedi¬ 
ately issue a new deposit book, giving it the same number as the 
original, to which he shall attach the statement received from the 
auditor. When a man is to be discharged and his deposit book 
can not be found, the pay officer shall not credit any deposit or 
interest to the man's account, but shall furnish him with a state¬ 
ment setting forth all the facts in connection with the loss of the 
deposit book, together with a certificate that “ no credit of deposits 
or interest” has been made on his rolls, and shall instruct the 
man to forward said statement to the Auditor for the Navy De¬ 
partment and to make claim upon that officer for any balance 
remaining due. 

(8) Deposits by enlisted men of the Marine Corps serving on 
shore shall be made as provided in article I 3535 (8). 

Section 6.—Money Issued to Officeks and Enlisted Men. 

4381. The pay officer shall issue money to enlisted men and 
marines only in such sums and at such times as shall be directed 
in writing by the commanding officer in accordance with the pro¬ 
visions of article R 3669. 

4382. Except when prevented by an exigency of the service, to 
be determined by the commanding officer, the pay officer shall 
be present and personally superintend all issues of money. 

4383. (1) Money lists, in duplicate, with the men’s names ar¬ 
ranged consecutively in the order of their pay numbers, shall be 
prepared by the pay officer on the third of each month. These 
lists shall show the amount (nearest dollar) which was due and 
payable to each man at the end of the preceding month, the 
amounts required to be kept to the credit of each man (art. R 
3669) having been previously deducted. The original of this 
money list shall be submitted to the commanding officer for ap¬ 
proval, after which a copy shall be posted on the ship’s bulletin 
board. 

(2) Under no circumstances shall any person connected with 
the pay department prepare a special money requisition. 

4384. (1) All payments in cash, i. e., currency, to enlisted men 
and marines shall be receipted for upon pay rolls or individual 
receipts on the prescribed form, filled out in ink, signed by the 
man to whom payment is made, and bearing an officer’s signature 
as witness to the genuineness of that of the man. No officer shall 
witness a receipt unless it be actually signed in his presence and 
he be personally acquainted with the signer. All individual pay 


(308 R) 


receipts when paid shall be stamped “ Paid,” with the actual date 
of the payment. 

(2) No receipt shall be required or taken for payments made No receipts for 
by check, on account of pay; but a description of each check so SK®”* 8 Dy 
issued shall be entered in the proper account on the roll. 

(3) In no case shall money be paid to any other than the 
person against whose account the same is charged. 

4385. (1) The laws in most cases provide simply for the pay- Payments to 
ment of an annual sum to officers; but both public and private 0 cers ‘ 
convenience require, and custom has fully established, the prac¬ 
tice of paying officers once a month, and this is now to be re¬ 
garded as the authorized rule of the service. 

(2) Officers traveling abroad or residing in remote parts of the 
country for their own pleasure or convenience, where the ordi¬ 
nary methods of payments can not apply, must themselves bear 
the delay, inconvenience, and expense which may be caused 
thereby, and they must also evidence the fact of their right to 
pay by their official signature made on the date to which pay¬ 
ment is desired, unless such payments are to be made by check 
drawn to the order of the officer concerned, in which case there 
may be written or stamped on the check the entry “ Not payable 
to the estate, executor, or administrator—To be accepted for 
payment only when indorsed originally by the payee.” In the 
event of the death of the payee without having indorsed such 
check, it shall be transmitted by the parties entitled, together 
with all evidence pertaining thereto, direct to the Auditor for the 
Navy Department for consideration and settlement. 


(309 r) 















CHAPTER 39. 


PAY AND ALLOWANCES. 

Section 1.—Pay and Bounties, Navy. 

4401. When a volunteer naval service is authorized by law, 
the officers therein shall be entitled to receive the same pay as 
officers of the same grades, respectively, in the Regular Navy. 
(Sec. 1559, R. S.) 

4402. No officer in any branch of the public service, or any 
other person whose salary, pay, or emoluments are fixed by law 
or regulations, shall receive any additional pay, extra allowance, 
or compensation, in any form whatever, for the disbursement of 
public money, or for any other service or duty whatever, unless 
the same is authorized by law, and the appropriation therefor 
explicitly states that it is for such additional pay, extra allowance, 
or compensation. (Sec. 1765, R. S.) 

4403. Any person performing the duties of paymaster or as¬ 
sistant paymaster in a ship at sea by appointment of the senior 
officer present in case of vacancy of such office, as provided in 
article 1048, shall be entitled to receive the pay of such grade 
while so acting. (Sec. 1564, R. S.) 

4404. The Secretary of the Navy shall deduct from the pay 
due each officer and enlisted man in the Navy and Marine Corps, 
the sum of twenty cents per month, to be applied to the fund for 
naval hospitals. (Secs. 1614 and 4808, R. S.) 

4405. (1) Officers are entitled to sea pay while attached to and 
serving on board any ship in commission under the control of the 
Navy Department, the Coast Survey, or the Bureau of Fisheries. 

(2) Credit for sea service does not necessarily depend upon the 
right to draw sea pay. 

4406. (1) All commissioned officers of the active list of the 
Navy shall receive the same pay and allowances according to rank 
and length of service, and the annual pay of each grade shall be 
as follows: For the Admiral of the Navy, thirteen thousand five 
hundred dollars; rear admiral, first nine, eight thousand dollars; 
rear admiral, second nine, or commodore, six thousand dollars; 
captain, four thousand dollars; commander, three thousand five 
hundred dollars; lieutenant commander, three thousand dollars; 
lieutenant, two thousand four hundred dollars; lieutenant (junior 
grade), two thousand dollars; ensign, one thousand seven hundred 
dollars. (Act of May 13, 1908.) 

(2) There shall be allowed and paid to each commissioned 
officer below the rank of rear admiral ten per centum of his cur¬ 
rent yearly pay for each term of five years’ service in the Army, 
Navy, and Marine Corps. The total amount of such increase for 
length of service shall in no case exceed forty per centum on the 
yearly pay of the grade as provided by law, and the pay of captain 
shall not exceed five thousand dollars per annum; of commander, 
four thousand five hundred dollars per annum; and of lieutenant 
commander, four thousand dollars per annum. (Act of May 13, 
1908.) 

(3) All officers on sea duty and all officers on shore duty be¬ 
yond the continental limits of the United States, except as noted 
In the following paragraph, shall while so serving receive ten 

(311 R) 


Pay of volun- 
teer officers. 


Extra pay or 
emoluments for¬ 
bidden. 


Persous acting 
as paymaster 
abroad. 


Hospital fund. 


Sea pay. 


Sea service. 

Pay of com¬ 
missioned offi¬ 
cers. 


Longevity 

pay. 


Sea pay. 






' Date when 
sea pay begins. 


Pay not re¬ 
duced by act of 
May 18, 1908. 


Pay not re¬ 
duced by act of 
March 3, 1908. 


Commandant 
Mare Island and 
Superintendent 
Naval Academy. 
Pay of aids. 


Chaplains. 


Midshipmen. 


Warrant offi¬ 
cers, mates, and 
paymasters’ 
clerks. 


Shore pay. 


Duty under 
Coast Survey or 
Bureau of Fish¬ 
eries, etc. 


Officers, ap¬ 
pointed from 
civil life. 


per centum additional of their salaries and increase as above pro¬ 
vided, and such increase shall commence from the date of report¬ 
ing for duty on board ship or the date of sailing from the United 
States for shore duty beyond the seas or to join a ship in foreign 
waters. (Act of May 13, 1908.) 

(4) The provision of law set forth in paragraph 3, preceding, 
applies only to commissioned officers receiving pay at the rates 
contained in paragraph 1; the sea pay of all other officers be¬ 
ginning from the date of reporting on board the ship named in 
their orders, provided such ship be actually in commission. 

(5) Nothing contained in the act of May 13, 1908, shall be so 
construed as to reduce the pay and allowances authorized by law 
prior to that date for any commissioned, warrant, or appointed 
officer, or any enlisted man of the active or retired lists of the 
Navy. 

(6) Any officer of the line or of the Medical or Pay Corps, 
commissioned on or prior to July 1, 1899, is entitled to receive 
pay according to the then existing law whenever it is in excess 
of the pay of officers of corresponding rank in the Army or the 
pay provided by the act of May 13, 1908. (Acts of Mar. 3, 1899: 
June 7, 1900; and May 13, 1908.) 

(7) The commandant of the Mare Island Navy Yard and the 
Superintendent of the Naval Academy shall receive the additional 
pay allowed for sea service. 

(8) Aids to rear admirals embraced in the nine lower numbers 
of that grade shall each receive one hundred and fifty dollars 
additional per annum, and aids to all other rear admirals two 
hundred additional per annum each. (Act of May 13, 1908.) 

(9) All chaplains (other than those in the service with the rank 
of lieutenant on June 29, 1909, whose pay would be reduced by 
the act of May 13, 1908) receive the pay of their rank, as pro¬ 
vided by the act of May 13, 1908. provided that such pay and 
allowances shall not exceed those of a lieutenant commander. 
(See acts of June 29, 1906, and May 13, 1908.) 

(10) The pay of midshipmen shall be six hundred dollars per 
annum while at the Naval Academy. (Act of May 13, 1908.) 

(11) The pay of all warrant officers and mates shall be twenty- 
five per centum greater than the rates effective at the time of the 
passage of the act of May 13, 1908; and all paymasters’ clerks 
shall, while holding appointment in accordance with law, receive 
the same pay and allowances and have the same rights of retire¬ 
ment as warrant officers of like length of service in the Navy. 
(See acts of May 13, 1908, and June 24, 1910.) 

4407. (1) Officers of the Navy when performing, under orders, 
any duty which does not entitle them to sea pay (Art. R-4405) 
receive shore pay. 

(2) Officers proceeding to and from their stations under orders 
are entitled to pay as on duty, provided there is no unnecessary 
delay on their part. 

(3) Officers not on sea pay, -when ordered for attendance before 
or on a court or board, receive shore pay from the time of leaving 
their domiciles until their return thereto by order of proper 
authority, though they may have been in the interval temporarily 
relieved from attendance by the president of the court or board. * 

(4) Officers ordered to report by letter to the Secretary of 
Commerce and Labor for duty in the Coast Survey, the Light- 
House Board, or under the Bureau of Fisheries, are entitled to 
shore pay from the date of their reporting by letter in obedience 
to said orders. 

(5) Where no “ waiting orders” pay is provided by law, officers 
in that status receive shore pay. 

4408. All officers, including naval chaplains and warrant offi¬ 
cers, who have been or may be appointed to the Navy from 
civil life, shall on the date of appointment be credited, for com- 


(312 r) 


puting their pay, with five years’ service. Paymasters’ clerks 
appointed from civil life are also entitled to this allowance. 

4409. (1) When the office of chief of bureau is filled by an 
officer below the rank of rear admiral, said officer shall, while 
holding said office, have the rank and the highest shore-duty pay 
and allowances of a rear admiral of the lower nine. (See R. S. 
1565 and acts of March 3, 1S99, June 24, 1910, and Aug. 22, 1912.) 

(2) Assistants to chiefs of bureaus are entitled to the highest 
pay of their grade. 

4410. (1) All commissioned officers of the Navy other than 
those whose pay is fixed by section 1556, R. S., when on duty or 
waiting orders shall be allowed, at the discretion of the Secretary 
of the Navy, thirty days’ leave of absence without change of pay 
or allowance in any one year, or sixty days, provided that the 
same be taken once in two years, or three months if taken once 
only in three years, or four months if taken once only in four 
years. If the absence does not cover the entire period allowed, 
the balance thereof shall be placed to the officer’s credit as be¬ 
longing to the last year or years of the four considered, and may 
be made available for future leave. For all absence in excess of 
that provided for above, leave pay shall be allowed. (Act of July 
29, 1876.) 

(2) Officers entitled to full pay on leave under the provisions 
of paragraph 1 of this article shall receive half pay for all leave 
in excess of that specified therein. Other officers when on leave 
or waiting orders shall receive the leave or waiting orders pay 
fixed by section 1556, It. S. 

(3) An officer suspended from duty by sentence of court-mar¬ 
tial shall receive the pay to which he would be entitled if waiting 
orders, unless otherwise provided in the sentence. 

4411. All commissioned officers of the Navy other than those 
w T hose pay is fixed by section 1556, R. S., suffer no change in pay 
on account of absence due to sickness or wounds, or when lawfully 
absent from duty, with the exception of the ten per cent increase 
of pay for sea duty, or shore duty beyond the seas, which can not 
be credited unless the officer concerned is actually performing such 
duty. When absent without leave, all officers forfeit pay and 
allowances during such absence, unless the absence is excused as 
unavoidable. 

4412. Preparatory orders do not change the rate of pay of an 
officer receiving them. 

4413. Officers on furlough shall receive only one-half of the 
pay to which they would have been entitled if on leave of absence. 
(Sec. 1557, R. S.) 

4414. (1) When an officer of the Navy has been thirty years in 
the service he may, upon liis own application, in the discretion 
of the President, be retired from active service and placed upon 
the retired list with three-fourths of the highest pay of his grade. 
(Act of May 13, 1908.) 

(2) Any officer of the Navy serving as chief of bureau in the 
Navy Department, and subsequently retired, shall be retired with 
the rank, pay, and allowances authorized by law for the retire¬ 
ment of such bureau chief. (Act of May 13, 1908.) 

(3) The pay of all commissioned, warrant, and appointed officers 
and enlisted men of the Navy on the retired list on May 13, 1908, 
shall be based on the pay, as provided for in the act of that date, 
of commissioned, warrant, and appointed officers and enlisted men 
of corresponding rank and service on the active list. (Act of May 
13, 1908.) 

(4) In computing the pay of retired officers of the Navy, the 
ten per centum additional pay allowed for sea service or shore 
dutv beyond seas shall not be included. (General deficiency act 
of May 30, 1908.) - 


((313 r) 


Pay of chiefs 
of bureaus. 


Assistants to 
chiefs of bureau. 

Leave pay. 


Suspension 
from duty by 
sentence of 
court-martial. 

Sick or wound¬ 
ed. 


Absent with¬ 
out leave. 

Preparatory 

orders. 

Furlough pay. 


Retired pay, 
Pay of re¬ 
tired officers. 




An officer 
wholly retired. 


Pay on origi¬ 
nal entry into 
the service. 


Dates for lon¬ 
gevity pay. 


Promotion of 
pay officer. 


Personal ac¬ 
counts of pay- 
officer. 


(5) Any officer of the Navy with a creditable record who 
served during the Civil War shall, when retired, be retired with 
the rank and three-fourths of the sea pay of the next higher 
grade. (Act of Mar. 3, 1899, sec. 11.) 

(6) Officers on the retired list shall receive (according to the 
way in which they are retired) either three-fourths or one-half of 
the sea pay of the grade or rank wdiich they held at the time of 
their retirement, or one-half the leave pay of such rank or grade, 
which is “ furlough pay.” 

(7) An officer on the retired list shall receive only his retired 
pay; if ordered to active duty he shall receive the pay and allow- 
ances of the grade from which he was retired. 

4415. An officer of the Navy wholly retired is entitled to not 
more than one year’s pay of his grade, and his name shall be 
omitted from the Navy Register. 

4416. (1) The pay of an officer of the Navy upon his original 
entry into the service, except when he is required to give an 
official bond, shall begin upon the date of his taking the oath of 
office if his acceptance of the appointment bears the same or a 
prior date, or upon the date of acceptance if the letter bears a 
later date. When he is required, to give a bond, his pay shall be¬ 
gin upon the date of the approval of his bond by the Secretary of 
the Navy, provided he has already accepted his appointment and 
taken the oath of office. 

(2) An officer not bonded, on first claiming pay after his entry 
into the service, shall furnish the pay officer with a copy of his 
appointment and oath of allegiance, or of the letter accompanying 
bis commission or warrant, certified by himself to be correct: 
and in his certificate he shall state the date of his acceptance of 
the appointment and of his taking the oath required. A bonded 
officer shall furnish a certified copy of the letter approving his 
bond, in addition to the above. 

4417. An officer entitled to increased pay for length of service 
or promotion shall be credited with such increase upon the books 
of the pay officer having his accounts as soon as it becomes due. 
The pay officer shall file as vouchers with his rolls for the quarter 
in which the increase begins the originals, or certified copies, of 
all papers which establish the correctness of the credit, and shall 
note on the roll any other data by which he is governed. In any 
case where the claim for such credit is not perfectly established, 
the pay officer shall apply to the Secretary of the Navy for in¬ 
structions, forwarding with such application all the papers bear¬ 
ing upon the case. 

4418. A pay officer, when promoted, is entitled to increased 
pay from the date of his promotion, his bond in the lower grade 
being binding until his new bond in the higher grade is approved. 

4419. (1) When a pay officer is detached from duty involving 
accounts with the Treasury Department, and is ordered to his 
home in the United States, and directed to settle accounts, his 
personal account shall be forwarded to the Auditor for the Navy 
Department with his final returns, and shall not again be taken 
up, either by himself or another pay officer, except under authori¬ 
zation from the auditor. 

(2) When a pay officer is detached from duty involving ac¬ 
counts with the Treasury Department, and is at once ordered to 
similar or other duty, his personal account may be taken up by 
himself or another pay officer upon presentation of certificate to 
the fact that all public funds have been properly deposited or 
transferred; this certificate shall accompany the returns to the 
Auditor. 

(3) When detached from duty which does not involve accounts 
with the Treasury Department, authorization from the Auditor 
for the transfer of a pay officer’s personal account is unnecessary. 


(314 n) 


4420. (1) Officers shall keep their pay accounts with the pay- Accounts of 
master of the station nearest their point of duty. In special offlcers - 
cases where this is found to be impracticable, as that of officers 

m a travel status, a separate entry will be made on the pay roll 
summary showing amount of accrued pay and allowances during 
the period covered. 

(2) When an officer is granted leave of absence, placed on 
furlough, or directed to await orders, his account shall be trans¬ 
ferred to the pay officer of such shore station as he may prefer. 

4421. An officer whose orders involve a change in the rate of Orders invoiv- 
his pay shall present them to the pay officer having his accounts, rate & of'pay. 6 ° 
for the preparation of such copies of the orders and indorsements 

as he may require. The officer shall certify the copies and also 
the time he left or arrived at his station or domicile. 

4422. If an officer fails to pass the examination preliminary Officers failing 
to promotion, and passes upon a subsequent one, or if he fails to tton a for X Jromo- 
attend when ordered or permitted to be thus examined, for any tion at proper 
cause other than physical disability, and afterwards, on examina- time * 

tion, is found qualified and promoted, his pay for the higher 
grade shall begin on the date of his new commission. 

4423. Officers dismissed or resigning shall be paid including the . Officers leav- 
date they receive official notice of dismissal or acceptance of ins thc serTice * 
resignation unless another date is specified as the one from which 

it shall take effect. The proper pay officer shall be notified, by 
the officer under whom the dismissed or resigning officer is serv¬ 
ing, of such final date. 

4424. A seaman transferred to a merchant ship in distress and . Se a m « n trans- 
paid thereon is not entitled to be paid by the United States for ^"distress* 8 P 
the time so engaged; but his commanding officer shall stipulate 

that such seaman’s wages shall equal his pay in the Navy, and 
the amount agreed upon shall be entered upon the articles. 

4425. Petty officers or enlisted men absent from their stations Men absent 

or duty without leave, or after their leave has expired, shall for- P ay. ve to 

feit all pay accruing during such unauthorized absence. The pay 

officer shall be notified daily of checkages of pay and rations to be 
made for such reason, the ration account of absentees being 
checked in the month during which absence occurs. 

4426. When a marine detachment is ordered on shore to duty on 

requiring the services of a marine pay officer, the accounts of such shore^duty 0 . 11 
officers and enlisted persons of the Navy as accompany and are at¬ 
tached to said detachment shall be regularly transferred to and 

carried by the marine pay officer, and they shall be paid in the 
same manner as the officers and men of the Marine Corps with 
whom they are serving. 

4427. (1) The pay of enlisted men of the Navy shall be as pro- enlisted 

vided in this article. men * avy * 

(2) The pay of all active and retired enlisted men of the Navy .M® 1 ? 486 P ro : 

was increased ten per centum by the act of May 13, 1908. Jay 13 , 1 1908? 

(3) The ten per cent increase of pay provided for enlisted men increase of 10 
of the Navy by the act of May 13, 1908, is computed on the base J c a r 

pay plus permanent additions, such as extra pay for continuous computation of. 
service, good-conduct medals, etc.; transient additions, which re¬ 
quire a special detail, such as gun pointers, messmen, etc., do not 
enter into the computation for this increase. (Comp. Dec., May 
27, 1908.) 

(4) Nothing contained in the act of May 13, 1908, shall be con- r .®’ 

strued so as to reduce the pay or allowances authorized by law Jay 13 1908. 

on that date for any commissioned, warrant, or appointed officer 

or any enlisted man of the active or retired lists of the Navy, 
and all laws inconsistent with this provision were repealed by 
that act. 

(5) The pay of enlisted men in the Navy shall be as shown Pay table, 

in the following table, the rates of pay shown therein, and also mcn * 

the several rates of pay and compensation referred to in the 


(31o e) 




succeeding paragraphs of this article, applicable to this table, 
representing the base rates in existence prior to the passage of 
act of May 13, 1908. In all cases wherein the compensation is 
“permanent pay,” as distinguished from “transient” or “tem¬ 
porary ” pay, the 10 per cent increase shall be applied as explained 
in paragraph 3 of this article. 

Classification. 

Chief petty officers. 


Seaman branch. 

Monthly 

pay. 

Artificer branch. 

Monthly 

pay. 

Special branch. 

>> 

2 • 

+~ >> 

ga 

a 

Chief masters-at-arms. 

Chief boatswams’ mates. 

Chief gunne; s’ mates. 

Chief turret captains. 

Chief quartermasters. 

$65 

50 

50 

60 

50 

Chief machinists’ mates. 

Chief electricians. 

Chief carpenters’ mates. 

Chief water tenders. 

60 

50 

50 

Chief yeomen. 

Hospital stewards. 

Bandmasters. 

Chief commissary stew¬ 
ards. 

$60 

60 

52 

70 


Petty officers, first class. 


Masters-at-arms, first, class 

$40 

Boilermakers. 

$65 

Yeomen, first class. 

$40 

Boatswains’ mates, first class. 

40 

Machinists’ mates, first class- 

55 

First musicians. 

36 

Gnrmers’mn.tes, first class 

40 

Coppersmiths.. 

55 

Commissary stewards. 

60 

Turret captains, first class.... 

50 

Shipfitters, first class. 

55 

Ships’ cooks, first class.... 

55 

Quartermasters, first class 

40 

Blectrrc.ra.ns, first class. 

50 

Bakers, first class. 

45 


Blacksmiths. 

50 





Plumbers and fitters. 

45 





Sailmakers’ mates. 

40 





Carpenters’ mates, first class.... 

40 





Water tenders. 

40 





Painters, first class. 

40 




Petty officers, second class. 


Masters-at-arms, second class.. 

$35 

Machinists’ mates, second class. 

$40 

Yeomen, second class. 

$35 

Boatswains’ mates, second 


Electricians, second class. 

40 

Ships’ cooks, second class.. 

40 

class. 

35 

Shipfitters, second class. 

40 



Gunners’ mates, second class.. 

35 

Oilers. 

37 



Quartermasters, second class.. 

35 

Carpenters’ mates, second class. 

35 





Printers. 

35 





Painters, second class. 

35 




Petty officers, third class. 


Masters-at-arms, third class... 
Coxswains. 

$30 

30 

Electricians, third class. 

$30 

Yeomen, third class. 

$30 

Carpenters’ mates, third class... 

30 

Hospital apprentices, first 

Gunners’ mates, third class.... 

30 

Painters, third class. 

30 

class_ 

30 

Quartermasters’ third class.... 

30 




Seamen, first class. 


Seamen gunners 
Seamen. 


$20 

Firemen, first class. 

$35 

Musicians, first class.. 

24 

Shipwrights. 

25 

Ships’ cooks, third class... 
Bakers, second class. 


Seamen, second class. 


Ordinary seamen . 

$19 

Firemen, second class.. 

$30 

Mnofftinna RPiwnrl places 






JUUOXUiUiUO^ UCUUJ.1 Vi V/iCliOO* • . • 

Buglers. 

qPOv 

30 





Hospital apprentices. 

20 





Ships’ cooks, fourth class. 

25 


(316 r) 


































































































Classification —Continued. 
Seamen, third class. 


Seaman branch. 

Monthly 

pay. 

Artificer branch. 

Monthly 

pay. 

Special branch. 

Apprentice seamen. 

$16 

Coal passers. 

$22 

16 

Landsmen... 


Landsmen. 




MESSMEN BRANCH. 


Stewards to commanders in chief 
Cooks to commanders in chief.... 

Stewards to commandants. 

Cooks to commandants. 

Cabin stewards. 

Cabin cooks. 

Wardroom stewards. 

Wardroom cooks. 

Steerage stewards. 

Steerage cooks. 


$60 

Warrant officers’ stewards_ 


50 

Warrant officers’ cooks. 


60 

Mess attendants, first class. 

H citizens of 

50 

Mess attendants, second class. 

• the United 

50 

Mess attendants, third class... 

States. 

45 

50 

45 

35 

30 

Mess attendants, first class.... 

If not citi¬ 
zens of the 
United 
States. 

Mess attendants, second class. 

Mess attendants, third class... 


(6) Petty officers of the Navy performing duty which deprives Petty officers, 
them of quarters and of their rations or commutation thereof fieu^of^quarters 
shall receive nine dollars per month in addition to the pay of and rations, 
thetr rating. 

(7) Subsistence furnished to enlisted men attached to ships Subsistence, 
of the Navy when unavoidably detained on shore, under orders, *g“<f r ® rary duty 
or absent by authority for one day or more from the ship to as 0 e * 
which attached, shall be charged to appropriation “ Provisions, 

Navy.” During the time of such subsistence their rations shall 
be stopped on board ship, and no credit for commutation therefor 
shall be given. When such authorized absence is for less than one 
day and the ration is not checked on the pay roll, the cost of 
subsistence shall be paid on public bill, under appropriation 
“ Pay, Miscellaneous.” 

(8) Men who have successfully completed a prescribed course Seamen gun- 
of instruction for seamen gunners of petty officers may be given. » er s’ certificate, 
by the Bureau of Navigation, a certificate to that effect, which etc * 

shall entitle them to receive two dollars per month in addition to 
the pay of the rating in which they are serving; such certificates 
to continue in force only during the enlistments in which the 
men were respectively graduated, unless renewed by reenlistment 
for four years within four months from date of honorable dis¬ 
charge. Men holding certificates as seamen gunners are en¬ 
titled to the pay prescribed for said rating and are entitled to 
reenlist at any time as such at the base rate of twenty-six dollars 
per month; but if given any other rating than that of seaman 
gunner, the holder of a seaman gunner’s certificate shall not re¬ 
ceive additional pay therefor, unless in continuous service. 

(9) Each enlisted man of the Navy shall receive seventy-five Good-conduct 
cents per month, in addition to the pay of his rating, for each medals, 
good-conduct medal, pin, or bar which he may heretofore have 

been, or shall hereafter be. awarded. The date of the award 
of a good-conduct medal, pin, or bar shall be the date of the 
holder’s discharge by reason of the expiration of the enlistment 
for which the medal, pin, or bar is given, the allowance of 
seventy-five cents per month being reckoned from said date of 
award. 

(10) Coxswains detailed as coxswains of boats propelled by Coxswains of 
machinery, or as coxswains to commanders in chief, shall receive |^ am launchcs > 
five dollars per month in addition to their pay. 


(317 R) 








































Service on 
board subma¬ 
rines. 


Seamen in 
charge of hold. 

.Tacks-of-thc- 
dust and lamp¬ 
lighters. 

Messmen. 


Detained after 
expiration of en¬ 
listment. 


Duty in fire- 
room, seamen 
and ordinary 
seamen. 

Signalmen. 


Chief petty 
officers, perma¬ 
nent appoint¬ 
ment. 


Gun pointers. 


(11) All enlisted men of the Navy shall receive five dollars per 
month in addition to their pay while serving on board of sub¬ 
marine vessels of the Navy. Besides the five dollars per month 
extra pay allowed them for submarine service, enlisted men serv¬ 
ing with submarine torpedo boats, and having been reported by 
their commanding officers to the Navy Department as qualified 
for submarine torpedo boat work, shall receive one dollar addi¬ 
tional pay for each day during any part of which they shall have 
been submerged in a submarine boat while under way, but such 
further additional pay shall not exceed fifteen dollars in any one 
calendar month. To be eligible for recommendation by their 
commanding officers as “qualified for submarine torpedo boat 
work,” in order to receive the benefits of this paragraph, men 
must fulfill the requirement prescribed by the Bureau of Naviga¬ 
tion. 

(12) Seamen in charge of holds shall receive five dollars per 
month in addition to their pay. 

(13) Ordinary seamen detailed as jacks-of-the-dust or as 
lamplighters shall receive five dollars per month in addition to 
their pay. 

(14) Enlisted men detailed as messmen shall, while so acting, 
except when assigned as reliefs during the temporary absence of 
the regular messmen, receive extra compensation at the rate of 
five dollars per month. 

(15) Enlisted men afloat detained beyond their regular term 
of enlistment until the return to the United States of the vessel 
to which they belong, under the provisions of section 1422 of the 
Revised Statutes, shall receive for the time during which they 
are so detained an addition of one-fourth of their former pay, 
computed on the total pay which they are entitled to receive: 
but if an enlisted man be retained in the service after the expira¬ 
tion of his enlistment at his own request, he is not entitled to the 
one-fourth additional pay. In order to sustain a charge for such 
additional payment, the pay officer must product, upon the settle¬ 
ment of his account, a certificate from the commanding officer 
that the persons to whom such additional compensation has been 
allowed did reenlist as aforesaid or were detained by such com¬ 
manding officer under the provisions of the said section. 

(16) Seamen and ordinary seamen detailed for duty as fire¬ 
men or coal passers shall receive in addition to the pay of their 
ratings extra pay at the rate of thirty-three cents per day for 
the time so employed. (Sec. 1570, R. S.) 

(17) Enlisted men regularly detailed as signalmen shall receive 
the following extra compensation in addition to the monthly pay 
of their rating: Signalmen, first class, three dollars; signalmen, 
second class, two dollars; signalmen, third class, one dollar. 

(18) All chief petty officers of the Navy, including chief water 
tenders, who shall receive permanent appointments after quali¬ 
fying therefor, shall be paid at the rate of seventy dollars a 
month. The pay of chief water tenders who hold acting appoint¬ 
ments shall be fifty-five dollars a month. 

(19) Enlisted men of the Navy, after having qualified as gun 
pointers according to the standards of marksmanship and rules 
that may be prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of the 
Navy, who are regularly detailed as gun pointers by the command¬ 
ing officer of the vessel, shall receive monthly, in addition to the 
pay of their respective ratings, extra pay as follows: Heavy gun 
pointers (for guns of 8-inch caliber or larger), first class, ten 
dollars; second class, six dollars. Intermediate gun pointers 
(for guns from 4-inch to 7-inch, inclusive), first class, eight dol¬ 
lars; second class, four dollars. Secondary gun pointers (for guns 
from 1-pounder to 3-inch, inclusive), first class, four dollars; 
second class., two dollars. Extra pay shall be allowed a gun 
pointer during such time only as he remains qualified, and only 


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while he is regularly detailed as a gun pointer at a gun of the 
class at which he qualified. 

(20) Enlisted men of the Navy regularly detailed by the com¬ 
manding officer of a vessel as gun captains, except at secondary 
battery guns, shall receive, in addition to the pay of their re¬ 
spective ratings, five dollars per month, which, in the case of men 
holding certificates as gun captains, or of graduation from the 
gun-captain class, petty officers’ school, shall include the two 
dollars per month to which such certificates entitle them. 

(21) Any enlisted man of the Navy detailed to perform the duties 
of ship’s tailor on board of a vessel having a complement of six 
hundred men or more, exclusive of marines, shall receive twenty 
dollars per month in addition to the monthly pay of his rating; on 
a vessel having a complement of from three hundred to six hun¬ 
dred men, exclusive of marines, fifteen dollars per month in addi¬ 
tion to the monthly pay of his rating; on a vessel having a com¬ 
plement of less than three hundred men, exclusive of marines, ten 
dollars per month in addition to the monthly pay of his rating. 
Any enlisted man of the Navy detailed as tailor’s helper on board 
of a vessel having a complement of six hundred men or more, ex¬ 
clusive of marines, shall receive ten dollars per month in addition 
to the monthly pay of his rating; but the total pay of an enlisted 
man detailed to perform the duties of ship’s tailor shall not exceed 
fifty dollars per month, and of tailor’s helper shall not exceed 
forty dollars per month. It shall be the duty of men detailed 
as ships’ tailors or tailors’ helpers to alter, when necessary, without 
expense to the enlisted men of the Navy, all uniforms, caps, and 
clothing issued by the pay officer. 

(22) If any enlisted man or apprentice, being honorably dis¬ 
charged, shall reenlist for four years within four months there¬ 
after, he shall, on presenting his honorable discharge or on 
accounting in a satisfactory manner for its loss, be entitled to a 
gratuity of four months’ pay equal in amount to that which he 
would have received if he had been employed in actual service; 
and any enlisted man in the Navy whose term of enlistment has 
been extended for an aggregate of four years shall, after the 
expiration of the preceding four-year term of enlistment, upon the 
expiration of the preceding four-year term of enlistment upon 
which the extension is made and if otherwise entitled to an honor¬ 
able discharge, be paid the gratuity above provided. 

(23) Any man who has received an honorable discharge from 
his last term of enlistment, or who has received a recommendation 
for reenlistment upon the expiration of his last term of enlist¬ 
ment, who reenlists for a term of four years within four months 
from the date of his discharge, shall receive an increase of one 
dollar and thirty-six cents per month to the pay prescribed for 
the rating in which he serves for each successive reenlistment, and 
an extension of the period of enlistment, aggregating four years, 
shall be held and considered as equivalent to continuous service 
with respect to all rights, privileges, and benefits granted for 
such service pursuant to law'. 

(24) Any enlisted man w r ho, by his voluntary written agreement, 
has extended his term of enlistment for a period of either one, 
two, three, or four full years from the date of expiration of the 
then existing four-year term of enlistment, shall receive subse¬ 
quent to said date the same pay and allowances in all respects 
as though regularly discharged and reenlisted immediately upon 
expiration of his term of enlistment. 

(25) To provide adequate compensation for trained men, the 
regular pay for each rating in the Navy shall be increased five 
dollars per month during the second period of service, and a fur¬ 
ther sum of three dollars per month during each and every subse¬ 
quent period of service; but only enlisted men who are citizens of 
the United States, and whose second and subsequent periods of 


Gun captains. 


Ship’s tailor 
and tailor’s 
helper. 


Honorable 
discharge gratu¬ 
ity. 


Extra pay for 
rcenlistment. 


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Chief petty 
officers detailed 
as instructors of 
apprentice sea¬ 
men. 


Apprentice 
petty officers. 


Hospital Corps. 


Clothing boun¬ 
ty. 


Continuous- 
service pay. 


Navy mall 
clerks and as¬ 
sistant Navy 
mail clerks. 


service each follow next after service in the Navy that was termi¬ 
nated by reason of expiration of enlistment, shall receive the bene¬ 
fits of the increased pay named herein. In the cases of men who 
are or were finally discharged from the Navy by reason of expira¬ 
tion of enlistment, the first enlistment on or after November 27, 
1906, shall be considered the second period of service which shall 
carry with it the increased pay provided by this paragraph, except 
that men discharged on recommendations of boards of medical 
survey shall, if they reenter the service, be given credit for any 
previous periods of service in the Navy which were terminated by 
reason of expiration of enlistment. 

(20) Chief petty officers detailed as instructors of apprentice 
seamen at naval stations who qualify as instructors by examina¬ 
tion shall receive hereafter, in addition to their pay, the sum of 
ten dollars per month while so detailed, such pay to be considered 
extra pay for special duty. Chief petty officers must be citizens of 
the United States and serving under continuous service in order to 
be eligible for examination for detail as instructors of apprentice 
seamen at naval stations. They must also qualify in accordance 
with the requirements prescribed by the Bureau of Navigation. 

(27) Apprentice seamen detailed as apprentice chief petty offi¬ 
cers, apprentice petty officers, first, second, or third class, in con¬ 
nection with the instruction of apprentice seamen at naval sta¬ 
tions, shall receive hereafter, in addition to their pay, the sum of 
two dollars and fifty cents, two dollars, one dollar and fifty cents, 
and one dollar each per month, respectively, while so detailed, 
such pay to be considered extra pay for special duty. The com¬ 
plement of apprentice seamen authorized at each naval station as 
apprentice petty officers shall be four (one of each rating) for 
each seventy-five apprentice seamen under training at the station. 

(28) The pay of enlisted men of the Hospital Corps shall be the 
same as that provided for the corresponding ratings of the seaman 
branch and other staff corps of the Navy. (Act May 13, 1908.) 

(29) All enlisted men of the Navy shall receive, on first enlist¬ 
ment, outfits amounting in value as follows: Samoans and such 
men of the messman branch as are not required to possess com¬ 
plete outfits, not to exceed twenty dollars; men of the insular 
force, not to exceed thirty dollars; all other enlisted men, not to 
exceed sixty dollars. Commanding officers shall direct which of 
the above amounts is to be allowed in each case of first enlistment, 
the outfit for “ all other enlisted men ” to be issued in accordance 
with the provisions of the Uniform Regulations. Any man who 
is discharged during the first six months of a first enlistment for 
any cause other than disability incurred in the line of duty, shall 
have checked against his accounts prior to discharge the cost of 
such portion of outfit allowed on first enlistment as he may have 
drawn. 

(30) Any man who has received an honorable discharge from 
his last term of enlistment, or who has received a recommendation 
for reenlistment upon the expiration of his last term of service of 
not less than three years, who reenlists for a term of four years 
within four months from the date of his discharge, shall receive 
an increase of one dollar and thirty-six cents per month to the 
pay prescribed for the rating in which he serves for each con¬ 
secutive reenlistment. 

(31) (a) Enlisted men of the Navy or Marine Corps may, upon 
selection by the Secretary of the Navy, be designated by the Post 
Office Department as Navy mail clerks and assistant Navy mail 
clerks. They shall receive compensation from the Navy Depart¬ 
ment in addition to that paid them for the grades to which they 
are designated. 

(&) Enlisted men detailed as Navy mail clerks, in accordance 
with the act of May 27, 1908, receive, in addition to the pay of 
their rating, the following monthly compensation: On board ves- 


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sels having complements of six hundred and fifty or more and on 
board receiving ships, twenty-five dollars; on board vessels and in 
fiotillas having a complement of more than two hundred and forty- 
nine and less than six hundred and fifty, twenty dollars; on board 
vessels and in flotillas having a complement of more than one hun¬ 
dred and twenty-four and less than two hundred and fifty, fifteen 
dollars; on board vessels having complements of more than thirty- 
four and less than one hundred and twenty-five (except station 
tugs and barges, but including torpedo boats and destroyers act¬ 
ing singly and not attached to regularly organized flotillas), five 
dollars. 

(c) Enlisted men designated as assistant Navy mail clerks shall 
receive fifteen dollars per month in addition to the pay of their 
rating. 

(32) (a) Stewards and cooks in the messmen branch who are 
citizens of the United States and who hold or may receive certifi¬ 
cates of qualification as stewards or cooks shall receive five dol¬ 
lars per month additional to the pay of their rating while holding 
such certificate, such additional pay to be of a permanent char¬ 
acter as regular pay. 

(&) Certificates of qualification issued by the Bureau of Naviga¬ 
tion shall be renewed by the commanding officer at the expiration 
of each two years for a similar term, provided the continued good 
performance of duty of the cook or steward so warrants. 

(33) Enlisted men of the Navy, not under instruction or diving 
for practice, shall, when employed in submarine diving, receive 
extra compensation therefor, to be charged to the bureau for which 
the service is performed, at the rate of one dollar and twenty 
cents per hour for the actual time so employed under water. 

(34) The pay of all commissioned, warrant, and appointed offi¬ 
cers and enlisted men of the Navy now on the retired list shall 
be based on the pay, as herein provided for, of commissioned, 
warrant, and appointed officers and enlisted men of corresponding 
rank and service on the active list; and all pay herein provided 
shall remain in force until changed by act of Congress. (Act 
of May 13, 1908.) The retired pay of enlisted men of the Navy 
will be seventy-five per centum of the pay and allowances of which 
they may be in receipt at the time of retirement, and they will be 
allowed nine dollars and fifty cents a month in lieu of rations and 
clothing, and six dollars and twenty-five cents a month in lieu 
of quarters, fuel, and light. In paying retired enlisted men, the 
monthly tax of twenty cents for the hospital fund shall be de¬ 
ducted. Service on the retired list does not entitle an enlisted 
man to any increase of reenlisted pay beyond what had accrued 
at date of retirement. 

•4428. The Nurse Corps (female) of the United States Navy is 
hereby established, and shall consist of one superintendent, to be 
appointed by the Secretary of the Navy, who shall be a graduate 
of a hospital training school having a course of instruction of not 
less than two years, whose term of office may be terminated at 
his discretion, and of as many chief nurses, nurses, and reserve 
nurses as may be needed: Provided , That all nurses in the Nurse 
Corps shall be appointed or removed by the Surgeon General, with 
the approval of the Secretary of the Navy, and that they shall be 
graduates of hospital training schools having a course of instruc¬ 
tion not less than two years. The appointment of superintendent, 
chief nurses, nurses, and reserve nurses shall be subject to an 
examination as to their professional, moral, mental, and physical 
fitness, and that they shall be eligible for duty at naval hospitals 
and on board of hospital and ambulance ships and for such spe¬ 
cial duty as may be deemed necessary by the Surgeon General of 
the Navy. Reserve nurses may be assigned to active duty when 
the necessities of the service demand, and when on such duty 
shall receive the pay and allowances of nurses; Provided, That 


Stewards aad 
cooks. 


Divers. 


Retired pay. 


Nurse Corps 
(female). 


(321 R) 



(’liief mirse. 


Commutation 
of rations. 

Hospital fund. 

Extra pay 
aliroad. 

Leave. 


Insular force. 


Officers, Ma* 
rine Corps. 


they shall receive no compensation except when on active duty. 
The superintendent, chief nurses, and nurses shall respectively re¬ 
ceive the same pay, allowances, emoluments, and privileges as are 
now or may hereafter be provided by or in pursuance of law for 
the Nurse Corps (female) of the Army. (Act May 13, 1908.) 

(2) The rates of pay for members of the Nurse Corps (female) 


shall be: 

Superintendent_ $1,800 per annum. 

Nurses (female) during first three years’ serv¬ 
ice_ $50 per month. 

Nurses (female) during second three years’ 

service_,_ $55 per month. 

Nurses (female) during third three years’ 

service_ $60 per month. 

Nurses (female) after nine years’ service- $65 per month. 


(3) A nurse assigned to duty as chief nurse at a hospital is 
entitled to the following additions to her monthly pay: At hos¬ 
pital where not less than two nor more than four nurses are sta¬ 
tioned, five dollars; at hospital where not less than five nor more 
than nine nurses are stationed, ten dollars; at hospital where ten 
or more nurses are stationed, twenty-five dollars. 

(4) Nurses who subsist themselves shall be credited with com¬ 
mutation of rations at following rates: If on duty, forty cents per 
day; if on leave with pay, twenty-five cents per day; if on duty 
not entitling them to commutation of rations, they are entitled 
to the regular ration. 

(5) Nurses shall be checked twenty cents a month for the 
hospital fund. 

(6) Nurses are entitled to ten dollars a month extra pay when 
serving beyond the limits of the United States comprising the 
Union and the Territories of the United States contiguous thereto 
(except Porto Rico and Hawaii). 

(7) Nurses are entitled to cumulative leave of absence with pay 
at the rate of thirty days for each calendar year of service in 
said corps. 

(8) The superintendent shall be entitled to the same allow¬ 
ances when on duty as the members of the Nurse Corps (female). 

4429. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to enlist in the 
insular force, United States Navy, not to exceed five hundred 
Filipinos in the following ratings and at the following rates of 
pay. 


Ratings. 


Monthly 

pay. 


Native coxwains. 

Native seamen. 

Native ordinary seamen. 

Native machinists, first class... 
Native machinists, second class. 

Native firemen, first class. 

Native firemen, second class.... 

Native coal passers. 

Native stewards. 

Native cooks. 

Native mess attendants. 


$15 

12 

10 

28 

20 

18 

15 

11 

15 

13 

8 


Section 2.—Pay and Bounties, Marine Corps. 

4441. (1) The pay and allowances of officers of the Marine 
Corps shall be as provided in this article. 


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(2) The pay of officers in the Marine Corps shall be as fol- fay table, of* 
lOWS: fleers. 


Major general, commandant 

Colonels „ 


$8,000 

J. i w in 

Lieutenant colonels 


rt, UUU 

3, 500 

p OOA 

Majors 


Captains 


Oj lAAf 

2, 400 

First lieutenants and leader of band 
Second lieutenants 


2,000 

1.700 


(3) The officers of the Marine Corps shall be entitled to receive Pa >» assimi- 
the same pay and allowances * * * as are or may be pro- lated wI<hlrui y- 
vided by or in pursuance of law for officers * * * of like 

grades in the infantry of the Army. (Sec. 1612, R. S.) 

(4) (») There shall be allowed and paid to each commissioned Pay,lougrvity. 
officer below the rank of brigadier general, including chaplains 

and others having assimilated rank and pay, ten per centum of 
their current yearly pay for each term of five years’ service. 

(Sec. 1262, R. S.) 

(b) The total amount of such increase for length of service 
shall in no case exceed forty per centum on the yearly pay of the 
grade as provided by law. (Sec. 1263, R. S.) 

(c) In no case shall the pay of a colonel exceed five thousand 
dollars a year; the pay of a lieutenant colonel exceed four thou¬ 
sand five hundred dollars a year, or the pay of a major exceed 
four thousand dollars a year. (Sec. 1267, R. S., as amended bv 
the act of May 11, 1908.) 

(d) Longevity pay of officers is computed from date of ac¬ 
ceptance of appointment, and includes all service in the Army, 

Navy, or Marine Corps. 

(5) (a) Officers when absent on account of sickness or wounds, Pay* absent 
or lawfully absent from duty and waiting orders, shall receive from duty * 
full pay; when absent with leave, for other causes, full pay dur¬ 
ing such absence not exceeding in the aggregate thirty days in 

one year, and half pay during such absence exceeding thirty days 
in one year. When absent without leave, they shall forfeit all 
pay during such absence, unless the absence is excused as una¬ 
voidable. (Sec. 1265, R. S.) 

(b) In the discretion of the Secretary of War, leave of ab¬ 
sence without deduction of pay and allowances may be extended 
to four months if taken only once in four years. (Act July 29, 

1876; 19 Stat., 102.) 

(6) (a) Provided, That hereafter the pay proper of all officers Pay, addUiou- 
serving beyond the limits of the States comprising the Union and al » for forfigu 
the Territories of the United States contiguous thereto shall be se^vlt ‘ e • 
increased ten per centum over and above the rates of pay proper 

as fixed by law for time of peace, and the time of such service 
shall be counted from the date of departure from said States to 
the date of return thereto. (Act Mar. 2, 1901; 31 Stat. 903.) 

(b) By the act of June 12, 1906 (34 Stat., 247), officers serving 
in Porto Rico and Hawaii are excepted from the provisions of the 
above act. (13 Comp., 33.) Act of August 24, 1912, provides that 
hereafter the laws allowing increase of pay to officers and enlisted 
men for foreign service shall not apply to service in the Canal 
Zone, Panama, Hawaii, or Porto Rico. 

(c) Increase of pay for service beyond the limits of .the States 
comprising the Union and the Territories of the United States 
contiguous thereto shall be as now provided by law. (Act May 
11 , 1908.) The provisions of this act are construed to continue 
the limitation imposed by the act of June 32, 1906, above as to 
Porto Rico and Hawaii. (Comp. Dec., June 2, 1908.) 

( d) The ten per cent increase for foreign service is computed 
on all forms of pay as distinguished from allowances. (Sup. Ct., 

Mar. 13, 1905; Mills dec.) 


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Pay, mounted. 


Pay, retired. 


Commutation 
of quarters. 


(Under the above, foreign service pay should be computed on 
longevity pay, pay as aid, and pay for mounts.) 

(7) (a) In case any officer below the grade of major, required 
to be mounted, provides himself with suitable mounts at his own 
expense, he shall receive an addition to his pay of one hundred and 
fifty dollars per annum if he provides one mount, and two hundred 
dollars per annum if he provides two mounts. (Act May 11, 1908.) 

(&) Officers required by regulations or orders from proper au¬ 
thority to be mounted may obtain the additional pay for providing 
such mounts in the following manner: (1) By filing duplicate 
copies of their orders, bearing the following certificate, with the 
first voucher upon which payment is claimed: 

“ I certify that the above is a true copy of the orders under 
which I am now serving, and that, while performing duty there¬ 
under, I am required by article 1295, Army Regulations, 1910, 
(or other authority), to be mounted; that in pursuance thereof 
I provided myself with a suitable mount, or (—) mounts, at my 
own expense on (date-), and that I am the actual and exclu¬ 

sive owner of the mount, or mounts, in question; also that said 
mount, or mounts, are kept and used by me in the military service 
at my regular station.” 

(2) By placing the following certificate on the reverse of subse¬ 
quent vouchers upon which mounted pay is claimed: 

“ I certify that I have continued on mounted duty under my 

orders of (date-), copy of which is filed with my pay account 

for the month of (month -) ; that I was suitably mounted 

at my own expense and that I am the actual and exclusive owner 
of the mount, or mounts, in question; also that said mount, or 
mounts, are kept and used by me in the military service at my 
regular station.” 

(8) (a) Officers retired from active service shall receive seventy- 
five per cent of the pay of the rank upon which they are retired. 
(R. S., 1274.) 

(&) The commissioned officers of the Marine Corps shall be 
retired in like cases, in the same manner, and with the same rela¬ 
tive conditions, in all respects, as are provided for officers of the 
Army * * *. (R. S., 1622.) 

(c) Officers below the grade of lieutenant colonel assigned to 
active duty are entitled, while so assigned, to receive the full pay 
and allowances of their respective grades, but retired officers above 
the grade of major, assigned to active duty, receive only the full 
retired pay of their grade, except that a colonel or lieutenant: 
colonel, assigned to active duty, shall receive the same pay and 
allowances as a retired major would receive under a similar 
assignment. (Act of June 12, 1906.) 

( d ) Marine officers wholly retired from the service shall be 
entitled to receive upon their retirement one year’s pay and al¬ 
lowances of the highest rank held by them at the time of their 
retirement, 

(9) (a) Where there are public quarters belonging to the United 

States, officers may be furnished with quarters in kind, in such 
public quarters, and not elsewhere, by the Quartermaster’s De¬ 
partment, assigning to the officers of each grade, respectively, such 
number of rooms as is stated in the following table: 


Second lieutenants_2 rooms 

First lieutenants_3 rooms 

Captains_4 rooms 

Majors-5 rooms 


Lieutenant colonels_6 rooms 

Colonels-7 rooms 

Brigadier generals_8 rooms 

Major generals_9 rooms 


Provided , That at places where there are no public quarters 
commutation therefor may be paid by the Pay Department to the 
officer entitled to the same at a rate not exceeding twelve dollars 
per room. (Act June 18, 1S7S, 20 Stat., 151, amended by act 
Mar. 2, 1907. 34 Stat., 1169.) Where the quarters at any statiou 


(324 R) 










are inadequate, officers there stationed on duty without troops are 
entitled to commutation of quarters the same as if there were no 
public quarters thereat. (2 Comp., Dec. 13, 3893.) 

(&) Commutation of quarters will be paid only to officers on 
duty without troops. (Act May 4, 1880; 20 Stat., 111.) 

(c) The Navy acts of May 13, 190S, and subsequent acts contain 
appropriations for the payment of commutation of quarters for 
officers of the Marine Corps for service with troops, as follows: 

For commutation of quarters for officers serving with troops 
where there are no public quarters belonging to the Government, 
and where there are not sufficient quarters possessed by the 
United States to accommodate them. 

(Commutation of quarters under the above provision is payable 
by the Quartermaster’s Department.) 

(10) The leader of the United States Marine Band shall have 
the pay and allowances of a first lieutenant. (Act Mar. 3, 1899.) 

4442. (1) The pay and allowances of enlisted men of the Marine 
Corps shall be as provided in this article. 

(2) The pay of enlisted men of I he Marine Corps during first 
enlistment shall be as follows: 


Sergeant major. 

Quartermaster sergeant, and quartermaster sergeant (Pay Department) 

First sergeant. 

Drum major... 

Gunnery sergeant... 

Sergeant. 

Corporal. 

Drummer. 

Trumpeter. 

Private. 

Second leader of band. 

Musicians, first class. 

Musicians, second class. 


(3) («) The enlisted men of the Marine Corps shall be en¬ 
titled to receive the same pay and bounty for reenlisting as arc 
or may be provided by or in pursuance of law for * * * en¬ 
listed men of like grades in the Infantry of the Army. (It. S., 
1612.) 

(b) Sergeant majors and quartermaster sergeants are entitled 
to the pay of regimental sergeant majors and regimental quarter¬ 
master sergeants, United States Army, respectively. 

(c) That the pay of drum major shall be the same as that now 
established, or that may be hereafter established, for first ser¬ 
geants in the Marine Corps of the same length of service. (Naval 
appropriation act, approved July 2G, 1894.) 

( d ) Gunnery sergeants have the rank and allowances, includ¬ 
ing continuous-service pay, of a first sergeant and pay at the rate 
of forty-five dollars per month. (Personnel act, Mar. 3, 1899, and 
act Aug. 22, 1912.) 

(e) The pay of members of the United States Marine Band is 
fixed by section 24, personnel act, March 3, 1899. 

(4) Any private soldier, musician, or trumpeter honorably dis¬ 
charged at the termination of his first enlistment period who re¬ 
enlists within three months of the date of said discharge shall, 
upon such reenlistment, receive an amount equal to three months’ 
pay at the rate he was receiving at the time of his discharge. 
(Act May 11, 1908.) 

(5) Nothing contained in the act of May 11, 1908. shall be con¬ 
strued so as to reduce the pay or allowances authorized by law 
on that date for any enlisted man of the Marine Corps. 

(6) Hereafter when an enlisted man is discharged from the 
service, except by way of punishment for an offense, he shall be 
entitled to transportation in kind and subsistence from the place 
of his discharge to the place of his enlistment, or to such other 

(325 r) 


?45 


30 

21 


15 


60 

50 


Leader of 
band—pay and 
allowances. 

Enlisted men, 
Marine Corps. 

Pay table, en¬ 
listed men. 


Pay assimilate 
with Army. 


Bounty for re- 
enlistment. 


Travel pay. 






















Honorable dis¬ 
charge gratuity. 


Foreign serv¬ 
ice pay. 


place within the continental limits of the United States as lie 
may select, to which the distance is no greater than from the 
place of discharge to place of enlistment; but if the distance be 
greater he may be furnished with transportation in kind and 
subsistence for a distance equal to that from place of discharge 
to place of enlistment, or, in lieu of such transportation and 
subsistence, he shall, if he so elects, receive two cents a mile, 
except for sea travel, from the place of his discharge to the place 
of his enlistment. (Act Aug. 24, 1912.) 

(7) Hereafter any soldier honorably discharged at the termina¬ 
tion of an enlistment period, who reenlists within three months 
thereafter, shall be entitled to continuous-service pay as herein 
provided, which shall be in addition to the initial pay provided 
for in this act and shall be as follows, namely: For those whose 
initial pay as provided herein is thirty-six dollars or more, an 
increase of four dollars monthly pay for and during the second 
enlistment, and a further increase of four dollars for and during 
each subsequent enlistment up to and including the seventh en¬ 
listment. For those whose initial pay as provided for herein is 
eighteen dollars, twenty-one dollars, twenty-four dollars, or thirty 
dollars, an increase of three dollars monthly pay for and during 
the second enlistment, and a further increase of three dollars for 
and during each subsequent enlistment up to and including the 
seventh, after which the pay shall remain as in the seventh en¬ 
listment. For those whose initial pay as provided herein is fifteen 
dollars and sixteen dollars, an increase of three dollars monthly 
pay for and during the second and third enlistments each, and a 
further increase of one dollar for and during each subsequent 
enlistment up to and including the seventh, after which the pay 
shall remain as in the seventh enlistment: Provided, That here¬ 
after any soldier honorably discharged at the termination of his 
first or any succeeding enlistment period who reenlists after the 
expiration of three months shall be regarded as in his second 
enlistment; that an enlistment shall not be regarded as complete 
until the soldier shall have made good any time lost during an 
enlistment period by unauthorized absences exceeding one day, 
but any soldier who receives an honorable discharge for the con¬ 
venience of the Government after having served more than half 
of his enlistment shall be considered as having served an enlist¬ 
ment period within the meaning of this act; that the present en¬ 
listment period of men now in service shall be determined by the 
number of years’ continuous service they have had at the date of 
the approval of this act, under existing laws, counting three 
years to an enlistment and the former service entitling an enlisted 
man to reenlisted pay under existing laws shall be counted as one 
enlistment period. (Army act, May 11, 1908.) The Army act of 
August 24, 1912, provides that for all enlistments accomplished 
after November 1, 1912, four years shall be counted as an enlist¬ 
ment period in computing continuous-service pay. 

(8) (a) The pay proper of all enlisted men serving beyond the 
limits of the States comprising the Union and the Territories of 
the United States contiguous thereto shall be increased twenty 
per centum over and above the rates of pay proper as fixed by 
law for time of peace, and the time of such service shall be 
counted from the date of departure from said States to the date 
of return thereto (both dates inclusive). (Act Mar. 2, 1901, 81 
Stat., 903.) 

(&) By the act of June 12, 1906 (34 Stat., 247), enlisted men 
serving in Porto Rico and Hawaii are excepted from the provi¬ 
sions of the act of March 2, 1901, quoted in subparagraph (a) 
preceding. (See Art. R 4441 (6) (&).) 

( c ) That increase of pay for service beyond the limits of the 
States comprising the Union and the Territories of the United 
States contiguous thereto shall be as now provided by law. (Act 


(326 K) 


May 11, 190S.) The effect of this provision is to continue the 
limitation imposed by the act of June 12, 1906, as to pay for serv¬ 
ice in Porto Rico and Hawaii, as set forth in subparagraph (6) 
preceding. 

(d) Enlisted men transferred from ships to foreign shore sta¬ 
tions for the purpose of transfer to the United States or for treat¬ 
ment in hospital, if subsequently returned to ship, are not entitled 
to twenty per centum increase pay during the time ashore or 
while en route to the United States. 

(9) The Army act of May 11, 190S, provides that mess ser¬ 
geants shall receive six dollars per month in addition to their 
pay. The detail of mess sergeants at posts within the United 
States or on board vessels of the Navy is not authorized. 

(10) Privates regularly detailed as cooks shall receive, in addi¬ 
tion to the pay otherwise allowed by law, the following: First- 
class cooks, ten dollars per month; second-class cooks, eight dol¬ 
lars per month; third-class cooks, seven dollars per month; and 
fourth-class cooks, five dollars per month. (Act Mar. 2, 1907.) 

(11) All enlisted men of the United States Marine Corps regu¬ 
larly detailed as gun pointers. Navy mail clerks, gun captains, 
messmen, or signalmen, or holding good-conduct medals, pins, or 
bars, shall receive the same extra compensation, in addition to 
their monthly pay, as is now or may hereafter be allowed enlisted 
men of the Navy. Enlisted men of the Marine Corps regularly 
detailed as messmen, whether for duty afloat or ashore, may be 
paid additional compensation as provided for enlisted men of the 
Navy. (R-4427 (13).) 

(12) When an enlisted man in the Marine Corps shall have 
served thirty years either in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, or 
in all, he shall, upon making application to the President, be 
placed upon the retired list, with seventy-five per centum of the 
pay and allowances he may then be in receipt of, and said allow¬ 
ances shall be as follows: Nine dollars and fifty cents per month 
in lieu of rations and clothing and six dollars and tw r enty-five 
cents per month in lieu of quarters, fuel, and light. In computing 
the necessary thirty years’ time all service in the Army, Navy, and 
Marine Corps shall be credited. (Act of Mar. 2, 1907.) Enlisted 
men thus retired shall be furnished transportation in kind to their 
homes. 

(13) (a) Enlisted men of the Marine Corps who have qualified 
or may qualify as expert riflemen, sharpshooters, or marksmen, 
under tests in all respects the same as those authorized for the 
Army, shall receive the same extra pay under the same conditions 
as may now or hereafter be provided for enlisted men of the Army. 

(b) Such qualification will be evidenced by publication to the 
service in orders issued from headquarters United States Marine 
Corps, Washington, D. C., which orders will show the actual date 
of qualification in each case. 

(c) In special cases, however, such qualifications may be evi¬ 
denced in such other manner as the commandant of the Marine 
Corps, in his discretion, may prescribe. 

(d) All pay rolls, upon which the first official credit is made 
after qualification, reenlistment, or transfer to another paymaster, 
shall show the class in which the marine may have qualified, the 
date he so qualified, and the number, date, and source of the order 
evidencing such qualification, and such entries will be sufficient to 
authorize the payment of this extra compensation. 

(14) The musicians of the Marine Band shall be entitled to 
receive four dollars a month each, in addition to their pay as 
noncommissioned officers, musicians, or privates of the Marine 
Corps, so long as they shall perform, by order of the Secretary of 
the Navy or other superior officer, on the capital grounds or the 
President’s grounds. (Sec, 1613, R. S.) 


Mess sergeant. 


Cooks. 


Gun pointers, 
gun captains, 
mail clerks, 
messmen, signal¬ 
men, and hold¬ 
ers of good-con- 
duct medals, 
pins, or bars. 


Retired pay. 


Extra pay for 
riflemen, sharp¬ 
shooters, and 
marksmen. 


Extra pay for 
Marine Baud, 


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(15) Enlisted men of the Marine Corps are entitled to an annual 
allowance of uniform clothing. Any articles drawn in excess of 
this allowance shall be charged against them, and for articles not 
drawn they shall receive pay according to the annual estimated 
value thereof; but such amounts shall not be paid until final 
discharge from the service. 

Section 3.—Advances. 


Authority for 
advance of pay. 


Restrictions as 
to overpayments. 


Advances to 
officers ordered 
to foreign duty. 


By whom paid. 


Department’s 
approval, when 
necessary. 


Transfer from 
one ship to an¬ 
other. 

Advances not 
checked until 
ship sails. 


Duty of officer 
making the ad¬ 
vance. 


Dut y of officer 
receiving an ad- 
»ance. 


4450. The President of the United States may direct such ad¬ 
vances, as he may deem necessary and proper, to such persons in 
the naval service as may be employed on distant stations where 
the discharge of the pay and emoluments to which they are enti¬ 
tled can not be regularly effected. (Sec. 1563, R. S.) 

4457. Overpayments other than such as are produced by au¬ 
thorized advances, will be invariably disallowed, whether made in 
money, clothing, or small stores, excepting payments for the com¬ 
mutation of rations, and such advances in clothing or small stores 
as may have been made by the previous order of the command 
ing officer of a ship, upon the ground that they were necessary to 
the health and comfort of the men. which order must be pro¬ 
duced. A general approval of the roll in which the advances are 
charged will not be sufficient. 

4458. (1) All officers of the Navy and Marine Corps, when 
ordered to duty at sea, or to shore duty outside the continental 
limits of the United States, or to Alaska, shall be entitled to an 
advance of not over three months’ pay, provided they are not in 
debt to the Government for an advance previously paid them. All 
such officers returning from duty at sea, or on shore outside the 
continental limits of the United States, or in Alaska, shall be 
entitled, at the time of detachment, to an advance of not over two 
months’ pay at the discretion of the senior officer present. 

(2) Any officer of the Navy or Marine Corps presenting his 
orders to any purchasing pay officer of the Navy, or a marine 
officer presenting such orders to a paymaster of his own corps, 
within thirty days after the date of his receipt of the orders, 
shall be paid this advance, in a single payment, and not in a series 
of partial payments. 

(3) The specific approval of the department is required in all 
cases where the advance is not drawn within a period of thirty 
days after the date of receipt of the orders, which will be granted 
only after a detailed statement of the necessity for such advance 
nnd a full explanation of the failure to draw the advance within 
the period specified. 

(4) Officers transferred from one ship to another, both ships 
being in commission for sea service, are not thereby entitled to 
such advance. 

(5) Officers are entitled to the pay due them up to the date of 
sailing, without reference to the advance received. Should the 
ship, however, be detained beyond the time covered in such ad¬ 
vance, officers shall have the amount checked against them by the 
pay officer, but may, upon proper application, receive an addi¬ 
tional advance at the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy. 

4459. (1) A pay officer shall, on paying an advance, indorse 
upon the original orders of the officer of the Navy or Marine 
Corps receiving it, the date and the amount advanced; and shall 
also notify the pay officer to whom the accounts are transferred, 
without delay, of every such advance paid. A certified copy of 
the orders upon which advanced pay is furnished should in all 
cases accompany the voucher. 

(2) Every officer who, after being ordered to duty, receives an 
advance of pay shall immediately give notice thereof to the pay 
officer taking up his accounts, and no officer shall knowingly re¬ 
ceive pay which should be checked against such advance. 


(328 e) 


(•>) In cases where such advance of pay has been made, the of pay 

pay officer taking up the accounts shall, without delay, inform ° m ™ r of shlp * 
both the Auditor for the Navy Department and the pay officer who 
made the advance that he has checked the specified amount, 
adding the name of the ship to which such officer is first attached, 
the officer’s name and rank, the date of the order, amount of pay 
advanced, and from whom received. 

(4) Paymasters’ clerks may, upon application to the Secretary r»y clerks, 
of the Navy, be allowed an advance as herein provided. 

4400. The ration is not pay and shall not be commuted ill ad- Ration money 

vance, nor shall commuted rations go to liquidate indebtedness to f ™»» 

the Government, except when desired by the individuals for whom pay * 
commuted. 

4401. In all cases of advances or overpayments appearing on Entry on rolls 

the rolls, the name of the pay officer making such advance or of » dv « nces or 
overpayment shall be noted over the amount. overpayments. 

4402. (1) Recruiting officers shall advance no pay to recruits Advances to 
unless specially authorized by the Navy Department, and the rccn,its * 
amount thus paid to petty officers shall not be in excess of that 

paid to seamen. Good security is to be taken in every such case 
until the person receiving the advance is mustered on board a 
ship of the United States. 

(2) Recruiting officers shall not pay any advance or bounty 
money except to the person entitled to receive it; and they must 
produce his receipt, together with a certificate from the command¬ 
ing officer of the ship to which the recruit may have been sent, 
that he has been actually received on board, or a statement as to 
his non receipt. 

(3) Recruits shall be provided with necessary clothing and 
small stores upon the written order of the commanding officer of 
the ship, and if an advance in money has been authorized but not 
paid, the amount of such issues shall be deducted from the ad¬ 
vance. 

(4) When recruits to whom an advance has been paid are 
mustered on board a receiving ship, the pay officer thereof shall 
certify to the recruiting officer that the amounts of money paid 
to the recruits, as exhibited by the accounts received, have been 
duly charged to them. 

Section 4.— Allotments. 


4471. Every assignment of wages due to persons enlisted in Assignments 
Hie naval service, and ail powers of attorney or other authority to Py to be *t 
draw, receipt for, or transfer the same shall be void unless attested testcd * 

by the commanding officer and paymaster. The assignment of 
wages must specify the precise time when they commence. (Sec. 

1576, R. S.) 

4472. (1) Each person in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Nurse Allotments. 
Corps (female), serving at remote stations or on board a seagoing 

ship, or when detailed for duty on a foreign station, except appren¬ 
tice seamen on cruising training ships, shall, with the approval 
of his commanding officer, be allowed to allot such portion of his 
pay for the support of his family or other relatives, or for his 
ow*n savings, as he may desire. Allotments shall not be registered 
for a period of less than three months. The approval of the com¬ 
manding officer is not necessary in the case of allotments of 
officers. 

(2) Allotments shall be made out by the pay officer, and, after Made out by 
approval, shall be promptly forwarded by him, as herein required, pay offl< * cr * 
in order to insure payment when due. At shore stations of the 
Marine Corps allotments shall be made out by the commanding 
officers of marines and, after approval, shall be promptly for¬ 
warded by him to the paymaster charged w T ith the settlement of 
the accounts. 


(329 r > 






How made, 
registered, and 
paid. 


Causes for 
stopping allot¬ 
ments. 


Notice of 
stoppage. 


Cases of cap¬ 
ture, allotments 
to continue. 


(3) An allotment shall be executed in duplicate and, in the 
case of an enlisted person, witnessed by the commanding officer 
and paymaster, except where allotments are registered by a pay¬ 
master of the Marine Corps, in which case the witnessing of such 
by the paymaster shall not be required. After having been signed, 
it must be approved by the commanding officer and registered by 
the pay officer, who shall be responsible for its deduction from 
the grantor’s pay, and shall forward both copies to the Navy 
Allotment Officer, Washington, D. C. An allotment shall be made 
payable on the last day of the month, and for a stated term. In 
special cases it may be registered with the Navy Allotment Officer. 

(4) The death, discharge, resignation, desertion, or transfer to a 
shore station within the continental limits of the United States 
( other than as provided by article R 4475) of a person who has an 
allotment running, shall be cause for stopping the same, and 
the pay officer of the ship to which the person was attached 
shall notify the Navy allotment officer by the first opportunity, 
stating the amount checked by himself and the last month for 
which checked; except in the case of marines transferred to a 
shore station within the continental limits of the United States, 
when the pay officer of the ship will transfer the allotment 
through the commanding officer of the marine barracks to which 
lbe men are transferred, to the marine paymaster of that station 
for stoppage by the latter, the pay officer will be held liable for 
amounts paid by the Navy allotment officer in the absence of due 
notice. When an allotment is stopped the pay officer shall charge 
the allotment for as many months in advance as will probably be 
required for information to reach the Navy allotment officer. 
Allotments of persons who are transferred to a receiving ship 
shall not be stopped before transfer, but shall be stopped by 
the pay officer of the receiving ship, unless such duty on board 
the receiving ship is of a temporary nature incident to further 
transfer to sea duty. Forfeiture of pay by sentence of a general 
or summary court-martial or deck court shall also be cause for 
stopping an allotment when the payment of such allotment, in 
addition to the forfeiture, would place the grantor in debt to the 
Government. The allotment in such case may be renewed imme¬ 
diately sufficient pay has become due him to cover the amount of 
the first payment. 

(5) When an allotment is stopped on account of the request 
of the grantor, the notice of the stoppage shall ordinarily be 
mailed in time to reach the Navy allotment officer not later than 
the fifteenth of the month following the last month charged; 
unless loss to the grantor might occur thereby. 

(6) The capture of the grantor of an allotment shall not oper¬ 
ate to stop payment thereof before the expiration of the period 
for which it was made. 

(7) The pay officer shall also give notice to the Navy allotment 
officer when an allotment is about to expire by limitation, stating 
the amount checked by himself and the last month for which 
checked. 

(8) The notices required by paragraph 4 of this article shall be 
forwarded in duplicate, and upon receipt thereof the Navy allot¬ 
ment officer shall immediately receipt one copy and return it to the 
pay officer from whom received. 

(9) One copy only of the notice required by paragraph 7 of this 
article shall be forwarded to the Navy allotment officer, who shall 
immediately verify the date of expiration shown, write or stamp 
his acknowledgment thereon, and return the notice to the pay 
officer from whom received. 

(10) But one allotment shall appear on a request for stoppage 
for any of the reasons enumerated in paragraph 4 of this article, 
but a notice of expiration by limitation may include all allotments 
expiring during any one month. 


(330 u) 


4473. An indebtedness arising from an authorized advance shall 
not interfere with the registry of an allotment by an officer, but 
no allotment shall be registered subsequent to the payment of an 
advance for an amount which will prevent the liquidation of the 
advance within a period of six months. 

4474. An enlisted person shall not be permitted to make an 
allotment unless there is due him the amount of the first payment, 
or unless such amount will probably be due on the date set for the 
first payment. 

4475. The allotments of men transferred from a seagoing ship 
to a hospital shall be continued the same as if at sea. 

4476. (1) When the grantor of an allotment is about to be 
transferred to another ship or station, the pay officer shall check 
against his account a sum sufficient to cover the amount of the 
allotment payable during the time that will probably elapse before 
the transferred account shall have been taken up. 

(2) When the grantor of an allotment is soon entitled to dis¬ 
charge, and is so much in debt to the United States that it will 
require the whole or a part of his allotted pay to cancel his obliga¬ 
tion, the pay officer shall inform the commanding officer and shall 
stop such allotment by the usual process, giving the facts as reason 
therefor. 

4477^ The name of the ship or station on board which the 
allotment was originally registered shall be noted on the pay roll 
and on all transfers of allotments. 

4478. When a transferred allotment is received by a pay officer, 
and the grantor thereof has died, deserted, or been detained en 
route, the pay officer shall immediately notify the Navy allotment 
officer of all the facts obtainable, and shall stop the allotment, 
using cable or telegraph, if necessary, to prevent loss. 

4479. (1) An allotment which has been discontinued, at the 
request of the person making it, before the expiration of the term 
for which it is granted, shall not be renewed within that term 
except by permission of the Navy Department on satisfactory 
reasons being given for such discontinuance and renewal. 

(2) In no case shall an allotment be allowed a returned deserter 
until his account shall have been received from the •“ Deserters’ 
roll.” 

(3) Corresi>oudence on the subject of allotments that have been 
granted must be with the Navy Allotment Officer, Washington, 
D. C. 

Section 5.—Travel (Officers). 

4486. In lieu of traveling expenses and all allowances what¬ 
soever connected therewith, including transportation of bag¬ 
gage, officers of the Navy, traveling from point to jioint within the 
United States, under orders, shall hereafter receive mileage at the 
rate of eight cents per mile, distance to be computed by the 
shortest usually traveled route; but in cases where orders are 
given for travel to be performed repeatedly between two or more 
places in the same vicinity, the Secretary of the Navy may, at his 
discretion, direct that actual and necessary expenses only be 
allowed. Actual expenses only shall be paid for travel under 
orders outside of the limits of the United States in North America. 
(Act June 7, 1900.) 

4487. To facilitate action by the department officers on inspec¬ 
tion, recruiting, or other duty that necessitates repeated travel 
between the same points, shall keep an accurate account of their 
actual expenses and also the number of miles traveled by the most 
direct route, and submit both to the department with their claims 
for reimbursements mileage. 

4488. (1) Commissioned officers of the Marine Corps traveling 
under orders without troops shall be allowed mileage at the rate 
of eight cents per mile (distance to be computed by the shortest 

(ool R) 


Adrance not 
to interfere with 
allotment. 


Allot me nls 
for enlisted men. 


Transfer to 
hospital. 

Transfer to 
another ship or 
station. 


(■Irantor in 
debt; about to 
be discharged. 


Renewal of 
discontinued al¬ 
lotments. 


Mileage. 


Repeated 
travel between 
same points. 


Travel of ma¬ 
rine officers. 



Payment of 
mileage. 


Allowance for 
travel abroad. 


Jfaggagc. 


Allowances 
only for travel 
actually per¬ 
formed. 

Orders must 
have approval of 
Secretary. 


Terminal 
points to be des¬ 
ignated in or¬ 
ders. 

Paymasters’ 

clerks. 


usually traveled route) for travel performed within the United 
States and actual necessary expenses for travel performed without 
the United States. 

(2) For all sea travel (except -when regularly attached to ves¬ 
sels of the Navy for duty) actual expenses only shall be paid to 
such officers when traveling on duty under competent orders, with 
troops, and the amount so paid shall not include any shore ex¬ 
penses at port of embarkation or debarkation; but for the pur¬ 
pose of determining allowances hereunder travel in the Philip¬ 
pine Archipelago, the Hawaiian Archipelago, the home waters of 
the United States, and between the United States and Alaska shall 
not be regarded as sea travel. For all other travel with troops 
such officers shall receive transportation in lieu of mileage or 
traveling expenses. 

(3) In cases where orders are given for travel to be performed 
repeatedly between two or more places in such vicinity as at the 
discretion of the Secretary of the Navy is appropriate, he may 
direct that actual and necessary expenses only be allowed. 

(4) Mileage of marine officers may be paid by the paymaster 
or an assistant paymaster of the corps upon receipt of proper 
vouchers accompanied by original orders issued or approved by 
the Secretary of the Navy or the Commandant of the Marine 
Corps. 

4489, (1) Mileage of officers for travel in the United States 
shall be paid upon the presentation of original orders, issued or 
approved by the Navy Department, by any purchasing pay officer 
or by the pay officers of such naval stations as may be designated 
by the Secretary of the Navy. 

(2) Officers of the Navy traveling abroad under orders shall 
travel by the most direct route, the occasion and necessity for such 
order to be certified by the officer issuing the same, and shall 
receive in lieu of mileage only their actual and reasonable ex¬ 
penses, certified over their own signatures and approved by the 
Secretary of the Navy. 

(3) Officers transferred to, from, or between shore stations 
beyond the continental limits of the United States may be allowed 
transportation of baggage at public expense not to exceed, when 
packed and crated, the following gross weights: 


Hank. 

Pounds. 

Hank. 

Pounds. 

The Admiral of the Navy. 

_15,000 

Lieutenant commander .,.. 


7,200 

Rear Admiral, first nine. 

_ 10,500 

Lieutenant. 


6,000 

Rear Admiral, second nine... 

_ 8,400 

Lieutenant, junior grade ... 


5,100 

Captain. 

_ 7,200 

Ensign and chief warrant officers 

4,500 

Commander. 

_ 7,200 

Warrant officers. 


3,000 


4490. (1) No officer of the Navy or Marine Corps shall be 
paid mileage except for travel actually performed at his own 
expense and in obedience to orders. 

(2) No allowance shall be made for traveling expenses within 
the United States unless the same be incurred under orders 
originally issued or subsequently approved by the Navy Depart¬ 
ment. All allowances made for this purpose must also be ap¬ 
proved by the Secretary of the Navy. 

(3) No allowance shall be made for traveling expenses without 
the United States unless the same shall be incurred on the order 
of the Secretary of the Navy, or of the commander in chief of a 
fleet or station, or upon orders approved by either of the above, 
(Art. R 4495.) 

(4) Orders of officers involving travel must designate the place 
from which, and the point or points to which, the travel is to be 
performed. 

(5) When a pay officer is detached from duty, his clerk will 
be ordered to perform the travel necessary to accompany the pay 


(332 r) 












officer to the place designated for the settlement of his accounts. 
When the accounts have been settled, the clerk will be ordered to 
perform the travel necessary to reach his home. 

4491. (1) No person in the naval service shall be paid mileage 
for travel performed by Government conveyance. 

(2) An order merely permitting an officer to appear before an 
examining board or a court of inquiry, or detaching him from a 
ship abroad and granting him permission to return home, does not 
entitle him to traveling expenses or mileage. 

(3) An officer who changes his official residence without per¬ 
mission of the Navy Department shall not, if ordered to duty, be 
entitled to mileage in excess of that from his former place of resi¬ 
dence as recorded at the department. 

(4) No expenses for travel to attend the funeral of a naval offi¬ 
cer who dies in the United States shall be allowed. 

4492. (1) An officer shall certify to such copies of his orders 
as may be required as vouchers by the pay officer; also, that he 
actually performed the travel in obedience to such orders, at his 
own expense, and without transportation in a Government con¬ 
veyance. In drawing mileage to his home, he shall certify upon 
his orders his residence, which must correspond to his usual resi¬ 
dence, as recorded in the Bureau of Navigation or Headquarters, 
Marine Corps. 

(2) Bills for mileage shall show the process by which the whole 
distance was calculated, giving the distance from point to point 
and stating how obtained, if not from the official tables of dis¬ 
tances published by the War Department. 

(3) When a doubt exists as to the distance traveled, the certifi¬ 
cate of the officer, stating the route by which he traveled, with the 
distance thereon, and that it was the shortest usual route, shall 
be received as evidence, if the post-office records do not determine 
it. 

4493. (1) A pay officer paying traveling expenses or mileage, 
shall endorse over his signature on the original travel orders, as 
well as on the copies retained for vouchers, the date of payment, 
the amount paid, and the points of departure and arrival. 

(2) In case an order is confidential, or several subjects are em¬ 
braced in it, an extract pertinent to the service for which payment 
is made shall be taken and used. 

4494. Transportation furnished upon an officer’s orders to or 
from duty shall be endorsed upon his original orders, and a certi¬ 
fied copy of such orders must accompany the vouchers for the 
expenditure. 

4495. (1) Claims for traveling expenses, incurred under orders 
which do not entitle claimant to mileage, shall be itemized and in 
duplicate and accompanied by original orders authorizing travel 
and a certified copy thereof, with all endorsements. All such 
claims shall be accompanied, when practicable, by receipted bills, 
and, when this is not practicable, a certificate to that effect shall 
be shown on the claim. When vouchers ordinarily procurable, 
such as hotel bills, Pullman receipts, etc., are not submitted with 
the officer’s claim, he shall attach an explanation of his omission 
in this respect. 

(2) Claims shall be confined absolutely to necessary expenses 
actually incurred. Automobile and carriage hire, when the ne¬ 
cessity therefor is clearly shown, and incidental expenses in¬ 
curred on account of travel shown to be reasonable and neces¬ 
sary, will be allowed. When expenses for telephone and tele¬ 
graph are incurred, a certificate shall show that such messages 
were of an official nature, and copies of telegrams sent shall be 
furnished. Charges for laundry or mineral waters, or for fees 
on Government vessels will not be allowed. The necessity for 
any delay en route shall be clearly shown, and in all cases a certi¬ 
ficate that the amounts claimed to have been actually expended 
shall appear on the claim. 


Travel ex¬ 
penses not al¬ 
lowed. 


Unauthorized 
change of resi¬ 
dence. 


Certificate re¬ 
quired as vouch¬ 
er. 


Calculation of 
distances for 
mileage. 


Endorsement 
on orders. 


Transporta¬ 

tion. 


Traveling ex¬ 
penses, other 
than mileage. 


(333 R) 




(3) Officers in the United States shall submit their claims to 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts direct. 

(4) Officers on foreign stations, whose accounts are kept by 
pay officers, may submit their claims to such pay officers, who 
shall, after verification, make reimbursements to claimants upon 
public bills, endorsing amounts paid upon the original orders and 
filing the claim, together with a certified copy of the original or¬ 
ders, as vouchers. In event of a question arising as to the pro¬ 
priety of any item on a claim, the pay officer shall forward the 
claim to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. The cost of 
transportation of public property of the United States, in charge 
of an officer traveling abroad, shall not be included in the same 
voucher or bill as that of his personal expenses. 

(5) Officers on inspection duty assigned to a particular dis¬ 
trict shall be allowed actual expenses in lieu of mileage for all 
repeated travel between headquarters and points within the in¬ 
spection district, it being considered by the department that all 
points within inspection districts are in the same vicinity. 

(6) All officers who have additional duties assigned them, re¬ 
quiring repeated travel from their regular station to other points, 
shall be allowed actual expenses in lieu of mileage, unless mile¬ 
age is specifically authorized in their orders, the department con¬ 
sidering that places are in the same vicinity when repeated travel 
is authorized. 

(7) In cases of travel by civilian employees, a midday meal 
will not be allowed, except when they are absent from their sta¬ 
tions from 11 a. m. to 1.30 p. in., and an evening meal will not be 
allowed unless return to station or domicile be later than 6.30 
p. m. Hours of departure and arrival to and from station or 
domicile, must be invariably stated on claim. 

(8) In cases of night travel by water, when staterooms can not 
be procured at the prices prescribed in this order, a certificate to 
that effect shall be furnished to cover payment of larger amount. 

(9) In the event of question arising as to any claim, such claim 
shall be forwarded by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts to the 
Auditor for the Navy Department for settlement. 

(10) The provisions of this article apply also to officers of cor¬ 
responding rank of the Marine Corps in so far as allowances are 
concerned. 

(11) No claim shall be allowed for expenses which, considering 
the circumstances, appear unreasonable or unnecessary or in any 
respects exceed the following allowances: 

(a) Travel Within the Continental Limits of the United 

States. 

Officers of and above the rank of lieutenant commander. 

Actual cost of transportation, including Pullman fare. 

Hotel bills, including lodging, subsistence, and bath, per day_ $6. 00 


Stateroom for night water travel where stateroom is extra_ 2.00 
Tips at hotel: 

Per day_ .50 

Per week at same hotel__ 2. 50 

Single meals___ 1. 25 

Single meals on train_ 1. 25 

Tips at single meals_ . 15 

Tips on train: 

Per day- . 50 

Trips less than five hours_ . 25 

Transfer of baggage_ 1.25 


Excess baggage allowed by Regulations and charged for at 
regular rates. 

Street-car fare. 

Expressage and storage of official books, papers, or instru¬ 
ments. 


(334 r) 











Commissioned officers below the rank of lieutenant commander, 
warrant officers , and pay clerks. 

Actual cost of transportation, including Pullman fare. 

Stateroom for night water travel where stateroom is extra_$1.00 

Hotel bills, including lodging, subsistence, and bath, per day. 5. 00 


Tips at hotels: 

Per day- . 50 

Per week at same hotel_ 2. 50 

Single meals_ 1.00 

Single meals on train_ . _ 1. 25 

Tips at single meals_ . 15 

Tips on trains: 

Per day_ . 50 

Trips less than five hours_ . 25 

Transfer of baggage_ 1. 25 


Excess baggage allowed by Regulations and charged for at 
regular rates. 

Street-car fare. 

Expressage and storage of official books, papers, or instru¬ 
ments. 

( b ) Travel Outside Continental Limits of the United States. 

Commissioned officers of the Navy of and above the rank of lieu¬ 
tenant commander. 


Hotel bill, including lodging, subsistence, and bath, per day_ $6. 00 

Single meals_ 1.25 

Tips at hotels: 

Per day____ . 75 

Per week at one hotel_ 3. 50 

Fees for sea travel: 

On Atlantic— 

Six days or less, per day_ 1. 50 

Seven to ten days, total_ 10. 00 

Eleven to fifteen days, or longer, per day_ . 1. 00 

On Pacific— 

Fifteen days or less, per day_ 1.00 

Twenty days or longer, total_ 20. 00 

West Indies, Cuba, Porto Rico, Panama, etc., per day__ 1. 00 
From Asiatic Station to United States, via Suez, total-_ 25.00 

Steamer chair, trips of two days or longer on each line_ 1.00 

Transfer of baggage_ 1. 25 


Actual cost of transportation when not furnished by the 
Government. 

Mess bill on Government vessel. 

For sea travel, separate staterooms for flag officers, going 
to or returning from command. 

Commissioned officers of the Navy below the rank of lieutenant 
commander , warrant officers, and pay clerks. 

Hotel bill, including lodging, subsistence, and bath, per day_ $5. 00 


Single meals- 1. 25 

Tips at hotel: 

Pey day__ . 75 

Per week at one hotel_ 3. 50 

Fees for sea travel: 

On Atlantic— 

Six days or less, per day_.- 1. 50 

Seven to ten days, total_ 1.00 

Eleven to fifteen days or longer, per day_ 1.00 


- - . 


(335 r) 

























Fees for sea travel—Continued. 

On Pacific— 

Fifteen days or less, per day- 

Twenty days or longer, total- 

West Indies, Cuba, Porto Rico, Panama, etc., per day— 
From Asiatic Station to United States, via Suez, total — 

Steamer chair, trips of two days or longer on each line- 

Transfer of baggage- 

Actual cost of transportation when not furnished by the 
Government. 

Mess bill on Government vessel. 


$ 1 . 00 
20. 00 
1.00 
25. 00 
1. 00 
1. 25 


(12) It is intended that paragraph 7 of this article should apply 
to officers as well as civilian employees, except that in excep¬ 
tional cases reimbursement for cost of meals may be allowed 
officers where hours of arrival or departure are slightly different 
from those specified above. A full explanation of the exceptional 
circumstances should be given in each instance, and the meals 
must necessarily be taken during absence from place of domicile 
or headquarters. 

(13) In settlement of claims for reimbursement of traveling 
expenses under the various schedules given above, three meals 
and a lodging at the same place will be considered as a full day, 
entitling claimant to allowance of an amount not exceeding the 
rate per day specified in the proper schedule without regard to 
the amount which may be paid for the various meals or for lodg¬ 
ing. Thus under schedule “C” lodging may cost $1.50, breakfast 
and lunch 50 cents each, and dinner $1.50, which gives the total of 
$4 for the day. In determining the number of days, the count 
will be made from the initial expense for meal or lodging incurred 
at any point. 


Section 6.—Travel (Enlisted Men). 


Men whose 
term of service 
expires in hos* 
pital abroad. 


'Transporta¬ 
tion, by whom 
furnished. 


Transporta¬ 
tion requests. 


4501. (1) Travel allowance or transportation and subsistence 
shall be furnished to enlisted men as provided by article R. 3606. 

(2) A person enlisted in the Navy within the continental limits 
of the United States whose term of service expires while under 
treatment in hospital on a foreign station shall, upon the termina¬ 
tion of such treatment, be entitled to passage to a port of the 
United States. 

(3) Claims for travel expenses in excess of the foregoing shall 
be submitted to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, as provided 
iu article R. 4495 for officers. 

4502. (1) Transportation for enlisted men of the Navy shall 
be furnished only on a written order from competent authority. 

(2) At navy yards and stations such orders shall be addressed 
to the pay officer; at San Francisco, Cal., to the purchasing pay 
officer; at naval rendezvous at places where there is no pay officer, 
to the commanding officer of the rendezvous. 

(3) On board ships not furnished Navy transportation requests, 
the commanding officer shall direct the pay officer of the ship to 
procure the transportation, furnishing cash for the necessary sub¬ 
sistence and transfers on public bill. Transportation companies 
will be directed to submit bills for the transportation furnished 
within the continental limits of the United States in accordance 
with paragraph 12. Travel outside the United States shall be 
paid for on public bill. 

(4) On the receipt of an order for the transportation of one or 
more enlisted men, by any one of the officers enumerated in para¬ 
graph 2, he shall make and file a certified copy thereof, and issue 
a “ transportation request,” showing the date and place of issue, 
the name of the company to furnish the transportation, the name 
and rating of the person to be transported or, in the case of a 
draft of men, the name of one of the enlisted men and the number 


(33C K) 





accompanying him. The class of transportation to be furnished 
must be shown, and the routes inserted (initials of lines) from 
point of departure to ultimate destination, in the space marked 
“ via,” care being taken by the issuing officer to select the most 
economical route, unless otherwise directed. Transportation re¬ 
quests on established forms will be furnished for the use of issu¬ 
ing officers. 

(5) The officer or enlisted man in charge of a draft holding a 
Transportation request, shall receipt on the stub and request, stat 
ing the exact number of men to be transported and the places 
from and to which transportation is furnished. If the person re¬ 
ceipting can not write his name, there shall be a witness to his 
mark. 

(6) They shall cover transportation from starting point to final 
destination, except in cases where a contract rate is in effect that 
is not used in constructing a through rate on one request, in which 
case a separate request shall be issued covering the contract por¬ 
tion of the journey. 

(7) When transportation requests are issued in compliance 
with an order from the Bureau of Navigation, the number of the 
bureau’s letter shall be noted on both stub and request. 

(8) No alterations shall be made in a request except by the 
issuing officer, who shall note the reason therefor upon its back 
over his signature. 

(9) Transportation companies will present their bills monthly, 
with corresponding transportation requests, to the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts for payment by the Navy (disbursing) pay 
officer at Washington; or by the Auditor for the Navy Depart¬ 
ment, if they involve land-grant deductions. 

(10) Immediately upon the issue of a transportation request. Reports, 
the issuing officer shall report the cost of transportation to the 
Bureau of Navigation upon the form attached to the request. 

(11) Stubs shall not be detached from their binding. When 
all the requests in one book are detached, the cover shall be cut to 
the size of the stubs and the book filed. Stub books of traveling 
recruiting officers are to be filed in the Bureau of Navigation. 

(12) Further instructions in detail governing the transportation 
and traveling expenses of enlisted men will be issued annually by 
the Bureau of Navigation. 

Section 7.—Quarters, Light, Fuel, and Subsistence. 

4511. (1) Public quarters at naval stations shall be perma- officers’ quar- 
nently designated, in the order of their desirability, for occupancy t(4rs (K»ty). 
by officers in the following sequence, irrespective of rank, these 
designations not to be changed without authority of the Navy- 
Department ; 

1. Captain of the yard. 

2. Engineer officer. 

3. Construction officer. 

4. Medical officer. 

5. General storekeeper. 

6. Public-works officer. 

7. Aid to commandant. 

8. Inspection officer. 

9. Senior assistant in the machinery division. 

10. Senior assistant in the hull division. 

11. Senior assistant to the captain of the yard. 

12. Senior assistant in the inspection department. 

Officers occupying quarters at navy yards on the date of the 
issue of these instructions shall, notwithstanding the provisions of 
this paragraph, continue such occupancy until the completion of 
their current tours of duty, unless they themselves shall otherwise 
request. 


(337 R) 





With or with- 
out troops. 


No public quar¬ 
ters. 


Application. 


During ab¬ 
sence. 


On sick leave. 


Commutation 
of quarters. 


No public quar¬ 
ters. 


Pay officer set¬ 
tling accounts. 


Temporary ab¬ 
sence on duty. 


On leave and 
sick leave. 


(2) Officers of the Navy, except midshipmen, serving “ with 
troops” are entitled to their proper allowance of public quarters 
or of quarters hired by the Government for them, or commutation 
therefor; or, if not serving “with troops,” are entitled to their 
proper allowance of public quarters or commutation therefor. 
Officers of the Marine Corps on duty “with troops,” or for any 
service with troops, are entitled to their proper allowance of pub¬ 
lic quarters or commutation therefor. 

(3) Where there are no public quarters or not sufficient quar¬ 
ters possessed by the Government to accommodate him, any offi¬ 
cer, except midshipmen, serving “with troops” may request that 
quarters providing accommodations suitable to his rank be hired 
by the Government and furnished him in kind, which request shall 
be forwarded to the department for action, through the proper 
channels, with recommendation as to quarters available for hire 
for his use. 

(4) An officer ordered to duty at a navy yard or station shall 
immediately make written application to the commanding officer 
for quarters. 

(5) The quarters to which an officer is entitled when on duty 
may be continued in kind, at his proper station, during the period 
for which the law permits him to be absent without reduction of 
pay and allowances. 

(6) An officer on sick leave, not detached from his station, is 
entitled to public quarters at his station during the period of sick 
leave, not exceeding six months, provided he or his family occupy 
them. 

4512. (1) All officers including paymasters’ clerks and mates 
but excepting midshipmen, on duty at a station where there are no 
public quarters for their accommodation, or where the public quar¬ 
ters are inadequate, or where quarters have not been hired for 
their use, or any such officers on special duty or on detached serv¬ 
ice on shore, are entitled to commutation for quarters at estab¬ 
lished rates. 

(2) Commutation of quarters is allowed to any officer men¬ 
tioned in paragraph 1, on duty where no public quarters are fur¬ 
nished by the United States, as follows: 

(a) On duty at colleges. 

(&) In the discharge of his official duties in charge of civil 
works, when not furnished with rooms to be occupied by him as 
quarters. 

(c) “ In arrest,” and on the military duty of attending a court- 
martial trial (his own), and obeying the orders of the court. 

(d) When awaiting orders for the convenience of the Govern¬ 
ment, for a limited period at a place (except his home) where 
there are no public quarters. 

(3) A pay officer ordered to his home to settle accounts, while 
so engaged is entitled to commutation of quarters. (41 Ct Cls 
31: Dec. 18. 1905.) 

(4) An officer ordered to report by letter to a superior becomes 
entitled to commutation of quarters when he receives a specific 
order of assignment and reports in person at the station to which 
assigned. 

(5) An officer does not lose his right to quarters or commuta¬ 
tion at his permanent station by a temporary absence on duty. 
While he continues to hold that right and exercises it by con¬ 
structive occupation or use of any kind, he can not legally demand 
quarters nor commutation at any other station. Exceptions to 
this rule can be made only by the Secretary of the Navy. 

(6) An officer on duty at a station where he is properly in 
receipt of commutation of quarters is entitled to the allowance 
during ordinary leave on full pay, but not during sick leave. If 
he is relieved from duty at the station and then granted leave, his 
commutation ceases. 


(338 r) 


(7) When an officer changes station during his temporary ab- Change of sta- 
sence on duty, he loses his right to quarters from the time he ,10U * 

leaves his old station, and does not acquire a right at his new 
station until he has reported for duty thereat. He is entitled in 
the meantime to quarters or commutation therefor at the station 
where he is temporarily serving. 

(8) Commutation of quarters is not allowed to any officer men- Commutation 

tioned in paragraph 1 under the following circumstances: not allowed. 

(a) When relieved from duty at one station, where he was 
entitled to commutation of quarters, and assigned to another, he 
is not entitled to such allowance from the date of relief to the date 
on which he reports in person at the new station. 

(ft) When ordered to his home to await orders. 

(c) When awaiting orders for his own convenience, or at his 
own request, at a place of his own choosing. 

(d) When unassigned to any duty for an indefinite period, and 
not technically on leave of absence, but permitted to choose his 
own residence. 


(e) On sea service under usual conditions. (Art. R. 4405.) 

(/) On sick leave. 

4513. (1) Commutation of quarters shall be paid at the end 
of each month, except in the case of an officer’s detachment, when 
payment shall be made for the period for which it is due. 

(2) For each item on the pay rolls covering a payment of com¬ 
mutation of quarters, there shall be certificates from the proper 
officer that application for, and no assignment of, quarters has 
been made. 

(3) Commanding officers of yards and stations shall make the 
required certificates. 

(4) Officers entitled to commutation of quarters who are with¬ 
out an immediate commanding officer shall sign this certificate, 
except as provided in the next paragraph. 

(5) In the cases of officers on duty in Washington, not attached 
to the navy yard, the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks 
shall furnish the required certificate. 

(6) The monthly commutation allowance for quarters of the 
Admiral of the Navy is fixed by law at one hundred and twenty- 
five dollars. 

(7) The number of rooms with which officers may be furnished 
(or the commutation therefor at the rate of twelve dollars per 
month for each room), as provided by law for officers of corre¬ 
sponding rank in the Army, is as follows: Rear admirals (first 
nine), nine rooms; rear admirals (second nine), eight rooms; cap¬ 
tains, seven rooms; commanders, six rooms; lieutenant command¬ 
ers, five rooms; lieutenants, four rooms; lieutenants, junior grade, 
three rooms; ensigns and all other officers entitled by law to quar¬ 
ters or commutation thereof, two rooms. (Act of Mar. 2, 1907.) 

(8) Commissioned warrant officers, warrant officers, paymas¬ 
ters’ clerks, and mates are entitled to the same commutation for 
quarters as second lieutenants of the Marine Corps. (Acts of 
Mar. 3, 1899, Mar. 3, 1901, and May 13, 1908.) 

(9) Officers of the Marine Corps, when on shore duty, are en¬ 
titled to quarters or commutation therefor under the rules and 
regulations of the Army. 

(10) Members of the Nurse Corps (female) of the Navy will be 
allowed fifteen dollars per month in lieu of quarters, when not 
occupying Government quarters, which amount will be credited on 
the pay roll upon the certificate of the senior officer at the hos¬ 
pital or station where members of said Nurse Corps may be serv¬ 
ing that application for, and no assignment of, quarters has been 
made, and that Government quarters are not available. (Act 
June 24, 1910.) 


Payment of 
commutation of 
quarters. 


Number of 
rooms or com¬ 
mutation there¬ 
for. 


Commissioned 
warrant officers 
and others. 


Marine Corps. 


Nurse Corps 
(female). 


(3.10 R) 




Heat and light 
allowance for 
officers and men. 


Amount al¬ 
lowed. 


In other than 
public quarters, 
separate meter. 


No separate 
meter. 


light from 
Government 
plant. 


Fuel; officers, 
Navy. 


4514. (1) Heat and light actually necessary for the author¬ 
ized allowance of quarters for officers and enlisted men shall be 
furnished at the expense of the United States under such regula¬ 
tions as the Secretary of War may prescribe. (Army Appropria¬ 
tion Act, approved Mar. 2, 1907.) 

(2) Each officer, while occupying public quarters other than 
public, where gas, acetylene, electricity, or mineral oil lamps are 
installed, will be allowed, at the expense of the United States, for 
each room to which his rank entitles him, for the period between 
September 1 and April 30, one thousand five hundred cubic feet of 
gas, or one hundred and fifty cubic feet of acetylene, or twenty 
thousand watt-hours of electric current, or four gallons of mineral 
oil, per month; and from May 1 to August 31, nine hundred cubic 
feet of gas, or ninety cubic feet of acetylene, or twelve thousand 
watt-hours of electric current, or three gallons of mineral oil per 
month for each room to which entitled, which allowances may be 
considered accumulative within a fiscal year, and payment at con¬ 
tract price for any excess of allowance appearing as overdrawn at 
the end of a fiscal year shall be immediately deposited with the 
pay officer having his pay accounts. 

(3) Where an officer occupies quarters other than public, the 
lighting of which is measured by separate meter readings, settle¬ 
ment will be made by the Government with the owner or author¬ 
ized agent of the quarters, or agent of the company supplying the 
light, for the actual quantity of gas, acetylene, or electric current 
supplied, and if the prescribed allowance be exceeded at the end 
of the fiscal year, payment at contract price for such excess shall 
be deposited immediately by the responsible officer with the pay 
officer having his pay accounts. 

(4) Where an officer occupies quarters other than public which 
are lighted by gas, acetylene, or electricity, and the quantity sup¬ 
plied is not measured by separate meter readings, settlement will 
be made by the Government with the owner or authorized agent 
for light for the number of rooms to which the rank of the officer 
entitles him, in accordance with the prescribed allowance, at the 
following rates: For electricity, six cents per kilowatt hour; for 
gas, eighty cents per one thousand cubic feet; for acetylene gas, 
eight dollars per one thousand cubic feet. 

(5) An officer occupying as quarters a number of rooms less 
than his authorized allowance shall be entitled to mineral oil for 
such number of rooms only as he actually occupies. 

(6) At stations where light is furnished from n Government 
plant, the charge for an excess used over the prescribed allowance 
shall be the actual cost of manufacture in the case of electricity 
or gas, or at the actual cost of mineral oil. At stations where gas 
or electricity is obtained from a local company, the charge for the 
excess shall be at the contract price. 

(7) Mineral oil issued to officers is public property and shall be 
treated as provided in article R. 4515 for fuel. 

(8) Light may be furnished in accordance with the foregoing 
provisions of this article to families of officers on shore duty who 
are temporarily absent from their stations, or who are on shore 
duty abroad or in Alaska, on the written certificate of the officer 
that the amount of his allowance covered by the certificate will 
not be otherwise drawn by him. Officers on sick leave or under 
sentence of suspension from duty on reduced pay, when absent 
from their proper stations, are not entitled to this privilege. 

4515. (1) Each officer while occupying public quarters or quar¬ 
ters or quarters other than public, which are heated by a sepa¬ 
rate plant, will be furnished, at the expense of the United States, 
with the quantity of fuel set forth in the table of allowances, 
paragraph 8 of this article. This allowance may be considered 
accumulative within a fiscal year, and payment of contract price 
for any excess of allowance appearing as overdrawn at the end 


(340 r) 


of a fiscal year shall be immediately deposited with the pay officer 
having his pay accounts. Where an officer is occupying quarters 
other than public, not heated by separate plant, or for which it is 
impracticble to furnish fuel in kind, settlement will be made by 
the Government with the owner or authorized agent of the quar¬ 
ters for the heat at a rate of four dollars per cord for the fuel 
allowance for the number of rooms to which the rank of the 
officer entitles him as set forth in the table of allowances, par- 
graph 8 of this article. Fuel may be issued or sold in accordance 
with the preceding to families of officers on shore duty who are 
temporarily absent from their stations, or who are on shore duty 
abroad or in Alaska, on the written certificate of the officer that 
the amount of his allowance covered by the certificate will not 
be otherwise drawn by him. Officers on sick leave or under sen¬ 
tence of suspension from duty on reduced pay when absent from 
their proper stations are not entitled to this privilege. 

(2) Fuel and light may be sold to warrant officers and pay¬ 
masters’ clerks on active duty on shore, and to retired officers 
of the Navy when they reside at places where it can be conven¬ 
iently done, at cost to the Government, delivered, payments 
therefore being made as for fuel and light in excess of allowance 
issued to officers entitled to an allowance. Fuel purchased upon 
its B. t. u. value shall be sold at contract base price. 

(3) Fuel issued to officers is public property. Any portion not 
consumed by them during the fiscal year shall be reported on 
July 1, or as soon thereafter as possible, to the general storekeeper 
from whom drawn, and shall be taken up by him and again ex¬ 
pended, being charged against the officer’s allowance for the new 
fiscal year. 

(4) Fuel will be issued or sold to an officer only upon his cer¬ 
tificate that it is for his personal or family use and that he will 
not sell, exchange, or transfer it. 

(5) An officer may require for a reasonable quantity of fuel 
in kindling wood, which will be issued on the basis of its equiva¬ 
lent in oak wood. 

(6) Fuel may be furnished to officers of the Marine Corps on 
the active list by the Quartermaster’s Department at rates estab¬ 
lished by law and according to Army Regulations. 

(7) When on detached service, or assigned to special duty in 
places where there are no public quarters available, each mem¬ 
ber of the Nurse Corps (female) is entitled to an allowance of 
fuel not to exceed that prescribed in paragraph 8 of this article 
for two rooms, and of light not to exceed the quantity pre¬ 
scribed in article R. 4514 (2) for two rooms. When on duty 
in hospitals, or where nurses’ buildings have been provided for 
the use of members of the Nurse Corps (female), heat, and light 
will be supplied as may be necessary, to be regulated by the 
medical or other officer in command. The allowances of heat 
and light for the superintendent of the Nurse Corps (female) 
when on duty are the same as those prescribed for members of 
the Nurse Corps (female). 


Retired offi¬ 
cers, warrant 
officers, and pay¬ 
masters’ clerks. 


Public prop¬ 
erty. 


Certificate. 


Kindling. 


Marine Corps. 


Nurse Corps. 


(341 B) 





Prescribed al¬ 
lowance. 


Equivalents. 


Payment for 
light. 


(8) The prescribed allowance expressed in cords of oak wood 
is as follows: 




Cords of wood per 
month. 

Increased allow¬ 
ance from Sept. 1 
to Apr. 30. 

Rank of officer. 

As 

quarters 

(rooms). 

May 1 to 
Aug. 31 
(Tropics, 
year 
round). 

Sept. 1 
to Apr. 
30. 

Between 
36° and 
43° N. 
latitude, 
one- 
fourth. 

North 
of 43°,' 
one- 
third. 

Rear admiral, first 9. 

9 

n 

6 

4 

2 

Rear admiral, second 9, or officer of 
higher rank occupying 8 rooms as 
quarters.... 

8 

n 

5£ 

If 

If. 

Captain or officer of higher rank occupy¬ 
ing 7 rooms as quarters...._....... 

7 

H 

5 

U- 

n 

Commander or officer of higher rank oc¬ 
cupying 6 rooms as quarters. 

6 

n 

4J 

n 

11 

Lieutenant commander or officer of 
higher rank occupying 5 rooms as 
quarters. 

5 

4 

4 

i 

U 

Lieutenant or officer of higher rank oc¬ 
cupying 4 rooms as quarters. 

4 

U 

31 

i 

4 

lieutenant, junior grade, or officer of 
higher rank occupying 3 rooms as 
quarters. 

3 

1 

3 

n 

~4k 

l 

Ensign or officer of higher rank occupy¬ 
ing 2 rooms as quarters.. 

Officer of any rank occupying 1 room as 
quarters......—. 

2 

1 

2i 


B 

1 

1 

11 

A 

A 


(9) If at any yard or station situated between 36° and 43° X. 
latitude the mean temperature for twenty days of any calendar 
month is not above 20° F., an increase of fuel of one-third, 
instead of one-fourth, as shown in the table, will be allowed. If 
the temperature is not above 10° F.. an increase of one-half will 
be allowed, whatever the latitude of the place. The certificate of 
the medical officer of the station as to the mean temperature and 
the order of the commanding officer for the issue will be filed 
with the requisition covering increased allowance. 

(10) The approximate equivalents of fuel in terms of oak wood 
have been established as follows: 


Wood. 

Coal. 

Gas. 

Oil. 

Hard. 

Soft. 

Anthracite. 

Bitumi¬ 

nous. 

Fuel. 

Fuel. 

In the 
cord- 
stick or 
sawed. 

In the 
cord— 
stick or 
sawed 

Nut. 

Stove. 

Egg. 

Fur¬ 

nace. 

Cord. 

1 

Cords. 

If 

Pounds. 

1,700 

Pounds. 

1,700 

Pounds. 

1,700 

Pounds. 

1,700 

Pounds. 
2,100 

Feet. 

6,000 

Gallons. 

40 


4516. (1) In arranging payment on account of light furnished 
to officers, each officer shall forward the bills from the dealers 
supplying the illuminant to the general storekeeper, with a cer¬ 
tificate that the light has been supplied for his personal or 
family use only and has not been sold, exchanged, or transferred. 
The general storekeeper shall prepare public bills covering such 
issues and attach to the originals thereof the certificates of the 
officers concerned. 


(342 r) 












































(2) In the case of fuel, blank fuel-allowance requisitions shall Requisitions. 
b<^ furnished on application to general storekeepers, and officers 

shall make requisitions as needed, stating the character and 
amount required, and certifying as provided in article R 4515 (4). 

(3) Ordinarily, officers shall not submit requisitions for less 
than the equivalent of half a cord of oak wood, or oftener than 
once each calendar month. 

(4) Requisitions prepared as above shall be forwarded to the Course of req- 
general storekeeper of the station (or. in the case of officers on ,,isItIon - 

duty where there is no station, to the general storekeeper of 
the nearest navy yard or station), who shall notify the contractor 
to deliver the quantity of fuel required. The requisition shall 
then be returned to the officer who made it, who shall receipt 
and return it to the general storekeeper. Requisitions shall not 
be receipted in advance of delivery. An officer on detached duty 
shall also furnish the dealer’s bill for the quantity delivered, 
which bill shall bear the officer’s certificate that he has inspected 
and passed the fuel, both as to quantity and quality. Bills for 
heat and light supplied by public service corporations should be 
submitted by officers immediately upon receipt, in order that the 
Government may avail itself of the discounts usually allowed by 
those corporations for prompt payment. 

(5) The general storekeeper shall prepare public bills cover- PuM’c bills, 
ing such issues and attach to the originals thereof the requisitions 

and certificates of the officers referred to in the preceding para¬ 
graph. 

(6) In cases where officers are occupying quarters other than Heal allow* 
public, which are not heated by separate plant, or for which it ? ncp <u* ar ' 
is impracticable to furnish fuel in kind, requisitions shall be irate n^iit. SeP 
submitted for the full authorized allowance of fuel, as such, at 

the rate of four dollars per cord, accompanied by a certificate 
that the service thereby covered has been rendered for the per¬ 
sonal or family use only of the officer, and indicating to whom 
payment shall be made. General storekeepers shall prepare 
vouchers in favor of such persons, attaching thereto the certificates 
mentioned. 

(7) Officers who occupy quarters heated by a Government plant Quarters hcat- 
shall be restricted to the quantity of fuel required for kitchen uses plant 1 "' 
only. Requisitions for such fuel shall be certified accordingly. 

(8) When an officer is detached from a yard or station, he shall statement of 
be furnished by the general storekeeper with a statement showing fuel allowance, 
the condition of his heat and light allowance at the date of his 
detachment, together with the contract price or actual cost of any 

excess of allowance appearing as overdrawn, and at the end of 
a fiscal year payment for any excess shall be immediately de¬ 
posited with the pay officer having his pay accounts. This state¬ 
ment shall be presented by the officer to the general storekeeper 
of the station to which ordered, or, if the new duty does not carry 
with it the right to the allowance of heat and light, to the pay 
officer taking up his pay accounts, who shall then sign one copy 
and return it to the officer by whom prepared. If the station 
at which the officer’s accounts will be taken up is known at the 
time of his detachment, the general storekeeper shall forward an 
additional copy of the statement direct to the general storekeeper 
at the new T station, or to the pay officer, if the new duty does not 
carry with it the right to the allowance of heat and light, the 
receipt of which copy shall be acknowledged without delay. The 
above procedure shall be followed at each subsequent transfer 
until final adjustment at the end of the fiscal year. 

(9) Money paid by officers for heat and light shall be trans- Money trans¬ 
ferred by the general storekeeper to the paymaster of the yard JJSgtorXeeper! 
or station with a statement in duplicate showing the amount re¬ 
ceived from each officer, one copy of which, receipted by the yard 
paymaster, shall be returned to the general storekeeper. 


(343 r) 



Amounts taken 
np by paymaster 
of yard. 


Certificate of 
general store¬ 
keeper. 


Statement of 
vouchers. 


Eations, 


Subsistence of 
prisoners em¬ 
barked in ships 
of the Navy. 


Subsistence of 
pilots. 


Subsistence of 
naval or civil of¬ 
ficers as passen¬ 
gers. 


(10) The amounts so transferred shall be taken up by the pay¬ 
master of the yard or station in the accounts of the quarter in 
which the payments were made, so that the total receipts from 
this source shall agree with the amounts paid to the general 
storekeeper, as shown on the quarterly abstract. 

(11) Each general storekeeper shall certify at the foot of the 
quarterly abstract that the amount stated therein has been trans¬ 
ferred to the paymaster of the yard or station. In the event of a 
change of paymasters during the quarter, the amount of money 
transferred to each shall be stated separately. 

(12) General storekeepers shall attach to each abstract of heat 
and light furnished a statement of all vouchers prepared by them 
covered by such abstracts; also a summary of the titles to which 
the expenditures are chargeable. For heat and light issued free 
the titles shall be those to which the pay of the officers concerned 
is chargeable. The amounts paid for fuel issued in excess of 
allowance at contract prices shall be summarized, the total of the 
summary thus aggregating the total bills prepared. 

4517. (1) With the exception of commissioned officers of the 
line, Medical Corps, and Pay Corps, and of chaplains and com¬ 
missioned warrant officers; all officers of the Navy are entitled 
to one ration, or to commutation therefor at the rate of thirty 
cents a day, while doing duty on board a seagoing vessel of the 
Navy. Midshipmen are entitled to one ration, or to commutation 
therefor, at all times. 

(2) Rations shall not be allowed to officers on the retired list. 
(Sec. 1595, R. S.) 

(3) The law does not provide for the allowance of rations to 
commissioned officers of the Marine Corps. 

(4) All enlisted men in the Navy attached to any United States 
vessel or station and doing duty thereon shall be allowed a ration 
or commutation thereof. (Sec. 1579, R. S.) 

(5) The noncommissioned officers, privates, and musicians of 
the Marine Corps attached to ships of the Navy shall each be 
entitled to receive one Navy ration daily. (Sec. 1615, R. S., and 
act of Mar. 2, 1891.) 

(6) Enlisted men on board a ship for duty or passage, but not 
borne upon the rolls, are supernumeraries entitled to pay, and 
shall be rationed with the crew upon the order of the commanding 
officer. 

(7) The rations of enlisted men shall be commuted only upon 
the written order of the commanding officer. (Art. I. 4548.) 

4518. Prisoners embarked in a naval vessel shall be subsisted, 
and payment shall be made by the pay officer to messes for each 
prisoner subsisted therein at the following daily rates: Cabin, 
two dollars; wardroom, one dollar and fifty cents; other officers’ 
messes, one dollar. If not in an officers’ mess, one ration shall be 
allowed. No other charge shall be made, nor shall any person 
thus subsisted be required to pay any compensation to the mess in 
which he may live. 

4519. For the subsistence of pilots two dollars a day shall be 
allowed to a cabin mess, one dollar and fifty cents a day to a 
wardroom mess, and one dollar a day to any other officers’ mess. 
When messed in any other than an officers’ mess, or by them 
selves, they shall be allowed one ration each . 

4520. (1) No allowance shall be made to any mess for the 
subsistence of officers ordered to take passage in a ship of the 
Navy. 

(2) There being no allowance for a minister or other civil offi¬ 
cer for whom passage may be ordered in a Government ship, pro¬ 
vision must be made and the expense defrayed by such passenger 
himself. 


(344 r) 


4521. (1) The value of one ration per day shall be deducted 
from the account of every naval or marine officer admitted into a 
naval hospital during his continuance therein, which amount shall 
be credited to the naval hospital fund by the pay officers on whose 
books such persons are borne. (Sec. 4812, R. S.) 

(2) In computing the number of days patients are subsisted in 
hospital, the day of admission shall be disregarded and the day of 
discharge shall be included. 

4522. Officers of the Navy on sea service with the exceptions 
mentioned in article R. 4517 (1) are entitled to their rations while 
temporarily doing the duty of the ship on shore. 

4523. A paymaster’s clerk assisting a pay officer to settle his 
accounts shall be allowed pay, but not rations, during the time so 
employed. 

4524. Officers and men of the Navy or Marine Corps under or¬ 
ders to act on shore in cooperation with the land troops, will be 
rationed, upon requisition of the commanding officer, by the Sub¬ 
sistence Department of the Army. 

Section 8.—Miscellaneous Allowances. 

4531. (1) Authority for admission to an Army and Navy gen¬ 
eral hospital may be obtained by all persons of the Navy and 
Marine Corps, on the active and retired lists, from the Surgeon 
General of the Navy on the report of a board of medical survey or, 
when that is imparctieable, on the certificate of a naval medical 
officer, clearly stating the applicant’s disability. A certificate from 
the attending physician may be submitted to the Bureau of Medi¬ 
cine and Surgery for its consideration, if no other officer of the 
medical corps of the Navy be available. 

(2) The hospital accommodation w T ill be divided between pa¬ 
tients of the military and naval services and the Marine Corps. 
The length of treatment in hospital will be determined by the 
medical officer in command thereof. 

4532. (1) Officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine 
Corps when on duty at a place where there is no naval hospital, 
may be sent to other hospitals upon the order of the commander- 
in-chief, or the senior officer present, and the expenses of such 
persons shall be paid from the naval hospital fund; and no other 
charge shall be made against their accounts than such as are made 
for persons under treatment at naval hospitals. 

(2) The pay of an enlisted man, when under treatment at a 
hospital in the United States, ceases upon the expiration of his 
term of enlistment. (Arts. R. 3582 (1) and R. 3603.) 

4533. Whenever any officer, seamen, ar marine entitled to a 
pension is admitted to the Naval Home, Philadelphia, or to a 
naval hospital, his pension, while he remains there, shall be de¬ 
ducted from his accounts and paid to the Secretary of the Navy 
for the benefit of the fund from which such home or hospital, 
resepectively, is maintained. (Act of May 4, 189S.) 

4534. (1) Expenses incurred by an officer of the Navy for 
medicines and medical attendance shall not be allowed unless 
they were incurred when he was on duty, and the medicines could 
not have been obtained from naval supplies, or the attendance 
of a naval medical officer could not have been had. (Sec. 1586, 
R. S.) 

(2) Officers of the Navy or Marine Corps on duty where the 
services of a naval medical officer are not available shall, as a 
basis of claim for expenses, report any sickness or injury, as soon 
as they are able, to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 

(3) All claims for expenses incurred for medicines and medical 
attendance shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery for examination and approval. After approval such 
claims shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts 


Deduction of 
value of ration 
from account of 
persons in hospi¬ 
tal. 


Rations of offi¬ 
cers temporarily 
on shore. 

Pay clerks as¬ 
sisting in settle¬ 
ment of accounts. 

Subsistence 
while cooperat¬ 
ing with Army. 


Army and Xavy 
hospitals. 


Persons sent 
to other than 
naval hospitals. 


Pay of enlist¬ 
ed man in hos¬ 
pital, etc. 

Pensions of 
persons in X’aval 
Home or hospi¬ 
tal. 


Expenses In¬ 
curred for medi¬ 
cines, etc. 


(345 R) 





Treatment by 
specialist. 


Expenses in 
case of enlisted 
man. 


IVhere there 
is no Govern¬ 
ment hospital. 


Expenses in¬ 
curred in mak¬ 
ing oath. 


Clothing and 
small stores for 
men sentenced to 
loss of pay. 


for payment by such officer as he may designate. Claims shall be 
accompanied by receipted bills and all other papers pertaining 
thereto. 

(4) Where the services of a naval medical officer are obtain¬ 
able, officers in a duty status may have, under the control of the 
medical officer in charge, when the latter is not in his own opin¬ 
ion sufficiently skilled to properly treat the affection, the benefit 
of consultation with and treatment by a specialist; but such con¬ 
sultation and treatment must be by the prior authority of the 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and under the direction and 
control of the medical establishment of the department, as the law 
does not permit the allowance of expense of consultation with or 
treatment by a specialist when it is incurred upon the mere voli¬ 
tion of the officer concerned. Ordinarily it is assumed that such 
consultation with a specialist is for the purpose of confirming the 
diagnosis and outlining the treatment, the medical officer in charge 
of the case being regarded as professionally capable of carrying 
out further treatment. 

(5) Expenses for medicines and medical attendance shall not be 
allowed in the case of enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps 
where naval medical supplies are available and where the services 
of a naval medical officer can be had; nor shall they be allowed 
unless the sickness or injury has been promptly reported to the 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery by the officer in command; or. if 
on detached duty, as at radio stations, subrecruiting stations, with 
naval militia, etc., by the enlisted man himself as soon as able. 

(6) When officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine 
Corps, on detached duty, require immediate hospital treatment 
where a naval hospital or a hospital of the United States Public 
Health and Marine-Hospital Service is not available, and when 
transportation to one or the other is not practicable, they will be 
admitted to a civil hospital and prompt information of the fact, 
together with a full statement as to the nature of the disability, 
shall be communicated to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 
through official channels—either by the officer in command or, if 
on detached duty as set forth in paragraph 5 of this article, by the 
patient himself ns soon as able. 

4535. In the absence of the persons mentioned in article R. 1536 
(1), officers required to make oath in answering interrogatories 
concerning the fitness of officers of the Navy or Marine Corps for 
promotion, shall do so before some other person authorized by 
law to administer oaths. In such case officers shall be careful 
to procure the necessary services at as reasonable a rate as pos¬ 
sible, and transmit to the department a voucher stating the sum 
paid. If, in the opinion of the department, such sum is reason¬ 
able and proper, the necessary steps for reimbursement will be 
taken. 

4536. (1) In lieu of rations and all other allowances for re¬ 
cruiting parties, enlisted men attached to permanent recruiting 
offices shall be allowed necessary expenses for their maintenance, 
not exceeding one dollar per day, chargeable to appropriation 
“ Recruiting navigation.” 

(2) Recruiting officers in charge of permanent stations will 
arrange for lodging and subsistence of enlisted men attached 
thereto, and will pay all bills therefor, including same in their 
regular recruiting accounts. 

4537. An enlisted man of the Navy or Marine Corps sentenced 
by court-martial to confinement with loss of pay shall not be de¬ 
prived of such clothing and small stores as the officer command¬ 
ing the ship, or other place of confinement, mav deem necessary to 
the prisoner’s health and comfort. (Art. R. 81.7 (4). 

4538. Persons confined in prisons in pursuance of the sentence 
of a naval court-martial shall, during such confinement, be allowed 
a reasonable sum, not to exceed three dollars per month, for 


(346 r) 


necessary prison expenses, and shall, upon discharge, be fur¬ 
nished with suitable civilian clothing and paid a gratuity, not to 
exceed twenty-five dollars; such allowances to be made in 
amounts to be fixed by, and in the discretion of, the Secretary of 
the Navy, and only in cases where the prisoners so discharged 
would otherwise be unprovided with suitable clothing or without 
funds to meet their immediate needs. 

4539. (1) Men enlisted within the continental limits of the 
l nited States and discharged by reason of expiration of enlist¬ 
ment at a place therein not the place of their enlistment shall be 
furnished at the time of discharge, in lieu of transportation and 
subsistence, travel allowance of four cents a mile from the place 
of discharge to the place of enlistment. 

(2) Men enlisted outside of the continental limits of the 
United States and discharged by reason of expiration of enlist¬ 
ment within said limits shall be furnished at the time of dis¬ 
charge, in lieu of transportation and subsistence, travel allow¬ 
ance of four cents per mile from the place of discharge to the 
port in the United States nearest the place of discharge' from 
which a regular line of steamships carrying passengers departs 
for the place of enlistment of for the port nearest thereto. 

(3) Men enlisted within the continental limits of the United 
States and discharged outside such limits by reason of expiration 
of enlistment under the provisions of article R. 3604 ( 2 ) 2, shall 
be furnished at the time of such discharge travel allowance at the 
rate of four cents per mile to the place of enlistment from the 
port in the United States nearest the place of enlistment at which 
arrives a regular line of steamships carrying passengers from the 
place of discharge or from the port nearest thereto. 

(4) The distances mentioned in the preceding paragraphs of this 
article shall be computed by the official table of distances in use 
at the time of the man’s discharge. 

(5) The place to which travel allowance is furnished and the 
amount shall be entered under the appropriate heading on the 
man’s discharge and on his service record. 

(6) Men discharged by medical survey, if residents of the United 
States or of the insular possessions of the United States, shall, at 
the time of their discharge, be furnished transportation to their 
homes, with subsistence and transfers en route, or cash in lieu 
thereof. 

4540. No allowance shall be made for the expenses of persons 
undergoing examination for appointments, except as provided by 
law for midshipmen, and except candidates for appointments as 
paymaster’s clerks who successfully pass the required examination 
and receive appointments. 

4541. The actual expenses only of enlisted men summoned as 
witnesses before a court-martial shall be paid, and shall be pro¬ 
vided by the pay officer upon order of the commanding officer of 
the ship or station to which they belong. 

4542. (1) The rules contained in this article for the payment of 
fees and mileage to civilian witnesses before naval courts-martial 
and courts of inquiry shall be observed by all persons in the naval 
service. 

(2) Payment of fees and mileage of civilian witnesses before a 
naval court-martial or court of inquiry shall be made by the pay 
officer of any vessel, or at a yard or station where there is no re¬ 
ceiving ship, by the paymaster of the yard, upon receipt of an 
order from his commanding officer. The order from the com¬ 
manding officer must be accompanied with vouchers, properly 
sworn to by the witness and certified by the judge advocate or 
recorder of the court, or by the deck court officer, or by the officer 
before whom the witness gives his deposition. 

(3) The order must also be accompanied by a copy of the order 
convening the court, certified to be correct by the judge advocate 


Travel allow- 
auce on dis¬ 
charge. 


No allowance 
for expenses of 
candidates for 
appointment. 


Allowance for 
witnesses. 


Fees and mile¬ 
age for civilian 
witnesses before 
naval courts. 


(347 R) 



or recorder of the court, or by the deck court officer, or by the 
officer before whom the witness gives his deposition. 

(4) In case a witness duly subpoenaed before a court-martial or 
court of inquiry refuses to appear or qualify as a witness or to 
testify or produce documentary evidence as required by law (sec. 
12, act of February 16, 1909, 35 Stat., 621), he will at once be duly 
paid or tendered his fees and mileage at the rates provided for 
witnesses in the United States district court for the State, Terri¬ 
tory, or District in which such naval court is held, and such wit¬ 
ness shall then again be called upon to comply with the require¬ 
ments of the law. The fees and mileage of civilian witnesses 
residing beyond the limits of the State, Territory, or District in 
which the court is held shall not be paid in advance, as such 
witnesses can not be punished if they refuse to obey the summons. 

(5) The fees and mileage above referred to will be duly paid or 
tendered by the judge advocate, recorder, deck court officer, or the 
officer before whom a deposition is taken, the money for this pur¬ 
pose to be supplied by such pay officer as may be designated upon 
the written order of the senior officer present, and the judge ad¬ 
vocate, recorder, deck court officer, or the officer before whom a 
deposition is taken, receiving the money for the purpose named, 
shall furnish the pay officer concerned with a proper receipt. 

(6) The certificate of the judge advocate, recorder, deck court 
officer, or officer before whom a deposition is taken, will be evi¬ 
dence of the fact and period of attendance and place from which 
summoned, and said certificate shall be made on the voucher. 

(7) Upon execution of the certificate the witness will be paid 
upon his discharge from attendance, without awaiting performance 
of return travel. The charges for return journeys will be made 
upon the basis of the actual charges allowed for travel to the court 
or place designated for taking a deposition. No other items will 
be allowed. 

(8) Travel must be estimated by the shortest usually traveled 
route—by established lines of railroad, stage, or steamer—the time 
occupied to be determined by the official schedules, reasonable 
allowance being made for unavoidable detention. 

(9) If no pay officer be present at the place where the court sits, 
the accounts, properly authenticated as above directed, shall be 
transmitted to the convening authority or to the nearest naval sta¬ 
tion to which a pay officer is attached, with the request that the 
amount be paid by check. 

(10) Accounts of civilian witnesses are not transferable. 

(11) Signature of witnesses when signed by mark must be wit¬ 
nessed. 

(12) The following rates for civilian witnesses are prescribed 
by law: 

(a) A civilian not in Government employ, duly summoned as a 
witness before a naval court-martial or court of inquiry, or at a 
place where his deposition is to be taken for use before such court, 
will receive one dollar and fifty cents a day for each day of actual 
attendance for such purpose, and five cents a mile from place of 
residence to place of trial or taking deposition and return, except 
as follows: 

(&) Porto Rico and Cuba, one dollar and fifty cents a day, 
fifteen cents a mile for necessary travel by stage or private con¬ 
veyance and ten cents by railway or steamship line. 

(c) Alaska, east of one hundred and forty-first degree, west lon¬ 
gitude, two dollars a day and ten cents a mile; west of that degree, 
four dollars a day and fifteen cents a mile. 

(d) Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, 
Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California, three dollars a 
day, fifteen cents a mile for necessary travel by stage or private 
conveyance, five cents by railway or steamship line, and three 
dollars a day for the time necessarily occupied in such travel. 


(348 k) 


(13) Civilian witnesses, not in Government employ, summoned 
to attend courts-martial in the Philippine Islands, are entitled to 
the per diem and mileage allowed witnesses in attendance upon 
United States courts, i. e., one dollar and fifty cents per day for 
each day in attendance on the court, and five cents per mile for 
the distance traveled to and from the court. If furnished with 
transportation by the Government, 42.858 per cent of the five cents 
per mile will be deducted as cost of transportation furnished, and 
57.142 per cent allowed for subsistence and other expenses of the 
witness. 

(14) An employee of the civil government of the Philippine 
Islands, paid from insular funds, is not in the employ of the Gov¬ 
ernment for the purposes of payment as a witness. 

(15) Civilians in the employ of the Government, when sum¬ 
moned as witnesses, shall be allowed their actual expenses for 
travel and subsistence while going to and returning from the court, 
and for actual and necessary reasonable expenses for board and 
lodging while in attendance thereon, not to exceed $4 a day. If 
the court is in session at the place where the civilian witness in 
the employ of the Government is stationed he shall receive no 
allowance. 

Section 9.— Persons Deceased. 

4551. (1) Immediately upon official notification of the death, 
from wounds or disease not the result of his own misconduct, of 
any officer or enlisted man on the active list of the Navy and 
Marine Corps, the Paymaster General of the Navy shall cause to 
be paid to the widow, and, if no widow, to the children, and, if 
there be no children, to any other dependent relative of such 
officer or enlisted man previously designated by him, an amount 
equal to six months’ pay at the rate received by such officer or 
enlisted man at the date of his death, less seventy-five dollars in 
the case of an officer and thirty-five dollars in the case of an 
enlisted man, to defray expenses of interment, and the residue, 
if any, of the amount reserved shall De paid subsequently to the 
designated person. (Act of Aug. 22, 1912.) 

(2) No funeral expenses of a naval officer who dies in the 
United States, nor expenses for travel to attend the funeral of 
an officer who dies there, shall be allowed. But when an officer 
o'l duty dies in a foreign country the expenses of his funeral, not 
exceeding his sea pay for one month, shall be defrayed by the 
Government, and paid by the paymaster upon whose books the 
name of such officer was borne for pay. (Sec. 1587, R. S.) 

(3) In the cases of death of the persons named below, under 
the circumstances mentioned, the expenses of interment shall be 
governed as indicated: 

When there is a widow or previously designated beneficiary, the 
deceased being— 

(а) An officer or enlisted man of the Navy or Marine Corps: 
By paragraph 1, above. 

When there is no widow or previously designated beneficiary, 
the deceased being— 

(б) An officer of the Navy: By paragraph 2, above. 

(c) An officer of the Marine Corps: Necessary and proper ex¬ 
penses not exceeding seventy-five dollars shall be allowed, the 
bills therefor being public bills. 

(d) An enlisted man of the Navy: Necessary and proper ex¬ 
penses not exceeding thirty-five dollars shall be allowed, the bills 
therefor being public bills. 

(e) An enlisted man of the Marine Corps: Necessary and proper 
expenses not exceeding thirty-five dollars shall be allowed, the 
bills therefor being public bills. 

(4) Public bills for funeral expenses under (&) and (d) as 
above limited shall be paid when approved by the Bureau of 


Gratuity of 
six months’ pay 
to widow or 
other designated 
beneficiary. 


Funeral ex¬ 
penses, death of 
an officer. 


Expenses of 
interment. 


(P.49 R) 




Accounts. 


Report of fu¬ 
neral expenses. 


Service pen¬ 
sions to disabled 
enlisted men. 


Official re- 
ports of death 
or disability. 


Report of eye¬ 
witnesses to ac¬ 
cidents. 


Bureau of 
Medicine and 
Surgery to de¬ 
cide if records 
are incomplete. 


Medicine and Surgery, for persons in the Navy; those for persons 
in the Marine Corps under (c) and ( e ) when approved by such 
officers as may be designated by the commandant. 

(5) Transportation of remains is governed by annual appro- 
priation and is distinct from “ funeral expenses” or “ expenses of 
interment.” (Comp. Dec., Aug. 21, 1908.) 

4552. Upon the transfer of a deceased person’s account to the 
Auditor for the Navy Department the pay officer concerned shall 
rote thereon the amount paid by him for funeral expenses. 

4553. Pay officers paying funeral expenses shall immediately 
report the amount thereof to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

Section 10. —Pensions. 

4561. (1) Any disabled enlisted man who has not been dis¬ 
charged for misconduct shall, after ten years’ service in the Navy 
or Marine Corps, be entitled to a pension, if a board of survey 
consisting of three naval officers, one of whom shall be a medical 
officer, appointed by the Secretary of the Navy, shall recommend 
it. (Sec. 4757, R. S.) 

(2) After twenty years’ service, any enlisted man disabled 
from sea service by reason of age or infirmity, who has not been 
discharged for misconduct, shall, if he so elect, be entitled to a 
pension equal to one-half the pay of his rating when last dis¬ 
charged, in lieu of being provided with a home in the Naval 
Home. Philadelphia. (Sec. 4756, R. S.) 

4562. Commanding officers on shore and afloat shall require 
from the proper medical officers reports of every case of death or 
disability occurring to persons in the naval service under their 
command. These reports, made in accordance with the current 
edition of the “ Manual for the Medical Department, U. S. Navy,” 
shall be sent to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery as evidence 
of claims for pensions. 

4563. When any person in the Navy or Marine Corps is acci¬ 
dentally injured and, on account of the absence of the medical 
officer, or for any other reason, the facts and circumstances are 
not entered in the health record, the commanding officer shall 
require an officer, or some other trustworthy person who witnessed 
the accident, to make a written report thereon to the Bureau of 
Medicine and Surgery, said report to show when, where, and how 
the accident occurred, and what the injured person was doing at 
the time. This report shall be as brief as practicable, and the 
commanding officer in his forwarding indorsement shall state his 
own opinion thereon, and the matter shall be referred to in the 
health record. 

4564. In case of death, injury, or disability, where the official 
medical record may be incomplete, the Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery shall decide whether such death, injury, or disability 
occurred in the line of duty. 


(.150 r) 


CHAPTER 40 . 


SHIP ORGANIZATION AND SHIP ROUTINE; INSPECTION 
AND GENERAL SURVEYS OF SHIPS. AND ALTERATIONS 
AND REPAIRS THERETO; CARE AND PRESERVATION 
OF SHIPS AND OF THEIR EQUIPMENT AND OUTFITS* 
STORES. AFLOAT AND ASHORE; SALES AND SURVEYS 
OF MATERIAL; ACCOUNTS; RETURNS; AND CORRE¬ 
SPONDENCE. 


(Naval Instructions, chapters 23, 24, 25, 26. 27, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 

42, 43, and 44.) 

Section 1.—General Authority Vested in the Secretary of 

the Navy. 

4601. Subject to the provisions of law and of the Navy Regula¬ 
tions, the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to issue 
such instructions as may be necessary in connection with the 
following subjects: 

(а) Ship organization. (I-Chap. 23.) 

(б) Ship routine. (I-Chap. 24.) 

<c) Inspection of ships. (I-Chap. 37.) 

( d ) General surveys on ships. ( I-Chap. 37.) 

( e ) Alterations to ships. (I-Chap. 37.) 

(/) Repairs to ships. (I-Chap. 37.) 

(g) Care and preservation of ships and of their equipment and 
outfits. (I-Chaps. 25, 26, and 27.) 

(Ji) Stores, afloat and ashore. (I-Chaps. 38 and 39.) 

( i ) Sales and surveys of material. (I-Chap. 40.) 

O') Accounts. (I-Chaps. 41 and 42.) 

(fc) Returns. (I-Chap. 43.) 

( l) Correspondence. (I-Chap. 44.) 

Section 2.— Custody and Care of Stores on Shore. 

4621. The custody, transfer, and issue of all supplies, and the Responsibility 
records of all property and plants at navy yards and stations Bureau of 
under the Navy Department, with the exceptions hereinafter counts. a " d A °’ 
noted, shall be under the supervision of the Bureau of Supplies 

and Accounts. 

4622. At each navy yard and station there shall be an officer The general 
of the pay corps detailed as the general storekeeper who shall, storekeeper, 
under the direction of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, have 

charge, with the exceptions noted in the two following articles, 
of supplies, material, manufactured articles of ship’s equipment, 
etc., subject to invoice. 

4623. Medical outfits for ships in commission shall be furnished Medical sup- 
from a naval medical supply depot. At naval stations where there piles. 

is no medical supply depot the medical officer of the navy yard 
shall have charge of all medicines, medical supplies, instruments, 
and other articles provided by the Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery for use at the yard, for ships fitting out, or received from 
ships arriving. 


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Midshipmen’s 
storekeeper at 
Naval Academy. 


Supplies to 
he properly 
guarded. 


Supplies to he 
procured after 
advertising. 


Purchases in 
open market. 


Payments in 
advance. 


Mileage hooks, 
commutation 
tickets, etc. 


Advertise¬ 
ments, restric¬ 
tions in regard 
to. 


4024. The midshipmen’s storekeeper at the Naval Academy 
shall be detailed from the officers of pay corps and shall have 
authority, with the approval of the Secretary of the Navy, to pro¬ 
cure clothing aud other necessaries for the midshipmen in the 
same manner as supplies are furnished to the Navy, this property 
to be issued under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Navy. 

4625. Supplies shall be so stored and guarded as to enable the 
general storekeeper to assume a rigid responsibility for their 
proper care and expenditure. 

Section 3.—General Instructions for Purchasers. 

4G41. (1) The term “purchase,” when used in the Navy Regu¬ 
lations or Naval Instructions, shall be construed as relating only 
to the contract or agreement for the sale and delivery of any 
article or for the performance of any service, but not to the pay¬ 
ment entailed by the completion of such contract or agreement : 
and the duties of purchase and payment shall not be assigned to 
the same officer, except in the case of fleet, squadron, or division 
paymasters, pay officers of ships, and such officers as may be spe¬ 
cifically designated by the Secretary of the Navy. 

4642. (1) All purchases and contracts for supplies or services, 
in any of the departments of the Government, except for personal 
services, shall be made by advertising a sufficient time previously 
for proposals respecting the same, when the public exigencies do 
not require the immediate delivery of the articles or performance 
of the service. When immediate delivery or performance is re¬ 
quired by the public exigency, the articles or service required may 
be procured by open purchase or contract, at the places and in 
the manner in which such articles are usually bought and sold, 
or such services engaged, between individuals. (Sec. 3709, R. S. 
See also secs. 1549 and 3714, R. S.) 

(2) The purchase of supplies and the procurement of services 
for all branches of the naval service may be made in open market 
in the manner common among business men, without formal con¬ 
tract or bond, when the aggregate of the amount required does not 
exceed five hundred dollars, and when, in the opinion of the proper 
administrative officers, such limitation of amount is not designed 
to evade purchase under formal contract or bond, and equally or 
more advantageous terms can thereby be secured. (Act of Mar. 
2, 1907.) 

4643. (1) In all cases of contracts for the performance of any 
service or the delivery of articles of any description, for the use 
of the United States, payment shall not exceed the value of the 
service rendered, or of the articles delivered previously to such 
payment. (Sec. 3648, R. S.) 

(2) The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to purchase such 
mileage books, commutation tickets, and other similar transporta¬ 
tion tickets as may at his discretion seem necessary, and to fur¬ 
nish same to officers and others ordered to perform travel on 
official business; and payment for such transportation tickets 
upon their receipt, in accordance with commercial usage, or prior 
to the actual performance of the travel involved, shall not be 
regarded as an advance of public money within the meaning of 
section 3648 of the Revised Statutes. (Act of Apr. 27, 1904.) 

4644. No advertisement, notice, or proposal for any executive 

department of the Government, or for any bureau thereof, or for 
any officer therewith connected, shall be published in any news¬ 
paper whatever, except in pursuance of a written authority for 
such publication from the head of such department; and no bill 
for any such advertising or publication shall be paid unless there 
pe presented with such bill a copy of such written authority. 
(Sec. 3828, R. S.) * 


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CHAPTER 41. 


RULES FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS. 

Section 1.—General Instructions. 

The provisions of law and of the rules and regulations estab¬ 
lished by the Department of Commerce and Labor pursuant to 
law, as set forth in this chapter shall be strictly carried out by 
all officers and others in the naval service. 

Officers and others in the naval service shall diligently observe 
the rules for preventing collisions, as given in this chapter, and 
shall immediately report to the Navy Department any infractions 
thereof which may come to their notice, giving in detail in such 
report all the data obtainable in connection therewith, including 
the names of all witnesses, times, places, and the names and 
nationalities of the vessels violating them. 

Special attention is invited to the definition common to both 
international and inland rules, that “ The words ‘ steam vessel ’ 
shall include any vessel propelled by machinery,” and to the pro¬ 
visions of section 8 of this chapter giving special rules for motor 
boats, in which a motor boat is defined as “ every vessel propelled 
by machinery and not more than sixty-five feet in length except 
tugboats and tow boats propelled by steam.” This section does 
not amend the international rules, but does affect the inland rules 
and the rules for the Great Lakes and western rivers. Power- 
driven craft of the Navy affected by the provisions of this section 
shall comply strictly with such provisions. 

The inland rules given in section 2 of this chapter apply to and 
shall be observed by “ seagoing ” vessels, and do not excuse other 
vessels from compliance with the special rules contained In 
section 4. 

The international and inland rules given in sections 2 and 4 of 
this chapter do not apply to the Great Lakes and western rivers, 
which are covered by the provisions of sections 5 and 6. 

In section 3 of this chapter are given the lines of demarcation 
within which the inland rules given in sections 2 and 4 are appli¬ 
cable, and also the lines of demarcation of inland waters of the 
United States within which the rules for the western rivers apply 
in place of the ordinary inland rules. The rules for the Great 
Lakes apply in every place to the westward of Montreal. 

In section 7 of this chapter are given certain inland rules which 
are applicable within the waters covered by sections 4, 5, and 6. 
In some cases there are certain minor differences in the applica¬ 
tion of the provisions of this section to the different waters 
covered thereby, but such minor differences are indicated in the 
text in each instance. 

Section 2.— International and Inland Rules. 

(This section is reproduced from Department Circular No. 230, Bureau 

of Navigation, Department of Commerce and Labor, June 27, 1911.) 

In the left-hand column in this section are given the international 
i*ules. In the right-hand column are given the rules for inland 
waters of the United States for seagoing vessels. Attention is 
called to the remarks in the preceding section, and to the provi¬ 
sions of the succeeding sections in regard to the special rules for 
certain inland waters* 


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INTERNATIONAL RULES. 


INLAND RULES. 


I.—Enacting Clause, Scope, and 
Penalty. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and 
House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assem¬ 
bled, That the following regulations 
for preventing collisions at sea shall 
be followed by all public and private 
vessels of the United States upon the 
high seas and in all waters connected 
therewith, navigable by seagoing ves¬ 
sels. 

Art. 30. Nothing in these rules shall 
interfere with the operation of a spe¬ 
cial rule, duly made by local authority, 
relative to the navigation of any har- 
bur, river, or inland waters. 


I.—Enacting Clause, Scope, and 
Penalty. 

Whereas the provisions of chapter 
eight hundred and two of the laws 
of eighteen hundred and ninety, 
and the amendments thereto, 
adopting regulations for prevent¬ 
ing collisions at sea [ i . e., interna¬ 
tional rules of left-hand column ], 
apply to all waters of the United 
States connected with the high 
seas navigable by seagoing vessels, 
except so far as the navigation of 
any harbor, river, or inland waters 
is regulated by special rules duly 
made by local authority; and 
Whereas it is desirable that the regu¬ 
lations relating to the navigation 
of all harbors, rivers, and inland 
waters of the United States, ex¬ 
cept the Great Lakes and their 
connecting and tributary waters 
as far east as Montreal and the 
Red River of the North and rivers 
emptying into the Gulf of Mexico 
and their tributaries, shall be 
stated in one act: Therefore, 

Be it enacted by the Senate and 
House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assem¬ 
bled, That the following regulations 
for preventing collisions shall be fol¬ 
lowed by all vessels navigating all hai~- 
bors, rivers, and inland icaters of the 
United States, except the Great Lakes 
and their connecting and tributary 
waters as far east as Montreal and the 
Red River of the North and rivers 
emptying into the Gulf of Mexico and 
their tributaries, and are hereby de¬ 
clared special rules duly made by local 
authority. 

Sec. 3. That every pilot, engineer, 
mate, or master of any steam vessel, 
and every master or mate of any barge 
or canal boat, who neglects or refuses 
to observe the provisions of this act, 
or the regulations established in pur¬ 
suance of the preceding section [see 
section 2, page J f ~\, shall be liable to a 
penalty of fifty dollars, and for all 
damages sustained by any passenger 
in his person or baggage by such neg¬ 
lect or refusal: Provided, That nothing 
herein shall relieve any vessel, owner, 
or corporation from any liability in¬ 
curred by reason of such neglect or re¬ 
fusal. 


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PRELIMINARY DEFINITIONS. 

In the following rules every steam 
vessel which is under sail and not 
under steam is to be considered a sail¬ 
ing vessel, and every vessel under 
steam, whether under sail or not, is to 
be considered a steam vessel. 

The words “ steam vessel ” shall in¬ 
clude any vessel propelled by machin¬ 
ery. 

A vessel is “ under way,” within the 
meaning of these rules, when she is 
not at anchor, or made fast to the 
shore, or aground. 

II.— Lights, and so forth. 

The word “ visible ” in these rules, 
when applied to lights, shall mean 
visible on a dark night with a clear 
atmosphere. 

Article 1. The rules concerning 
lights shall be complied with in all 
weathers from sunset to sunrise, and 
during such time no other lights 
which may be mistaken for the pre¬ 
scribed lights shall be exhibited. 

STEAM VESSELS—MASTHEAD LIGHT. 

Art. 2. A steam vessel when under 
way shall carry— 

(a) On or in front of the foremast, 
or if a vessel without a foremast, then 
in the fore part of the vessel, at a 
height above the hull of not less than 
twenty feet, and if the breadth of the 
vessel exceeds twenty feet, then at a 
height above the hull not less than 
such breadth, so, however, that the 
light need not be carried at a greater 
height above the hull than forty feet, 
a bright white light, so constructed as 
to show an unbroken light over an arc 
of the horizon of twenty points of the 
compass, so fixed as to throw the light 
ten points on each side of the vessel, 
namely, from right ahead to two points 
abaft the beam on either side, and of 
such a character as to be visible at a 
distance of at least five miles. 


Sec. 4. That every vessel that shall 
be navigated without complying with 
the provisions of this act shall be lia¬ 
ble to a penalty of two hundred dol¬ 
lars, one-half to go to the informer, for 
tvhich sum the vessel so navigated 
shall be liable and may be seized and 
proceeded against by action in any 
district court of the United States 
having jurisdiction of the offense. 

PRELIMINARY DEFINITIONS. 

In the following rules every steam 
vessel which is under sail and not 
under steam is to be considered a sail¬ 
ing vessel, and evei'y vessel under 
steam, whether under sail or not, is to 
be considered a steam vessel. 

The words “ steam vessel ” shall in¬ 
clude any vessel propelled by machin¬ 
ery. 

A vessel is “ under way,” within the 
meaning of these rules, when she is 
not at anchor, or made fast to the 
shore, or aground. 

II.— Lights, and so forth. 

The word “ visible ” in these rules, 
when applied to lights, shall mean 
visible on a dark night with a clear 
atmosphere. 

Article 1. The rules concerning 
lights shall be complied with in all 
weathers from sunset to sunrise, and 
during such time no other lights 
which may be mistaken for the pre¬ 
scribed lights shall be exhibited. 

STEAM VESSELS—MASTHEAD LIGHT. 

Art. 2. A steam vessel when under 
way shall carry — 

(a) On or in the front of the fore¬ 
mast, or if a vessel without a foremast, 
then in the fore part of the vessel, a 
bright white light so constructed as to 
show an unbroken light over an arc of 
the horizon of twenty points of the 
compass, so fixed as to throw the light 
ten points on each side of the vessel, 
namely, from right ahead to two points 
abaft the beam on either side, and of 
such a character as to be visible at a 
distance of at least five miles. 


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STEAM VESSELS—SIDE LIGHTS. 


STEAM VESSELS—SIDE LIGHTS. 


(b) On the starboard side a green 
light so constructed as to show an un¬ 
broken light over an arc of the horizon 
of ten points of the compass, so fixed 
as to throw the light from right ahead 
to two points abaft the beam on the 
starboard side, and of such a charac¬ 
ter as to be visible at a distance of at 
least two miles. 

(c) On the port side a red light so 
constructed as to show an unbroken 
light over an arc of the horizon of ten 
points of the compass, so fixed as to 
throw the light from right ahead to 
two points abaft the beam on the port 
side, and of such a character as to be 
visible at a distance of at least two 
miles. 

(d) The said green and red side 
lights shall be fitted with inboard 
screens projecting at least three feet 
forward from the light, so as to pre¬ 
vent these lights from being seen 
across the bow. 

STEAM VESSELS—RANGE LIGHTS. 

(e) A steam vessel when under way- 
may carry an additional white light 
similar in construction to the light 
mentioned in subdivision (a). These 
two lights shall be so placed in line 
with the keel that one shall be at least 
fifteen feet higher than the other, and 
in such a position with reference to 
each other that the lower light shall 
be forward of the upper one. The ver¬ 
tical distance between these lights 
shall be less than the horizontal dis¬ 
tance. 


STEAM VESSELS WHEN TOWING. 

Art. 3. A steam vessel when towing 
another vessel shall, in addition to her 
side lights, carry two bright white 


(&) On the starboard side a green 
light so constructed as to show an un¬ 
broken light over an arc of the horizon 
of ten points of the compass, so fixed 
as to throw the light from right ahead 
to two points abaft the beam on the 
starboard side, and of such a charac¬ 
ter as to be visible at a distance of at 
least tivo miles. 

(c) On the port side a red light so 
constructed as to show an unbroken 
light over an arc of the horizon of ten 
points of the compass, so fixed as to 
throw the light from right ahead to 
two points abaft the beam on the port 
side, and of such a character as to be 
visible at a distance of at least two 
miles. 

( d ) The said green and red side 
lights shall be fitted with inboard 
screens projecting at least three feet 
fortvard from the light, so as to pre¬ 
vent these lights from being seen 
across the bow. 

STEAM VESSELS-RANGE LIGHTS. 

'(c) A seagoing steam vessel when 
under way may carry an additional 
white light similar in construction to 
the light mentioned in subdivision (a). 
These two lights shall be so placed in 
line with the keel that one shall be at 
least fifteen feet higher than the other, 
and in such a position with reference 
to each other that the lower light shall 
be forward of the upper one. The ver¬ 
tical distance between these lights 
shall be less than the horizontal dis¬ 
tance. 

(f) All steam vessels (except sea¬ 
going vessels and ferryboats ), shall 
carry in addition to green and red 
lights required by article two (b), 
( c ), and screens as required by article 
two (d), a central range of two white 
lights; the after light being carried at 
an elevation at least fifteen feet above 
the light at the head of the vessel. 
The headlight shall be so constructed 
as to show an unbroken light through 
twenty points of the compass, namely, 
from right ahead to two points abaft 
the beam on either side of the vessel, 
and the after light so as to show all 
around the horizon. 

STEAM VESSELS WHEN TOWING. 

Art. 3. A steam vessel when towing 
another vessel shall, in addition to her 
side lights , carry two bright white 


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lights in a vertical line one over the 
other, not less than six feet apart, and 
when towing more than one vessel 
shall carry an additional bright white 
light six feet above or below such 
lights, if the length of the tow meas¬ 
uring from the stern of the towing ves¬ 
sel to the stern of the last vessel towed 
exceeds six hundred feet. Each of these 
lights shall be of the same construc¬ 
tion and character, and shall be carried 
in the same position as the white light 
mentioned in article two (a), except¬ 
ing the additional light, which may be 
carried at a height of not less than 
fourteen feet above the hull. 

Such steam vessel may carry a small 
white light abaft the funnel or after¬ 
mast for the vessel towed to steer by, 
but such light shall not be visible for¬ 
ward of the beam. 

SPECIAL LIGHTS. 

Art. 4. (a) A vessel which from any 
accident is not under command shall 
carry at the same height as a white 
light mentioned in article two (a), 
where they can best be seen, and if a 
steam vessel in lieu of that light two 
red lights, in a vertical line one over 
the other, not less than six feet apart, 
and of such a character as to be visible 
all around the horizon at a distance 
of at least two miles; and shall by 
day carry in a vertical line one over 
the other, not less than six feet apart, 
where they can best be seen, two black 
balls or shapes, each two feet in diame¬ 
ter. 

(b) A vessel employed in laying or in 
picking up a telegraph cable shall carry 
in the same position as the white light 
mentioned in article two (a), and if 
a steam vessel in lieu of that light 
three lights in a vertical line one over 
the other not less than six feet apart. 
The highest and lowest of these lights 
shall be red, and the middle light shall 
be white, and they shall be of such a 
character as to be visible all around 
the horizon, at a distance of at least 
two miles. By day she shall carry in 
a vertical line, one over the other, not 
less than six feet apart, where they 
can best be seen, three shapes not less 
than two feet in diameter, of which 
the highest and lowest shall be globu¬ 
lar shape and red in color, and the 
middle one diamond in shape and 
white. 

(c) The vessels referred to in this 
article, when not making way through 
the water, shall not carry the side 


lights in a vertical line one over the 
other, not less than three feet apart, 
and when towing more than one vessel 
shall carry an additional bright white 
light three feet above or below such 
lights, if the length of the tow measur¬ 
ing from the stern of the towing vessel 
to the stern of the last vessel towed ex¬ 
ceeds six hundred feet. Each of these 
lights shall be of the same construc¬ 
tion and character, and shall be carried 
in the same position as the white light 
mentioned in article two (a) or the 
after range light mentioned in article 
two (/). 

Such steam vessel may carry a small 
white light abaft the funnel or after¬ 
mast for the vessel towed to steer by, 
but such light shall not be visible for¬ 
ward of the beam. 


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lights, but when making way shall 
carry them. 

(d) The lights and shapes required 
to be shown by this article are to be 
taken by other vessels as signals that 
the vessel showing them is not under 
command and can not therefore get 
out of the way. 

These signals are not signals of ves¬ 
sels in distress and requiring assist¬ 
ance. Such signals are contained in 
article thirty-one. 

LIGHTS FOR SAILING VESSELS AND VES¬ 
SELS IN TOW. 

Art. 5. A sailing vessel under way 
and any vessel being towed shall carry 
the same lights as are prescribed by 
article two for a steam vessel under 
way, with the exception of the white 
lights mentioned therein, which they 
shall never carry. 


LIGHTS FOR SMALL VESSELS. 

Art. 6. Whenever, as in the case of 
small vessels under way during bad 
weather, the green and red side lights 
can not be fixed, these lights shall be 
kept at hand, lighted and ready for 
use; and shall, on the approach of or 
to other vessels, be exhibited on their 
respective sides in sufficient time to 
prevent collision, in such manner as to 
make them most visible, and so that 
the green light shall not be seen on 
the port side nor the red light on the 


LIGHTS FOR SAILING VESSELS AND VES¬ 
SELS IN TOW. 

Art. 5. A sailing vessel under way 
or being towed shall carry the same 
lights as are prescribed by article two 
for a steam vessel under way, with the 
exception of the white lights men¬ 
tioned therein, which they shall never 
carry. 

LIGHTS FOR FERRYBOATS, BARGES, AND 
CANAL BOATS IN TOW. 

Sec. 2. That the supervising inspect¬ 
ors of steam vessels and the Supervis¬ 
ing Inspector General shall establish 
such rules to be observed by steam 
vessels in passing each other and as to 
the lights to be carried by ferryboats 
and by barges and canal boats when 
in toiv of steam vessels, not inconsist¬ 
ent with the provisions of this act, as 
they from time to time may deem 
necessary for safety, which rules, when 
approved by the Secretary of Com¬ 
merce and Labor, are hereby declared 
special rules duly made by local au¬ 
thority, as provided for in article 
thirty of chapter eight hundred and 
two of the laws of eighteen hundred 
and ninety. Two printed copies of 
such rules shall be furnished to such 
ferryboats and steam vessels, which 
rules shall be kept posted up in con¬ 
spicuous places in such vessels. 

LIGHTS FOR SMALL VESSELS. 

Art. 6. Whenever, as in the case of 
vessels of less than ten gross tons un¬ 
der way during bad weather, the green 
and red side lights can not be fixed, 
these lights shall be kept at hand, 
lighted and ready for use; and shall, 
on the approach of or to other vessels, 
be exhibited on their respective sides 
in sufficient time to prevent collision, 
in such manner as to make them most 
visible, and so that the green light 
shall not be seen on the port side nor 


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starboard side; nor, if practicable, 
more than two points abaft the beam 
on their respective sides. To make 
the use of these portable lights more 
certain and easy, the lanterns contain¬ 
ing them shall each be painted outside 
with the color of the light they respec¬ 
tively contain, and shall be provided 
with proper screens. 


LIGHTS FOR SMALL STEAM AND SAIL 
VESSELS AND OPEN BOATS. 

Art. 7. Steam vessels of less than 
forty, and vessels under oars or sails 
of less than twenty tons gross ton¬ 
nage, respectively, and rowing boats, 
when under way, shall not be required 
to carry the lights mentioned in article 
two (a), (b), and (c), but if they do 
not carry them they shall be provided 
with the following lights: 

First. Steam vessels of less than 
forty tons shall carry— 

(a) In the fore part of the vessel, 
or on or in front of the funnel, where 
it can best be seen, and at a height 
above the gunwale of not less than 
nine feet, a bright white light con¬ 
structed and fixed as prescribed in 
article two (a), and of such a charac¬ 
ter as to be visible at a distance of at 
least two miles. 

(b) Green and red side lights con¬ 
structed and fixed as prescribed in 
article two (b) and (c), and of such a 
character as to be visible at a distance 
of at least one mile, or a combined lan¬ 
tern showing a green light and a red 
light from right ahead to two points 
abaft the beam on their respective 
sides. Such lanterns shall be carried 
not less than three feet below the 
white light. 

Second. Small steamboats, such as 
are carried by seagoing vessels, may 
carry the w r hite light at a less height 
than nine feet above the gunwale, but 
it shall be carried above the combined 
lantern mentioned in subdivision one 
(b). 

Third. Vessels under oars or sails oi* 
less than twenty tons shall have ready 
at hand a lantern with a green glass 
on one side and a red glass on the 
other, which, on the approach of or to 
other vessels, shall be exhibited in 
sufficient time to prevent collision, so 
that the green light shall not be seen 
on the port side nor the red light on 
the starboard side. 

Fourth. Rowing boats, whether un¬ 
der oars or sail, shall have ready at 


the red light on the starboard side; 
nor, if practicable, more than two 
points abaft the beam on their respec¬ 
tive sides. To make the use of these 
portable lights more certain and easy, 
the lanterns containing them shall 
each be painted outside with the color 
of the light they respectively contain 
and shall be provided with proper 
screens. 


Art. 7. Rowing boats, whether un¬ 
der oars or sail, shall have ready at 
hand a lantern showing a white light 
which shall be temporarily exhibited 
in sufficient time to prevent collision. 


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hand a lantern showing a white light 
which shall be temporarily exhibited 
in sufficient time to prevent collision. 

The vessels referred to in this article 
shall not be obliged to carry the lights 
prescribed by article four (a) and 
article eleven, last paragraph. 

LIGHTS FOB PILOT VESSELS. 

Art. 8. Pilot vessels when engaged 
on their station on pilotage duty shall 
not show the lights required for other 
vessels, but shall carry a white light 
at the masthead, visible all around the 
horizon, and shall also exhibit a flare- 
up light or flare-up lights at short in¬ 
tervals, which shall never exceed fif¬ 
teen minutes. 

On the near approach of or to other 
vessels they shall have their side lights 
lighted, ready for use, and shall flash 
or show them at short intervals, to 
indicate the direction in which they 
are heading, but the green light shall 
not be shown on the port side nor the 
red light on the starboard side. 

A pilot vessel of such a class as to 
be obliged to go alongside of a vessel 
to put a pilot on board may show the 
white light instead of carrying it at 
the masthead, and may, instead of the 
colored lights above mentioned, have 
at hand, ready for use, a lantern with 
green glass on the one side and red 
glass on the other, to be used as pre¬ 
scribed above. 

Pilot vessels, when not engaged on 
their station on pilotage duty, shall 
carry lights similar to those of other 
vessels of their tonnage. 

A steam pilot vessel, when engaged 
on her station on pilotage duty and in 
waters of the United States, and not 
at anchor, shall, in addition to the 
lights required for all pilot boats, 
carry at a distance of eight feet below 
her white masthead light a red light, 
visible all around the horizon and of 
such a character as to be visible on a 
dark night with a clear atmosphere at 
a distance of at least two miles, and 
also the colored side lights required 
to be carried by vessels when under 
way. 

When engaged on her station on pi¬ 
lotage duty and in waters of! the 
United States, and at anchor, she shall 
carry in addition to the lights required 
for all pilot boats the red light above 
mentioned, but not the colored side 
lights. When not engaged on her sta¬ 
tion on pilotage duty, she shall carry 
the same lights as other steam vessels. 


LIGHTS FOR PILOT VESSELS. 

Art. 8. Pilot vessels when engaged 
on their stations on pilotage duty shall 
not show the lights required for other 
vessels, hut shall carry a white light 
at the masthead, visible all around the 
horizon, and shall also exhibit a flare- 
up light or flare-up lights at short in¬ 
tervals, which shall never exceed fif¬ 
teen minutes. 

On the near approach of or to other 
vessels they shall have their side lights 
lighted, ready for use, and shall flash 
or show them at short intervals, to 
indicate the direction in which they 
are heading, but the green light shall 
not be shown on the port side nor the 
red light on the starboard side. 

A pilot vessel of such a class as to 
be obliged to go alongside of a vessel 
to put a pilot on board may show the 
white light instead of carrying it at 
the masthead, and may, instead of the 
colored lights above mentioned, have 
at hand, ready for use, a lantern with 
a green glass on the one side and a 
red glass on the other, to be used as 
prescribed above. 

Pilot vessels, when not engaged on 
their station on pilotage duty, shall 
carry lights similar to those of other 
vessels of their tonnage. 

A steam pilot vessel, when engaged 
on her station on pilotage duty and in 
waters of the United States, and not 
at anchor, shall, in addition to the 
lights required for all pilot boats, 
carry at a distance of eight feet below 
her white masthead light a red light, 
visible all around the horizon and of 
such a character as to be visible on a 
dark night with a clear atmosphere at 
a distance of at least two miles, and 
also the colored side lights required 
to be carried by vessels when under 
way. 

When engaged on her station on pi¬ 
lotage duty and in waters of the 
United States, and at anchor, she shall 
carry in addition to the lights required' 
for all pilot boats the red light above 
mentioned, but not the colored side 
lights. When not engaged on her sta¬ 
tion on pilotage duty, she shall carry 
the same lights as other steam vessels. 


(360 b) 



LIGHTS, ETC., OF FISHING VESSELS. 

Art. 9. Fishing vessels and fishing 
boats, when under way and when not 
required by this article to carry or 
show the lights hereinafter specified, 
shall carry or show the lights pre¬ 
scribed for vessels of their tonnage 
under way. 

(a) Open boats, by which is to be 
understood boats not protected from 
the entry of sea water by means of a 
continuous deck, when engaged in any 
fishing at night, with outlying tackle 
extending not more than one hundred 
and fifty feet horizontally from the 
boat into the seaway, shall cariy one 
all-round white light. 

Open boats, when fishing at night, 
with outlying tackle extending more 
than one hundred and fifty feet hori¬ 
zontally from the boat into the sea¬ 
way, shall carry one all-round white 
light, and in addition, on approaching 
or being approached by other vessels, 
shall show a second white light at least 
three feet below the first light and at 
a horizontal distance of at least five 
feet away from it in the direction in 
which the outlying tackle is attached. 

(b) Vessels and boats, except open 
boats as defined in subdivision (a), 
when fishing with drift nets, shall, so 
long as the nets are wholly or partly 
in the w r ater, carry two white lights 
where they can best be seen. Such 
lights shall be placed so that the ver¬ 
tical distance between them shall be 
not less than six feet and not more 
than fifteen feet, and so that the hori¬ 
zontal distance between them, meas¬ 
ured in a line with the keel, shall be 
not less than five feet and not more 
than ten feet. The lower of these two 
lights shall be in the direction of the 
nets, and both of them shall be of such 
a character as to show all around the 
horizon, and to be visible at a distance 
of not less than three miles. 

Within the Mediterranean Sea and 
in the seas bordering the coasts of 
Japan and Korea sailing fishing ves¬ 
sels of less than twenty tons gross 
tonnage shall not be obliged to carry 
the lower of these two lights. Should 
they, however, not carry it, they shall 
show in the same position (in the di¬ 
rection of the net or gear) a white 
light, visible at a distance of not less 
than one sea mile, on the approach of 
or to other vessels. 

(c) Vessels and boats, except open 
boats as defined in subdivision (a), 
when line fishing with their lines out 


LIGHTS, ETC., OF FISHING VESSELS. 

Art. 9. (a) Fishing vessels of less 
than ten gross tons, when under way 
and when not having their nets, trawls, 
dredges, or lines in the water, shall not 
he obliged to carry the colored side 
lights; hut every such vessel shall, in 
lieu thereof, have ready at hand a 
lantern with a green glass on one side 
and a red glass on the other side, and 
on approaching to or being approached 
by another vessel such lantern shall 
be exhibited in sufficient time to pre¬ 
vent collision, so that the green light 
shall not be seen on the port side nor 
the red light on the starboard side. 

( b) All fishing vessels and fishing 
boats of ten gross tons or upward,, 
when under icay and when not having 
their nets, trawls, dredges, or lines in 
the water, shall carry and show the 
same lights as other vessels under way. 

(c) All vessels, when trawling, 
dredging, or fishing ivith any kind of 
drag nets or lines, shall exhibit, from 
some part of the vessel where they 
can be best seen, two lights. One of 
these lights shall be red and the other 
shall be white. The red light shall be 
above the white light, and shall be at 
a vertical distance from it of not less 
than six feet and not more than ticelve 
feet; and the horizontal distance be¬ 
tween them, if any, shall not be more- 
than ten feet. These two lights shall 
be of such a character and contained 
in lanterns of such construction as to 
be visible all round the horizon, the 
white light a distance of not less than 
three miles and the red light of not 
less than tivo miles. 

LIGHTS FOR RAFTS OR OTHER CRAFT NOT 
PROVIDED FOR. 

( d ) Rafts, or other water craft not 
herein provided for, navigating by 
hand power, horse power, or by the 
current of the river, shall carry one or 
more good white lights, which shall be 
placed in such manner as shall be 
prescribed by the Board of Supervis¬ 
ing Inspectors of Steam Vessels. 




(361 r) 




and attached to or hauling their lines, 
and when not at anchor or stationary 
within the meaning of subdivision (h), 
shall carry the same lights as vessels 
fishing with drift nets. When shoot¬ 
ing lines or fishing with towing lines, 
they shall carry the lights prescribed 
for a steam or sailing vessel under 
way, respectively. 

Within the Mediterranean Sea and 
in the seas bordering the coasts of 
Japan and Korea sailing fishing ves¬ 
sels of less than twenty tons gross 
tonnage shall not be obliged to carry 
the lower of these two lights. Should 
they, however, not carry it, they shall 
show in the same position (in the di¬ 
rection of the lines) a white light, 
visible at a distance of not less than 
one sea mile on the approach of or to 
other vessels. 

(d) Vessels when engaged in trawl¬ 
ing, by which is meant the dragging 
of an apparatus along the bottom of 
the sea— 

First. If steam vessels, shall carry 
in the same position as the white light 
mentioned in article two (a) a tri-col- 
ored lantern so constructed and fixed 
as to show a white light from right 
ahead to two points on each bow, and 
a green light and a red light over an 
arc of the horizon from two points on 
each bow to two points abaft the beam 
on the starboard and port sides, re¬ 
spectively; and not less than six nor 
more than twelve feet below the tri¬ 
colored lantern a white light in a lan¬ 
tern, so constructed as to show a clear, 
uniform, and unbroken light all around 
the horizon. 

Second. If sailing vessels, shall 
carry a white light in a lantern, so 
constructed as to show a clear, uni¬ 
form, and unbroken light all around 
the horizon, and shall also, on the 
approach of or to other vessels, show 
where it can best be seen a white 
flare-U]5 light or torch in sufficient time 
to prevent collision. 

All lights mentioned in subdivision 
(d), first and second, shall be visible 
at a distance of at least two miles. 

(e) Oyster dredgers and other ves¬ 
sels fishing with dredge nets shall 
carry and show the same lights as 
trawlers. 

(f) Fishing vessels and fishing boats 
may at any time use a flare-up light 
in addition to the lights which they 
are by this article required to carry 
and show, and they may also use 
working lights. 


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(g) Every fishing vessel and every J 
fishing boat under one hundred and 
fifty feet in length, when at anchor, 
shall exhibit a white light visible all 
around the horizon at a distance of at 
least one mile. 

Every fishing vessel of one hundred 
and fifty feet in length or upward, 
when at anchor, shall exhibit a white 
light visible all around the horizon at 
a distance of at least one mile, and 
shall exhibit a second light as pro¬ 
vided for vessels of such length by 
article eleven. 

Should any such vessel, whether 
under one hundred and fifty feet in 
length or of one hundred and fifty feet 
in length or upward, be attached to a 
net or other fishing gear, she shall on 
the approach of other vessels show an 
additional white light at least three 
feet below the anchor light, and at a 
horizontal distance of at least five feet 
away from it in the direction of the 
net or gear. 

(h) If a vessel or boat when fishing 
becomes stationary in consequence of 
her gear getting fast to a rock or other 
obstruction, she shall in daytime haul 
down the day signal required by sub¬ 
division (k) ; at night show the light 
or lights prescribed for a vessel at an¬ 
chor; and during fog, mist, falling 
snow, or heavy rain storms make the 
signal prescribed for a vessel at an¬ 
chor. (See subdivision (d) and the 
last paragraph of article fifteen.) 

(i) In fog, mist, falling snow, or 
heavy rain storms drift-net vessels 
attached to their nets, and vessels 
when trawling, dredging, or fishing 
with any kind of drag net, and vessels 
line fishing with their lines out, shall, 
if of twenty tons gross tonnage or 
upward, respectively, at intervals of 
not more than one minute make a 
blast; if steam vessels, with the whistle 
or siren, and if sailing vessels, wKh 
the foghorn, each blast to be followed 
by ringing the bell. Fishing vessels 
and boats of less than twenty tons 
gross tonnage shall not be obliged to 
give the above-mentioned signals; but 
if they do not, they shall make some 
other efficient sound signal at intervals 
of not more than one minute. 

(k) All vesels or boats fishing with 
nets or lines or trawls, when under 
way, shall in daytime indicate their 
occupation to an approaching vessel by 
displaying a basket or other efficient 
signal where it can best be seen. If 
vessels or boats at anchor have their 
gear out, they shall, on the approach 
of other vesels, show the same signal 

(363 r) 







on the side on which those vessels can 
pass. 

The vessels required by this article 
to carry or show the lights hereinbe¬ 
fore specified shall not be obliged to 
carry the lights prescribed by article 
four (a) and the last paragraph of 
article eleven. 

LIGHTS FOR AN OVERTAKEN VESSEL. 

Art. 10.—A vessel which is being 
overtaken by another shall show from 
her stern to such last-mentioned vessel 
a white light or a flare-up light. 

The white light required to be shown 
by this article may be fixed and car¬ 
ried in a lantern, but in such case the 
lantern shall be so constructed, fitted, 
and screened that it shall throw an 
unbroken light over an arc of the hori¬ 
zon of twelve points of the compass, 
namely, for six points from right aft 
on each side of the vessel, so as to be 
visible at a distance of at least one 
mile. Such light shall be carried as 
nearly as practicable on the same level 
as the side lights. 

ANCHOR LIGHTS. 

Art. 11. A vessel under one hundred 
and fifty feet in length when at anchor 
shall carry forward, w^here it can 
best be seen, but at a height not ex¬ 
ceeding twenty feet above the hull, 
a white light, in a lantern so con¬ 
structed as to show a clear, uniform, 
and unbroken light visible all around 
the horizon at a distance of at least 
one mile. 

A vessel of one hundred and fifty 
feet or upwards in length when at 
anchor shall carry in the forward part 
of the vessel, at a height of not less 
than twenty and not exceeding forty 
feet above the hull, one such light, and 
at or near the stern of the vessel, and 
at such a height that it shall be not 
less than fifteen feet lower than the 
forward light, another such light. 

The length of a vessel shall be 
deemed to be the length appearing in 
her certificate of registry. 

A vessel aground in or near a fair¬ 
way shall carry the above light or 
lights and the two red lights pre¬ 
scribed by article four (a). 

SPECIAL SIGNALS. 

Art. 12. Every vessel may, if neces¬ 
sary in order to attract attention, in 
addition to the lights which she is by 


LIGHTS FOR AN OVERTAKEN VESSEL. 

Art. 10. A vessel which is being 
overtaken by another , except a steam 
vessel with an after range light show¬ 
ing all around the horizon, shall show 
from her stern to such last-mentioned 
vessel a white light or a flare-up light. 


ANCHOR LIGHTS. 

Art. 11. A vessel under one hundred 
and fifty feet in length when at anchor 
shall carry forward, where it can 
best be seen, but at a height not ex¬ 
ceeding twenty feet above the hull, 
a white light, in a lantern so com 
structed as to show a clear, uniform, 
and unbroken light visible all around 
the horizon at a distance of at least 
one mile. 

A vessel of one hundred and fifty 
feet or upwards in length when at 
anchor shall carry in the forward part 
of the vessel, at a height of not less 
than twenty and not exceeding forty 
feet above the hull, one such light, and 
at or near the stern of the vessel, and 
at such a height that it shall be not 
less than fifteen feet lower than the 
forward light, another such light. 

The length of a vessel shall be 
deemed to be the length appearing in 
her certificate of registry. 


SPECIAL SIGNALS. 

Art. 12. Every vessel may, if neces¬ 
sary, in order to attract attention, in 
addition to the lights which she is by 


(364 r) 



these rules required to carry, show a 
flare-up light or use any detonating 
signal that can not be mistaken for a 
distress signal. 

NAVAL LIGHTS AND RECOGNITION SIG¬ 
NALS. 

Art. 13. Nothing in these rules shall 
interfere with the operation of any 
special rules made by the Government 
of any nation with respect to addi¬ 
tional station and signal lights for two 
or more ships of war or for vessels 
sailing under convoy, or with the ex¬ 
hibition of recognition signals adopted 
by shipowners, which have been au¬ 
thorized by their respective Govern¬ 
ments, and duly registered and pub¬ 
lished. 

STEAM VESSEL UNDER SAIL BY DAY. 

Art. 14. A steam vessel proceeding 
under sail only, but having her funnel 
up, shall carry in daytime, forward, 
where it can best be seen, one black 
ball or shape two feet in diameter. 

III. Sound Signals for Fog, and so 

FORTH. 

PRELIMINARY. 

Art. 15. All signals prescribed by this 
article for vessels under way shall be 
given: 

First. By “ steam vessels ” on the 
whistle or siren. 

Second. By “ sailing vessels ” and 
“ vessels towed ” on the fog horn. 

The words “prolonged blast” used 
in this article shall mean a blast of 
from four to six seconds’ duration. 

A steam vessel shall be provided 
with an efficient whistle or siren, 
sounded by steam or by some sub¬ 
stitute for steam, so placed that the 
sound may not be intercepted by any 
obstruction, and with an efficient fog 
horn, to be sounded by mechanical 
means, and also with an efficient bell. 
In all cases where the rules require 
a bell to be used a drum may be sub¬ 
stituted on board Turkish vessels, or 
a gong where such articles are used 
on board small seagoing vessels. A 
sailing vessel of twenty tons gross 
tonnage or upward shall be provided 
with a similar fog horn and bell. 

In a fog, mist, falling snow, or heavy 
rain storms, whether by day or night, 
the signals described in this article 
shall be used as follows, namely: 


these rules required to carry , show a 
flare-up light or use any detonating 
signal that can not he mistaken for a 
distress signal. 

NAVAL LIGHTS AND RECOGNITION SIG¬ 
NALS. 

Art. 13. Nothing in these rules shall 
interfere with the operation of any 
special rules made by the Government 
of any nation with respect to addi¬ 
tional station and signal lights for two 
or more ships of war or for vessels 
sailing under convoy, or with the ex¬ 
hibition of recognition signals adopted 
by shipowners, which have been au¬ 
thorized by their respective Govern¬ 
ments, and duly registered and pub¬ 
lished. 

STEAM VESSEL UNDER SAIL BY DAY. 

Art. 14. A steam vessel proceeding 
under sail only, but having her funnel 
up, may carry in daytime, forward, 
ivhere it cam best be seen, one black 
ball or shape two feet in diameter. 

III. Sound Signals for Fog, and so 
forth. 

PRELIMINARY. 

Art. 15. All signals prescribed by this 
article for vessels under way shall be 
given: 

1. By “ steam vessels ” on the whistle 
or siren. 

2. By “ sailing vessels ” and “ vessels 
towed ” on the fog horn. 

The words “ prolonged blast ” used 
in this article shall mean a blast of 
from four to six seconds' duration. 

A steam vessel shall be provided 
with an efficient whistle or siren, 
sounded by steam or by some sub¬ 
stitute for steam, so placed that the 
sound may not be intercepted by any 
obstruction, and with an efficient fog 
horn; also with an efficient bell. A 
sailing vessel of twenty tons gross ton- 
nf^ge or upward shall be provided with 
a similar fog horn and bell. 


In fog, mist, falling snow, or heavy 
rain storms, whether by day or night, 
the signals described in this article 
shall be used as follows, namely: 


(365 a) 




fc)TEAM VESSEL UNDER WAY. 


STEAM VESSEL UNDER WAY. 


(a) A steam vessel having way upon 
her shall sound, at intervals of not. 
more than two minutes, a prolonged 
blast. 

(b) A steam vessel under way, but 
stopped, and having no way upon her, 
shall sound, at intervals of not more 
than two minutes, two prolonged 
blasts, with an interval of about one 
second between. 

SAIL VESSEL UNDER WAY. 

(c) A sailing vessel under way shall 
sound, at intervals of not more than 
one minute, when on the starboard 
tack, one blast; when on the port tack, 
two blasts in succession, and when 
with the wind abaft the beam, three 
blasts in succession. 

VESSELS AT ANCHOR OR NOT UNDER WAY. 

(d) A vessel when at anchor shall, 
at intervals of not more than one min¬ 
ute, ring the bell rapidly for about five 
seconds. 

VESSELS TOWING OR TOWED. 

(e) A vessel when towing, a vessel 
employed in laying or in picking up a 
telegraph cable, and a vessel under 
way, which is unable to get out of the 
way of an approaching vessel through 
being not under command, or unable 
to maneuver as required by the rules, 
shall, instead of the signals prescribed 
in subdivisions (a) and (c) of this 
article, at intervals of not more than 
two minutes, sound three blasts in 
succession, namely: One prolonged 
blast followed by two short blasts. A 
vessel towed may give this signal and 
she shall not give any other. 

SMALL SAILING VESSELS AND BOATS. 


Sailing vessels and boats of less 
than twenty tons gross tonnage shall 
not be obliged to give the above- 
mentioned signals, but, if they do not, 
they shall make some other efficient 
sound signal at intervals of not more 
than one minute. 

SPEED IN FOG. 

Art. 16. Every vessel shall, in a fog, 
mist, falling snow, or heavy rain 
storms, go at a moderate speed, having 
careful regard to the existing circum¬ 
stances and conditions. 


(a) A steam vessel under way shall 
sound, at intervals of not more than 
one minute, a prolonged blast. 


SAIL VESSEL UNDER WAY. 

(c) A sailing vessel under way shall 
sound, at intervals of not more than 
one minute, when on the starboard 
tack, one blast; when on the port tack, 
two blasts in succession, and when with 
the wind abaft the beam, three blasts 
in succession. 

VESSELS AT ANCHOR OR NOT UNDER WAY. 

(d) A vessel when at anchor shall, 
at intervals of not more than one mAn- 
ute, ring the bell rapidly for about five 
seconds. 

VESSELS TOWING OR TOWED. 

( e) A steam, vessel when towing, 
shall, instead of the signals prescribed 
in subdivision ( a ) of this article, at 
intervals of not more than one minute, 
sound three blasts in succession, 
namely, one prolonged blast followed 
by two short blasts. A vessel towed 
may give this signal and she shall not 
give any other. 


RAFTS, OR OTHER CRAFT NOT PROVIDED 
FOR. 

if) All rafts or other water craft, 
not herein provided for, navigating by 
hand power, horse power, or by the 
current of the river, shall sound a 
blast of the fog horn, or equivalent 
signal, at intervals of not more than 
one minute. 

SPEED IN FOG. 

Art. 16. Every vessel shall, in a fog, 
mist, falling snow, or heavy rain 
storms, go at a moderate speed, having 
careful regard to the existing circum¬ 
stances and conditions. 


(366 r) 



A steam vessel hearing, apparently 
forward of her beam, the fog signal of 
a vessel the position of which is not 
ascertained shall, so far as the cir¬ 
cumstances of the case admit, stop her 
engines, and then navigate with cau¬ 
tion until danger of collision is over. 

IV.—Steering and Sailing Rules. 

PRELIMINARY. 

Risk of collision can, when circum¬ 
stances permit, be ascertained by care¬ 
fully watching the compass bearing of 
an approaching vessel. If the bearing 
does not appreciably change, such risk 
should be deemed to exist. 

SAILING VESSELS. 

Art. 17. When two sailing vessels 
are approaching one another, so as to 
involve risk of collision, one of them 
shall keep out of the way of the other, 
as follows, namely: 

(a) A vessel which is running free 
shall keep out of the way of a vessel 
which is closehauled. 

(b) A vessel which is closehauled 
on the port tack shall keep out of the 
way of a vessel which is closehauled 
on the starboard tack. 

(c) When both are running free, 
with the wind on different sides, the 
vessel which has the wind on the port 
side shall keep out of the way of the 
other. 

(d) When both are running free, 
with the wind on the same side, the 
vessel which is to the windward shall 
keep out of the way of the vessel 
which is to the leeward. 

(e) A vessel which has the wind aft 
shall keep out of the way of the other 
vessel. 

STEAM VESSELS. 

Art. 18. When two steam vessels 
are meeting end on, or nearly end on, 
so as to involve risk of collision, each 
shall alter her course to starboard, so 
that each may pass on the port side of 
the other. 


A steam vessel hearing, apparently 
forward of her beam, the fog signal of 
a vessel the position of which is not 
ascertained shall, so far as the cir¬ 
cumstances of the case admit, stop her 
engines, and then navigate with cau¬ 
tion until danger of collision is over. 

IV.— Steering and Sailing Rules. 

PRELIMINARY. 

Risk of collision can, when circum¬ 
stances permit, be ascer tained by care¬ 
fully watching the compass bearing of 
an approaching vessel. If the bearing 
does not appreciably change, such risk 
should be deemed to exist. 

SAILING VESSELS. 

Art. 17. When two sailing vessels 
are approaching one another, so as to 
involve risk of collision, one of them 
shall keep out of the way of the other 
as follows, namely: 

( a ) A vessel which is running free 
shall keep out of the way of a vessel 
which is closehauled. 

( b) A vessel ichicli is closehauled on 
the port tack shall keep out of the 
way of a vessel which is closehauled 
on the starboard tack. 

(c ) When both are running free, 
with the wind on different sides, the 
vessel ichich has the wind on the port 
side shall keep out of the way of the 
other. 

(d) When both are running free, 
with the wind on the same side, the 
vessel which is to the windward shall 
keep out of the way of the vessel 
which is to the leeward. 

( e) A vessel which has the icind aft 
shall keep out of the way of the other 
vessel. 

STEAM VESSELS. 

Art. 18. Rule I. When steam ves¬ 
sels are approaching each other head 
and head, that is, end on, or nearly 
so, it shall be the duty of each to pass 
on the port side of the other; and 
either vessel shall give, as a signal 
of her intention, one short and distinct 
blast of her whistle, which the other 
vessel shall answer promptly by a 
similar blast of her whistle, and 
thereupon such vessels shall pass on 
the port side of each other. But if 
the courses of such vessels are so far 
on the starboard of each other as not 
to be considered as meeting head and 


(367 r) 







This article only applies to cases 
where vessels are meeting end on, or 
nearly end on, in such a manner as to 
involve risk of collision, and does not 
apply to two vessels which must, if 
both keep on their respective courses, 
pass clear of each other. 

The only cases to which it does ap¬ 
ply are when each of the two vessels 
is end on, or nearly end on, to the 
other; in other words, to cases in 
which, by day, each vessel sees the 
masts of the other in a line, or nearly 
in a line, with her own; and by night, 
to cases in which each vessel is in 
such a position as to see both the side 
lights of the other. 

It does not apply by day to cases in 
which a vessel sees another ahead 
crossing her own course; or by night, 
to cases where the red light of one ves¬ 
sel is opposed to the red light of the 
other, or where the green light of one 
vessel is opposed to the green light of 
(he other, or where a red light with¬ 
out a green light, or a green light 
without a red light, is seen ahead, or 
where both green and red lights are 
seen anywhere but ahead. 


heady either vessel shall immediately 
give two short and distinct blasts of 
her whistle, which the other vessel 
shall answer promptly by tioo similar 
blasts of her whistle, and they shall 
pass on the starboard \side of each 
other. 

The foregoing only applies to cases 
where vessels are meeting end on, or 
nearly end on, in such a manner as to 
involve risk of collision; in other 
ivords, to cases in which, by day, each 
vessel sees the masts of the other in a 
line, or nearly in a line, with her own, 
and by night to cases in which each 
vessel is in such a position as to see 
both the side lights of the other. 


It does not apply by day to cases in 
which a vessel sees another ahead 
crossing her own course, or by night 
to cases where the red light of one 
vessel is opposed to the red light of 
the other, or where the green light of 
one vessel is opposed to the green 
light of the other, or where a red 
light without a green light or a green 
light without a red light, is seen ahead, 
or where both green and red lights arc 
seen anywhere but ahead. 

Rule III. If, when steam vessels 
are approaching each other, either ves¬ 
sels fails to understand the course or 
intention of the other, from any cause, 
the vessel so in doubt shall immedi¬ 
ately signify the\ same by giving sev¬ 
eral short and rapid blasts, not less 
than four, of the steam whistle. 

Rule V. Whenever a steam vessel is 
nearing a short bend or curve in the 
channel, where, from the height of the 
banks or other cause, a steam vessel 
approaching from the opposite direc¬ 
tion can not be seen for a distance of 
half a mile, such steam vessel, when 
she shall have arrived within half a 
mile of such curve or bend, shall give 
a signal by one long blast of the steam 
whistle, which signal shall be an¬ 
swered by a similar blast given by 
any approaching steam vessel that 
may be within hearing. Should such 
signal be so answei'ed by a steam ves¬ 
sel upon the farther side of such bend, 
then the usual signals for meeting and 
passing shall immediately be given and 
answered; but if the first alarm signal 
of such vessel be not answered, she is 


(36S r) 



to consider the channel clear, and gov¬ 
ern herself accordingly. 

When steam vessels are moved from 
their docks or berths, and other boats 
are liable to pass from any direction 
toward them, they shall give the same 
signal as in the case of vessels meeting 
at a bend, but immediately after clear¬ 
ing the berths so as to be fully in sight, 
they shall be governed by the steering 
and sailing rules. 

Rule VIII. When steam vessels arc 
running in th,c same direction, and the 
vessel which is astern shall desire to 
pass on the right or starboard hand of 
the vessel ahead, she shall give one 
short blast of the steam whistle as a 
signal of such desire; and if the vessel 
ahead answers with one blast, she shall 
put her helm to port; or if she shall 
desire to pass on the left or port side 
of the vessel ahead, she shall give two 
short blasts of the steam whistle as a 
signal of such desire; and if the vessel 
ahead ansivcrs with two blasts, shall 
put her helm to starboard; or if the 
vessel ahead does not think it safe for 
the vessel astern to attempt to pass at 
that point, she shall immediately sig¬ 
nify the same by giving several short 
and rapid blasts of the steam whistle, 
not less than four, and under no cir¬ 
cumstances shall the vessel astern at¬ 
tempt to pass the vessel ahead until 
such time as they have reached a point 
where it can be safely done, when said 
vessel ahead shall signify her willing¬ 
ness by blowing the proper signals. 
The vessel ahead shall in no case at¬ 
tempt to cross the bow or crowd upon 
the course of the passing vessel. 

Rule IX. The ivhistle signals pro¬ 
vided in the rules under this article 
for steam vessels meeting, passing, or 
overtaking are never to be used except 
u‘hen steamers are in sight of each 
other and the course and position of 
each can be determined in the daytime 
by a sight of the vessel itself or by 
night by seeing its signal lights. In 
fog, mist, falling snoto, or heavy rain 
storms, tchen vessels can not see each 
other, fog signals only must be given. 


SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS. 

Sec. 2. That the supervising inspec¬ 
tors of steam vessels and the Super¬ 
vising Inspector General shall establish 
such rules to be observed by steam 
vessels in jmssing each other and as to 
the lights to be carried by ferryboats 
and by barges and canal boats when in 


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TWO STEAM VESSELS CROSSING. 

Art. 19. When two steam vessels are 
crossing, so as to involve risk of col¬ 
lision, the vessel which has the other 
on her own starboard side shall keep 
out of the way of the other. 

STEAM VESSEL SHALL KEEP OUT OF THE 
WAY OF SAILING VESSEL. 

Art. 20. When a steam vessel and a 
sailing vessel are proceeding in such 
directions as to involve risk of colli¬ 
sion, the steam vessel shall keep out of 
the way of the sailing vessel. 

COURSE AND SPEED. 

Art. 21. Where, by any of these 
rules, one of two vessels is to keep out 
of the way the other shall keep her 
course and speed. 

Note—When, in consequence of 
thick weather or other causes, such 
vessel finds herself so close that col¬ 
lision can not be avoided by the action 
of the giving-way vessel alone, she 
also shall take such action as will best 
aid to avert collision. [See articles 
twenty-seven and twenty-nine.] 

CROSSING AHEAD. 

Art. 22. Every vessel which is di¬ 
rected by these rules to keep out of 
the way of another vessel shall, if the 
circumstances of the case admit, avoid 
crossing ahead of the other. 

STEAM VESSEL SHALL SLACKEN SPEED 
OR STOP. 

Art. 23. Every steam vessel which 
is directed by these rules to keep out 
of the way of another vessel shall, on 
approaching her, if necessary, slacken 
her speed or stop or reverse. 


tow of steam vessels, not inconsistent 
with the provisions of this act, as the}/ 
from time to time may deem necessary 
for safety, which rules when approved 
by the Secretary of Commerce and 
Labor, are hereby declared special 
rules duly made by local authority, as 
provided for in article thirty of chap¬ 
ter eight hundred and two of the laws 
of eighteen hundred and ninety. Tico 
printed copies of such rules shall be 
furnished to such ferryboats and steam 
vessels, which rules shall be kept 
posted up in conspicuous places in 
such vessels. 

TWO STEAM VESSELS CROSSING. 

Art. 19. When two steam vessels are 
crossing, so as to involve risk of col¬ 
lision, the vessel which has the other 
on her own starboard side shall keep 
out of the way of the other. 

STEAM VESSEL SHALL KEEP OUT OF THE 
WAY OF SAILING VESSEL. 

Art. 20. When a steam vessel and a 
sailing vessel are proceeding in such 
directions as to involve risk of colli¬ 
sion, the steam vessel shall keep out of 
the way of the sailing vessel. 

COURSE AND SPEED. 

Art. 21. Where, by any of these 
rules, one of the two vessels is to keep 
out of the way, the other shall keep 
her course and speed. 

[/Sec articles twenty-seven and twenty- 
nine J] 


CROSSING AHEAD. 

Art. 22. Every vessel ivhich is di¬ 
rected by these rules to keep out of the 
way of another vessel shall, if the 
circumstances of the case admit, avoid 
crossing ahead of the other. 

STEAM VESSEL SHALL SLACKEN SPEED 
OR STOP. 

Art. 23. Every steam vessel which 
is directed by these rules to keep out 
of the way of another vessel shall, on 
approaching her, if necessary, slacken 
her speed or stop or reverse. 


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OVERTAKING VESSELS. 


OVERTAKING VESSELS. 


Art. 24. Notwithstanding anything 
contained in these rules every vessel, 
overtaking any other, shall keep out of 
the way of the overtaken vessel. 

Every vessel coming up with an¬ 
other vessel from any direction more 
than two points abaft her beam, that 
is, in such a position, with reference to 
the vessel which she is overtaking that 
at night she would be unable to see 
either of that vessel’s side lights, shall 
be deemed to be an overtaking vessel; 
and no subsequent alteration of the 
bearing between the two vessels shall 
make the overtaking vessel a crossing 
vessel within the meaning of these 
rules, or relieve her of the duty of 
keeping clear of the overtaken vessel 
until she is finally past and clear. 

As by day the overtaking vessel can 
not always know with certainty 
whether she is forward of or abaft this 
direction from the other vessel, she 
should, if in doubt, assume that she is 
an overtaking vessel and keep out of 
the way. 

NARROW CHANNELS. 

Art. 25. In narrow channels every 
steam vessel shall, when it is safe and 
practicable, keep to that side of the 
fairway or mid-channel which lies on 
the starboard side of such vessel. 

RIGHT OF WAY OF FISHING VESSELS. 

Art. 26. Sailing vessels under way 
shall keep out of the way of sailing 
vessels or boats fishing with nets or 
lines or trawls. This rufre shall not 
give to any vessel or boat engaged in 
fishing the right of obstructing a fair¬ 
way used by vessels other than fishing 
vessels or boats. 

GENERAL PRUDENTIAL RULE. 

Art. 27. In obeying and construing 
these rules due regard shall be had to 1 
all dangers of navigation and collision, 
and to any special circumstances 
which may render a departure from 
the above "rules necessary in order to 
avoid immediate danger. 

SOUND SIGNALS FOR PASSING STEAMERS. 

Art. 28. The words “ short blast” 
used in this article shall mean a blast 
of about one second’s duration. 


Art. 24. Notwithstanding anything 
contained in these rules every vessel, 
overtaking any other, shall keep out of 
the way of the overtaken vessel. 

Every vessel coming up with an¬ 
other vessel from any direction more 
than two points abaft her beam, that 
is, in such a position, with reference to 
the vessel which she is overtaking that 
at night she would be unable to see 
either of that vessel's side lights, shall 
be deemed to be an overtaking vessel; 
and no subsequent alteration of the 
bearing between the two vessels shall 
make the overtaking vessel a crossing 
vessel within the meaning of these 
rules, or relieve her of the duty of 
keeping clear of the overtaken vessel 
until she is finally past and clear. 

As by day the overtaking vessel can 
not always know with certainty 
whether she is forward of or abaft this 
direction from the other vessel, she 
should, if in doubt, assume that she is 
an overtaking vessel and keep out of 
the way. 

NARROW CHANNELS. 

Art. 25. In narrow channels every 
steam vessel shall, when it is safe and 
practicable, keep to that side of the 
fairway or mid-channel which lies on 
the starboard side of such vessel. 

RIGHT OF WAY OF FISHING VESSELS. 

Art. 26. Sailing vessels under way 
shall keep out of the way of sailing 
vessels or boats fishing with nets or 
lines or trawls. This rule shall not 
give to any vessel or boat engaged in 
fishing the right of obstructing a fair¬ 
way used by vessels other than fishing 
vessels or boats. 

GENERAL PRUDENTIAL RULE. 

Art. 27. In obeying and construing 
these rules due regard shall be had to 
all dangers of navigation and collision, 
and to any special circumstances 
which may render a departure from 
the above rules necessary in order to 
avoid immediate danger. 

SOUND SIGNALS FOR PASSING STEAMERS. 

[See article eighteen .] 


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When vessels are in sight of one an¬ 
other, a steam vessel under way, in 
taking any course authorized or re¬ 
quired by these rules, shall indicate 
that course by the following signals 
on her whistle or siren, namely : 

One short blast to mean, “ I am di¬ 
recting my course to starboard.” 

Two short blasts to mean, “ I am di¬ 
recting my course to port.” 

Three short blasts to mean, “ My en¬ 
gines are going at full speed astern.” 


PRECAUTION. 

Art. 29. Nothing in these rules shall 
exonerate any vessel, or the owner or 
master or crew thereof, from the con¬ 
sequences of any neglect to carry 
lights or signals, or of any neglect to 
keep a proper lookout, or of the neglect 
of any precaution which may be re¬ 
quired by the ordinary practice of sea¬ 
men, or by the special circumstances 
of the case. 

Art. 30. [See page 2.] 


DISTRESS SIGNALS. 

Art. 31. When a vessel is in distress 
and requires assistance from other ves¬ 
sels or from the shore the following 
shall be the signals to be used or dis¬ 
played by her, either together or sep¬ 
arately, namely: 

In the daytime— 

First. A gun or other explosive sig¬ 
nal fired at intervals of about a 
minute. 

Second. The international code sig¬ 
nal of distress indicated by N C. 

Third. The distance signal, consist¬ 
ing of a square flag, having either 
above or below it a ball or anything 
resembling a ball. 

Fourth. A continuous sounding with 
any fog-signal apparatus. 


Art. 28. When vessels are in sight 
of one another a steam vessel under 
way whose engines are going at full 
speed astern shall indicate that fact 
by three short blasts on the whistle. 

PRECAUTION. 

Art. 29. 'Nothing in these rules shall 
exonerate any vessel, or the owner or 
master or crew thereof, from the con¬ 
sequences of any neglect to carry 
lights or signals, or of any neglect to 
keep a proper lookout, or of the neglect 
of any precaution which may be re¬ 
quired by the ordinary practice of sea¬ 
men, or by the special circumstances 
of the case. 

LIGHTS ON UNITED STATES NAVAL VES¬ 
SELS AND REVENUE CUTTERS. 

Art. 30. The exhibition of any light 
on board of a vessel of war of the 
United States or a revenue cutter may 
be suspended whenever, in the opinion 
of the Secretary of the Navy, the com¬ 
mander in chief of a squadron, or the 
commander of a vessel acting singly, 
the special character of the service 
may require it. 

DISTRESS SIGNALS. 

Art. 31. When a vessel is in distress 
and requires assistance from other ves¬ 
sels or from the shore the following 
shall be the signals to be used or dis¬ 
played by her, either together or sep¬ 
arately, namely: 

In the daytime — 

A continuous sounding with any fog- 
signal apparatus, or firing a gun. 


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At night— 

First. A guu or other explosive sig¬ 
nal fired at internals of about a 
minute. 

Second. Flames on the vessel (as 
from a burning tar barrel, oil barrel, 
and so forth). 

Third. Rockets or shells throwing 
stars of any color or description, fired 
one at a time, at short intervals. 

Fourth. A continuous sounding with 
any fog-signal apparatus. 

Section 3.—Limits of Inland Water 

(This section is reproduced from Department of Commerce and Labor 
Form No. 804, edition of July 25, 1911.) 

BOUNDARY LINES OF THE HIGH SEAS. 

Pursuant to section 2 of the act approved February 19, 1895, the 
following lines dividing the high seas from rivers, harbors, and 
inland waters are hereby designated and defined: 

Inland waters on the Atlantic , Pacific, and Gulf coasts of the 

United States where the Inland' Rules of the Road are to he 

followed ; and inland waters of the United States oordering on 

the Gulf of Mexico where the Inland Rules of the Road or Pilot 

Rules for Western Rivers are to he followed. 

(All bearings are in degrees true and points magnetic, and are given 
approximately; distances in nautical miles.) 

Cutler (Little River) Harbor, Me.—A line drawn from Long 
Point 226° (SW. by W. £ W.) to Little River Head. 

Little Machias Bay, Machias Bay, Englishman Bay, Chand¬ 
ler Bay, Moosabec Reach, Pleasant Bay, Narraguagus Bay, 
and Pigeon Hill Bay, Me.—A line drawn from Little River Head 
232° (WSW. £ W.) to the outer side of Old Man; thence 234° 
(WSW. f W.) to the outer side of Double Shot Islands; thence 
245° (W. | S.) to Libby Islands Lighthouse; thence 2311° (WSW. 
* W.) to Moose Peak Lighthouse; thence 233° (WSW. £ W.) to 
Little Pond Head; from Pond Point, Great Wass Island. 239° 
(WSW. £ W.) to outer side of Crumple Island; thence 248° (W. 
£ S.) to Petit Manan Lighthouse. 

All Harbors on the Coast of Maine, New Hampshire, and 
Massachusetts Between Petit Manan Lighthouse, Me., and 
Cape Ann Lighthouses, Mass. —A line drawn from Petit Manan 
Lighthouse 205*° (SW. £ S.), 26* miles, to Mount Desert Light¬ 
house; thence 250*° (W. £ S.), about 33 miles, to Matinicus Rock 
Lighthouses; thence 267*° (WNW. 1 W.), 23* miles, to Mon- 
hegan Island Lighthouse; thence 260° (W. * N.), 19* miles, to 
Seguin Lighthouse; thence 233° (WSW.), 18£ miles, to Cape 
Elizabeth lightvessel, No. 74; thence 214£° (SW. | W.), 29i 
miles, to Boon Island Lighthouse; thence 210*° (SW.), 11 miles, 
to Anderson Ledge Spindle, off Isles of Shoals Lighthouse; thence 
176£° (S. 1 W.), 191 miles, to Cape Ann Lighthouses, Mass. 

Boston Harbor. —From Eastern Point Lighthouse 215° (SW. £ 
W.), 15£ miles, to The Graves Lighthouse; thence 139£° (SSE. * 
E.), 7* miles, to Mmots Ledge Lighthouse. 

All Harbors in Cape Cod Bay, Mass. — A line drawn from Ply¬ 
mouth (Gurnet) Lighthouses 77*° (E. 1 S.), 1G£ miles, to Race 
Point Lighthouse. 


*4f night — 

First. Flames on the vessel as from 
a burning tar barrel , oil barrel , and so 
forth. 

Second. A continuous sounding with 
any fog-signal apparatus, or firing a 
gun. 


of the United States. 


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Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound, Buzzards Bay, Narra~ 
gansett Bay, Block Island Sound, and Easterly" Entrance to 
Long Island Sound.—A line drawn from Chatham Lighthouses. 
Mass., 146° (S. by E. f E.), 4§ miles, to Pollock Rip Shoals liglit- 
vcssel, No. 78; thence 142° (SSE. IE.), 12f miles, to Great Round 
Shoal entrance gas, whistling, and submarine bell buoy (PS) ; 
thence 229° (SW. by W. 4 W.), 14* miles, to Sankaty Head 
Lighthouse; from Smith Point, Nantucket Island, 265° (W. f 
N.), 25* miles, to southeasterly point No Mans Land; from west¬ 
erly point No Mans Land, 859° (N. by E.), 5* miles, to Gay Head 
Lighthouse; thence 250*° (W. f S.), 34* miles, to Block Island 
Southeast Lighthouse; thence 250*° (W. f S.), 14f miles, to 
Montauk Point Lighthouse, on the easterly end of Long Island, 
N. Y. 

New York Harbor. —A line drawn from Rockaway Point Life- 
Saving Station 167*° (S. * E.), 6* miles, to Ambrose Channel 
lightvessel, No. 87; thence 238*° (WSW.), 8* miles, to Navesink 
(southerly) Lighthouse. 

Philadelphia Harbor and Delaware Bay. — A line drawn from 
Cape May Lighthouse 200° (SSW. f W.), 8* miles, to Overfalls 
lightvessel. No. 69; thence 246*° (WSW. * W.), 3* miles, to Cape 
Henlopen Lighthouse. 

Baltimore Harbor and Chesapeake Bay. —A line drawn from 
Cape Charles Lighthouse 188*° (S. by W. * W.), 10 miles, to outer 
entrance whistling buoy, 2; thence 241|° (SW. by W. * W.), 4 
miles, to Cape Henry Lighthouse. 

Charleston Harbor.—A line drawn from Ferris Wheel, on Isle 
of Palms, 154° (SSE. * E.), 7 miles, to Charleston lightvessel. No. 
84; thence 259° (W. f S.), through Charleston whistling buoy, 
6C, 7f miles, until Charleston Lighthouse bears 350° (N. * W.) ; 
thence 270° (W.), 2* miles, to the beach of Folly Island. 

Savannah Harbor and Calibogue Sound. —A line drawn from 
Braddock Point, Hilton Head Island, 149° (SSE. f E.), 9| miles, 
to Tybee gas and whistling buoy, T (PS) ; thence 270° (W.) to 
the beach of Tybee Island. 

St. Simon Sound (Brunswick Habror) and St. Andrew 
Sound. —From hotel on beach of St. Simon Island *i mile 60° 
(NE. by E. f E.) from St. Simon Lighthouse, 130f° (SE. * E.), 
6f miles, to St. Simon whistling buoy; thence 192° (S. by W.), 8* 
miles, to St. Andrew Sound bar buoy (PS) ; thence 270° (W. * 
S.), 4f miles, to the shore of Little Cumberland Island. 

St. Johns River, Fla.—A straight line from the outer end of 
the northerly jetty to the outer end of the southerly jetty. 

Florida Reefs and Keys.—A line drawn from the easterly end 
of the northerly jetty, at the entrance to the dredged channel 

* mile northerly of Norris Cut, 114*° (ESE.), If miles, to IGorida 
reefs, north end beacon, W.; thence 178|° (S. * E.), 7± miles, to 
Biscayne Bay sea bell buoy, 1; thence 181f° (S.), 2| miles, to 
Fowey Rocks Lighthouse; thence 188° (S. * W.), 6| miles, to 
Triumph Reef beacon, O; thence 193° (S. by W.), 44 miles, to Ajax 
Reef beacon, M; thence 194*° (S. by W. * W.), 2 miles to Pacific 
Reef beacon, L; thence 196*° (S. by W. f W.), 5 miles to Turtle 
Harbor sea buoy, 2; thence 210° (SSW. * W.), 4| miles, to Carys- 
fort Reef Lighthouse; thence 209*° (SSW. * W.), 5f miles, to 
Elbow Reef beacon, J; thence 218° (SW. f S.), 7f miles, to French 
Reef beacon, G; thence 220*° (SW. * S.), 2 miles, to Molasses 
Reef beacon, T; thence 234*° 4SW. f W.), 6 miles, to Conch Reef 
beacon, E; thence 235° (SW. f W.) through Crocker Reef beacon, 
D, 10* miles, to Alligator Reef Lighthouse; thence 238° .(SW. 
by W.), 9 miles to Tennessee. Reef beacon, 7; thence 222*° (SW. 

* S.), 2 miles, to Tennessee Reef.buoy, 4; thence 261° (WSW. * 
W.), 10* miles, to Coffins Patches beacon, C; thence 247°' (SW. by 
W. -f W.), 8f miles, to Sombrero Key Lighthouse; thence 250° 
(WSW.), 2* miles, to Sombrero Key turn buoy (PS) ; thence 253° 


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(WSW. | W.), G£ miles, to Bahia Honda sea buoy (PS) ; thence 
£r~io l^SW. - W.)> miles, to Looe Key beacon, 6; thence 
(WSW. £ W.), 6g miles, to American Shoal Lighthouse: 
Uience 253A (WSW. § W.), 2£ miles, to Maryland Shoal beacon, 
S; thence 259 (WSW. £ W.), 5£ miles, to Eastern Sambo beacon, 
A ; thence 256£ (WSW. £ W.), 2£ miles, to Western Sambo beacon, 
R; thence 252£° (WSW. { W.), If miles, to Western Sambo buoy. 
2; thence 2G1£ (W. by S.), through Ship Channel Shoal beacon, 

°2 3 % miles ’ to Main Shi 9 Channel entrance bar buoy (PS) ; thence 
2o9i (WSW. g W.), 2£ miles, to Eastern Dry Rocks beacon, 4; 
thence 256g (WSW. g W.), If miles, to Sand Key Lighthouse; 
thence 261 (W. by S.), 2£ miles, to Western Dry Rocks beacon, 

2; thence 268£° (W. g S.), 3g miles, through Satan Shoal buoy 
(HS) to Vestal Shoal buoy, 1; thence 273£° (W. £ N.), 5£ miles, 
to Coal Bin Rock buoy (HS) ; thence 324£° (NW. f N.). 7£ miles, 
to Conch Key; from northwesterly point Marquesas Keys 61£° 
(NE. by E. \ E.), 4f miles, to north entrance buoy (PS), Boca 
Grande Channel; thence 84° (E. £ N.), 9£ miles, to northwest 
channel entrance bell buoy (PS), northwest channel into Key 
West; thence 68?° (NE. by E. f E.), 23£ miles, to northerly side 
of Content Keys; thence 4S£° (NE. £ E.), 29g miles, to East Cape, 
Cape Sable. 

Charlotte Harbor and Punta Gorda, Fla. —Eastward of en¬ 
trance bell buoy ((PS), off Boca Grande, and in Charlotte Harbor, 
in Pine Island Sound and Matlacha Pass. Pilot Rules for West¬ 
ern Rivers apply in Peace and Myacca Rivers north of a 250° and 
70° (WSW. and ENE.) line through Mangrove Point Light: and 
in Caloosahatcliee River northward of the steamboat wharf at 
Puntarasa. 

Tampa Bay and Tributaries, Fla. —From the southerly end of 
Long Key 245£° (SW. by W. f W.), 3 miles, to entrance gas and 
whistling buoy (PS); thence 128g° (SE. £E.),6g miles, to bar bell 
buoy (PS) at the entrance to southwest channel; thence 102g° 
(E. f S.), 2£ miles, to the house on the north end of Anna Maria 
Key. Pilot Rules for Western Rivers apply in Manatee River 
inside entrance buoy (PS) ; in Hillsboro River inside Barrel Stake 
beacon. 

St. George Sound, Apalachicola Bay, Carrabelle and Apa¬ 
lachicola Rivers, and St. Vincent Sound, Fla. —North of a line 
from Lighthouse Point 246° (SW. by W. f W.), 13J miles, to south¬ 
easterly end of Dog Island; to northw r ard of East Pass bell buoy 
(PS) at the entrance to East Pass, and inside West Pass bell buoy 
(PS) at the seaward entrance to West Pass. Pilot Rules for 
Western Rivers apply in Carrabelle River and when on the range 
and crossing the bar at the entrance; in Apalachicola River and 
northward of Five-Foot Lump buoy, 5, when crossing the bar. 

Pensacola Harbor. —From Caucus Cut entrance whistling buoy 
(PS) 8° (N. £ E.) tangent to easterly side of Fort Pickens, to the 
shore of Santa Rosa Island, and from the whistling buoy north¬ 
ward in the buoyed channel through Caucus Shoal. 

Mobile Harbor and Bay. —From outer whistling buoy (PS) 
40° (NE. by N.) to shore of Mobile Point, and from the whistling 
buoy 320° (NW.) to the shore of Dauphin Island. Pilot Rules for 
Western Rivers apply in Mobile River above Battery Gladden 
Light. 

Sounds, Lakes, and Harbors on the Coasts of Alabama, Mis¬ 
sissippi, and Louisiana, Between Mobile Bay Entrance and 
the Delta of the Mississippi River. —From Sand Island Light¬ 
house 259'° (WSW. g W.), 43g miles, to Chandeleur Lighthouse; 
westward of Chandeleur and Errol Islands, and west of a line 
drawn from the southwesterly point of Errol Island 182° (S. £ 
E.), 23g miles, to Pass a Loutre Lighthouse. Pilot Rules for 
Western Rivers apply in Pascagoula River, and in the dredged 


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cut at the entrance to the river, above Pascagoula River Entrance 
Light, A, marking the entrance to the dredged cut. 

New Orleans Harbor and the Delta of the Mississippi 
River.— Inshore of a line drawn from the outermost mud lump 
showing above low water at the entrance to Pass a Loutre to a 
similar lump off the entrance to Northeast Pass; thence to a 
similar lump off the entrance to Southeast Pass; thence to the 
outermost aid to navigation off the entrance to South Pass; 
thence to the outermost aid to navigation off the entrance to 
Southwest Pass; thence northerly, about 181 miles, to the westerly 
point of the entrance to Jaque Bay. 

Sabine Pass, Tex. —Pilot Rules for Western Rivers apply to 
Sabine Pass northward of Sabine Pass whistling buoy (PS) and 
in Sabine Lake and its tributaries. Outside of this buoy the 
International Rules apply. 

Galveston Harbor. —A line drawn from Galveston North Jetty 
Light 164° (SSE. £ E.), 2f miles, to Galveston Bar gas buoy 
(PS); thence 3121 ° (NW. $ W.), If miles, to Galveston (S.) 
Jetty Light. 

Brazos River, Tex. —Pilot Rules for Western Rivers apply in 
the Brazos River above the outer ends of the jetties. Inter¬ 
national Rules apply outside the ends of the jetties. 

San Diego Harbor.—A line drawn from southerly tower Coro¬ 
nado Hotel 2211° (SSW. g W.), 4f miles, to Outside Bar whistling 
buoy, SD, (PS); thence 356f° (N. by W. f W.), 2g miles, to 
Point Loma Lighthouse. 

San Francisco Harbor.—A line drawn from South Side Life- 
Saving Station 280f° (W. f S.), 9 miles, to San Francisco light- 
vessel No. TO; thence 371° (N. by E. f E.), to westerly peak at 
entrance to Frank Valley. 

Columbia River Entrance. —A line drawn from Point Adams 
Unused Lighthouse 2721° (WSW. 1 W.), 81 miles, to Columbia 
River lightvessel, No. 88; thence 341° (N. by E.), 71 miles, to 
North Head Lighthouse. 

Juan de Fuca Strait, Washington and Puget Sounds. —A line 
drawn from New Dungeness Lighthouse 191° (N. 1 W.), 
miles, to Cattle Point Light, on southeasterly point of San Juan 
Island (Mount Constitution, on Orcas Island, is in range with 
Cattle Point Light on this line) ; from Bellevue Point, San Juan 
Island, 335f° (NW. f W.), to Kellett Bluff, Henry Island; thence 
346° (NW. f N.) to Turn Point Light; thence 701° (NE. 1 E.), 
8§ miles, to westerly point of Skipjack Island; thence 37f° (N. 
by E. 1 E.), 41 miles, to Patos Islands Light; thence 3371° (NW. 
1 W.), 12 miles, to Point Roberts Light. 

General Rule.— At all buoyed entrances from seaward to bays, 
sounds, rivers, or other estuaries, for which specific lines have not 
been described, inland rules shall apply inshore of a line, ap¬ 
proximately parallel with the general trend of the shore, drawn 
through the outermost buoy or other aid to navigation of any 
system of aids. 

Section 4.—Pilot Rules for Certain Inland Waters of the 

Atlantic and Pacific Coasts and of the Coast of the Gulf qf 

Mexico. 

[This section is reproduced from Department of Commerce and Labor 
Form No. S04, edition of July 25, 1911.] - 

(Note. —When the act approved June 7, 1897, contained in the 
following articles, was under consideration,, the old'law, kn.own as 
the international rules, was made the basis for the new. a'et, and 
the different sections of. the international, rules were, taken up 
seriatim and considered in regard to their application in 'the pro¬ 
posed new law. Where it was found that any article of the inter¬ 
national rules would meet the necessities or requirements of the 
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new act, such article was adopted, in some cases verbatim. Arti¬ 
cle 4 of the international rules refers to lights and day marks car¬ 
ried by a vessel not under command and by vessels engaged in 
laying or picking up a telegraph cable, etc., which signals it was 
not considered would be necessary in inland navigation, and the 
article in question was omitted from the act. In order to keep 
corresponding numbers for the articles in the new act and in the 
international rules, article 4 was therefore omitted from the act, 
and there is no article of that number in the act of June 7, 1897.) 

PILOT RULES FOR ALL HARBORS, RIVERS, AND INLAND 
WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT THE GREAT 
LAKES AND THEIR CONNECTING AND TRIBUTARY 
WATERS AS FAR EAST AS MONTREAL AND THE RED 
RIVER OF THE NORTH AND RIVERS EMPTYING INTO 
THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES. 

Laws relating to the navigation of vessels on all harbors, 
rivers, and inland waters of the United States, except the 
Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters as 
far east as Montreal and the Red River of the North and 
rivers emptying: into the Gulf of Mexico and their tribu¬ 
taries. 

AN ACT To adopt regulations for preventing collisions upon certain har¬ 
bors. rivers, and Inland waters of the United States. 

Whereas the provisions of chapter eight hundred and two of the 
laws of eighteen hundred aud ninety, and the amendments 
thereto, adopting regulations for preventing collisions at sea, 
apply to all waters of the United States connected with the high 
seas navigable by seagoing vessels, except so far as the naviga¬ 
tion of any harbor, river, or inland waters is regulated by 
special rules duly made by local authority; and 
Whereas it is desirable that the regulations relating to the naviga¬ 
tion of all harbors, rivers, and inland waters of the United 
States, except the Great Lakes and their connecting and tribu¬ 
tary waters as far east as Montreal and the Red River of the 
North and rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico and their 
tributaries, shall be stated in one Act: Therefore, 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled , That the follow¬ 
ing regulations for preventing collisions shall be followed by all 
vessels navigating all harbors, rivers, and inland waters of the 
United States, except the Great Lakes and their connecting and 
tributary waters as far east as Montreal and the Red River of 
the North and rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico and their 
tributaries, and are hereby declared special rules duly made by 
local authority: 


PRELIMINARY. 

In the following rules every steam-vessel which is under sail 
and not under steam is to be considered a sailing vessel, and every 
vessel under steam, whether under sail or not, is to be considered 
a steam-vessel. 

The words “steam-vessel” shall include any vessel propelled 
by machinery. 

A vessel is “under way,” within the meaning of these rules, 
when she is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground. 

RULES CONCERNING LIGHTS, AND SO FORTH. 

The wbrd “ visible”.in these rules, when applied to lights, shall 
mean visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere. 

Article 1. The rules concerning lights shall be complied with 
in all weathers from sunset to sunrise, and during such time no 

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other lights which nifty he mistaken for the prescribed lights shall 
he exhibited. 

Art. 2. 1 A steam-vessel when under way shall carry—(a) On or 
in front of the foremast, or, if a vessel without a foremast, then 
in the fore part of the vessel, a bright white light so constructed 
as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty 
points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on 
each side of the vessel, namely, from right ahead to two points 
abaft the beam on either side, and of such a character as to be 
visible at a distance of at least five miles. 

(b) On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to 
show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points 
of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to 
two points abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a 
character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. 

(c) On the port side a red light so constructed as to show an 
unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the 
compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two 
points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as 
to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. 

(d) The said green and red side-lights shall be fitted with in¬ 
board screens projecting at least three feet forward from the 
light, so as to prevent these lights from being seen across the bow. 

(e) A sea-going steam-vessel when under way may carry an 
additional w T hite light similar in construction to the light men¬ 
tioned in subdivision (a). These two lights shall be so placed in 
line with the keel that one shall be at least fifteen feet higher 
than the other, and in such a position with reference to each other 
that the lower light shall be forward of the upper one. The 
vertical distance between these lights shall be less than the 
horizontal distance. 

(f) All steam-vessels (except sea-going vessels and ferry-boats), 
shall carry in addition to green and red lights required by article 
two (b), (c), and screens as required by article two (d), a cen¬ 
tral range of two white lights; the after-light being carried at an 
elevation at least fifteen feet above the light at the head of the 
vessel. The head-light shall be so constructed as to show an 
unbroken light through twenty points of the compass, namely, 
from right ahead .to two points abaft the beam on either side of 
the vessel, and the after-light so as to show all around the 
horizon. 

Art. 3. A steam-vessel when towing another vessel shall, in 
addition to her side-lights, carry two bright white lights in a 
vertical line one over the other, not less than three feet apart, 
and when towing more than one vessel shall carry an additional 
bright white light three feet above or below such lights, if the 
ltngth of the tow measuring from the stern of the towing vessel 
to the stern of the last vessel towed exceeds six hundred feet. 
Each of these lights shall be of the same construction and char¬ 
acter, and shall be carried in the same position as the white light 
mentioned in article two (a) or the after range light mentioned 
in article two (f). 

Such steam-vessel may carry a small white light abaft the 
funnel or aftermast for the vessel towed to steer by, but such 
light shall not be visible forward of the beam. 

Art. 5. A sailing-vessel under way or being towed shall carry 
the same lights as are prescribed by article two for a steam- 
vessel under way, with the exception of -the white lights mentioned 
therein, which they shall never carry. 


1 Article 2 is amended by act of Congress approved June 9, 1910, effec¬ 
tive on and after July 9, 1910, in rules for lights required to be carried 
by every vessel propelled by machinery and not more than 65 feet in 
length except tugboats and towboats propelled by steam. (See sec. 8 of 
this chapter.) 


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Art. 6. Whenever, as in the case of vessels of less than ten 
gioss tons under way during bad weather, the green and red side¬ 
lights can not be fixed, these lights shall be kept at hand, lighted 
and ready, for use; and shall, on the approach of or to other 
vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in sufficient time to 
prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible, 
and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor 
the red light on the starboard side, nor, if practicable, more than 
two points abaft the beam on their respective sides. To make the 
use of these portable lights more certain and easy the lanterns 
containing them shall each be painted outside with the color of 
the light they respectively contain, and shall be provided with 
proper screens. 

Art, 7. Rowing boats, whether under oars or sail, shall have 
ready at hand a lantern showing a white light which shall be 
temporarily exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision. 

Art. 8. 1 Pilot-vessels when engaged on their station on pilotage 
duty shall not show the lights required for other vessels, but shall 
carry a white light at the masthead, visible all around the horizon, 
and shall also exhibit a flare-up light or flare-up lights at short 
intervals, which shall never exceed fifteen minutes. 

On the near approach of or to other vessels they shall have their 
side-lights lighted, ready for use, and shall flash or show them at 
short intervals, to indicate the direction in which they are head¬ 
ing, but the green light shall not be shown on the port side nor 
the red light on the starboard side. 

A pilot-vessel of such a class as to be obliged to go alongside of 
a vessel to put a pilot on board may show the white light instead 
of carrying it at the masthead, and may, instead of the colored 
lights above mentioned, have at hand, ready for use, a lantern 
with a green glass on the one side and a red glass on the other, 
to be used as prescribed above. 

Pilot-vessels, when not engaged on their station oil pilotage 
duty, shall carry lights similar to those of other vessels of their 
tonnage. 

Art, 9. (a) Fishing-vessels of less than ten gross tons, when 
under way and when not having their nets, trawls, dredges, or 
lines in the water, shall not be obliged to carry the colored side¬ 
lights; but every such vessel shall, in lieu thereof, have ready at 
hand a lantern with a green glass on one side and a red glass on 
the other side, and on approaching to or being approached by 
another vessel such lantern shall be exhibited in sufficient time to 


1 AN ACT Relating to lights on steam pilot vessels. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That a steam pilot vessel, 
when engaged on her station on pilotage duty and in waters of the United 
States, and not at anchor, shall, in addition to the lights required for all 
pilot boats, carry at a distance of eight feet below her white masthead 
light a red light, visible all around the horizon and of such a character 
as to be visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere at a distance 
of at least two miles, and also the colored side lights required to be 
carried by vessels when under way. 

When engaged on her station on pilotage duty and in waters of the 
United States, and at anchor, she shall carry in addition to the lights 
required for all pilot boats the red light above mentioned, but not the 
colored side lights. 

When not engaged on her station on pilotage duty, she shall carry the 
same lights as other steam vessels. 

Sec. 2. That this act shall be construed as supplementary to article 
eight of the Act approved June seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety- 
seven, entitled “An act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions upon 
certain harbors, rivers, and inland waters of the United States,” and to 
article eight of an Act approved August nineteenth, eighteen hundred 
and ninety, entitled “An act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions 

Sec. 3. That this act shall take effect on June thirtieth, nineteen 
hundred. 

Approved, February 19, 1900. 


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prevent collision, so that tlio green light shall not be seen on the 
port side nor the red light on the starboard side. 

(b) All fishing-vessels and fishing-boats of ten gross tons or 
upward, when under way and when not having their nets, trawls, 
dredges, or lines in the water, shall carry and show the same lights 
as other vessels under way. 

(c) All vessels, when trawling, dredging, or fishing with any 
kind of drag-nets or lines, shall exhibit, from some part of the 
vessel where they can be best seen, two lights. One of these 
lights shall be red and the other shall be white. The red light 
shall be above the white light, and shall be at a vertical distance 
from it of not less than six feet and not more than twelve feet; 
and the horizontal distance between them, if any, shall not be 
more than ten feet. These two lights shall be of such a character 
and contained in lanterns of such construction as to be visible all 
round the horizon, the white light a distance of not less than three 
miles and the red light of not less than two miles. 

(d) Rafts, or other water craft not herein provided for, navi¬ 
gating by hand power, horse power, or by the current of the river, 
shall carry one or more good white lights, which shall be placed 
in such manner as shall be prescribed by the Board of Supervising 
Inspectors of Steam Vessels. 

Art. 10. A vessel which is being overtaken by another, except a 
steam-vessel with an after range-light showing all around the 
horizon, shall show from her stern to such last-mentioned vessel 
a white light or a flare-up light. 

Art. 11. A vessel under one hundred and fifty feet in length 
when at anchor shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, 
but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white 
light, in a lantern so constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and 
unbroken light visible all around the horizon at a distance of at 
least one mile. 

A vessel of one hundred and fifty feet or upwards in length 
when at anchor shall carry in the forward part of the vessel, at 
a height of not less than twenty and not exceeding forty feet above 
the hull, one such light, and at or near the stern of the vessel, 
and at such a height that it shall be not less than fifteen feet 
lower than the forward light, another such light. 

The length of a vessel shall be deemed to be the length appearing 
in her certificate of registry. 

Art. 12. Every vessel may, if necessary, in order to attract 
attention, in addition to the lights which she is by these rules 
required to carry, show a flare-up light or use any detonating- 
signal that can not be mistaken for a distress signal. 

Art. 13. Nothing in these rules shall interfere with the opera¬ 
tion of any special rules made by the Government of any nation 
with respect to additional station and signal lights for two or 
more ships of war or for vessels sailing under convoy, or with 
the exhibition of recognition signals adopted by shipowners, 
which have been authorized by their respective Governments, and 
duly registered and published. 

Art. 14. A steam-vessel proceeding under sail only, but having 
her funnel up, may carry in daytime, forward, where it can best 
be seen, one black ball or shape two feet in diameter. 

SOUND SIGNALS FOR FOG, AND SO FORTH. 

Art. 15. All signals prescribed by this article for vessels under 
way shall be given: 

1. By “ steam-vessels ” on the whistle or siren. 

2. By “sailing-vessels” and “ vessels towed ” on the fog horn. 

The words “ prolonged blast ” used in this article shall mean a 

blast of from four to six seconds duration. 

A steam-vessel shall be provided with an efficient whistle or 
siren, sounded by steam or by some substitute for steam, so 
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placed, that the sound may not he intercepted by any obstruction, 
and with an efficient fog horn; also with an efficient bell. A sail¬ 
ing-vessel of twenty tons gross tonnage or upward shall be pro¬ 
vided with a similar fog horn and bell. 

In fog, mist, falling snow, or heavy rainstorms, whether by dav 
or night, the signals described in this article shall be used as 
follows, namely: 

(a) A steam-vessel under way shall sound, at intervals of not 
more than one minute, a prolonged blast 

(c) A sailing-vessel under way shall sound, at intervals of not 
more than one minute, when on the starboard tack, one blast; 
when on the port tack, two blasts in succession, and when with 
the wind abaft the beam, three blasts in succession. 

(d) A vessel when at anchor shall, at intervals of not more 
than one minute, ring the bell rapidly for about five seconds. 

(e) A steam-vessel when towing, shall, instead of the signals 
prescribed in subdivision (a) of this article, at intervals of not 
more than one minute, sound three blasts in succession, namely, 
one prolonged blast followed by two short blasts. A vessel towed 
may give this signal and she shall not give any other. 

(f) All rafts or other water craft, not herein provided for, 
navigating by hand power, horse power, or by the current of the 
river, shall sound a blast of the fog-horn, or equivalent signal, at 
intervals of not more than one minute. 

SPEED OF SHIPS TO BE MODERATE IN FOG, AND SO FORTH. 

Art. 16. Every vessel shall, in a fog, mist, falling snow, or heavy 
rainstorms, go at a moderate speed, having careful regard to the 
existing circumstances and conditions. 

A steam-vessel hearing, apparently forward of her beam, the 
fog-signal of a vessel the position of which is not ascertained 
shall, so far as the circumstances of the case admit, stop her en¬ 
gines, and then navigate with caution until danger of collision 
is over. 

Steering and Sailing Rules. 

PRELIMINARY-RISK OF COLLISION. 

Risk of collision can, when circumstances permit, be ascertained 
by carefully watching the compass bearing of an approaching 
vessel. If the bearing does not appreciably change, such risk 
should be deemed to exist. 

Art. 17. When two sailing-vessels are approaching one another, 
so as to involve risk of collision, one of them shall keep out of the 
way of the other as follows, namely: 

(a) A vessel which is running free shall keep out of the way of 
a vessel which is close-hauled. 

(b) A vessel which is close-hauled on the port tack shall keep 
out of the way of a vessel which is close-hauled on the starboard 
tack. 

(c) When both are running free, with the wind on different 
sides, the vessel which has the wind on the port side shall keep 
out of the way of the other. 

(d) When both are running free, with the wind on the same 
side, the vessel which is to the windward shall keep out of the 
way of the vessel which is to the leeward. 

(e) A vessel which has the wind aft shall keep out of the way 
of the other vessel. 

Art. 18. Rule I. When steam-vessels are approaching each other 
head and head, that is, end on. or nearly so, it shall be the duty 
of each to pass on the port side of the other: and either vessel 
shall give, as a signal of her intention, one short and distinct blast 
of her whistle, which the other vessel shall answer promptly by a 


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similar blast of her whistle, and thereupon such vessels shall pass 
on the port side of each other. But if the courses of such vessels 
are so far on the starboard of each other as not to be considered 
as meeting head and head, either vessel shall immediately give 
two short and distinct blasts of her whistle, which the other 
vessel shall answer promptly by two similar blasts of her whistle, 
and they shall pass on the starboard side of each other. 

The foregoing only applies to cases where vessels are meeting 
end on or nearly end on, in such a manner as to involve risk of 
collision; in other words, to cases in which, by day, each vessel 
sees the masts of the other in a line, or nearly in a line, wutli her 
own, and by night to cases in which each vessel is in such a posi¬ 
tion as to see both the sidelights of the other. 

It does not apply by day to cases in which a vessel sees another 
ahead crossing her own course, or by night to cases where the red 
light of one vessel is opposed to the red light of the other, or 
where the green light of one vessel is opposed to the green light 
of the other, or where a red light without a green light or a green 
light without a red light, is seen ahead, or where both green and 
red lights are seen anywhere but ahead. 

Rule III. If, when steam-vessels are approaching each other, 
either vessel fails to understand the course or intention of the 
other, from any cause, the vessel so in doubt shall immediately 
signify the same by giving several short and rapid blasts, not less 
than four, of the steam-whistle. 

Rule V. Whenever a steam-vessel is nearing a short bend or 
curve in the channel, where, from the height of the banks or 
other cause, a steam-vessel approaching from the opposite direc¬ 
tion can not be seen for a distance of half a mile, such steam- 
vessel when she shall have arrived within half a mile of such 
curve or bend, shall give a signal by one long blast of the steam 
whistle, which signal shall be answered by a similar blast, given 
by any approaching steam-vessel that may be within hearing. 
Should such signal be so answered by a steam-vessel upon the 
farther side of such bend, then the usual signals for meeting and 
passing shall immediately be given and answered; but, if the first 
alarm signal of such vessel be not answered, she is to consider the 
channel'clear and govern herself accordingly. 

When steam-vessels are moved from their docks or berths, and 
other boats are liable to pass from any direction toward them, 
they shall give the same signal as in the case of vessels meeting 
at a bend, but immediately after clearing the berths so as to be 
fully in sight they shall be governed by the steering and sailing 
rules. 

Rule VIII. When steam-vessels are running in the same direc¬ 
tion, and the vessel which is astern shall desire to pass on the 
right or starboard hand of the vessel ahead, she shall give one 
short blast of the steam-whistle, as a signal of such desire, and if 
the vessel ahead answers with one blast, she shall put her helm 
to port; or if she shall desire to pass on the left or port side of 
the vessel ahead, she shall give two short blasts of the steam- 
whistle as a signal of such desire, and if the vessel ahead 
answers with two blasts, shall put her helm to starboard; or if 
the vessel ahead does not think it safe for the vessel astern to 
attempt to pass at that point, she shall immediately signify the 
same by giving several short and rapid blasts of the steam- 
whistle, not less than four, and under no circumstances shall the 
vessel astern attempt to pass the vessel ahead until such time as 
they have reached a point where it can be safely done, when said 
vessel ahead shall signify her willingness by biowing the proper 
signals. The vessel ahead shall in no case attempt "to cross the 
bow or crowd upon the course of the passing vessel. 

Rule IX. The whistle signals provided in the rules under this 
article, for steam-vessels meeting, passing, or overtaking, are 

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never to be used except when steamers are in sight of each other, 
and the course and position of each can be determined in the day¬ 
time by a sight of the vessel itself, or by night by seeing its sig^ 
nal lights. In fog, mist, falling snow or heavy rainstorms, when 
vessels can not so see each other, fog-signals only must be given. 

Art. 19. When two steam-vessels are crossing, so as to involve 
risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her own star¬ 
board side shall keep out of the way of the other. 

Art. 20. When a steam-vessel and a sailing-vessel are pro¬ 
ceeding in such directions as to involve risk of collision, the steam- 
vessel shall keep out of the way of the sailing-vessel. 

Art. 21. Where, by any of these rules, one of the two vessels is 
to keep out of the way, the other shall keep her course and speed. 

Art. 22. Every vessel which is directed by these rules to keep 
out of the way of another vessel shall, if the circumstances of 
the case admit, avoid crossing ahead of the other. 

Art. 23. Every steam-vessel which is directed by these rules to 
keep out of the way of another vessel shall, on approaching her, 
if necessary, slacken her speed or stop or reverse. 

Art. 24. Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules 
every vessel, overtaking any other, shall keep out of the way of 
the overtaken vessel. 

Every vessel coming up with another vessel from any direction 
more than two points abaft her beam, that is, in such a position, 
with reference to the vessel which she is overtaking that at night, 
she would be unable to see either of that vessel’s side-lights, shall 
be deemed to be an overtaking vessel; and no subsequent altera¬ 
tion of the bearing between the two vessels shall make the over¬ 
taking vessel a crossing vessel within the meaning of these rules, 
or relieve her of the duty of keeping clear of the overtaken vessel 
until she is finally past and clear. 

As by day the overtaking vessel can not always know with cer¬ 
tainty whether she is forward of or abaft this direction from the 
other vessel she should, if in doubt, assume that she is an overtak¬ 
ing vessel and keep out of the way. 

Art. 25. In narrow channels every steam-vessel shall, when it is 
safe and practicable, keep to that side of the fair-way or mid¬ 
channel which lies on the starboard side of such vessel. 

Art. 26. Sailing-vessels under way shall keep out of the way of 
sailing-vessels or boats fishing with nets, or lines, or trawls. This 
rule shall not give to any vessel or boat engaged in fishing the 
right of obstructing a fair-way used by vessels other than fishing- 
vessels or boats. 

Art. 27. In obeying and construing these rules due regard shall 
be had to all dangers of navigation and collision, and to any spe¬ 
cial circumstances which may render a departure from the above 
rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger. 

SOUND SIGNALS l'OR VESSELS IN SIGHT OF ONE ANOTHER. 

Art. 28. When vessels are in sight of one another a steam-vessel 
under way whose engines are going at full speed astern shall indi¬ 
cate that fact by three short blasts on the whistle. 

NO VESSEL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TO NEGLECT PROPER PRECAU¬ 
TIONS. 

Art. 29. Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any vessel, or 
the owner or master or crew thereof, from the consequences of 
any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a 
proper lookout, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be 
required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special cir¬ 
cumstances of the case. 


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Art. 30. The exhibition of any light on board of a vessel of war 
of the United States or a revenue cutter may be suspended when¬ 
ever, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Navy, the commander 
in chief of a squadron, or the commander of a vessel acting singly, 
I he special character of the service may require it. 


DISTRESS SIGNALS. 

Art. 31. When a vessel is in distress and requires assistance 
from other vessels or from the shore the following shall be the 
signals to be used or displayed by her, either together or sepa¬ 
rately, namely: 

IN THE DAYTIME. 


A continuous sounding with any fog-signal apparatus, or firing 
a gun. 


AT NIGHT. 


First. Flames on the vessel as from a burning tar barrel, oil 
barrel, and so forth. 

Second. A continuous sounding with any fog-signal apparatus, 
or firing a gun. 

Sec. 2. That the supervising inspectors of steam-vessels and the 
Supervising Inspector-General shall establish such rules to be ob¬ 
served by steam vessels in passing each other and as to the lights 
to be carried by ferry-boats and by barges and canal-boats when 
in tow of steam-vessels, not inconsistent with the provisions of 
this Act, as they from time to time may deem necessary for safety, 
which rules when approved by the Secretary of Commerce and 
Labor, 1 are hereby declared special rules duly made by local au¬ 
thority, as provided for in article thirty of chapter eight hun¬ 
dred and two of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety. Two 
printed copies of such rules shall be furnished to such ferry¬ 
boats and steam-vessels, which rules shall be kept posted up in 
conspicuous places in such vessels. 

Sec. 3. That every pilot, engineer, mate, or master of any steam- 
vessel, and every master or mate of any barge or canal-boat, who 
neglects or refuses to observe the provisions of this Act, or the 
regulations established in pursuance of the preceding section, 
shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars, and for all damages 
sustained by any passenger in his person or baggage by such 
neglect or refusal: Provided, That nothing herein shall relieve 
any vessel, owner or corporation from any liability incurred by 
reason of such neglect or refusal. 

Sec. 4. That every vessel that shall be navigated without com¬ 
plying with the provisions of this Act shall be liable to a penalty 
of two hundred dollars, one-half to go to the informer, for which 
sum the vessel so navigated shall be liable and may be seized and 
proceeded against by action in any district court of the United 
States having jurisdiction of the offense. 

Sec. 5. That sections forty-two hundred and thirty-three and 
forty-four hundred and twelve (with the regulations made in 
pursuance thereof, except the rules and regulations for the govern¬ 
ment of pilots of steamers navigating the Red River of the North 
and rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico and their tributaries, 
and except the rules for the Great Lakes and their connecting 
and tributary waters as far east as Montreal), and forty-four 
hundred and thirteen of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States, and chapter two hundred and two of the laws of eighteen 
hundred and ninety-three, and sections one and three of chapter 


1 As amended by act of Congress approved Feb. 14, 1903, establishing the 
Department of Commerce and Labor. 


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one hundred and two of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety- 
five, and sections five, twelve, and thirteen of the Act approved 
March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled “An 
act to amend the laws relating to navigation,” and all amend¬ 
ments thereto, are hereby repealed so far as the harbors, rivers, 
and inland waters aforesaid (except the Great Lakes and their 
connecting and tributary waters as far east as Montreal and the 
Red River of the North and rivers emptying into the Gulf of 
Mexico, and their tributaries) are concerned. 

Sec. 6. That this act shall take effect four months from the date 
of its approval. 

Approved, June 7, 1897. 

Rules ami regulations for the government of pilots of vessels 
propelled by steam, gas, fluid, naphtha, or electric motors, 
and of other vessels propelled l*y machinery, navigating* 
the harbors, rivers, and inland waters of the United States, 
except the Great Lakes and their connecting* xirnl tributary 
waters as far east as Montreal, the Red River of the North, 
and rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico and their tribu¬ 
taries, xi s amended by the Executive Committee of the 
Board of United States Supervising Inspectors, Steamboat- 
Inspection Service, in June, 1911, and approved by the Sec¬ 
retary of Commerce and Labor, under the authority of an 
act of Congress approved June 7, 1897, and the act of Con¬ 
gress approved February 14, 1903, establishing the Depart¬ 
ment of Commerce and Labor. 

PRELIMINARY. 

In the following rules the words steam wessel and steamer shall 
include any vessel propelled by machinery. 

A vessel is under way , within the meaning of these rules, when 
she is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground. 

Risk of collision can, when circumstances permit, be ascertained 
by carefully watching the compass bearing of an approaching 
vessel. If the bearing does not appreciably change, such risk 
should be deemed to exist. 


SIGNALS. 

The whistle signals provided in these rules shall be sounded on 
an efficient whistle or siren sounded by steam or by some sub¬ 
stitute for steam. 

A short blast of the whistle shall mean a blast of about one 
second’s duration. 

A prolonged blast of the whistle shall mean a blast of from four 
to six seconds’ duration. 1 

One short blast of the whistle signifies intention of or assent to 
steamer first giving the signal to direct course to own starboard, 
except when two steamers are approaching each other at right 
angles or obliquely, when it signifies intention of steamer which 
is to starboard of the other to hold course and speed. 

Two short blasts of the whistle signify intention of or assent to 
steamer first giving the signal to direct course to own port. 

Three short blasts of the whistle shall mean, “ My engines are 
going at full speed astern.” 

When vessels are in sight of one another a steam vessel under 
way whose engines are going at full speed astern shall indicate 
that fact by three short blasts on the whistle. 

Rule I. If, when steam vessels are approaching each other, 
either vessel fails to understand the course or intention of the 


1 Under the provisions of par. (a), sec. 4, of act of Congress approved 
June 9, 1910, “ a blast of at least two seconds shall be deemed a pro¬ 
longed blast within the meaning of the law ” when given by vessels pro¬ 
pelled by machinery and not more than 65 feet in length except tugboats 
and towboats propelled by steam. (See sec. 8 of this chapter.) 


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other, from any cause, the vessel so in doubt shall immediately 
signify the same by giving several short and rapid blasts, not less 
than four, of the steam whistle, the danger signal. 

Whenever the danger signal is given, the engines of both 
steamers shall be stopped and backed until the headway of the 
steamers has been fully checked; nor shall the engines of either 
steamer be again started ahead until the steamers can safely pass 
each other, and the proper signals for passing have been given, 
answered, and understood. 

Rule II. Steam vessels are forbidden to use what has become 
technically known among pilots as “ cross signals,” that is, 
answering one whistle with two, and answering two whistles with 
one. In all cases, and under all circumstances, a pilot receiving 
either of the whistle signals provided in the rules, which for any 
reason he deems injudicious to comply with, instead of answering 
it with a cross signal, shall at once sound the danger signal and 
observe the rule applying thereto (Rule I). 

Rule III. The signals for passing, by the blowing of the 
whistle, shall be given and answered by pilots, in compliance with 
these rules, not only when meeting “ head and head.” or nearly 
so, but at all times, when the steam vessels are in sight of each 
other, when passing or meeting at a distance within half a 
mile of each other, and whether passing to the starboard or port. 

The whistle signals provided in the rules for steam vessels 
meeting, passing, or overtaking, are never to be used except when 
steamers are in sight of each other, and the course and position 
of each can be determined in the daytime by a sight of the vessel 
itself, or by night by seeing its signal lights. In fog, mist, fall¬ 
ing snow or heavy rainstorms, when vessels can not so see each 
other, fog signals only must be given. 

situations. 

Rule IV. When steam vessels are approaching each other 

HEAD AND HEAD, THAT IS, END ON, OR NEARLY SO, it Shall be the 

duty of each to pass on the port side of the other; and either 
vessel shall give, as a signal of her intention, one short and dis¬ 
tinct blast of her whistle, which the other vessel shall answer 
promptly by a similar blast of her whistle, and thereupon such 
vessels shall pass on the port side of each other. But if the 
courses of such vessels are so far on the starboard of each other 
as not to be considered as meeting head and head, either vessel 
shall immediately give two short and distinct blasts of her whistle, 
which the other vessel shall answer promptly by two similar blasts 
of her whistle, and they shall pass on the starboard side of each 
other. 

The foregoing only applies to cases where vessels are meeting 
end on or nearly end on, in such a manner as to involve risk of 
collision; in other words, to cases in which, by day, each vessel 
sees the masts of the other in a line, or nearly in a line, with her 
own, and by night to cases in which each vessel is in such a posi¬ 
tion as to see both the side lights of the other. 

It does not apply by day to cases in which a vessel sees another 
ahead crossing her own course, or by night to cases where the red 
light of one vessel is opposed to the red light of the other, or 
where the green light of one vessel is opposed to the green light 
of the other, or where a red light without a green light or a green 
light without a red light, is seen ahead, or where both green and 
red lights are seen anywhere but ahead. 

Rule V. Whenever a steam vessel is nearing a short bend or 
curve in the channel, where, from the height of the banks or 
other cause, a steam vessel approaching from the opposite direc¬ 
tion can not be seen for a distance of half a mile, such steam ves¬ 
sel, when she shall have arrived within half a mile of such curve 


(386 r) 


or bend, shall give a signal by one long blast of the steam whistle, 
which signal shall be answered by a similar blast, given by any 
approaching steam vessel that may be within hearing. Should 
such signal be so answered by a steam vessel upon the farther 
side of such bend, then the usual signals for meeting and passing 
shall immediately be given and answered; but, if the first alarm 
signal of such vessel be not answered, she is to consider the 
channel clear and govern herself accordingly. 

When steam vessels are moved from their docks or berths, 
and other boats are liable to pass from any direction toward 
them, they shall give the same signal as in the case of vessels 
meeting at a bend, but immediately after clearing the berths so as 
to be fully in sight they shall be governed by the steering and 
sailing rules. 

Rule VI. When steam vessels are running in the same 
direction, and the vessel which is astern shall desire to pass on 
the right or starboard hand of the vessel ahead, she shall give 
one short blast of the steam whistle, as a signal of such desire, 
and if the vessel ahead answers with one blast, she shall put her 
helm to port; or if she shall desire to pass on the left or port 
side of the vessel ahead, she shall give two short blasts of the 
steam whistle as a signal of such desire, and if the vessel ahead 
answers with two blasts, shall put her helm to starboard; or if 
the vessel ahead does not think it safe for the vessel astern to 
attempt to pass at that point, she shall immediately signify the 
same by giving several short and rapid blasts of the steam 
whistle, not less than four, and under no circumstances shall the 
vessel astern attempt to pass the vessel ahead until such time as 
they have reached a point where it can be safely done, when said 
vessel ahead shall signify her willingness by blowing the proper 
signals. The vessel ahead shall in no case attempt to cross the 
bow or crowd upon the course of the passing vessel. 

Every vessel coming up with another vessel from any direction 
more than two points abaft her beam, that is, in such a position, 
with reference to the vessel which she is overtaking that at night 
she would be unable to see either of that vessel’s side lights, shall 
be deemed to be an overtaking vessel; and no subsequent alter¬ 
ation of the bearing between the two vessels shall make the over¬ 
taking vessel a crossing vessel within the meaning of these 
rules, or relieve her of the duty of keeping clear of the overtaken 
vessel until she is finally past and clear. 

As by day the overtaking vessel can not always know with 
certainty whether she is forward of or abaft this direction from 
the other vessel she should, if in doubt, assume that she is an 
overtaking vessel and keep out of the way. 

Rule VII. When two steamers are approaching each other at 

RIGHT ANGLES OR OBLIQUELY SO AS TO INVOLVE RISK OF COLLISION, 

other than when one steamer is overtaking another, the steamer 
which has the other on her own port side shall hold her course 
and speed; and the steamer which has the other on her own 
starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other by directing 
her course to starboard so as to cross the stern of the other 
steamer, or, if necessary to do so, slacken her speed or stop or 
reverse. The steamer having the other on her own port bow shall 
blow one blast of her whistle as a signal of her intention to cross 
the bow of the other, holding her course and speed, which signal 
shall be promptly answered by the other steamer by one short 
blast of her whistle as a signal of her intention to direct her 
course to starboard so as to cross the stern of the other steamer 
or otherwise keep clear. 

If from any cause whatever the conditions covered by this situa¬ 
tion are such as to prevent immediate compliance with each other’s 
signals, the misunderstanding or objection shall be at once made 
apparent by blowing the danger signal, and both steamers shall be 


(387 r) 




stopped, and backed if necessary, until signals for passing with 
safety are made and understood. 

Rule VIII. When a steam vessel and a sailing vessel are pro¬ 
ceeding in such directions as to involve risk of collision, the steam 
vessel shall keep out of the way of the sailing vessel. 

Rule IX. Every steam vessel which is directed by these rules to 
keep out of the way of another vessel shall, if the circumstances 
of the case admit, avoid crossing ahead of the other. 

Rule X. In narrow channels every steam vessel shall, when it 
is safe and practicable, keep to that side of the fairway or mid¬ 
channel which lies on the starboard side of such vessel. 

Rule XI. In obeying and construing these rules due regard shall 
be had to all dangers of navigation and collision, and to any 
special circumstances which may render a departure from the 
above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger. 

SOUND SIGNALS FOR FOG, AND SO FORTH. 

Rule XII. In fog, mist, falling snow, or heavy rainstorms, 
whether by day or night, signals shall be given as follows: 

A steam vessel under way, except when towing other vessels or 
'being towed, shall sound, at intervals of not more than one 
minute, on the whistle or siren, a prolonged blast. 

A steam vessel when towing other vessels shall sound, at inter¬ 
vals of not more than one minute, on the whistle or siren, three 
blasts in succession, namely, one prolonged blast followed by two 
short blasts. 

A vessel towed may give, at intervals of not more than one 
minute, on the fcg horn, a signal of three blasts in succession, 
namely, one prolonged blast followed by two short blasts, and she 
shall not give any other. 

A vessel when at anchor shall, at intervals of not more than one 
minute, ring the bell rapidly for about five seconds. 

SPEED TO BE MODERATE IN FOG, AND SO FORTH. 

Rule XIII. Every steam vessel shall, in a fog, mist, falling 
snow, or heavy rainstorms, go at a moderate speed, having careful 
regard to the existing circumstances and conditions. 

A steam vessel hearing, apparently forward of her beam, the 
fog signal of a vessel the position of which is not ascertained 
shall, so far as the circumstances of the case admit, stop her 
engines, and then navigate with caution until danger of collision 
is over. 

Rules for lights for certain classes of vessels navigating the 
Iiarbors, rivers, and inland waters of the United States, 
except the Great Unites and their connecting and tributary 
waters as far east as M ontreal and the Red River of the 
North and rivers emptying into the Gnlf of Mexico and 
their tributaries. 

The following rules for lights to be carried by ferryboats, rules 
for lights for barges and canal boats in tow of steam vessels, rules 
for lights for rafts and other water craft navigating by hand 
power, horsepower, or by the current of the river, rule relating to 
use of searchlights, rule prohibiting unnecessary sounding of the 
steam whistle, rule prohibiting the carrying of unauthorized lights 
on steam vessels, and rule relating to drawbridges over navigable 
waters of the United States were adopted by the Board of Super¬ 
vising Inspectors, Steamboat-Inspection Service, and approved by 
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. 

These rules concerning lights shall be complied with in all 
weathers from sunset to sunrise. 


(388 r) 


BULKS FOR LIGHTS TO BE CARRIED BY FERRYBOATS NAVIGATING THE 
HARBORS, RIVERS, AND INLAND WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES, 
EXCEPT THE GREAT LAKES AND THEIR CONNECTING AND TRIBUTARY 
WATERS AS FAR EAST AS MONTREAL AND THE RED RIVER OF THE 
NORTH AND RIVERS EMPTYING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THEIR 
TRIBUTARIES . 1 

(Authority: Section 2, act of Congress approved June 7, 1897.) 

Ferryboats propelled by machinery and navigating the harbors, 
rivers, and other inland waters of the United States, except the 
Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary w r aters as far east 
as Montreal and the Red River of the North and rivers emptying 
into the Gulf of Mexico and their tributaries, shall carry the range 
lights and the colored side lights required by law to be carried on 
steam vessels navigating those waters, except that double-end 
ferryboats shall carry a central range of clear, bright, white lights, 
showing all around the horizon, placed at equal altitudes forward 
and aft, also on the starboard side a green light, and on the port 
side a red light, of such a character as to be visible on a dark 
night with a clear atmosphere at a distance of at least 2 miles, 
and so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light over 
an arc of the horizon of 10 points of the compass, and so fixed as 
to throw the light from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on 
their respective sides. 

The green and red lights shall be fitted with inboard screens 
projecting at least 3 feet forward from the lights, so as to prevent 
them from being seen across the bow. 

Local inspectors in districts having ferryboats shall, whenever 
the safety of navigation may require, designate for each line of 
such boats a certain light, white or colored, which shall show all 
around the horizon, to designate and distinguish such lines from 
each other, which light shall be carried or. a flagstaff amidships, 
15 feet above the white range lights. 

RULES FOR LIGHTS FOR BARGES AND CANAL BOATS IN TOW OF STEAM 
VESSELS NAVIGATING THE HARBORS, RIVERS, AND INLAND WATERS 
OF THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT THE GREAT LAKES AND THEIR 
CONNECTING AND TRIBUTARY WATERS AS FAR EAST AS MONTREAL 
AND THE RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AND RIVERS EMPTYING INTO THE 
GULF OF MEXICO AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES. 

(Authority: Section 2, act of Congress approved June 7, 1897.) 

On the harbors, rivers, and other inland waters of the United 
States, except the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary 
waters as far east as Montreal and the Red River of the North 
and rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico and their tributaries, 
and except on the waters of the Hudson River and its tributaries 
from Troy to Sandy Hook, the East River and Long Island Sound, 
and the waters entering thereon, and to the Atlantic Ocean, to and 
including Narragansett, Bay, R. I., and tributaries, and Lake 
Champlain, barges (except scows) and canal boats in tow of steam 
vessels shall carry lights as follows: 

Barges and canal boats towing astern of steam vessels, when 
towing singly, or what is known as tandem towing, shall each 
carry a green light on the starboard side and a red light on the 
port side. 

When tv. r o or more boats are abreast, the colored lights shall be 
carried at the outer sides of the bows of the outside boats. 


1 See act of Congress approved June 9, 1910, effective on and after 
July 9, 1910, prescribing lights that shall be carried by certain classes of 
vessels of not more than 65 feet in length, amendatory of these rules, p. 26. 


(389 R) 






Barges or canal boats towing alongside a steam vessel shall, if 
the deck, deck houses, or cargo of the barge or canal boat be so 
high above w T ater as to obscure the side lights of the towing 
steamer, when being towed on the starboard side of the steamer, 
carry a green light upon the starboard side; and when towed on 
the port side of the steamer, a red light on the port side of the 
barge or canal boat; and if there is more than one barge or canal 
boat abreast, the colored lights shall be displayed from the outer 
side of the outside barges or canal boats. 

Barges (except scows) and canal boats, when being towed by 
steam vessels on the waters of the Hudson River and its tribu¬ 
taries from Troy to Sandy Hook, the East River, and Long Island 
Sound (and the w r aters entering thereon, and to the Atlantic 
Ocean), to and including Narragansett Bay, R. I., and tributaries, 
and Lake Champlain, shall carry lights as follows: 

Barges and canal boats being towed astern of steam vessels, 
when towung singly or what is known as tandem towing, shall 
each carry a white light on the bow and a white light on the stern. 

The last vessel of each hawser tow shall carry two white lights 
on her stern, horizontal to each other, not less than 5 feet apart, 
and not less than 4 feet above the deck house, and so placed as to 
show all around the horizon. 

Barges and canal boats, when towed at a hawser two or more 
abreast, when in one tier, shall carry a white light on the bow and 
a white light on the stern of each of the outside boats; when in 
more than one tier, each of the outside boats shall carry a white 
light on its bow; and the outside boats in the last tier shall each 
carry, in addition, a white light on the outer after part of the 
stern. 

Barges or canal boats tow r ed alongside a steam vessel, if on the 
starboard side of said steam vessel, shall display a white light on 
her own starboard bow; and if on the port side of said steam 
vessel, shall display a white light on her own port bow; and if 
there is more than one barge or canal boat alongside, the white 
lights shall be displayed from the outboard side of the outside 
barge or canal boat: Provided, That car floats of 200 feet or over 
in length shall have a white light at each outboard corner of said 
floats. 

When barges or canal boats are massed in tiers and towed at a 
hawser, as is usual on the Hudson River, there shall be carried on 
the forward port side of the port boat of each tier a white light, 
and on the forward starboard side of the starboard boat in each 
tier a wiiite light, and on the after port side of the port boat in 
the stern tier a white light, and on the after starboard side of 
the starboard boat in the stern tier a white light. 

The white lights for barges and canal boats referred to in the 
preceding rules shall be carried at least 10 feet and not more than 
30 feet abaft the stem or extreme forward end of the vessel, above 
the deck rail of the vessel on single-decked vessels, and on the 
upper deck of double or three-decked barges or canal boats; and 
shall be of such a character as to be visible on a dark night, 
with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least 5 miles. 

The colored side lights referred to in these rules for barges 
and canal boats in tow shall be fitted wdth inboard screens, so as 
to prevent them from being seen across the bow, and of such 
a character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmos¬ 
phere, at a distance of at least 2 miles, and so constructed as to 
show a uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon 
of 10 points of the compass, and so fixed as to throw the light 
from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on either side. The 
minimum size of glass globes shall not be less than 6 inches in 
diameter and 5 inches high in the clear. 

Any barge or canal boat in tow of a steam vessel, when the last 
boat of a tow, and not required by these rules to carry a light on 


(390 r) 


the stern, on being overtaken by another vessel, shall show from 
her stern to such last-mentioned vessel a flare-up light; or, in lieu 
thereof, a white light fixed and carried in a lantern, which shall 
be so constructed, fitted, and screened that it shall throw an 
unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 12 points of the 
compass, viz, for 6 points from right aft on each side of the 
vessel, so as to be visible at a distance of at least 1 mile. 

Provided, That nothing in these rules shall be construed as com¬ 
pelling barges or canal boats in tow of steam vessels, passing 
through any waters en route or directly to or from a port where 
lights for barges or canal boats are different from those of the 
waters whereon such vessels are usually employed, to change 
their lights from those required on the waters from which their 
trip begins; but should such vessels engage in local employment 
on waters requiring different lights from those where they are 
customarily employed, they shall comply with the local rules 
where employed. 

All scows being towed by hawser behind steam vessels shall 
carry a regulation white light at each end of each scow (such 
lights to be carried not less than 8 feet above the surface of the 
water, and so as to show all around the horizon), except that 
when scows are massed in tiers, two or more abreast, each of 
the outside boats shall carry a white light on its outer bow; and 
the outside boats in the last tier shall each carry, in addition, a 
white light on the outer part of the stern. 

BULKS FOR LIGHTS FOR RAFTS AND OTHER WATER CRAFT NAVIGATING 
BY HAND POWER, HORSEPOWER, OR BY THE CURRENT OF THE RIVER, 
ON THE HARBORS, RIVERS, AND OTHER INLAND WATERS OF THE 
UNITED STATES, EXCEPT THE GREAT LAKES AND THEIR CONNECTING 
AND TRIBUTARY WATERS AS FAR EAST AS MONTREAL AND THE RED 
RIVER ON THE NORTH AND RIVERS EMPTYING INTO THE GULF OF 
MEXICO AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES. 

V 

(Authority: Art 9 (d), act of Congress approved June 7, 1897.) 

Any vessel, except rafts and rowing boats under oars, navigat¬ 
ing by hand power, horsepower, or bp the current of the river , 
shall carry one white light forward, not less than 8 feet above the 
surface of the water. 

Rafts propelled by hand power or by the current of the river, 
or which shall be anchored or moored in or near a channel or 
fairway, shall carry white lights, as follows: 

Rafts of one crib and not more than two in length shall carry 
one white light. Rafts of three or more cribs in length and one 
crib in width shall carry one white light at each end of the raft. 
Rafts of more than one crib abreast shall carry one white light 
on each outside corner of the raft, making four lights in all. 

The white light required by these rules for rafts and other 
water craft shall be carried, from sunset to sunrise, in a lantern 
so fixed and constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and un¬ 
broken light, visible all around the horizon, and of such intensity 
as to be visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere at a 
distance of at least 1 mile. The lights for rafts shall be sus¬ 
pended from poles of such height that the lights shall not be less 
than 8 feet above the surface of the water. 

The limits of inland waters within which the rules contained 
in this section apply are the same as those given in section 8 of 
this chapter. 


(391 r) 







Section 5.—Pilot Rules fob the Rivers Whose Waters Flow 
into the Gulf of Mexico and their Tributaries and the Red 
River of the North. 

(This section is reproduced from Department of Commerce and Labor 
Form No. 806, edition of Aug. 1, 1911.) 

Sections of the Revised Statutes of the United States and acts 
of Congress relating: to the navigation of vessels on the Red 
River of the North and rivers emptying into the Gulf of 
Mexico and their tributaries. 


Act of Jnne 7, 
1897, sec. 5 (30 
Stat., 103). 


R. S., 4233, 
as amended by 
acts of Mar. 3, 
1893 (27 Stat., 
557), and Mar. 
3, 1897, secs. 5, 
12, and 13 (29 
Stat., 689, 690). 


That sections forty-two hundred and thirty-three, and forty-four 
hundred and twelve (with the regulations made in pursuance 
thereof, except the rules and regulations for the government of 
pilots of steamers navigating the Red River of the North and 
rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico and their tributaries, and 
except the rules for the Great Lakes and their connecting and 
tributary waters as far east as Montreal), and forty-four hun¬ 
dred and thirteen of the Revised Statutes of the United States, 
and chapter two hundred and two of the laws of eighteen hun¬ 
dred and ninety-three, and sections one and three of chapter one 
hundred and two of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, 
and sections five, twelve, and thirteen of the Act approved March 
third, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled “An act to 
amend the laws relating to navigation,” and all amendments 
thereto, are hereby repealed so far as the harbors, rivers, and 
inland waters aforesaid (except the Great Lakes and their con¬ 
necting and tributary waters as far east as Montreal and the Red 
River of the North and rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico, 
and their tributaries) are concerned. 

Sec. 4233. The following rules for preventing collisions on the 
water, shall be followed in the navigation of vessels of the Navy 
and of the mercantile marine of the United States: 

steam and sail vessels. 

Rule l. 1 Every steam vessel which is under sail and not under 
steam shall be considered a sail vessel; and every steam vessel 
which is under steam, whether under sail or not, shall be consid¬ 
ered a steam vessel. The words steam vessel shall include any 
vessel propelled by machinery. 


lights . 2 


Rule 2. The lights mentioned in the following rules, and no 
others, shall be carried in all weathers, between sunset and 
sunrise. 

Rule 3. All ocean-going steamers, and steamers carrying sail, 
shall, when under way, carry— 

(A) At the foremast head, a bright white light, of such a 
character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmos¬ 
phere, at a distance of at least five miles, and so constructed as to 
show a uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 
twenty points of the compass, and so fixed as to throw the light 
ten points on each side of the vessel, namely, from right ahead to 
two points abaft the beam on either side. 

(B) On the starboard side, a green light, of such a character 
as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a 
distance of at least two miles, and so constructed as to show a 


1 As amended by the act of Congress approved Mar. 3, 1905. 

3 Rules 3, 5, 6, and 7, under the head of “ Lights,” were amended by act 
of Congress approved June 9, 1910, effective on and after July 9, 1910, in 
rules for lights required to be carried by every vessel propelled by ma¬ 
chinery and not more than 65 feet in length, except tugboats and tow¬ 
boats propelled by steam. (See sec. 8 of this chapter.) 


(392 b) 



uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten 
points of the compass, and so fixed as to throw the light from 
right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side. 

(C) On the port side, a red light, of such a character as to 
be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a dis¬ 
tance of at least two miles, and so constructed as to show a uni¬ 
form and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points 
of the compass, and so fixed as to throw the light from right 
ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side. 

The green and red lights shall be fitted with inboard screens, 
projecting at least three feet forward from the lights, so as to 
prevent them from being seen across the bow. 

Rule 4. Steam-vessels, when towing other vessels, shall carry 
two bright white mast-head lights vertically, in addition to their 
side-lights, so as to distinguish them from other steam-vessels. 
Each of these mast-head lights shall be of the same character and 
construction as the mast-head lights prescribed by Rule three. 1 

Rule 5. All steam-vessels, other than ocean-going steamers and 
steamers carrying sail, shall, when under way, carry on the star¬ 
board and port sides lights of the same character and construc¬ 
tion and in the same position as are prescribed for side-lights by 
Rule three, except in the case provided in Rule six. 

Rule 6. River-steamers navigating waters flowing into the Gulf 
of Mexico, and their tributaries, shall carry the following lights, 
namely: One red light on the outboard side of the port smoke- 
pipe, and one green light on the outboard side of the starboard 
smoke-pipe. Such lights shall show both forward and abeam on 
their respective sides. 

Rule 7. All coasting steam-vessels, and steam-vessels other 
than ferry-boats and vessels otherwise expresly provided for, 
navigating the bays, lakes, rivers, or other inland waters of the 
United States, except those mentioned in Rule six, shall carry the 
red and green lights, as prescribed for ocean-going steamers; and, 
in addition thereto, a central range of two white lights; the after¬ 
light being carried at an elevation of at least fifteen feet above 
the light at the head of the vessel. The head-light shall be so 
constructed as to show a good light through twenty points of the 
compass, namely: from right ahead to two points abaft the beam 
on either side of the vessel; and the after-light so as to show all 
around the horizon. The lights for ferry-boats, barges and canal 
boats when in tow of steam vessels, shall be regulated by such 
rules as the Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels 
shall prescribe. 

Rule 8. Sail-vessels, under way or being towed, shall carry the 
same lights as steam-vessels under way, with the exception of the 
white mast-head lights, which they shall never carry. 

Rule 9. Whenever, as in case of small vessels during bad 
weather, the green and red lights cannot be fixed, these lights 
shall be kept on deck, on their respective sides of the vessel, 
ready for instant exhibition, and shall, on the approach of or to 
other vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in sufficient 
time to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most 
visible, and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port 
side, nor the red light on the starboard side. To make the use of 
these portable lights more certain and easy, they shall each be 


1 Resolution adopted by the Board of Supervising Inspectors, Jan. 31, 
1908, and approved by the Acting Secretary of Commerce and Labor on 
Aug. 20, 1908, recommending lights for towboats : 

“•‘Resolved, That it is the sense of this board that where towboats navi¬ 
gating rivers whose waters flow into the Gulf of Mexico find it necessary 
to use a signal light or lights on the stern of their boats, they are advised 
to use, uniformly, two red lights, one above the other, 3 feet apart, the 
upper light not to be less than 15 feet above the roof of the upper deck, 
on the after part of the stern of the steamer.” 


Amended by 
act of Mar. S, 
1893 (27 Stat., 
557). 


(393 B) 





Amended by 
act of Mar. 3, 
1897, sec. 5 (29 
Stat., 689). 


Amended by 
act of Mar. 3, 
1897, sec. 12 
(29 Stat., 690). 


Rule 15, ex¬ 
cept par. (D), 
amended by act 
of Mar. 3,1897, 
sec. 12 (29 
Stat., 690). 


painted outside with the color of the light they respectively con¬ 
tain, and shall be provided with suitable screens. 

Rule 10. All vessels, whether steam-vessels or sail-vessels, 
when at anchor in roadsteads or fairways, shall, between sunset 
and sunrise, exhibit where it can best be seen, but at a height not 
exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light in a globular 
lantern of eight inches in diameter, and so constructed as to 
show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light, visible all around the 
horizon, and at a distance of at least one mile. 

Rule 11. Sailing pilot-vessels shall not carry the lights required 
for other sailing-vessels, but shall carry a white light at the mast¬ 
head, visible all around the horizon, and shall also exhibit a flare- 
up light every fifteen minutes. 

Steam pilot boats shall, in addition to the masthead light and 
green and red side lights required for ocean steam vessels, carry 
a red light hung vertically from three to five feet above the fore¬ 
mast headlight, for the purpose of distinguishing such steam 
pilot boats from other steam vessels. 

Rule 12. Coal-boats, trading-boats, produce-boats, canal-boats, 
oyster-boats, fishing-boats, rafts, or other water-craft, navigating 
any bay, harbor, or river, by hand-power, horse-power, sail or by 
the current of the river, or which shall be anchored or moored in 
or near the channel or fairway of any bay, harbor, or river, shall 
carry one or more good white lights, which shall be placed in such 
manner as shall be prescribed by the board of supervising inspec¬ 
tors of steam-vessels. 

Rule 13. Open boats shall not be required to carry the side¬ 
lights required for other vessels, but shall, if they do not carry 
such lights, carry a lantern having a green slide on one side and 
a red slide on the other side; and, on the approach of or to other 
vessels, such lantern shall be exhibited in sufficient time to pre¬ 
vent collision, and in such a manner that the green light shall 
not. be seen on the port side, nor the red light on the starboard 
side. Open boats, when at anchor or stationary, shall exhibit a 
bright white light. They shall not, however, be prevented from 
using a flare-up, in addition, if considered expedient. 

Rule 14. The exhibition of any light on board of a vessel of 
war of the United States may be suspended whenever, in the 
opinion of the Secretary of the Navy, the commander in chief of 
a squadron, or the commander of a vessel acting singly, the 
special character of the service may require it. The exhibition 
of any light on board of a revenue cutter of the United States 
may be suspended whenever, in the opinion of the commander 
of the vessel, the special character of the service may require it. 

FOG-SIGNALS. 

Rule 15. (a) Whenever there is a fog, or thick weather, 
whether by day or night, fog signals shall be used as follows: 
Steam vessels under way shall sound a steam whistle placed be¬ 
fore the funnel, not less than eight feet from the deck, at inter¬ 
vals of not more than one minute. Steam vessels, when towing, 
shall sound three blasts of quick succession repeated at intervals 
of not more than one minute, (b) Sail vessels under way shall 
sound a fog horn at intervals of not more than one minute, (c) 
Steam vessels and sail vessels, when not under way, shall sound 
a bell at intervals of not more than two minutes. 

(D) Coal-boats, trading-boats, produce-boats, canal-boats, oys¬ 
ter-boats, fishing-boats, rafts, or other water-craft, navigating any 
bay, harbor, or river, by hand-power, horse-power, sail, or by the 
current of the river, or anchored or moored in or near the chan¬ 
nel or fairway of any bay, harbor, or river, and not in any port, 
shall sound a fog-horn, or equivalent signal, which shall make 
a sound equal to a steam-whistle, at intervals of not more than 
two minutes. 


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STEERING AND SAILING RULES. 

Rule 10. Risk of collision can, when circumstances permit, be Rules 16 end 
ascertained by carefully watching the compass bearing of an 17 amended by 
approaching vessel. If the bearing does not appreciably change i897° f se? a i*2 8 * 
such risk should be deemed to exist. (29 stat., 690). 

Rule 17. When two sailing vessels are approaching one an¬ 
other, so as to involve risk of collision, one of them shall keep 
out of the way of the other, as follows, namely: 

(a) A vessel which is running free shall keep out of the way 
of a vessel which is close-hauled. 

(b) A vessel which is close-hauled on the port tack shall keep 
out of the way of a vessel which is close-hauled on the starboard 
tack. 

(c) When both are running free, with the wind on different 
sides, the vessel which has the wind on the port side shall keep 
out of the way of the other. 

(d) When both vessels are running free, with the wind on the 
same side, the vessel which is to the windward shall keep out of 
the w’ay of the vessel which is to the leeward. 

(e) A vessel which has the wind aft shall keep out of the way 
of the other vessel. 

Rule 18. If two vessels under steam are meeting end on, or 
nearly end on, so as to involve risk of collision, the helms of 
both shall be put to port, so that each may pass on the port side 
of the other. 

Rule 19. If two vessels under steam are crossing so as to in¬ 
volve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her own 
starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other. 

Rule 20. If two vessels, one of which is a sail-vessel and the 
other a steam-vessel, are proceeding in such directions as to in¬ 
volve risk of collision, the steam-vessel shall keep out of the 
way of the sail-vessel. 

Rule 21. Every steam-vessel, when approaching another vessel, 
so as to involve risk of collision, shall slacken her speed, or, if 
necessary, stop and reverse; and every steam-vessel shall, when 
in a fog, go at a moderate speed. 

Rule 22. Every vessel overtaking any other vessel shall keep 
out of the way of the last-mentioned vessel. 

Rule 23. Where, by Rules seventeen, nineteen, twenty, and 
twenty-two, one of two vessels shall keep out of the way, the 
other shall keep her course, subject to the qualifications of Rule 
twenty-four. 

Rule 24. In construing and obeying these rules, due regard 
must be had to all dangers of navigation, and to any special cir¬ 
cumstances which may exist in any particular case rendering a 
departure from them necessary in order to avoid immediate 
danger. 

Rule 25. A sail vessel which is being overtaken by another Rules 25 and 
vessel during the night shall show from her stern to such last- 26 b y act 
mentioned vessel a torch or a flare-up light. sec. I3*(29stat? 

Rule 26. Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any ship, or 690). * ’’ 

the owner, or master, or crew thereof, from the consequences of 
any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep 
a proper lookout, or of the neglect of any precaution which may 
be required by the ordinary practice of seamen or by the special 
circumstances of the case. 

Sec. 4412. The board of supervising inspectors shall establish r. s. 4412. 
such regulations to be observed by all steam-vessels in passing Regulations 
each other, as they shall from time to time deem necessary for jessing each**™ 
safety ; two printed copies of such regulations, signed by them, other, 
shall be furnished to each of such vessels, and shall at all 
times be kept posted up in conspicuous places in such vessels. 


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R. S. 4413. 
Penalty for 
violation of 
regulations. 


R. S. 4487. 
River naviga¬ 
tion. 


Act of Jan. 
18, 1897 (29 
Stat., 489). 

Vessels pro¬ 
pelled by gas, 
electricity, etc. 


Sec. 4413. Every pilot, engineer, mate, or master of any steam- 
vessel who neglects or willfully refuses to observe the regula¬ 
tions established in pursuance of the preceding section, shall be 
liable to a penalty of fifty dollars, and for all damages sustained 
by any passenger, in his person or baggage, by such neglect or 
refusal. 

Sec. 4487. On any steamers navigating rivers only, when, from 
darkness, fog, or other cause, the pilot or [on] watch shall be 
of opinion that the navigation is unsafe, or, from accident to or 
derangement of the machinery of the boat, the chief engineer 
shall be of the opinion that the further navigation of the vessel 
is unsafe, the vessel shall be brought to anchor, or moored as 
soon as it can prudently be done: Provided, That if the person 
in command shall, after being so admonished by either of such 
officers, elect to pursue such voyage, he may do the same; but in 
such case both he and the owners of such steamer shall be 
answerable for all damages which shall arise to the person of any 
passenger, or his baggage, from such causes in so pursuing the 
voyage, and no degree of care or diligence shall in such case be 
held to justify or excuse the person in command, or the owners. 

1 That all vessels of above fifteen tons burden, carrying freight 
or passengers for hire, propelled by gas, fluid, naphtha, or electric 
motors, shall be, and are hereby, made subject to all the pro¬ 
visions of section forty-four hundred and twenty-six of the Re¬ 
vised Statutes of the United States, relating to the inspection of 
hulls and boilers and requiring engineers and pilots; and all 
vessels so propelled, without regard to tonnage or use, shall be 
subject to the provisions of section forty-four hundred and twelve 
of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating to the regu¬ 
lation of steam vessels in passing each other; and to so much 
of sections forty-two hundred and thirty-three and forty-two 
hundred and thirty-four of the Revised Statutes, relating to 
lights, fog signals, steering, and sailing rules, as the Board of 
Supervising Inspectors shall, by their regulations, deem appli¬ 
cable and practicable for their safe navigation. 

Rules and regulations for the government of pilots of ves¬ 
sels propelled by steam, gas, fluid, naphtha, or electric 
motors and of other vessels propelled by machinery, navi¬ 
gating the Red River of the North, the Mississippi River, 
and other rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico, and 
their tributaries, as amended by the Board of United States 
Supei'vising* Inspectors, Steamboat-Inspection Service, Feb¬ 
ruary IS, 1911, and approved by the Secretary of Commerce 
and Labor, under the authority of section 4413, Revised 
Statutes of the United States, and of act of Congress 
approved January IS, 1S97. These rules have been signed 
by the members of the Board of Supervising Inspectors, as 
required by section 4413, Revised Statutes. 


Rules for Vessels Passing Each Other. 

In the following rules the words steam vessel and steamer shall 
include any vessel propelled by machinery. 

Risk of collision can, when circumstances permit, be ascertained 
by carefully watching the compass bearing of an approaching 
vessel. If the bearing does not appreciably change, such risk 
should be deemed to exist. 

Rule I. When steamers are approaching each other from 
opposite directions, the signals for passing shall be one short and 
distinct blast of the whistle to alter course to starboard so as to 
pass on the port side of the other, and two short and distinct 


1 The act of Jan. 18, 1897, is amended by the following act of June 9. 
1910, in the requirements for inspection and licensed officers of motor 
boats, and the act of June 9, 1910, provides rules for lights required to 
be carried by every vessel propelled by machinery and not more than 
65 feet in length except tugboats and towboats propelled by steam. 
(See sec. 8 of this chapter.) 


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blasts of the whistle to alter course to port so as to pass on the 
starboard side of the other. 

When two steamers are meeting end on, or nearly end on, so 
as to involve risk of collision, the helms of both shall be put to 
port, so that each may pass on the port side of the other. 

When an ascending steamer is approaching a descending 
steamer , the pilot of the ascending steamer shall give the first 
signal for passing, which shall be promptly answered by the same 
signal by the pilot of the descending steamer, if safe to do so, and 
both shall be governed accordingly; but if the pilot of the descend¬ 
ing steamer deems it dangerous to take the side indicated by the 
ascending steamer, he shall immediately signify that fact by 
sounding the alarm or danger signal of four or more short and 
rapid blasts of the whistle, and it shall be the duty of the pilot 
of the ascending steamer to answer by a signal of four or more 
short and rapid blasts of the whistle, and the engines of both 
steamers shall be immediately stopped, and backed if necessary, 
until the signals for passing are given and answered. After 
sounding the alarm signal by both steamers, the pilot of the de¬ 
scending steamer shall indicate by his whistle the side on which 
he desires to pass, and the pilot of the ascending steamer shall 
govern himself accordingly, the descending steamer being entitled 
to the right of way. 

Where possible, the signals for passing must be made, answered, 
and understood before the steamers have arrived at a distance of 
half a mile of each other. 

Provided, however , That when a steamer on the Mississippi 
River is about to enter the Ohio River at the same time that 
a steamer on the Ohio River is about to enter the Mississippi 
River, at Cairo Point, the steamer on the Mississippi River shall 
give the first signal; but in no case shall pilots on steamers at¬ 
tempt to pass each other until there has been a thorough under¬ 
standing as to the side each steamer shall take. 

Rule II. If from any cause the signals for passing are not 
made at the proper time, as provided in Rule I, or should the 
signals be given and not properly understood, from any cause 
whatever, and either steamer become imperiled thereby, the 
pilot on either steamer may be the first to sound the alarm or 
danger signal, which shall consist of four or more short and 
rapid blasts of the whistle. Whenever the danger signal is 
given, the engines of both steamers shall he stopped and hacked 
until the headway of the steamers has been fully checked; nor 
shall the engines of either steamer be again started ahead until 
the steamers can safely pass each other. Steamers approaching 
each other from opposite directions are forbidden to use what 
has become technically known among pilots as “ cross signals ”— 
that is, answering one whistle with two, and answering two 
whistles with one. In all cases, and under all circumstances, a 
pilot receiving either of the whistle signals provided in the rules, 
which for any reason he deems injudicious to comply with, in¬ 
stead of answering it with a cross signal, shall at once observe 
the provisions of this rule. 

Rule III. When two steamers are about to enter a narrow 
channel at the same time, the ascending steamer shall be stopped 
below such channel until the descending steamer shall have 
passed through it; but should two steamers unavoidably meet in 
such channel, then it shall be the duty of the pilot of the ascend¬ 
ing steamer to make the proper signals, and when answered, the 
ascending steamer shall lie as close as possible to the side of the 
channel the exchange of signals may have determined, as pro¬ 
vided by Rule I, and either stop the engines or move them so 
as only to give the boat steerageway, and the pilot of the de¬ 
scending steamer shall cause his steamer to be worked slowly 
until he has passed the ascending steamer. 


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Rule IV. When two steamers are approaching a bridge sbaN 
or draw from opposite directions and the passing signals as pro¬ 
vided in Rule I have been given and understood, should the pilot 
of the descending steamer deem it dangerous for the steamers to 
pass each other between the piers of such span or draw, he shall 
sound the alarm or danger signal, and it shall then be the duty 
of the pilot of the ascending steamer to answer with a similar 
alarm signal, and to slow or stop his engines below such span or 
draw until the descending steamer shall have passed. 

Rule V. When a steamer is ascending and running close on 
a bar or shore, the pilot shall in no case attempt to cross the 
river when a descending steamer shall be so near that it would 
be possible for a collision to ensue therefrom. 

Rule VI. When any steamer, whether ascending or descending, 
is nearing a short bend or point where, from any cause, a 
steamer approaching in an opposite direction can not be seen at 
a distance of 600 yards, the pilot of such steamer, when he shall 
have arrived within 600 yards of that bend or point, shall give a 
signal of one long sound of his whistle, as a notice to any steamer 
within hearing that may be approaching on the other side, and 
within half a mile, of such bend or point; and should there be any 
such approaching steamer within hearing of such signal, it shall 
be the duty of the pilot thereof to answer such signal by one long 
sound of his whistle, when both steamers shall be navigated with 
the proper precautions, as required by these rules. 

Rule VII. When a steamer is moved from its dock or berth, 
and other steamers are liable to approach such steamer from any 
direction, such steamer and any approaching steamer shall give 
the same signals as in case of steamers meeting at a bend; but 
immediately after clearing the dock or berth so as to be fully in 
sight, they shall be governed by the rules for passing. 

Rule VIII. When a steamer is overtaking another steamer, 
and the overtaking steamer shall desire to pass on the right or 
starboard side of the steamer ahead, the overtaking steamer shall 
give one short blast of the whistle, and if the steamer ahead 
answers with one blast, the overtaking steamer may pass on the 
starboard side of the steamer ahead; or if the overtaking steamer 
shall desire to pass on the left or port side of the steamer ahead, 
she shall give two short blasts of the whistle, and if the steamer 
ahead answers with two blasts the overtaking steamer may pass 
on the port side of the steamer ahead; or if the steamer ahead 
does not think it safe for the overtaking steamer to attempt to 
pass at that point, she shall immediately signify the same by 
giving not less than four short and rapid blasts of the whistle, 
and under no circumstances shall the overtaking steamer attempt 
to pass the steamer ahead until such time as they have reached 
a point where it can be safely done, when the steamer ahead shall 
signify her willingness by blowing one blast of the whistle for 
the overtaking steamer to pass on the starboard side of the 
steamer ahead, or two blasts of the whistle for the overtaking 
steamer to pass on the port side of the steamer ahead. 

Every steamer overtaking another shall keep out of the way of 
the overtaken steamer. Every steamer coming up with another 
steamer from any direction more than two points abaft her beam 
shall be deemed to be an overtaking steamer , and no subsequent 
alteration of the bearing between the two steamers shall make 
the overtaking steamer a crossing steamer within the meaning 
of these rules, or relieve her of the duty of keeping clear of the 
overtaken steamer until she is finally passed and clear. If the 
overtaking steamer is in doubt as to whether she is forward of or 
abaft this direction, she shall assume that she is an overtaking 
steamer and keep out of the way. 

The steamer ahead shall in no case attempt to cross the bow or 
crowd upon the course of the overtaking steamer. 


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Rule IX. When two steamers are approaching each other at 

RIGHT ANGLES OR OBLIQUELY SO AS TO INVOLVE RISK OF COLLISION, 

other than when one steamer is overtaking another, the steamer 
which has the other on her own port side shall hold her course 
and speed; and the steamer which has the other on her own star¬ 
board side shall keep out of the way of the other, by directing 
her course to starboard so as to cross the stern of the other 
steamer, or, if necessary to do so, slacken her speed or stop or 
reverse. The steamer having the other on her own port bow shall 
blow one blast of her whistle as a signal of her intention to cross 
the bow of the other, holding her course and speed, which signal 
shall be promptly answered by the other steamer by one short 
blast of her whistle as a signal of her intention to direct her 
course to starboard so as to cross the stern of the other steamer 
or otherwise keep clear. 

If from any cause whatever the conditions covered by this 
situation are such as to prevent immediate compliance with each 
other’s signals, the misunderstanding or objection shall be at once 
made apparent by blowing the alarm signal, and both steamers 
shall be stopped, and backed if necessary, until signals for pass¬ 
ing with safety are made and understood. 

Rule X. The passing signals, by the blowing of the whistle, 
shall be given and answered by pilots, in compliance with these 
rules, when approaching each other; and, wherever possible, the 
signals shall be given and answered before the steamers have 
arrived at a distance of half a mile of each other. 

Rule XI. In obeying and construing these rules due regard 
shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision, and to 
any special circumstances which may render a departure from 
the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger. 

FOG SIGNALS. 

Rule XII. In fog, mist, falling snow, or heavy rainstorms, 
whether by day or night, the signals described in this rule shall be 
used by steam vessels: 

(a) A steam vessel under way in fog or thick weather shall 
sound, at intervals of not more than one minute, a prolonged 
blast of the whistle, of from four to six seconds’ duration, except 
that xohen towing one or more vessels she shall sound three blasts 
of the whistle in quick succession. 

(b) A steam vessel when at anchor in fog or thick weather 
shall, at intervals of not more than one minute, ring the bell 
rapidly for about five seconds. 

(c) Steamers on rivers whose waters flow into the Gulf of 
Mexico, lying to during fog or thick weather . when the fog whistle 
or any sound is heard indicating the approach of another steamer, 
shall, if lying on the right shore, or right bank, give one tap of 
the bell; if lying on left shore, or left bank, give two taps of the 
bell, at intervals of not more than one minute, to indicate their 
presence, which signals shall continue until the approaching 
steamer has passed. Right and left shore or bank is understood 
by facing downstream or with the flow of the current. 

Rule XIII. Every steam vessel shall, in thick weather, by 
reason of fog, mist, falling snow, heavy rainstorms, or other 
causes, go at moderate speed. A steam vessel hearing, apparently 
not more than four points from right ahead, the fog signal of an¬ 
other vessel shall at once reduce her speed to bare steerageway, 
and navigate with caution until the vessels shall have passed each 
other. 


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Rules for Lights for Certain Classes of Vessels on Western 

Rivers. 

Tlie following rules for lights to be carried on ferryboats, 
lights for steamers having but one chimney, lights for barges 
and canal boats in tow, lights for scows in tow, and lights for 
rafts and other water craft, navigating the Red River of the 
North and rivers whose waters flow into the Gulf of Mexico were 
adopted by the Board of Supervising Inspectors, Steamboat-In¬ 
spection Service, and approved by the Secretary of Commerce 
and Labor, under the authority of section 4233, Revised Statutes 
of the United States (rules seven and twelve), and acts of Con¬ 
gress approved January 18 and June 7, 1897 (sec. 5). 

These rules shall be effective on and after July 1, 1907. 

lights to be carried by ferryboats . 1 

The signal lights on ferryboats on waters flowing into the 
Gulf of Mexico and their tributaries shall be the same as those 
on all other steamboats on the same waters, except that double¬ 
end ferryboats shall carry a central range of clear, bright, white 
lights, showing all around the horizon, placed at equal altitudes 
forward and aft, also on the starboard side a green light, and on 
the port side a red light, of such a character as to be visible on 
a dark night with a clear atmosphere at a distance of at least 
2 miles, and so -constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken 
light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, and 
so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points 
abaft the beam on their respective sides. 

The green and red lights shall be fitted with inboard screens 
projecting at least 3 feet forward from the lights, so as to pre¬ 
vent them from being seen across the bow. 

Local inspectors in districts having ferryboats shall, whenever 
the safety of navigation may require, designate for each line of 
such boats a certain light, white or colored, which shall show all 
around the horizon, to designate and distinguish such lines from 
each other, which light shall be carried on a flagstaff amidships, 
15 feet above the white range lights. 

lights for steamers having but one chimney . 1 

All steamers having but one chimney, except ferryboats pro¬ 
vided for in the preceding rule, navigating rivers whose waters 
flow into the Gulf of Mexico and their tributaries, and the Red 
River of the North, shall carry a green light on the starboard 
side and a red light on the port side, on brackets securely fas¬ 
tened to the outboard sides of the chimney, the lights to show 
both forward and abeam on their respective sides. 

LIGHTS FOR BARGES AND CANAL BOATS IN TOW. 

The lights for barges and canal boats when towed ahead or 
alongside of the steamer, as is customary upon rivers whose 
waters flow into the Gulf of Mexico, shall be as follows: 

When one barge is towed by a steamer, and such barge is towed 
ahead, such barge shall have a green light on the starboard bow 
and a red light on the port bow. When such barge is towed 
alongside of the steamer, on the starboard side, such barge shall 
have a green light on the starboard bow. When such barge is 
towed alongside of a steamer, on the port side, such barge shall 


1 See act of Congress approved June 9, 1910, effective on and after 
July 9, 1910, prescribing lights that shall he carried hy vessels of cer¬ 
tain classes, of not more than 65 feet in length, amendatory of these 
rules; as given in sec. 8 of this chapter. 


(400 r) 



have a red light on the port bow. When two barges are towed 
alongside of a steamer, one on the starboard and one on the port 
side, the starboard barge shall carry a green light on the star¬ 
board bow and the port barge shall carry a red light on the port 
bow. When two or more barges are towed ahead, the green light 
shall be placed on the starboard bow of the starboard barge and 
a red light on the port bow of the port barge and at a distance 
of not less than 10 feet above the surface of the water. 

The colored side lights referred to in the foregoing rules must 
be fitted with inboard screens, so as to prevent them from being 
seen across the bow, and of such a character as to be visible on a 
dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least 2 
miles, and so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken 
light over an arc of the horizon of 10 points of the compass, and 
so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to 2 points abaft 
the beam on either side. The minimum size of glass globes shall 
not be less than 6 inches in diameter and 5 inches high in the 
clear. 

LIGHTS FOE SCOWS IN TOW. 

All scows being towed by hawser behind steam vessels shall 
curry a regulation white light at each end of each scow (such 
lights to be carried not less than 8 feet above the surface of the 
water, and so as to show all around the horizon), except that 
when scows are massed in tiers, two or more abreast, each of the 
outside boats shall carry a white light on its outer bow; and the 
outside boats in the last tier shall each carry, in addition, a white 
light on the outer part of the stem. 

LIGHTS FOR RAFTS AND OTHER WATER CRAFT NAVIGATING THE RED 

RIVER OF THE NORTH AND RIVERS EMPTYING INTO THE GULF OF 

MEXICO AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES, PROPELLED BY HAND POWER, 

HORSEPOWER, OR BY THE CURRENT OF THE RIVER. 

All coal boats, trading boats, produce boats, canal boats, oyster 
boats, fishing boats, and other water craft, except as herein¬ 
after otherwise provided, navigating any bay, harbor, or river, 
propelled by hand power, horsepower, or by the current of the 
river, or which shall be anchored or moored in or near the 
channel or fairway of any bay, harbor, or river, shall carry one 
white light forward, not less than 8 feet above the surface of the 
water. 

Rafts propelled by hand power or by the current of the river, 
or which shall be anchored or moored in or near a channel or 
fairway, shall carry white lights, as follows: 

Rafts of one crib and not more than two in length shall carry 
one white light. Rafts of three or more cribs in length and one 
crib in width shall carry one white light at each end of the raft. 

Rafts of more than one crib abreast shall carry one white light 
on each outside corner of the raft, making four lights in all. 

The white light required by these rules for rafts and other 
water craft shall be carried, from sunset to sunrise, in a lantern 
so fixed and constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and un¬ 
broken light, visible all around the horizon, and of such intensity 
as to be visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere at a dis¬ 
tance of at least one mile. The lights for rafts shall be sus¬ 
pended from poles of such height that the light shall not be less 
than 8 feet above the surface of the water. 

Rowing boats under oars shall have ready at hand a lantern 
showing a white light which shall be temporarily exhibited in 
sufficient time to prevent collision. 


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Distress Signals Recommended by the Board of Supervising 

Inspectors. 

Article 31. (Prescribed by International Marine Conference, 
1889.) 

IN THE DAYTIME. 

1. A gun fired at intervals of about a minute. 

2. The International Code signal of distress indicated by N. C. 

3. The distant signal, consisting of a square flag, having either 
above or below it a ball or anything resembling a ball. 

4. Rockets or shells as prescribed below for use at night. 

5. A continuous sounding with a steam whistle or any fog- 
signal apparatus. 

AT NIGHT. 

1. A gun fired at intervals of about a minute. 

2. Flames on the vessel (as from a burning tar barrel, oil bar¬ 
rel, etc.). 

3. Rockets or shells, bursting in the air with a loud report and 
throwing stars of any color or description, fired one at a time 
at short intervals. 

4. A continuous sounding with a steam whistle or any fog- 
signal apparatus. 

The limits of inland waters within which the rules contained 
in this section apply are the same as those given in section 3 of 
this chapter for the following waters: 

Charlotte Harbor and Punta Gorda, Fla. 

Tampa Bay and Tributaries, Fla. 

St. George Sound, Apalachicola Bay, Carrabelle and Apalachi¬ 
cola Rivers, and St. Vincent Sound, Fla. 

Pensacola Harbor, Fla. 

Mobile Harbor and Bay. 

Sounds, Lakes, and Harbors on the Coasts of Alabama, Mis¬ 
sissippi, and Louisiana, between Mobile Bay Entrance and the 
Delta of the Mississippi River. 

New Orleans Harbor and the Delta of the Mississippi River. 
Sabine Pass, Texas. 

Galveston Harbor. 

Brazos River, Texas. 

The general rule is the same as that given at the end of sec¬ 
tion 3. 

Section 6.—Pilot Rules for the Great Lakes and Their 
Connecting and Tributary Waters. 

(This section, is reproduced from Department of Commerce and Labor 
Form No. 808, Edition of Apr. 1, 1911.) 

Laws relating- to the navigation of vessels on the Great 
Lakes and their connecting- and tributary waters. 

AN ACT To regulate navigation on the Great Lakes and their connecting 
and tributary waters. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled , That the 
following rules for preventing collisions shall be followed in the 
navigation of all public and private vessels of the United States 
upon the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters 
as far east as Montreal. 

STEAM AND SAIL VESSELS. 

Rule 1. Every steam vessel which is under sail and not under 
steam, shall be considered a sail vessel; and every steam vessel 
which is under steam, whether under sail or not, shall be con- 


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sidered a steam vessel. The word steam vessel shall include any 
vessel propelled by machinery. A vessel is under way within 
the meaning of these rules when she is not at anchor or made 
fast to the shore or aground. 


LIGHTS. 

Rule 2. The lights mentioned in the following rules and no 
others shall be carried in all weathers from sunset to sunrise. 
The word visible in these rules when applied to lights shall mean 
visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere. 

Rule 3. 1 Except in the cases hereinafter expressly provided for, 
a steam vessel when under way shall carry: 

(a) On or in front of the foremast, or if avessel without a 
foremast, then in the forepart of the vessel, at a height above the 
hull of not less than twenty feet, and if the beam of the vessel 
exceeds twenty feet, then at a height above the hull not less 
than such beam, so, however, that such height need not exceed 
forty feet, a bright white light so constructed as to show an 
unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the 
compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of 
the vessel, namely, from right ahead to two points abaft the 
beam on either side, and of such character as to be visible at a 
distance of at least five miles. 

(b) On the starboard side, a green light, so constructed as to 
throw an unbrokeu light over an arc of the horizon of ten points 
of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead 
to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such 
a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. 

(c) On the port side, a red light, so constructed as to show an 
unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the 
compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two 
points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character 
as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. 

(d) The said green and red lights shall be fitted with inboard 
screens projecting at least three feet forward from the light, so 
as to prevent these lights from being seen across the bow. 

(e) A steamer of over one hundred and fifty feet register 
length shall also carry when under way an additional bright 
light similar in construction to that mentioned in subdivision 
(a), so fixed as to throw the light all around the horizon and of 
such character as to be visible at a distance of at least three 
miles. Such additional light shall be placed in line with the 
keel at least fifteen feet higher from the deck and more than 
seventy-five feet abaft the light mentioned in subdivision (a). 

VESSELS TOWING. 

Rule 4. A steam vessel having a tow other than a raft shall 
in addition to the forward bright light mentioned in subdivision 
(a) of rule three carry in a vertical line not less than six feet 
above or below that light a second bright light of the same con¬ 
struction and character and fixed and carried in the same manner 
as the forward bright light mentioned in said subdivision (a) of 
rule three. Such steamer shall also carry a small bright light 
abaft the funnel or after mast for the tow to steer by, but such 
light shall not be visible forward of the beam. 

Rule 5. A steam vessel having a raft in tow shall, instead of 
the forward lights mentioned in rule four, carry on or in front 
of the foremast, or if a vessel without a foremast then in the 


x Rule 3 is amended by act of Congress approved June 9, 1910, effec¬ 
tive on and after July 9, 1910, in rules for lights required to be carried 
by every vessel propelled by machinery, and not more than 65 feet in 
length, except tugboats and towboats propelled by steam. (See sec. 8 of 
this chapter.) 


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fore part of tire vessel, at a height above the hull of not less than 
twenty feet, and if the beam of the vessel exceeds twenty feet, 
then at a height above the hull not less than such beam, so how¬ 
ever that such height need not exceed forty feet, two bright lights 
in a horizontal line athwartships and not less than eight feet 
apart, each so fixed as to throw the light all around the horizon 
and of such character as to be visible at a distance of at least 
five miles. Such steamer shall also carry the small bright steer¬ 
ing light aft, of the character and fixed as required in rule four. 

Rule 6. A sailing vessel under way and any vessel being towed 
shall carry the side lights mentioned in rule three. 

A vessel in tow shall also carry a small bright light aft, but 
such light shall not be visible forward of the beam. 

Rule 7. The lights for tugs under thirty tons register whose 
principal business is harbor towing, and for boats navigating 
only on the River Saint Lawrence, also ferryboats, rafts, and 
canal boats, shall be regulated by rules which have been or may 
hereafter be prescribed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors 
of Steam Vessels. 

Rule 8. Whenever, as in the case of small vessels under way 
during bad weather, the green and red side lights can not be 
fixed, these lights shall be kept at hand lighted and ready for 
use, and shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be ex¬ 
hibited on their respective sides in sufficient time to prevent 
collision, in such manner as to make them most visible, and so 
that the green light shall not be seen on the port side, nor the 
red light on the starboard side, nor, if practicable, more than two 
points abaft the beam on their respective sides. To make the 
use of these portable lights more certain and easy, they shall 
each be painted outside with the color of the light they respec¬ 
tively contain, and shall be provided with suitable screens. 

Rule 9. A vessel under one hundred and fifty feet register 
length, when at anchor, shall carry forward, where it can best 
be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the 
hull, a white light in a lantern constructed so as to show a clear, 
uniform, and unbroken light, visible all around the horizon, at 
a distance of at least one mile. 

A vessel of one hundred and fifty feet or upward in register 
length, when at anchor, shall carry in the forward part of the 
vessel, at a height of not less than twenty and not exceeding forty 
feet above the hull, one such light, and at or near the stern of 
the vessel, and at such a height that it shall be not less than 
fifteen feet lower than the forward light, another such light. 

Rule 10. Produce boats, canal boats, fishing boats, rafts, or 
other water craft navigating any bay, harbor, or river by hand 
power, horse power, sail, or by the current of the river, or which 
shall be anchored or moored in or near the channel or fairway 
of any bay, harbor, or river, and not otherwise provided for in 
these rules, shall carry one or more good white lights, w r hich 
shall be placed in such manner as shall be prescribed by the 
Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels. 

Rule 11. Open boats shall not be obliged to carry the side lights 
required for other vessels, but shall, if they do not carry.such 
lights, carry a lantern having a green slide on one side and a 
red slide on the other side; and on the approach of or to other 
vessels, such lantern shall be exhibited in sufficient time to pre¬ 
vent collision, and in such a manner that the green light shall 
not be seen on the port side, nor the red light on the starboard 
side. Open boats, when at anchor or stationary, shall exhibit a 
bright white light. They shall not, however, be prevented from 
using a flare-up in addition if considered expedient. 

Rule 12. Sailing vessels shall at all times, on the approach of 
any steamer during the nighttime, show a lighted torch upon 
that point or quarter to which such steamer shall be approach¬ 
ing. 


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Rule 13. Tlie exhibition of any light on board of a vessel of 
war or revenue cutter of the United States may be suspended 
whenever, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Navy, the com¬ 
mander in chief of a squadron, or the commander of a vessel 
acting singly, the special character of the service may require it. 

FOG SIGNALS. 

Rule 14. A steam vessel shall be provided with an efficient 
whistle, sounded by steam or by some substitute for steam, placed 
before the funnel not less than eight feet from the deck, or in 
such other place as the local inspectors of steam vessels shall 
determine, and of such character as to be heard in ordinary 
weather at a distance of at least two miles, and with an efficient 
bell, and it is hereby made the duty of the United States local 
inspectors of steam vessels when inspecting the same to require 
each steamer to be furnished with such whistle and bell. A 
sailing vessel shall be provided with an efficient fog horn and 
with an efficient bell. 

Whenever there is thick weather by reason of fog, mist, falling 
snow, heavy rainstorms, or other causes, whether by day or by 
night, fog signals shall be used as follows: 

(a) A steam vessel under way, excepting only a steam vessel 
with raft in tow, shall sound at intervals of not more than one 
minute three distinct blasts of her whistle. 

(b) Every vessel in tow of another vessel shall, at intervals of 
one minute, sound four bells on a good and efficient and properly 
placed bell as follows: By striking the bell twice in quick suc¬ 
cession, followed by a little longer interval, and then again 
striking twice in quick succession (in the manner in which four 
bells is struck in indicating time). 

(c) A steamer with a raft in tow shall sound at intervals of 
not more than one minute a screeching or Modoc whistle for 
from three to five seconds. 

(d) A sailing vessel under way and not in tow shall sound at 
intervals of not more than one minute— 

If on the starboard tack with wind forward of abeam, one 
blast of her fog horn; 

If on the port tack with wind forward of the beam, two blasts 
of her fog horn; 

If she has the wind abaft the beam on either side, three blasts 
of her fog horn. 

(e) Any vessel at anchor and any vessel aground in or near a 
channel or fairway shall at intervals of not more than two min¬ 
utes ring the bell rapidly for three to five seconds. 

(f) Vessels of less than ten tons registered tonnage, not being 
steam vessels, shall not be obliged to give the above-mentioned 
signals, but if they do not they shall make some other efficient 
sound signal at intervals of not more than one minute. 

(g) Produce boats, fishing boats, rafts, or other water craft 
navigating by hand power or by the current of the river, or 
anchored or moored in or near the channel or fairway and not in 
any port, and not otherwise provided for in these rules, shall 
sound a fog horn, or equivalent signal, at intervals of not more 
than one minute. 

Rule 15. Every vessel shall, in thick weather, by reason of fog, 
mist, falling snow, heavy rain storms, or other causes, go at 
moderate speed. A steam vessel hearing, apparently not more 
than four points from right ahead, the fog signal of another 
vessel shall at once reduce her speed to bare steerageway, and 
navigate with caution until the vessels shall have passed each 
other. 


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Steering and Sailing Rules. 


SAILING VESSELS. 

Rule 16. When two sailing vessels are approaching one another 
so as to involve risk of collision one of them shall keep out of the 
way of the other, as follows, namely: 

(a) A vessel which is running free shall keep out of the way 
of a vessel which is closehauled. 

(b) A vessel which is closehauled on the port tack shall keep 
out of the way of a vessel which is closehauled on the starboard 
tack. 

(c) When both are running free, with the wind on different 
sides, the vessel which has the wind on the port side shall keep 
out of the way of the other. 

(d) When they are running free, with the wind on the same 
side, the vessel which is to windward shall keep out of the way 
of the vessel which is to leeward. 

STEAM VESSELS. 

Rule 17. When two steam vessels are meeting end on, or 
nearly end on, so as to involve risk of collision each shall alter 
her course to starboard, so that each shall pass on the port side 
of the other. 

Rule 18. When two steam vessels are crossing so as to involve 
risk of collision the vessel which has the other on her own star¬ 
board side shall keep out of the way of the other. 

Rule 19. When a steam vessel and a sailing vessel are proceed¬ 
ing in such directions as to involve risk of collision the steam 
vessel shall keep out of the way of the sailing vessel. 

Rule 20. Where, by any of the rules herein prescribed, one of 
two vessels shall keep out of the way, the other shall keep her 
course and speed. 

Rule 21. Every steam vessel which is directed by these rules to 
keep out of the way of another vessel shall, on approaching her, 
if necessary, slacken her speed or stop or reverse. 

Rule 22. Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules 
every vessel overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the 
overtaken vessel. 

Rule 23. In all weathers every steam vessel under way in 
taking any course authorized or required by these rules shall 
indicate that course by the following signals on her whistle, to 
be accompanied whenever required by corresponding alteration 
of her helm; and every steam vessel receiving a signal from 
another shall promptly respond with the same signal or, as pro¬ 
vided in Rule Twenty-six: 

One blast to mean, “ I am directing my course to starboard.” 

Two blasts to mean, “ I am directing my course to port.” But 
the giving or answering signals by a vessel required to keep her 
course shall not vary the duties and obligations of the respective 
vessels. 

Rule 24. That in all narrow channels where there is a current, 
and in the rivers Saint Mary, Saint Clair, Detroit, Niagara, and 
Saint Lawrence, when two steamers are meeting, the descending 
steamer shall have the right of way, and shall, before the vessels 
shall have arrived within the distance of one-half mile of each 
other, give the signal necessary to indicate which side she elects 
to take. 

Rule 25. In all channels less than five hundred feet in width, 
ho steam vessel shall pass another going in the same direction 
unless the steam vessel ahead be disabled or signify her willing¬ 
ness that the steam vessel astern shall pass, when the steam 


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\essd astern may pass, subject, however, to the other rules appli¬ 
cable to such a situation. And when steam vessels proceeding in 
opposite directions are about to meet in such channels, both such 
vessels shall be slowed down to a moderate speed, according to 
the circumstances. 

Rule 26. If the pilot of a steam vessel to which a passing 
signal is sounded deems it unsafe to accept and assent to said 
signal, he shall not sound a cross signal; but in that case, and 
in every case where the pilot of one steamer fails to understand 
the course or intention of an approaching steamer, whether from 
signals being given or answered erroneously, or from other causes, 
the pilot of such steamer so receiving the first passing signal, or 
the pilot so in doubt, shall sound several short and rapid blasts 
of the whistle; and if the vessels shall have approached within 
half a mile of each other both shall reduce their speed to bare 
steerageway, and, if necessary, stop and reverse. 

Rule 27. In obeying and construing these rules due regard 
shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision and to any 
special circumstances which may render a departure from the 
above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger. 

Rule 28. Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any vessel, or 
the owner or master or crew thereof, from the consequences of 
any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a 
proper lookout, or of a neglect of any precaution which may be 
required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special 
circumstances of the case. 

Sec. 2. That a fine, not exceeding two hundred dollars, may be 
imposed for the violation of any of the provisions of this'act. 
The vessel shall be liable for the said penalty, and may be seized 
and proceeded against, by way of libel, in the district court of 
the United States for any district within which such vessel may 
be found. 

Sec. 3. 1 That the Secretary of Commerce and Labor of the 
United States shall have authority to establish all necessary regu¬ 
lations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, required 
to carry the same into effect. 

The Board of Supervising Inspectors of the United States shall 
have authority to establish such regulations to be observed by all 
steam vessels in passing each other, not inconsistent with the 
provisions of this act, as they shall from time to time deem 
necessary; and all regulations adopted by the said Board of 
Supervising Inspectors under the authority of this act, when 
approved by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, shall have the 
force of law. Two printed copies of any such regulations for 
passing, signed by them, shall be furnished to each steam vessel, 
and shall at all times be kept posted up in conspicuous places on 
board. 

Sec. 4. That all laws or parts of laws, so far as applicable to 
the navigation of the Great Lakes and their connecting and 
tributary waters as far east as Montreal, inconsistent with the 
foregoing rules are hereby repealed. 

Sec. 5. That this act shall take effect on and after March first, 
eighteen hundred and ninety-five. 

Approved, February 8, 1895. 


1 As amended by act of Congress approved Feb. 14, 1903, entitled “ An 
act to establish the Department of Commerce and Labor.” 


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Rules and regulations for tlie government of pilots of ves¬ 
sels propelled by steam, gas, fluid, naphtha, or electric 
motors, and of other vessels propelled by machinery, navi¬ 
gating the Great halves and their connecting and tribu¬ 
tary waters as far east as Montreal, as amended by the 
Board of United States Supervising Inspectors, Steamboat- 
Inspection Service, on February 18, 1911, and approved by 
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor ; under the authority 
of an act of Congress approved February 8, 1895. These 
rules have been signed by the members of the Board of 
Supervising Inspectors, as required by section 3 of the act 
of Congress approved February 8, 1895. 

PRELIMINARY. 

In the following rules the words steam vessel and steamer shall 
include any vessel propelled by machinery. 

A vessel is under way within the meaning of these rules when 
she is not at anchor or made fast to the shore or aground. 

Risk of collision can, when circumstances permit, be ascertained 
by carefully watching the compass bearing of an approaching 
vessel. If the bearing does not appreciably change, such risk 
should be deemed to exist. 


SIGNALS. 

Rule I. In all weathers every steam vessel under way in taking 
any course authorized or required by these rules shall Indicate 
that course by the following signals on her whistle, to be accom¬ 
panied, whenever required, by corresponding alteration of her 
helm; and every steam vessel receiving a signal from another 
shall promptly respond with the same signal or sound the danger 
signal as provided in Rule II: 

One Mast means, “ I am directing my course to starboard,” 
except when two steamers are approaching each other at rignt 
angles or obliquely, other than when one steamer is overtaking 
another, one short blast signifies intention of steamer which is to 
starboard of the other to hold course and speed. 

Two Masts mean, “ I am directing my course to port,” except 
that when two steamers are approaching each other at right 
angles or obliquely, other than when one steamer is overtaking 
another, two short blasts signify desire of or assent to steamer 
which is to port of the other to cross the bow of steamer to 
starboard. 

Rule II. If, when steamers are approaching each other, the 
pilot of either vessel fails to understand the course or intention 
of the other, whether from signals being given or answered erro¬ 
neously, or from other causes, the pilot so in doubt shall immedi¬ 
ately signify the same by giving the danger signal of four or 
more short and rapid blasts of the whistle; and if both vessels 
shall have approached within half a mile of each other, both 
shall be immediately slowed to a speed barely suflicient for 
steerageway, and, if necessary, stopped and reversed, until the 
proper signals are given, answered, and understood, or until the 
vessels shall have passed each other. 

Rule III. Steam vessels are forbidden to use what has be¬ 
come . technically known among pilots as “ cross signals ”— 
that is, answering one whistle with two, and answering two 
whistles with one. In all cases, and under all circumstances, a 
pilot receiving either, of the whistle signals provided in the rules, 
which for any reason he deems injudicious to comply with, in 
stead of answering it with a cross signal, shall at once sound 
the danger signal and observe the rule applying thereto (Rule II). 

Rule IV. The signals for passing, by the blowing of the 
whistle, shall be given and answered by pilots in compliance with 
these rules, not only when meeting “head and head,” or nearly 
so, but at all times when passing or meeting at a distance within 
a half mile of each other, and whether passing to the starboard 
or port. 


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SITUATIONS. 


Rule V. When steamers are approaching each other “head 
and head,” or nearly so, it shall be the duty of each steamer 
to pass on the port side of the other; and the pilot of either 
steamer may be first in determining to pursue this course, and 
thereupon £liall give, as a signal of his intention, one short and 
distinct blast of his whistle, which the pilot of the other steamer 
shall answer promptly by a similar blast of his whistle, and 
thereupon such steamers shall pass on the port side of each 
other. But if the courses of such steamers are so far on the 
starboard of each other as not to be considered by pilots as meet¬ 
ing “ head and head,” or nearly so, the pilot so first deciding 
shall immediately give two short and distinct blasts of his 
whistle, which the pilot of the other steamer shall answer 
promptly by two similar blasts of his whistle, and they shall 
pass on the starboard side of each other: Provided , however. 
That in all narrow channels where there is a current, and in 
the rivers Saint Mary, Saint Clair, Detroit, Niagara, and Saint 
Lawrence, when two steamers are meeting, the descending 
steamer shall have the right of way, and shall, before the vessels 
shall have arrived within the distance of one-half mile of each 
other, give the signal necessary to indicate which side she elects 
to take. 

In the night, steamers will be considered as meeting “ head 
and head ” so long as both the colored lights of each are in view 
of the other. 

Rule VI. Whenever a steamer is nearing a short bend of curve 
in the channel, where, from the height of the banks or other cause, 
a steamer approaching from the opposite direction can not be 
seen for a distance of half a mile, the pilot of such steamer, 
when he shall have arrived within half a mile of such curve or 
bend, shall give a signal by one long blast of the whistle, which 
signal shall be answered by a similar blast, given by the pilot 
of any steamer within hearing that may be approaching on the 
other side, and within half a mile of such bend or curve. Should 
such signal be so answered by a steamer upon the farther side of 
such bend, then the usual signals for meeting and passing shall 
immediately be given and answered; but, if the first signal of 
such pilot be not answered, he is to consider the channel clear 
and govern himself accordingly. 

Rule VII. When a steamer is moved from its dock or berth, 
and other steamers are liable to approach such steamer from 
any direction, such steamer and any approaching steamer shall 
give the same signals as in case of steamers meeting at a bend; 
but immediately after clearing the dock or berth so as to be fully 
in sight they shall be governed by the rules for passing. 

Rule VIII. When one steamer is overtaking another, and 
the pilot of a steamer which is astern shall desire to pass on the 
right or starboard hand of the steamer ahead, he shall give one 
short blast of the whistle, as a signal of such desire and inten¬ 
tion, and shall put his helm to port; or if he shall desire to pass 
on the left or port side of the steamer ahead, he shall give two 
short blasts of the whistle as a signal of such desire and inten¬ 
tion, and shall put his helm to starboard, and the pilot of the 
steamer ahead shall answer by the same signals; or if he does 
not think it safe for the steamer astern to attempt to pass at 
that point, he shall immediately signify the same by giving four 
or more short and rapid blasts of the whistle, and under no cir¬ 
cumstances shall the steamer astern attempt to pass the steamer 
ahead until such time as they have reached a point where it can 
be safely done, when said steamer ahead shall signify her will¬ 
ingness by blowing the proper signals. The boat ahead shall in 
no case attempt to cross the bow or crowd upon the course of 
the passing steamer. 


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Every vessel coming up with another vessel from any direc¬ 
tion more than two points abaft her beam—that is, in such a 
position, with reference to the vessel which she is overtaking, 
that at night she would be unable to see either of that vessel’s 
side lights—shall be deemed to be an overtaking vessel; and no 
subsequent alteration of the bearing between the two vessels shall 
make the overtaking vessel a crossing vessel within the meaning 
of these rules, or relieve her of the duty of keeping clear of the 
overtaken vessel until she is finally passed and clear. 

As by day the overtaking vessel can not always know with cer¬ 
tainty whether she is forward of or abaft this direction from the 
other vessel she should, if in doubt, assume that she is an over¬ 
taking vessel and keep out of the way. 

Rule IX. In alt, channels less than five hundred feet in 
width, no steam vessel shall pass another going in the same di¬ 
rection unless the steam vessel ahead be disabled or signify her 
willingness that the steam vessel astern shall pass* when the 
steam vessel astern may pass, subject, however, to the other 
rules applicable to such a situation. And when steam vessels 
proceeding in opposite directions are about to meet in such chan¬ 
nels, both such vessels shall be slowed down to a moderate speed, 
according to the circumstances. 

Rule X. When two steamers are approaching each other at 
right angles or obliquely so as to involve risk of collision, 
other than when one steamer is overtaking another, the steamer 
which has the other on her own port side shall hold her course and 
speed; and the steamer which has the other on her own starboard 
side shall keep out of the way of the other by directing her 
course to starboard so as to cross the stern of the other steamer, 
or, if necessary to do so, slacken her speed or stop or reverse. 
The steamer having the other on her own port bow shall blow 
one blast of her whistle as a signal of her intention to cross the 
bow of the other, holding her course and speed, which signal shall 
be promptly answered by the other steamer by one short blast of 
her whistle as a signal of her intention to direct her course to 
starboard so as to cross the stern of the other steamer or other¬ 
wise keep clear. 

If from any cause whatever the conditions covered by this situa¬ 
tion are such as to prevent immediate compliance with each 
other’s signals, the misunderstanding or objection shall be at 
once made apparent by blowing the danger signal, and both 
steamers shall be stopped, and backed if necessary, until signals 
for passing with safety are made and understood. 

Rule XI. When a steam vessel and a sailing vessel are pro¬ 
ceeding in such directions as to involve risk of collision the steam 
vessel shall keep out of the way of the sailing vessel. 

Rule XII. In obeying and construing these rules due regard 
shall be had to all dangers of navigation and collision and to 
any special circumstances which may render a departure from 
the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger. 

FOG SIGNALS. 

Rule XIII. Whenever there is thick weather by reason of fog, 
mist, falling snow, heavy rainstorms, or other causes, whether by 
day or by night, fog signals shall be used as follows: 

A steam vessel under way, excepting only a steam vessel with 
raft in tow, shall sound at intervals of not more than one minute 
three distinct blasts of her whistle. 

A steamer with a raft in tow shall sound at intervals of not 
more than one minute a screeching or Modoc whistle for from 
three to five seconds. 

Every vessel in tow of another vessel shall, at intervals of one 
minute, sound four bells on a good and efficient and properly 


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placed bell as follows: By striking the bell twice in quick suc¬ 
cession, followed by a little longer interval, and then again 
striking twice in quick succession (in the manner in which four 
bells is struck in indicating time). 

Any vessel at anchor and any vessel aground in or near a 
channel or fairway shall, at intervals of not more than two 
minutes, ring the bell rapidly for three to five seconds. 

SPEED TO BE MODERATE IN FOG, AND SO FORTH. 

Rule XIV. Every steam vessel shall, in thick weather, by 
reason of fog, mist, falling snow, heavy rainstorms, or other 
causes, go at moderate speed. A steam vessel hearing, apparently 
not more than four points from right ahead, the fog signal of 
another vessel shall at once reduce her speed to bare steerageway, 
and navigate with caution until the vessels shall have passed 
each other. 

Rnles for Lights for Certain Classes of Vessels Navigating 
tlie Great Lakes ami Their Connecting and. Tributary 
Waters. 


The following rules for lights to be carried by tugs under 30 
tons register (net) whose principal business is harbor towing, 
for boats navigating only on the river St. Lawrence, for ferry¬ 
boats, canal boats in tow, and for rafts and other water craft 
propelled by hand power, horsepower, or by the current of the 
river, or in tow, or which shall be anchored or moored in or near 
a fairway of any bay, harbor, or river, were adopted by the Board 
of Supervising Inspectors, Steamboat-Inspection Service, on Feb¬ 
ruary 14, 1907, and approved by the Secretary of Commerce and 
Labor on February 25, 1907. 

LIGHTS FOR TUGS UNDER 30 TONS REGISTER (NET) WHOSE PRINCIPAL 
BUSINESS IS HARBOR TOWING. 

(Authority : Rule 7, act of Congress approved February 8, 1895.) 

Tugs under 30 tons register (net) whose principal business is 
harbor towing, navigating the Great Lakes and their connecting 
and tributary waters as far east as Montreal, shall carry the red 
and green side lights carried by other steamers; and, at the fore¬ 
mast head, or, if the steamer have no foremast, then on top of 
the pilot house, a white light so constructed as to show a uni¬ 
form and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 20 points 
of the compass, and so fixed as to throw the light 10 points on 
each side of the vessel, namely, from right ahead to 2 points 
abaft the beam on either side, and of such a character as to be 
visible at a distance of at least 3 miles; and when towing, except 
ivhen towing a raft , shall carry an additional white light of 
same character and construction as the headlight, and hung not 
less than 3 feet vertically above or below the headlight. 

When totving a raft, the two headlights shall be carried in a 
horizontal line athwartships not less than 4 feet apart, each so 
fixed as to throw the light all around the horizon, and of such a 
character as to be visible at a distance of at least 3 miles. 

LIGHTS FOR BOATS NAVIGATING ONLY ON THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE. 

(Authority: Rule 7, act of Congress approved February 8, 1895.) 

The lights for boats of all kinds navigating only on the river 
St. Lawrence as far east as Montreal shall be the same as re¬ 
quired by law for vessels navigating the Great Lakes, and as 
required by the rules of the Board of Supervising Inspectors, for 
ferryboats, rafts, canal boats, and water craft propelled by hand 
power, horsepower, or by the current of the river. 

(411 R) 


LIGHTS TO BE CARRIED BY FERRYBOATS . 1 

(Authority: Rule 7, act of Congress approved February 8, 1895.) 

Ferryboats propelled by steam or macbinery and navigating 
the waters of the Great Lakes and their connecting and tribu¬ 
tary waters as far east as Montreal shall carry the white light 
or lights and the colored side lights required by law to be carried 
on steam vessels navigating those waters, except that double-end 
ferryboats shall carry a central range of clear, bright, white lights, 
showing all around the horizon, placed at equal altitudes for¬ 
ward and aft, also on the starboard side a green light, and on 
the port side a red light, of such a character as to be visible on 
a dark night with a clear atmosphere at a distance of at least 2 
miles, and so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken 
light over an arc of the horizon of 10 points of the compass, and 
so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to 2 points abaft 
the beam on their respective sides. 

The green and red lights shall be fitted with inboard screens 
projecting at least 3 feet forward from the lights, so as to pre¬ 
vent them from being seen across the bow. 

Local inspectors in districts having ferryboats shall, whenever 
the safety of navigation may require, designate for each line 
of such boats a certain light, white or colored, which shall show 
all around the horizon, to designate and distinguish such lines 
from each other, which light shall be carried on a flag-staff 
amidships, 15 feet above the white range lights. 

LIGHTS FOR CANAL BOATS IN TOW OF STEAM VESSELS. 

(Authority: Rule 7, act of Congress approved February 8, 1895.) 

Canal boats when in tow of steam vessels on the Great Lakes 
and their connecting and tributary w r aters as far east as Mon¬ 
treal shall carry lights as follows: 

Canal boats when towed astern of steam vessels and towed 
singly or tandem shall each carry a green light on the starboard 
side, a red light on the port side, and a small bright white light 
aft. 

When canal boats are towed at a hawser in one or more tiers, 
two or more abreast, the boat on the starboard side of each tier 
shall carry a green light on her starboard side, and the boat on 
the port side of each tier shall carry a red light on her port 
side, and each of the outside boats in the last tier shall also 
carry a small bright white light aft. 

When a canal boat is towed alongside and on the starboard 
side of a steamer, the boat towed shall carry a green light on 
the starboard side; and when towed on the port side of a steamer, 
the boat towed shall carry a red light on the port side. 

When two canal boats are towed alongside of a steamer, one 
on the starboard and one on the port side, the starboard boat shall 
carry a green light on the starboard side and the port boat shall 
carry a red light on the port side. 

The colored side lights referred to in these rules for canal 
boats in tow of steam vessels shall be fitted with inboard screens, 
so as to prevent them from being seen across the bow, and of 
such a character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear 
atmosphere, at a distance of at least 2 miles, and so constructed 
as to show a uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the 
horizon of 10 points of the compass, and so fixed as to throw 
the light from right ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on either 


1 See act of Congress approved June 9. 1910, effective on and after 
July 9, 1910, prescribing lights that shall be carried bv certain classes 
of vessels of not more than 65 feet in length; as given in sec. 8 of this 
chapter. 


(412 r) 




side. The minimum size of glass globes shall not be less than 6 
inches in diameter and 5 inches high in the clear. 

The small bright white light aft required to be carried on canal 
boats in tow shall not be visible forward of the beam. 

LIGHTS FOR WATER CRAFT PROPELLED BY HAND POWER, HORSEPOWER, 
OR BY THE CURRENT OF THE RIVER. 

(Authority: Rule 10, act of Congress approved February 8, 1895.) 

Any vessel propelled by hand power , horsepower , or by the 
current of the river, navigating any bay, harbor, or river, of the 
Great Lakes, or which shall be anchored or moored in or near 
the channel or fairway of any bay, harbor, or river, of the Great 
Lakes, except rafts and rowing boats under oars, shall carry one 
white light forward not less than 8 feet above the surface of the 
water, which light shall be carried, from sunset to sunrise, in a 
lantern so fixed and constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and 
unbroken light, visible all around the horizon, and of such in¬ 
tensity as to be visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere 
at a distance of least 1 mile. 

Rowing boats under oars shall have ready at hand a lantern 
showing a white light which shall be temporarily exhibited in 
sufficient time to prevent collision. 


LIGHTS FOR RAFTS NAVIGATING THE GREAT LAKES AND THEIR CON¬ 
NECTING AND TRIBUTARY WATERS AS FAR EAST AS MONTREAL. 


(Authority: Rules 7 and 10, act of Congress approved February 8, 1895.) 

Rafts on the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary 
waters as far east as Montreal, propelled by hand power, horse¬ 
power, or by the current of the river, or in tow, or which shall 
be anchored or moored in or near a channel or fairway of other 
vessels, shall carry lights as follows: 

Rafts of one crib and not more than two in length shall carry 
one white light. Rafts of three or more cribs in length and one 
crib in width shall carry one white light at each end of the raft. 
Rafts of more than one crib abreast shall carry one white light 
on each outside comer of the raft, making four lights in all. 

Bag or boom rafts navigating or anchored in the fairway of 
any bay, harbor, or river shall carry a bright white light at each 
end of the raft, and one of such lights on each side midway 
between the forward and after ends. 

The white light required by these rules for rafts shall be 
carried, from sunset to sunrise, in a lantern so fixed and con¬ 
structed as to show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light, visible 
all around the horizon, and of such intensity as to be visible on 
a dark night with a clear atmosphere at a distance of at least 1 
mile; which lights shall be suspended from poles of such height 
that the light shall be not less than 8 feet above the surface of 
the water. 

The limit of inland waters within which the rules contained in 
this section apply is at Montreal, the rules including all waters 
indicated to the westward of that point. 

Section 7.—Certain Additional Rules Applicable to One or 
More of the Preceding Sections. 


(This section is reproduced from such parts of the hereinbefore enumer¬ 
ated publications of the Department of Commerce and Labor as are 
common to one or more of such publications. In some of them there 
are slight differences in their application to the several individual 
preceding sections, but in each such case the differences in question 
are specially indicated in the text.) 


(413 R) 




Posting of Pilot Rules. 

[The provision of this rule are applicable to sec. 4 of this chapter (see 
sec. 2, act approved June 7, 1897) ; to sec. 5 of this chapter (see R. S., 
sec. 4412) ; and to sec. 6 of this chapter (see sec 3, act approved Feb. 
8, 1895).] 

On steam and other motor vessels of over 100 gross tons two 
copies of the placard form of these rules (Department of Com¬ 
merce and Labor Forms 804, 806, or 808, as the case may be) 
shall be kept posted up in conspicuous places in the vessel, one 
copy of which shall be kept posted up in the pilot house. On 
steam and other motor vessels of over 25 gross tons and not over 
100 gross tons, two copies of the placard form of pilot rules shall 
be kept on board, one copy of which shall be kept posted up in 
the pilot house. On steam and other motor vessels of 25 gross 
tons and under, and of more than 10 gross tons, two copies of the 
placard form of the pilot rules shall be kept on board, and, where 
practicable, one copy thereof shall be kept conspicuously posted 
up in the vessel. On steam and other motor vessels of not more 
than 10 gross tons, two copies of the pamphlet form of the pilot 
rules shall be kept on board, and, where practicable, one copy 
thereof shall be kept conspicuously posted up in the vessel. 

RULE PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF UNAUTHORIZED LIGHTS ON 

STEAM VESSELS. 

(Applicable to secs. 4, 5, and 6 of this chapter.) 

[Adopted by the Board of Supervising Inspectors on February 16, 1910, 
and approved by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor on March 9, 
1910. Authority : Section 4450, Revised Statutes.] 

Any master or pilot of any steam vessel who shall authorize 
or permit the carrying of any light, electric or otherwise, not re¬ 
quired by law, on the outside structure of the cabin or hull of 
the vessel that in any way will interfere with distinguishing the 
signal lights shall, upon conviction thereof before any board of 
inspectors having jurisdiction, be deemed guilty of misconduct 
and shall be liable to have his license suspended or revoked. 

RULE RELATING TO THE USE OF SEARCHLIGHTS. 

(Applicable to secs. 4, 5, and 6 of this chapter.) 

The Board of Supervising Inspectors, at their annual meeting 
of January, 1905, adopted the following rule relating to the use 
of searchlights: 

Any master or pilot of any steam vessel who shall flash or 
cause to be flashed the rays of the searchlight into the pilot 
house of a passing vessel shall be deemed guilty of misconduct 
and shall be liable to have his license suspended or revoked. 

RULE PROHIBITING UNNECESSARY SOUNDING OF THE STEAM WHISTLE. 

(Applicable to secs. 4, 5, and 6 of this chapter. Authority: Act of Con¬ 
gress approved Feb. 8, 1907.) 

The Board of Supervising Inspectors, at their annual meeting 
of January, 1907, adopted the following rule: 

Unnecessary sounding of the steam whistle is prohibited within 
any harbor limits of the United States. Whenever any licensed 
officer in charge of any steamer authorizes or permits such un¬ 
necessary whistling, upon conviction thereof before any board of 
inspectors having jurisdiction, such officer shall be "suspended 
from acting under his license as the inspectors trying the case 
may deem proper. 


(414 r) 


RULES GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF DRAWBRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE 
WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES. 

(Applicable to secs. 4, 5, and 6 of this chapter.) 

It is suggested that pilots of all steamers navigating waters 
which are spanned by drawbridges under the jurisdiction of the 
War Department should provide themselves with the War De¬ 
partment rules governing the operation of these drawbridges, and 
observe the rules. 

Section 8.—Special Rules for Motor Boats. 

AN ACT To amend laws for preventing collisions of vessels and to regu¬ 
late equipment of certain motor boats on the navigable waters of the 

United States. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
words “ motor boat ” where used in this Act shall include every 
vessel propelled by machinery and not more than sixty-five feet 
in length except tug boats and tow boats propelled by steam. 
The length shall be measured from end to end over the deck, 
excluding sheer: Provided, That the engine, boiler, or other oper¬ 
ating machinery shall be subject to inspection by the local in¬ 
spectors of steam vessels, and to their approval of the design 
thereof, on all said motor boats, which are more than forty feet 
in length, and which are propelled by machinery driven by steam. 

Sec. 2. That motor boats subject to the provisions of this act 
shall be divided into classes as follows: 

Class 1. Less than twenty-six feet in length. 

Class 2. Twenty-six feet or over and less than forty feet in 
length. 

Class 3. Forty feet or over and not more than sixty-five feet in 
length. 

Sec. 3. That every motor boat in all weathers from sunset to 
sunrise shall carry the following lights, and during such time no 
other lights which may be mistaken for those prescribed shall 
be exhibited. 

(a) Every motor boat of class one shall carry the following 
lights: 

First. A white light aft to show all around the horizon. 

Second. A combined lantern in the fore part of the vessel and 
lower than the white light aft showing green to starboard and 
red to port, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to 
tw T o points abaft the beam on their respective sides. 

(b) Every motor boat of classes two and three shall carry the 
following lights: 

First. A bright white light in the fore part of the vessel as near 
the stem as practicable, so constructed as to show an unbroken 
light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, 
so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the vessel, 
namely, from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either 
side. The glass or lens shall be of not less than the following 
dimensions: 

Class 2. Nineteen square inches. 

Class 3. Thirty-one square inches. 

Second. A white light aft to show all around the horizon. 

Third. On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to 
show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points 
of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to 


(415 r) 





two points abaft the beam on the starboard side. On the port side 
a red light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an 
arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to 
throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on 
the port side. The glasses or lenses in the said side lights shall 
be of not less than the following dimensions on motor boats of— 

Class 2. Sixteen square inches. 

Class 3. Twenty-five square inches. 

On and after July first, nineteen hundred and eleven, all 
glasses or lenses prescribed by paragraph (b) of section three 
shall be fresnel or fluted. The said lights shall be fitted with 
inboard screens of sufficient height and so set as to prevent 
these lights from being seen across the bow and shall be of not 
less than the following dimensions on motor boats of— 

Class 2. Eighteen inches long. 

Class 3. Twenty-four inches long: Provided, That motor boats 
as defined in this act, when propelled by sail and machinery or 
under sail alone, shall carry the colored lights suitably screened 
but not the white lights prescribed by this section. 

Sec. 4. (a) Every motor boat under the provisions of this act 
shall be provided with a whistle or other sound-producing me¬ 
chanical appliance capable of producing a blast of two seconds 
or more in duration, and in the case of such boats so provided 
a blast of at least two seconds shall be deemed a prolonged blast 
within the meaning of the law. 

(b) Every motor boat of class two or three shall carry an 
efficient fog horn. 

(c) Every motor boat of class two or three shall be provided 
with an efficient bell, which shall be not less than eight inches 
across the mouth on board of vessels of class three. 

Sec. 5. That every motor boat subject to any of the provisions 
of this Act, and also all vessels propelled by machinery other 
than by steam more than sixty-five feet in length, shall carry 
either life-preservers or life belts, or buoyant cushions, or ring 
buoys or other device, to be prescribed by the Secretary of Com¬ 
merce and Labor, sufficient to sustain afloat every person on 
board and so placed as to be readily accessible. All motor boats 
carrying passengers for hire shall carry one life-preserver of the 
sort prescribed by the regulations of the board of supervising 
inspectors for every passenger carried, and no such boat while so 
carrying passengers for hire shall be operated or navigated except 
in charge of a person duly licensed for such service by the local 
board of inspectors. No examination shall be required as the 
condition of obtaining such a license, and any such license shall 
be revoked or suspended by the local board of inspectors for mis¬ 
conduct, gross negligence, recklessness in navigation, intemper¬ 
ance, or violation of law on the part of the holder, and if revoked 
the person holding such license shall be incapable of obtaining 
another such license for one year from the date of revocation: 
Provided, That motor boats shall not be required to carry licensed 
officers, except as required in this Act. 

Sec. 6. That every motor boat and also every vessel propelled 
by machinery other than by steam, more than sixty-five feet in 
length, shall carry ready for immediate use the means of promptly 
and effectually extinguishing burning gasoline. 

Sec. 7. That a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars may be 
imposed for any violation of this Act. The motor boat shall be 
liable for the said penalty and may be seized and proceeded 
against, by way of libel, in the district court of the United States 
for any district within which such vessel may be found. 

Sec. 8. That the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall make 
such regulations as may be necessary to secure the proper execu¬ 
tion of this Act by collectors of customs and other officers of the 


(416 r) 


Government. And the Secretary of the Department of Commerce 
and Labor may, upon application therefor, remit or mitigate any 
fine, penalty, or forfeiture relating to motor boats except for 
.failure to observe the provisions of section six of this Act. 

Sec. 9. That all laws and parts of laws only in so far as they 
are in conflict herewith are hereby repealed: Provided, That noth¬ 
ing in this Act shall be deemed to alter or amend Acts of Congress 
embodying or revising international rules for preventing collisions 
at sea. 

Sec. 10. That this Act shall take effect on and after thirty days 
after its approval. 

Approved, June 9, 1910, 









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Instructions 

for the 

Administration of the Naval Establishment 
of the United States. 

(Naval Instructions.) 

V 


1913. 
































Navy Department, 
Washington, D. C., 

January 25, 1913. 

The following instructions for the administration of the Naval Establishment of the 
United States (Naval Instructions) are issued for the guidance of the naval service as 
to the detailed methods to be employed in carrying out the provisions of the current 
edition of the Navy Regulations. 

Changes in or corrections to these instructions will be issued from time to time as 
may be necessary. When of a minor nature, corrections will be made to the text as it 
stands, by insertions, changes or removals; when of considerable length, new pages 
will be issued; these shall be inserted in the binder to replace the designated pages, 
which latter need not be preserved. 

G. v. L. Meyer, 

Seaetary of the Navy. 


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CHAPTER 1. 


ADMINISTRATION OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT. 

Section 1.—Office of Naval Intelligence. 

1. (1) The Office of Naval Intelligence shall keep a record of all Exchange of 
naval information furnished by the Navy Department to foreign fSreS at o°fflcTais. 
naval administrations, and of all similar information furnished by 
foreign naval administrations to the Navy Department. 

(2) To relieve foreign ambassadors and ministers from some 
degree of formal correspondence, foreign naval attaches are 
authorized to communicate directly with the Office of Naval Intel¬ 
ligence. Further authorization of communication is not given, 
since it is desirable, for the maintenance of a correct record, that 
there shall be only a single channel of communication. Profes¬ 
sional visits to the Navy Department by foreign naval attaches, 
excepting the usual visits of courtesy, are expected to be made at 
the Office of Naval Intelligence. 

(3) Chiefs of bureau and other department officers desiring in¬ 
formation from foreign Governments, shall obtain the same by 
means of a memorandum of the required information furnished 
to the Director of Naval Intelligence. 

(4) Information for attaches or other foreign officials in Wash¬ 
ington or abroad shall be furnished through the Office of Naval 
Intelligence. 

(5) All correspondence with United States naval attaches shall 
be under the direction of the Office of Naval Intelligence. 

(6) By the term “information” as employed in this article is 
meant all information of value, either printed, written, or verbal. 

(7) All reports and letters from naval attaches shall be ad¬ 
dressed to the Navy Department, Office of Naval Intelligence, 
which office shall, without delay, furnish the several bureaus and 
offices of the department with such information in regard to such 
reports and letters as may be of interest to them. 

(8) Receipt shall be required and given for papers taken from 
the files of the Office of Naval Intelligence for the use of bureaus 
and offices. 

(9) When information of special professional interest is re¬ 
ceived by any bureau or office of the department, a memorandum 
of the same shall be furnished the Office of Naval Intelligence, 
in order that all such information may be registered and carded in 
that office for future reference, and that requests may not be 
made to foreign Governments for information already in posses¬ 
sion of the Navy Department. 

(10) Under no circumstances shall any information relative to 
submarine vessels be made public. 

Section 2.—Officers Ordered to a Foreign Country. 

6. (1) No officer of the Navy or of the Marine Corps shall pro- How orders 
ceed to a foreign country on special duty connected with the shall issued, 
service except under orders prepared by the Bureau of Naviga- 


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tion or by the Commandant of the Marine Corps as the case may 
be, and signed by the Secretary of the Navy. 

(2) A copy of each such order shall immediately be filed in the 
Bureau of Navigation and in the Office of Naval Intelligence. 

(3) The Bureau of Navigation shall in each such case prepare 
a letter for the Secretary’s signature informing the department 
of State of the intended visit and the general nature only of the 
duty on which the officer is to be sent, in order that the diplo¬ 
matic representatives of the United States, in the countries to be 
visited may be informed in regard thereto. 

(4) The written official report made by any such officer with 
respect to his mission shall be transmitted by him to the Office 
of Naval Intelligence for further reference and ultimate file. 

Section 3.—Quarterly Reports of Bureaus and Offices. 

Report of con- H. (1) It is the duty of the Secretary of the Navy to make at 
dition of bureau the expiration of each quarter of the fiscal year a written report 
or office. to Present as to the condition of the public business of the 

Navy Department and whether any branch thereof is in arrears. 
(See act of Mar. 15, 1898.) 

(2) To enable the Secretary to carry out his duty as specified 
in the preceding paragraph, a report shall be made by the head of 
each of the bureaus and offices of the department at the close of 
each quarter, showing the condition of work in each such bureau 
or office, and whether any part thereof is in arrears. 

Section 4.— Expenditure of Appropriations. 

(The provisions of this section apply not only to the Navy Department, 
but to all navy yards, naval stations, and elsewhere throughout the 
naval service.) 

Expenditure 16 . No executive department or other Government establish- 
tions. Pr0pria " ment of the United States shall expend, in any one fiscal year, 
any sum in excess of appropriations made by Congress for that 
fiscal year or involve the Government in any contract or other 
obligation for the future payment of money in excess of such ap¬ 
propriations unless such contract or obligation is authorized by 
law. Nor shall any department or any officer of the Government 
accept voluntary service for the Government or employ personal 
service in excess of that authorized by law, except in case of sud¬ 
den emergency involving the loss of human life or the destruction 
of property. All appropriations made for contingent expenses or 
other general purposes, except appropriations made in fulfillment of 
contract obligations expressly authorized by law, or for objects re¬ 
quired or authorized by law without reference to the amounts an¬ 
nually appropriated therefor, shall, on or before the beginning of 
each fiscal year, be so apportioned by monthly or other allotments 
as to prevent expenditures in one portion of the year which may 
necessitate deficiency or additional appropriations to complete the 
service of the fiscal year for which said appropriations are made; 
and all such apportionments shall be adhered to and shall not be 
waived or modified, except upon the happening of some extraor¬ 
dinary emergency or unusual circumstance which could not be 
anticipated at the time of making such apportionment, but this 
provision shall not apply to the contingent appropriations of the 
Senate or House of Representatives; and in case said apportion¬ 
ments are waived or modified as herein provided, the same shall 
be waived or modified in writing by the head of such executive 
department or other Government establishment having control 
of the expenditure, and the reasons therefor shall be fully set 
forth in each particular case and communicated to Congress in 
connection with estimates for any additional appropriations re- 


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quired on account thereof. Any person violating any provision of 
this section shall he summarily removed from office and may also 
be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars or by 
Imprisonment for not less than one month. (Sec. 3679, R. S., 
as amended by the act of Feb. 27, 1906.) 

Section 5.—Addresses of Officers and Employees to be Regis¬ 
tered. 

21. All persons employed in the Navy Department, including 
officers of the Navy shall enter their names and addresses on the 
register in the custody of the watchman at the east entrance of 
the Navy Department Building. Any civilian employee changing 
his address from the one entered upon the register of the watch¬ 
man shall immediately advise the chief clerk of the department 
of his changed address. All officers of the Navy or Marine Corps 
on duty in the department shall keep the Bureau of Navigation, or 
the commandant of the corps, as the case may be, informed of their 
addresses, and shall see that appropriate changes are made in the 
register kept by the watchman, as may be necessary. 

Section 6.—Information Furnished to Persons Outside the 

Department. 

26. No information shall be furnished from the records of the 
Navy Department to attorneys or agents concerning the naval 
service of officers or enlisted men of the Navy, until such attorneys 
or agents shall file a power of attorney in the department, showing 
that they have authority from the person whose record is desired 
or his legal representatives, to request such information, and shall 
also file a statement of the purpose for which such information 
is desired. If such statement be deemed satisfactory to the de¬ 
partment, the information will be furnished, provided the attor¬ 
ney or agent submits to the department the same proof of the 
identity of the person or persons he represents, as is required when 
the application for .such information is made by the person or 
persons themselves. 

Section 7.— Printing and Publishing. 

(The provisions of this section, except those referring to the committee 
on printing and publishing, apply not only to the Navy Department, 
but to all navy yards, naval stations, and elsewhere throughout the 
naval service.) 

81. (1) The printing of the name of the Secretary of the Navy, 
of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, or of individual officers or 
employees of the Navy Department or of any of its bureaus or 
offices, on official stationery is prohibited. The names of individ¬ 
ual officers or employees of the Navy Department shall not be 
printed on forms or book titles. 

(2) Routing sheets or reference slips with names of individuals 
printed thereon may, however, be used within a bureau or office. 

32. (1) Publications of the Navy Department that are pre¬ 
pared, in accordance with the statutes, for the navigation of the 
vessels of the Navy and of the mercantile marine shall not bear 
the name of any officer or employee of the department, but shall 
be authenticated by the seal of the bureau where they are pre¬ 
pared and by a note stating, in the language of the statutes, that 
they are published under the authority of the Secretary of the 
Navy. (See secs. 431, 432, 433, R. S.) 

(2) ( a ) The publication note for books and pamphlets shall be: 

“ Published by the-, under the authority of the 

Bureau or office. 

Secretary of the Navy.” 


Addresses to 
be registered at 
Navy Depart¬ 
ment. 


Not to be fur¬ 
nished to attor¬ 
neys, etc. 


Names of indi¬ 
viduals not to 
appear on sta¬ 
tionery, etc. 


Legends on 
publications. 


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Committee on 
lirint.ing and 
publication. 


Annual re¬ 
ports. 


(&) The publication note for all charts shall be: 

“ Washington, D. C., published-, 19—, at the Hydrographic 

Office, under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy.” 

33. (1) There will be maintained in the Navy Department an 
advisory committee on the subject of printing and publication, 
one member of which shall have had practical experience in 
editing and printing. 

(2) This committee shall consist of the Assistant Secretary of 
the Navy as chairman, and of the chief clerk of the Navy Depart¬ 
ment and the superintendent of the library and naval war records 
as members. 

(3) It shall be the duty of such committee, under the direction 
of the Secretary of the Navy, to see that unnecessary matter is 
excluded from reports and publications; to have general charge 
and supervision of all printing for the department; to require that 
statistical matter be published in condensed and intelligible form: 
to prevent duplication of printing by different bureaus; to exclude 
unnecessary illustrations from department documents; to prevent 
the printing of the maximum edition allowed by law when a 
smaller edition will suffice; and to recommend to the Secretary of 
the Navy any changes in the statutes governing department publi¬ 
cations which may be deemed necessary or advisable. 

(4) No printing shall be done except with the approval of the 
committee on printing and publication. 

(5) When a doubt arises as to the propriety of having printing 
done, or when a question arises as to the style in which it shall 
be done, the matter shall be referred to the committee on printing 
and publication. 

34. The following general principles shall govern the form of 
the annual reports of the various bureaus and offices of the Navy 
Department. 

(a) Annual reports shall be confined to concise accounts of work 
done and expenditures incurred during the period covered. 

(6) Contributions to knowledge in the form of scientific treatises 
shall not be included in annual reports. 

(c) Illustrations in annual reports shall be excluded, except: 
(1) maps and diagrams indispensable to the text; (2) views of 
monuments or important structures begun or erected; (3) views 
showing conditions in outlying possessions of the United States 
and relating to work done or recommendations made. 

( d ) Inserted material, written or compiled by persons not con¬ 
nected with the reporting office, and biographical and eulogistic 
matter relating to the past or present personnel of the office, shall 
be excluded. 

( e ) Reports of officers who do not report directly to the depart¬ 
ment shall not be printed in the annual report of the department, 
but where necessary shall be summarized in the reports of the 
officials to whom such officers do report. 

(/) Tables shall be inserted only when verbal summaries and 
statements of totals are inadequate, and complete texts of laws 
and court decisions shall be excluded, except in cases of great 
importance. 

(ff) Detailed descriptions and lists of methods, processes, pur¬ 
chases, bids, rejections, installations, repairs, specifications, and 
personnel employed shall be omitted except when required by their 
unusual importance or by statute. 

(h) Annual reports shall be printed in octavo form when 
practicable. 

( i ) Chiefs of bureaus, heads of offices, and the commandant of 
the Marine Corps shall have their reports edited and the copy pre¬ 
pared for printer before submission for printing. 

( j) The text of all reports shall be set in 10-point (long primer), 
extracts in 8-point (brevier), and tabular matter and footnotes in 
6-point (nonpareil) type. 


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(k) Indexes shall be set in 8-point (brevier) type. 

(0 For the purpose of securing uniformity in lettering and 
arrangement, titles shall be submitted for approval with the 
requisition. 

(m) Copy for the printer shall be on one side of the paper and 
in typewriting, where practicable. 

35. (1) Unnecessary multiplicity of blank forms shall be avoid- Blauk 
ed, but they shall be employed when economy is effected by their 
use. As far as practicable, blank forms shall be 8 inches by 10£ 
inches, or a multiple thereof, and shall conform to the instructions 
governing correspondence. (I chap. 44.) 

(2) Every permanent form, except those printed on vellum or 
parchment and for commissions, diplomas, etc., shall have a de¬ 
scriptive title and shall be marked, preferably in upper left-hand 
corner, with small type letters and numerals, showing the depart¬ 
ment, and the bureau or office, and form number. On printed 
index cards these marks shall be placed in the lower left-hand 
corner. Temporary forms shall not be numbered. When making 
xequisitions these marks shall be placed upon upper left-hand 
corner of requisition blank and upon the copy. 

(3) The following reference letters shall be used to denote the 


divisions, bureaus, offices, and Marine Corps: 

Secretary’s Office_S. O. 

Division of Operations_Op? 

Division of Material_Mat. 

Division of Personnel_Per. 

Division of Inspections_Insp. 

Bureau of Yards and Docks_Y. D. 

Bureau of Navigation_Nav. 

Bureau of Ordnance_Ord. 

Bureau of Construction and Repair_C. R. 

Bureau of Steam Engineering_S. E. 

Bureau of Supplies and Accounts_S. A. 

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery_M. S. 

Office of Solicitor_Sol. 

Office of Judge Advocate General_J. A. 

Hydrographic Office_H. O. 

Library and Naval War Records Office_L. R. 

Office of Naval Intelligence__N. I. 

Commandant, U. S. Marine Corps_M. C. 

General Board-G. B. 


(4) For example, a requisition for printing Form No. 25 for the 
Bureau of Navigation shall be marked: “ N. Nav. 25;” one for 
printing Form 66 for the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts shall 
be marked: “ N. S. A. 66; ” and one for printing a special form 
for the Hydrographic Office shall be marked: “ N. H. O. Sp.” 

(5) Regular and permanent forms only shall be numbered. 
The number shall be assigned by the office using the form. 

(6) Every numbered form shall have a whole number except 
where different sizes of the same form are used, or for additional 
sheets of a form, when different sizes and sheets shall be lettered, 
as 75a, 75b, 75c. 

(7) The name of the department and of the bureau or office 
shall appear, in the order given, at the head of forms, except on 
forms for use entirely within a bureau or office, which may be 
headed as desired. 

(8) Each bureau and office which makes requisitions for forms 
shall keep a record in which copies of all its permanent blank 
forms are placed, with a statement of the estimated number re¬ 
quired for a year’s supply of each. 

(9) In submitting requisitions for the printing of blank forms, 
etc., care shall be taken by the bureaus and offices to see that 
the copy accompanying the requisition is one of the latest of that 
form printed. The fact that forms have been previously electro- 

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forms. 























Blank kooks. 


Binding. 


Requisitions 
for printing, etc. 


Paper. 


plated is shown by the appearance thereon of small figures (the 
plate number), such as 4—1026, indicating a main office plate, or 
ISB—024, indicating a branch office plate. 

(10) On all printing requisitions the date and number of copies 
called for on the last previous requisition for the same form shall 
appear in the upper left-hand corner. This information shall not 
appear on the form itself, since this would require the mending 
of plates each time a new lot is printed. 

(11) When practicable, each requisition for permanent forms 
shall cover supplies for one year. 

36. (1) Directions for making blank books shall appear in de¬ 
tail in the copy. 

(2) Directions for making blank books of an entirely new form 
shall appear in requisition and copy. 

(3) Each blank book shall have a back title when practicable, 
giving the name of the office to which it pertains. The headings 
of each page shall show the purpose and character of the trans¬ 
actions to be recorded. 

37. (1) The statute provisions regarding binding are printed 
on the back of the blank requisition for printing. 

(2) The style of binding and the titles desired shall be carefully 
specified on the requisition. If it is desired that a binding should 
agree with previous volumes or with a series, a sample copy shall 
accompany the material. 

(3) Full canvas binding has proved serviceable and economical, 
and its general use is favored for record books of medium size. 
Buckram binding is also durable and economical. 

38. (1) Requisitions shall be made out on the prescribed form 
and sent to the chief clerk of the department. 

(2) If practicable full instructions shall appear on the copy, 
and also on the requisition. 

(3) A separate requisition shall be submitted for each distinct 
piece of work. 

(4) “ Copy” shall accompany all requisitions, except in the case 
of S. and A. notices of purchases, advertisements, etc., where per¬ 
mission to send copy to the printer in advance of requisition has 
been granted by the printing committee. 

(5) Each requisition for work containing illustrations shall 
state the number desired, and the head of the office shall furnish 
an accompanying written statement, on the regular form pro¬ 
vided from the Secretary’s office, that the illustrations are neces¬ 
sary and relate entirely to public business. Each illustration in 
the copy shall be marked with the size desired in the reproduc¬ 
tion, and a memorandum with the copy shall state the kind of 
illustration desired. 

(6) As the cost is greater for executing requisitions marked 
“ rush ” or “ urgent,” they shall not be so marked by the official 
making the requisition. The committee on printing and publica¬ 
tion shall determine whether any particular requisition shall be 
specialized. 

(7) Chiefs of bureaus and heads of offices shall not submit, nor 
permit officers or employees to submit, requisitions for printing 
or binding until the manuscript or copy has been finally prepared 
and all corrections have been made therein. 

(8) The chief clerk in each bureau or office shall carefully 
examine all manuscript or copy prior to forwarding requisitions 
for printing or binding to the department. His initials on such 
requisitions will be regarded as evidence that the requirements of 
this order have been complied with. 

(9) The department will determine whether the work shall be 
done at the department branch office or at the Government Print¬ 
ing Office. 

39. Care shall be taken in regard to the quality of paper called 
for on printing requisitions, and the more expensive qualities shall 


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not be requisitioned for when cheaper ones will answer equally 
well. All officers and clerks having to do with the making of 
printing requisitions shall familiarize themselves with the various 
qualities and weights of paper, as considerable economies can be 
effected in this connection by a careful scrutiny of requisitions, 
without in any way decreasing the value of the forms used. 
Samples of all grades and weights of paper carried by the Gov¬ 
ernment Printing Office can be examined at any time in the office 
of the chief clerk of the department. 

40. (1) Copy shall be carefully edited and prepared. When 
practicable it shall be typewritten. 

(2) Proofs shall be promptly read and returned to the printer 
in the jackets in which they were received. 

(3) All proofs to be O. k.’d and returned to the printer shall 
be O. K.’d on the proof itself and not on the jacket in which 
received. 

(4) Proof reading shall be done in conformity with the Manual 
of Style published by the Public Printer. 

(5) All instructions for and inquiries of the Public Printer 
relative to printing and binding for the Navy Department shall 
be addressed to the Secretary of the Navy and shall be forwarded 
to the Public Printer by the chief clerk of the Navy Department. 

Section 8.—Appointments, Promotions, and Removals of Civil 

Employees. 

(The provisions of this section apply not only to the Navy Department, 

but to all navy yards, naval stations, and elsewhere throughout the 

naval service.) 

51. The following procedure shall be strictly observed by officers 
and employees in the naval service in submitting any recommenda¬ 
tion affecting the method of appointment to any position or class 
of positions now included or wffiich may be included in the classi¬ 
fied service under the operation of the civil service act or rules, or 
in proposing any exception to the requirements of the said act 
or rules, or labor regulations, in either the classified or unclassified 
service: 

(a) Every recommendation shall be accompanied by a full 
statement of the reasons therefor, and, if approved by the de¬ 
partment, shall be referred to the Civil Service Commission, which 
body will submit a report thereon to the President. 

(6) No recommendation of the character mentioned shall be 
submitted by any officer or employee, directly or indirectly, to 
Congress or to any committee or Member of Congress, except in 
the manner herein provided unless such recommendation shall be 
called for from such officer or employee by the Senate, the House 
of Representatives, or the Congress, in which case it shall only be 
made through or as authorized by the department. 

52. No person shall be employed at a per diem, monthly, or 
annual compensation and paid from the appropriation for the 
legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government to 
do any kind of clerical, drafting, technical, messengers’ or la¬ 
borers’ work, except after a written appointment by the Secretary 
of the Navy or with his approval in writing. Nor shall a civilian 
be employed to perform work of any character in the bureaus and 
offices of the department except by written authority of the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy. 

53. (1) The officers and employees in or under the Navy De¬ 
partment included within the provisions of the civil-service laws 
and rules shall be arranged in the following classes: 

Class A. All persons receiving an annual salary of less than 
seven hundred and twenty dollars or a compensation at the rate 
of less than seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum. 

Class B. All persons receiving an annual salary of seven hun¬ 
dred and twenty dollars or more, or a compensation at the rate of 

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Copy and 
proof reading. 


Recommenda¬ 
tion for appoint¬ 
ments. 


Duties of cer¬ 
tain civil em¬ 
ployees. 


Classification 
of civil employ¬ 
ees. 






Promotions. 


seven hundred and twenty dollars or more, but less than eight 
hundred and forty dollars per annum. 

Class C. All persons receiving an annual salary of eight hundred 
and forty dollars or more, or a compensation at the rate of eight 
hundred and forty dollars or more, but less than nine hundred 
dollars per annum. 

Class D. All persons receiving an annual salary of nine hundred 
dollars or more, or a compensation at the rate of nine hundred 
dollars or more, but less than one thousand dollars per annum. 

Class E. All persons receiving an annual salary of one thousand 
dollars or more, or a compensation at the rate of one thousand 
dollars or more, but less than one thousand two hundred dollars 
per annum. 

Class 1. All persons receiving an annual salary of one thousand 
two hundred dollars or more, or a compensation at the rate of 
one thousand two hundred dollars or more, but less than one 
thousand four hundred dollars per annum. 

Class 2. All persons receiving an annual salary of one thousand 
four hundred dollars or more, or a compensation at the rate of 
one thousand four hundred dollars or more, but less than one 
thousand six hundred dollars per annum. 

Class 3. All persons receiving an annual salary of one thousand 
six hundred dollars or more, or a compensation at the rate of one 
thousand six hundred dollars or more, but less than one thousand 
eight hundred dollars per annum. 

Class 4. All persons receiving an annual salary of one thousand 
eight hundred dollars or more, or a compensation at the rate of 
one thousand eight hundred dollars or more, but less than two 
thousand dollars per annum. 

Class 5. All persons receiving an annual salary of two thousand 
dollars or more, or a compensation at the rate of two thousand 
dollars or more, but less than two thousand five hundred dollars 
per annum. 

Class 6. All persons receiving an annual salary of two thousand 
five hundred dollars or more, or a compensation at the rate of two 
thousand five hundred dollars or more per annum. 

(2) The classification given in the preceding paragraphs shall 
not include persons appointed to an office by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate, nor persons employed as mere laborers 
or workmen; but all positions whose occupants are designated as 
laborers or workmen and whQ were, prior to May 6, 1896, and are 
now, regularly assigned to work of the same grade as that per¬ 
formed by classified employees shall be included within this 
classification. No person who is appointed as a laborer or work¬ 
man without examination under the civil-service rules shall be 
assigned to work of the same grade as that performed by classified 
employees. 

(3) No person shall be admitted into any place not excepted 
from examination by the civil-service rules, in any of the classes 
designated in paragraph (1) of this article, until he shall have 
passed an appropriate examination prepared by the United States 
Civil Service Commission, nor until his eligibility shall have been 
certified to this department by said commission. 

54. The following regulations governing promotions in the de¬ 
partmental service of the Navy Department shall be strictly fol¬ 
lowed: 

( a ) All vacancies above those in the lowest class of any grade 
not filled' by reinstatement, transfer, or reduction, shall be filled 
by promotion, but if there be no person eligible for promotion, or 
if the vacant position require the exercise of technical or profes¬ 
sional knowledge, it may be filled through certification from the 
Civil Service Commission, or, in the case of draftsmen and in¬ 
spectors, in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of Rule 
III of the civil service rules. If a vacancy occur in a position 


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requiring exceptional or technical qualifications, and the chief of 
the bureau or head of the office shall find that there is no eligible 
person in the class next below that in which the vacancy exists 
who possesses the required qualifications, but that there are one 
or more persons in some lower class or classes who possess such 
qualifications, and that the interest of the service require the pro¬ 
motion of one of those persons to the vacant position, then the 
chief of such bureau or the head of such office shall recommend to 
the Secretary of the Navy the name of the person in a lower class 
having the required qualifications, giving a specific statement of 
the reasons for recommending such person and for passing over 
the eligible person or persons in the class next below that in 
which the vacancy exists. 

(6) Except as above provided, a vacancy in any class up to 
and including class ‘5, shall be filled by the promotion of an 
eligible from the next lower class of the same bureau or office. 
When such vacancy exists, the chief of the bureau or office shall 
recommend to the Secretary of the Navy the name of the highest 
eligible in the bureau or office for promotion; but if there be no 
eligible in the class next below that in which the vacancy exists, 
the Secretary of the Navy may select any of the highest eligibles 
in the corresponding class of the other bureaus or offices. 

(c) When a vacancy exists in class 5, to which is attached a 
salary of more than two thousand dollars per annum, or when a 
vacancy exists in class 6. the Secretary of the Navy may promote 
to such vacancy any person in class 5 or any chief clerk of bu¬ 
reau or office in the department whom he may consider qualified. 

(d) No person shall be promoted to any grade from which he 
is barred by the age limitations prescribed by the civil service 
rules. 

(e) No person whose record of efficiency is below eighty per 
cent of the possible maximum rating of his class or grade shall 
be eligible for promotion. 

(/) No person occupying a position below the grade of clerk- 
copyist shall be promoted to that grade until he shall have been 
employed two years in the departmental service nor until he shall 
have passed, with an average percentage of seventy or over, the 
examination prescribed by the commission. 

(g) An examination into the relative efficiency of employees, 
as shown by the efficiency record as provided for in these instruc¬ 
tions (I Art. 55) ; and such further tests as the Secretary of the 
Navy may deem necessary, shall constitute an examination for 
promotion; but, in case of promotion to a position for which the 
entrance tests are different, the person to be promoted shall first 
pass an appropriate examination before the commission. No 
person, except as hereinafter provided, shall be eligible for pro¬ 
motion until he shall have passed such an examination. 

( h ) The chief clerk of each bureau or office shall keep a record 
of the efficiency of all employees under his supervision. 

(i) The record of efficiency shall be kept on such forms as may 
be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, after consultation 
with the Civil Service Commission, and shall embrace the ele¬ 
ments which are essential to a fair and accurate determination 
of the relative merits of employees. 

(j) A record of all persons eligible for promotion shall be kept 
in the office of the Secretary of the Navy. 

(fc) The efficiency records of employees shall at all times be 
open to inspection by them. If an employee questions his effi¬ 
ciency rating he may appeal in writing to the Secretary of the 
Navy. 

55. (1) In determining the actual efficiency of an employee or 
the value of his services, six elements shall be considered for em¬ 
ployees having no supervision over the work of others, and an 
additional element for those who have supervisory work: These 


Instructions 
relative to mark¬ 
ing efficiency, 
office habits, etc. 


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elements shall be (1) general health; (2) attention to duty; (3) 
adaptability; (4) technical knowlege; (5) practical skill; (6) 
promptness and rapidity; (7) executive ability. 

(2) Reports of efficiency shall be made semiannually. 

(3) The mark for general health shall be based on the em¬ 
ployee’s general physical ability to perform work of the class re 
quired for his rating, as evinced by his ability to be present with¬ 
out loss of time owing to ill health and by his general physical 
condition and ability to do his work. 

(4) The mark for attention to duty shall indicate the em¬ 
ployee’s habits as regards his constant endeavor to do the work 
assigned to him without idling or other forms of inattention by 
which the quantity of his product is diminished. 

(5) The mark for adaptability shall cover the ability of an em¬ 
ployee to accommodate himself to the rules of the office and to 
carry on work in conjunction with others without unnecessary 
friction or interference with the work of others. 

(6) The mark for technical knowledge shall indicate the knowl¬ 
edge of the principles and practice of the kind of work in which 
the employee is engaged. In the case of clerical employees this is 
knowledge of bookkeeping, stenographic work, or of the special 
requirements of a bureau or department, and also familiarity with 
the routine work required. In the case of professional employees 
and draftsmen it is a knowledge of the theory and practice of their 
professional work. This element shall not be taken into considera¬ 
tion in marking watchmen and messengers. 

(7) The mark for practical skill shall indicate the ability to 
apply in actual work the general knowledge possessed, and shall 
include ability to do work without making either serious, unin¬ 
tentional errors, or careless mistakes. 

(8) The mark for promptness and rapidity shall cover the 
ability of the employee to accomplish a given amount of work 
without delay in beginning or slowness in prosecuting to a con¬ 
clusion. 

(9) The foregoing marks shall apply to all employees whose 
work is individual and who are not engaged in whole or in a 
large part, in supervising the work of others. 

(10) Executive ability is a seventh element which shall be con¬ 
sidered for those who are engaged, in whole or in a large part, in 
supervisory work. The mark for this shall be dependent upon the 
degree of ability of the supervising employee to coordinate and 
direct the work of others in such a manner as to produce the 
best results from their efforts. 

(11) For each of the foregoing elements the following scale of 
marks shall be used, no intermediate or fractional marks being 
allowed, and each mark entered shall correspond, in the opinion 
of the person making the efficiency record, to the scale indicated: 

10. Excellent, or of the highest quality. 

9. Very good, or much above the average. 

8. Good, or above the average. 

7. Fair, or average. 

6. Indifferent, or below the average. 

5. Poor, or considerably below the average. 

4. Very poor, or very much below the average. 

0. Worthless. 

(12) One of the above numbers shall be entered on the efficiency 
report opposite each of the first six elements for employees en¬ 
gaged in individual work, and the seventh shall also be filled out 
for those engaged in supervisory work. The possible maximum 
mark for employees engaged in supervisory work is seventv, and 
for other employees, sixty. 

(13) Under the heading “Remarks,” all but one of the ex¬ 
pressions “ a higher,” “ the same,” “ a lower,” shall be scratched 
out and either the word “ than ” or the word “ as,” so as to indi- 


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cate whether the work of the employee is of a higher grade than 
usually performed, a lower grade than usually performed, or 
the same grade as usually performed by employees of like rating 
or pay. Explanations may be added, if desirkl, as to why the 
work assigned is of a higher or lower grade than usually per¬ 
formed, etc. 

(14) In marking for supervisory work, the average number of 
persons supervised shall be indicated on the form. 

(15) Under the heading “Office habits” the actual number of 
times tardy shall be reported, with the total hours and minutes 
for the six months involved in such tardiness. 

(16) The question “any indication of habits of inebriety” 
should be answered wdth the words “ yes ” or “ no,” and, if the 
answer be “ yes.” such comments and explanations shall be given 
under the heading “ Remarks,” on the reverse side of the form, 
as are deemed desirable in the premises. 

(17) Under the heading of “Absences,” the column shall be 
filled out with the number of days and hours of regular leave with 
pay, of sick leave with pay, and of authorized leave without pay. 
Also with the number of days of absences without authorization, 
if any, including unexcused tardiness, if the total amount to one 
hour or more. There shall be entered opposite this last line only 
those absences for which authorization lias not been obtained be¬ 
fore the employee absents himself, or for which, after his return, 
no satisfactory reason is given, or when such reason is one that 
would not have led to the granting of the leave of absence, with 
or without pay, had the cause of such absence been known before¬ 
hand. 

(18) In general, habitual tardiness is inconsistent with a high 
mark for “Attention to duty,” and habits of inebriety are inimical 
to “ General health,” “ Attention to duty,” “ Practical skill,” and 
to “ Promptness and rapidity.” Habitual tardiness and unauthor¬ 
ized absences are a serious detriment to efficiency, and, whether 
in excess of thirty days or not, cause a reduction in the total effi¬ 
ciency marks to produce the actual efficiency mark for the six 
months, as follows: For each full hour of unauthorized absence 
(including unexcused tardiness) one-tenth of a point shall be 
deducted, and, in addition, for each day’s absence in excess of a 
total of thirty days, whether authorized or not, one-tenth of a 
point shall be deducted. The remainder shall be the net efficiency 
mark for the six months. 

(19) If the employee be actually or constructively present dur¬ 
ing the entire period under consideration his total efficiency marks 
will indicate his actual efficiency, otherwise his actual efficiency is 
ascertained by deducting the penalties for unauthorized absence 
and for absence in excess of thirty days. 

(201 An employee shall be considered constructively present on 
holidays, and also when not absent in excess of the time allowed 
by law for annual leave. . 

(21) On the reverse side of the card shall be indicated suc¬ 
cinctly, under the heading “ Character of work,” the exact kind 
of work upon which the employee is engaged, in such a manner 
that the card will give clear information as to the nature of the 
employee’s actual duties during the preceding six months. 

(22) Under the heading “Remarks” shall be given explana¬ 
tions deemed desirable in connection with the entries on the form, 
efficiency, sobriety, absences, office habits, assignment of work, or 

change of status of the employee. _ _ . „ 

(23) These rules shall also govern in marking the efficiency ot 
draftsmen and other employees whose duties are of a professional 
or technical character. (See act Aug. 24. 1912.) 

56. (1) That no person in the classified civil service of the 
United States shall be removed therefrom except for such cause 
as will promote the efficiency of said service and for reasons given 




Removal. 


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Form of re¬ 
quest. 


Sick leave. 


Annual leave. 


In writing, and tlie person whose removal is sought shall have no¬ 
tice of the same and of any charges preferred against him, and be 
furnished with a copy thereof, and also be allowed a reasonable 
time for personally answering the same in writing, and affidavits 
in support thereof; but no examination of witnesses nor any trial 
or hearing shall be required, except in the discretion of the officer 
making the removal; and copies of charges, notice of hearing, an¬ 
swer, reasons for removal, and of the order of removal shall be 
made a part of the records of the proper department or office, as 
shall also the reasons for reduction in rank or compensation; and 
copies of the same shall be furnished to the person affected, upon 
request, and the Civil Service Commission also shall, upon re¬ 
quest, be furnished copies of the same. (Act of Aug. 24, 1912, 
sec. 6.) 

(2) In view of the provisions of the foregoing paragraph, the 
officer or employee charged with the supervision of the official 
work and conduct of any employee in the classified service who is 
guilty of dereliction of duty, delinquency, or misconduct, or wffio 
shall prove inefficient to such an extent as to seem to justify his 
removal, shall forward to the department, through the proper 
channel, written charges detailing the reasons for removal, and at 
the same time furnish a copy thereof to the accused, who, if he 
so desire, may submit such defense as he may desire to make in 
writing to his superior officer for transmission to the department, 
within three days from the date of the receipt of said copy of 
charges. In case the accused fails to present his written defense 
to the officer in charge within the three days above mentioned, it 
shall be deemed that such person does not desire to make a 
defense. 

(3) At navy yards, naval stations, etc., the commandant, in 
transmitting the papers in connection with any case, shall submit 
his views concerning the matter and make such recommendations 
as he may deem proper. When it is evident that the interests of 
the service will be better subserved by immediately relieving the 
accused from duty, pending final action on the charges, that course 
shall be pursued, and promptly reported to the department. 

Section 9.—Leaves of Absence of Civil Employees. 

61. In order to facilitate the granting of leaves of absence and 
to minimize the work connected therewith, all applications shall 
be made on blank forms furnished by the department. 

62. In all cases where an application for sick leave for a period 
not exceeding four days is unaccompanied by a certificate of 
illness, before such application is granted the applicant must 
certify before the appointment clerk of the department that he 
was too ill to come to the department to attend to his official 
duties during the period covered by the application. In no other 
case shall sick leave be granted without a physician’s certificate 
of illness. 

63. (1) The Secretary of the Navy may grant thirty days’ an¬ 
nual leave with pay in any one year to each clerk or employee. 
Where some member of the immediate family of a clerk or em¬ 
ployee is afflicted with a contagious disease and requires the care 
and attendance of such employee, or where his presence in the 
department would jeopardize the health of fellow-clerks, and in 
exceptional and meritorious cases, where a clerk or employee is 
personally ill, and where to limit the annual leave to thirty days 
in any one calendar year would work peculiar hardship, it may 
be extended with pay in the discretion of the department, not ex¬ 
ceeding thirty days in any one case or in any one calendar year. 
This provision shall not be construed to mean that so long as a 
clerk or employee is borne upon the rolls of the department in 
excess of the time herein provided for or granted that he shall 


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be entitled to pay during the period of such excessive absence, but 
that the pay shall stop upon the expiration of the granted leave. 
(See act of Mar. 15, 1898, and Art. I 403 (2) (a).) 

(2) The thirty days’ annual leave of absence with pay in any 
one year to clerks and employees in the several executive depart¬ 
ments, authorized by existing law, shall be exclusive of Sundays 
and holidays. (Act of Feb. 24, 1899.) 

(3) Nothing contained in section seven of the act making appro¬ 
priations for legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the 
Government for the fiscal year 1899, j approved March 15, 189S, 
shall be construed to prevent the head of any executive depart¬ 
ment from granting thirty days’ annual leave with pay in any one 
year to a clerk or employee, notwithstanding such clerk or em¬ 
ployee may have had during such year not exceeding thirty days’ 
leave with pay on account of sickness, as provided in said section 
seven. (Act of July 7, 1898, and Art. I 403 (2) (&).) 

(4) When the thirty days’ leave with pay has been exhausted 
by any person, an extension not exceeding thirty days in the 
calendar year may be granted in the discretion of the department, 
upon any one of the following conditions : 

I. Where some member of the immediate family of a clerk or 
employee is afflicted with a contagious disease and requires the 
care and attendance of £uch employee. 

II. Where through exposure to contagious disease, whether in 
his own family or not, the employee’s presence in the department 
would jeopardize the health of fellow clerks. 

III. In exceptional and meritorious cases, where a clerk or em¬ 
ployee is personally ill, and where to limit the annual leave to 
thirty days in any one year would work peculiar hardship. 

(5) Condition III is made up of a group of facts or circum¬ 
stances which must combine to authorize the granting of leave on 
account of personal illness. The case must be (1) exceptional, 
(2) meritorious, and (3) such that a denial of the leave would 
work not ordinary but peculiar hardship. What shall in this con¬ 
nection constitute an “exceptional” case, a “meritorious” case, 
and “ peculiar hardship ” can not be defined in any general rule, 
but must depend upon the exercise of a reasonable discretion in 
the consideration of the circumstances. However, when an em¬ 
ployee has been absent with pay forty days in a year for two 
years in succession, his case will not be considered “ exceptional,” 
and all absence granted over and above thirty days in the next 
or third successive year will as a rule be without pay. 

(6) No employee shall absent himself until his application for 
leave of absence on the regular departmental form has been signed 
by the Secretary of the Navy or by his direction. 

* (7) In order to carry out the provisions of the preceding para¬ 
graphs of this article, the following instructions shall be fol¬ 
lowed : 

(a) The chief clerk of the Navy Department is authorized to 
grant to each clerk or employee thirty days’ annual leave with 
pay in any one year, provided the chief of the bureau or head of 
the office in which the applicant is employed approves the appli¬ 
cation on the regular form prior to its presentation to the chief 
clerk. This leave may be granted as needed or desired, subject 
to such rules as the chief of the bureau or head of the office deems 
essential to the orderly and efficient conduct of the public business. 

(&) The chief of the bureau or head of the office shall carefully 
consider every application for an extension of leave with pay 
beyond thirty days, and in the exercise of a sound discretion, 
shall certify to the Secretary only such as, in his opinion, ought 
to be granted. Such certificate shall state on which of the three 
legal grounds the application is based. A certificate of a medical 
practioner is not absolutely necessary in support of an applica¬ 
tion for sick leave. Certificates of any character may be accepted, 


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provided they are acceptable to the head of department or office 
concerned, and that the sanitation and health of the personnel is 
in no way jeopardized. 

(c) Sundays and legal holidays occurring within a period of 
absence on account of sickness or contagious disease shall be 
charged, but when occurring at the beginning or ending of such 
absence shall not be charged. This does not apply to per diem 
employees. 

( d ) Leave without pay is not to be considered as a right. It 
may be allowed on account of sickness when the regular leave 
has been exhausted, but it will be granted as a favor to the indi¬ 
vidual only when, in the opinion of the chief of the bureau or 
head of the office, the public business will not suffer by the ab¬ 
sence, and when reasonable cause is shown, such as important 
business or emergencies of a serious nature. 

(8) The provisions of this article are applicable alike to all 
Clerks and regular employees under the jurisdiction of this de¬ 
partment, irrespective of their place of service, but does not 
apply to per diem employees in so far as it relates to Sundays. 
Payments for 64. Clerks and employees of the Navy Department who absent 
ne absent. themselves from the department without leave or on account of 
sickness shall, prior to making a request to the disbursing clerk 
for pay for the time of such absence, present to that clerk the pre¬ 
scribed form, properly filled up and approved in accordance with 
current instructions. A violation of the provisions of this article 
will be considered sufficient cause for discharge. 

65. Employees absent on leave with pay on Saturdays during 
the months of July, August, and September shall be charged with 
four hours for each Saturday absent. 

66. Employees absent on leave without pay or on sick leave on 
the Saturdays mentioned in the preceding article shall be charged 
with a whole day for each Saturday absent. 

67. Leave without pay for a fractional part of a day shall not 
be granted. 

68. Sundays and legal holidays occurring within a period of 
leave without pay shall be charged, but when occurring at the 
beginning or ending of such absence shall not be charged. Per 
diem employees shall not be charged with Sundays in any event, 
as they do not receive pay for such days. 

Section 10.— Hours of Work. 

(I chap. 2, sec. 18.) 

(The provisions of this section apply not only to the Navy Department, 

but to all navy yards, naval stations, and elsewhere throughout the 

naval service.) 

81. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Navy, in the 
interest of the public service, to require of all clerks and other 
employees of whatever grade or class, under the Navy Depart¬ 
ment, not'less than seven hours of labor each day except Sundays 
and days declared public holidays by law or Executive order; and 
the department may, by special order, stating the reason, further 
extend the hours of service of any clerk or employee thereof; but 
in case of extension it shall-be without additional compensation. 
(See act of Mar. 15, 1898.) 

82. Unless otherwise directed by the Secretary of the Navy, 
office hours for the clerical, drafting, and inspection force in the 
Navy Department, at navy yards and naval stations, and in other 
offices under the cognizance of the Navy Department, shall be 
from 9 a. m. to 4.30 p. m., with an allowance of one-half an hour 
for luncheon, except on Sundays and holidays, or when business 
is suspended by competent authority. 

83. The hours of labor for laborers, workmen, and mechanics 
at navy yards and naval stations shall be fixed by the comman¬ 


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dants thereof, subject to the provisions of law and to the approval 
of the department. 

84. During the months of July, August, and September, four 
hours, exclusive of time for luncheon, shall constitute a day’s 
work on Saturdays for all clerks, and other employees of the 
Navy Department, navy yards, stations, etc., wherever employed, 
except that the hours of labor shall be reduced to four on Satur¬ 
days during the months named below at the following stations: 

Cavite and Olongapo, P. I., April, May, and June. 

Tutuila, Samoa, December, January, and February. 

Guantanamo, Cuba, June, July, and August. 

San Juan, P. R., August, September, and October. 

85. The provisions of the three preceding articles shall not 
apply to any bureau or office of the Navy Department or to any 
of the clerks or other employees thereof that may, for special 
public reasons, be excepted therefrom by the Secretary of the 
Navy, or where the same would be inconsistent with the provi¬ 
sions of law. 

86. Except by authority of law or special order issued or ap¬ 
proved by the Secretary, no person employed under the Navy 
Department shall be required or permitted to work on Sunday, 
unless such work is imperatively necessary in the public interests. 
The chiefs of the several bureaus and heads of the several offices 
of the department shall see that this provision is obeyed. 

Section 11.— General Instructions. 

'(The provisions of this section apply not only to the Navy Department, 

but to all navy yards, naval stations, and elsewhere throughout the 

naval service.) 

01. (1) No officer, clerk, or employee in the service of the Navy 
Department, who is also a notary public, shall charge or receive 
any compensation whatever for performing any notarial act for 
an officer, clerk, or employee of the Government in his official 
capacity, or for any person when, in the case of such person the 
act is performed during the hours of such notary’s service to the 
Government. Disobedience of this order shall be ground for im¬ 
mediate dismissal from the service. (R 1536 (3) (4).) 

(2) The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply 
to oaths of disinterestedness or other oaths required to be made 
by law, provided that the work in connection therewith is not 
performed during office hours. 

(3) For the purposes of this article, the expression “office 
hours ” shall be construed to include the half hour allowed each 
working day for luncheon. 

92. (1) No person in the service of the Navy Department shall 
use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering 
with an election or affecting the result thereof. Persons who by 
the provisions of the civil service rules are in the competitive 
classified service, while retaining the right to vote as they please 
and to express privately their opinions on all political subjects, 
shall take no active part in political management or in political 
campaigns. 

(2) At a navy yard or station wffiere, in the opinion of the com¬ 
mandant, a strict enforcement of the provisions of the above rule 
would result in placing an undesirable element in control of local 
municipal affairs in the immediate vicinity of the yard or station, 
the department, upon application of employees through the com¬ 
mandant, will take up with the Civil Service Commission the 
question of making an exception to the rule as far as local munici¬ 
pal office holding is concerned. 

By Executive order of November 2, 1896, the rules governing the 
employment of labor at navy yards were made a part of the rules 
of the United States Civil Service Commission. Since that date 


Half holiday** 
in summer. 


Sunday work. 


Notaries pub« 
lie. 


Political ac- 
tiTity. 


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Instruction of 
candidates for 
classified serv« 
ice, etc. 


Debts. 


Pay rolls. 


all positions at navy yards filled after competitive examination 
before a board of naval officers, under the provisions of said rules, 
have been considered as part of the competitive classified service 
to the same extent as positions filled after competitive examina¬ 
tion before the United States Civil Service Commission. 

Laborers and mechanics at navy yards and stations will be sub¬ 
ject to discharge for political activity in the same manner as com¬ 
petitive classified employees. 

93. No officer or employee of the Government shall directly or 
indirectly, instruct or be concerned in any manner in the instruc¬ 
tion of any person or classes of persons, with a view to their spe¬ 
cial preparation for the examination of the United States Civil 
Service Commission, or for examinations for the diplomatic or 
consular service. If any officer or employee be found to be so en¬ 
gaged the fact shall be considered sufficient cause for his removal 
from the service. 

94. (1) The Navy Department will take no cognizance of a 
complaint against an employee by an alleged creditor, so far as 
the complainant is concerned, beyond acknowledging the receipt 
of his communication. Persons claiming to be creditors and col¬ 
lectors of debts or claims shall be denied access to employees for 
the purpose of presenting or collecting claims during the hours 
set apart for the transaction of public business or while the em¬ 
ployees concerned are on duty. 

(2) Although the department will not permit itself to be used 
as a collection agency, it does not consider one who fails, without 
justification, to pay his just debts a person suitable for public em¬ 
ployment. Therefore, upon receipt of a complaint of nonpayment 
of debts it will be referred to the proper chief of bureau or com¬ 
mandant for a report in writing from the employee concerned, 
which, together with a summary of the conclusions reached by 
the department in the matter, will be made part of the official 
record of such employee. 

(3) At navy yards the commandant shall acknowledge receipt 
of complaints against employees and shall inclose a copy of this 
article with the acknowledgment. In cases of classified employees 
the papers shall be forwarded to the department, with such written 
statement as the person concerned may desire to submit. The 
commandant is authorized to take such action as he may deem 
necessary in the cases of laborers and mechanics. 

(4) An employee who fails, without justification, to pay his just 
debts may be discharged for this reason, if the offense shall seem 
to the department of sufficient gravity. 

95. On the fifteenth day of each month, pay rolls covering the 
services of civilian employees in the Navy Department during the 
first fifteen days of the month, duly prepared and certified in 
accordance with the requirements of the Comptroller of the Treas¬ 
ury, shall be forwarded to the department by the chiefs of the 
several bureaus and heads of the several offices, respectively. On 
the last day of each month pay rolls certified in the same man¬ 
ner covering the services for the entire month shall be submitted. 
The certificate required shall be attached to the pay rolls as a 
separate paper in cases where such certificate is necessary. 

Section 12.— Supply, Exchange, and Repair of Typewriters on 

Shore. 

(The provisions of this section apply not only to the Navy Department, 

but to all navy yards, naval stations, and elsewhere throughout the 

naval service.) 

101. (1) Except as specified in paragraph 10 of this article 
requisitions for typewriters for use in the Navy Department or 
elsewhere on shore shall be submitted to the Secretary of the 
Navy for approval, and no machines shall be purchased until a 


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requisition therefor has been approved by the Secretary of the 
Navy. 

(2) Requisitions shall be accompanied by a statement showing 
the following: 

(a) The necessity for the machine. 

(&) The number of machines in use in the bureau or office, or 
in the department or division of the yard, for which the requisi¬ 
tion is made. 

(o) Whether it is to replace an old machine or is an additional 
machine. 

( d ) If to replace an old machine, the make, number, and length 
of time the old machine has been in use. 

(e) What disposition is recommended to be made of the old 
machine. 

(3) “Pica” type (12 point, ten to the inch) shall be used in 
all typewriters purchased for the naval service ashore and for 
the Navy Department, and, in preparing requisitions for type¬ 
writers, “ Pica ” type shall be specified on the face of the requi¬ 
sition. 

(4) Old typewriters shall not be remodeled into new machines, 
but may be exchanged when purchasing a new machine. 

(5) When an old typewriter is to be exchanged for a new one, 
the head of the department submitting the requisition shall first 
obtain from the typewriter company from whom the new type¬ 
writer is to be obtained a written statement as to the amount to 
be allowed for the old machine. The requisition then made for a 
new machine shall show the cost thereof, and shall contain a 
notation showing thereon that an old typewriter, stating its num¬ 
ber, style, make, etc., is to be exchanged, with the amount of allow¬ 
ance, together with the information called for by paragraph twc 
of this article. When the requisition has been regularly approved 
by the proper authority, as provided in this article, the order for 
the new- machine shall be placed by the purchasing officer in the 
usual manner. 

(6) The general storekeeper shall deliver the old machine to the 
typewriter company upon delivery of the new machine and the 
company’s check payable to the order of the pay officer through 
whom the order was placed, who, upon receipt of the check from 
the general storekeeper, shall deposit its proceeds to the credit of 
the United States, under “ Miscellaneous Receipts, Proceeds of 
Sales.” 

(7) When typewriters are purchased from the appropriation 
“ Contingent Expenses. Navy Department,” the amount allowed 
for an old machine shall be deducted from the purchase price of 
the new typewriter and only the difference paid. The vouchers 
shall show on the face thereof the model, serial number, and full 
price of the typewriter purchased; the model, serial number, and 
amount allowed for the old typewriter; and the amount paid. 

(8) Repairs to typewriters not sufficient in extent to warrant 
exchange, shall be made on requisition, on approval of the chief 
of bureau, head of office, or commandant of the navy yard con¬ 
cerned. The requisition shall state the make and number of the 
machine, and the length of time it has been in use. 

(9) For shore stations within the limits of command of the 
commander in chief of the Asiatic Fleet, that officer is authorized 
to approve requisitions for repairs of typewriters, and, in emergen¬ 
cies, for the exchange of old typewriters and the purchase of new 
oues; but, so far as possible, he shall exercise care to see that such 
requisitions are submitted in time to permit them to be forwarded 
to the department for approval before action if possible. In the 
absence of the commander in chief of that station from the imme¬ 
diate vicinity of a shore station, the commandant of such shore 
station is authorized to approve requisition for the repair of 


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typewriters, but not for the exchange of old ones or the purchase 
of new ones. 


Section 13.— Assignment of Offices and Rooms Under the Con¬ 
trol of the Navy Department. 


Assignment 
of rooms. 


111. Offices and other rooms in the Navy Department Building 
or elsewhere, which are used for departmental purposes or are 
otherwise under the direct control of the department, shall be 
assigned for the use of the various bureaus and offices of the 
department as the Secretary of the Navy may from time to time 
direct. 

Section 14.— Travel of Civilian Employees. 


(The provisions of this section apply not only to the Navy Department, 

but to all navy yards, naval stations, and elsewhere throughout the 

naval service.) 

121. (1) No order shall be given to civilian employees of the 
Navy Department proper, at Washington, or at navy yards and 
naval stations, which involve travel at Government expense, ex¬ 
cept as given in paragraph 2 of this article, or by the Secretary of 
the Navy or his express authority. 

(2) Orders to civilian employees, when issued by inspectors at 
different places, must be approved by the bureau concerned, unless 
the travel involves more than six business days consecutively, 
when the ‘approval of the Secretary of the Navy is necessary. 
Departures from the provisions of this paragraph will be permitted 
only by authority of the Secretary of the Navy. 

(3) (a) Commandants are authorized to detail employees of 
yards to points not more than fifty miles distant from the place 
at which stationed to inspect material requiring absence for a 
period of not to exceed two consecutive working days. (No. 
11875-6.) 

(6) Inspectors of hull material are authorized to detail assist¬ 
ant inspectors of hull material to points not more than one hun¬ 
dred and fifty miles distant from the place at which stationed for 
a period of not to exceed two working days. (No. 11875.) 

(c) Inspector of hull material, United States Navy. Munhall, 
Pa., is authorized to detail civilian assistant inspectors of hull 
material not more than five hundred miles distant to inspect ma¬ 
terial requiring absence for a period of not to exceed six working 
days. (No. 4874-665.) 

( d ) Naval inspector of engineering material, Munhall, Pa., is 
authorized to detail assistant inspectors of engineering material 
to points not more than five hundred miles distant to inspect ma¬ 
terial requiring absence for a period not to exceed six working 
days. (No. 9452-19.) 

( e ) Inspectors of ordnance are authorized to detail civilian 
subinspectors of ordnance to points not more than one hundred 
and fifty miles distant to inspect material requiring absence for 
a period of not to exceed three working days. (No. 17072-2.) 

(/) Inspector of ordnance, United States Navy, Munhall, Pa., is 
authorized to detail civilian subinspectors of ordnance not more 
than five hundred miles distant to inspect material requiring ab¬ 
sence for a period of not to exceed six working days. (No 
9060-374.) 

(g) Civil engineer, Schenectady, N. Y., is authorized to detail 
civilian inspectors to points not more than two hundred miles dis¬ 
tant to inspect material requiring absence for a period of not to 
exceed two working days. (No. 11336-202.) 

122. Civil employees performing travel under orders from com¬ 
petent authority will be allowed expenses from one of the follow¬ 
ing schedules as the Secretary of the Navy may direct. In every 


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case orders involving travel shall state under what schedule 
traveling expenses will be allowed : 


Schedule A (in United States). 

Actual cost of transportation, including Pullman fare. 

Hotel bills, including lodging, subsistence, and bath, per day. $ 6 . 00 
Stateroom for night water travel where stateroom is extra__ 2 . 00 
Tips at hotel: 

Per day_ . 50 

Per week at same hotel_ 2 . 50 

Single meals_ l! 25 

Single meals on train_ 3 .25 

Tips at single meals_ . 15 

Tips on train: 

Per day- . 50 

Trips less than five hours_ . 25 

Transfer and handling of baggage_ 1 . 25 

Excess baggage allowed by Regulations and charged for at 
regular rates. 

Street-car fare. 

Expressage and storage of official books, papers, or instruments. 


Schedule A (outside continental limits of the United States). 


Hotel bill, including lodging, subsistence, and bath, per day_ $6. 00 

Single meals_•_ 1. 25 

Tips at single meals_ . 15 

Tips at hotels: 

Per day- . 75 

Per week at one hotel_ 3. 50 

Fees for sea travel: 

On Atlantic— 

Six days or less, per day_ 1. 50 

Seven to ten days, total_10. 00 

Eleven to fifteen days, or longer, per day_ 1.00 

On Pacific— 

Fifteen days or less, per day_ 1. 00 

Twenty days or longer, total_20. 00 

West Indies, Cuba, Porto Rico, Panama, etc., per day_ 1. 00 

From Asiatic Station to United States, via Suez, total-- 25. 00 

Steamer chair, trips of two days or longer on each line_ 1. 00 

Transfer and handling of baggage_ 1. 25 


Actual cost of transportation when not furnished by the 
Government. 

Mess bill on Government vessel. 

Schedule B (in United States). 

Actual cost of transportation, including Pullman fare. 

Stateroom for night water travel where stateroom is extra. $1. 00 
Hotel bills, including lodging, subsistence, and bath, per day. 5. 00 


Tips at hotels: 

Per day-1- . 50 

Per week at same hotel_ 2. 50 

Single meals-.- 1.00 

Tips at single meals- . 15 

Single meals on train- 1. 25 

Tips on trains: 

Per day_ ■ 50 

Trips less than five hours- . 25 

Transfer and handling of baggage- 1. 25 


Excess baggage allowed by Regulations and charged for at 
regular rates. 


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Expressage and storage of official books, papers, or instru¬ 
ments. 

Street-car fare. 

Schedule B (outside continental limits, of the United States). 

Hotel bill, including lodging, subsistence, and bath, per day. $5. 00 

Single meals_ 1. 25 

Tips at single meals._ . 15 

Tips at hotels: 

Per day_ . 75 

Per week at one hotel_ 3. 50 

Fees for sea travel: 

On Atlantic— 

Six days or less, per day_ 1. 50 

Seven to ten days, total_10. 00 

Eleven to fifteen days, or longer, per day_ 1. 00 

On Pacific— 

Fifteen days or less, per day_ 1. 00 

Twenty days or longer, total_20.00 

West Indies, Cuba, Porto Rico, Panama, etc., per day_1. 00 

From Asiatic Station to United States, via Suez, total_25. 00 

Steamer chair, tripe of two days or longer on each line_ 1. 00 

Transfer and handling of baggage_ 1. 25 

Actual cost of transportation when not furnished by the 
Government. 

Mess bill o$ Government vessel. 

Schedule C. 

.Actual cost of transportation, including Pullman fare. 

Stateroom for night water travel where stateroom is extra. $1. 00 
Hotel bills, including lodging, subsistence, and bath, per day. 4. 00 

Midday meal_ . 75 

Other meals_ 1. 00 

Evening meal, lodging, and breakfast_ 3. 25 

Tips at hotel: 

Per day_ . 30 

Per week at one hotel_*_ 1. 50 

Tips at single meals__ . 15 

Tips on train: 

Per day_ . 50 

Trips less than five hours_ . 25 

Transfer and handling of baggage_ 1.00 

Street-car fare. 

Expressage and storage of official books, papers, or instru¬ 
ments. 

Schedule D. 

Actual cost of transportation, including Pullman fare. 

Stateroom for night travel where stateroom is extra_$1.00 

Hotel bills, including lodging, subsistence, and bath, per day. 3. 00 

Midday meal_ .50 

Other meals_"_ 1. 00 

Evening meal, lodging, and breakfast_ 2. 50 

Tips at hotels: 

Per day_ .30 

Per week at one hotel_ 1. 50 

Tips on train: 

Per day- . 50 

Trips less than five hours_ . 25 

At single meals_ .l5 

Transfer and handling of baggage_ 1. 00 

Street-car fare. 

Expressage and storage of official books, papers, or instru¬ 
ments. 


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INSTRUCTIONS GOVERNING APPOINTMENTS TO THE 
NAVY YARD SERVICE. 


CHAPTER 2. 


EMPLOYMENT OF LABOR. 

201. Labor is employed in accordance with the instructions, ap¬ 
proved by the President December 7, 1912, as comprised in the 
following notes and Sections 1 to 16, of this chapter. 

Explanatory Notes. 

(a) The following instructions are based upon the civil service 
and subsequent acts, the civil-service rules, Executive orders, 
legal decisions, opinions, and rulings, and no change therein shall 
be made without the approval of the Secretary of the Navy and 
the concurrence of the Civil Service Commission. 

(&) In case of doubt as to the application and extent of these 
regulations reference should be made to the current Annual Re¬ 
port of the Civil Service Commission for a full exposition of the 
law as enacted and construed. 

(c) The numbering and subjects of the various sections of 
these instructions correspond with those of the civil-service rules. 

(d) The expression “head of department’’ wherever used in 
these instructions, except in Section 15, shall be construed to mean 
the officer directly responsible to the commanding officer and in 
charge of a distinct yard department, or division. As used in 
Section 15 it means the head of an executive department of the 
Government. 

(e) These instructions shall apply to Groups 1, 2, 3, 4, and 
5 (a) of Section 2. Appointments to Group Y (&) of Section 2 
shall be made by certification from the civil-service lists, under the 
district system, and the employment, promotion, or discharge of all 
persons under this subgroup shall be governed by the civil-service 
rules. 


Section 1.—Politics and Religion. 

211. 1. (a) No information relative to the politics or religion 
of an applicant, eligible, or employee, shall be required, requested or 
received. Any communication containing such information which 
may be offered shall be rejected, and, if written, shall be returned 
to the tender thereof. No consideration shall be given to such 
information, and no person shall be employed, promoted, rerated, 
discharged, or otherwise discriminated against or favored on ac¬ 
count of his religious or political opinions. 

(&) No contribution of money for political purposes shall be 
required, requested, or accepted from any employee. 


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(c) No employee shall take an active part in political manage¬ 
ment or campaigns, nor use his official authority or influence to 
interfere with or influence the result of an election. 

( d ) A violation of any of the above regulations under Section I 
shall be considered a just cause for immediate dismissal from the 
service. 

The Executive order of May 14, 1909, provides as follows: 

“ Whenever in the opinion of the Secretary of the Navy a strict 
enforcement of the provisions of Section I, Rule I, of the civil- 
service rules would influence the result of a local election the 
issue of which materially affects the local welfare of the Govern¬ 
ment employees in the vicinity of any navy yard or station the 
Civil Service Commission may, on recommendation of the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy, and after such investigation as it may deem 
necessary, permit the active participation of the employees of the 
yard or station in such local election. In the exercise of the 
privilege which may be conferred hereunder, persons affected must 
not neglect their official duties nor cause public scandal by their 
activity.” 

Section 2.— Classification. 

221. 2. All artisans and supervising artisans under the juris¬ 
diction of the Department of the Navy, not specifically excepted 
by law’ or executive order, are included in the competitive classi¬ 
fied service. The force is divided under five groups, as follows: 


UNCLASSIFIED. 

Group I.—Laborers and others engaged upon manual work 
'which requires no mechanical skill or trade knowledge, such as— 
Boys. Laborers, common. 

Boys boiler scalers. Stable keepers. 

Hod carriers. Teamsters. 

Janitors. 

CLASSIFIED. 


Group II.—Apprentices, helpers, and others engaged upon work 
which requires some mechanical skill or trade knowiedge, such 
as— 

Apprentices. Holders on. 

Boys, rivet heaters. Dredgers. 

Helpers. 

Group III.—Artisans, such as— 


Anchor makers. 

Angle smiths. 
Blacksmiths. 

Block makers. 

Boat builders. 

Boiler makers. 
Buffers and polishers. 
Cabinetmakers. 
Calkers. 

Carpenters. 

Carvers. 

Chain makers. 

Coffee roasters. 
Coopers. 

Coppersmiths. 

Core makers. 
Diesinkers. 

Divers. 

Drillers. 

Drivers. 


Electroplaters. 

Engine tenders. 
Fasteners. 

Finishers. 

Firemen. 

Flag makers. 

Flange turners. 
Forgers. 

Furnace men. 
Galvanizers. 

Gardeners. 

Gas fitters. 
Hammermen. 

Harness makers. 
Hostlers. 

Horseshoers. 

Joiners. 

Leather workers. 
Letterers and grainers, 
Machinists. 


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Masons. 

Mechanics, electrical. 
Millmen. 

Millwrights. 

Model makers. 

Molders. 

Oakum spinners. 
Ordnance men. 

Packers. 

Painters. 

Patternmakers. 

Pavers. 

Pile drivers. 

Pipe coverers. 

Pipe fitters. 

Plasterers. 

Plumbers. 

Punchers and shearers. 
Reamers. 

Riggers. 

Riveters. 

Rollers, iron. 


Sailmakers. 

Saw filers. 

Sawyers. 

Seamstresses. 

Sheet-metal workers. 
Ship fitters. 

Ship smiths. 

Shipwrights. 

Slaters. 

Spar makers. 

Steam fitters. 
Stonecutters. 

Tinners. 

Tin roofers. 

Toolmakers. 

Tool sharpeners. 

Turners. 

Upholsterers. 

Varnishers and polishers. 
Wharf builders. 
Wheelwrights. 

Wiremen. 


Group IV.—Supervising artisans, such as— 

Master mechanics, foremen, 

Quartermen and leading men, in charge, 

Foremen, quartermen, and leading men serving under other 
supervising artisans. 

Group V.— ( a ) Special employees whose primary qualification 
is a trade knowledge, but who are not required to possess more 
than a limited education qualification, such as— 

Planners and estimators. Assistant examiners 

Progress men. Artisan inspectors. 

(&) Special employees who are required to have educational 
and technical qualifications, such as— 

Laboratorians. Watchmen. 

Draftsmen. Messengers. 

Sub inspectors. Messenger boys. 

Clerks. 

(3) Classified employees may be assigned without restriction 
to any work, provided there is no change in the pay or designation 
of the employee in question. Unclassified employees may not 
be assigned to work ordinarily performed by classified employees, 
except incidentally to meet emergencies. Report of all "such 
incidental assignments will be made to the labor board without 
delay. 

Section 3.— Applications and Examinations. 

231. (4) Applications for employment under Groups I, II, and 
III will be received at the office of the labor board on each work¬ 
ing day of the year The applicant’s name, address, and occupa¬ 
tion or trade will be recorded, together with a brief descriptive 
list to serve as a means of identification. 

(5) Applicants for positions not appearing on the approved 
annual schedule of wages will be informed that a notice and the 
necessary blank forms will be forwarded to them through the 
mails if there is any need of eligibles in their trade during the 
year. 

(6) Applicants for positions which appear on the approved 
annual schedule of wages will be furnished with the blank forms 
to be executed by them, and will be notified that in order to be 
considered the forms must be returned, properly executed, at least 
two weeks before the end of the current quarter, and that other¬ 
wise they will be considered in the next quarter. 


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Labor 

duties. 


(7) Tlie labor board will in all cases make further inquiries 
as to the applicant’s character, habits, ability, and efficiency, on 
the forms provided for that purpose, for consideration in deter¬ 
mining the final percentage rating of each applicant. 

(8) Applicants for employment in the occupations embraced 
in Group I will be placed on the eligible list in the order of 
averages given to them on their physical ability upon physical 
examination, including a strength test, to be given by a surgeon or 
physician detailed to the board for the purpose; but where two or 
more eligibles receive the same average, priority shall be deter¬ 
mined by the time of filing completed application. 

(9) The physical examination for all positions will be con¬ 
ducted wholly with a view to determining an applicant’s ability 
to perform the work of the position to which he seeks appointment, 
and his freedom from disease or defects which would, as a con¬ 
tributory cause, tend to aggravate or prolong a disability result¬ 
ing from accident or injury received in the performance of his 
work, or which would render him more liable to such accident or 
injury. 

(10) The examination for experience, fitness, and training for 
all positions embraced under Groups II and III will be con¬ 
ducted by the labor board and will consist of an examination of 
the information submitted by the applicant, on the prescribed 
forms, and of all other information secured by the labor board 
in the manner provided in paragraph 6. 

(11) The relative standing of applicants—Groups II and III— 
will be determined by their final marks, or multiples, derived by 
combining their marks for physical fitness and for trade experi¬ 
ence, fitness, and training, in accordance with the practice, in¬ 
structions, and regulations of the Civil Service Commission. 

(12) Applicants for original appointment to positions in Groups 
II and III will be rated quarterly, and oftener when necessary to 
meet special needs. 

(13) The positions of supervising artisans, Group IV, when not 
filled by promotion as provided under Section 11, may be filled by 
competitive examination. If an open competitive examination is 
to be held, notice thereof will be given by publication in the local 
press, and by posting in the navy yard. If a competitive exami¬ 
nation is held, it will be practical in character and conducted 
wholly with a view to determining the relative fitness, both physi¬ 
cal and technical, of all applicants for the position. 

Section 4.—Labor Boards. 

241. (14) There shall be a labor board at each navy yard or 
station, and at each separate establishment outside of" the navy 
yards where the number of employees is sufficient to require it, ap¬ 
pointed by the commanding officer, and composed of one or more 
commissioned officers and the district secretary of the Civil Serv¬ 
ice Commission. 

board; (15) The labor board shall be charged with and be responsi¬ 
ble for the proper, effective, and impartial enforcement of these 
regulations, and it shall report, in writing, to the commanding 
officer, without delay, any violation of the law or regulations re¬ 
lating to the employment of labor which may come to its knowl¬ 
edge or to that of any of its members. 

(16) The duties of the labor board are administrative and it 
shall not make any change in methods or promulgate rules which 
would materially affect these regulations. 

(17) For the purpose of conducting examinations such addi¬ 
tional officers, clerks, and employees of various departments as 
may be necessary shall be detailed by the commanding officer, 
as assistants to the labor board, upon the request of the senior 
member. 


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(18) The district secretary of the Civil Service Commission 
shall act as the labor boards' adviser in the laws, rules, decisions, 
or opinions relating to the civil service. 

(19) There shall be a recorder for the labor board, who shall Recorder, 
be present at all meetings and keep the records thereof. He 

shall be the custodian of all records relating to employment under 
Groups I, II, III, IV, and V(a), shall notify persons selected for 
appointment, and shall keep the record of the personnel. He 
shall invite the attention of the labor board to whatever he con¬ 
siders an infraction of these regulations. 

(20) A writer may be assigned to the recorder. He shall assist 
the recorder in the perforihance of the routine work of the office, 
shall be present at the registration office during office hours, and 
in the absence of the recorder shall perform his duties. Such 
additional clerical force as may be necessary to perform the work 
of the office may be detailed by the commanding officer to assist 
the recorder. 

(21) The instructions of the Civil Service Commission fixing 
the relative weights of subjects, the methods to be employed in 
rating the examination papers, the information to be furnished 
by the applicant and that to be secured by means of confidential 
inquiries will be promulgated by the Navy Department for the 
guidance of the labor board. 

Section 5.—Qualifications of Applicants. 

251. (22) An applicant is required to show to the satisfaction Nary-yard 
of the labor board that he has the following qualifications in order of. 

to have his name placed on the eligible list for appointment: 

(а) That he is a citizen of, or owes allegiance to, the United 
States. 

(б) That he has the necessary knowledge of. and experience in, 
the occupation or trade in which he seeks employment. 

(c) That he is industrious and of good character. 

(d) That he is physically able to perform the work of his occu¬ 
pation or trade, and that he has no physical defect which will, 
as a contributory cause, tend to prolong a disability resulting from 
an accident or injury received in the performance of his work, 
or which would render him more liable to such accident or injury. 

(23) The age limits for employment are as follows: 

Group I.—Boys between 14 and 18 years, if not in conflict with Age mi s 0 • 
the laws of the State in which the yard is situated, otherwise to 
conform with the said laws. All others, 17 years or over. 

Group II.—Ordnance, shipsmiths’, blacksmiths’, and angle- 
smiths’ helpers, between 21 and 28 years. All others, 17 years 
or over. 

Group III.—Riveters, 18 years or over. Ordnance men, 23 
years or over. All others, 20 years or over. 

(24) Any of the following causes are deemed good cause for re je?t\on. f ° r 
the rejection of an applicant or eligible: 

(a) Dismissal from the service for delinquency or misconduct 
within one year next preceding the date of application. 

(&) Physical or mental unfitness for the position. 

(c) Criminal, infamous, dishonest, immoral, or notoriously dis¬ 
graceful conduct. 

(d) Making a false statement in any material fact, or practic¬ 
ing any deception or fraud in securing examination, registration, 
certification, or appointment. 

( e ) Refusal to furnish testimony as required by Section XIV. 

(/) The habitual or excessive use of intoxicants or deleterious 

drugs. 

(25) Any of the last five foregoing disqualifications shall be 
cause for the dismissal of an employee. 


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Section 6.—Rating and Eligibility—Registers. 

261. (26) Examination papers shall be rated on a scale of 100, 
and applicants shall be notified of their ratings. 

(27) All applicants rated at 70 or more shall be eligible for 
appointment, and their names shall be placed on the proper regis¬ 
ter according to their percentage ratings; but the names of per¬ 
sons preferred under section 1754, Revised Statutes, rated at 65 
or more, shall be placed above all others. 

(28) The term of eligibility shall be one year, beginning with 
the date on which the name of the eligible is last entered on the 
eligible list. An eligible who wishes to have his name reentered 
on the eligible list, at the end of the eligible period of one year, 
must be reexamined. 

(29) A register of eligibles shall be prepared and maintained 
under each of the five groups of Section II, except Group V (b). 
The register under each group shall be divided into three lists, 
as follows: 

(a) Furlough list. —This list shall include the names of all who 
have been laid off for lack of work or lack of funds, with ratings 
of not less than very good in workmanship and very good in con¬ 
duct, as provided in paragraph 58. 

(b) Preferred list. —This list shall include the names of all 
eligibles for original appointment who are entitled to preference 
under the provisions of section 1754, Revised Statutes. 

(e) General list. —This list shall include the names of all other 
eligibles for original appointment and of all who have been re¬ 
entered on the list as provided in paragraphs 58 and 60. On 
this list honorably discharged sailors, soldiers, or marines shall 
be preferred for appointment in case of equality of ratings with 
others. 

(30) Each of the above lists shall be subdivided by trades or 
occupations, and notation shall be made of any particular class 
of work or branch of a trade in which the eligible is most pro¬ 
ficient. 

Section 7.— Certifications. 

REQUISITIONS—CERTIFICATION—RETURNS. 

271. (31) When the services of artisans or laborers are re¬ 
quired in any department of the station, the head of department 
shall make requisition on the labor board, specifying the number 
required for each subtrade or class of work, and in the case of 
riveters whether right, left, or both-handed are required. Sepa¬ 
rate requisitions shall be made for each trade. 

(32) Upon receipt of a requisition the labor board will cause 
notices to report to the office of labor employment on a fixed 
date to be sent to those persons on the eligible lists entitled to 
certification, in the following order: 

First. From the furlough list, in the order of relative stand¬ 
ing, from those qualified in the required trade to perform the 
particular work in question. 

Second. From the preference list, in the order of relative stand¬ 
ing, from those in the required trade whose examination records 
show experience in the particular work in question. 

Third. From the general list, in the order of relative standing, 
from those in the required trade, whose examination records, or 
subsequent records in yard employment, show experience in the 
particular work in question. 

(33) If at any time there is not a sufficient number of eligibles 
on the lists to fill the requisitions submitted, temporary appoint¬ 
ment may be made as provided in Section 8. 

(34) The labor board will have a list in duplicate of the names 
of all persons notified to report sent immediately to the head of 
department concerned. 


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(35) Upon reporting and being identified, the appointee’s notice 
will be stamped with the date and with the following informa¬ 
tion to fix his status: 

(a) If from the furlough list, with the word “Reported.” 

(b) If from the preference or general lists, with the words 
“ On trial.” 

(c) If from any other source, with the words “Temporary 
Appointment.” 

The appointee will then be notified to report to the head of the 
department concerned. 

(36) The head of department will cause such tests to be made 
as he deems necessary to determine the appointee’s status in his 
trade or occupation, and will rate him provisionally as to pay. 

(37) The final rating as to pay will be made within two weeks 
from date of appointment. When any subsequent change in pay 
rating is made, the reasons for such change shall be filed in writ¬ 
ing with the labor board. 

(38) The head of department shall then return to the labor 
board one copy of the list of names furnished to him, noting there¬ 
on the provisional pay ratings of those employed and any who 
failed to respond at the time designated or who declined appoint¬ 
ment. The second copy of the list shall be returned within two 
weeks, showing the final pay ratings, when they have been estab¬ 
lished. The labor board will be immediately notified by the head 
of department of any subsequent changes in the force or in the 
pay ratings. 

(39) Any person who fails to report at the office of labor em¬ 
ployment or to the head of department at the time designated, 
or who declines appointment, shall be dropped from the eligible 
list. The labor board may reinstate him on the list upon the pres¬ 
entation by him of reasons wffiich it deems adequate and satis¬ 
factory. 

(40) In order to fully determine an applicant’s qualifications, 
he shall be first employed, on trial, for a period of six months. 
If at any time during the trial period of six months his conduct 
or capacity is found to be not satisfactory, he shall be notified in 
writing, and this notice shall terminate his service. He shall be 
ineligible for reexamination for a period of one year in the same 
trade. He may, on his application, be examined in another trade. 
At the completion of the trial period of six months an employee 
wffiose conduct and capacity have been found satisfactory shall 
receive permanent appointment and have his name entered on the 
list of classified employees and be subject thereafter to the regu¬ 
lations governing such employees. Reasons for action under this 
clause shall be a matter of record and filed with the labor board. 

(41) In order to assist in filling vacancies where the local 
supply of artisans is insufficient, appointment from the eligible 
lists of other stations is authorized of persons willing to accept 
such appointment. 

(42) A record will be made by the labor board of all persons 
willing to accept appointments to other stations, and the labor 
boards of the stations concerned will be informed of the number 
of persons available in each trade for such certification. 

(43) When vacancies can not be filled by certification from the 
eligible lists or by temporary appointment, the labor board will 
make requisition for certification from the stations where there 
are eligibles willing to accept appointment. The labor board on 
w T hich requisition is made will immediately notify the required 
number of eligibles, if available, and will send a list of those 
notified to the labor board from whom the requisition was re¬ 
ceived. A return will be made to the station which certified the 
eligibles, to complete its record. 


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Section 8.—Temporary Appointment. 

281. (44) The intermittent character of the work at naval sta¬ 
tions necessitates employment for temporary periods. It is not 
deemed, however, for the best interests of the service, or in keep¬ 
ing with the spirit of the act or rules governing appointments to 
the classified service, to regard such appointments as temporary, 
as defined in the civil service rules. With a view to making ap¬ 
pointments to the classified service as nearly permanent as the 
character of the work will permit, discharges for lack of work, 
either during or after the trial period of six months, shall be made 
in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 57, 58, and 59 of 
these rules. 

(45) Temporary appointments may be made pending the filling 
of vacancies for which there are no available eligibles. Appoint¬ 
ments made under these conditions do not confer any right to 
classification wnthout examination. They will terminate on the 
filling of the vacancies in the regular manner by selection from 
the eligible list, promotion, reinstatement, or transfer. They 
are limited to 30 days from the establishment of an eligible list 
for the position, but may be extended on the approval of the 
Civil Service Commission for an additional period of 30 days, or 
for sufficient time to complete the particular job for which ap¬ 
pointment was made. Selection for appointment will be made: 

First. From the list of applicants for examination, in the order 
of dates of application. 

Second. From persons outside the lists of whom the labor board 
may have knowledge, or whose names are obtained by means of 
advertising and posting. 

Section 9.— Reinstatement. 

291. (46) Civil Service Rule IX applies only to employees of 
Group V (b). The reemployment of all others who have been 
separated from the force will be governed by the provisions of 
Section XII of these regulations. 

Section 10. —Transfer. 

301. (47) No transfer of employees will be made from the force 
under another executive department or independent Government 
establishment to or from that of the Navy, except on the approval 
of the commission. If at any time such transfer should be deemed 
advisable in the interests of the service, the matter will be re¬ 
ferred to the Navy Department for instructions before any action 
is taken. 

(48) An employee of Groups I, II, III, IV, or V (a) may be 
transferred, without change of rating, from the force of one naval 
station to that of another, upon his own application or consent. 
Such transfer will-be made only on the approval of the com¬ 
manding officers of the stations concerned, and the transfer order 
shall fix the pay status of the employee in the station to which he 
is transferred. Any such case arising will be referred to the Navy 
Department for instructions. Any employee of the above groups 
whose name is borne on a “ furlough list,” who may change his 
domicile to the vicinity of another naval station, shall, upon his 
application, have his name entered upon the “ furlough list ” of 
the station in question, in accordance with his rating as shown 
upon his furlough card. 

Section 11.— Promotion, 
promotions—reratings—reductions. 

311. (49) Such reratings as to pay, either advancement or re¬ 
duction of employees under Groups I. II, or III, Section 2. as are 

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required from time to time by the efficiency of the employees and 
the needs of the service shall be made by the head of the depart¬ 
ment. 

(50) Whenever, by reason of an increase in the force, the serv¬ 
ices of additional supervising artisans become necessary, the 
positions may be filled by promotion from the highest grade of 
artisans or from a subordinate rating of supervising artisans in 
the trade in question on recommendation of the head of depart¬ 
ment and approval of the commanding officer. Such tests as may 
be deemed necessary to determine the employee’s fitness for pro¬ 
motion may be made in the discretion of the commanding officer. 
In case there are no employees deemed qualified for promotion, 
an open competitive examination shall be held. 

(51) Whenever, by reason of a reduction in the force, the 
service of additional supervising artisans ceases to be necessary 
they shall be reduced to the highest grade or to a subordinate 
rating of supervising artisans in the trade in question and shall 
be given priority of retention on the force as long as, in the judg¬ 
ment of the head of department, their services and conduct en¬ 
title them to this preference. 

(52) Promotions to fill vacancies in the permanent force of 
supervising artisans in charge may be made by the Navy Depart¬ 
ment on the recommendation of the head of a department and 
approval of the commanding officer from the temporary force of 
supervising artisans provided for above in paragraph 50, or from 
first-class artisans who have been reduced from such positions 
as provided above in paragraph 51. Such tests as may be deemed 
necessary to determine the employee’s fitness for promotion may 
be made in the discretion of the commanding officer and a trial 
period, "which may not extend beyond six months, will be required. 
Such vacancies may be filled by open competitive examination 
whenever the Navy Department deems such action for the best 
interests of the service. 

(53) Promotions to and reductions from positions in Group 
V (a) of Section II, in which the requisite qualification is pri¬ 
marily a trade knowledge and in which a limited educational 
qualification only is necessary, may be made as provided above 
in paragraphs 50 and 51 by the commanding officer on recom¬ 
mendation of the head of a department. 

(54) All changes shall be immediately reported to the labor 
board, in order that the employee’s record may be correctly 
posted to date. 

(55) When reductions in rating or pay are made under the pro¬ 
visions of this rule for administrative reason, it must be so 
stated on the order and on the return to the labor board. 

(56) The procedure given under Section XII for removals for 
cause will be followed in all cases of reduction for delinquency or 
misconduct. 

Section 12.— Separation—Discharge—Resignation. 

321. (57) Whenever, by reason of lack of work or lack of funds, 
it becomes necessary to reduce the force, the least efficient will be 
first discharged. Retention on the force must be based on effi¬ 
ciency, the more efficient being retained to the last. The head of 
the department concerned shall be the sole judge of an employee’s 
efficiency, and in determining it must give consideration to work¬ 
manship, conduct, punctuality, regularity of attendance, and the 
physical ability of the employee to perform his work. 

(58) The names of employees discharged for lack of work or 
lack of funds whose marks are not less than “ very good ” for 
workmanship and “ very good ” for conduct shall be entered on 
the “ furlough list ” in the order of merit, as shown on their 
discharge cards, or, in case of equality of merit, in the order of 

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original appointment. Employees discharged for lack of work or 
lack of funds whose marks are not less than “ good ” for both 
workmanship and conduct shall, if request is made within one year 
of date of discharge, be rated by the labor board, taking into 
consideration their records in yard employment, and their names 
will be entered on the “ general list ” in accordance with the 
rating of the board, or, in case of equality rating, in accordance 
with date of appointment. 

(59) The names of employees discharged for lack of work or 
lack of funds with a rating of less than good in workmanship or 
conduct shall not be entered on the eligible lists for reemploy¬ 
ment. They shall be ineligible for reexamination for a period of 
six months. 

(60) In case of discharge for lack of work or lack of funds 
during the trial period of six months the provisions of paragraphs 
58 and 59 shall apply if the employee concerned has served not less 
than two months. Otherwise his name shall be restored to the 
eligible list according to the percentage rating held at the time of 
certification. When reemployed, it will be on trial until six 
months’ total service is completed. 

(61) An employee may be suspended without pay for a period 
not exceeding six days for carelessness, indolence, intemperance, 
insubordination, or like causes, by the commanding officer. Any 
such case arising will be first investigated by the head of depart¬ 
ment, who will report his findings, in writing, to the commanding 
officer. The original record will, after final action, be sent to the 
labor board for filing, and the action taken will be noted on the 
employee’s record. 

(62) The acceptance of the resignation of any person in the 
classified service concludes his connection therewith, and his rec¬ 
ord shall be posted accordingly. 

(63) A person separated from the force by voluntary resigna¬ 
tion for reasons not involving delinquency, misconduct, or in¬ 
efficiency on his part, may have his name entered on the “ gen¬ 
eral list,” if request therefor is made within one year from the 
date of separation and the reasons submitted by the applicant are 
deemed satisfactory to the labor board. In rating such appli¬ 
cants, the board will take into consideration the ratings, if any, 
given to them when examined for original appointment, together 
with their records in yard employment. 

(64) An employee who is absent from six consecutive musters, 
without proper authority, shall be deemed to have voluntarily 
separated himself from the force. His name may be restored to 
the “general list” in the manner provided in paragraph 62. An 
employee whose absence was due to illness or other valid cause 
may, in the discretion of the labor board, and upon the presenta¬ 
tion of satisfactory evidence that the absence was unavoidable 
and due to valid causes, be reassigned to duty without requisi¬ 
tion. If, however, a reduction of force is made during such ab¬ 
sence, the employee in question shall be discharged in the same 
manner as if present and on duty on the day the reduction in 
force was made. 

(65) The time limit within whch a request for entry upon the 
“ General list,” under the provisions of paragraph 58 or 63, must 
be submitted is waived in the case of an honorably discharged per¬ 
son who served in the Civil War or the War with Spain, or his 
widow, or an Army nurse of either war. 

(66) An employee may be removed or reduced for cause. The 
procedure in such a case is governed by the following law, ap¬ 
proved August 24, 1912: 

“ That no person in the classified civil service of the United 
States shall be removed therefrom except for such cause as will 
promote the efficiency of said service and for reasons given in 
writing, and the person whose removal is sought shall have notice 


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of the same and of any charges preferred against him, and be fur 
nislied with a copy thereof, and also be allowed a reasonable time 
for personally answering the same in writing; and affidavits in 
support thereof; but no examination of witnesses nor any trial 
or hearing shall be required except in the discretion of the officer 
making the removal; and copies of charges, notice of hearing, 
answer, reasons for removal, and of the order of removal shall 
be made a part of the records of the proper department or office, 
as shall also the reasons for reduction in rank or compensation; 
and copies of the same shall be furnished to the person affected 
upon request, and the Civil Service Commission also shall, upon 
request, be furnished copies of the same.” 

In carrying out the provisions of the above act the commanding 
officer shall be considered as the officer making the removal in 
the case of all employees of the station under his command. 

Section 13. —Report of Changes. 

331. (67) Reports of all changes will be made, as they occur, 
by the heads of departments to the labor board The district sec¬ 
retary will make such returns to the Civil Service Commission, 
direct, as may be required by the commission. 

Section 14. —Testimony. 

(C. S. Rule XIV.) 

341. (68) “ It shall be the duty of every officer and employee in 
the executive civil service, and of every applicant or eligible for 
a position therein, to give to the commission or its authorized 
representatives all proper and competent information and testi¬ 
mony in regard to matters inquired of arising under the civil- 
service act and rules, and to subscribe such testimony and make 
oath or affirmation to the same before some officer authorized by 
law to administer oaths.” 

Section 15. —Withholding Salary. 

(C. S. Rule XV.) 

351. (69) “ If the commission shall find that any person is hold¬ 
ing a position in violation of the civil-service act or the rules pro¬ 
mulgated in accordance therewith, it shall, after notice to the 
person affected and an opportunity for explanation, certify the 
facts to the proper appointing officer. If such person be not 
dismissed within ten days thereafter, it shall certify that fact 
to the proper disbursing and auditing officers, and such officers 
shall not pay or audit the salary or wages of such person there¬ 
after accruing. Provided, that if a question of law respecting 
the power to appoint or employ is raised in any such case, the 
President or the head of a department may obtain the opinion of 
the Attorney General thereon.” 

Section 16. —Regulations. 

361. (70) These regulations have been approved by the Presi¬ 
dent and are issued by the department for the guidance of com¬ 
manding officers, labor boards, and heads of departments. No 
change therein or departure therefrom shall be made except as 
hereinbefore provided on page 1. 


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Section 17.—Board on Wages and Rates of Pay. 


Bates of pay. 


Board on 

vrages. 


Per diem pay 
to be multiple 
of 8. 


Report of 
changes recom¬ 
mended. 


Wage schedule 
to be approved 
by department. 


Trades not on 
wage schedule. 


Wage schedule 
not to include 
certain employ¬ 
ees. 


Pay of quar- 
termen, etc. 


Number of 
quartermen em¬ 
ployed. 


Pay of fore¬ 
men, etc., fixed 
by department. 


371. (1) The rates of wages of employees shall conform to the 
standard of private establishments in the immediate vicinity of 
the respective navy yards and shall be determined annually, to 
take effect on the first day of January of each year. 

(2) The commandant of each yard shall appoint annually, on 
the first day of November of each year, a board of officers which 
shall make diligent inquiry at the principal private mechanical 
establishments in the vicinity of the yard as to the rate of daily 
wages paid to the workingmen of different classes in each trade 
or occupation included in the trade schedule of the yard who 
do work of the same character in that trade as that done in 
the yard, or resembling it as nearly as possible, and shall report 
to the commandant the result of such inquiries and shall recom¬ 
mend rates for the payment of workmen of corresponding classes 
and trades at the yard. When practicable, the membership of 
the board shall include the heads of the divisions of the manufac¬ 
turing department and the public works officer. 

(3) The per diem pay shall be so established as to be a multiple 
of eight. When the per diem pay, as ascertained by the board in 
any class or any trade or occupation, is not divisible by eight 
the amount shall be increased or decreased to the nearest multiple 
of eight, and when the amount is equidistant from two multiples 
of eight the higher amount shall prevail in determining the pay. 

(4) When the board submits to the commandant the proposed 
annual schedule of wages, it shall also make a separate report, 
stating in full all changes from the previous approved schedule 
which involve an increase or decrease in the wmges of any class 
of any trade or occupation, with the reasons therefor. 

(5) The commandant shall then forward to the department, in 
duplicate, the proposed schedule of wages for the yard, as ap¬ 
proved by himself, which shall be made on the prescribed blank 
form. The department will approve the report after such revi¬ 
sion thereof as may be deemed necessary, and when said schedule 
has been so approved it shall remain in force during the ensuing 
year. 

(6) Whenever the necessity arises for the services of a work¬ 
man in a trade not authorized in the latest approved schedule 
of wages for a navy yard the trade can only be added to the 
schedule on and after the date of the department’s approval. 

(7) The annual schedule of wages determined under the pro¬ 
visions of this article shall not include specific positions pro¬ 
vided for by statute, the pay of which is fixed by the statute, 
but shall be confined exclusively to the approved trade schedule 
of the yard, with approved additions to date. 

372. (1) The pay of quartermen shall be thirty per cent and 
the pay of leadingmen fifteen per cent more than that of highest 
paid workmen in their respective trades, exclusive of specially 
skilled mechanics, provided that this pay shall not be based upon 
the pay of special or extra workmen. Where the fifteen per cent 
or thirty per cent increase is not a multiple of eight, the pay of 
a leadingman or quarterman shall be fixed at the nearest multiple 
of eight, and when the amount is equidistant between two multi¬ 
ples of eight the higher multiple shall be used. 

373. There shall not be more than one quarterman to twenty- 
four mechanics, exclusive of boys, helpers, or laborers. Should 
it be necessary to divide the men into two or more gangs to work 
in different parts of the yard, a leadingman may be appointed in 
accordance with the provisions of Article I 311 (50), to have 
charge of not less than twelve men. A quarterman laborer must 
have at least twenty-four laborers under his supervision. 

374. The pay of quartermen-in-charge, master mechanics, and 
foremen will be fixed in each instance by the Navy Department. 


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Section 18.— Overtime and Holiday Work and Pay. (I. Chap. 

1, sec. 10.) 

381. (1) The service and employment of all laborers and me- Eight-hour 
chanics who are now or may hereafter be employed by the Gov- daj * 
ernment of the United States, by the District of Columbia, or by 

any contractor or subcontractor upon any of the public works of 
the United States or of the said District of Columbia is hereby 
limited and restricted to eight hours in any one calendar day, 
and it shall be unlawful for any officer of the United States Gov¬ 
ernment or of the District of Columbia, or any such contractor 
or subcontractor whose duty it shall be to employ, direct or con¬ 
trol the services of such laborers or mechanics, to require or per¬ 
mit any such laborer or mechanic to work more than eight hours 
in any calendar day except in case of extraordinary emergency. 

(Act of Aug. 1, 1892.) 

(2) Under the provisions of law set forth in the preceding 
paragraph, the working hours of laborers and mechanics at navy 
yards and naval stations can be extended over eight hours a day 
only in the case of an extraordinary emergency. 

(3) In cases of emergency involving loss to the Government Emergencies, 
which will not permit of delay, the commandants of navy yards 

and stations may authorize, without the prior approval of the 
department, work in excess of eight hours a day and work on 
Sundays and holidays not to exceed eight hours a day, provided 
that, in each case where overtime work is authorized, due con¬ 
sideration shall be given to the provisions of the two preceding 
paragraphs. 

(4) This authority for work in excess of eight hours a day 
shall not be construed to cover work for which the department’s 
approval can be properly obtained in advance. 

(5) In all cases where overtime work on Sunday or holiday Report to de¬ 
work is authorized by the commandant, the necessity therefor, partment. 
together with the names and ratings of the persons so employed, 

shall be immediately reported to the department in writing. 

382. (1) The following rules shall be observed for estimating Ru ] es for estl . 
the pay of laborers, workmen, and mechanics for work performed mating overtime 
in excess of eight hours per day and for work performed out- 

side of regular working hours. 

(2) For work in excess of eight hours per day performed by 
reason of extraordinary emergency, the ordinary rate of pay, 
with fifty per cent additional, shall be allowed. 

(3) Men employed in relays or shifts shall be paid at the rate 
allowed for daywork, whether they work by day or by night. 

(4) For work performed on Sundays or on legal holidays the 
ordinary rate of pay, with fifty per cent additional, shall be 
allowed. 

(5) When the hourly pay of an employee for overtime involves 
the fraction “ one-half cent,” the daily pay for overtime shall be 
arbitrarily increased by four cents, making the same a multiple 
of eight. 

(6) The foregoing provisions relate solely to laborers, work¬ 
men, and mechanics whose compensation has been fixed upon a 
basis of eight hours per day, and have no application to em¬ 
ployees whose ordinary duties require their presence before or 
after regular working hours, at night, on Sundays, or on legal 
holidays, and whose compensation has been fixed with reference 
to the irregular and unusual character of their employment. 

(7) Per diem employees at navy yards paid from lump appro¬ 
priations, who are regularly required to work on Sundays and 
holidays, are entitled to their regular rate of pay and in addition 
thereto gratuity pay for work performed on national holidays. 

(8) Laborers and mechanics who, by reason of any emergency, 
are required to work on national holidays are entitled to their 


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Paying off. 


Authorization 
of compensation 
for injury. 


regular rate of pay plus fifty per cent addition, and gratuity 
pay in addition thereto. 

(9) The clerks or other employees of any bureau or office of 
the Government whose duties are of such a nature as to require 
their presence on Saturday afternoons during July, August, and 
September shall not be allowed extra compensation for work per¬ 
formed on such Saturday afternoons. 

(10) Laborers and mechanics who, by reason of an emergency, 
are required to work more than four hours on Saturdays dur¬ 
ing July, August, and September are entitled -to receive a full 
days’ pay for four hours’ work, and for work performed in excess 
of four hours on the Saturdays in question, their regular and 
normal compensation plus fifty per cent. (Comp. Dec., July 
27, 1906.) 

(11) Quartermen and leadingmen shall be allowed overtime 
pay for work performed in excess of eight hours a day or for 
authorized work performed on Sundays or national holidays, but 
foremen, master mechanics, quartermen in charge, and other men 
in charge, appointed by the Secretary of the Navy after competi¬ 
tive examination, are not workmen or mechanics whose compen¬ 
sation has been fixed upon a basis of eight hours per day, and 
are therefore not entitled to pay for work performed in excess 
of eight hours a day. For authorized work on Sundays, they 
shall be allowed pay at their ordinary daily rate of compensa¬ 
tion. For authorized work on a national holiday, they shall be 
allowed pay at their ordinary daily rate of compensation in 
addition to the gratuity pay authorized for national holidays. 

(12) Per diem employees at navy yards and naval stations 
who perform clerical work or partly clerical work, and those wffio 
are serving in the capacity of draftsmen or messengers, shall not 
be allowed extra or additional pay for work performed outside 
of office hours, unless said work is performed by the specific 
authority of the Secretary of the Navy in writing. The pay of 
these per diem employees is fixed by the Secretary of the Navy 
with reference to the character of the work they perform, and it 
is not fixed upon a basis of eight hours work per diem. 

883. Employees at navy yards and stations within the conti- 
nential limits of the United States shall receive their pay outside 
of working hours. 

Section 19.— Injuries to Laborers and Mechanics. 

391. (1) (a) If any person employed by the United States as an 
artisan or laborer in any of its manufacturing establishments, 
arsenals, or navy yards, or in the construction of river and 
harbor or fortification work or in hazardous employment on con¬ 
struction work in the reclamation of arid lands or the management 
and control of the same, or in hazardous employment under 
the Isthmian Canal Commission, is injured in the course of 
such employment, such employee shall be entitled to receive for 
one year thereafter, unless such employee, in the opinion of the 
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, be sooner able to resume work, 
the same pay as if he continued to be employed, such payment to 
be made under such regulations as the Secretary of Commerce and 
Labor may prescribe, but no compensation shall be paid under the 
provisions of this article where the injury is due to negligence 
or misconduct of the employee injured, nor unless said injury 
shall continue for more than fifteen days. All questions of negli¬ 
gence or misconduct shall be determined by the Secretary of Com¬ 
merce and Labor. 

(&) If any artisan or laborer so employed shall die during the 
said year by reason of such injury received in the course of such 
employment, leaving a widow, or a child or children under sixteen 
years of age, or a dependent parent, such widow and child or 


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children and dependent parent shall be entitled to receive, in such 
portions and under such regulations as the Secretary of Com¬ 
merce and Labor may prescribe, the same amount, for the remain¬ 
der of the said year, that said artisan or laborer would be entitled 
to receive as pay if such employee were alive and continued to be 
employed; but if the widow shall die at any time during the said 
year her portion of said amount shall be added to the amount 
to be paid to the remaining beneficiaries under the provisions of 
this section, if there be any. 

(o) Whenever an accident occurs to any emploj^ee embraced 
within the terms of paragraph a, which results in death or a 
probable incapacity for work, it shall be the duty of the official 
superior of such employee to at once report such accident and the 
injury resulting therefrom to the head of his bureau or inde¬ 
pendent office, and his report shall be immediately communicated 
to the Secretary of the Navy for transmission to the Secretary of 
Commerce and Labor. Such report shall state, first, the time, 
cause, and nature of the accident and injury and the probable 
duration of the injury resulting therefrom; second, whether the 
accident arose out of or in the course of the injured person’s em¬ 
ployment ; third, whether the accident was due to negligence or 
misconduct on the part of the employee injured; fourth, any other 
matters required by such rules and regulations as the Secretary 
of Commerce and Labor may prescribe. The head of each depart¬ 
ment or independent office shall have power, however, to charge a 
special official with the duty of making such reports. 

(d) In the case of any accident which shall result in death, 
the persons entitled to compensation under this article or their 
legal representatives shall, within ninety days after such death, 
file with the Secretary of Commerce and Labor an affiavit setting 
forth their relationship to the deceased and the ground of their 
claim for compensation under the provisions of this act. This 
shall be accompanied by the certificate of the attending physician 
setting forth the fact and cause of death, or the nonproduction of 
the certificate shall be satisfactorily accounted for. In the case 
of incapacity for work lasting more than fifteen days, the injured 
party desiring to take the benefit of this act shall, within a rea¬ 
sonable period after the expiration of such time, file with his 
official superior, to be forwarded to the Secretary of the Navy for 
transmission to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor an affidavit 
setting forth the grounds of his claim for compensation, to be 
accompanied by a certificate of the attending physician as to the 
cause and nature of the injury and probable duration of the inca¬ 
pacity, or the nonproduction of the certificate shall be satisfac¬ 
torily accounted for. If the Secretary of Commerce and Labor 
shall find from the report and affidavit or other evidence produced 
by the claimant or his or her legal representatives, or from such 
additional investigation as the Secretary of Commerce and Labor 
may direct, that a claim for compensation is established under 
this act, the compensation to be paid shall be determined as pro¬ 
vided under this act and approved for payment by the Secretary 
of Commerce and Labor. 

(e) The employee shall, whenever and as often as required by 
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, at least once in six months, 
submit to medical examination, to be provided and paid for under 
the direction of the Secretary, and if such employee refuses to 
submit to or obstructs such examination his or her right to com¬ 
pensation shall be lost for the period covered by the continuance 
of such refusal or obstruction. 

(/) Payments under this act are only to be made to the bene¬ 
ficiaries or their legal representatives other than assignees, and 
shall not be subject to the claims of creditors. 

(g) The United States shall not exempt itself from liability 
under this act by any contract, agreement, rule, or regulation, 


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Payment of 
compensation 
for injury. 


Injury to eyes. 


and any such contract, agreement, rule, or regulation shall be 
pro tanto void. 

( h ) All acts or parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of 
this article or providing a different scale of compensation or 
otherwise regulating its payment have been repealed. (See Act 
of May 30, 1908.) 

(2) The names of persons employed under the Navy Depart¬ 
ment who are entitled to compensation for injuries sustained in 
the course of their employment, or of their beneficiaries, as speci¬ 
fied in the preceding paragraph, shall be carried on the regular 
pay roll and summarized under Title V, Disability. No person 
is entitled to compensation under this act, however, until the 
Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall have determined his right 
thereto and authorized payment. Any person who is disabled in 
the course of his employment should therefore be dropped from 
the pay roll until his claim for compensation has been approved by 
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. Upon the receipt of 
proper authority from that officer, the name of the injured em¬ 
ployee, or of his beneficiaries, shall be entered on the pay roll 
and credit shall be given on the first roll made thereafter for all 
back pay due. Payments made to an injured employee, or to his 
beneficiaries, shall be charged to the appropriation for the work 
upon which the employee was engaged at the time of his injury. 
When the appropriation concerned is a limited one, the matter 
shall be brought to the attention of the department for decision 
in each specific case. In order to receive payment, an injured 
employee shall on each pay day, file with the proper disbursing 
officer a certificate of disability on the form prescribed by the 
Secretary of Commerce and Labor. 

392. (1) In view of the liability to injury to the eyes of mir- 
chanics and their helpers and other employees at navy yards, 
arising from burns, lacerations, wounds, or otherwise from flying 
particles of metal or other material, which injuries invariably 
cause pecuniary damage to the Government through waste of 
time, and not infrequently further financial loss arising out of 
claims based upon the act authorizing compensation for certain 
employees injured when in the Government service, all mechanics 
and their helpers, and all other employees at all navy yards and 
stations, while actually engaged in any Government work of a 
nature likely to jeopardize the eyes, shall wear suitable eye-pro¬ 
tectors, of a type approved by the commandant, upon the recom¬ 
mendation of the medical officer of the navy yard, which eye- 
protectors shall be provided by the Government and loaned to 
such workmen or others as may require them for temporary use. 

(2) In this connection attention is invited to the fact that the 
act above mentioned contains a provision that no compensation 
shall be paid thereunder where the injury is due to negligence or 
misconduct of the employee injured, all questions of negligence 
or misconduct being determined by the Secretary of Commerce 
and Labor. 

(3) In taking action on claims under this act arising out of 
injuries to the eyes, in every case where it shall appear that eye- 
protectors were not worn by the person thus injured, although 
provided by the Government and available for use, the department 
will consider that such injuries were the result of negligence on 
the part of the employee, and will recommend to the Secretary 
of Commerce and Labor that said claim be disallowed in conse¬ 
quence of this contributory negligence. 

(4) In cases where employees, through continued neglect to 
wear eye-protectors, suffer repeated minor injuries to the eyes 
with accompanying loss of time, such continued negligence shall 
be regarded as misconduct, and shall be given weight in determ¬ 
ining the least efficient men for discharge at times when the 


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force is reduced owing to lack of work, and if persisted in, may 
afford a ground for discharge at any other time. 

(5) A copy of this article shall be kept conspicuously posted 
in all shops in navy yards, and its provisions shall be brought 
especially to the notice of all master mechanics, foremen, quarter- 
men, and leadingmen having under their charge employees occu¬ 
pied in work particularly hazardous to the eyes, and it shall be 
the duty of such master mechanics, foremen, quartermen, and 
leadingmen to require the habitual wearing of eye protectors by 
those under them whilst actually performing work coming within 
this category. 

393. The following letter from the Acting Secretary of Com¬ 
merce and Labor, dated October 31, 1912, is for guidance: 

“ Under date of October 28, 1912, the approval of payment of 
compensation to John Herbert, boilermaker, navy yard, Ports¬ 
mouth, N. II., injured October 17, 1911, given under date of Feb¬ 
ruary 12, 1912, was extended by this department for a period 
ending not later than August 12, 1912. The record of the case 
shows that the officials of the navy yard have no record of the 
employee’s condition subsequent to February 29, 1912, the date ol' 
his last physician’s certificate filed with them; and no record of 
examination by the yard surgeon except one made on August 12, 

1912, when the employee returned to work. Under date of April 
15, 1912, the employee was furnished with a blank form upon 
which to request medical examination, but as this was not filled 
in and filed with the officials of the yard, apparently no further 
action was taken in his case. As the employee has furnished a 
certificate of disabilty from his attending physician, covering the 
period to August 12, 1912, inclusive, the continuance of compensa¬ 
tion payments was approved. 

“ It is very desirable to have injured employees under the sur¬ 
veillance of yard officials, and especially the medical officer, in 
order that his physical condition may be known at all times and 
possible malingering prevented. In order to get the best results 
obtainable, it is quite necessary to have the cooperation of the 
yard officials. In the case of John Herbert, whatever doubt there 
may be as to his incapacity after February 29 must be decided 
in his favor, in view of the certificate furnished by a reputable 
physician and the lack of any evidence whatever that the employee 
w r as malingering. Had the employee been examined by the yard 
surgeon during the time he claimed to have been incapacitated and 
the yard surgeon had disagreed with the attending physician as 
to the ability of the employee to return to work, a medical exami¬ 
nation by a disinterested physician would have been ordered by 
this department and the question immediately decided. 

“ This department is receiving valuable assistance from the 
medical officers of the Norfolk and Washington Navy Yards, as at 
these places injured employees are examined at the beginning of 
disability and at frequent intervals until the employee is able to 
return to work. If a claim for compensation is filed, a record of 
each examination by the medical officer is attached thereto. In 
addition to these records being a great aid in considering claims 
for compensation, the frequent examinations are a check to ma¬ 
lingering and fraud on the part of employees. If cases from 
other yards could be handled in a similar manner and records of 
examinations forwarded with claims for compensation, it would 
be helpful to this department to have such procedure adopted in 
the future.” 

Section 20.— Leave of Absence. 

401. (1) Each and every employee of the navy yards, gun fac- Per diem la- 
tories, naval stations, and arsenals of the United States Govern- b ® re ^ s , aud mc ‘ 
ment may be granted fifteen working days’ leave of absence each c an cs ‘ 
year without forfeiture of pay during such leave, but it is lawful 


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to allow pro rata leave only to those serving twelve consecutive 
months or more; and, moreover, in all cases the heads of depart¬ 
ments and divisions shall have discretion as to the time when the 
leave can best be allowed without detriment to the service. Ab¬ 
sence on account of sickness shall be deducted from the leave 
hereby granted. (See act of Feb. 1, 1901.) Civil employees at 
naval hospitals are held to be employees at naval stations within 
the meaning of the act of February 1, 1901, and entitled to its 
benefits. 

(2) Under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, com¬ 
mandants of navy yards and naval stations may grant per diem 
laborers and mechanics fifteen days’ leave of absence Tvith pay 
each year, provided the applicant has served during a period of 
twelve consecutive months or more immediately preceding the 
date of his application. 

(3) Applications for such leave of absence with pay from per 
diem laborers and mechanics shall be made on the prescribed 
form, and the application on said form shall show that the 
applicant has served during a period of twelve consecutive months 
or more immediately preceding the date of his application. 

(4) Leave with pay may be granted to per diem laborers and 
mechanics in accordance with the provisions of the preceding 
paragraphs as follows (Comp Dec., June 8, 1910) : 

(a) During the second-service year thirty days’ leave with pay 
is allowed; fifteen days at any time during the year; and fifteen 
days at the rate of 1£ days per month, as earned, from the date 
of the first anniversary. 

(b) During the third or any subsequent service year fifteen 
days at the rate of 1^ days per month, as earned, from the 
beginning of the service year. 

(c) In any case the right to leave with pay lapses at the end 
of the service year in which it is due. 

(5) Per diem laborers and mechanics at navy yards and naval 
stations shall not receive pay for national holidays unless carried 
on the rolls for said holidays. If absent for six successive musters 
immediately before a national holiday, unless on leave granted 
by the commandant, they shall be dropped from the rolls in ac¬ 
cordance with paragraph 64, section 12. of these instructions, 
and in such event shall not receive pay for national holidays. 
Employees on leave of absence without pay shall not be allowed 
pay for holidays occurring during such period of leave without 
pay- 

(6) Per diem laborers and mechanics who are granted leave 
without pay or furloughed without pay may be allowed pay for 
the same in lieu of taking leave with pay which is earned later 
on in the service year. In making payments in these cases the 
particular dates on which the employees were absent without 
pay and for which payment is to be made shall be shown on 
the pay roll. (Comp. Dec., Jan. 16. 1906, and Nov. 16, 1906.) 

(7) Per diem laborers and mechanics do not attain a leave 
status until they have completed a service of twelve consecutive 
months, and there is no authority to allow them pay for leave 
taken without pay during the first year of service in lieu of leave 
with pay during the second service year. (Comp. Dec.. Apr. 11. 
1912.) 

(8) An employee is not entitled to leave subsequent to his 
separation from the service, nor can the date of his discharge be 
changed after his actual separation to include leave due him but 
which was not granted prior to discharge. Leave with pay under 
the act of February 1, 1901, is an absolute grant, the only ques¬ 
tion being as to the time such leave can be granted without detri¬ 
ment to the service, and employees whose leave is governed by 
the act in question must be allowed the pro rata leave with pay 
due them at the time of discharge. (Comp. Dec., Oct. 25. 1910.) 


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(9) Absence on tlie part of employees on account of injuries 
received in the course of their employment and who are entitled 
to compensation under the act of May 30, 1908, can not be 
charged to tbeir annual leave. (15 Comp. Dec., 115, 161, 394.) 

402. (1) The rates of pay of the clerical, drafting, inspection, Per di f"? h em ‘ 
and messenger force at navy yards and naval stations and other ffiricai draft- 
stations and offices under the Navy Department shall be paid from lug, inspection, 
lump appropriations, and shall be fixed by the Secretary of the messenger, » nd 
Navy on a per annum or per diem basis, as he may elect; the watch force * 
number may be increased or decreased at his option, and shall be 
distributed at the various navy yards and naval stations by the 
Secretary of the Navy to meet the needs of the naval service, 

and such per diem employees may hereafter, in the discretion of 
the Secretary of the Navy, be granted leave of absence not to 
exceed fifteen days in any one year, which leave may, in excep¬ 
tional and meritorious cases, where such an employee is ill, be 
extended, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy, not to 
exceed fifteen days additional in any one year * * *. (See 

act of Mar. 3. 1909.) 

(2) The preceding paragraph is a special provision, authoriz¬ 
ing the granting of leave of absence to per diem employees of 
the clerical, drafting, inspection, messenger force, etc., at navy 
yards and naval stations, and the provisions of Article I 401, do 
not apply to the class of per diem employees mentioned in the 
preceding paragraph. TTider the provisions of that paragraph, 
per diem employees of the clerical, drafting, inspection, messen¬ 
ger force, etc., at navy yards and naval stations, may be granted 
leave of absence with pay not to exceed fifteen days in any one 
calendar year, and, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy, 
said leave may be extended not to exceed fifteen days in any one 
calendar year in exceptional and meritorious cases where such 
an employee is ill. (Comp. Dec. Sept. 10, 1909.) 

(3) Employees whose leave is covered by the first paragraph 
of this article are not required to serve twelve consecutive months 
before attaining a leave status; nevertheless, no such employee 
shall be granted more than one and one-fourth days’ leave with 
pay for each month of service during the first year of employment. 

(4) Per diem employees of the clerical, drafting inspection, 
messenger, and watch force may be granted, in the discretion of 
the Secretary of the Navy, an extension of leave, not to exceed 
fifteen days in any one calendar year, in exceptional and meri¬ 
torious cases where such employee is personally ill. 

(5) Exceptional and meritorious cases can not be defined in any 
general rule, but must depend upon the exercise of a reasonable 
discretion in the consideration of the circumstances in each such 
case. However, when a per diem employee has been absent with 
pay thirty days in a year, for two years in succession, his case 
will not be considered as exceptional and meritorious, and any 
absence granted over and above fifteen days in the third or suc¬ 
cessive years shall, as a rule, be without pay. 

(6) Employees whose leave is governed by the act of March 
3, 1909, are not entitled to an extension of the fifteen days’ leave 
with pay that may be granted in any one calendar year except in 
cases of personal illness. (Comp. Dec., Nov. 30, 1909.) 

403. (1) In the absence of restrictive legislation in regard to Per annum 
per annum employees at navy yards and naval stations, said ^SrVrlfV- 6 
employees are granted leave with pay under the same conditions i n g, ‘inspection, 
as employees in the Navy Department, Washington, in accord- messenger, and 
ance with the provisions of law as set forth in the following watc “ force * 
paragraph. 

(2) (a) The Secretary of the Navy may grant thirty days’ 
annual leave with pay in any one year to each clerk or employee; 
and where some member of the immediate family of a clerk or 
employee is afflicted with a contagious disease and requires the 


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General in¬ 
structions rela¬ 
tive to leave. 


care and attendance of such employee, or where his or her pres¬ 
ence in the department would jeopardize the health of fellow- 
clerks, and in exceptional and meritorious cases where a clerk or 
employee is personally ill, and where to limit the annual leave 
to thirty days in any one calendar year would work peculiar 
hardship, it may be extended, in the discretion of the head of 
the department, with pay, not exceeding thirty days in any one 
case or in any one calendar year. This subparagraph shall not be 
construed to mean that so long as a clerk or employee is borne 
upon the rolls of the department in excess of the time herein 
provided for or granted that he or she shall be entitled to pay 
during the period of such excessive absence, but that the pay shall 
stop upon the expiration of the granted leave. (See act of Mar. 
15, 1S9S, and Art. I 63 (1).) 

(&) Nothing contained in the preceding paragraph shall be 
construed to prevent the head of any executive department from 
granting thirty days’ annual leave with pay in any one year to a 
clerk or employee, notwithstanding such clerk or employee may 
have had during such year not exceeding thirty days’ leave with 
pay on account of sickness as provided therein. (See act of 
July 7, 189S, and Art. I 63 (3).) 

(3) Per annum employees of the clerical, drafting, inspection, 
messenger, and watch force may be granted, in the discretion of 
the Secretary of the Navy, an extension of leave with pay not to 
exceed thirty days in any one calendar year upon any one of the 
following conditions: 

( a ) Where some member of the immediate family of a per 
annum clerk or employee is afflicted with a contagious disease 
and requires the care and attendance of such employee. 

(&) Where, through exposure to contagious disease, whether 
in his own family or not, the per annum employee’s presence in 
the department would jeopardize the health of fellow clerks. 

(c) In exceptional and meritorious cases, where a per annum 
clerk or employee is personally ill, and where to limit the annual 
leave to thirty days in any one year would work peculiar hard¬ 
ship. 

(4) The condition covered by the provisions of subparagraph c 
of the preceding paragraph is made up of a group of facts or 
circumstances which must combine to authorize the granting of 
leave on account of personal illness. The case must be excep¬ 
tional, meritorious, and such that a denial of the leave would 
work not ordinary but peculiar hardship. What will in this con¬ 
nection constitute an “ exceptional ” case, a “ meritorious ” case, 
and “ peculiar hardship ” can not be defined in any general rule, 
but must depend upon the exercise of a reasonable discretion in 
the consideration of the circumstances. However, when a per 
annum employee has been absent with pay forty days in a year 
for two years in succession, his case shall not be considered 
“ exceptional,” and all absence granted over and above thirty 
days in the next or third successive year shall, as a rule, be 
without pay. 

404. (1) Applications for leave in excess of thirty days in any 
one calendar year will not be forwarded to the department for 
approval. The commandant is authorized to grant sick leave with 
pay to per annum and per diem classified employees in exceptional 
and meritorious cases in accordance with the provisions of articles 
402 and 403. 

(2) The head of department or office shall carefully consider 
every application for leave with pay on account of sickness, and 
in the exercise of a sound discretion shall certify to the com¬ 
mandant such only as in his opinion should be granted. A cer¬ 
tificate of a medical practitioner is not absolutely necessary in 
support of an application for sick leave. Certificates of any char¬ 
acter may be accepted, provided they are acceptable to the head of 


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department or office concerned, and that the sanitation and health 
of the personnel is in no way jeopardized. 

(3) Applications for leave in excess of thirty days in any one 
calendar year and applications for sick leave of employees at 
offices of superintending naval constructors, inspectors of ma¬ 
chinery, ordnance, powder, engineering material, and hull material 
will be forwarded to the commandant of the particular yard or 
station carrying the pay accounts of such employees for approval. 
In the case of employees at United States Navy pay offices and 
United States naval coal depots, applications of this character will 
be forwarded to the commandant of the nearest yard or station 
for approval. Applications for annual leave with pay not to ex¬ 
ceed fifteen days in any one calendar year and applications for 
leave without pay not to exceed fifteen days in any one calendar 
year by employees mentioned in this paragraph may be granted by 
the officer in charge. 

(4) Applications by per annum and per diem employees of the 
clerical, drafting, inspection, messenger force, etc., shall be made 
on the prescribed form. 

(5) The accounting officer will prepare one form for each em¬ 
ployee carried on the pay rolls of the yard. This form will show 
the leave taken during the service year for unclassified employees, 
and the leave taken during the calendar year for classified em¬ 
ployees. The applications will be kept on file in the departments 
or divisions to which they pertain. 

At the expiration of the leave year the cards will be forwarded 
to the accounting office for permanent filing, and the accounting 
officer will furnish new cards for the ensuing year. 

(G) During the months of July, August, and September of each 
year four hours, exclusive of the time for luncheon, constitute a 
day’s work on Saturdays. (Executive order, June 25, 1909.) 

(7) On Saturdays during the months and at the naval stations 
named below four hours, exclusive of the time for luncheon, con¬ 
stitute a day’s work (Executive order, Apr. 4, 1908) : 

Cavite and Olongapo, P. I.: April, May, and June. 

Tutuila : December, January, and February. 

Guantanamo: June, July, and August. 

(8) Employees at navy yards and stations within the conti¬ 
nental limits of the United States absent on leave with pay on 
Saturdays occurring during the months of July, August, and Sep¬ 
tember, and those at the foreign stations above mentioned absent 
on leave with pay on Saturdays during the months specified, will 
be charged with four hours for each Saturday absent. Employees 
absent without pay or on sick leave on the Saturdays above men¬ 
tioned will be charged with a whole day for each Saturday. 

(9) Half holidays occurring within or at the beginning or end¬ 
ing of a period of absence on annual leave will not be charged 
against said annual leave. (Dec. Attorney General, May 1, 1909; 
Comp. Dec., Aug. 20, 1909.) 

(10) Sundays and legal holidays occurring within or at the 
beginning or ending of annual leave will not be charged. 

(11) Sundays and legal holidays occurring within a period of 
sick leave or leave without pay will be charged, but when occur¬ 
ring at the beginning or ending of such absence will not be charged. 

(12) Per diem employees will not be charged with Sundays in 
any event, as they do not receive pay for such days. 

(13) Temporary employees of the clerical, drafting, inspection, 
messenger force, etc., do not earn leave while serving under tem¬ 
porary appointment. However, such employees who are subse¬ 
quently regularly appointed may, when there is no gap in their 
service, be granted pro rata leave from the date of their tempo¬ 
rary employment, except where the date of such temporary em¬ 
ployment began in the previous calendar year, in which case the 
leave will be reckoned from the beginning of the calendar year in 


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which it is applied for. In view of the status of temporary em¬ 
ployees certified by the Philippine civil-service board for employ¬ 
ment at Cavite and Olongapo, they will be granted leave with 
pay after a service of one year in the same manner as regular 
employees. 

(14) An employee appearing as a witness for the Government 
in a Federal court should be treated as in a duty status in going, 
returning, and attending on the court. His absence, therefore, 
in attendance as witness for the Government will not be charged 
to his leave account, provided he presents a proper certificate from 
the officer of the court confirming such attendance. (Comp. Dec., 
Feb. 11, 1911.) 

Section 21.— Apprentices. 


Semiannual 
examination of 
apprentices. 


Rating of ap¬ 
prentices. 


Promotion of 
apprentices as 
such. 


Pay of ap¬ 
prentices. 


411. Applications and examinations of apprentices are as pro¬ 
vided by sections 3 of this chapter (I 231). Applicants shall be 
under 18 years of age. 

412. Vacancies in apprenticeships shall be filled quarterly after 
the quarterly examination of applicants by the board of labor 
employment. 

413. The boards convened in June and in December for the pur¬ 
pose of conducting the semiannual examination of apprentices, 
shall conduct the semiannual examination of all apprentices em¬ 
ployed in the yard. In conducting the said semiannual exami¬ 
nations, all the quarterly reports made by the master workmen 
or other supervising employees, during the year concerning ap¬ 
prentices shall be considered by the board. Each apprentice shall 
be examined at the semiannual examination as to his proficiency 
and improvement, and may be required to solve problems or to do 
work in the presence of the board. The board shall exercise par¬ 
ticular care in recommending an apprentice for promotion to 
mechanic. The board shall report whether the improvement has 
been such as to warrant promotion or retention; but, in case it is 
found that an apprentice has not made reasonably satisfactory 
progress, or that his conduct has not been good, the board shall 
recommend that such apprentice be discharged, and the com¬ 
mandant, upon receipt of such notice, shall discharge the ap¬ 
prentice and notify the department of his action in the semi¬ 
annual report thereto. The report of examinations made by the 
board shall state the number of vacancies in the various trades 
of each department or division that exist, and the cause of such 
vacancies, together with the name, trade, age, pay, rating, and 
date of original appointment of each apprentice in the yard. 

414. (1) Apprentices shall be rated as follows: 

Apprentice-.fourth class. 

Apprentice-, third class. 

Apprentice-, second class. 

Apprentice-, first class. 

(2) Every apprentice on entering shall be rated as apprentice 
fourth class. 


(3) An apprentice, before being eligible for promotion, shall 
serve at least six months in the fourth class, six months in the 
third class, one year in the second class, and one year in the first 
class. 

(4) The pay of an apprentice in each class shall be the per¬ 
centage, herein below shown, of the maximum rate of wages paid 
to journeymen workmen in the yard at the trade in which he 
serves. 

Apprentices, fourth class, 20 per cent. 

Apprentices, third class, 30 per cent. 

Apprentices, second class, 40 per cent. 

Apprentices, first class, 50' per cent. 


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4lo. Examining boards will be guided by the following outline 
of ground to be covered in mathematics by apprentices before pro¬ 
motion from one class to another: 

GROUND TO BE COVERED WHILE IN FOURTH CLASS AND BEFORE PROMO¬ 
TION. 

(a) Review work as follows: 

1. Numbers, use, names, and notation. 

2. The decimal system. 

3. Reading and writing numbers. 

4. Units, fractional and integral. 

5. Forms of fractions. 

6. Decimal fractions. 

7. Abstract and concrete numbers. 

8. Addition. 

9. Subtraction. 

10. Cash accounts. 

11. Multiplication. 

12. Division. 

13. Short processes in multiplication. 

14. Short processes in division. 

15. The use of signs. 

16. Equations. 

17. Statement of problems. 

38. Multiplication by mixed numbers. 

19. Miscellaneous problems. 

20. Comparison of numbers. 

21. Denominate numbers. 

22. Ratio. 

(&) New work as follows : 

1. Changing to larger or smaller units. 

2. Tests for divisibility. 

3. Addition and subtraction of fractions. 

4. Least common multiple. 

5. Multiplication of fractions. 

6. Division of fractions. 

7. Problems in fractions. 

GROUND TO BE COVERED WHILE IN THIRD CLASS AND BEFORE PROMO¬ 
TION. 

( a ) New work as follows: 

1. Numbers, comparison by ratio. 

2. Numbers, comparison by percentage. 

3. Fractions—business transactions. 

4. Further instructions in decimals, including addition, 

subtraction, multiplication, and division of decimals. 

5. Surface measures. 

6. Lines and angles. 

7. Quadrilaterals. 

8. Measurements of rectangles. 

9. Measurements of triangles. 

10. Measurements of parallelograms and trapezoids. 

11. The circle. 

12. Ratio. 

13. Circumference and diameter. 

14. Area, etc. 

GROUND TO BE COVERED WHILE IN SECOND CLASS AND BEFORE PROMO¬ 
TION. 

( a ) New work as follows: 

1. Measurements of solids, including prisms, lumber, cyl¬ 

inders, etc. 

2. Mensuration. 


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(a) New work—Continued. 

3. Practical problems. 

4. Miscellaneous exercises. 

5. Tables and measures, including time, value, capacity 

(liquid and dry), English money, troy weight, avoir¬ 
dupois weight, apothecaries’ weight, length, surface, 
and volume. 

6. Percentage. 

7. Per cent as equivalent to fractions. 

8. Percentage—business problems. 

GROUND TO BE COVERED WHILE IN FIRST CLASS AND BEFORE PROMO¬ 
TION. 


Record of ap¬ 
prentices. 


Promotion to 
trades. 


Warning as to 
resignation. 


(a) New work as follows: 

1. Proportion. 

2. Powers and roots. 

3. Application of square root. 

4. Prisms and pyramids. 

5. Cylinders and cones. 

6. Volume of spheres. 

7. Volume of triangles. 

8. The metric system of weights and measures. 

9. Longitude and time. 

10. Standard time. 

11. Review exercises. 

12. Extraction of cube root. 

416. The board of labor employment of each navy yard shall 
keep a permanent record of apprentices, in which shall be re¬ 
corded the name, trade, age, pay, date of original appointment, 
date of promotion, date of expiration of apprenticeship, and the 
date of discharge or suspension of each apprentice in the yard. 

417. When an apprentice shall have served three years and 
shall have passed a satisfactory examination before the board of 
examiners, he may be promoted by the commandant of the yard 
to the lowest rating of the trade in 'which he has been employed; 
provided, that he be at least twenty years of age. When an ap¬ 
prentice is promoted to a mechanic he shall serve at least one year 
in the lowest paid grade before he can be promoted to a higher 
rate of pay. At the expiration of this time, if his services 
prove satisfactory, a certificate shall be given him testifying to 
his good conduct and proficiency and stating that he has served 
his full time. The certificate shall be signed by the head of the 
department or division in which the apprentice has served, and 
by the commandant of the navy yard. All apprentices receiving 
such certificates shall be continued in employment, rated in ac¬ 
cordance with their merits, and placed on the same footing as 
regular mechanics employed through the board of labor employ¬ 
ment. After obtaining the lowest rating of the trade, as pre¬ 
scribed in this paragraph, no further examination by the board is 
necessary prior to the receipt of certificate. 

418. Every apprentice appointed in pursuance of the provisions 
of these instructions shall, upon reporting for duty to the head 
of department or division to which he has been certified, be 
notified by the said head of department or division that his resig¬ 
nation will not be accepted unless presented with the consent of 
his parent or guardian, and that after a service of six months 
or more his resignation will not be accepted by the Navy Depart¬ 
ment unless it is presented for reasons which satisfy the depart¬ 
ment that it should be accepted in the public interest. Any ap¬ 
prentice who has had six months’ or more instruction and who 
quits the service without the approval of the department shall 
be debarred from further employment under the Navy Depart¬ 
ment. 


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410. When, because of suspension of work, the services of ap- Apprentices 
prentices (or apprentices serving their probationary year as fourth- |® f ld ®J k for lack 
class mechanics) are not needed they shall be laid off by the Secre- * 

tary of the Navy, upon the recommendation of the respective heads 
of departments or divisions of the yard. They shall receive no 
paying during said period, and when work is resumed they shall be 
reinstated. The commandant of the navy yard is authorized to 
discharge any apprentice for irregularity in attendance, indo¬ 
lence, or other misconduct, when reported by and upon the rec¬ 
ommendation of the head of the department or division under 
whom the apprentice served. Whenever an apprentice is dis¬ 
charged, the commandant shall report his action, and the facts 
upon which it is based, to the Secretary of the Navy. 

Section 22.—Instructions Relative to Marking Efficiency, 

Office Habits, etc., of Employees of Group V (b) of Section 2. 

('481. (1) In determining the actual efficiency of an employee 
or the value of his services, six elements are considered for em¬ 
ployees having no supervision over the work of others and an 
additional element for those who have supervisory work: (a) 

General health; (&) attention to duty; (c) adaptability; (d) 
technical knowledge; ( e ) practical skill; (/) promptness and 
rapidity; ( g ) executive ability. 

Reports of efficiency are made semiannually. 

(2) General health. —This is intended to be marked on the 
basis of the employee’s general physical ability to perform work 
of the class required for his rating, as evinced by his ability 
to be present without loss of time owing to general ill health and 
his general physical condition and ability to do his work. 

(3) Attention to duty. —This corresponds in a general way to 
the item formerly called “ Quantity of work,” and indicates the 
employee’s habits as regards his constant endeavor to do the 
work assigned to him without idling or other forms of inatten¬ 
tion by which the quantity of his product is diminished. 

(4) Adaptability. —This is intended to cover the ability of an 
employee^ to accommodate himself to the rules of the office and to 
carry on* work in conjunction with others without unnecessary 
friction or interference with the work of others. 

(5) Technical knowledge. —This indicates the knowledge of the 
principles and practice of the kind of work in which the em¬ 
ployee is engaged. In the case of clerical employees it is knowl¬ 
edge of bookkeeping, of stenographic work, or the special require¬ 
ments of a bureau or department, and also familiarity with the 
routine work required. In the case of professional employees 
and draftsmen, it is a knowledge of theory and practice of their 
professional work. This element shall not be taken into consid¬ 
eration in marking watchmen and messengers. 

(6) Practical skill. —This element indicates the ability to apply 
in actual work the general knowledge possessed and includes the 
ability to do work without making either serious unintentional 
errors or careless mistakes. 

(7) Promptness and rapidity. —This covers the ability of the 
employee to accomplish a given amount of work without delay in 
beginning or slowness in prosecuting to a conclusion. 

The foregoing marks apply to the employees whose work is 
individual and who are not engaged, in whole or in large part, 
in supervising the work of others. 

(8) Executive ability. —This is a seventh element to be con¬ 
sidered for those who are engaged, in whole or in a large part, in 
supervisory work. The mark for this is dependent upon the de¬ 
gree of ability of the supervising employee to coordinate and 
direct the work of others in such a manner as to produce the best 
results from their efforts. ^ 


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(9) For each of the foregoing elements the following scale of 
marks must be used, no intermediate or fractional marks being 
allowed, and each mark entered must correspond, in the opinion 
of the person making the efficiency record, to the scale indicated: 

90 to 100. Excellent, or of the highest quality. 

80 to 89. Very good, or much above the average. 

70 to 79. Good, or above the average. 

60 to 69. Fair, or average. 

50 to 59. Indifferent, or below the average. 

40 to 49. Poor, or considerably below the average. 

Below 40. Worthless. 

(10) One of the above numbers must be entered on the efficiency 
report opposite each of the first six elements for employees en¬ 
gaged in individual work, and the seventh must also be filled 
out for those engaged in supervisory work. The possible maxi¬ 
mum mark for employees engaged in supervisory work is 700 and 
for other employees 600. 

(11) Under the heading “Remarks” all but one of the expres¬ 
sions “ a higher,” “ the same,” “ a lower ” must be scratched 
out and either the word “ than ” or the word “ as,” so as to 
indicate whether the work of the employee is of a higher grade 
than usually performed, a lower grade than usually performed, or 
the same grade as usually performed by employees of like rating 
or pay. Explanations may be added if desired as to why the work 
assigned is of a higher grade or lower grade than usually per¬ 
formed, etc. 

(12) For supervisory work the average number of persons 
supervised should be indicated on the form. 

(13) Under the heading “Office habits” the actual number of 
times tardy should be reported and the totalized hours and min¬ 
utes for the six months involved in such tardiness. 

(14) The question, “Any indication of habits of inebriety,” 
should be answered with the words “ yes ” or “ no,” and if the 
answer is “ yes ” such comments and explanations should be 
given under the heading “ Remarks ” on the reverse side of the 
form as are deemed desirable in the premises. 

(15) Under the heading of “Absences” the column should be 
filled out with the number of days and hours of regular Ibave with 
pay, of sick leave with pay, and of authorized leave without pay; 
also, if any, of absences without authorization, including unex¬ 
cused tardiness, if the total amounts to one hour or more. It is 
to be understood that there are to be entered opposite this last 
line only those absences for which authorization has not been 
obtained before the employee absents himself or for which, after 
his return, no satisfactory reason is given, or such reason as 
would not have led to the employee being granted the leave of 
absence with or without pay had the cause of such absence been 
known beforehand. 

(16) It should be noted in general that habitual tardiness is 
inconsistent with a high mark for “Attention to duty,” and that 
habits of inebriety are inimical to “ General health,” “Attention 
to duty,” “ Practical skill,” and to “ Promptness and rapidity.” 
Habitual tardiness and unauthorized absences are regarded as a 
serious detriment to efficiency, and whether in excess of thirty 
days or not cause a reduction in the total efficiency marks to 
produce the actual efficiency mark for the six months, as follows: 

(17) For each full hour of unauthorized absence (including 
unexcused tardiness) one-tenth of a point will be deducted, and, 
in addition, for each day’s absence in excess of a total of thirty 
days, whether authorized or not, one-tenth of a point will be 
deducted. The remainder will be the net efficiency mark for the 
six months. 

(18) Actual efficiency. —If the employee was actually or con¬ 
structively present during the entire period under consideration 


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his total efficiency marks will indicate his actual efficiency, other¬ 
wise his actual efficiency is ascertained by deducting the penal¬ 
ties for unauthorized absence and for absence in excess of thirty 
days. 

(19) An employee shall be considered constructively present on 
holidays and also when not absent in excess of the time allowed 
by law for annual leave. 

(20) On the reverse side of the card will be indicated succinctly 
under the heading “ Character of work ” the exact kind of work 
upon which the employee is engaged in such a manner that the 
card will give clear information as to the nature of the employee’s 
actual duties during the preceding six months. 

(21) Under the heading “ Remarks” will be given explanations 
deemed desirable in connection with the entries on the form, effi¬ 
ciency, sobriety, absences, office habits, assignment of work, or 
change of status of the employee. 

(22) These rules will also govern in marking the efficiency of 
draftsmen and other employees whose duties are of a professional 
or technical character. 

Section 23.— Miscellaneous Instructions. 

441. (1) Labor is employed at navy yards in accordance with 
the following provisions of law: 

(a) Labor shall be employed in the several navy yards by the 
proper officers in charge with reference to skill and efficiency, and 
without regard to other considerations. (R. S., sec. 1544.) 

(&) No officer or employee of the Government shall require or 
request any workingman in any navy yard to contribute or pay 
any money for political purposes, nor shall any workingman be 
removed or discharged for political opinion; and any officer or 
employee of the Government w’ho shall offend against the pro¬ 
visions of this section shall be dismissed from the service of the 
United States. (R. S., sec. 1546.) 

(c) Persons honorably discharged from the military or naval 
service by reason of disability resulting from wounds or sickness 
incurred in the line of duty, shall be preferred for appointments to 
civil offices, provided they are found to possess the business 
capacity necessary for the proper discharge of the duties of 
such offices. (R. S., sec. 1754.) 

442. When the commanding officer considers it necessary, de¬ 
linquent employees covered by I 321 (66) may be suspended during 
investigation in the manner provided by I 321 (61). 

443. At navy yards and stations where piecework is authorized 
special lists of pieceworkers shall be maintained for all trades for 
which piecework schedules have been approved. In addition to 
individual registration on piecework lists the board of labor em¬ 
ployment shall maintain gang lists for such piecework for which 
gang piece prices are authorized. 

444. Applicants may register for employment in more than one 
group and in more than one trade or occupation of a group. Em¬ 
ployees of one group or trade may be placed on the eligible lists 
of other groups or trades. 

445. Promotions and reductions between Groups II and III 
may be made as required by the needs of the service and war¬ 
ranted by the efficiency of employees. 

446. When, by reason of a temporary suspension of w^ork, it 
becomes necessary to reduce the force, employees may be fur¬ 
loughed by the commanding officer for a period not longer than 
15 days. 


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447. Discharge cards shall be marked by heads of departments 
to show percentages of efficiency considering workmanship and 
conduct combined, the general schedule of marks being: 

90 to 100_Excellent. 

80 to 90_Very good. 

70 to 80_Good. 

60 to 70_Fair. 

Under 60_Poor. 

448. An applicant for employment may state the lowest rate of 
pay that he will accept. If he is rated below this, he may decline 
employment and retain his position on the eligible register. 

449. The department is in receipt of the following communica¬ 
tion from the United States Civil Service Commission, dated 
October 31, 1912: 

“ The attention of the commission has been called to the fact 
that certain persons in the competitive classified service in the 
District of Columbia are rendering service as delegates of State 
political or semipolitical clubs or associations to a league of politi¬ 
cal clubs. Inasmuch as such service is violative of section 1 of 
rule 1, the commission requests that the following statement 
regarding membership in political clubs and other political organi¬ 
zations be brought to the attention of all officers and employees 
pnder your jurisdiction. 

“ Competitive classified employees may be members of political 
clubs, but it is improper for them to be active in the organization 
of such a club, to be officers or members of a committee thereof 
or act as such, or to address a political club. These general lines 
indicate the activity forbidden to the employee as a member of 
such clubs. Service as a delegate from such club to a league of 
political clubs is service as an officer or representative of a politi¬ 
cal club and is prohibited under the rule. It is permissible for an 
employee to become a member of a State political club, but he 
may not serve as a delegate or representative of that club to or 
in any other organization. In other words, he may become a 
member of a political club, but may not take an active part in its 
management or affairs and may not represent other members or 
attempt to influence them by his public actions or utterances. 
Unclassified laborers are by departmental orders subject to the 
same restrictions. 

“ It has further been brought to the attention of the commission 
that certain officers and employees not in the competitive classified 
service have been or are acting in the capacity of treasurer of 
local State political organizations. While persons not in the com¬ 
petitive classified service are not subject to the prohibitions of 
section 1 of rule 1, the commission desires to invite attention to 
the fact that the statutes concerning the solicitation or receipt by 
one officer or employee of political contributions from another 
officer or employee apply with equal force to all who serve the 
United States whether classified or unclassified. By thus serving 
in the capacity of treasurer of a political club any officer or em¬ 
ployee receiving from another officer or employee who is a member 
of the club any fees or dues or other contribution for a political 
purpose thereby renders himself liable to prosecution for viola¬ 
tion of section 118 of the Criminal Code of the United States, and 
the member so paying him such fees or dues or other contribution 
for a political purpose violates section 121 of the Criminal Code.” 

It is hereby directed that copies of this circular be posted by 
the officers in charge in prominent places in all offices, bureaus, 
and departments of navy yards and naval stations, navy pay 
offices, offices of superintending naval constructors, United States 
inspectors of machinery, etc. 

450. Boards of Labor Employment -will accept certificates from 
officers and employees of navy yards and other Government estab- 


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lishments on the same basis as civilian vouchers (Civl Service 
Commission forms 1449, 1642, and 1800). 

Section 24.— Special Employees. 

481. Special employees classified under Group V (&) [Art. I, 
221 (2)] will be certified from eligible registers maintained by 
the Civil Service Commission. 

482. Registers of eligibles for appointment to classified clerical 
and subclerical positions have been established in each civil serv¬ 
ice district for the purpose of filling such positions in the field 
service which includes navy yards and stations. 

The following classified positions at navy yards and stations 
will be filled by selection from certifications issued by district 
secretaries: 

Draftsmen, assistant draftsmen, and copyist draftsmen. 
Stenographers, 

Stenographers and typewriters, 

Typewriters, 

Clerks, 

Rodmen, 

Bookkeepers, 

Weight clerks, 

Timekeepers, 

Storemen, 

Messengers, 

Watchmen, 

Messenger boys, 

Magazine attendants, 

Telephone switchboard operators. 

Chemists and assistant chemists. 

The following positions will be filled, as heretofore, from certi¬ 
fications issued from the Commissioner’s Office at Wahsington, 
D. C.: 

Blueprinters, 

Telegraph operators. 

The United States is divided into twelve civil service districts, 
and each district is in charge of a secretary, as follows: 

First district. —Headquarters, Boston. Mass.: Maine, New 
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Con¬ 
necticut. 

Second district. —Headquarters, New York, N. Y.: New York, 
and the counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, 
Sussex, and Union in the State of New Jersey. 

Third district. —Headquarters, Philadelphia, Pa.: Pennsylvania, 
Delaware, and the counties of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape 
May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, 
Monmouth, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, and Warren in the State of 
New Jersey. 

Fourth district. —Headquarters, Washington, D. C.: Maryland, 
West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and the District of 
Columbia. 

Fifth district. —Headquarters, Atlanta, Ga.: South Carolina, 
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee. 

Sixth district. —Headquarters, Cincinnati, Ohio: Ohio, Indiana, 
and Kentucky. 

Seventh district. —Headquarters, Chicago, Ill.: Wisconsin, Mich¬ 
igan, and the counties of Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, Dekalb, 
Dupage, Ford, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jo Daviess, 
Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, Lake, Lasalle, Lee, Livingston, 
McHenry, Marshall, Mercer, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, 
Stark, Stephenson, Warren, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago, and 
Woodford in the State of Illinois. 


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Eighth district. —Headquarters, St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota, 
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. 

Ninth district. —Headquarters, St. Louis, Mo.: Kansas, Mis¬ 
souri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and the counties of Adams, Alex¬ 
ander, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, 
Clay, Clinton, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Dewitt, Douglas, Ed¬ 
gar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, 
Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, 
Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Logan, McDonough, McLean, Macon, 
Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Mason, Massac, Menard, Monroe, 
Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Perry, Piatt, Pike, Pope, Pulaski, 
Randolph, Richland, St. Clair, Saline, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, 
Shelby, Tazewell, Union, Vermilion, Wabash, Washington, 
Wayne, White, and Williamson in the State of Illinois. 

Tenth district. —Headquarters, New Orleans, La.: Louisiana 
and Texas. 

Eleventh district. —Headquarters, Seattle, Wash.: Washington, 
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. 

Twelfth district. —Headquarters, San Francisco, Cal.: Cali¬ 
fornia, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. 

The practice of filling vacancies in the higher grades of the 
clerical and messenger force, wherever practicable, by promotion 
or transfer will continue, and under no circumstances will a va¬ 
cancy above the lowest class of any grade be filled by probational 
appointment unless there are no eligibles in a class below that in 
which the vacancy exists who possess the required qualifications. 
In any event the prior approval of the department will be ob¬ 
tained for filling a vacancy by probational appointment above the 
lowest class in the grade in which the vacancy exists. 

In filling vacancies in positions for which eligible registers are 
maintained by the district secretaries the procedure will be as 
follows: The commandant will make a formal request on the 
secretary of the civil service district in which the yard or station 
is located for a certification of eligibles, and, upon receipt of said 
certification, a tentative tender of appointment will be made to 
one of the eligibles certified, subject to the approval of the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy. Upon receipt of advice as to which of the 
eligibles certified accepts, the certificate will be indorsed accord¬ 
ingly and forwarded to the department through the district secre¬ 
tary. The letter of appointment will then be issued. 

The prior authority of the department will be obtained for 
emergency and temporary appointments and extensions thereof, 
and will be made in the manner indicated above, except that the 
letter of appointment will be issued by the commandant, upon 
receipt of the certificate or approval of the district secretary, the 
oath of office to be forwarded to the department. In case of an 
emergency requiring the appointment of a person whose name is 
not on a register, before a certification of eligibles can be fur¬ 
nished, nomination showing the name of the person appointed, to¬ 
gether with the date of appointment and period for which his 
services are required, should be forwarded to the district secre¬ 
tary for indorsement and transmission to the department. 

482. The following provisions are contained in section 6 of the 
act approved August 24, 1912, making appropriations for the Post 
Office Department: 

“ That no person in the classified civil service of the United 
States shall be removed therefrom except for such cause as will 
promote the efficiency of said service and for reasons given in 
writing, and the person whose removal is sought shall have notice 
of the same and of any charges preferred against him, and be 
furnished with a copy thereof, and also be allowed a reasonable 
time for personally answering the same in writing; and affidavits 
in support thereof; but no examination of witnesses nor any trial 
or hearing shall be required except in the discretion of the officer 


(54 I) 


making the removal; and copies of charges, notice of hearing, 
answer, reasons for removal, and of the order of removal shall be 
made a part of the records of the proper department or office, as 
shall also the reasons for reduction in rank or compensation; and 
copies of the same shall be furnished to the person affected upon 
request, and the Civil Service Commission also shall, upon request, 
be furnished copies of the same: * * 

In view of the foregoing, the office or employee charged with 
the supervision of the official work and conduct of any employee 
in the classified service under Group V (&) who is guilty of 
dereliction of duty, delinquency, or misconduct, or who shall prove 
inefficient to such an extent as to seem to justify his removal 
or reduction, shall forward to the department, through the proper 
channel, written charges detailing the reasons for removal or 
reduction, and at the same time furnish a copy thereof to the 
accused, who, if he so desires, may submit in writing to his 
superior officer for transmission to the department, within three 
days from the date of the receipt of said copy of charges, such 
defense as he may desire to make. In case the accused fails to 
present his written defense to the officer in charge within the 
three days above mentioned, it will be deemed that such person 
does not desire to make a defense. 

At navy yards, naval stations, etc., the commandant, in trans¬ 
mitting the papers in connection with the case, shall submit his 
views concerning the matter and make such recommendations as 
he may deem proper. When it is evident that the interests of 
the service will be better subserved by immediately relieving the 
accused from duty, pending final action on the charges, that course 
will be pursued and promptly reported to the department. 

483. Employees of Group V (&) are generally paid from lump 
sum appropriations under restrictions of law, hence all promo¬ 
tions and new appointments require the approval of the Secretary 
of the Navy. 


(55 i) 



















CHAPTER 3. 


ORGANIZATION OF THE NAVAL FORCES. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 3.) 

Section 1.—Details of Organization of Flotillas, etc. 

501. Torpedo vessels and submarines are organized as follows : 

(1) Atlantic Station— 

Torpedo flotilla. Atlantic Fleet, attached to the Atlantic 
Fleet, composed of groups of destroyers as assigned. 

Atlantic submarine flotilla, attached to the Atlantic Fleet, 
composed of groups of submarines as assigned. 

Reserve torpedo groups, as constituted at Newport, Annap- 
oils, and Charleston, S. C., and. as may hereafter be estab¬ 
lished. 

Cnassigned vessels. 

(2) Pacific Station— 

Pacific torpedo flotilla, composed of groups of destroyers 
and groups of submarines, as assigned. 

Reserve torpedo group, Mare Island. 

Vessels assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet. 

(3) Asiatic Station— 

Torpedo flotilla, Asiatic Fleet, attached to the Asiatic Fleet, 
and composed of groups of destroyers and submarines as 
assigned. 

502. All torpedo vessels attached to the torpedo flotillas shall 
wear distinguishing marks as follows: 

(a) Group numbers. —Each vessel shall carry the number of its 
group on each side of the second stack from forward. These 
numerals will be of polished brass, twenty-four inches high for 
destroyers and twenty inches high for torpedo boats. The top of 
the numerals will be at a distance below the top of the funnel 
equal to one-half the fore and aft diameter of the funnel. All 
numerals will be fitted so as to be interchangeable. 

(&) Ship distinguishing marks. —Vessels of a group shall be 
distinguishd by the following at the mainmast head: 

No. 1. Pennant of group commander. 

No. 2. Sphere. 

No. 3. Triangle, apex up. 

No. 4. Three cross bars. 

No. 5. Double triangles, bases at top and bottom. 

No. 6. Nothing. 

All shapes shall be so fitted as to be interchangeable. 

503. Submarines attached to flotillas and groups, in commission 
shall wear distinguishing marks as follows: 

(a) Group numbers. —Each submarine shall wear the number 
of her group in brass figures fourteen inches high under and below 
the periscopes, the top of the figure 1 inch below the fair water. 
These numbers shall be fitted so as to be interchangeable. 


Organization. 


Distinguishing 

marks. 


(57 I) 





Flags and 
pennants. 


Light, awash, 
and submerged 
condition. 


Care and pre¬ 
cautions. 


(b) Number of boat in group. —Each submarine, to show her 
number within her group, shall wear a similar figure with its top 
six inches below the bottom of the group figures. These numbers 
shall be fitted so as to be interchangeable. 

504. The numbers of vessels within their groups shall be as 
prescribed by the flotilla commanders, subject to the approval of 
the commanders in chief in the case of the flotillas attached to 
fleets. The vessel of the group commander shall always be No. 1. 

505. Torpedo vessels and submarines composing reserve torpedo 
groups, and those assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet, shall not 
wear group numbers or distinguishing masthead shapes. Should 
these vessels be called into active service group numbers and dis¬ 
tinguishing shapes will be assigned, as required by circumstances. 

500. When maneuvering, group and boat numbers may be cov¬ 
ered with painted canvas to avoid the rays of searchlights. Other 
bright work will be similarly covered, where it is impossible to 
keep it painted, but bright work should be reduced to a minimum 
aboard torpedo vessels. 

507. (1) Submarine distinguishing and warning flag. —When 
submarines are operating submerged in the vicinity, submarine 
tenders shall fly this flag at the foremast head. In the case of 
tenders with but one mast, it shall be hoisted at the yardarm. 
When operating submerged in waters where submarines are 
accompanied by launches, these launches shall fly this flag in 
the bow. 

(2) Pennants of torpedo and submarine flotilla commanders 
and submarine group commanders. —The commander of a tor¬ 
pedo or submarine flotilla or submarine group shall fly his pen¬ 
nant at the mainmast head of the tender in which he is quar¬ 
tered and in the bow of a boat in which he is officially embarked. 

(3) Pennant of group commander (torpedo vessels). —The com¬ 
mander of a group of torpedo vessels shall fly his pennant at the 
mainmast head of the vessel he commands, and in the bow of a 
small boat in which he is officially embarked. 

508. The following terms shall be used in describing the con¬ 
ditions under which submarine boats are operated, and shall be 
employed in writing the log of such boats: 

(a) Light condition is that in which the boat, is carrying no 
ballast in any tanks except fuel and fresh water tanks, and such 
water in either forward or after trimming tanks as may be neces¬ 
sary to obtain the desired trim for speed. 

(b) Atvash condition is that in which the boat is sealed up 
ready for diving, except that the main ballast tanks are empty 
and the air intake of the engne room is open. 

(c) Submerged condition is that in which the boat is entirely 
submerged, with no view of the object of attack, except through 
the water or the periscope. 

509. (1) When a submarine is exercising singly, she shall be 
attended by a tender, launch, or other submarine, and a careful 
watch shall be kept by the attending craft. 

(2) If impracticable to detail an attending craft, the sub¬ 
marine thus acting singly shall leave with the proper officers a 
full knowledge of her proposed movements, so that she can be 
followed if it becomes necessary. 

(.3) When exercising with an inexperienced personnel, the 
work of submarines shall be carried on in comparatively shoal 
water and with such additional precautions as circumstances 
may demand. 

(4) Submarines, after commissioning, shall not be exercised at 
depths greater than would be needed for the operations ordi¬ 
narily required in time of war, and under no circumstances shall 
submarines of the A class be submerged voluntarily to depths 
exceeding 60 feet, nor shall submarines of the B and subsequent 
classes, after commissioning, be submerged voluntarily to depths 
exceeding 100 feet. 


(58 i) 


(5) The permission of the department must be obtained in 
every instance before submerging submarines, in commission, 
voluntarily to depths greater than above limits. 

(6) In every instance, when a submarine is operated singly, 
without attending craft, or when the stated limits of submergence 
are exceeded, report in full of all attendant circumstances will be 
made to the department. 

Section 2.— Reserve Fleets, and Vessels in Commission in 

Reserve. 

530. (1) The reserve fleets will ordinarily be commanded by 
officers of flag rank. 

(2) Each first-rate ship shall, if practicable, have a complement 
of one commanding officer, one executive, three junior line officers, 
medical officer, pay officer, gunner, boatswain, carpenter, and ma¬ 
chinist. A smaller complement, including, if practicable, an engi¬ 
neer officer and a carpenter, will be allowed for other ships. All 
crews shall consist of one-third the engineer’s force and artificer's 
branch, rate for rate, and one-fourth of the numbers in other 
branches that are carried in corresponding types of ships in active 
commission. 

(3) Each vessel shall be kept, as far as practicable, ready for 
general service within four days’ notice, or as soon as the neces¬ 
sary personnel can be placed on board. 

531. (1) All nonperishable stores, under whatever title, shall 
be kept on board in the same manner as on board ships in full 
commission, and arrangements shall be made by the commanders 
in chief of the reserve fleets, and by commanding officers, by which 
perishable stores can be supplied within four days from the time 
the ship is ordered into full commission. 

(2) A regular quarterly money allowance of one-half that for 
corresponding types of ships in active service will be established 
until experience shows the necessity for a change in this amount. 

(3) The full allowance of ammunition shall be supplied to and 
stored aboard all ships in reserve, and the commanders in chief 
of the reserve fleets and commanding officers of unattached ves¬ 
sels in reserve shall cause all the regulations regarding the care 
and preservation of ammunition on board ships to be strictly 
complied with. 

(4) The ships in reserve shall habitually have on board seventy- 
five per cent of their full fuel allowance. The same practice shall 
be followed as to lubricating oils. When nonperishable stores of 
any kind fall below fifty per cent of the full allowance the defi¬ 
ciencies shall be made good in accordance with the foregoing 
paragraphs. 

(5) The officers and crew of each ship shall live and mess on 
board, and will be on sea duty. No women shall be allowed to 
live on board. No one attached to a ship in reserve shall be 
allowed habitually to mess and sleep out of the ship. 

(6) Extra compensation to special details on reserve ships will 
be allowed. 

534. (1) The same routine shall be observed by all ships of a 
reserve fleet and the organization of all ships shall be as nearly 
uniform as possible. This is particularly important in the engineer 
department, in which the organization for reserve and full com¬ 
plement conditions shall be unified as far as practicable. 

(2) Reserve ships shall have posted a complete organization, 
watch, quarter, and station bill, fire-control bill, etc., with the 
men so stationed as to form a nucleus upon which the organiza¬ 
tion for active service can be built up at short notice. 

535. (1) Daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, and quarterly 
inspections shall be made and reports submitted as on ships in 
active commission. 


Organization 
a ml comple¬ 
ment. 


Material and 
supplies. 


Ammunition. 


Fuel, etc. 


Officers live 
on board. 


Routine. 


Watch, quar¬ 
ter, and station 
bills. 


Inspections 
and reports. 


(59 I) 




Muster and 
drills. 


Tests, etc., 

Ordnance De¬ 
partment. 


Tests, etc., 

C. & R. Depart¬ 
ment. 


Electrical 

plant. 


(2) Commanding officers of ships in reserve shall pay close 
attention to cleanliness of clothing, bedding, and to the uniform 
of the crew. 

536. (1) Quarters for muster shall be held daily except Sunday. 
Once each week the crew shall be exercised at fire quarters and 
at closing water-tight doors and hatches, which shall be kept 
habitually closed when not constantly used for passage. 

(2) A schedule of drills and instruction shall be prepared and 
carried out, including ship and gun drills, infantry drills on shore, 
and other military drills and instruction. Special efforts shall be 
made to maintain a high morale of reserve crews. 

537. In order to prevent deterioration, the following routine is 
prescribed for the Ordnance Department: 

(1) Every part of the battery shall be moved, and all turret 
equipment, including turret-turning gear, tested once a week. 
Torpedo tubes, air compressors, and gas ejectors shall be manipu¬ 
lated once a week, and all guns, if not fired, shall be run in once 
each year. 

(2) The bores of guns shall be kept thoroughly clean and 
coated with vaseline and oil. They shall be examined frequently 
and the coating renewed whenever necessary. 

(3) All bright steel work in the turrets, including the sword, 
sword box, arc plates, pivots, etc.; of the sights shall be kept 
lightly coated with vaseline. 

(4) Before testing any of this apparatus the oil cups and 
grease cups shall be examined to see that the bearings get suffi¬ 
cient lubrication. 

(5) All the ammunition hoists shall be tested weekly without 
load, five minutes hoist and five minutes lower. 

(6) The bores of the guns of the torpedo defense battery shall 
be treated in the same manner as the turret guns, and the fric¬ 
tionless bearings, sword, sword box, etc., shall be vaselined and 
covered with a piece of muslin. 

(7) The breech mechanism shall be vaselined and kept in place, 
and the muzzle closed with tompion and bag. 

(8) The fire-control apparatus, such as range finders, range 
projectors, telephones, etc., shall be taken down and stowed in a 
dry place. 

538. (1) The following weekly tests of gear and appliances in 
the Construction and Repair Department are prescribed: 

(а) Try all valves on fire mains, flushing and fresh-water 
system. 

(б) Operate boat cranes and winches both in forward and back¬ 
ward motion. 

(c) Use hand gear in steering engine room, and swing helm to 
extreme port and starboard positions. 

(d) Try out operating gear to drainage system. 

( e) Test magazine flood and sprinkling systems. 

(/) Operate all ventilating blowers. 

(2) A thin coating of vaseline shall be kept on all bright work 
of auxiliaries to prevent rusting. 

589. All tests required by “ Instructions regarding electrical 
plants ” in the preface of the Electrical Journal shall be carried 
out in ships in reserve. 

540. (1) In the Engineer Department the instructions con¬ 

tained in the chapters in the Navy Regulations and Naval Instruc¬ 
tions entitled “ Engineer Officers ” and “ Engineering Instructions ” 
shall be observed as far as they are applicable to ships in reserve. 

(2) The interior working surfaces of steam cylinders and valve 
chests of main engines and all auxiliaries of reciprocating type 
not in use shall be covered with a coat of vaseline, and all pumps 
and auxiliaries not in use, including steam pipes, shall be kept 
thoroughly drained. Bilges shall be cleaned and dried weekly, 
main engines shall be jacked over daily, and auxiliary machinery 
weekly. 


(60 i) 



540 . (3) Boilers not in use shall be preserved in the manner 
prescribed by Art. I 3058 (1) or Art. I 3058 (2). The latter 
method shall be pursued in cases where the construction of the 
boilers is such that all parts can not be kept filled with water; 
and is to be preferred when it is known that boilers will be kept 
idle for a considerable length of time. The lime shall be in¬ 
spected at least once in three months, and renewed if necessary. 
In laying up small-tube boilers especial care shall be taken to 
remove deposits of soot from among the tubes. 

(4) Steam launch boilers shall be kept empty and dry, and 
the interior working surfaces of cylinders, valve chests, and other 
working parts of the engines coated with vaseline. 

(5) Anchor engine, steering engine, and other machinery shall 
have the interior working surfaces of the cylinders and valve 
chests vaselined, bearings thoroughly oiled, and all steel bright 
work covered with vaseline. 

(6) Anchor and steering engines in addition to being protected 
by vaseline shall be turned by hand weekly; and quarterly they 
shall be given a thorough test, using steam. 

(7) In addition to the above, the following specific instructions 
shall be carried out as far as practicable: 

(a) Fresh water of as pure quality as can be obtained shall be 
used for boiler feed. 

(b) Condensers shall be kept filled with fresh water on the 
fresh-water side when not in use. 

(c) During each quarter all steam machinery, except the main 
engines, but including the main engine auxiliaries, shall be 
operated by steam at nearly full designed power for not less than 
two hours continuously; any defects developed on this trial shall 
be corrected and the machinery concerned again tested imme¬ 
diately after the repairs are completed. Ash-hoist engines, anchor 
engines, steering engines, and such other engines as are not sub¬ 
ject to continuous operation under ordinary circumstances shall 
be given a quarterly test of sufficient duration to establish the fact 
that they are in condition for service. 

(d) All steam piping (except the heating system) shall be put 
under steam, at full working pressure, once each quarter for a 
sufficient length of time to develop any leaky joints, leaky valves, 
or any other defects in the system. The same test shall be applied 
to all exhaust piping. 

(e) The main and auxiliary feed systems and all salt-water 
piping under the cognizance of the engineer department shall be 
tested quarterly under full working pressure for a sufficient length 
of time to develop any leaks in piping, joints, or valves, or any 
other defects in the system. 

(/) The continuous operation and the maintenance of the 
dynamos and the ice machines would require the services of a 
larger number of men than could be spared from the small com¬ 
plement for that puirose. Therefore it is desirable that whenever 
practicable electric current be obtained from the navy-yard 
mains, and that ice be bought in lieu of running the ice machines. 
The dynamos and ice machines should be run only for the quar¬ 
terly test of machinery, at which times all electric circuits shall 
be tested out and the condition of the refrigerating piping and 
coils ascertained. 

(0) For the same reasons set forth in (/), fresh water except 
for boiler feed and, when considered desirable for drinking pur¬ 
poses, shall be obtained from shore whenever practicable. This 
is especially the case in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, where deterio¬ 
ration of the evaporating plant may be expected to be about pro¬ 
portional to the length of time that it is kept in operation. 

541 . Commanders of reserve fleets will be required to take or 
send each ship under his command to sea for a short period at 
least once each year, during which a full power trial and possi- 


Yearly cruise. 


(61 I) 



Inspection. 

Liberty and 
privileges. 


Complement. 


bly target practice will be held. Rules extending the competitive 
feature to reserve ships will be framed to place a premium upon 
the efficient performance of the battery and the upkeep of motive 
and other machinery. 

542. All reserve ships will be inspected periodically by the 
Board of Inspection and Survey for Ships. 

543. (1) In order that a sufficient number of men of all ratings 
may be on board at all times, liberty shall be granted to not more 
than half the crew at a time. 

(2) As a rule all men, except those standing regular watches, 
such as quartermaster, auxiliary steaming watches, etc., shall 
not be allowed liberty until after working hours, except on Wed¬ 
nesdays and Saturdays, when the liberty party may leave the 
ship at one p. m. The watch going on liberty at one p. m. Satur¬ 
day may be granted liberty until eight a. m. Monday. 

(3) The chief petty officers of the ship’s complement shall be 
divided into liberty parties so that at least one-third of them 
may be available at night in case of an emergency. 

(4) Miscellaneous visiting shall not be permitted, and those de¬ 
siring to visit must have a regular list prepared and signed by 
the executive officer. Athletic parties must be in charge of 
some responsible petty officer or man, and must be marched to 
and from the athletic grounds. No straggling around the navy 
yard shall be permitted. The officer of the deck may permit men 
out on the dock at his discretion, but men permitted this privilege 
shall confine themselves to the limits of the dock abreast the ves¬ 
sel to which they are attached. 

Section 3.— Reserve Torpedo Groups. 

554. Reserve torpedo groups will be as established from time 
to time at various stations, and each group will consist of the 
torpedo vessels and submarines in reserve at that station specifi¬ 
cally assigned to that reserve group. Each group will take its 
name from its station, thus, “ Reserve torpedo group, Charles¬ 
ton,” and will be under the direct control of the commander of 
the reserve torpedo group at the station in question, subject, how¬ 
ever, to the authority of the commandant of that yard, as in the 
case of vessels in full commission. 

555. Officers and men will be assigned to duty with a reserve 
torpedo group and not on board of particular ships of the group. 
They will be quartered in barracks on shore, in barrack-ships, or 
in vessels of the group. 

556. While the different characteristics of vessels comprising 
the groups, and the different conditions existing at the stations 
to which assigned, prevent uniform instructions as to their routine 
and method of upkeep, yet, in general, a reserve group commander 
is charged with maintaining his group in readiness for sea at 
short notice and with keeping the department accurately in¬ 
formed as to the condition and availability for service of the 
vessels under his command. 

557. In general, the instructions regarding reserve ships con¬ 
tained in section 2 of this chapter shall be followed, in so far as 
applicable, by vessels of reserve torpedo and submarine groups. 

Section 4. —Ships in Commission in Ordinary. 

570. Ships in commission in ordinary shall be maintained 
under the following instructions: 

(1) The complement shall be prescribed by the Bureau of 
Navigation, and shall, if practicable, include an engineer officer 
and a carpenter. 

(2) If not otherwise provided for, the names of the officers and 
men shall be borne on the books of the receiving ship, from which 
rations shall be drawn when necessary. When several ships are 


(62 i) 


in ordinary together, a pay officer may be ordered for duty with 
them all. 

(3) If not otherwise provided for, the officers and men shall 
receive medical attention from the medical officer of the receiving 
ship. When several ships are in ordinary together, a medical 
officer may be ordered for duty with them all. 

(4) All commissioned officers may form one mess. When sev¬ 
eral ships are in ordinary together, the officers thereof may form 
common messes, if deemed desirable, at the discretion of the 
commandant. 

(5) Only distilled water, or other water above suspicion, shall 
be used for drinking or culinary purposes. 

(6) The ship shall be lighted by current from the yard if prac¬ 
ticable, otherwise by lamps. 

(7) No drills nor exercises, except such as may be necessary for 
the safety of the ship, shall take place. The whole force on board 
shall be available for general ship work for eight hours per day, 
and for such additional time as may be necessitated by any 
emergency. 

(8) All boats except one whaleboat, one dinghy, and one punt 
or balsa shall be kept under cover on shore, such cover being 
especially provided if necessary. When the services of a steam or 
power launch would be valuable, special permission may be 
obtained to keep one such boat in service. 

(9) The weather decks shall be coated with a thick covering of 
turpentine and sawdust or other approved material. 

(10) All cooperage shall be preserved against drying out. 

(11) All guns and mounts, all torpedo tubes and mounts, all 
torpedo air compressors, all turret sights, all fire-control instru¬ 
ments attached to the gun mounts and ship’s structure, all un¬ 
loaded shell, and all ordnance stores shall be kept on board ship. 
The mounts, torpedo tubes, torpedo air compressors and plant, and 
such of the interior communication system as is under the cog¬ 
nizance of the Bureau of Ordnance shall be kept in efficient work¬ 
ing condition, using power from the yard if necessary. All metal 
parts of the guns, mounts, sights, elevating and training gears 
shall be thoroughly coated with white lead and tallow. All elec¬ 
tric motors pertaining to the ordnance outfit shall be kept thor¬ 
oughly dry and in efficient condition. If, in the opinion of the 
commanding officer and of the commandant, any part of the 
ordnance outfit retained on board could be better cared for ashore, 
owing to repairs to the vessel or other causes, the same should be 
made the subject of a special report to the Navy Department. 

(12) All breech mechanisms, all spare parts of guns and 
mounts, all broadside and torpedo-defense sights, all gun and bore- 
sight telescopes, all portable fire-control instruments, all stop 
watches, and all binoculars belonging to the ordnance outfit, all 
small arms, all fixed ammunition, all powder charges, and all 
loaded shell shall be stored on shore, after being duly labeled, and 
where necessary shall be protected by a coatiug of tallow, vaseline, 
or white lead. 

(13) All torpedoes, with their accessories and spare parts, shall 
be kept either on board the ship to which they belong or on shore 
at the station at which she is lying, as may be deemed best by the 
commanding officer of the ship and the commandant of the station, 
and shall be thoroughly overhauled by the ship’s force at least 
once in each quarter. 

(14) All departments shall be kept in first-class condition, and 
all inspections, reports, and returns shall be made as required for 
ships in commission for sea service, except as may be modified in 
these instructions. 

(15) The regular allowance of equipage and stores shall be 
maintained on board, and stored where the conditions are most 


Medical. 


Mess. 

Water. 

Light. 

No drills. 


Boats. 


Decks. 

Cooperage. 
Guns, mounts, 
etc. 


Breech mech¬ 
anisms. 


Ammunition, 

etc. 


Torpedoes. 


Inspections. 


Stores, etCo 


(63 i) 






Provisions, 

etc. 


Use of stores, 
etc. 


Coal. 


Steam. 

Boilers. 

Hull board. 


Docking. 


favorable for their preservation and where they can be frequently 
examined. The custody and responsibility for such equipage and 
stores shall be the same as for ships in full commission, and the 
same reports relative thereto shall be rendered. 

(16) All contingent stores of the pay department shall be kept 
on board, in suitable and secure places, and shall be invoiced to 
the general storekeeper of the yard in case there is no pay officer 
attached to the ship. 

(17) All provisions, clothing, and small stores shall be kept in 
the storehouses on shore, unless there is a pay officer attached to 
the ship, in which case enough of such stores for current issue 
will be kept on board ship. 

(18) The allowance of consumable stores shall be replenished 
regularly once a year, in the absence of emergency, and the use 
of such stores shall be limited to such quantities as are actually 
required for cleanliness and a proper preservation of the ship 
and fittings. As economy in maintenance is of the first impor¬ 
tance, it is strictly enjoined upon all concerned not only to exer¬ 
cise care in the expenditure of stores but to see that the methods 
of preservation and care employed are the most economical that 
can be devised. 

(19) A sufficient quantity of coal to last at least three months 
shall be taken on board at one time, and shall, if practicable, be 
stowed only in the bunkers above the protective deck. 

(20) Whenever a bunker is emptied, it shall be cleaned, and 
painted if necessary, and its water-tight doors and other fittings 
put in good condition before it is used again. 

(21) If practicable, steam shall be supplied from the navy 
yard, but if this is impossible steam shall be kept on one boiler 
(one of the auxiliary boilers, if there be such) for the purpose of 
turning the main engines and turrets, for pumping bilges, for 
precaution against fire, for power for the workshop, for heating 
and drying out the ship, and for other auxiliary purposes. 

(22) After a boiler has been under steam for one month, the 
fires shall be allowed to burn out, and steam shall be raised in 
another boiler, care being taken to use the boilers in rotation. 

(23) A board chosen from such officers as are attached to the 
ship, including a chief carpenter, or carpenter if there be one so 
attached, shall be appointed to carry out, as nearly as may be 
practicable, the inspections required by article I 2701, except as to 
point of time, which shall be as follows: 

( a) The holds, storerooms, etc., shall be inspected monthly, and 
a special inspection shall be made once in six months with every¬ 
thing removed therefrom. 

(b) Water-tight doors, hand pumps, and other mechanical de¬ 
vices shall be frequently tested, the w^ater-tight doors at least once 
in every two weeks and the pumps at least once a month. Steering 
gear, anchor gear, winches, boat cranes, and other similar ma¬ 
chinery shall be carefully protected and shall be tested once a 
month. 

(c) The double-bottom compartments shall be kept closed and 
dry, and carefully inspected once every six months, unless existing 
conditions require more frequent inspections in special cases. 

(d) The above inspections shall be made the subject of report 
to the department every six months and shall include a statement 
of such repairs as are considered absolutely necessary. A special 
report shall be made whenever deterioration such as can not be 
controlled is discovered, and in case of accident or breakdown in 
any important machinery or mechanical devices. 

(24) Under ordinary conditions, the vessel shall be docked once 
in two years for examination and painting. If the condition of 
the bottom or of the underwater fittings indicates the necessity for 
docking at a shorter interval, the circumstances shall be reported 
to the commandant, with suitable recommendation. When docked. 


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tlie ship’s bottom, sea valves, and other underwater fittings shall 
be examined, and their condition noted in the deck and steam log 
books; and the Hull board shall make the usual examination and 
report. (N. C. R. 1.) 

(25) A complete record of all inspections, examinations, tests, Record of in- 
and repairs shall be kept in the deck and steam log books. pahs, etc. re ’ 

Section 5.— Receiving Ships. 

585. (1) In order to simplify the conduct of receiving-ship 
business by vessels in reserve, especially in connection with the 
transfer of it from one vessel to another, when the time comes for 
the first one to go out for her periodical sea cruise, the following 
system shall be observed : 

(2) All receiving ships shall be designated not by name, but as 
“The Receiving Ship at Boston,” “The Receiving Ship at New 
York,” etc. 

(3) The complement for “The Receiving Ship” at each place 
shall comprise— 

One commissioned line officer, who may also have other duties 
connected with the navy yard or station ; 

Warrant officers as necessary, who may also have other 
duties: 

A medical officer, who may also have other duties; 

A pay officer, who may also have other duties at the yard or 
station; 

A paymaster’s clerk; 

A marine officer or noncommissioned officer; 

Clerical force, and ship’s police necessary for the receiving- 
ship-business; 

The commandant’s band, etc.; 

Crews for yard craft, if any; 

Others that may be especially allowed or designated. 

(4) Drafts and other men awaiting transfer, discharge, etc.; 
men in hospital; prisoners serving sentence or awaiting trial, 
sentence, or transfer, and men on recruiting duty and other de¬ 
tached service, shall be borne on the books of “The Receiving 
Ship” but separate from the receiving ship’s own complement, 
paragraph (3). 

(5) The orders to the line, pay, medical, marine, and warrant 
officers mentioned in paragraph (3) will assign them to duty on 

board “ The Receiving Ship at-.” These officers shall 

not in addition be attached to the regular complement of any ship 
in full commission or in commission in reserve, not even the one 
acting as receiving ship, because if she were ordered away that 
would involve either their detachment or the transfer of their re¬ 
ceiving-ship accounts to some other officer, whereas the purpose of 
these instructions is to avoid such transfers. Similarly, the en¬ 
listment and other papers relating to the crew, the pay rolls, prop¬ 
erty accounts, and official correspondence of or pertaining to re¬ 
ceiving-ship business should show the heading or location to be 
“ The Receiving Ship at Boston,” or “ at New York,” etc., instead 
of “ U. S. S. North Carolina ” or U. S. S. Hancock ,” etc., while 
repairs, upkeep, expenses, etc., should be charged to the vessel by 
name. Separate records, books, and rolls shall be kept for the 
complement allowed for the receiving-ship business, paragraph (3) 
and for the transients, paragraph (4). 

586. (1) At each station where there is a receiving ship a ves¬ 
sel in commission in reserve will be designated as “The Re¬ 
ceiving Ship at (that place).” Such designation shall be suffi¬ 
cient without further orders to place her commanding officer 
in command of all personnel and Government property as¬ 
signed to the receiving ship. Subsequently, when some other 
vessel is designated as “ The Receiving Ship,” the transfer of the 


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duty shall be effected in the same manner as prescribed for a com¬ 
manding officer to be relieved by his successor. New records and 
new rolls shall not be opened, nor shall there be any change in the 
custody of property. The personnel belonging to the receiving 
ship, with their effects, shall be moved frofn the former to the 
newly designated ship, but their records and accounts shall con¬ 
tain no entry showing it, “ The Receiving Ship ” organization 
suffering no change, but merely moving to new quarters. 

(2) In order to encumber the designated ship as little as pos¬ 
sible with fixtures pertaining to the receiving-ship business, it is 
desirable that sufficient office room be provided on shore im¬ 
mediately adjacent to the berth assigned to the receiving ship. 
The furniture for such office shall be supplied by the Bureau of 
Yards and Docks. 

(3) The records and accounts of the officers and complement 
regularly belonging to the vessel in full commission or in commis¬ 
sion in reserve which is acting as receiving ship shall be entirely 
separate from those of the receiving-ship personnel. 

(4) A detail as receiving ship is merely the assignment of an 
additional function of duty to a vessel already in full commission 
or in commission in reserve, her status for sea service not being 
modified and her readiness for it only slightly impaired by her 
having also the receiving-ship duty. 

(5) Telegrams intended for receiving ships will be addressed 
“ Receiving Ship, Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.” etc. 

587. (1) Receiving ships attached to a reserve fleet shall be 
subject, in all that relates to their military efficiency and material 
readiness for sea, to the commander in chief of the reserve fleet 
to whom the commanding officer shall report monthly on these 
points. Commanding officers of receiving ships in reserve but not 
attached to a reserve fleet shall make similar monthly reports to 
the department (Division of Operations). Receiving ships shall 
carry out as much of the reserve-fleet regulations as may be prac¬ 
ticable. 

(2) The receiving ship shall be subject to the authority of the 
commandant in every other respect, and all correspondence, re¬ 
quests for leave, etc., except the above reports, shall be submitted 
through the commandant. The commanding officer of a receiving 
ship shall not under any circumstances act as senior officer pres¬ 
ent afloat or be subject to the orders of a senior officer present 
afloat, except as prescribed above in the specific case of the com¬ 
mander in chief of the reserve fleet. 



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CHAPTER 4. 


NAVY REGULATIONS, NAVAL INSTRUCTIONS, GENERAL 

ORDERS, ETC. 

[Navy Regulations, Chap. 10.] 

601. (1) All Navy Regulations and Naval Instructions and all 
circulars directing changes to be made therein, shall be finally 
prepared in the office of the Secretary of the Navy (Division of 
Operations of the Fleet). 

(2) All Navy Department general orders shall be finally pre¬ 
pared in the office of the Secretary of the Navy (Division of Oper¬ 
ations of the Fleet). 

(3) All court-martial orders shall be prepared in the office of 
the Judge Advocate General. 

(4) All signal books shall be prepared in the office of the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy (Division of Operations of the Fleet). 

(5) All drill books shall be prepared in the office of the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy (by joint action of the Divisions of Operations of 
the Fleet and Personnel, in consultation with the bureaus or offices 
concerned). 

(6) The preparation referred to in the preceding paragraphs of 
this article shall include the presentation of the papers in question 
to the Secretary of the Navy for signature. 

(7) All uniform regulations or changes therein for the Navy 
shall be prepared by the Bureau of Navigation, and for the Marine 
Corps by the major general commandant of the corps, and shall 
bn submitted to the Secretary of the Navy for signature by the 
aid for personnel. 

(8) The forms of procedure for courts and boards in the Navy 
and Marine Corps, and all changes therein, shall be prepared in 
the office of the Judge Advocate General. 

(9) The manuals or circulars of instructions authorized by 
article R 901 shall be prepared in the bureau or office concerned, 
signed by the chief or head thereof, and submitted for the approval 
of the Secretary of the Navy in the manner prescribed in article 
R 901. 

(10) Whenever any bureau or office, or any officer or official in 
the naval service deems it necessary or advisable that any altera¬ 
tion or correction be made in or any addition made to any of the 
publications covered by this chapter, or that any general order 
should be issued, he shall bring the matter to the attention 
of the Secretary of the Navy (division, bureau, or office as indi¬ 
cated in the preceding paragraphs of this article), submitting at 
the same time a draft of the proposed order or change, together 
with a statement of the reasons for proposing it. 

602. (1) All copies of the Navy Regulations and Naval Instruc¬ 
tions, and of corrections and changes therein; all uniform regula¬ 
tions, and corrections and changes therein; and all general and 
court-martial orders, after printing, shall be distributed by the 


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Bureau of Navigation to flag and commanding officers afloat for 
all officers under their command, to commandants of shore sta¬ 
tions for all officers borne on the books of the pay officers of such 
stations or attached thereto; and to the commandant of the Marine 
Corps for distribution to the officers under his immediate com¬ 
mand. 

(2) Commanding officers, afloat and ashore, receiving copies of 
such publications shall acknowledge their receipt to the Bureau of 
Navigation, and shall be responsible for their proper distribution 
as above stated. Commandants of navy yards and naval stations, 
pay officers in charge of Navy pay offices, and the commandant of 
the Marine Corps shall submit to the Bureau of Navigation, on 
the first day of each month, a statement of the number of such 
publications required for distribution, and all such publications 
shall be distributed promptly upon receipt. 

(3) General orders shall not be sent in the same envelope with 
court-martial orders, which last must be sent unaccompanied by 
other orders of any kind. 

(4) The above rules shall not apply to any publication which 
any bureau or office is authorized to issue by articles I 603 and 
I 604, which shall be distributed by the bureau or office which 
issues them. 

(5) Signal books and cipher code books shall be published and 
distributed from the office of the Secretary of the Navy (Division 
of Operations of the Fleet), and the records of such books shall 
be kept in that office. All receipts for and reports in regard to 
such publications shall be addressed and forwarded accordingly. 

(6) Drill books shall be distributed by the Bureau of Naviga¬ 
tion, and the records thereof shall be kept in that bureau, except 
the “Drill Regulations for the Hospital Corps,” for which the 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery shall perform the above-men¬ 
tioned duties. All receipts for and reports in regard to such 
publications shall be addressed and forwarded accordingly. 

(7) Uniform regulations, United States Navy, and orders for 
changes therein, shall be distributed by the Bureau of Navigation, 
and the records thereof shall be kept in that bureau. 

(8) The forms of procedure for courts and boards in the Navy 
and Marine Corps, and orders for all changes therein, shall be 
distributed by the Bureau of Navigation, and the records thereof 
shall be kept in that bureau. 

(9) The manuals or circulars of instructions authorized by 
article R 901 (1) (fc), and orders for all changes therein, shall 
be distributed by the bureau or office concerned, and the records 
thereof shall be kept in such bureau or office. 

(10) The information circulars authorized by article I 604, 
and instructions for all changes therein, shall be distributed by 
the bureau or office concerned, and the records thereof shall be 
kept in such bureau or office. 

603. Under the authorization contained in article R 901 (1) 
(/), the Secretary of the Navy authorizes the issue of. and will 
approve, the following manuals or circulars of instructions under 
the several bureaus and offices of the department: 

(1) Bureau of Navigation. 

(a) Manual for Naval Auxiliary Service. 

(&) Manual for Recruiting Officers. 

( c ) Manual Governing the Transportation of Enlisted Men, 
and the schedule of contracts in effect therefor. 

(2) Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 

(a) Manual for the Medical Department. 

604. Under the authority contained in article R 901 (3) the 
Secretary of the Navy authorizes the issue of the following in¬ 
formation circulars and similar publications by the several 
bureaus and offices of the Navy Department: 

(1) Bureau of Navigation. 


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(a) Circulars for the information of persons desiring to enter 
the naval service in the several staff corps. 

(&) Circulars relating to the appointment of warrant officers. 

(c) Circulars for the information of commanders in chief and 
commanding officers regarding the enlisted men of the Navy. 

( d ) Circulars relative to the enlistment of men for the Navy, 
and general recruiting memoranda issued from time to time for 
the information of persons desiring to enlist in the Navy. 

(e) Regulations Governing the Admission of Candidates Into 
the United States Naval Academy. (Title of this publication is 
fixed by law.) 

(/) Regulations of the United States Naval Academy. (Title 
of this publication is fixed by law.) 

(g) Pamphlets containing examination questions for admission 
to the United States Naval Academy. 

(2) Bureau of Navigation (Hydrographic Office) : 

(a) Charts and maps. 

(&) Sailing Directions and Pilots. 

(c) Navigator’s nautical books and tables. 

( d ) Manual of information in nautical subjects. 

(e) Hydrographic and nautical information. 

(/) Notices to mariners, bulletins, and daily memoranda. 

(3) Bureau of Navigation (Naval Observatory) : 

(а) The American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac. 

(б) The American Nautical Almanac. 

(c) Publications of the United States Naval Observatory, in¬ 
cluding accounts of observations; papers on scientific subjects; 
astronomical papers of the American Ephemeris; and Annual 
Report of the Superintendent. 

(d) Compass manuals and circulars. 

(4) Bureau of Ordnance: 

( a ) Ordnance pamphlets. 

(5) Bureau of Construction and Repair: 

(а) General Specifications Covering the Building of Ships, and 
supplements thereto. 

(6) Appendices to the general specifications, comprising stand¬ 
ard specifications for the inspection of hull material, rules for 
riveting, etc. 

(c) Manual for Superintending Constructors, and supplements 
thereto. 

(d) Manual for Work of Bureau of Construction and Repair, 
and supplements thereto. 

( e ) Confidential bulletin of technical information. 

(/) Circulars for the information of commandants, navy yards 
and naval stations, and superintending constructors. 

(б) Bureau of Steam Engineering: 

(a) Confidential monthly notes. 

(6) Manual of Engineering Practice. 

(7) Bureau of Supplies and Accounts: 

(а) Coal and fuel notices. 

(б) Information circulars, giving decisions of the Comptroller 
of the Treasury and Auditor for the Navy Department, and 
similar matters. 

(8) Bureau of Yards and Docks: 

(a) Confidential bulletin on public works of the Navy. 

(9) Judge Advocate General: 

(a) Manual for Government of Naval Prisons, Prison Ships, 
and Disciplinary Barracks. 

(10) United States Marine Corps: 

(а) System of Accountability, United States Marine Corps. 

(б) Manual of the Paymaster’s Department, United States 
Marine Corps. 

(c) Post Exchange Regulations. 


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( d ) Instructions governing Recruiting Service, United States 
Marine Coifrs. 

(<?) Course of Instruction, Marine Officers’ School. 

605. No other publications relative to the administration of 
the naval establishment than those enumerated in chapter 10 of 
the Navy Regulations and this chapter of the Naval Instructions 
shall be issued without the prior authority of the Secretary of 
the Navy or until the necessary change or addition has been pro¬ 
mulgated in regard to this chapter of the Naval Instructions. 

606. A copy of every publication, other than circular letters 
containing technical information, issued by bureaus and offices of 
the department shall be filed in the office of the Secretary (Divi¬ 
sion of Operations of the Fleet). 



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CHAPTER 5. 


INSTRUCTIONS FOR OFFICERS IN GENERAL. 
(Navy Regulations, chap. 14.) 


701. Officers shall promptly acknowledge the receipt of all 
orders and, immediately after reporting in obedience thereto, com¬ 
municate the fact and the date of reporting. (Arts. I 705, R 
4492, and I 3501.) 

702. An order from competent authority to an officer of the 
Navy or of the Marine Corps requiring him to proceed to any 
point, but fixing no date and not expressing haste, shall be obeyed 
by leaving within four days after its receipt. If the order reads 
“ without delay,” he shall leave within forty-eight hours; if 
“immediately,” within twelve hours; and all officers shall indorse 
on their orders the place, date, and hour of their receipt. The 
foregoing allowances of time do not apply to that part of an 
officer’s orders wffiieh may require him to return to his regular 
station, etc., after performing the duty specified. 

703. (1) When officers and others in the Navy or Marine 
Corps report for duty in accordance with written orders they shall 
present the orders to the officer to whom they report. 

(2) Officers shall indorse upon the orders of those who report 
to them the fact that the person ordered has reported for duty, 
and the date and place at which he so reported. 

704. Every officer, whether active or retired, not on duty, shall 
report to the Bureau of Navigation or Commandant, Marine 
Corps, his address on January 1 of each year; the report to be 
mailed so as to reach the bureau by the December 20 preceding. 

705. (1) Every officer of the Navy or the Marine Corps shall 
keep the Bureau of Navigation or the Commandant of the Marine 
Cotps, respectively, informed of his usual residence and of the 
address of his wife or next of kin. When ordered to his home he 
shall, upon the receipt of the order, certify upon it his place of 
residence, which must in all cases correspond to that which he 
has previously reported to the Bureau of Navigation, or to the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps. 

(2) No officer on the active list shall change his usual residence 
without permission of'the department (Bureau of Navigation) or 
Commandant, Marine Corps. 

(3) Officers on the retired list may change their residence, or 
travel abroad, without specific permission from the department, 
but they shall keep the Bureau of Navigation or Commandant, 
Marine Corps, informed of their address. 

(4) Every officer of the Navy or Marine Corps visiting Wash¬ 
ington shall, within twenty-four hours after his arrival, register 
his name and city address at the Bureau of Navigation, Navy De¬ 
partment, or Headquarters, Marine Corps, respectively. 

706. An officer returning from sea under orders from or by 
permission of a superior shall, immediately upon arrival in the 
Fnited States, report by letter to the Navy Department (Bureau 
of Navigation) or Commandant, Marine Corps, inclosing his ad¬ 
dress and a copy of the order or permission. 

707. (1) Reports on the fitness of officers shall be made on pre¬ 
scribed forms on the last day of March and of September of each 


Acknowledg¬ 
ing receipt of 
orders. 


Duty upon the 
receipt of or¬ 
ders. 


Duty when re¬ 
porting in obe¬ 
dience to writ¬ 
ten orders. 


Address of 
officers. 


Usual resi¬ 
dence of officers. 


Officers re¬ 
turning from 
sea by order of 
a superior. 


Reports of 
fitness. 


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year, and whenever officers are detached from service or trans¬ 
ferred. Reports on officers of the Navy shall be forwarded to 
the Secretary of the Navy (Bureau of Navigation) and those on 
officers of the Marine Corps to the major general commandant. 
These reports will contain a record of all punishments inflicted 
upon the officer, with the date and nature of offense and the kind 
and degree of punishment. All reports of fitness shall be con¬ 
sidered as strictly confidential communications. In the event of 
their being referred to a commanding or other officer for comment 
or other purpose, they shall be sent confidentially to such officer 
and shall be similarly returned direct, unless they call in question 
the action of any higher authority, in which case they shall be for¬ 
warded in the same confidential manner via such higher authority. 

(2) A commander in chief shall report on all flag officers under 
his command, on the members of his personal and fleet staff, and 
on the commanding officers of all ships in the fleet not regularly 
assigned to any division, or assigned to the division, if any, of 
wffiich he is the division commander. A division commander shall 
report on the commanding officers of the ships of his division and 
on the members of his personal and division staff. The command¬ 
ing officer of a ship shall report on all officers under his command. 
The executive officer of a ship shall report to the commanding 
officer on heads of ship departments, and on watch, division, bat¬ 
tery, and junior officers not on engineering duty. The ordnance 
officer of the ship shall report to the commanding officer upon the 
gunnery efficiency of all officers in gun, torpedo, and powder divi¬ 
sions. The engineer officer of the ship shall report to the com¬ 
manding officer upon the engineering efficiency of all officers on 
engineering duty. The aids to the Secretary of the Navy shall 
report on all officers assistant to them. The commandant of a 
shore station shall report on the members of his personal staff, on 
the commanding officers of ships attached to the station, on heads 
of yard departments and divisions, and on all other officers under 
his command, except those attached to ships and those attached to 
the yard subordinate to the head of a department or division or to 
the commanding officer of the marines. The chief of a bureau, the 
president of a board, the head of a department or division at a 
navy yard, and the commanding officer of marines at navy yards, 
or other heads of special service, shall report on all officers serv¬ 
ing under them. The commanding officer of a brigade shall re¬ 
port on officers of the brigade staff and the regimental com¬ 
manders; regimental commanders shall report on officers of the 
regimental staff and battalion commanders; battalion commanders 
shall report on all officers attached to their battalion. The reports 
of commanding officers of ships upon their subordinates shall be 
sent direct to the Navy Department or Commandant of the Marine 
Corps, as the case may be. The reports made by division com¬ 
manders upon commanding officers of ships shall be sent confiden¬ 
tially to the commander in chief, who shall forward them to the 
department with such comments as he shall see fit to make, wffiich 
comments, if unfavorable, shall follow the course prescribed in 
paragraph 5. The Director of Naval Intelligence shall report to 
the Bureau of Navigation the names of all officers from whom 
intelligence reports have been received, other than the regular 
naval attaches, together with marks indicating the quality of the 
reports. 

(3) The reports of heads of departments or divisions of navy 
yards shall be forwarded to the commandant for his comment and 
indorsement, with special reference to military questions. Reports 
by executive officers and heads of departments of ships shall be 
indorsed by the commanding officer, with or without comment, and 
forwarded to the department, accompanying the commanding offi¬ 
cer’s report if practicable. 


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(4) The answers shall cover only the period of time stated in the 
report. When the answer to any query is in any sense of an unfa¬ 
vorable nature, the reasons shall be clearly stated under the head 
of “ Remarks.” A copy of all unfavorable portions of a report 
shall be furnished to the officer concerned, for written explanatory 
statement in regard to it, which shall be indorsed and forwarded 
with the report. Should he not desire to make a statement, he 
shall so state in writing. On board ships, and elsewhere if con¬ 
venient, the entire report shall be shown to the officer concerned, 
in all cases, for his information, but this shall not authorize com¬ 
munication thereon to higher authority. Reporting officers are 
not required to give answers to queries which are beyond their 
personal knowledge. The answer to any query may be accompa¬ 
nied by such remarks, favorable or unfavorable, as the reporting 
officer may consider pertinent or explanatory. As the passing 
mark required upon the examination for promotion of a marine 
officer is fixed as seventy-five per cent of the maximum, any 
arithmetical mark of less than three assigned to a marine officer 
on his report of fitness, in accordance with the provisions of this 
paragraph, shall be construed as of an unfavorable nature, and 
shall be referred to the officer concerned for statement accord¬ 
ingly. 

(5) Whenever a medical officer makes an entry in a health 
record that indicates the use by any officer of intoxicants or drugs 
that tend to disqualify him physically, mentally, or morally, for 
service, he shall immediately submit a written statement of the 
fact, quoting the entry, to the commanding officer of the ship, the 
commandant of the navy yard or naval station, or the division 
commander or the commander in chief (through official channels) 
as the case may be, and this officer shall immediately proceed with 
reference to said entry in the manner provided in paragraph 4 
above, respecting unfavorable answers made by him to queries 
contained in the prescribed form of reports on fitness; and shall 
forward a copy of the same, the statement in regard thereto of 
the officer concerned, and such comments as he may deem proper, 
with his semiannual report of fitness to the department. Noth¬ 
ing herein contained shall preclude the further investigations 
and proceedings prescribed in chapter 13, section 1, Navy Regu¬ 
lations. 

707. (6) Special reports, in letter form, shall be made at any 
time that occasion may arise of— 

(a) Distinguished conduct in battle: 

(b) Conspicuous acts of valor or devotion in line of duty; 

(c) Extraordinary courage, ability, or resource in time of peril 
or great responsibility. 

These provisions shall be strictly construed and not extended to 
cover acts of duty that, although out of the ordinary course, are 
yet not uncommon in seafaring or military life. The regular re¬ 
ports of fitness shall comprise as complete an estimate as prac¬ 
ticable of an officer’s performance of duty, special and ordinary, 
during the period in question. 

( d) Serious misconduct or marked inefficiency shall also be 
made the subject of a special report, a copy to be referred to the 
officer concerned, for such statement as he may choose to make in 
reply. 

(e) Officers temporarily detached or absent from their regular 
stations, on duty out of or additional to the regular course, shall 
be reported on by the senior under whom the special or additional 
duty is performed, the report, in letter form, to be sent to the 
officer’s regular commanding officer for his information and to be 
appended to the next regular report of fitness. This paragraph 
shall not apply to duty on courts, boards, surveys, etc. 


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Reports on 
officers on de¬ 
tached or inde¬ 
pendent doty. 


(7) An officer’s record on file shall include the following re¬ 
ports as to his qualifications and performance of duty: 

(a) Reports on fitness; 

(&) Special reports as prescribed in paragraph 6 above; 

(c) Extracts from the findings and recommendations of courts 
or boards, concerning the officer’s performance of duty; 

(d) Reports from sources outside the Navy concerning an 
officer’s performance of duty or his character; nothing unfavor¬ 
able shall be filed without the knowledge of the officer concerned, 
and investigation; 

(e) Commendation or censure by a superior other than the 
officer who makes the report of fitness, provided it is based upon 
the findings of a court or a board, or upon the writer’s own knowl¬ 
edge of the facts, but not when founded solely upon information 
from the officer who makes the regular report of fitness in the 
case. 

(/) Statements of the officer in reply to any unfavorable mat¬ 
ter on his record. 

The fitness of an officer for the service, with respect to promo¬ 
tion and assignment to duty, is determined by his record. Re¬ 
ports on fitness and special reports are decisive of the service 
career of the individual officer, and have important influence on 
the efficiency of the entire service. The preparation of these re¬ 
ports is, therefore, one of the most important and responsible 
duties of superior officers. 

(8) Officers on detached or independent duty having no imme¬ 
diate superior shall forward reports of fitness in their case, duly 
filled out in those respects in w T hich officers are required to re¬ 
port upon themselves, to the chief of bureau having cognizance 
over their duty, or, in the case of commanding officers of vessels, 
squadrons, or flotillas not attached to a fleet, to the department 
(Division of Operations of the Fleet). Upon receipt these reports 
shall be completed as far as practicable by the chief of bureau 
or the Aid for Operations, as the case may be, and forwarded to 
the Bureau of Navigation. 

(9) When commanding officers of vessels, squadrons, or flo¬ 
tillas, not attached to a fleet, are in the presence of a senior of¬ 
ficer, ashore or afloat, for a period of one month or more, the 
senior officer shall furnish such commanding officers with state¬ 
ments as to their performance of duty during that period, which 
statements shall be forwarded with the commanding officers’ 
reports of fitness to the department (Division of Operations of 
the Fleet). Similarly, senior officers who have spent a month or 
more at any insular naval station, except Guantanamo and 
Olongapo, shall furnish the commandant of the station with a 
statement to be forwarded by the commandant with his report of 
fitness. The commanders in chief, Atlantic and Asiatic Fleets, 
shall submit reports on the fitness of the commandants of the 
naval stations, Guantanamo, Cuba, and Olongapo, respectively. 

(10) After a naval action or campaign, and after service on 
shore with an expeditionary force or force of occupation, an entry 
shall be made on each officer’s report of fitness of his participa¬ 
tion therein, stating the kind of service performed, giving dates, 
and the names of any engagements in which he took part. 

708. (1) The health record of every officer shall be placed in 
the custody of the medical officer of the ship or station to which he 
is attached, and it shall be the duty of the medical officer to 
keep such record complete and to forward it through official 
channels to the ship or station to which the officer may be 
transferred. 

(2) Every officer shall inform the medical officer in whose cus¬ 
tody his health record may be of his detachment, promotion, or 
of orders to appear before a medical board for medical survey, 
promotion, or retirement. 


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(3) In the case of an order for an officer to appear before a 
board involving a physical examination, the health record shall 
be forwarded through his commanding officer, if practicable, 
otherwise direct, to the senior member of such board for its 
consideration, and the entry of the findings and recommendations 
of the board. 

(4) T pon the completion of the physical examination of an 
officer by a board the record shall be forwarded as follows: 

(a) To the medical officer of the station or ship to which 
assigned. 

{!)) In the case of officers unassigned, recommended to be 
granted sick leave or recommended to appear before another 
board, or other contingency when a proper destination is not 
obvious, to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, accompanied by 
a statement of the circumstances in the case. 

(5) When an officer is ordered to duty where there is no med¬ 
ical officer, or granted leave, or is otherwise permanently removed 
from the observation of the medical officer having custody of 
this record, it shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery. 

(6) Officers on duty or leave where there is no medical officer 
on duty shall furnish the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery with 
a report of any disability incurred while so employed, this report 
to become a part of the official health record of the officer. 

700. (1) All officers oil the active list of the Navy and Marine 
Corps, whether serving afloat or ashore, except midshipmen at the 
Naval Academy, shall take a monthly exercise, consisting of a walk 
of ten miles, to be completed in not more than four nor less than 
three consecutive hours. Within the Tropics, or at any place 
where the temperature is 80° F. or higher at the time of the exer¬ 
cise, the distance walked and the time required shall be two-thirds 
those stated above for normal conditions. 

(2) Commanders in chief, commandants, and commanding offi¬ 
cers shall see that all officers under their command are given op¬ 
portunity to prepare for and take the exercises required, and they 
shall order the boards for their physical examination called for 
by paragraph 5 of these instructions. It is the duty of the officer 
himself to signify his readiness and to request permission to take 
the first monthly exercise in each year when opportunity occurs. 
Similarly, for succeeding months, the officer himself is responsible. 
In all cases of the exercise being omitted for any month without 
previously obtained authority therefor, the officer will immediately 
report the circumstances to his commanding officer. 

(3) Officers on detached duty, such as the Bureau of Fisheries, 
inspection, recruiting, etc., are authorized to undertake the exer¬ 
cises at their convenience, subject to the provisions of this order. 
Iu cases where the services of a medical officer are not available 
to make the prescribed physical examinations during the month of 
January, the officer will proceed with the exercise for that month 
and succeeding ones, provided he is not cognizant of any physical 
reason making such procedure inadvisable; and the required 
physical examinations shall be made, before and after taking the 
exercise for the month, as soon as the services of a medical officer 
become available. In the absence of a naval medical officer, if 
the services of a medical officer of the Army or Public-Health 
Service can be secured for conducting the prescribed physical ex¬ 
aminations, officers will avail themselves of them. Whether the 
medical examinations have been undergone or not, officers will 
make the annual report in January, stating whether the exercise 
has been taken for the month of January and the preceding eleven 
months, as prescribed in paragraph 6 below, using the prescribed 
forms if available; otherwise, by letter; in either case sending 
the report to the Bureau of Navigation. 


Periodical 
physical exer¬ 
cise. 


(75 I) 



(4) If tlie officer concerned is cognizant of any physical or other 
reason making it apparently inadvisable or impracticable for him 
to take the exercise for any month, he shall at once report the 
matter to his commanding officer, or, if on detached duty, to the 
senior charged with making his report on fitness. The command¬ 
ing officer or the other senior mentioned will decide whether the 
officer concerned shall be excused, noting the fact, with the 
grounds for excusing him, on his next report of fitness. The 
officer concerned also shall note the fact of being excused, and the 
reason for it, in his annual report of taking the physical exercise. 
Should unexpected circumstances arise to prevent taking the exer¬ 
cise in any month by an officer who had not been nor sought to 
be excused, he shall take the exercise twice during the succeeding 
month, the first time to be as early in the month as practicable. 
The fact of such delay will be reported to his commanding officer 
or other senior and noted in the reports the same as being ex¬ 
cused. Pressure of work shall not be regarded as sufficient ground 
for excusing any officer from a monthly exercise or for postponing 
it to the next month. 

(5) Before taking the January exercise in each calendar year, 
each officer shall be examined by a board of medical officers to 
determine whether the officer is physically fit to perform all the 
active duties of his grade, and whether the prescribed exercise 
may be taken without danger to him. Immediately after the 
completion of this exercise, or within three hours thereafter, 
if practicable, the same board of officers shall reexamine the 
officer. 

(6) The report of the board of medical officers relative to the 
physical examination of officers shall be submitted on the pro¬ 
scribed form, which shall also bear the certificate of the officer 
concerned that he has taken the exercise for January and for 
each of the eleven months preceding. If the exercise for any 
month were omitted, state the authority and reason for it, as 
required by paragraph 4, above. No other report of these exer¬ 
cises shall be submitted except in accordance with the provisions 
of paragraph 3, above. 

(7) In every case in which an officer is found by the medical 
examining board to be unfit to take the exercise, or fails to 
complete the exercise for physical reasons, and his physical 
disability be of a permanent nature, he shall be ordered before 
a retiring board. If the retiring board finds him to be fit to 
perform his regular duties, it shall recommend whether he shall 
be permanently excused fom taking the physical exercise or 
excused only for a limited period, and, if the latter, for what 
length of time. Should he be found disqualified to perform his 
duties, the retiring board shall proceed as is customary in such 
cases. 

(8) In the case of a disability of a temporary character in 
which there is expectation of recovery within a reasonable time, 
the officer may be excused from taking the exercise during such 
period as the senior officer deciding the case may deem advis¬ 
able, but he will be required to take the necessary steps to pro¬ 
mote the removal of his disability. In case of refusal or neglect 
to submit to operation or undergo treatment as prescribed, the 
case will be considered on its merits. 

(9) In case of disability incurred in line of duty coming within 
the provisions of section 1494, Revised Statutes, the officer is 
excused from taking the physical exercise. 

(10) If an officer takes the exercise contrary to the advice of 
the medical examining board he does so at his owm risk, and 
further action is not affected thereby. 

(11) The attention of officers is called to the benefits obtained 
by practicing the Muller system of physical exercises, of which 


(76 i) 


it is suggested they avail themselves as frequently and regu¬ 
larly as practicable. 

710. Service performed on shore in Cuba, Porto Rico, Guam, 
the Samoan Islands, and on the Asiatic Station will be considered 
as the equivalent of duty performed on board a cruising ship, so 
far as computing an officer’s cruise is concerned. 

711. (1) All persons belonging to the Navy must strictly con¬ 
form to such regulations for uniforms as may be published from 
time to time by the Navy Department. 

(2) The clothes, arms, military outfits, and accouterments fur¬ 
nished by the United States to any enlisted person in the Navy 
or Marine Corps, or required by such persons as a part of their 
prescribed uniforms or outfits, shall not be sold, bartered, ex¬ 
changed, pledged, loaned, or given away, except by competent 
authority therefor. 

712. All representatives of the Navy Department in charge of 
the construction of public works shall report to the department 
all cases in which contractors or subcontractors on works under 
construction require or permit laborers or mechanics in their em¬ 
ploy to work over eight hours in any one calendar day. When¬ 
ever such reports showing work in excess of eight hours a day 
are received by the department they shall be referred to the De¬ 
partment of Justice for appropriate action. 

713. (1) The instructions in regard to the care, distribution, 
and disposition of the confidential publications relative to target 
practice and engineering instructions contained in this article 
shall be strictly followed. 

(2) These publications are issued confidentially and are not to 
pass out of the hands of officers. Under no circumstances shall 
their contents be explained or divulged to persons not regularly 
connected with the naval service. It is desired that all features 
of the system of training be held as confidential, and therefore 
it is directed that foreigners or persons not directly connected 
with the naval service be given as little information as is con¬ 
sistent wfith professional etiquette. 

(3) Each officer receiving copies of the publications in question 
will at once sign the attached blank receipts (to be found inside 
the fly leaves) and return them through his commanding officer to 
the Navy Department (Division of Operations of the Fleet) ; will 
consider himself personally responsible for the safe-keeping of 
these publications, will keep them in his own possession, and will 
be prepared to turn them in at once when called upon by the de¬ 
partment to do so. Officers will therefore not turn their publica¬ 
tions in to commanding officers on detachment, nor will they 
transfer them to other officers except in special cases, when a 
receipt for each publication so transferred will be forwarded to 
the Navy Department (Division of Operations of the Fleet) by the 
officer receiving same. 

(4) Any officer receiving copies of the above-mentioned publica¬ 
tions and not wishing to retain them permanently may at any 
time return them to the Navy Department (Division of Operations 
of the Fleet), and his receipts will be destroyed or returned to 
him; and if subsequently he should require any of these publica¬ 
tions they will be forwarded on request. 

(5) In forwarding these publications through the mail they will 
in all cases be registered. 

(6) In the event of an officer’s death, dismissal, or resignation 
from the service, his commanding officer will cause his copies of 
these publications to be returned to the Navy Department (Divi¬ 
sion of Operations of the Fleet) by registered mail. 

(7) Should an officer lose any of these publications, this fact 
will immediately be reported to the Navy Department (Division 
of Operations of the Fleet). 


Insular serv¬ 
ice. 


Conformance 
to uniform reg¬ 
ulations. 

Clothes, arms, 
etc., not to he 
sold, etc. 


Contract work 
not to exceed 
eight hours per 
day. 


Confidential 

publications. 


(77 I) 




Authority 
photograph 
val subjects. 


Telephone 

service. 


(8) As it is important that the contents of these publications 
be held as confidential, officers are informed that in case the loss 
of same can not be satisfactorily explained the department will 
take such action in the matter as the circumstances seem to 
warrant. 

(9) Upon the receipt of a supply of these publications com¬ 
manding officers will distribute them to the officers under their 
command and will promptly forward the receipts of these officers 
to the Navy Department (Division of Operations of the Fleet). 
In case it is desired to retain copies of these publications for issue 
to officers who may be on leave, etc., this fact will be reported to 
the Navy Department (Division of Operations of the Fleet), 
stating the title and register numbers of the publications which 
are retained and the names of the officers for whom they are in¬ 
tended. 

(10) The manifest importance of maintaining the contents of 
these publications as confidential should of itself be sufficient to 
incite the cooperation of every officer in attaining this end. 

to 714. (1) Whenever permission is given by the Navy Depart- 
na ‘ ment (office of Naval Intelligence) or by commandants of stations 
or officers commanding fleets or vessels, under the instructions of 
the Navy Department, to persons not belonging to the Navy to 
make photographs of United States vessels or parts thereof or 
of navy yards and naval stations, such permission shall be granted 
only on the condition that the Navy Department (office of Naval 
Intelligence) shall be furnished without cost with duplicates of 
all pictures taken, to be used by the department for such purposes, 
other than commercial, as it may deem advisable; and this agree¬ 
ment shall include “moving-picture” films. 

(2) Duplicates of photographs or ‘'moving-picture” films so 
made shall be delivered to the officer by whom the authority to 
make them is given, if practicable; otherwise to the Secretary of 
the Navy direct. 

(3) In all cases in which the permission referred to in para¬ 
graph 1 has not been granted by the Navy Department, the com¬ 
mandants of naval stations or commanding officers of fleets or ves¬ 
sels will report the fact of their having given permissions under 
this order to the Navy Department (Office of Naval Intelligence), 
together with the names and addresses of the persons to whom 
permits have been accorded. 

(4) All duplicates of photographs and “moving-picture” films, 
when delivered as above directed to commandants of naval sta¬ 
tions or to commanding officers of vessels, shall be forwarded with¬ 
out delay to the Navy Department (Office of Naval Intelligence). 

715. (1) Telephone service for officers on inspection duty at 
private yards and establishments will be allowed when deemed 
necessary, as provided in this article. 

(2) When such yard or establishment is equipped with a pri¬ 
vate branch exchange from the local telephone company a tele¬ 
phone will be allowed for the desk of each inspecting officer, sub¬ 
ject to the restrictions as to the use of outside service established 
herein. 

(3) When such yard or establishment has a separate interior 
and exterior service, an interior telephone will be allowed for the 
desk of each inspecting officer, and one exterior telephone will be 
allowed for the use of the several officers on inspection duty at 
one plant, such station to be centrally located. 

(4) The amounts paid for such service will be pro rata with the 
charges made or expenses incurred for the full service at the yard 
or establishment, and no greater amount will be paid for rental of 
equipment or for messages than is paid by the yard or establish¬ 
ment for similar service. A copy of the contract should there¬ 
fore accompany a requisition for such telephone service; and in 
the case of an exterior connection which is to be used by more 


(78 i) 


than one inspecting officer a plan or sketch showing the location 
of the desks of the inspecting officers and of the proposed telephone 
will also be forwarded to the department. 

(5) Where no private branch exchange or interior service is in¬ 
stalled., application may be made for permission to make arrange¬ 
ments for use of a single instrument, either in partial use of a 
single instrument or for an extension set, but full details as to 
the necessity for the service and its cost will be forwarded. 

(6) Message-rate telephone service allowed under the terms of 
this order will be for official business only, and inspecting officers 
will be held responsible for the enforcement of this requirement. 
Toll-rate or long-distance messages will only be sent by the in¬ 
specting officer or upon his written permission, and a daily report 
of such messages, if any, will be forwarded to the department. 

716. The duties of the United States Board on Geographic 
Names include that of determining, changing, and fixing place 
names within the United States and its insular possessions, and 
all names hereafter suggested for any place by any officer or 
employee of the Government shall be referred to said board for 
its consideration and approval before publication. In these mat¬ 
ters, as in all cases of disputed nomenclature, the decisions of the 
board are to be accepted by the departments of Government as the 
standard authority. 

717. No alterations whatever affecting the design of the stand¬ 
ard Navy racing cutter shall be made to any such boat after it is 
issued to a ship. Any such boat which may be found to have been 
altered shall be restored immediately to the condition in which it 
was when issued. It is essential that uniformity of design of the 
boats should be strictly maintained in order that boat racing may 
afford a test of personnel rather than of materiel. 

718. In the event of any person of the naval service, either 
on board ship or at a naval station, becoming mentally or physi¬ 
cally incapacitated under such circumstances as to render it im¬ 
practicable for him to care for his personal effects, the command¬ 
ing officer shall cause such effects to be collected and inventoried 
by an officer and held, in appropriate safe-keeping until the recov¬ 
ery or transfer of the owner. The inventory shall be prepared in 
duplicate and duly certified by the officer making it. Should the 
patient be transferred, a copy of the inventory with a statement 
of the disposition of his effects shall accompany his transfer 
papers. 


Board on geo¬ 
graphic names. 


Alterations of 
racing cutters 
prohibited. 


Care of ef¬ 
fects of dis¬ 
abled persons. 


(79 I) 





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CHAPTER 6. 


QUARTERS AND MESSES OF OFFICERS ON BOARD SHIP. 

Section 1.—Officers’ Quarters. 

801. (1) When no flag officer is embarked in a ship having 
two cabins the commanding officer of the ship many occupy either 
cabin. 

802. (1) A chief of staff other than the commanding officer of 
a flagship shall be provided for in the quarters of the flag officer. 

(2) The commanding officer of the ship shall not be required to 
share his accommodations with a chief of staff; if there is but one 
cabin available for the flag officer, the commanding officer of the 
ship, and the chief of staff, they shall occupy it jointly, and the 
choice of accommodation shall be in the order named. 

803. All commissioned officers not in command, above the rank 
of ensign, shall be wardroom officers. Ensigns assigned to duty 
as watch and division officers, either on deck or in the engineer 
department, shall also be wardroom officers. 

804. (1) When the wardroom staterooms are arranged sym¬ 
metrically on both sides of the ship, the forward room on the 
starboard side shall be occupied by the executive officer and the 
next three rooms by the first lieutenant, navigating officer, and 
ordnance officer, in the order named. All other rooms on the 
starboard side shall be occupied by line officers not detailed for 
engineering duties, in the order of rank. 

(2) On the port side the forward room shall be occupied by the 
engineer officer of the ship, the second by the pay officer of the 
ship, the third by the medical officer of the ship, the fourth by 
the marine officer of the ship (if there be one), the fifth by the 
chaplain (if there be one), and the others by the remaining staff 
officers, marine officers, and line officers detailed for engineering 
duties, entitled to quarters in the wardrooom, in the order of their 
rank. 

(3) Spare rooms shall be assigned by the commanding officer, 
and in making such assignments he shall give preference to 
officers who keep a watch, either on deck on in the engineer 
department. 

(4) In ships having staterooms arranged otherwise than as 
above mentioned, a plan of assignment of quarters will be supplied 
from the department before the ship is commissioned. 

(5) When not actually needed for a chief of staff, the quarters 
for such officer, when not within the cabin limits, may be occupied 
by the executive officer. 

805. A flag officer may assign quarters in his own cabin to any 
member of his personal staff; and while so accommodated he shall 
mess with the flag officer and have no title to quarters elsewhere. 
(Art. R. 1818.) 

806. Ensigns not watch and division officers, second lieutenants 
in the Marine Corps not in command of detachments, and pay 
officers having the rank of ensign and not regularly assigned to 
duty as pay officer of the ship shall occupy the junior officers’ 
quarters. 

807. Each commissioned warrant officer, warrant officer, and 
paymaster’s clerk shall have a room forward of the junior officers’ 


Quarters of 
commanding of¬ 
ficer. 

Quarters of 
chief of staff. 

Flagship with 
single cabin. 


Wardroom 

officers. 


Staterooms for 
wardroom offi¬ 
cers. 


Personal staff 
may be accom¬ 
modated in 
cabin. 

Junior offi¬ 
cers. 


Other officers. 


(81 i) 






Passengers. 


Storerooms not 
to be used for 
other purposes. 


Messing of of¬ 
ficers. 


Receiving 

ship. 


Cabin messes. 


Officers as pas¬ 
sengers. 

Senior line of¬ 
ficer to preside. 


Mess treasurer. 


Mess treasur¬ 
er’s accounts. 


quarters if there be sufficient space, or elsewhere as may be pro¬ 
vided in the design of the ship; if necessary, two of them shall 
occupy one room jointly. The rooms shall be occupied as desig¬ 
nated by the department. 

808. No officer embarked as a passenger shall be entitled to a 
stateroom to the exclusion of an officer belonging to the comple¬ 
ment of the ship. 

809. No storeroom or office shall be used for a sleeping apart¬ 
ment except by authority of the departmnt. nor shall any such 
room be used for any other purpose than the public service for 
which it is allotted, unless in cases of emergency, in which case 
the emergency and consequent changes shall be immediately re¬ 
ported to the department. 

Section 2.— Officers’ Messes. 

821. (1) Officers shall mess in the apartments assigned there¬ 
for. except as hereinafter provided. Separate messes shall not be 
formed in the same apartment, nor shall meals be taken in rooms 
or at other places than at the regular mess table, except in case 
of sickness. Paymasters’ clerks shall mess with the warrant 
officers. 

(2) The commanding officer and other officers attached to a re¬ 
ceiving ship shall live and mess on board unless specially 
exempted by the Secretary of the Navy. 

822. Cabin officers in ships with two cabins may form one mess 
if they desire. A flag officer may have any of his personal staff 
in his mess. 

823. Officers embarked as passengers shall mess in the apart¬ 
ment to which they would belong if attached to the ship. 

824. (1) In all officers’ messes the senior line officer present 
in line of succession to the command shall preside and have the 
power to preserve order. (Art. R 1412.) 

(2) When no line officer in succession to the command is pres¬ 
ent, the senior officer present, whether of the staff or of the 
Marine Corps, shall preside. 

(3) The officers of the mess shall be assigned permanent seats 
at the mess tables alternately, in the order of rank, to the right 
and left of the presiding officer, except that the seat opposite that 
of the presiding officer shall be occupied by the mess treasurer. 

825. (1) Each officers’ mess shall elect a mess treasurer, -who 
shall have charge of all matters relating to the service and ex¬ 
penditure of the mess. All officers of a mess are eligible to elec¬ 
tion as mess treasurer, and if elected shall so serve; but no officer 
shall be required to serve more than two months consecutively. 

(2) The mess treasurer shall keep an account of all receipts 
and expenditures, from which an abstract of the financial condi¬ 
tion of the mess may at any time be ascertained. At the close of 
each month he shall render to the mess a statement of the ac¬ 
counts of the mess, showing in detail all sums ow r ed to or by the 
mess and the names of the persons by or to whom owed, his re 
ceipts and expenditures, and contracts entered into for future de¬ 
livery of supplies. The books of the mess shall be produced 
whenever called for by the commanding or executive officer 

(3) He shall incur no indebtedness which can not be discharged 
by the funds appropriated for the mess, and he shall see that all 
bills are paid before leaving port. If, however, from the unex¬ 
pected sailing of the ship, or from circumstances beyond his con¬ 
trol, he is forced to leave any bills unpaid, he shall report the 
number and amount to the commanding officer, who will take all 
measures to have them paid as soon as possible. 

(4) He shall detail mess attendants for duty within the mess, 
subject in permanent details to confirmation by the executive 
officer. 


I'82 i) 


(5) The mess treasurer’s accounts shall be audited monthly by 
a board composed of three officers designated by the commanding 
officer. The auditing board shall, after examining the accounts 
and satisfying itself as to their condition, certify them by signa¬ 
ture with such comment as may be desirable and then submit 
them to the commanding officer by the tenth of the month. If 
the condition of the mess, as shown by the mess treasurer’s ac¬ 
counts or the report of the board, be unsatisfactory in any re¬ 
spect, the commanding officer shall take appropriate action or, 
if necessary, report the matter to higher authority. The board 
appointed to audit the accounts of the last month of any quarter 
shall take an inventory of the stock of the mess and include a 
statement thereof in its report to the commanding officer. 

(G) When a vessel is in a United States port and preparing to 
proceed on a cruise the commanding officer may sanction supplies 
for officers’ messes being received on board, at the risk of the 
dealers, to be paid for as consumed in not less than quarterly 
installments; provided the dealer shall agree thereto in writing. 
A statement of all agreements so made and the payments thereoii 
shall be included in the mess treasurer’s accounts each month 
until the obligation is fully discharged. 

(7) Neither the steward nor any other person shall, without 
written authority from the mess treasurer, be permitted to incur 
indebtedness on shore in the name of the mess. 

826. (1) Every officer attached to a seagoing ship shall pay 
monthly, in advance, the full amount of the mess bill to the mess 
treasurer; and no officer shall be excused from such payment ex¬ 
cept as provided in the succeeding paragraphs of this article. 

(2) An officer ordered on detached duty or sent to a hospital 
shall be entitled to a rebate of the full amount of his mess bill for 
the period of his absence. An officer ordered temporarily to duty 
away from the ship to which he is attached, so that he does not 
avail himself of the privileges of the mess during such absence, 
is “ ordered on detached duty ” within the meaning of this para¬ 
graph, even though such duty should be “ in addition to his pres¬ 
ent duty.” 

(3) An officer granted leave of absence for more than ten days, 
including travel time, shall be entitled to a rebate of one-half the 
amount of his mess bill for the period of his actual absence; but 
no such rebate shall be allowed for a period of actual absence of 
ten days or less. 

827. (1) Wardroom officers may form a wine mess, of which 
all commissioned and warrant officers attached to the ship may 
become members upon the payment of mess entrance fee; but no 
officer shall be required to become a member thereof. Suitable 
locker room for wine-mess stores shall be provided when fitting a 
ship for sea. 

(2) The provisions of article I 825 shall apply in all respects 
to wine messes. The wine-mess treasurer shall be an officer not 
below the rank of lieutenant. 

(3) Every officer shall pay the full amount of his wine-mess 
bill for any month by the tenth day of the following month, and 
should he fail to do so, he shall not be permitted to obtain fur¬ 
ther supplies from the mess until his bill has been paid in full 
and the fact reported to the commanding officer. A monthly sum¬ 
mary of the amounts of officers’ wine bills shall be submitted to 
the commanding officer for scrutiny. 

(4) The law regarding the introduction and use of distilled 
liquors on board ship shall be rigidly observed. (A. G. N., Art. 
13. R 13.) 

828. Officers’ mess shall be held to a strict accountability for 
the mess outfits of china, glass, plated tableware, and linen. The 
wardroom, junior and warrant officers’ messes may decline the 
whole or any part of such outfits. 


Auditing mess 
accounts. 


Before pro¬ 
ceeding on 
cruise. 


Mess bills. 


Wine messes. 


Wine-mess 

bills. 


Mess outfits. 


(83 i) 


















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CHAPTER 7. 


A COMMANDER IN CHIEF. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 15.) 

(Note. —When articles or paragraphs contained in this chapter 
have the marks *, t, or $ placed against their numbers, it shall 
be understood that these marks mean as follows: 

* That the provisions of the article or paragraph so marked 
are to be carried out by commanding officers, so far as they may 
be applicable to such officers and to existing conditions. 

t That the provisions of the article or paragraph so marked are 
to be carried out by senior officers present, so far as they may be 
applicable to such officers and to existing conditions. 

$ That the provisions of the article or paragraph so marked 
are to be carried out by division commanders, so far as they may 
be applicable to such officers and to existing conditions. 

Section 1.—On Assuming Command. 

901$. (l) As soon as possible, after assuming command, the 
commander in chief shall make himself familiar with the con¬ 
dition and capabilities of the ships of his command, and thor¬ 
oughly inform himself as to the qualities of their officers and 
crews, armament, speed under different circumstances, economy 
of service, and capacity for warlike stores; as to the skill, capa¬ 
city, judgment, and aptitude of their several commanding officers, 
and as to such other matters as may be necessary in order to 
enable him to make the best selections of officers, men, or instru¬ 
ments for the performance of any important public duty. 

(2) He shall make himself familiar with the facilities for 
making repairs and obtaining supplies at the various ports within 
the limits of his station, and with the climatic and sanitary con¬ 
dition of the latter, in order that the service of ships may be 
directed as far as possible with a view to their economic adminis¬ 
tration and efficient condition. 

(3) He shall use every exertion to equip the ships of his com¬ 
mand expeditiously and keep them ready for service. If he dis 
covers any defects in the ships, their armament, or equipment 
whereby they are rendered unfit for their destined service, he 
shall report the details of such defects to the Secretary of the 
Navy. 

902. (1) The commander in chief shall regulate exercises and 
sanitary duties in general instructions to his command. These 
instructions must be in accordance with the laws and regula¬ 
tions governing the Navy, the orders emanating from the Secre 
tary of the Navy, and the usages of the naval service. 

(2) Copies of all standing orders, instructions, and routine 
issued to a fleet shall be forwarded to the Secretary of the Navy. 


Section 2.—General Duties. 


906$. (1) The commander in chief shall inspect every ship of 
his command as follows: 

(a) As soon as practicable after assuming command, or after a 
ship has joined his command. 


To become fa¬ 
miliar with his 
command. 


To become fa¬ 
miliar with his 
station. 


Equipment 
and condition of 
ships. 


To regulate 
exercises and 
sanitary duties. 


Inspection. 


(85 i) 




Delegation of 
inspection. 


Inspection of 
hospitals. 


Drills and ex¬ 
ercises. 


Ships to visit 
within the lim¬ 
its of command. 


Selection of 
flagship. 


Passengers. 


Stowaways. 


(&) Annually from the date of the first inspection. 

(c) Immediately before the departure of a ship from his com¬ 
mand, if not inspected within the previous six months. 

(d) At such other times as he may deem necessary. 

(2) The inspections prescribed in this article, except the last, 
shall be conducted in a careful and deliberate manner, and full 
reports, according to prescribed forms, with such additional infor¬ 
mation as may be important, shall be made to the Navy Depart¬ 
ment (Division of Inspection). The additional inspections pro¬ 
vided for under d may be more or less complete, and may be 
reported or not, at his discretion. 

(3) In a fleet organized in regular divisions the inspections 
required by this article shall be made by the commanders of divi¬ 
sions. The reports of such inspections shall, however, be for¬ 
warded to the commander in chief for his information and action 
before transmittal to the department. The commander in chief 
shall make such complete or casual inspections of ships as may be 
necessary to give him personal knowledge of their condition. 

007. The commander in chief shall not delegate the inspection 
of a ship to another unless absolutely necessary, except as pro¬ 
vided in the third paragraph of the preceding article. If so dele¬ 
gated, the officer selected must be under his command and senior 
to the commanding officer of the ship inspected. This officer shall 
conduct the inspection in the same manner, so far as possible, as 
the flag officer. With this end in view and for his assistance he 
may, by permission of the latter, be accompanied by any members 
of the fleet staff that he may select who are his juniors. His 
report shall be made to the commander in chief. 

908. The commander in chief shall make careful and frequent 
inspections of the naval hospital and other places provided for 
the sick within the limits of his command, and report their con¬ 
dition to the Secretary of the Navy. If unable to perform this 
duty himself, he shall direct that it be performed by some line 
officer under his command, such officer being senior in rank to 
the medical officer in command of such hospital. If practicable, 
he shall require reports from the officer in command of the hos¬ 
pital as often as may be necessary in order to keep himself fully 
informed of the condition of the sick. 

909*t$. The commander in chief shall carry out all drills and 
exercises in accordance with the customs of the service, .the in¬ 
structions of the department, and the drill books and other pub¬ 
lications of a similar nature. This shall be done in such manner 
as will most conduce to maintaining the fleet in constant readi¬ 
ness for war in all its phases. 

910. The commander in chief shall require the ships under his 
command to visit the several ports within the limits of his com¬ 
mand as may be necessary or advantageous for the interests of 
the United States. He shall not send a ship beyond such limits 
except upon some urgent duty, which shall be reported at once. 

911. When his flagship is not designated by the department, 
the commander in chief shall select one of the heaviest and most 
powerful vessels of his command as his permanent flagship; and 
he may, at his discretion, shift his flag temporarily to any other 
ship under his command, reporting to the Secretary of the Navy 
his reasons for so doing. 

9121$. (1) In the waters of the United States, the commander 
in chief shall permit passengers on board the ships of his com¬ 
mand only upon written permission from the Secretary of the 
Navy. 

(2) When in foreign waters, passengers shall not be embarked 
on board ships of his command without his express authority or 
that of the senior officer present. (Art. R 1537.) 

(3) Stowaways found on board ships returning to a United 
States port shall be delivered into the custody of the immigration 


(86 i) 


officials at the port of entry. If there are no immigration officials 
at the first port entered, instructions from the department shall 
be requested. 

913f$. The commander in chief shall give due regard to the 
provisions of articles 1 1007 and I 1320, and in case of bad 
weather, rough sea, or other circumstances which justify it, shall, 
upon anchoring, make signal excusing division commanders and 
commanding officers from reporting on board the flagship as re¬ 
quired by these articles. This shall be done when circumstances 
render such calls unnecessary and when, at the same time, the 
enforcement of the provisions of those articles would result in 
needless exposure or discomfort to the officers concerned. 

914t. When vessels of the fleet are with the flag, the com¬ 
mander in chief, subject to the provisions of the Navy Regulations, 
chapter 34, shall issue orders regulating the extent of the per¬ 
mission which may be granted to officers and men to visit the 
shore, and the character and extent of leave of absence tvliich 
may be granted. 

915*tt. (1) When liberty is granted to any considerable num¬ 
ber of men, in any except a city large enough to properly care 
for them without danger of disturbance or disorder, the com¬ 
mander in chief shall cause to be landed with the liberty party 
a sufficient patrol of petty officers of the Navy or noncommis¬ 
sioned officers of the Marine Corps, in charge of an officer, to 
maintain order and suppress any unseemly conduct on the part 
of any member of the liberty party. A sufficient number of 
officers shall be detailed to act as assistants to the senior patrol 
officer. The senior patrol officer shall communicate with the 
chief of police or other local officials and make such arrange¬ 
ments w r ith him to aid the patrol in properly carrying out its 
duties as may be practicable. 

(2) This patrol shall not be landed in any foreign port with¬ 
out first obtaining the consent of the proper local officials. Tact 
must be used in requesting this permission, and unless it is will¬ 
ingly and cordially given the patrol shall not be landed. If such 
consent be not obtained, the size of the liberty party shall be 
kept down to such limits as may be necessary to render dis¬ 
turbances unlikely. 

(3) Officers and men on patrol duty shall wear leggings. 
When in a foreign port both officers and men shall be unarmed; 
when in a United States port they shall wear side arms and the 
men shall carry policemen’s clubs. 

(4) No officer or man who is on patrol duty with liberty parties 
ashore shall at any time while on such duty, under any circum¬ 
stances whatever, partake of or indulge in any form of intoxi¬ 
cating liquor or other form of intoxicant or narcotic (except to¬ 
bacco, under proper circumstances) whatever while on such duty. 
The senior patrol officer shall see that the provisions of this 
paragraph are strictly observed and shall promptly report to the 
commander in chief, in writing, all violations of it that may come 
to his notice. All officers and men of the patrol shall report to 
the senior patrol officer all violations of the provisions of this 
paragraph on the part of those under them. 

(5) In case where it is not practicable to either relieve the 
men of the patrol for meals or to send proper meals to them, the 
commanding officers of the ships to which such men are attached 
are authorized to direct their pay officers to advance to the 
senior patrol officer sufficient sums of money to cover the cost 
of such meals obtained ashore; the person receiving this money 
to furnish to each such pay officer a statement of the number of 
meals furnished and the amount paid for each man, with a cer¬ 
tificate that such disbursements were necessary and were actually 
made. Pay officers shall cover all such expenditures monthly, by 
vouchers under the appropriation “ Provisions, Navy.” When 


Official calls. 


To regulate 
leave when in 
fleet. 


Liberty pa¬ 
trol. 


In foreign 
ports. 


Patrol equip¬ 
ments. 


Intoxicants. 


Heals. 


(87 i) 



Mail. 


Correspond¬ 

ence. 


With Navy 
Department. 


General re¬ 
ports. 


Condition and 
reqiiirements of 
ships. 

Supplies. 


Report infec¬ 
tious disease. 


Probable 
movements of 
ships. 


Yearly report. 


Ship at a 
navy yard. 


men of the patrol are absent from their ships for the entire day, 
their rations shall be checked by the pay officer; when they are 
furnished with only one or two meals ashore during their absence 
from the ship for the fractional part of a day, their rations shall 
not be checked. The cost of a single meal shall not exceed fifty 
cents a man in any case without special authority from the com¬ 
mander in chief or senior officer present. 

916t$. (1) The commander in chief shall notify the command¬ 
ing officers of vessels concerned when, for any reason, he gives 
directions as to the forwarding of mail. (Art. I 3302 (4)). 

(2) $ He shall be careful to observe, and to require others of 
his command to observe, the regulations in regard to correspond¬ 
ence. 

(3) He shall also be governed by the following rules: 

(a) He has the sole right to correspond directly with the Navy 
Department concerning any official matter connected with the 
fleet. (Arts I and Ii 3910.) 

(&) He shall correspond regularly with the Secretary of the 
Navy and, by means of general reports, keep him fully informed 
of the movements of the fleet. These general reports shall not 
be considered as taking the place of separate letters on separate 
subjects. 

(c) He shall frequently state the condition and probable re¬ 
quirements of the ships of his command. 

(d) l He shall make any suggestions that he may deem impor¬ 
tant in relation to furnishing the ships with supplies and keeping 
them in an efficient condition. 

(e) t He shall at once report any contagious or infectious dis¬ 
ease of a grave character that may break out in any of the ships 
of his command. 

(f) t He shall, so far as is practicable, report the probable move¬ 
ments of ships, giving such information as may be necessary to 
enable the department to maintain telegraphic communication 
with them. 

(4) He shall each year transmit to the Secretary of the Navy, 
as soon as practicable after the first of July (or immediately after 
being relieved, for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year) a report, 
in duplicate, for publication, covering all subjects necessary for a 
complete military review of his command and its operations dur¬ 
ing the preceding fiscal year, and especially the following: 

(d) The movements of all ships, and character of work per¬ 
formed ; the amount of coal consumed, and the cost thereof. 

(&) A summary of general courts-martial, summary courts- 
martial, and deck courts. 

(c) The discipline of the command with a summary of enlist¬ 
ments, discharges, desertions, and petty punishments. 

(cl) The sanitary condition of the command, with the percent¬ 
age of sick, number of deaths, and number sent to hospitals and 
invalided home. 

(5) When a commander in chief is relieved from command 
during the fiscal year, he shall, upon detachment, submit a similar 
report to that provided for in the preceding paragraph for the por¬ 
tion of such year which has elapsed prior to such detachment; 
but such report shall, in this case, include only a general review 
of the operations and condition of the ships of the fleet, the 
statistical data called for in the annual report being submitted 
for the entire fiscal.year by the officer in command at the end of 
such year. 

(6) *t$ When a vessel of his command is at a navy yard for any 
purpose, she will be under the command of the commandant from 
arrival to departure, subject to the limitations of article R 1557. 

The commander in chief shall release such a vessel from the ob¬ 
servance of any fleet regulations that may interfere with the pur¬ 
pose for which she is at the yard. (Art. I.) 


(88 i) 


917*tt. While in waters adjacent to a navy yard or naval sta¬ 
tion, the commandant of such yard or station shall be promptly 
informed by telegraph or radio of all serious accidents or other 
important occurrences in connection with the ships of the fleet 
or other such command. (I, chap. 35.) 

918*tt. The commander in chief shall forward to the Secretary 
of the Navy any suggestions for the improvement of navy yards 
or ships, or upon any other subject connected with the Navy 
that he may deem important. Such suggestions shall be accom¬ 
panied by plans and estimates when practicable. 

1)10. When relieved of command, a commander in chief shall 
turn over to his successor all original records of his official corre¬ 
spondence, original letters, documents, or papers concerning the 
ships or ships’ companies of his command, or authenticated copies 
of the same; the original or authenticated copies of all un¬ 
executed orders; all general regulations and orders he may have 
issued from time to time; all documents received for his guidance; 
and such other official correspondence and information concern¬ 
ing his command and station as may be of service to his successor. 
He shall forward to the Secretary of the Navy copies of all im¬ 
portant unexecuted orders. If he returns to the United States 
in a ship of the Navy before being relieved, or is detached with¬ 
out a relief, the above correspondence and papers shall be dis¬ 
posed of as may be directed by the Navy Department. 

Section 3. —Supplies and Repairs. 

931*f$. (1) The commander in chief shall be responsible for 
the economical administration of his command. 

(2) He shall exact economy in the consumption of fuel for 
all purposes, but he shall not refuse to permit expenditures of coal 
for target practice, speed trials, steaming trials, and other neces¬ 
sary exercises, unless for other reasons than economy. 

(3) He shall require commanders of divisions and commanding 
officers of ships not attached to divisions to keep him fully in¬ 
formed as to the stores and supplies needed by the ships under 
their command, and as to the general condition of those on hand. 

932*tt. When on a foreign station the commander in chief shall 
cause separate requisitions for each ship to be made on the Bu¬ 
reau of Supplies and Accounts once in six months, or oftener if 
necessary, for stores pertaining to that bureau. He shall at the 
same time state to what point such supplies should be shipped 
in each case. He shall cause requisitions for supplies under 
cognizance of other bureaus to be made to fill anticipated wants 
when he deems it for the best interests of his command to do so, 
but such requisitions must conform in all respects to the re¬ 
quirements of article I 4471, and when the supplies are not to be 
purchased on the station, they shall be forwarded to the bureau 
concerned, from whence they shall be transmitted to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts for fulfillment. 

933*ft. (1) When in command of a foreign station the com¬ 
mander in chief shall carefully scrutinize all requisitions, take 
into consideration the necessity for obtaining whatever is re¬ 
quired and the expenditure involved, and only approve them 
when he considers it for the best interests of the Government to 
do so. Requisitions shall not be approved for articles in excess 
of allowance either in kind or quantity except in cases of emer¬ 
gency or necessity. 

(2) In addition to the methods provided by these regulations 
for ascertaining, when in a foreign port, the cost of all supplies, 
repairs, and labor, he is authorized to ascertain the cost by such 
other means as he may deem suitable and proper. 

934*tt. In a foreign port, or in a home port where there is no 
navy yard, when any ship under his command requires slight 


Suggestions 
for improve¬ 
ments. 


When relieved 
of command. 


Economy of 
the fleet. 

Economy of 
fuel. 


Reports of 
stores required 
and on hand. 


Supplying 
ships with pro¬ 
visions and 
stores. 


Requisitions 
for supplies, re¬ 
pairs, and labor. 


Cost of sup¬ 
plies, repairs, 
and labor. 


Repairs in 
foreign ports. 


(SO I) 



Supplies of 
money. 


Disposition of 
stores, supplies, 
or munitions. 

Accountable 
for disburse¬ 
ment of public 
money or dis¬ 
posal of public 
stores. 


Sending home 
condemned arti¬ 
cles by ships re¬ 
turning to 
IJnited States. 

When vessels 
are chartered. 


Investigation 
of all serious 
damages by a 
court of inquiry 
or board. 


Investigation 
of serious defi¬ 
ciencies. 

Collisions 
with merchant 
vessels. 


repairs which can not be made by the mechanics of the Navy 
present without too much delay, the commander in chief shall 
direct that the repairs be made in the manner most advantageous 
to the Government. In acting under this article, the provisions of 
article I 4360 shall be strictly observed. 

935*f$. (1) The commander in chief shall limit every approved 
requisition for money, either in the United States or in foreign 
ports, to the amount which will be actually required before an¬ 
other supply can be advantageously obtained, as shown by closely 
calculated estimates. He shall direct the fleet paymaster to fur¬ 
nish him with the information required by article R 4367 (c). 

(2) He shall furnish the ships of his command with supplies of 
money so as to obviate, so far as possible, the necessity of the 
negotiation of bills of exchange by their commanding officers. 

936* f$. The commander in chief shall not permit any stores, 
supplies, or munitions to be disposed of otherwise than as pro¬ 
vided by law and by the Navy Regulations and Naval Instructions. 

937*f$. The commander in chief will be held accountable for 
every disbursement of public money or disposal of public stores 
made in pursuance of his order. His signature to an order, 
requisition, or other authority to disburse money or dispose of 
stores, and his approval of the same, will be considered as evi¬ 
dence of his complete knowledge of and accountability for the 
transaction. 

938*f$. When in command of a foreign station the commander 
in chief shall, when conditions warrant, transfer to the ships 
about to sail for the United States all condemned supplies and 
stores which have been recommended to be turned into store. 
(Art. I 955 (4).) 

939*t$. If it is necessary to charter a vessel for any purpose, 
the commander in chief shall have a charter party containing all 
the agreements of the contracting parties drawn in quadruplicate, 
retaining one copy, giving one to the master of the chartered ves¬ 
sel, forwarding the third to the Secretary of the Navy, and giving 
the fourth to the pay officer, to be forwarded with the bill to the 
Auditor for the Navy Department. 

940*1$. (1) The commander in chief shall cause investigation 
to be made by a court of inquiry or a board of three officers, of 
all serious cases of collision, grounding, fire, accidents to hull, 
spars, machinery, and boilers, or other important casualties which 
he may deem necessary, and forward the result in a clear, com¬ 
plete, and concise form, with a full statement of injuries, to the 
Secretary of the Navy. All such accidents, whether involving an 
investigation or not, shall be made the subject of report. 

(2) He shall cause investigation to be made by a court of in¬ 
quiry or board of officers of any marked deficiency affecting the 
battle efficiency of a vessel or its readiness for service. 

941*t$. (1) In the event of a collison between a ship of the 
Navy and a merchant vessel, so serious, or under such circum¬ 
stances as not to admit of immediate repair with the resources at 
hand, and therefore likely to involve damages, a board of three 
officers shall be ordered by the commander in chief or senior 
officer present to ascertain all the attendant circumstances, in¬ 
juries received by the merchant vessel, probable amount of dam¬ 
ages, and which of the ships is responsible for the accident; and 
the master of the merchant vessel concerned shall be notified of 
the time and place of meeting of the board and informed that the 
officers and men of his vessel will be given a hearing by the 
board, if such hearing is desired. The report shall be prepared 
in quadruplicate; one copy shall be forwarded without delay to 
the Navy Department, one retained by the commander in chief, 
one furnished to the commanding officer of the naval vessel con¬ 
cerned, and the remaining copy given to the master of the mer¬ 
chant vessel, provided, that the officers and crew thereof who 


(90 i) 


were witnesses to the collision shall have testified before the 
board. When repairs have been effected on the spot, a certificate 
of the fact shall be taken from the master of the merchant vessel 
and forwarded, through the commander in chief, to the Secretary 
of the Navy. (Art. It 401 (2).) 

(2) If not in the presence of a senior officer, the commanding 
officer of the ship shall himself order the board. 

(3) If the collision occurs in the waters of the United States, 

and results in the loss of life or damage to person or property, the 
commanding officer of the ship concerned shall inform the col¬ 
lector of the district in which it occurs, through the senior officer 
present, in accordance w T ith the act of June 20, 1874. (18 Stats., 

128.) 

(4) If the collision occurs in a foreign port, such measures 
shall be taken as may be required by.the port regulations, and 
the captain of the port shall be informed should it be necessary. 

(5) The foregoing provisions of this article shall apply, as far 
as practicable, in all cases of collision by a ship of the Navy with 
a wharf, fioat, or other object. 

(6) Whenever, in consequence of injuries sustained in the 
waters of a foreign port by a United States vessel, as a result of 
a collision between it and a foreign merchant vessel, clearly the 
fault of the latter, it may become necessary or desirable, on the 
part of the commanding officer of the former or of the senior 
officer present, to libel the latter vessel, such libel proceedings 
shall be instituted in the name of the United States, and not in 
the name of such commanding officer or senior officer present. In 
all such cases it shall be the duty of the commanding officer con¬ 
cerned, or of the senior officer present, according to circumstances, 
immediately to inform the department of his action. 

Section 4.— Personnel. 

951. (1) The commander in chief on a foreign station shall 
cause to be investigated all reports and charges preferred against 
officers and men attached to ships of his command, and. if neces¬ 
sary, bring the accused to trial by court-martial on the station. 
(Art. R 401 (2).) 

(2) When a sufficient number of officers of the requisite rank 
can not be obtained to form a court, a full report of the case shall 
be made to the Secretary of the Navy and his action awaited. 

(3) The commander in chief may, when the public good impera¬ 
tively demands it, send an officer to the United States who has 
been guilty of acts not susceptible of trial by a court-martial. A 
full report of the circumstances shall be made to the Secretary of 
the Navy. (Art. R 4423.) 

952*f?. (1) The commander in chief shall take every reason¬ 
able precaution to preserve the health of crews of ships serving 
in malarial and unhealthful regions. When in unhealthful locali¬ 
ties, and where necessary, native boatmen may be employed to 
attend the ship, in order to preserve the health of the crew. 

(2) Upon arrival in port, he shall at once obtain information 
regarding the health of the neighborhood, and in case of the 
prevalence of infectious disease the commander in chief shall con¬ 
sult with the fleet surgeon and adopt such of the following pre¬ 
cautionary measures as are consistent with the necessities of the 
ship and the exigencies of the service : 

(a) Restriction of liberty on shore either to certain hours or to 
the transaction of important business; when necessary, total 
deprivation of liberty. 

(ft) Restriction of communication with the shore or other ships, 
either to market boat, mail boat, or chartered boat; when neces¬ 
sary, complete nonintercourse. 


Libel pro* 
ceedings. 


Officers and 
men on foreign 
stations accused 
of offenses. 


Precautions 
on unhealthful 
stations. 


Information 
regarding hea lth 
of ports visited. 


Precautionary 

measures. 


(91 i) 





Iii Tropics. 


Anchorage in 
unhealthful 
ports. 


Precautions 
when sending 
the sick home. 


How the sick 
are to he sent 
home. 


Ships on for¬ 
eign stations 
about to sail for 
home. 


Transportation 
by Army trans¬ 
ports. 


(c) Restriction of supplies (food, water, coal, and other stores) 
from shore. 

(d) Modification of standing orders or routine regarding drill, 
dress, diet, etc., for the crew, and the ventilation and purification 
of the ship or any of its parts. 

( e) Control of any other conditions likely to affect the general 
health of the ship. 

(3) In tropical climates, and especially in unhealthful ports, 
ships shall be kept as cool and dry as possible. Awnings shall be 
kept either spread or housed. 

(4) Infected ports shall be avoided if possible. When prac¬ 
ticable, an anchorage in malarial and infected ports shall be 
selected to windward and at a distance of at least one mile from 
probable sources of infection. 

(5) The sanitary instructions issued by the department shall 
be strictly observed. 

9o3*t$. When sick and disabled officers and men are about to 
be sent home in a supply or chartered ship, the commander in 
chief shall order a board of officers, one of whom shall be an ex¬ 
perienced medical officer, to examine the ship and report to him 
in writing if she is suitable for the purpose, and if everything 
necessary has been provided for health and comfort, and if not, 
what deficiencies exist. He shall not permit such a ship to de¬ 
part until every possible provision necessary for the sick has been 
made. He shall detail from his command any extra medical offi¬ 
cers that may be necessary to accompany such ships. 

954*t$. (1) The commander in chief shall endeavor to send 
home all sick and disabled officers and men by public ships, and 
shall only charter vessels for the purpose on occasions of urgent 
necessity. 

(2) He may, at his discretion, send home by other conveyance 
patients condemned by medical survey whose physical condition 
renders it necessary to avoid the climatic influences, delay, or 
other conditions affecting health to which they would be subjected 
in a public ship. Under these circumstances officers are entitled 
to a first-class passage, and others as their physical condition may 
require, but not above second class. 

955*t$. (1) When in command of a foreign station, in the ab¬ 
sence of instructions on the subject, the commander in chief shall 
transfer to ships about to sail for home all men. whose terms of 
enlistment are about to expire, unless for some urgent reason 
connected with the public service it should be necessary to retain 
them. Men in such ships who have a long time to serve may be 
transferred to ships remaining on the station, to fill their com¬ 
plements ; but this shall be done only when urgently necessary. 

(2) He shall endeavor to arrange the detail of officers for ships 
about to sail for home so that those who shall have been on con¬ 
tinuous sea service for three years may reach the United States 
at the expiration of that time. (Art. I 5336 (2).) 

(3) He shall take advantage of every public conveyance to send 
home all prisoners and such other persons as may be necessary. 

(4) By direction of the Secretary of War, men and supplies 
pertaining to the Navy Department will, upon the request of the 
senior naval officer present, be transported on the Army trans¬ 
port ships having accommodations not required for uses of the 
Army. When the vessel upon which such transportation is de¬ 
sired is about to sail from one of the ports of a military depart¬ 
ment, application therefor should be made to the military com¬ 
mander of the department, and when it is impracticable to reach 
such commander, then to the military commander of the port of 
departure. When such transportation is desired upon a vessel 
about to sail from any port not within a military department, the 
transport quartermaster may grant the same. 


(92 i) 


956*1$. The commander in chief shall report by telegraph to 
the Bureau of Navigation when officers are transferred to hos¬ 
pitals for treatment and when they return for duty. 

957$. The commander in chief shall hold the same relation to 
the flagship in regard to its internal administration and discipline 
as to any other ship of his command. His importance is lessened 
by engaging in the details of duty of this particular ship, and the 
respect which ought to attach to her commanding officer is weak¬ 
ened by any interference with him in the proper exercise of his 
authority. 


Officers trans¬ 
ferred to or 
from hospitals. 

Relation to 
flagship. 


(93 I) 
















































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CHAPTER 8. 


A Flag Officer not in Chief Command. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 16.) 

1001. (1) In a fleet organized into regular divisions of ships, 
the commanders of divisions shall, within the limits of their re¬ 
spective commands, and under the general supervision of the com¬ 
mander in chief, perform the duties prescribed by the following 
articles of these instructions: I 901, I 906, I 907, I 909, I 912, 
I 913, I 915, I 916 (1), (2), (3d), (3c), (3 g), (6) ; I 917, I 918, 
I 931 to 941, inclusive; and I 952 to 957, inclusive. 

(2) All reports and papers called for by the above-enumerated 
articles shall be addressed to the commander in chief, except such 
as he may designate to be forwarded direct to the department in 
order to facilitate public business. 

(3) The intent of this article is to give the commanders of divi¬ 
sions the details of administration of their respective commands, 
but nothing contained herein shall be construed to diminish the 
authority of the commander in chief over his whole command nor 
to relieve him of responsibility for its general efficiency. 

1002. (1) In carrying out the provisions of article I 906, with 
regard to vessels under his command, a division commander shall 
carefully choose the times for the inspections required by para¬ 
graphs a, c, and d of that article, and shall regulate those to be 
made semiannually so that preparation therefor shall not interfere 
with training for target practice. Before inspecting a ship he 
shall report to the commander in chief in order that the members 
of the fleet staff may be detailed to assist, if practicable. 

(2) He shall frequently visit the vessels of his command, in¬ 
formally and without previous notice, for purposes of partial 
inspection, in order that he may be fully informed as to their 
condition. If, on these occasions, anything particularly worthy 
of praise or censure is discovered, it shall be reported to the 
commander in chief. When making these inspections special 
attention shall be paid to the condition of the crew’s messes and 
to the state of discipline on board. 

(3) Commanders of divisions shall make to the commander in 
chief such written suggestions and reports concerning the effi¬ 
ciency, discipline, and condition of the ships under their commands 
as they may deem important. 

1003. The commander of a division shall not hesitate to request 
permission to conduct any individual or collective drills which 
in his opinion may be necessary to increase the efficiency of his 
command. 

1004. (1) The commander of a division shall order and act 
upon all medical and other surveys within the limits of his com¬ 
mand, but reports of boards of medical survey shall be forwarded 
for the action of the commander in chief when present. 

(2) He shall order all boards for the examination of petty offi¬ 
cers for promotion required by regulations or by departmental 
order. 


Inspections. 


Inspections 
without prcYious 
notice. 


Reports to 
commander in 
chief. 


Drills ashore 
and afloat. 


Surreys, 
hoards, and sum¬ 
mary courts- 
martial. 


(95 i) 





Maneuvers and 
signals. 


Beport on 
board fleet flag¬ 
ship. 


(3) He shall perform such duties in connection with the inspec¬ 
tion of the records of summary courts-martial as may be pre¬ 
scribed by the commander in chief. 

1005. (1) When the fleet is underway the commander of a di¬ 
vision shall take such steps as may be necessary to see that his 
ships maintain their positions and obey promptly all orders issued 
by signal or otherwise. He shall, in fleet maneuvers, make signals 
to his division or squadron as required by the Tactical Signal 
Book. 

(2) He shall give special attention to the efficiency in signal¬ 
ing of the vessels under his command. 

1006. If separated from the commander in chief by any unex¬ 
pected occurrence, the commander of a division shall upon rejoin¬ 
ing the flag submit a report of the cause of such separation, and 
direct similar reports to be made by the commanding officers of 
the ships under him, and forward them with his own. (Art. R. 
2040 (1).) 

1007. When the fleet, or any part thereof, enters port the 
division commanders shall promptly upon anchoring, and unless 
excused therefrom by signal, report on board the flagship of the 
commander in chief or of the senior officer present, and shall re¬ 
port to him the condition of the ships under their command and 
the necessity for work thereon during the stay in that port, which 
information will, if practicable, be obtained from the several 
ships by signal or otherwise before anchoring. This regulation 
shall not be construed as affecting the report required to be 
made by an officer in command afloat when meeting a senior 
officer present in any port, although such senior officer may au¬ 
thorize the deferring of such call in this case if the weather be 
bad. (Art. I 1320.) 


(96 i) 


CHAPTER 9. 


THE STAFF OF A FLAG OFFICER AFLOAT. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 17.) 

Section 1.—The Chief of Staff to a Commander in Chief. 

1101. (1) The chief of staff to a commander in chief shall have 
particular supervision over and advise the commander in chief in 
regard to all papers concerning the condition, efficiency, equip¬ 
ment, or repair of ships, or any of their appurtenances; appli¬ 
cations for surveys; application for leave, transfer, or discharge; 
requisitions for money and, when on a foreign station, requisi¬ 
tions for stores or provisions; and all periodical returns, except 
those rendered to the accounting officers of the Treasury. 

(2) No official communications or papers shall be addressed 
to or forwarded direct to any member of the stnff of a com¬ 
mander in chief by any person; all official papers having to do 
with the administration of the fleet shall be addressed to the 
commander in chief. 

1102. (1) The chief of staff shall keep a roster of all officers, 
with the times when their regular tours of service expire, and a 
summary of the returns concerning the crews of ships, so that he 
may at any time inform the commander in chief fully concerning 
the personnel of his command. 

(2) He shall always be prepared to supply the commander in 
chief with any information concerning the amount of stores, pro¬ 
visions, and other munitions of war on board of the ships of his 
command; also those available in store or supply vessels and 
at depots under his control. 

(3) He shall cause to be kept a record of the operations and 
movements of ships, includng such details as may be of impor¬ 
tance as a matter of record, or for transmission to the Secretary 
of the Navy. 

1103. He shall give such directions as may be necessary regard¬ 
ing signaling, radio, and other means of communication within 
the fleet and wth the outside. 

Section 2.—The Personal Staff of a Commander in Chief. 

1111. The duties of the members of the personal staff, other 
than those prescribed by these regulations, shall be entirely 
regulated by the chief of staff, subject to the commander in chief. 

1112. All boarding duty from the flagship in the name or on the 
service of the commander in chief shall be performed by the mem¬ 
bers of the personal staff, subject to the provisions of article It 
1279. 

1113. (1) The fleet engineer shall perform such duties as may 
be assigned to him by the commander in chief. 

(2) He shall examine and pass upon all requisitions and sur¬ 
veys of ships of the fleet for stores under the control of or in¬ 
tended for use under the supervision of the engineer officers of 


Duties of 
chief of staff. 


Communica- 
tious not to he 
addressed to of¬ 
ficers of staff. 


Personnel of 
the command. 


Account of 
supplies. 


To keep a rec¬ 
ord of events. 


Duties of mem¬ 
bers of personal 
staff. 


Duties of fleet 
engineer. 


(97 I) 







Supervision 
over senior en¬ 
gineers of the 
fleet. 


Inspection of 
engineer depart¬ 
ment of ships. 


Suggestions. 


Official reports 
and returns. 


tlie ships of the fleet that require the approval of the commander 
in chief. 

(3) Under the direction of the chief of staff he shall exercise a 
general supervision over all the engineer officers of ships of the 
fleet in the manner of caring for the engines, boilers, and other 
machinery in their charge, and the general performance of their 
technical duties, visiting each ship from time to time for that pur¬ 
pose. He shall frequently embark upon ships of the fleet in cruis¬ 
ing from one port to another to observe the performance of ma¬ 
chinery, boilers, and the methods of firing boilers; and he shall 
so regulate such methods as to reduce the coal consumption to a 
minimum. 

(4) When so directed, he shall carefully examine all machin¬ 
ery under the control of the engineer officers of the ships of the 
fleet, and make himself thoroughly familiar with its construction, 
condition, requirements, care, and maintenance. He shall also 
make himself familiar with the condition of all the dependencies 
of this machinery, the spare parts, tools, stores, and supplies on 
hand. He shall inform himself fully as to the manner in which 
the engineer officers of each ship perform their technical duties. 

(5) It shall be his duty, whenever he deems it important, to 
make to the commander in chief any suggestions or reports con¬ 
cerning supplies of coal or engine stores for the fleet, the ef¬ 
ficiency, condition, and preservation of the motive machinery of 
ships and its dependencies, and any measures that will tend to 
improve any of the material of the fleet that is under the super¬ 
vision of the engineer officers of ships, or promote economy in its 
administration. 

(6) He shall advise the commander in chief and chief of staff 
in regard to all official reports, communications, and returns un¬ 
der his cognizance. At the end of every six months he shall make 
to the commander in chief a general report, in duplicate, of the 
condition of the motive machinery and its dependencies upon each 
ship of the fleet. One copy shall be retained by the flag officer 
and one forwarded to the Navy Department (Division of Mate¬ 
rial). 

1114. (1) The fleet gunnery officer shall perform such duties 
as may be assigned to him by the commander in chief. 

(2) Under the direction of the chief of staff he shall per¬ 
form, in connection with the personnel and material placed under 
the control of the gunnery officers of the ships of the fleet, similar 
duties to those prescribed in article I 1113 as to be performed by 
the fleet engineer in connection with engineering personnel and 
material. 

1115. (1) The flag secretary shall perform such duties as may 
be assigned to him by the commander in chief. 

(2) He shall have charge, under the chief of staff, of all corre¬ 
spondence and papers not assigned to any other member of the 
staff. 

1116. (1) The flag lieutenant shall perform such duties as 
may be assigned to him by the commander in chief. 

(2) He shall have charge, under the chief of staff, of all sig¬ 
naling and be responsible for all signal records of the flagship. 
He shall see that all signals and oral official messages, by what¬ 
ever means received, except radiograms, are immediatey recorded 
and that a smooth copy of this record is made in a book provided, 
which he shall verify and authenticate daily by his signature. 
No alteration of this record shall be permitted, and the completed 
books shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Navigation. He shall 
prevent any entry or filing of a signal number or code message 
with its translation. 

(3) He shall have charge, under the chief of staff, of the books 
assigned to the use of the commander in chief and of their crews 
when on duty connected with them. 


(08 i) 


(4) He shall have charge of the band, so far as its duties per¬ 
tain to the service of the commander in chief. 

1117. The fleet radio officer, fleet torpedo officer, and aids shall 
perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the com¬ 
mander in chief. 

Section 3.—The Fleet Staff of a Commander in Chief. 

1121. (1) The members of the fleet staff shall examine and Requisitions, 
pass upon all requisitions of ships of the fleet for stores pertain¬ 
ing to their respective departments that require the approval of 

the commander in chief. 

(2) They shall forward through the commander in chief all Correspond- 
official reports, communications, and returns, whatever their des- ence ‘ 
tination, except correspondence with the Treasury Department 
and the accounts and returns of the fleet paymaster. (Arts. I 
220G and I 4923.) 

1122. (1) The fleet surgeon shall, under the direction of the Duties of fleet 
chief of staff, exercise a general supervision over all the officers surgeon. 

of the medical corps attached to the fleet, with a view to sys¬ 
tematizing and coordinating their efforts to increase military 
efficiency by the employment of the latest and best methods known 
to the sciences of medicine and surgery, the object being to at 
all times maintain the highest possible percentage of the per¬ 
sonnel ready for duty. 

(2) He shall be required to inspect the medical department of Inspection of 
each ship frequently, which inspection shall include the sick meluts. <,epart ’ 
quarters, medical storeroom, instruments, hospital stores, and 
medicines, and the journal and other records. 

(3) When so directed, he shall inspect the sanitary condition Sanitary in- 
of any ship, especially in cases of epidemics or where there is s P ections * 
much sickness on board, and in so doing he shall examine the 
condition of the coal bunkers, holds, bilges, closets, food, and 

water, and shall make any other inspections necessary to pre¬ 
vent sickness or to ascertain its cause. In the case of every such 
inspection he shall make a written report in detail to the com¬ 
mander in chief, and shall not fail to state therein if there is any 
evidence of neglect of duty or inefficiency on the part of any 
officer of the medical corps attached to such ship. 

(4) He shall consult frequently with the medical officers of Corisuitatioi* 
the ships of the fleet in regard to hygienic measures in general, fi cers . me ICa ° ’ 
and as to the treatment of serious cases. 

(5) Whenever he deems it important, he shall make to the Suggestions to 
commander in chief any suggestions or reports, in writing, con- 223!“"* er ” 
cerning the sanitary condition of the personnel of the fleet, the 
prevention of disease or how it may be checked, and the promo¬ 
tion of the care and comfort of the sick and wounded. 

(6) He shall inspect quarterly, if practicable, or oftener if or- Inspection of 
dered, the sanitary condition of all naval hospitals and other na ' a ospi a s * 
places for treating the sick of the Navy within the limits of the 
command of the commander in chief and the methods of treating 

the patients therein; he shall report to the commander in chief, 
in writing, the result of his inspection. 

(7) He shall, after an action and from the reports of the med- ^ 1 rc . , ?°* t of . 
ical officers of the ships of the fleet, make and forward to the ^ 0 e un k d ed and 
commander in chief, for transmission to the Navy Department, 

a tabulated report of all the killed and wounded. 

(8) At the end of the year he shall forward to the Navy De- Official reports 
partment, through the commander in chief, a general sanitary and returns - 
report of the command. He shall approve certificates of deaths 

and reports of medical surveys. (Art. R 2963.) 

1123. (1) The fleet paymaster shall, under the chief of staff, 0T ^ r up ® SJcers" of 
exercise a general supervision over all officers of the pay corps theVy corps of 
in the fleet in regard to the manner of keeping accounts and the the fleet. 


(99 i) 








Inspection of 
pay department 
of a ship. 


Inspection of 
commissary de¬ 
partment of a 
ship. 


Suggestions to 
commander in 
chief. 


Supplies avail¬ 
able for the fleet. 


To procure 
cash for the 
fleet. 


To keep sepa¬ 
rate accounts. 


Purchases for 
the fleet. 


Duties of 
fleet marine of¬ 
ficer. 


performance of all technical duties assigned them, visiting each 
ship from time to time for that purpose. 

(2) He shall, when directed, carefully examine into the condi¬ 
tion of all stores and supplies, the accounts and money in charge 
of any officer of the pay corps attached to any ship of the fleet, his 
method of performing technical duties, and generally satisfy him¬ 
self as to the care, zeal, and attention shown by such officer. He 
shall make a written report of the result in detail to the com¬ 
mander in chief and shall not fail to state therein if there is any 
evidence of neglect of duty on the part of such officer. 

(3) He shall, when directed, make special examination into 
the performance of duty by the commissary officer of any ship, 
the condition of the general mess thereof, and of the storerooms, 
galley, and bakeshop. Such. inspection of storerooms shall in¬ 
clude all such rooms in charge of any officer of the pay corps 
attached to the ship. 

(4) Whenever he deems it important, he shall make to the 
commander in chief any suggestions or reports in writing, con¬ 
cerning supplies for the fleet, or for the promotion of efficiency, 
uniformity, and economy among the officers of the pay corps of 
the fleet in the performance of their official duties. 

(5) He shall keep an account of the supplies at naval depots 
and other places of deposit within the limits of the commander in 
chief’s command and of the amount of provisions and clothing in 
the cruising ships of the fleet. 

(6) Under the direction of the commander in chief, he shall 
negotiate bills of exchange and procure supplies of money for the 
fleet. He shall pay out the same only on orders and requisitions 
duly approved. 

(7) His accounts as fleet paymaster shall be kept separate 
from those of the flagship. Money and other supplies procured 
for the fleet shall not be used for the flagship, except upon ap¬ 
proved requisitions, in the same manner as supplied to other ships. 

(8) He shall make such purchases for the fleet and under such 
conditions as may be prescribed by the commander in chief, sub¬ 
ject to the provisions of the Navy Regulations and Naval In¬ 
structions. 

(9) He shall, in conjunction with the officers of the personal 
staff specially designated to supervise such material, keep careful 
account of the stores in the hands of the general storekeepers of 
the ships of the fleet, and of requisitions therefor and surveys 
thereon. 

(10) He shall give careful attention to the supplies and other 
material for the use of the fleet which are carried aboard the sup¬ 
ply ships attached thereto, and shall advise the commander in 
chief as to the reception, preservation, and issue thereof, and of 
requisitions therefor and surveys thereon; and in so doing he 
shall act in conjunction with the officers of the personal staff 
specially designated to supervise the material in question. 

1124. The fleet naval constructor shall perform such duties as 
may be assigned by the chief of staff. 

1125. (1) The fleet marine officer, when ordered to do so by the 
commander in chief, shall make inspection of the marines of the 
ships of the fleet, and report in writing in duplicate the result of 
such inspection to the commander in chief, who shall forward one 
copy to the Navy Department (Division of Inspections), for trans¬ 
mission to the commandant of the corps. This inspection shall 
consist of a thorough examination into the condition of the de¬ 
tachments and their proficiency in all drills and duties required 
of them, and into the care and condition of all arms, accouter¬ 
ments, clothing, and other Government property in that depart¬ 
ment, for which the officer or noncommissioned officer is charge 
is responsible. He shall ascertain whether or not the outfit for 
field service provided for the various detachments of the fleet 
are sufficient in quantity and satisfactory in condition and quality. 

(100 i) 


(2) He may be detailed by the commander in chief as superin¬ 
tendent of small-arm target practice. 

(3) He shall advise the chief of staff in regard to the reports 
received monthly from the marine officers of ships and noncom¬ 
missioned officers commanding marine detachments of ships of the 
fleet, of the strength and distribution of such detachments, and 
shall organze the marines of the fleet into a battalion or battalions 
and regiment, for drill, instruction, or other duty on shore when 
required. All such reports shall be addressed to the commander 
in chief. 

(4) He shall, through the chief of staff, keep the flag officer 
informed of any changes in the strength and organization of the 
marine regiment. 

(5) When authorized by the commander in chief, he shall as¬ 
semble the marines of the fleet on shore for drill and instruction, 
and shall avail himself of any favorable or convenient opportunity 
for so doing, and he shall exert himself to make them as efficient 
as possible in all drills and duties required of them. He shall 
formulate a system of instruction in theoretical subjects connected 
with the military and naval professions for the officers and en¬ 
listed men of detachments of the fleet, and shall require reports 
from the officers commanding detachments of the several ships 
as to the efficiency of the officers and men so instructed. 

(6) The fleet marine officer shall examine and remark upon 
such of the monthly and quarterly reports and returns required 
from officers and noncommissioned officers in charge of detach¬ 
ments on board ships of the fleet as the commander in chief may 
direct. 

(7) Whenever he deems it important, it shall be his duty to 
make to the commander in chief any suggestions or reports con¬ 
cerning the efficiency and condition of the marines of the fleet. 

Section 4.—The Personal Staff of a Division Commander. 

1131. The regulations and instructions governing the status 
and performance of duty of members of the personal staff of a 
commander in chief shall, so far as they apply, govern the per¬ 
sonal staff of a division commander. 

Section 5.— The Division Staff of a Division Commander. 

1141. (1) The regulations and instructions governing the status 
and performance of duty of members of the fleet staff of a com¬ 
mander in chief shall, so far as they apply, govern the division 
staff of a division commander. 

(2) In a fleet organized into divisions, in which division com¬ 
manders are charged with the details of administration of their 
commands, the members of a division staff shall, within the 
division to which they are attached, perform their duties, as far 
as applicable, in accordance with the requirements of the follow¬ 
ing articles: I 1113, R 1827, R 1829 (1), R 1828, R 1829, I 1121, 
I 1122, I 1123, I 1124. 

Section 6.—Staff of a Flag Officer Afloat on Special Duty. 

1151. The regulations and instructions governing the status 
and performance of duty by the members of the staff of a com¬ 
mander in chief shall, so far as they apply, govern the personal 
staff and the fleet, squadron, or division staff of a flag officer 
afloat on special duty. 

Section 7.— Enlisted Men in the Immediate Service of a Flag 

Officer Afloat. 

1161. (1) All enlisted men assigned to special duty in the im¬ 
mediate service of a flag officer afloat, including bandsmen and 


Reports of dis¬ 
tribution and 
battalion organi¬ 
zation. 


Changes in the 
battalion organi¬ 
zation. 

Marines to be 
landed for drill. 


Monthly and 
quarterly re¬ 
ports to be for¬ 
warded. 


Bandsmen, 
barge crew, etc. 


(101 I) 



Signal force. 


Stations at 
fiuarters, exer¬ 
cises, etc. 


boats’ crews, shall be considered as a part of the crew of the ship, 
but shall not be assigned to any ship duties except by prior con¬ 
sent of the flag officer. So far as their duties for the flag officer 
are concerned, they shall be under the immediate supervision of 
the chief of staff, if there be one, or, if not, of the senior member 
of the personal staff. 

(2) The signal force of the flag officer while employed in sig¬ 
nal work shall be under the immediate direction of the flag 
lieutenant. 

(3) The yeomen, printers, and servants assigned to duty in the 
special service of a flag officer afloat shall, subject to the approval 
of such flag officer, be assigned stations at all general drills and 
exercises and at quarters, but such men shall not be called upon 
to attend such drills and exercises or musters without the prior 
consent of such flag officer. Other enlisted men assigned to 
special duty in the immediate service of such flag officer, includ¬ 
ing boats’ crews and bandsmen, shall be assigned regular stations 
at quarters, drills, and exercises, and shall attend musters, drills, 
and exercises when such attendance does not interfere with the 
performance of their special duties under the flag officer; when 
they are to be excused from such ship’s duties, the chief of staff 
shall so inform the commanding officer of the ship in advance. 
Flag officers shall use every effort to insure that the men enumer¬ 
ated in this paragraph shall receive sufficient instruction and ex¬ 
ercise in their ship stations and duties to render them efficient in 
the performance thereof. Such ship duties as are performed by 
the men referred to in this paragraph shall be carried out under 
the direction of the commanding officer of the ship. 


(102 i) 


CHAPTER 10. 


A SENIOR OFFICER PRESENT. 

(Navy Regulations, Chap. 18.) 

1201. (1) When two or more ships meet, they shall hoist their 
ensigns and the signals establishing their identities (ships at¬ 
tached to the same fleet shall use their distinguishing pennants 
in identifying themselves to one another), except that, if two 
or more of them are in company under the permanent or tem¬ 
porary command of a flag officer or senior officer present, only 
the flagship of such flag officer or the ship of such senior officer 
present shall hoist her identification signal. 

(2) When two or more ships meet and there is doubt as to what 
commanding officer is the senior officer present, the fact shall be 
ascertained by signal. 

1202. (1) When serious damage, from whatsoever cause, is re¬ 
ceived by any vessel under his command, the senior officer present 
shall order an investigation by a board of three officers, who shall 
be directed to report fully the circumstances and to state to whom, 
if to anyone, fault is to be attributed. This board shall be con¬ 
vened and its proceedings conducted as provided in article I 940. 

(2) In the event of a collision he shall proceed as provided in 
article I 941. 

1203. The senior officer present shall make to the officer in chief 
command a detailed report of any important circumstances in 
connection with, or duty performed by the forces under him. re¬ 
quiring from his subordinates such reports as may be necessary. 

1201. When two or more ships are together, the senior officer 
present shall have frequent exercises in day and night signals, 
each ship making and reading signals in turn. 

1205. The senior officer present shall discharge the duties of a 
commander in chief, as laid down in articles R 1606, I 912, I 914, 
I 916 (1), R 1621, R 1624 to R 1629, inclusive; R 1632 to R 1634, 
inclusive; R 1641 to R 1651, inclusive; R 931 (2), R 933, R 934, 
I 937, I 939, I 954, I 956, and authority for that purpose is hereby 
conferred upon him. 


Identification 
of ships meet¬ 
ing. 


Investigation 
of all serious 
damages hy a 
hoard. 


Reports to the 
officer in chief 
command. 


To require ex¬ 
ercise in signals. 


Duties of 
flag officer dis¬ 
charged hy sen¬ 
ior officer. 


(103 i) 










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CHAPTER 11. 


THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF A SHIP. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 19.) 

Section 1.—Assuming Command and Fitting Out. 

1301. (1) An officer who has been ordered for the command of Plans of ship, 
a ship not yet in commission, if she be at a navy yard, shall etc - 

apply to the commandant for detailed plans of the ship and for 
such other information as can be given him concerning her con¬ 
dition and the repairs and changes made to her hull, machinery, 
and equipment. If she be elsewhere than at a navy yard, he shall 
obtain this information in such manner as may be practicable. 

(2) He shall make requisition for such articles as are required 
to render her efficient. 

(3) If at a navy yard, he shall make frequent verbal reports Reports of 
of the condition of the ship to the commandant, and on the last c «p dit ion of 
day of each week he shall make a written report, in which he shall s ip ‘ 
state all of her deficiencies of materiel and personnel. 

1302. If, when the crew is received on board after a ship has When supplied 

been commissioned, the commanding officer believes that any i,lferior 

members thereof are physically incompetent to perform properly 

the duties of their ratings, or are otherwise undesirable, he shall 
so report in writing to the commandant and request a survey 
or other appropriate action upon them. (Arts. R 358 (5) and 
R 29G1 (3).) 

1303. After going into commission, and as soon as practicable To verify de¬ 
af ter the receipt of the crew on board, the commanding officer scr p lons ‘ 
shall take the necessary steps to verify the service records and 
descriptive lists of the crew. The executive officer, with the medi¬ 
cal and pay officers, shall constitute a board for that purpose; 

the board shall correct all errors found in the description of the 
men, also errors in dates and spelling, and shall note those who 
appear physically defective; a list of these corrections shall be 
submitted to the commanding officer for his approval. Copies of 
the corrections made shall be transmitted by the commanding 
officer to the Bureau of Navigation. The same precautions shall 
be observed whenever men are received on board. 

1304. (1) The commanding officer of a ship newly placed in eQl fjJmeift.” 
commission, both before and after commissioning, shall pay par¬ 
ticular attention to the equipment of the ship and endeavor to dis¬ 
cover if there are any defects in her outfit and stores, including 
machinery, boilers, pumps, water-tight doors, bulkhead gates, 

valves and cocks, access to bottoms and bilges, ventilation, fire¬ 
extinguishing and distilling apparatus, spars, sails, rigging, guns 
and implements, ammunition and ordnance stores, navigation sup¬ 
plies and instruments, clothing, provisions, and medical outfits. 

(2) He shall cause to be examined all spare parts of machinery Machinery, 
and other spare articles, and ascertain if they are suitable for boa s ’ altery ° 
the purpose intended. He shall satisfy himself that the boats are 
tight, and that their outfits, including boat guns and their fittings 

(105 i) 





Report of de¬ 
fects. 


Data for an¬ 
nual report. 


A. command¬ 
ing officer trans¬ 
ferred to an¬ 
other command 
may take serv¬ 
ants. 


Telegraph 
movements of 
ship. 

Bill of health. 


Passengers. 


Reports to 
commander in 
chief. 


Report de¬ 
fects. 


and the hoisting apparatus, are efficient; and also that the battery- 
can be manipulated effectively. 

(3) Should any defects be discovered in connection with the 
items mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article, or in any 
other particular, he shall make a written report thereof to the 
commandant, and if not remedied in a reasonable time, to the Navy 
Department (Division of Material). 

(4) Before leaving the navy yard the commanding officer shall 
require the general storekeeper to report to him in writing if 
all the stores as laid down in the allowance books have been 
received, and what defects or deficiencies, if any, exist in the 
materiel or personnel under his immediate supervision. He shall 
then report to the Navy Department (Division of Material) the 
condition of the ship, her outfit, and equipment. 

1305. When the command of a ship in commission and acting 
singly is changed, the officer relieved shall make a report to the 
Secretary of the Navy on the date of his detachment in accord¬ 
ance with so much of article I 916 (4) as may be applicable to 
his late command; if in command of a vessel attached to a fleet, 
he shall furnish the commander in chief with the data necessary 
for him to make the required report complete as far as the vessel 
is concerned. 

1306. When the commanding officer of a seagoing vessel is 
transferred to the command of another such vessel, he may take 
with him his steward, cook, and mess attendant; and the persons 
thus rendered supernumerary shall be transferred to fill the 
vacancies under the other command, or carried as supernumer¬ 
aries until their disposition be arranged for by order from the 
Bureau of Navigation. 

Section 3.—General Ditties. 

1311. When a ship is acting singly her commanding officer 
shall, by direct telegram, keep the department advised of her 
movements. (Arts. R 1272, I 5324, I 5341.) 

1312. Before proceeding to sea the commanding officer shall 
require the medical officer to procure a bill of health in all cases 
in which it may be necessary or advisable. 

1313. (1) He shall permit passengers on board only under the 
following conditions: 

(a) When in the waters of the United States, upon the permis¬ 
sion of the Secretary of the Navy or upon the order of a superior 
officer. 

(&) When in foreign waters, upon the written permission of 
the commander in chief or of the senior officer present; or, if 
alone, in accordance with article I 912. 

(2) He shall not permit a passenger to interfere in the man¬ 
agement of the ship in any way, except as provided in article 
It 1046. 

(3) The names of all passengers and the dates of arrival on 
board and departure shall be entered in the log book and reported 
to the Navy Department (Division of Personnel). 

(4) Before proceeding to sea he shall satisfy himself that there 
are no unauthorized persons on board. 

1314. (1) WTien in a fleet, squadron, or division, the command¬ 
ing officer of a ship shall forward directly to the commander 
thereof, unless otherwise directed by him, all routine reports con¬ 
cerning the organization, administration, duties, and discipline 
of the ship. (Art. I 5338, par. 2.) 

(2) He shall report in detail, as soon as discovered, any defect 
in the ship, its armament, or equipment, which lessens its ef¬ 
ficiency. 

(3) Every effort shall be made to guard against the loss of 
torpedoes, and an ample number of boats shall be in attendance 


(106 i) 


when engaged in torpedo practice. When a torpedo sinks, the 
spot shall be buoyed at once, and, if the depth of water and other 
circumstances permit, a diver shall be sent down as promptly as 
possible. Whenever a vessel fails to recover a torpedo, the com¬ 
manding officer of such vessel shall report fully to the commander 
in chief or torpedo flotilla commander (through the division or 
group commander) the methods and periods of search. After 
holding a survey on a lost torpedo, in accordance with the pro¬ 
visions of section 3, chapter 40, Naval Instructions, the officer 
ordering such survey shall forward to the commander in chief or 
flotilla commander a memorandum giving the cause and respon¬ 
sibility for the loss, as determined by the board of survey, and 
also his action thereon. A copy of this memorandum shall be 
forwarded to the department. 

1315. (1) A report shall be made in accordance with the pre¬ 
scribed forms to the department (Division of Operations of the 
Fleet) of the seagoing qualities of the ship as soon after commis¬ 
sioning as sufficient data have been obtained. 

(2) Newly-commissioned ships shall conduct trials during their 
shaking-down cruise in accordance with the department’s current 
instructions for turning trials and obtaining tactical, maneuver¬ 
ing, and periods of rolling and pitching. Instructions for obtain¬ 
ing tactical data will be found in Bowditch, 1913 edition. 

1310. When acting singly the commanding officer shall report 
as required by articles R 1630, I 1203, R 2061 (3), and R 2061 (8). 

1317. When the service records of any of the crew are lost the 
commanding officer of a ship shall apply to the Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation for copies, forwarding a list containing their names and 
ratings. 

1318. The commanding officer shall cause each officer of divi¬ 
sion to report to him the loss of clothing and bedding sustained by 
the crew on occasion of the loss or capture of the ship. These 
reports, carefully drawn up in a uniform manner and duly signed 
by each officer of division and by himself, shall be forwarded to 
the Secretary of the Navy (Division of Material). 

1319. When not attached to a fleet or squadron, the command¬ 
ing officer of a ship shall inspect the ship under his command in 
accordance with articles I 906 and I 907. 

1320. When the fleet, or any part thereof, enters port, and as 
soon as the division commanders have returned to their flagships 
from the fleet flagship, the commanding officers of ships shall, 
unless excused by signal, report on board the flagships of their 
respective division commanders, and shall report to their division 
commanders the condition of the ships under their command and 
the necessity for work thereon during the stay in that port, such 
reports to be in extension or confirmation of the reports pre¬ 
viously made by signal or otherwise. In the case of ships not 
attached to any division, or attached to a division of which the 
commander in chief is the division commander, such visits shall 
be made to the commander in chief without waiting until the 
division commanders have visited the fleet flagship and returned 
to their own ships. The provisions of this article shall apply 
to any group of ships sailing in company, in which case the 
visits and reports shall be made to the officer in actual command. 
(Art. 1-1007.) 

1321. (1) When any ship under the control of the Navy De¬ 
partment arrives within the territory of the United States, after 
having visited a foreign port or ports, the commanding officer 
thereof or, in the case of a number of ships in company, the 
senior officer present, shall inform the collector of such United 
States port of the arrival of the said ship or ships, and shall hold 
such ship or ships subject to such customs inspection as the col¬ 
lector of the port shall be directed to make by the Treasury De¬ 
partment. Commanding officers shall see that no dutiable articles 


Determination 
of tactical quali¬ 
ties. 


Deports to the 
officer in chief 
command. 

Loss of serv¬ 
ice records. 


Loss of serv¬ 
ice records. 


Inspection act¬ 
ing singly. 

Personal re¬ 
ports of com¬ 
manding officers 
upon arrival in 
port. 


Customs in¬ 
spections of na¬ 
val ships. 


(107 I) 



Detailing offi¬ 
cers as heads of 
departments. 


Disposing of 
supplies. 


Requisitions 
and other papers 
submitted to sen¬ 
ior officer. 


Requisitions 
approved by him¬ 
self. 

Not to land 
spare articles. 


Allowance 

lists. 


are landed until after such action has been taken by the col¬ 
lector of the port. If the first port visited be not a port of 
entry, the provisions of this order shall be complied with at the 
first port of entry visited thereafter. 

(2) The commanding officer of each such ship shall cause each 
person on board who has purchased or otherwise acquired arti¬ 
cles abroad w'hich he intends to land from the ship to furnish 
a list of such articles and the prices paid therefor, separately 
stating articles of wearing apparel and similar personal effects 
intended for their personal use and articles intended for others. 
All such articles shall be conveniently packed, ready for exam¬ 
ination by the customs officials upon arrival. 

(3) The Secretary of the Treasury has instructed the customs 
officers to examine and appraise such articles and to collect the 
duties accruing thereon, after allowing the one hundred dollars 
exemption upon wearing apparel and similar personal effects in¬ 
tended for personal use. No customs examination of baggage 
other than that so listed and presented for examination will be 
made. 

(4) The provisions of this article shall not be construed to de¬ 
lay the movements of any naval vessel engaged in the perform¬ 
ance of her duty. 

1322. The commanding officer shall see that, pursuant to changes 
in the detail of officers, there is always an officer in charge of 
every department by detailing one; and that the regulations for 
turning over property when officers are transferred are strictly 
complied with. If in command of a ship in reserve, he shall 
exercise particular care to prevent the deterioration of her equip¬ 
ment in any manner. (Arts. R 3006 and I 4421 (2) (3).) 

Section 3.— Supplies and Repairs. 

1331. The commanding officer shall be governed by the provi¬ 
sions of article I 936. Should he learn of inaccuracies in the 
property accounts of any officer of the ship charged with the 
care and custody of the property, he shall arrange the adjust¬ 
ment by survey or other method prescribed by these instructions. 

1332. (1) Before arriving in port the commanding officer shall 
cause the general storekeeper of the ship to submit to him requisi¬ 
tions for all supplies, prepared in accordance with articles I 4471 
to 4478, inclusive, and immediately upon arrival, shall take the 
necessary steps to procure needed supplies. He shall also sub¬ 
mit to the commandant of the station or senior officer present re¬ 
ports of all repairs needed, requests for surveys, and all other 
papers requiring action. He shall call special attention to any 
article he may require that is in excess of allowance either in 
kind or quantity. 

(2) Upon arrival in port he shall immediately prepare his ship 
for sea, unless otherwise ordered. 

1333. When it becomes necessary to approve requisitions for 
supplies, repairs, or labor for the ship under his command, the 
commanding officer shall be governed by articles I 933 and I 937. 

1334. Except in emergency, the nature of which shall be re¬ 
ported, the commanding officer shall not land any spare spars, 
stores, or other articles belonging to the ship, at any port, with¬ 
out the written permission of the bureau concerned. 

1335. (1) The commanding officer shall, after actual trial, re¬ 
port any deficiencies or excesses that may come to his notice, in 
the kind or quantity of articles in the allowance lists. He shall 
require from any of the officers of his command who find these 
books defective specific written statements giving the particulars 
wherein they are so, and shall embody this information in his 
report. (Art. I 4608, par. 13.) 


(108 i) 


(2) He shall require that there he kept on hand, in accordance 
with the allowances of such materials prescribed by the allow¬ 
ance lists of the various bureaus, a sufficient quantity of cement, 
composition, and paint to prevent corrosion or other deterioration. 
Except as provided in articles I 4403 and I 4422, he shall require 
that the quantities issued to each department be used for the 
protection and preservation from corrosion of such parts of the 
ship, its machinery, and fittings as are under the cognizance of 
that department. Materials of this character supplied for the 
protection of machinery and fittings under the cognizance of 
bureaus other than the Bureau of Construction and Repair shall 
not be used for protection of bulkheads, bunkers, bilges, double 
bottoms, or other hull members or fittings wherever located. 

1336. When under repair at a navy yard, the commanding offi¬ 
cer shall cause the inspection duties prescribed In R chapter 
36, section 6; and I chapter 30, section 5, to be carried on by the 
officers of the ship. 

1337. When any work done upon the ship under his command 
at a navy yard is deemed by him to be unsatisfactory in any 
particular, the commanding officer shall make a special, detailed, 
written report of the same to the Navy Department (Division of 
Material), forwarding the original of such report through the 
commandant of the navy yard concerned, who shall cause to be 
indorsed thereon statements from the heads of divisions con¬ 
cerned, together with his own recommendation, and forward the 
same to the department. 

Section 4.— Personnel. 

1351. If it becomes necessary to destroy clothing or other per¬ 
sonal effects of officers or crew to prevent the spread of disease, 
the commanding officer shall order a survey as provided in article 
I 4750. 

1352. Just before sailing from any port, the commanding officer 
shall forward to the Navy Department an alphabetical list of men 
received on board since leaving last port. 

1353. (1) The commanding officer shall carefully examine the 
books, records, and returns pertaining to the crew, and shall have 
them kept and made in strict accordance with the regulations and 
with such instructions as may be issued by the Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation. 

(2) He shall require the division and other officers to report 
in writing such information as may be necessary to enter in these 
books, records, and returns. 

1354. If any officers are absent when the ship is about to sail 
from a home port, the commanding officer shall report their names 
to the Navy Department, with such particulars concerning their 
absence as he may be able to furnish. 

1355. The commanding officer shall give to the executive officer 
frequent opportunities for handling the ship while getting under¬ 
way and coming to anchor, while going alongside of or leaving 
docks, and while maneuvering in company with other ships and 
elsewhere. 

1350. Commanding officers of vessels shall notify the commis¬ 
sioner of immigration and inspector in charge of the nearest port 
of entry in every case where an enlisted man of the Navy who is 
not a citizen of the United States deserts or is discharged within 
the United States. This does not apply to enlisted men of the 
Navy who are natives of our insular possessions. 

1357. (1) To permit the issue of certain items of toilet sup¬ 
plies, such as tooth brushes, tooth powder, toilet soap, etc., to 
men in debt to the Government by reason of sentences of summary 
courts-martial, commanding officers are authorized to direct, in 
writing, the transfer from the ship’s store stock to the clothing 


Materials for 
preservation of 
ship. 


Inspection 
duty of ship’s 
officers at navy 
yard. 


Effects de¬ 
stroyed to pre¬ 
vent spread of 
disease. 

Report of men 
received. 


Books, records, 
and returns con¬ 
cerning the 
crew. 


Officers absent 
when the ship i3 
about to sail. 


Executive of¬ 
ficer to have op¬ 
portunities for 
handling ship. 


Discharge or 
desertion of 
aliens. 


Issue of toilet 
supplies, etc., to 
men in debt. 


(109 I) 



and small stores stock for issue as contemplated by article I 
1823, paragraph 2, of such articles as may be considered necessary 
for the health and comfort of the men requiring such issues. 

(2) These transfers from the ship’s store account to the cloth¬ 
ing and small stores account shall be covered by the usual trans¬ 
fer invoices prepared monthly and approved by the commanding 
officer. 

(3) In instances where there is no ship’s store, purchase of the 
necessary items may be made on approved open-purchase requisi¬ 
tions under the “ Clothing and Small Stores Fund ” in the usual 
manner and without the necessity for prior reference to the de¬ 
partment for approval. 

(4) Articles so transferred or purchased shall be issued and 
charged to the account of the man concerned in the same manner 
as other items of clothing and small stores usually carried in 
stock. 


(110 I) 


CHAPTER 12 


THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A SHIP. 
(Navy Regulations, Chap. 20.) 


1401. (1) The executive officer shall be constant in his attend¬ 
ance on board both before and after commissioning, and shall 
make himself familiar with every part of the ship and with all her 
appurtenances. 

(2) He shall report to the commanding officer any defects, or 
other matters of importance connected with the ship, that he may 
discover. 

(3) He shall report upon the efficiency of officers as prescribed 
in Article I 707. 

1402. The executive officer shall inform himself so far as pos¬ 
sible, of the physical capacity, service, record, and experience of 
each man detailed for the crew, in order that he may station him 
to the best advantage. Should he have any doubt of a man’s 
physical ability to perform the duty required of him, he shall re¬ 
port the fact to the commanding officer. 

1403. (1) The executive officer shall take the deck whenever 
all hands are called for any particular duty, exercise, or evolu¬ 
tion, except at quarters and during action; and unless otherwise 
directed by the commanding officer, shall see that every officer of 
the ship fit for duty is at his station. (Art. I 1608.) 

(2) He shall not be required to keep a watch, but he may re¬ 
lieve the officer of the deck for short periods as a matter of ac¬ 
commodation. 

1404. In his administration of the police of the ship he shall 
give such orders as may be necessary. He shall satisfy himself 
that the sentries are properly placed and that they are attentive 
to their duties. He shall endeavor to cultivate among the sentries 
a feeling of pride in the strict performance of all their duties. 

1405. When the ship is cleared for action, the executive officer 
shall report to the captain when all proper and necessary dispo¬ 
sitions for battle have been reported ready; and if circumstances 
permit, he shall make an inspection personally to assure that all 
is in readiness as required. 

1406. The executive officer shall be ready at all times to assume 
command in case the captain is disabled. To this end his habitual 
station in action shall be on the upper deck, in close proximity to 
means of ship control other than those in the conning tower, and 
where he can maintain efficient communication with the captain. 
So far as practicable this station shall be located where it would 
probably not be involved in any disaster to the conning tower. 

1407. After battle the executive officer shall submit to the com¬ 
manding officer a detailed report comprising all noteworthy in¬ 
cidents that have come to his notice, including a statement of the 
conduct of his subordinates, with particular mention of individual 
instances deserving praise or censure. 

1408. The executive officer shall superintend funeral prepara¬ 
tions. 


Familiarity 
with ship, etc. 


Capacity of the 
crew. 


To take the 
deck at all 
hands 


Keeping watch. 


Ship’s police. 


Clearing ship 
for action. 


Station in bat¬ 
tle. 


After battle. 


Preparations 
for funerals. 


(Ill I) 



In time of 
danger. 


Liberty lists. 


Absenting 
himself from the 
ship. 


1400. In case of fire or of any occurrence that may place the 
ship in danger, the executive officer shall exert himself to main¬ 
tain order, and should it become necessary to abandon the ship, 
he shall, under the direction of the commanding officer, see that 
the sick and wounded are first cared for. 

1410. The executive officer shall be charged with the prepara¬ 
tion of the lists of men to be granted liberty, and shall be espe¬ 
cially careful that the men are treated with the utmost fairness in 
this respect. 

1411. The executive officer shall not absent himself from the 
ship except as provided in article I 3708. 









(112 i) 


CHAPTER 13. 


THE FIRST LIEUTENANT OF A SHIP. 

(Navy Regulations, Chap. 21.) 

1501. In battle the regular station of the first lieutenant shall station in 
be in the central station, in general charge of the organization not battle, 
connected with the armament or with the engineer department. 

In case of serious fire or other casualty he shall proceed to the 
spot, assume charge, and take such action as may be necessary. 

1502. (1) When fitting out, the first lieutenant shall make a 
careful inspection of all parts of the ship for which he is spe¬ 
cially responsible. Should he discover any defects or deficiencies, 
he shall immediately make a detailed written report thereof to 
the commanding officer. 

(2) He shall also carefully examine all equipage, equipment, 
stores, and supplies under his charge, and shall report to the 
commanding officer any defects or deficiencies that he may dis¬ 
cover. For purposes of inspection, and as directed by the com¬ 
manding officer, he shall at all times have access to such equip¬ 
ment, stores, and supplies as have not yet been issued for use by 
the general storekeeper of the ship. 

1503. Before entering port the first lieutenant shall see that 
the ship presents a neat appearance in all respects. 

1501. (1) The first lieutenant shall be the custodian of all the 
keys of the ship except those that are kept by the commanding 
officer, those of the storerooms belonging £o other departments 
than his own, and those of receptacles for personal effects. 

He shall have charge of all duplicate keys and spare keys fur¬ 
nished to the ship, the custody of which is not confided to other 
officers by regulations, and shall hold them for issue when 
needed. 

(2) Heads of departments shall have charge of all keys of 
their respective storerooms, including duplicate and spare keys 
to the same. 

(3) None of the ship’s keys shall be taken out of the ship. 

1505. The first lieutenant shall see that all equipage, equipment, 
stores, and supplies in his charge are properly cared for, and take 
such measures as may be necessary for their preservation and 
economical use. 

1506. When the officer of the deck is required to take part in 
drills and exercises the first lieutenant may be designated by 
the commanding officer to take the deck. He may relieve the 
deck at any time as a matter of accommodation. 

1507. The first lieutenant shall not absent himself from the ship 
except as provided for in article B 3708. 


(113 I) 






CHAPTER 14. 


THE NAVIGATING OFFICER OF A SHIP. 


(Navy Regulations, chap. 22.) 


1601. When fitting out, the navigating officer of a ship shall Duties when 
make a careful inspection of all parts of the ship confided to his fittin & out sbl P* 
care; of the steering apparatus in general, except the steam steer¬ 
ing engine, and of everything connected with the navigation outfit 

of the ship. Should he discover any defects or deficiencies he 
shall immediately make a detailed written report thereof to the 
commanding officer. 

1602. (1) When under way, the navigating officer shall report Position of the 
in writing to the commanding officer the position of the ship at ship ’ 

8 a. in., at 12 m., and at 8 p. m., and at such other times as the 
commanding officer may require. 

(2) He shall take such observations or make such calculations 
concerning the position of the ship as the commanding officer may 
at any time require. 

1603. (1) The navigating officer shall prepare the compass re- Compasses, 
ports in accordance with the instructions as laid down in the pre¬ 
scribed forms or issued from time to time. He shall keep the 
compass record, which shall be a complete history of the com¬ 
passes while on board ship, and shall contain copies of all com¬ 
pass reports. The compass record shall be signed by him on the 

last day of every quarter and shall be submitted to the command¬ 
ing officer for his approval. 

(2) When the ship is under way and the weather permits, he 
shall each day ascertain by observation the error of the standard 
compass and report the result to the commanding officer in writing. 

(3) He shall prepare and keep corrected tables of deviations of 
the standard, battle, maneuvering, and auxiliary battle compasses, 
copies of which shall be kept posted near those compasses in such 
positions as to be accessible to the officer of the deck and other 
officers concerned in the navigation of the ship. 

(4) All courses and bearings that are entered in the log book, 
as well as bearings for computation, shall be marked to show 
whether they are true, magnetic, or by the standard compass, and 
in the last case the ship’s head “ per standard compass ” must be 
stated. 


(5) He shall not move the standard compass, or any of its at¬ 
tachments or compensating magnets or appurtenances, from the 
position in which they were placed and secured when the ship 
was commissioned, unless authorized by the commanding officer. 

(6) He shall frequently examine all the compasses of the ship 
and see that they are in good order and ready for use, and that 
the spare compasses are properly stored. 

1604. (1) The navigating officer shall wind the chronometers Chronometers 
daily, and carry out such instructions as may be given from time and clocks, 
to time concerning their care, comparison, and rating. The 
chronometer comparison book shall be forwarded at the end of 
the cruise to the United States Naval Observatory. 


(115 i) 








Deck clock. 


Lead lines and 
speed-measuring 
apparatus. 


The log and 
signal record. 


Ship going 
into commission. 


Care in writ¬ 
ing up log. 


Daily entries 

at sea. 


Draft of the 
ship. 


Signal record 
hook. 


To he sub¬ 
mitted to com¬ 
manding officer 
before 1 p. m. 

To he for¬ 
warded to Nary 
Department. 


Yeoman. 

Meteorological 

observations. 


(2) He shall have the care of the deck clock and regulate the 
ship’s time. 

1605. The navigating officer shall frequently examine the lead 
lines and other sounding gear, and all apparatus m&d for deter¬ 
mining the speed of the ship, and see that they are in order and 
correctly and properly marked. 

1606. (1) The navigating officer shall have charge of the 
preparation and care of the ship’s log book and, except on board a 
flagship, of the signal record book. (I 1103.) 

(2) When the ship is commissioned, he shall begin the log book 
by entering and signing the remarks describing that part of the 
ceremony of going into commission which takes place previous to 
the setting of the watch. 

(3) He shall carefully examine the deck log book, see that it is 
prepared in accordance with the instructions issued from time to 
time, and call the attention of the watch officers to any inaccu¬ 
racies or omissions in their entries. He shall then have it accu¬ 
rately and neatly copied into the smooth log book before morning 
quarters each day, and have it placed before the watch officers 
for signature. 

(4) He shall enter each day in the deck log book the course and 
distance made good, the ship’s position, the magnetic variation 
and the deviation of the compass, the amounts of coal and water 
expended, the quantity of each remaining on hand at noon, and 
such other data as may be required. 

(5) He shall, immediately before leaving and as soon as pos¬ 
sible after entering port, cause the draft of the ship, forward and 
aft, to be carefully taken and entered in the log. 

(6) Except on hoard a flagship, he shall have the rough signal 
record accurately and neatly copied into the smooth signal record 
book before morning quarters each day and shall have it placed 
before the watch officers for signature. 

(7) The smooth log book and the smooth signal record book 
shall be signed by the watch officers and himself before 1 
o’clock p. m., daily, and shall be submitted to the commanding 
officer for his approval. (T 1103 and I 2615.) 

(8) The smooth log book and the smooth signal record book 
shall be regarded as the ship’s official log book and signal record, 
respectively. They are to be correct certified copies of the deck 
log book and of the rough signal record book. The smooth log 
book and the smooth signal record book shall be forwarded to the 
Navy Department by express or registered mail as soon as they 
are filled out; the deck log and rough signal record books shall 
be turned in to the commandant of the navy yard when the vessel 
is placed out of commission. 

(9) He shall be allowed a yeoman for his clerical work. 

1607. (1) The navigating officer shall carefully prepare all 
hydrographic reports and meteorological returns required in ac¬ 
cordance with instructions and forms from time to time and sub¬ 
mit them to the commanding officer for transmission. 

(2) If the ship be fitted with a radio outfit and be within 
communication of any of the shore radio stations under the 
control of the Government, the navigating officer shall prepare 
for signature by the commanding officer and transmission by 
radio to the Weather Bureau, Department of Agriculture, Wash¬ 
ington, D. C., at least once daily, a report of meteorological con¬ 
ditions, giving the position of the ship at the time. Similar re¬ 
ports shall be transmitted oftener, if practicable, when there is a 
marked change in the barometer. These daily meteorological 
reports shall be taken at noon, Greenwich mean time, and re¬ 
ports of observations taken at other times shall indicate the Green¬ 
wich mean time of such observations. (T, chap. 35.) 

1608. (1) In battle the navigating officer shall be the ship- 
control officer and shall be stationed in the conning tower or else- 


(lie i) 


where, as may he necessary, to enable him to assist the command¬ 
ing officer in handling the ship. At such times he shall relieve the 
officer of the deck and shall himself act in that capacity. He 
shall relieve the deck during quarters. 

(2) When the officer of the deck is required to take part in 
drills and exercises the navigating officer may be designated by the 
commanding officer to take the deck. He may relieve the deck 
at any time as a matter of accommodation. 

1609. The navigating officer shall perform similar duties in con¬ 
nection with outfit and supplies under his charge as are pre¬ 
scribed for the first lieutenant in I, chapter 13. 

1610. When the ship is placed out of commission the navigat¬ 
ing officer, chief quartermaster, and navigating officer’s yeoman 
shall not be detached or transferred until the equipage, equipment, 
stores, and supplies issued for use to the navigating officer have 
been satisfactorily accounted for and surveys covering shortages 
have been held and approved. 

1611. When the exigencies of the service do not render it inad¬ 
visable, the navigating officer shall perform the duties of senior 
member of summary courts-martial, deck court officer, senior 
member of the hull board, ship survey officer, and such other 
miscellaneous duties of this nature as may be appropriately 
assigned to him by the commanding officer. 

1612. The navigating officer shall be responsible for the library 
books issued by the general storekeeper of the ship for use, 
and if any which are not on board are needed he shall recommend 
that requisition be made for them. 

1613. The navigating officer shall not absent himself from the 
ship except as provided for in Article R 370S. 


Duty in regard 

i stores. 


Ship’s library. 


(117 i) 

























































































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CHAPTER 15. 


THE GUNNERY OFFICER OF A SHIP. 

(Navy Regulations, Chap. 23.) 

1701. (1) When fitting out, the gunnery officer shall make a 
careful inspection of the battery and its appurtenances, and of 
all arms, equipments, and other material belonging to the ord¬ 
nance department; of the magazines and shell rooms, the pas¬ 
sages, light boxes, flood cocks, outlet and overflow pipes, hose, 
hoisting and transporting gear, and all other appurtenances con¬ 
nected with the stowage, care, preservation, and service of the 
ammunition of the ship. 

(2) He shall during his inspection ascertain whether the mag¬ 
azines and shell rooms are dry and their linings tight, the means 
for flooding and draining efficient and in order; the arrangement 
for stowage complete and ample; the lenses clean, carefully set, 
and without fracture; the lighting apparatus in order, well ven¬ 
tilated, ample in power, and capable of burning at least four 
hours; and the means for supplying ammunition to the battery 
safe, efficient, and ample. 

(3) When the magazines and shell rooms are ready for the am¬ 
munition, and he is familiar with all their appurtenances, he shall 
report the fact to the executive officer. 

(4) When fitting out, he shall make a thorough inspection of 
the entire electrical and radio installations, outside of the 
dynamo rooms, for which he is responsible, including spare parts 
and fittings, stores, and supplies. He shall also carefully inspect 
all electrical storerooms, workshops, and other spaces intended 
for electrical equipment or supplies. 

(5) Should he discover any defects or deficiencies, he shall im¬ 
mediately make a detailed written report of the facts to the com¬ 
manding officer. 

1702. (1) The gunnery officer shall perform similar duties in 
connection with the outfit and supplies under his charge as are 
prescribed for the first lieutenant in I, Chapter 13. 

(2) He shall report annually and when changes occur to the 
Bureau of Ordnance, on the back of the gun card, how many and 
what kind of rifles, belts, bayonets, slings, and scabbards are in 
the hands of the marine detachment, if there be one on board, of 
the vessel to which he is attached, and to whom the said rifles, 
etc., belong, whether to the Bureau of Ordnance, the United States 
Marine Corps, or the War Department, being furnished with this 
information in writing annually and when changes occur, by the 
marine officer of the ship. 

1703. Upon the detachment of officers the gunnery officer shall 
require the return to him of revolvers and other ordnance stores 
which have been loaned to them for their personal use. 

1704. In battle the gunnery officer shall be stationed in central 
control of the battery in direct communication with the captain. 
An officer junior to him shall be detailed as his assistant in fire- 
control duties, with a view to becoming his relief if occasion arise. 

1705. When the officer of the deck is required to take part in 
drills and exercises the gunnery officer may be designated by the 
commanding officer to take the deck. He may relieve the officer 
of the deck at any time as a matter of accommodation. 

1706. The gunnery officer shall not absent himself from the 
ship except as provided for in article R 3708. 

(119 i) 


When fitting 
out. 


Duty in re¬ 
gard to ordnance 
stores. 

Return of arms 
in hands of ma¬ 
rine detach¬ 
ment. 


Officers’ re¬ 
volvers. 















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CHAPTER 16. 


OFFICERS OF THE DECK, AND OF GUN, TORPEDO, AND 
POWDER DIVISIONS. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 24.) 

Section 1.—Officers of the Deck. 

1801. In port the officer of the deck shall wear gloves and carry 
a spyglass or binocular. 

1802. (1) When stores or supplies for the ship come alongside 
the officer of the deck shall report the fact to the executive officer 
and notify the officer in whose charge they belong. He shall 
notify the medical officer of the ship when fresh provisions for 
the general mess come alongside. (Art. I 4482.) 

(2) When boats, tenders, or lighters come alongside with stores, 
he shall have them cleared, and at the same time exercise due 
diligence to prevent the introduction of prohibited articles. 

(3) He shall see that all articles to be sent away from the ship 
are carefully stow r ed in the boats or vessels receiving them so as 
to prevent injury. 

1803. (1) The officer of the deck shall inform himself of all 
boats that come alongside or leave the ship. 

(2) He shall report to the executive officer any contemplated 
movements of the ship’s boats of which the latter is presumably 
not cognizant. 

(3) When the boats of the ship are manned, he shall inspect 
them and see that they are in good order, that they have their reg¬ 
ular crews, and that the latter are suitably clothed in the uniform 
of the day. 

(4) He shall see that the keepers of the boats riding at the 
booms and astern unship the ensigns, except on prescribed occa¬ 
sions, that they lay in the oars, are generally attentive, do not 
lounge about or leave their boats, and give the proper salutes as 
laid down in the Regulations. 

(5) He shall take care that boats alongside do not lie at the 
gangway while waiting, but off the. boom or quarter out of the 
way of approaching boats, unless permission is given to haul out 
to the boom. 

1804. (1) When a boat is sent to board the ship of the senior 
officer present, the officer of the deck shall see that a notebook is 
carried in which verbal orders received shall be immediately 
entered. 

(2) The information derived from merchant vessels boarded 
shall be recorded permanently in a book kept for the purpose. 
(Art. R 1279.) 

1805. The officer of the deck shall see that a lookout is kept on 
the ship’s boats that are in sight and under sail, that aid may be 
promptly sent in case of accident. 

1800. The officer of the deck shall not without permission from 
superior authority, permit the hatch tarpaulins to be used for any 
purpose except covering the hatches. 


Insignia of 
duty. 

Stores and sup¬ 
plies. 


Boats. 


Boarding 

book. 


Ship’s boats 
under sail. 


Hatch tarpau¬ 
lins. 


(121 I) 






The log hook. 


Meteorological 

observations. 


In general. 


Accident. 

Casualty. 

Provisions. 
Hired vessel. 

Boilers and 
engines. 

Ship’s draft. 
Inventories. 


Examinations 
and reports. 


1807. (1) Iii addition to the entries in the log book required by 
the established forms, and by special instructions, the officer of 
the deck shall see that every circumstance of importance or in¬ 
terest occurring during his watch is noted in the deck log book. 
Upon being relieved he shall sign his name at the conclusion of 
his remarks. (Art. R 2602 ( 9).) 

(2) He shall exercise particular care that the meteorological 
observations are carefully taken and entered in the deck log, in 
accordance with instructions, and that the signs of approaching 
bad weather are noted and recorded. 

(3) He shall enter the following particulars in the deck log: 

(a) The name and rank, or rating, of all persons who may join 

or be detached from the ship; all enlistments, transfers, dis¬ 
charges, deaths, and desertions; the names of all persons made 
prisoners by an enemy, and of all absent without leave; the 
names of all passengers, with times of coming aboard and leav¬ 
ing ; courses steered and distances sailed; the time when any par¬ 
ticular evolution, exercise, or any other service was performed; 
the nature and extent of all punishments inflicted, with the name 
of the offender and his offense; when at sea, the sighting of land, 
lighthouses, light-ships, and of all dangers to navigation. 

(&) Any accident to the ship, including all cases of grounding, 
and the loss or injury of boats, spars, sails, rigging, and stores, 
with all the attendant circumstances and the extent of the injury, 

(c) Full particulars of any and every injury, accident, or casu¬ 
alty, however slight, among the officers, crew, or passengers on 
board 

(d) All alterations made in the daily allowance of provisions 
or fresh water per man with the authority and reasons therefor. 

(e) A mention of the employment of any hired vessel, with a 
statement of her tonnage, the name of her master or owner, the 
number of her crew, for what purpose she is employed, and the 
authority therefor. 

(/) Every occasion upon which fires in the furnaces are lighted, 
hauled, or allowed to die out, with the hour of each change. If 
the engines are in operation, the average revolutions per minute 
and the average pressure of steam for the watch. 

(g) The reading of all draft marks before leaving and after 
entering a port. 

( h ) The dates of commencement and completion of each in¬ 
ventory of equipage and supplies taken under the requirements 
of article I 2636. 

( i ) Temperature of magazines as reported bv the gunner. (Art. 
I 2628.) 

(j) The state of the weather and the sea will be entered in the 
columns of the log, but will not be duplicated in the watch of¬ 
ficer’s remarks unless circumstances render it necessary to a 
proper interpretation of the columns. Watch officers will care¬ 
fully supervise the entries in the columns, for which they are re¬ 
sponsible. 

1808. When at sea the officer of the deck shall require— 

( a) The chief boatswain or boatswain, during the morning 
watch, to examine the condition of the chains, boats, boat booms, 
and rigging and report the result. 

(ft) The chief carpenter or carpenter, or one of his mates, to 
sound the well in each compartment and examine all ports that 
should be closed, reporting the result at least twice during each 
watch. When water ballast is admitted, the chief carpenter or 
carpenter shall himself examine the state of the water and report 
at 8 a. m. and 8 p. m. 

(c) The chief gunner or gunner, or one of his mates, to ex¬ 
amine the guns and see that they are properly secured, reporting 
the result at least twice during each watch. 


(122 i) 


Section 2.—Officers Commanding Gun, Torpedo, and Powder 

Divisions. 


1821. (1) Officers commanding divisions shall during exercise, 
follow the directions laid down in the official instructions, and 
take the necessary precautions to prevent accidents. 

(2) They shall see that the men of their divisions, in accord¬ 
ance with the prescribed duties of each, keep the guns, arms, and 
all their appurtenances clean and in order. 

1822. Officers commanding divisions shall make themselves 
thoroughly conversant with the fire bill and carefully carry out 
its requirements. 

1823. (1) The commanding officers of divisions shall, whenever 
necessary, have prepared and signed memorandum requisitions for 
clothing and small stores or other articles required by the men. 
They shall not permit requisitions to be submitted for any man 
more frequently than necessary with the exercise of reasonable 
foresight. 

(2) No issue of clothing or small stores shall be made to any 
person in debt to the Government or against whom a cneckage is 
pending which may put him in debt, except on written authority 
of the commanding officer and a statement upon the requisition 
that the issue is necessary for the health and comfort of the 
person requiring it. (R 619 (10).) 

1824. The commanding officers of divisions shall require each 
man to whom an issue of clothing or small stores is made to 
present the articles drawn, together with his copy of the re¬ 
ceipt given by him (Art. I 4528) to his division officer or to some 
person in that division designated by such officer, to check off. 

1825. (1) Commanding officers of divisions shall make quar¬ 
terly to the commanding officer a conduct report of the men of 
their divisions in accordance with prescribed forms. 

(2) They shall encourage and endeavor to assist those who 
are specially desirous of improving themselves in knowledge or of 
advancing in rating. 

1826. (1) Commanding officers of divisions shall, in addition to 
carrying out the instructions already laid down for inspection, 
take special care that all outer and under clothing, overcoats, 
caps, hats, and bedding of the men are, in respect to quality, pat¬ 
tern, and color, in accordance with the prescribed uniform. 

(2) They shall see that all materials drawn are used for the 
purpose required; that all clothing is neatly made, marked, and 
kept in order, and that none of it is sold; that the meu are neat 
in person and clothing, and provided with regulation knives and 
lanyards; and that underclothing is worn at all times unless dis¬ 
pensed with by order of the commanding officer. All work done 
by the ship's tailor shall be submitted to the division officer con¬ 
cerned for inspection and approved before it is accepted or any 
payment made therefor. (Art. I 711 (2).) 

Section 3.—General Duties of Watch and Division Officers. 

1841. Watch and division officers shall, in the performance of 
their duty, conform to the methods prescribed by the executive 
officer. 

1842. Watch and division officers shall keep a book containing 
a correct copy of the watch, quarter, station, fire, collision, and 
boat bills, of all internal orders, of the routine book, and of other 
written instructions concerning the duty of the ship. 

1843. Watch and division officers shall at once repair to their 
stations whenever the call for all hands is sounded, unless other¬ 
wise directed. 


Instructions 
and supervision 
over guns and 
arms. 


The fire bill. 


Requisitions 
by division offi¬ 
cers. 


To witness tho 
issue of all 
clothing and 
stores. 


Conduct report. 


Inspections. 


Manner of per¬ 
forming duty. 


To keep copy 
of station bills 
and orders. 


To take their 
stations at all 
hands. 


(123 I) 





Supervision 1844. Watch and division officers shall exercise a careful super- 
!ats. tery aDd vision over the cleanliness and efficient condition of the battery, 
ordnance equipments, and boats assigned to them, and shall re¬ 
port immediately to the executive officer any repairs or extra 
cleaning which may be necessary, and furnish the officer of the 
deck with a memorandum of any article lost or injured while 
under their charge. Watch and division officers of the engineer 
department shall perform similar duties in regard to the machin¬ 
ery and other material assigned to their care, making to the 
senior engineer officer the reports required by the preceding sen¬ 
tence. 

















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CHAPTER 17. 


JUNIOR OFFICERS OF THE LINE. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 25.) 

1901. When attached to a cruising ship, junior officers of the 
line shall keep on hand an approved treatise on navigation, one 
on marine surveying, one on seamanship, one on the marine steam 
engine, copies of the Ordnance Instructions, Boat Book, Landing 
Force and Small Arm Instructions, and Navy Regulations and 
Naval Instructions; also blank books for journals and navigation 
notebooks. 

1902. Junior officers of the line shall especially familiarize them¬ 
selves with the following chapters of the Navy Regulations and 
Naval Instructions: 


Regulations: 


Instructions: 

Chapter 

1 . 

Chapter 3. 

Chapter 

3. 

Chapter 4. 

Chapter 

6. 

Chapter 5. 

Chapter 

7. 

Chapter 6. 

Chapter 

10. 

Chapter 12. 

Chapter 

11. 

Chapter 33. 

Chapter 

12. 

Chapter 14. 

Chapter 

14. 

Chapter 35. 

Chapter 

20. 

Chapter 16. 

Chapter 

21. 

Chapter 17. 

Chapter 

22. 

Chapter 18. 

Chapter 

23. 

Chapter 23. 

Chapter 

24. 

Chapter 24. 

Chapter 

25. 

Chapter 25. 

Chapter 

26. 

Chapter 26. 

Chapter 

40. 

Chapter 27. 

Chapter 

41. 

Chapter 35. 
Chapter 44. 


(Art. R 2123 (7) (8) (9).) 


(2) They shall keep a journal and navigation notebook. (Art. 
R 2123 (8).) 


When attached 
to a cruising 
ship. 


Duties. 


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CHAPTER 18 


ENGINEER OFFICERS AFLOAT. 

Section 1.—The Engineer Officer of a Ship. 

(Navy Regulations, Chap. 26.) 

2001. (1) Upon joining a ship fitting out the officer ordered to when fitting 
duty as engineer officer thereof shall make a careful examination out. 

of all parts of the steam machinery used for motive power of the 
ship and her boats; and of the following machinery when op¬ 
erated by steam : Steering, hydraulic, accumulator, and turret-turn¬ 
ing engines; ash, anchor, and other hoisting engines; dynamo en¬ 
gines, pumps, fan blowers, and ventilating engines; steam heaters, 
evaporators, and distilling apparatus; refrigerating machinery 
and all other machinery of whatever description operated by 
steam wherever found in the ship; of all dynamo rooms and the 
electrical appliances contained therein; of all steam connections; 
of the boilers and coal bunkers; of all tanks, cisterns, and store¬ 
rooms for engineer’s supplies, except for those not issued for 
use and under the charge of the general storekeeper of the ship. 

(2) He shall satisfy himself that the spare gear belonging to 
his department is on board, tried in place where necessary, stowed 
in convenient location, and that every precaution is taken to pre¬ 
serve it in good condition. 

(3) Should he discover any defects or deficiencies, he shall im¬ 
mediately make a detailed written report of the facts to the com¬ 
manding officer. 

(4) For the purposes of inspection, and as directed by the com¬ 
manding officer, he shall have access to such engineering equipage, 
equipment, stores, and supplies, and to similar articles pertain¬ 
ing to the electrical outfit within the dynamo rooms as have not 
yet been issued for use by the general storekeeper of the ship. 

2002. The engineer officer of the ship shall perform similar Duty in regard 
duties in connection with the outfit and supplies under his charge to stores. 

as are prescribed for the first lieutenant in I Chapter 13. 

2003. The engineer officer of the ship shall keep an account of CoaI account, 
the expenditures of coal for various purposes and shall record it 

in the steam log. The coal report shall be submitted as a part 
of the steam log quarterly and on going out of commission to the 
Bureau of Steam Engineering, and shall be extracted from the 
log by that bureau and forwarded to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts. He shall also prepare the reports on fuel, oil, and 
water as required by the Rules for Engineering Competitions. 

2004. (1) At quarters the engineer officer of the ship shall com- The engineer 
mand the engineer division. He shall make the usual report in division, 
regard to absentees, and perform such of the duties laid down in 

articles I 1826, R 2632, and I 1841 as may be required. 

(2) The engineer division shall consist of all engineer officers 
of all chief machinists and machinists, and of all enlisted men 
cf the engineer force, including the engineer officer’s yeoman. 

The coal passers may be stationed in the powder division for 
battle. 

(3) If the type of ship and the number of men available permit, 
the engineer division shall be organized in four steaming sections 
or watches. 


(127 i) 





Station bills. 


Evening in¬ 
spection. 


Duties of sub¬ 
ordinates. 


Services of 
electrical gun¬ 
ner. 


Precautions 
against fire. 


Responsible for 
good order. 


Examinations, 
inspections, and 
reports. 


Coal bunkers. 


(4) The engineer division shall be mustered at quarters at 
such place or places as may be designated by the commanding 
officer. 

2005. (1) The engineer officer of the ship shall make out watch, 
quarter, station, fire, and cleaning bills. After approval by the 
executive and commanding officers, these shall be hung in a con¬ 
spicuous place conveniently accessible to all members of the engi¬ 
neer force, 

(2) These bills shall clearly show the duty and station of every 
officer and man of his force under all conditions of service. 

2006. The engineer officer of the ship shall, every evening, care¬ 
fully inspect his department and see that everything is in a satis¬ 
factory condition for the night; that there is no probability of 
accident from fire, from the introduction of sea water, or from 
ether causes; and that all of the rules and routine orders of the 
ship relating to his department are being obeyed. At 8 p. m. he 
shall report the result of this inspection to the executive officer, 
unless called elsewhere by urgent duty, in which case he shall 
cause the report to be made by the senior one of his assistants 
available. 

2007. (1) Subject to the approval of the executive and com¬ 
manding officers, the engineer officer of the ship shall assign to 
the assistant engineer officers, chief machinists, and machinists, 
their routine duties in connection with the care, preservation, and 
repair of machinery, apportioning among them the entire ma¬ 
chinery of the vessel for which he is responsible, so that each 
officer shall have direct charge of some particular part of the 
machinery. Such division of the duties of the assistant engineer 
officers shall not, however, relieve the engineer officer actually on 
duty or watch of his responsibility for the proper performance of 
the detailed work of the day. 

(2) When junior officers are assigned to the engineer force, he 
shall see that they acquire a practical knowledge of engineering 
duty. 

(3) He shall cause the assistant engineer officers, chief ma¬ 
chinists, and machinists to instruct the petty officers and men in 
their duties, and to give particular attention to the training of the 
firemen in the management of fires, both with natural and forced 
draft. 

(4) He shall report to the commanding officer on the engineer¬ 
ing efficiency of officers performing engineering duty as prescribed 
in article I 707. 

2008. Under the direction of the commanding officer the engi¬ 
neer officer shall have the services of the electrical gunner, as 
may be necessary in connection with the operation and main¬ 
tenance of the electrical appliances within the dynamo rooms. 

2000. (1) The engineer officer shall, in the disposition and stow¬ 
age of stores, and in the use of lights, take every possible pre¬ 
caution against fire. 

(2) He shall see that the apparatus in his charge for extin¬ 
guishing fire is always kept ready for use. 

2010. (1) The engineer officer shall be responsible at all times, 
whether under way or at anchor, for the good order and clean¬ 
liness of the engineer department, and shall see that it is at no 
time left without a sufficient watch under the charge of a petty 
officer. 

(2) Each day before 10 a. m. he shall examine the engine and 
fire rooms and other parts of his department and see that they are 
ready for inspection and that the work of the day is progressing 
in a satisfactory manner. 

2011. (1) The engineer officer shall frequently examine the coal 
bunkers in person, with the view of ascertaining the quantity of 
coal actually on hand, as compared with the amount called for by 
the coal account. Should he discover any material excess or de¬ 
ficiency, he shall report it at once to the commanding officer. 

(128 I) 



(2) Before coaling, he shall ascertain the condition of the 
bunkers and of all water-tight openings; and shall satisfy him¬ 
self that no unauthorized materials are stowed in the bunkers. 

(3) After coaling he shall report to the commanding officer 
what bunkers are filled and whether the coaling ports and scuttles 
have been so closed as to be water-tight. 

2012. The engineer officer shall report to the commanding officer 
at noon each day the amount of fuel consumed for the preceding 
24 hours, and the amount remaining on hand, and when under 
way under steam, the average number of revolutions per minute 
of the propellers for the past 24 hours. 

2013. 11) The engineer officer shall report to the commanding 
officer whenever a boiler is injured; also any accident or de¬ 
rangement to the motive engines or their dependencies, or to any 
of the machinery under his charge. 

(2) Whenever he deems it necessary, he shall make written 
suggestions or reports to the commanding officer concerning the 
motive machinery and its dependencies, or other fittings of the 
ship for which he is responsible. 

(3) Should he receive an order the execution of which would, 
in his opinion, injure the machinery or boilers, or tend to extrava¬ 
gance in the consumption of fuel, he shall report his opinion to 
the commanding officer and suggest a remedy. 

2014. The engineer officer of the ship shall keep the command¬ 
ing officer informed at all times as to the condition of the ma¬ 
chinery and of all repairs that may be needed. He shall enter 
in the steam log a copy of every written report that he may make 
to the^commanding officer on this subject. 

2015. (1) The engineer officer of the ship shall have charge of 
the preparation and care of the steam log, which shall be begun 
upon the day the ship is placed in commission. 

(2) He shall keep the steam log in accordance with the instruc¬ 
tions and directions as printed therein. 

(3) He shall cause to be entered in the steam log a record of 
all injuries to any of the engineer force while within the engineer 
department. 

(4) He shall, as soon after noon each day as practicable, pre¬ 
sent the steam log, complete to date, to the commanding officer 
for his inspection. 

(5) He shall furnish to the navigating officer daily the data 
concerning the engineer department required for the ship’s log 
book. 

(6) Entries in the steam log pertaining to matters and events 
outside of the engine and fire rooms, such as wind, weather, speed, 
state of the sea, course steered, draft of water, etc., shall be 
copied from the ship’s log book, when recorded there. 

(7) At the end of each quarter he shall submit the steam log to 
the commanding officer for transmission to the Bureau of Steam 
Engineering. A copy of the steam log, which shall be signed and 
approved in the same manner as the original, shall be retained on 
board. 

2010. The engineer officer shall have recorded in a book kept 
for the purpose, the location of all spare parts of machinery; a 
complete statement of everything that transpires in his depart¬ 
ment which may be of use to his successor in familiarizing him¬ 
self with the machinery of the vessel and its history and, as soon 
as ascertained, the most efficient rates of expansion in the differ¬ 
ent cylinders for various speeds, noting the page or pages of the 
steam log from which the data were obtained. 

2017. The engineer officer shall keep the executive officer in¬ 
formed of the sobriety and obedience of the enlisted men of the 
engineer force and of their proficiency in their respective ratings. 

2018. The engineer officer shall not absent himself from the ship 
except as provided for in article R 3708. 


Noon report. 


Report inju 
rles. 


Suggestions. 


Reports of 
condition of ma¬ 
chinery. 


Steam log. 


Remark hook. 


To inform ex¬ 
ecutive officer 
concerning con¬ 
duct of men. 


IT29 I) 




Engineer offi¬ 
cer of the watch. 


Engineer offi¬ 
cer having the 
day’s duty. 


Orders, how 
passed. 


Permission to 
leave the ship. 


Section 2. —The Engineer Officer of the Watch or Day’s Duty. 

2031. An engineer officer about to take charge of the watch 
shall not relieve his predecessor until he has satisfied himself 
that the condition of the machinery is as turned over to him, and 
he shall require the officers and petty officers on watch to report to 
him the condition of the men and parts of the department under 
their control. 

2032. (1) The engineer officer of the watch shall use every effort 
to maintain the motive machinery and its dependencies in an effi¬ 
cient condition, and to prevent any accident or injury to the same. 

(2) He shall cause to be executed promptly any order received 
from proper authority, whether by signal or otherwise. 

(3) He shall report at once to the officer of the deck any pres¬ 
ent or probable derangement of the machinery which may affect 
the maneuvering powers of the ship. He shall not permit the 
speed of the engines to be altered without orders from the deck, 
except through necessity. 

(4) He shall notify the engineer officer of the ship as soon as he 
discovers anything going wrong with the machinery or boilers. 

(5) He shall cause to be faithfully executed and observed all 
instructions and directions received from the engineer officer con¬ 
cerning the use, care, and preservation of the motive machinery, 
and other professional duties with which the engineer officer is 
charged by the Navy Regulations and Naval Instructions. 

(6) He shall preserve order among his subordinates in the 
engine and fire rooms, and shall place upon the report book the 
name of any man who is guilty of any infraction of discipline. 

(7) He shall keep the steam log and make such entries as are 
required by the instructions contained therein. 

(8) He shall, so far as is in his power, prevent any waste of 
coal, oil, or other stores. 

(9) He shall not absent himself from the place of his duties 
unless regularly relieved. 

(10) Reports to the officer of the deck and to the engineer 
officer shall, when possible, be made through voice tubes or by 
telephone. When this can not be done, the reports shall be 
carried by some intelligent subordinate; in the case of important 
reports, both means shall be employed. 

(11) While the officer of the watch or of the day’s duty is 
given general supervision over all work in the engineer depart¬ 
ment, the general work of maintenance and repair shall be car¬ 
ried on under the direct supervision of the chief machinists and 
machinists who are assigned to special duties in this connection 
for particular parts of the plant. 

2033. (1) The officer having the day’s duty shall be responsible 
for all work being done in the department and all engineering 
work being done by any of his force. He shall see that the morn¬ 
ing orders are properly executed. He shall inspect the depart¬ 
ment between 7 and 8 o’clock p. m., and satisfy himself that all 
cocks and valves are closed or otherwise as ordered; that all un¬ 
necessary lights are out; that all water-tight doors and hatches 
that do not interfere with the work going on are properly closed; 
and that all precautions have been taken to guard against fire, 
leakage, or other accident; and he shall report to the engineer 
officer, before 8 p. m., the condition of the department. 

(2) He shall carry out the provisions of article I 2032. 

2031. All orders regarding the management of the machinery 
or the men belonging to the engineer force shall be given through 
the engineer officer on duty, except in an emergency. 

2035. Assistant engineer officers, junior officers,"chief machin- 
insts, and machinists shall, before applying for leave to be absent 
from the ship, obtain the engineer officer’s permission. Should 
the engineer officer refuse such permission, he shall report his 
reasons to the commanding officer. 


(130 i) 


CHAPTER 19. 


THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF A SHIP. 

(Navy Regulations, Chap. 27.) 

2101. When fitting out, and as soon as possible after reporting 
for duty, the medical officer of the ship shall examine the sick bay, 
dispensary, medical storeroom, and other accommodations for the 
sick and wounded. Should he discover any defects or deficiencies 
therein he shall make a detailed written report of the facts to 
the commanding officer. 

2102. As soon as practicable after going into commission the 
medical officer shall examine the crew in order to verify the 
descriptive lists and health records and to ascertain if all the 
members are physically qualified to perform the duties which will 
probably be required of them. If any are found disqualified, he 
shall, with the approval of the commanding officer request that 
a survey be held upon them. (Art. I 1303.) 

2103. During the examination required in Article I 2102 the 
medical officer shall malse a list of all who seem to require vac¬ 
cination, which shall be performed as soon as the duties of the 
ship permit, and repeated in case of failure until there is a rea¬ 
sonable assurance that the person is protected. The time to 
vaccinate, and the number to be vaccinated at any one time, shall 
be decided by the commanding officer upon recommendation of 
the medical officer. All members of the crew received on board 
from time to time during the cruise who are not known to be 
be protected shall be vaccinated as speedily as possible. 

2101. The medical officer shall take charge of the sick bay, 
bathroom, water-closets for the sick, dispensary, medical store¬ 
room, and other compartments under his charge and see that they 
are kept dry, clean, sufficiently warm, and in good order; and 
that they are prepared for inspection at the same time as the 
other parts of the ship. 

2105. (1) The medical officer shall in addition to bestowing the 
most careful professional treatment possible upon the patients 
under his care, be attentive to their comfort and the cleanliness 
of their clothing, bedding, and persons. (Art. R 2902.) 

(2) He shall take care that the attendants of the sick under¬ 
stand when it is necessary to summon the aid of the medical 
officer. 

2100. In difficult cases the medical officer shall consult with the 
junior medical officers of the ship, or other medical officers of the 
Navy present, and with the fleet surgeon, concerning the profes¬ 
sional treatment of the patients. 

2107. The medical officer shall report to the commanding officer 
daily by 10 a. m., in writing, the names and condition of the sick. 

2108. The medical officer shall prepare a binnacle list contain¬ 
ing the names of those he recommends to be excused from duty, 
either wholly or in part, and submit it to the commanding officer 
daily before 9.30 a. m. Necessary additions and changes during 
the day shall be made in the manner provided in article I 
2619 (1). 


When fitting 
out. 


To examine 
the crew. 


Vaccination. 


To take charge 
of sick bay. 


Attention paid 
to sick. 


Professional 
treatment of the 
sick. 


Daily report of 
the sick. 

Binnacle list. 


(131 i) 








Instruction in 
use of tourni¬ 
quets and first- 
aid dressings. 


To inspect the 
provisions for 
the crew. 

Preparation of 
food. 


Testing water. 


Fresh provi¬ 
sions. 


Examine con¬ 
tents of bum 
boats. 


To inspect cells 
and prisoners. 


Inspection of 
holds, etc. 


Patients re¬ 
ceived for pas¬ 
sage to United 
States. 

Health 

record. 


Invoices and 
receipts of med¬ 
ical stores and 
supplies. 


2100. At general quarters and at special exercises with tlie 
approval of the commanding officer, the medical officer shall dis¬ 
tribute a sufficient number of first-aid appliances for all require¬ 
ments and frequently advise divisional officers as to the use of 
these appliances, as provided for in article I 2641. 

2110. The medical officer shall when required, inspect the pro¬ 
visions of the crew, and report any that are unsound or likely to 
cause illness. (Art. I 2618 (5).) 

2111. The medical officer shall report to the commanding officer 
any want of care or cleanliness or any neglect in the preparation 
of food for the crew, which may be injurious to health. 

2112. Before cooking or drinking water from shore is taken on 
board, the medical officer shall investigate its source and make as 
complete an examination of it as possible with the means at hand, 
and report at once if any doubt exists as to its purity. All such 
examinations shall be recorded in the journal. (Art. I 2618 (5).) 

2113. (1) The medical officer shall inspect as to their quality 
all fresh provisions delivered to the ship; this duty may be dele¬ 
gated to a junior medical officer. 

(2) He shall examine the contents of boats attending the ship 
with articles of food or drink for sale, and report if the articles 
are, in his opinion, suitable to be consumed as food or drink. A 
junior medical officer may perform this duty. (Art. I 2618 (2).) 

2114. The medical officer shall make inspections of the cells 
and other places of confinement, as well as of the prisoners, and 
report the result to the commanding officer. (Art. R 1431.) 

2115. The medical officer shall accompany the first lieutenant 
on his weekly inspection of living spaces, holds, and storerooms. 
(Art. I 2702 (3).) 

2110. The medical officer of a ship returning to the United 
States shall, when patients are received,, for transportation, con¬ 
tinue their health records as readmissions, and account for them 
as the sick of the ship. 

2117. (1) The medical officer shall keep a health record of all 
officers and enlisted men, which shall be subject at any time to the 
inspection of the commanding officer and of the fleet surgeon. 
(Arts. I 707 (6) and R 2992.) 

(2) Upon the completion of a health record, he shall forward 
it to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, through the command¬ 
ing officer. 

2118. (1) When a ship is commissioned the medical officer 
thereof shall be furnished with triplicate invoices of all articles 
in her medical outfit duly signed by the medical officer in com¬ 
mand of the naval medical supply depot. 

(2) He shall take charge of all such articles when delivered 
and invoiced to him, and shall receipt for them if they correspond 
in character and amount with the invoices. These invoices and 
receipts must be approved by the commanding officer, after which 
the medical officer of the ship shall retain the third, forwarding 
the first to the medical officer in command of the naval medical 
supply depot, and the second to the Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery. 

(3) Medical stores transferred from the naval medical supply 
depot to a ship, after the invoices of her regular outfit have been 
signed and disposed of, shall be invoiced and receipted for in like 
manner. 

(4) When medical stores are transferred from a storeship, 
storehouse, or depot to a ship, the invoices and receipts must be 
made in triplicate, approved by the senior officer present, and dis¬ 
posed of in the same manner as though at a navy yard. 

(5) When medical stores are transferred from one ship in com¬ 
mission to another, the invoices and receipts shall be made in 
duplicate and approved by the senior officer present. The officer 
transferring and the officer receiving the stores shall each sign 


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both copies, the latter retaining the original and the former the 
duplicate. 

(6) If the medical officer finds any discrepancy, error, or omis¬ 
sion in the invoices of stores he shall report it to the command¬ 
ing officer, who shall have the invoices corrected before they are 
receipted. 

(7) All invoices of medical stores shall be kept on file for future 
reference, and when the ship goes out of commission shall be 
transferred to the medical officer of the navy yard with the medi¬ 
cal outfit and its inventory. (Arts. I 2126 and It 4623.) 

(1) Requisitions for medical stores and supplies that may 
be needed shall be made by the medical officer on the prescribed 
forms for the ensuing six months, as follows: 

(a) For hospitals—on the first of March and September; 

(&) For yards and stations—on the first of April and October; 

(c) For receiving ships and ships in reserve—on the first of 
May and November. 

(2) Cruising ships shall submit requisitions and regulate the 
replenishment of supplies with due regard to convenience in ther 
shipment and receipt, advantage being taken of repair and over¬ 
haul periods at navy yards, and by anticipating the ship’s proxim¬ 
ity to favorable shipping points. 

(3) The quantities of medicine required shall correspond in 
amount to the packages mentioned in the supply table, and the 
column “ On hand ” shall always be filled out opposite the articles 
required. 

(4) When serving in a ship not attached to a fleet, and without 
the United States, the medical officer shall make requisition foi 
necessary medical supplies, from time to time, on the pay officer 
of the ship, as favorable opportunity for their purchase offers. 

(5) Special requisitions for indispensable articles not in the 
supply table, or for articles that are in the supply table that will 
be needed before the time for the semiannual requisition, may be 
made at any time. An explanatory letter must accompany a 
re quisition for articles not listed in the supply table. 

2120. (1) The allowances in the supply table are intended as 
the basis of supplies for a ship when fitting out for a cruise. 
Needful additions may subsequently be made from time to time 
by requisitions, but it is not necessary or expected that these 
additions shall bring the amount of supplies on hand fully up to 
that given in the supply table. (Art. I 4470.) 

(2) Timely requisitions for stores and supplies must be made 
to cover ordinary expenditures, but they shall not be filled by 
purchase if it can be avoided. (Arts. I 4564 (6), I 4567, I 4472 
(6), and I 4480.) 

(3) When any of the stores and supplies on board, in charge of 
other officers, are necessary for the sick, they may be obtained 
upon requisition duly approved by the commanding officer. A 
receipt for them shall be given. (Arts. I 4422 and I 4471.) 

2121. Laundry work, extra provisions, and groceries for the sick 
shall be obtained by open purchase on duly approved requisitions. 

2122. Surgical instruments and appliances shall not be replaced 
unless condemned by a board of survey; and all that are con¬ 
demned shall be turned in at a navy yard or to a supply depot. 

2123. In the event of discovering any loss or destruction of 
medical stores, surgical instruments, or furniture, the medical 
officer shall report the fact immediately to the commanding offi¬ 
cer, and request a survey thereon. 

2124. (1) When the ship goes out of commission the medical 
officer shall: 

(a) Carefully pack all medical supplies, including books and 
blank forms, and. unless otherwise directed, deliver same properly 
marked to the general storekeeper of the navy yard for shipment 
to the nearest medical supply depot. They shall be accompanied 


Requisitions. 


Ships on de¬ 
tached service. 


Special requi¬ 
sitions. 


Medical stores 
and supplies. 


Not to be pur¬ 
chased. 


Stores from 
other depart¬ 
ments. 


Laundry, and 
extra provisions. 

Surgical in¬ 
struments. 


Loss of med¬ 
ical stores. 


Medical outfit 
when going out 
of commission. 


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Transfer of 
stores. 


Bill of health. 


Sanitary re¬ 
port. 


But.y in battle. 


Station and 
duty at quarters. 

Surgeon’s di¬ 
vision. 


A report of 
breaches of dis¬ 
cipline to be 
made. 


by an accurate inventory in triplicate, made out in order of the 
supply table. The inventory shall be signed by the senior medical 
officer and the captain. 

(&) Securely pack the microscopical outfit and accessories and 
deliver same properly marked to the general storekeeper of the 
navy yard for shipment by prepaid express to the medical officer 
in command, United States Medical School, foot of Twenty-fourth 
Street NW., Washington, D. C., and notify the latter officer by 
letter of the shipment. 

(c) Forward the Journal of the Medical Department to the 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 

(2) Ships going in reserve will retain medical outfits. 

2125. (1) When stores and supplies are transferred from the 
charge of one medical officer to another, triplicate receipts must 
be passed. 

(2) Whenever a medical officer is relieved from duty, he shall 
transfer to his successor all public property in his charge. 

(3) When a hospital corpsman has been placed in charge of 
property of the Medical Department, on his relief from duty he 
shall transfer to his successor all public property in his charge. 

2126. (1) In all cases, unless otherwise directed, the medical 
officer shall procure a bill of health before leaving port. 

(2) Upon arrival of the ship in port he shall be prepared to 
receive the health officer and exhibit to him the bill of health; 
also to answer any questions that may be asked concerning the 
sanitary condition of the ship. 

2127. On the first of January of each year the medical officer 
shall submit to the department (Division of Personnel), through 
official channels, a sanitary report, as prescribed in the Manual 
for the Medical Department. While embracing matters of general 
sanitary and professional interest, this report shall give special at¬ 
tention to information and recommendations tending to promote 
military efficiency through the maintenance of physical fitness in 
the personnel. 

2128. In battle, it shall be the first duty of the medical officer to 
give such attention to the wounded as will permit those who are 
able to return promptly to their stations at the guns or elsewhere, 
and to render such aid along humanitarian lines as conditions 
will permit. 

2129. (1) The medical officer shall be stationed in the sick bay 
at quarters. 

(2) He shall take charge of the surgeon's division and of the 
men on the sick list, require their presence at the sick bay if able 
to come, and report absentees. 

2130. (1) The surgeon’s division shall consist of all medical 
and dental officers of the ship, the pharmacist, all enlisted men of 
the Hospital Corps, and such attendants as may be detailed by the 
commanding officer for exclusive duty with the medical depart¬ 
ment. 

(2) For the issue of money, small stores, and clothing, the en¬ 
listed men of this division shall form part of the. powder division. 

2131. The medical officer shall cause to be entered upon the 
report book the names of any subordinates of the surgeon’s di¬ 
vision. or of the sick or their attendants, who may be guilty of 
any breaches of discipline. 


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CHAPTER 20 


THE OFFICERS OF THE PAY CORPS OF A SHIP 
(Navy Regulations, chap. 28.) 

Section 1.—General Instructions. 

% 

2201. Any officer of tlie Pay Corps who at any time discovers Exeess or defl¬ 
an excess or deficiency of the public money in his custody shall money. publie 
immediately report the fact to his commanding officer. 

2202. Upon joining a ship fitting out the officer of the Pay . Dut y on board 
Corps shall carefully examine the pay office, storerooms, and other s“jP" heilfitti ng 
spaces allotted for the stowage of provisions and supplies in his 

charge; and shall report in writing to the commanding officer 
their capacity and any defects or deficiencies in their arrange¬ 
ment. 

2203. (1) The paymaster’s division shall consist of all officers The P a > 
of the Pay Corps attached to the ship, the paymaster’s clerks, slon ’ 
yeomen and jacks-of-the-dust, the commissary steward, cooks, 
bakers, storemen, and such other persons as may be assigned to 

it by the commanding officer. 

(2) It shall muster at quarters at a place designated by the 
commanding officer. 

(3) The senior officer of the Pay Corps shall take charge of 
the division and make the usual report in regard to absentees. 

(4) In battle, the members of the division shall be stationed by 
the commanding officer where they will be of the greatest service. 

(5) For the issue of money, small stores, and clothing, the en¬ 
listed men of this division shall form part of the powder division. 

2204. (1) The officers of the Pay Corps shall take charge of the Car ® °* store- 
office, store, and other rooms under their charge, which are kept roomsand stores, 
locked, keeping the keys in their custody. They shall see that 

store and other rooms under their charge are clean, dry, well 
ventilated, and in good order, and that they are prepared for in¬ 
spection at the same time as the other parts of the ship. 

(2) They shall see that no private articles are stowed in these 
rooms; and that they are not used as sleeping apartments without 
the knowledge and authority of the commanding officer. 

(3) They shall see that stores in their charge are properly 
cared for, as provided by the Navy Regulations, and Naval In¬ 
structions. 

(4) In the event of discovering deterioration, loss, or destruc- i^oss of or 
tion of any of the public property in their charge, they shall im- ^property. 
mediately report the fact to their commanding officer. 

2205. (1) Officers of the Pay Corps shall forward through the Transmitting 
commanding officer all reports and communications, except cor- official papers, 
respondence with the Treasury Department and accounts and re¬ 
turns. (Art. I, 4923, par. 1.) 

(2) Applications to the Comptroller of the Treasury, under the 
act approved July 31, 1894, for his decision upon any question in¬ 
volving a prospective payment, shall be forwarded through the 
usual official channels to the Navy Department for transmission 
to that officer. 


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Suggestions. 


Duties in for¬ 
eign ports. 


Annual inven¬ 
tory. 


Supplies for 
ship depart¬ 
ments. 


Inventory of 
mess outfits. 


2206. Tlie officers of the Pay Corps shall, when necessary, make 
written suggestions or reports to the commanding officer concern¬ 
ing supplies and stores for the ship. 

Section 2.—The Pay Officer of a Ship. 

2221. Under the direction of the commanding officer the pay 
officer shall, on arrival in a port where supplies are to be pur¬ 
chased or bills of exchange negotiated, obtain by personal in¬ 
quiry on shore, full and complete information as to the current 
rate of exchange, the quality and price of naval supplies, the 
names of persons and firms regularly dealing therein, and the 
commercial standing of such dealers. He shall also visit and 
obtain from the resident consul or commercial or consular agent 
of the United States if there be one, the above-required informa¬ 
tion. These requirements will be modified accordingly when the 
above-mentioned duties are performed by the fleet or division 
paymaster. 

Section 3.—The General Storekeeper of a Ship. 

2231. (1) The general storekeeper of the ship shall take a 
yearly inventory of equipage and supplies in his custody, report¬ 
ing their condition to the commanding officer, and correcting the 
accounts in accordance with the quantities found to be on hand. 
He shall notify heads of departments well in advance to have all 
articles for which they have signed custody receipts ready for 
survey on the date set. 

(2) When not impracticable, the first inventory shall be com- 
jfieted within one month from its commencement, and succeeding 
ones yearly thereafter within twelve months from the date of 
completion of the one next preceding. A report shall be made to 
the commanding officer in writing in each instance, stating that 
the inventory has been completed, and that the necessary requests 
for surveys have been submitted to enable the books to be cor¬ 
rected, with the statement that the surveys submitted cover all 
deficiencies and excesses. 

(8) The dates of commencement and of completion of each in¬ 
ventory shall be entered in the ship’s log. 

(4) Any failure to comply with the provisions of this article 
shall be immediately reported to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts. 

2232. The general storekeeper of the ship shall be informed by 
the head of each of the ship’s departments, in writing, whenever 
it is anticipated by such head of department that the requirements 
for any item of stores or supplies will exceed the quantity indi¬ 
cated by the allowance list for the period concerned. Should 
differences of opinion arise between any head of department and 
the general storekeeper of the ship as to the quantities to be car¬ 
ried, the commanding officer shall decide the question. 

2233. (1) The general storekeeper of the ship shall make a 
careful inspection and inventory of officers’ and crew’s mess-out¬ 
fits at the end of each quarter and when the ship is put out of 
commission; he shall furnish the different messes with itemized 
statements of the losses in their outfits and of the amounts due 
the Government from the officers’ messes, and shall receive and 
deposit such amounts with the pay officer of the ship. 

(2) The general storekeeper of the ship shall be held respon¬ 
sible for the keeping of all mess outfits up to their full allow¬ 
ance. He shall submit at the end of each quarter a statement, 
which shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts, showing the number and value of the articles surveyed 
and condemned under the separate headings of table linen, glass, 
china or crockery, and plated ware for each officers’ mess chief 


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petty officers’ mess, and general mess; also, the average number 
of officers or enlisted men in each of these messes for the quar¬ 
ter, the total cost per officer or man for the quarter, and a 
statement that the amount due from excessive loss or breakage 
has been collected from the several officers’ messes. 

Section 4.—The Commissary Officer of a Ship. 

2241. (1) The commissary officer of the ship shall have charge 
of the general mess and of the commissary steward, cooks, bakers, 
and men detailed for duty in the ship’s galley and commissary 
department. He shall be responsible for all mess gear issued to 
the crew, and for the cleanliness and good condition of the mess 
and galley equipage. 

(2) He shall pay particular attention to the judicious admin¬ 
istration of the mess. Under his direction the commissary stew¬ 
ard shall attend to the daily marketing, exercise supervision and 
control over the galley and provision storerooms, and perform 
such other duties as he may direct. He shall be responsible for 
the care and cleanliness of the galley, bakery issuing room, etc., 
where the men of his division work. 

(3) No article of provisions ordinarily obtained from general 
storekeepers, or under bureau contract, shall be purchased from 
outside dealers, unless by authority of the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts, or, in emergency, by special direction of the com¬ 
manding officer. 

(4) No person employed in the service of the general mess shall 
be paid ration money or any extra compensation by the commis¬ 
sary officer or bis assistants, or by subscription from the crew. 
Individual contributions to the mess are prohibited. 

2242. The commissary officer of the ship shall have charge of 
the ship’s store, when one has been established, and of the yeo¬ 
men and jacks-of-the-dust assigned to duty in connection there¬ 
with. 


Duties. 


Purchases 
from dealers. 


Ship’s store. 







CHAPTER 21. 


COMMISSIONED WARRANT OFFICERS AND WARRANT 

OFFICERS. 

(Navy Regulations, Chap. 30.) 

Section 1.—Chief Boatswains and Boatswains. 

2301. (1) Tlie chief boatswain or boatswain of the ship shall 
critically examine all boatswain’s stores and spare articles re¬ 
ceived, and shall report any defect or deficiency of which he may 
become cognizant at any time. 

Spare articles shall be tried in place to ascertain if they fit and 
are in all respects suitable for the purpose for which intended. 

(2) He shall be accountable for the condition of all the equip¬ 
ment and stores of his department in use; and, for purposes of 
inspection, as directed by the commanding officer, he shall have 
access to such equipment and stores as are not yet issued for use 
by the general storekeeper of the ship. 

(3) He shall exercise a careful supervision over the expendi¬ 
ture of his stores, exert himself to the utmost to prevent any 
waste or loss, and see that all issues are applied to the purpose 
intended. He shall be responsible for articles issued from store¬ 
rooms for use with the intention of being returned. 

(4) He shall upon the discovery of any loss or deterioration of 
his stores, or damage to or defects in the ship, at once report the 
same to the first lieutenant. 

(5) When the ship goes out of commission he shall exercise 
great care that all his stores and articles of outfit are carefully 
tallied and properly stored without loss or injury. (Art. R 
2304.) 

(6) He shall be on deck generally during the day; also during 
the night when his services are needed. 

(7) He shall report to the first lieutenant any repairs to rig¬ 
ging or other work in his department that he deems necessary. 

2302. The station of the chief boatswain or boatswain at quar¬ 
ters and at all hands shall be as the commanding officer may 
direct. 

Section 2.— Chief Gunners and Gunners, Ordnance. 

2311. (1) The chief gunner or gunner assigned to ordnance 
duty shall perform the same duties in relation to ordnance stores 
and spare articles as are in article I 2301, assigned to the boat¬ 
swain in relation to the boatswain’s stores; also, such other duties 
as may be assigned him. 

(2) He shall comply with the ordnance instructions as to the 
care, preservation, and use of ordnance material; he shall report 
to the gunnery officer any repairs to the armament or other work 
in his department that he deems necessary; he shall supervise 
such ordnance work as is directed by the gunnery officer. 


Stores. 


When to be on 
deck. 

Repairs neces¬ 
sary. 

Station. 


Stores. 


Special duties. 


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Armament. 


(3) When at sea he shall attend to the security of the battery, 
and shall endeavor at all times to prevent injury to any part of 
the armament. 

(4) He shall be accountable to the gunnery officer for the 
condition of the armament and for the ordnance equipment and 
stores in use. For purposes of inspection and as directed by the 
commanding officer he shall have access to such ordnance equip¬ 
ment and stores as are not yet issued for use by the general store¬ 
keeper of the ship. 

(5) He shall not draw ordnance stores from the general store¬ 
keeper of the ship nor issue them for use without authority from 
the gunnery officer. 

(6) He shall collect data for ordnance returns, and shall per¬ 
form such clerical work as the gunnery officer may require in 
connection with his department. 

Life buoys. ( 7 ) He shall be responsible for the efficient condition of the 
life buoys, frequently testing them to insure their good condition, 
and shall keep them ready for use at all times. 

2312. At quarters and when all hands are called the stations 
of the chief gunners or gunners shall be as the commanding of¬ 
ficer may direct. 

Section 3. —Chief Gunners and Gunners, Electrical. 

2316. (1) The gunner assigned to electrical duty shall per¬ 
form the same duties in relation to electrical stores and spare 
articles as are assigned in article I 2301, to the boatswain in 
relation to the boatswain’s stores, and such other duties as may 
be assigned him. 

(2) He shall comply with instructions for the care, preserva¬ 
tion, use, and record of electrical material, plants, and appliances; 
he shall report to the gunnery officer any repairs to the electrical 
plant or other work in his department that he deems necessary; 
and shall supervise such electrical work as directed by the gun¬ 
nery officer. 

(3) He shall be accountable to the gunnery officer for the 
condition of the electrical plant and for the electric equipment 
and stores in use. For inspection and other purposes, as directed 
by the commanding officer, he shall have access to such electrical 
equipment and stores as are not yet issued for use by the general 
storekeeper of the ship. 

(4) He shall not draw electrical stores from the general store¬ 
keeper of the ship nor issue them for use without authority from 
the gunnery officer. 

(5) He shall collect data for electrical returns, and perform 
such clerical work as the gunnery officer may require in connec¬ 
tion with his department. 

(6) He shall maintain all electric circuits in good condition free 
from grounds, and conduct daily ground tests on them. 

2317. (1) At quarters and when all hands are called, the sta¬ 
tions of the chief gunners or gunners assigned to electrical duty 
shall be as the commanding officer may direct. 

Section 4.— Chief Machinists and Machinists. 

Duties. 2321. (1) Chief machinists and machinists shall be assigned 

duties in connection with the maintenance and repair of the ma¬ 
chinery. In addition to these duties, they may be detailed for 
duty as engineer officers under the provisions of articles R-2821 
(3) and I 2509 (4). They shall perform the same duties in rela¬ 
tion to steam engineering stores and spare articles as are in 1-2301 
assigned to the boatswain in relation to equipment stores. 

Supervision of (2) They shall at all times exercise supervision over the work 

ork * going on in that part of the engineer department to which they 


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are especially assigned, and shall be responsible for the cleanli¬ 
ness and efficient condition of the same. 

(3) They shall be responsible for the efficient performance of 
the work of the petty officers and enlisted men detailed under 
their control. 

(4) The engineer officer of the ship, subject to the approval of Assignment to 
the commanding officer, shall assign each of them to a section® sectlon - 

of the engineer division, and, in the absence of a senior, the senior 
chief machinist or machinist in such section shall be responsible 
under the engineer officer for the general duties of a divisional 
officer so far as they apply to the section under his charge. 

2322. The stations of the chief machinists and machinists at station at 
quarters and when all hands are called shall be as the command- Quarters, 
ing officer may direct. 

Section 5.—Chief Carpenters and Carpenters. 


2331. (1) The chief carpenter or carpenter shall perform the 
same duties in relation to construction stores and spare articles 
as are, in article I 2301, assigned to the boatswain in relation to 
equipment stores. 

(2) He shall strictly comply with the regulations and other in¬ 
structions concerning the care, preservation, and repair of ships. 

(3) He shall see that all fire-extinguishing apparatus, except 
the steam fire pumps and their appurtenances (which are under 
the charge of the engineer officer of the ship), is kept in order and 
always ready for immediate use. He shall be held accountable 
for the good condition of all hand pumps, with their attachments, 
pipes, drains, valves, and other appurtenances, except such as are 
within the engineer compartments. 

(4) So far as possible, he shall keep at hand and ready for use 
apparatus for repairing damages received in action. 

(5) He shall be held responsible for the cleanliness and good 
condition of all capstans and windlasses (except the engines), 
steering apparatus (except the steam steering engine), winches, 
pumps, valves, air ducts, and pipes, coming under the cognizance 
of the Bureau of Construction and Repair. So far as possible, 
the mechanics under him shall be utilized in the care and opera¬ 
tion of the machinery under his charge, but additional men may 
be detailed, if necessary to assist in these duties. 

(6) He shall report to the first lieutenant any repairs that he 
may deem necessary. 

(7) He shall take the draft of the ship when entering and just 
before leaving port and report it to the navigating officer and offi¬ 
cer of the deck. 

(8) He shall see that the air and all other ports are kept in 
good order and watertight. 

2332. The duty of the chief carpenter or carpenter in action 
shall be to repair damages. His station at quarters and at all 
hands shall be as the commanding officer may direct. 


Duties. 


Fire apparatus 
and pumps. 


Repairing dam¬ 
ages in action. 

Responsibility. 


To report nec¬ 
essary repairs. 

Draft of the 
ship. 


Section 6.—Chief Sailmakers and Sailmakers. 


2341. (1) The chief sailmaker or sailmaker shall perform simi¬ 
lar duties in relation to sailmaker’s stores and spare articles as 
are, in article I 2301, required of the boatswain, for boatswain’s 
stores. 

(2) He shall report to the first lieutenant any repairs of sails To report nec- 
or awnings, or other work in his department, that he deems essar >' repairs, 
necessary. 

2342. The station of the chief sailmaker or sailmaker at quar- Station, 
ters and at all hands shall be as the commanding officer may 
direct. 


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Stores. 


Lights. 

Comfort 

sick. 

Station. 


Section 7.—Chief Pharmacists and Pharmacists. 

2351. (1) The chief pharmacist or pharmacist shall critically 
examine all medical stores and supplies received, and report any 
defect or deficiency. 

(2) He shall be accountable for the condition of all his stores, 
whether in use or not. 

(3) He shall exercise a careful supervision over the expenditure 
of his stores, exert himself to prevent any waste or loss, and see 
that all issues are applied to the purpose intended. He shall be 
responsible for articles issued for use with the intention of being 
returned. 

(4) Upon the discovery of any loss or deterioration of his 
stores, he shall at once report the same to the medical officer of 
the ship. 

(5) He shall perform such clerical work and keep such accounts 
of medical stores as may be prescribed. 

(6) When the ship goes out of commission, he shall see that all 
his stores are properly labeled and carefully packed. 

(7) He shall see that the regulations concerning lights in the 
storerooms to which he has access are strictly observed, and that 
every precaution is taken to prevent fire or other accident. 

(8) He shall be diligent in attendance in the quarters pro¬ 
vided for the sick, and shall see that the directions given by the 
medical officers for the comfort and care of the patients therein 
are duly complied with, arid that good order is maintained. 

2352. His station at quarters shall be in the surgeon’s division, 
and at all hands shall be in the dispensary, unless otherwise 
ordered. 


(142 i) 


CHAPTER 22. 


MASTERS-AT-ARMS. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 32.) 

2401. The senior master-at-arms shall keep a record of punish¬ 
ments involving confinement, and shall report to the officer of the 
deck, for entry in the log book, all cases of confinement and release 
of prisoners. 

(2) He shall be vigilant in his efforts to prevent liquor and 
other prohibited articles from being smuggled on board, and to 
prevent any of the crew from leaving the ship without authority. 
In cases where his suspicious have been aroused, he shall make 
report accordingly. 

(3) He shall take great care that no Government property is 
injured or taken out of the ship without authority. 

(4) He shall use every possible effort to prevent thieving and 
to detect any person who may be guilty thereof. 

(5) He shall take charge of all unclaimed private property 
found on board until instructions are given him as to its final 
disposition. 

(6) He shall check all profane and bad language, quarreling, 
gambling, and unseemly noises, and use every effort to prevent 
improper conduct in any form. 

(7) He shall examine the bumboats and report the presence of 
any unwholesome or objectionable articles therein. He shall 
note the prices charged and report to the executive officer any ex¬ 
orbitant demands or cases of unfair dealing. 

(8) At general muster he shall answer for the members of the 
crew who are in confinement. 

(9) When an order is given to clear the lower decks, he shall 
see that it is obeyed at once, and that no unauthorized persons 
remain below. 


Record of pun¬ 
ishments. 


Police duties. 


Injury to prop¬ 
erty. 

Prevention of 
thieving. 

To care for 
private property 
found. 

Prevention of 
improper con¬ 
duct. 

Bumboats. 


General mus¬ 
ter. 

Clearing 

decks. 


(143 l) 








CHAPTER 23. 


SHIP ORGANIZATION. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 40.) 

2501. (1) The complement of the ship shall be organized into 
divisions according to the plan deemed most advisable. The watch 
and division officers shall be assigned to the command of gun, 
powder, and torpedo divisions in a manner that will, in the judg¬ 
ment of the commanding officer, most conduce to the efficiency of 
the ship as a whole, and no changes in such assignment shall be 
made except to the same end. The personal command of anv 
officer at the battery, in battle or for drill, shall include, as far 
as practicable, only one class of guns—heavy, intermediate, or 
secondary—from which command he shall not be displaced simply 
because of difference in rank. 

(2) No turret captain, gun pointer, or gun captain shall be as¬ 
signed to any duty that may interfere with the drill, exercise, and 
other duties of his station at the battery; nor shall any change in 
the composition of any gun or torpedo crew be made without the 
special approval of the commanding officer in each individual case. 

(3) All candidates for the position of gun pointer shall, before 
being placed in training, be referred by the commanding officer 
to the medical officer for examination, and no men shall be trained 
as gun pointers who can not read with the right eye (or the left 
eye, if used in aiming) at twenty feet the line on Snellen’s test 
card, which is normally seen at fifteen feet—that is, 20/15 vision— 
and a minimum of 20/20 shall be required with the eye not used 
in aiming. Before each record target practice all qualified and 
acting gun pointers shall be examined for acuity of vision and 
the result entered on the gunnery record. A report shall also be 
submitted to the department. All examinations conducted in 
accordance with the provisions of this paragraph shall be carried 
out with the test card well illuminated. 

(4) A station billet shall be prepared for each member of 
the crew, which shall assign to him his rating, watch number, 
part of the ship, mess, boat, and station at quarters and fire 
quarters. These billets shall be given out when the crew goes on 
board. 

(5) The executive officer shall prepare complete watch, quar¬ 
ter, station, fire, coaling, collision, berthing, and boat bills, and 
have them framed and hung up in some conspicuous position, 
after approval by the commanding officer. These must be kept 
complete, correct, and accessible at all times during the cruise. 
The boat bill must contain full directions for abandoning ship, 
including arrangements for providing the necessary supplies of 
food and water. The fire bill must contain full directions for 
extinguishing a fire during quarters, when the regular alarm is 
not given. 

(6) The Articles for the Government of the Navy, the daily 
routine, daily conduct reports, all police regulations, and routine 
orders concerning the ship’s company shall also be kept hung up 
in a conspicuous position. Information concerning the movements 
of the ship, the mails, the address for letters, conduct classes and 

(145 i) 


Organization. 


Billets for the 
crew. 


Watch, quar¬ 
ter, station, fire, 
coaling, and boat 
bills. 


Useful infor¬ 
mation to be 
made known to 
the crew. 





records, quarterly recommendations and standing restriction lists, 
results of competitive drills, and other information of like nature 
interesting to the crew, and proper for them to know, should be 
published from time to time. 

(7) The executive officer shall see that officers and men of gun, 
turret, ammunition, torpedo, and range finder crews are present 
at their stations at exercise, unless unavoidably absent, so that 
the efficiency of the crews may not be impaired by exercising 
shorthanded or with inexpert substitutes. 

(8) Junior line officers shall be required to keep correct watch, 
quarter, station, fire, collision, and boat bills. 

(9) There shall be available, for the guidance of the officer of 
the deck, a routine book, which shall contain the daily routine at 
sea and in port and such orders and instructions as may be neces¬ 
sary concerning the manner of performing the duties of the ship 
over which he has supervision. This book shall be kept in a place 
where it is accessible to all. 

(10) The executive officer shall keep a morning order book, in 
which he shall enter the instructions for the officer of the deck 
during the morning watch. 

Boats. 2502. (1) Each boat shall be assigned to a line officer, who shall 

be responsible for her general condition, armament, equipment, 
and outfit, and for the proper instruction of her crew in their 
duties, and who shall, as a rule, command her when on special 
duty. 

(2) Provisions and other necessary articles shall be provided 
for boats when they are sent on expeditions. 

(3) If a boat is sent away from the ship at sea, she shall be 
provided with sails, spars, oars, bucket, water, provisions, com¬ 
pass, lantern, candles, matches, rifles and cartridges, and such 
other articles as the special occasion or duty demands. A mod¬ 
erate supply of provisions and water shall be kept in all boats 
at sea. 

(4) When at sea, the boats best adapted as lifeboats, one on 
each side, shall be always ready for lowering. In these boats 
there shall always be life preservers, water, bread, a compass, 
and a lantern with a reserve supply of oil and means of ignition; 
the detaching apparatus shall be kept in order and ready for use, 
the steering oar shipped, and such other dispositions made as will 
render these boats most effective and safe in a sea way and as life¬ 
boats. In port, one or both lifeboats shall be kept ready for im¬ 
mediate use, from sunset until colors next morning. 

(5) The boat sails shall always be kept in readiness for use. 
If it is at any time necessary to unbend and stow them below for 
preservation, they shall be kept in bags, properly marked, with all 
their gear complete, so that they may be obtained without delay. 

2503. All hawsers and towlines shall be pointed, and all other 
pieces of gear, including awning stops, shall be hitched. 

Hawsers and 2504. The life buoys shall be in order and constantly in readi- 
towiines. ness; they shall be frequently tested by dropping, with a line at- 

Life inioys. tached for recovery; and when at sea or in a strong tideway an 

efficient person shall be stationed by them, 
instruction of 2505. (1) Special instruction and exercise shall be given,to all 
crew> men who evince marked inclination or aptitude for any particu¬ 

lar branch of their profession. Every incentive shall be given 
to develop and maintain the professional qualifications of such 
men, and opportunities shall be afforded them for improvement 
in that branch for which they are best fitted. All men of the 
seamen branch, and particularly the ordinary seamen, shall be 
instructed in steering, boxing the compass, heaving the lead, knot¬ 
ting and splicing, the use of the palm and needle, sailing and pull¬ 
ing in boats, exercise aloft, nomenclature of parts of the ship, 
common navigation and weather instruments, and generally in 
all the duties of seamen. If there be any who can not read and 


(146 i) 


write, facilities for learning shall be given them, and they shall 
be encouraged in so doing. (For rules relating to apprentice sea¬ 
men, see R Chap. 33, sec. 10.) He shall give to petty officers 
and warrant officers who seek to qualify themselves for warrant 
and commissioned rank such opportunities and facilities for study 
as may be practicable, provided their records warrant it; and 
when practicable he shall designate officers to assist them in their 
preparation. 

(2) Petty officers shall be encouraged to become expert in¬ 
structors of enlisted men and to acquire the requisite confidence 
and ability to assume responsibility and exercise authority in the 
instruction, drilling, and control of enlisted men under their 
charge afloat and ashore. Systematic instruction shall be given 
them by officers in each branch of their duties to qualify them as 
instructors and drill masters. When they attain proficiency they 
shall be utilized, under the supervision of their divisional officers 
to drill and instruct squads of men placed under them. 

(3) All seamen and men holding higher ratings in the seaman 
branch shall be required to become expert helmsmen; ordinary 
seamen also should be able to steer before being advanced in 
rating. Every opportunity shall be taken to accomplish these 
ends. 

(4) The instructions concerning drills and exercises contained 
in article I 909 shall be complied with as far as practicable. 

(5) After men have become thoroughly proficient in the duties 
of their regular stations for action they shall be instructed in the 
duties of some other battle stations, so that in times of emergency 
they may serve at stations other than their own, or perform other 
useful duty. All members of the crew, whatever their rating, 
shall be taught the use of small arms of all kinds and shall be 
exercised in boats. 

(6) The organization shall be so arranged that when any con¬ 
siderable part of the complement is away from the ship for any 
service the force remaining on board shall be sufficient to effi¬ 
ciently care for the safety and handling of the ship under way 
and be efficiently organized for this purpose. In organizing the 
service of the battery on board battle ships and armored cruisers 
it shall be assumed that the marine detachment is the only part 
of the ship’s force that is likely to be withdrawn from the ship 
for other than temporary duties in time of war, and the station 
bills shall be arranged accordingly for efficiently manning 
their stations for battle in the case of their absence. The pro¬ 
visions of this paragraph shall not be construed as restricting the 
organization of full battalions of infantry and artillery on board 
such ships for drills or other purposes in time of peace. 

(7) The utmost endeavors to bring the vessels to the highest 
proficiency in coaling ship shall be made. Whenever more than 
half the vessel’s normal coal supply is taken aboard, a report 
shall be made to the Navy Department (Division of Operations of 
the Fleet) as follows: 

(a) Amount of coal taken aboard, and where; 

(&) Time employed in coaling, excluding meal hours; 

(c) Whether coal was taken from a collier, lighter, or dock; 

(d) Number of officers and men attached to the ship fit for 

duty; , , . 

(e) Number of officers and men employed in coaling; 

(/) Remarks on conditions, facilities available, weather, and 
delays. (Art. R 3709 (2).) 

2506. (1) The signals to indicate that water-tight doors, valves, 
and traps shall be closed, in view of imminent collision, ground¬ 
ing, or other accident requiring it, shall be one blast of the siren 
much prolonged, together with all general alarm signals provided. 
Means of escape for men in remote compartments must be 
provided, and those stationed to close doors must also be re- 


Petty officers. 


Helmsmen. 


Absence of 
part of crew. 


Signals for 
closing water¬ 
tight doors and 
valves. 


(147 i) 








Signals for 
opening water¬ 
tight doors. 


Doors closed 
as a precaution. 


Details for 
closing doors in 
case of fire. 


Regulation of 
watch duty. 


Deck duty. 


quired to make search for and give warning to men in distant 
compartments. The prolonged blast on the siren shall never be 
used, except for the purpose indicated in this paragraph; and 
when it is so sounded it shall be understood to mean imminent 
danger of an accident, or exercise in preparation therefor, and 
everything shall be done as for actual accident. 

(2) The signal to close water-tight doors, hatches, etc., for 
test, and to open them after test, shall be three short blasts of 
the siren. The siren shall never be sounded for any other pur¬ 
pose than collision quarters, closing or opening water-tight doors 
and hatches, and testing daily, which test shall consist of three 
short blasts. Whenever it may be necessary to sound the siren 
for trial at other times, the word shall first be passed to keep 
fast the watertight doors and hatches. 

(3) General alarm gongs and cease firing gongs shall not be 
used for any other than their designed purpose. 

(4) During an action, or when at sea, in fog, or at night, and 
at other times when sudden collisions may occur, as many of the 
water-tight doors, hatches, and valves as practicable shall be 
closed, taking into consideration the necessities of the occasion 
and the requirements of the officers and crew. 

(5) Men shall be detailed who shall, upon the alarm of fire or 
when the signal is given, proceed with all possible speed to close 
the air-ducts and water-tight doors which will isolate the fire and 
not interfere with the water supply, and then report them closed 
to the officer of their division. The branch pipes from the air 
conduits to the magazines and shell rooms shall be kept discon¬ 
nected, except when the latter are in use. There shall be a suffi¬ 
cient number of men so detailed as to provide for all possible 
absentees from sickness or other causes. 

2507. (1) The commanding officer, subject to the provisions of 
the Navy Regulations and Naval Instructions, shall regulate the 
manner in which officers shall stand watch on deck and in the 
engine room, both at sea and in port, and the manner of stand¬ 
ing day’s duty in port, when authorized. 

(2) Officers shall not interchange duties without the command¬ 
ing officer’s permission. 

2508. (1) Deck duty shall be performed as prescribed in this 
article. 

(2) The officer of the deck is the officer on watch in charge of 
the ship. 

(3) The officer of the deck shall be responsible for the safety 
of the ship, subject, however, to any orders he may receive from 
the commanding officer. 

(4) Every officer or other person on board the ship, whatever 
his rank, who is subject to the orders of the commanding officer, 
except the executive officer, shall be subordinate to the officer of 
the deck. 

(5) On board every ship to which there are attached five or 
more line officers of the ranks of lieutenant, lieutenant (junior 
grade), and ensign, below the heads of departments and eligible 
for watch duty (It 1040), and in addition to such as may be de¬ 
tailed for engineering duty, such officers shall stand a strict and 
regular watch as officer of the deck, both at sea and in port. 

(6) On board a ship of thd class described in the preceding 
paragraph, when the number of watch officers on deck duty is 
reduced below five, the commanding officer may, in port, at his 
discretion, permit such officers to stand day’s duty, with junior 
officers standing a strict and regular deck watch under them. 

(7) On board ships other than those described in paragraph 5 
of this article the commanding officer may, at his discretion, per¬ 
mit the officers detailed for deck duty to stand day’s duty in port. 

(8) When standing day’s duty, the watch officer having the 
day’s duty shall always be ready to appear the moment he is 


(148 i) 


summoned or notified that his presence is required, and he shall 
receive all reports direct, no matter where he may be. He shall 
habitually be on deck and attentive to duty from “ all hands ” 
in the morning watch until after “ taps,” except during meals. 
When a junior officer (It 1041) is on watch as officer of the deck, 
under the officer having the day’s duty, the latter can exercise 
his authority only through the officer of the deck, whom he is 
authorized to relieve at any time. 

(9) Should the number of commissioned line officers junior to 
the heads of departments, exclusive of any detailed for engineer¬ 
ing and of chief warrant officers, be insufficient to maintain a deck 
\Vatch in four on board a first or second rate ship, or a deck watch 
in three at sea or two in port on board other vessels, the first 
lieutenant, navigator, and gunnery officer—one or more of them, 
taken in inverse order of seniority—may be assigned to additional 
duties as a deck watch officer temporarily. 

(10) Junior ensigns shall stand watch as junior officers of the 
watch, both at sea and in port, whenever their number allows this 
to be done without manifest hardship. They may be given charge 
of a deck watch as soon as the commanding officer is satisfied of 
their qualification for it. 

2509. (1) Engineering duty shall be performed as prescribed 
in this article. 

(2) The designation “assistant engineer officers” includes all 
commissioned officers assigned to engineering duty on board ship, 
exclusive of the senior engineer officer, ensigns under instruction, 
and chief machinists. Assignment to duty as assistant engineer 
officer shall be made by the commanding officer, and shall be for 
a period of one year, at the end of which an officer shall be re¬ 
lieved and assigned to other duty, unless a longer term is author¬ 
ized by the department. On board battle ships and armored 
cruisers in active commission, the commanding officer shall detail 
at least two assistant engineer officers and, if practicable, four. 
The senior assistant shall have no regular duties outside the 
engineer department; and the paramount duty of the other as¬ 
sistants also shall be in that department, but they may have 
additional duties at fire control or torpedo stations. In other 
vessels in active commission, where the number of commissioned 
line officers available for watch duty exceeds four, one or more 
shall be detailed as assistant engineer officers, according to the 
number available. 

(3) In addition to the assistant engineer officers, two or more 
of the ensigns, not regular watch and division officers, shall be 
detailed for instruction in the engineering department. Their 
paramount duty shall be in the engineer department, but addi¬ 
tional duty may be assigned at stations with the armament. 
The intention of this paragraph is to secure adequate engineering 
experience to all officers in the earlier years of their career. 
Details of this kind shall be for periods of six months, at the end 
of which an ensign shall be relieved therefrom, unless continued 
by regular assignment as an assistant engineer officer. The names 
of officers assigned to engineering duty, or relieved from it, shall 
be immediately reported to the Bureau of Navigation, giving dates. 

(4) Assistant engineer officers shall stand a strict and regular 
watch at sea, and in port a strict and regular watch or day’s duty, 
at the discretion of the commanding officer. When the number of 
assistant engineer officers is reduced below four, Chief machinists 
and machinists shall be assigned to duty as assistant engineer 
officers until the total number of such officers available for duty 
is brought up to four. When so assigned, chief machinists and 
machinists shall perform the duties of assistant engineer officers 
in addition to superintending the work at their regular stations 
in connection with the maintenance and repair of the machinery. 
Ensigns may be assigned to duty as assistant engineer officers 


(149 I) 




Intelligence 

reports. 


Smoking. 


Chief petty 
officers’ mess. 


General mess. 


Detailing mess- 
men. 


before tbe expiration of the six months’ instruction period, when 
the commanding officer considers them qualified for it. The names 
of officers assigned to instruction, or to engineer duty, under this 
paragraph, or relieved therefrom, will be immediately reported to 
the Bureau of Navigation, giving dates. 

(5) When performing duty by watches, the assistant engineer 
officer on duty shall exercise a close supervision over the ma¬ 
chinist’s mates in charge of the engine-room watch and over 
all others engaged in running or attending the engines and other 
machinery, the boilers and their appurtenances, and all other 
work being done in the department, and all engineering work 
being done by the engineer’s force. He shall be vigilant through¬ 
out his watch, and shall remain at his station and be in readi¬ 
ness to respond promptly to any call. Except when called else¬ 
where in the department by matters of extreme urgency, he shall 
be in the engine room at all times when it is necessary to work 
the engines to signals. 

(6) When standing day’s duty he shall exercise a general super¬ 
vision over the engineer department and all of the force em¬ 
ployed therein, and he shall be diligent in attendance and super¬ 
vision. 

(7) When the number of assistant engineer officers, chief ma¬ 
chinists, and machinists on board available for duty is reduced 
below four, chief machinist’s mates may be assigned to duty as 
engine-room watch officers, and when the number of chief ma¬ 
chinist’s mates available is not sufficient to enable this to be 
done, competent machinist’s mates, first class, may be assigned 
to the same duty; but machinist’s mates shall not be assigned to 
this duty in sufficient numbers to raise the total number of such 
watch officers above four. 

(8) Chief machinists and machinists not standing watch or 
day’s duty regularly in charge of the engineer department shall 
be present during working hours, and at any other time when 
work is going on over which they have been given supervision. 
They shall assume charge of the maintenance and repair of such 
parts of the machinery as may be placed under their direct 
charge, and of such special work as may be from time to time 
assigned them. 

2510. Ensigns of less than two years’ standing shall perform 
engineering duty and deck duty alternately, if practicable, and 
the detail for engineering duty shall be for periods of six ihonths 
at a time. (Art. I 2508 (11).) 

2511. The commanding officer shall require the officers of his 
command to cooperate with him in acquiring information for in¬ 
telligence reports. 

2512. The commanding officer shall designate the parts of the 
ship where smoking is allowed for officers and crew, and if pos¬ 
sible provide places where all may be comfortable. 

2513. (1) A separate mess shall be formed for chief petty offi¬ 
cers, to which one cook shall be allowed. When the number in 
the mess is more than twelve, one messman shall be allowed in 
addition to the cook; when the number in the mess is more than 
twenty-four an additional messman shall be allowed. 

(2) The other petty officers, enlisted men, and marines shall be 
arranged in one general mess, divided into submesses of twenty, 
as nearly as may be, to each of which shall be assigned one mess¬ 
man. Petty officers shall mess with their own divisions when 
practicable. 

(3) Messmen shall be detailed from the lower ratings. In no 
case shall a petty officer be detailed for duty as a messman. 

(4) The executive officer shall have general charge of the mess¬ 
ing arrangements, and shall be responsible for the detail, organ¬ 
ization, and discipline of the messmen of the general mess, and 
for the proper service of the food at the mess tables. The execu- 


(150 i) 


five officer shall prepare the daily and monthly ration records to 
be forwarded the pay officer of the ship, and shall be responsible 
and accountable for their correctness as affording the commissary 
officer a ration issue basis. 

2514:. (1) The executive officer shall, under the supervision of 
the commanding officer, have charge of the preparation and keep¬ 
ing of all books, records, and returns required by the Bureau of 
Navigation concerning the crew. 

(2) He shall be allowed a yeoman for his clerical work. 

(3) He shall act as recruiting officer of the ship and enlist such 
men as may be required, subject to the provisions of these regu¬ 
lations. 

(4) He shall keep a report book with the columns headed in 
accordance with the information required, and so placed that 
officers, desiring to make against any member of the crew a re¬ 
port not requiring immediate attention, may have access to it and 
enter the report therein. 

(5) Reports requiring immediate attention shall be made to the 
officer of the deck, who shall at once refer them to the executive 
officer. 

(6) He shall regulate the bumboats and all traffic alongside 
or on board, and be watchful that no unauthorized articles for 
the crew, unwholesome fruit or food, or improper articles are in¬ 
troduced on board. (Art. I 2G18 (2).) 

(7) He shall, with the approval of the commanding officer, reg¬ 
ulate the prices that the barber, tailor, and shoemaker, and other 
men performing services for the crew, shall be permitted to 
charge, bearing in mind that the charges should be moderate, as 
the men are already paid for their services. (Art. R 4427 (21). 

2515. The directions laid down in the ordnance and engineering 
instructions in respect to all matters treated therein, unless in¬ 
consistent with the Navy Regulations or Naval Instructions, shall 
be carefully followed. 

2516. On going out of commission the watch, quarter, station, 
fire, boat, and other bills shall be transmitted to the Navy De¬ 
partment. 


Records con¬ 
cerning the crew. 


Recruiting of¬ 
ficer. 


Report hook. 


Bumhoats and 
traffic. 


Ship’s barber, 
tailor, and shoe¬ 
maker. 


Ordnance and 
engineering in¬ 
structions. 


Station bills 
at end of cruise. 


(151 I) 








. 






CHAPTER 24. 


SHIP ROUTINE. 

(Navy Regulations, Chap. 40.) 

2601. The routine carried out on board ships of the Navy shall 
conform to the instructions contained in this chapter. 

2602. (1) Quarters for inspection shall be held daily, under 
ordinary circumstances, at 9.30 a. m., or earlier. 

(2) Every man attached to the ship shall be assigned to a divi¬ 
sion. 

(3) The officers of a ship not assigned to a division shall report 
their presence at quarters in person. 

(4) Saturday afternon shall, in general, be regarded on board 
ship as a half holiday. 

(5) Sunday shall be observed on board all ships and at naval 
stations in an orderly manner. All labor shall be reduced to the 
requirements of necessary duty, and the duty required of officers 
and men on that day shall be reduced to a minimum consistent 
with the requirements of the service. The religious tendencies 
of officers and men shall be recognized and encouraged. 

(6) The commanding officer's inspection of ship and crew shall 
not be held on Sunday. The inspection of the ship shall be held 
on such other day of the week as may be most expedient and the 
inspection of the crew on Saturday before noon, if circumstances 
permit ; if not, as soon after the dinner hour as practicable. 

(7) At quarters the executive officer shall transmit as a whole 
to the commanding officer the reports from officers in charge of 
divisions of the presence or absence of their men. 

(9)‘At general muster, the chief master at arms shall answer 
for the members of the crew who are in confinement. 

2603. All officers of the ship shall exact a silent performance 
of duty, and all unnecessary noise, confusion, and singing out 
shall be avoided. 

2604. Unless urgent duties prevent, or the weather renders it 
impossible, there shall be an exercise at general quarters held at 
least once a week, and each division Shall be drilled at least 
once a day, except on Saturday and Sunday, until the crew is 
proficient. In bad weather oral instruction under cover shall 
be substituted for open-air drills. When in port where there are 
United States marine barracks, the marines, if there be a detach¬ 
ment on board, shall be landed and drilled in company with those 
at the barracks at least once a week, when practicable. 

2605. (1) Exercises at collision drill and at closing water¬ 
tight doors and hatches shall be held without warning at other 
than routine times, and the officers and crew shall be required to 
observe the signal with the utmost dispatch, and the commanding 
officer shall determine by careful inspection that all water-tight 
doors and hatches have been properly closed and secured, and 
that the regular collision mat is ready to be put into place, gear 
rove and mat stretched. There shall be entered on the log book 
the time required fully to perform the foregoing requirements. 


Quarters for 
inspection. 


Saturday half 
holiday. 

The observ¬ 
ance of Sunday. 


Station and 
duties of execu¬ 
tive officer at 
quarters. 

Absentees at 
muster. 

To prevent un¬ 
necessary noise. 


General quar¬ 
ters. 


Exercise at 
collision drill. 


(153 I) 





Fire regula¬ 
tion and drill. 


Commissary 
branch excused 
from drills. 


Reveille and 
tattoo. 

Fires for cook¬ 
ing. 


Lights extin¬ 
guished at tat¬ 
too. 

Lights extin¬ 
guished before 
tattoo. 


Standing 

lights. 


Lights in offi¬ 
cers’ quarters. 


Extension of 
lights. 


Quiet to be 
preserved after 
hours. 

Sufficient light. 


Single electric 
lighting plants. 


Uncovered 

lights. 


Lights and 
fires when hand¬ 
ling powder and 
explosives. 


Where doors are not closed properly or gaskets are found in bad 
condition, special reports from those responsible shall be required. 

(2) The crew shall be drilled at their fire stations at least 
once a week, the alarm being frequently sounded at night. 

(3) Every opportunity shall be taken to exercise the enlisted 
personnel at rifle practice with the subtarget machine, and every 
ship supplied with such machine shall carry out the course re¬ 
quired to enable the men to qualify for record on their service 
records. In addition, however, as much time as is consistent with 
the general duty of the crew should be devoted to this practice, 
as a means of promoting efficiency in the use of small arms. 

(4) Commissary stewards, cooks, and bakers shall be excused 
from all drills other than “ clear ship for action,” “ general 
quarters,” “ fire quarters,” “ abandon ship,” and “ target practice.” 

(5) At all times when food is being prepared at the galley or 
oven for use, excepting in case of actual emergency, a sufficient 
number of cooks and bakers shall be left in charge. 

2606. In port reveille shall be sounded when all hands are 
called in the morning, and tattoo at 9 p. m. 

2607. (1) All fires used for cooking shall be extinguished at 
tattoo, unless specially authorized by the commanding officer to be 
continued longer for some specific purpose. When the weather is 
very warm they shall be extinguished as early as practicable, if 
by so doing the comfort of the crew is increased. 

(2) All lights, except those in the cabins, offices, officers’ quar¬ 
ters, and those designated as standing lights, shall be extinguished 
at tattoo. 

(3) The lights on the lower decks shall be reduced in number 
before tattoo, unless required for the comfort of the crew. All 
lights in the holds, storerooms, and orlops, and all open lights in 
the ship, except those in officers’ quarters, must be extinguished 
before 7.30 p. m., or at the time of the evening inspection by the 
executive officer. 

(4) There shall be at all times during the night a sufficient 
number of standing lights throughout the open parts of the ship 
to enable the officers and crew to turn out, repair to the upper 
decks, or to attend to any duly arising from a sudden emergency. 

(5) The lights in officers’ quarters, except those in the cabins 
and such as may be designated as standing lights, shall be extin¬ 
guished at 10 p. m., unless the time is extended. 

(6) Special lights for officers’ use in their rooms, after hours, 
may be permitted by the commanding officer, provided that they do 
not prevent those who may desire rest from sleeping. 

(7) The commanding officer shall require quiet to be preserved 
in officers’ quarters after 10 o’clock, unless the time is extended as 
provided in paragraph 5 of this article. 

(8) During rainy or cloudy weather and at other times, if 
necessary, when the duties of the ship will permit, sufficient arti¬ 
ficial light shall be supplied between decks for the crew to read, 
write, or engage in recreation. 

(9) Ships with single electric lighting plants shall always have 
on hand in the dynamo room and at other places throughout 
the ship, ready for use, lamps or lanterns that will give sufficient 
light for emergencies. 

(10) Uncovered lights shall never be left unattended in any 
part of the ship, and covered lights shall always be so secured as 
to prevent breaking or capsizing. Uncovered lights shall never 
be used in holds, storerooms, orlops, lockers, bilges, or other places 
below the berth deck, except to test the air. 

(11) Such lights and fires as the commanding officer may deem 
dangerous shall be extinguished when the magazines are opened, 
or when handling or passing powder, explosives, or other danger¬ 
ous combustibles. 


(154 i) 


(12) In time of war, or when necessary to conceal a ship from 
an enemy, only such lights shall be used as are deemed advisable 
by the senior officer present. 

(13) Once a month all oil lamps used for replacing the electric 
lights in case of an accident, shall be lighted and kept burning 
for a sufficient length of time to insure their being ready for use. 

(14) Care shall be exercised that all lights used by navy yard 
and other shore mechanics are extinguished when work ceases for 
the day. 

(15) None other than safety matches shall be permitted on 
board, and the commanding officer shall prescribe the necessary 
precautions to be observed in their use. They shall not be used 
in storerooms, holds, or orlops, and care shall be taken that per¬ 
sons about to enter the magazines and shell rooms have no matches 
about them. 

(16) At 8, 9, and 10 p. m., the chief master-at-arms shall make 
the rounds to see that fires and lights are extinguished as pre¬ 
scribed, reporting the result of his inspection to the officer of the 
deck. 

2608. (1) When in port, and when sanitary conditions, exer¬ 
cises, and the duties of the ship permit, regular trips of the ship’s 
boats shall be made, at such hours as the commanding officer 
may think proper. In order that officers and men may conveniently 
return on board for their meals, and at night, trips should be 
appropriately timed, the last to be made not later than midnight. 

(2) Whenever officers attend entertainments, or like affairs, on 
shore in their official capacity, a boat shall be provided for their 
return. If more than one ship is in port on such occasions, the 
senior officer present shall fix the boat hours, so that boats of the 
different ships may leave the shore at intervals, giving passage to 
officers of other ships that belong to the same squadron or division, 
or which are anchored in the same vicinity. 

(3) Boats shall not be permitted to be absent from the ship at 
meal hours except on urgent public duty, and their use at night 
shall be restricted to a reasonable extent. 

(4) When a ship is supplied with but one steam launch it shall 
be used for the general service of the ship. 

(5) Efficient means shall be constantly kept in readiness for 
rescuing anyone who may fall overboard. 

2609. (1) On board a flagship, the following reports shall be 
made to the flag officer: 

( a ) When in port, the movements of all ships of war, mail 
steamers, and vessels that may be in danger from any cause. 

(b) When at sea, the discovery of land, lighthouses, lightships, 
strange sails, and all dangers, real or supposed; also the position 
of the ship at 8 a. m., 12 m., and 8 p. m. 

(2) A ship at sea in company with a flagship, shall make by 
signal the same reports to the commander in chief or commander 
of the force to which attached as though she were the flagship, 
except the 8 o’clock positions. 

2610. In matters affecting the external appearance of the ship, 
the motions of the flagship or of the ship of the senior officer 
present shall be followed. 

2611. When in a fleet or squadron, no ship shall make an 
official signal to any other than the flagship of her immediate 
superior, except when necessary to repeat one made by the latter 
or to report a danger, or as provided in article I 2609 (2) ; nor 
shall a signal of recognition be made to a strange ship without 

permission. . 

2612. When two or more ships of the Navy meet, their signal 
books and general orders shall be compared, and such other steps 
shall be taken as may be necessary to obtain the latest information 
that may affect such ships. 


Lights in time 
of war. 


Oil lamps test¬ 
ed monthly. 


Matches. 


To see that 
lights and fires 
are extin¬ 
guished. 

Boats. 


Official func¬ 
tions on shore. 


Not to he ab¬ 
sent during 
meal hours. 


Rescuing per¬ 
sons overboard. 

Personal re¬ 
ports to com¬ 
mander In chief. 


Motions of flag¬ 
ship followed. 


Not to make 
signals. 


To seek late 
official informa¬ 
tion. 


(155 I) 




Signal and taC' 
tical books. 


Rockets and 
powder for sig¬ 
nal purposes. 

The log book. 

The electrical 
journal. 

Expenditure 

books. 


Changes In 
ship’s log. 


The steam log. 


Draft of the 
ship. 


■ 2613. In ships other than flagships the commanding officer shall 

require all signals and official messages, by whatever means re¬ 
ceived, to be immediately recorded, and that a smooth copy of this 
record be made in a book provided, radio messages in a separate 
book. These books shall be verified and authenticated daily by 
the signature of the signal officer and radio officer, respectively, 
and shall be submitted to the commanding officer for daily exami¬ 
nation and monthly approval. No alteration of these records 
shall be permitted, and the completed books shall be forwarded to 
the Bureau of Navigation. The commanding officer shall prevent 
any entry or filing of a signal number or code message with its 
translation. 

2614. The commanding officer shall designate the number of 
rockets and the amount of powder to be kept in readiness for sig¬ 
nal purposes. 

2615. (1) The commanding officer shall examine the log book, 
signal record book (except aboard flagships), and steam log daily, 
the electrical journal and all expenditure books as occasion may 
require, and shall approve them on the last day of every month, 
when they are filled out, and upon the day of relinquishing com¬ 
mand. He shall have corrected any inaccuracies or omissions 
he may observe. After they have been examined by the command¬ 
ing officer no change or addition shall be made without his per¬ 
mission or direction. 

(2) Upon getting underway, the commanding officer shall cause 
to be entered in the log a brief summary of the orders under which 
the ship moves, quoting the authority for the orders, and, if 
written, the number and date thereof; or, if not acting under 
specific orders, a statement of the reasons for the move. In gen¬ 
eral the ship’s log should show the character of the duty on which 
the ship is engaged and the reasons for her movements, in order 
that it may be of historical value in future years. The command¬ 
ing officer should, therefore, cause to be entered in the log, from 
time to time, such brief statements of duty performed and of 
the conditions surrounding it as may be practicable and advisable. 
If the orders referred to above are confidential in their nature, the 
abstract of their contents shall be omitted from the log, the entry 
then consisting simply of a note of the office of origin, number, and 
date thereof, by which it will be possible to find the original orders 
in the files of the issuing office. 

(3) Any change or addition to the log book must be made by 
the officer in whose watch the event under consideration occurred. 
An officer of the watch shall not decline to make a change in or 
an addition to his log, when his attention is called to an inaccu¬ 
racy or omission by the commanding officer or navigating officer, 
unless he believes the proposed change or addition to be incorrect; 
in which event he shall, if required, explain in writing to the 
commanding officer his reasons for this opinion. The command¬ 
ing officer may then make any remarks concerning this particular 
inaccuracy or omission that he may deem proper, entering them 
at the bottom of the page over his own signature. 

(4) The engineer officer of the ship shall cause the steam log 
to be corrected as may be pointed out by the commanding officer, 
unless he believes the proposed entries to be incorrect ; in which 
event he shall, if required, explain in writing to the commanding 
officer the reasons for this opinion. The commanding officer may 
then enter upon the steam log, over his own signature, any re¬ 
marks concerning the particular inaccuracy or omission under con¬ 
sideration that he may deem proper. 

(5) The carpenter shall take the draft of the ship when enter¬ 
ing and just before leaving port, and report it to the navigating 
officer, and to the officer of the deck for entry in the log. 


(156 i) 


2010. (1) Except in emergencies, Coal shall not be taken on 
board in a condition that might render it dangerous. The bunkers 
containing such coal shall be carefully watched. (I chap. 29, 
sec. 3.) 

(2) Coal bags that have been used shall be examined periodi¬ 
cally, as tine coal dust remaining in them may produce sponta¬ 
neous combustion. They shall not be stowed below until they 
are dry. While in use, suitable details shall be made to repair 
bags that may become torn, and means shall be provided for re¬ 
turning bags from ship to collier, so that they will not be lost 
overboard. 

2617. (1) So far as possible the ship shall be kept thoroughly 
clean throughout, dry, at a comfortable temperature, well sup¬ 
plied with light, and properly ventilated; blowers shall generally 
be kept running at full speed when hammocks are down. The 
men shall be required to wash daily; when possible, supplies of 
fresh water shall be allowed for that purpose and for washing 
clothes. Barrels or buckets of dirty water must not be stowed 
away or permitted to stand about the decks. Bath and wash 
rooms shall be supplied with hot and cold water and kept open 
during the evening. Every effort shall be made to encourage 
cleanly personal habits. The hair and beard shall be kept short. 
At morning inspection division officers shall carefully observe 
whether these rules have been followed, and, should it be neces¬ 
sary, any man may be punished for their infraction. 

(2) The commanding officer shall see that the crew is not ex¬ 
posed to the sun or to night dews when such exposure is injurious 
and can be prevented. Men who get wet shall be permitted to 
change their clothing as soon as possible. In ports where there 
is an infectious disease, or where contagious diseases are notori¬ 
ously prevalent, the commanding officer should consult with the 
medical officer regarding measures advisable to preserve the 
health of the crew. If necessary, liberty and leave should be re¬ 
stricted or suspended. Men suffering from disease shall not be 
granted liberty except upon recommendation of the medical 
officer. 

(3) Division officers shall inspect clothing once a month, and 
oftener if necessary, in order to ascertain that it is clean, prop¬ 
erly marked, and of uniform pattern, that previous issues are 
duly accounted for. and to take note of any deficiencies; and the 
necessary steps shall be taken to see that every man is provided 
with a proper amount of stowage space for his clothing. In 
granting clothing requisitions due regard shall be paid to the neces¬ 
sities of the individuals of the crew and the state of their ac¬ 
counts, keeping them, if possible, out of debt. Nothing but the 
regulation uniform shall be worn; and in arranging the dress 
for the day commanding officers and senior officers present shall 
prescribe such as is adapted to the climate, with prompt changes 
to meet varying conditions of weather, so as not injuriously to 
affect the health. Clothing wet by perspiration must be dried 
and, if possible, washed before being stowed away. At morning 
inspection, from which no one shall be excused unless necessary, 
a careful examination shall be made to see that the clothing is 
clean, neat, and in accordance with the order for the day. Every 
reasonable opportunity and facility shall be given to the crew to 
make, mend, mark, and wash their clothing. 

(4) Bedding shall be aired once a week, each piece being sepa¬ 
rately shaken out and hung up, arranged along the ridge ropes 
and rails without intervals. All bedding shall be of the uniform 
pattern and color; each man shall have two mattress covers and 
change them frequently; the mattresses shall be picked over and 
the tickings washed at least once a year; blankets shall be 
washed as often as necessary, special facilities, if possible, being 


Precautions to 
bo taken against 
fire from spon¬ 
taneous combus¬ 
tion and coal 
gas. 

Coal bags. 


Cleanliness. 


Precautions as 
to health of 
crew. 


Clothing. 


Bedding. 


(157 i) 



Allowance of 
water. 


Dress board. 


Inspections and 
use of fresh food, 
etc. 


Serving out of 
rations. 


Hours for 
messing. 


Food and wa¬ 
ter. 


Changes in 
submesses. 


Extra issues 
for night 
watches. 


Binnacle list. 


The medical 
records. 

Athletic exer¬ 
cises. 


Swimming. 


given to firemen, mechanics, and others whose bedding requires 
frequent inspections and much care. 

(5) Unless absolutely necessary, the daily allowance of fresh 
water shall not be limited to less than one gallon per man for all 
purposes. When practicable, fresh water shall be issued for 
washing the soiled clothes of the crew. 

(6) A dress board, on which will be indicated the uniform of 
the crew, shall be kept posted in a conspicuous position. 

2618. (1) The commanding officer shall appoint a board, con¬ 
sisting of the executive officer and two other officers, to audit 
monthly the accounts of the chief petty officers’ mess, which 
board shall report to him anything unsatisfactory in its condi¬ 
tion. 

(2) A medical officer shall inspect, as to quality, all fresh food 
purchased for the general mess, and frequently inspect the fruit 
and other articles of food and drink offered for sale alongside. 
In localities where night soil is commonly used for fertilizing 
purposes none of the vegetables ordinarily eaten uncooked shall 
be permitted on board; and in infected ports no fresh milk, bot¬ 
tled waters, or fruits shall be allowed. 

(3) When possible a junior officer and one or more petty offi¬ 
cers shall be present when meals are served out at the galley; 
they shall report if there is any cause for complaint as to the 
quantity and quality of the food. 

(4) The commanding officer shall establish hours for messing, 
having a due regard for the duties of the ship and the health 
of the crew. The crew shall not be disturbed during meal hours 
when it can be avoided. The practice of conducting visitors 
through the messing spaces of the men during meal hours should 
be discouraged. Meals shall not be served to men going on watch 
before the regular meal hours; such men shall get their meals 
at the regular time and shall relieve one-half hour after meals 
are served. 

(5) The commanding officer shall see that all cooking and 
mess utensils are kept clean; that the food is wholesome and 
well cooked. Only pure water, distilled when practicable, shall 
be allowed for drinking or culinary purposes, and no water shall 
be issued for drinking until it has been examined and approved 
by the medical officer. 

(6) The executive officer shall notify the commissary officer 
of any changes in the number of men in the various submesses, 
in order that the food may be properly apportioned at the galley. 

(7) The executive officer shall notify the commissary officer 
daily of the number of men in the engineer and dynamo force 
detailed for night steaming watches, so that extra issues of pro¬ 
visions may be made to them. 

2610. (1) The commanding officer shall examine and approve 
daily the binnacle or other list of officers and crew recommended 
to be excused from duty, and no names shall be added after it has 
been approved without his permission. 

(2) He shall inspect the health records and journal of the 
medical department whenever he considers it necessary. 

2620. (1) The commanding officer shall encourage the men to 
engage in athletics, fencing, boxing, boating, and other similar 
sports and exercises. Gymnastic outfits will be furnished by 
the department to vessels requesting them. When the weather 
and other circumstances permit, he shall establish in the routine 
of exercises and drills a regular period for swimming, such ex¬ 
ercise to include every enlisted person on board, except those ex¬ 
cused by the surgeon. 

(2) During boat races the use of whistles or siren shall not 
be permitted as an encouragement to the contestants; the whistle 
of the referee’s launch may, however, be used to indicate which 
boat is leading. 


(158 I) 


Harbor water. 


2621. In ports where cholera, typhoid, dysentery, or other 
water-borne diseases are prevailing, either sporadically or epi¬ 
demically, the use of harbor water shall not be permitted on 
board either upon or below the upper deck; also, in ports where 
the water is contaminated by sewage, animal matter, or refuse, 
its use shall only be permitted after consultation with the medi¬ 
cal officer of the ship. 

2622. The commanding officer shall assure himself that the 
duty of examining and working, once a week, all cocks, valves, 
slides, doors, outlets, and hatches in connection with the venti¬ 
lating apparatus, pumps, and water-tight compartments is faith¬ 
fully performed. 

2623. The commanding officer shall prescribe the means, with 
reasonable restrictions as to time and place, by which the 
members of the crew may make any request, report, or state¬ 
ment to him, which he shall receive and consider. Frivolous, 
vexatious, or intentionally false reports or statements shall be 
considered misdemeanors. 

2624. The commanding officer shall cause liberty lists to be 
prepared by the executive officer, which he shall carefully inspect 
before approval. He shall exercise great care that no injustice 
is done in the distribution of privileges in this respect. (Arts. 
R 3669, I 3565, and R 3710.) 

2625. (1) The crew shall be permitted to smoke from “all 
hands ” to “ turn to,” during meal hours, and from the time 
the hammocks are down until tattoo. The crew may also be per¬ 
mitted to smoke at other times, such as during holidays, on 
Saturday and Sunday afternoons, during coaling ship and cleaning 
up afterwards, and for a limited period during night watches; 
but these are privileges which may be withheld and should be 
if they lead to soiling the ship or other abuses. 

(2) Smoking below the main deck shall be allowed only in the 
cabins and ward room between the hours of 8 a. m. and io p. m., 
and in such other inclosures and at such times as the commanding 
officer may specifically designate. On special occasions the com¬ 
manding officer may extend the hours for smoking in the ward 
room. 

(3) Smoking during divine service is forbidden. 

(4) Smoking in the ship’s boats, not on detached service, is 
forbidden. 

(5) After the hammocks are down, the crew shall smoke only 
on the upper decks. 

(6) The chief master-at-arms shall have charge of the smoking 
lamp and see that it is kept lighted during smoking hours only. 
He shall take care that there is no smoking in unauthorized places 
and that the galley fires and other lights are not used by smokers. 

2626. (1) The chief boatswain or boatswain, chief gunner or 
gunner, chief carpenter or carpenter, and chief sailmaker or sail- 
maker, or, in their absence, their mates, shall report to the ex¬ 
ecutive officer twice daily, at 8 a. m. and 8 p. m., the condition of 
the ship and her appurtenances, so far as their respective depart¬ 
ments are concerned. 

(2) The executive officer shall report to the commanding officer 
the condition of the ship at 8 p. m. 

(3) At 9 a. m. daily the chief master-at-arms shall submit 
through the executive officer a report of all persons confined, 
with a statement of their offenses, the manner and date of confine¬ 
ment, and the authority by which the confinement w T as ordered. 

(4) The chief master-at-arms shall examine the holds and store¬ 
rooms to see if they have been closed at the appointed hour, the 
lights extinguished, and the keys turned in, and report the result 
to the executive officer when the latter makes his evening rounds. 

2627. (1) The boatswain of the ship shall frequently examine 
the spars and rigging. Should he discover any signs of weak- 


AU doors, 
valves, etc., to 
be worked once 
a week. 


To receive and 
consider requests 
of the crew. 


Liberty lists. 


Crew. 


Officers. 


Ship’s boats. 


Smoking. 


Reports from 
warrant officers. 


To report con¬ 
dition of ship. 

Report of pris¬ 
oners. 


Inspections. 


Special duties. 


(159 I) 








Riggins? and 
movable articles. 


Ground tackle. 


Stowage of 
hold. 


Daily inspec¬ 
tion of maga¬ 
zines. 


Weekly in¬ 
spection of flood 
cocks, etc. 


Assistance to 
be given first 
lieutenant. 


Examination 
of spars. 


Lightning con¬ 
ductors. 

Battening 
down hatches. 

Anchor watch 


Ground tackle 


ness or any defects, lie shall report the same to the first lieuten¬ 
ant and, if requiring immediate attention, to the officer of the 

deck. . 

(2) When at sea, in ships where it would be appropriate, he 
shall go aloft every morning and examine the rigging on each 
mast, reporting the result to the officer of the deck, and shall pay 
particular attention to the securing of the anchors, boats, and 
other movable articles. 

(3) He shall satisfy himself that the ground tackle is always 
ready for use and In good condition. When at anchor he shall 
see that nothing interferes with a readiness to veer, slip, or 
bring to the chain or to let go the spare anchors. 

(4) When stowing the hold and storerooms under his charge 
he shall take care that such articles as may be needed in an 
emergency are kept accessible. 

2028. (1) The gunner assigned to ordnance duty shall inspect 
the magazines daily, and the fact that such inspection was made 
shall be noted in the ship’s log. This inspection shall be made 
personally by the gunner (if there be one on board) unless he is 
incapacitated for duty. (Art. R 3211 (2).) 

(2) The temperature and hygroscopic condition of the maga¬ 
zines shall be constantly watched. Maximum and minimum ther¬ 
mometers shall be placed, one in the hottest and one in the coolest 
part of each magazine. The temperature shall be taken daily 
and noted in the ship’s log book, and reports in regard thereto 
shall be made to the Bureau of Ordnance monthly on the forms 
provided. 

(3) The condition of the magazines, as to cleanliness, ventila¬ 
tion, temperature, and the general condition of their contents, 
shall be carefully watched at all times by the ordnance gunner, 
who shall immediately report any unusual or wrong condition to 
the gunnery and executive officers. 

(4) The ordnance gunner shall inspect the magazines and shell 
rooms and test all of the flood cocks once a week, reporting the 
result to the executive and gunnery officers and furnishing to the 
officer of the deck a memorandum report of such test for entry in 
the ship’s log. 

2629. (1) The carpenter shall assist the first lieutenant in the 
inspection and care of all compartments, water-tight doors, double 
bottoms, and mechanical devices for the mangement and safety of 
the vessel, outside the engineer department. 

(2) He shall, in ships where it would be appropriate, when at 
sea, examine the spars during every morning watch and report 
their condition to the officer of the deck. 

(3) He shall frequently examine the lightning conductors and 
see that they are kept in good condition. 

(4) He shall keep in place and ready for use at all times the 
apparatus used for battening down hatches. 

2030. A suitable anchor watch shall be detailed by the execu¬ 
tive officer, in accordance with instructions from the command¬ 
ing officer. 

2631. (1) The executive officer shall be responsible for the con¬ 
dition of the anchors, chains, and moorings. He shall inspect and 
overhaul the chain cables whenever necessary, and see that they 
are properly marked and in good order. Once each month both 
bower chains, if they have been used, shall be ranged on deck to 
the 60-fathom shackle, and each link closely examind for defects. 

(2) When moored he shall keep himself informed of the condi¬ 
tion of the hawse and, with the sanction of the commanding officer, 
shall have it cleared when necessary. 

(3) In getting under way, at least two competent petty officers 
shall be detailed whose sole duty shall be to examine critically 
each link of chain as it comes in for any sign of cracks in the 
welds. 


(160 i) 


(4) Before entering port, the executive officer shall see that all 
dispositions for anchoring are made, and that all the ground tackle 
is ready for use. 

(5) If a cable has been slipped or parted, every possible means 
shall be employed to recover both the anchor and that part of the 
cable which is lost. 

(6) Whenever an anchor is lost or an accident experienced with 
a chain cable, a special report shall be made to the Bureau of 
Construction and Repair containing all possible information con¬ 
cerning the loss or accident, including speed of ship when anchor 
was let go, together with a statement as to whether the require¬ 
ments as to care, preservation, and inspection of anchors and 
chain cables have been carried out. 


2632. (1) Wood, barrels, packing boxes, or unpierced metal Disposal of 

cans shall not be thrown overboard, either in port or at sea. refuse. 

(2) In confined ports, where garbage would constitute a menace 
to the health or a nuisance to people in the vicinity, it shall not be 
thrown overboard, but shall be burned on board ship or otherwise 
disposed of in some suitable manner. 

2633. (1) When at sea no ports shall be opened without the Air and gun 
knowledge and consent of the commanding officer; and they shall ports, 
always be opened and closed by men specially appointed for that 

duty. Those on the lower decks shall be closed at sunset unless 
special authority is granted to keep them open; and a report shall 
invariably be made to the officer of the deck when a port is 
opened or closed. 

(2) Neither gun nor air ports shall be opened when there is 
any probability that water will enter to dangerous extent. 

2634. (1) The sailmaker’s mate shall frequently examine the Special duties, 
sail rooms to see if the sails, awnings, etc., are dry, free from 

vermin, and properly tallied. 

(2) He shall allow no painted or oiled canvas or other material Painted and 
that may produce spontaneous combustion to be stowed in the oiled canvas. 


sail room. 

2635. When a ship arrives at a navy yard for docking or for 
ordinary repairs, explosives need not be removed unless work is 
to be done in the immediate vicinity of the explosives. 

2636. (1) All spare articles, stores, cables hawsers, and sails, 
shall be examined each quarter, and oftener if necessary, in order 
to prevent deterioration and insure their efficienct condition. 

(2) At this quarterly examination particular attention shall be 
paid to the chain cables; they must be scaled and cleaned of rust 
and other foreign matter; the shackles, shackle bolts, forelock 
pins, and swivels will be carefully examined and put in order; 
and such parts as require it will be coated with blacking, tallow, 
or white lead. 

2637. (1) The chief master-at-arms shall take charge of the 
effects of all absent and deceased members of the crew and hold 
them until disposed of by order of superior authority. 

(2) He shall take charge of the bag and hammock of any one 
who is absent without leave, reporting his action to the executive 
officer. 

(3) He shall take charge of the effects of liberty men when so 


High explo¬ 
sives not to be 
removed. 

Examination 
of stores and 
spare articles. 

Chain cables. 


Effects of the 
absent and dead. 


directed. 

(4) He shall be present at the sale of the effects of deserters 
and deceased persons. 

2638. When a magazine is about to be opened all unauthorized When maga- 

lights and fires near the entrance must be extinguished. zlnes opened - 

2639. When an order is given to clear the lower decks the Clearing lower 
chief master-at-arms shall see that it is obeyed at once, and that decks * 

no unauthorized persons remain below. 

2640. The chief master-at-arms shall see that all dispositions Evening in- 
ordered for safety at night, including the securing of storerooms, spection. 


(161 i) 



holds, orlops, water-tight doors, etc., that are closed for the night, 
are completed by 7.30 p. m., or before. 

2641. (1) In order that all men in the naval service may be 
properly drilled in first aid, instruction therein shall be given by 
dvisional officers to the men under their immediate command. 

(2) The periods for such instruction shall be of ten minutes’ 
duration twice each week, when practicable, to follow or form part 
cf the exercises of a regular drill period, and shall be limited 
to the following subjects: 

( a ) Control of hemorrhage; (&) application of occlusive dress¬ 
ings; (c) resuscitation of the apparently drowned. 

(3) The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery will issue detailed 
information covering the above points. The necessary dummy 
dressings shall be supplied by the medical department of the ship 
or station. Divisional officers shall be instructed by the medical 
officers of their respective commands in the details of first-aid 
drills as may be necessary. 

2642. (1) In order that the instruction of members of the 
Hospital Corps afloat may be conducted efficiently and in accord¬ 
ance with a definite and uniform system throughout the service, 
instructions shall be given on the following subjects and in the 
following order aboard every ship of the Navy to which there are 
two or more medical officers atached: 


! Day. 

Subject. 

Instructor. 

1 

Medical and surgical nursing. 

Medical officer. 

2 

Materia mediea and practical pharmacy. 

Hospital steward. 

3 

Emergency surgery and first aid, application of splints 

Medical officer. 

A 

and occlusive dressings. 

Bandaging.. 

Hospital steward. 
Medical officer. 

5 

Anatomy and physiology. 

6 

Transportation methods. 

Hospital steward. 

7 

Aseptic operation drill; sterilization; preparation of pa¬ 

Medical officer. 

8 

tient for operation. 

Review. 

Hospital steward. 
Medical officer. 

9 

Medical and surgical nursing. 

10 

Materia mediea and practical pharmacy. 

Hospital steward. 

11 

Emergency surgery and first aid... 

Medical officer. 

12 

Bandaging. 

Hospital steward. 
Medical officer. 

13 

Hygiene; personal and ship hygiene; venereal prophy¬ 

14 

laxis. 

Medical records; care of instruments and medical stores.. 

Hospital steward. 

15 

Emergency surgery and first aid. 

Medical officer. 

16 

Quiz and general review. 

All instructors. 


(2) Such instruction shall be given, so far as practicable, on 
four days of each week, for a one-half hour period on each day, 
in accordance with the schedule given in the preceding para¬ 
graph, the schedule being repeated beginning with the seventeenth 
day of such instruction. The course shall be so planned as to 
be continuous and progressive throughout the cruise. 

(3) In addition to the course given above, each hospital ap¬ 
prentice, during his day’s duty, shall be given an opportunity to 
learn by practical experience the proper methods of keeping sick¬ 
bay records regarding treatment, temperature, diet, etc., the use 
of proper forms, and the methodical tabulation of such data. To 
this end, hospital apprentices shall be detailed for the duty of 
sick-bay recorder. 

(4) The medical officer of the ship shall assure himself that the 
hospital steward is properly qualified to carry out his work as an 
instructor, and shall take such measures as may be necessary to 
see that he is thoroughly informed in the duties of his rating. 

(5) On board each ship to which there is but one medical offi¬ 
cer attached, the medical officer, subject to the approval of the 
commanding officer, shall carry out instruction along the lines in¬ 
dicated above as fully as time and other circumstances will permit. 

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CHAPTER 25 


CARE AND PRESERVATION OF HULLS OF SHIPS AND OF 

MECHANICAL CONTRIVANCES PERTAINING THERETO. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 40.) 

2701. (1) The commanding officer of every ship in commission nul1 board* 
shall appoint a hull board consisting of three line officers, one of 
whom shall be an engineer officer of the ship, for the purpose of 
examining and reporting upon her condition, especially as regards 
deterioration of the inner bottom and vertical bulkheads of boiler 
compartments, corrosion at the water line, and of the underwater 
exterior of the ship, including valves, propellers, rudder, and all 
other fittings each time they are accessible. The board shall also 
examine and report upon all parts of the top, sides, inner hull, and 
double bottoms, at some time during the quarter; the interval 
between two successive inspections to be not more than four 
months. The board shall also report upon the efficiency of all 
pow r er and hand pumps within the ship, requiring them to be 
tested, both for draining the bilges and for fire purposes. Report 
shall also be made upon the efficiency of all Construction and Re¬ 
pair auxiliaries. 

(2) Where practicable, the officers composing this board shall 
be other than those designated in article I 2702 ( 2), but they 
shall be assisted by such other persons as may be necessary for 
the efficient performance of their duties. The reports of the 
board (Form N. C. R. 1) shall be forwarded to the department 
(Division of Inspections). Every such report shall include a 
brief statement of: (a) The general location of the ship during 
the period covered by the report; (6) any unfavorable conditions 
existing in any of the localities visited during the period covered 
by the report, which may have led to abnormal hull conditions; 
and (c) any special precautions that may have been taken for the 
preservation of the hull while in unfavorable localities. 

(3) The report by the hull board shall include a statement as 
to the structural condition of all valves and ports in the under¬ 
water outer hull, the rudders, propellers, shaft struts and tubes, 
torpedo tubes, bilge keels, and other fittings; also the date of last 
cleaning and painting, the condition of the paint at the time, and 
the kind of paint or composition used in repainting. 

(4) The commanding officer shall cause a hull book to be kept, Hul1 *> ook - 
in which shall be entered by the officers making them, reports, 

duly signed, required by this article and articles I 2702; I 2703; 

I 2704; and I 2705 (2). 

(5) For vessels on the Navy Register not in commission, the * ara cra,t * 
commandant charged with their custody shall appoint a board of 

three officers, and for vessels not on the Navy Register, such as 
tugs, barges, and other station craft, he shall detail one officer 
to make the inspections and reports required by this article. 

(6) Naval vessels loaned to States for the use of naval militia 
organizations or for other purpc ses shall be inspected and reported 
upon in the same manner, as nearly as practicable, as is prescribed 
in this and the following article for other vessels. 


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Inspection of 
compartments, 
etc. 


Compartments 
for fuel oil. 


Docking, fre¬ 
quency of, etc. 


Cleaning and 
painting. 


Hogging lines. 


Docking 
abroad; exami¬ 
nation and re¬ 
port. 


2702. (1) The first lieutenant, navigating officer, and engineer 
officer shall each inspect weekly all compartments, except double¬ 
bottom compartments, and all water-tight doors and mechanical 
devices for the management and safety of the vessel for which 
each is specially responsible; and shall make to the commanding 
officer after each inspection separate written reports on the con¬ 
dition of the parts of the ship and of the mechanical devices thus 
inspected. Unless special inspections thereof are necessary at 
more frequent intervals, on account of unusual conditions, each 
of the above officers shall inspect once a quarter the double-bottom 
compartments for which he is responsible, and shall report the 
results of such inspections to the commanding officer in writing. 
Special care shall be observed in the inspection and preservation 
of the inner bottoms under the boiler compartments and the ver¬ 
tical bulkheads bounding them. 

(2) The medical officer of the ship shall accompany the first 
lieutenant on the weekly inspection of living spaces, holds, and 
storerooms, and after each such inspection shall make to the com¬ 
manding officer a written report of the sanitary condition of the 
vessel. 

(3) The inside of compartments or tanks used for carrying fuel 
oil shall be inspected every twelve months, the plating or bulk¬ 
heads separating fuel-oil compartments from others shall be care¬ 
fully examined for leaks during the quarterly inspection and each 
time that oil is taken on board. 

2703. (1) The ship, if in commission for sea service, shall be 
docked, cleaned, and if not sheathed, painted at least once in 
twelve months. If convenient opportunity offers, the vessel may 
be docked at intervals of about six months, but under no circum¬ 
stances shall more than a year elapse without docking, except by 
authority of the Secretary of the Navy. The bottoms of ships 
shall not be cleaned by divers except in cases of urgent military 
necessity, when great care shall be exercised to remove as little 
as possible of the coating of paint. Whenever the ship is docked, 
the engineer officer of the ship shall examine all outboard valves 
(including the mufflers of submarines) in any way connected with 
the engineer department, also the propellers and shaft tubes, and 
the result shall be entered in the steam and ship’s logs. The first 
lieutenant shall examine all other outboard valves, and also the 
rudder and other underwater fittings, and enter their condition 
in the ship’s log. 

(2) When a vessel is docked, the bottom shall be thoroughly 
cleaned and all blistered paint scraped, but no paint of any kind 
which adheres firmly and affords protection is to be removed, 
unless specific instructions have been received from the Bureau 
of Construction and Repair to that effect. Under exceptional cir¬ 
cumstances only, to be specifically stated, shall red lead or a mix¬ 
ture of red lead and white zinc be used, and in such cases the 
bottom shall be carefully prepared and ample time allowed for the 
paint to dry thoroughly. 

(3) Hogging lines or chains for use with collision mats, or for 
other purposes, shall not be continuously kept under the ship’s 
bottom. 

2704. (1) When a ship is docked on a foreign station or else¬ 
where than at a United States navy yard, the permanent board 
provided for in article I 2701 (1) and (6) shall examine the 
ship’s bottom and report upon its condition and upon the paint 
used. A copy of the report shall be entered in the ship’s log and 
the original forwarded to the Bureau of Construction and Re¬ 
pair. The report shall contain the following data: 

(а) Date of docking. 

(б) Date of previous docking. 


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(c) Itinerary of ship. Give date of arrival in and departure 
from different ports, also number of days at sea on each passage 
and number of days in harbor. 

(d) Approximate cruising distance since last docking, and aver¬ 
age speed. 

(c) Condition of the ship as to fouling and kind of fouling: 

(1) At or near the water line. 

(2) At turn of bilge. 

(3) Near keel. 

(4) At the entrance and run. 

(/) Describe carefully the condition of the paint, noting de¬ 
terioration of any of the paints applied, body of paint remaining, 
and whether this be anticorrosive, antifouling, or protective paint 
only. Note carefully the effect of the fouling upon the paints 
used, and where different kinds of fouling exist compare the 
effect of the different ones upon the paint. 

(0) Corrosion or pitting of bottom. Describe its character in 
detail, stating definitely the amount of surface affected and where 
it occurs. 

<h) Number of coats and kinds of paint applied, stating defi¬ 
nitely the brand of paint and all distinguishing marks to make 
absolute identification possible. 

(?’) Same information as in h for previous docking. 

(j) Tfie atmospheric conditions at time of painting. 

( k ) Work, if any, other than cleaning and painting, carried out 
on the underwater exterior, and any changes made in propellers, 
shafting, etc. 

(2) Whenever a naval vessel is docked at a navy yard the com¬ 
mandant shall submit to the Bureau of Construction and Repair 
a report containing the data enumerated in article 2704 above. 

This report shall also contain a statement as to what work, if any, 
other than cleaning and painting, was carried out on the under¬ 
water exterior of the vessel, and any changes that may have been 
made in propellers, shafting, etc. 

2705. (1) When any places showing corrosion of a serious General direc- 
nature are discovered they shall be carefully scaled, dried, and andprccau * 
again coated with anticorrosive material at the first possible 
opportunity. 

(2) The frequent recurrence of corrosion in any particular com- Recurrence of 
partment should be followed by special investigation, to deter- 

mine the cause and the best remedy possible. Unusual cases of 
this nature shall be made the subject of a special report to the 
Bureau of Construction and Repair, giving a detailed statement 
of the extent and character of corrosion, of the remedies applied, 
and, as far as discovered, the cause or causes. 

(3) The interior surfaces of coal bunkers, being subject to Coal bunkers* 
excessive abrasion, are liable to rapid corrosion and, as far as 
practicable, they shall be cleaned without chipping or scraping 

at least once every three months. If recoating be found neces¬ 
sary, such portions as require it shall be touched up when the 
metal is dry and in proper condition to receive the coating with 
red lead, asphaltum, bituminous, or other approved compositions, 
as the case may be, to conform to the material previously used in 
coating such compartments. The coal bunker spaces as a whole 
shall not be entirely coated unless such coating is found to be ab¬ 
solutely necessary. 

(4) The rubber gaskets of water-tight doors, manholes, hatches, fit Jj[ askets and 
air ports, etc., shall not be painted, greased, nor oiled; louvres, ngs * 
gauze air screens, screw threads, moving parts of auxiliary ma¬ 
chinery, and zinc protectors on the bottom shall not be painted. 

(5) An iron or steel unsheathed ship or other craft shall never Mooring, 
be attached to the moorings or chains used for a sheathed ship or 

other craft, and a sheathed ship or other craft shall never be 
moored closer than two hundred and fifty feet to an iron or steel 


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Refuse. 


Propellers. 


Whitewash. 


Precautionary 
measures in 
double bottoms 
and boilers. 


Water in dou¬ 
ble bottoms. 


Oil, tallow, 
and waste. 


Oiled or paint¬ 
ed canvas. 


Inflammable 
liquids and oils; 
explosives and 
other dangerous 
stores. 


Where stowed. 


one. Similar precautions shall be observed wherever any craft 
or other structure may be in danger of corrosion from electrolytic 
action due to the proximity of any other craft or structure. 

(6) Care shall be observed that no loose articles of copper or 
bronze, filing of the same, or rust scale, are allowed to remain in 
immediate contact with iron or steel, and that the lead pipes, 
strainers, and other parts in the bilges are kept in good condition. 

(7) Bronze propellers shall be frequently cleaned of all marine 
growth. Zinc protectors must be placed near them. 

(8) Whitewash and shellac shall never be applied to any iron 
or steel parts of the ship. 

(9) An electric portable shall be used for examining the condi¬ 
tion of double bottoms, the interiors of boilers, and other dark 
places. 

(10) When about to examine, clean, or paint double bottoms, 
or boilers, the following precautionary measures shall be adopted. 
They shall be opened and well ventilated, a connection being 
made to a fan system if possible. This done, the purity of the air 
shall be tested before entering by burning a candle on the bottom 
at least five minutes. Working parties inside shall always main¬ 
tain communication with some one outside; they shall also have 
with them a lighted candle, and shall withdraw should it begin 
to burn dimly. 

2706. (1) Under ordinary conditions all compartments of the 
double bottom, except those specially fitted for carrying reserve 
feed water shall be kept dry; they may, however, be utilized 
for carrying fresh w T ater for steaming purposes whenever, in 
the opinion of the commanding officer, it may be necessary, and 
the amount of water so carried shall be entered in the ship’s log, 
and before sailing a special report of same shall be made to the 
Bureau of Construction and Repair. 

(2) When salt water is admitted to the double bottoms of a 
ship in commission, either purposely or accidentally, the com¬ 
manding officer shall report the fact and the accompanying cir¬ 
cumstances to the Bureau of Construction and Repair. 

2707. (1) Oil, tallow, and cotton wuiste shall be stowed in 
metallic tanks, which shall be kept as far from the boilers as pos¬ 
sible. Waste and other similar materials saturated with oil or 
grease shall be destroyed immediately after use. 

(2) Oiled or painted canvas, and other oiled or painted fabrics, 
shall not be stow T ed below, and when not in daily use shall be 
frequently examined. Caution shall be used when lights are 
taken into the paint room. 

(3) The commanding officer shall not permit any private prop¬ 
erty in the nature of inflammable liquid or oil, explosives, or 
other dangerous stores liable to spontaneous combustion, to be 
placed on board. Private ammunition shall be stowed in the 
places provided for ship’s ammunition of a similar character. 

(4) No inflammable liquid or explosive oil shall be allowed on 
board for ship’s use, except such as is permitted by the allowance 
books. Spirits of turpentine, alcohol, and all varnishes and liquid 
driers shall be kept in 5-gallon shipping cans, securely stowed in 
chests on upper deck; and none of these liquids shall be taken 
below except in small quantities for immediate use. Asphaltum 
varnish, boot topping, and all other compounds of turpentine, 
naphtha, benzol, or similar materials shall be included in this 
category. These compounds give off gases which, when inhaled, 
produce unconsciousness and asphyxiation or poisoning; the for¬ 
mation of poisonous gases by the interaction of varnishes, etc., 
salt water, and air are not necessary to produce these results, it 
being only necessary to have open or leaking cans of varnish, etc., 
and a high temperature to have present all the elements neces¬ 
sary for causing insensibility. Certain brands of metal polish may 


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generate explosive or asphyxiating gases, and such brands shall 
therefore not be stowed below. 

(5) The commanding officer shall require the medical officer of inflammable 
the ship to give his personal attention to the safety of all in- ,nedical stores, 
flammable medical stores. Acids shall not be kept near com¬ 
bustible materials and, when in bottles, shall be placed in lead- 

lined boxes. 

(6) Precautions shall be taken to guard against fire in the hollers and 
vicinity of the boilers and engines when steam is up, and for at en s im ‘ s - 
least twelve hours after fires are hauled. 

(7) All ventilators and air ducts shall be periodically ex- Ventilation 
amined and cleaned out, in order to prevent the accumulation of and aIr conduits, 
rubbish and lint that might assist to spread a fire. 

(8) The instructions for the care and preservation of electric Electric light- 
lighting plants shall be carefully followed. 

(9) The commanding officer shall take such other proper pre- Precaution in 
cautions as may occur to him to guard against fire, and keep all s eneral - 
fire-extinguishing apparatus in order and ready for use. When 

in dry dock, and the fire pumps are useless, extra and stringent 
precautions shall be taken. 

2708. (1) The following instructions relative to the inspection 
and care of steering gears shall be followed: 

(2) The transmission ropes or wheel ropes, as the case may be, 
shall be withdrawn and carefully examined at least once every six 
months. If they are found to be in good condition, they shall be 
well covered with Albany grease and graphite and replaced. If 
any evidence of stranding of the rope is found, the part so affected 
shall be repaired or a new rope rove. When new ropes are rove, 
care shall be exercised that the stretch is taken up by the auto¬ 
matic tightener on vessels on which such tighteners are fitted, 
otherwise there is danger of the rope leaving the drums or 
sheaves. At the same time a careful examination shall be made 
of all keys in the transmission shafting, to see that they are not 
loose and that they are properly seated. 

(3) The valve in the engineroom in the exhaust pipe leading 
from the steering engine shall be locked wide open when the 
steering engine is being used. The steam valves on the pipes 
leading to the steering engine shall also be kept wide open at the 
same time. 

(4) The greatest care shall be taken that all bearings in the 
transmission gear are kept in good condition and well lubricated. 

Bearings that are difficult of access or those located in hot places 
shall be given special attention. As the entire weight of the ordi¬ 
nary type of warship rudder is carried on a floating ring on the 
top face of the rudder support, the oiling arrangements of the 
ring shall be examined frequently and supplied with the proper 
lubrication. 

(5) Spaces in the vicinity of the bevel gears shall not be used 
as storage places for clothing or other articles which may acci¬ 
dentally get into the transmission gears and jam them. 

(6) On vessels fitted with the Williamson steering engine, care 
shall be taken in shifting the gear from steam to hand that 
the locking pin of the main clutch is properly housed in the hole 
provided for the purpose and not improperly housed between the 
clutches. 

(7) Care shall be taken that the floating ring in the steering 
stand or the roller bearing fitted for carrying the weight of the 
vertical shaft is kept in adjustment so that the weight will not be 
taken on the lower bearings, wiiich are not designed for that 
purpose. 

(8) The plugs in the encasing pipe of the transmission rope 
shall be frequently removed and the pipe filled with graphite and 
Albany grease. 


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Painting ship. 


Nomenclature 
of decks. 


(9) Emery, emery cloth, or any other gritty substance shall 
not be used for cleaning purposes on the bright work of the steer¬ 
ing engine or its gear. 

(10) When ships in commission are not underway and the 
steering gear is not in use, the steering engine shall be turned 
over at least twice a week for the preservation of pistons, valve 
stems, and other working parts. 

(11) The result of the periodical examination of the steering 
gear and a brief statement of the steps taken to remedy any de¬ 
fects that may be found therein shall be entered in the ship’s log. 

2709. The various classes of ships and the parts thereof shall 
be painted in accordance with the “ General Instructions for 
Painting and Cementing Vessels of the U. S. Navy,” as issued by 
the department. These instructions describe the manner of pre¬ 
paring the surface, the details of the painting, and the methods of 
preparation and application of paint. A copy of these instruc¬ 
tions, corrected to date, shall be supplied to each ship on going 
into commission by the commandant, and commanding officers shall 
request the Bureau of Construction and Repair to supply addi¬ 
tional copies when needed. The supplementary modifications will 
be forwarded to the holders of these copies whenever issued. 

2710. (1) The following nomenclature of decks shall be fol¬ 
lowed for United States naval vessels; this nomenclature will not 
apply to ships built, or those for which plans were completed on 
January 1, 1913: 

(2) The highest deck extending from stem to stern shall be 
called the “ main deck.” 

(3) A partial deck above the main deck at the bow shall be 
called the “forecastle deck;” at the stern, “poop deck; ” amid¬ 
ships, “ upper deck.” 

(4) The name “ upper deck,” instead of “ forecastle deck,” or 
“ poop deck,” shall be applied to a partial deck extending from the 
waist to either bow or stern. 

(5) A partial deck above the main, upper, forecastle, or poop 
deck, and not extending to the side of the ship, shall be called the 
“ superstructure deck.” 

(6) A complete deck below the main deck shall be called the 
“ second deck.” Where there are two or more complete decks 
below the main deck they shall be called the “ second deck,” 
“ third deck,” “ fourth deck,” etc. 

(7) A partial deck above the lowest complete deck and below 
the main deck shall be called the “ half deck.” 

(8) A partial deck below the lowest complete deck shall be 
called the “ platform deck.” Where there are two or more partial 
decks below the lowest complete deck the one immediately below 
the lowest complete deck shall be called the “ first platform,” the 
next shall be called the “ second platform,” and so on. 

(9) Decks which for protective purposes are fitted with plating 
of extra strength and thickness shall be further defined, for tech¬ 
nical purposes, as “protective” and “splinter,” in addition to 
their regular names. Where there is only one such deck it shall 
be defined as “ protective,” and where there are two, that having 
the thicker plating shall be defined as “ protective,” and that hav¬ 
ing the thinner plating shall be defined as “ splinter,” in addition 
to the regular names. 

(10) Where a protective deck is stepped a complete deck 
height the respective portions shall be distinguished bv means of 
the terms “middle protective section” and “forward (or after) 
protective section,” in addition to the regular names. Where a 
splinter deck is stepped a complete deck height, the respective por¬ 
tions shall be similarly distinguished. 

(11) Where a portion of the protective or splinter deck is 
sloped, the sloping portion shall be defined as the “ inclined pro¬ 
tective deck,” or “ inclined splinter deck.” 


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CHAPTER 26. 


ORDNANCE INSTRUCTIONS. 

(Navy Regulations, Chap. 40.) 

Section 1.—General Instructions. 

2801. (1) The methods of caring for and handling ordnance 
material set forth in the descriptive pamphlets issued by the 
Bureau of Ordnance shall be closely followed. 

(2) Instructions for the preparation and care of ammunition 
at naval magazines on shore will be issued from time to time by 
the Bureau of Ordnance, and shall be strictly observed by all con¬ 
cerned. The instructions contained in this chapter, though pro¬ 
mulgated primarily for the service afloat, shall be followed at 
all magazines and other stations on shore, so far as they are 
applicable. 

2802. (1) All persons in the naval service, whose duty it may 
be to supervise or perform work in connection with the inspection, 
care, preparation, or handling of explosives, shall exercise the 
utmost care in the performance of such duties. All regulations 
and instructions bearing on this subject must be rigidly observed, 
and no relaxation of vigilance with respect to them must ever be 
permitted. 

(2) Persons engaged in the handling, preparation, or transpor¬ 
tation of ammunition must be carefully supervised by those in 
authority over them and frequently warned of the necessity of 
using the utmost caution in the performance of their work. It is 
only by such means that accidents can be prevented, as familiarity 
with work, no matter how dangerous, is apt to lead to carelessness. 

2803. (1) Naval smokeless powder is manufactured to con¬ 
tain, in the finished grain, a standard percentage of “ residual 
volatiles,” which is as low as practical considerations will per¬ 
mit. Tiider normal conditions of storage the volatiles will not 
become appreciably reduced. Furthermore, powder is packed at 
the factory, and charges are made up at the magazines under 
normal atmospheric conditions as far as practicable to obtain a 
standard percentage of surface moisture. The charges for breech¬ 
loading guns are issued in air-tight tanks and charges for car¬ 
tridge-case guns are virtually sealed by the mouth cups or the 
projectiles. The weights of charge are established by actually 
firing the various indexes under standard conditions of volatiles, 
temperature, etc., and it is most important, for ballistic reasons, 
that the powder undergoes no change in service thereafter. To 
insure this, those charged with its care shall see that the air¬ 
tightness of the containers is rigidly maintained. Powder ex¬ 
posed to the atmosphere will lose a portion of its residual vola¬ 
tiles, and on board ship will gain or lose surface moisture. While 
the changes may be counteractive, it is unlikely that they will 
exactly offset each other. Therefore the importance of keeping 
powder charges air-tight is to be considered on a par with that, 
for instance, of keeping the sights in condition. 


Ordnance 

pamphlets. 


Instructions 
for magazines on 
shore. 


Handling of 
explosives. 


Powder 

charges. 


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Temperature 
of charges. 


Care In han¬ 
dling charges. 


Service am¬ 
munition not 
used for drill 
purposes. 


Target-prac¬ 
tice ammunition. 


Powder shall 
not he exposed 
to sun. 


Exposure of 
powder to high 
temperature. 


(2) The “proof” of powder, besides being held under normal 
conditions as regards volatiles and moisture, is conducted with 
the powder at that temperature which closest approximates that 
of ships’ magazines. Variations in storage temperatures do not 
affect the ballistic qualities, provided, the powder is brought to 
standard temperature before firing. Loss of stability, uuless it 
has gone so far as to preclude retaining the powder on board ship, 
will not of itself affect ballistics if the other conditions are 
normal. 

(3) Ammunition shall be handled as little as possible, since it 
is often the cause of deforming powder tanks and cartridge cases, 
to the detriment of their air-tight condition. Powder stored for 
a considerable period in a non air-tight container is apt to de¬ 
teriorate rapidly, introducing the danger of spontaneous combus¬ 
tion. Charges that are not in air-tight containers should be 
landed for repairs or replacement. When ships receive ammuni¬ 
tion from magazines that shows rough handling, the circum¬ 
stances should immediately be reported to the Bureau of Ord¬ 
nance. Magazines shall make similar reports regarding ships. 
Too much care can not be given to keeping powder in air-tight 
containers. Moreover, excessive handling is apt to make dents 
in cartridge cases, loosen projectiles, etc. The cartridge bags for 
B. L. guns are made of the most suitable material obtainable and, 
when issued, have ample strength. However, the sharp edges of 
powder grains will cut through the bags if the charges are handled 
too much. 

2804. (1) Service ammunition, which is supplied as a portion 
of the vessel’s outfit for use only in battle, shall not be used for 
drill, instruction, testing hoists, conveyors, etc. It shall be re¬ 
garded as a part of the vessel’s outfit, shall be kept distinct from 
the ammunition issued for target practice, and shall never be ex¬ 
pended in target practice without the authorization of the Bureau 
of Ordnance. 

(2) Ammunition supplied for target practice shall be used for 
that specific purpose and shall not be retained on board for long 
periods. It may, at the discretion of the commanding officer, be 
used for drill purposes. 

(3) The unexpended portion of such ammunition as may have 
been issued for a specific target practice or experimental firing 
shall be turned in, as soon as practicable after such firing, to a 
naval magazine on shore; if practicable, to the magazine from 
which such ammunition was obtained. 

2805. (1) When smokeless powder is removed from magazines 
on shore or on board ship for transportation, target practice, 
or other purposes it shall not be exposed to the direct rays of the 
sun or subjected to other abnormal conditions of temperature. 
This prohibition applies equally to powder in bulk, in tanks, 
cartridge cases, ammunition boxes, or other containers. When¬ 
ever it may be necessary to transport smokeless-powder ammuni¬ 
tion in boats, or to take it on shore, as for boat-gun or field-gun 
target practice, it must be effectively shaded from the rays of the 
sun. 

(2) Whenever, in particular cases, the terms of paragraph 1 
have not been complied with, any ammunition which may have 
been exposed shall be segregated, and. shall, for purposes of 
tests, inspections, and reports be regarded as a separate index; 
and, if on board ship, it shall be landed at a naval magazine at the 
first opportunity should there be reason to believe it has de¬ 
teriorated. 

(3) If at any time smokless powder be exposed to a tempera¬ 
ture higher than 100° F., a special report shall be made to the 
Bureau of Ordnance immediately, explaining the circumstances in 
detail and stating the temperature and the length of time the 
powder was so exposed. 


(170 i) 


280G. (1) As far as practicable, smokeless powder for differ¬ 
ent calibers shall be stowed in separate magazines. 

(2) Black powder (except ignition charges) shall not be stowed 
in the same magazine with smokeless powder, but shall be stowed 
in a separate magazine by itself, if practicable. 

(3) Small-arm ammunition shall be stowed in a separate maga¬ 
zine by itself. 

(4) Fixed ammunition, in cases containing the primers, shall 
be stowed in separate magazines by itself. 

(5) Smokeless powder shall not be stowed in any magazine 
wherein the temperature is habitually above 95° F., or wherein the 
temperature ever reaches 100° F. If the temperature reach 
90° F., artificial means for reducing it shall be adopted. 

(6) If the air in any magazine be at all impure or if the odor 
of ether be noticeably strong in any magazine containing smoke¬ 
less powder, such magazine shall be blown out by portable fans 
and otherwise ventilated. 

2807. Projectiles comprising the service outfit of ammunition 
shall not be altered or disassembled on board ship, in any of their 
parts, without explicit instructions from the department. They 
shall be kept free from rust, and the paint or lacquer shall be re¬ 
newed when necessary. The old paint shall be removed before 
painting in order that the dimensions may not be increased 
thereby. Projectiles for separate loaded five and six inch guns 
are issued with their rotating bands protected by rope grommets 
or slings. The slings and grommets shall be removed only when 
preparing for firing, except in those cases where stowage space 
necessitates their removal before stowing in the shell rooms. 
Since the slings are liable to jam the hoists they should be re¬ 
moved before sending the projectiles up. When removed, slings 
shall be returned to the naval magazine. 

2808. Empty cartridge cases, boxes, and powder tanks shall 
be handled and stowed with care and shall be turned in at the 
naval magazines at the earliest opportunity. Cartridge cases 
must not be deformed by severe handling while still hot from 
firing, and as soon as practicable thereafter they shall be thor¬ 
oughly washed with hot water and soap, carefully dried, and re¬ 
packed in the boxes in which they were supplied. 

2809. (1) Combination (percussion and electric) primers will 
in the future be supplied for all main-battery ammunition and 
simple percussion primers for all secondary-battery ammuni¬ 
tion. Combination primers will also be used in three-inch ammu¬ 
nition until the present supply is exhausted, after which per¬ 
cussion primers only w T ill be used. 

(2) With the exception of such as are designated as “drill” 
primers, primers in excess of an allowance of ten per gun per 
year shall not be expended except in actual firing. A number 
of “ drill ” primers have been manufactured and issued for the 
purpose. In addition to these the following main-battery primers 
are designated and authorized to be used as drill primers: Sim¬ 
ple percussion, simple electric, and combination B. L. R. primers 
with magazine sealed with a crimped ring. Other models may 
from time to time be designated as drill primers. 

2810. Since the correctness of reports and records depends 
upon it, care must be taken not to obliterate the identification 
marks on ammunition or to interchange it in incorrectly marked 
containers. 

2811. Heretofore the wet guncotton issued to the service has 
contained different percentages of moisture in different lots and 
when issued for different purposes. The variation in the amount 
of moisture has run from twenty to thirty-five per centum. 
Hereafter all wet guncotton issued to the service, regardless of 
the use for which intended, will contain twenty-five per centum 


Magazine 

stowage. 

Black powder 
stowed alone. 


Small-arm 
ammunition 
stowed alone. 

Fixed ammu¬ 
nition stowed 
alone. 

Temperature 
of magazines. 


Ventilation of 
magazines. 


Care of pro¬ 
jectiles. 


Empty car¬ 
tridge cases, 
tanks, etc. 


Primers. 


Drill primers. 


Identification 

marks. 


Wet gun cot¬ 
ton. 


(171 I) 






Torpedo prac¬ 
tice. 


Report of 
practice. 


Requests for 
torpedoes, etc. 


Empty rifle 
cartridge cases, 
etc. 


of moisture. Wet guncotton now in service will have its pro¬ 
portion of water brought to the standard, when in the natural 
course of future events it may reach the torpedo station, but no 
change shall be made in it at other places. While twenty-five per 
centum of moisture is established as the standard proportion of 
water in wet guncotton, and while no other will be issued in future, 
it will undoubtedly be some years before complete uniformity is 
attained, and until that time guncotton found in service may 
vary between the old limits. In all cases the percentage of 
moisture is marked on the outside of the package. (Ordnance 
pamphlet No. 339, of December, 1909.) 

2812. (1) Torpedo practices will be held as a part of the 
regular target practices of the ship, under such instructions as 
may be issued by the department from time to time. The gen¬ 
eral methods of preparing the torpedo armament for these prac¬ 
tices and of maintaining it in efficient condition by means of fre¬ 
quent practice and exercises, etc., are left to the discretion of the 
officers in charge, subject to such detailed instructions as to care, 
preservation, and operation as may be issued by the department 
or the Bureau of Ordnance. 

(2) Reports of regular torpedo practices shall be made as a 
part of the regular reports of target practices. 

(3) In addition to the foregoing reports special reports shall 
be made in duplicate to the Bureau of Ordnance on the card 
form provided by that bureau for the purpose. These card re¬ 
ports shall be inclosed with the reports of practices previously 
referred to. After all other torpedo practices these card reports 
shall be fowarded to the Bureau of Ordnance through the de¬ 
partment (Division of Operations), without inclosing letter if 
the performance reported therein be normal and satisfactory, 
but with an inclosing letter giving a full report on every eccentric 
performance or loss of torpedo. 

2813. Torpedoes, gyro gears, and torpedo tubes shall not be 
included in requisitions, but shall be made the subject of a re¬ 
quest by letter to the Bureau of Ordnance, which letter shall 
state the reason for the request and give the register number of 
the torpedo, gyro, or tube which is required to be replaced. 
These articles are subject to survey. 

2814. (1) Arrangements have been made with the Ordnance 
Department of the Army to issue to the Navy Department ball 
cartridges, caliber .30, Model of 1906, to the value of empty car¬ 
tridge cases, empty packing boxes, bandoleers, and brass clips 
which have been previously supplied by the Ordnance Department 
of the Army for United States rifles, Model of 1903, accruing from 
the expenditure of ball cartridges, caliber .30, Model of 1906. 
The following instructions shall be observed with reference to the 
preparing and shipping of these articles: As soon as practicable 
after the completion of the firing, cartridge cases shall be de- 
capped and thrown into water. The cleaning will be much facili¬ 
tated if this be done immediately after firing. The interior of 
each case shall then be thoroughly cleaned with a brush wiper or 
a piece of rag on the end of a wiping stick, dried, and packed in 
empty ammunition boxes. Bandoleers and clips shall not be packed 
in the boxes together with cartridge cases. Where bandoleers 
and clips are packed in the same box the clips shall be wrapped 
separately in paper. Care should be taken to see that the zinc 
lining of the packing boxes is not injured. The lining and zinc- 
cover shall be retained in the box when the empty cartridge cases, 
bandoleers, and clips are packed therein. Empty cartridge cases 
and clips shall be invoiced in all cases by weight and not by 
number. 

(2) Empty cartridge cases, boxes, bandoleers, and clips per¬ 
taining to ammunition for the Model 1903 rifle accruing from 
target practice on the east coast of the United States and in 


(172 I) 


Caribbean waters shall be turned over to the general storekeeper 
of the ship or shore station concerned and by him turned over to 
a general storekeeper of a shore station on the east coast of the 
United States. Those accruing from target practice on the west 
coast and from ships of the Pacific Fleet shall be turned over to 
the general storekeeper of the ship or shore station concerned 
and by him turned over to the general storekeeper of a shore 
station on the west coast or of the naval station, Honolulu. Those 
accruing from target practice on the Asiatic Station shall be 
handled in a similar manner and turned over to the general store¬ 
keeper of the naval station, Olongapo. 

(3) General storekeepers on the east coast of the United States 
and in Caribbean waters will ship this material by public convey¬ 
ance to the general storekeeper, navy yard, Philadelphia, Pa. 

The general storekeepers at Honolulu, Puget Sound, and Tutuila 
will ship this material to the general storekeeper, navy yard, 

Mare Island, Cal., by public conveyance. The general store¬ 
keepers at Guam and Olongapo will ship this material to the gen¬ 
eral storekeeper, naval station, Olongapo, by public conveyance. 

When the accumulation of this material at navy yards (Phila¬ 
delphia, Mare Island, and Olongapo) justifies it, the department 
should be requested to issue instructions as to its further disposi¬ 
tion. 

2815. General-alarm gongs and “cease-firing” gongs shall not 
be used for any other than their designed purpose. 

281 <>. (1) Torpedoes fitted with removable flask heads shall f are , of fl to U' 
have such heads removed after each practice. The interior of p * e do air flasks ’ 
the flask shall be cleaned, dried, and given a light coat of linseed 
oil. 

(2) Any cutting of torpedo air flasks, accumulators, piping, 
compressors, or other receptacles for compressed air used in con¬ 
nection with the torpedo plants is prohibited. 

2817. When necessary to make shipments of gun-sight tele¬ 
scopes they shall be packed in the following manner: 

(a) Not more than twenty telescopes shall be packed in one 
box. 

(b) The packing box shall be substantially made of good ma¬ 
terial and should, when practicable, be especially made for the 
purpose. 

(c) Each telescope, before being placed in the box, shall be 
wrapped in soft paper and in heavy wrapping paper. 

(d) The telescopes shall be so packed that there will be about 
four inches of clear space all around each one, this space being 
well filled in with excelsior, fine shavings, sawdust, paper, rags, 
or any soft packing material available. 

(e) Particular care must be observed in packing to guard 
against surging of the telescopes longitudinally, the packing ma¬ 
terial being suitably disposed around the sides of the box. 

(/) The outside of a box containing telescopes must be suitably 
marked to indicate its contents and to enjoin care in handling. 

2818. Stadimeters coming under the cognizance of the Bureau 
of Ordnance shall not be used for any other than ordnance work, 
except in case of emergency. 

Section 2.— Examinations and Tests of Powder and Explosives 

on Board Ship. 

2831. Navy smokeless powder being an ether-alcohol colloid stability 
of nitrocellulose, can not be held to possess unlimited chemical pow er ‘ 
stability, and the length of its life depends very largely on the 
conditions under which it is stored. At temperatures approaching 
100° F., the period during which it will retain stability sufficient 
to warrant its retention in service, is relatively short. Although 
chemical tests give an indication as to the probable life of powder, 


(173 i) 




Care enjoined 
in making tests. 


Correctness 
of reports en¬ 
joined. 


Periodical ex¬ 
aminations and 
tests. 


Daily exami¬ 
nations. 


Fortnightly 

examination. 


Nitrons fames. 


no satisfactory method has been devised of foretelling with cer¬ 
tainty its length of life. The only safeguard is, therefore, to 
discover loss of stability by frequent tests and such tests shall be 
made with unceasing care and vigilance. 

2832. (1) Officers charged with the care of magazines and the 
examination and tests of smokeless powder shall thoroughly fa¬ 
miliarize themselves with the practical methods of making such 
examinations and tests and shall be held responsible for the accu¬ 
racy thereof and for the correctness of the official reports thereon. 
In order that the tests may be of value, as indicating the sta¬ 
bility of powder, it is essential that the methods in all details 
shall be uniform, and those charged with this duty must follow 
strictly the prescribed methods. 

(2) The Bureau of Ordnance records all tests reported from 
the various sources and keeps careful records of the disposition 
and condition of each index, in order that proper steps may be 
taken, without delay, to dispose of any index which develops low 
stability. (In the case of powder on the Asiatic Station, this 
duty has been delegated to the inspector of ordnance in charge of 
the chemical laboratory, Philippine Islands.) In order, therefore, 
that this system may be carried out, care is enjoined to submit 
correct and complete routine reports of ammunition on hand, 
stability tests, etc. 

2833. The following examinations and tests shall be made of 
smokeless powder on board ship: 

(a) Daily .—Visual examination of samples and test of charges 
for local heating. Examination of violet paper. 

(&) Fortnightly .—Visual examination of one or more charges of 
each index. 

(c) Monthly. —65.5° C. “surveillance” test on all indexes that 
give a test of less than 30 days. 

(eZ) Bimonthly. —65.5° C. “surveillance” test on indexes giving 
30 to 39 days’ test. 

(e) Quarterly. —65.5° C. “surveillance” test on indexes giving 
40 to 59 days’ test. 

(/) Semiannually. —65.5° C. “surveillance” test on indexes 
giving 60-day test or more. 

2834. (1) The daily examination shall be made as a part of 
the daily magazine inspection required by these instructions. 
With ammunition received from naval magazines, there will be 
supplied a sample of each index, which will be contained in a glass 
bottle with tight glass stopper. The different samples shall be 
stored in the racks provided, in the same magazines with the 
indexes which they represent and shall not be opened, except for 
the purpose of conducting the violet-paper test hereinafter pro¬ 
vided for. The samples shall be daily examined in a good light, 
without removing stopper, to note whether the powder retains its 
normal appearance. The presence, at any time, of reddish or 
orange-colored fumes in the bottle will indicate decomposition 
of the powder: 

(2) Since advanced decomposition of powder is often accom¬ 
panied by heat several charges of each index shall be examined 
daily for evidence of heating by laying the bare hand on the 
surface. 

2835. (1) The powder in one or more charges of each index 
shall be visually examined fortnightly for signs of decomposition 
or change in appearance. Different charges shall be selected from 
time to time for this examination, and after making it particular 
pains shall be taken to see that the tanks or cartridge cases, 
the contents of which are to be exposed for as short a time as 
possible, are restored to their former air-tight condition. 

(2) The inside of a tank, case, or bag containing smokeless 
powder, which has been giving off the nitrous fumes which ac¬ 
company decomposition, will probably show a reddish or orange 

(174 i) 


appearance. Upon first opening such a package the characteristic 
acrid and pungent odors of the nitrous fumes can be readily 
detected by smelling. Upon this point depends the main value 
of this examination, and the conditions upon first opening a 
charge should be carefully noted by applying the nostrils to the 
charge immediately after opening. The odor of ether is natural 
and is of no consequence. 

(3) A small scoopful of the powder should be taken into a 
good light and examined as to its physical properties. Powder is 
of various colors, ranging from light yellow to a dead black. 
Certain indexes have been dyed a bright red, which, in the course 
of time, will bleach, but this bleaching is not to be taken as an 
indication of decomposition. Other varieties will change color, 
darkening from the original yellow to brown or black. This indi¬ 
cates a certain change, but does not indicate loss of stability or 
change in ballistic quantities. In general, no notice is to be taken 
of the color or change of color, except that a very marked whiten¬ 
ing of the grains, in connection with other indications, is to be 
considered as indicating loss of stability. The grains of decom¬ 
posing powder will, in a measure, become soft, yielding to the 
pressure of the thumb nail or crumbling easily. 

2836. Whenever any index gives loss of stability in the daily 
or fortnightly examination, it shall be subjected to the “ sur¬ 
veillance ” test 

2837. (1) There will be issued to vessels a supply of violet 
paper, which will eventually take the place of litmus paper. 
This paper is used dry at all times. The change of color in the 
presence of oxides of nitrogen is from violet, through blue, to 
white. It is not affected by other acids, diffused light, or ordi¬ 
nary handling. Care shall be taken, however, to keep it clean. 
When received this paper shall be transferred to tight glass-stop¬ 
pered bottles. The bottles shall always be stored in a dark place. 

(2) To test powder from rounds, charges, or bulk, a portion 
of the sample, preferably about twelve ounces, shall be placed in 
a sixteen-ounce glass-stoppered bottle. One strip of the dry paper, 
marked in pencil with the date of starting the test, shall be 
dropped into the bottle on the powder and the bottle closed tightly. 
The bottle shall be stored in the magazine from which the sample 
was taken, preferably in the warmest part of the magazine. The 
time of the test is the number of days required for the paper to 
become white, and the bottle shall not be opened during this time. 
Only one piece of this paper should be allowed in the test bottle 
at any time. The total loss of color should be checked by exami¬ 
nation in good sunlight and comparison with prepared standards. 
These standards can be prepared by holding strips of the violet 
paper in red fumes formed by the use of dilute nitric acid on 
copper, or by exposing to the sun’s rays a small quantity of small- 
caliber powder in a bottle until a slight odor of nitrous fumes is 
noticed and then dropping a strip of violet paper in the bottle, 
or by making use of one of the test samples in the surveillance 
oven when nitrous fumes first appear. Gradations of loss of color 
may be obtained in this way and the sample strips retained with¬ 
out special care for future use. 

2838. (1) The “surveillance” test shall be applied to one 
sample from each index every six months. The sample, of fifteen 
to fifty grams in weight, shall be taken from the broken charge 
and be in whole grains, the lesser weights being taken for the 
small-caliber powders. It shall be placed in an eight-ounce salt- 
mouth glass-stoppered bottle, made tight by carefully grinding the 
stopper, and exposed in the 65.5° C. constant-temperature oven. 
The bottle must not be opened during the test. The end of the 
test is the first appearance of red fumes in the bottle, and the 
record to be made is the number of days which it takes to develop 
these fumes. 


Color, etc., 
of powder. 


Violet-paper 

test. 


Semiannual 

surveillance 

test. 


(175 I) 






Decomposed 

p<mder. 


Guncotton. 


Other explo¬ 
sives. 


Naked lights 
in magazines 
prohibited. 

Live ammu¬ 
nition for drill 
prohibited. 


(2) The routine tests shall be started on July 1 and on January 
1, and the results shall be reported to the Bureau of Ordnance on 
the proper blanks at their completion. At the end of sixty days 
the tests shall be discontinued, unless for particular reasons it is 
advisable to run it longer, and any index which does not give red 
fumes within this period is to be reported as “ sixty days+.” In 
any case where an index assigned to five-inch forty-caliber or 
smaller guns gives red fumes in less than twenty days, or an index 
assigned to guns larger than the five-inch forty-caliber guns gives 
red fumes in less than forty days, the results are to be imme¬ 
diately reported to the Bureau of Ordnance. 

(3) The “surveillance” test is at the temperature of and has 
replaced the potassium-iodide “ heat test.” Noting the presence of 
red fumes in a bottle is much less liable to error and requires less 
experience than did the KI test, the use of which was discontinued 
on shipboard on account of the great diversity of the results 
obtained by inexperienced operators. The examination of the 
bottles for red fumes shall be made once every twenty-four hours 
in a good light. The fumes, which will not be dense and will be 
yellowish red, can best be seen by looking through the bottle at a 
white background. Should there be any doubt as to the presence 
of the fumes at the daily examination, the appearance should be 
carefully noted and a close examination made on the following 
day, when the additional twenty-four hours’ exposure should have 
very considerably increased the depth of color. Upon the conclu¬ 
sion of the test, the sample shall be removed from the oven and 
thrown overboard, since it may explode if the test be carried too 
far. 

(4) This test shall be conducted in the electrically-heated con¬ 
stant-temperature oven supplied for the purpose to all battleships, 
cruisers, monitors in commission, torpedo flotillas, and divisions 
of gunboats. Full directions for the operation of the ovens will 
be supplied with each outfit, and sealed tubes containing nitrous 
fumes will be furnished as comparison tubes for determining the 
end of the test. 

2839. (1) Powder shall not he destroyed unless it shows un¬ 
mistakable signs of advanced decomposition. —In the event of such 
deterioration every charge of the index on board shall be exam¬ 
ined, and only such charges will be destroyed as contain the de¬ 
composing powder. Decomposition in the sense here used is evi¬ 
denced by— 

( a ) The grains being friable and easily crumbled; 

(b) Unmistakable odor of nitrous fumes; and 

(c) Very low litmus-paper and surveillance test. 

(2) Powder found to be in a soft or mushy condition shall be 
thrown overboard immediately. 

(3) Whenever any powder is landed or destroyed because of its 
unstable or decomposed condition, samples of each index shall al¬ 
ways be preserved and forwarded to the naval proving ground for 
examination and the Bureau of Ordnance notified at once of the 
shipment and the reasons therefor. 

2840. Examinations and tests of all dry guncotton on board 
ship shall be made weekly and monthly, and of all wet guncotton 
quarterly, in accordance with current instructions from the Bu¬ 
reau of Ordnance or from the department. 

2841. Examinations and tests of explosives on board ship, 
other than those referred to in this chapter, shall be made as 
may be ordered by the Bureau of Ordnance or the department. 

Section 3.—Safety Orders. 

2851. No naked light shall ever be taken into a magazine or 
other compartment containing explosives of any kind. 

2852. (1) Under no circumstances shall live ammunition be 
used for drill purposes. 

(176 i) 


(2) Whenever a live cartridge case is fitted in any gun for any 
purpose other than firing, the firing pin and mechanism shall be 
kept removed from the breech plug during such test. 

2858. In every cartridge-case gun, except those of the sliding 
wedge or eccentric plug type, the breech plug shall not be closed 
until the gun captain is assured that the front face of the plug is 
in normal condition. 

2854. Locking devices are being developed to prevent the 
breech of a loaded gun from being opened during salvo firing. 
Prior to the installation of these devices, whenever two or more 
guns are fired together, effective measures shall be taken to guard 
against opening the breech of a loaded gun. 

2855. The mushroom of every breech-loading gun shall be 
thoroughly sponged after each shot. 

2850. Copies of all safety orders and instructions pertaining 
to the armament of the ship shall be kept posted in convenient 
places easy of access to members of the crew, and all members of 
the crew concerned shall be thoroughly instructed in them. 

2857. (1) It is possible to fire a screw breech mechanism gun 
by percussion when the plug is swung home but not rotated and 
locked. Every possible precaution shall be taken to avoid acci¬ 
dents from this cause. If a gun be fitted for electric firing, with 
contacts so arranged that the plug must be fully rotated before 
the firing circuit is closed, it is not possible for an accident of 
this kind to happen. 

(2) In a bag gun, where the lock is operated automatically, the 
automatic functioning of the lock should not be interfered with 
in any way. Should any of the parts operating the breech mecha¬ 
nism and the lock break and the lock be then operated, the gun 
might be fired with the plug unlocked. Every possible precaution 
shall be taken to avoid accidents from these causes. 

2858. As soon as a gun is loaded, the breech shall be closed 
without delay, and, if possible, the breech mechanism shall not 
be again unlocked until after the gun has been fired. If it be 
necessary to unload the gun, it shall be treated as a hangfire and 
the powder or the entire cartridge case thrown overboard. 

2858. In preparing a battery for firing, the division officer shall 
assure himself that the tompion is removed from each gun and 
that each bore is clear. 

2860. (1) The breech of a gun shall never be unlocked or 
opened while there is a live primer in the lock. 

(2) The firing lanyard shall never be hooked to the trigger of 
the lock until after the breech plug has been closed and locked 
and the gun primed. The lanyard shall be hooked just before 
cocking the lock. 

(3) The breech of a gun shall never be unlocked or opened 
while the lock is cocked or while the lanyard is hooked to the 
trigger. 

(4) At the command “cease firing,” the primer shall be with¬ 
drawn from the lock of every breech-loading gun. If a crew 
leave a gun at any time, the gun shall be left in the condition of 
“ cease firing.” 

2861. (1) No cartridge-case gun shall be fired with a breech 
mechanism in which the firing pin is not completely housed. 

(2) As the firing pin of every concentric screw breech mecha¬ 
nism is directly in rear of the primer when the plug is closed but 
not rotated, the utmost care shall be taken to insure that the 
firing pin and all parts are in good condition, as the failure of a 
part of the mechanism might permit the firing of the gun before 
the plug is rotated. 

(3) The danger of a broken firing-pin point or of the fusing of 
metal on the face of the breech plug, due to a primer blowback, 
shall be constantly borne in mind and guarded against. 


Lire car¬ 
tridge case in 
gun. 

Plug face to 
be watched. 


Opening of 
breech during 
salvos. 


Mushroom to 
be sponged. 

Posting of - 
safety orders. 


Precaution 
against unlocked 
plug. 


Close breech 
as soon as load¬ 
ed. 


Tompions. 


Breech kept 
locked when 
primed. 

Precaution 
with firing lan¬ 
yard. 


Breech kept 
locked while 
lock is cocked. 

Cease firing. 


Firing pin 
housed. 

Condition of 
firing pin. 


Broken firing 
pin. 


(177 I) 







Priming. 

Jammed car¬ 
tridge case. 

Hangfires. 


Care enjoined. 

Fire hose. 


(4) In a cartridge-case breech mechanism having the firing 
pin held in position by a cotter pin, similar to the five-inch Mark 
Y mechanism, the cotter pin shall be in place at all times, in 
order to prevent the firing pin from losing its housing. If the 
firing pin be not housed, a premature explosion is apt to occur. 

2802. The priming of a breech-loading gun while the breech 
is open is forbidden, and the breech shall be closed and locked be¬ 
fore the primer is inserted in the firing lock, except in a breech¬ 
loading gun in which the wedge block containing the firing pin is 
arranged to operate automatically by the functioning of the 
breech mechanism, in such a manner that the firing pin can not 
be brought opposite the primer until the breech is closed and 
locked. 

2863. No force greater than that which can be applied by the 
hand alone shall be used in loading a cartridge case into a gun. 
Any cartridge case that does not freely and fully enter the cham¬ 
ber of the gun under the influence of the force of the hand alone 
shall be carefully extracted and put aside. It shall be properly 
marked to indicate its condition, and shall be turned in to store 
at the first convenient opportunity. 

2804. The ramming of shells in turret guns by interposing sec¬ 
tions of a powder charge between the head of the rammer and the 
base of the shell is prohibited. 

2865. (1) The possible danger of a serious accident, due to 
opening the breech of a gun too soon after a hangfire, demands 
the constant exercise of the utmost prudence and caution when¬ 
ever a miss fire occurs. 

(2) Whenever a gun pointer presses the firing key or pulls the 
lock lanyard and the gun fails to fire, a hangfire shall be re¬ 
garded as probable, and until an examination of the extracted 
primer discloses the fact that the primer itself failed to fire no 
distinction shall be made between the case of a miss fire due to 
a failure of the primer to ignite and a miss fire due to a failure 
of the charge to ignite after the primer has functioned properly. 

(3) In time of peace, whenever a miss fire occurs in any gun, 
an interval of at least thirty minutes shall be allowed to elapse 
after the last effort to fire the gun before the breech is opened, 
except when, in the case of a gun using a breech-loading primer, 
an examination of the extracted primer shows that it did not fire. 
In such a case there is no danger of a hangfire, and the foregoing 
rule need not apply. 

(4) Nothing in this article shall be construed as discouraging 
possible efforts to fire the gun which do not involve opening the 
breech. The primer shall be removed from a breech-loading gun 
(using an appropriate tool in order to avoid danger of being 
struck by the recoil or of injury from a blowback) and a new 
one inserted and fired, using either electric or percussion mecha¬ 
nism, as seems most desirable, and these efforts shall be continued 
as long as there is a reasonable chance of firing the gun. A gun 
using cartridge cases and fixed primers shall be tried again, either 
by electricity or percussion, or by both, whenever this can be done 
without opening the breech. 

(5) In time of war, when the possible chance of serious danger 
due to a miss fire may be overbalanced by the more important con¬ 
siderations of battle, the commanding officer may, at his discre¬ 
tion, decide what interval shall intervene between the occurrence 
of a miss fire and the opening of the breech. 

2800. (1) The attention of all officers is invited to the neces¬ 
sity for the continuous exercise of the utmost care and prudence 
in the handling of all kinds of ammunition. 

(2) Whenever the guns of a vessel are being fired, the fire hose 
shall be led out as at fire quarters and the fire pumps shall be 
kept running. 


(178 i) 


(3) During firing no ammunition other than that immediately 
required shall be permitted to remain outside of the magazines. 

(4) At target practice there may be assembled on deck no more 
than the necessary allowance of ammunition for the intermediate 
or secondary battery guns that are to fire on the next run; but 
no charge for a breech-loading gun shall be taken out of its tank, 
nor shall the top of the tank be removed until immediately be¬ 
fore the charge is required for loading. For guns using fixed am¬ 
munition and for guns using separate powder charges put up in 
cartridge cases the allowance required for the gun or guns that 
are to fire on the next run may be removed from the boxes. 

(5) When the guns of a vessel are not being fired the usual 
tests of the ammunition supply may be carried out, and such 
ammunition as may be necessary for making the tests may be 
assembled on deck, under proper precautions. 

2867. No Morris-tube practice shall be held without an effi¬ 
cient bullet catcher securely attached to the muzzle of the gun or 
otherwise suitably secured in the line of fire of the small rifle. 

2868. (1) In no case shall automatic shutters separating a 
turret from its handling room be secured in the open position dur¬ 
ing drills, exercises, or while the guns are firing. 

(2) In developing the maximum speed of the cars the shutters 
shall be carefully watched and such adjustments made as may 
be found necessary. In case of damage to the shutters a report 
as to the extent and cause thereof shall be submitted without de¬ 
lay, which report shall state whether the trouble is due to faulty 
adjustment of the shutters or to excessive speed of the hoist. 

(3) If the shutters be damaged during target practice so that 
they can not fulfill their purpose, the guns of the turret con¬ 
cerned shall cease firing, and the firing from that turret shall not 
be resumed until the shutters of both guns are in working order, 
unless the hoist is of the trunked-in type, having automatic doors 
in the handling room which insure the separation of the turret 
chamber from the handling room, in which case the firing may 
continue so long as those automatic doors remain in efficient con¬ 
dition. In case the damage to the shutters can not be repaired 
within a reasonable time, the crew of the turret shall fire the re¬ 
mainder of the allowance from another turret. 

2860. (1) As there is an inflammable gas present in the cham¬ 
ber of a gun after firing, which under certain conditions may con¬ 
stitute a danger in igniting the exposed charge while the gun is 
being loaded for the next round, the chamber of every broadside 
breech-loading gun using charges that are unprotected by metal 
cases shall be sponged after each discharge before loading. In 
case of guns of this class, the combined sponge and rammer shall 
be used, with the bristle dampened with water. The sponge will 
be entered in the chamber immediately following the shell and 
shoved home as far as the shell, when seated, will permit, and 
then withdrawn. When the gun is sponged in this manner it is 
not possible for inflammable gases or bits of burning powder bags 
to remain in the. powder chamber to endanger the ignition of the 
charge. 

(2) When adequate mechanical means have been fitted for the 
purpose of promptly clearing the chamber and bore of all gas, 
fragments of powder bags, etc., and when, after satisfactory 
trials, the same shall have been approved by the department, the 
foregoing precautions may be dispensed with; but in no case shall 
any of the precautions be omitted while using any extemporized 
blowing appliance, or when the approved appliance is not working 
at the standard pressure for which it was designed. 

(3) In the case of turret guns, where sponging the chamber is 
impracticable, the danger from “ flarebacks,” or from the pres¬ 
ence of inflammable gases or bits of burning material in the bore 
after firing, must be avoided by making sure that all parts of 


Ammunition 
outside of maga¬ 
zines. 


Ammunition 
supply tests. 


Morris tube. 


Automatic 

shutters. 


Sponging of 
guns. 


Gas ejectors. 


Loading tur¬ 
ret guns. 


(179 l) 






Examination 
®f bore. 


Cartridge-case 

guns. 


Strengthen¬ 
ing cartridge 
hags. 


Magazine 
flap doors. 


Unnecessary 
exposure of 
charges prohib¬ 
ited. 


Safety orders 
to be posted. 


Inspection of 
recoil cylinders. 


Blind shell 
for subcaliber. 

Care In load¬ 
ing. 


Removal of 
fuses. 

Precautions 
with torpedoes, 
etc. 


the bore are clear before the charge for the succeeding round is 
hoisted above the turret floor. In order to make sure that all 
danger of a premature ignition of a charge while being loaded 
has passed, a sufficient interval of time shall be allowed to elapse, 
after the breech plug is opened, for the gas and smoke in the 
chamber and bore to dissipate; and the top of a loaded ammuni¬ 
tion car shall not be brought above a horizontal plane 6 feet be¬ 
low the axis of the trunnions, nor shall powder-box doors be 
opened until the bore of the gun is clear. 

(4) When firing any powder-bag gun, whether fitted with gas 
ejector or not, it shall be the duty of a member of the crew to 
look through the bore of the gun immediately after the opening 
of the breech and note when the bore is clear, announcing this 
condition by calling out, sharply and distinctly, “ Bore clear! ” 
In order to guard against the danger of flarebacks, the charge 
shall not be exposed at the breech of the gun until after the 
announcement “ Bore clear.” 

(5) The sponging of guns using fixed ammunition, where the 
charge is protected by a metal case, is not necessary, but, before 
stowing the empty cartridge cases below, steps shall be taken to 
free them from all inflammable gases. This can best be done by 
laying the cases on their sides and testing each one for the pres¬ 
ence of gases by inserting a lighted taper in each case as far as 
the bottom, thus setting fire to any inflammable gases, or by wash¬ 
ing the cases out with soap and water. 

(6) Under no circumstances shall tbe material of the cartridge 
bags or strengthening tapes be added to without authority. 
Should it be necessary to stiffen the charges, additional cloth or 
tape shall not be used, but, if necessary, the old cloth or tapes 
shall be retied or replaced by new material similar to the old. 

(7) Tbe magazine flap doors of only such magazines as are 
being used to supply charges shall be open, the flaps, in all cases, 
being down except during the time of actual passage of the sec¬ 
tions of the charge through the door. 

(8) There shall not be exposed (removed from the tanks) at 
one time in all the magazines in use more than one charge for 
each gun, and then only as necessary to supply the demand in 
the handling room; nor shall there be permitted at any time an 
accumulation of exposed sections for more than one charge for 
each ammunition hoist outside the magazines in the handling 
room. 

(9) A copy of this article shall be posted in every turret and in 
every handling room, together with the other safety orders per¬ 
taining to the turret and the handling room. 

2870. Before the firing of any gun, other than for saluting, 
the commanding officer shall require a report that the recoil cyl 
index's have been inspected and filled in the presence of the gun¬ 
nery and division officers. 

2871. Only blind shell shall be used for subcaliber or ex¬ 
caliber practice. 

2872. Especial care shall be exercised to see that all sections 
of powder charges are entered in the chamber with the ignition 
ends toward the breech. 

2873. Fuses shall not be removed from loaded shell except 
under explicit instructions from the Bureau of Ordnance. 

287-1. (1) Torpedo air flasks shall be charged slowly to the 
full working pressure, and be allowed to cool naturally by air- 
cooling. Loss in working pressure shall be made up just previ¬ 
ously to firing. 

(2) The artificial cooling of torpedo air flasks after charging, 
by spraying with water or by flooding the torpedoes in submerged 
tubes, is prohibited. 


(180 i) 


(3) The testing of air compressors by charging torpedo air 
flasks at the full speed and capacity of the compressor is pro¬ 
hibited. 

2875. In handling mines, strict compliance with the current 
instructions laid down for mining exercise shall be enforced at 
all times. In all mining exercises the mines shall be handled 
exactly as they would be were they fully armed, whether such be 
the case or not. 

2876. Conditions not covered by these safety instructions may 
arise which, in the opinion of the commanding officer, may render 
firing unsafe. Nothing in these safety instructions shall be con¬ 
strued as authorizing firing under such conditions, or as prevent¬ 
ing the commanding officer from issuing such additional safety 
orders as he may deem necessary. 

Section 4.—Care and Preservation of Ordnance Material. 

2881. (1) Material changes or modifications in the batteries of 
ships or any of their attachments, or in the torpedo equipment, 
shall not be made without explicit authority from the Bureau of 
Ordnance. 

(2) It is not the intent of these instructions to in any sense 
discourage criticism of ordnance material or suggestions for im¬ 
provements in the same, but improved arrangements or modifica¬ 
tions shall only be tried when the arrangement as supplied is 
not altered and can be restored if necessary. 

(3) It is not the intent of these instructions to hamper the judg¬ 
ment or initiative of flag or commanding officers who, on foreign 
stations, must often exercise their own judgment and discretion 
in their efforts to keep their commands in the highest state of 
efficiency. Under such circumstances those officers shall assume 
the responsibility for their action in case of emergency, but 
wherever possible the authority of the Bureau of Ordnance shall 
be obtained before making changes or modifications. The Bureau 
of Ordnance has the ultimate responsibility for the efficiency of 
armaments of ships and it can meet this responsibility satisfac¬ 
torily only when suggestions and recommendations for changes 
are referred to it for decision. 

2882. Every turret shall be revolved, and every gun moved 
through the extreme arcs of train and elevation, and all motors 
and mechanisms in connection with the guns and ammunition 
hoists shall be operated daily, except on Sundays and holidays, 
and except when coaling ship or heavy weather render it im¬ 
practicable. The men regularly stationed to point and train the 
guns and to operate the hoists and mechanisms shall be re¬ 
quired to do so at this time. All parts shall be lubricated at 
this time as may be necessary. 

2883. Every breech mechanism shall be cleaned daily, but no 
gritty substance shall be used for this purpose or allowed to get 
on the mechanism. The breech plug shall be frequently removed 
from the tray in order that the bottom threads may be reached 
for cleaning. 

2884. (1) Brick dust or other gritty substance shall never be 
used on any part of a gun. 

(2) No parts of any gun mechanism shall ever be scraped 
with knives or metal scrapers or defaced or roughened in any way. 

(3) All bare metal parts of every gun and mount shall be kept 
lightly oiled as a protection against rust. 

2885. (1) Every gun shall be carefully washed out with fresh 
water after every firing, using the bristle bore and chamber 
sponges, the muzzle being depressed for the purpose. If a hose 
be available, it will be found very efficient, and its use will save 
the sponges. 


Mines. 


Changes in 
batteries. 


Experimental 

changes. 


Responsibility 
for armament. 


Runs to be 
moved daily. 


Cleaning 
breech mecha- 
nism. 


Avoidance of 
grit, etc. 

Scraping pro¬ 
hibited. 

Protection 
against rust. 

Washing 

guns. 


(181 i) 






Drying and 
oiling guns. 


Care of slope 
and rifling. 

Breech mech¬ 
anism after fir¬ 
ing. 


Protection 
against grit, 
■water, etc. 


Compression 

slope. 


Gas checks. 


Gas-check 

slopes. 


Choke of guns. 


Dispersion 
due to erosion. 


Primer seat. 


Firing mech¬ 
anism. 


(2) The bore and chamber shall be carefully dried with the 
sheepskin sponge, and finally thoroughly oiled by passing a sheep¬ 
skin sponge well coated with oil through them several times. 

2880. Particular attention shall be given to keeping the slope 
and origin of rifling well oiled and free from rust. 

2887. After firing a gun of 6-inch caliber or smaller, the 
breech mechanism shall be completely dismounted. Every part 
shall be washed with warm water, dried, and rubbed with a well- 
oiled rag; after which the mechanism shall be reassembled. 

2888. All guns and mounts shall be kept covered whenever 
there is a chance of getting coal dust, grit, or salt water on them. 
They shall be inspected and reoiled once a week. In reoiling, all 
the old oil shall first be wiped off, as it may have become clogged 
with dust and grit. 

2889. If a gun is closed by a tompion, such tompion shall be 
withdrawn every fair day and the compression slope cleaned and 
reoiled. 

• 2890. (1) As far as possible, every gas check shall be pro¬ 
tected from the weather and from everything which could indent 
or bruise the pads. The rings or disks shall be kept scrupulously 
clean and well oiled, and the pads shall be habitually coated with 
vaseline. As soon as practicable after firing the gun, the mush¬ 
room and gas check shall be removed, cleaned, and oiled. 

(2) When practicable the pads, rings, and disks shall be re¬ 
moved, cleaned, dried, oiled, and kept in such place as may be ap¬ 
pointed for them, especially during bad weather. 

2891. In loading especial care shall be taken not to injure the 
gas-check slope of the gun. If the slope be injured, the escape 
of gas to the rear can not be prevented, and serious damage may 
result. 

2892. Care shall be taken to see that the choke of guns is not 
so great as to overcome the clearance between the bore and the 
bourrelet diameter of the shell. This clearance should never be 
less than the one-hundredth part of an inch. 

2893. Every gun shall have the distance from the face of the 
tube to the base of the seated projectile measured frequently. 
This distance should be the same in all guns of the same caliber 
in a battery. If, on account of erosion, shells seat at different dis¬ 
tances in different guns of the same kind, allowance for this 
fact should be made in order to eliminate dispersion of fire. 

2894. In every powder-bag gun, care shall be taken to keep 
the primer seat thoroughly clean and smooth. If the primer seat 
does not permit close fitting of the primer, primer blowbacks may 
occur, possibly disabling the firing mechanism. Too frequent use 
of the taper reamer with the entailed wear of the primer seat is 
to be avoided. 

2895. Every effort shall be made to keep the firing mechanism 
of every cartridge-case gun in thoroughly efficient condition. A 
failure on the part of the firing mechanism may cause the gun to 
be fired prematurely. 


(182 i) 


CHAPTER 27. 


ENGINEERING INSTRUCTIONS; INSTRUCTIONS FOR 

TRIALS. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 40.) 

Section 1.—Trials of Machinery; General Instructions. 

2901. Machinery trials of vessels of the Navy shall be held 
from time to time for the purpose of ascertaining the capabilities 
of the engines, boilers, and appurtenances, either in connection 
with the contract requirements for new vessels prior to their final 
acceptance, or to determine their efficiency under service condi¬ 
tions, the extent of repairs necessary, the sufficiency of repairs 
that have been made, or the most economical rates of performance 
under various conditions of service. 

2902. The following trials shall be carried out under the condi¬ 
tions specified: 

(u) Preliminary acceptance trial. (Arts. I 2921 et seq.) 

(&) Commissioning trial. (Arts. I 2941 et seq.) 

(c) Final acceptance trial. (Arts. I 2961 et seq.) 

(d) Post-repair trial. (Arts. I 2981 et seq.) 

(e) Laying-up trial. (Arts. I 3001 et seq.) 

(/) Engineering competitions and special trials. (Arts. I 3021 
et seq.) 

2903. Prior to a machinery trial, each boiler that has been 
longer than six months without having had full pressure of steam 
raised in it shall be subjected to a test by cold-water pressure and 
to a test by steam pressure. The water pressure applied shall be 
fifty per cent in excess of the designed working pressure, except 
that, in the case of a fire-tube boiler that has been in use longer 
than two years such pressure shall not exceed twenty-five per cent 
in excess of the designed working pressure. Steam pressure shall 
be raised and maintained for at least one hour at a pressure of 
not less than ninety-five per cent of the authorized safety-valve 
setting, after which the boiler, with the water retained in it, shall 
be allowed to cool off. Throughout these tests, and afterwards 
when cold, the boiler shall be carefully and thoroughly examined 
for indications of any defects or weakness, particularly as to the 
tightness of the shells, drums, joints, tubes, nipples, manhole and 
handhole plates, and other pressure parts. 

2904. Previous to raising steam for testing the condition of 
boilers, care shall be taken to see that the dry pipes are clear and 
their openings not clogged, that the internal feed pipes are well 
secured, and that the zincs are efficiently connected and in proper 
condition. The following parts, with all gear connected to them, 
shall be examined and actually worked to see that they are in 
proper condition: 

(u) Main and auxiliary stop valves. 

(b) Safety and sentinel valves. 

( c ) Surface and bottom blow valves, pipes, and sea valves. 

(eZ) Steam and water gauges, cocks, and pipes. 

(e) Feed check and stop valves and pipes. 

(/) Drain cocks and pipes. 


Object of 
trials. 


Kinds of 
trials. 


Boiler tests 
before trials. 


Inspection of 
boilers before 
raising steam 
for tests. 


(183 I) 





Inspection of 
engines before 
trial. 


Report of en¬ 
gineer officer 
prior to trial. 


Action if ma¬ 
chinery is un¬ 
satisfactory. 


General rules 
for trials. 


( g ) All other boiler fittings connected with the safety of opera¬ 
tion and management. 

2905. Previous to working the engines for trial the following 
parts shall be examined and worked as far as possible. 

( a ) Pistons, rings, springs, followers, and their fastenings. 

(&) Main stop, throttle, and by-pass valves. 

(c) All relief valves, drain cocks and traps. 

(d) Reversing gear, hand and steam, and other starting gear. 

( e) Sea suction and discharge valves in connection with the 
condensers, pumps, and main engines. 

(/) All couplings, nuts, keys, etc., connecting the various work¬ 
ing parts, and all important holding-down bolts and other fasten¬ 
ings of the machinery shall be examined and carefully sounded. 

(g) The tightness of the condensers and tubes shall be tested. 

(ti) Main air, circulating, feed, and hot-well pumps. 

(i) Feed water heaters and grease extractors. 

2906. When all of the examinations required by articles 2903, 
2904, and 2905 have been made, and not later than the day be¬ 
fore steam is to be raised for a trial, the engineer officer shall 
report to the commanding officer that the boilers and engines are 
in proper condition and fit to proceed with the trial, or state 
wherein any part is, in his opinion, not in a safe and proper con¬ 
dition. 

2907. If, in the opinion of the commanding officer, the condi¬ 
tion of the machinery or boilers is such that either may be se¬ 
riously injured or disabled by the trial about to be undertaken, 
the trial may, with the approval of the senior officer present, be 
postponed until the circumstances can be reported to the depart¬ 
ment and further instructions received. 

2908. The following general rules shall be observed during all 
full-power trials, and during other machinery trials to which 
they may be applicable and consistent with the conditions im¬ 
posed : 

(a) The engines shall be worked so as to use all the steam 
made by the boilers with the pressure maintained as near the de¬ 
signed working pressure as practicable, and the steam pressures, 
vacuum, number of revolutions, and other variables shall be 
kept as nearly uniform as possible. 

(5) The speed of the engines shall be gradually increased to 
the maximum attainable under the conditions imposed. Before 
starting a full-power trial, the engines should be worked at about 
three-quarters power for a sufficient time to allow the boilers to 
be brought to proper steaming condition after forced draft has 
been started. 

(c) No full-speed trial shall take place in less than forty 
fathoms of water; depth of water shall be reported. 

( d ) Care must be taken to obtain correct weight or measure 
of the fuel used and that the fires are in the same condition at 
the end of the trial as at the beginning. The kind and quality 
of the fuel used shall be specifically stated in the report of the 
trial. 

(e) Coal shall not be hand picked but shall be used as it runs 
from the bunkers. 

(/) The engine room and fireroom watches shall be so ar¬ 
ranged, if practicable, that every man of the engineer’s force, 
except such as are regularly assigned as messmen or to other 
special duties and are not ordinarily available for watch duty, 
will be on duty for a portion of the time whenever forced draft 
is used on these trials. 

( Q) During full-power trials, except such as may be forbidden 
by the current rules for engineering competitions, the deck force 
shall render any assistance necessary to provide sufficient fuel in 
the firerooms, the amount of such assistance being mentioned in 
the report of the trials. 


(1S4 i) 


(70 Salt water shall not be fed into the boilers during any of 
these trials if it can be avoided. To this end, an ample reserve 
supply of fresh water shall be provided in advance of the trial, 
and the evaporators will be run to make up extra feed if neces¬ 
sary. 

(/) Should it be found desirable to continue a four-hour full- 
power trial beyond the four hours from the beginning, the ob¬ 
servations shall be continued until the trial is finished. Then the 
four consecutive hours shall be taken which are to be considered 
as the trial period, and the difference of the counter readings at 
the beginning and end of this period divided by 240 will give the 
mean revolutions per minute for the whole period for each screw. 
The mean of the revolutions for all the screws will be the mean 
for the trial. The foregoing assumes that during the trial there 
has been no material variation from the average speed. However, 
should there be a material variation for a short period, due to 
heated bearings or other causes, and it is nevertheless decided to 
have the four-hour period in which it occurs counted as the trial, 
the following modifications shall be followed. The counter read¬ 
ings at the beginning of the trial shall be subtracted from those at 
the beginning of the reduced speed; the difference of the readings 
divided by the time which elapsed in minutes, and the average 
revolutions thus determined for this period as already explained 
for the four-hour period; from this the average speed up to that 
time shall be determined and thereby the number of miles run 
during that period. In the same way find the average speed and 
number of miles run for the time of the reduced revolutions, and 
also for the period from the end of the reduced revolutions to 
the end of the trial. The three distances run shall then be added 
together and their sum divided by four, which will give the aver¬ 
age speed per hour during the four-hour trial. 

2909. The results of all machinery trials shall be fully re¬ 
ported to the department, with all the attending circumstances, 
especially the mean draft and corresponding displacement of the 
ship at the beginning of the trial, the condition of the ship’s bot¬ 
tom, the time since last docked, the average horsepower developed 
by the main and auxiliary engines, the consumption of fuel per 
hour, the distance run per ton of fuel, the pounds of fuel con¬ 
sumed per mile, the average speed of the ship with all correc¬ 
tions applied, and the average number of revolutions of the pro¬ 
pelling engines. The auxiliaries in use during the trial shall be 
stated. The methods by which the speed was determined shall 
be described. The report shall state whether the machinery is 
in a satisfactory condition; if its condition is not found satis¬ 
factory, all defects and deficiencies shall be fully described and 
recommendations made for correcting them. Reports of trials 
held under the Rules for Engineering Competitions shall be made 
as prescribed in the rules. 

2910. When practicable during machinery trials the main 
engines shall be indicated a sufficient number of times, depend¬ 
ing upon the length of the trial, to obtain a reasonably correct 
determination of the average power developed for the period 
of the trial, which observations shall be taken at intervals not 
greater than one hour, and which shall be at least three in num¬ 
ber, regardless of the length of the trial. Where torsion meters 
are fitted, a corresponding number of torsion-meter observations 
shall be taken on ships fitted with turbine-propelling engines. 
The auxiliary engines in operation shall be indicated likewise, 
unless their power has previously been determined under similar 
conditions. The power of auxiliary engines not fitted for in¬ 
dicators shall be estimated. Observations of the data required for 
the steam log shall be taken at half-hour intervals. 


Report of re¬ 
sults of trial. 


Data for deter¬ 
mining power. 


(185 i) 






Section 2.—Preliminary Acceptance Trial. 


When held. 


Functions of 
board. 


Duties of 
board. 


Duties of in 
spector of ma¬ 
chinery. 


2021. Prior to the preliminary acceptance and delivery of a 
new vessel built under contract, or of new machinery, if con¬ 
tracted for separately, the vessel and machinery shall be sub¬ 
jected to official trials to test her, her speed, and her machinery. 
In such cases the conditions and requirements of the trials are 
fully specified in the contract under which the vessel or machinery 
is built. These trials shall be held when the vessel and machinery 
are substantially complete, except such minor items of work as 
may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy, be left until 
after the trials, and when the contractors shall have made suffi¬ 
cient trials at dock and in free route to be reasonably sure of 
satisfactorily meeting the requirements of the contract; and 
when the contractors shall have notified the Secretary of the 
Navy that they are ready to submit the vessel or machinery for 
such trials. In the case of vessels built at a navy yard, the pre¬ 
liminary and final trials shall be combined into one trial. 

2922. The board of inspection and survey for ships shall be 
ordered to attend these trials for the purpose of making an ex¬ 
amination of the vessel and her equipment, and of witnessing and 
reporting upon the performance of the vessel and her machinery. 
The board shall be furnished with copies of the contract and 
specifications for the construction of the vessel and machinery 
and shall be guided in the performance of its duties by the con¬ 
tract, plans, and specifications, and duly authorized changes 
therein, and by such specific instructions as the Secretary of the 
Navy may include in the precept. As the responsibility for the 
success of the trials rests with the contractors the board shall 
have no control over the vessel or machinery, but merely over 
the instruments for recording data; and the contractors shall not 
be interfered with in the management of the vessel or machinery. 

2923. At all times while the vessel is under way the board shall 
carefully observe the performance of the vessel and of the machin¬ 
ery, and, upon the conclusion of the trials, shall make a full and 
detailed report to the department. This report, in addition to 
noting any and all circumstances having any material effect upon 
the working of all the machinery, shall include a statement of 
the horsepower developed. It shall be accompanied by standard¬ 
ization data; curves of speed, power, and revolutions, and of 
water and fuel consumptions; a synopsis of the trial; and com¬ 
parisons of steam gauges, if furnished. The report shall also 
include a statement of the weight of the machinery, including 
the water in the boilers and surface condensers, etc., as covered 
by the contract; of the opinion of the board as to the working of 
all parts of the machinery, and as to whether the performance is 
in all respects satisfactory; as to whether the machinery, including 
the engines, boilers, and appurtenances is strong and well built 
and in strict conformity with the contract, drawings, and specifica¬ 
tions, and the authorized changes therein; as to whether the ma¬ 
chinery, including the engines, boilers, appurtenances, and spare 
parts, is complete in conformity with the contract, drawings, and 
specifications, and the authorized changes therein, and, if not 
so complete, a detailed list of all the items which are incomplete. 
The opinions called for herein shall be formed by careful observa¬ 
tion and inspection during the trial and by inspection of informa¬ 
tion furnished by the inspector of machinery at the works of the 
contractors. The object of this report is to give the department 
the fullest possible knowledge of the condition and working of 
the machinery, and nothing shall be omitted that will conduce to 
that end. 

2924. (1) The inspector of machinery at the works of the 
contractors, or one of his assistants, shall be ordered to report to 
the board of inspection and survey for ships when it assembles 


(186 I) 


for the trial of a vessel. He shall furnish the board with such 
information as it may require, afford it every facility for the 
examination of the plans and papers relating to the vessel, and 
lender the board all the assistance it may require in the per¬ 
formance of its duties. 

(2) He shall be required to report to the board the following 
information: 

(a) The exact weight of the machinery, including the water 
in the boilers, surface condensers, and other parts of the ma¬ 
chinery, in accordance with the contract. 

{b) Whether the machinery, including the engines, boilers, and 
appurtenances, is strong and well built and in strict conformity 
with the contract, drawings, specifications, and duly authorized 
changes therein. 

(c) Whether the machinery, including the engines, boilers, 
appurtenances, and spare parts, is complete in accordance with 
the contract, drawings, specifications, and authorized changes 
therein, and if not so complete, he shall include a detailed list of 
all the items which are incomplete. 

( d ) A tabulated statement showing the results of comparisons 
between all steam gauges and a standard gauge and the correc¬ 
tions to be applied in all cases. 

(e) A statement that the boiler safety valves have been set by 
actual steam pressure to the pressure designated by the Bureau 
of Steam Engineering. This statement shall be certified by the 
person witnessing the test. 

(/') Curves of revolutions and horsepower, and water consump¬ 
tion, if practicable, for all the auxiliaries that will be used during 
the trials, as determined by tests of the same made during pre¬ 
ceding trials of such machinery. 

(g) A copy of the synopsis of the machinery and hull data 
filled out, as regards constants and fixed data, as completely as 
can be ascertained previous to the trial. 

(3) Previous to the trial the inspector of machinery at the 
works of the contractor shall see that the necessary arrangements 
for measuring fuel and water in accordance with the requirements 
of the contract are perfected and their efficiency thoroughly tested, 
and that all special instruments supplied by the department for the 
purpose of making signals and for measuring and recording data 
are fitted as required and tested to insure successful operation 
during the trials. 

2925. After the trials have been completed the inspector of Post-trial ex- 
machinery may be directed to make a post-trial examination, as amiHatIo,, s. 
the board of inspection and survey for ships may indicate, of 
such parts of the machinery as would show injury, if any oc¬ 
curred, or defective conditions, if any are likely to be present, 
and to report the results, with his recommendations, to the board 
and department. When such post-trial examination is made by 
members of the board the inspector of machinery shall be present 
and shall afford all assistance and information desired. 

Section 3.— Commissioning Trial. 

2941. The object of a commissioning trial is to determine the Object of 
exact condition of the machinery of a vessel upon going into com- trial * 
mission; whether the machinery has received proper care and 
attention and been maintained in all respects efficient and ready 
for service during the time the vessel has been out of commission, 
in commission in ordinary, in commission in reserve, or under re¬ 
pair ; what power can be developed and maintained by the engines 
and boilers after extensive repairs or alterations have been made; 
to test the efficiency and sufficiency of such repairs or alterations: 
to determine what speed the ship should be expected to attain at 
full power under service conditions during her commission; to 


(187 i) 




% 


Dock trials. 


Report of 
dock trial. 


Certificates 
of officers con¬ 
ducting trials. 


Training of 
personnel. 


Full-power 

trial. 


familiarize tlie engineer’s force with the conditions attending the 
working of the boilers and machinery under full power; and to 
afford experience in working the boilers under forced draft. 

2942. Whenever a ship is fitting out at a navy yard, and her 
machinery is reported by the engineer officer of the yard to be 
complete and in proper order, the commandant shall, as soon as 
practicable after the engineer officer of the ship reports for duty, 
direct the engineer officer of the yard, in conjunction with the 
engineer officer of the ship, to make such trial of the machinery, 
with the ship secured to the dock, as will enable them to ascer¬ 
tain its exact condition. If, as a result of such trial, any defect, 
deficiency, or maladjustment is discovered by them the com¬ 
mandant, on their report, shall have it corrected, supplied, or 
remedied and another trial made, and this procedure shall be 
repeated until the condition of the machinery is reported satis¬ 
factory. 

2943. In connection with such dock trial the examinations 
required by articles I 2903, 2904, and 2905 shall be carefully and 
thoroughly made by the engineer officer of the yard and the 
engineer officer of the ship, or by their representatives, the results 
of which shall be included in their report. The report shall also 
state the condition of the steam and water piping; separators; 
electric generators and their appurtenances; evaporators and dis¬ 
tilling plant; refrigerating plant; all apparatus for extinguishing 
fire and for pumping out the bilges; all other appliances for the 
safety, operation, and management of the ship for which the 
engineer officer of the ship is responsible; the setting of the safety 
valves on the boilers and of the relief valves on the engines (with 
a copy of any existing authority for any change that has been 
made from that stated in the machinery specifications), and a 
statement of the maximum pressure at which they can be worked; 
and whether the proper amount of spare parts, tools, instruments, 
and stores are on board. 

2944. Upon the satisfactory completion of such examinations 
and dock trials the engineer officers of the yard and ship shall 
make a joint report to the commandant, to be forwarded to the 
Navy Department, that they have examined the machinery and 
tested it by working, and that it is in all respects complete ac¬ 
cording to its design and in proper order for sea service. Copies 
of this report shall be retained by the engineer officers for the 
files of their offices. 

2945. Immediately after being commissioned every vessel shall 
begin diligently to train the engineer force in preparation for 
the full-power commissioning trials. During this preliminary train¬ 
ing period, in order to familiarize the engineer force with the 
operation of the boilers and machinery under forced draft con¬ 
ditions, advantage shall be taken of every favorable opportunity 
to make runs of from four to six hours under forced draft, using 
such number of boilers as are under steam at the time these runs 
are ordered or as may be desirable to best promote the purpose 
of progressive training. It is important that a vessel should 
carry out training of this nature early in her commission in 
order that she may, as soon as possible, determine the result of 
such repairs or alterations as may have been made to the ma¬ 
chinery prior to commissioning, and also develop an efficient engi¬ 
neer force, which will define her tactical value as a fighting unit 
of the fleet. 

2946. Except in the cases of new 7 ships (or machinery) when 
in their first commission (in which cases the final acceptance 
trial will be substituted) each newly commissioned ship shall, 
as soon as the engineer force has had sufficient experience to 
operate the machinery with all the boilers under forced draft, 
carry out a full-pow 7 er trial of not less than twelve hours dura¬ 
tion. This shall include a period of not less than four hours at 


(188 i) 


the maximum power under forced draft and a period of not less 
than eight hours at the maximum power attainable with natural 
draft. This trial shall be witnessed and reported on by the board 
of inspection and survey for ships. Prior to this trial, a stand¬ 
ardization trial shall be held, if practicable, in order to determine 
proper curves of speed, revolutions, and horsepower. (Art. I 
3022.) The horsepower developed on the four hours forced draft 
trial shall be sufficient to fully test the capabilities of the ma¬ 
chinery and to establish a standard for full power under service 
conditions. 

2947. As soon as practicable, after the completion of the full- 
power commissioning trials a careful and thorough examination 
shall be made of such parts of the machinery as shall be des¬ 
ignated by the board of inspection and survey for ships for the 
purpose of ascertaining if any defects exist and if the machinery 
is in all respects in proper condition. This examination shall 
be conducted by the engineer officer of the ship, who shall report 
the result to the commanding officer, fully describing any defects 
or improper conditions found. The commanding officer shall 
forward this report, with his comments, together with the report 
required by article I 2909, to the department (Division of In¬ 
spections), 


Section 4.—Final Acceptance Trial. 

2961. In case of preliminary or conditional acceptance of a 
new vessel or of machinery built under contract or at a navy 
yard, such vessel and machinery shall be finally tried after the 
vessel has been fully equipped and armed (or weighted accord¬ 
ingly), and in all respects has been made complete and ready 
for service. The contracts in such cases provide that such 
final trials, under conditions prescribed or approved by the 
Secretary of the Navy, shall take place within a specified 
period, usually six months and ten days, after preliminary or 
conditional acceptance. The object of such trials is to determine 
if there shall have appeared any weakness, defect, failure, break¬ 
ing down, or deterioration, other than that due to fair wear and 
tear, through fault of the contractors, and which have not been 
corrected and made good by them, to the end that the cost of 
remedying such defects and deficiencies as shall not have been so 
corrected may be deducted in final settlement from the reservation 
previously made in preliminary settlement to cover uncompleted 
and unsatisfactory work. 

2962. The board of inspection and survey for ships shall be 
ordered to attend these trials for the purpose of witnessing and 
reporting upon the condition and performance of the vessel and 
machinery. The board shall be furnished with copies of the con¬ 
tract and specifications for the construction of the vessel and 
machinery, together with the report of the board appointed to 
witness and report upon her preliminary acceptance trial, and 
shall be guided in the performance of its duties by the contract, 
plans, and specifications, and duly authorized changes therein, and. 
by such specific instructions as the Secretary of the Navy may 
include in the precept. The contractors may, if they so desire, 
have a representative present during the trials, who shall have 
opportunity to observe and inspect the working of the vessel and 
machinery in all their parts, but without any directing or con¬ 
trolling power over the same. 

2963. These trials shall be conducted by the ship’s force in 
accordance with the requirements of the contract and the manner 
and conditions directed by the Secretary of the Navy. The com¬ 
manding officer shall afford the board every facility for the exam¬ 
ination of the vessel and machinery and the plans and papers 
relating thereto; shall furnish it with all the information it may 


Examination 
of machinery 
before trials. 


Object of 
trial. 


Functions of 
board. 


Duties of 
ship’s personnel. 


(189 I) 




Duties of 
board. 


Examination 
after trial. 


Object of 
trial. 


now carried 
out. 


require, including lists of all defects and deficiencies that have 
developed, and of uncompleted and unsatisfactory work for which 
the contractors are responsible; and shall otherwise render it all 
the assistance it may require in the performance of its duties. 

2904. The board shall carefully observe the performance of 
the vessel and the machinery, and upon the conclusion of the 
trials make a full and detailed report to the department, which 
shall include its conclusions on the following important points: 

(a) Whether, upon such trials, any weakness or defect in the 
vessel exist. 

(&) Whether the machinery or any part or parts are found to 
be defective in any respect; or whether there is any failure, break¬ 
ing down, or deterioration, other than that due to fair wear and 
tear, of any part or parts of the machinery, engines, boilers, or 
appurtenances. 

(c) What items of work required by the contract and specifi¬ 
cations and duly authorized changes therein, that were unfinished 
at the time of the preliminary acceptance trial, or subsequently 
authorized, are, in the opinion of the board, not yet satisfactorily 
completed. 

2965. (1) As soon as practicable after these trials have been 
completed, a careful and thorough examination shall be made of 
such parts of the machinery as the board may designate as would 
show injury, if any occurred, or defective conditions, if any are 
likely to be present. This examination may be conducted by the 
engineer officer of the ship, in which case he shall report the 
result to the commanding officer, fully describing any defects or 
improper conditions found. The commanding officer shall forward 
this report, with his comments and recommendations, to the 
department (Division of Inspection). When such post-trial ex¬ 
amination is made by members of the board of inspection and 
survey for ships, the commanding officer of the ship shall afford 
all assistance and information required. 

(2) Such work as may be found necessary to correct defects 
or deficiencies for which the contractors are held responsible 
shall be done at a navy yard immediately upon the conclusion of 
these trials. 


Section 5.—Post Repair Trial. 

29S1. This trial is to be made whenever the machinery of a 
vessel, while she has been continued in commission, has undergone 
extensive overhauling, repair, alteration, or materially affect¬ 
ing the power or capabilities of the vessel or the machinery; or 
whenever such machinery has undergone partial overhauling or 
repair, if such work has been of sufficient extent or of such char¬ 
acter as to make such trial desirable or necessary for testing the 
efficiency of the work or the resulting effect upon the power or 
capabilities of the parts repaired or upon the vessel or machinery 
as a whole. The object of this trial is to ascertain if the work 
has been completely and efficiently performed; if the results sought 
thereby have been fully accomplished; if the machinery in all its 
parts is in all respects ready for service; and if the power has 
suffered any greater reduction than may be due to the legitimate 
wear the machinery has undergone since its construction and 
which could not be restored by the extent of the repairs under¬ 
taken. When such overhauling or repair is made while a vessel is 
out of commission, in commission in ordinary, or in commission 
in reserve, the purposes of this trial will be accomplished by the 
commissioning trials described in article I 2946. 

2982. Post repair trials shall be held as soon as practicable 
after the work has been completed, the preliminary dock trials 
made, and the persons responsible for the efficiency of the work 
are satisfied that the machinery is in all respects ready for a full- 


(190 i) 


power trial. The trials shall be carried out in free route, at sea, 
and shall be conducted by the ship’s force. The conditions of the 
trials will be largely determined by the character of the work that 
has been performed in each case, and shall be conducted in such 
manner as the commanding officer shall deem necessary and suffi¬ 
cient to fully accomplish the object thereof. When the overhaul¬ 
ing, repair, or other work which the machinery has undergone 
has beeu of sufficient extent or of such character as to make it 
desirable or necessary to fully test the efficiency of the work or 
the power or capabilities of the engines or boilers, or their appur¬ 
tenances, a full-power trial of four hours’ duration shall be car¬ 
ried out if practicable. When the machinery has undergone only 
a partial repair of limited extent, not affecting materially the 
power or capabilities of the main engines, but it is desired to test 
the efficiency of the work under full-power conditions, the duration 
of such full-power trial may be reduced to such length of time as 
the commanding officer, in his discretion, may deem sufficient to 
fully accomplish the purpose. If the repairs have been slight and 
the commanding officer is satisfied that they have been efficiently 
performed and can be sufficiently tested without a full-power trial, 
such trial may be dispensed with. 

2983. As soon as practicable after the completion of this trial, 
such parts of the machinery as the commanding officer of the ship 
may deem necessary shall be disconnected and carefully examined 
to determine the extent of any injury, defect, or maladjustment 
that shall have appeared during the trial. Any unsatisfactory 
conditions found shall be corrected before the work is reported 
completed. 

2984. Whenever repairs to the machinery of a ship in com¬ 
mission have been made at a navy yard, such trials as may be 
held upon their completion shall be witnessed by the engineer 
officer of the yard, or one of his principal assistants, together with 
such number of yard workmen as he may desire, to observe 
whether the operation of the machinery is satisfactory and the 
work has been efficiently performed. If such repairs are made by 
contract at a private shipyard, the contractors shall be permitted 
to have representatives on board to witness the trials for the 
same purpose. 

2985. Upon the conclusion of the trial, complete and detailed 
report of the repairs effected and the attending results and circum¬ 
stances of the trial shall be made to the department in accord¬ 
ance with article I 2909. 

Section 6.—Laying Up Trial. 

3001. Immediately before a ship proceeds to a navy yard to 
be placed out of commission, in commission in ordinary, or in 
commission in reserve for extensive overhauling, repair, or altera¬ 
tion, the vessel and her machinery shall be subjected to a full- 
power trial of at least one hour duration, if practicable. This 
trial is to demonstrate the actual condition of the vessel, especially 
the operating condition of the machinery, to determine the exact 
character of its defects, and to afford a means of judging the full 
extent of repairs or alterations necessary to improve its efficiency 
or restore it to a condition fit for further service. 

3002. This trial shall be attended, when practicable, by the 
engineer officer of the yard at which the ship is about to be laid 
up, or by one or more of his assistants, to observe the operation 
of the machinery, the character of its defects and extent of re¬ 
pairs necessary, and to secure such detail information as will 
facilitate the preparation of estimates of cost of the work 
required. 

3003. If practicable, this trial shall be made in connection with 
an inspection of the ship by the Board of Inspection and Survey 
for Ships. 


Examination 
after trial. 


Witnesses of 
trial. 


Report of 
trial. 


Object of 
trial. 


Witnesses of 
trial. 


When con¬ 
ducted by board. 


(191 I) 








Section 7.—Special Trials. 


When held. 


Detailed In¬ 
structions for 
standardization 
trials. 


3021. Standardization, full-power, endurance, engineering com¬ 
petition, or other trials for special purposes, either in addition to 
or in substitution for any of the foregoing, may be held under 
such special conditions as may be prescribed from time to time by 
the department. 

3022. Every naval vessel, after acceptance by the Govern¬ 
ment, whenever called upon to carry out standardization trials, 
shall, unless otherwise required by instructions issued by the 
department for special purposes, conduct such trials in accord¬ 
ance with the following rules: 

(a) The vessel shall be weighted so as to bring her to the 
same draft and trim that she had on her preliminary official 
trial, and shall be tried over a measured course, preferably a 
nautical mile. 

(ft) The trials shall consist of a series of runs at progressive 
speeds for obtaining the necessary data for laying down the 
curves of speed on revolutions and horsepower on revolutions. 
Points shall be plotted on each curve corresponding to the maxi¬ 
mum speed and to not less than four other speeds, at nearly 
equal decrements in the estimated power down to one-half the 
maximum speed of the vessel. 

(c) Five consecutive runs, alternating in direction over the 
course, shall be made at the highest speed attainable under full 
power and at as nearly the same number of revolutions as pos¬ 
sible to determine the highest point. At least three consecutive 
runs, alternating in direction and at as nearly the same number 
of revolutions as possible, shall be made for each one of the other 
points at the reduced speeds. Each series of runs at the same 
speed shall be uninterrupted, and shall be performed in sequence 
and while the tide, if any, is running in one direction. If it 
should be found necessary to throw out any run, a sufficient 
number of additional runs shall be made at that speed to produce 
at least three consecutive runs, alternating in direction over the 
course. 

(d) The runs over the measured course shall be made back 
and forth over the same water, the vessel turning at the end of 
each run so as to return over the same track on the succeeding 
run. In the intervals between the runs the vessel shall be taken 
well away from the measured course, so as to insure the attain¬ 
ment of the required speed on the next run, and must straighten 
out on the compass course to be steered while at least one mile 
from the first range. 

( e ) At full power, the engines and boilers shall be worked to 
the utmost extent of their capabilities, not only when running 
the measured course but throughout the intervals between the 
runs; and the speed of the engines shall be so regulated that the 
steam pressure in the boilers will be maintained at a maximum 
until the whole number of consecutive runs at the highest speed 
is completed. The steam shall not under any circumstances be 
even partially shut off from the engines while off the course 
for the purpose of obtaining a higher result while on it. In turn¬ 
ing back at the end of the run, the helm shall not be put hard 
over if it can be avoided. 

(/) At reduced power, the steam pressure in the boilers in 
use shall be maintained steady and the revolutions shall be kept 
as nearly constant as possible throughout the series of runs at 
the same speed, while off the course as well as while on it. 
The number of boilers to be used shall be such as to insure a 
steady steam pressure while working at the revolutions required. 

( 0) During each run over the measured course, indicator cards 
from each reciprocating engine, or torsion-meter readings from 


(192 i) 


each turbine-driven shaft, shall be taken, and the following addi¬ 
tional data for each run shall be collected and submitted with 
the report of the trial: 

(1) Elapsed time while on course. 

(2) Total revolutions of each engine while on course. 

(3) Steam pressure per gauge at main engines. 

(4) Mean effective pressures referred to the L. P. pistons for 
reciprocating engines. 

(5) I. H. P. or S. H. P. of main propelling engines. 

(6) Condition of bottom and time since vessel was last docked. 

(7) Trim, mean draft, and displacement. 

(S) State of sea, and direction and force of wind. 

3023. The commanding officer of each newly commissioned 
vessel shall, from the beginning of the cruise, take advantage of 
every favorable opportunity to conduct trials and to obtain the 
steaming data necessary to determine the most economical rate 
of speed and the steaming radius of the vessel under varying con¬ 
ditions of service. Such trials shall be conducted and these quali¬ 
ties determined as early as practicable in the commission, and 
with this in view, if the vessel on being first commissioned is 
attached to a fleet, squadron, or division, the commander in chief, 
or division or squadron commander, as the case may be. shall 
temporarily detach her on suitable occasions to make the neces¬ 
sary trials. Having once fixed upon these qualities under condi¬ 
tions of smooth water and comparatively clean bottom, further 
trials to verify the results previously obtained and to ascertain 
what modifications are necessary under altered conditions of 
wind, sea, draft, and foulness of bottom shall be made from time 
to time throughout the cruise as opportunities occur. Reports of 
the data obtained from time to time shall be made out in accord¬ 
ance with the prescribed forms and forwarded to the department 
(Division of Material). 

3024. In the absence of instructions from the department to 
the contrary vessels in commission in the Atlantic shall carry out 
standardization trials on the Rockland and Guantanamo courses 
only. 

Section 8.—Care and Preservation of Boilers and Machinery. 

3041. The following instructions for the care and preservation 
of boilers and machinery relate primarily to the installations in 
vessels in commission. They shall be considered, however, as 
applying also to the boilers and machinery of steam launches 
and motor boats, of vessels out of commission, in ordinary, in 
reserve, or performing special service, and to shore stations, as 
far as may be consistent with the character and conditions of the 
service performed. 

3042. (1) Every part of the boilers and machinery shall be 
maintained in efficient working order, properly protected from un¬ 
due deterioration, and, as far as possible, ready for immediate use. 
All internal and external surfaces, working parts, attachments, 
and appurtenances of the boilers, main engines, condensers, aux¬ 
iliaries, and other apparatus and appliances under the cognizance 
of the Bureau of Steam Engineering, shall be examined, cleaned, 
overhauled, adjusted, or tested at regular intervals to insure 
their good and efficient condition and proper preservation. These 
operations shall be carried out as opportunities are afforded and 
as nearly as practicable in accordance with a definite routine so 
arranged as to fulfill all the requirements of these instructions. 

(2) No destroyer’s machinery shall be operated at any time 
with higher pressures than the specified settings of the relief 
valve on the various parts of the machinery will allow. 

3043. (1) As soon as practicable after each run, if the main 
engines are not likely to be used for a period of three weeks, the 


Determination 
of steaming 
characteristics. 


Standardiza- 
tion courses. 


Character of 
instructions. 


Protection 
aud examina¬ 
tion. 


Inspection of 
cylinders. 


(193 I) 





Engines to foe 
jacked daily. 


Lifting tur¬ 
bine casings. 


Inferiors of 
idle turbines to 
foe kept dry. 


Auxiliary ma¬ 
chinery. 


Machinery se- 
curings. 


Cold weather. 


Joints. 


cylinders of main engines of the reciprocating type shall be 
opened and dried out and the walls covered with a thin coating 
of vaseline or cylinder oil. If, however, it should be found neces 
sary for any other purpose to open any such cylinders after a run, 
and unless it is expected that the engines will be used again 
within three days, then such cylinders as it may be necessary to 
open shall be dried out and coated with vaseline or cylinder oil. 
In any case all air inlets, such as drains, indicator connections, 
etc., whereby air might be admitted into the cylinders, shall be 
kept tightly closed while the engines are lying idle. 

(2) The interiors of the cylinders and the piston nuts, rings, 
springs, followers, and follower bolts of main engines of the re¬ 
ciprocating type shall be examined after each run when they have 
been worked at or above two-thirds of their designed full power, 
and also at intervals of not more than thirty steaming days when 
worked at lower powers. 

(3) When not under steam main engines of the reciprocating 
type shall be turned at least one complete revolution every day 
when possible, and the main valves and links moved through their 
full travel. 

3044. (1) The casings of turbine engines shall be lifted and 
their interiors examined whenever the commanding officer, upon 
the recommendation of the engineer officer, deems it necessary or 
advisable. Whenever this is done advantage shall be taken of 
such opportunity as may be presented at that time to observe the 
condition of all nozzles, blading, packing rings, and other internal 
working parts. When practicable such examinations shall be 
made when the vessel is where adequate facilities are available 
for making such necessary repairs as may be found beyond the 
capacity of the ship’s force. The commanding officer shall make 
a special report to the department (Division of Material) on the 
condition of the turbines as disclosed by each such examination, 
which report shall also refer to the date of the last preceding 
examination and report. 

(2) To reduce to a minimum the corrosion of the interior sur¬ 
faces of turbine casings and rotors it is of the utmost importance 
that their interior spaces be kept thoroughly dry while the tur¬ 
bines are not in operation. To this end. after securing the main 
turbines the main air pumps shall be continued in use maintain¬ 
ing a moderate vacuum until the turbine casings have cooled 
down to approximately the temperature of the engine room. 
When it is expected that main turbines will not be required for 
use again under steam within forty-eight hours, the main air 
pumps shall be employed daily for a few minutes to produce a 
moderate vacuum in their interior spaces for drying them out. 

3045. All auxiliary steam machinery not in frequent use shall 
be moved by hand every day, when possible, and by steam at least 
once each week. 

3040. All holding-down bolts, chocks, and ties fitted to the 
engines, boilers, and other parts of the machinery to prevent them 
from shifting shall be examined frequently and kept in efficient 
condition. They shfill be carefully tested by sounding or other 
suitable means to insure their reliability for their particular pur¬ 
poses at least once in three months. 

3047. Care shall be taken during cold weather to prevent 
damage being done by freezing to any parts of the boilers, ma¬ 
chinery, or fittings containing water. To this end the temperature 
of compartments containing such parts shall be kept above 40° 
F., if possible. 

3048. All joints, valves, and cocks of the steam pressure and 
exhaust piping, of the feed suction and delivery systems, and of 
the condensers and feed tanks, by which water may be lost or 
the vacuum impaired by leakage, shall be examined frequently 
and kept tight. 


(194 i) 


304f). The packing of the glands of all piston rods and valve 
stems must be adjusted with great care to avoid leakage. Particu¬ 
lar attention shall be given to those connected with low-pressure 
cylinders and other parts working below the atmospheric pres¬ 
sure to prevent not only loss of vacuum but the admission of air 
to the feed system. 

3050. Every effort shall be made to keep the condensers tight, 
and to prevent the leakage of salt water to the feed system. 
Whenever the tubes of condensers are found to be leaking, steps 
shall be taken without delay to locate and stop such leak and 
prevent the admission of salt water to the boilers. Care shall be 
taken to prevent water accumulating in the condensers and over¬ 
flowing into the cylinders of the engines. 

(2) Care must be taken that the condenser tube glands fit tight 
in the threads and are screwed into the tube sheets to a sufficient 
depth to insure against backing out. For this reason too much 
tube packing must be avoided. 

(3) The tubes of surface condensers shall be examined at least 
once in six months and kept clean. If considerable steaming is 
done, they shall be examined at more frequent intervals. When 
the tubes and other interior surfaces are found coated with grease, 
this may be removed by boiling them with a solution of soda. 
Specimen tubes from different parts of each condenser shall be 
drawn from time to time and examined to ascertain their condi¬ 
tion. An early indication of deterioration is brittleness, and 
when this state is indicated they must thereafter be watched 
very carefully, and a special report shall be made describing their 
condition. Timely requisitions shall be prepared to insure having 
a sufficient supply of new tubes at hand when partial or complete 
renewal becomes necessary. 

3051. (1) The boiler feed pumps shall not be used for other 
purposes than those connected w r ith the service of the boilers or 
feed water, except in cases of emergency; and when not under 
steam their pistons and valve gear shall be moved every day. 

(2) In some vessels pumps have been fitted for use either as 
auxiliary feed pumps or as fire and bilge pumps. In such cases, 
in order to avoid the possibility either of admitting salt water to 
the boilers or of wasting feed water, those pumps regularly used 
as feed pumps shall have all valves of the salt-water connections 
wired shut, and those pumps regularly used as fire and bilge 
pumps shall have all valves of the feed-water connections wired 
shut, the wiring being removed only in cases of emergency and 
urgent necessity, or for purposes of examination and test not 
more frequently than once a quarter. 

3052. The interiors of the evaporators shall be examined, and 
the tubes or coils cleaned and scaled at as frequent intervals as 
practicable. All relief valves, gauges, cocks, and other fittings 
shall be kept in thoroughly efficient condition, and the openings in 
the shells and pipes connecting them with the interiors shall not 
be allowed to become choked. Upon the completion of scaling or 
general overhauling of an evaporator, all parts subject to the 
pressure of the primary steam shall, if practicable, be tested by 
steam to insure their tightness. When an evaporator will not be 
required for use for several days, the shell and coils or tubes 
shall be drained and kept dry till needed for service. 

3053. Zinc protectors shall be fitted in the water heads of the 
condensers and in the feed tanks, evaporators, water cylinders of 
pumps, ice-machine coolers, and all copper suction and discharge 
pipes designed to convey salt water, in a manner approved by the 
Bureau of Steam Engineering and shown on the official drawings. 
They shall be examined from time to time, scaled and refitted to 
keep them effective, and renewed when they become much de¬ 
teriorated. 

3054. Care shall be taken to preserve the indicators in a 
clean and efficient state and free from any corrosion or deteriora- 


tilands and 
packing. 


Condensers. 


Condenser- 
tube packing. 


Condenser 

tubes. 


Feed pumps. 


Combined feed 
and fire and 
bilge systems. 


Evaporators. 


Zinc protec¬ 
tors in condens¬ 
ers, etc. 


Indicators. 


(195 I) 






Machine tools, 
etc. 


Hydraulic 

machinery. 


Compressed- 
air systems. 


Idle boilers. 


Alternative 

method. 


Boilers open 
for work. 


Fire sides of 
boilers. 


tion. They shall not be allowed to remain attached to cylinders 
when not required for immediate use, and shall be carefully dried 
and cleaned and lightly coated with cylinder oil before being put 
away. 

3055. All machines, tools, instruments, and other appliances 
and fittings supplied for the engineer’s workshop or for general 
use shall be kept in good order and thoroughly efficient. 

3050. (1) The hydraulic pumps, engines, pipes, and the gear 
connected therewith, shall be examined frequently, kept in good 
order and clear of water when not being worked. 

(2) The hydraulic engines shall be moved at least twice a 
month by means of the pumps fitted for the purpose, to prevent 
the rams becoming set, and to insure their efficiency. 

(3) When water necessarily remains in the pipes, the air cocks 
shall be left open and care shall be taken to prevent freezing. 

3057. In compressed-air systems, great care must be taken to 
keep the air suction strainers and air passages of the compressors 
from becoming choked, the reversing valve motion correctly ad¬ 
justed, the steam and air piston packing rings, piston-rod stuffing- 
box packings, and air inlet and discharge valves correctly fitted 
and tight, and especially all joints, fittings, and connections of 
the external pressure system perfectly tight to prevent waste of 
the compressed air by leakage. Owing to the small clearances, 
great care must be taken in adjusting the bearings of the com¬ 
pressors. All parts of the system subject to pressure shall be 
tested to the full pressure at least once a year. The air cylinders 
and their passages shall be thoroughly cleaned at frequent inter¬ 
vals by circulating through them a hot solution of lye or soda, 
followed by a thorough rinsing with hot fresh water, and finally 
a light coating of oil on the cylinder wearing surfaces. 

3058. (1) Boilers when not under steam nor open for clean¬ 
ing, overhauling, or examination shall be kept quite full of fresh 
water made sufficiently alkaline to be noncorrosive. They shall 
be pumped full within twenty-four hours of the completion of 
steaming and shall be so kept until within twenty-four hours of 
again raising steam. 

(2) When it is not practicable to keep boilers full of fresh 
water, and generally, when it is known that certain boilers will 
be kept idle for a considerable length of time, they shall be 
emptied and their interiors shall be thoroughly dried out. Open 
trays of as large capacity as practicable and filled to about 
half their height with quicklime shall be introduced through the 
manholes into the upper and lower parts of each boiler. They 
shall then be closed air-tight, and special precautions shall be 
taken to prevent any moisture entering the interiors while they 
are being thus treated. If necessary, joints of the feed and blow 
systems shall be broken and adjacent sections of steam piping 
shall be shut off and their drains left open. 

(3) Whenever the boilers are open for cleaning and overhaul¬ 
ing, their interiors shall not be allowed to remain in a damp con¬ 
dition longer than required to accomplish the necessary cleaning. 
The cleaning and washing out of the interiors shall be completed 
as soon as possible after opening, and then the boilers shall be 
closed at once and filled. If, in order to complete repairs or over¬ 
hauling of the internal fittings, it is necessary to keep the boilers 
open for a considerable time after they have been washed out, 
their interiors shall be thoroughly dried out and kept dry until 
they can be closed and filled. 

(4) To prevent corrosion while exposed to the atmosphere, 
especially during periods of wet weather, the fire sides of the 
tubes and other heating surfaces, fittings, and parts within the 
furnaces, combustion spaces and uptakes of idle boilers must be 
kept free from moisture. Light fires in small stoves or pans 


(196 i) 


placed in the furnaces or ash pits may be used to dry out empty 
or idle boilers. 

(5) The furnace and ash-pit doors and the dampers in the up¬ 
takes of all idle boilers shall be kept closed. The furnaces of 
empty boilers shall not be primed. When practicable, the fun¬ 
nels and escape pipes shall be kept covered when all of the boilers 
connecting to them are idle. 

3050. (1) Zinc plates shall be suspended in convenient parts 
of all boilers, especially at points near the entering feed water. 
The number of plates specified for new boilers is sufficient to pro¬ 
vide a total exposed surface, exclusive of edges, in the ratio of 
three-fourths of a square foot of zinc surface to each one hundred 
square feet of heating surface. The number and location of 
zincs shown on the approved drawings of the boilers shall not 
prevent any change which may appear necessary to better protect 
the boilers against undue oxidation which may be manifested at 
any particular part. 

(2) Clean plates of rolled zinc only shall be used, and they 
shall be of the standard dimensions of twelve by six inches by one- 
half inch thick, or of dimensions that may be cut from such stand¬ 
ard plates with the minimum of loss. Worn or defective zinc 
scrap shall not be recast for such use. When practicable, they 
shall be fitted in suitable baskets to catch detached pieces should 
they become disintegrated. Special care shall be taken to insure 
proper metallic contact between the zinc plates and the stays, 
lugs, or plates of the boilers to which they are attached. All sur¬ 
faces and points of contact shall be made bright and shall be 
firmly bolted together. 

(3) The zincs shall be carefully examined at each inspection 
of the interiors of the boilers. Should they be found consider¬ 
ably oxidized they shall be scaled and refitted, or replaced by 
new plates if much deteriorated. Plates that have become bent 
or distorted shall be removed at once as inefficient. 

3060. (1) The steam stop valves, feed and blow valves, and 
any other valves or cocks by which steam or hot water could 
enter boilers in wffiich men are to work, shall be shut and se¬ 
cured so that they can not accidentally open or be opened. The 
engineer officer on duty shall see that these precautions are taken 
before he allows any men to enter the boilers. 

(2) Before removing any fittings or parts subject to pressure 
or taking off the manhole plates of a boiler after it has been 
under steam, steps shall be taken to insure a complete absence 
of pressure by opening the air cock and the test and water gauge 
cocks connecting with the steam space. Whenever boilers are 
opened they shall be ventilated for a sufficient time to allow all 
foul air to escape, and no one shall be allowed to enter them 
until the purity of the air has been ascertained. The possibility 
of an explosive mixture of hydrogen and air being present when 
boilers, evaporators, etc., protected by zinc, are opened shall 
be borne in mind, and steps shall be taken to diffuse the air 
contained in them before applying an open light. 

3061. (1) Great care shall be taken to keep the interiors of 
the boilers, particularly those of water-tube type, as free as 
possible from all deposits and from grease or other foreign mat¬ 
ter in suspension. Deposits of scale, grease, or other matter ad¬ 
hering to the heating surfaces, and loose scale or other solid sub¬ 
stance lodging in the tubes, besides reducing the evaporative 
efficiency, are liable to cause overheating and serious injury. 
Grease and other foreign matter in suspension in the water, even 
though thev may not seriously foul the heating surfaces or re¬ 
strict the circulation, tend to produce priming and diminish the 
production of steam and to aid the various processes of corrosion 
to which the interiors are particularly subject. 


Furnace doors, 
etc. 


Zincs in boil¬ 
ers. 


Precautions 
when men are 
to enter boilers. 


Precautions 
in opening boil¬ 
ers. 


Deposits in 
boilers. 


(197 I) 








Oil and salt 
water in boil¬ 
ers. 


Fresh water 
for boilers. 

Changing wa¬ 
ter in boilers. 


Feed water 
to be pure. 


Tests for al¬ 
kalinity and sa¬ 
linity. 


Tests for cor¬ 
rosive proper¬ 
ties. 


Use of boiler 
compound, etc. 


(2) No tallow or oil of vegetable or animal origin shall be al¬ 
lowed to enter the boilers. Salt water shall never be introduced 
into the boilers except for the purpose of washing out their in¬ 
teriors, and whenever it is used for this purpose the boilers shall 
afterwards be drained and rinsed out with fresh water and then 
thoroughly dried, if required to remain open, or closed and filled 
with fresh water immediately thereafter. 

(3) The boilers shall always be filled with fresh water of as 
pure quality as can be obtained. 

(4) The water shall be retained in the boilers without change 
as long as practicable, whether they be steaming or idle. Idle 
boilers shall not be used for trimming ship nor as reservoirs for 
storing any other water than that intended for steaming purposes. 
They shall be run down or emptied only when necessary for ex¬ 
amination, cleaning, or overhauling, and the water changed only 
when it has become unfit for further use by reason of being dirty, 
acid, or salt. Water may, however, be used from fire-tube boilers, 
for purposes of make-up feed, if necessary when no other fresh 
water is available when steaming and none can be supplied by 
the evaporators; but when this is done the water line in the 
boilers from which such water is taken must not be left at a level 
among the tubes, and they must be pumped full again as soon as 
a sufficient supply of fresh water can be obtained. . 

(5) The feed water shall be maintained as free as possible from 
impurities, of which the most injurious are sea water, air, and 
grease. This requires most careful attention to all parts of the 
entire machinery plant through which the boiler water ever passes, 
either in the form of steam or water. All devices provided for 
removing air and grease from the feed water shall be habitually 
used and shall be kept in the most efficient condition possible. 
All leaks shall be eliminated from the boilers, piping, glands, con¬ 
densers, feed tanks, pumps, and from the entire system generally, 
and the quantity of make-up feed water required reduced to a 
minimum thereby. Water distilled from sea water is liable to be 
actively corrosive, hence the importance of reducing the amount 
of make-up feed to a minimum. 

3062. (1) The water in all boilers under steam and in the 
main feed tanks shall be tested daily for alkalinity and salinity. 
The water in boilers not under steam shall be so tested weekly. 
The water in the feed tanks shall be examined every watch, while 
underway, and every effort shall be made to promptly discover 
any salt-water leaks that may develop in the condensers. In 
making the salinity test by the method of determining the quantity 
of chlorine present it must be borne on mind that, to obtain cor¬ 
rect results, the sample of water being tested must first be made 
neutral or very slightly alkaline, and reagents used for this pur¬ 
pose must not contain chlorine. 

(2) In addition to the tests required by paragraph (1) the 
water in each boiler shall be tested once each week for corrosive 
properties in the following manner: A small piece of clean, 
bright boiler steel shall be suspended in a clear glass bottle 
filled with water as drawn from the boiler. If, after twelve hours, 
the piece of steel shows no signs of discoloration or of formation 
of rust spots, and if the water does not become discolored, the 
boiler water shall be considered noncorrosive. 

3063. Navy standard boiler compound, sal soda, or lime water 
shall be used as necessary to maintain boiler water alkaline and 
noncorrosive. The Navy standard boiler compound shall be used 
whenever obtainable. If this compound is not used when it is 
obtainable, the fact shall be reported to the Bureau of Steam En¬ 
gineering, and the report shall state in detail the reasons therefor. 
When boilers are being filled with new water, the boiler compound 
or sal soda shall be dissolved in fresh water and the solution put 
into each individual boiler in the most direct manner, preferably 


(198 I) 


through a manhole or some other opening. When boilers are 
being used under steam, additional compound or soda solution 
shall be added to the feed water at 'frequent and regular inter¬ 
vals, adjusting the quantity according to the quality of the feed 
water. A sufficient quantity shall be used to maintain the alka¬ 
linity at the strength necessary to render the boiler water non- 
corrosive, as shown by the corrosion test. 

Care shall be taken not to use so much soda as to cause priming 
of the boilers. If a tendency to prime be observed, the amount 
of soda used shall be decreased, or its use wholly discontinued. 
This condition will generally exist only when there are consid¬ 
erable salt-water leaks, and these shall be promptly discovered and 
eliminated. When lime is used, the boiler water shall be kept 
only sufficiently alkaline to show positively that it is not acid. It 
will usually be found impossible to secure noncorrosive boiler wa¬ 
ter with lime, on account of the fact that, at boiler temperatures 
and pressures the water becomes supersaturated with the lime 
before the noncorrosive state is reached. Preference shall there¬ 
fore be given to Navy-standard boiler compound or sal soda when 
either is available. As lime is not entirely soluble in water, it 
shall never be added directly to the feed water or boiler water. 
Unslaked lime, when used, shall be dissolved as far as possible 
in cold fresh water, and allowed to stand for some time in a 
closed vessel, until the insoluble putty has settled. When the 
liquid solution is left perfectly clear, it may then be drawn off 
ami added to the boilers or feed water as required. Unslaked lime 
shall be supplied in air-tight tins, and it is absolutely necessary 
that it shall not be left exposed to the air longer than necessary, 
as it possesses great affinity for, and readily absorbs, carbonic- 
acid gas. 

3004. (1) The engineer officer shall keep himself fully ac¬ 
quainted with the general condition of the interiors of the boilers 
and shall satisfy himself, by periodic inspection and by regularly 
testing the quality of the water, that no material deposits are 
present, and that the water is maintained in as clean and pure 
condition as possible and of the prescribed alkaline strength. 

(2) Whenever there may be reason to believe that deposits 
may be present in the boilers, they shall be cleaned out at the 
first available opportunity. It must be borne in mind that boilers 
which contain deposits on their heating surfaces or have grease 
or other foreign matter in suspension in the water are not in a 
safe condition for steaming, and it is particularly important that 
in such circumstances forced draft should not be used except in 
case of great emergency. 

(3) The length of time boilers may be used under steam before 
requiring to be cleaned out and overhauled depends upon various 
circumstances with regard to their type and present state of 
preservation, the particular requirements of the service for which 
they are used, and the general character and influence of the 
local conditions under which they are operated. The engineer 
officer, knowing the particular circumstances under which the 
boilers in his charge are used, shall be guided by these circum¬ 
stances in determining the frequency with which it is necessary 
and practicable to clean and overhaul them. He shall report 
to the commanding officer whenever he considers it necessary or 
advisable to open the boilers for examination or cleaning. 

(4) Experience with water-tube boilers in vessels in commis¬ 
sion shows that, under the usual conditions of operation, the in¬ 
teriors of such boilers should be completely or partially cleaned 
and overhauled, as found necessary by examination, after having 
been used under steam for any purpose for a total of about 
seven hundred hours since the previous cleaning. In special 
cases, where the general conditions of operation are particularly 
favorable, this period may sometimes be extended to one thousand 


Inspection of 
boilers by engi¬ 
neer officer. 


Precautions 
as to keeping 
boilers clean. 


Frequency of 
overhauling. 


(100 I) 


Procedure in 
overhauling. 


Solid matter 
in boilers. 


Cleaning 
boilers after 
steaming. 


Examination 
of boiler tubes. 


Tube ends 
flared. 


Tubes with 
worn ends. 


hours. When the operating conditions are not good, however, 
the boilers shall be opened at more frequent intervals, examined 
to obtain an assurance of the condition of their interiors, and 
cleaned, if necessary. 

3065. Whenever a boiler is laid up for a complete cleaning 
and overhauling, the following general operations and procedure 
shall be carried out: 

(a) Clean fire side and overhaul all furnace fittings, brick¬ 
work, baffling, and fire parts. 

(&) Empty, open, and wash out the interior of the water 
spaces. 

(c) Clean and inspect the water side and overhaul zincs and 
internal fittings. 

( d ) Rinse out and close the boiler. 

(e) Overhaul all valves, gauges, cocks, and other external 
fittings. 

(/) Examine and repair, as required, all parts of the lagging, 
casing, and seating. 

( g) Apply hydrostatic test for tightness of valves, gaskets, etc. 

( h ) Test for tightness under steam, including tightness of cas¬ 
ing, and adjust safety valves. 

3066. Loose scale or other solid matter in water-tube boilers 
is extremely dangerous to their safety, and when cleaning the 
interiors of such boilers, careful examination shall be made be¬ 
fore closing them to insure the absence of loose or detachable 
scale, disintegrated zinc, or other foreign matter from the tubes 
and from all other parts of the interiors. 

3067. (1) As soon as practicable after the completion of each 
period of steaming, the ashes and soot shall be removed from the 
furnaces, ash pans, combustion spaces, tubes, and uptakes, and 
all accessible parts exposed to fire shall be thoroughly cleaned 
and overhauled. 

(2) Whenever practicable, the tubes shall be cleaned as 
thoroughly as possible with the air or steam tube cleaners shortly 
before the fires die out. Otherwise, if the soot be allowed to re¬ 
main and cool down with the tubes, it is liable to form a scale 
which will be difficult to remove afterwards. 

(3) The steam tube cleaners shall not be used in the boilers 
except when the fires are lighted. 

3068. (1) The boiler tubes shall be examined frequently on 
the fire side. In water-tube boilers of the straight-tube type the 
lower rows in the furnaces shall be carefully watched and shall 
be tested frequently by a straightedge or other means to detect 
excessive deflection. Deflection and swelling of tubes are signs 
of overheating, and when either state is observed the interior 
condition of tubes so affected shall be investigated. Internal 
fouling sufficient to interfere with circulation or proper heat 
transmission will cause overheating and result in distortion of 
some kind. Swelling of tubes can always be detected by passing 
a gauge over them, and very often by hand. Bulged or" blistered 
tubes shall always be renewed. Straight tubes found deflected 
more than three-quarters of an inch shall be renewed. 

(2) All tubes of water-tube boilers, except Field tubes, shall be 
flared at the ends to prevent them from pulling out of the tube 
plates or headers. The tubes shall extend through the holes in 
the plates or headers not less than three-sixteenths of an inch, 
and flaring shall be accomplished to such an extent that the out¬ 
side diameter of the flare is made materially greater than the 
hole into which the tube is expanded. 

(3) In examining water-tube boilers, especially those of small 
bent-tube type, in which, owing to the shape of the tubes, the 
pressure tends to force the tubes out of the plates, particular 
attention shall be paid to the attachment of the ends of the tubes. 
When the projecting end of a tube becomes worn away to such 


(200 I) 


an extent that the wear extends into the rolled part of the tube, 
or when it becomes materially thinned in the rolled part, it shall 
bo renewed. 

(4) When renewing tubes that are secured by expanding, each 
tube hole shall be carefully examined to see that it is truly cylin¬ 
drical and to the correct diameter. After the expanding is done, 
each tube end shall be inspected to see not only that it has been 
well done on the inside, but also that it is expanded close to the 
edge of the hole on the outside. 

(1) The fronts, backs, bottoms, casings, and other ex¬ 
terior parts of the boilers shall be kept free from scale and rust 
and from contact with ashes; they shall be kept well protected 
with paint and as clean and dry as possible. The tops of the 
casings shall be properly protected against corrosion caused 
by drippings from air cocks, stop valves, or other sources. The 
spaces at the backs and sides of the boilers shall be kept clear, 
to allow access to all parts, and nothing wet or combustible shall 
be stowed over or around them. The use of hose for washing 
down the exteriors of the boilers or the bulkheads above the 
floor plates shall not be allowed. 

(2) The uptake casings of the boilers shall be kept clean and 
well painted. The air spaces between the uptakes and their 
casings shall be examined frequently and any accumulation of 
dirt therein prevented. 

(3) The air ducts and casings of forced draft systems shall be 
kept free from ashes and rust and well painted. 

(4) The funnel guys shall be frequently examined and adjusted, 
and their turnbuckles kept oiled and in good condition. 

(5) The bilges in the flrerooms shall be kept dry and well 
painted. 

(6) When it is necessary to keep ashes in the flrerooms until a 
lighter can be obtained they shall not be stowed against any part 
of the boilers or bulkheads. Boards or heavy canvass shall be 
used to protect the metal surfaces. 

(7) Cotton waste or other materials used for wiping, which 
have become wet with oil, shall be cleaned or destroyed imme¬ 
diately after using, or shall he put in a covered fireproof receptacle 
and kept in a safe place until they can be so disposed of. 

3070. The gratings over the engine room and fireroom hatches 
shall not be taken off except in cases of necessity, and shall then 
be replaced as soon as possible. No material of any kind shall be 
stowed on or over these gratings, whereby the ventilation may be 
obstructed or anything may fall through and cause injury to the 
machinery or the personnel in the compartments below. 

3071. All parts of the boilers shall be carefully examined 
whenever they are exposed for cleaning and overhauling and 
their conditions as found upon these examinations shall be de¬ 
scribed in the steam log. Should unusual cases of damage or 
deterioration be discovered at any time special report shall be 
made to the Bureau of Steam Engineering, stating in detail the 
extent of injury sustained, the remedies applied, and, as far as 
can be determined, the causes. 

3072. Should the engineer officer at any time consider it neces¬ 
sary or advisable to reduce the load on the safety valves of the 
boilers he shall report his opinion to the commanding officer, with 
his reasons. If the commanding officer concurs in such opinion a 
survey shall be held by a board of not less than two commissioned 
line officers for the purpose of determining the necessity for the 
reduction of the load and the amount thereof. Upon approval of 
the recommendation of the board by the senior officer present the 
load shall then be reduced in accordance with such recommenda¬ 
tion, if found to be necessary or advisable. The amount of the 
reduction, the reasons for making it, and the load to which the 
safety valves are then set shall be noted in the steam log and re- 


Precantlons 
in renewing 
tubes. 


Exterior parts 
of boilers. 


Engine and 
fireroom grat¬ 
ings. 


Condition of 
boilers to be 
logged. 


Reduction of 
pressure. 


(201 i) 




Safety valves. 


Boiler fit¬ 
tings. 


Worn boilers. 


Water-pres¬ 
sure tests. 


ported to the Bureau of Steam Engineering. The load on the 
safety valves shall not be increased without the authority of the 
Bureau of Steam Engineering. 

3073. The hand gear for lifting the safety valves shall be thor¬ 
oughly examined at least once each week, whether the boilers are 
steaming or idle. Whenever steam is raised in any boiler, the 
safety valves shall be tested by steam and adjusted as necessary 
to lift at the prescribed pressure. The hand gear shall also be 
tested at the same time to insure its being in proper working order. 
These tests of the safety valves and of the hand gear shall be 
repeated once each week while the boiler is under steam. If the 
safety valves of any boiler can not be adjusted to lift properly 
at the prescribed pressure under steam fires shall be hauled from 
it and it shall not be used for steaming until the fault has been 
corrected. A special report shall be made to the Bureau of Steam 
Engineering in every case where safety valves fail to operate 
properly. All tests of safety valves shall be recorded in the 
steam log. 

3074. (1) All valves, attachments, and fittings of the boilers 
shall be thoroughly overhauled at regular intervals and kept in 
efficient working condition. 

(2) All water-gauge fittings must be kept in thoroughly effi¬ 
cient condition. Great care shall be taken to insure that only 
glasses of proper quality and dimensions are used, that they are 
correctly fitted in place, and that all cocks and fittings connected 
with them are examined frequently and kept in proper order. 

(3) Boiler steam gauges shall be compared with a standard 
gauge at least once a quarter, and adjusted to agree with the 
standard at the working pressure of steam. 

3075. Whenever there may be reason to believe that any parts 
of the main structure of the boilers that are subject to pressure 
and that involve their safety, except the tubes, are unduly worn 
or corroded, such parts shall be drilled and their thickness 
measured. The holes shall not be more than one-half inch in 
diameter, and afterwards shall be tapped and filled with screw 
plugs securely riveted over to prevent leakage. The thickness 
of the parts originally and when thus tested, the probable cause 
of the corrosion or wear indicated, and all other details of the 
test shall be entered in the steam log and the engineer officer’s 
record book. The exact position of the holes drilled for this 
purpose shall be marked on the drawings or otherwise shown by 
sketches for future reference and identification. 

8076. (1) The boilers shall be tested by water pressure at 
such times as the engineer officer may deem necessary or ad¬ 
visable. 

(2) Whenever such test is made to prove the safe strength 
or the tightness of any riveted, expanded, or other permanent 
structural joints or parts of a boiler, the following method shall 
be employed. The water shall be heated to a temperature of not 
less than 150° F.; and, before applying pressure, the boiler shall 
be completely filled with water and entirely free from air, and 
necessary precautions shall be taken to insure that there be no 
leak past the main or auxiliary stop valves into pipes that may 
contain steam. Where the load on the safety valves is ninety 
pounds per square inch, or less, the water pressure to be applied 
shall be double this load; where the load on the safety valves 
is above ninety pounds and less than one hundred and eighty 
pounds per square inch, the water pressure shall be ninety 
pounds greater than this load; where the load on the safety 
valves is one hundred and eighty pounds per square inch, or 
above, the water pressure shall be fifty per cent greater than 
this load. In the case of fire-tube boilers that have been in serv¬ 
ice longer than two years, the w r ater pressure to be applied 
shall be limited to twenty-five per cent greater than the load on 


(202 i) 


the saftey valves. The pressure shall be increased slowly and 
be very carefully applied, in order that injury may not be caused 
by overpressure, particularly if a drill test should have revealed 
unusual thinness of any parts. 

(3) During the application of the water pressure, the boilers 
shall be carefully examined and proper gauges used, when practi¬ 
cable, to detect any change in form in any of their parts. Should 
any indications of probable permanent deformation be observed, 
the test shall cease, and the weak parts shall be strengthened as 
necessary. If this be not practicable, a new test pressure twenty 
pounds below that at which permanent deformation commenced 
shall be adopted, and the new working pressure shall be that 
which corresponds to such new test pressure according to para¬ 
graph (2). The load on the safety valves shall be reduced to the 
new working pressure. 

307 7. To prove the tightness of all valves, gaskets, and fittings 
of boilers under the working pressure, the following test shall be 
made, if practicable, upon the completion of each general over¬ 
hauling or repair affecting such parts. A water pressure of ten 
pounds per square inch less than the load on the safety valves 
shall be applied. After attaining this pressure all connections, 
including the feed, stop, and check valves, shall be closed and 
the drop in pressure during a considerable number of hours noted. 
If the test be made with water of nearly the same temperature 
as the boiler and the fireroom, the drop in pressure should not 
exceed twenty pounds in twenty-four hours. If there be no leaks 
in the boiler or its fittings, there will be no change in the boiler 
pressure other than that due to change in temperature of the 
boiler or the water, or both. It shall be borne in mind that leaky 
feed valves will give false indications and that, until gaskets are 
softened by heat, there may be slight leaks around the plates, 
which will readily take up under steam pressure. For the latter 
reason, whenever sufficient time is available, this test should be 
made after steam has been raised to adjust the safety valves and 
the boiler has again cooled down, when this is done in connection 
with general overhauling. Although hot water searches out leaks 
with more facility than cold water, the time element included in 
this test affords opportunity for the water to cool, with con¬ 
sequent contraction in volume and reduction in pressure, giving 
an appearance of leaks that may not exist. For this reason 
water used for this test should be as nearly as possible the tem¬ 
perature of the boiler and of the fireroom. 

3078. Fuel oil is the residue of crude hydrocarbon oil after 
the removal, by distillation, of volatile oils and gases. The 
oil itself is inert, nonexplosive, very difficult to ignite in bulk, 
and not capable of spontaneous combustion. The vapor from this 
oil, however, is explosive when mixed with air. This vapor is 
heavier than air and tends to accumulate in low levels, such as 
bilges and bottoms of tanks, where it may remain undiscovered 
until ignited by a naked light or spark. It is always present in a 
partly filled oil tank, or one that has contained fuel oil and from 
which the vapor has not been removed by artificial means, and 
it is expelled through the vents from the fuel-oil tanks while they 
are being filled. A leak allowed to continue in any part of the oil¬ 
burning system may result in an accumulation of this explosive 
vapor, unless such leak is located in the path of air to the furnace. 
Ignition of the vapor may be caused by an open light, electric 
spark, or spark made by striking metal, heat of the filament of a 
broken electric lamp, smoking, sparks from funnel or galley, or 
fires under boilers. An oil fire can be extinguished by sand, steam, 
or chemical extinguishers, but not by water. 

3079. The precautions prescribed in section 7, chapter 29, 
Naval Instructions, regarding the care and handling of fuel oil 
shall be closely observed. 


Tightness of 
Talres, etc., un¬ 
der working 
pressure. 


Fuel oil. 


Precautions 
in handling fuel 
oil. 


(203 i) 



Precautions 
in li:iwiling 
gasoline. 

Precautions 
with internal* 
combustion en¬ 
gines. 


I 


Torpedo-boat 

engines. 


Machinery of 
steam launches. 


Docking ship. 


3080. Instructions for the care and handling of gasoline are 
set forth in section 9, chapter 29, of these instructions. 

3081. (1) No smoking, naked lights, or electric apparatus 
liable to spark shall be permitted in the vicinity of vaporizers, 
cylinders, or crank chambers of internal-combustion engines when 
any of these parts are open for examination or overhauling. 

(2) Pistons, valves, cylinders, and vaporizers of internal com¬ 
bustion engines shall be frequently examined and cleaned, and all 
moving parts and wearing surfaces shall be kept thoroughly lubri¬ 
cated and in good condition. The pistons and valves shall be kept 
tight, in order that the efficiency of the engine may not be impaired 
by leakage of air during compression. 

3082. Owing to the lightness of construction and high speeds 
at which torpedo-boat engines run, increased care is necessary in 
attending to and adjusting the various working parts. When set¬ 
ting up the brasses of connecting rods, the amount of clearance 
left at each end of the cylinders shall be accurately measured to 
see that it coincides with the original clearance. The leads of 
the valves shall be carefully measured, to determine the necessary 
readjustment through wearing down of the eccentrics or valve 
gear. All joints, especially those of the steam pipes, are subject 
to injury from vibration. The main steam pipes, and any other 
pipes which appear to suffer in this way, should be tested from 
time to time to discover any defects arising from this cause. 

3083. Unless it is expected that the machinery of steam 
launches will be used again in a few days, the wearing surfaces 
of cylinders and valve chests shall be cleaned and lightly coated 
with mineral oil, and the engines made ready for use. All drain 
cocks shall be left open, and the engines, valves, pumps, etc., shall 
be moved every day. Strainers on the sea-valve openings shall be 
kept clear, and receiving pipes of circulating and air pumps ex¬ 
amined and cleaned annually, or more frequently if necessary. 
The boilers of steam launches shall be frequently examined, in¬ 
ternally and externally, and special attention shall be paid to the 
furnace. Salt water shall not be used in these boilers except in 
cases of great emergency when no fresh water is available, and 
after its use they shall be scaled and cleaned as soon as possible. 
The safety valves shall be examined whenever steam is raised 
after an interval of more than seven days not under steam. The 
condition of the safety valves, water gauges, check valves, etc., 
shall be ascertained from time to time while the machinery is 
working. Great care shall be taken to keep these important fit¬ 
tings in a thoroughly efficient condition. 

3084. (1) Whenever a vessel is docked, a careful examination 
shall be made by the yard force of the outboard portions of the 
shafting, couplings, and propellers. This examination shall be 
made as soon as practicable after docking, and any defects ob¬ 
served shall be reported at once, so that the necessary action may 
be taken without delaying the undocking of the vessel. The wear 
of the lignum-vitse, both in the stern tubes and the strut bearings, 
shall be ascertained and recorded. Bronze and monel metal pro¬ 
pellers shall be cleaned and polished. 

(2) When a vessel is to remain in dock for sufficient time, the 
shafts shall be disconnected at the engines and the weight re¬ 
quired to turn the screws shall be ascertained, as a test to show 
whether the shaft is free to revolve in the lignum-vitse bearings 
and whether the bearings are truly in line. The vessel shall not, 
however, be detained in dock for the purpose of making this test 
unless there are grounds for believing that the shafts are bound, 
and this test need not be made oftener than once in two years. 
When the test has been made for the first time, the weight re¬ 
quired to move the screw, together with the length of the arm 
through which it acts, shall be stamped in a conspicuous place on 
the hub in the following manner: “ 850 lbs. at 7 ft. radius moved 
screw—March 12, 1913.” If new propellers are fitted, this record 
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sIimII be stamped on them. On subsequent occasions of making 
this test, the engineer officer shall cause a comparison of the re¬ 
sults of the original and other previous tests to be noted in the 
log. Should there be any marked difference in these results of 
the moment required to turn the shafting, the cause shall be fully 
investigated. 

3085. (1) When a ship is ordered out of commission, the iron 
or steel bright work of the machinery, except such parts as pass 
through stuffing boxes, or upon sliding surfaces (as piston rods, 
valve stems, slide and guide faces, and journals), shall be covered 
with white lead and tallow. 

(2) Metallic packing shall not be removed from piston rods or 
valve stems, but all vegetable or fibrous packing shall be removed. 

(3) All parts passing through stuffing boxes or working upon 
their surfaces, such as piston rods, valve stems, guide and slide 
faces, clutch coupling slides, interiors of steam cylinders and 
valve chests, must be cleaned and covered with a coating of vase¬ 
line, the machinery being moved after first application so as to 
bring all these parts upon properly covered surfaces. 

(4) All bearings shall be well oiled and the oil holes plugged 
with waste, the engines being turned one complete revolution after 
oiling. 

(5) All water-containing parts of the machinery inside of out¬ 
board valves shall be thoroughly drained. Particular attention 
shall be paid to draining of pump cylinders; condensers; feed, 
blow, and suction pipes; fire main, and all steam and exhaust 
piping where it is possible for water to gather. In draining these 
pipes, flange joints shall be broken at the lowest parts of each 
system and wherever a pocket is formed which is not drained by 
a proper drain pipe. Where possible, outboard valve casings below 
valve seats shall be covered with nonconducting materia!, such as 
sawdust or manure, temporarily boxed in, and the interiors of the 
casings below the seats filled with heavy oil, injected if practicable 
through the steam connection, to displace the water. 

(6) The gauges and oil cups shall not be removed. 

(7) The sea valves shall be closed and properly secured. 

(8) The storerooms shall be cleaned. 

Section 9.—Operation and Management of Boilers and 

Machinery. 

3101. The following instructions relate especially to such mat¬ 
ters as are essential in the operation of the boilers and machinery 
to prevent injury, to insure their safety, and to secure the most 
efficient and economical performance. They shall be considered 
to apply to the same extent as the instructions contained in sec¬ 
tion 8 of this chapter. 

3102. (1) The cylinders, receivers, and steam jackets of all 
engines shall be gradually and thoroughly heated before steam of 
full pressure is admitted to them. Whenever practicable the con¬ 
nections between the boilers and main engines shall be opened as 
soon as fires are lighted to allow the hot air and steam as it 
rises to circulate through the engines and warm them gradually. 

(2) Water must not be allowed to accumulate in the receivers 
or jackets of engines, but care shall be taken that steam is not 
blown through the traps and wasted while the engines are working. 

3103. The greatest care shall be exercised to guard, against 
water rams by carefully draining all pipes or other spaces where 
any water might accumuluate before steam is admitted to them. 
In opening the valves connecting the boilers to the steam pipes 
or in connecting different sections of steam piping, the by-pass 
valves, if fitted, shall be opened first, and the pipes warmed and 
the pressure equalized before the large valves are opened. The 
drains shall be kept open until it is certain that the pipes are 
entirely free of water. 


Ships going 
out of commis¬ 
sion. 


Character of 
instructions. 


Cylinders. 


Water rams. 


(205 i) 





Air ami cir¬ 
culating' pumps. 


Telegraphs, 

etc. 


Rate of ex¬ 
pansion. 


Internal lu¬ 
brication of 
cylinders. 


Imbrication 
of piston rods 
and valve 
stems. 


3104. Independent air and circulating pumps shall be started 
at least fifteen minutes before attempting to move the engines, or 
to warm them by admitting steam to the cylinders through the 
by-pass valves or otherwise. 

3105. The engine telegraphs and other instruments fitted for 
transmitting signals to and from the engine rooms shall be care¬ 
fully examined and tried before getting underway. 

3106. (1) Modern engines are designed to carry out the prin¬ 
ciple of expansion to its utmost practical limits, and, in order to 
attain the greatest economy, especially when working at reduced 
speeds, every means fitted shall be utilized to secure the highest 
possible ratio of expansion of which the engines are capable. 
To this end, the engineer officer shall ascertain the most efficient 
rates of expansion at all powers and the corresponding points 
of cut-off and other particulars of adjustment. These particu¬ 
lars, together with related data, shall be carefully recorded, so 
that they may be readily utilized when changes in speed or 
power are required. 

(2) In the design of modern reciprocating engines, the cylin¬ 
der ratios and the details of the valve motions are calculated to 
fix the ratios of expansion throughout the whole engine required to 
obtain the best practical economy when working at full power. To 
provide for varying to some extent the ratio of expansion of the 
engines as a whole, and of the several cylinders, particularly 
when working at reduced powers, in order to secure the most 
advantageous expansion and distribution of work in the several 
stages of expansion, the links are suspended from adjustable 
blocks by means of which the point of cut-off and consequently 
the ratio of expansion in the several cylinders may be varied 
within small limits. However, in those engines where the low¬ 
est stage of expansion is carried out in two cylinders of equal size 
instead of in a single cylinder, the design does not contemplate 
the total work of the whole engine being divided equally between 
all of the cylinders, but rather an approximate equality between 
the several stages of expansion. It should be borne in mind 
that the total ratio of expansion throughout the engine may be 
changed by altering the cut-off for the high pressure cylinder 
only, and that any alteration of the cut-offs for the other cylin¬ 
ders merely affects the distribution of work between the several 
stages of expansion, and this only by relatively small amounts. 

(3) It is not anticipated that, in effecting the greatest change 
of ratio of expansion possible within the scope of the adjustable 
cut-off block for the high pressure cylinder, any inequality of 
distribution of work produced would interfere with the smooth 
working of the engine, if the bearings are in good condition and 
properly fitted. The practice, therefore, of distributing the work 
equally in each cylinder or stage of expansion shall be considered 
as of only secondary importance. 

3107. (1) No tallow or oil of vegetable or animal origin shall 
be used for the interior lubrication of the steam cylinders and 
valve chests, and as little as possible of any kind of oil shall be 
used for this purpose. (This prohibition shall apply to every 
cylinder and valve chest for whatever purpose used.) Under 
ordinary conditions of working with saturated steam the water 
of liquefaction derived from the steam furnishes ample lubricant 
for the internal working parts, but, if this does not prove suffi¬ 
cient, pure mineral oil only shall be employed. 

(2) Care shall be taken that the oil used for lubricating the 
piston rods and valve stems is not drawn into cylinders or valve 
chests. When main engines are fitted with forced lubrication 
systems care shall be taken to prevent the oil from being splashed 
on piston rods or valve stems, particularly from crossheads or 
guides. 


(206 t) 


(3) When filters or grease extractors are fitted they shall be Grease cx- 
used, except when under repairs or being cleaned. The material tractors * 
used in filters and grease extractors for extracting the oil from 
the feed water shall be cleaned or renewed as often as necessary 
to keep it effective and to prevent it becoming saturated or clogged 
with grease and inefficient. Every available means shall be em¬ 
ployed to prevent the passage of oil to the boilers. 

3108. Water shall not be used unnecessarily on the bearings. Water on 
but when it is used care shall be taken that it is discontinued a i>™ rin & s * 
sufficient length of time before the engines are stopped to allow 
the lubricating oil to find its way to all parts of the bearing sur¬ 
faces. Bearings shall not be allowed to get too warm before re¬ 
sorting to the use of water, if such use should become necessary, 
but it shall be applied at first with the greatest caution in order 
to avoid cracking or warping any parts as a result of too sudden 
cooling. Bearings shall be examined at the earliest opportunity 
after water has been used on them. 

3101). (1) As the number of boilers required for ordinary Alternation 
cruising and for port service is usually less than the whole number in use of boil " 
fitted, the employment of the several boilers shall be regulated, ers * 
so that eventually the work will be distributed equally among the 
whole number, unless some peculiarity of fitting or other similar 
reason prevents such equal distribution being accomplished. 

(2) When it is necessary to increase the speed of a vessel hav- Forced draft 
ing cylindrical fire-tube boilers it shall be done, except in case of ]Jdii or s. Ube 
emergency, by increasing the number of boilers in use, under 

natural draft, until the entire number on board are in use, if 
requisite. Forced draft shall not be used on boilers of this type 
except in emergencies and during the power trials specified in 
sections 1 to 7 of this chapter. 

(3) In order that the best results may be obtained when the Training fire* 
development of the highest power is a matter of great importance, mc,u 
frequent opportunity shall be given for training the firemen to 

work the boilers at their full capacity, under both natural and 
forced draft conditions. With this object in view, and to insure 
that the boilers in use are being worked at approximately their 
full capacity, when more careful firing will be necessary than is 
required under easier or more economical conditions of steaming, 
no more boilers shall be employed upon such occasion than are 
required for the speed ordered. 

3110. (1) Particular attention shall be given to the training Handling of 
of the firemen, especially as regards the management of the fires; fires - 
and all engineer officers and fireroom petty officers shall take 
advantage of every opportunity to instruct the firemen how to 
burn the fuel in the most economical maimer. Every effort shall 
be made to keep the steam pressure and the water level in the 
boilers constant, to work the fires in the most efficient and system¬ 
atic manner, and to use to the best advantage all appliances for 
timing the operations of firing, regulating the supply of air, and 
for economizing in any way in the expenditure of fuel. The 
engineer officer shall ascertain the most economical rate of con¬ 
sumption of fuel, together with the number of boilers it may be 
necessary to employ for any required speed and condition of 
steaming. 

(2) When burning coal, careful attention shall be given to the 
managemenc of the fires, to secure the utmost economy and effi¬ 
ciency of combustion. The fires shall be maintained at a uniform 
thickness in all parts of the furnace. Green coal shall be added 
to the fire at regular and frequent intervals, and shall be scattered 
over the entire surface. The furnace doors shall be kept open 
only the shortest possible time. Holes in the fire or the accumu¬ 
lation of clinkers in any part of the furnace shall be prevented. 

All lump coal must be broken up before being fired. The fires 
shall be cleaned at regular and frequent intervals, as often as 
may be necessary to keep them in good condition. Care shall be 

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Temperature 
of boilers. 


Starting fires. 


Use of blow¬ 
ers. 

“ Natural 
draft” and 
“ forced draft.” 


taken to remove all clinkers adhering to the grate bars. The 
necessary cleaning of fires shall be done as quickly as i>ossible, in 
order to reduce to a minimum the amount of cold air admitted 
through the uncovered grate and the furnace door. The uptake 
dampers shall be closed while cleaning fires. The uptake damp¬ 
ers, rather than the ash-pit doors, shall be closed when necessary 
to temporarily check the rate of combustion, the closing of the 
ash-pit doors being liable to cause the burning or buckling of the 
bearer bars and grate bars. The use of water in the ash pans is 
unnecessary under ordinary conditions, and shall not be resorted 
to except when necessary to prevent clogging of the grates by 
excessive clinkers. 

3111. Sudden and very rapid changes of temperature in the 
boilers shall be avoided. The tubes shall not be unnecessarily 
exposed to cool air by opening the connection or casing doors; 
these doors shall not be used as dampers to check the production 
of steam. When circumstances permit, at least six hours shall 
be occupied in raising steam from cold water in other than water- 
tube boilers. In water-tube boilers, except when the brickwork 
is quite new, steam may be raised much more rapidly; but suffi¬ 
cient time should be allowed for thoroughly warming up the en¬ 
gines before attempting to move them under steam, and steam 
may ordinarily be raised in these boilers within the time necessary 
for this purpose. 

3112. (1) Before starting fires in any boiler, all drain cocks, 
bottom and surface blow valves, handhole and manhole plates, 
and other valves and fittings not intended to remain open, shall 
be examined to see that they are tightly closed. The safety 
valves, boiler stop valves, feed check and stop valves, and water 
column valves shall be examined, and the water gauge and test 
cocks shall be tested, to see that they are all in proper working 
order. It shall be definitely ascertained that the valves and 
pipes leading to the pressure gauges are wide open. The water 
shall be brought to a height that is slightly below the normal 
steaming level. The air cock shall remain open while the water 
is being run down and while steam is being raised, and shall be 
closed after steam has formed. 

(2) While steam is being raised in a boiler, close attention 
shall be given to all the boiler fittings and feed arrangements, 
to insure that they are in all respects in proper working order 
Special care shall be taken, in setting up the nuts of handhole 
and manhole fittings, that no greater leverage is applied than 
that afforded by the proper spanner provided for that purpose. 
Ash-pit doors of automatic or balanced type shall always be left 
mounted while boilers are under steam. The boilers' shall be 
connected to the steam line only when there is a difference of 
pressure not exceeding ten pounds, and the boiler stop valve 
shall at first be only slightly opened, to allow the pressures in 
the steam line and in the boiler to equalize gradually. After 
the pressures have equalized, the stop valve shall be further 
opened gradually to such extent as required. 

(3) Whenever steam is raised in a boiler, in order to insure 
that the safety valves are in good working order and to ascertain 
the exact pressure at which they will lift, the steam pressure 
shall be allowed to rise until these valves should lift if properly 
adjusted. This may be done after the boiler has been connected, 
if more convenient, but the boiler shall not be continued in use 
unless the safety valves have been correctly adjusted. 

3113. (1) The fireroom blowers may be run at any time at 
moderate speed for purposes of ventilation or to assist the draft 

(2) When burning coal alone, the term “natural draft” im¬ 
plies that, if necessary or desirable, the blowers may be run with 
the firerooms either open or closed to assist the draft and to sup¬ 
ply sufficient air to the fires to support the combustion of not more 


(208 I) 


than twenty pounds of coal per square foot of grate surface per 
hour. The term “ forced draft ” implies that the blowers are 
used to produce the greater draft pressure necessary to force 
through the fires the quantity of air required to support the com¬ 
bustion of more than twenty pounds of coal per square foot of 
grate surface per hour. 

3114. Banked fires shall not be kept in water-tube boilers; nor 
shall heavy banked fires be kept in any other type of boilers 
except in emergencies, and in such cases ash-pit doors shall not 
be closed. When the main engines are not to be used for twenty 
four hours or more, fires shall be allowed to die out in all water- 
tube boilers, except those needed for auxiliary purposes, and 
when the main engines are to be used again within twenty-four 
hours light fires shall be kept spread in such boilers. 

SI 15. Fires shall not be hauled, except to prevent damage to a 
boiler in case of emergency. When steam is no longer required, 
the fires shall be allowed to die out in the furnaces, with the 
dampers, furnaces, and ash pits closed. 

3110. When boilers are under steam the automatic ash-pit 
doors must not be opened so wide as to prevent proper automatic 
closing in case of any injury causing undue pressure within the 
furnaces, except during such times as may be necessary for clean¬ 
ing fires or hauling ashes, upon the completion of which they shall 
be replaced in their automatic working position. Fire tools shall 
not be left in the ash pans of steaming boilers. 

3117. (1) In feeding the boilers, the feed valves of the several 
boilers in use shall be so adjusted as to distribute the requisite 
supply about equally to each boiler. Strict attention shall be 
given at all times to maintaining the height of water in the boilers 
at as nearly as possible a constant level. As long as a boiler is 
furnishing steam the feed supply shall never be entirely shut off, 
even for a short period. Should any difficulty be experienced in 
feeding a boiler, the combustion shall be checked at once, by clos¬ 
ing the dampers and ash-pan doors, if necessary, and steps taken 
to find the cause. 

(2) The temperature of the feed water entering the boilers 
shall be maintained as high as possible. Where feed-water heaters 
are not fitted, the temperature shall be as high as is consistent 
with the maintenance of a fair vacuum. 

3118. (1) Low water in a steaming boiler is one of the most 
serious and most frequent emergencies that arise in a fireroom, 
and is liable to cause distortion of the tubes or other injury to 
heating surfaces, serious steam and water leaks, or the explosion 
of the boiler. It is generally the result either of inattention on 
the part of the water tender, or of his attention being diverted to 
other duties. Failure of the feed pumps, leaks developing in the 
feed discharge line, hot or low water in the feed tank, a defective 
check valve, or water gauges giving false indications due to de¬ 
fects of the cocks fitted to them are other causes which may lead 
to low water, if not discovered and corrected with sufficient 
promptness. 

(2) Whenever the water in any-water-tube boiler falls below 
the lowest try cock and out of sight in the gauge glasses the fires 
shall be hauled, or, if burning fuel oil, the supply of oil to the 
burners shall be shut off, the safety valves shall be opened cau¬ 
tiously to relieve the pressure gradually and the feed check and 
boiler steam stop valves shall be closed. The dampers and the 
furnace and ash-pit doors shall also be closed. All air leaks to the 
furnace around these doors shall be stopped. Under these condi¬ 
tions the boiler will gradually cool, and any parts that may have 
become overheated will be subjected to an annealing process. No 
attempt shall be made to restore the normal water level by increas¬ 
ing the supply of feed water. Fire extinguishers, if fitted, or other¬ 
wise a fire hose or wet ashes, shall be used to quench or deaden 
coal fires before hauling them. 


Banked fires 


Hauling fires 


Automatic 
ash-pit doors. 


Feeding boil 
ers. 


Low water. 


(209 I) 



Serious steam 
leaks. 


Accidents in 
general. 


Economy of 
auxiliaries. 


Oil-burning 

installations. 


3119. Whenever a large steam leak occurs in a boiler, from the 
sudden leaking of a tube or other cause, the following action shall 
be taken, as far as the particular circumstances admit, to prevent 
serious injury to personnel and to reduce to a minimum the extent 
of damage to the boiler. The safety valves of the injured boiler 
shall be opened to relieve the pressure as quickly as possible. 
The fire extinguisher shall be opened cautiously, if fitted; or if 
burning fuel oil, the supply of oil to the burners shall be shut off. 
The furnace and ash-pit doors shall be kept closed until after the 
steam pressure has been reduced to less than fifty pounds, when, 
if the fires have not been put out by the leak or by the fire extin¬ 
guisher, they shall be deadened by a fire hose or wet ashes and 
then hauled. After the fires are out the doors shall be closed and 
all air leaks to the furnace stopped and the boiler allowed to cool 
slowly. The stop valve on the injured boiler shall be closed. If 
the blowers are running they shall be kept going and their speed 
increased, if necessary, to drive the escaping steam up the smoke 
pipe and keep it out of the fireroom; hence, the dampers shall be 
kept open. Except in the case of low water when consequent over¬ 
heating is involved, the feed supply shall be continued until the 
fires are out, to prevent the heating surfaces becoming uncovered 
and burned; in such case, the auxiliary feed pump shall be started 
and after the auxiliary feed check has been opened, the main feed 
supply shall be shut off, if other boilers are being fed from the 
latter. Special care shall be taken to maintain the water at the 
proper height in all other boilers in use and to provide additional 
water from the reserve tanks, if necessary, to prevent a shortage 
in the main feed tanks. 

3120. In all cases of accident to boilers or machinery, every 
endeavor shall be made to localize the injury. The compart¬ 
ment involved shall be isolated to prevent escaping steam getting 
into other compartments and interfering with proper attendance 
on other boilers or machinery in use. All men on duty shall re¬ 
main at their proper stations, give strict attention to the ma¬ 
chinery in operation, and avoid that inattention sometimes due to 
excitement which may lead to further damage. When consider¬ 
able leaks of steam occur in a fireroom the upper part of the com¬ 
partment generally becomes filled with steam, and men shall not 
be allowed to go up the fireroom ladders at such times on account 
of the great danger of their being seriously injured or overcome 
by inhaling the steam. The best avenue of escape, if it becomes 
necessary to abandon the compartment, is to a coal bunker or 
to another compartment on a low level. 

3121. W T ith a view to effecting the utmost economy in fuel 
consumption for auxiliary purposes the following requirements 
shall be observed: 

(a) Steam shall be kept fully shut off from all engines, steam 
and exhaust pipes, etc., when not required for use. If any addi¬ 
tional steam power beyond the usual requirements be needed for 
temporary use due notice shall be given in advance, and also as 
soon as the necessity ceases, in order to avoid keeping the steam 
at an unnecessarily high pressure, an engine working when not 
needed, or an uneconomical number of boilers in use. 

(&) The use of capstan engines, winches, ash hoists, deck pumps, 
sanitary pumps, and galley, pantry, or radiator heating systems, 
etc., shall be limited to the minimum necessity of their legitimate 
functions. 

(c) Electric lights, fans, or other electric apparatus requiring 
the expenditure of power shall not be left turned on when not 
required for immediate use. 

(d) The issue of fresh water shall be under strict supervision 
to prevent waste. 

3122. (1) The principal points requiring especial attention in 
working fuel oil installations are: 


(210 i) 


(a) The oil pressure: This in great measure governs the rate 
of burning the oil and shall be maintained as nearly constant as 
possible. As far as practicable, the pulsation from the pumps 
shall be removed from the oil before it reaches the burners. This 
is accomplished by the use of air chambers fitted on the discharge 
side of the pumps and elsewhere in the piping system. The pressure 
shall be regulated according to the amount of oil required to be 
burned. For small variations in the rate of steaming, without 
changing the number of burners in use, the corresponding change 
in the quantity of oil supplied shall be made by altering the oil 
pressure and not by changing the amount of opening of the 
burners, unless a readjustment is necessary to secure a satisfac¬ 
tory spray. 

(&) The air supply: This varies according to the amount of oil 
to be burned, and shall be carefully regulated to maintain a steady 
flame of about the same size from each burner and an amount of 
smoke that is just visible at the top of the smoke pipe. Too little 
air will produce excessive smoke and may cause flaming through 
the slots of the air cones and overheating of the cones them¬ 
selves. Too much air, while it may prevent smoke, will reduce 
the efficiency of the boiler. The proper regulation of the velocity 
with which the air is admitted to the burners is important in con¬ 
nection with preventing panting of the boilers and may be ac¬ 
complished by varying the opening through the slots in the cones 
when they are fitted with a movable register for this purpose. 
When not so fitted, the necessary regulation shall be accomplished 
by varying the air pressure in the fireroom by means of altering 
the speed of the fireroom blowers 

(e) The temperature of the oil: The oil is heated to make it 
thin or fluid enough for efficient spraying at moderate pressures. 
It is found by experiment that considerable increase in fluidity 
is obtained by heating the oil to from 150° to 175° F., but above 
the latter temperature there is no considerable change. If heated 
much beyond 175° F., there is danger of breaking down the oil 
and clogging the heaters, strainers, burners, or pipes with the 
solid particles of carbon thus produced. It is dangerous to heat 
the oil above its flash point, because if a leak occurs the oil will 
issue in a flame. 

(2) Upon starting fires in a boiler, care shall be taken before 
lighting fuel-oil burners to insure that the furnace and ash pit 
are clear of oil and well ventilated, and, in order to avoid a 
possible back flash, the fireman shall stand well clear of the sight- 
holes and other openings in the furnace front. In lighting burn¬ 
ers in addittion to those required for raising steam, the oil shall 
not be turned on until the blowers have been started and the fur¬ 
nace cleared of gas. Similarly, in shutting down, the blowers 
shall be kept running until all the burners have been shut off. 
Should a burner become extinguished accidentally, the cause may 
be due to («) water mixed with the oil coming from the oil tanks, 
or from leaky heaters; (&) solid matter choking the burner, due 
either to fault of the strainers or to carbonizing of the oil in the 
burner, or (c) water passing over with the oil from the tanks or 
air chambers on the pumps or oil line. When a burner is choked 
and can not be cleared by temporary alterations of the spindle 
adjustment, it shall be removed at once and thoroughly cleaned. 
The cleaning shall be very carefully done, care being taken that 
the outlet holes are not roughened, enlarged, or altered in shape. 
Uurners shall never be left in place disconnected. 

(3) When heaters are fitted, special effort shall be made to 
detect promptly any leaks from the oil to the steam side of the 
heater. Such leaks allow the oil to pass directly to the boiler 
water, and, in order to prevent this, the steam pressure on the 
heater shall be kept higher than the oil pressure, when practi¬ 
cable. At least once during each watch thQ drain from the oil 


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Salt feed. 


Emptying 

boilers. 


Evaporators. 


heaters shall be tested for the presence of oil, and if oil be found 
the heater shall be drained and disconnected at once. 

(4) When boilers are fitted to burn oil in combination with 
coal, it shall be borne in mind that the installation is designed to 
obtain the full power from the boilers when burning coal alone. 
The oil is provided to make it possible to maintain production of 
steam on prolonged full-power runs after the coal fires become 
dirty, or when the trimming of the coal to the firerooms becomes 
difficult. Therefore, in order to prevent undue forcing when 
burning both coal and oil, the rate of burning the oil shall not be 
allowed to exceed fifteen pounds per square foot of grate surface 
per hour. In burning oil with coal, special attention shall be paid 
to the opening of the ash-pit doors for regulating the quantity of 
coal burned. When the fires are clean these doors shall be nearly 
closed and their opening gradually increased as the fires become 
dirty. The fires shall be worked so that the grate is well cov¬ 
ered, with no holes, and they shall be of moderate thickness and 
even surface. Care shall be taken in handling the fire at the 
front of the furnace to avoid blocking the air cones and overheat¬ 
ing the furnace fronts or cones. The coal shall be fed in small 
quantities at a time, and the fire doors shall be kept open as 
short a time as possible. The fire shall be cleaned as would be 
done when burning coal alone, and, while being cleaned, the burn¬ 
ers in that vicinity shall be shut off. The air pressure and the 
supply of coal and oil shall be carefully regulated, so as to produce 
the most efficient combustion of both fuels, with a minimum of 
smoke. Should excess smoke occur, the cause may be (a) fires 
too heavy, (&) insufficient air pressure in the fireroom or im¬ 
proper opening of air register, or (c) ash-pit doors open too wide, 
or holes in the fires, thus preventing a sufficient proportion of air 
passing through the air cones. 

8123. (1) Any indications of the presence of sea water in the 
feed tanks, or of considerable increase in salinity of the water in 
the boilers, shall be investigated promptly and the defect cor¬ 
rected with the least possible delay. As a rule, when sea water 
becomes unavoidably admitted to the boilers, blowing down shall 
not be resorted to until the salinity exceeds six hundred grains 
of chlorine per gallon in Babcock and Wilcox or fire-tube boilers, 
three hundred grains in Niclausse boilers, and one hundred and 
fifty grains in small bent tube or torpedo boat boilers. When 
bottom blow valves are used to reduce the salinity of boilers 
under steam, they shall be quickly opened wide for a few seconds 
only, and at intervals of not less than four hours. Too frequent 
use of these valves shall be avoided, as it causes them to leak, 
indirectly wastes fuel, and promotes corrosion. 

(2) When it is required to empty the boilers, they shall not 
be blown down, as this practice is liable to cause leaky tubes and 
joints, but the water shall be allowed to remain until it becomes 
cool, and shall then be either pumped or drained out. 

3124. As the efficient operation of the evaporators depends 
upon varying conditions of steam pressure, height and density of 
water, etc., according to the state of the heating surfaces at any 
time, constant attention shall be given to secure the best working 
conditions at all times, in order to obtain the maximum produc¬ 
tion of water at the most economical rate of expenditure of fuel. 
Evaporators shall be operated in double effect when so fitted. 
The density of the water shall not ordinarily be allowed to ex¬ 
ceed 3/32 by the salinometer, otherwise there is danger of hydro¬ 
chloric acid being produced by decomposition of magnesium 
chloride, which, passing to the distillers, will render the fresh 
water acid. The fresh water distilled shall be tested at fre¬ 
quent and regular intervals, in order to insure that it is being 
produced in a pure state and free from salt. 


(212 i) 



3125. In internal combustion engines designed for splash lubri¬ 
cation in the crank cases, care shall be taken not to carry the 
level of the lubricating oil too high. If the level is kept much 
higher than is necessary for proper lubrication, the oil is liable 
to pass the pistons and burn in the combustion spaces, not only 
fouling the cylinders and clogging the valves and piston rings 
but resulting in unnecessary waste of the lubricating oil. 

312(>. (1) In starting an air compressor, it shall be run slowly 
until it becomes warm and until there is a pressure of at least 
twenty-five pounds in the accumulator to provide an air cushion. 
To avoid overheating of the air cylinder, compressors of the 
Westinghouse or similar type, not fitted with water jackets, shall 
not be run at too high a rate of speed, and care shall be taken 
that the governor acts properly. 

(2) After using air compressing machinery for any purpose, 
great care shall be taken to see that the engines, pumps, sepa¬ 
rators, charging columns, and reservoirs are blown out and 
thoroughly drained of water. The pressure gauges shall be left 
open to the spaces to which they are attached, so that any pres¬ 
sure that might remain in the system will be indicated, in order 
to avoid accidents upon disconnecting any parts. 

(3) A spare set of leather cup washers shall always be kept 
ready for use, such leathers being kept in tins filled with neat’s- 
foot, castor, or other oil suitable for keeping them soft and in 
proper condition. 

(4) The oil used for lubricating the internal parts of the air 
cylinders when the packings are of leather shall be neat’s-foot, 
or, if that is not obtainable, castor oil or other suitable oil shall 
be used. Such oil, however, shall not be allowed to enter any 
steam cylinder. 

3127. (1) Before going into action, all articles which might 
be displaced by a collision shall be secured or so disposed that no 
injury thereby can be done to the machinery or to any person. 

(2) When intending to ram, or likely to be rammed, notice 
shall be given from deck to the engine room by any prompt method 
of communication, so that men, tools, etc., may not be thrown 
down or against moving parts of the machinery. 

(3) To prevent the passage of water from the boilers into the 
engines when collision takes place, the separators shall be blown 
out and their drains left open until the engines are safely re¬ 
versed. 

(4) In ramming, being rammed, and generally in cases of col¬ 
lision, men shall go to their stations for starting all bilge pumps 
and other means provided for freeing the ship of water in case of 
dangerous leakage. 

3128. (1) Coal shall not be taken on board wet if it can be 
avoided, and care shall be taken to keep it dry in the bunkers, as 
moisture sometimes causes a rapid and dangerous generation of 
heat and gas, resulting in spontaneous combustion. Before the 
decks are washed down after coaling, the solid bunker plates 
shall be replaced and made tight to prevent water getting into the 
bunkers. Should there be any indication of spontaneous combus¬ 
tion, it shall at once be reported to the officer of the deck and to 
the executive and commanding officers. 

(2) The stowage of coal in the bunkers shall be limited to the 
height of the lower edge of the beams, in order that sufficient 
vacant space above the surface of the coal shall be preserved for 
proper ventilation. The capacities of the bunkers shall be calcu¬ 
lated on this basis. 

(3) The ventilation • pipes fitted to the bunkers shall be kept 
clear, and they shall always be kept open for ventilation, except 
when running the blowers and a loss of air pressure in the fire- 
rooms through open bunkers would be caused thereby. The 
plates of all fixed coaling trunks and coal bunkers not provided 


Oil in inter¬ 
nal-combustion 
engines. 


Pneumatic 

system. 


Preparation 
for collision. 


Receipt and 
stowage of coal. 


(213 i) 



with permanent ventilation fittings shall be taken off periodically 
to ventilate these spaces. This shall be done at frequent inter¬ 
vals after coaling, as the evolution of gas owing to the breaking 
up of the coal is very rapid during and for some days after the 
operation of coaling ship. It shall be borne in mind that to 
secure efficient ventilation there must be at least two openings, 
one for the admission of pure air and another for the escape of 
foul air; and, where permanent ventilation fittings do not include 
both, the bunker plates shall be token off periodically as required 
above. Care shall be taken to thoroughly ventilate such bunkers 
before any men are sent to work in them. 

(4) No open light shall be permitted in a coal bunker, or 
within twenty feet of an opening into a coal bunker, until the 
bunker has been thoroughly ventilated and it has been ascer¬ 
tained by a safety lamp or other suitable means that it does not 
contain explosive gas. Special precautions in this respect shall 
be taken for a few days after coaling. In any case in which the 
distance of twenty feet is impracticable the distance kept shall 
be as great as possible. 

(5) During the intervals between steaming periods, and at 
other times when it may be done to advantage, the coal shall 
be trimmed from the upper and more remote bunkers into close 
proximity to the bunker doors of the firerooms where it will 
eventually be required for use. This is specially important pre¬ 
paratory to steaming at a high rate of speed, when a considerable 
supply of coal will be needed. The engineer officer shall keep 
himself informed of the general distribution of coal in the bunkers. 

(6) Coal shall not be stowed in the firerooms in such quanti¬ 
ties as to interfere with working the boilers or to cover up the 
handles or wheels of valves, or to get into the bilges, thereby 
possibly choking the pump suctions and strainers and endanger¬ 
ing the safety of the ship. 


(214 i) 


CHAPTER 28. 


MEDICAL INSTRUCTIONS. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 27.) 

Section 1.—Physical Examination of Recruits. 

.3201. Whenever any person is examined physically for enlist¬ 
ment in the Navy or Marine Corps, whether subsequently enlisted 
or rejected, his name and the particulars constituting his descrip¬ 
tive list shall at once be entered on the card by the medical officer 
or the senior member of the board making the examination, who 
shall then attach his signature. This card shall be kept at every 
rendezvous, station, or ship where physical examinations are made, 
and shall be retained there as the original official record of such 
examination. (Arts. I 3256 and I 3258.) 

3202. No person other than a medical officer shall be permitted 
to conduct any part of a physical examination, or to sign an orig¬ 
inal entry on any medical record of enlistment. 

3203. Every such examination shall be completed according to 
the official forms, and shall in no case be suspended on the recogni¬ 
tion of a disqualifying defect. 

3201. Whenever reports of medical survey represent a dis¬ 
ability to have existed prior to enlistment, the medical officer who 
passed such recruit will be called to account for such enlistment. 

3205. An applicant for enlistment having been found to be 
clean and sober, the medical officer shall proceed to make a thor¬ 
ough inspection of his body. While permitted to use his own dis¬ 
cretion as to the routine of procedure, he shall make inquiry on all 
points indicated in the manual for medical officers. 

3206. The intelligence of the applicant will usually be evident 
from the character of his replies to inquiries respecting former 
residence and occupation, family history, etc., but applicants pos¬ 
sessing latent mental defects shall be carefully excluded. 

3207. The age of the applicant shall be constantly kept in 
view by medical examiners in determining the standard of physi¬ 
cal fitness. 

3208. (1) The examination having been concluded, and the 
candidate found qualified for the service, the medical examiner 
shall enter his descriptive list upon the blank service record 
furnished by the Bureau of Navigation or the Commandant of the 
Marine Corps and, having signed it, shall transmit the record to 
the commanding officer. He shall also make the necessary entries 
upon the blank health records furnished by the Bureau of Medicine 
and Surgery, retaining such records until the recruits are trans¬ 
ferred, when they shall be duly forwarded as provided in the 
manual for medical officers. 

(2) Upon the transfer at any time of an enlisted person, the 
medical officer shall make the necessary entries upon the service 
and health records. 


Records of ex¬ 
aminations. 


Only medical 
officers to con¬ 
duct examina¬ 
tions. 

Examinations 
must be com¬ 
pleted in every 

case. 

Care to be ex¬ 
ercised in exam¬ 
inations. 

Examination 
of the body. 


Intelligence. 


Age. 


Entries to be 
made on enlist¬ 
ment records. 


(215 I) 





"When defects 
are waived by 
Navy Depart¬ 
ment. 


Reexamination 
of recruits trans¬ 
ferred from a 
rendezvous. 

Recruits to be 
vaccinated. 


Typhoid 

prophylactic. 


Officers ad¬ 
mitted to hospi¬ 
tals. 


Sick and dis¬ 
abled officers en¬ 
titled to medical 
attendance. 


Responsibility 
of medical offi¬ 
cers in com¬ 
mand. 


No changes to 
be made in build¬ 
ings or grounds. 


3209. In cases where physical disqualifications are waived by 
the Navy Department, the medical examiners shall fully describe 
the same on all records of enlistment, and shall at once report the 
fact to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. (Art. R 3523.) 

3210. Recruits enlisted at a rendezvous on shore shall be re¬ 
examined as soon as they arrive on board a receiving ship, and 
any defects that may be discovered shall be reported at once to 
the commanding officer. 

3211. (1) Recruits shall be immediately vaccinated, and in 
cases of failure the operation shall be repeated until the medical 
officer is convinced that the person is protected. Results of vac¬ 
cination shall be recorded on the health records and reported on 
the quarterly report of sick. As used in this article, the word 
“ immediately ” shall be construed as meaning within 24 hours 
after the recruit’s arrival on board a receiving ship or at a 
barracks. In case of failure of the vaccination, the operation shall 
be repeated with virus of assured potency, to the end that men in 
the service at large shall no longer be reported as having never 
been successfully vaccinated. 

(2) No recruit in the Navy or Marine Corps shall be trans¬ 
ferred from a training station, receiving ship, or barracks or 
other rendezvous until he shows satisfactory evidence of having 
at some time been successfully vaccinated, which fact shall be 
noted on his health record. 

3212. Typhoid prophylactic shall be administered to all per¬ 
sons upon their first entry into the naval service. 

Section 2.— Hospitals. 

3221. (1) When an officer is admitted to a naval hospital he is 
entitled to remain under treatment and to have all the advantages 
of such hospital until cured. In the case of chronic disorders 
which after a sufficient period shall appear to the medical officer 
in command of the hospital to be not susceptible of cure, that 
officer shall make a report to the commandant of the station and 
request a medical survey thereon. If a survey recommends a 
continuation of treatment the officer surveyed may remain until a 
subsequent survey shall recommend a discharge. 

(2) When a medical survey, duly approved, shall recommend 
an officer’s discharge from hospital, it shall be at the option of 
such officer, if disabled or decrepit, to be transferred to the Naval 
Home. 

(3) A copy of all the papers in such cases shall be forwarded by 
the commandant to the Secretary of the Navy. 

3222. Sick, wounded, or disabled officers are entitled to the 
benefits of naval medical and surgical attendance, either within or 
without a naval hospital, so long as they remain sick, wounded, or 
disabled. The fact that an officer has been recently treated within 
a naval hospital shall not prevent his readmission to the same or 
to any other hospital. 

3223. The medical officer in command of a naval hospital is 
responsible for the care and treatment of the sick, and for the 
discipline, cleanliness, and economy of the institution, which it is 
his duty to keep in an efficient condition. He shall exact from 
subordinates, employees, and patients a proper obedience to his 
orders and to the laws and regulations of the Navy. Medical offi¬ 
cers and all persons employed in the hospital shall perform such 
duties as may be assigned to them by the medical officer in 
command. 

3224. Except in cases of emergency, which shall be immedi¬ 
ately reported to the Secretary of the Navy through the Bureau 
of Medicine and Surgery, no changes shall be made in the hospital 
buildings, furniture, trees, or grounds. No bills for purchases 


(216 i) 





nnd repairs shall be contracted without the permission of the 
bureau, except in special exigencies. 

3*225. The medical officer in command of a hospital shall in- inspection of 
speet all medicines, provisions, and medical supplies that may be medicines, sup- 
received, or shall cause them to be inspected by a junior medical pkes, etc. 
officer, who shall report to him their condition. A record of the 
inspection shall be entered on the daily journal. 

3226. He shall direct the medical officers in charge of wards Examination 

to present the health records to him once each week for examina- of health 
tion, and will assure himself that they are properly kept. records. 

3227. (1) The medical officer in command of a hospital shall Medical officer 
detail a medical officer who, in addition to other professional of the da y- 
duties assigned him, shall perform the duty of “ officer of the 

day ” for twenty-four hours, beginning at 10 a. in., as prescribed 
in the manual for medical officers. 


(2) The officer of the day shall keep a journal, which he shall 
sign at the end of the day’s duty, in which he shall make a brief 
entry of all matters of which a record is desirable, occurring 
during such tour. 

(3) The officer of the day shall give his undivided attention 
to the official business of the hospital; he shall remain in his 
office during office hours unless called elsewhere by duty; and he 
shall leave the building on duty only, unless excused by special 
permission of the commanding officer. He shall occupy quarters 
in the main building during his tour of duty, and shall at all times 
wear the uniform of the day. 

3228. Medical officers in charge of wards shall be held respon¬ 
sible for the order, neatness, and the good condition of all within 
them. They shall exercise a personal supervision over the com¬ 
fort and welfare of the sick, visiting them at least twice daily, 
and oftener in severe cases: and they shall assure themselves 
that their directions as to medicines, dressing, regimen, etc., are 
accurately and promptly carried out. 

3229. Patients shall be accompanied upon admission, by hos¬ 
pital tickets and health records, but they may be admitted with¬ 
out these papers in cases of emergency, when the medical officer 
shall report the fact to the commandant of the station with a 
statement of the emergency, and request that the necessary papers 
be supplied. 

3230. Convalescent patients may be detailed for light service, 
but shall not be retained in the hospital for that purpose after 
they are fit for duty. 

3231. No patient in hospital shall be entitled to any service 
except that of the regular hospital attendants; nor shall anyone, 
except medical officers on duty, patients, and employees of the 
hospital, be subsisted or lodged without permission of the Bureau 
of Medicine and Surgery. 

3232. For patients, diet tables prepared by the Bureau of 
Medicine and Surgery shall be followed when practicable; but 
the allowance to attendants’ messes may be varied at the discre¬ 
tion of the medical officer in command of the hospital, provided 
the value of the ration is not exceeded. 

3233. For each ward there shall be kept a special diet list, 
which shall be revised and corrected every morning by the medi¬ 
cal officer in charge of the ward. 

3234. When a patient is admitted and discharged the pro¬ 
cedure w T ith respect to the preparation of official papers pre¬ 
scribed in the Manual for the Medical Department shall be 


Daily journal. 


Medical offi¬ 
cers in charge of 
wards. 


Patients should 
he accompanied, 
with hospital 
tickets. 


Convalescents 
to he discharged 
when fit for 
duty. 

Attendants. 


Diet tables. 


Special diet 
list. 


Forms to he 
observed upon 
receipt of a pa¬ 
tient. 


observed. 

3235. When patients are left in hospital after the sailing of Faints l ( ’ ft 
the ship from which they were sent, the medical officer in com- of shipf 

mand thereof shall report to the commandant of the station as 
soon as they are in a position to justify their removal, making 
a particular statement of the facts and circumstances connected 
with each case. 


(217 a) 








8230. (1) No person in a hospital shall be discharged from the 
service for physical disability, except upon the recommendation 
of a board of medical survey. 

(2) In reports of survey the name of the ship from which the 
person was received shall always be noted. 

8237. The health record shall be signed upon its conclusion, 
or on detachment of the officer, by the medical officer in charge 
of the patient’s ward, and shall be verified by the signature of the 
medical officer in command of the hospital. 

3238. Each Monday a report of sick for the preceding week 
shall be made in triplicate, one copy being sent to the commandant 
of the station, one to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and 
the other retained for the files of the hospital as a basis for the 
report of the following week. 

3239. All general regulations for the government of naval 
hospitals shall be approved by the Secretary of the Navy and 
included in the Manual for the Medical Department. Detailed 
regulations for the interior government of such hospitals shall be 
issued by the medical officer in command thereof, and copies shall 
be forwarded to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery as soon as 
issued. 

Section 3.—General Instructions. 

3251. The medical officers in command of every hospital and 
the medical officer of every ship, station, or place of duty shall 
keep, or cause to be kept by a junior medical officer, a journal, 
which shall be a complete and succinct history of affairs coming 
within his province, except that admissions and discharges of 
patients and other information called for by the health records 
may be omitted. This journal shall be retained as a permanent 
record of the hospital, ship, or station. In case of a ship being 
placed out of commission, or of a station being closed, this journal 
shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 

3252. The health records and all other returns shall be kept 
with neatness, accuracy, and uniformity, and in accordance with 
the directions prescribed in the Manual for the Medical Depart¬ 
ment, United States Navy. 

3253. Issues of medicine or medical stores to persons not in 
the Navy shall be noted in a prescription book kept for the 
purpose. 

3254. Medical officers shall avoid inaccuracies or deficiencies 
in the statistical report of sick upon which is based the annual 
statistical report of the Surgeon General. To this end it is 
directed that a list of patients be kept, in which shall be in¬ 
scribed the name of every person as soon as he is admitted to the 
sick list. From this list the prescribed forms shall be prepared. 

3255. (1) The medical officer in command of each hospital, 
and the medical officer of each station and ship shall be held 
responsible and accountable for all public property under his 
control belonging to the medical department of the Navy. (Art. 
I 2125.) 

(2) Medical officers shall forward to the Bureau of Medicine 
and Surgery, with the return of property, a concise account of 
the authority and reasons for expenditure and disposition of all 
property expended, other than medicines, hospital stores, surgical 
appliances, and stationery. 

(3) They will not be released from responsibility for the value 
of any surgical instruments or furniture, unless the expenditure 
shall have been authorized by the bureau or by a board of survey. 

(4) The property returns from ships in a fleet shall be for¬ 
warded through the commander in chief, who shall cause the fleet 
surgeon to see that expenditures are made with due regard to 
efficiency and economy, and who shall report to the Navy Depart¬ 
ment any instances of wastefulness or unauthorized expenditures. 


Discharges for 
disability. 


Records of 
cases of persons 
surveyed. 


Weekly report 
of sick. 


Regulations to 
be submitted. 


Medical rec¬ 
ords. 


How kept. 


Prescription 

book. 


Statistical re¬ 
port of sick. 


Accountability 
for property ex¬ 
pended. 


(218 I) 


Records of ex¬ 
aminations for 
promotion or ap¬ 
pointment. 


Health rec¬ 
ord. 


Bill hook. 


Sanitary re¬ 
port from shore 
stations. 


Employees to 
have no financial 
dealings with 
patients. 


Hospital and 
ambulance serv¬ 
ice. 


3256. A list of persons examined, embracing the particulars 
on the prescribed form, shall be kept by all boards of medical ex¬ 
aminers, and by all medical officers charged with the physical 
examination of candidates for appointment as officers in the Navy, 
and of officers for promotion, returns of which shall be made as 
directed in the Manual for the Medical Department. 

3257. A health record shall be issued for each officer when ap¬ 
pointed or promoted, and for every man enlisted in the Navy or 
Marine Corps, which record shall accompany him in all transfers, 
as prescribed in the Manual for the Medical Department. For an 
officer, the president of the board of medical examiners or a mem¬ 
ber designated by him, shall open such health record. For an 
enlisted man the record shall be opened by the medical officer 
making the examination. 

3258. The medical officer in command of each hospital and the 
medical officer of each shore station shall keep, or cause to be 
kept, a bill book, in which shall be entered a copy of the items 
of every voucher, noting the number of the form on which the 
voucher was made, the date, and in whose favor. This bill book 
shall be retained as one of the permanent records. 

3259. The medical officer in command of each hospital and the 
medical officer of each shore station shall, on the first day of 
January of each year, submit to the Navy Department (Division 
of Inspections) a sanitary report for the preceding year, which 
shall include a report of the sanitary condition of the hospital, 
navy yard, or station. 

3260. All persons employed in the medical department of the 
Navy are prohibited from accepting donations or bequests from 
patients or contractors, or from the friends of either, and from 
acting as administrator or executor for, or receiving on deposit 
any article of value from any patient. 

3261. All necessary hospital and ambulance service at naval 
hospitals, naval stations, navy yards, and marine barracks, and in 
vessels of the Navy, Coast Survey, and Bureau of Fisheries, shall 
be performed by the members of the Hospital Corps. The Nurse 
Corps (female) shall be eligible for duty at naval hospitals and on 
board of hospital and ambulance ships, and for such special duty 
as may be deemed necessary by the Surgeon General (Art. 
K. 3322). 


(21f) i) 

















CHAPTER 29. 


FUEL. 

Section 1.—Inspection of Coal Delivered to Naval or Char¬ 
tered Colliers at Contractor’s Piers. 

3301. (1) Inspectors will be informed of conditions govern- Conditions of 
ing loading, and will be supplied with a list of mines from which loadiug - 
contractors load coal for the Navy. The inspector shall keep a 

log book of weather, movements of collier, and other conditions 
that may have any bearing on the loading. 

(2) Contractors’ agents will inform the inspectors when coal Arrival of 
is ready for inspection. Inspectors shall examine the coal in coal - 

cars and see that it conforms to requirements as to proportion of 
lump—(not less than 40 per cent) ; freedom from slate, bone, 
dirt, sulphur, and other impurities; percentage of moisture, etc., 
and shall be furnished a copy of manifest giving name of mine at 
which each car was loaded. The authorized mines shall be 
checked, and if any mines are listed that do not appear on the list 
of approved mines the inspector shall either reject this coal or 
telegraph to the Bureau of Steam Engineering for authorization to 
load them in case the call for coal is urgent. They shall furnish 
the weiglimaster with the numbers of the cars to be loaded and 
with those to be rejected, and shall be present at the scales, note 
the number and weights of the cars inspected and passed, and see 
them dumped into the collier. 

(3) The numbers of all cars rejected for dirty coal, or coal 
with excess slate bone or moisture, and the names of the mines at 
which such cars loaded shall be immediately reported by letter to 
the Bureau of Steam Engineering, and also entered on the report 
of loading. 

3302. The exact time of arrival of the collier and of the be- Arrival of 
ginning of loading shall be reported by telegraph to the Bureau collier * 

of Supplies and Accounts by the commandant. At Baltimore or 
other place where there is no naval station this report shall be 
made by the inspector. Before loading a chartered collier the Inspection, 
inspector shall make an examination of the holds, assure himself 
that they are in proper condition for loading, and note if there is 
any door or other opening from the cargo holds into other spaces ; 
if such opening exist and the construction be such that it may be 
opened when the hold is filled, it shall be sealed. If anything be 
found in the hold (such as rock, sulphur, lumber, water, etc.), 
making loading inadvisable the inspector shall report to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts by telegraph before permitting 
loading and await instructions. Inspectors shall note on their re¬ 
ports of loading the suitability of the vessel as a fleet collier. 

3303. (1) The inspector shall be present at the pier during Loading, 
the weighing and dumping of cars. If the moisture in the coal 
exceeds that allowed by the instructions furnished in the order 

for loading, inspectors shall stop the loading, report by telegraph 
to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and await instructions; 
ordinarily, only dry coal shall be loaded. In the absence of spe¬ 
cific instructions, coal containing not more than 3 per cent mois¬ 
ture shall be loaded in colliers or barges, when such carriers are 
to discharge shortly into a Government vessel, and provided the 
moisture is due to weather conditions. Inspectors shall be fur- 

(221 i) 





Bunker and 
cargo coal in 
same hold pro¬ 
hibited. 

Coal from 
unauthorized 
mines. 


Tally sheets. 


Weather 
working day. 


Sampling 

coal. 


Sample from 
each mine. 


Preparation 
of samples. 


Packing 

samples. 


Departure of 
collier. 


nished suitable moisture scales. Should instructions be received 
to continue coaling, waiving moisture, this fact shall be noted in 
the final report. When a collier finishes loading for the day, 
hatch tarpaulins shall be hauled over, as a precaution against 
rain. 

(2) Bunker and cargo coal shall not be allowed in the same 
hold without express authority. 

(3) The loading of coal from mines belonging to a contractor 
other than the one to whom a certain loading is assigned shall 
not be permitted without the explicit authorization of the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts. If, in the judgment of the inspector, 
such authorization be considered advisable, a recommendation 
to that effect shall be made by him, with the reasons therefor. 

(4) Certified tally sheets shall be sent to the commandant, 
with the report of loading, showing the amount of coal dumped 
in each cargo space and the names of the mines. When any test 
of scales is made or the tare weight of cars verified, a note 
thereof shall be made on tally sheet. 

(5) A “weather working day” is one during which the 
weather is such that the piers are working and furnishing coal 
for commercial shipments. If the weather is such as to prevent 
the discharge of coal at the piers, it is one of the days to be ex¬ 
cepted, such as Sundays, holidays, and days or parts of days dur¬ 
ing which the vessel was waiting its turn to load, and in reckon¬ 
ing the lay day period of fifteen days such excepted days shall 
be excluded. 

3304. (1) Samples shall be taken from individual cars so 
that unsatisfactory results may be traced to a specific coal mine. 
A two-hundred-pound sample shall be caught during the dump¬ 
ing process if possible; if not, it shall be taken by shovelfuls 
from the top, bottom, and center of the load, in such manner 
that it will fairy represent the whole. 

(2) If the manifest is at hand showing the mines at which 
each car was loaded, a sample representing each mine shall be 
taken. If the manifest is not at hand, five separate samples 
shall be taken from five cars; and after the manifest is received 
the samples shall be identifed. 

(3) Samples shall be prepared by the crushing and mixing 
machines, if available; if not, by crushing the coal, mixing 
thoroughly, dividing the lot into qurters, discharging two quar¬ 
ters, remixing and discarding again two quarters, and so on until 
sufficient pulverized coal remains to fill the mailing sample can. 
On the can the car number, name of mine, date, collier into which 
loaded, and initials of the inspector, shall appear. The tally 
sheet also shall be so marked as to show the cars from which 
samples are taken. 

(4) Samples of coal for analysis shall be packed in air-tight 
galvanized iron cans of two or four pounds capacity, with close- 
fitting covers, and the joints covered with adhesive tape. 

(5) Sample can shall be sent for analysis to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts, with a letter of transmittal quoting the 
information marked on the cans. All results of analyses shall be 
sent by the chemist to the Bureau of Steam Engineering and the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

3305. After loading, and before departure, an inspection of 
the collier shall be made and the height of coal in each hold noted 
on the bill of lading if practicable, and the bill of lading shall be 
certified as follows: 

“I certify that the following coal of a satisfactory quality (sub¬ 
ject to analysis) was loaded on - -, -; cargo, 

( Barge or ship.) (Date.)’ 

-tons; price, $-; bunker, - tons; price, $-. 

(Price includes trimming.) 


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-, U. S. Navy, 

Inspector of Coal .” 











330(». A report of loading shall be made as indicated in the 
form shown in Article I 3316. One copy shall be sent to the Bu¬ 
reau of Supplies and Accounts, one to the Bureau of Steam En¬ 
gineering, and one to the consignee. Each inspector shall number 
his reports serially, beginning a new series the first of each calen¬ 
dar year. 


Section 2.—Inspection of Coal Delivered to Naval Vessels 

from Colliers or Barges Loaded by Contractors or from 

Naval Coal Depots. 

3311. In the coaling of naval vessels from colliers or barges 
loaded by contractors or from naval coal depots, the instructions 
contained in section 1 shall be complied with so far as they are 
applicable. 

3312. In every case of delivery of coal to a naval vessel, a 
representative sample, or a sample of any special mine if it can 
be clearly identified, shall be taken, either during the coaling of 
the vessel or the loading of the barges, as may be mo^ convenient. 

3313. Where deliveries are made to naval vessels in the vicin¬ 
ity of navy yards from colliers or barges, the coal inspector shall, 
if practicable, be detailed by the commandant of the naval station 
through which the coal is supplied. In case such inspector is not 
available., the commanding officer of the vessel shall detail a com¬ 
petent person for this purpose. 

3314. The “Coal efficiency report” (N. S. A., 116) is not re¬ 
quired on every lot of Pocahontas, New River, Georges Creek, and 
Eureka coal, but when a vessel receives coal which proves inferior 
in quality in engineering competition or on high-power runs, or 
on which, because of its superior quality or other reason, it is de¬ 
sired to make report, commanding officers shall make such report 
on the prescribed form to the Bureau of Steam Engineering. Such 
report should include any additional data obtained, and such in¬ 
formation as will facilitate a ready identification of the source of 
supply of the coal; and samples of the coal should be sent in for 
analysis and the method of sampling briefly described. The con¬ 
signee will be furnished with a report of loading of colliers and 
■with a report of analysis of samples of the coal in order that all 
reports of unsatisfactory fuel may be based on complete data as 
far as possible. 

3315. Information as to deliveries in foreign ports is con¬ 
tained in the “ Coal notice for foreign ports ” for the calendar 
year, issued annually by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 
“ Coal efficiency reports ” on foreign coal and on coals other than 
those noted in paragraph 2 shall be made whenever careful and 
reliable data is obtained and, if practicable, shall be accompanied 
by a representative sample. 

3316. The following forms for “Reports of loading” are pre¬ 
scribed : 

Form A. 

-, 191 . 

Serial No.] 

From : Coal inspector, 

To: Commandant. 

Subject: Report of loading of - tons cargo and - 

tons bunker of-coal, supplied by- 

under requisition No. — of-, 191 , and Bureau - 

-, No. —, at-, on the S. S.-. 

(1) Vessel arrived at,-m. 

(2) Reported for cargo,-m. 

(3) Docked at,-m. 

(4) Commenced loading,-ni. 


Report of 
loading. 


Coaling. 


Sample. 


Detail of coal 
inspector. 


Coal efficiency 
reports. 


Coal notices 
for foreign 
ports. 


(223 i) 

































(5) Finished loading,--m. 

(6) Left dock,-m; left port,- m. 

(7) Loading cargo, - hours; loading bunker, -hours. 

(8) Delay in loading, - hours; delay in sailing, -hours. 

(9) Length over all, -feet-inches; depth of hold, —r~ 

feet-inches. 

(10) Height between decks, - feet - inches; tonnage, 

(11) Draft before loading, forward-feet-inches; aft 

- feet-inches. 

(12) Draft after loading, forward - feet - inches; aft 

-feet-inches. 

(13) Holds were-clear of cargo on arrival. 

(14) Cargo is-separate from bunkers. 

(15) Suitability of vessel as collier, transport, or for other use 
for the Navy to be set forth under “ Remarks.” 

(16) Tally sheets forwarded to-. 

(17) Samples numbered-forwarded to-. 

* REMARKS. 

(As to lump, slack, moisture, quality of coal, total tons, and 
names of mines stowed in each hold, with level of loading, cause 
for delay in loading, weather conditions, etc. Numbers of cars in 
which slate, bone, dirt, etc., were found and numbers rejected for 
this reason.) 

Copies sent to: 

Form B. 


-191 . 

Serial No.] 

From: Coal inspector, 

To: 

Subject: Report of loading of - tons - 

supplied by --under requisition No 

191 , and Bureau--, No. —.at — 

barges Nos.-. 

Date loaded,-. 

(1) Tally sheets forwarded to-. 

(2) Samples numbered-forwarded to — 

REMARKS. 

(As to lump, slack, moisture, quality of coal, total tons, names 
of mines, weather conditions, numbers of cars in which slate, bone, 
dirt, etc., were found and rejected for this reason, etc.) 

Copies sent to: 

3317. Requisitions for coal shall be made in the following 
form, as far as applicable: 


-coal, 

. — of -, 

--, on 


Class 7. 

(1) Fifty thousand (50,000) tons, more or less, of New River, 
Admiralty Smokeless, run of mine coal, with a fair proportion of 
lump, for delivery as may be required from July 1, 1910, to April 
1, 1911, both inclusive, at $2.70 per ton, f. o. b.. $135,000. 

(2) The above quantity is estimated only, and the right is 
reserved to order more, or accept less, as the needs of the service 
may require, during the limit of time stated herein, or any exten¬ 
sion hereto. 

(3) To be delivered in good condition, without undue delay, on 
the order of the commandant, navy yard, Norfolk, Va., or the 


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bureau, f. o. b. vessels or barges, under chutes at piers, Newport 
News, Ya., or Sewall’s Point, Va. 

(4) Trimming, if required, extra at the following rates: 

Cargo coal, ordinary vessels_ 7 cents per ton. 

Cargo coal, Hector, Mars, Yulcan_cents per ton. 

Bunker coal-- 10 cents per ton. 

Navy barges-- - 5 cents per ton. 

(5) The coal delivered under this contract must be of the best 
quality, dry, and practically free from slate, dirt, sulphur, and 
other impurities, and subject to the usual inspection and test, and 
weight 2,240 pounds to the ton, the weight to be determined in a 
manner satisfactory to the bureau. 

(6) Deliveries under this contract to be taken up on the books 
of the general storekeeper at the navy yard, Norfolk, Va., ac¬ 
counted for in the usual manner, and payments made from time 
to time for accepted deliveries on vouchers prepared in that office. 

(7) It is hereby stipulated and agreed that the price stated in 
this contract is subject to reduction, should the current selling 
price, locally, for coal of the same quality at the time that supply 
is made, be lower than the price stated herein or the price in 
force at the time, and it shall be incumbent upon the contractor 
hereof to apprise the bureau of that fact. 

(8) Coal to be inspected for quality and quantity at point of 
shipment. 

(9) No bond will be required or reservations withheld. 

(10) The contractors will not be held responsible for the ful¬ 
filment of this contract during any war affecting it, or if pre¬ 
vented from doing so by strikes, or combinations of miners, labor¬ 
ers. or boatmen, accidents at the mines or interruption or shortage 
of transportation. In such cases the obligation to deliver under 
this contract is canceled to an extent corresponding to the extent 
or duration of such war, strike, combination, accident, interrup¬ 
tion or shortage, and no liability shall be incurred by the suppliers 
for damage resulting from their inability to fulfil the contract on 
account of the aforementioned causes. 

Order to be placed with the-Coal Co. 

Note. —If there is no change in the specifications, contract to be 
made and executed without reference to the bureau. 

Section 3.—Care and Handling of Coal. 

3320. (1) Coal shall not be taken on board wet if it is prac¬ 
ticable to avoid it, and care shall be taken to keep it dry in the 
bunkers, as moisture sometimes causes a rapid and dangerous 
generation of heat and gas, resulting in spontaneous combustion. 
Before the decks are washed down after coaling the solid bunker 
plates must be replaced and made tight to prevent w r ater getting 
into the bunkers. 

(2) The stowage of coal in the bunkers shall be limited to the 
height of the lower edge of the beams, in order that sufficient 
vacant space above the surface of the coal shall be preserved for 
proper ventilation. The contents of the bunkers shall be cal¬ 
culated on this basis. 

(3) The ventilation pipes fitted to the bunkers shall be kept 
clear, and they shall always be kept open for ventilation except 
when running the blowers and a loss of air pressure in the fire- 
rooms through open bunkers would be caused thereby. The plates 
of all fixed coaling trunks and coal bunkers not provided with 
permanent ventilation fittings shall be taken off periodically to 
ventilate these spaces. This should be done at frequent intervals 
after coaling, as the evolution of gas owing to the breaking up of 
the coal is very rapid during and for some days after the opera¬ 
tion of coaling ship. It must be borne in mind that to secure 


Wet coal not 
to Ibe taken on 
board. 


Height of 
stowage in 
bunkers. 


Ventilation of 
bunkers. 


(225 i) 






Precautions 
regarding open 
lights in bunk¬ 
ers. 


Coal gas in 
bunkers. 


efficient ventilation there must be at least two openings—one for 
the admission of pure air and another for the escape of foul air— 
and where permanent ventilation fittings do not include both, the 
bunker plates should be taken off periodically as required above. 
Care shall be taken to thoroughly ventilate such bunkers before 
any men are sent to work in them. 

(4) No open light shall be permitted in a coal bunker or within 
twenty feet of an opening into it until the bunker has been thor¬ 
oughly ventilated and it has been ascertained by a safety lamp or 
other suitable means that it does not contain explosive gas. 
Special precautions in this respect shall be taken for a few days 
after coaling. In any case in which the prohibition regarding 
distance of twenty feet is impracticable the distance shall be as 
great as possible. 

3327. (1) The several serious coal-gas explosions which took 
place aboard vessels of the Atlantic Fleet during the winter of 
1910-11, after these vessels had taken aboard Welsh coal, caused 
the Bureau of Steam Engineering to issue some experimental 
safety lamps of the Beard-Deputy-Marsant type for use in de¬ 
tecting the presence of tire damp in bunkers. 

(2) The following explanations and directions were issued at 
the time the lamps were provided, and shall be strictly observed 
as far as practicable by all vessels: 

“ This gas is methane, CEU, marsh gas, which, in an explosive 
mixture with air, is known as fire damp. The gas is lighter than 
air and therefore tends to accumulate in the upper portions of 
bunkers. This gas is given off from all bituminous coals, in 
quantities varying with the nature of the coal. With the coal 
ordinarily used in our service, Pocahontas, New River, Georges 
Creek, etc., there is little probability of dangerous accumulations 
of the gas. With other coals, notably certain Welsh coals, this 
probability is greater. 

“ In small quantities this gas is not dangerous. A mixture of 
the gas and air containing 5.5 per cent of the gas is, however, in¬ 
flammable, and 7 per cent is explosive. 

The presence of gas in the bunker will be indicated by a 
blue cap on the yellow flame of the lamp. The height of the blue 
cap increases with the percentage of the gas present. To facilitate 
the determination of the percentage of the gas the platinum wire 
indicator is provided. With the flame so adjusted that in fresh 
air the lower wire will just glow in the dark, the glowing of the 
upper wires when the lamp is taken into a bunker will measure 
the percentage of gas present, in increments of one-half per cent 
up to 3 per cent, which is the reading of the topmost wire. 

“ In reading the platinum wire indicator the brass bonnet sur¬ 
rounding the gauze of the lamp should be removed. (This bonuet 
renders the lamp safe under all conditions in explosive mixtures 
of the gas. Without it there is a chance of igniting the gas from 
the flame of the lamp through the gauze in case the lamp is acci¬ 
dentally dropped in fire damp.) The presence of the bonnet re¬ 
duces the height of the blue cap in the flame. Though an indica¬ 
tion of the presence of gas can be obtained with the bonnet on, 
an accurate determination of the percentage of the gas can only 
be obtained with the bonnet removed. 

“ The presence of any gas may of course indicate the possibility 
of more extensive accumulations in pockets, and, until greater 
experience has been had with the use of the lamp it is considered 
that no naked light should be allowed in a bunker if the safety 
lamp shows any indication of the presence of gas. 

“ bureau does not at present recommend stringent regula¬ 
tions covering the use of these lamps, but prefers to issue them 
to the service with the foregoing discussion of the subject, as 
safeguards to be used in the discretion of the engineer officers of 
the fleet. 


(226 i) 



“It is believed, however, that the following precautions'should 
be observed: 

“(1) The upper portions of a bunker should be explored for 
lire damp with a safety lamp before naked lights are allowed in 
the bunker. 

“(e) When a bunker containing coal, or connected with one 
containing coal, has been closed for longer than sixty hours. 

“(b) In the cases of other than the standard coals ordinarily 
used, and particularly with Welsh coal, the test for lire damp 
should be made when the bunker is opened after having been 
closed for twelve hours. 

“(2) If any indication of fire damp is found it should be re¬ 
moved by ventilation, assisted, if necessary, by fanning, before 
naked lights are allowed in the bunker, it being remembered that 
the gas is lighter than air. 

“(3) The tests for fire damp should be made by a reliable man 
not below the grade of chief water tender. 

“(4) The safety lamps should be carefully cleaned after use, 
and care should be taken that the gauze is not torn. A hole in 
the gauze renders the lamp unsafe. They should be stowed in 
places accesible to the bunkers, preferably in charge of the per¬ 
sons charged with their use. 

“(5) Only pure lard oil or sperm oil should be used in the 
lamp. Kerosene is not suitable, owing to its tendency to deposit 
soot on the gauze. This deposit may glow sufficiently to ignite 
fire damp. 

“ Inasmuch as the general adoption of safety lamps for the 
service depends upon the experience obtained with them in the 
Atlantic Fleet, the bureau requests to be informed as to the re¬ 
sults of such experience and would be glad to receive suggestions 
governing their use.” t 

(3) Attention is invited to the fact that these lamps are not 
issued for illuminating purposes; they are intended solely for 
the purpose of indicating the presence of explosive gases, in 
order that the latter, if found to be present, may be exhausted by 
ventilation and the usual means of illumination safely employed. 

3328. (1) The cases of spontaneous ignition of "coal some¬ 
times involve seemingly contradictory facts, owing to the primary 
and contributory causes being present in different degrees. The 
principal chemical cause of spontaneous ignition of bituminous 
coal is the condensation and absorption of oxygen in the air 
by the fixed carbon in the coal, which is accompanied by the 
evolution of heat, and this chemical activity is in turn acceler¬ 
ated by heat. When coal is heated a little above 212°, the 
power of absorbing oxygen is increased and in a few hours will 
absorb sufficient to give a perceptible increase in weight; con¬ 
sequently. the amount of increase in weight is an indication of 
the liability to spontaneous ignition. Dry coal absorbs oxygen 
more quickly than wet coal, but the presence of moisture in¬ 
creases the action of the already absorbed oxygen upon the 
hydrocarbons of the coal and so causes increase in heating. 

(2) A secondary cause is the action of moisture on iron pyrites 
(FeSi*). The heating effect of this cause is very slight, but its 
indirect effect is to cause swelling and breaking of the coal, 
thus exposing fresh surfaces for the condensation and absorption 
of oxygen. 

Some coals containing a large amount of pyrites are nota¬ 
bly free from liability to spontaneous ignition, and on the con¬ 
trary some containing a small amount of pyrites furnish cases 
of spontaneous ignition. The disulphide of iron is found in coal 
in different forms, sometimes as a dark powder resembling 
coal, and other times in golden layers in the cleavage of the coal 
(coal brasses) ; it gives the reddish-brown color to the ash in 
some coals. 


« 


Spontaneous 
ignition of coal; 
initial causes. 


Secondary 

causes. 


(227 i) 







Volatile mat¬ 
ter. 


Contributory 
causes; size of 
coal. 


Height of 
coal in pile. 


Moisture in 
coal. 


* 

Effects of cli¬ 
mate. 


Local heating. 


Defective 

ventilation. 


Preventive 

measures. 


Newly mined 
coal undesirable. 


Permissible 
amount of mois¬ 
ture. 


Precautions 
to be observed 
in colliers. 


Obtaining 
temperature of 
coal. 


(3) An accessory to these chemical causes is the combustible 
volatile matter in the coal. The heat evolved by the first cause 
stimulates the chemical action of the condensed oxygen with the 
volatile hydrocarbons and fixed carbons; this chemical action 
further evolves heat; coal being a poor conductor of heat, the 
temperature rises to the ignition point and the combustion is 
supported by the combustible volatile. 

(4) The coal being broken into small pieces naturally presents 
a greater surface for the absorption of oxygen, which increases 
the effect of the first cause of liability to spontaneous ignition. 
Fires in cargoes generally start under hatchways, where the per¬ 
centage of slack and fine coal is greatest. 

(5) By increasing the height of the pile of coal as stored, the 
amount of nonconducting material is increased and heat evolved 
in the interior of the pile has less chance of escape. In addition, 
there will be more breakage of the coal in larger piles. 

(6) Absorption of oxygen in wet coal is at first retarded, but 
the presence of moisture increases the action of the oxygen upon 
the volatile matter in coal and this increases the heating. The 
combination of many substances with oxygen is prevented if both 
are perfectly dry. On the other hand, it has been proposed to 
wet the fine coal under hatchways of large ships loaded in warm 
weather. 

(7) It is evident that coal shipped to a cold climate would 
be less liable to spontaneous ignition than would coal passing 
through the Tropics, since in the latter case there is increased 
temperature and slower removal of heat. 

(8) The most usual causes of local external heating are those 
due to heat from a boiler or steam pipe communicated to a coal 
bunker. If the bulkhead of a bunker containing coal with a ten¬ 
dency to absorb oxygen is kept at 120° F., there is a great chance 
of spontaneous ignition in a few days. The seat of the fire may 
not be close to the bulkhead, because there may be a smothering 
effect of the coal next to the bulkhead, with sufficient radiation, 
resulting in simply charring the coal, the ignition taking place 
nearer the center of the pile. Waste, oily with fatty oils easily 
oxidized, may start a fire spontaneously, but mineral oil is said to 
retard heating. 

(9) Defective ventilation is that which renews air sufficiently 
to support combustion faster than it removes the heat to reduce 
the temperature below the point of ignition. 

3329. (1) Coal should contain as large a‘percentage of lump 
and as little slack as possible, as in the latter resides the primary 
causes of spontaneous ignition. It should not have a high per¬ 
centage of combustible volatile matter. 

(2) Coal should be at least a month from the mines, because 
it evolves marsh gas and absorbs oxygen more readily when it is 
newly mined. 

(3) It should not be loaded or stored in a wet or damp con¬ 
dition. The maximum percentage of moisture should be 3 per 
cent, and that only when the coal is to be unloaded and used in 
the near future. 

(4) Ventilation is ordinarily effective on naval vessels on ac¬ 
count of the comparatively small amount of coal in the bunkers 
and the access at top and bottom. In colliers, however, perfect 
ventilation is impossible on account of the amount of coal in the 
cargo spaces, and the cargo hatches should be battened down to 
exclude the fresh supply of air. Hatch covers, however, should 
be removed at times when the external air is cooler than the sur¬ 
face of the coal which shows signs of heating. 

(5) Thermostats are installed on naval vessels to give warning 
of increase of temperature in bunkers, and in colliers pipes 
plugged at the lower end should be driven into the hold for the 
purpose of dropping thermometers therein to get the temperature 
of the interior of the pipe. 

(228 i) 



(6) When coal is heating it gives out a characteristic and pene- Characteristic 
trating odor. The gases evolved consist of nitrogen, water vapor, odor * 
carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons of a paratiin series, 
and sulphuretted hydrogen. 

3830. (1) An effective means for extinguishing the fire in 
bunkers is the introduction of steam to the bottom of the pile. w uh steam. 
Some vessels in the Navy are fitted with smothering pipes intro¬ 
ducing the steam into the top of the bunker, which is nearly as 
effective. The atmosphere of steam will not support combustion. 

(2) If water be used to extinguish the fire, it should be ad- fi r e with U waten 
mitted to the bottom of the bunker, for the reason that the bot¬ 
tom is probably nearer the seat of the fire. It has been found 

that in applying water on top of a pile, the flow is so impeded by 
the coal itself and by the caking of the coal above the fire, as to 
have very little effect if the bunker or hold is filled with coal. 

(3) If none of these means are provided, the removal of the coa i. emova 0 
coal from the bunker or hold until the seat of combustion is 
reached should be resorted to. Coal that has been subject to spon¬ 
taneous ignition and extinguished can be replaced in a bunker 

with perfect safety. 

Section 4.—Specifications for Fuel Oil. 


3341. (1) (a-) Fuel oil shall be a hydrocarbon oil of best 
quality, free from grit, acid, fibrous, and other foreign matter 
likely to clog or injure the burners or valves. It shall be free 
of acid. 

(b) The unit of quantity to be a gallon of two hundred and 
thirty-one cubic inches at a standard temperature of 60° F. For 
every variation of temperature of 10° F. from the standard, 0.4 
of 1* per cent shall be added or deducted from the measured or 
gauged quantity for correction. 

(c) Sulphur in the oil must not exceed three-fourths of 1 per 
cent by weight, as determined by the Graefe method. 

( d) Free water and sediment must not exceed 1 per cent by 
volume. If oil is accepted containing more than 1 per cent of 
free water and sediment, the amount of free water and sediment 
in excess of 1 per cent will be deducted from the amount of the 
oil. If practicable, the proportion of water and sediment shall be 
determined by the centrifuge test. Samples should be shaken and 
mixed; then fifty cubic centimeters of sample placed in each tube. 
An equal quantity of 60° to 65° gasoline should be mixed with^he 
sample in each tube. The mixture is then heated to about 100° F. 
The centrifuge should then be revolved for ten minutes and the 
quantity of water and sediment noted. It should then be revolved 
for successive periods of five minutes each until there is no ap¬ 
parent increase in the quantity of the precipitate. The volume 
of water and sediment should then be read from the graduations 

of the centrifuge tube. . 

(e) For the purpose of determining in a preliminary way 
whether oil about to be delivered meets the specifications as to 
flash, gravity, water and sediment, and acidity, an average sample 
-will be taken by pipe thief from the tank car, vessel, or shore tank 
from which the delivery is proposed to be made; and this sample 
will be immediately tested in order to decide at once whether the 

oil will or will not be accepted. ^ , 

(/) For the purpose of determining whether the oil delneied 
meets the specifications in all respects, samples should be taken 
in a continuous even stream from the pump during the entire 
period of delivery. (Samples may be taken through pet cock on 
oil lines or by drippings from leaky couplings.) From this sample 
the deduction of water and sediment from total volume will be 
derived. 


(229 i) 








From Navy 
oil tanker. 


From Nary 
storage tank or 
barge. 


From con¬ 
tractor’s Navy 
reserve tanks. 


Navy reserve 
tank. 


From con¬ 
tractor’s gener¬ 
al supply tanks. 


( g) The oil shall not flash at a temperature less than 200° F. 
when for use afloat; the test to be made by the Abel or Pensky- 
Martens closed-cup method. When for use ashore, oil bavin 
a flash point not below 160° F. may be accepted by the i urchasin 
officer. 

(h) Oil shall have a specific gravity not greater than 0.9465 
(18° Baume), determined from an average sample (see par. c ). 

(i) The flash test, gravity test, acid test, and moisture and sedi¬ 
ment test shall be made before the oil is received on board ship. 
The moisture and sediment test shall be made by the gasoline 
method above described. 

(j) The calorific and sulphur tests may be required before the 
delivery of the oil, or shall be made as soon as possible afterwards. 
Should the sulphur be in excess of the specified limit, the con¬ 
tractor may be required to receive back the oil at the option of 
the Government. 

(7c) The cold test shall be made as soon as practicable after de¬ 
livery, but may be made before if desired. 

(2) Changes that may occur in the specifications and detailed 
information regarding facilities and conditions and methods of 
delivery of fuel oil will be found in the “Annual contract for fuel 
oil for use ashore and afloat,” published annually by the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts. 

Section 5.—Receipt of Fuel Oil by Naval Vessels. 

3346. The commanding officer of the oil tanker shall furnish 
the commanding officer of the vessel loading with a copy of the 
analysis of the oil. The oil may be received on board before the 
test is made, but shall be tested with the fuel-oil testing set on 
delivery and card No. 3 transmitted to the Bureau of Steam 
Engineering. 

3347. When fuel oil is received from a Navy storage tank or 
from naval barges the procedure prescribed in Article I 3346 shall 
be followed, except that the copy of the analysis shall be furnished 
by the officer who approves the requisition. 

3348. (1) When fuel oil is received from a contractor’s barge 
or pipe line supplied from his Navy reserve tanks (see pars. 1, 2, 
and 3 on back of fuel-oil cards), the commanding officer of the 
ship shall be furnished a copy of card No. 1 by the officer approv¬ 
ing the requisition. If this card has not been received, he shall 
regard the oil as coming from the contractor’s general supply. 
For the identification of this oil. the barge master or tank master 
shall deliver a copy of card No. 2 to the commanding officer. 
A test of the oil shall be made with the fuel-oil testing set and 
if found satisfactory it shall be received on board. Copies of 
cards No. 2 and No. 3 shall be transmitted to the Bureau of Steam 
Engineering. Two samples of the oil delivered shall be trans¬ 
mitted without delay to the bureau and one sample retained for 
transmission to the contractor’s chemist, in case any question 
should arise as to the quality of the oil. The samples sent to the 
bureau shall be numbered serially, beginning a new series with 
each fiscal year. 

(2) A contractor’s Navy reserve tank is one the contents of 
which have been approved by the department for use afloat. This 
tank is not necessarily reserved for the exclusive use of naval 
vessels, but it must not contain any oil not approved by the depart¬ 
ment. (See pars. 1, 2, and 3 on back of fuel-oil cards.) 

3349. ( 1 ) Before the receipt of oil from a contractor’s general 
supply tanks a fair sample shall be taken and analyzed by the 
ship’s testing set, and the deduction in volume made for excess of 
water and sediment as noted in “Annual contract for fuel oil for 
use afloat and ashore.” If found to comply with specifications, 
the commanding officer shall authorize the receipt of the oil on 
board. Samples shall be sent to the bureau, numbered serially, 

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and, if requested or in case any deduction lias been made, to the 
contractor’s chemist. Card No. 3 shall be sent to the bureau, 
together with a copy of the chemist's report. 

(2) A “ Contractor’s general supply tank” is one the entire 
contents of which have not received the approval of the depart¬ 
ment. 

(3) Oil received from a contractor’s oil tanker shall be treated 
as oil from his Navy reserve tanks or from his general supply, 
depending upon whether or not the analysis of the cargo has been 
approved. 

3350. Fuel oil shall not be received from any commercial sup¬ 
plier who is not a party to the annual contract for supplying fuel 
oil for use afloat except in a case of urgency. Should such action 
become necessary, the procedure followed shall be the same as 
that prescribed for receiving oil from a contractor’s general supply, 
including samples and reports, with the exception that the oil 
shall not be taken on board until a complete analysis has been 
made by a chemist. In this case, card No. 3 shall be accompanied 
by a report giving the chemist’s analysis and a statement of the 
reason for such loading, the name of the firm supplying the oil, 
and the firm’s facilities at the place of delivery. 

3351. (1) The commanding officer of the vessel loading the 
oil shall be responsible both for quality and for quantity. If prac¬ 
ticable, the quantity shall be measured before delivery on board, 
if measuring tanks are furnished by the suppliers. 

(2) Samples for determining the acceptance of fuel oil should be 
taken with a long pipe with nonreturn flap in the bottom thereof, 
so that a true sample may be obtained. Whenever practicable, 
the contractor’s representative shall be given an opportunity to 
witness the sampling and test of oil, particularly the determina¬ 
tion of water and sediment. The sample to be sent to the bureau 
shall be taken, if practicable, through a pet cock on the line or 
through a leaky coupling. 

3352. The loading of fuel oil shall be governed by “ Instruc¬ 
tions for care and handling of fuel oil” (sec. 7 of this chapter), 
the current “Annual contract for fuel oil afloat, instructions for 
testing Navy fuel oil ” (see sec. 6 of this chapter), the instructions 
on the back of fuel-oil report cards, and by such instructions as 
may be issued modifying or supplementing the foregoing. ? 

3353. The following forms shall be used in making routine 
reports on fuel oil: 

Card No. 1. N. E. S. No. 136 

Contractor’s Report No. - on Fuel Oil for United States Navy 


Sta¬ 

tion. 

Gravity 

Baume. 

Eh 

W 

Per gal. | Per lb. 

By bomb. 

Tank 

No. 

Sulphur, 
per cent. 

By formulas 

18000+60 (B—100 W.) 

Date 

filled. 

Sediment,per cent, 

and water, per 
cent. 

By bomb. 

Samples 
taken by. 

Flash 

point. 

By formula. 

Date 

forwarded. 

Flow 

test 

I hereby certify that the foregoing 
analysis is true and correct. 

Representing.Oil Co. 

Date,., 191 

Contractor’s 
sample No. 

Viscosity 
at 60. 

S. E. 

sample No. 

Acid 


,Q . 

3 o 

+5 

L> 

P« . 


Remarks : No addition of any kind has been made to this tank since 
last report. 


From com¬ 
mercial supplier. 


Responsibility 
for quantity and 
quality. 


Sampling and 
testing. 


Loading fuel 
oil. 


Card No. 1 
(face). 


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Card No. 1 In order to expedite the delivery of fuel oil, the following method of 
(hack). inspection is instituted. The contractor is to set aside at each place of 

delivery certain tanks to contain oil suitable for delivery under the cur¬ 
rent contract. The oil in this tank is not necessarily to be reserved for 
naval use, hut all oil delivered to the Navy must be drawn from the 
tanks previously designated by the contractor, unless oil has been other¬ 
wise inspected and accented. 

Upon each new addition of oil to the specified tanks, the contractor's 
chemist is to fill out card No. 1 (white card), and submit same direct to 
the Bureau of Steam Engineering for approval. The bureau will pass 
upon the report, and will notify the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts 
whether the oil is acceptable or not. If the oil is acceptable, that bureau 
will so notify the contractor, and will forward copies to the general store¬ 
keeper or such other officers as are likely to receive requisitions for fuel 
oil. When a requisition for fuel oil is approved, the approving authority 
will furnish the vessels receiving the oil with one of the copies of card 
No. 1. Upon the receipt of oil alongside, the commanding officer will direct 
that a test of oil be made with the standard testing set provided by the 
Bureau of Steam Engineering, in order to establish the fact that the oil 
offered for delivery is the same as the oil reported upon by copy of card 1, 
received from the general storekeeper. The delivery of oil must also be 
accompanied by a copy of card No. 2, properly filled out. A copy of this 
card to be forwarded to the bureau with card No. 3. 

The test of oil on board is to be conducted by taking a fair sample. 
Part of this sample is to be used by the senior engineer officer in con¬ 
ducting the test; part to be forwarded to the Bureau of Steam Engineer¬ 
ing, under a serial sample number, and the remainder to be forwarded 
direct to the contractor’s chemist if requested, or in case any question 
should arise as to the oil meeting specification requirements. Bottles 
packed in compliance with the United States postal regulations have been 
provided for all vessels likely to use fuel oil. Card No. 3 will be for¬ 
warded to the Bureau of Steam Engineering. 

The receipt of oil is in no case to be authorized by the commanding 
officer where the flash point is below 200° (closed cup [Pensky-Martin] 
test), but the commanding officer may authorize the receipt of oil differing 
slightly from the specifications if the circumstances warrant it and if the 
delay incident to a rejection can not be afforded. The receipt of oil differ¬ 
ing from that contemplated by the specifications will not constitute a 
waiver for claim against the contractor for the difference between the 
heating value of oil received and the oil contracted for. 

This system of inspection to be used in its entirety only when oil is 
delivered in other than Government vessels ; when delivered in Govern¬ 
ment vessels, the Card No. 3 is to be filled out prior or subsequent to 
the receipt of each lot of oil and forwarded to the Bureau of Steam 
Engineering. 


Card No. 2 
(face). 


Card No. 2. N. S. E. 136 2 

Report of Local Agent for Contractor for Fuel Oil for United 

States Navy. 


on 


I hereby certify that the delivery of oil made to the U. S. S. 

_, by_ 

(Barge name) or (tank-car number.) 

-, at-, was taken from 


(Date.) (Station.) 


storage tank No._at__, on___, 

(Station.) (Date.) 

sample of contents of which was forwarded to company’s chemist 
as sample No.-, on-and that there has 


been on subsequent delivery of oil to this tank. 


Representing_Company. 

This card is to accompany barge and is to be delivered by 
barge master to commanding officer of vessel. If oil is delivered 
in tank cars, the card must be on board prior to the receipt of oil. 
To be forwarded to bureau with card No. 3. 

Card No ‘ 3 < retain c °Py on board). N. S. E. 136 3 . 

Urd No. s lT S . S - s. E. sample_ 


Report submitted by commanding officer subsequent to receipt of 
fuel oil from contractor or United States naval vessel or sta¬ 
tion. 


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The following Is the result of ship’s test made prior to receipt 

of fuel oil from _, at_, 

(Name or number of vessel, barge, or tank.) 
on- Contractor’s No._, of _ 


(Date.) (Date.) 

Gravity Baum6 at G0° F.__ Flash point 

- Water and sediment _ per cent. 

Ship’s sample serial No._, forwarded to_ 


Amount received-gallons. Receipt on board recommended: 

-, U. S. Navy , S. E. O. Receipt on board 

authorized:-, U. S. Navy, Comdg. 


To Chief of Bureau of Steam Engineering, Washington, D. G. 

(The backs of cards Nos. 2 and 3 shall be the same as the back 
of No. 1.) 

Section 6.—Instructions for Testing Navy Fuel Oil. 

3360. (1) The following is a brief description of the Pensky- 
Martens apparatus used for testing for the flashing point of fuel 
oil: 

The oil container, which is placed in a metal heating vessel T, 
provided with a mantle in order to protect the heating vessel from 
loss of heat by radiation. The oil cup is closed by a tightly fitting 
lid. Through the center of the lid passes a shaft carrying the 
stirring arrangement, which is worked by means of the handle. 
In another opening of the cover is fixed a thermometer. The lid 
is perforated with several orifices, which are left open or covered, 
as the case may be, by a sliding cover. This can be rotated by 
turning the vertical spindle by means of the milled head. By 
turning the milled head an opening of the slide can be made to 
coincide with an orifice in the cover, and simultaneously a very 
small flame, burning at the movable jet, is tilted on the surface of 
the oil. 

(2) All water which is contained in the oil should be removed 
before taking the flashing point by filtering it through one of the 
small felt filters and funnels contained in the outfit. 

(3) The test is performed by filling the oil into the oil cup up 
to the mark, fixing the cover, and heating the oil somewhat rap¬ 
idly at first, until its temperature is about 50° F. below the ex¬ 
pected flash point. The temperature is then allowed to rise very 
slowly only, by making suitable use of the wire gauze shown in 
the figures, so that the rise of temperature within a minute docs 
not exceed about 5° F. A higher rate of heating will lower the 
flash point. The flame should be applied to the edge or drawn 
diametrically across the bottom of the cup. In the meantime 
handle is being turned continuously and slowly for stirring. 
From time to time the milled head is turned and the flame tilted 
into the oil cup. This should be done at intervals of about 5° F. 
at first, and as the temperature draws nearer to the flashing point 
at each 2° F. The temperature at which a slight explosion is pro¬ 
duced is noted as the flash point of the oil. 

(4) The instrument in use by the United States Navy is fitted 
for a test flame by kerosene instead of gas. Should the little 
flame become extinguished, which will happen once in a while, it 
should immediately be relighted by means of a wax taper, which 
is contained in the set, and which should be lighted on the alcohol 
lamp heating the oil. 

(5) After one flashing point is made no further tests can be 
made from the same sample, inasmuch as any subsequent test 
would be higher. Upon completion of the test the cup should be 
drained and wiped dry, without the use of kerosene or gasoline. 


Pensky-Mar- 
tens apparatus. 


Remove wa¬ 
ter from sample. 


Method of 
test for flash 
point. 


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Test for sedi- 3861. (1) The following test for determining the percentage 
me nt and water. Qf water an( j sediment in fuel oil is prescribed: The special glass 
cups contained in the centrifuge set, being graduated and ha^ ing 
a narrow stem, should be filled up to 50 cubic centimeters with 
the oil to be tested, and then 50 cubic centimeters of 60° to 65 
gasoline added. The mixture will be heated to 100 F. and 
whirled in the centrifuge for 10 minutes; the percentage of water 
and sediment will then be read on the graduated stem and the 
mixture again (or repeatedly) whirled until no increased per¬ 
centage of water and sediment is noted. Each cubic centimeter 
of water or sediment represents 2 per cent of the 50 cubic centi¬ 
meters of oil being tested. 

Test 1)J dis- 3862. (1) The determination of water and sediment by dis¬ 
tillation. tillation is recommended as a check, when practicable. This test 

shall be conducted as follows: 

Apparatus. (2) A retort, condenser, kerosene tank, 100 cubic centimeter 
graduate, and 400° F. thermometer are necessary for this test. 

Precautions. (3) The test for water and sediment should first be performed, 
and if the total water and sediment exceeds 5% there should be 
placed in the retort 25 cubic centimeters of the sample oil with 
75 cubic ceutimeters of kerosene. If the total water and sedi¬ 
ment is 5% or less, 50 cubic centimeters of the sample oil and 50 
cubic centimeters of kerosene should be placed in the retort. 

(4) Before heating the mixture in the retort, about a dozen 
glass beads should be placed in the retort to prevent the mixture 
“ jumping.” 

(5) The retort should be placed on a small metal bowl of sand, 
or a piece of wire gauze should be used between the retort and 
the flame. 

(6) One of the 400° thermometers should be inserted in the 
opening of the retort, with the bulb about one inch from surface 
of the oil. 

(7) The end of the retort stem should be placed inside the con¬ 
denser tube, so that no pocket will be formed for collecting the 
water. 

(8) The mixture of sample oil and kerosene should be thor¬ 
oughly shaken together before placing it in retort. 

Procedure. (9) With 100 cubic centimeters of the mixture of sample oil 
and kerosene, as stated above, placed in the retort, the condenser 
circulating water shall be started and the heating of the mixture 
begun. Moisture will begin to appear in the stem of the retort at 
about 140° F. The temperature will gradually rise to about 
300° F., the boiling point of the mixture. After keeping at the 
boiling temperature for five or ten minutes, the kerosene will start 
to go over and will drive the water from the surface of the retort 
through the condenser. As the water runs out of the condenser 
tube, it is caught in the 100 cubic centimeters graduate with 
whatever kerosene may be distilled. When the water drops are 
almost clear of the retort stem, the amount of water in the 
graduate should be observed; when this ceases to increase, the 
test should be stopped and the reading of water taken. The ratio 
of this reading to the amount of sample oil used in the retort will 
give the percentage of water in the oil. The reading for water 
can easily be made, as the line of separation between kerosene 
and water is very distinct. The water is the liquid in the bottom 
of the graduate. 

Percentage of (i0) The percentage of water subtracted from total percentage 
of water and sediment previously determined will give the per¬ 
centage of sediment. 

Time re- (11) The time necessary for this test should not exceed an 

quirea for test. i 10ur f or about 10 per cent of water, and is much less for small 
percentages of water. 

Gravity. 3363. (1) The test for gravity shall be made in the following 

manner: A glass jar is filled with the oil and a hydrometer is 


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carefully sunk into the oil. Care should be taken that the hy¬ 
drometer sinks in the oil gradually and does not drop deeper 
than its ultimate location, as otherwise oil will blacken it and 
the reading will be rendered inaccurate or impossible. 

(2) After taking the gravity, the hydrometer should be re¬ 
moved and the temperature of the oil taken. By means of the 
correction table, also contained in the set, the true gravity at 
CO F. can be ascertained. In order to check up the results an 
approximate correction scale is contained in the bulb of the hy¬ 
drometer, which, though not absolutely accurate, will be found to 
agree very closely with the corrected readings. 

3364. Acidity may be determined by shaking equal quantities 
of oil and warm water in a test tube, pouring off the oil and test¬ 
ing the water with the litmus paper supplied; or the litmus paper 
may be dipped directly into the oil. 

3365. (1) The flash point is the temperature at which oil gives 
off vapors in such quantities that on the application of a flame 
a momentary flash, due to the ignition of the vapor, occurs. 

(2) The tire-test temperature is the temperature at which the 
oil itself if further heated will ignite on the application of a 
flame. 

3366. The instructions contained in this section shall be used 
in connection with “Manual for inspectors of coal oil’’ (Taglia- 
bue), and the current specifications or “Memoranda for annual 
contracts for fuel oil for use afloat and ashore.” 

3367. (1) The following are general specifications for the 
fuel, but they shall not be used for the inspection of fuel oil: 

(a) Unit of quantity, 231 cubic inches at 60° F. For variation 
of 10° F. from standard, 0.4 of 1 per cent is to be added or de¬ 
ducted from the quantity gauged or measured. 

(b) Sulphur not to exceed three-fourths of 1 per cent by weight. 

(c) Free water and sediment not to exceed 1 per cent by volume. 

( d ) Flash point not less than 200° F. 

( e ) Gravity Baume not greater than 30° or less than 18°. 

(f) Calorific value not less than 144.000 B. t. u. per gallon. 

( g ) Beast B. t. u. acceptable, 135,000 per gallon. 

(h) Determine B. t. u. gallon, S. G. at 60° by 8.331 by B. t. u. 
pound. 

( i ) Tests required before delivery: Flash, gravity, acid, mois¬ 
ture, and sediment. 

(2) (a) B. t. u. by formula refers to formula depending on 
S. G.; in previous instructions this was given as B. t. u. per 
pound=18650+40(B-10), within 3 per cent. A consideration of 
some 70 analyses of samples delivered, mostly Texas oils, indicates 
that the B. t. u. per pound will exceed 18300+40 B—100 W, and 
will average 18300+60 B-100 W, within 1 per cent. B=degrees 
Baum§; W=per cent water and sediment. 

140 

(b) Specific gravity= - --^(approximate). 

130+Baume 

(c) Specific gravity decreases about for increase in tem¬ 
perature of 1° F. and vice versa. 

(3) In the “Manual for inspectors of coal oil” (supplied with 
the testing set) are tables reducing the indications by Baum6 
scale at different temperatures to equivalent reading at 60° F.; 
also specific gravity and pounds per gallon at 60° F. corresponding 
to readings of Baum6 scale. 

Section 7.—Care and Handling of Fuel Oil on Oil-Burning 

l r ESSELS. 

3376. Fuel oil is inert, nonexplosive, very difficult to ignite 
in bulk, and not capable of spontaneous combustion. The vapor 
from this oil, however, is explosive when mixed with air. This 
vapor is heavier than air and tends to accumulate in low levels, 


Temperature 

correction. 


Acidity. 


Definitions; 
flash point. 


Fire-test tem¬ 
perature. 


Other instruc¬ 
tions. 


Fuel-oil char¬ 
acteristics. 


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Safety precau¬ 
tions. 


’Vaked lights, 
smoking, etc., 
prohibited. 


Type of lights, 
etc., permitted. 


Precautions 
Tfhen entering 
tanks. 


Wire gauze 
protectors. 


Pampers. 


Valves on 
glass gauges. 


Precautions 
before lighting 

fires. 


Heating of 
fuel oil. 


Accumulation 
of fuel oil in 
bilges, etc. 


such as bilges and bottoms of tanks, where it may remain undis¬ 
covered until ignited by a naked light or spark. It is always 
present in a partly filled oil tank, or one that has contained fuel 
oil and from which the vapor has not been removed by artificial 
means, and it is expelled through the vents from the fuel-oil tanks 
while they are being filled. A leak allowed to indure in any 
part of the oil-burning system may result in an accumulation of 
this explosive vapor unless such leak is located in the path of 
air to the furnace. Ignition of the vapor may be caused by an 
open light, electric spark, or spark made by striking metal, heat 
of the filament of a broken electric lamp, smoking, sparks from 
funnel or galley, or fires under boilers. An oil fire can be ex¬ 
tinguished by dry sand, steam, or chemical extinguishers, but 
not by water. 

3377. (1) To prevent the accidental explosion of oil vapor 
and to insure the safe handling and stowage of fuel oil, the 
following rules shall be strictly observed: 

(2) While oil is being received no naked light, smoking, or 
electrical apparatus liable to spark shall be permitted within fifty 
feet of an oil hose, tank, compartment containing a tank, or the 
vent from a tank. The storage tanks shall be closely watched 
for leaks, and care shall be taken that all outlets -from them, 
except the vents, are closed. 

(3) No naked light, smoking, or electric fuses, switches (unless 
inclosed type), or other apparatus liable to spark shall be per¬ 
mitted at any time in a compartment containing a fuel-oil tank 
or fuel-oil pumps or piping, except that smoking may be permitted 
on the fireroom floor in front of the furnaces. Electric lamps 
used in such compartments shall have a steam-tight glove, or shall 
be of a type that will insure the breaking of the circuit through 
the lamp in case of breaking the bulb. 

(4) No person shall be allowed to enter a fuel-oil tank until 
it has been freed of gas by the use of water or steam, and then 
anyone entering such tank shall have a life line around his body, 
properly tended, in order that he may be hauled out if overcome 
by gas. 

(5) Care shall be taken that the wire-gauze protectors in the 
vent pipes from fuel-oil tanks are kept intact, and no smoking 
shall be permitted in the immediate vicinity of such vents. 

(6) Dampers in the uptakes of boilers shall always be kept 
fully open while burning oil, otherwise there might result a dan¬ 
gerous accumulation of gas in the furnace with consequent blow¬ 
ing back into the fireroom. 

(7) The valves on glass gauges fitted to the storage or settling 
tanks shall be kept shut habitually. When a reading of the gauge 
is desired, the valves may be opened, but they shall be shut again 
as soon as the reading has been obtained. 

(8) Whenever that part of the oil system subject to pressure 
has not been in use for a period of a week, or after joints in the 
piping have been remade, it shall be tested cold under a pressure 
at least equal to the working pressure, and a careful inspection 
shall be made for leaks before fires are lighted. All fuel-oil fit¬ 
tings shall at all times be kept in working order; and the air 
slides, doors, and valves shall be frequently moved when not in 
use to insure that they are in good condition and ready for use. 

(9) Fuel oil shall not ordinarily be heated above 175° F., and 
never above its flash point in any part of the system except the 
burners. Return connections from the burner supply line to per¬ 
mit the recirculation of the oil through the heater shall not be 
permitted. 

(10) No oil shall be permitted to accumulate in the air boxes, 
bottoms of furnaces, bilges, or on the floor plates, and no lighted 
material shall be allowed access to the bilges. After fires in the 
boilers are out, the bottoms of the furnaces shall be examined, 


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and should any oil be found it must be at once removed. Should 
a leakage from the oil system to the fireroom occur at any time, 
immediate action shall be taken to shut off the oil supply by 
means of the stop valves provided and to stop the oil pump. 

(11) In the event of a considerable accumulation of oil in the 
furnace, such as may be caused by a sudden extinguishing of the 
burners, the vapor shall be blown out through the smoke pipe by 
steam hose before the burners are again lighted. 

(12) For lighting the burners, a piece of burning waste at the 
end of an iron rod about four feet long, or other similar means, 
shall be used to protect the fireman from a possible back flash 
upon ignition of the oil. 

(13) In each fireroom fitted for oil burning there shall be pro¬ 
vided fire-extinguishing apparatus, consisting of steam fire hose 
permanently coupled and of sufficient length to reach all parts of 
the fireroom, and either a box containing about two bushels of 
dry sand with a large scoop, or chemical fire extinguishers of 
the tank type. 

(14) The inside of compartments and tanks used for carrying 
fuel oil shall be inspected every twelve months, and the plating 
or bulkheads separating fuel oil compartments from others shall 
be carefully examined for leaks during the quarterly inspection 
and also each time oil is taken on board. 

(15) Compartments and tanks used for the storage of fuel oil 
shall not be painted on the inside, but shall be protected from 
corrosion either by the oil itself or by some special coating ap¬ 
proved by the department. If such compartments or tanks are 
covered with a special coating, the same kind of material shall 
always be used in afterwards touching up work or abraded areas. 

(16) Whenever the fuel oil tanks are to remain empty for any 
length of time, or whenever any work is done in them requiring 
heated rivets, etc., or any lights other than portable electric, or 
whenever such work is done in the vicinity of open tanks or pipes, 
all such tanks and all pipes leading to or from such tanks shall, 
before the work is undertaken, be cleared of oil and oil vapors 
by pumping sufficient water through them to remove all accumu¬ 
lation. Care must be taken not to submit tanks to a pressure 
beyond their designed strength. 

*(17) When vessels carrying fuel oil of any kind are in dry dock, 
care shall be taken that no oil be allowed to drain into the dock. 
Should it be necessary to remove oil from tanks or receptacles on 
vessels in dry dock, such precautions should be taken as will pre¬ 
vent any of the oil reaching the floor of the dock or escaping so as 
to permit the accumulation of explosive vapors in the dock. 

337S. The following instructions for vessels of the Navy 
carrying oil in bulk shall be carefully observed: 

(1) The use of other than safety matches is prohibited. 

(2) While oil is on board no smoking or naked lights shall be 
allowed on board, except that there may be smoking in officers’ 
rooms and in the crew’s spaces, provided such rooms are not ad¬ 
joining an oil tank and the doors are closed. 

(3) Waste, oilskins, paints, or other combustible material shall 
not be stored in pump rooms. Oily waste shall be destroyed by 
burning under the boilers. 

(4) When galley fires are being lighted, the use of waste, chips, 
oil, etc., is prohibited, and only a limited amount of wood covered 
with coal should be used; and every precaution shall be taken to 
prevent sparks from flying out of the smoke pipe. 

(5) All access hatches and manholes to fuel oil tanks shall be 
painted red and fitted with locks, and label plates shall be se¬ 
cured thereto, stating that the hatch affords access to an oil tank. 

(6) Frequent inspections shall be made to insure that all wire 
gauze protectors in vents from oil tanks are intact. Automatic 
air valves shall be tried frequently to keep them in good working 
order. 


Accumulation 
of oil in fur¬ 
nace. 


Lighting 

burners. 


Fire-extin¬ 
guishing appa¬ 
ratus. 


Periodical in¬ 
spection of 
tanks, etc. 


Protection of 
inside of tanks, 
etc. 


Care of empty 
tanks. 


Precautions 
in dry dock. 


Instructions 
for oil tankers. 


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(7) There shall be installed in suitable locations, chemical fire 
extinguishers of the tank type. 

(8) Great care shall be taken to prevent the accumulation of 
oil or gas leaks in the bilges or in any other places outside the 
tanks. 

(0) The electrical apparatus shall be frequently inspected and 
any condition liable to lead to sparking remedied at once. 

(10) Fuses, switches, etc., between decks, or in other than 
officers’ rooms and crew spaces, shall be protected by flame proof 
wfire gauze. Fuses, switches, and other electric apparatus liable 
to spark shall be removed from pump rooms, if any are so located. 

(11) Portable electric lights, if used, shall be fitted with steam- 
tight globes and heavy wire guards or other suitable devices to 
prevent the ignition of vapor from the heat of the filament in the 
event of the breaking of the bulb. 

(12) No one shall be allowed to enter an oil-fuel tank until it 
shall have been freed of gas by the use of water or steam; and 
any person then entering the tank must have a life line around 
his body properly tended, in order that he may be hauled out if 
overcome by gas. 

(13) Before commencing to load oil, all signal bells, gongs, etc., 
shall be tested to determine that all are in working condition. 

(14) Doors leading to boiler rooms and living quarters, as well 
as air ports, shall be kept closed when loading or discharging, or 
when freeing the tanks of gas, in order to prevent the accumula¬ 
tion of gas in other compartments. 

(15) When loading or discharging, hatches shall be closed. 
Tugs or other steam vessels shall not be allowed alongside when 
hatches are open. 

(16) In filling tanks, they shall be carefully watched to pre¬ 
vent overflow and leaks, and should such leaks develop, the load¬ 
ing must at once cease and steps shall be taken to stop the leaks 
without generating excessive heat or causing sparks. 

(17) The galley fires will be extinguished, if practicable, other¬ 
wise, the doors and openings to the galley must remain tightly 
closed during the loading or discharging. 

(18) There shall be no fires in the donkey boiler, and all doors 
and openings to firerooms must remain closed and the fireroom 
hatches covered. 

(19) During the period of loading no naked lights or smoking 
shall be allowed on board ship or within fifty feet of the oil hose 
or vent discharges from the tanks. 

(20) When loading or discharging at night, no lights shall be 
carried around on deck. Water-tight clusters should be suspended 
in the rigging at a safe distance from deck, and the wires should 
not be dragged across the deck. 

(21) All tanks, valves, and pipe lines throughout the vessel, 
including pump rooms and pumps, shall be freed of gas before any 
repairs are made. 

(22) Visitors shall not be permitted on board while loading or 
discharging unless under orders from the Secretary of the Navy 
or other competent authority. 

Section 8.—Specifications for Gasoline. 

3386. (1) Gasoline shall be of a high grade, refined, and free 
from all impurities. 

(2) Inspection. —Before acceptance the gasoline will be in¬ 
spected. Samples of each lot will be taken at random; these sam¬ 
ples will be well mixed in a clean, closed vessel, and a sample for 
test taken from this mixture. 

(3) Test. —100 cubic centimeters will be taken as a test sample. 
This amount will be distilled in an Engler apparatus at a rate of 
not less than 10 cubic centimeters per minute. 


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(а) Boiling point must not be lower than 145° F. 

(&) At least 50 per cent of the sample must distill over below 
250 r . 

(c) One hundred per cent must distill over below 315° F. 

(d) Not less than 98 per cent of the liquid will be recovered 
from the distillation. 

(4) Five cubic centimeters of the sample when poured over a 
sheet of white paper shall evaporate completely without leaving 
any stain. 

5. Apparatus.— The apparatus used for distillation and method 
of conducting the test shall be as follows: The apparatus shall 
consist of a four-ounce Engler flask with outlet high on neck. The 
top of the thermometer bulb shall be opposite the bottom of the 
outlet tube. The condenser shall be a standard 20-inch Liebig 
type of condenser. The boiling point will be the temperature 
shown by the thermometer when the first drop of the condensed 
liquid falls from the end of the condenser into the receiving fiask. 
The distillation shall be pushed to completion, at which time the 
bottom of the flask will be dry. The end point at this time will 
be indicated by a small flash or puff of smoke. 

(б) The test of the gasoline will be made at the point of manu¬ 
facture or casing, if convenient to the bureau concerned, where the 
necessary apparatus for testing will be provided. 

(7) The number of gallons to be delivered will be determined 
by the weight. The number of pounds to the gallon to be deter¬ 
mined by the specific gravity of the gasoline at (10° F., multiplied 
by 8.33 pounds, the weight of a gallon (231 cubic inches) of dis¬ 
tilled w r ater at the same temperature. 

(8) The retainers in which the gasoline will be delivered will 
be specified in the order. 

(9) Copies of specifications may be obtained upon application to 
the various Navy pay offices or to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts. Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 

(10) References: S. and A. case. 100747: E. O., New York, 829, 
February 4, 1907: Bureau of Equipment. 148574, February 7, 
1907: Bureau of Steam Engineering. 2543-BB, 2889-B, February 
16, 1907: Bureau of Construction and Repair, 128-A, 954, March 
5, 1907: Bureau of Steam Engineering, 7565-EE, April 6, 1910; 
and 16642-S, July 9, 1910. 

(11) Detailed information regarding deliveries of gasoline, 
prices, etc., will be found in “Annual contract for gasoline,” pub¬ 
lished by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

Section 9.—Care and Handling of Gasoline. 

3391. (1) No smoking or naked lights shall be permitted at 
any time in the interior of submarine boats, and great care shall 
be taken to prevent the accumulation within them of oil, grease, 
or other combustible materials, and of explosive or noxious gases. 
Chemical fire extinguishers shall be kept so disposed as to be 
instantly ready for use in case of an emergency. 

(2) In addition to the rules contained in the instructions in 
regard to the safe handling and stowage of fuel oil the following 
precautions shall be observed whenever gasoline or other fuel oil 
is transferred to or from the tanks of a submarine boat: 

(а) The boat shall be so placed, if practicable, that the prevail¬ 
ing wind will carry any escaping vapors away from property in 
the immediate vicinity. 

(б) The gasoline or other oil shall be pumped, or blown by 
air pressure not exceeding five pounds, through a pipe or hose con¬ 
nected to the exterior of the boat. A gauze protector shall cover 
the end of the pipe leading from the exterior connection to the 
fuel tanks. 


Precautions 
in submarines. 


Escaping Tt- 
pors. 


Pumping 

gasoline. 


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Ventilation. 


Handling at 
night. 

Discharging 
gasoline over¬ 
hoard. 


Smoking, 
naked lights, 
etc., prohibited. 


Precautions 
with gasoline on 
board ships. 


Gasoline 

chests. 


Gasoline tins 
and drums. 


Methods of 
supply and 
handling. 


Emptying 
drums, etc. 


(c) In addition to ventilating the boat with the regular venti¬ 
lating fans provided, the bilges shall be pumped and the pump 
be continued running after all water is removed, in order to carry 
off all vapors that may be in the lower spaces of the boat, since 
these vapors are heavier than air and the ventilating fans may 
not remove all of them. 

(d) Gasoline shall not be handled at night except in case of 
emergency. 

(e) Whenever it becomes necessary to pump gasoline overboard 
from a submarine boat, it shall be pumped out in small quantities 
at intervals in order that it may float away and evaporate without 
becoming a source of danger. This shall be done while the boat 
is either underway or at anchor in a tideway, but not in the 
vicinity of docks or shipping, either at a navy yard or in any port 
or harbor where the discharged gasoline may become a menace to 
property of any kind. 

(3) No smoking, naked lights, or electric apparatus liable to 
spark shall be permitted in the vicinity of vaporizers, cylinders, 
or crank chambers of internal-combustion engines when any of 
these parts are open for examination or overhauling. 

3392. (1) When gasoline is allowed to a ship it shall always 
be stowed in the open air on the weather decks, and in time of 
war it shall either be landed or thrown overboard, as circum¬ 
stances require. This provision shall not apply to tenders or 
supply ships carrying large quantities of gasoline as cargo. 

(2) Each ship shall be provided with at least two chests suit¬ 
ably designed to contain thirty gallons of gasoline each, in five- 
gallon tins of approved commercial type, as a safe and con¬ 
venient means of transporting gasoline to the tanks of the motor 
boats requiring replenishment. All transference of gasoline from 
ship to boat shall be made in the five-gallon receptacles, and no 
boat gasoline tank shall be filled until the boat is clear of the 
ship’s side. 

(3) For ships having an allowance of one hundred and twenty 
gallons, or less, the gasoline shall be carried in the five-gallon com¬ 
mercial shipping tins stored in chests. All other ships shall carry 
the gasoline supply, above the requirement to fill the chests re¬ 
ferred to in paragraph 2, in fifty-gallon commercial drums, which 
shall be suitably placed and secured on the weather decks, where 
they can be readily thrown overboard. 

(4) Gasoline will be supplied to ships in regular commercial 
shipping drums of fifty gallons capacity when practicable; other¬ 
wise in tins of five gallons capacity. No leaky or defective drums 
or tins shall be received at any time. Gasoline shall not be re¬ 
ceived on board vessels of the Navy, nor delivered to motor boats, 
nor otherwise handled except during daylight, unless an emer¬ 
gency exists which requires the handling at other times. 

(5) No fifty-gallon drums shall be emptied until there is suffi¬ 
cient space in the boat tank or gasoline chests to receive all the 
contents. After these drums or the five-gallon tins are emptied, 
they shall be turned into store at the nearest navy yard. All 
empty gasoline containers shall be kept filled with water while 
on board ship. 

(6) Gasoline motor boats shall at all times carry on board a 
suitable fire extinguisher and a bucket (or box of equal capacity) 
of dry sand. 

(7) Whenever practicable, the fifty-gallon containers referred 
to in this article shall be such as to conform to the specifications 
for galvanized steel gasoline drums (42 D2) issued by the Navy 
Department. 


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Section 10.— Mineral Oil (Kerosene). 

3396. (1) Samples of each lot of mineral oil (kerosene), 
taken at random, will be tested photometrically after burning one 
hour in lamps fitted with No. 1 hinge burners, Marcy’s patent, 
the standard employed being a standard Hoefner lamp. After 
burning five hours longer, the lamps will be again tested to de¬ 
termine any change in the intensity of the light. The flame must 
be of at least six candlepower and must show no material change 
in intensity during the five-hour interval. 

(2) The samples must show a flash test of not less than 115° F. 
and a fire test of not less than 140° F. The flash and fire tests 
are to be conducted in a closed tester of the “ Tagliabue ” type. 

(3) The oil will be tested for the presence of a free acid. Lit¬ 
mus paper immersed in the oil for five hours must remain un¬ 
changed. 

(4) The specific gravity must not be greater than 0.813 at a 
temperature of 60° F.; to be purchased and inspected by weight. 

(5) The oil must burn steadily and clearly, in a suitable lamp, 
without smoking and with a minimum incrustation of the wick, 
for a period of at least seventy-two hours. 

(6) Before acceptance the oil will be inspected. Samples of 
each lot will be taken at random, the samples well mixed to¬ 
gether in a clean vessel, and the sample for test taken from this 
mixture. Should the mixture be found to contain any impuri¬ 
ties or adulterations, the whole delivery of oil it represents will 
be rejected, and is to be removed by the contractor at his own 
expense. 

(7) The quantity delivered shall be determined by weight—the 
number of pounds per gallon to be determined by the specific 
gravity of the oil at 60° F. multiplied by 8.33 pounds, the weight 
of a gallon (231 cubic inches) of distilled water at the same 
temperature. 

(8) It shall be delivered in shaping cans and cases which shall 
conform to the latest specifications for the same issued by the 
Navy Department, or, if specifically stated in the contract, in 
strong, tight, well-made casks; each cask to have a capacity not 
exceeding fifty gallons. 

(9) Deliveries of oil may be made in lots of not less than five 
thousand gallons, with the exception that the final delivery may 
be a less quantity, but the whole quantity must be delivered within 
the time specified by the contract. 

(10) Each delivery will be considered a lot by itself, and each 
lot will be inspected and accepted or rejected as it passes or fails 
to pass the test required. 

(11) Upon the rejection of any lot of oil delivered no second 
test nor any second delivery in place of the lot rejected will be 
permitted, but the quantity rejected will at once be purchased in 
open market for the contractor’s account. 

(12) Copies of specifications, and further information in regard 
thereto, may be obtained upon application to the various Navy pay 
offices or to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Depart¬ 
ment, Washington, D. C. 

3397. (1) The use of lard oil for illuminating purposes aboard 
ship has been discontinued. Except in bunkers, firerooms, and 
such other places as the commanding officer may designate, kero¬ 
sene oil shall be used for illuminating purposes. In the bunkers 
and other places indicated in the preceding sentence, where 
special danger may result from the use of kerosene, some form of 
illuminating paraffin wax, or other similar and equally safe sub¬ 
stance, shall be used. 

(2) Kerosene shall not be stowed below the water line, but shall 
be either stored on the weather deck or kept in suitably con¬ 
structed metal tanks not below the gun deck, and preferably near 


Specifications. 


Inspection 
and delivery. 


Oil for illu¬ 
minating pur¬ 
poses. 


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the extremities of the ship. Such tanks shall be fitted with pipes 
ventilating to the atmosphere, with filling pipes from the weather 
deck, and with liberal-sized overboard drain pipes, the valves of 
which can be operated at a safe distance from the tanks in case 
of fire. This provision shall not prevent the keeping of small 
Quantities of kerosene oil, not exceeding one gallon in any one 
place in other locations below decks where it is used for proper 
purposes. 

(3) Extreme care in handling kerosene, especially in filling 
tanks and in drawing oil from them, is enjoined upon all persons 
in the naval service. 






















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CHAPTER 30. 


SHORE STATIONS. 

(Navy Regulations, Chap. 36.) 

Section 1.—General Administration. 

8401. (1) The commandant shall keep copies of all general 
orders posted for at least three months in a conspicuous place. 

(2) He shall report promptly to the department by telegraph 
or radio the departure and arrival of all ships of' the Navy. 
(Art. I 5341.) 

(3) He shall make to the Secretary of the Navy reports on the 
fitness of officers, as required by articles I 707 and I 70S. 

3402. (1) The commandant shall cause lights and fires on 
board ships permanently at the yard to be extinguished at the 
same hours as on board ships in commission for sea service. 

(2) Smoking shall not be allowed in the yard outside of the offi¬ 
cers’ quarters except by the commandant’s special permission. 

(3) He shall cause the fire department to be organized for day 
and night work, and exercised at least once every month, both by 
day and night. Where the organization is not deemed sufficient 
to control a fire in the yard, either by day or by night, he shall 
make such arrangements with the local municipal authorities as 
will insure a prompt response to any call for aid. 

(4) The alarm of fire shall be given by ringing the yard and 
ships’ bells, blowing yard whistles, or sounding an automatic 
alarm. Stations will be indicated in accordance with an alarm 
signal system approved by the commandant. 

3403. (1) When ships are being built or refitted for service 
at a navy yard, the proper scuttles and manholes shall be main¬ 
tained in such condition that easy access may be had to all parts 
of the double bottoms and to spaces below the fireroom, magazine, 
and other floors; and the commandant shall require that these 
and all compartments and other spaces where dirt, shavings, or 
filings can accumulate shall be cleaned out frequently, and par¬ 
ticularly that all parts are thoroughly clean and free from foreign 
matter before any paint or cement is applied. 

(2) The provisions of this article shall be carried out when¬ 
ever a ship is being prepared for commission; and the command¬ 
ant shall appoint a board, to consist of the captain of the yard 
and one or more officers from the machinery and hull divisions of 
the manufacturing department and from the inspection and the 
medical departments, respectively, who shall, before the ship is 
turned over to her commanding officer, make a careful personal 
examination and inspection of every part of her interior, and 
especially of the double bottom, and of every compartment, the 
spaces below the firerooms, magazines, chain lockers, holds, and 
water tanks, and the shaft alleys, and shall see that such spaces 
are free from all foreign matter and are properly protected with 
cement or paint; and the board shall report in detail the result 
of their inspection and that the ship is ready to receive her outfit 
and stores. 


To post orders. 


To report 
movements of 
ships. 

To report on 
fitness of officers. 

Lights and 
fires. 


Smoking. 


Fire depart¬ 
ment. 


Fire alarm. 


Precautions 
in building or 
repairing ships; 
access to bilges. 


Ships to he 
thoroughly 
cleaned and in¬ 
spected before 
commission. 


(243 I) 




Commanding 
officer of ship 
to be furnished 
with copy of re¬ 
port. 

Plans to be 
furnished com¬ 
manding officers 
of ships. 

Ships about to 
go out of com¬ 
mission. 


Moring and 
mooring ships. 


Docking and 
undocking. 


Tugs. 

Ships not in 
commission. 


Responsibility 
while ship is in 
dock. 


Before flood¬ 
ing dock. 


(3) When the ship is ready for her officers and crew, and before 
she is commissioned, the commandant shall furnish the officer 
ordered to command with a copy of the above report of inspection. 

(4) The commanding officer shall be furnished with all the 
plans necessary to a complete understanding of all parts of the 
ship and her more important fittings. 

3404. (1) When a ship is transferred to the commandant of 
a yard at the expiration of a cruise, he shall have all the supplies 
and outfit in the several departments delivered into the charge of 
the proper officers and duly surveyed, and he shall require officers 
in charge of supplies to superintend their removal. 

> (2) The provisions of this article shall be carried out whenever 

a ship is prepared to go out of commission; and the commandant 
shall appoint a board, to consist of the captain of the yard, and 
one or more officers from the machinery and hull divisions of the 
manufacturing department and from the inspection and medical 
department, respectively, which shall, before the ship is turned 
over by the commanding officer, in company with that officer and 
the heads of the ship’s departments, make a careful personal ex¬ 
amination and inspection of every part of her interior and espe¬ 
cially of the double bottom, and of every compartment, the spaces 
below the firerooms, magazines, chain lockers, holds, water tanks, 
and shaft alleys, and shall see that such spaces are free from all 
foreign matter and are properly protected with cement or paint: 
and the board shall report in detail the result of its inspection and 
that the ship is ready in all respects to be placed out of commis¬ 
sion. 

3405. (1) Ships at a navy yard shall be moved only by the 
authority of the commandant. 

(.2) When a ship at a navy yard is moved for repairs or other 
purposes, the expense involved by reason of the employment of 
hired labor or tugs for such purpose shall be paid by the bureau 
whose work requires the ship to be moved. 

3406. (1) When docking a ship in commission, the command¬ 
ing officer shall have immediate charge until the bow of the ship 
reaches the dock sill and the vessel is fairly pointed for going into 
dock. The construction officer or his assistant shall then take 
charge and complete the docking of the ship, being assisted, as far 
as possible, by those on board. In undocking, the construction 
officer or his assistant shall have charge until the bow of the ship 
clears the dock sill, when he shall turn the ship over to the com¬ 
manding officer. 

(2) The captain of the yard shall furnish tugs and such other 
assistance as may be needed in handling the ship. 

(3) In docking or undocking ships not in commission, the same 
rules shall be observed, except that the captain of the yard or his 
assistant shall have immediate charge of the vessel to the same ex¬ 
tent and during the same periods as prescribed for the command¬ 
ing officer in I 3406 (1). 

(4) While in dock, the commanding officer of the ship, if she 
be in commission, shall be responsible for the proper closing over¬ 
night of all openings in the ship’s bottom upon which no work is 
being done. The construction officer and engineer officer of the 
yard shall be responsible for the closing, before the end of work¬ 
ing hours, of all valves and openings upon which work is being 
done in their respective divisions, when such closing is practicable. 
In the case of ships in dock not in commission, the construction 
officer and engineer officer of the yard shall be responsible for the 
proper closing of all openings in the bottom of the ship within 
their respective departments. In all cases where practicable, such 
openings shall be closed before the workmen leave the yard for the 
night. 

(5) In all cases, the construction officer shall notify the com¬ 
manding officer before letting in water preparatory toundocking 

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the ship, and before having the dock valves opened must receive 
a report from the commanding officer that all sea valves or other 
openings in the bottom of the ship are properly closed. 

(6) For ships not in commission the same precautions shall be 
observed, except that the engineer officer of the yard shall be noti- 
lied when a ship is to be undocked and shall report to the con¬ 
struction officer when all valves or other bottom openings in his 
department of the ship have been closed, and shall have men sta¬ 
tioned at such valves while the ship is going out of dock. The 
construction officer shall cause all other sea waives or openings to 
be carefully closed and men stationed at them until the ship has 
been floated out of dock. 

(7) In docking ships, the construction officer or his assistant 
must remain in charge until the ship has been properly landed and 
bilge blocks hauled. 

(S) While in dry dock, the commanding officer of the ship shall 
see that no refuse or garbage from the ship is placed in the dock. 

(9) Hand rails and stanchions around dry docks shall be main¬ 
tained in good condition at all times, and shall be kept in place, 
except during the actual operation of docking and undocking 
vessels. 

3107. (1) Floating dry docks shall be moored, undei the 
direction of the commandant, in such location as the department 
may select. The design and arrangement of the moorings shall 
be subject to the approval of the construction officer in so far as 
they affect the operation and use of the dock. 

(2) The construction officer shall be in immediate charge of 
the dock and of its crew, and shall be charged with the use, 
operation, and upkeep of the dock and of its moorings. He shall 
perform the self-docking and reassembling of the dock when such 
operation is ordered by the Bureau of Construction and Repair. 

(3) The routine scaling, painting, and repairing of the dock 
shall be performed by the crew thereof, as far as practicable. 
The construction officer shall advise the commandant as to the 
need for special materials for renewals, and of the necessity for 
alterations or extensive repairs, in sufficient time to allow the 
Bureau of Yards and Docks to arrange for their purchase or per¬ 
formance, as the case may be. 

(4) No material changes or alterations shall be made in a 
floating dry dock affecting its structural strength or operating 
mechanism without authority from the department (Division of 
Material). 

(5) When extensive repairs or alterations are required, the 
necessary plans shall be prepared, and the work, when authorized, 
shall be carried out by the appropriate division of the manufac¬ 
turing department to the satisfaction of the public works officer. 

(6) When docking operations do not otherwise provide a test, 
every floating dry dock shall be tested quarterly, at intervals 
not exceeding three months between successive tests, by sub¬ 
merging the dock to the maximum depth probably required for 
docking ships, and by then raising it again. When submerged, 
the dock shall be observed for listing and for leakage of valves 
and of the drainage system. Following the above test, at least 
once in every quarter and in no case at greater intervals than 
three months, the interior and all accessible exterior portions 
of the dock and of its machinery and appurtenances shall be 
thoroughly inspected by a board composed of the engineer officer, 
the construction officer, and the public works officer, or of com¬ 
missioned assistants to these officers. The reports of these quar¬ 
terly inspections and tests, with suitable recommendations, shall 
be made to the commandant and forwarded by him to the depart¬ 
ment (Division of Material). 

(7) No floating dry dock shall be submerged below the main 
or working deck without sufficient steam pressure in the boilers 
to enable the dock to be immediately pumped up. 

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Precautions in 
case ship is not 
in commission. 


Construction 
officer in charge. 

Refuse. 

Floating 

docks. 


Changes. 


Repairs. 


Tests. 


Precautions. 






Crew to aid in 
work when prac¬ 
ticable. 


Use of mate¬ 
rial. 


Passes. 


Ship’s seal. 


Duty of officer 
of the guard. 


Public prop¬ 
erty. 


Passes to be 
sent to captain 
of the yard. 


(8) No floating dry dock shall be left over night with the main 
or working deck submerged without special authority from the 
commandant in each case. 

(9) A sufficient number of boilers to insure the safety of the 
dock shall be kept primed and ready to make steam at all times 
when a floating dry dock is light and not in use. 

(10) On board every floating dry dock there shall always be 
at least one man on watch, who shall preferably be one compe¬ 
tent to fire boilers, start pumps, and manipulate valves. Dur¬ 
ing hours of darkness there shall always be at least two men 
on board every floating dry dock, at least one of whom shall be 
awake and vigilant at all times. 

(11) Subject to the provisions of these regulations and to the 
approval of the commandant, the construction officer shall draft 
and enforce the necessary rules for the operation and safe use 
of floating dry docks. 

(12) So far as practicable, the regulations governing the dock¬ 
ing of ships in masonry dry docks shall also govern in the case 
of floating dry docks. 

34-08. (1) The crews of battleships that are docked or laid up 
at navy yards for repairs shall not be required to perform any 
duties except such as are or may be performed by the crew while 
at sea or in a foreign port. (Act Aug. 22, 1912.) Otherwise, in 
making repairs to, or during other work on ships in commission, 
the services of the crews shall be utilized as far as practicable. 

(2)No material of any kind, not even scrap, is to be used by 
ships’ mechanics without the permission of the head of division 
or department, or authorized assistant of the division or depart¬ 
ment in which the work is to be done. 

3409. (1) Commanding officers of ships in commission and 
heads of departments and divisions of navy yards shall be pro¬ 
vided with uniform pass books in which each pass shall have a 
stub. Passes and stubs shall be numbered consecutively, and the 
book with stub shall be preserved as a part of the official record 
of the ship, department, or division. 

(2) They shall also be provided with seals. A ship’s seal shall 
bear the name of the ship, and navy yard department and division 
seals shall be characteristic of the departments or divisions which 
they represent. 

(3) In order that the following system of passes may be rigor¬ 
ously observed, the officer of the guard shall be provided with a 
stamp, which shall indicate “date and gate”; this stamp on a 
pass shall constitute his vise. It shall be his duty to acquaint 
himself thoroughly with the signatures of the heads of depart¬ 
ments and divisions, officers of tlie yard, and executive officers of 
ships. 

(4) Public property of any character must be accompanied by 
a public pass, which shall be on blue paper. This pass must bear 
the signature of the head of the department or division to which 
the property belongs, or of one of the commissioned officers at¬ 
tached thereto, also its official seal. No other person shall give 
a public pass. The pass must be presented to the officer of the 
guard on duty for his vise before the articles named therein can 
be passed through any gate of the yard or over its water front. 
It shall be the duty of the noncommissioned officer or watchman 
at the place of authorized exit to examine the vise as to the 
correctness of date; he shall then compare the pass with the load 
to check the number of packages or articles: and if correct, he 
shall endorse the pass accordingly, adding his signature to the 
endorsement, and the load shall be permitted to go out. The pass 
shall be turned in to the officer of the guard. 

(5) The passes deposited in the officer of the guard’s office shall 
be transmitted daily by him to the captain of the yard, at the be¬ 
ginning of office hours on the day following their receipt. It shall 


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be the duty of the captain of the yard to scrutinize the passes as 
to the observance of the foregoing details, and, if correct, to send 
them to the offices from which they originated. In these offices 
they shall be compared with their respective stubs and filed for 
future reference. All irregularities shall be reported at once to 
the commandant. The stub and pass shall bear, for purposes of 
identification, a reference to the proper inspection report in the 
case of rejected supplies, or to the bill of lading, or other record 
of shipment, in the case of shipments. 

(6) Private property of officers at the yard, not accompanied 
by an officer himself or by a member of his family, must be ex¬ 
hibited as such on a private pass, which shall be signed by the 
officer. All private passes shall be on uniform blanks, printed on 
white paper, and when taken up shall be turned in to the officer 
of the guard. 

(7) Private property from ships in commission at navy yards 
shall be accompanied by a pass signed by the executive officer or 
officer of the deck and stamped with the seal of the ship. These 
passes shall be returned to the ship for comparison with the 
stub and filed for reference. 

(8) Signing passes in blank is positively prohibited. Every 
pass must state the exact number of packages covered thereby. 
Every public pass must state also the contents of the packages. 

3410. Commanding officers of shore stations, other than work¬ 
ing yards, shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter so 
far as applicable. 

3411. (1) Civil employees at navy yards, naval stations, and 
naval reservations, when sick or injured, may be removed to their 
homes or to a civil hospital by Government conveyance when the 
distances involved are not so great as to embarrass the ambulance 
service or unduly involve other Government transportation. Other¬ 
wise, any expenses for such transportation must be borne by the 
employees. 

(2) Such employees may be cared for in a naval hospital when, 
in the opinion of the medical officer, removal to their homes or 
to other hospitals might jeopardize their lives The stay of such 
patients in naval hospitals shall continue only so long as may 
be necessary to provide for their transfer home or to a civil in¬ 
stitution without endangering their prospects of recovery as re¬ 
gards life, and while so under treatment they shall be required 
to pay 50 cents for each day or part of a day, all money so 
received to be applied to the naval hospital fund. 

Section 2.— Captain of the Yard. 

3421. (1) The captain of the yard shall frequently visit and 
observe all parts of the navy yard and its establishments, making 
such reports thereon as will enable the commandant to be fully 
informed as to the working of the various parts of the station 
under his command. 

(2) A regular journal shall be kept under his direction, which 
he shall sign and submit monthly to the commandant for his ap¬ 
proval. In it shall be entered the reporting for duty or detach¬ 
ment of officers, the arrival, departure, commissioning, or placing 
out of commission of ships of the Navy, the arrival and departure 
of vessels with stores of any kind for the yard, the hour of docking 
or undocking any vessel, and the other principal transactions 
of the yard, together with the daily meteorological record. 

(3) When a vessel is ready to be placed in commission, and after 
the officer ordered to command her has received a copy of the re¬ 
port of the board referred to in article I 3403 (2) and has been 
afforded an opportunity to verify the contents of that report and 
to make such other inspections of the ship as he may desire in 
company with the captain of the yard, the latter shall, at the time 


Private prop¬ 
erty of yard offi¬ 
cers. 


Private prop¬ 
erty from ships. 


Shore stations 
other than navy 
yards. 


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set. place the sli:p in commission and turn her over to her com¬ 
manding officer, taking his receipt therefor, 'which receipt shall 
state whether or not her condition is satisfactory to the officer 
assuming command. 

14 ' When a ship is ready to go out of commission, and after the 
commandant has acted on the report of the board referred to in 
Article I 34 ,L i < - <. her commanding officer shall, at the rime set. 
place her out of commission and turn her over to the com¬ 
mandant. taking his receipt therefor, which receipt shall state 
whether or not her condition is satisfactory to the officer receiving 
her. 

Section 3.—Duties of Heads or Departments and Divisions. 

3431. The engineer officer and the construction officer shall each 
submit weekly to the commandant a report of vessels building or 
repairing on which work under his cognizance has been done, giv¬ 
ing the condition of the work to date. 

3432. When, as incidental to work being done in one of the 
divisions of the manufacturing department, work is required which 
must be performed in the shops or with the resources of the other 
division, such work may be requested and performed as required 
by article R 4016. 

3433. The heads of departments and divisions shall prepare 
and sign all reports and accounts relating thereto that are re¬ 
quired to be made by the commandant to the Navy Department or 
any of it? bureaus. 

3434. The heads of departments and divisions shall make 
request upon the general storekeeper for supplies and material a? 
required, and shall keep him advised, in advance, as to the prob¬ 
able needs of their several department? and divisions. An officer 
making a requisition shall be responsible for the necessity for 
the article for the purpose stated: the necessity for the delivery 
within the time specified: the estimate of cost: the statement as 
to the appropriation against which the charges are to be made; 
and the specifications describing the different items. 

3435. All requisitions on the general storekeeper for materials 
or articles for use in any department or division shall be made in 
the form prescribed by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

3436. The accounting officer shall submit to the several bu¬ 
reaus monthly reports in detail of the cost of work under their 
cognizance. 

3437. The commandant shall submit, for the information of the 
bureaus concerned, such detailed reports relative to the character 
of the work done and the progress made as may be directed by 
the bureau. 

543S. Upon the receipt of official notification that articles in¬ 
tended for his department or division are ready for inspection, 
the head thereof, or some person authorized to represent him. or 
an officer designated by the commandant, shall go without delay 
to the general storekeeper s office or storehouse and make the re¬ 
quired inspection. A definite report shall be sent to the office of 
the general storekeeper the same day. if practicable, and not later 
than the following day. unless further delay is unavoidable. 

3439. Heads of departments and divisions shall make to the 
commandant such suggestions in the line of their professions as 
they consider for the interests of the service. 

3440. Heads of departments and divisions, or their subordi¬ 
nates. shall carry out the duties relative to the inspection of ships 
going into or out of commission prescribed for them bv articles I 
3403 * 2) and I 3404 (2). 

3441. «1» At navy yards where vessel? are being built, or 
fitted out for first commission, the heads of the divisions of the 
manufacturing department shall furnish the commandant of the 


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yard, as soon as practicable after the first of each month, with a 
list of the actual finished weights of all articles, including ma¬ 
chinery and appurtenances thereto, battery or ammunition, spa re 
machinery, tools, outfit, stores, or other articles of any kind under 
the cognizance of the several bureaus that may have been placed 
during the preceding month on board each vessel under construc¬ 
tion. with the total amount of such weight up to date. Copies of 
the above reports shall be furnished the construction officer and he 
shall prepare from them a general monthly report giving the total 
amount of weight placed on board the vessel during the month, 
and the total amount up to date. 

• The engineer officer and construction officer are charged 
with the prei-aration of articles ** to be manufacturedand of 
those for which repairs or alterations have been authorized by the 
several bureaus. In order that the general storekeeper’s records 
may be perfected, they shall notify him in writing immediately 
npon the completion of such articles. When the repairs, altera¬ 
tions. or manufacturing are done at another yard, the head of 
division of the manufacturing department in charge of the work 
at the yard at which it is performed shall furnish this information 
t'» the general storekeeper at the yard where the supplies are 
being assembled. 


Section 4.—Engineer Offices. 

3451. <1 > The inspection of all ordinary articles under the 
cognizance of the machinery division shall he made by the engi¬ 
neer officer or one of his assistants, but any special article or 
appliance may be inspected by such officer as the commandant 
may direct, and calls for inspection shall be forwarded by the 
general storekeeper accordingly. 

•2 i He shall inspect quarterly all boilers at the station, includ¬ 
ing th^se of yard craft, and shall report to the commandant their 
condition and the steam pressure to which they may safely be 
subjected, and he shall make at all times such suggestions as. 
in his opinion, will add to their safety and efficiency. He shall 
also make a quarterly inspection of such other machinery as the 
commandant may direct, and shall make such recommendations 
; s he may deem wise to insure that all the machinery referred to 
herein be kept in efficient condition. 

Section 5.—The Inspection Officer avd Assistant Inspectors 
of the Yard, and Ship Inspectors. 

3456. (1) The inspection officer of the yard shall consult with 
beads of departments and divisions, and shall furnish them with 
all suggestions. Information, and data which will enable them to 
carry out the commandant's orders expeditiously, efficiently, and 
economically. It is important that the h^ds of the divisions of 
the manufacturing department and their assistants shall have the 
advantage of the experience and results of observations of the 
officers of the inspection dei-artment upon work going on in the 
shops and on board ship, to the end that the Government may. as 
far as practicable, benefit thereby by obtaining better and more 
economical work. To facilitate the discussion of work in hand, the 
commandant shall, from time to time. as<emble in his office ap¬ 
propriate officers of the inspection department, the divisions of 
the manufacturing department, and commanding officers of ships 
under repair for interchange of views. 

1 2) The inspection officer shall be furnished, at the time of 
issue, with a copy of each job order by the head of department or 
division with whom it originates. 

to i The inspection officer shall be promptly informed, in such 
manner as may be directed by the commandant, of the completion 


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of all job orders. He shall then make, or cause to be made by 
one of his assistants, the necessary inspection, and promptly make 
the inspection returns to the head of the department or division 
concerned in such manner as may be prescribed by the comman¬ 
dant. 

(4) In the inspection of work upon boilers, condensers, and 
evaporators and other articles subject to pressure tests .and also of 
machinery subjected to running tests, such tests shall be made in 
the presence of the inspection officer or one of his assistants, 
and ample notice thereof shall be furnished the inspection officer. 
In the case of numbers of articles of a similar nature, provision 
shall be made for making a series of tests at the same time, in 
order to avoid unnecessary delay and expense, and the inspection 
officer shall be notified accordingly. 

(5) Where practicable, the initials of the officer of the inspec¬ 
tion department who passes an article shall be stamped or other¬ 
wise marked thereon, and in the case of repairs the date of in¬ 
spection shall be included. 

(6) The records of the inspection officer shall show the date of 
receipt of each job order, and the dates of commencement and 
completion of work called for thereon, together with all matters 
bearing upon the action of the inspection officer or his assistants 
in connection with the work which may be of value in deciding 
points of dispute that might subsequently arise. 

(7) An officer of the inspection department shall be detailed to 
make frequent inspections of material in charge of the general 
storekeeper and to inform him in regard to any articles that re¬ 
quire attention or overhauling. In this connection, such inspect¬ 
ing officer shall exercise special care as to the condition of navi¬ 
gational and other instruments of precision, ami of sights, mounts, 
guns, torpedoes, and other special material requiring particular 
care. Such inspecting officer shall pass upon the condition of 
all articles of this nature that are ordered for shipment. 

(8) When a ship is placed out of commission, the necessary 
officers shall be detailed from the inspection department to see that 
the outfit of the ship is properly turned into store, in proper con¬ 
dition, after the required surveys are completed. 

Ship lnspec- 3457. (1) A duplicate list of the assistant ship inspectors as¬ 
signed by the commanding officer of the ship shall be furnished to 
the commandant of the yard, which list shall show the general 
nature of the work to be inspected by each. Copies of this list 
shall be furnished the engineer officer and construction officer. 

(2) Whenever the general inspector of a ship or any of his as¬ 
sistant inspectors is granted leave of absence the commandant of 
the yard shall be promptly informed thereof, and the notification 
of such granting of leave shall include the name of the officer who 
has been selected to perform the inspection duties of the absent 
officer. 

(3) The work of inspection under the general inspector of a 
ship and his assistants will be performed according to the same 
methods and following the same routine as when performed by 
the inspection officer of the yard and his assistants, with certain 
modifications which appear from the following: Copies of all job 
orders for work on ships in commission will be sent to the ship 
direct; copies will be supplied to the inspection officer as well. 
Notification that a job is complete and ready for inspection will be 
sent to the ship via the inspection officer, and the latter will make 
record of this notification on his job order copy. The report of 
inspection made by the general inspector of the" ship will be sent 
to the head of the division concerned via the inspection officer, 
who is so kept informed with the work and is in a position to 
advise and cooperate. Consultations as to unsatisfactory features, 
work necessary to remedy the defects, etc., will, however, be taken 


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up by the general inspector of the ship and his assistants with 
the head of the division concerned direct, the duties of the in¬ 
spection officer being advisory only. 

Section 6.—Medical Officer. 

3401. (1) The medical officer shall make a daily report to Daily sick r«- 
the commandant of all persons in the naval service attached to P° rt * 
the yard who should be excused from duty on account of sickness, 
and shall furnish to the commanding officer of marines a copy of 
so much of said report as pertains to the marines. 

(2) He shall examine recruits who may offer to enlist in the T <> examine 
Marine Corps at the yard, and all candidates for appointment in nandidnto^ 111 * 
the Navy who may present themselves under proper authority. 

(3) Medical officers shall examine all applicants for pensions Applicants for 
under the provisions of sections 4756 and 4757 of the Revised pensions. 
Statutes and give the required certificate on the blanks issued by 

the department. 


Section 7.—Construction Officer. 

3466. The inspection of all ordinary articles under the cog¬ 
nizance of the hull division shall be made by the construction 
officer or one of his assistants, but any special article or appli¬ 
ance may be inspected by such officer as the commandant may 
direct, and calls for inspection shall be forwarded by the general 
storekeei er accordingly. 

Section 8.—Public Works Officer. 

3468. The inspection of all ordinary articles under the cogni¬ 
zance of the public works department shall be made by the public 
works officer or one of his assistants, but any special article or 
appliance may be inspected by such officer as the commandant may 
direct and calls for inspection shall be forwarded by the general 
storekeeper accordingly. 

Section 9.—Clerical Force at Navy Yards. 

3471. (1) No clerk or employee performing clerical work shall Absence, irhen 
be absent from duty during office hours without permission of the authorized, 
chief clerk of his department or division, except for half an hour 
allowed for luncheon; and no such permission shall be given except 
for good reasons, for which the chief clerk shall be held respon¬ 
sible. 

(2) Where clocks or other similar devices for recording arrival Times of ar- 
at, and departure from work, are not provided, the chief clerk of * !val and de P ar * 
each department or division shall keep a book or attendance cards, corded*! 6 
upon which each clerk or employee performing clerical duty shall 

register his name and time of arrival in the morning and of leav 
ing in the afternoon. The book, or attendance cards and depar¬ 
tures, shall be kept in an accessible place up to 9.05 a. m. daily, 
at which time it shall be taken by the chief clerk, and all arrivals 
thereafter shall be registered in his presence or in the presence of 
some person designated by him for that purpose. At 4.30 p. m. 
of each day the register shall again be put in an accessible place, 
and each clerk shall register his name and time of leaving. A 
similar register shall be kept under the supervision of the chief 
draftsman for employees in the drafting room. 

(3) The chief clerk shall make a weekly list of employees who Chief clerk to 
are absent, with or without permission, during any part of the ^absentees. U8t 
working hours, and present it, with such recommendations as he 

may deem proper, to the officer in charge of the department or 
division. He shall also note thereon the quality of their work. 


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Weekly report 
to commandant. 


Clerks not 
fully employed. 


Responsibility 
of commandant. 


Commandant 
to require pre¬ 
cautions. 

Captain of yard 
to have supervi¬ 
sion. 


Responsibility 
for care and 
preservation of 
property, etc. 


Care of ma¬ 
chinery, etc. 


(4) The head of the department or division shall make a weekly 
report of delinquents to the commandant, with recommendations. 
He shall also report such employees as are incompetent or ineffi¬ 
cient, stating wherein the inefficiency consists. 

(5) Where a clerk is not fully employed during office hours, 
from lack of work or any other cause, the chief clerk shall so 
report to the head of the department, who shall transmit the re¬ 
port, with recommendations, to the commandant The comman¬ 
dant shall take measures to correct this, but if unable to do so he 
shall report the fact to the Navy Department, with suitable rec¬ 
ommendations. 

(6) The commandant is ultimately responsible for the work of 
the clerical force, as of all other employees; such discipline, or¬ 
ganization, and supervision must be maintained as will prevent 
waste of time or money in the employment of the force. 

Section 10.— Vessels Out of Commission. 

3470. When vessels are out of commission at a naval station, 
the commandant shall cause necessary precautions to be taken to 
guard them against deterioration in every department. 

3477. The captain of the yard shall have immediate super¬ 
vision over such ships and shall frequently inspect them or cause 
them to be inspected by one of his assistants, being particularly 
careful to see that they are properly protected from the weather 
and that their general condition as regards cleanliness and security 
from fire is satisfactory. 

3478. Heads of divisions of the manufacturing department 
shall be charged with the care and preservation of the vessel and 
of all property remaining on board under the cognizance of the 
several bureaus, and their respective responsibilities, where not 
otherwise prescribed, shall be defined by the commandant. They 
may, on the written approval of the commandant, have removed 
and stored on shore, ready for prompt return to the ship, such 
articles, in whole or in part, as in their judgment will there be 
best safeguarded against loss or damage. They shall take the 
necessary steps to protect the property for which they are respon¬ 
sible from deterioration or injury. 

3479. As far as practicable, the requirements for the care and 
preservation of ships in commission, chapter 25 of these instruc¬ 
tions, shall be complied with in the case of vessels out of com¬ 
mission at navy yards. 

3480. (1) The instructions regarding the preparation of ma¬ 
chinery, boilers, and appurtenances in the case of a ship going 
out of commission, as given in article I 3085, shall be observed 
and all parts kept in the condition therein prescribed. 

(2) On the approach of cold weather each boiler shall be kept 
pumped out and thoroughly dried by a drying stove placed in 
front of a lower manhole plate after removing this lower and an 
upper manhole plate. An open box containing unslaked lime 
shall then be inserted through each of these manholes, the box 
being of the greatest capacity possible and filled to about half its 
height with lime. The boiler shall then be closed up tight, all 
valves upon it having been previously closed. At this time it 
shall be seen to, also, that a joint in the feed and blow systems 
of each boiler is broken, so that no possible ingress of water can 
be had during the time the boiler is preserved in this way. After 
winter weather has passed and all liability to freezing ceases, 
the boilers shall be opened up, line boxes removed, and boilers 
filled with fresh water rendered alkaline by the addition of 5 
pounds of Navy standard boiler compound for each ton of water. 


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Section 11.—Instructions Relating to Navy Yard Industrial 

Organization. 

3181. (1) The following directions will be carried out in install¬ 
ing a uniform system of organization and management in the 
manufacturing department of navy yards, and will not be de¬ 
parted from except by permission of the Navy Department. 

(2) The system described demands central office analysis of 
work so far as the major steps are concerned and the prepara¬ 
tion therein also of essential preliminary papers. 

(3) The details of the system embody features previously 
worked out practically at certain navy yards, and while the forms 
mid methods are therefore not experimental, and are essentially 
desirable, variations serving the same ends will be utilized during 
the period of transition until uniformity can be established. 

(4) The purposes of the system are: 

To secure earliest practical beginning of work. 

To prevent an undesirable accumulation of material in shops. 

To properly follow up the 'work. 

To secure best machine tool results and fix standards. 

(5) To accomplish these results there will be established— 

A planning and estimating section. 

A progress section. 

An examiner’s section. 

A material depot or clearing house. 

(6) The planning and estimating section wall analyze requested 
work into its principal steps. 

Prepare job orders and auxiliary job or shop orders. 

Prepare material lists, stub requisitions, and estimates of time 
and cost of work. 

Provide drawings and specifications in conjunction with the 
drafting room. 

(1) Progress section .—This section exists for the purpose of 
tracing or following up and progressing or expediting work, 
being similar to tracing organizations found in well-organized 
commercial establishments. 

(a) It will consist of a chief progress man and of a sufficient 
number of shop and ship progress men, the number being subject 
to the approval of the Navy Department. 

(&) The chief progress man will have desk room and telephone 
in the central office, and will also have office facilities in the 
machine shop and elsewhere as necessary and as directed by the 
commandant. Shop and ship progress men will be assigned space 
in offices of master workmen. 

(c) The chief progress man will be responsible to the general 
manager through the heads of divisions. He will receive life 
instructions and orders from the heads of divisions, whose duty 
it is to insure that w r ork is carried on as planned. Conflicting 
orders or instructions will be adjusted by them and will be brought 
to the general manager’s attention only in case of irreconcilable 
differences. Such cases will be taken up by the general manager 
in consultation with the division heads and the chief progress 
man. The shop and ship progress men will be responsible to the 
chief progress man, and will constitute his medium of communica¬ 
tion with the supervisory force. Neither the chief progress man 
nor his assistants have authority to give orders to foremen or 
workmen. The chief progress man will be kept informed by the 
heads of divisions of the order of w r ork, and will preserve this 
order of work by means of the shop and ship progress men. This 
order of work consists in general of the ship as a unit; that is, 
the chief progress man is informed of the dates of completion of 
the vessels rider repair, of the jobs that may be deferred, and of 
the jobs where worked material may be delivered to the ship 
for ship’s force to complete the work after departure. 


General char¬ 
acteristics. 


Duties of 
planning and 
estimating sec¬ 
tion. 


Progress sec¬ 
tion. 


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Examiners’ 

section. 


( d ) The shop and ship progress men will be kept informed of 
this order of work, as above defined. They will— 

(1) Follow up work in the shop or ships to which they are 
assigned. 

(2) Coordinate the work in other shops being performed for 
the shop or ship to which the progress man is assigned. 

(3) Assist the supervisory force in obtaining material from 
storehouses at the proper time. 

( e ) In obtaining work from other shops the progress man of 
the finishing shop will confer with the progress man of the feeding 
shop. In urgent cases, in the latter’s absence, he will confer with 
the shop foreman. 

(/) Shop foremen will generally make their requests and sug¬ 
gestions for following up work to the chief progress man, but may 
in urgent cases deal with shop or ship progress men direct. 

( g ) In cases of delinquent work or where differences exist in 
instructions or opinions, shop and ship progress men will report 
the facts to the chief progress man, who will, if necessary, bring 
them to the attention of the head of division. 

( li) The chief progress man will have access to the files of job 
orders, active and inactive, as described in greater detail in suc¬ 
ceeding paragraphs, and the shop and ship progress men will simi¬ 
larly have access to these files. 

(i) Shop and ship progress men will report to the chief prog¬ 
ress man in central offices between 8 and 9 a. m.: w r ill acquaint 
the chief progress man with the status of work and will report 
the instances covered by paragraphs (/) and ( g ). This will 
enable the chief progress man to bring important matters before 
the heads of divisions about 9 a. m. 

(j) The chief progress man will always endeavor to settle, in 
conference with the foremen, questions arising under para¬ 
graph (p). 

( k ) Necessary blank forms and notebooks for use of the prog¬ 
ress section will be worked up in detail by the chief progress man, 
approved by division heads and the general manager, and then 
provided from the central office. 

( l ) The chief progress man will hold appointment under Sched¬ 
ule C. Shop and ship progress men will be selected from the force 
of mechanics. The pay of the chief progress man and of shop 
and ship progress men will be charged to general expense account 
No. 180. 

(8) Examiners'' section. —This section exists for the purpose 
of assisting foremen in detailed routing in the shops, of securing 
best machine tool speeds and results, and of devising ways and 
means for the better and more economical performance of work. 
In order to perform this latter function it will be their further 
duty to obtain systematic records, for file in the central office, 
of time and cost of operations. 

(a) It will consist of a chief examiner and of a sufficient 
number of assistant examiners, all as may be approved by the 
Navy Department upon recommendation of the commandant. 

(b) In navy yards where chief examiners have not been ap¬ 
pointed their duties will devolve on the officers responsible, under 
the heads of divisions, for the planning and execution of the 
work, office superintendents, shop superintendents, and outside 
superintendents. The shop superintendents and outside superin¬ 
tendents will, after consultation with their respective heads of 
divisions, with the office superintendents and master mechanics 
concerned, instruct the assistant examiners regarding the specific 
jobs and operations whose execution it is important and desirable 
to examine into and improve, and will assist the office superin¬ 
tendents in the accumulation of records of performance that it 
has been decided to standardize. Where a chief examiner has 


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been appointed he will receive his instructions from the heads of 
divisions and control the work of the assistant examiners. 

(c) Assistant examiners will assist the foremen in the shop 
planning of important work and of work on which it is desired to 
obtain accurate data for purposes of standardization. In deter¬ 
mining the sequence of operations, i. e.. routing in the shops, the 
examiners’ duty will be advisory only, the foremen and his 
quartermen and leading men being considered best qualified to 
decide on the actual program of performance. It is the exami¬ 
ners’ duty, however, to bring to the attention of the chief exami¬ 
ner, or, in the absence of such employee, of the responsible olficer 
any recommendation, not accepted by the foreman, which, in 
their opinion, will result in improvement. It will be the duty 
of the examiners to keep themselves informed, by consultation 
with the officers in charge, the foremen, and the job-order files, 
of work in prospect, and to select and study such work as will 
repay careful consideration, not spending their time on work that 
Plans and routes itself automatically. They will also assist in 
insuring that, for work to be recorded for standardization, the 
record cards are correctly prepared. 

(d) The appointment of the chief examiner and the detail of 
assistant examiners will proceed as prescribed for the chief 
progress man and shop and ship progress men. The pay of the 
chief examiner will be charged to general expense account No. 
180 and that of assistant examiners to shop expense account 
No. 101. 

(9) The clearing house contemplated by these instructions is 
not to be regarded literally as an indispensable and vital part of 
the plan of organization and management, but the functions 
connected with it are essential. A clearing house is, however, 
extremely desirable and will be organized wherever a suitable 
building is available in the proper location. The use of the clear¬ 
ing house will be restricted to the receipt from and dispatch to 
shops or ships of material in the course of manufacture or repair, 
being operated as are the receiving and outgoing squares in 
shops, and, whenever established, will constitute a centralized 
depot for receipt of castings, forgings, and other material for and 
from the machine and other shops to prevent undue accumulation 
of such articles or material on shop floors. It may similarly be 
used for the receipt and dispatch of material drawn from general 
storehouses against specific jobs which it is not advisable to route 
direct to the shop concerned. In this light material can, when 
desirable, be routed to the clearing house and also, as soon as 
repairs, etc., are completed, can be returned to the clearing house 
as a central depot, pending final disposition. The clearing house 
will be operated by one or two employees and all its transactions 
will be conducted by means of progress tags and simple records. 
No further record will be prepared or kept in the clearing house, 
and it will, in particular, have no concern with the preparation 
and issue of time cards covering operations on material tempo¬ 
rarily in its custody. 

(10) The value of any system depends upon the thorough edu¬ 
cation of a working force in the details of its operation, and while 
this education must necessarily be gradual to be effective, it must 
be persistently advanced by daily progress. Meanwhile the two 
divisions of the manufacturing department must keep pace in 
identical development. Until a certain administration office has 
been secured there must of necessity be a duplication of certain 
parts of the office organization to carry on the work of the two 
divisions. When, however, a central office has been established 
similar work will be gradually merged to eventually secure one 
correspondence section, one estimating and planing section, and 
one drafting room as common agencies for both divisions. 


Clearing 

house. 


Development 
of the system. 


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Organization 
of the divisions 
of the manufac¬ 
turing depart¬ 
ment. 


Organization 
of central 

offices. 


Correspond¬ 
ence section. 


(11) The details given herein will govern broadly. It will be 
the constant aim of the general manager to revise downward and 
to simplify instead of to amplify such details in planning and 
paper work. Expansion is very apt to be encouraged by those 
becoming interested in these features, but this must be combated 
as endangering a system which recognizes planning as essential 
only in so far as it provides clear and definite specifications for 
auxiliary or shop orders, elminates ambiguity regarding what is 
to be done and where, and provides drawings and material 
promptly. Amplification has a strong attraction for the student 
of systematic management and is easily made to cross the line of 
economy and practical common sense if not closely guarded against. 

12. The routine of planning may appear elaborate, but in actual 
practice most of the items on a work list are simple and require 
but little analysis. These can be passed upon with rapidity and 
promptly put up to the shops prior to fuller action on more intri¬ 
cate items. Such procedure will be customary. 

13. Estimates of cost of work where actual data has not been 
accumulated and properly recorded as a basis are merely expert 
approximations. Until records of value are available the aim will 
be to expedite estimates and give the upper limit instead of the 
possible lowest cost, so that actual results will never exceed the 
estimated cost except for wholly unforeseen causes. 

3487. (1) The official organization of the divisions of the 
manufacturing department, under the commandant as general 
manager, will be as follows: 

(a) Head of division in general charge. 

(&) Inside superintendent. —Correspondence, drafting room. 
Keeps in close touch with the operations of the central office. 

(c) Planning superintendent. —Assistant to the inside superin¬ 
tendent. Is in direct charge of the planning section of the central 
office. 

(d) Outside superintendent. —In charge of all work not per¬ 
formed in shops. 

(e) Assistants to outside superintendent. —Included under these 
are the electrical and ordnance assistants of machinery division. 

(/) New-worJc superintendent. —In charge of new ship construc¬ 
tion work where such exists. 

(g) Assistants to new work superintendent. 

(h) Shop superintendent. —In general charge of work in all 
shops of the division and responsible under the head of division 
for the proper upkeep of tools and facilities, improvements in 
equipment and arrangement, shop methods, proper utilization of 
tools, etc. 

(i) Assistants to shop superintendent. —Perform duties as¬ 
signed. 

(2) The above scheme of organization is that now practically 
adopted in all navy yards. In some cases the number of officers 
will be insufficient to fill all the details, but the subdivision of 
duties should follow the above outline and related duties be then 
combined as may be necessary. 

3488. (1) The details of organization of the divisional central 
offices will be as indicated below. The duties of the several sec¬ 
tions and of the members thereof are outlined broadly and are 
defined more closely in succeeding explanations of procedure in 
the case of work passing through the offices. 

(2) Each central office will be divided into a correspondence 
section, a planning section, and a drafting section. 

(3) Correspondence section — (a) Chief clerk. —General supervi¬ 
sion. Responsible that all routine reports are prepared. 

(&) File clerk. —Numbers, indexes, and keeps record of all cor¬ 
respondence. 


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(c) Correspondence clerics. —Clerks, typewriters, stenographers. 
General office work. Preparation of weekly reports of progress 
and of other routine reports. 

(d) Employment clerk.— Employment, discharges, reratings, re¬ 
instatements, injury reports. 

(e) Job order clerk. —Typewrites job orders as dictated or 
directed by officer in charge of planning section. Keeps informed 
of distribution of work under the various appropriations; of bureau 
cognizance, and of the title, head, and subhead under which to 
issue job orders. Checks all correspondence authorizing work 
and the money allotted against recommendations and estimates 
submitted by the yard. Prepares requests for monthly allotment 
of funds. Assists in preparation of routine reports. 

(/) Mail clerk.— Prepares correspondence for mailing. Also 
miscellaneous office work. 

(4) The planning section is divided into, three groups, viz, a 
planning and estimating group, a material group, and a progress 
and dispatching group. 

(5) Planning and estimating group —(a) Chief estimator ami 
planner (usually a draftsman).—Assistant to the officer in charge 
of planning section. In consultation with officers in charge of 
work, decides scope and plan of estimates. Has direct supervision 
of and assigns work to the estimators and planners. Superintends 
the collection and recording of cost data. 

( b ) Assistant (preferably a draftsman).—Secures from draft¬ 
ing room, or calculates, weights in connection with estimates. 
Investigates selected job orders to determine standards of per¬ 
formance, unit costs for labor, and material of certain classes 
of work by the pound, square foot, running foot, etc., for arriving 
at average performance records and for use in future estimating. 

(c) Estimators and planners (mechanics, quartermen. leading 
men).—Prepare estimates, plans of work, and material lists, the 
work being divided between the different estimators and planners 
according to its character and their knowledge and experience. 
(For details see succeeding paragraphs.) 

(6) Material group —( a) Material clerk. —Supervises the pro¬ 
curing and ordering of material. Has charge of requisition file 
and correspondence relating thereto and filed with requisitions. 
Keeps himself informed of location of stores in general store¬ 
houses. Keeps shop store lists. Assists in collection of data for 
cost and information filed. Keeps ships’ information file, includ¬ 
ing up-to-date schedules for ships’ assignments to yards, arrivals, 
departures, overhaul, and docking periods. 

(b) Assistants. —Typewriters. Typewrite “Material and prog¬ 
ress lists,” “ Material notification sheets,” stub requisitions. 
Assist in preparation of auxiliary job orders and in preparing 
file cards for recording of data, etc. 

(7) Progress and dispatching group —(a) Dispatching clerk .— 
Prepares and checks all auxiliary job orders. Supervises the filing 
of job orders, auxiliary job orders, stub requisitions, and other 
papers connected with the progress of a job in hand. Supervises 
the progress sheet men. Consults with drafting room with refer¬ 
ence to drawings to foremen in connection with work in hand. 
Sees that the auxiliary job order tickler file is kept up to date 
for the chief progress man. 

(b) Progress sheet men .—Enter the “Shop to shop progress” 
route on the “ Material and progress lists.” Make out “ Progress 
tags ” to accompany material. 

(c) Order file clerk. —Has charge of the current job order files, 
both the file by appropriation numbers and that by ship and 
account numbers. Typewrites auxiliary job orders. Assists with 
the auxiliary job order tickler file. 

(8) It will be noted that a separate standardizing group is not 
provided for. Under the chief estimator and planner, assistants 


Planning sec¬ 
tion. 


Planning and 
estimating 
group. 


Material 

group. 


Progress and 
dispatching 
group. 


Standardizing 
group not pro¬ 
vided for. 


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Connection of 
progress section 
with progress 
ami dispatching 
group. 


Progress tags. 


Office messen¬ 
ger system. 


Assignment 
of work to divi¬ 
sions. 


Procedure in 
cases of mixed 
cognizance. 


in both the planning and estimating group and in the material 
group are concerned in the selection and recording of reference 
data. In this work the examiners’ section will lend assistance. 

3489. (1) Closely associated with the progress and dispatch¬ 
ing group as outlined above is the chief progress man. He will 
have free access to all job order and auxiliary order files and file 
boards and will have at his disposition particularly the auxiliary 
job order tickler. He is further furnished with duplicate copy of 
every auxiliary job order, for issue to the shop and ship progress 
men and for a file of his own. 

(2) Shop and ship progress men will report at the central office 
or offices daily at stated times and receive from the chief progress 
man copies of the material and progress lists and the progress 
tags that go to shops, and of auxiliary job orders assigned them. 
The material and progress lists will be kept in foremen’s offices 
and will be checked up by the shop and ship progress men. The 
tags will follow the work through the route indicated thereon. 

(3) The progress tags will be linen tags 3| by inches. In 
the upper third of the tag will be noted the J. O. number and 
the serial number of the auxiliary job order to which the mate¬ 
rial pertains (to be explained later) ; the name of part or 
material; number of pieces or parts; kind of material; drawing 
number; piece number; pattern number or other symbol by which 
identified; date of issue. The middle part of the tag will be 
occupied by a shop to shop route, with three columns, one for 
shops, one for dates received, and one for dates delivered. The 
bottom part of the tag will be ruled for remarks. In this part 
of the tag note will be made of partial deliveries. A new tag 
will be made out for each partial delivery, excepting the last, 
which will be accompanied by the original tag. On each tag will 
be noted all the data on the original tag and also the number of 
pieces included in the delivery and the total number delivered. 
Each partial delivery is noted on the original tag, which will, 
therefore, when it goes forward with the final delivery, carry 
the full record. 

(4) Under the chief progress man in the central office there 
will further be one or more store men. These men will assist 
the material clerk in locating material in storehouses. They 
see the stub requisitions numbered and distributed to the sources 
of supply. They furthermore see that material available is 
delivered promptly; they also distribute the progress tags to 
accompany material drawn from storehouses. 

3490. In connection with the sections and groups of tfte cen¬ 
tral offices and the offices and shops outside, a messenger system 
will have to be maintained, one set of messengers making fre¬ 
quent trips to all collecting and distributing points within the 
limits of each central office, another making less frequent trips 
between distributing points of each central office and outside 
offices and shops. 

3491. (1) The commandant will transmit a copy of all corre¬ 
spondence involving requests for work to the central office of each 
division of the manufacturing department, accompanied with a 
memorandum indicating the items of the request that are to be 
undertaken by each division, together with any necessary di¬ 
rections. 

(2) Each division will then proceed to prepare estimates and 
report and recommendations, and issue job orders, as may be 
directed. Whenever, in the course of preparation of the esti¬ 
mates or the plan of work, it is found that certain portions of the 
work must be done in shops of the other division, that division 
will be at once informed and requested to prepare estimates or 
plan of work, or both, for the work it will be called upon to do. 
The letter or memorandum making the request will give all in¬ 
formation available relating to the work, stating what material 


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will be supplied by the division that will issue the job order, 
what drawings are to be consulted, etc. The division having 
the incidental work will send its estimate to the division having 
prime cognizance, where it will be incorporated in the report. 
When job orders are issued and the work is undertaken, an 
auxiliary covering the incidental work will be issued on the 
planning section of the division in whose shops the work will be 
done. This division will then treat this auxiliary as it would a 
job order of its own, and proceed to prepare a plan of work 
(unless such has been previously done when estimate was made) 
and a material and progress list (having due regard to informa¬ 
tion received from the other division as to material to be sup¬ 
plied by it), and will issue the necessary auxiliary job orders on 
its own shops. The auxiliary issued by one division on the 
planning section of the other for identical work will be sent in 
triplicate. One of these copies is returned with the promised 
date entered; the second is placed on the active job order file 
appropriation numbers, on a book marked “Transfer auxiliary 
job orders.” The third copy of the auxiliary is filed with the 
auxiliary job orders on the job-order file ship and account num¬ 
bers. When the work is completed the auxiliary is marked com¬ 
pleted and returned to the issuing division. 

(3) The procedure outlined above is applicable where the cen¬ 
tral offices of the two divisions of the manufacturing department 
are separate. Where they have been merged the auxiliary job 
orders under a job order will be issued on shops of both divisions 
indiscriminately, over the signatures of the heads of divisions 
concerned or their authorized representatives. 

(4) Whenever incidental work necessary in the execution of a 
job order involves the issue of a separate job order, for the 
reason that the work is chargeable to a different appropriation, 
this will be assigned, either originally or as its necessity develops, 
to the proper division. 

3402. (1) It will aid in the understanding of the details of 
office procedure which are given in the succeeding article if 
these are preceded by a synopsis of the routine relating to the 
handling of requests for work, indicating briefly their office 
route, the agents concerned therein, and the general duties of 
each. 

(2) Chief clerk receives and stamps. Has copies made of the 
original correspondence and forwards all papers to the file clerk. 

(3) File clerk marks all papers with office file number, files 
original copy, and forwards original correspondence and carbon 
copies to inside superintendent. 

(4) Inside superintendent examines correspondence. Urgent 
matter he takes up directly with the head of division. He trans¬ 
mits one copy of correspondence with office indorsement slip to 
chief draftsman. The original correspondence and two carbon 
copies he sends, with office indorsement slip, to the planning 
superintendent. Urgent matter goes direct; routine matter goes 
via the desk of the head of division. 

(5) Chief draftsman prepares order cards and “status of 
drawings ” sheets, and when all drafting work is under way re¬ 
turns indorsement slip and copy of correspondence to inside super¬ 
intendent. The “ status of drawings ” sheets he forwards to the 
chief estimator. 

(6) Planning superintendent files the original correspondence 
in his files until estimates, etc., are turned in. lie makes out a 
“ planning order ” in triplicate, keeps one as a tickler of promised 
date, and sends the other two, with copy of correspondence, to the 
chief estimator. On the planning orders is indicated the work to 
be done by the estimators. If job orders are to be issued at once, 
he dictates the specification. He also has prepared the first sheet 
of “ estimate sheets ” and of “ plan of work ” sheets for each item 


Synopsis of 
office procedure 
on a request for 
work. 


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for the estimators by dictating and having written upon it the 
specification under the item. 

In addition to the above he sends a copy of the correspondence, 
with notification slip addressed to the senior of the officers or 
master that the estimator is to consult in preparation of esti¬ 
mates, etc. 

(7) Chief estimator and planner notes on the planning orders 
the exact work to be performed and the name or initials of the 
estimator detailed to do it, and sends him the planning order and 
also the first sheets of “ estimate sheets ” and of “ plan of work.” 
The duplicate planning order he keeps in a tickler file. The copy 
of correspondence he uses as a reference and checking sheet. 

(8) Job-order clerk, upon receiving the dictation for a job 
order, writes one original on the small form (with inspection form 
on back), and with it makes four carbon copies on small form 
and one on large form, the latter for the accounting officer. After 
being signed by the head of division they are distributed as ex¬ 
plained in the succeeding article. In addition to job orders on 
standard forms, job-order briefs will be prepared of a form fitted 
for insertion in loose-leaf pocket memorandum books. 

(9) Estimator, upon receiving the papers from the chief esti¬ 
mator, will carry out the orders checked off on the planning order, 
giving preference to items for which job orders have already been 
issued; for such items he prepares plan of work and material and 
progress list first, estimates being made out subsequently. In 
preparing estimates for work not yet authorized the plan of work 
is also prepared if sufficient data are available. The estimator 
will examine drawings referred to in “ status of drawings ” sheet, 
investigate work on the spot, and consult with the persons whose 
names appear on the planning order. 

In preparation of the material and progress list the sheets will 
pass between the estimator and the material clerk and the dis¬ 
patching clerk. The former indicates the source of the material 
and takes steps to obtain it; the latter enters on the sheets the 
sliop-to-shop route of the material items. 

(10) If job orders are to be issued at once on items in a request 
for work, the papers will be examined and O. K’d by the proper 
officers and the office route of the papers held up sufficiently long 
to enable the material clerk to make smooth copies of the material 
and progress list, to prepare “material notification sheets” and 
stub requisitions, and to put papers in circulation; and, further, 
to enable the dispatching clerk to make smooth copy of the plan 
of work and to prepare therefrom and issue auxiliary job orders. 
The papers are then returned to the estimator for preparation of 
estimates and transmission to the chief estimator. 

(11) Chief estimator, upon receipt of all papers pertaining to 
a request for work, destroys the duplicate of the planning order 
in his tickler file and binds all papers together under the original 
of the planning order and the copy of the correspondence, and 
sends them to the planning superintendent, via the clerk in charge 
of estimate files, who numbers and indexes the estimates. 

(12) Planning superintendent examines all papers, and if satis¬ 
fied takes the original correspondence from his files, destroys the 
planning order in his tickler file, fills out the office indorsement 
slip received from the inside superintendent, and sends all papers 
to the latter. 

The method followed when action is taken on certain items 
without waiting for returns on others, estimates on which are de¬ 
layed for any reason, is described in the succeeding article. 

(13) Inside superintendent, upon receipt of the original corre¬ 
spondence and attached papers, examines all and dictates report, 
recommendations, and estimates. Necessary copies are then 
made, those for office files and all papers composing the plan of 
work, estimates, etc., sent to filing clerks, and the original corre- 


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spondenee, the original of the letter or indorsement of recom¬ 
mendation, and all copies intended for files of other yard offices 
transmitted to the head of the division for signature. The inside 
superintendent will destroy the office indorsement slip and the 
duplicate on his desk. 

3193. (1) The following office procedure in connection with details of 
correspondence requiring preparation of estimates and recom- on a° request for 
mendations will be followed in the central offices of divisions: work. 

(2) The chief clerk, upon receipt of the mail, will select all 
correspondence that requires planning and estimating and will 
detail a stenographer for making copies. 

When the correspondence shows that work is authorized in ad- 
^nce of estimates and does not carry an “Urgent!” tag, put a 
“ Iiush ! ” tug on it. 

In the absence of the chief clerk the above will be done by his 
relief. 

(3) The stenographer detailed for copying correspondence that 
requires planning and estimating will make four copies (three of 
them carbon copies) of each let+er or telegram of this kind, the 
copies to include all indorsements. 

When the correspondence carries a “ Rush! ” tag it will tage 
precedence over any other typewriting work. 

When the correspondence carries a “ Kush! ’’tag it will take 
precedence over everything but the preceding. 

Upon completing each set of copies, fasten the papers together 
with two clip fasteners at the tops of the sheets in the following 
order: 

1. Original copy. 

2. Original correspondence. 

3. First carbon copy. 

4. Second carbon copy. 

5. Third carbon copy. 

Deliver the above to the file clerk at once. 

(4) The file clerk upon receiving from a stenographer the origi¬ 
nal correspondence and four copies of correspondence that requires 
planning and estimating, will mark in lead pencil the original 
correspondence and all copies with the office file number. Put 
this number in the upper right-hand corner of first page. 

Then detach the original copy and send the original corre¬ 
spondence and the three carbon copies by messenger to the basket 
on the desk of the inside superintendent that is marked “ Esti¬ 
mates commenced.” 

File the original copy in the office files. 

When the original correspondence carries an “Urgent!” tag 
or a “ Kush! ” tag, instruct the messenger to inform you if the 
inside superintendent is out of his office. If such be the case, 
notify the planning superintendent and, in event of his absence 
from the office, the chief estimator, that such correspondence has 
been placed on the inside superintendent’s desk. 

In the absence of the file clerk, the above routine will be carried 
out by the chief clerk. 

(5) The inside superintendent upon receiving the original corre¬ 
spondence with three carbon copies of correspondence that re¬ 
quires planning and estimating will, after reading it, write the 
letter “ D ” on the left-hand margin of the first carbon copy, op¬ 
posite each item that will require preliminary drafting work. 

Then detach the third copy and send it, attached to the original 
of an office indorsement slip (Form A), to the draftsman in charge. 

This indorsement slip will be made out to show which items re¬ 
quire new drafting work, but if there are no such items the third 
copy of correspondence with office indorsement slip will be sent to 
the draftsman in charge whenever there are any items of work 
that will require reference to drawings during the preparation of 
the plan of work. Put the carbon duplicate of this indorsement 


t- 


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slip in a designated compartment on the inside superintendent’s 
desk, where it will remain until its original is returned. 

Urgent matter is taken up by the inside superintendent with the 
head of the division and expedited as directed. Matter not urgent 
follows the routine described below. In every case the inside 
superintendent will attach to original correspondence and the two 
attached carbon copies the original of an office indorsement slip 
with necessary orders checked off. Urgent matter which has 
already been brought to the attention of the head of the division 
will go direct to the planning superintendent. Matter not urgent 
will be sent to the desk of the head of division, with office indorse¬ 
ment slip properly checked off, addressed to the planning superin¬ 
tendent through the head of division. The carbon duplicate of 
the office indorsement slip is in every case put in a designated 
compartment on the inside superintendent’s desk, where it will 
remain until the return of its original with the original corre¬ 
spondence, plans of work, and estimates. 

In the absence of the inside superintendent the above routine 
will be carried out by his assistant, and in the latter’s absence by 
the chief estimator. 

(6) The draftsman in charge upon receiving the third carbon 
copy of correspondence requiring planning and estimating, with 
an office indorsement slip attached, will make out drawing order 
cards for each item that requires new drafting work. On each 
of these drawing order cards enter the office file number of the 
correspondence concerned. When drawings will be needed that 
are not on file in the drafting room, but can be obtained from 
some other office in the navy yard or from some place outside, 
prepare without delay a letter, for signature by the inside super¬ 
intendent, requesting the necessary Vandykes or blue prints and 
send it to his desk. 

In conjunction with the drafting room file clerk make out a 
report of status of drawings for each item that will require ref¬ 
erence to drawings during the preparation of the plan of work 
and send these forms to the chief examiner, where they may be 
consulted by the estimators. 

When all necessary drawing order cards and reports of status 
of drawings have been made out, fill out the second (office) in¬ 
dorsement on office indorsement slip and send it, attached to the 
copy of the correspondence, to the desk of the inside superin¬ 
tendent. 

In the absence of the draftsman in charge the above routine 
will be carried out by his relief. 

(7) The planning superintendent, upon receiving the original 
correspondence and two copies of the correspondence requiring 
estimating and planning, will note which orders are checked off 
on the attached office indorsement slip. 

He will then proceed to dictate the necessary wmrding for the 
general job order specification under each item. If the wording 
under the items of work requested in the original correspondence 
does not give a clear general specification of the w T ork desired, 
the chief estimator and planner will be requested by memorandum 
to furnish a rough plan or specification. The specification for 
the job order under each item will be typewritten on the first 
sheet of the estimate sheets for the item, and also after the word 
“ Item ” on the first sheet of the plan of work. If the job orders 
are to be issued at the same time—i. e., in advance of estimates— 
the same specification will be repeated on these. The space into 
which the specification will be written on all these forms, viz, 
job orders, plans of w T ork, and estimate sheets, will conform with 
that of the job order briefs (about inches wide by 2 $ inches 
deep) to be referred to in greater detail later. It will be found 
very advantageous to use a hectograph ribbon when typewriting 
the job orders, so that the job order briefs may be gotten out 


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by hectograph process. Whenever job orders are issued in ad¬ 
vance or estimates, the job order specification may be hecto- 
gra plied on the first sheet of the plan of work and the estimate 
sheets as well. 

Next fill out planning order in triplicate. Date it, fill in the 
spaces after “ Location,” “ Letter No.,” “ Dated,” and “ Item No.” ; 
then as necessary check off the paragraphs requiring notice. 
Ekiter in the space provided in paragraph 3 the name or names 
ot officers and master workmen who are to be consulted in the 
preparation of the plan of work. 

If the work is authorized, enter in paragraph 4 the job order 
number. 

If the work under any item is of such nature that it should 
take precedence over all other work, stamp the planning order 
“ Urgent.” 

Attach two copies of the planning order, filled out, and the 
first sheet of plan of work and of estimate sheets for each item— 
with specification of the job order for the item typewritten 
thereon—to the first copy of the correspondence, this being the 
copy which has been marked by the inside superintendent for 
drawings required in connection with items, and forward to chief 
estimator and planner. File the remaining copy of the planning 
order in a tickler file under the date entered in paragraph 5, 
“ Estimate should be completed by.” 

Fill out a notification slip to officers or master workmen in¬ 
forming them that the estimator is instructed to confer with 
them in the preparation of plans of work or of estimates called 
for by correspondence indicated on the notification slip. The 
notification slip is dated and addressed to the senior officer con¬ 
cerned. Fill in the spaces after “ Location,” “ Letter No.,” 

“ Dated,” and “ Item No.” In paragraph 1, in the space provided, 
fill in the names of other officers or master workmen that are to 
be consulted. If the work is already authorized, enter the job 
order number in paragraph 2. Sign or initial this form and send 
it wfith the second copy of the correspondence to the officer or 
master workman to whom it is addressed. 

The original correspondence will be kept filed in the office of 
the planning superintendent, the file being kept by one of the 
stenographers and typewriters detailed to assist him. Letters 
pertaining to the same ship are kept in one envelope or folder. 
Each letter is card indexed. The index card shows the name of 
the ship or originating office (such as a bureau requesting esti¬ 
mates of cost of manufacture of certain articles ; similar requests 
from other yards or from another department or division of the 
same yard), the number and date of letter, subject, number of 
items, date received by planning superintendent, and date that 
the estimate or recommendation is completed and letter or indorse¬ 
ment forwarded. 

In the absence of the planning superintendent the above routine 
will be carried out by the chief estimator and planner. 

(8) The job-order clerk, upon receiving the dictation for a job 
order, will make out one original on the small form and, with this, 
four carbon copies on the small form and one carbon copy on the 
large form. For the original use a job-order form that has on its 
back the form for inspection report on the completed job. When 
preparing the original, write in the upper right-hand part of the 
form the word “ File,” followed by the office file number that 
appears in lead pencil in the upper right-hand corner of the 
original correspondence. 

The original is written with a hectograph ribbon and is used 
for hectographing the job-order briefs, as described elsewhere. 

On the left-hand margin of the original correspondence, oppo¬ 
site each item, write in lead pencil the job-order numbers and 


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dates of issue. Return original correspondence, with attached 
office indorsement slip, to the planning superintendent. 

(9) Fasten all copies of each job order together with two clip 
fasteners and send them to the head of the division for his signa¬ 
ture by rubber stamp. 

Upon their return signed, send them out by messenger as fol¬ 
lows : 

To chief estimator, the original with the form for inspection on 
its back, to be put on job-order-file appropriation numbers, and 
one carbon copy on small form, to be put on file ship and account 
numbers; also one carbon copy on small form, which will be for¬ 
warded later to the inspection officer. This latter job-order copy 
is held in the central office until a memorandum can be entered 
on it indicating what shops have received or are to receive 
auxiliaries. 

The copy intended to be placed on the file ship and account 
numbers is sent to the chief estimator and planner via the chief 
draftsman and serves as a notification to the latter that drawings 
shown by the status of drawings sheet wdll be wanted. If this 
sheet has not already been prepared and sent to the chief esti¬ 
mator, its preparation and transmission are expedited. 

To accounting officer, one carbon copy on large form. 

To the office file clerk, one carbon copy on small form, for filing 
with original copy of correspondence in office files. 

To the commanding officer of the ship on which the job is to be 
done, one copy on small form. 

If the job does not concern a ship in commission, the last car¬ 
bon copy will not be made. 

In the absence of the job-order clerk the chief clerk will detail 
a substitute to carry out the above routine. 

(10) In addition to the job orders issued on the standard forms, 
job-order briefs should be made by the hectograph process from 
the original copy of the job order, which will be written with 
hectograph ribbon. As already explained in paragraph 7 of this 
article, the spacing of the job-order specification is kept withiu 
such limits that it will fit the form used for the job-order brief. 
The job-order number will be repeated on the job order just above 
the text of the specification, at the left-hand side, so that it will 
be copied into the correct space on the job-order brief. 

Enough copies of the job-order briefs will be made to permit of 
the following distribution: 

One or more to the inspection officer. This copy will have noted 
on it the shops to which auxiliary job orders are issued under the 
job order. 

One or more copies to the officer or officers having charge of 
the work. 

Two or more to the commanding officer of the ship. 

At least one copy for each shop on which an auxiliary order 
is issued, and in addition one copy for each shop progress man 
who will look out for the work, and one copy to the chief progress 
man for each auxiliary job order issued. 

(11) The chief estimator and planner, upon receiving a plan¬ 
ning order in duplicate, with letter requesting work attached, and 
with first sheet of plan of work and of estimate sheets for each 
item, will enter upon both planning orders the name or initials 
of the estimator he assigns for preparation of the plan of work 
and estimate; he will sign or initial the planning order and send 
the original with first sheet of plan of work and of estimate sheets 
for the item or items concerned to the estimator to whom it is 
addressed. He keeps the letter on file for reference, and notes on 
it, opposite each item, the name or initials of the estimator de¬ 
tailed. The carbon duplicate of the planning order is placed in 
a tickler, where it remains until the estimator turns in the cor¬ 
responding estimate, when it is destroyed. 


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The above procedure is on the assumption that all items in a 
request for work are referred to the same estimator. If this is 
not the case, and the items are distributed to a number of esti¬ 
mators, the chief estimator and planner will make out the neces¬ 
sary additional planning orders, checking off the same orders as 
were checked off on the two planning orders received from the 
planning superintendent, address them to the estimator he desires 
to detail, and accompany them by the first sheets of plan of work 
and of estimate sheets received from the planning superintendent. 
He will note the names or initials of the estimators assigned to the 
different items on the copy of correspondence on his files and file 
a duplicate of each new planning order in his tickler. 

When more than one estimator is called on to estimate on any 
item a separate planning order is issued to each, each bearing 
the names of all estimators assignee! to the item; one set of first 
sheets only is issued, the name of the estimator receiving these 
papers being checked on each planning order. 

Variation: If the job is of such a nature that the plan of work 
is perfunctory or is a repeater that can be made out from data 
in the estimates and costs file the chief estimator will prepare 
the plan of work himself. When completed he will attach it with 
clip fasteners to the planning order and the first sheet of esti¬ 
mate sheets, draw a line through the words “ Plan of work sheet ” 
on the planning order, and send, these papers to an estimator for 
preparation of the estimate sheets. 

(12) An estimator upon receiving the planning order from the 
chief estimator, with order to prepare both plan of work and 
estimate, will note if job order has already been issued; to such 
items he will give precedence in preparing the plan of work; 
obtain from the chief estimator the report of status of drawings, 
then obtain from drafting-room file clerk, applying for them by 
their numbers where possible, such drawings as will be required 
for reference in preparing the plan of work. If a new drawing is 
being made or an old one is being amended for any item of work 
he obtains from the draftsman in charge any information that 
may enable him to go ahead with the plan of work without wait¬ 
ing for completion of the new drafting work. Begin the plan of 
work on the plan of work sheet received from the chief estimator 
and planner, date it. and fill in the spaces after “ Location,” 
“ Letter No.,” “ Dated.” “ Item No.,” and “ Prepared by.” 

It is to be understood that the object of the plan of work is the 
study and analysis of the work to enable the estimator to state 
in concise language the principal steps necessary in the perform¬ 
ance of the job so that auxiliary job orders, separate for each 
shop, brief but comprehensive, may be issued. The separation 
of the several auxiliaries into their constituent elements (i. e., 
the detail planning) and the sequence of performance of the detail 
operations (i. e., shop routing) are not touched on in the central- 
office planning and are matters for the shops and to be covered 
by the directions on time cards. Cases may arise where it is con¬ 
sidered advisable to enter into greater detail in central-office 
planning, but such cases are extraordinary and such planning 
will be undertaken only upon direct instruction and supervision by 
the officers in charge. 

(13) The general plan herein outlined contemplates the issue 
of all auxiliaries whenever the job order becomes active, and the 
proper timing of the consecutive steps is left to the master work¬ 
men and the progress section, under the supervision of the officers 
in charge of work. 

(14) In preparing the plan of work the estimator will use, for 
additional sheets needed, plain paper, the same size as the first 
sheet, punched with four holes to match the holes in the first 
sheet; number all sheets in order and enter on the first sheet, in 
the space provided, the total number of sheets in the plan of work. 


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When writing on the additional sheets (for convenience in reading 
after the plan-of-work sheets have been bound) leave a margin of 
at least 1 inch at the top; write only on one side of a sheet. 

When any work develops in the plan that will have to be done 
by the other division or by some other navy yard or by some out¬ 
side concern write a rough draft of a memorandum requesting 
plan and estimate or estimate for this part of the work and de¬ 
liver same to the planning superintendent. Refer to location, 
letter number, date of letter, and item number, and furnish all 
information at hand to define the work on which plan and estimate 
are required. 

While making up the plan of work consult with the officers and 
master workmen whose names may appear in paragraph 3 of the 
planning order. The senior of these will write his initials on the 
first sheet under the words “ Prepared by ” when he is satisfied 
that the plan is in the proper shape. 

When the plan of work is completed and approved (in case 
approval is required as is shown in paragraph 3 of planning 
order) put all sheets together in proper numerical order and bind 
them, with planning order on top, with brass fasteners in the two 
middle holes. 

(15) If the work is not yet authorized, the estimator will next 
prepare the estimates. The plan of work and the estimate sheets 
will then pass to the chief estimator and be forwarded by him 
to the planning superintendent, as described in greater detail 
below. 

If the work is already authorized, the preparation of the mate¬ 
rial and progress list will proceed along with that of the plan of 
work. The column under “ Source ” will be filled by the ma¬ 
terial clerk, to whom the list is forwarded by the estimator. It 
will next pass to the dispatching clerk, under whose supervision 
the progress sheet men fill out the “ Shop to shop progress ” 
columns. If work under an item is to be started at once, the 
planning superintedent will O. K. the plan of work and the ma¬ 
terial and progress list; smooth copies will be made, auxiliary 
job orders prepared by the dispatching clerk, and stub requisitions 
and progress tags got out by the material clerk. The papers will 
then be returned to the estimator for preparation of estimates 
and transmission through the regular office channels. 

In the “ Shop to shop progress” columns above referred to will 
be noted the shops through which a part or material passes on 
its way to assembly or other destination. If it is simply stock 
material for one shop only, the shop letter is placed in the first 
column, showing that delivery is to be made to this shop; if it 
is to be assembled as part of an article to be manufactured, 
“Assemble” follows. If, e. g., a manifold had to be made and 
installed, the following shops would be noted in the progress 
columns: Pattern shop, foundry, machine shop, galvanizing shop, 
and outside machinist. It wfill be one of the duties of the shop 
and ship progress men to check the receipt of material in these 
columns on the foremen’s copies of the lists as the various items 
progress through the shops. 

As before stated, when work on a job is to be started, the mate¬ 
rial and progress list is sent to the material clerk. He has the 
required number of copies made and sees to their proper distri¬ 
bution. Stub requisitions are made out to cover material to be 
drawn from general stores, and a progress tag is prepared for 
every item on the material list. Four copies of general store¬ 
keeper (white) stubs are prepared. Of these, one copy is filed 
on the job-order file ship and account numbers under the job 
order The remaining three copies are given to store men, who 
are the men responsible for procuring material from the general 
storehouses and seeing to its delivery at first destination. They 
take the three copies to the accounting officer for numbering. 


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then to the storehouses, where the stubs are priced. One stub 
is retained for the general storekeeper’s file, the other two sent 
along with the material. When receipted by the person author¬ 
ized to receive the material, one is transmitted to the accounting 
officer, the other to the central office of the division, where it is 
filed under the job order on the job-order file ship and account 
numbers. It is understood that the transmission of stubs is by 
the store men, not through the mail or messenger service, and 
they have stubs numbered and priced while they wait. If ma¬ 
terial is not on hand or not all on hand, the stubs are corrected, 
the stubs accompanying the material always agreeing with the 
material. Stubs to cover material found to be not on hand are 
sent through later. 

(16) For work for which estimates must be submitted before 
if will be authorized, a plan of work is always prepared along 
with the estimates whenever such is possible; i. e.. whenever, 
in case of ship work, the vessel is available for examination, as 
also whenever the request is sufficiently specific, particularly if 
approval of the work may be anticipated. Otherwise, estimate 
sheets only will be prepared, which will be, under such circum¬ 
stances, approximations only. As a rule, the material and prog¬ 
ress list will not be prepared until after the work has been 
authorized. 

(17) In the preparation of the plan of work and of the mate¬ 
rial and progress list under an item of a request for work, it 
must generally be taken for granted that all the work is charge¬ 
able to one appropriation. There may be related or incidental 
work, but if such work is chargeable to an appropriation other 
than the main work under the item, it should appear as a sepa¬ 
rate item in the letter requesting work under the bureau that 
controls this appropriation. If it should happen, however, that 
related or incidental work under another appropriation was 
found necessary, while developing the plan of work, that had not 
been covered in a separate item, a separate plan of work, a sepa¬ 
rate material and progress list, and separate estimate sheets for 
each job order under the several appropriations concerned must 
be prepared by the division having cognizance of the work in 
question. 

(18) In preparing the material and progress list the estimator 
will fill out the heading at top of sheet. In the space after 
“ From ” he enters the words “ Planning section, division,” and 
his name or initials; after “ To ” the names of all master work¬ 
men to whom auxiliaries will be issued for work in connection 
with the job order; also to the clearing house or its counter¬ 
part, where such is organized; any places where parts or material 
on the list are to be delivered for issue to master workmen; and 
to all shop stores from which material is to be obtained. Copies 
will also be sent to the general storekeeper, one for each store¬ 
house represented on the list and two copies in addition; the 
storehouses to which copies will be sent will be written in by 
the material clerk when the list reaches him. Enter after 
“ Subject ” a brief abstract of the job order. Fill out columns 
under “Aux. J. O. Serial No.,” “ Drawing No.,” “ Piece No.,” 
“ Unit,” “ Quantity,” “ Material,” and “ Purpose and explana¬ 
tions.” Under “Aux. J. O. Serial No.” are to be entered 
the serial numbers of the auxiliary job orders issued under the 
job order, thereby connecting the material items with the different 
steps of the work; any further information will be given in the 
column under “ Purpose and explanations.” The material group 
will fill out the column under “ Source.” Where material is 
known or found to be not in store the date will be entered when 
it is wanted. 

If work is very urgent the estimator will, when preparing the 
material and progress list, send each sheet as fast as he completes 


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it and, for important material items, parts of sheets to the ma¬ 
terial clerk, who takes immediate steps to discover whether 
material is in store and, if not, to request purchase by means of 
material notification sheets. Material notification sheets will be 
made in duplicate, one for transmission to the general store¬ 
keeper, the other as office record. This copy is filed under the 
job order on the job-order file ship and account numbers. The ma¬ 
terial clerk will make notes in pencil on the rough sheets of the 
material and progress list as received from the estimator and send 
them back to the latter, the result being that when the plan of 
work and the material and progress list have been completed, the 
necessary steps for procuring all missing material have been 
taken. 

When a job order is issued and the material and progress lists 
are distributed, as explained above in this same paragraph, the 
general storekeeper will, when his copies reach him, check over 
the “ Source ” column. Steps will then at once be taken to procure 
all material not in store (where such has not already been done 
acting on material notification sheets), and one of the extra copies 
of the list returned to the central office corrected as may have 
been found necessary. This copy will be filed with other papers 
pertaining to the job on job-order file ship and account numbers. 
For special material not carried in store a material notification 
sheet will always be made out by the material clerk, giving nec¬ 
essary information and quoting authority, and sent to the general 
storekeeper. The source will be indicated by symbols with, 
where called for and known, the date when the material is 
expected to be available, or when material to be purchased will 
be wanted, and a letter or number to indicate the storehouse 
where it will be issued. A single column can in this way be made 
to give a great variety of information. Examples of such 
symbols: 

A-17-2 w^eeks—Meaning: In store in building 17. Reserve for 


two weeks. 

B-l8-6/12-12-Under inspection. Available for issue 

in building 18 by June 12, 1912. 

C-18-7/5-12-Under contract. Available for issue in 

building 18 by July 5, 1912. 

D-20-7/15-12-Not in store. Will be purchased. 

Wanted by July 15, 1912. Will be 
issued in building 20. 

E-20-8/15—12-Special material, not carried in store. 

Wanted by August 15, 1912. Will be 
issued in building 20. 

F-To be manufactured. 

G—M— -Draw from shop store of shop M. 


To indicate on the material and progress list that the purchase 
of any item has already been requested by material notification 
sheet, an additional letter may be used, e. g., H, followed by 
the date of the notification sheet; similarly letter I may be used 
to indicate that any item so marked will be covered by a notifi¬ 
cation sheet with complete specifications. 

These and other similar symbols found desirable will be printed 
in the heading of the material and progress list. 

(19) If the material and progress list is to be useful for ready 
reference in the general storekeeper’s department there must be 
provided some means of identifying it other than the job order 
number. Serial numbers will therefore be given these lists the 
number being preceded by the letter H to indicate that it origi¬ 
nated in the hull division, and by letter M that it originated in 
the machinery division, the numbers being given in the central 
offices of the divisions. 


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(20) Estimates will be written on one or more sheets of the 
prescribed form. Number each sheet, and on the first sheet, in 
the space provided, enter the total number of sheets for that item; 
enter, on the first sheet only, the date estimate is made and fill in 
the spaces after “ Location,” “ Letter No.” “ Dated,” “ Item No.,” 
and “ Total time ”; in the column under “ Remarks ” state 
whether the work is recommended, not recommended, recom¬ 
mended in modified form, or recommended to be deferred until 
next visit of vessel, etc. On first sheet, and all additional sheets, 
fill in the space after “Appropriation.” When the item contains 
work under more than one appropriation, begin each appropria¬ 
tion on a fresh sheet. When a part of the estimate is furnished 
by the other division, or by some other navy yard, or by some 
outside concern, enter only the totals of labor, material, and in¬ 
direct charges; in such cases enter, in the column under “Re¬ 
marks,” the source of this part of the estimate and the number 
and date of the letter that gives it. 

On the final sheet for each appropriation, on the line opposite 

Estimate total,” enter, in the proper column, the total labor, 
total material, and total indirect charge; enter the sum of these 
three costs on the same line in the space under “ Grand total.” 

When the estimate is completed put the sheets in proper order 
underneath the plan of work sheets, material and progress list 
and planning order, and bind all these sheets together with brass 
fasteners through the two middle holes; then deliver them to the 
chief estimator and planner. 

(21) The chief estimator, upon receiving from an estimator the 
plan of work and estimate for an item of work, will, if satisfied 
with it, file it in his file of estimates under way under the first 
carbon copy of the correspondence it belongs to; on this copy he 
will check off the item number of the completed estimate. He 
will destroy the duplicate of the planning order in his tickler file. 

When the plan of work and estimate for every item in the cor¬ 
respondence has been turned in, arrange them in numerical order 
under the first carbon copy of the letter; then secure all papers 
together, using brass fasteners through the two outside holes, 
without disturbing the fasteners for papers of individual items 
in the two middles holes, and send them to the planning superin¬ 
tendent via the clerk in charge of the estimate files, who gives a 
number to the estimate under each item; also cross indexes each 
item so that it can be found under a ship heading or a subject 
heading. 

(22) The planning superintendent, upon receipt of the papers, 
examines them, and, if satisfied, takes the original correspondence 
from his files and clips the papers to it. He then fills out the 
second indorsement of the office indorsement slip received from 
the inside superintendent, clips this slip to the original corre¬ 
spondence, so it will be on top of all papers, and sends them to 
the desk of the inside superintendent, where they are placed in a 
pocket marked “ Estimates completed.” He takes the duplicate 
of the planning order from his tickler file and destroys it. 

Variation: In cases where it is desirable to obtain action on 
some of the items in a letter without waiting for the completion 
of the estimates for others that for any reason are delayed, the 
planning superintendent will request the chief estimator to sub¬ 
mit papers on all completed items and proceed as above for all 
such items. Note will be made in the official indorsement or letter 
of the reason for delay in items not reported upon, and if possible 
an approximate date given when missing reports and estimates 
will be forwarded. At the same time the planning superintendent 
has a “ delayed estimate ” slip filled out in triplicate. He files 
one in a tickler of promised forwarding date, sends one to the 
chief estimator and planner, and one to the inside superintendent 
with the original correspondence. 


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The first carbon copy of the correspondence, with marginal 
notes, which is the chief estimator’s file copy and checking sheet, 
will be retained by him until all estimates, etc., have been com¬ 
pleted, when it will be forwarded to the planning superintendent 
with all remaining papers and the delayed estimate slip. 

(23) The inside superintendent, upon the return of the original 
correspondence and attached papers, will detach and destroy the 
office indorsement slip and its duplicate that is on file on his desk. 
Then dictate an indorsement for the original correspondence, con¬ 
sulting the estimate sheets and when necessary the plan of work 
sheets; then turn over all the above papers to the stenographer. 

(24) The stenographer, upon receiving the dictation from the 
inside superintendent or from another officer for an indorsement 
or letter on original correspondence involving estimates, will make 
an original with carbon copies as follows: 

Two copies for office files, one to file with the original copy of 
correspondence in main files, the second to file with the plan of 
work, material and progress list, and estimate sheets in the esti¬ 
mate file. 

One copy for each other office through which the correspondence 
will pass before leaving the navy yard. Stamp each of these 
copies with its destination. 

In writing the indorsement consult the estimate sheets in order 
to check the figures given. At the end of the indorsement give 
a summary of the cost for labor, material, and indirect charge 
under each appropriation involved. 

Number the indorsement with the office file number marked on 
the original correspondence. Immediately after completing the 
writing of each indorsement that involves an estimate, send it 
with all its copies, together with the papers that it concerns, to 
the basket on the desk of the inside superintendent marked “ In¬ 
coming; for signature.” The order in which these papers will 
be arranged will be as follows: 

Original correspondence with originals of previous indorse¬ 
ments, and original of indorsement just written, attached together 
in the regulation manner. 

All copies of indorsement just written in the reverse order of 
offices through which they are to go before leaving the navy yard. 

Then the following, which are bound together with brass 
fasteners: 

Delayed estimate slip (if any). 

Planning order, plan of work sheets, material and progress lists, 
and estimate sheets for each item in numerical order. 

File copies of indorsement just written. 

(25) The inside superintendent, upon the return of the original 
correspondence with indorsement or letter attached, checks same 
and if satisfactory forwards the original correspondence, the 
original of the indorsement or letter of recommendation, and all 
copies but the office file copies to the desk of the head of division 
for his signature. He detaches and destroys the office indorsement 
slip and its duplicate that is on file on his desk. The office file 
copy is sent to the main office file clerk. The estimates file copy 
of the indorsement or letter and all remaining papers, bound to¬ 
gether by brass fasteners through the two outer holes, are sent to 
the estimates and costs file clerk. 

Authorized 8494. (1) When the chief estimator and planner receives the 
further details two C 0 P ies of a job order intended for the file by appropriation 
* numbers and the file by ship and account numbers, he consults the 
officer in charge of the work as to the time when the work should 
be started. If it is not to be started at once, the job-order copies 
are filed on “ Inactive job-order file appropriation numbers.” 
(Each appropriation file—O. & O. stores, C. & R., S. M., etc.—is 
subdivided for the various vessels.) If plan of work, material 
list, etc., have not been previously prepared, these papers are now 
made out at once. 


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(2) When the work is to be started the two copies of the job 
order are taken off the inactive file and given to the dispatching 
clerk. He or his assistants places the job-order copies on the 
proper files; that with the inspection form on the back on the 
“Active job-order file appropriation numbers,” the other copy, on 
standard small form, on the “ Job-order file ship and account num¬ 
bers.” 

(3) The dispatching clerk then proceeds to get cut the necessary 
auxiliary job orders. These are issued on two different forms; 
the larger form is used as the file copy for the office file board, 
ship and account numbers, and also for issue to shops, as the shop 
office file copy. The small form, which is of the same size and 
shape as the job-order briefs previously referred to, is a pocket 
form and is used for extra issues to shops and for issue to prog- 
ressmen and to officers in charge of work. All are made prefer¬ 
ably by hectograph process from the plan of work. The latter is 
typewritten with hectograph ribbon and the auxiliary job-order 
specifications are written within such limits that they are in shape 
to be copied off on the auxiliary job-order forms; the job-order 
number is repeated over each specification in the plan of work, 
and each specification is given, besides, a serial number under the 
job order, by which the auxiliary job order is identified. Both 
the job-order number and the auxiliary job-order serial number 
are written on the plan of work in such a place, relatively to the 
text of the specification, that the numbers will print into the cor¬ 
rect spaces on the pocket form of the auxiliary job-order form. 
The auxiliary job-order serial number also serves to connect up 
material items on the material and progress list with the auxiliary 
job order to which they pertain, as explained in connection with 
the material and progress list. Thus, under a given job order 
there are issued two auxiliaries on the sheet-metal shop; one on 
the shipsmith shop; one on the pattern shop; one on the foundry; 
one on the machine shop; six in all. Number them serially 1 to 
6 and identify material items of the material and progress list by 
writing the proper serial numbers in the column headed “Aux. 
J. O. Serial No.” These serial numbers will always be used on 
time cards in addition to the job-order numbers. 

4. Enough copies of the auxiliary job orders will be made to 
permit the following distribution: 

Of the large form, two only, one of the job-order file board ship 
and account numbers; the order to serve as the office copy of the 
shop on which it is issued. 

Of the pocket form— 

1, at least, for the shop on which drawn. 

2, at least, for the chief progress man. 

1 or more for the officer or officers in charge of the work 

The pocket form of the auxiliary job order, like the job-order 
brief, is intended for insertion in loose-leaf pocket memorandum 
books, and has holes punched along one edge for this purpose. 

5. The large form of auxiliary job order bears the signature of 
an authorized representative of the head of division; the small 
form is not signed. The date on which the work is desired com¬ 
pleted is entered by the dispatching clerk in the space provided, 
after consultation with the officers in charge of the work. He 
will enter this date only on the two large copies and on the 
small copy that is intended for the tickler file of the chief 
progress man; on other copies issued this date, as well as the 
promised date, will be entered by the persons to whom they are 
issued. The dispatching clerk will forward one large copy and 
cne small copy to the shop concerned, the latter being the one 
intended for the tickler file of the chief progress man. Both 
will be stamped with time clock when leaving. The dispatching 
clerk will, in addition, send as many more of the small form as 
may be needed. The second copy on the large form, also time 


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stamped, be files with the job order on job-order file board ship 
and account numbers. The master workman note on the two 
copies received bearing the time stamp the time of receipt and 
enter a promised date of completion. The small copy is then 
returned to the central office, where the dispatching clerk or his 
assistant files it in the tickler file of the chief progress man 
under the promised date. The large copy of the auxiliary job 
order is retained by the master workman as his office copy. 

Of the two copies of each auxiliary job order sent to the chief 
progress man he gives one copy to the shop progress man, who 
is to look out for the work, and files the other under that man’s 
name. 

Every set of auxiliary job orders sent out to shops, chief prog¬ 
ress man, or officers in charge of the work will be accompanied by 
a copy of the job-order brief previously described. 

6. When a master mechanic completes his work on an auxiliary 
job order, he sends it to the progress and dispatching group of 
the central office; the dispatching clerk or his assistant sees that 
the duplicate is removed from the tickler file, keeping the chief 
progress man informed, and then places both copies with the job 
order on the file ship and account numbers; all three copies now 
on this file are stamped ‘‘Completed.” When all auxiliary job 
orders are returned completed (and the material for the job 
order checked, as explained below), the dispatching clerk removes 
the copy of job order backed with insi>ection form from the 
“Active job-order file appropriation numbers,” signs it as com¬ 
pleted, and forwards it to inspection officer. If the inspection 
officer returns the job order marked “Work satisfactory,” the 
dispatching clerk or assistant removes from the “job-order file 
ship and account numbers” all papers pertaining to this job. 
All papers are destroyed except the following, which are fastened 
together and filed in “ Completed-work file ”; job order with 
inspection form on back; copy of each auxiliary job order that 
the foreman signed as completed; the material and progress list; 
copy of stub requisitions; and copy of notifications to general 
storekeeper for purchase. 

Variation: If the inspection officer is not satisfied with a com¬ 
pleted job, he notes on the bottom of the form for inspection (on 
back of the job-order form signed, as completed) the unsatisfac¬ 
tory articles or features and returns this form to the head of the 
division direct It then goes to the officer in the division who 
had supervision of the work in question and he consults the 
inspection officer with regard to the unsatisfactory features. 
When an agreement is arrived at, the officer in charge of the 
work directs the dispatching clerk to issue such additional auxil¬ 
iary job orders as will be required for proper completion of the 
job. 

Meanwhile the copy of the job order posted on the “ Job-order 
file ship and account numbers ” remains on this file. The supple¬ 
mentary auxiliaries are sent out and filed precisely as were the 
original auxiliaries, and when they are sent in as completed the 
same copy of the job order, with inspection form on back, is 
again sent to the inspection officer. 

7. When all auxiliary job orders are reported completed, the 
dispatching clerk notifies all foremen who had work on the job 
that the job order will be closed; the foremen will then send 
memoranda of all left-over material to the central office, where 
returned material stubs will be prepared. The shop-store men 
are given the same notification; all are given 24 hours in which 
to make their returns. Returned material stubs are prepared 
by tjie material group and handled in the same manner as are 
the white stubs. 

8. The dispatching clerk, about 4 p. m. daily, has an assistant 
check the auxiliary job-order tickler file for date of previous work- 


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ing day to note what auxiliary job orders have not been returned 
completed at the date promised. After consultation with the 
chief progress man a “Delinquent auxiliary job-order list” is 
prepared for the signature of the planning superintendent, a sepa¬ 
rate sheet for each foreman. These lists are sent to the foremen 
concerned, calling attention to the numbers of incompleted aux¬ 
iliary job orders issued to each and requesting each to place new 
date of completion after each job-order number given. The fore¬ 
man enters the new date of completion, explains delay if neces¬ 
sary, and if impossible to give a new date of completion, states the 
reason why, and returns the “Delinquent list” to the dispatching 
clerk. The foreman also enters the new date of completion on 
the copy of the auxiliary job order he holds. When the dispatch¬ 
ing clerk receives the returned “ Delinquent list ” he directs his 
assistants to change the promised dates of completion in accord¬ 
ance with new dates given, and to rearrange the auxiliary job- 
order tickler file accordingly. 

9. If a foreman finds that to complete his work the services 
of another trade or shop is required, which has not been pre¬ 
viously planned for, or that an auxiliary job order has not been 
issued for the work, he will make request on a standard form 
called a “ Work request.” On this he will give the name of trade 
or shop which is to do the work required, with a complete de¬ 
tail specification of the work; also, as far as possible, the name 
and dimensions of required material; in other words, sufficient 
information to enable the dispatching clerk to issue an auxiliary 
job order without further planning. In urgent cases a foreman 
may request this work by telephone, confirming the request later 
on a “Work request” form, so that record can be kept of the 
job while it is under way. These “ Work requests ” are filed on 
job-order file ship and account numbers, and destroyed when 
the job is completed. The work request is filed only as a matter 
of record. If a work request calls for more than a minor job, 
the dispatching clerk will bring it to the attention of the chief 
estimator and planner, or the officer supervising the work, for 
approval. 

A foreman will make a similar request when he finds that an 
item of material has not been provided for, using a form called 
a “ Material request.” 

10. The dispatching clerk is responsible for seeing that the 
drafting room furnishes all necessary drawings to foremen as 
required by the plan of work. A list of drawings is prepared for 
all job orders requiring them, the list being prepared by the chief 
draftsman, the dispatching clerk, or both in conjunction. The 
record of all drawings furnished to foremen through the agency 
of the planning section is kept in the drafting room by a card 
index filed under drawing numbers and subject heads. These 
cards carry a complete record of the issues, reference being to 
job-order numbers and to foremen and shops to which the draw¬ 
ings were issued. 

3495. Time cards of the prescribed form will be used, size 4 1 Time cards, 
by 4-J inches, of thin manila paper. The time entries on the 
cards will be made by clock, by the supervisors, by timekeepers, 
or by the workmen themselves, as may be directed by the com¬ 
mandant. The elapsed time and the amount earned will be 
entered by shop clerks or in the accounting office, following pres¬ 
ent practice. Other entries will be made by the supervisory force 
or by clerks designated therefor. In the space reserved for the 
job-order number will be entered not only the job-order number 
but also the serial number of the auxiliary under the job. In 
the space allotted for description of the operation will be entered 
a brief of the work required, together with any directions as to 
its performance and next destination of the piece where such 
directions are desirable. In the space for operation numbers 


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will be entered the sequence number of tlie operation on the job 
whenever the job has been made the subject of a definite shop 
plan. A separate card will be issued to each man for each opera¬ 
tion or set of operations, and a new card on the same operation 
or job for each day or fraction of a day. It is important to 
note that while one of the main objects of the recording of time 
against specific operations, which records will be accumulated, 
analyzed, and posted to operations and objects in the central 
office, in the obtaining of reliable performance data, it is not the 
intention to collect such data on the elementary details compos¬ 
ing the operation, nor always on all the separate minor operations 
involved in the performance of a job. Therefore, in the issuing 
of time cards such minor operations will be aggregated into a 
limited number of separate, readily definable steps, and cards is¬ 
sued against such steps only. On the back of the cards is noted 
by the responsible supervisor any circumstance affecting the prog¬ 
ress of the work, such as unusual condition of material, mishaps 
to tools or machines, etc. Where no such remarks are made the 
legend “ See over for remarks,” on the face of the card, will be 
scratched out. The card, having been marked as “ finished ” or 
“ unfinished,” is signed or initialed by the responsible super¬ 
visor. In the space marked “ Entered on record card,” the shop 
clerk will enter his initials to indicate that the data of the time 
card has been posted to the record card whenever it has been 
decided to keep the record; a line will be drawn through the 
legend when no record is kept. 

Record Cards. 

3496. Record cards of the same dimensions as the time cards 
and same paper will be used whenever found desirable. They 
will be used for accounting purposes only in shops in which a 
premium system of payment is in operation. For obtaining records 
on operations when the question of bonus pay to workmen does 
not enter, the record cards may be prepared in shop offices, 
transcriptions being made thereon daily from the time cards 
before the latter are transmitted to the accounting office, or the 
records may be obtained in central offices from the time cards 
direct. When record cards are prepared in shop offices they 
will, when completed, be forwarded to central offices, where 
they will be posted to objects and operations and the cards filed 
for future reference. The time record on the record cards ex¬ 
tends over the period of one week. Whenever an operation 

extends beyond this period a new record card (or set of record 
cards when more than one man is employed steadily on the opera¬ 
tion) will be prepared by the shop clerk, all cards being retained 
in the shop office until the work is satisfactorily completed, 
when they will be transmitted to the central office. In the space 
calling for the rating and number of men of gang will be entered 
the number of men that it is proposed to employ steadily on the 
operation, the object being to arrive at the proper number and 
uniformity of practice. When the operation is assigned to one 
man only, no entry will be made in this space. Men detailed for 

temporary assistance will not be entered in this space. For 

record cards prepared in shop offices the entries and computa¬ 
tions will be made by shop clerks under supervision of the respon¬ 
sible foremen. In preparation of record cards on operations de¬ 
manding the services of a gang, the cards of the gang must be 
kept together, loosely fastened together by a clip or rubber band. 
In such cases the full data will be entered only on the card of 
the leading workman. All other cards will bear only the data 
necessary for their identification with the operation and the man, 
each, however, having entered upon it daly the time record from 
the proper time card. Thus, the record card of a helper will have 


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entered on it the job-order number and serial number of the 
auxiliary; the shop or shop symbol; the sequence number of the 
operation; the man’s name, rating, and check number; the hour 
rate of pay and the time made; and the computations there¬ 
from. The back of record cards will be utilized for remarks, 
over the signature of the responsible supervisor. Here will be 
noted anything having reference to the work, such as defects 
developed, exceptional conditions, departures from accepted prac¬ 
tice, etc. When no remarks are entered on the back of a record 
card the legend on the face of the card, “ See over for remarks,*’ 
will be crossed out. The space of the record card for receiving 
the examination record applies at present to such shops only in 
which a bonus system of pay is established, the operation of which 
shops involves details not referred to herein. 

Section 12. —Shop Stokes. 

3497. In shops where the necessity exists for the ready issue 
of material in minor quantities for purposes of current manufac¬ 
ture and repair work that can not be definitely provided for be¬ 
forehand, shop stores will be established and operated in accord¬ 
ance with instructions embodied in succeeding paragraphs of this 
article. 

(1) When starting a shop store in any shop the following pro- Starting shop 
cedure will be followed: Stores in the shop will be carefully stores * 
inventoried and separated into such as will be wanted in shop 

stores and such as will not be wanted. All will be invoiced to 
the general storekeeper; those wanted for shop stores will be 
drawn on the regular shop store replenishment requisitions. The 
proper appropriations will be credited with the value of stores in¬ 
voiced ; actual credit will be given to appropriations wherever 
such can be done without violation of law; otherwise an operat¬ 
ing credit will be given. The general storekeeper will open a 
ledger account with each shop store. In this account will be 
debited the money value of the stock originally transferred from 
shops to shop stores, and subsequently entries will be made 
therein—credits when material is issued from shop stores and 
debits when stock is delivered to them. Stock ledgers, by classes, 
will not be opened for shop stores; items of stock will, when 
issued from the main storehouse to shop stores, be transferred 
from the respective classes to a new class to be known as class 
66, “ Shop store stock.” 

(2) As regards nature and quantity of stores to be carried it Nature and 

is to be understood that shop stores are designed to meet emer- of 

gency demands of material in small quantities only, such, for 
example, as are obtainable from the general storehouses in pack¬ 
age lots only or in other forms or quantities too great to meet the 
separate small demands constantly arising. Shop store issues will 

in no sense supersede the planned procuring of proper stock from 
general storehouse against specific jobs. Under these provisions 
it may be said that the maximum quantity of any material kept 
on hand in any shop store should not be in excess of one month’s 
issue. For the present the department limits the aggregate value 
of stores in all shops at the different navy yards to the following: 

New York, $55,000; Norfolk, $45,000; Philadelphia, ,$40,000; Bos¬ 
ton, $40,000; Portsmouth, $35,000; Charleston, $15,000; Mare 
Island, $50,000; Puget Sound, $35,000. These total values will 
be appropriately divided among the several shop stores. 

(3) The heads of divisions, or the shop superintendents as their Limits of 
representatives, will, in conjunction with the general storekeeper, au J r " t 1 1 t t s f* of 
settle on the material to be carried in the several shop stores; lssue> 

on the maximum and minimum quantities to be carried of each stock cards, 
item, and on the units of issue. It will have to be noted that the 
units of issue will in many cases be different from the units in 









Control; cus¬ 
tody; inven¬ 
tories. 


Shop-store 

men. 

Duties. 


present general use. For example, the unit for machine screws 
will be, instead of the gross, the dozen or half dozen. The mini¬ 
mum value of any issue unit will be 1 cent. In determining on the 
quantity to be requested by shop store men when the quantity on 
hand reaches the agreed upon minimum, the units of quantity 
used in storehouses must be kept in mind, so that the quantity 
requested will be at least for one such unit, and not for frac¬ 
tional parts thereof. 

Stock cards will be prepared for items of shop stores which it 
has been decided to carry, using the standard form of stock ledger 
sheet or a modification thereof. Every item of stock in each shop 
store should receive a stock number, from 1 upward, for each shop 
store, the stock number to be conspicuously posted on each bin 
or other receptacle, and, together with name and size of item, 
entered on the stock cards. 

(4) Under the plan of these instructions the material in shop 
stores remains on the books of the general storekeeper. While 
a large part of the routine of the operation of shop stores will be 
intrusted to men responsible to the heads of divisions concerned, 
the interests of the general storekeeper will be guarded by a shop 
store supervisor whose duty it shall be to see that yard orders 
concerning the conduct of shop stores are carried out: who will 
supervise delivery of stock and obtain shop store men’s receipt 
therefor; who will assist the shop store men in pricing of stock 
cards; who will conduct the inventories, and who will, through 
the general storekeeper, bring to the notice of the heads of divi¬ 
sions any information or suggestion pertaining to the matters 
under his supervision. This man will be classed as a special 
mechanic under Schedule D; his pay will be charged to general 
expense account No. 180. The efforts of the shop store supervisor 
to keep shop stores in operation in strict accord with yard orders 
will be seconded by the shop superintendents of divisions con¬ 
cerned and by the shop foremen. 

Effort should be made to take inventories of all shop stores once 
a quarter. In every shop store there will naturally be items that 
are more active than all others; such items will have to be checked 
up at closer intervals and stock cards corrected as found necessary. 
Inventories will generally be confined to checking material on 
hand against balance shown by stock cards. Before proceeding 
with the inventory the shop store supervisor will satisfy himself 
as to the arithmetical accuracy of the stock cards. Balances 
shown by stock cards will be corrected to agree with stock on hand 
by taking up or expending the proper quantity, crediting or debit¬ 
ing the appropriations concerned. This will be accomplished by 
sending through shop store credit memorandum or shop store 
stub requisition with “App.” written or stamped in the space re¬ 
served for J. O. No. If it is found that stores have been permitted 
to deteriorate or become worthless, this loss will be ascertained 
and be charged against a shop expense account, a new account, 
No. 112, being used for this purpose. 

Stock cards having been made to tally with stock on hand, and 
debits and credits made as indicated above, the cash value repre¬ 
sented by the total of all balances will be compared with the cash 
balance shown by the general storekeeper’s ledger account for 
that shop store, and any difference found to exist corrected by an 
adjustment stub, crediting or debiting the shop store account and 
debiting or crediting the appropriations concerned under title V, 
miscellaneous. 

Inventories will be signed by the shop store supervisor and the 
shop store man, and countersigned by the shop superintendent of 
the manufacturing division concerned. 

(5) The heads of divisions concerned will detail helpers or labor¬ 
ers as shop-store men, and will detail other helpers or laborers as 
reliefs. Care will be taken to insure that a shop-store man and 


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his relief are not absent from the yard at the same time. Neither 
the rating nor the pay of men detailed for the shop stores will be 
changed by the assignment, and the number detailed for the 
several shop stores will be as may be necessary, and will be as 
small as is consistent with the proper performance of the work. 
Whenever possible, the duties of tool-room keepers and shop-store 
men will be combined. These men will also be, wherever possible, 
the ones to take charge of and issue material drawn from store¬ 
house against specific jobs, and will further, whenever practicable, 
be the men detailed for receiving material arriving in the shop 
from ships or other shops and for its dispatching. In small shops 
the duties of the shop-store men will be incidental only, and 
wherever possible a single shop store will be made to serve more 
than one shop. 

In the custody of stores, their replenishment, issue, etc., the 
shop-store men will be concerned mainly with quantity, and as 
little as possible with cost. Stock card unit prices will be ad¬ 
justed by the shop-store supervisor; extensions on shop-store 
stub requisitions and credit memoranda will be made in the 
general storekeeper’s office and checked in the accounting officer’s 
office; the general storekeeper’s office will do the pricing of re¬ 
plenishment requisitions and the extending and summarizing of 
items thereon, as also the extending and summarizing of items on 
returned material requisitions. 

(6) In the routine operation of shop stores the following special 
forms will be required: 

(A) Shop-store replenishment requisition. 

(B) Shop-store replenishment requisition—returned ma¬ 
terial. 

(C) Shop stores issued. 

(D) Shop-store stub requisition. 

(E) Shop stores returned. 

(F) Shop-store credit memorandum. 

(G) Stock card. 

For the stock card the standard form of stock-ledger sheet may 
be used or a modification thereof. No separate blank will be 
used for Form B, designed for return to the general storekeeper 
of inactive shop-store stock; Form A, with “ Returned material ” 
written or stamped across the face, will be used. 

(7) When the stock of any item approaches the minimum, the 
shop-store man will make out a shop-store replenishment requi¬ 
sition. These replenishment requisitions will be made out not 
oftener than once a week, except in exceptional and urgent cases. 
They will be made out in duplicate, signed by the shop-store man, 
approved by the shop superintendent of the division concerned, 
and forwarded to the general storekeeper. In the office of the 
general storekeeper both copies of the requisition will be num¬ 
bered, unit prices and extensions entered, issue will be made of 
stores requested, and the shop-store account charged with their 
value. The shop-store supervisor will see that stores are deliv¬ 
ered to shop stores as per requisition; the shop-store man will 
check the delivery against the requisition, sign both copies, and 
return the original to the general storekeeper, filing the duplicate. 
He will then distribute the stores to their proper bins or racks, 
making necessary entries on the stock cards. The adjustment 
of unit price on stock cards, whenever prices are subject to 
change, will be made by the shop-store supervisor. The unit 
prices used on issue and returned material tickets and on shop- 
store stubs and credit memoranda, to be described in subsequent 
paragraphs, will be correct to the nearest tenth of a cent. Any 
discrepancies between value of shop-store stock and its cash value 
by the general storekeeper’s ledger account, due to slight differ¬ 
ences between the exact unit prices and the simplified approxi¬ 
mate prices used in shop stores, will be corrected by means of an 


Special forms. 


Shop-store 
replenishment 
requisition— 
Form A. 


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Shop-store 
replenishment 
requisition— 
returned mate¬ 
rial—Form B. 


Shop stores 
issued tickets— 
Form C. 


Shop stores 
stub requisi¬ 
tion—Form P. 


adjustment stub, which will be made to cover all differences 
found to exist on occasions of inventory, after balances shown by 
stock cards have been corrected to agree with quantities on hand, 
as explained in paragraph 4 of this article. The column headed 
“ Stock No.” will be filled by the shop-store man when preparing 
the requisition, and is provided for convenience in sorting to 
proper receptacles. The column headed “ Class No.” will like¬ 
wise be filled by the shop-store man when preparing the replen¬ 
ishment requisition. These class numbers will be the numbers 
designating the classification of items before transfer to shop- 
store stock. 

(8) This form will be of irregular use, and, after the shop 
stores have been reduced to a permanent basis, will be rarely 
needed. It will be used for returning to the general storekeeper’s 
custody any material from shop stores for which it is found de¬ 
sirable to cut down the amount to be carried, or any material for 
which it is found that there is not sufficient demand to warrant 
carrying it in shop-stores stock. Form A will be used with “ Re¬ 
turned material ” written or stamped across the face. The pre¬ 
paration and handling of Form B will proceed generally as for 
Form A; the column headed “ Stock No.” need not be filled out. 
Unit prices will be entered by the shop-store men; all other cleri¬ 
cal work will be done in the general storekeeper’s office, where re¬ 
quisitions will be numbered, receipted, extensions made, shop-store 
account credited, and duplicate returned to the shop-store man for 
his files. The shop-store supervisor will see that material is de¬ 
livered to the proper storeman. 

(9) Stores will be issued by shop store men only on presenta¬ 
tion of a shop stores issued ticket properly made out. One ticket 
may bear as many items as there are ruled spaces, but all must 
pertain to the same job. Each ticket will be signed by a respon¬ 
sible supervisor, a list of men authorized to sign issue tickets 
being furnished the shop store men, and be receipted by the man 
actually drawing the material. The shop store man will enter 
the stock numbers and unit prices, make entries on stock cards, 
and assemble issue tickets by job orders. This is best accom¬ 
plished in an open file with guide cards of the size of the issue 
ticket. The above procedure must not interfere with the prompt 
issue of material, and any issue tickets not at once priced and 
recorded will be temporarily hooked on a wire file or otherwise 
taken care of. Spaces are provided in which shop store men 
may check off when entry has been made on stock cards and 
when issue tickets have been posted to shop store stubs. To facili¬ 
tate rapid and correct entry of unit prices on issue tickets, there 
should be prepared for each shop store a complete alphabetical 
index of all shop stores and material carried, with unit prices 
kept to agree with those on stock cards; this index to show, in 
addition, under separate columns, tbje stock number and the class 
number of each item—this for convenience in preparation of re¬ 
plenishment requisitions. 

(10) On one day each week, or at intermediate times as the oc¬ 
casion serves or accumulation of papers makes necessary, each 
stop store man will transcribe the shop stores issued tickets at 
hand on shop store stub requisitions, separate stub or stubs for 
each job order. He will number the requisitions serially, prefixing 
the shop symbol to the serial number. When posting issue tickets 
to stubs, shop store men will enter in the columns provided the 
number of units issued and the unit price. Name and descrip¬ 
tion of items will not be entered. Shop store stub requisitions 
will be prepared in duplicate, signed by the shop store man, and 
forwarded to the general storekeeper, where extensions will be 
made, stubs summarized, proper credits and charges posted, and 
duplicate forwarded to the accounting officer for posting to job. 
The shop store man will be notified whenever a job is to be closed, 


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when he will at once prepare stub requisition covering any issue 
tickets on hand, as also shop store credit memorandum covering 
returned material tickets, to be described in succeeding para¬ 
graphs. v 

(11) Whenever an excess amount of material has been issued Shop stores 
from the shop store (which occurrence must be guarded against), returned ticket 
it will be returned to shop stores by shop stores returned ticket. Form E * 
These tickets will be made out and handled as described for issue 

tickets, except that the shop store man will receipt them after 
checking quantity returned against quantity noted on the ticket. 

They will be tiled by job order with the issue tickets. The actual 
quantity returned will be noted on the shop stores returned tick¬ 
ets: but in entering on stock cards and in transcribing on shop 
store credit memoranda (described in the following paragraph), 
fractions less than one-lialf the issue unit will be discarded, and 
fractions equal to or greater than one-half the issue unit will be 
entered as full units. 

(12) Shop stores returned material tickets will be covered by Shop store 
shop store credit memorandum prepared and handled in the same credit memoran- 
manuer and at the same times as shop store stub requisitions. dum — Form F * 
The same series of numbers will serve for both shop store stub 
requisitions and for shop store credit memoranda. 

(13) Issues from shop stores will in all cases be made against Material is- 
specific jobs or standing orders. Returned excess material will Siied against 
likewise be credited to the job or order against which issued. s,“ e d c ific e fol, ed to 
Whenever it is impossible to credit returned material to specific orders. 

jobs or standing orders (which occurrence must be carefully 
guarded against), such material will be returned to shop store 
with the regular shop stores returned ticket and with some symbol 
in the space for the J. O. number to indicate that material can 
not be identified with a specific job or standing order. The shop 
store man will make necessary entries on his stock cards and 
file the tickets. From time to time, as they accumulate, he will 
cover them by shop store credit memorandum. In the accounting 
officer’s office credits will be given to appropriations concerned, 
being prorated on the basis of material drawn during the period 
covered, and charged under title V, miscellaneous. 

(14) Material drawn from general storekeeper against specific Shop store 
job orders must be kept absolutely separate from shop store ®[ oc £ f kept dis ; 
stock; material for various job orders must be kept distinct, so terial drawn™* 1 " 
that there can be no confusion. Any excess of material drawn against specific 
against specific jobs must be returned to the general storekeeper iobs * 

with the regular yellow credit memorandum, and the actual de¬ 
livery of this excess material must be made to the general store¬ 
keeper, except as provided in the following: 

(15) When excess material drawn from the general store- Transfer of 
keeper against a specific job is wanted by the shop store man and material drawn 
the foreman as new and desirable stock for the shop store, the ^ a c ln ^ a to spe ' 
matter shall be taken up with the shop superintendent of the shop store 
division concerned. w r ho w r ill investigate, and, if he considers it stock, 
advisable, will settle on the new item after agreement with the 

general storekeeper. A stock card will then be made out with 
maximum and minimum amounts, stock number, unit, and unit 
price, and the material will be covered by the usual credit memo¬ 
randum, with the following words written or stamped across its 

face: “ Received into shop stores - shop,” signed by shop 

store man, and approved by the shop superintendent. This credit 
memorandum will be accompanied by shop store replenishment 
requisition, Form A, for the same material. 

(16) It will frequently happen that material drawn from the 
general storekeeper against specific jobs is left over in less than 
package lots, as, for example, part of a gross of screws, a few 
feet of a length of copper pipe, etc. As this can not be conven¬ 
iently received by the general storekeeper, and as it is desirable 


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Stock cards. 


Destruction 
of accumulated 
papers. 


to take it up as a credit to the job, this material can be turned 
into the shop store by making out a regular yellow credit memo¬ 
randum, with its face stamped and signed by the shop store man 
as described above and approved by the shop superintendent. The 
credit memorandum, with the accompanying shop store replenish¬ 
ment requisition, will be handled as described in paragraph (15), 
but unless the material is of a kind not before carried in stock 
in that shop store, consultation with the general storekeeper is not 
necessary. 

(17) Upon the stock cards referred to in preceding paragraphs 
will be noted the class number and the name of item, stock num¬ 
ber, minimum quantity below which the stock must not be per¬ 
mitted to drop, quantity to be requested when minimum is 
reached, unit of issue. By the class number is to be understood 
not the number designating shop store stock (No. 66), but the 
number defining the class to which the item belongs according 
to the accepted classification. Unit prices will be entered in the 
columns provided for them: Under “ Receipts,” those given by re¬ 
plenishment requisitions; under “ Expenditures,” the unit prices 
calculated from value of balance on hand figured on existing unit 
price and the newly received material at its invoice price. The 
new unit price, which may be the old unit price repeated or else 
a changed price, will be entered in the proper column on the 
“ Expenditures ” side in line with the balance on hand after the 
newly received material has been taken up. The new unit price 
will be calculated to the nearest one-tenth of a cent. Upon this 
card will be entered quantities received, with date and source; 
quantities expended and date; and balances on hand. By source 
is to be understood shop store replenishment requisitions, identi¬ 
fied by date and number. For excess material returned from 
issues against jobs, the entries in receipt column will show date 
only, no source. Similarly, all entries in expenditure column for 
issues against jobs will show date only. Entries in expenditure 
column to cover material turned in to general storekeeper will be 
identified by date and number of the requisition (returned mate¬ 
rial) covering same. Quantities taken up or expended on occa¬ 
sions of inventory to balance quantity on hand by stock card 
against actual quantity on hand and the corrected balance will 
be indicated by the date and the word “ Inventory ” stamped on 
stock card. 

(18) Accumulation of papers in shop stores will be guarded 
against by destruction of all that have served their purpose. 
Duplicates of replenishment requisitions and of returned mate¬ 
rial requisitions will be destroyed, by direction of the shop store 
supervisor, as soon as the latter has satisfied himself that proper 
entries have been made on stock cards and unit prices adjusted. 
Issue and returned material tickets will likewise be destroyed after 
they have been posted to stock cards and covered by shop store 
stubs or credit memoranda, and after the shop store supervisor 
has examined them and authorized their destruction. After com¬ 
pletion of an inventory and adjustment of balances and differ¬ 
ences, all papers antedating the inventory will, by direction of 
the shop store supervisor, be destroyed, including all filled checked 
stock cards. 


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CHAPTER 31. 


THE MARINE CORPS. 

(Navy Regulations, Chap. 37.) 

Section 1.—General Instructions. 

3501. Officers of the Marine Corps shall acknowledge the 
receipt of all orders from headquarters and shall promptly inform 
the commandant of the corps that they have reported in obedience 
thereto. (Art. I 701 et seq.) 

3502. All communications relating to details of officers, trans¬ 
fers, applications for orders or for revocation thereof, as well as 
applications for leaves of absence and furloughs not granted by 
other competent authority under article R 3703, and applications 
for extensions of such leaves and furloughs beyond ten days shall 
be addressed to the commandant of the corps and forwarded 
through official channels. 

3503. All official communications between officers of the corps 
stationed at headquarters and other officers, except letters con¬ 
taining money or checks, and such routine correspondence by or 
with officers of or between the staff departments as requires no 
action of the commandant of the corps shall be forwarded through 
that officer. All official communications from officers of the corps, 
except letters containing money or checks, and those communica¬ 
tions excepted in the preceding sentence, shall also be forwarded 
through the commandant of the corps. 

3504. An officer of the Marine Corps on leave of absence 
granted by the commandant of the corps, or on the retired list, 
shall report his address and change of residence to the com¬ 
mandant. 

3505. Every officer, noncommissioned officer, or other person 
who receives Government property belonging to the Marine Corps 
shall render quarterly accounts of such property, with all neces¬ 
sary vouchers, to the officer stationed at headquarters in charge 
of the quartermaster’s department. These returns shall be ac¬ 
companied by balance sheets showing the total money value of all 
property on hand at the beginning of each quarter or other ac¬ 
counting period, which has been received and expended during 
such period, and the total money value of all property remaining 
on hand at the end thereof. One balance sheet shall be used for 
clothing alone and one for all public property other than clothing. 

Section 2.—The Commandant of the Marine Corps. 

3521. Under orders from the Secretary of the Navy, the com¬ 
mandant of the corps shall make visits of inspection to the various 
stations of the corps at such times as he may deem proper in 
the interests of the service. 

3522. The commandant of the corps shall report annually to 
the Secretary of the Navy the condition and wants of the corps, 
together with the necessary estimates, in duplicate, of appropria¬ 
tions required for its support. 


Receipt of or¬ 
ders. 


Applications 
for leave of ab¬ 
sence, furloughs, 
etc. 


Communica¬ 
tions from offi¬ 
cers at head¬ 
quarters. 


Report of ad¬ 
dress. 


Responsibility 
for public prop¬ 
erty. 


Inspections. 


Annual report 
to the Secretary 
of the Navy. 


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Adjutant and 
inspector’s de¬ 
partment. 


The quarter¬ 
master’s depart¬ 
ment. 

Supplies and 
transportation. 


Vehicles. 


Payment of 
expenses. 


Proposals and 
contracts. 


Buildings, 

etc. 


Section 3.—The Staff of the Marine Corps. 

3531. It shall be the duty of the officer stationed at head¬ 
quarters in charge of the adjutant and inspector’s department: 

(а) To keep the records of the officers and enlisted men of the 
Marine Corps and to make the necessary returns and furnish the 
necessary information in connection therewith. 

(&) To furnish, upon requisition, blank forms for muster rolls 
and other returns pertaining to the adjutant and inspector’s de¬ 
partment. 

(c) To make inspections and investigations when so ordered. 

(d) To perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the 
commandant of the corps. 

3532. The other officers of the adjutant and inspector’s de¬ 
partment shall be stationed at such places and shall perform such 
duties as the commandant of the corps may direct. 

3533. (1) The officer who is stationed at headquarters in 
charge of the quartermaster’s department shall be charged with 
the military and administrative details of that department. 

(2) The quartermaster’s department shall provide all military 
supplies, including subsistence ashore, requisite for the use of the 
corps, as well as material, labor, and services. It will purchase, 
hire, operate, maintain, and repair such harness, wagons, carts, 
drays, and other vehicles as are required for the transportation of 
troops and supplies, and for official, military, and garrison pur¬ 
poses. It shall furnish means of transportation which may be 
needed in the movement of troops and material. It shall furnish 
and have charge of ail public animals and equipment for the same. 

(3) Wagons, motor wagons, and other vehicles belonging to the 
Marine Corps and intended for the transportation of persons, and 
maintained for official military and garrison purposes, will be 
used only by direction of the commanding officers in the transpor¬ 
tation of officers and enlisted men while traveling on duty. They 
may also be used, when an ambulance is not available, for the 
transportation of sick persons upon a statement of the proper 
medical officer that such service is necessary. 

(4) The quartermaster’s department shall pay, out of the proper 
appropriations provided for the corps, all expenses thereof other 
than those pertaining to the paymaster’s department. These ex¬ 
penses shall be paid by such officers of the quartermaster’s de¬ 
partment as may be designated by the commandant of the corps, 
or by such other officers as may be detailed by the commandant 
of the corps as acting assistant quartermasters. To meet such 
expenses, the officer in charge of the quartermaster’s department 
shall see that sufficient funds are kept in public depositories to 
the credit of himself or of the officers charged with making pay¬ 
ments. To procure such funds, requisitions shall be submitted 
from time to time by the officer in charge of the quartermaster’s 
department, and, through him, by officers detailed as disbursing 
officers, on the Secretary of the Navy for deposit to their credits 
under “ General account of advances.” 

(5) It shall be the duty of the officer in charge of the quarter¬ 
master’s department, and that of officers of that department when 
authorized by him, to invite proposals for supplies and services 
for the Marine Corps, and to prepare and make contracts and 
agreements for the same in accordance with law, under the direc¬ 
tion of the Secretary of the Navy. 

(б) The quarters, barracks, and other public buildings and 
grounds provided for the use of officers and enlisted men of the 
Marine Corps are under the direction of the officer in charge of 
the quartermaster’s department. He shall, from time to time, 
make an inspection of such buildings and all other public property, 
or cause such inspection to be made, whenever ordered by the 
commandant of the corps. 


(282 i) 


(7) Tlie officer in charge of the quartermaster’s department Public works, 
shall suggest and recommend to the Bureau of Yards and Docks 

plans for such public works and other improvements as by these 
regulations that bureau is required to perform. 

(8) The officer in charge of the quartermaster’s department Estimates, 
shall prepare annually, and at such other times as may be re¬ 
quired, estimates of appropriations required by the Marine Corps 

under the quartermaster’s department, accompanying such esti 
mates with necessary data fully explaining the requirements. 

(9) The officer in charge of the quartermaster’s department Annual re- 
shall report annually, in writing, to the commandant of the corps, i )0rt - 

the condition and requirements of such department, together with 
his recommendations, giving estimates of cost when expense is 
involved. 

(10) All funds received from sales of public property and from Proceeds of 
other sources pertaining to the quartermaster’s department of the sales - 
Marine Corps shall be remitted without delay by the officer re¬ 
ceiving the same to the most accessible disbursing officer of the 
quartermaster’s department. All funds so received by disbursing 

officers shall immediately be taken up under “ General account of 
advances,” stating source from which derived, and accounted for 
in the same manner as other public moneys received by them. 

(11) Disbursing officers shall transmit to the Auditor for the Account cur- 
Navy Department, quarterly, an account current embracing all rent to Auditor, 
receipts and expenditures of funds, accompanied by an abstract 

and all vouchers necessary to substantiate the account. A copy 
of the account current shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts. They shall also forward monthly to the Bu¬ 
reau of Supplies and Accounts a statement of the amount of 
money received and expended by them under each separate appro¬ 
priation. 

(12) Where disbursing officers of the Marine Corps make pay- Payments 
ments chargeable to appropriations of the Navy they shall for- from naval up¬ 
ward to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts monthly accounts P r °P rIatloas - 
current or copies thereof. Such accounts current shall be sub¬ 
stantiated by memorandum copies of the vouchers covering any 
expenditures made against appropriations of the Navy and shall 

be accompanied by abstracts of collections and expenditures by 
appropriations. 

(13) General depots established for the collections, manufac- Supply de- 
ture, and preservation of supplies are under the control of the p 0 **- 
officer in charge of the quartermaster’s department, who shall 

from time to time issue such instructions as may be necessary for 
the guidance of officers in charge of such depots. 

3534. The other officers of the quartermaster’s department 
shall be stationed at such places and perform such duties as the 
commandant of the corps may direct. 

3535. (1) The officer stationed at headquarters in charge of The paymas- 
the paymaster’s department shall receive and expend the funds ter s de P art,nent - 
appropriated under Pay of the Marine Corps under the direction 

of the commandant. 

(2) He shall pay the officers and civil employees monthly or, Payments, 
if any so desire, semimonthly, or cause them to be so paid. 

(3) Payments to the enlisted men shall be made at all bar- At barracks 
racks or stations, by checks for the entire monthly payments, re- or station8 * 
spectively; by individual checks, monthly; in person, monthly, by 

a paymaster of the corps; or, where payment by checks or in per¬ 
son is not practicable, by inclosing in separate envelopes the exact 
amounts in currency, each envelope being sealed and marked with 
the amount which it contains and with the name of the man to** 
whom it is intended, at the discretion of the commandant of the 
corps. 

(4) Checks or currency for the payment of enlisted men shall ^ow payments 
be sent to the commanding officer of marines, and the payment ma e * 


(283 i) 





In case of 
death or deser¬ 
tion of marine. 


Monthly ac¬ 
count to Auditor. 


Signatures of 
men on rolls. 


Deposits Iby 
enlisted men. 


When received. 


How made. 


shall be under his direction. If checks be used, they shall be 
transmitted by registered mail; if currency be used, it shall be 
shipped by express. 

(5) Should a marine die or desert in the interval between sign¬ 
ing the pay rolls and the receipt of the money at the post from 
the paymaster, the check shall be immediately returned by regis¬ 
tered mail or the cash deposited in the nearest Government deposi¬ 
tory to the credit of the paymaster making the settlement, and 
the certificate of deposit forwarded at once to that officer. When 
the latter course is impracticable, a check for the total cash refund 
may be transmitted by registered mail, or the amount in cash 
transmitted by express, as may be most convenient and expedi¬ 
tious. Notation of the fact of nonpayment shall be made on the 
receipted copy of the pay roll and verified by the witnessing officer 
before affixing his signature at the foot thereof, similar notation 
being made at the same time on the retained memorandum roll 
of the command. When a paymaster has had money returned to 
him in such cases he shall make the proper notation on his mem¬ 
orandum copy of the roll. 

(6) He shall transmit monthly to the Auditor for the Navy 
Department an account current, embracing all transactions com¬ 
ing within the time covered by the account except authorized pay¬ 
ments for which credit has been or may be deferred, accompanied 
with vouchers necessary to substantiate the account. A copy of 
this account current, with details of transfers of funds to other 
disbursing officers and of Treasury deposits to the credit of the 
United States, shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts. 

(7) The signatures of the enlisted men on all rolls shall be certi¬ 
fied as genuine by the commissioned officer in command or, where 
there is no commissioned officer, by the noncommissioned officer 
in charge. 

(8) Enlisted men of the Marine Corps, not retired, may deposit 
their savings with the officer stationed at headquarters in charge 
of the paymaster’s department, with the paymaster, or with any 
assistant paymaster of the Marine Corps, or with the pay officer 
of the Navy who carries their accounts, such deposits to be in 
sums not less than five dollars and for no fractional part of a 
dollar, the same to remain so deposited until final payment on 
discharge, but no man shall be permitted to start a deposit account 
within six months of the expiration of his enlistment. 

(a) Deposits with the officer stationed at headquarters in 
charge of the paymaster’s department, with the paymaster, or 
with any assistant paymaster of the Marine Corps, as above pro¬ 
vided, shall be received from enlisted men attached to shore sta¬ 
tions but once a month, on the first day of each month. 

(&) Deposits may be made in cash with the commanding officer 
of marines, to be transmitted to the paymaster concerned, or in 
cash with the paymaster direct, or may be made from sums 
checked on pay rolls for the previous month, as hereafter provided. 

(c) Commanding officers of shore stations of the Marine Corps 
shall submit with the monthly pay rolls to the paymaster of the 
corps having their accounts, on the form provided, which shall be 
signed by the depositors, a list of the men and the amounts they 
may desire to deposit. This list shall include a description of 
such sums delivered in cash to commanding officers, as well as 
such sums the men may desire the paymaster to check against 
their accounts upon pay rolls, to be credited to their denosit ac¬ 
counts, and upon preparation of the pay rolls the commanding 
officer of marines concerned shall make the necessary checkages 
thereon in the column provided for that purpose. The record of 
deposits made by enlisted men shall be kept in books, one book 
being provided for each depositor’s account; and deposits shall be 
entered therein by the paymaster concerned, according to the 


(284 i) 


commanding officer’s monthly report of sums deposited, as re¬ 
ceived from the several shore stations of the corps. These de¬ 
posit record books are part of the records of the paymaster’s de¬ 
partment, and shall be retained by the paymaster having the pay 
accounts of the depositors. 

(d) In settling accounts, the pay officer of the Marine Corps 
concerned shall claim credit only for the amounts actually paid 
in each case on pay rolls; and only the total of amounts received 
in cash for deposits shall be taken up on the account current, cash 
account, and abstract of collections. 

(c) Deposits by enlisted men of the Marine Corps serving afloat 
shall be made, reported, or closed on the same forms and in the 
same manner as provided for enlisted men of the Navy. The de¬ 
posit record books of men transferred will be transmitted on the 
same forms and in the same manner as provided for enlisted 
men of the Marine Corps serving ashore. 

(/) Commanding officers of marines afloat, or noncommissioned 
officers in charge of marine detachments, and commanding officers 
of marines at such stations as are paid by naval pay officers, shall 
render monthly reports to the officer stationed at headquarters in 
charge of the paymaster’s department, on forms provided, as to 
sums deposited during the month by men of their command. 

(g) Each commanding officer of marines, both ashore and 
afloat, shall cause to be entered in the Service Record Book of an 
enlisted man the date and, in figures, the amount of each deposit 
made by the man. 

(h) The officer stationed at headquarters in charge of the pay¬ 
master’s department shall keep in an appropriate form a complete 
record of the deposit accounts of all enlisted men of the Marine 
Corps, to embrace amounts deposited, dates of deposits, and the 
paymaster of the Marine Corps or Navy with whom deposited. 

(i) Upon receipt by a paymaster of a notice of transfer of ma¬ 
rines (see art. I 4904) having deposit accounts, the paymaster shall 
immediately transmit by letter, in duplicate, to the pay officer of 
the ship or station to which the marines are transferred the de¬ 
posit record book, such letter to show the number of the book, 
the name of the man, and the total amount of deposits to date in 
each case. The duplicate of this letter shall be receipted by the 
receiving paymaster and returned to the paymaster transmitting 
the same. 

( j ) The paymaster of the Marine Corps and each assistant pay¬ 
master shall forward to the Auditor for the Navy Department 
monthly, with their accounts current, an abstract of all deposits 
(of which they have a record) made with them on the first day 
of said month, with a list of names of depositors showing in 
each case the number of the record book, and the date and amount 


Credits when 
settling ac¬ 
counts. 


Serving afloat. 


Monthly re¬ 
ports to Pay¬ 
master of Corps. 


Deposits to be 
entered In 
Service Record 
Book. 

Record kept 
by paymaster. 


Transfer of 
men having de¬ 
posit accounts. 


Abstract of de¬ 
posits to auditor 
monthly. 


cf deposit, carefully separating the deposits received in cash from 
those made by checkage on pay roll. Paymasters shall debit them¬ 
selves only with the total of deposits received in cash; the deposits 
made by checkage involve no entries in their account current or 
cash account. The other officers of the paymaster’s department of 
the Marine Corps shall furnish to the officer stationed at head¬ 
quarters in charge of the paymaster’s department a copy of their 


abstract of deposits. 

(k) Upon final discharge, the paymaster of the Marine Corps P J' j up ' 
settling the account shall credit each depositor, in the final state- charge 1 of a de¬ 
ments, with the total amount of his deposits, and also with the positor. 
accrued interest thereon, to include the date of his discharge. 

The paymaster shall transmit the deposit record book to the 
Auditor for the Navy Department with his monthly account. Ac¬ 
companying the deposit book shall be a statement, signed by the 
paymaster, showing the date and amount of each deposit, the in¬ 
terest on deposits, and also the total of the deposits and of the 
interest, as credited on the pay roll. The interest on the first 


(285 x) 






Returns of 
depositors paid 
off. 


Analysis of 
accounts. 


Transfers. 


deposit shall be computed from the date (not inclusive) of said 
deposit to the date (inclusive) of the second deposit and entered 
in the column for that purpose. The interest shall then be com¬ 
puted on the sum of the first and second deposits from the date 
(not inclusive) of the second depost to the date (inclusive) of the 
third and entered in the appropriate column, and so on, adding to 
the amount of each deposit the sum of all previous deposits, and 
computing the interest thereon from the date (not inclusive) of 
such deposit to that of the next succeeding deposit or that of final 
discharge inclusive; but no sum shall draw interest unless it has 
been deposited for a period of six months or longer. 

( 1 ) The officers of the paymaster’s department of the Marine 
Corps shall render to the officer stationed at headquarters in 
charge of said department, monthly, a return of all depositors paid 
off upon discharge, which shall be prepared on forms to be pro¬ 
vided and shall show the number of the deposit book, the name, 
rank, and date of enlistment of depositor, date of his discharge 
and cause thereof, the total of the deposits refunded and the 
accrued interest thereon, as such was included in final statements 
prepared by them. 

3536. (1) The other officers of the paymaster’s department 
shall be stationed at such places and shall perform such duties 
as the commandant of the corps may direct. 

(2) In the absence of the paymaster, or when so ordered, an as¬ 
sistant paymaster is authorized, without transfer pay accounts, 
to disburse any money due to officers, enlisted men, and clerks of 
the Marine Corps; or to make such other disbursements as may 
be properly settled by the paymaster’s department of the corps. 

(3) Officers of the paymaster’s department shall account for 
funds to the Auditor for the Navy Department, and to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts, through the officer stationed at head¬ 
quarters in charge of the paymaster’s department, to whom the 
account current, with all accompanying papers, shall be sent for 
analysis under the several heads of appropriations and for proper 
record in detail, prior to their transmittal to the Treasury Depart¬ 
ment for audit. 

(4) The officer stationed at headquarters in charge of the pay¬ 
master’s department shall transmit the accounts to the proper 
accounting officer of the Treasury Department so that they may 
be received by such officer within thirty days of their actual re¬ 
ceipt by the officer stationed at headquarters in charge of the pay¬ 
master’s department. 

(5) The officer stationed at headquarters in charge of the pay¬ 
master’s department shall bring to the notice of the commandant 
of the corps all matters relating to accounts that require or merit 
it, and shall immediately inform the officer concerned of all errors 
or illegal disbursements. 

Section 4.—Transfers and Desertions. 

3551. (1) When a marine is transferred from one station to 
another, the officer transferring him shall, at the same time, for¬ 
ward his staff returns to the officer to whom he is transferred, 
including Service Record Rook signed by himself, which shall, un¬ 
der the proper heading, contain the dates of promotions and reduc¬ 
tions with the reasons for the latter; the dates of beginning and 
ending of any special details as mess sergeant, cook, or messman; 
the date of departure from or arrival within the United States, in 
going to or returning from foreign shore service; the record of 
last settlement or payment of the marine, including balances, if 
any, as shown by the last pay roll as audited and settled by the 
pay officer of a ship or station; the amount of indebtedness to the 
post exchange; and such other information as may be known to 
him concerning the man’s military history; also a complete list of 


(286 i) 


offenses committed and punishments awarded at the station or 
on board the ship from which he is transferred, so that a con¬ 
tinuous record of the soldier’s conduct during current enlistment 
a J; times be in the possession of his commanding officer. 

(Art R 3006, par. 5.) 

(2) The service record book shall be kept in accordance with 
the instructions contained therein, all entries being made as they 
occur, and, upon transfer, shall be completed and signed by the 
officer transferring the man. The marks in conduct on transfer 
shall correspond with the record of the man as shown by the pun¬ 
ishments adjudged. 

(3) The transfer of marines from a ship to a hospital, and their 
discharge therefrom, shall be governed bv the same rules as are 
provided in article R 35S2 for enlisted men of the Navy, sub¬ 
stituting, where necessary, “Commandant of the Marine Corps” 
for “ Bureau of Navigation,” and “ marine barracks ” for “ receiv¬ 
ing ship.” 

(4) When a marine is transferred from any station outside the 
continental limits of the United States to the marine barracks, 

Mare Island, California, for bad conduct or dishonorable discharge 
in accordance with the sentence of either a summary or a general 
court-martial, all business pertaining to such discharge shall be 
transacted as expeditiously as possible and in accordance with 
such procedure as may be prescribed by the commandant of the 
corps. 

3552. (1) The staff returns of a deserter shall be forwarded Stra^lers and 
to the commandant of the corps. (R, chap. 33, sec. 8.) deserters. 

(2) When a deserter or straggler is apprehended or surrenders 
himself on board ship or at a barracks the commanding officer 
shall immediately report the fact, through the proper channels, 
to the commandant of the corps. The accounts of a deserter shall 
be prepared and forwarded as provided in article I 4902. 

Section 5.— Rewards and Privileges. • 

3561. (1) All medals shall, when practicable be presented by wo ^ dals to be 
the commanding officer at a parade, and shall be worn on the 
prescribed occasions. 

(2) The commanding officer may prohibit the wearing of medals 
by any person undergoing punishment. 

3562. Badges for marksmanship may be bestowed upon the j ) .,j I ^ ksmanshIp 
enlisted men by the commandant of the corps, under such rules as Da ges ’ 

may be established with the approval of the Secretary of the 

3563. (1) Enlisted men of the Marine Corps, serving on shore, 0 f Unlisted^men 
shall be arranged by their commanding officer, in the order of on shore, 
good conduct, in four classes, namely, first, second, third, and 

fourth. 

(2) When such classification is first made, preference shall be 
given to men with good records and of long standing in the serv¬ 
ice, and such changes in classification shall, from time to time, be 
made as may be warranted by the conduct of the men. 

(3) First-class-conduct men shall be granted every privilege 
consistent with discipline and the demands of duty. From them 
shall be formed a special class of men upon whom full reliance 
may be placed. 

(4) For men in lower classes such restrictions shall be estab¬ 
lished by the commanding officer as he may deem proper. 

3564. Enlisted men of the Marine Corps serving at navy yards p » i(1 monthly 

or barracks shall be paid monthly. on s oro * 

3565. (1) Enlisted men of the Marine Corps when serving Classification 
afloat shall be classified in conduct and shall be allowed to draw money°afioat. 
money monthly, as provided in articles R 3668 and R 3669. 


(287 i) 




Police and 
government of 
marines in bar¬ 
racks. 


Daily reports. 


Posting senti¬ 
nels. 


Countersign. 


Instruction of 
command. 


Exercises. 


Weekly inspec¬ 
tion. 


Weekly sani¬ 
tary inspection. 


Orderly room. 


Orders. 


Articles of 
War and police 
regulations. 


(2) In regulating the allowance of monthly money to a marine 
on board ship the money value of his average monthly allowance 
of clothing shall be reckoned as a part of his pay for such pur¬ 
pose. 

Section 6.—Service at Navy Yards and Barracks. 

3571. The commanding officer of marines shall have under his 
direction the government and police of the marines when in bar¬ 
racks, his regulations for which must conform to the general regu¬ 
lations of the station. 

3572. The commanding officer of marines shall report to the 
commandant of the yard daily the number and disposition of the 
force under his command, and the names of men dropped from the 
rolls or apprehended, or who have surrendered as deserters or 
stragglers within the preceding twenty-four hours. 

3573. The commanding officer of marines shall cause such 
sentinels and patrols to be posted as may be directed by the com¬ 
mandant of the station. 

3574. The commanding officer of marines shall, every morning, 
unless the commandant of the station reserves this duty to him¬ 
self, or directs that the use of the countersign be discontinued, 
issue and transmit the countersign for the ensuing night, in 
writing and under seal, to the commandant and to such other offi¬ 
cers, and such only, as the commandant may designate. 

3575. (1) The commanding officer of marines is responsible 
for the instruction of his command. He shall cause the officers 
to be assembled for theoretical instruction as often as and under 
such regulations as may be prescribed by the commandant of the 
corps. 

(2) He shall cause the noncommissioned officers of his com¬ 
mand to be thoroughly instructed in such subjects as may be 
prescribed by the commandant of the corps. 

3576. (1) # The commanding officer of marines shall cause the 
officers and enlisted men of the command to be thoroughly exer¬ 
cised in all drills necessary to fit them for service in the field and 
on board vessels of the Navy. 

(2) Monthly reports of all drills and exercises shall be made 
through the commandant of the station to the commandant of 
the corps. 

3577. Inspection shall be held on Monday of each week, and 
dress parade daily, when the weather and other circumstances 
permit, except on Saturday and Sunday. 

3578. At least once in each week the commanding officer of 
marines shall in person inspect the men’s quarters, arms, and 
accouterments, and the guardroom, cells, prison, and grounds. 
He shall make a thorough examination and assure himself that 
all military, police, and sanitary regulations in force are properly 
observed and that all prisoners, including those in confinement 
under sentence of court-martial, are properly cared for. 

3579. When practicable, the commanding officer of marines 
shall assign a room in barracks, which shall be known as the 
“ orderly room,” for the use of noncommissioned officers. 

3580. The commanding officer of marines shall keep in his 
office a file of all orders and circulars relating to his command 
and shall cause all general orders affecting the officers and en¬ 
listed men to be published at the first parade following the receipt 
of such orders. 

3581. The commanding officer of marines shall cause the 
Articles for the Government of the Navy, or, when on duty with 
the Army, the Articles of War, and the police and other regula¬ 
tions of the post with which he is serving to be read to his com¬ 
mand at least once in each month, and to be kept posted on the 
bulletin board. 


(288 i) 


8582. Privates shall not be detailed for duty as corporals, nor 
corporals for duty as sergeants, for longer periods than one month 
prior to their examination for promotion. 

3588. (1) Sergeants may be appointed first sergeants by the 
commandant of the corps without examination. 

(2) A reenlisted marine who at the time of his discharge from 
the Marine Corps was a noncommissioned officer may be war¬ 
ranted in the noncommissioned rank he held at the time of his dis¬ 
charge by the commandant of the corps without examination. 

(3) In all cases of promotion of privates or noncommissioned 
officers serving at shore stations the commanding officer of 
marines shall convene a board to conduct the examination pre¬ 
scribed in article I 35S4 (1), and its report shall be forwarded, 
with his recommendation, through the commandant of the station, 
to the commandant of the corps, who, if he approves the promo¬ 
tion, shall issue a warrant. 

(4) Commanding officers of posts or organizations outside the 
continental limits of the United States may appoint noncommis¬ 
sioned officers under such regulations as may be prescribed by the 
commandant of the corps. 

(5) Commanding officers of marines, upon delivery of discharge 
certificates of noncommissioned officers, shall include thereon, 
under “ Recommendations,” a statement as to whether the noncom¬ 
missioned officer is recommended for reappointment to his former 
grade should he reenlist. 

(6) Commanding officers of marines, recruiting officers, and 
other officers authorized to accept men for enlistment, upon the 
reenlistment, within three months, of any former noncommissioned 
officer discharged with character not below “very good,” and 
recommended upon his discharge certificate for reappointment, 
shall at once reappoint the marine to the noncommissioned grade 
held by him at date of discharge. 

(7) Noncommissioned officers so reappointed will immediately 
assume the rank, insignia, and duties, and will be entitled to the 
pay, of their respective grades, from the date of such reappoint¬ 
ment. 

(8) Warrants in such cases shall be appropriately indorsed by 
the appointing authority and transmitted to the commandant of 
the corps for his action. 

3584. (1) The examination of privates to be corporals shall 
consist of reading, writing, and the simple rules of arithmetic, a 
knowledge of the duties of a corporal, and of the school of the 
soldier, of the squad in close order and extended order, and of 
the company, and the manual of guard duty; for corporals to be 
sergeants, the above with the addition of a knowledge of the com¬ 
pany in extended order drill, the duties of a sergeant, and the 
keeping of necessary accounts, making out muster rolls, and the 
various blanks and returns required to be rendered by a sergeant 
in charge of a detachment. 

(2) The examination for promotion to gunnery sergeant shall 
be in such subjects as may be prescribed by the commandant of 
the corps. 

3585. Applications for the reduction of noncommissioned offi¬ 
cers serving at shore stations shall be addressed to the comman¬ 
dant of the corps, and sent through the commandant of the sta¬ 
tion. 

3580. Customary liberty to noncommissioned officers, musi¬ 
cians, and privates shall be granted by the commanding officer of 
marines. 

3587. As soon as practicable after the last day of each month, 
the commanding officer of marines shall forward, through the 
proper channels, to the commandant of the corps, a muster roll of 
his command for the preceding month, which shall be made out in 


Privates not to 
be detailed as 
corporals, nor 
corporals as ser¬ 
geants. 

Promotions. 


Examinations. 


Reduction. 


Granting lib¬ 
erty. 


Monthly mus¬ 
ter rolls. 


(289 I) 





Selection of 
men for sea 
service. 


Details to be 
governed by 
equitable rules. 


Deficiencies in 
complement of 

vessels. 


Post quarter¬ 
master. 


Duties of offl 

cers. 


Officer of the 
day. 


Duties of offi¬ 
cer of the day. 


accordance with instructions issued by the commandant of the 
corps. 

3588. The post quartermaster or other accountable officer shall 
forward quarterly to the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, 
on a form furnished by it, through the proper channels, a report 
of all property of that bureau for which he is accountable. 

3580. When ordered to detail a detachment for service on 
board ship, the commanding officer of marines shall carefully select 
men of the best character for such duty, and shall make such 
selection without unnecessary delay, in order that they may have 
time for preparation. Men having less than three years to serve 
shall not be detailed for duty on board a vessel destined to a 
foreign station; nor, except in cases of emergency, shall recruits 
be detailed for service afloat unless they have been thoroughly 
instructed in regard to their duties on board ship. (Art. R 
3581 (5).) 

3590. (1) In order that a fair proportion of sea service may 
be performed during each term of enlistment, commanding officers 
of marines, when making details for such service or transferring 
men to vessels to fill vacancies, shall select well drilled soldiers 
who have never served at sea, or those who have had a tour of 
shore service, in preference to men who have already been at sea 
a full cruise during their current enlistment or had but recently 
returned before the expiration of their previous enlistment. 

(2) Marines who have served at sea shall not remain more 
than two years, and those who have never served at sea not more 
than one year, continuously on board a receiving ship. 

(3) Men shall not be transferred from a shore station to a sea¬ 
going ship for duty without a complete outfit of uniform. 

3591. Deficiencies in the complement of marines on board 
ships on the eve of sailing may, by the order of the commandant 
of the station, be supplied by the commanding officer of marines, 
who shall report the circumstances to the commandant of the 
corps without delay. A similar report shall also be made to the 
Navy Department by the commandant of the station. 

3592. At each post or station, when practicable, an officer 
shall be detailed by the commandant of the corps, upon the recom¬ 
mendation of the officer stationed at headquarters in charge of the 
quartermaster’s department, to act as post quartermaster and act¬ 
ing commissary of subsistence. He shall perform the duties pre¬ 
scribed in “Accountability Instructions, U. S. Marine Corps.” 

3593. Officers serving with a command shall familiarize them¬ 
selves with the details of its administration, and shall perform 
such duties connected therewith as may be prescribed by the 
commanding officer. 

3594. At each station the commanding officer of marines shall 
detail daily a commissioned officer of the command for duty as 
officer of the day. 

3595. (1) The duties of the officer of the day shall be con¬ 
ducted in accordance with instructions and regulations estab¬ 
lished for the Army. 

(2) He shall visit the guards and the sentinels at such times, 
during his tour of duty, as may be prescribed. 

(3) He shall attend all roll calls and at posts where there are 
no organized companies, shall inspect the men at all mess forma¬ 
tions. 

(4) At the hour designated by his commanding officer, he shall 
thoroughly inspect the grounds, quarters, bakehouse, mess room, 
cells, and sinks. 

(5) He shall inspect the provisions issued and shall report to 
the commanding officer if they are not of good quality. He shall 
also inspect the meals to see that the rations are properly cooked 
and served. 


(290 I) 


(G) In case of lire at the station, he shall immediately have the 
long roll sounded, and inform the commandant of the station and 
his commanding officer and carry out the fire regulations of the 
station. 

359(». (1) Officers and marines in garrison shall wear uniform. 

(2) The uniform of the day shall be designated by the com¬ 
manding officer. 

3597. All official communications to and from officers and en¬ 
listed men of the corps serving at shore stations except routine 
correspondence concerning returns or vouchers shall be forwarded 
through the commanding otticer and the commandant of the 
station. 

3598. (1) Post exchanges shall be established and maintained 
under special regulations issued by the Commandant of the Ma¬ 
rine Corps. 

(2) Post exchanges may be established at any post on the 
written request of the commanding officer of the post, approved 
by the commandant of the corps. The post exchange shall be 
under the charge of an officer appointed by the post commander 
known as post-exchange officer. 

(3) The officer in charge of the post exchange shall make such 
reports and keep such books as may be prescribed in the “ Post 
Exchange Regulations.” 

(4) The sale of or dealing in of beer, wine, or any intoxicating 
liquor by any person in any post exchange, or upon any premises 
used for military or naval purposes by the United States, is 
prohibited. Commanding officers shall carry the provisions of 
this paragraph into full force and effect and will be held strictly 
responsible that no exceptions or evasions are permitted within 
their respective jurisdictions. 

(5) When, in the opinion of the commanding officer of marines, 
ii is to the interests of the command, he may authorize credit at 
the post exchange to any enlisted man in good standing to an 
amount not exceeding one-third of the monthly pay of the man 
concerned. A man seeking credit shall be distinctly informed that 
it is given only to such men as can be trusted and with the under¬ 
standing that prompt and unsolicited payment will he made. If, 
j:i the opinion of the commandant of the corps, an increase in 
credit over the amount fixed herein would further the interests of 
any command, he may authorize such increase to an amount 
which, in his judgment, is proper for the purpose, and settlements 
by paymasters of the Marine Corps on post-exchange vouchers 
shall be regulated accordingly. 

(6) Collection of all properly authorized indebtedness of en¬ 
listed men to post exchanges, including laundry, barber, shoe¬ 
maker, and tailor services, when furnished thereby, shall be made 
through the paymaster’s department, United States Marine Corps, 
under such rules as the commandant of the corps may prescribe. 

(7) The amount of indebtedness to a post exchange shall not be 
collected until all stoppages for indebtedness to the United States 
have been made and all forfeitures by sentence of court-martial, 
if any, have been satisfied. The amounts deducted in favor of 
post exchanges shall be entered separately on the monthly pay 
rolls under the heading “ Post exchange.” 

(8) The quartermaster’s department will provide supplies for 
interior and exterior illumination for post exchanges and bakeries. 
It will also supply post exchanges and bakeries with such quanti¬ 
ties of fuel as may be certified as necessary by the officer in charge 
and approved by the commanding officer. 

(9) Commanding officers may, when necessary, order the issue 
of four cans of concentrated lye and six cakes of Sapolio per month 
to each company, and one-half that quantity to each band, and 
the necessarv quantity for each building heated by the Government 
and not thus provided for. The use of concentrated lye upon the 


Uniform. 


Forwarding 
official commu¬ 
nications. 


Post ex¬ 
changes. 


Sale of beer, 
intoxicating liq¬ 
uors, etc., pro¬ 
hibited. 


Credit at post 
exchange. 


Light and heat. 


Use of con¬ 
centrated lye. 


(291 i) 






Post trader 
at navy yard, 
barracks, etc. 


Post commis 
saries, councils 
of administra- 
tion. 


floors and woodwork of all modern barracks, kitchens excepted, is 
forbidden. 

Sale of sub- (10) Sales in reasonable quantities of subsistence stores for 
sistence stores cas h may p e ma de to the post exchange upon the certificate of 
to exchange. tlie 0 fg cer j n charge that the stores are for the use of the exchange. 

Medical sup- (11) Civilian employees at posts, including the employees of 
plie Si for civilian p 0st exchanges, may be furnished medical supplies prescribed 
employees. for them by a medical officer, under such regulations as the 
Surgeon General may establish in accordance with law. 

3599. Hereafter no post traders will be appointed at any bar¬ 
racks or post of the Marine Corps. When post traders now hold¬ 
ing appointments as such shall vacate their offices, no successors 
to them will be appointed. 

3600. (1) Post exchange, company, and post councils of ad¬ 
ministration shall be assembled to audit the exchange, company, 
mess, and bakery funds, respectively, to ascertain and examine 
the sources from which and the methods by which they have 
accrued, and to recommend expenditures therefrom. Post coun¬ 
cils shall also be called to deliberate upon and to recommend 
action within the limits allowed by regulations upon such matters 
affecting the welfare and economy of the post as the commanding 
officer may submit to them. The treasurer, post-exchange officer, 
and the company commanders are, respectively, custodians of 
the general mess and bakery, exchange, and company funds. 
All funds shall be audited each month and at other times, when 
necessary, by the proper council. 

(2) On the last day of each month and at other times, when 
necessary, the post council shall be convened by the post com¬ 
mander. Post-exchange and company councils shall meet at the 
end of each month and at other times when necessary. The post¬ 
exchange and company councils shall also meet at the call of 
their presidents. The post council shall consist of the three officers 
next in rank to the commanding officer on duty at the post or of 
as many as are available if less than three. If only the com¬ 
manding officer be present, he shall act. The post-exchange coun¬ 
cil shall consist of the officer in charge and of the commanding 
officer of each company where there is a company organization, 
otherwise of such officers as the commanding officer of the post 
may designate. It may delegate to an executive committee of 
its own members the performance of such of the duties prescribed 
for the council as the council may decide. The company council 
shall consist of all officers present for duty with the company. 
A formal order convening the company or post-exchange council 
shall not be necessary. 

(3) The junior member of each council shall record its pro¬ 
ceedings in an appropriate book, including a written certificate of 
the responsible officer that a stated amount is on deposit in a 
national bank or Government depository named in the certificate, 
and a statement that the bank and check books have been ex¬ 
hibited to and the cash on hand counted by the council, which 
proceedings shall be signed by the president and recorder. The 
post commander shall require the proceedings to be kept as this 
article prescribes and shall decide disagreements in those of 
company councils. Those of the post and exchange councils shall 
be submitted to the post commander, who shall sign his approval 
or objection in the council book. Should the post commander 
disapprove the proceedings, and the council, after reconsideration, 
adhere to its conclusions, a copy of the proceedings shall be sent 
by the commanding officer to the major general commandant or 
to the brigade commander, whose decision thereon shall be final. 
The final orders in each case shall be entered in the council book. 

Responsibility (4) The commanding officer who approves the appropriations 
for expenditures, of a council, and in the matter of a company fund the company 
commander, will be held responsible for all expenditures not made 


(202 n 


in accordance with regulations, and shall approve all bills for the 
mess or company funds by indorsement. 

(5) In case of loss of any funds, the circumstances shall be care¬ 
fully investigated and reported by the post council, with recom¬ 
mendations as to responsibility, for the decision of the command¬ 
ant of the corps or brigade commander. 

(6) In camp or barracks, where companies are not joined in a 
general mess, the company commander shall supervise the cook¬ 
ing and messing of his men. He shall see that his company is 
provided with at least two copies of the manual for Army cooks, 
and that suitable men, in sufficient numbers, are fully instructed 
in managing and cooking the ration in the field; also that neces¬ 
sary utensils and implements, in a serviceable condition for cook¬ 
ing, both in garrison and field, are always on hand, together with 
the field mess furniture for each man. At a post where all of 
the companies are joined in a general mess, the post commander 
shall see that the above instructions are given. At such a post 
the company commander shall confine his supervision of the mess 
of his company to observation and to notifying the officer in 
charge in writing of anything requiring remedy. Should this 
officer fail to apply the proper remedy, report may then be made 
to the post commander. The post commander shall see that each 
company of his command has the necessary field practice each 
year. The use in garrison of field ranges or utensils pertaining 
thereto is forbidden, except for purposes of instruction. 

(7) In the field, the mess furniture of a marine shall be limited 
to one tin cup, knife, fork, and spoon, and such device for in¬ 
dividual cooking as may be furnished by the quartermaster’s de¬ 
partment. 

(8) The post council shall fix laundry charges and prices 
charged by tradesmen for making and repairing uniforms of en¬ 
listed men. 

(9) The purchase from regimental, bakery, company, or mess 
funds of any article which can be obtained on requisition from 
the quartermaster’s department is forbidden, except that, with the 
approval of the post commander, such articles may be purchased 
if necessity exists for the immediate use and they are not on hand 
for issue at the post, or if the quartermaster is unable to furnish 
them after proper requisition has been made. 

(10) No project by which money will accrue shall be entered 
upon under color of military control without specific authority 
from the commandant of the corps. 

(11) Under no circumstances shall regimental, bakery, company, 
mess, post exchange, or band funds be taken away from the post 
where the organization to which they pertain is stationed, except 
as may be necessary to pay indebtedness or for deposit in a bank. 

(12) Should the officer who is custodian of any of these funds 
be absent from the post, on leave or otherwise, for any period be¬ 
yond three and less than ten days, he shall leave the fund with 
the officer acting in his place, taking memorandum receipt there¬ 
for. If the officer be absent for more than ten days, he shall 
regularly transfer the fund of which he is custodian to his suc¬ 
cessor. Company, post exchange, bakery, and other funds author¬ 
ized by articles I 3601, I 3602, and I 3603 shall, if deposited in a 
bank, be placed under their official designation, as, for example, 
“ Company fund, Company D, Marine Barracks, Boston,” and not 
to the credit of the officer who is custodian. 

3601. The regimental fund shall consist of the gross amounts 
received on account of the band and its contributions from the 
post-exchange profits, voluntary contributions, amounts retained 
for regimental use from proceeds of private engagements of the 
band, sale of articles purchased, or from any other source. The 
adjutant shall be the treasurer of the fund and shall disburse it 
under the direction of the regimental commander for the promo- 


Loss of funds. 


Company and 
general mess 
supervision. 


4 


Field mess 
equipment. 


Laundry 
charges, etc. 


Funds of regi¬ 
ment, mess, post, 
etc. 


Custody of 
funds. 


Regimental 

fund. 


(293 I) 








Bakery fund. 


Company and 
mess funds. 


tion of the efficiency of the band and for such objects as facilitate 
the transaction of regimental business. A record of all receipts 
and expenditures and a complete list of all property purchased 
shall be kept in a regimental fund book. 

3602. (1) The bakery shall purchase flour required for bak¬ 
ing bread from the quartermaster, bake it into one or two pound 
loaves, and sell the bread by the pound at the current cost price 
of flour from the quartermaster to organizations and detachments. 
Bread shall be baked for sale to others connected with the mili¬ 
tary service at the post and to post exchanges at a price fixed by 
the post council of administration. At the end of every month 
the post council shall make an equitable distribution of the earn¬ 
ings of the bakery among all the various company funds, and this 
action, when approved by the post commander, shall be final. 
Where there is a general mess, the mess and bakery funds shall 
be combined. Bread shall be sold by the bakery only. When en¬ 
listed men or others entitled to rations are allowed to mess sepa¬ 
rately from companies or organizations, they shall not be required 
to purchase bread from the bakery, but they shall not be entitled 
to share in the bakery profits. 

(2) The bakery fund shall be under the supervision of the post 
council and shall be collected and held by the officer appointed 
post treasurer by the post commander. The post treasurer shall 
also have charge of the general mess fund, and may, at the dis¬ 
cretion of the commanding officer, be appointed post-exchange 
officer. 

(3) The post treasurer shall open an account with the bakery 
fund and shall make payments therefrom in pursuance of specific 
appropriations by the post council, approved by the post com¬ 
mander. The account shall at all times be subject to the post 
commander’s inspection. 

(4) When an officer is relieved from duty as post treasurer his 
accounts shall be audited by the post council. 

3603. (1) The company fund, which shall consist of the gross 
amounts of money received from all sources, shall be received by 
the company commander, and, with the concurrence of the com¬ 
pany council, shall be disbursed by him solely for the benefit of 
the company. Any disbursements other than those for the pur¬ 
chase of food from this fund shall have the prior approval of the 
post commander. The fund of a detachment or band having a 
separate mess shall be regarded as a company fund. 

(2) The company commander shall keep an account of the com¬ 
pany fund, which shall be inspected by the post, regimental, or 
battalion commander at least once every month, and which shall 
be kept in accordance with published instructions. 

(3) The post treasurer appointed by the post commander shall, 
under his direction, conduct the general mess affairs, make neces¬ 
sary purchases, and have charge of the mess fund. Monthly, and 
at other times when relieved, he shall submit to the post council 
a statement of all business dealings and money transactions, with 
proper vouchers. Upon the call of the post council he shall fur¬ 
nish information regarding the condition and management of the 
mess. A company, on taking the field or withdrawing from the 
general mess, shall be entitled to a just share of the fund thereof, 
the amount being determined by the post council and approved 
by the post commander. Companies joining a post shall pay into 
the general mess fund, if there be such, all cash or stores on hand 
in their company fund after paying all indebtedness. 

(4) Extra compensation may be paid enlisted men from mess 
funds as follows: {a) From a company fund 25 cents a 
day to a head cook: (b) from a general mess fund not exceeding 
$2 a day, to be apportioned by the post council among the cooks 
and other necessary regular attendants. Of this $2 the post 
council may allot to the mess steward, who may be a noncommis- 


(294 I) 


sioned officer, a per diem of 50 cents, and in addition thereto a 
share in the remaining $1.50. One cook of a company and such 
of the regular attendants of the general mess as the commanding 
officer may designate, shall be inspected and mustered in the 
kitchen or mess hall. They may be excused from ordinary post 
duties, but shall attend target practice. 

3604. (1) Bread shall be baked in post bakeries when prac¬ 
ticable. At all permanent posts a suitable building and the neces¬ 
sary fuel, utensils, and furniture therefor shall be provided by 
the quartermaster’s department, who shall also construct the ovens 
and keep them in repair. The post treasurer, under the supervi¬ 
sion of the commanding officer, shall have charge of the bakery. 

(2) A competent enlisted man shall be detailed as chief baker, 
and, if necessary, one or more enlisted men as assistant bakers. 

(3) Extra pay to post bakers shall be paid from the bakery or 
mess fund, and the following daily rates are authorized: To the 
chief baker at a post of two companies or less, 35 cents; three com¬ 
panies 40 cents; four companies, 50 cents; to each assistant, 10 
cents less when the chief baker’s pay is 40 cents or less, and 15 
cents less when the chief baker’s pay is 50 cents. At larger posts 
the chief baker may be paid not to exceed $1 per day, and the 
assistants less amounts at rates to be fixed by the post" council. 

(4) The expenses of the post bakery shall be restricted to the 
extra pay of the bakers, the purchase of articles necessary for 
making bread, and utensils not furnished by the quartermaster’s 
department. 

(5) The chief baker shall be inspected and mustered at the 
post bakery. He may be excused from ordinary post duties, but 
shall attend target practice. 

3605. (1) The commanding officer of posts at or near which 
suitable public lands are available, shall set aside for post gardens 
such ground as may be necessary for the production of vegetables 
for the command, and shall cause it to be cultivated by the garri¬ 
son ; or, if the commanding officer so elects, he may apportion it 
among the organizations for cultivation by them. 

(2) Seeds for post gardens may be procured from post-ex¬ 
change funds or from company funds. 

(3) Surplus products may be sold and the proceeds divided 
among the company funds, according to the strength of the com¬ 
panies, or to the general mess fund, where such exists. 

Section 7.—The Marine Brigade Stationed in the Philippine 

Islands. 

3611. Under the direction of the commandant of the naval 
stations, Cavite and Olongapo. and of the commander in chief of 
the Asiatic Fleet, the commander of the marine brigade stationed 
in the Philippine Islands shall issue such orders for the movement 
of officers and troops and such general orders for their guidance 
as may be necessary. 

3612. Under the direction of the officers enumerated in the 
preceding article the brigade commander shall distribute the offi¬ 
cers and men for duty at the several shore stations in accordance 
with the needs of the several stations, and shall, when duly or¬ 
dered, furnish detachments for the vessels of the Navy on the sta¬ 
tion according to their authorized complements. When duly 
ordered, he shall also cause vacancies in such detachments to be 
filled and shall direct the necessary transfers of officers and men 
for that purpose. 

3613. The brigade commander shall exercise a general super¬ 
vision over all expenditures and supplies needed for the mainte¬ 
nance or connected with the management of the brigade. It shall 
be his duty to see that all estimates of funds required for the sup- 


Post bakeries. 


Post gardens. 


(295 I) 









port and employment of tlie brigade are based upon proper con¬ 
siderations and are made for legal objects. 

3014. Approval by tlie brigade commander of bills of ex¬ 
penses, when such approval will authorize the payment of money 
under existing instructions of the Treasury Department and from 
the headquarters of the Marine Corps, shall have the force of an 
order for such, payment. 

3015. The brigade commander shall make all necessary or ap¬ 
propriate recommendations, through official channels, in relation 
to furnishing the brigade with supplies and keeping it in an effi¬ 
cient condition. 

3010. The brigade commander shall each year transmit, through 
official channels, to the commandant of the corps, immediately 
after the 1st of July, or immediately after being relieved for the 
elapsed portion of the fiscal year, a report, in duplicate, covering 
all subjects necessary for a complete military review of his com¬ 
mand and its operations during the preceding fiscal year, and espe¬ 
cially the following: The general condition and efficiency of the 
brigade, a description of all military drills and target practice, the 
discipline of the command, and the sanitary condition of the com¬ 
mand, with the percentage sick, number of deaths, number sent 
to hospitals, and number invalided home. 

3617. All orders affecting the personnel and materiel of the 
brigade which do not originate at brigade headquarters shall be 
sent through the brigade commander, if practicable, and when 
such a course is impracticable he shall be notified as soon as pos¬ 
sible of the issue of such orders. Official communications to or 
from or concerning officers and men of the brigade shall be trans¬ 
mitted through the brigade commander, except communications 
between the commandant of a naval station and officers and men 
serving at that naval station. 

3618. All officers ordered to duty with the brigade shall report 
to the brigade commander for duty and assignment. 

3619. All applications from enlisted men of the Marine Corps 
on the station for discharge shall be addressed to the brigade com¬ 
mander. who shall make a recommendation by indorsement for¬ 
warded to the commandant of the naval stations, Cavite and 
Olongapo, on each application of an enlisted man to be sent home 
for discharge or to be discharged on the station. He shall also 
recommend through official channels when, where, and in what 
order officers or men of the corps on the station shall be relieved 
and sent home. 


Section 8.—Service Afloat Aboard Ships of War. 


Embarkation. 


Health and 
efficiency and 
detachment. 

Charge of arms, 
clothing, etc. 


3631. When a ship is ready to receive her complement of ma¬ 
rines, the commandant of the station, having previously caused 
the commanding officer of the ship to be informed, shall direct 
the commanding officer of marines to send the detachment to the 
designated place of embarkation, accompanied by all its officers, 
unless any are prevented by written order of the Secretary of the 
Navy or by illness, the latter being certified, to by a surgeon’s 
certificate. 

3632. The marine officer of a ship shall be attentive to the 
cleanliness, health, and comfort of his men and to their instruc¬ 
tion, soldierlike appearance, and efficiency. 

3633. (1) The marine officer of the ship shall have charge of 
and be accountable for the arms, accouterments, and clothing 
belonging to his detachment. He shall have these articles kept 
in good order and shall report to the commanding officer any 
injury that may result from neglect or misconduct, in order that 
the responsibility therefor may be fixed and damages be recovered. 
He shall inspect the clothing at least once in each month, and in 
case of any loss or abuse he shall make report to the command- 


(296 i) 


mg officer. 
Gover 
the ma 


fficer. He shall see that the arms, accouterments, and all 
•nment property, including any uniform clothing for which 
marine officer is responsible that is in the possession of ma¬ 
rines deceased or absent without leave, and any c 
clothing for which the marine officer is responsible, 


and preserved to be disposed 
regulation. (Art. I 711 (2).) 

(2) The marine officer of the ship shall 
officer, in writing, with the information 
I 1702 (2). 


possession 

other uniform 
are collected 
of as provided for by law and 


furnish the gunnery 
required by article 


(3) When the arms and accouterments of the marine detach¬ 
ment of a vessel are the property of the Bureau of Ordnance, 
Navy Department, the marine officer of the ship shall exercise 
over them only the same authority as is now exercised by the 
officer of a gun division of a ship over his divisional battery outfit. 

3034. If repairs to the arms or accouterments under his charge 
become necessary, the marine officer shall apply to the executive 
officer for such assistance as may be needed" or shall request 
authority to turn them in for repairs at the nearest depot of 
supplies. 

3635. (1) The marine officer of the ship shall make a daily 
morning report of the state of the detachment to the commanding 
officer, on the prescribed forms. 

(2) He shall examine daily, before quarters, the living spaces 
occupied by the marines, their clothes lockers, gun racks, and the 
marine storeroom, assuring himself that they are ready for in 
speetion. 

3636. At quarters the marines shall be formed at such place 
as shall be designated by the commanding officer of the ship, 
under their own officers, the senior of whom shall report the 
absentees. 


Repairs to 
arms. 


Daily reports. 


Dally inspec- 
lions. 


Where formed. 


3637. The marines shall be instructed and exercised at pre¬ 
scribed drijls, including pulling in boats, at such times and places 
as the commanding officer of the ship may appoint. 

3638. (1) When ordered by the commanding officer of the 
ship, regular details shall be made for guard each day, and the 
ceremony of guard mounting shall be carried out as"nearly as 
possible as at barracks on shore. 

(2) On board ships having more than twenty privates the guard 
of the day shall consist of one noncommissioned officer and ten 
privates; and on board those having less than twenty privates it 
shall consist of one noncommissioned officer and eight privates. 

(3) A captain’s guard shall be the full detachment of the ship. 
A lieutenant’s guard shall consist of one lieutenant, two noncom¬ 
missioned officers, and sixteen privates. 

3630. (1) All permanent or standing orders for sentinels shall 
be approved by the commanding officer of the ship and shall pass 
through the marine officer of the ship. When necessary, the of¬ 
ficer of the deck shall give special orders for sentinels, and when 
such orders are of an important character he shall inform the 
executive officer and marine officer of the ship. In all cases the 
orders shall be communicated to the sentinels by the sergeant or 
corporal of the guard. 

(2) The marine officer shall visit sentinels frequently and 
shall satisfy himself that they understand their orders and duties. 

3640. Marines may be detailed for duty as orderlies for flag 
officers, chiefs of staff, and commanding officers of ships. 

3641. (1) Noncommissioned officers shall not be detailed as 
messmen. (Art. R 4442 (10) (11).) 

(2) Marines shall not be assigned to duty as master at arms, 
yeoman, or hospital steward, except in case of emergency, which 
shall be determined by the commanding officer of the ship. When 
necessary to make such assignment, it shall continue only until a 
suitable person can be selected for the required duty. 


Times of drills. 


Guard mount¬ 
ing. 


Sentinels. 


Orderly duty. 


Assignment of 
men to other du¬ 
ties. 


(297 i) 




Vacancies of 
noncommis¬ 
sioned officers: 
Abroad. 


In the United 
States. 


Offenses. 


Conduct and 
liberty lists. 


Muster rolls 
and clothing ac¬ 
counts. 


Superintend¬ 
ent of small-arm 
practice. 

Intelligence 

reports. 


Drill on shore. 


(3) They shall not be assigned to duty as messengers for the 
officer of the deck. 

(4) In detailing marines for any work or labor not included in 
their usual guard, post, and deck duties, regard shall be had to 
the amount of guard and post duty being required of them. 

3042. (1) When a vacancy in the complement of noncommis¬ 
sioned officers occurs on board a cruising ship, the marine officer 
of the ship shall recommend and the commanding officer of the 
ship shall designate some one of the detachment for promotion to 
fill the vacancy, when practicable. The commanding officer of the 
ship shall appoint a board, consisting of the marine officer of the 
ship and of two line officers of the Navy or Marine Corps, to ex¬ 
amine the person so designated under the provisions of article 
I 3583 as to his qualifications for promotion. If reported qualified, 
and the report be approved by the commanding officer of the ship, 
he shall make the appointment to continue in force until the ter¬ 
mination of the cruise, unless sooner vacated by order of the ap¬ 
pointing authority. If, at any time, the commanding officer of the 
ship desires that an appointment issued by himself be made per¬ 
manent, he may make recommendation to the commandant of the 
corps, who may issue a permanent warrant. 

(2) When such a vacancy occurs within the waters of the 
United States and the commanding officer of the ship does not 
deem it advisable to promote a member of the detachment, he 
shall report the facts to the commandant of the corps, who shall 
fill the vacancy by transfer. 

3643. Reports against marines shall be entered in the daily 
report book. Any misbehavior of the marines on guard or on 
duty as sentinels shall be reported to the executive officer through 
the officer of the deck and to the marine officer of the ship. The 
marine officer of the ship, when on board, shall be present at the 
mast when offenses committed by marines are to be investigated. 

3644. The marine officer of the ship shall keep the executive 
officer informed of the proficiency in rating, sobriety, and obedi¬ 
ence of the marines, and shall make recommendations to him 
regarding their liberty. 

3645. (1) The marine officer of the ship shall keep a muster 
roll, and clothing and other accounts, and shall forward them, 
as well as other required returns, through the proper channels. 

(2) He shall prepare and submit, in the same manner and on 
the same form as is provided for the payment of marines at shore 
stations, monthly pay rolls, in duplicate, to the pay officer of the 
ship, retaining a third copy, such rolls to show in the column of 
“ Remarks ” all necessary data to support any extra credits ap¬ 
pearing thereon; the original, when approved by the commanding 
officer of the ship, will constitute the pay officer’s authority for 
the payment of the roll. After payment has been accomplished 
he shall make such corrections in the retained roll as are neces¬ 
sary to make it agree with the original as audited and settled by 
the pay officer, make the necessary entries in the “ Service Record 
Book,” obtain the certificate of the pay officer, in the space pro¬ 
vided, to the effect that said roll is a copy of the roll upon which 
payment was made, after which he shall transmit the same to 
the officer in charge of the paymaster’s department, U. S. Marine 
Corps, through the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

3646. A marine officer may be detailed by the commanding 
officer of the ship as superintendent of small-arm target practice. 

3647. Marine officers may be required to make intelligence 
reports upon such subjects as the commanding officer of the ship 
may direct. 

3648. The officers and men of the Marine Corps serving in a 
fleet shall be properly organized and shall be landed at such times 
and places as the commander in chief may direct for exercise in 


(298 i) 


prescribed drills and duties, under the command of the fleet 
marine officer. 

3649. AY lien serving on shore with a mixed detachment, com¬ 
posed of seamen and marines, the marines shall always be placed 
on the right in battalion or other infantry formation, and the 
senior officer of the line of the Navy, or of the Marine Corps, 
according to rank, shall command the detachment. (Arts. R 1003 
(4) and R 1062 (&).) 

3650. The marines of receiving ships and of vessels which are 
temporarily at a navy yard shall, under the direction of the 
commandant of the station, be landed for the purpose of drill 
and exercise in the school of the battalion, in conjunction with 
the marines of the station, under the command of the senior 
marine officer present. 

3651. All oflicial correspondence between officers and enlisted 
men and the commandant or staff of the corps, relating to the 
detail, efficiency, or requirements of the command shall be ad¬ 
dressed to the commanding officer of the ship. Communications 
from enlisted men shall be forwarded through the marine officer 
of the ship and executive officer to the commanding officer of the 
ship. 

3652. The allowance of arms, accouterments, tentage, and 
equipage for marine detachments of ships shall be in accordance 
with the current allowance lists therefor approved by the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy. 

Section 9. —Examinations of Officers of the Marine Corps for 

Promotion. 

3661. Boards for the examination of officers of the Marine 
Corps for promotion shall be conducted in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in the authorized “ Forms of procedure,” and 
in accordance with the provisions of this section. 

3662. The following extracts from the law govern the exami¬ 
nation of officers of the Marine Corps for promotion: 

(1) Extract from “An act to provide for the examination of 
certain officers of the Marine Corps and to regulate promotion 
therein,” approved July 28, 1892: 

“* * * hereafter promotions to every grade of commissioned 

officers in the Marine Corps below the grade of commandant shall 
be made in the same manner and under the same conditions as 
now are or may hereafter be prescribed in pursuance of law for 
commissioned officers of the Army: 

“ Provided , That examining boards which may be organized un¬ 
der the provisions of this act to determine the fitness of officers of 
the Marine Corps for promotion shall in all cases consist of not 
less than five officers, three of whom shall, if practicable, be officers 
of the Marine Corps, senior to the officer to be examined, and two 
of whom shall be medical officers of the Navy: 

“ Provided further, That when not practicable to detail officers 
of the Marine Corps as members of such examining boards, offi¬ 
cers of the line in the Navy shall be so detailed.” 

(2) Extract from “An act to reorganize and increase the 
efficiency of the personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps of the 
United States,” approved March 3, 1899, amended by act of May 
13, 1908. 

“ Sec. 20. * * * officers of the Marine Corps above the grade 

of captain, except major general, shall, before being promoted, 
be subject to such physical, mental, and moral examination as is 
now or may hereafter be prescribed by law for other officers of 
the Marine Corps.” 

(3) Extract from “An act to provide for the examination of 
certain officers of the Army and to regulate promotions therein,” 
approved October 1, 1890: 


Service with a 
mixed detach¬ 
ment. 


Drill with ma¬ 
rines of bar¬ 
racks. 


Official corre¬ 
spondence. 


Examining 

boards. 


Laws. 


(299 i) 






Appointment 
of members. 


Duties of 
members. 


Medical offi¬ 
cers. 

Recorder. 


Proceedings. 


Findings con¬ 
fidential. 

Order of ex¬ 
amination. 


Medical re¬ 
port. 


Candidate 
mentally and 
physically quali¬ 
fied. 


“Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
ilie United States of America in Congress assembled: 

“ Sec. 3. That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized 
to prescribe a system of examination of all officers of the Army 
below the rank of major to determine their fitness for promotion, 
such an examination to be conducted at such times anterior 
to the accruing of the right to promotion as may be best 
for the interests of the service: * * * Provided, That if any 

officer fails to pass a satisfactory examination and is reported un¬ 
fit for promotion the officer next below him in rank having passed 
said examination shall receive the promotion: And provided, That 
should the officer fail in his physical examination and be found 
incapacitated for service by reason of physical disability con¬ 
tracted in line of duty he shall be retired with the rank to which 
Lis seniority entitled him to be promoted; but if he should fail for 
any other reason he shall be suspended from promotion for one 
year, when he shall be reexamined, and in case of failure on such 
reexamination he shall be honorably discharged with one year’s 
pay from the Army * * * .” 

3063. The members of boards for examining marine officers 
preliminary to promotion will be appointed by the Navy Depart¬ 
ment. 

3064. Before entering on the discharge of their duties, mem¬ 
bers of examining boards shall acquaint themselves with the pro¬ 
visions of the chapter on “ Boards,” Navy Regulations, and the 
chapter on “ Marine examining boards,” in the authorized “ Forms 
of Procedure.” 

3005. The medical officers shall take part only in the mental 
and physical examination of the candidate for promotion. 

3000. The recorder shall take no part in examining the candi¬ 
date, but, under the direction of the board, shall record its pro¬ 
ceedings and prepare the record. 

3007. All proceedings of the board, except its findings, recom¬ 
mendations, deliberations thereon, and its deliberations on inter¬ 
locutory questions shall be in the presence of the candidate for 
promotion and his counsel, if he has counsel present. 

3068. The findings and recommendations of the board shall be 
regarded by the members and recorder as confidential. 

3669. When the candidate holds the rank of captain or below, 
the board shall examine and report upon his (1) mental and 
physical, (2) moral, and (3) professional fitness for promotion 
to the next higher grade; when he holds the rank of major, lieu¬ 
tenant colonel, or colonel, the board shall examine and report upon 
his (1) mental and physical and (2) moral fitness for promotion. 
The record of the final opinion of the board as to the fitness or 
unfitness of an officer for promotion shall show under which of 
these heads the candidate’s qualifications are considered satis¬ 
factory, and under which, if any, they are unsatisfactory. 

3670. (1) The medical members, upon reassembling, shall 
report in writing to the full board their opinions as to the candi¬ 
date’s mental and physical fitness for promotion and, in case they 
find him unfit, they shall state the particular causes therefor, and 
whether or not, in their opinion, the disability was contracted in 
line of duty. The report shall be signed by the medical members 
and appended to the record. 

(2) The mental fitness shall be assumed unless a doubt thereof 
shall be raised in the mind of any member of the board. 

(3) The mental and physical fitness of the candidate and all 
questions which arise in connection therewith shall be voted upon 
by each member of the entire board and the votes of a majority 
shall decide. 

3071. When the board finds the candidate mentally and physi¬ 
cally qualified for promotion, the medical officers shall be excused 
from further attendance with the board, and the remaining parts 


(300 i) 


of the examination shall be conducted by the other members of 
the board. 

3672. The military history, reports on fitness, interrogatories, 
and other documents concerning the moral and professional fitness 
of the candidate shall then be read aloud and appended to the 
record. 

3673. (1) The moral fitness of the candidate shall be assumed 
unless a doubt shall be raised by evidence of record or from the 
general reputation of the candidate. 

(2) If the moral fitness of the candidate is not assumed, he 
shall be furnished full information as to any allegations concern¬ 
ing his moral conduct, names of accusers and witnesses, and docu¬ 
mentary evidence against him; he shall be allowed to examine 
such witnesses and evidence and to testify and introduce evidence 
in his own behalf. 

(3) All proceedings during the examination as to his moral fit¬ 
ness, except deliberations on the findings and on interlocutory 
questions, shall be in the presence of the candidate and his 
counsel (if he has counsel present). 

(4) The board shall decide concerning the officers or other per¬ 
sons to whom interrogatories shall be sent, and shall decide upon 
the scope and character of such interrogatories, but no inquiry as 
to matters of opinion shall be put to any officer who is junior in 
rank to the candidate. 

(5) If the candidate requests that witnesses be examined in his 
behalf, the board shall, so far as such request appears to the 
board to be reasonable, examine the witnesses in his presence or 
by taking their depositions. 

(0) The board shall not inquire into nor consider any fact 
which occurred prior to the last examination of the candidate 
whereby he was promoted and which has been inquired into and 
decided upon, unless such fact continuing shows his present unfit¬ 
ness for promotion. 

(7) The candidate shall be given an opportunity to make a 
statement with reference to his moral fitness, wffiich statement, if 
made, shall be appended to the record. 

3674. (1) Examinations in professional subjects shall be oral 
and practical, with the exceptions hereinafter mentioned. During 
the oral and practical examinations all the members except the 
medical members shall be present. 

(2) The examination as to the candidate’s professional fitness 
shall be such as will fully test his knowledge of the general pro¬ 
fession of arms, of all the details of the part or parts of his pro¬ 
fession in which by reason of his opportunities he should have 
perfected himself, and of the general principles of all the duties 
that may devolve upon him by reason of his promotion to the next 
higher grade. In all examinations the board shall form their 
opinion of an officer’s professional qualifications by comparison of 
his knowledge with his age, service, and opportunities for acquir¬ 
ing such knowledge. 

(3) The examination shall be sufficiently comprehensive and 
exhaustive to determine the degree of proficiency of the candidate 
in each subject. The use of diagrams and sketches to expedite 
and elucidate the answers to questions is authorized. 

(4) Commanding officers of posts at or in the vicinity of wffiich 
boards may be appointed to meet shall furnish, upon request, such 
available troops and material as may be required by boards in 
the execution of this section. In case of unpropitious weather, 
practical exercises may be postponed from day to day, but shall 
never be omitted or curtailed. 

(5) In case of failure upon practical examination in any sub¬ 
ject, the board shall conduct a second practical test of sufficient 
scope to determine beyond doubt the officer’s actual degree of effi¬ 
ciency in the subject. 


Military his¬ 
tory, reports of 
fituess, etc. 


Moral fitness. 


Professional 

examination. 


(301 l) 






(6) The board will confine its questions on the oral, written, 
and practical examinations to the latest editions of the following 
publications, except when, in the opinion of the board, the can¬ 
didate for promotion has not had sufficient time properly to pre¬ 
pare himself in the latest edition of any specified publication, the 
questions may be taken from the preceding edition: 

(a) Navy Regulations and Naval Instructions. 

(b) Navy Department General Orders. 

(c) Marine Corps Orders and Instructions. 

( d ) Marine Corps publications authorized by I 604 (11). 

(e) Army Regulations. 

(/) Forms of Procedure, United States Navy. 

(g) Military Law and the Procedure of Courts-Martial; Dudley. 

(h) Elements of International Law; Davis. 

(i) Description United States Magazine Rifle. 

( j ) The Rifle in War; Eames. 

(7c) Military Topography; Sherill. 

(7) Engineer Field Manual, United States Army. 

(m) Field Service Regulations, United States Army. 
in) A Military Primer; Marshall and Simonds. 

(o) Organization and Tactics; Wagner. 

(•p) Ordnance and Gunnery, United States Naval Academy. 

(g) Ship and Gun Drills, United States Navy. 

(r) The Landing Force and Small-Arm Instructions, United 
States Navy. 

($) Small-Arm Firing Manual, United States Army. 

( t) Marine Corps Score Book. 

(u) United States Naval Code of Signals (N. M. C. 145). 

(v) Horses, Bridles, and Saddles; Carter. 

(tc>) Heating and Ventilating Buildings; Carpenter. 

(a?) Handbook on Hygiene and Sanitary Science; Wilson. 

(y) Plumbing and House Drainage Problems; Engineering 
Record. 

( yy ) Building Superintendence; Clark. 

(z) Building Construction and Superintendence; Kidder. 

(zz) Disposal of Household Wastes; Gerhard. 

(7) The general efficiency of a candidate includes the use 
he has made of his opportunities in the past, his general trust¬ 
worthiness, his ability to command men, and to apply practically, 
both at sea and on shore, his professional knowledge; his appre¬ 
ciation of the responsibilities of an officer; and his ability to per¬ 
form and his manner of performing professional duties. 

(8) The mark in general efficiency shall be based upon re¬ 
ports of fitness; answers to interrogatories; documentary evidence 
submitted to the board by the Navy Department, the Commandant 
of the Marine Corps, or the candidate; and such other relevant 
evidence as may be submitted by the candidate or obtained by 
the board on its own initiative. All the foregoing shall be em¬ 
bodied in full in the record in chronological order, each class of 
evidence by itself. 

(0) The board shall prepare not less than 20 questions in each 
subject of the examination, and a copy of the questions asked and 
statement of the exercises and problems, with the weights assigned 
thereto, shall be appended to the record. 

(10) The questions and practical exercises shall be so assigned 
that the candidate may be able to complete the answer or exercise 
before a recess or adjournment is taken, and the record must show 
that this direction was complied with. 

(11) Marks shall be assigned under the following heads: In 
those cases where it lias been necessary to hold a written examina¬ 
tion, the marks attained therein shall follow immediately after 
the marks attained in the oral examination. 


(302 i) 


All marks that fall below 3 (75 per cent) shall be entered in 
red ink. 

FOR OFFICERS OF THE QUARTERMASTER’S DEPARTMENT. 

(«) For promotion from captain to major: 


Subject. 

Mark. 

Administration: Oral. 


Field Service Regulations: Oral. 


Naval and military law: Oral. 


Transportation: Oral. 


Hippo logy: Oral. 


Clothing" equipage and subsistence stores: 

Oral. 


Practical. 


Building: Oral. 


General^fficiency. 





FOR OFFICERS OF THE PAYMASTER’S DEPARTMENT. 

(b) For promotion from captain to major. 


Subject. 

Mark. 

Administration: 

Oral. 


Practical. 


Naval and military law: Oral. 


Laws and decisions: Oral . 


Monev accountability: Oral. 


General efficiency. 





FOR OFFICERS OF THE LINE. 

(c) For promotion from second to first lieutenant. 


Subject. 

Mark. 

Administration: Oral . 


Drill regulations: 

Oral . 


Practical . 


Small-arms firing: Oral . 


Signals: 

Oral .i. 


practical . 


Fire discipline: Oral . 


Military field fined neering: Oral . 


Naval and military law: Oral . 


Minor tactics: 

Oral . 


Practical . 


Naval ordnance, and gunnery: Oral . 


Military topography: 

Oral . 


Practical . 


Oenpral efficiency .... 





(30.°, i) 











































































Finding and 
recommenda¬ 
tion. 


Quartermas¬ 
ter’s Depart¬ 
ment. 


(d) For promotion from first lieutenant to captain. 


Subject. Mark. 


Administration: Oral. 

Drill regulations: 

Oral. 

Practical. 

Small-arms firing: Oral. 

Military field engineering: Oral.... 

Naval and military law: Oral. 

Minor tactics: 

Oral. 

Practical. 

NaAml ordnance and gunnery: Oral 
Military topography: 

Oral. 

Practical. 

General efficiency. 


(e) For promotion from captain to major. 


Subject. 

Mark. 

Drill regulations: 

Oral . 


Practical. 


Field-service regulations: Oral. 


International law: Oral. 


Minor tactics: 

Oral. 


Practical. 


General efficiency. 



. 


(12) Except that there are no exemptions from examination as 
to physical and moral fitness, as to general efficiency, and where 
practical drills and exercises are prescribed involving actual 
command of troops, officers holding certificates from the service 
schools enumerated below are exempt from the written, oral, and 
practical examination in the subjects mentioned therein when the 
vacancy accrues or examination is held within the periods subse¬ 
quent to date of certificate hereinafter prescribed. 

(a) Marine officers’ schools: Passed with distinction, 5 years; 
passed with credit, 4 years; passed, 3 years. 

(&) Army school of the line: Honor graduates, 5 years; dis¬ 
tinguished graduates, 4 years; graduates, 3 years. 

3675. The finding and recommendation of the board shall be 
expressed as required by the Navy Regulations, chapter on 
“ Boards,” and shall be signed by all the members, except the 
medical officers, who concur therein; any member, except the medi¬ 
cal officers, who dissents therefrom shall state his reasons therefor, 
which reasons shall be entered in the record after the finding of 
the other members and signed by the dissenting member. 

3676. The scope of professional examinations shall be as 
follows: 

FOR OFFICERS OF THE QUARTERMASTER’S DEPARTMENT. 

(1) For promotion from captain to major: 

(a) Administration, in office, depot, and field. Oral: Navy 
Regulations and Naval Instructions, including general orders, cir¬ 
culars, and Marine Corps orders in force; System of Accountabil¬ 
ity, United States Marine Corps; Army Regulations. 


(304 i) 






































(&) Field-service regulations. Oral: Organization; Shelter of 
Troops in the Field; Subsistence; Instructions for the Government 
of Armies of the United States in Time of War. 

(c) Naval and military law. Oral: Military Law and the Pro¬ 
cedure of Courts-Martial, Chapters I to XXX, inclusive; Forms 
of Procedure, United States Navy; Navy Regulations, chapters 
pertaining to courts and boards. 

( d ) Transportation. Oral: Land, water. 

(e) Hippology. Oral: 

(/) Clothing, equipage, and subsistence stores. Oral: Pur¬ 
chase; inspection; issue and accountability; methods of manu¬ 
facture of clothing and equipage. 

Practical: Blanks are to be furnished and the officer under¬ 
going examination required to exemplify their use in the prepa¬ 
ration of contracts, bonds, returns, accounts current, etc. 

( g ) Buildings. Oral: Construction and repair; inspection of 
building materials; lighting, heating, and ventilation of barracks, 
quarters, and other buildings; fire protection; water supply; 
sanitary plumbing; disposal of sewage, garbage, and waste: ex¬ 
terior lighting; wharves; and roads and walks. 

FOR OFFICERS OF THE PAYMASTER’S DEPARTMENT. 

(2) For promotion from captain to major: 

( a ) Administration. Oral: Navy Regulations and Naval In¬ 
structions, including general orders, circulars and Marine Corps 
orders in force; Manual of the Paymaster’s Department, United 
States Marine Corps. The candidate for promotion must show 
a detailed knowledge of office administration and of the drawing 
of checks, drafts, bills of exchange, and other forms of credit. 

Practical: Blanks are to be furnished and the officer undergoing 
examination required to exemplify their use in the preparation 
of accounts, returns, vouchers, etc. 

(&) Naval and military law. Oral: Military Law and the Pro¬ 
cedure of Courts-Martial, Chapters I to XXX, inclusive; Forms 
of Procedure, United States Navy; Navy Regulations, chapters 
pertaining to courts and boards. 

(c) Laws and decisions. Oral: Laws governing pay of officers 
and enlisted men of the Marine Corps and the rulings of the 
Comptroller of the Treasury thereon. 

( d ) Money accountability. Oral: Rules of the Treasury De¬ 
partment and the laws relating thereto. 

FOR OFFICERS OF THE LINE. 

(3) For promotion from second lieutenant to first lieutenant: 

(a) Administration. Oral: Navy Regulations and Naval In¬ 
structions, including general orders and circulars in force; Ma¬ 
rine Corps orders and publications authorized by 1-604 (11) ; 
and Army Regulations applicable to officers in the Marine Corps, 
at the discretion of the board; method of keeping post exchange 
and post treasurer’s books, and the preparation of all returns, 
rolls, and papers connected with a detachment. The examina¬ 
tion shall be sufficiently extended to determine whether the officer 
is entirely familiar with the subject generally, as well as with 
his own duties arising under the regulations and orders si>ecified, 
both on shore and on board ship. 

(&) Drill regulations. Oral: The Landing Force and Small- 
Arms Instructions, United States Navy; Notes on First Aid to 
TVounded; Notes on Military Hygiene; Manual of Guard Duty 
and Guard Mounting. 

Practical: To include school of the company in close and ex¬ 
tended order; street-riot drill; bayonet exercise; field artillery 
through school of the section. 


Officers of 
the Paymaster’s 
Department. 


Officers of 
the line. 


(305 I) 







(c) Small-arms firing. Oral: Small-Arms Firing Manual, omit¬ 
ting Special Courses, Targets and Ranges, Competitions and the 
Mounted Pistol Course; Marine Corps Score Book; Landing 
Force: Part V, Chapter IV, paragraphs 75 to 89, inclusive, and 
Chapter V. 

( d ) Signals. Oral: United States Naval Code of Signals 
(NMC 145). 

Practical: To be sufficiently extended to demonstrate ability 
of candidate to send and receive messages by (1) Army and Navy 
Code (wig-wag) ; (2) two-arm semaphore system; and (3) by 
heliograph. 

(e) Fire discipline. Oral: Description United States Magazine 
Rifle, model 1903; The Rifle in War. 

(/) Military field engineering. Oral: Engineer Field Manual; 
Part V, omit paragraphs 78 to 101, inclusive; Field Service Regu¬ 
lations: Shelter, and paragraphs 214 to 216, inclusive. 

(g) Naval and military law. Oral: Military Law and the 
Procedure of Courts-Martial, Chapters I to XXIX. inclusive; 
Forms of Procedure, United States Navy; Navy Regulations, 
chapters pertaining to courts and boards. 

(h) Minor tactics. Oral: Field-Service Regulations: The Serv¬ 
ice of Security—Marches and Convoys; Ammunition Supply: A 
Military Primer. 

Practical: A suitable number of troops being assigned, the can¬ 
didate shall be required to work out, in the vicinity of the post, a 
practical problem in security and information. 

If this is not practicable—and if not, the board shall state the 
reasons in its record of proceedings—the candidate shall be re¬ 
quired to work out a map problem in security and information, 
the solution to be appended to the report as in the case of written 
examinations. 

(i) Naval Ordnance and Gunnery. Oral (for all second lieuten¬ 
ants) : 

Naval ordnance and gunnery: Omit chapters on Metals, Tur¬ 
rets and Turret Mounts, Battery Composition and Arrangement, 
Turret Sights, Armor, Penetration of Projectiles, Proving Grounds, 
and Naval Range Finders. 

In addition to the foregoing, officers who have had not less than 
six months’ service on a ship of the fleet within the twelve months 
preceding the examination shall be examined as follows: 

( a ) Ship and Gun Drills, United States Navy: Part pertaining 
to the type of gun at which stationed; (&) in the Current Rules 
and Regulations Governing Target Practice; (c) description and 
nomenclature of type of gun at which stationed; (d) general 
description and method of fire control. 

O') Military Topography. Oral: Military Topography. 

Practical: A position or road sketch. The board will select the 
ground, assign the limits to be covered, and establish the time 
limit. Upon completion of the field work the officer will at once 
report to the member or recorder in charge of the examination 
room with the result of his work, and complete the necessary 
maps, reports, etc., under the conditions attending written ex¬ 
aminations. 

(4) For promotion from first lieutenant to captain: 

(a) Administration. Oral: Same as for promotion to first 
lieutenant. 

(&) Drill regulations. Oral: The Landing Force and Small- 
Arms Instructions, United States Navy: combat, parades, re¬ 
views and inspections, honors. 

Practical: School of the company, close and extended order; 
school of the battalion, close and extended order. 

(c) Small-Arms Firing. Oral: Small-Arms Firing Manual, 
omitting Special Courses and Mounted Pistol Course. 

Same as for promotion to first lieutenant. 




(d) Military field engineering. Oral: Same as for promotion 
to first lieutenant. 

(e) Naval and military law. Oral: Military Law and the Pro¬ 
cedure of Courts-Martial, chapters 1 to XXX, inclusive; Forms of 
Procedure, United States Navy; Navy Regulations, same as for 
promotion to first lieutenant: Field Service Regulations: The 
Laws of War. 

(/) Minor Tactics. Oral: Organization and Tactics; Character¬ 
istics of the Three Arms; Infantry Attack and Defense; Artillery 
Attack and Defense; Field Service Regulations; Orders; Marches 
and Convoys; Shelter; Combat; Ammunition supply. 

Practical: The candidate will be given a practical problem in 
minor tactics to solve in varied country in the vicinity of the post 
when in command of a company. 

If this is not practicable, and if not the board shall state the 
reasons in its record of proceedings, the candidate shall be re¬ 
quired to work out a map problem where the force at his disposal 
shall not exceed one battalion of Infantry, the solution to be ap¬ 
pended to the report as in the case of written examinations. 

(g) Naval Ordnance and Gunnery. Oral: Same as for promo¬ 
tion to first lieutenant. 

(h) Topography. Same as for promotion to first lieutenant. 

(5) For promotion from captain to major: 

(a) Drill regulations. Oral: The Landing Force and Small- 
Arms Instructions, United States Navy; The Landing Force; Com¬ 
bat ; The Battalion, Regiment, and Brigade in Close and Extended 
Order; Ceremonies and Honors. 

Practical: Command of a battalion of infantry in close and 
extended order. 

( b ) Field service regulations. Oral: Field Service Regula¬ 
tions, omitting Article XI. 

(<■) International Law. Oral: Davis, omit Chapters V, VI, 
and VIII, and appendices; Field Service Regulations: The Law r s 
of War. 

( d ) Minor tactics. Oral: Organization and tactics; Organiza¬ 
tion and Discipline; and The Three Arms Combined. 

Problem : A military map being furnished and a problem an¬ 
nounced, the candidate will be required to make an estimate of the 
situation, to prepare the necessary orders for troops, and to indi¬ 
cate positions on the map for such action as would be demanded 
under conditions of problem. (Map and solution will be attached 
to the proceedings of the board.) 

Section 10. —Marine Corps Target Practice. 

3681. Marine Corps target practice shall be held as provided 
in this section and under the conditions laid down herein. All re¬ 
ports thereof shall be submitted on the special forms supplied for 
that purpose. 

3682. (1) When firing the Army course for qualification, the Rules govern- 
firing regulations for the U. S. Army, as adopted by the U. S. in? * 

Marine Corps, will govern the target practice of marines. 

(2) Marine detachments afloat will be governed by the Firing 
Regulations for Small Arms, contained in the Landing Force and 
Small-Arms Instructions, United States Navy, and such other reg¬ 
ulations as may apply to the subject in the United States Navy, 
and in nowise will be differentiated in this respect from the 
crews of naval vessels. The expression “ marine detachments 
afloat ” includes marine detachments serving on board receiving 
vessels of the Navy. 

3683. Prizes for excellency in gunnery exercise and target , p “ K yment of 
practice, both afloat and ashore, shall be awarded and paid to pr z08 ‘ 
enlisted men of the Marine Corps, in like manner, in the same 
amounts, and under the same conditions as to enlisted men of 

the Navy. 


(307 i) 






Extra compen¬ 
sation. 


Expert rifle¬ 
men, etc. 


3684. (1) Classification under Firing Regulations for Small 
Arms, United States Navy, does not entitle enlisted men of the 
Marine Corps to the extra compensation provided for by law for 
expert riflemen, sharpshooters, and marksmen of the Army, and 
applicable to the Marine Corps by statute. To receive such extra 
compensation enlisted men of the Marine Corps must qualify 
under the firing regulations specified in article I 3682 (1), and in 
order to enable marines serving afloat to qualify under the said 
regulations they will, whenever practicable, be given opportunity 
to fire under said regulations, and when held such practice will 
be in addition to and separate and distinct from the practice of 
the crews of naval vessels. 

(2) When such practice is held all the provisions of these in¬ 
structions on the subject are applicable thereto, except that the 
prescribed minimum of instruction practice is so far modified that 
such firing of like class, at like distances, and at like targets, as 
may have been previously held under the Navy course may be 
omitted. 

3685. (1) Enlisted men of the Marine Corps who are now 
qualified or who may hereafter qualify as expert riflemen, sharp¬ 
shooters, or marksmen under tests in all respects the same as 
those authorized for the Army shall receive the same extra pay 
under the same conditions as may now or hereafter be provided 
for enlisted men of the Army. 

(2) Paragraph 1368, Army Regulations, 1910, reads as follows: 

“ Enlisted men qualifying as expert riflemen are entitled to $5 

a month, those qualifying as sharpshooters to $3 a month, and 
those qualifying as marksmen to $2 a month, in addition to their 
pay from the date of qualification to the end of the enlistment in 
which they qualify, provided that during that time they do not 
attain a higher classification and that they continue to be members 
of an organization armed with the rifle or are transferred for the 
convenience of the Government to some organization not so armed. 

“A soldier who reenlists in an organization armed with the 
rifle in which qualification is authorized, within three months 
from the date of discharge from such an organization, will con¬ 
tinue to receive for one year from the date of such reenlistment 
the extra compensation to which he was entitled at the date of 
discharge, provided the soldier does not attain a higher classifi¬ 
cation within that period. 

“ In case a reenlisted soldier in the first year subsequent to his 
reenlistment qualifies in a lower grade than that held in his prior 
enlistment, extra compensation for the higher grade held in his 
prior enlistment will cease and that for the grade in which he 
qualified will begin one year from the date of his reenlistment.” 

(3) All pay rolls, transfer pay accounts, etc., will show the 
class in which the marine may have qualified, the date he so 
qualified, and the number, date, and source of the order evidenc¬ 
ing such qualification. 

(4) Qualification can not be made in the Marine Band, nor will 
extra compensation for marksmanship be paid to enlisted men in 
the Marine Band. 

(5) All other enlisted men in the Marine Corps, including 
noncommissioned staff officers and men on special duty as clerks 
or in other capacities, are eligible for qualification and entitled 
to extra compensation therefor. 

(6) The fact of qualification will be published in orders from 
headquarters, United States Marine Corps, or headquarters of any 
brigade, or regiment not in a brigade, beyond the continental 
limits of the United States, which will show the date of actual 
qualification from which the marine is entitled to increased pay. 
Copies of such orders, when issued elsewhere than at headquar¬ 
ters, United States Marine Corps, will be furnished that head¬ 
quarters, the qualifications therein evidenced to be further pub- 


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fished to the service from headquarters, United States Marine 
Corps. 

(7) In case a marine is discharged before his qualification has 
been published in orders, notation will be made by the officer 
submitting the same on the statement of account closed for dis¬ 
charge, and, if practicable, on the pay roll upon which the man’s 
account last appeared, of the fact and date of qualification, and 
that orders announcing such qualification have not been received. 
Such notation will authorize the payment on discharge of the 
amount due the marine as extra compensation for the current and 
previous quarters, but not for any period of time prior thereto, 
as provided by article 1343, Navy Regulations, 1909. 

(8) Reference to the class, number, source, and date of the 

order authorizing their classification, placed in the column of 
remarks on the pay rolls and transfer pay account, thus: “ Quali¬ 
fied (or qualified in prior enlistment) as marksman (sharp¬ 
shooter or expert rifleman)-date; S. O.-(number); 

headquarters United States Marine Corps (or other proper au¬ 
thority) - (date of order) -, 19—,” will be sufficient 

authority for payment by pay officers of the Marine Corps. 

(9) When men claiming regular classification as expert rifle¬ 
men, sharpshooters, or marksmen reenlist from the Army within 
three months from the date of their discharge the fact will be 
reported to the major general commandant, by their commanding 
officer, and such data will be furnished regarding their previous 
organization and the date of qualification as w r ill enable the claim 
to be verified. The right of such reenlisted men to continue their 
classification for one year from the date of their reenlistment will 
be announced in Marine Corps orders, and upon the receipt of such 
orders the same remarks on the pay rolls and transfer pay account 
as are shown under (8) will support the credit for extra com¬ 
pensation. 

(10) All officers of the Marine Corps, the Auditor for the Navy 
Department, and commanding and pay officers of vessels of the 
Navy, where marines are serving afloat, will be furnished with 
copies of the orders mentioned in (6) and (9) above, and such 
orders will be accepted by pay officers of the Navy as evidence 
of the man’s right to the authorized extra compensation for the 
classification therein given him. The copies of these orders will 
be duly authenticated by seal or otherwise. 

(11) Orders furnished the commanding officers of naval vessels 
will be marked, “ For the paymaster,” and those for the command¬ 
ing officer of the marine detachment will be marked, “ For the 
marine officer.” 

368G. (1) When record practice under Army firing regula¬ 
tions is held there will be present at the target, if practicable, 
to supervise the marking, a commissioned or warrant officer 
or midshipman. When no officer is available to supervise the 
marking the fact will be reported with appropriate recommenda¬ 
tion to the major general commandant when practice is about 
to be held by marines in the United States; to the brigade 
commander when practice is about to be held by marines under 
his command; or to the senior officer present when practice 
is about to be held by other marines. When impracticable to 
secure the presence of an officer at the target without manifest 
injury to the service, this requirement may be waived under such 
conditions as to insure fair and accurate marking as the major 
general commandant, brigade commander, or senior officer present 
may require. The requirements of this paragraph do not apply to 
practice under the firing regulations for small arms, United States 
Navy. 

(2) The presence of an officer at the firing point during record 
firing will never be dispensed with, and the officer should prefer¬ 
ably be the company commander or other officer responsible for 
the instruction of the men. 


Method of con¬ 
ducting practice. 


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Practice sea¬ 
son. 


Rnn^e not 
available. 


Firing for 
qualification. 


Verification of 
score sheets. 


Individual 
record sheets. 


3087. The practice season for the Marine Corps will be from 
January 1 to December 31, inclusive, of each year, except in 
the Philippines, where it will be from November 1 to October 
31, inclusive, of each year. 

3688. When a complete range suitable for the marksman's 
course, United States Army, is not available, the marksman’s 
course, United States Navy, will be followed; but classification 
in any other courses than the regular marksman’s and sharp¬ 
shooter's courses and expert rifleman’s test of the Army does not 
entitle marines to the extra compensation provided by law for 
soldiers of the Army. Prizes, however, under the provisions of 
article 3683 of these instructions may be awarded for firing the 
Navy marksman’s course. 

3089. (1) A marine is entitled to fire the regular record prac¬ 
tice for classification under the Army firing regulations only 
once during each target or calendar year, and men who have 
qualified as marksmen are not again required to fire the marks¬ 
man’s course for classification during the succeeding years of their 
enlistment; likewise, men w'ho have qualified as sharpshooters 
are not again required to fire the marksman’s or sharpshooter's 
courses for classification during current enlistment. Men who 
have qualified as expert riflemen are not again required to fire 
for classification during the current enlistment. Nothing in this 
paragraph will be construed to prohibit any firing for practice or 
to conflict with the instructions contained in this order relative 
to twice-per-year practice held by marines stationed ashore for 
individual competition under the Navy marksman’s course or the 
firing required by Firing Regulations for Small Arms, United 
States Navy, for marine detachments afloat. As soon as a marine 
has completed firing the record practice in any regular course 
(marksman’s or sharpshooter’s courses or expert rifleman’s test), 
whether he has qualified or failed to qualify, his total scores 
for each course and the expert’s test will be entered in the spaces 
provided in the descriptive book, and after the score will be noted 
the date of completion of the course, and he will not be allowed 
to fire that course for record again during the target year. 

(2) If a. marine has not completed the firing begun on any 
regular course (marksman’s or sharpshooter’s or expert rifleman’s 
test), the partial firing in that course will not be entered in his 
descriptive book. 

3690. It is not necessary that an officer should sign or initial 
the score sheets after each day’s firing or that, in case different 
officers conduct the firing, each officer sign the score sheet. The 
signature of the officer who is in possession of the score sheet at 
the time of final qualification or at any time subsequent thereto, 
or of that of the commanding officer, is sufficient. 

3091. (1) For each officer or man who, upon the completion 
of his practice in the regular courses, finally qualifies as marks¬ 
man, sharpshooter, or expert rifleman, one copy of the individual 
record will be filled out, signed, and immediately forwarded to the 
major general commandant. These scores submitted to the major 
general commandant on the form need not exhibit the score for 
each shot, but may show only the totals, aggregate, grand aggre¬ 
gates, etc. 

(2) In cases where men, by reason of prior qualification during 
current enlistment, take only the sharpshooter’s course, or expert 
rifleman’s test, there will be noted on the form and over the space 
provided for the scores of marksman’s course, or sharpshooter’s 
course, the fact of prior qualification on the range during current 
enlistment, thus: “Qualified as marksman (or sharpshooter) 

- (date) ; S. O. - (number) ; headquarters, United 

States Marine Corps (or other proper authority) - (date).” 

(3) Enlisted men who at date of discharge are drawing extra 
compensation for marksmanship with the rifle as per paragraph 


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1368, Army Regulations, 1910 (quoted in 5 (ft) of this, order), 
and who reenlist within three months from date of discharge, be¬ 
gin the target practice of the new enlistment with the marksman’s 
course. 

3692. In the event of transfer of a man before final qualifi- for^auahfica- 6 " 
cation, the entries in his descriptive book for the courses he has tion. 1 
completed having been made, a signed copy of his score sheet, 
omitting the incompleted firing of any course, will be then for¬ 
warded to the major general commandant. The procedure de¬ 
fined in this paragraph will not be necessary if the marksman’s 
course has not been completed, and if completed and the man 
failed to qualify, it will only be necessary for the entry of the 
scores to be made in the descriptive book. 

3003. In the event that men acquire the qualification of L5mited Q«aii- 
marksman (regular course) or sharpshooter and it is imprac- fication * 
ticable, by reason of lack of proper ranges or for other reasons, 
for them to be given an opportunity for further qualification, 
signed copies of their score sheets will be forwarded to the major 
general commandant with a special notation made thereon, stating 
the reason existing then, and also, in the event of transfer of men 
before final qualification, they may be classified in orders in the 
qualification they have attained and will not be debarred from 
higher classification during the target year in case the conditions 
of service subsequently render it possible for them to avail them¬ 
selves of the opportunity. 

3694. All reports herein required to be submitted to the major Forwarding 
general commandant will be forwarded through official channels. re P° rts - 

3695. (1) The fact of qualification below the grade of marks- Records, 
man will not be noted on the muster rolls. The scores made in 

other courses than the regular courses of the Army will not be 
entered in the descriptive book, but whenever the Navy course is 
fired by marines serving afloat or ashore a note thereof will be 
made in the following form in the descriptive book: “ U. S. S. 

-(or marine barracks), - range at -; final score 

or qualification. ——; date,-, 19 ; competition (indi¬ 
vidual, post, or interpost). Prize. $-. -, United States 

Marine Corps, commanding-.” 

(2) The fact of qualification as Navy marksman, sharpshooter, 
or expert rifleman shall not be noted on the discharge certificate 
nor upon the muster rolls. 

3696. (1) The following shall be noted on first muster roll Entries on 

after the fact, and a like entry made in the descriptive book: dewrlptire 

(a) Membership on Marine Corps rifle team in national match, book, 
either as captain, coach, spotter, principal, or alternate, thus: 

“ Participated as (captain, coach, spotter, principal, or alternate) 

on Marine Corps rifle team in national team match at -, 

-, 19 . Awarded national team match medal for member¬ 
ship on (first, second, third, etc.) team” (if such is the case). 

(ft) Winning a prize in the national individual match, thus: 

“Awarded (first, second, third, etc.) prize (gold, silver, or 

bronze) medal, national individual match at -, -, 

19 .” 

(c) Winning a prize in the Marine Corps match, an individual 
match, subscribed for by the officers of the Marine Corps, thus: 

“Awarded (number) prize, Marine Corps match (individual) 
at- (place) ; -,-(month and year).” 

(d) Membership on Marine Corps teams corresponding to the 

Army or departmental teams authorized in the Provisional Small 
Arms Firing Manual, United States Army, thus: “Awarded (gold 
or silver) medal for (first, etc., to twelfth) place on Marine Corps 
team (or Marine Corps division team), -, 19 . Competi¬ 
tion held at- (place).” 

( e ) “Awarded distinguished marksman’s badge, 19 , by reason 

of holding following medals- 


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Entries in de¬ 
scriptive book 
only. 


Reports to 
commandant. 


Navy marks¬ 
man’s course. 


Preliminary 

instruction. 


Competition 
between compa¬ 
nies. 


(/) Classification of expert rifleman, sharpshooter, or marks¬ 
man under Army courses. These entries will be made upon re¬ 
ceipt of orders announcing classification, and the same remark 
prescribed for use in column of remarks on pay rolls (see par. 
3085 (2) of these instructions) will be made. 

(2) The entries defined under (a), (6), (c), ( d ), (e), and (/) 
will be made on the discharge certificates of enlisted men dis¬ 
charged from the Marine Corps. 

(3) The captain of the Marine Corps rifle team is charged with 
the duty of furnishing the information under heads (a) and (&) 
to the officer on whose muster rolls the names of the respective 
officers or men appear and to the major general commandant. 

(4) The senior marine officer present on duty is charged with 
the duty of furnishing information under heading (c) to the 
officer on whose muster rolls the names of the respective officers 
and men appear and to the major general commandant. 

(5) Information for ( d ) and (e) for muster rolls to be obtained 
from published orders. 

3697. The following will be noted in the descriptive book, but 
not on muster rolls: 

(a) The award of competition (team) prizes (post and inter¬ 
post) by the same remark as is prescribed for the column of re¬ 
marks on the pay rolls. 

(6) A marginal note, opposite the record of scores of the sea¬ 
son’s practice, will be made of the fact of having fired or com¬ 
manded a squad or group of squads in collective fire, thus: “ Par¬ 
ticipated in collective fire (date),” or “Commanded squad (sec¬ 
tion or company) in collective fire (date).” 

3698. A report of record target practice under the Army firing 
regulations will be submitted to the major general comman¬ 
dant annually from shore stations by commanding officers of 
camps of rifle instruction, and commanding officers of posts having 
range facilities. This report w r ill be submitted as soon as the 
range practice for the year is concluded. It will be submitted 
from marine detachments afloat after the completion of each 
period of practice. Officers submitting these reports will accom¬ 
pany same with a list of men who have shown aptitude as coaches, 
or who would, in their opinion, be eligible for tryout for the rifle 
team. 

3699. (1) Prizes for excellency in target practice will be 
awarded and paid to enlisted men of the Marine Corps only when 
they have fired the Navy marksman’s course. At all stations 
where there are available range facilities the enlisted men sta¬ 
tioned thereat are, if practicable, required to fire the Navy 
marksman’s course once per year, and are permitted to fire that 
course twice per year, and individual prizes may be awarded for 
both such practices. The rules for awarding these prizes are pre¬ 
scribed in the Firing Regulations for Small Arms, contained in 
the Landing Force and Small Arms Instructions, United States 
Navy. 

(2) The number of second or third prizes awarded will not be 
increased by reason of men failing to qualify sufficiently high to 
be awarded the authorized number of first or second prizes. 

(3) Insignia will not be awarded to officers or enlisted men 
serving at shore stations who qualify in the Navy courses. 

3700. Commanding officers (those rendering muster rolls) wall 
determine the amount of instruction practice preceding record 
practice for Navy marksman’s course, and may dispense with 
instruction practice or vary the amount thereof in individual cases. 

3701. Commanding officers of camps of rifle instruction, and 
commanding officers of posts having range facilities will deter¬ 
mine the amount of range instruction preceding record practice 
for Navy marksman’s course, and may dispense with instruction 
practice or vary the amount thereof in individual cases. 


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3702. (1) Reports on forms drafted according to the pre¬ 
scribed models will be submitted to the major general commandant 
by those commanding officers who submit muster rolls or pay 
rolls. These reports will cover the period since last report, and 
will not be made for periods of less than one month. Individual 
prizes for excellence in target practice, as entered on the pay 
rolls for the month in which this report is dated, must agree with 
the report, and this report must be dated and submitted to the 
major general commandant at the end of each month in which 
the award of individual prizes are entered on the pay roll. 

(2) Should commanding officers, conformable to Firing Regula¬ 
tions for Small Arms, "United States Navy, fire men in detach¬ 
ments of twenty-five men, and award prizes accordingly, the de¬ 
tachments will be arranged separately on the report submitted, 
but the report of firing of all the detachments firing during the 
period will be made on one report. 

(3) If fewer than twenty-five men have completed the course, 
the award of prizes and the submitting of the report should be 
delayed to the end of a subsequent month, or in the case of or¬ 
ganizations whose commanding officers desire to complete the 
firing before awarding prizes or submitting a report, so that a 
complete record of all firing may be exhibited in one report, the 
award of prizes and the submitting of the report may be delayed 
to the end of the month in which the firing was completed, pro¬ 
vided that in any target year, in awarding individual prizes or 
submitting reports, no account will be taken of the number of 
men who have completed the course during the previous target 
year. 

3703. When men entitled to prizes are transferred, or when 
their pay accounts are closed for discharge before prizes are 
awarded on the pay rolls, the fact will be noted on the report in 

the column of remarks, thus: “Transferred to- (station) ; 

-(date) ; certificate covering award of prize furnished on 

transfer pay account or forwarded-(date),” or “Pay ac¬ 

counts closed for discharge; certificate covering award of prize 
furnished on statement of account.” 

3704. When the award of prize is not determined prior to the 
closing of account for discharge of a man entitled to award of 
prize, and he does not reenlist at the same post prior to the award 
of prize on the pay rolls, he will be shown on the report as en¬ 
titled to the prize, but will forfeit the prize, and the following 
notation will be made in the column of remarks in the report: 
“ Pay accounts closed for discharge prior to determining award. 
Prize forfeited by failure to reenlist before award of prize on pay 
roll. No other man will be awarded the prize forfeited by the 
winner’s failure to reenlist at the place and within the time 
mentioned above.” 

3705. When award of prizes is not determined prior to trans¬ 
fer of a man entitled to a prize, a certificate conforming to the 

following form will be prepared and forwarded: “-(station, 

_(date), 19 . This is to certify that- (name), who 

was transferred from - (company, detachment, or station) 

to-(company, detachment, or station), on - (date), 

19 , was awarded by C. O.- (station), - (date of re¬ 
port on which prize was awarded), 19 , individual (first), (sec¬ 
ond), or (third) prize of $- for excellence in target practice. 

and that he has not been credited with said prize on the pay rolls 
of his post (company or detachment) -, commanding-.” 

3706. The following notation in the column of remarks: 

“Awarded by C. O.,-(station), individual first (second or 

third) prize of $—-—, for excellence in small-arms target prac¬ 
tice,” will be sufficient to support the credit on the pay roll, 
transfer pay accounts, or statement of account closed for dis¬ 
charge. 


Reports. 


Transfers. 


Discharges. 


Certificate on 
transfer. 


Entry on trans¬ 
fer accounts. 


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Gallery prac¬ 
tice. 


Officers. 


Bars. 


Additional 

prizes. 


Transportation 
to ranges. 


Post competi¬ 
tions. 


3707. Gallery practice is a preliminary instruction. It is not 
taken into account in deciding qualification, and no entry of gal¬ 
lery scores or gallery qualifications will be made in the descriptive 
book. No report of gallery firing is required. 

3708. (1) Officers, not being entitled to extra compensation 
for qualification or to award of prizes under the provisions of 
articles 3683 and 3684 of these instructions, will be permitted to 
practice in all courses in which enlisted men practice and as often 
as practicable, but will fire each course for record but once during 
a target year. 

(2) Qualification attained by an officer does not expire, but 
for the purpose of determining the course which an officer shall 
fire during each season the provisions of paragraph 345, Provi¬ 
sional Small Arms Firing Manual, 1909, United States Army., 
will be construed so that an officer who fails to complete the 
required course each year will fall back one grade in classifica¬ 
tion. Thus, an officer who qualifies as a marksman enters the 
next season with the assumed qualification of marksman and 
takes the sharpshooter’s course. If he qualifies as a sharpshooter 
he then takes the expert rifleman’s test. If he fails to qualify 
as a sharpshooter he remains classified as a marksman. If an 
officer who qualifies as a marksman fails to take the sharpshooter’s 
course in the next succeeding target season he will have no 
classification when he again fires and should commence with the 
marksman’s course. Records of officers’ firing, whether they suc¬ 
ceed in qualifying or not, should be forwarded to the major gen¬ 
eral commandant. 

(3) All officers of the line of and below the grade of captain 
should be required by post commanders to fire all the regular 
courses and also the Navy marksman’s course at least once a 
year. Reports of this practice should be shown on the regular 
annual report of record practice under Army firing regulations 
and the reports of practice under Navy marksman’s course. 

3709. Bars will be awarded to enlisted men upon requalifica¬ 
tion in each enlistment; to officers upon three annual qualifi¬ 
cations, not necessarily consecutive. 

3710. In addition to the prizes awarded from public funds, 
there may be appropriated from the post exchange, post, or 
company fund in the regular manner other prizes for marks¬ 
manship competitions, either rifle, revolver, gallery, subtarget 
machine gun, field pieces, automatic guns, or marksmanship con¬ 
tests of any pieces. Such competitions or matches may be specially 
arranged at posts or held in conjunction with post, interpost, 
division, or Marine Corps competitions. Officers are not debarred 
from these competitions and may be granted prizes therein. In 
like manner matches may be arranged and prizes paid from funds 
received by donation, voluntary entrance fees, or from any proper 
source. Reports of these competitions should be submitted on 
forms ruled for the purpose and in such detail as the importance 
of the competition may warrant. Muster rolls, however, will not 
contain data of these competitions. 

3711. Where ranges are located at points distant from sta¬ 
tions, commanding oflicers, for the purpose of holding regular 
practice under the Army firing regulations or under Firing Regu¬ 
lations for Small Arms, United States Navy, or for post, inter¬ 
post, division, or Marine Corps competitions are hereby author¬ 
ized to direct post quartermasters to furnish the necessary trans¬ 
portation to officers and enlisted men, and to order the travel 
necessary. For the purposes mentioned, officers will generally per¬ 
form travel with troops, and no orders for the above purposes 
issued by commanding officers to officers will entitle them to mile¬ 
age unless orders are approved by the major general commandant. 

3712. (1) Post competitions, corresponding to the competi¬ 
tions between the various gun divisions or rifle teams of a ship, 
referred to in Landing-Force and Small-Arms instructions, United 

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Slates Navy, will be held twice per year by marines stationed at 
posts whose garrisons are afforded practice. 

(2) One team of eight enlisted men will be allowed for each 
company, and if companies are not returned for on separate 
muster rolls, one team will be allowed for each fifty-four (fractions 
disregarded) enlisted men serving on the last day of the month 
preceding that in which the competition is held, provided that at 
each post at least two teams will be authorized to compete, regard¬ 
less of the number of companies or the number of enlisted men 
serving thereat. 

(3) Commanding officers will determine the manner of select¬ 
ing the teams, provided that if the marines stationed at a post 
are organized into companies the commanding officers of the 
companies will determine each for his own company the manner 
of selecting the team. 

(4) The course of fire in post competitions for which prizes 
are awarded on the pay rolls will consist of the record practice, 

Navy marksman’s course. Preliminary practice may be author¬ 
ized, but the scores of preliminary practice will not be shown on 
the report of the competition. 

(5) The total prize money will be awarded to the winning team, 
and each member of the winning team will be credited on the pay 
roll with a sum equivalent to $2 times the number of authorized 
teams competing, and the following notation in the remarks will 
be sufficient to support the credit on the pay roll, transfer pay 
account, or statement of account closed for discharge: “Awarded 

by G. O. - (station),-(date), 19 , competitive prize 

of $-. for excellence in small arms post team competition.” 

(6) When pay rolls are submitted by the several companies 
at a post, the commanding officer of the post will furnish in 
writing to the commanding officer of the company whose team is 
declared winner authority to enter the credit on the pay roll, stat¬ 
ing the names of the individuals of the team and the amount of 
prize money to be credited to each and the date of the competition. 

(7) In the event of transfer of men, or of closing of their ac¬ 
counts for discharge, before this credit is made on the pay rolls, 
the instructions contained in paragraphs 3703, 3704, and 3705 of 
these instructions, modified to cover prizes awarded in post com¬ 
petitions, will be observed. 

3713. (1) In each target year there will be held interpost interpost com- 
competitions corresponding to the competitions between the rifle pe 1 ons ‘ 
teams of different ships referred to in Landing-Force and Small- 
Arms Instructions, United States Navy. 

(2) Competing teams will consist of one team of six enlisted 
men, selected by the commanding officer of each post which is 
herein authorized to send the number of six enlisted competitors 
to the division competition. In the Philippine Islands the inter¬ 
post teams will consist of twelve enlisted competitors. 

(3) The course of firing in interpost competitions for which 
prizes are awarded on the pay rolls will consist of the record 
practice, Navy marksman’s course. 

(4) The total prize money will be awarded to the winning 

team, and each member of the winning team will be credited on 
the pay roll with a sum equivalent to $5 times the authorized 
number of teams competing, and the following notation in the 
remarks will be sufficient to support the credit on the pay roll, 
transfer pay accounts, or statement of account closed for dis¬ 
charge : “Awarded by-U. S. M. C., in charge of competition 

at- (place), - (date), 19 , competition prize $-, 

for excellence in small-arms interpost team competition.” 

(5) The officer in charge of the competition will furnish copies 
of his report of this competition to the commanding officer of 
each post furnishing a competing team, and will prepare and attest 
by his signature, and forward to the officer or various officers 
charged with the preparation of pay rolls on which the members 

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Division and 
Marine Corps 
competitions. 


Division com¬ 
petitions. 


of the winning team are borne, an individual certificate for each 
iuan, embodying the notation which is to appear in the column 
of remarks in the pay roll, supporting the credit of prize money. 

(G) In the Philippines this competition will be between the 
regiments of the brigade, even though parts of the regiment are 
stationed at same posts. 

(7) The various posts of the Marine Corps in the United States 
and the Territory of Hawaii will, for the purposes of this compe¬ 
tition, be divided into groups by the major general commandant 
who will further designate the dates and places for the holding 
of these competitions. 

(8) Commanding officers are hereby authorized to direct their 
post quartermasters to issue the necessary transportation to offi¬ 
cers and enlisted men attending these competitions as officials or 
competitors, or for duty in connection therewith, provided that the 
enlisted men necessary for duty on the range will be furnished 
from the nearest post and that subsistence will be furnished 
either from post messes or from the company or post funds. 
Officers will perform travel with troops for this purpose. 

3714. There will be held annually—■ 

Division rifle competitions, and 
Marine Corps rifle competition, 

corresponding to like competitions for the Army, i. e., depart¬ 
mental and Army. 

3715. (1) For the purpose of this competition three sets (12 
each) of medals will be awarded annually in the United States. 
The posts to participate in these competitions will be designated 
by the major general commandant. 

(2) The Philippines Division will comprise the posts in the 
Philippine Islands. 

(3) These competitions, except the Philippines Division com¬ 
petition, will be held at such time and place as the major general 
commandant may direct. The Philippines Division competition 
will be held at such time and place as the brigade commander 
may direct. 

(4) The major general commandant will select and detail offi¬ 
cers in charge of the competitions in the United States. The 
brigade commander will detail an officer in charge of the compe¬ 
tition in the Philippines Division. These details will be made at 
least one month before the competitions begin. The officer in 
charge of the competition will also be in command of all troops 
for duty on the range, and all officers junior to him in rank and 
all men present at the competition will report to him and will be 
under his orders. Officers senior in rank will confer with him, 
and will not displace him in command of the range. 

(5) The necessary orders for details of officers and men for 
duty in connection with the competitions will be issued by the 
major general commandant or the brigade commander. 

(6) Each post participating in the division competitions will 
furnish such number of enlisted competitors, selected by the com¬ 
manding officer, as the major general commandant may direct. 

(7) As many other enlisted men who are regularly classified 
or entitled to classification as marksmen, sharpshooters, or ex¬ 
pert riflemen as may be present on the range and officers who have 
ever qualified in any of the grades of or above marksman may be 
permitted to enter this competition. 

(8) In the Philippines Division each regiment, instead of each 
post, will furnish fifteen enlisted competitors, and in addition 
thereto as many marksmen, sharpshooters, and expert riflemen as 
may be present and desire to compete may be so permitted. 

(9) Commanding officers of isolated stations beyond the con¬ 
tinental limits of the United States, commanding officers of naval 
vessels, and commanding officers of stations, such as recruiting 
stations, may recommend to the major general commandant or 


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to the brigade commander in the Philippine Islands individual 
officers or men as suitable candidates for the nearest competition. 

(10) The division team will consist of twelve enlisted men 
making the highest aggregate scores in the competition, and in 
each division the following medals will he awarded according to 
order of merit: One gold medal, three silver medals, and eight 
bronze medals. 

(11) Any commissioned officer making a score equal to or 
greater than that of any enlisted member of the team will receive 
a medal like that awarded to such member. 

(12) The preliminary and record firing in the division compe¬ 
titions will be as prescribed for departmental competitions in the 
Army.” 

3716. (1) The Marine Corps competition will be held at such Marine Corps 
time and place as the major general commandant may direct, competition, 
during the week beginning with the fourth Monday in June. 

(2) The major general commandant will detail an officer to 
take charge of this competition, and that officer will be in com¬ 
mand of all troops ordered to the range for duty. All officers 
junior to him in rank and all men present at the competition 
as competitors or for duty report to him and will be under his 
command; officers senior in rank will confer with him and will 
not displace him in command. 

(3) The competitors will consist of such enlisted men who 
composed the division teams of the year and of such officers who 
have earned authorized medals at the competitions as it may be 
practicable to order to the range where the Marine Corps com¬ 
petition takes place, together with all officers and enlisted men 
who hold regular qualification as marksman or higher, who may 
be present and desire to compete. 

(4) At the conclusion of division competitions in the United 
States the officers in charge thereof will report by telegraph to 
the major general commandant the names of the officers and men 
winning medals in the division competitions so that orders may be 
issued by the major general commandant directing them to pro¬ 
ceed to the place where the Marine Corps competition will be held. 

(5) The members of the division teams will be held at the 
places where the division competitions are held until orders for 
their disposition have been received. 

(6) In order to encourage marksmen, sharpshooters, and expert 
riflemen who are not members of division teams to participate in 
the Marine Corps competition, the major general commandant 
will entertain, if properly forwarded and approved, applications 
for officers and enlisted men to attend the competition at their 
own expense, and enlisted men may include in their applications 
permission to report at other stations at the conclusion of the 
competition or of the furloughs granted them for the purpose of 
attending the competition. 

(7) The Marine Corps team will consist of the twelve enlisted 
men making the highest aggregate scores in the competition, and 
the following medals will be awarded according to the order of 
merit: To the first four enlisted competitors, gold medals; to the 
remaining eight members, silver medals. 

(8) Any commissioned officer making a score equal to or greater 
than that of any enlisted member of the team will receive a medal 
like that awarded to such member. 

(9) The preliminary and record firing in the Marine Corps com¬ 
petition will be as prescribed for departmental competitions in the 
Army. 

3717. The provisions of paragraph 332, Provisional Small Distinguished 
Arms Firing Manual, United States Army, 1909, relative to dis- classes of marks- 
tinguished classes of marksmen, will prevail in the Marine Corps. raen * 

When men or officers are transferred to the class of “ distinguished 
marksmen,” the fact will be announced in Marine Corps orders, 
and, although no longer eligible for a place on the division team 

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Collective 

ing. 


of the arm in which they are distinguished, they may fire in 
those competitions and will be graded in order of merit as extra 
numbers among the competitors. Distinguished marksmen are not 
eligible for teams in post or interpost competitions. They may 
fire in individual competitions, but are not entitled to any prize 
for such firing. 

fir- 3718. The following system of collective firing is adopted for 
the Marine Corps: 

(a) This fire will be held by squads of exactly eight men firing, 
commanded by an officer or enlisted man, or by groups of such 
squads firing simultaneously. 

(&) The prescribed target is a group of three continuous “C” 
targets; thus the target will be six feet in height and thirty-six 
feet in width. The bull’s-eye of the center target of the group 
will be the objective. When groups of squads fire simultaneously, 
separate groups of targets will be provided for each squad. 

(c) The squads will be deployed for collective fire, and the 
firing and exercise will be conducted in accordance with the 
principles of drill regulations. When several squads fire simul¬ 
taneously the skirmish line will be continuous, with no intervals 
between squads. An effort should be made to include each en¬ 
listed man in at least one collective fire squad annually, and in 
order to carry out the provisions defined below men may be re¬ 
quired to so fire more than once per year. 

(cl) In order that relative comparisons of the efficacy of col¬ 
lective fire of the men of the various grades of qualification may 
be obtained an effort will be made to compose squads entirely of 
men who have qualified as expert riflemen, sharpshooters, or 
marksmen (qualified men), of men who have fired the course 
and who have failed to so qualify (unqualified men), and of men 
untrained in marksmanship (recruits). When it is not prac¬ 
ticable to so compose squads, the squads not so composed will be 
designated as mixed. 

(e) All officers should be required to command squads or groups 
of squads, and the same opportunity should be given to as many 
noncommissioned officers as possible under the supervision of offi¬ 
cers. With this in view, noncommissioned officers or acting non¬ 
commissioned officers may command squads in which noncom¬ 
missioned officers senior to themselves fire, and the practice will 
be to require all available noncommissioned officers to command 
squads in turn, rather than to fix the habit of permitting the most 
successful noncommissioned officer to command a number of 
squads. 

(/) The prescribed course for collective fire is as follows: 
Each man of the firing party will, in both volley fire and fire at 
will, fire five rounds at each 400 yards, 600 yards, 800 yards, and 
1,000 yards. All fire will be from the prone position. The fire 
may begin at either end of the above-mentioned sequence of 
ranges. For instance, the volley firing may begin at 1,000 yards 
and advance to the completion at 400 yards, then fire at will may 
begin at 400 yards, the party then retiring to the other ranges. 

(g) Defective cartridges will not be replaced, nor will any allow¬ 
ance be made for disabled pieces. Should any of the targets 
fall down the firing should be ceased, the targets set up again, 
and any unfinished firing at that range completed, but in no case 
will any shots already fired be permitted to be fired again. 

(h) In case a range of 1,000 yards is not available, the firing 
will be held at as many of the ranges (400, 600, and 800 yards) as 
is possible. 

(i) Each time a squad or group of squads is practiced in col¬ 
lective fire the volley fire will be completed at all ranges before 
the fire at will is begun, and on each group the number of shots 
on the bull’s-eye of the center target, the number of shots on the 
entire center target, and the number of shots on the entire group 
will be recorded after the fire at each range. 

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CHAPTER 32. 


DISPOSITION OF PERSONS CONVICTED BY GENERAL 
COURTS-MARTIAL. 

3801. Officers authorized by law to order general courts- 
martial shall designate prisons for the confinement of men con¬ 
victed by general courts-martial, as follows: 

(а) Men sentenced by courts convened by commanders in chief 
of fleets or squadrons, or by commandants of naval stations, in 
Atlantic waters: The naval prison at the navy yard, Portsmouth, 
N. H., except that in cases tried at Boston, Mass., or of men serv¬ 
ing on board ships about to proceed to Boston, Mass., the naval 
prison at the navy yard, Boston, Mass., may be designated. 

(б) Men sentenced by courts convened by commanders in chief 
of fleets or squadrons or by commandants of naval stations in 
Asiatic or Pacific waters: The naval prison at the naval station, 
Cavite, P. I., the navy yard, Mare Island, Cal., or the U. S. S. 
Xipsic, at the navy yard, Puget Sound, Wash., in the discretion 
of the convening authority. 

(c) Whenever the number of prisoners in the prison under his 
command becomes greater than should, in his opinion, be confined 
in such prison, the commandant of the naval station, Cavite, P. I., 
is authorized to transfer to naval prisons in the United States, by 
the first available public conveyance, a sufficient number of pris¬ 
oners to relieve the congestion; but since prisoners upon dis¬ 
charge from the service, in conformity with the terms of their 
sentences, must be furnished transportation at Government ex¬ 
pense to their homes or places of enlistment, those whose homes 
or places of enlistment are nearer the east than the west coast of 
the United States shall, when practicable, be transferred by 
first public conveyance to a prison on the east coast, and those 
whose homes or places of enlistment are nearer the west than the 
east coast shall, when practicable, be transferred to a prison 
on the west coast. Prisoners sent to the east coast of the United 
States shall be transferred by first public conveyance to the 
naval prison at the navy yard, Portsmouth, N. H., the naval 
prison at the navy yard, Boston, Mass., or the naval prison at 
the navy yard, New York, N. Y. Those sent to the west coast 
shall be transferred to the naval prison at the navy yard, Mare 
Island, Cal., or to the U. S. S. Nipsic, at the navy yard, Puget 
Sound, Wash. Immediate notification of such transfers shall be 
sent to the Judge Advocate General of the Navy. 

3802. Prisoners confined in the naval prison at the naval sta¬ 
tion, Cavite, P. I.. whose sentences involve dishonorable discharge 
shall be sent to a naval prison at a navy yard on the west or east 
coast of the United States, as the case may be, in time to be 
discharged in comformity with the terms of their sentences as 
modified by “good-time” allowance. Art. 1-3801 (c). 

3803. The convening authority, after action upon a case, shall 
order transportation and send the prisoner, under proper guard, 
to the designated prison at the earliest practicable date, notifying 

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the commandant of the navy yard or station at which the desig¬ 
nated prison is located, by letter, stating the offense, sentence, ac¬ 
tion of the convening authority, and date of such action. A 
similar letter shall be sent to the Auditor for the Navy Depart¬ 
ment, giving the same date and, in cases of desertion and absence 
without leave, additional information showing the dates of the be¬ 
ginning and ending of the unauthorized absence. The service 
records and staff returns of such prisoners shall accompany them. 
Notation shall be made on the face of the record that the above- 
mentioned letters have been sent, with the date, thus: Letters to 
Commandant, navy yard, Portsmouth, N. H., and auditor (date). 

3804. The action of the convening authority, as shown on the 
record of the case as forwarded to the Judge Advocate General, 
will be deemed sufficient notification to the department as to the 
designated place of confinement. 


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CHAPTER 33. 


PREPARATION OF OFFICIAL BONDS AND CHARACTER OF 

CORPORATE OR INDIVIDUAL BONDS ACCEPTABLE TO 

THE NAVY DEPARTMENT. 

Section 1.—Instructions Applicable to Axl Cases. 

3901. (1) Officers of the Pay Corps of the Navy, officers of 
the quartermaster's and paymaster’s departments of the Marine 
Corps, masters in the Naval Auxiliary Service, Navy mail clerks, 
assistant navy mail clerks, and such other officers or officials as 
the Secretary of the Navy may direct, are required to furnish 
bonds for the faithful performance of their duties. (Secs. 1383, 
1560, and 3614, R. S.; and acts approved Mar. 2, 1895, May 27, 
1908, and Aug. 24, 1912.) 

(2) Wherever practical, such bonds shall be renewed every 
four years after their dates. (Act approved Mar. 2, 1895.) 

3902. In furnishing official bonds, officers and others shall 
comply strictly with the provisions of this chapter. 

3903. Every bond shall bear date even with or subsequent to 
the date of the commission or appointment. 

3904. Every bond shall bear date even with or prior to that 
of the affidavits of the sureties and to that of the certificates as 
to their sufficiency. 

3905. Seals of wafer or wax shall be attached to the bond 
at the place indicated, opposite the places for the signatures of 
the principal and sureties. 

3906. Two or more witnesses shall be required to each signa¬ 
ture, and each witness shall give his street and city address. 

3907. The wife of a principal shall not be accepted as a 
surety. 

3908. There shall be no erasures or alterations in any part of 
the bond. 

3909. The form shall be neatly filled out, and the signatures 
shall be legibly written. 

3910. Every bond on which the sureties are individuals shall 
be signed by not fewer than two sureties, at least one of whom 
shall qualify in a sum not less than the full amount of the bond 
over and above all exemptions, debts, and legal liabilities. If there 
be but two sureties, the second shall also qualify in a like amount. 
In lieu of a second surety for the full amount, two or more indi¬ 
viduals may be accepted, provided the aggregate amount for which 
they qualify be not less than the full amount of the bond. Each 
surety shall make affidavit stating the value of his or her property 
over and above all exemptions, debts, and legal liabilities. In case 
a married woman be offered as surety, an additional certificate 
shall be required to the effect that such surety holds her property 
in her own right, and is competent to bind herself as surety in 
such cases, under the laws of the State in which she resides. 
The sufficiency of the sureties shall be certified to by a judge or 


Officials to be 
bonded. 


Renewal of 
bonds. 


Date of bond. 


Date of cer¬ 
tificates. 


Seals. 


Witnesses. 

Wife not a 
surety. 

Alterations, 

etc. 

Form. 


Sureties. 


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Surety com¬ 
panies. 


Signature 

cards. 


Filing a new 
bond. 


Supplemental 
bond on promo¬ 
tion. 


New bond on 
detachment or 
promotion. 


a clerk of a United States court for tlie district in which the 
sureties reside, or by a United States attorney for such district 

8011. Under the provisions of the act approved August 13, 
1894, entitled “An act relative to recognizances, stipulations, bonds, 
and undertakings, and to allow certain corporations to be accepted 
as surety thereon,” as amended by the act approved March 23, 
1910, a surety or guaranty company duly certified by the Secre¬ 
tary of the Treasury as having complied with the requirements 
of said acts, and by him authorized to do business thereunder, 
and having a duly appointed agent in the District of Columbia, 
will be accepted as sole surety on a bond. 

3912. A corporate surety bond furnished by an officer of the 
Pay Corps of the Navy or by an officer of the Marine Corps, for 
which a premium charge of more than $2,025 a thousand is made 
will not be accepted by the department. With every corporate 
bond the surety or bonding company shall be required to furnish a 
certificate showing the rate of premium charged therefor. (Act 
approved Aug. 5, 1909.) 

3913. Triplicate signature cards, filled out in the officer's own 
handwriting, shall be furnished with each official bond. These 
cards shall show the officer’s official signature, official title, resi¬ 
dence, and date of signing. The signature indicated on the cards 
as the official signature shall correspond to that on the official 
bond, and the signatures to official papers and indorsements on 
Treasury warrants shall in every case correspond as nearly as 
possible to the official signature. As soon as the signature cards 
are properly filled out they shall be forwarded to the Navy De¬ 
partment (office of the solicitor). 

Section 2.— Bonds of Officers Attached to Seagoing Vessels 

or Outside the Continental Limits of the United States. 

3921. A bonded officer attached to a sea going vessel or on a 
station outside the continental limits of the United States will not 
be required to file a new bond at the expiration of the four-year 
period until after detachment from such duty. 

3922. In case of the promotion of a bonded officer on such duty 
on board a seagoing vessel or on a station outside the continental 
limits of the United States, a supplemental bond shall be fur¬ 
nished in an amount sufficient to bring the total security furnished 
up to the statutory amount. 

3923. When a bonded officer is detached from such duty 
aboard a seagoing vessel or on a station outside the continental 
limits of the United States he shall file a new bond in the full 
statutory amount required in his grade, either on account of the 
expiration of the four-year bonding period or on account of his 
promotion to an advanced grade subsequent to the date of his 
last bond. In such a case the new bond shall be duly executed 
and forwarded to the department for approval as soon as the 
accounts are closed and all balances deposited under the old bond. 
The department (office of the solicitor) shall be notified as soon 
as all balances are deposited. 

3924. In case the official bond of an officer attached to a 
seagoing vessel or on a station outside the continental limits of 
the United States ceases to afford proper security a new bond 
shall be executed immediately and forwarded to the department 
for approval. As soon as this bond is approved the commanding 
officer of the vessel or the commandant of the station will be noti¬ 
fied by the department. The accounts under the old bond shall 
then be closed, a board of three officers shall be appointed by the 
commanding officer or commandant to verify the balances of the 
bonded officer, and new accounts shall be opened under the new 
bond. 



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Section 3.—Bonds of Officers Having Disbursing Accounts on 
Shore Duty Within the Continental Limits of the United 
States. 


3031. Every disbursing officer on shore duty within the con¬ 
tinental limits of the United States shall file bond in time for 
approval by the Secretary of the Navy on the first day of th© 
quarter following that in which instructions to file such new bond 
are received. Upon the receipt of such instructions the necessary 
steps shall be taken to close the accounts and deposit all balances 
under the bond in force at the end of business on the last day of 
the current quarter. These balances shall be deposited to the 
credit of the United States with an assistant treasurer of the 
United States or other authorized depositary, and the certificate 
of deposit covering such deposits shall be forwarded immediately 
to the Auditor for the Navy Department. The department (Bu¬ 
reau of Supplies and Accounts) shall be notified by telegraph as 
soon as all such balances are deposited. 

3032. In case a disbursing officer thus called upon for a new 
bond is detached from duty and required to settle his accounts 
and deposit all balances due the United States before the end of 
the quarter, the new bond shall be filed in time for approval by 
the Secretary of the Navy as soon as the balances have been 
deposited and before such time as such officer is assigned to new 
duty involving the handling of a disbursing account. The de¬ 
partment (office of the solicitor) shall be notified as soon as all 
balances are deposited. 

Section 4.—Bonds of Officers on Shore Duty Within the Con¬ 
tinental Limits of the United States and Having No Dis¬ 
bursing Accounts. 

3941. Every bonded officer on shore duty within the conti¬ 
nental limits of the United States who has no disbursing accounts 
shall file a new bond as soon as practicable after the receipt of in¬ 
structions to do so. 

Section 5.— Acceptance of Corporate Bonds on Contracts 
Under the Navy Department. 

3951. Except when otherwise directed by the Secretary of 
the Navy, the provisions of this section shall be complied with in 
the acceptance of recognizances, stipulations, bonds, or undertak¬ 
ings under the Navy Department executed by guaranty or surety 
companies. 

3952. No company having authority to do business with the 
United States, under the act of Congress approved August 13, 
1894, as amended by the act approved March 23, 1910, shall be 
accepted as sole surety on any recognizance, stipulation, bond, or 
undertaking under the Navy Department the penal sum of which 
is greater than ten per cent of the paid-up capital and surplus of 
such company. 

3953. Two or more companies may be accepted as sureties on 
any recognizance, stipulation, bond, or undertaking under the 
Navy Department the penal sum of which does not exceed the 
limit herein prescribed of their aggregate paid-up capital and sur¬ 
plus, and in such cases each company may limit its liability, in 
terms, upon the face of the bond to a definite, specified amount, 
such amount being in all cases, however, within the limitations 
herein prescribed. In every case in which the law expressly re¬ 
quires it, every such recognizance, stipulation, bond, or undertak¬ 
ing shall be executed by the principal and sureties jointly and 
severally. 


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3954. No company shall be accepted as surety on any recog¬ 
nizance, stipulation, bond, or undertaking under the Navy De¬ 
partment which shall execute any recognizance, stipulation, bond, 
or undertaking on behalf of any individual, firm, association, or 
corporation, whether or not the United States is interested as a 
party thereto, the penal sum of which is greater than ten per 
cent" of the paid-up capital and surplus of such company, except 
under the conditions and limitations herein prescribed. 

3955. No portion of any recognizance, stipulation, bond, or 
undertaking shall be included in determining the limitations herein 
prescribed which shall have been reinsured at the time of execu¬ 
tion and delivery of the original obligation, or within twenty 
days thereafter, in a company authorized to do business under the 
acts referred to above, within the limitations herein prescribed, 
or in such companies and under such limitations as the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall have approved; and on every such recog¬ 
nizance, stipulation, bond, or undertaking in which the United 
States is interested as a party the reinsurance agreement shall be 
executed simultaneously with the original obligation by a com¬ 
pany authorized to do business under the above-mentioned acts, 
and such reinsurance agreement shall run directly to the United 
States. 

3956. No portion of any recognizance, stipulation, bond, or 
undertaking, except those in which the United States is interested 
as a party, shall be included in determining the limitations herein 
prescribed upon which such company shall have been secured at 
the time of execution and delivery of the original obligation, by 
deposit in pledge or by conveyance in trust for its protection, of 
property equal in value to such excess. 

3957. No portion of any recognizance, stipulation, bond, or 
undertaking executed on behalf or on account of a fiduciary hold¬ 
ing property in a trust capacity shall be included in determining 
the limitations herein prescribed upon which such company shall 
have been secured by an agreement for the deposit, made at the 
time of execution and delivery of the original obligation, and by 
the actual deposit or other disposition, within twenty days there¬ 
after, of a suitable and sufficient portion of the estate so held, of 
which no further sale, mortgage, pledge, or other disposition can 
be made without such company’s approval, except by the decree 
of a court having proper jurisdiction. 

3958. In determining the limitations herein prescribed, the 
full penalty of the bond will be regarded as the liabilty, and no 
offset will be allowed on account of any estimate of risk which is 
less than the full penalty of the bond, except in the following 
cases: 

(a) Appeal bonds in which case the liability will be regarded 
as the amount of the judgment appealed from plus ten per cent 
of said amount to cover interest and costs. 

(&) Bonds of executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, 
and other fiduciaries; in which cases the estimate of value of the 
known estate will be regarded as the liability. 

( c ) Contract bonds, except those in which the United States is 
interested as a party, given in excess of the amount of the con¬ 
tract ; in which case the amount of the contract will be regarded 
as the liability. 

(d) Bonds for banks or trust companies as principals, con¬ 
ditioned to repay moneys on deposit, where, by any law or decree 
of a court, the amount to be deposited shall be less than the 
penalty of the bond; in which cases the maximum amount on 
deposit at any one time will be regarded as the liability. 

3959. As provided by article 3960 of this section each com¬ 
pany will be required to report quarterly to the Secretary of the 
Treasury every such obligation, the penal sum of which is greater 
than ten per cent of its paid-up capital and surplus; together 


with a full statement of the facts which tend to bring it within 
the provisions of this article. 

3900. With each quarterly statement, required to be filed with 
the Secretary of the Treasury by the provisions of the above- 
mentioned acts, every such company will be required to file with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the form provided by the 
Treasury Department, a schedule of the single risks which it 
has undertaken during the preceding three months in excess of the 
limitations herein prescribed, showing the manner in which each 
of such excesses has been covered under these instructions. 

3901. The amount of paid-up capital and surplus of every 
such company shall be determined by the financial statements 
filed with the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with the 
provisions of the above-mentioned acts, by reports upon current 
examinations made by the insurance departments of the several 
States, or by such examinations of the companies as the Secre¬ 
tary of the Treasury may deem it necessary to make. 

3902. The Secretary of the Treasury will keep the Navy De¬ 
partment advised, from time to time, as to the status and qualify¬ 
ing power of the various companies under these instructions. 

3903. In the event that it becomes necessary for the Secretary 
of the Navy to waive the limitations herein prescribed on any 
recognizance, stipulation, bond, or undertaking given to the United 
States, notice of such waiver and of the manner in which the 
excess is required to be covered will, in each such instance, be 
immediately transmitted by letter to the head of each of the other 
executive departments. 

3904. Failure on the part of any company to comply with the 
provisions of these instructions will be considered sufficient 
grounds for refusing to further accept such company as surety 
on obligations under the Navy Department during the continuance 
of such delinquency, and, in the event of persistent failure to 
observe the provisions of these instructions, the name of any such 
company will be eliminated from the list of sureties acceptable to 
the Navy Department. 


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CHAPTER 34 


HOSPITAL SHIPS. 


(Navy Regulations, chap. 27.) 


4001. The officers and crew of hospital ships shall be ar- Mosses, 
ranged in messes in such manner as the commanding officer may 
direct, in acordance with the customs of the service and of the 
provisions of the Navy Regulations and Naval Instructions. 

4002. A sufficient number of men of the naval personnel on Boat instrne- 
board shall be directed to report to the master for assignment to tiou - 

and instruction in the lowering and handling of such boats as the 
latter may consider necessary. 

4003. Hospital ships shall use the Intel-national Code in mak- Signals, 
ing flag signals. The use of night and day wigwag and sema¬ 
phore signals and of the electric night signals is authorized, and 

such members of the complement as are assigned for this duty 
shall be encouraged to become proficient therein. 

4004. The accounts of officers and enlisted men of the Navy Accounts, 
serving on board hospital ships, or on board them as patients, 

shall be carried by the pay officer of such cruising or other vessel, 
or by such other pay officer as the department (Bureau of Naviga¬ 
tion) may from time to time direct. 


4005. Hospital ships, so far as subsisting enlisted men of the Subsistence, 
Navy carried on board, the payment for the same, and issue of etc * 
clothing, etc., shall be maintained under the provisions of articles 

I 4549 (1) and I 4951, subject to such special instructions as the 
department may issue from time to time. 

4006. When the pay officer carrying the accounts trusts the Accounts, 
master of a hospital ship, he being a bonded officer, with sufficient 

funds to meet the ordinary disbursements thereof, within limits 
considered safe under such bond, such master shall adjust his ac¬ 
counts periodically in the same manner as would a pay officer 
making the disbursements as deputy for another such officer hav¬ 
ing the accounts. 

4007. In all matters relating to uniforms, appointments and Shipments, 
shipments, discharges and desertions, and punishments, the pro- discharges, etc. 
visions of the Regulations for the Naval Auxiliary Service, so 

far as they apply, shall be followed, and the master shall at all 
times confer with the commanding officer concerning all matters 
upon which the latter should be informed. 

4008. All members of the civilian crew shall make themselves Hospital-ship 
familiar with the rules and regulations of the hospital ship and filiations to 
shall observe them strictly. For this purpose copies of these civiliancrew y . 
rules shall be supplied to the master for the use of his subordinates. 

4009. Every person exercising authority of any kind is re- Otoedienc® to 
quired to exact from all under him prompt and implicit obedience au or } ’ 

to and cheerful compliance with his orders, and it is required of 
all that they shall observe a respectful demeanor in word and act 
whenever they address or are addressed by a superior. 

4010. A civil and decorous deportment shall be observed by Deportment, 
all on board. 

4011. The prescribed uniform shall be habitually worn on Uniform, 
board ship, and at all other times and places, except when on 


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Conduct. 


Smoking, etc. 


Duty in port. 


Harbor regu¬ 
lations, etc. 


Ship’s log. 


Duties of the 
master. 


Compasses 
and chronome¬ 
ters. 

Navigation 
laws, etc. 


Attendance on 
hoard, etc. 


Leaving ship. 


Readiness to 
sail. 

Cleanliness, 
etc., of ship. 


Duties of first 
officer. 


Alterations in 
ship or rigging. 


Lifeboats. 


leave of absence. The crew shall at all times present a neat, 
clean, and orderly appearance. 

4012. Improper, profane, or boisterous language or conduct 
is strictly forbidden. 

4013. While on duty no one shall smoke or engage in any 
conversation or occupation not directly connected with his duty. 

4014. In port an officer and a quartermaster shall always be 
on duty. 

4015. When in port care shall be taken that the harbor and 
dock regulations are not violated by the throwing overboard of 
refuse, or otherwise. 

4010. The ship’s log shall be a careful, detailed, and accurate 
record of current events. No erasures shall be made in the log, 
nor shall any leaves be removed or closed up. Any errors in the 
log shall be corrected by ruling lines through them with red ink 
and attaching thereto the initials of the officer making such altera¬ 
tion. 

4017. (1) The master, at all times, shall give special atten¬ 
tion to the condition and efficiency of the hull, boats, davits, rig¬ 
ging of all kinds, steering gear, pumps, fire apparatus, lights and 
signals, air and side ports, ventilators, gangways, companion 
ladders, etc. 

(2) He shall give close attention to the compasses and chro¬ 
nometers, and shall see that no opportunity is neglected for ascer¬ 
taining their errors. 

(3) He shall keep himself acquainted with the navigation laws 
and rules and the customs and quarantine laws and regulations 
of the United States, and shall conform to them in all respects. 

(4) He shall be in daily attendance on board, and shall not 
absent himself without the knowledge and authority of the com¬ 
manding officer. 

(5) Before leaving the ship the master shall notify the first 
officer of his intention, and shall give him instructions as to the 
care of the ship during such absence. 

(6) The master shall have the ship ready to sail at precisely 
the time appointed. 

(7) He shall take care that cleanliness, dryness, and proper 
ventilation are at all times observed, and shall bring to the atten¬ 
tion of the commanding officer any neglect or inattention he may 
observe on the part of any member of the naval crew in regard 
to cleanliness or any other matter affecting the discipline of the 
ship. 

4018. (1) The first officer shall prepare and keep corrected 
to date complete watch and station bills, which shall be posted in 
some conspicuous place where they can be seen by the whole 
ship’s company, the members of which shall be required to per¬ 
fect themselves in the duties of their respective stations. No 
alterations or corrections shall be made in these bills without the 
knowledge and approval of the master. 

(2) He shall make no alteration in the ship or rigging without 
consulting the master, and shall cause every part of the ship to 
be frequently inspected by the proper officers. He shall see that 
she is kept clean and in proper condition, and shall make reports 
thereon to the master. 

(3) When at sea the first officer shall keep the boats best 
adapted as lifeboats, one on each side, always ready for lower¬ 
ing. He shall see that in these boats are always kept life pre¬ 
servers, water, bread, a compass, and a lantern, with a reserve 
supply of oil and means of ignition; that the detaching apparatus 
is in order and ready for use, the steering oar shipped, and such 
other dispositions made as will render these boats most effective 
and safe in a sea way and as lifeboats. In port one or both 
lifeboats shall be kept ready for immediate use from sunset until 
colors in the morning. A moderate supply of provisions and 


(328 i) 


water shall be kept accessible for all boats in case it should be¬ 
come necessary to abandon ship. 

(4) The first officer shall see that the life buoys are kept in 
order and constantly in readiness; that they are frequently 
tested by dropping, and that when at sea an efficient person is 
stationed at them. 

(5) When the night watch is set the first officer shall have the 
hose coupled, buckets in place, and the ship ready for any emer¬ 
gency, and shall report these preparations to the master. 

(6) The first officer shall not permit anyone on board without 
authority, nor shall he allow any friends of the crew or others to 
be on board without permission from the commanding officer. 

4019. The duties of the deck officers shall be performed in 
accordance with the provisions of the Navy Regulations, chapter 
13, section 1, as far as they are applicable. The deck officers 
shall be responsible to and communicate direct with the master. 

4020. (1) The chief engineer shall keep copies of the watch, 
fire, and boat station bills in prominent and accessible places for 
the observation of the members of the crew assigned to the engi¬ 
neer department, and shall see that such men are familiar with 
their stations. 

(2) He shall keep the engine-room log according to the form 
prescribed, being careful in making all entries and in recording 
the times when the various orders to the engines are received. 

(3) When underway, if from any cause the chief engineer shall 
find it necessary to stop the engines, he shall at once acquaint the 
master and officer of the deck with the cause, and probable dura¬ 
tion of the stoppage. If practicable, he shall consult with the 
master in regard to the matter before stopping the engines. 

(4) He shall see that the engines are worked accurately to 
signals from the bridge or deck, and shall also keep accurate 
memoranda in regard to the matter for entry in the engineer’s 
log. Before making official entry of any memorandum of this 
kind he shall confer with the deck officers as to the same occur¬ 
rence or transaction. 

(5) The chief engineer is relieved of no part of his responsi¬ 
bility for the care and safety of the ship in port, and shall at all 
times keep a sufficient number of men on board to operate neces¬ 
sary machinery according to the direction of the officer of the 
deck. 

(6) Before arrival in port the chief engineer shall prepare a 
careful list of all repairs, alterations, or changes that he may 
deem necessary in his department. 

(7) Upon arrival in port, after he has received notice that the 
main engines are no longer needed, the chief engineer shall see 
that everything in the engine and fire rooms is secure and safely 
disposed and that his department is cleaned up generally. 

(8) The chief engineer shall be present during the overhauling 
of engines and boilers, and shall exercise supervision over all re¬ 
pairs and alterations made in his department. 

(9) He shall see that the ship is at no time left without an 
engineer officer on board. The duty of keeping watch at night in 
port, in regular service or when undergoing repairs, shall be 
divided among the assistant engineers, according to the judgment 
of the chief engineer, provided alwnys that the men left in charge 
are sufficiently well acquainted with all pipes and pumping facili¬ 
ties to work them promptly in case of emergency. 

(10) He shall at all times keep in view economy and high effi¬ 
ciency in his department, and shall never fail to impress upon 
his subordinates the importance of those considerations. 

(11) He shall comply with the provisions of the chapters of 
the Navy Regulations and Naval Instructions relative to engineer 
officers and engineering instructions as far as they may be 
applicable. 


Life buoys. 


Preparations 
for emergencies 
at night. 

Visitors. 


Duties of deck 
officers. 


Duties of 
chief engineer. 


Engine-room 

log. 


Stopping the 
engines. 


Working the 
engines. 


Responsibility 
in port. 


Repair list. 


Duties in port. 


Overhauling 

machinery. 


Watch duty in 
port. 


Economy and 
efficiency. 


Engineering 
instructions, etc. 


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CHAPTER 35. 


RADIO STATIONS. 

Section 1.—Superintendent of Radio Service. 

4101. (1) The office of superintendent of the radio service is 
established under the Bureau of Navigation. 

(2) The superintendent of radio service shall be charged with 
matters pertaining to the operation of radio apparatus ashore 
and afloat, except the technical operations hereafter assigned to 
the control of the Bureau of Steam Engineering. He shall be 
charged with: 

(«) The preparation of regulations and issue of detailed in¬ 
structions for the operation of stations in accordance with mili¬ 
tary efficiency, international agreements in force, and the laws 
affecting the operation of naval radio stations. 

(&) Control of the commercial work handled by naval radio 
stations, including issue of accounting and operating forms, audit¬ 
ing commercial accounts, traffic agreements, and accounting with 
commercial and other Government managements involved. 

( c ) He shall keep the Bureau of Steam Engineering advised 
of all matters within his cognizance requiring work of a technical 
nature. 

(d) He shall correspond directly within the naval service in 
accordance with the procedure laid down by the Regulations in 
the case of bureaus and other offices under the Navy Depart¬ 
ment in regard to all matters in which he is authorized to take 
action. He shall correspond directly with private and commer¬ 
cial concerns upon matters of reciprocal interest relating to the 
commercial operation of naval radio stations in questions of 
interference, traffic arrangements, proposed changes of rates, and 
accounting. 

(e) He shall submit to the Bureau of Navigation, with his rec¬ 
ommendation, a statement of all matters that require depart¬ 
mental action. 

(/) He shall submit such reports in regard to the naval radio 
establishment as may be called for by the Secretary of the Navy. 

(g) His office shall be established at the Radio Station, Arling¬ 
ton, Va., of which the telegraph, radio, and post-office address will 
be “ Radio, Va.” All communications for the superintendent of 
radio service and all departmental radiograms shall be sent to 
that address. The necessary expense of his office will be borne by 
the appropriation “ Equipment of vessels.” 

(3) The Bureau of Steam Engineering is charged with the 
manufacture, installation, maintenance, inspection, alteration, re¬ 
pairs of, and requisitions for all radio installations ashore and 
afloat, as far as radio material and other equipment of radio 
stations are concerned, with tests and experiments of all radio 
apparatus, and with the preparation of technical instructions con¬ 
cerning the operation of such apparatus. 

(4) It shall maintain close relation with the superintendent 
of radio stations to insure coordination of all radio activity. 
It shall prepare the estimates for all radio expenditures. 


(331 i) 




(5) Each shore radio station shall be under the direct control 
of the commandant of the naval station within which it is situ¬ 
ated unless specific orders shall have been issued* to the contrary. 
In this case a duplicate of all inspection reports pertaining to 
the station shall be sent to the commandant of the naval station. 
Any shore radio station not lying within the limits of a naval 
station shall be under the control of such officer as the department 
may direct. The maintenance and inspection of material of shore 
radio stations shall be performed by such navy yards as the 
Bureau of Steam Engineering may direct. 

# 

Section 2.— Radio Stations. 

4111. (1) The word “stations” in these instructions is in¬ 
tended to refer to radio installations on shore or on light vessels 
only. 

Commandants. (2) The officer exercising direct control over a radio station 
will be referred to in these instructions as the “commandant.” 

(3) Commandants shall see that the following general instruc¬ 
tions, and such instructions as may be issued from time to time 
by the superintendent of radio service, are strictly followed, shall 
advise the superintendent whenever local conditions may require 
a modification of them, and shall issue such additional instructions 
as may be necessary in specific cases. Copies of all local instruc¬ 
tions issued to radio stations shall be forwarded to the superin¬ 
tendent. 

(4) The official cable and telegraphic address of a radio station 
in a navy yard or naval station is that of the commandant of 
the yard or station, as given in I 5350. 

Honrs of op- 4112. (1) At all stations, wherever situated, to which three 
oration. or more operators are attached at least one operator shall be on 

watch at all times, with telephones on his head attached to the 
receiver or receivers in operative condition. No deviation from 
this rule will be permitted, except in extraordinary circumstances 
or under the provisions of the following paragraphs: 

(2) Should the number of operators be reduced temporarily to 
two on account of sickness, detachment, or extended absence of 
one or more operators, the midwatch (12 to 4 a. m.) may be 
omitted by authority of the commandant. Should the crew be 
temporarily reduced to one operator he shall be governed by the 
provisions of the next paragraph. 

(3) Whenever a station’s regular crew comprises one or two 
operators only, he or they shall listen for calls for at least five 
minutes at the beginning of each hour, local time, as often as 
circumstances permit, and invariably on certain hours designated 
by the superintendent or the commandant, and shall keep passing 
vessels and neighboring stations informed on these hours. When 
messages are to be sent or received an operator shall remain at 
the instruments until all business has been finished. 

Distress and 4113. Nothing in these instructions shall be interpreted as 
urgent messages, authorizing delay of distress or urgent Government messages. 

Every effort shall be made by the personnel of a station to trans¬ 
mit such messages to every possible source of aid, or to the 
addressee, in the shortest time possible. 

Electrician in 4114. (1) The senior electrician regularly attached to a radio 
charge of a station shall be known as the electrician in charge, except where 
s ore s a on. an 0 fg cer has been placed in immediate control. In the latter 
case the officer shall carry out the duties outlined in the following 
paragraphs: 

(2) The electrician in charge shall be held responsible for the 
enforcement at his station of the Navy Regulations, as far as they 
apply, of the instructions and regulations issued by the superin¬ 
tendent of radio service, and of such orders as may be given him 
from time to time by other proper authority. No order, except 


(332 i) 


general or specific orders from the department, shall be Considered 
as superseding any provisions of the Navy Regulations, or of any 
instructions contained herein, unless it be specifically so stated in 
the orders. 

(3) Upon assuming control of a station the electrician in charge 
shall immediately report the fact to the commandant in writing, 
report any discrepancies between the items of public property on 
hand and those called for by the inventory, and shall call atten¬ 
tion to any items in poor condition, the responsibility for which 
might be a subject of inquiry by an inspecting officer. 

(4) He shall show a feeling of pride in the condition and neat 
appearance of his station, buildings, and grounds, and endeavor to 
make them compare favorably with those of other departments 
of the Government in the vicinity and elsewhere. 

(5) He shall keep a careful watch on all parts of the station 
and apparatus, towers, masts, and rigging, engines, generators, 
etc., and make immediate report by letter or radio, if necessary, 
of any repairs necessary which are beyond the capacity of the 
station force. Messages reporting a casualty to the apparatus 
shall in all cases include a statement as to what repairs are possi¬ 
ble with the means at hand and as to any additional repairs 
that must be made by a navy-yard force. 

(6) Whenever the breakdown of the transmitting apparatus 
appears imminent the commandant shall be immediately informed 
in the most direct manner; also in case the station is actually out 
of commission for sending or receiving, or both. 

(7) Men assigned to duty at radio stations shall be held to the 
same observance of regulations regarding uniform and their gen¬ 
eral conduct and bearing as obtains when serving on board ship. 
Particular attention shall be paid to personal neatness as a first 
step toward maintaining a well-kept station. 

(8) A routine shall be made out which shall provide for the 
efficient care and preservation of all parts of the station and 
apparatus, including protection from fire, the method of relieving 
operators, smoking regulations, and all other provisions necessary 
for the proper conduct of a station. A copy of this routine shall 
be entered in each log book before forwarding same. A copy shall 
also be posted in the operating room. 

(9) The electrician in charge shall require each operator to in¬ 
form himself as to his duties on reporting to the station, and to 
sign his name and the date to the station copies of all regulations 
in force. 

(10) He shall not permit any person not in the naval service to 
reside at the station without special permission from the com¬ 
mandant. 

(11) lie shall instruct his subordinates in their duties when¬ 
ever necessary and shall encourage them to become expert 
operators, to increase their knowledge of radio apparatus, and to 
take pride in the appearance and efficiency of their station. 

(12) He shall see that the mess accounts are properly kept and 
a statement of receipts and expenditures made at the end of each 
month in a suitable book, which all members of the mess shall 
examine and sign monthly. This book and receipts covering all 
expenditures of mess mouey to date shall be submitted to the 
inspecting officer at each inspection. Whenever a receipt is not 
obtainable the electrician in charge and one other member of the 
mess shall sign a statement to that effect, and submit same with 
the receipts. 

(13) He shall be held accountable for all Government property 
belonging to the station, and shall receipt for all articles invoiced 
to him, after the receipt of the articles. 

(14) He shall show written authority or receipt from some 
authorized person for the removal of any article from the station. 

(15) Upon being relieved the electrician in charge shall inspect 


(333 i) 




At lighthouse 
or on board 
lightship. 


Care of outfit. 


Code. 


Secrecy of 
messages. 


Inventory. 


Inspections. 


the station with his successor; give the latter complete details of 
the condition of all property at the station, including towers, 
masts, building, furniture, machinery, and apparatus; furnish 
full information concerning the capabilities of the station, the 
method of obtaining supplies, etc., and transfer the outfit to his 
successor. The latter shall acknowledge the receipt of the same, 
noting any discrepancies over his signature in the inventory book, 
and assume control of the station. 

4115. (1) The electrician in charge of stations on lighthouse 
reservations shall be subordinate to the principal lighthouse 
keeper in all matters pertaining to the Lighthouse Establishment, 
and the personnel of the station shall not interfere with light 
keepers in any manner. 

(2) Radio installations on board lightships shall have the same 
status as shore stations on lighthouse reservations, and shall be 
subject to the same regulations as far as they apply. 

(3) Electricians at stations on board lightships shall be subor¬ 
dinate to the masters of lightships in all matters pertaining to the 
Lighthouse Establishment and the discipline of the ship. 

(4) When a lightship is off her station for any reason, except 
wdien relieved, all shore stations within range shall be immedi¬ 
ately informed, and they shall send the information broadcast at 
the times scheduled for storm warnings. In addition, the light¬ 
ship shall inform as many passing vessels as possible, taking care 
not to interfere with the above-mentioned schedules. 

4116. (1) The radio apparatus shall be kept in the best pos¬ 
sible condition, all parts looking as bright and as clean as when 
new. This care of the radio outfit and the results obtained with 
it, even if it be of an early type, contribute to the real efficiency 
of the men and the marking of their records. 

(2) Radio stations will be supplied with sufficient cleaning 
gear and implements to enable the interior and exterior of all 
buildings and of grounds of the stations to be kept in neat and 
orderly condition. 

4117. (1) The International Morse Code, alphabet, numerals, 
punctuation, etc., shall be used for transmitting all messages by 
radio, official, unofficial, or commercial. 

(2) Operators detailed for duty ashore shall be required to be¬ 
come proficient in the use of the American Morse Code, but not 
until their proficiency in the use of the International Morse Code 
is assured. 

(3) Copies of all radiograms received in American Morse Code 
from any sources, except land-line offices, shall be mailed to the 
superintendent of radio service, with the fact that the American 
Morse Code was used noted in a conspicuous manner. 

4118. (1) No message. Government or commercial, shall be 
made public, except by authority of the commandant, and under 
no circumstances shall the contents of any message be divulged, 
except to the proper authorities. 

(2) A private message, after it has been delivered, becomes the 
property of the addressee, but in no case shall even the fact of 
receipt of message be divulged, except to the proper authorities. 

4110. (1) There shall be kept in binders provided for the 
purpose a record of all public property at the station, properly 
arranged by classes, as buildings, furniture, apparatus, tools, etc. 
This shall not include articles under the head of supplies. 

(2) A copy of each sheet shall be furnished the inspecting 
officer for the files of the commandant when first made out and 
whenever changes are made. Should all the items on a sheet be 
surveyed and expended the sheet shall be retained as part of 
the records of the station. 

4120. (1) All stations, except those in navy yards and naval 
stations, shall be inspected quarterly by a suitable officer desig¬ 
nated by the commandant. 


(334 i) 


(2) The Inspection may be made at any time during the 
quarter, and shall include every part of the equipment, buildings, 
grounds, masts, rigging, fittings, plumbing, engines, generators, etc. 

(3) All machinery should be run at normal speed for at least 
one hour, and a number of messages sent, test messages to other 
stations if necessary, and if it can be done without interference. 

(4) The action of the engines, governors, generators, rheo¬ 
stats. transformers, condenser, spark gap, and inductances should 
be noted; also the condition of the receivers and their switches, 
batteries, connections, and detectors. 

(5) Special note shall be made of the following: 

(а) Condition of insulation of aerial, rigging, and leading-in 
wires. 

(6) Lightning switch. 

(c) Sanitary arrangements. 

(d) Cleanliness and neatness of buildings, inside and out, and 
gounds. 

(e) Whether or not the apparatus for extinguishing fires is at 
hand and ready for use. 

(/) Neatness and bearing of personnel. 

(< 7 ) Care in preservation of records of the station. 

(h) What regulations or orders are not carried out, if any 
are observed, and the reasons therefor. 

(i) Whether or not the log book is properly kept and complete 
to date. 

(б) The property at the station shall be checked and a copy of 
the inventory sent to the commandant with the report of inspec¬ 
tion. After one complete inventory is sent in, copies of new sheets 
or those on which changes have been made will be required daily. 

(7) The inspecting officer shall inquire carefully into the mess¬ 
ing system in operation, and shall report whether or not it is 
satisfactory. In case the crew of the station has its own mess 
the accounts shall be brought up to date and studied by him. 

(S) The inspecting officer shall submit a written report in 
triplicate to the commandant, who shall forward one copy to the 
superintendent of radio service, one to the Bureau of Steam En¬ 
gineering, and one to the department (Division of Inspections). 
This report shall contain information concerning each of the above 
paragraphs; shall recommend alterations, additions, repairs, and 
supplies necessary to keep the station in efficient condition and 
the operators suitably quartered; and shall contain such com¬ 
ments on and recommendations concerning any features of the 
station, its personnel, its equipment, its usefulness, as the inspect¬ 
ing officer may deem necessary to include in it. 

(9) The general condition of the station as a whole shall be 
stated, using the terms “ excellent,” “ very good,” “ good,” “ fair,” 
“ indifferent.” or “ bad,” and whether or not this condition ap¬ 
pears to be due to the zeal and ability or to the neglect and in¬ 
efficiency of the electrician in charge. 

Section 3.—Visitors ; Correspondence ; Assignment of Radio 

Operators. 

4131. (1) Stations may be open to visitors between the hours 
of 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., at the discretion of the commandant, pro¬ 
vided that the proper conduct of the station is not interfered 
with. Especial care should be taken to exclude visitors from the 
operating room whenever they can interfere with the receipt of 
messages or have opportunity to obtain knowledge of the contents 
of any message. 

(2) No unauthorized person shall be permitted to make such a 
close inspection of the radio apparatus as will enable him to make 
a copy of the connections, nor of the construction of the instru¬ 
ments; nor shall any person be permitted to make such frequent 
visits as may enable him to procure such information piecemeal. 

(335 i) 


Visitors. 









Correspond¬ 

ence. 


Electricians, 

radio. 


Hours of op¬ 
eration. 


Relaying mes¬ 
sages from mer¬ 
chant ships. 

Additional 

operators. 


(3) There is no objection to informing visitors of the name of 
the company furnishing the apparatus, nor to their being given 
an explanation of the general method of sending and receiving. 

4132. (1) All official correspondence shall be with the com¬ 
mandant only, and shall be sent through such officer as the com¬ 
mandant may designate. Messages that require confirmation 
shall be sent direct by mail to the addressee. Purely routine re¬ 
turns and reports required by instructions issued by the superin¬ 
tendent of radio service shall be sent direct to his office. 

(2) All operators are strictly enjoined from engaging in cor¬ 
respondence with radio companies or their representatives upon 
any matter relating to radio apparatus or communication, ex¬ 
cept through the regular official channels. 

(3) All communications received from radio companies, or 
from any person likely to give information to them, shall be 
referred to the commandant. 

4133. (1) Assignments to duty as electricians, radio (oper¬ 
ators), shall be permanent. Such assignments shall be noted on 
the service records and on discharge or continuous-service certifi¬ 
cate upon the expiration of enlistment, and shall not be changed 
by change of station. As far as practicable, electricians, radio, 
shall not be assigned to other than radio work. The intent of 
this article is that a corps of efficient radio operators shall be 
maintained. 

(2) On board ship when the radio plant is not in use, as during 
an overhaul period, the men assigned to radio work shall be at¬ 
tached temporarily to the electrical school or to a shore radio 
station for instruction and practice when practicable. 

(3) Commandants of stations having radio stations under their 
jurisdiction and commanding officers of vessels will assign, after 
careful examination, the most competent men in their commands 
(giving preference to those who desire this permanent detail) to 
fill vacancies as electricians, radio, reporting their names to the 
Bureau of Navigation. Such men must be able to receive mes¬ 
sages through ordinary interference at a minimum rate of twenty 
words (averaging five letters per word) per minute in both 
International Morse and American Morse codes, and must have a 
knowledge of the repair and care of a radio outfit. When suffi¬ 
cient men who qualify for this assignment are not available in a 
command to fill the allowed complement of electricians, radio, 
report should be made to the superintendent of radio service, and 
if qualified men in excess of complement are found their names 
and attainments as operators should likewise be reported to the 
superintendent of radio service. 

(4) Nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing the 
temporary assignment of men to duty as electricians, radio, for 
instructional purposes, and such employment shall be encouraged. 

(5) Permanently assigned electricians, radio, shall be given 
every possible opportunity and encouragement to become expert 
in handling messages. 

Section 4.—Radio Instructions for Ships. 

4141. Whenever the complement of the ship permits, an oper¬ 
ator shall be on duty at all times. This operator shall wear on 
his head telephones attached to the receiver, and shall be alert 
and attentive in listening for and answering calls. 

4142. Ships acting singly are authorized to relay messages to 
radio stations on shore from merchant ships. 

4143. In addition to the regular operators, other men shall be 
instructed and given practice with buzzer sets or other practice 
apparatus, as the commanding officer may direct, in order that 
there may be competent men available on board to fill vacancies 
immediately in case of emergency. 


(336 i) 


4144. Messages shall be regarded as official unless preceded 
by the letters “MSG”; as addressed to the senior officer of the 
receiving ship or station, unless addressed otherwise; and as 
coming from the senior officer of the sending ship or station, 
whose name shall be signed to the message. 

4145. Every official radio message shall be confirmed by mail, 
if of such a nature as would require a confirmation in case it 
were sent by land wire or cable. 

4140. The following combinations of letters shall not be used 
for any other purpose than so specified: 

(a) “ SOS,” the international radio signal of distress. 

(b) “ PRB,” the international radio signal to signify that the 
vessel or station using it desires to communicate by means of the 
international signal code. 

4147. Commanders in chief and other flag officers, and com¬ 
manding officers of ships shall make prompt report to the superin¬ 
tendent of radio service whenever communication with a shore 
station is unsatisfactory, especially in cases indicating that a 
proper watch is not being kept, that there is a marked inefficiency 
on the part of the operators, or that there is a disregard of regu¬ 
lations. 

4148. When in the vicinity of a navy yard, flag and command¬ 
ing officers shall make inquiry concerning any local schedules 
that may have been arranged for the prevention of interference 
in that vicinity, and shall observe the same in ail use of radio. 

4149. Any information of unusual interest obtained concerning 
our own or foreign installations, long-distance work, details of 
equipment of and results obtained by foreign stations, etc., shall 
be made the subject of a special report to the superintendent of 
radio service. 

4150. While there is no objection to informing visitors of the 
name of the company furnishing radio apparatus, nor to giving 
them examinations of the general methods of sending and receiv¬ 
ing, at the same time no unauthorized person shall be permitted 
to make such close inspection of radio apparatus as will permit 
him to make a copy of the connections or of the construction of 
the instruments; nor shall any person be permitted to make such 
frequent visits as may enable him to procure such information 
piecemeal. 

Section 5.—Interchange of Signals With the Army. 

4161. (1) When vessels of the Navy enter a harbor of the 
United States the senior naval officer on board the entering vessel 
shall, when within signal distance, open communication with the 
outer group of fortifications flying the United States flag whenever 
such procedure will not interfere with the transmission of tactical 
or other signals necessary for the proper control of the ship 
present. 

(2) So far as practicable the names or numbers of the entering 
ships shall be communicated, the name and rank of the officer 
in command, the port from which the vessel came, the probable 
length of stay in port, and such other information as may be of 
interest and the transmission of which may be practicable. 

(3) It is understood that a paragraph will be inserted in the 
Army Regulations to provide for suitable acknowledgment of such 
signals. 

(4) A similar exchange of signals shall be made upon leaving 
a harbor, the initiative being taken by the Navy when circum¬ 
stances permit. 

(5) Furthermore, a naval vessel passing within the radius of a 
radio station of the Army shall call up such station and exchange 
messages; and it is desired by the War Department that, if the 
ship’s call remain unanswered during the hours when the radio 
station is supposedly in operation, a report of the fact be made, 
and that a similar report be submitted of failure to obtain ac¬ 
knowledgment of visual signals. 

(337 i) 


Official mes¬ 
sages. 


Confirmation. 


Emergency 

signals. 


Report of 

poor service. 


Local sched¬ 
ules. 


Information 

received. 


Visitors. 






























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CHAPTER 36 . 


TRANSPORTATION: NAVAL AUXILIARY SERVICE. 

Section 1.—Transportation. 

4201. Transportation on board Army transports for members 
of the families of officers and enlisted men of tbe Army, Navy, 
nnd Marine Corps, and of employees thereof, while traveling on 
official business, may be furnished without expense to the United 
States when space is available after allotment shall have been 
made to all persons traveling under orders, upon the following 
conditions: 

(a) In the case of officers, enlisted men, or employees of either 
the military or naval service, upon the certificate of a responsible 
officer that the persons are permanent members of the family of an 
officer or enlisted man on the active list, or of an employee in 
actual service, and that the transportation is for the purpose of 
permitting such members of the family to join the officer, enlisted 
man, or employee, or to return from the station of the officer, 
enlisted man, or employee, where they have been living as mem¬ 
bers of his family. The application must state the number of 
journeys by transport that have been made by the persons for 
whom transportation is requested, and if more than one such 
journey has been made within the previous two years the appli¬ 
cation will be denied, unless it be clearly shown that the journey 
is necessary on account of illness or important and urgent business. 

(b) Applications from officers, eulisted men, or employees of the 
Navy or Marine Corps must be made through the Navy Depart¬ 
ment (Bureau of Navigation or Commandant, Marine Corps). 
In each case the application must show that the persons for 
whom transportation is requested are permanent members of the 
family of the officer, enlisted man, or employee; that the journey 
is necessary for the purpose of permitting the persons to join the 
officer, enlisted man, or employee, or to return from the station 
of the officer, enlisted man, or employee, where they have been 
living as members of his family, and the number of journeys by 
transport that have been made by such persons. If more than 
one journey has been made within the previous two years the 
application will be denied, as provided in the preceding section of 
this paragraph. (War Department General Order No. 167, and 
U. S. Army Transport Service Regulations, art. 193£.) 

Section 2.—The Naval Auxiliary Service. 

4221. The naval auxiliary service includes such transports, 
supply vessels, colliers, and other vessels as may be assigned to it 
by the department. 

4222. These vessels shall be governed by the laws of the 
United States, by the Navy Regulations as far as they may be 
applicable, and by the “ Regulations for the Naval Auxiliary 
Service.” 

4223. The supervisor of naval auxiliaries shall be an officer of 
the Navy, witti headquarters at such place as shall be from time to 
time determined; and shall be charged with the general duties of 

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Aboard Army 
transports. 


Organization. 


Supervisor. 






Requests for 
repairs. 


tlie inspection, care, and supervision of the vessels of this service. 
He shall be responsible for the efficient and economical administra¬ 
tion of the service, and for the management and security of all 
property. 

4224. Inspections of naval auxiliaries by the supervisor shall 
be held at least once in . each quarter on the Atlantic coast and 
once in six months on the Pacific coast. Inspections on the Asiatic 
Station will be made semiannually under the direction of the com¬ 
mander in chief. 

4225. The naval auxiliaries that are officered and manned by 
navy crews will be under the jurisdiction of the supervisor of 
naval auxiliaries for the purpose of inspection. 

4226. As far as practicable, all communications regarding 
naval auxiliaries will be sent through him; and whenever masters 
of vessels receive any important communications direct, such as 
sailing orders, etc., they wfill at once send copies of the same to the 
supervisor. 

4227. All requests for work from vessels of this service shall be 
submitted in the same manner as for other vessels of the Navy 
(I, chapter 37, section 3). Whenever a vessel of this service is at 
a navy yard undergoing repairs the master will make a report 
to the supervisor every Saturday as to general progress of such 
repairs and give the probable date of completion. 

4228. The boilers of vessels of the naval auxiliary service in 
commission are to be inspected at a navy yard when the services 
of the vessel can be spared. Such inspections are to be made at 
least every six months; and should that period have elapsed since 
the last inspection, the master will at once notify the department 
and the supervisor. 

4429. Vessels of this service shall be painted in accordance with 
“ Standard Instructions for Painting Naval Vessels.” 




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CHAPTER 37. 


REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS TO SHIPS. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 40.) 

Section 1.—Definitions. 

4301. (1) The following definitions are employed throughout 
the Navy Regulations and Instructions and shall be employed 
throughout the naval service, so far as applies to ships: 

(0) The word “ repairs ” shall be construed to mean such work 
as may be necessary to restore the ship or article under consid¬ 
eration to serviceable condition, without any alteration in design, 
without the addition of any articles or parts, and without the 
removal of any articles or parts that are not to be replaced. 
Repairs are (further) subdivided into the following classes: 

(1) Urgent repairs, which shall include all immediate repairs 
necessary for cruising or military efliciency, for the prevention of 
deterioration, or for sanitary reasons. 

(2) Desirable repairs, which shall include all repairs which it 
is desirable to have made when the services of the ship can be 
spared for a length of time sufficient to accomplish the work. 

(&) The word “alterations” shall be construed to mean all 
work not included in the above definition of the word “ repairs,” 
including all changes in design that may be deemed advisable in 
making repairs; it shall also include all additions of any articles 
or parts and the removal of any articles or parts that are not 
replaced by similar ones. It shall include all changes in the 
character of the material of which any article or part is made. 
No alteration shall be made in any vessel, either by ship or navy- 
yard force, until specifically authorized by the bureau concerned. 

4302. Vessels of the Navy will be scheduled for regular dock¬ 
ing and overhaul periods. 

(a) Docking and overhaul will be accomplished at the regularly 
assigned home yards, except when for extraordinary reasons the 
department finds it necessary to direct otherwise. 

(&) During the docking period none other than docking and 
urgent repairs w r ill be permitted. 

(c) During the “overhaul period,” by which is meant that 
period specifically designated by the department in schedules or 
separate letter as such, repairs and alterations authorized sub¬ 
sequent to the last general overhaul of the vessel shall be com¬ 
pleted, subject to the exigencies of time and available funds. 

Section 2.—Inspection by the Board of Inspection and Survey 

for Ships. 

4305. (1) All vessels on their return from foreign stations, 
all vessels in the United States as often as once in three years, 
when practicable, and other vessels as designated from time to 
time by the department shall be inspected by the Board of Inspec¬ 
tion and Survey for Ships. 


Repairs. 


Urgent 

repairs. 


Desirable 

repairs. 


Alterations. 


Docking and 
overhaul peri¬ 
ods, work to be 
done during. 


Inspection, 
when made. 


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Bureaus to be 
Informed and 
alterations re¬ 
quest for¬ 
warded. 


Nature of in- 
spcction. 


Military in¬ 
spection. 

Form of re¬ 
port. 


(2) Commanding officers of ships in commission, whether in 
reserve or in ordinary, shall report to the department (Division 
of Material) without delay whenever the condition of their ships 
is such as to require a material inspection in one or more depart¬ 
ments. Such reports shall be forwarded through the regular 
official channels and shall bear the recommendations of the senior 
officers concerned. A flag officer in command afloat may originate 
a similar recommendation for a vessel under his command, and 
a commandant may do so for a vessel out of commission at the 
yard which he commands. 

(3) When it shall come to the knowledge of the chief of any 
bureau, for matters under his cognizance, that the condition of 
any ship is such that she requires extensive repairs or alterations 
sufficiently important or expensive to justify such a course, he 
shall report the fact to the department (Division of Material) 
with a recommendation that an inspection be held. 

(4) When advisable the department will order an inspection. 

(5) Prior to the undertaking of a general or scheduled over¬ 
haul of a vessel, and as nearly as practicable three months in 
advance of such overhaul, the vessel will be inspected at her 
home yard or at the yard where she will overhaul by the board 
of inspection and survey for ships, augmented by representatives 
of the manufacturing department of the yard as provided in 
article 4309. 

4306. When the department decides that a material inspection 
of a ship will be made by the Board of Inspection and Survey 
for Ships, the bureaus will be informed, and all requests for 
alterations on that vessel not yet acted on shall be forwarded to 
the board of inspection and survey for ships with such comments 
as the bureaus may care to make. 

4307. (1) When the Board of Inspection and Survey for Ships 
is ordered to inspect a ship, under the provisions of the preceding 
paragraphs, such inspection shall be for the purpose of making 
a report in general terms of such alterations and repairs as 
may be needed to place the ship in a satisfactory condition for 
service of such kind as her age and general condition seem to 
justify. In submitting its report in this connection the board 
of inspection and survey for ships, as augmented in accordance 
with the provisions of article 4309, shall state in writing whether 
or not the vessel inspected is fit for further service or can be 
made so without disproportionate cost. 

(2) If the board recommends the vessel for sale the require¬ 
ments of Article I, 4701, shall govern. 

(3) When the department directs, the board shall also make 
a military inspection of the vessel. 

4308. (1) When the Board of Inspection and Survey for Ships 
makes the inspections provided for by paragraphs 4307 (1) and 
4307 ( 3) of this article its report shall be submitted in two 
separate parts. 

(a) One, to be designated “ Report of material inspection,” 
shall indicate the material condition of the ship in all depart¬ 
ments, and will contain, with comment and recommendation, lists 
of all considered repairs and alterations in order that such report 
may be a record of the condition of the vessel and a compre¬ 
hensive guide for the purpose of preparing estimates. 

(6) The other, to be designated the “Report of military in¬ 
spection,” shall contain the report of all matters pertaining 
to discipline and of all other matters other than repairs and 
alterations recommended. The original of this part shall be 
forwarded by the board to the department (Division of Per¬ 
sonnel). A copy shall be forwarded to the commanding officer 
of the ship in question through the commander in chief, and 
a copy shall be filed with the records of the Board of Inspection 
and Survey for Ships. 


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4309. In order to facilitate the preparation of estimates for Additional 

repairs and alterations recommended in the material inspection of 

report the Board of Inspection and Survey for Ships shall be 
augmented by two representatives, one from the hull division and 

the other from the machinery division of the manufacturing 
department of the yard at which the work will be performed, 
if authorized. In addition, for the consideration of matters 
specially affecting a bureau, the board may be augmented by 
special representatives of the bureau or bureaus concerned, and 
such representative shall be nominated for this duty by the chief 
of bureau to the Bureau of Navigation via the board of inspection 
and survey for ships. 

4310. The Board of Inspection and Survey for Ships shall con- Matter to be 
sider all repairs, urgent and desirable; all alterations, whether considered * 
primarily considered or previously authorized but as yet unac¬ 
complished or uncompleted; and all such items of work shall be 

grouped and numbered in accordance with the recognized classifi¬ 
cation and bureau cognizance. 

4311. To insure the inclusion and consideration by the Board Procedure, 
of Inspection and Survey for Ships of the various items of repair 

and alteration that may have arisen subsequent to the last gen¬ 
eral overhaul of the vessel the following general procedure shall 
be observed: 

(«) The commanding officer shall submit for the board’s con¬ 
sideration a written statement relative to such repairs and altera¬ 
tions that he may consider necessary or desirable, together with 
copies of all previous letters on similar subjects that have been 
submitted and on which final action has not as yet been taken, 
and shall furnish any information or assistance that may be 
needed by the board to enable it to carry out the inspection. 

Alterations that have been previously submitted to the department 
and disapproved shall not be included, unless a reconsideration 
of any such item is desired, in which case a separate letter to the 
board shall be written. This letter shall contain a list of the 
items of alterations for which reconsideration is requested. The 
previous history, so far as known, of each item shall be given, 
including the dates and numbers of the correspondence in con¬ 
nection therewith and the action of the bureau or department 
thereon. For each item there shall be given the reasons which 
are believed to justify reconsideration. 

(b) Commandants of navy yards shall submit for the board’s 
consideration complete copies of the last weekly report of work 
(Form X. S. O. 27) for the vessel under inspection, showing all 
outstanding job orders; and this weekly report of work shall be 
attached to the board’s report and the estimate of outstanding 
job orders shall be included in the report of estimates to be sub¬ 
mitted by the yard (art. 4314 (1)). 

(c) The board shall, in addition to its action on the requests 
emanating from the commanding officer of the ship, recommend 
such other repairs and alterations as may be deemed desirable as 
a result of its own observations and of its opinions, based on the 
reports from similar vessels. 

4312. In submitting its report relative to repairs and altera- Contents of 
tions the board shall arrange the items in separate lists under report * 

the headings “ Urgent repairs,” “ Desirable repairs,” and “ Altera¬ 
tions,” as defined in section 1 of this chapter. Under each item of 
alterations recommended there shall be given a brief statement as 
to the nature of the work proposed and the conditions which, in 
the opinion of the board, justify its recommendation that the said 
work be done. There shall also be included, under a separate 
heading, a statement of such items of repairs and alterations 
suggested by officers of the vessel, or of other vessels, or by other 
officers, as in the board’s opinion should not be undertaken, and 
of the reasons for such opinion. Under each of these latter items 


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Distribution. 


Action of 
commanding 
officer on 
report. 


Final disposi¬ 
tion of copies 
of report. 


Estimates to 
be prepared. 


Approximate 

estimates. 


Reports of 
estimates, how 
prepared. 


there shall be given a statement, in general terms, of the method 
which has been proposed for carrying out the work referred to, 
and a statement in sufficient detail to permit a full understand¬ 
ing of the same by the reviewing authority as to the reasons 
which govern the board in its recommendation that the work be 
not done. If any work recommended is within the capacity of 
the ship’s force, statement to this effect shall be made. 

4313. (1) Copies of the material inspection report shall be 
distributed as follows: 

(а) The original, so marked, shall be sent to the department 
(Division of Material) for file in the department’s files. 

(б) The duplicate shall be retained in the files of the Board of 
Inspection and Survey for Ships. 

(c) One copy shall be sent to each bureau concerned for its 
information and file. 

( d ) Three copies shall be sent to the commandant of the ves¬ 
sel’s home yard or the yard at which the vessel will overhaul. 

( e ) One copy shall be sent to the commanding officer of the ship 
inspected. 

(2) If the commanding officer considers that any item of repair 
is unnecessary or inexpedient or can be done advantageously by 
the ship’s force, he shall so report to the commandant in writing, 
and such report shall be considered in the preparation of the yard 
report of estimates. 

(3) Immediately upon receiving a copy of the material-inspec¬ 
tion report, the commanding officer of the vessel inspected shall 
submit to the department (Division of Material), by letter, such 
comments and recommendations in regard to the various items 
of alterations as he may deem pertinent, based upon his experi¬ 
ence with the ship, and upon his general knowledge and experi¬ 
ence, or should he have no comment to submit, he shall specifically 
state the fact. In transmitting this letter forwarding officers shall 
indorse their opinions thereon. Upon receipt in the department 
(Division of Material), the letter shall be sent to the bureau con¬ 
cerned for information in connection with action on the report of 
survey. 

(4) All copies of the material-inspection report of the Board of 
Inspection and Survey for Ships shall be filed in the office to which 
supplied and shall not be forwarded elsewhere for recommendation 
or information. If the head of any office should desire to make 
any comment thereon, such comment shall be made by a letter 
referring to the report. 

4314. (1) Immediately after the receipt of the report of the 
material inspection, the commandant of the vessel’s home yard, 
or the yard at which she will overhaul, shall proceed with the 
preparation of estimates on all items of work recommended by the 
board. Estimates need not be submitted for items of work not 
recommended by the board unless specially directed by the bureau 
having cognizance thereof. 

(2) In cases where the preparation of detailed estimates for 
certain items would unduly delay the submission of the report of 
estimates, approximate estimates, clearly so marked, for these 
items, shall be submitted. 

4315. (1) The reports of estimates shall be itemized in ac¬ 
cordance with the report of the Board of Inspection and Survey 
for Ships as nearly as may be practicable. Where an item covered 
in the report of the board of inspection and survey for ships is 
found to involve no work it shall be covered by a statement to 
that effect. When a head of division of the manufacturing depart¬ 
ment recommends the performance of work which was not recom¬ 
mended by the Board of Inspection and Survey for Ships, or when 
he recommends that work recommended by the board of inspection 
and survey for ships be not done, separate lists of such items shall 
be included in the report, and there shall be clearly set forth for 


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each item the reason for such departure from the recommendations 
of the Board of Inspection and Survey for Ships. 

(2) The items shall be so worded, if practicable, that, if ap¬ 
proved, they may be copied verbatim in issuing job orders. 

(3) For each item there shall appear: 

(a) A statement of the work which should he done. —This 
shall be in the words of the report of the board of inspection and 
survey for ships. If this wording is indefinite, the work as pro¬ 
posed. by the yard (accompanied by sketches if essential to a 
clear understanding) shall also be included, so as to clearly and 
definitely indicate the nature and extent of the work recom¬ 
mended. If a departure from the method proposed by the board 
be deemed necessary, a full statement of the work as proposed by 
the board of inspection and survey for ships and by the yard and 
of the difference between the two, and of the reasons for the pro¬ 
posed change, shall be given. 

(&) Estimate of cost, showing labor, indirect cost, material, 
and total cost. —Separate items and estimates for the parts of the 
work pertaining to the two divisions of the manufacturing de¬ 
partment shall be given. 

(c) Estimates of time to complete the work. —This estimate 
shall show separately the time estimated as necessary to per¬ 
form the work after the material is at hand. Note shall be made 
in this report of any material of large cost or special design re¬ 
quiring to be purchased and likely to involve considerable time 
to obtain and of the probable time necessary for the preparation 
of plans and requisitions and for obtaining delivery of such ma¬ 
terial subsequent to the submission of the requisition. The re¬ 
port shall conclude with a statement of the approximate quantity 
and cost of the materials not on hand which must be purchased 
in order to make the repairs and alterations recommended. The 
complete report of estimates under each bureau shall include a 
statement as to the time estimated to be necessary for the com¬ 
pletion of the work recommended in matters under the cog¬ 
nizance of each other bureau, in order that all bureaus may be 
informed as to the probable time which will be necessary to 
complete the work on the ship as a whole. 

(4) Where work under the cognizance of the Bureau of Con¬ 
struction and Repair exceeds in cost three thousand dollars under 
appropriation “Construction and Repair” or one thousand dol¬ 
lars for repairs to sails and rigging under appropriation “ Equip¬ 
ment of vessels (Construction and Repair),” estimates must be 
signed by an officer of command rank, a naval constructor or 
assistant naval constructor, and at least two master workmen. 

(Rev. Stats, secs. 1538 and 1539.) 

(5) The commandant of the yard shall be held responsible for 
any delays in the completion of the work of preparing estimates. 

(6) As soon as the reports of estimates have been signed, the 
heads of the divisions of the manufacturing department shall 
make a careful revision of their schedules of materials, in order 
that requisitions may be started on their course immedately after 
the order to proceed with the work arrives at the yard. 

(7) In the cases covered by this article, alterations and repairs 
are so closely related that simultaneous decision must necessarily 
be reached on both classes of work, and no repair work shall be 
begun, except by specific authority from the department, until 
after decision has been reached by the department in regard to 
both alterations and repairs; except that the commandant of the 
yard at which the ship is lying shall undertake such work as may 
clearly be necessary for her preservation. 

43i6. The original of the report of estimates, with such com- Forwarding 
rnent thereon as the commandant may deem pertinent, shall be J" d orts Ct of n estb 
forwarded direct to the bureau concerned, and such copies shall mates, 
be made for yard use as the commandant may direct. The bu- 


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Action by de¬ 
partment. 


Recommenda¬ 
tion to be made 
by bureau if 
ship should go 
to a nary yard. 


Repairs by 
ship’s force. 


Alterations 
to be made only 
>vhen author¬ 
ized by bureau. 


reau upon receipt shall indorse thereon its recommendations and 
such comments as it may desire to make, and shall forward the 
same to the department (Division of Material). 

4317. When received by the department (Division of Mate¬ 
rial), reports of estimates shall be acted upon as follows: 

(a) The aid for material shall consider each case and shall 
determine whether such case is one in regard to which he can 
appropriately make recommendation without further counsel or 
whether the matter should be given further consideration. 

(&) If the aid for material considers no further consideration 
necessary, action shall then be taken by the department after con¬ 
sideration of his recommendation. 

(c) If the aid for material considers further consideration de¬ 
sirable or necessary, he shall submit the case at a joint meeting 
of the aids to the Secretary, and final action shall be taken by 
the department after consideration of the recommendation of such 
aids. 

( d ) In either of the above cases consideration shall be given 
to the advisabilty of making the alterations recommended, not 
only upon the ship in question, but upon all others of the class 
or upon any others to which the same recommendation seems 
applicable. 

( e ) In considering both alterations and extensive repairs pro¬ 
posed for any ship, due consideration shall be given to the ques¬ 
tion of whether or not the said ship is of sufficient military value 
to justify the proposed expenditure and to broad questions of 
general policy as affecting the advisability of altering or repair¬ 
ing her. 

(/) The final action of the department shall be in the form of 
indorsements on the original papers, which indorsements shall con¬ 
tain instructions to the bureaus as to what work shall or shall 
not be undertaken, and upon the receipt of which the bureaus 
shall issue the necessary instructions to the navy yard or navy 
yards concerned. 

(g) There shall be included in the department’s indorsement, 
on each of the original papers, a summary of authorized expen¬ 
ditures under all appropriations, a statement of the statutory 
limit of cost, and the date for completion of work, if the same 
has been set. 

( h ) The papers shall be filed in the bureau concerned. 

Section 3.—Repairs and Alterations not Covered by a Material 

Inspection. 

4325. Whenever it shall come to the knowledge of the chief 
of any bureau, for matters under his cognizance, that any ship 
of the Navy requires work, the same not being of sufficient im¬ 
portance to justify calling a material inspection, but for which 
the ship should be ordered to a navy yard, he shall report such 
fact to the department (Division of Material), with recommen¬ 
dation. 

4326. (1) Routine repairs to hull, machinery, and outfit of 
ships not requiring the plant of ship or engine building estab¬ 
lishments shall, as far as possible, be made by the artisans of 
the ship, squadron, or fleet, and the facilities of repair vessels 
should be utilized whenever possible. 

(2) A careful and systematic economy shall be observed in the 
purchase of material for repairs and the allowance books strictly 
adhered to, except in cases of emergency, which shall be reported 
to the department. 

4327. No alterations shall be made by the ship’s force until 
authority therefor has been granted by "the bureau concerned; 
all requests for such authority shall state that it is desired to 
do the work with the ship’s force and shall be submitted in the 


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same manner as though the work were to be performed bv the 
yard force. 

4328. (1) Commanding officers shall endeavor to have all 
repairs possible done by the ship’s force, and to this end they 
shall endeavor to anticipate the need for such repairs and to 
submit requisitions for the necessary material in time to enable 
the work to be started without delay when needed. No work is, 
however, to be undertaken by the ship’s force when vessels are 
docked or laid up at any navy yard for repairs, except such items 
as are or may be performed by the crew T while at sea or in a 
foreign port. They shall be ready at all times to forward, if 
called for, statements of work needed in all departments upon 
the vessels under their command. 

(2) Upon arrival at a navy yard commanding officers shall 
submit to the commandant and direct to the bureaus concerned 
a list of work laid out to be accomplished by the ship’s force 
during the visit, in order that the extent of work of this character 
may be known. 

(3) Commandants of navy yards and shore stations shall, so 
far as practicable, lend to the ship’s force facilities for expediting 
the repairs and authorized alterations. 

(4) When it is anticipated that work will be done by the ship’s 
force after arrival at a navy yard the commanding officer shall 
inform the commandant as far in advance of arrival at the yard 
as practicable what material and appliances will be required 
from the yard in order to permit the work to be done in this 
manner without delaying the vessel beyond the date set for com¬ 
pletion or departure. Upon receipt of this information the com¬ 
mandant shall take steps as may be necessary to enable the 
material and appliances to be furnished to the ship promptly 
upon her arrival. 

4329. (1) No report, except the material inspection report by 
the Board of Inspection and Survey for Ships, shall be considered 
as a request for work, and commanding officers must therefore 
submit requests for all work that may be needed, including work 
the need for which may first become apparent through the pro¬ 
ceedings of courts or boards, or through routine or special 
reports, such as synopses in steam logs, quarterly hull reports, 
target-practice reports, reports of condition of auxiliary ma¬ 
chinery, etc. 

(2) The commanding officer of a ship in commission shall 
submit requests for repairs and alterations when the condition 
of the ship under his command is such as to require work beyond 
the capacity of the ship’s force, and such requests shall be sub¬ 
mitted without delay when there is a probability that the ship 
will be sent to a navy yard. These requests shall be made out 
in the form hereinafter prescribed. 

(3) Until a new vessel has been finally accepted by the Govern¬ 
ment all defects that are discovered, for which the contractors are 
responsible and which are of a sufficiently serious nature to 
require immediate repairs, shall at once be reported by the 
commanding officer to the department (Division of Material). If 
the defects are not of a sufficiently serious nature to prevent post¬ 
ponement of repairs until after the final trial, they shall be 
brought to the attention of the final trial board by the command¬ 
ing officer. 

(4) Upon arrival of a vessel at a navy yard the commanding 
officer shall submit to the commandant, in the manner herein¬ 
after prescribed in this article, requests for all repairs necessary 
at the time not previously requested, but commanding officers 
shall make every possible effort to submit requests for all work 
required before arrival at the yard. 


Work by 
ship’s force. 


Requests for 
work to be sub¬ 
mitted by com¬ 
manding officers. 


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Limitation as 
to time of sub¬ 
mitting requests. 


Form of let¬ 
ter. 


4330. (1) No requests for alterations shall be submitted be¬ 
tween the time of the material inspection next preceding the 
overhaul and the time of actual completion of such overhaul. 

(2) During the stay of a vessel at a navy yard for repairs or 
overhaul no repair requests other than for urgent repairs shall 
be submitted after the work incident to the repair or overhaul has 
been actually undertaken and the date of completion has been 
announced. 

4331. (1) Each request for work shall be prepared as follow’s: 

Each letter shall show— 

(a) The ship from which it comes. 

(&) The place from which sent and the date. 

(c) The bureau under the cognizance of which the work 
falls. 


( d ) The class of work requested, in accordance with the 

classification contained in paragraph 2 and as defined 
in article 4301. 

(e) The items of work clearly and definitely stated, out¬ 

lining in sufficient detail what it is desired to have 
accomplished; locating the defective parts or amount 
and nature of repairs required. If essential to a 
clear understanding of the request, sketches shall be 
submitted showing the proposed work and reference 
shall be made to blue-print numbers and identifi¬ 
cation marks. Requests that are general in their 
nature or vague and indefinite in character, or such 
expressions as “ Do work where necessary,” will not 
be considered as complying with the above require¬ 
ments, and when items so worded appear in re¬ 
quests they shall be eliminated by the commandant 
as provided for in article 4335, paragraph 1, of this 
chapter. 

(/) A certificate that the work is not within the power of 
the ship’s force to perform. 

(g) The signature of the commanding officer submitting 

the request. 

( h ) Each letter shall show at the bottom of the last page 

where copies have been sent, and all copies, if not 
written on green paper, shall be plainly marked on 
the face “ Copy.” 

(2) Letters shall be restricted to items under the cognizance 
of a single bureau and to items under a single one of the fol¬ 
lowing classes: “ Urgent repairs,” “ Desirable repairs,” and 
“Alterations.” Commandants and other senior officers through 
whose hands the papers may pass shall consider themselves spe¬ 
cially charged with the duty of striking out from any such letter 
any item not properly belonging there, in the manner hereinafter 
provided. 

(3) These letters shall not include requests for repairs to arti¬ 
cles of equippage. Title B, repairs to which shall be requested as 
provided in Article I 4734 (2). 

(4) In order that the department and the bureau concerned 
may be kept fully informed at all times as to the meaning of 
proposed changes, particularly in their effect on weights added to 
or removed from torpedo boats and destroyers, each request for 
alterations shall be accompanied by an approximate estimate of 
the weights involved, and a statement indicating the effect that 
rhe alterations or repairs will have on the trim of the vessel. 

Rcconsidera- 4332. Alterations that have been previously submitted and 
Hon of altera-disapproved shall not be included in the letters requesting work, 
recommended. as Prescribed in this article. When a reconsideration of any such 
item is desired a separate letter shall be written for each item, 
which letter shall state fully the previous history of the case 
so far as known, including the dates and numbers of the corre- 


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spondence in connection therewith and the action of the bureau 
or department thereon. Such letter shall also state fully the rea¬ 
sons which are believed to justify further consideration of the 
matter, and shall be forwarded to the department (Division of 
Material) via the bureau concerned. 

4333. Requests for work shall be forwarded as follows: Forwarding of 

(1) From vessels in commission requesting work to be done requests, 
at the home yard, or at any navy yard when the vessel has definite 
orders to proceed to such yard, or when at a navy yard. 

(a) Letters requesting repairs, either urgent or desirable, shall 
be made out in triplicate. The original and duplicate shall be 
forwarded to the commandant, the triplicate to the vessel’s divi¬ 
sional commander, if any. 

(b) Letters requesting alterations shall be made out in tripli¬ 
cate. The original and duplicate shall be forwarded to the bureau 
concerned, the triplicate to the vessel’s divisional commander, 
if any. 

(2) From vessels in commission requesting work which can not 
be deferred until the next regular visit to a navy yard, or which 
requires the vessel to be ordered to a navy yard at an early date, 
or which it is desired to have done at some place other than at a 
navy yard. 

(a) The commanding officer in such cases shall write a letter 
to the department (Division of Material), forwarding it through 
the flag officer afloat (if any) and the bureau concerned, stating 
the work or condition which requires the vessel to go to a navy 
yard or elsewhere, the time by which in his opinion it should be 
done, and the place, if any, at which it is desirable to have the 
work undertaken, giving reasons therefor. The flag officer and 
bureau shall indorse thereon opinions as to the necessity for 
sending the vessel to a navy yard or elsewhere. In an emergency 
the department shall be informed by cable, telegraph, or radio, in 
addition to the report forwarded by mail. 

(&) In case of a serious casualty, such as grounding, collision, 
explosion, etc., a special board shall be ordered by the senior officer 
present to report the nature and extent of the accident and dam¬ 
age, the cause, the probable time necessary for repairs, and the 
probable cost thereof; but shall not consider the question of 
blame attaching to any person or persons whatever, such ques¬ 
tions being covered by an appropriate board of investigation or 
court of inquiry, as provided for in the regulations. The report 
shall embrace every detail necessary to a complete understanding 
of the work involved. If an accident or derangement occurs to 
the machinery of the ship, the board shall be composed of three 
commissioned officers, at least two of whom have had experience 
in the performance of engineering duties on shipboard, and if such 
officers be not available, chief machinists or machinists may be 
substituted. The report shall be forwarded to the department 
(Division of Material) at the first opportunity. 

(c) If the department issues orders to proceed to a navy yard 
for work, the commanding officer of the vessel shall then submit 
letters covering all work necessary, as provided in article 4331. 

If the work is ordered done at some place other than a navy yard, 
special instructions will be issued by the department through the 
bureau concerned. In the case of vessels that must necessarily 
have work carried out at some place other than at a navy yard, 
letters requesting work will be made out in duplicate and for¬ 
warded to the bureau concerned. 

(3) Yard craft, receiving ships, and vessels out of commission 
at navy yards: 

(a) Letters covering repairs, either urgent or desirable, shall 
be prepared as the commandant may direct. Action on urgent 
repair letters will be taken as provided in article 4335, para¬ 
graph 5 (a). 


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Action of 
commandant. 


(&) Tlie original of letters covering desirable repairs, complete 
with estimates and recommendations, shall be forwarded to the 
bureau concerned. Letters requesting alterations shall be for¬ 
warded in duplicate, with estimates and recommendations, to the 
bureau concerned. 

4334. (1) When correspondence relative to work on a vessel 
is forwarded through a senior officer afloat, he shall endorse on 
the original thereof his recommendations in the individual cases, 
and in the case of requests for alterations, recommendations as to 
the other ships under his command to which the same alterations 
should apply. 

(2) Commandants shall submit similar reports relative to ships 
out of commission at the yards which they command. 

(3) When correspondence relative to work on a vessel is for¬ 
warded direct to the commandant or bureau, the senior or flag 
officer afloat receiving a copy only, he shall, if he desires, submit 
comment on such request by a letter to the bureau concerned. 

4335. (1) If it be found by the commandant or other senior 
officer through whose hands the papers may pass, or by a head of 
a division of the manufacturing department, that any item has 
been incorrectly classified under a heading covered by article 4331, 
paragraph 2, he shall state in the comment relative to such item 
that it has been so incorrectly classified, and the commandant 
shall strike it out from the letter in which it has been incorrectly 
placed and shall then act on the letter as though such item had 
not been included therein. When this is done the commandant 
shall send a memorandum to the commanding officer informing 
him of the action taken in regard to that particular item and 
directing that such item be resubmitted in proper form in accord¬ 
ance with these instructions. Similar actions shall be taken in 
regard to any item submitted under the wrong bureau. Com¬ 
mandants and heads of divisions are forbidden to make report on 
an item wrongfully included in any request for work until such 
item has been properly submitted in due form. 

(2) Upon the receipt of such requests in the commandant's 
office they shall be forwarded to the central offices of the manu¬ 
facturing department; the original shall be forwarded to that 
head of division to whom the commandant may have assigned the 
greater part of the work to be done. At the same time the dupli¬ 
cate shall be forwarded to the head of the other division for his 
information, in order that he may be prepared to act promptly on 
the original when he receives it. 

(3) The heads of the divisions shall submit reports, recommen¬ 
dations, and estimates on the work embodied in indorsements on 
the original of the request, so that when such original finally 
reaches the commandant the papers shall be' complete and ready 
for action. In the case of letters requesting urgent repairs, the 
commandant may authorize work without an endorsement of esti¬ 
mate cost and time. Where an item of work under the cognizance 
of one division of the manufacturing department involves incidental 
work under the cognizance of the other division or work under 
the cognizance of another bureau, heads of divisions shall be 
careful to include in their indorsements estimates for such inci¬ 
dental work, together with a statement as to the appropriation 
to which the same is chargeable in the event that the same is 
chargeable to an appropriation under the control of a bureau other 
than that having primary cognizance of the work. Should this 
procedure involve undue delay, items involving such delay shall 
be excepted in the indorsement and early separate report on them 
shall be submitted by letter, with reference therein to the previous 
correspondence. 

(4) In order to avoid the delay incident to forwarding corre¬ 
spondence through the inspection officer of the yard, the comman¬ 
dant shall take such steps as may be necessary to insure that that 


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officer lias access to such correspondence as it may be desirable 
for him to see, including file copies of requests for work and 
recommendations thereon by heads of divisions or departments. 
Should the inspection officer deem it desirable to submit comment 
relative to any item, he shall embody the same in a letter ad¬ 
dressed to the commandant and based on the correspondence in 
file. 

(5) When the commandant finally receives the requests for 
work called for by this article, indorsed with estimates of time and 
cost by the heads of the divisions of the manufacturing depart¬ 
ment, he shall act upon them as follows: 

(a) Urgent repairs shall be immediately acted upon by the com¬ 
mandant and work started on such items as he considers neces¬ 
sary, provided the same can be done within the statutory limit of 
cost, without exceeding the allotment of funds, and by the date 
set for the completion of work on the vessel, and provided fur¬ 
ther that not more than three thousand dollars shall be expended 
for repairs to the hull and spars of any vessel until the same shall 
have been recommended by a board of survey and estimate con¬ 
stituted in accordance with section 1538, Revised Statutes, and 
that not more than one thousand dollars shall be expended on 
repairs to sails and rigging until the same shall have been recom¬ 
mended by a board of survey and estimate constituted in accord¬ 
ance with section 1539, Revised Statutes. Commandants shall be 
responsible that such sifrveys are held and submitted as required 
by law. 

(b) Requests for urgent repairs, not authorized by the com¬ 
mandant, shall be forwarded with estimates of time, cost, and rec¬ 
ommendations to the bureau concerned for final action. 

(c) Requests for desirable repairs shall be forwarded with 
estimates of time,, cost, and recommendations to the bureau 
concerned. 

(6) If no date has been set for the completion of work on a 
vessel, the commandant shall telegraph the department, upon her 
arrival, requesting such date; and if urgent repairs are needed, 
he shall state in the telegram the approximate time required. 

(7) If a date has been previously set and necessary work is 
found that will take longer than this date, he shall so inform the 
department, by telegraph, at the earliest possible moment and 
await instructions. 

(8) If the completion of urgent repairs would necessitate ex¬ 
penditure beyond the regular allotment of funds, the commandant 
shall notify the department thereof by telegraph, and, pending 
instructions, shall not increase his force to such an extent that 
the monthly allotment would thereby be exceeded. 

(9) When the department has set a date when a vessel at a 
navy yard must be ready for sea, subsequent requests for work 
that will not interfere with scheduled movements shall be acted 
on by the commandant or be forwarded by him direct to the bu¬ 
reau concerned for action as provided in paragraph 5 of this arti¬ 
cle. If such additional work would interfere with the scheduled 
movements, the commandant shall telegraph the department in 
regard to the matter, mailing a written report and estimate to the 
bureau concerned as promptly as possible. 

(10) Requests for urgent repairs which have been authorized 
by the commandant shall be filed in the navy yard. The bureau 
concerned shall be advised of these authorizations by appropriate 
entry on the weekly report of work (Form N. S. O. 27). Should 
it be likely that the completion of repairs will involve an ex¬ 
penditure of over three thousand dollars on any one item, the 
commandant shall immediately submit a report on the subject 
in general terms to the bureau concerned, the work in the mean- 
lime being proceeded with in such a manner, if possible, that it 
may be suspended without increasing the ultimate cost. Should 


(35i u 





Liability 

statement. 


Incidental 

work. 


Changes of 
the estimates. 


Precedence. 


Assembly of 
material. 


Direction and 
responsibility of 
work. 


conditions make suck a course desirable, this report shall be 
telegraphed. 

(11) So far as the authorization of work under the above para¬ 
graph is concerned, the commandant shall be the judge of the 
urgency of each item of repairs requested, and the fact that the 
commanding officer included any particular item in the urgent 
list shall not authorize the commandant to proceed with the work 
unless in his judgment the urgency actually exists. In cases of 
doubt on this point, in order to insure prompt procedure and 
avoid delays in the transmission of papers and the beginning of 
other work, the commandant shall cancel the item which he be¬ 
lieves to be incorrectly classed as urgent. When this is done 
the commandant shall send a memorandum to the commanding 
officer inviting attention to the fact that such item was incor¬ 
rectly included in the urgent list and directing its resubmssion 
in proper form. The same procedure shall be followed as to 
items incorrectly included by the commanding officer in the lists 
under other headings or when items of work are erroneously re¬ 
quested Under the wrong bureau. Canceled items shall not be 
acted upon until resubmitted as prescribed in paragraph 1 of this 
article. 

4330. Whenever any request for work, whether repairs or 
alterations, is forwarded from a navy yard to a bureau, in the 
case of a vessel undergoing a general overhaul, there shall be in¬ 
cluded in the papers a liability statement showing: 

(a) Total estimated cost of all work previously authorized 
(all bureaus by appropriations). 

(&) Total amounts previously requested but not yet author¬ 
ized (all bureaus by appropriations). 

(c) Total estimated cost of work therein recommended for 
approval. 

(d) The unobligated balance from statutory limit. 

4337. When authorized work under the cognizance of one 
bureau involves incidental work under the cognizance of another 
bureau of less than five hundred dollars, the commandant shall 
direct that such incidental work be proceeded with. Report and 
estimate relative thereto, including the date and number of the 
letter authorizing the work under the bureau having primary 
cognizance, shall be embodied in the next weekly report of work. 

4338. If, after estimates have been submitted, or work au¬ 
thorized, material changes in the work or further work are found 
to be necessary, the officer to whose knowledge the fact shall 
come, whether an officer of the yard or the commanding officer of 
the ship, shall report the same immediately to the commandant. 
The procedure in this case shall be the same as that specified for 
original items. 

4330. Work on ships in full commission shall be regarded as 
urgent work in which the utmost diligence shall be exacted from 
all concerned. 

4340. Commandants of navy yards shall assemble and manu¬ 
facture, as soon as possible, all material known to be necessary 
in the accomplishment of authorized work on any vessel sched¬ 
uled for overhaul or repair at the yard under their command. 

4341. (1) All persons concerned in the direction of work on 
ships are expected to exercise a reasonable discretion, but no ad¬ 
ditions or material variations from the prescribed items shall be 
made without authority from the bureau concerned. 

(2) Heads of departments and divisions and inspectors at a 
navy yard shall be held directly responsible to the commandant 
of the yard, who will in turn be held to a rigid responsibility for 
the prompt and efficient execution of orders concerning repairs 
and for his action in authorizing repairs in advance of action by 
the bureau as prescribed in these instructions, as well as for the 
conduct of the yard under his command in such a manner as shall 


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be most conducive to the efficiency of the fleet and to economy 
and efficiency in the yard. 

4842. No vessel shall be docked at a navy yard, except in Docking to i>e 
emergencies when authority by telegraph or telephone can not be bSaS ized by 
obtained, unless docking has been authorized by the Bureau of 
Construction and Repair. 

4343. (1) Upon receipt in the bureau of requests for urgent Action by 
repairs not authorized by the commandant, and of requests for bureau - 
desirable repairs, action shall be taken for all items of which 
the bureau does not disapprove. 

(2) If the completion of the work referred to in the above 
paragraph would involve delay beyond the date set by the de¬ 
partment, or if the bureau recommends disapproval, the items in 
question shall be referred to the department (Division of Mate¬ 
rial) for final action. 

(3) Upon receipt in the bureau of requests for alterations, 
those items desirable for the comfort of the crew or for sanitary 
reasons, and minor alterations not affecting the general design, 
may be authorized by the bureau concerned, provided they do not 
affect the military characteristics of the ship and provided the 
estimated cost of any item thereof does not exceed one thousand 
dollars; but such authorization shall be given with the proviso 
that authorized work is to be proceeded with in such a manner 
as not to interfere with the scheduled movements of the vessel. 

(4) Requests for alterations affecting the military character¬ 
istics of a vessel or exceeding in cost one thousand dollars for 
any one item shall, if the bureau considers desirable, be referred 
without delay to the department (Division of Material) with 
recommendaton. after obtaining, if necessary, estimates of time 
and cost and recommendations from the home navy yard. 

(5) Requests for alterations that have not been acted upon as 
provided for in paragraphs 4 and 5 shall be filed by the bureau 
until notice has been received from the department that the ves¬ 
sel is to have a material inspection by the Board of Inspection 
and Survey for Ships or is to be sent to a navy yard for an 
overhaul. 

(6) Upon receipt of this notice the duplicate of alteration re¬ 
quests shall be referred to the Board of Inspection and Survey for 
Ships, with such comment as the bureau cares to make; or, if the 
vessel is not to have a material inspection, the originals shall be 
sent direct to the navy yard where the vessel is to overhaul for 
report, recommendation, and estimates by indorsement on the 
original. 

(7) Nothing in the above paragraphs is to be construed to pre¬ 
vent a bureau at any time from authorizing or recommending 
that the department authorize, if the provisions of paragraph 3 
do not permit bureau authorization, any alteration for a par¬ 
ticular vessel or class of vessels that may increase her efficiency 
over that possible under her original design. In connection with 
such alterations, however, due regard should be given to the age 
and general condition of the vessel. 

(8) When alterations are authorized or recommended for a 
particular vessel consideration should be given by the bureau con¬ 
cerned to the applicability of the same alterations to other vessels 
of the class, and any action necessary in connection therewith 
should be taken. 

(9) Whenever a bureau authorizes or makes a favorable recom¬ 
mendation to the department for work, it will be understood that, 
unless otherwise stated, the condition of the bureau appropria¬ 
tion, having reference to present and prospective obligations, jus¬ 
tifies ordering such work; and, further, that such authorization 
will not cause the statutory limit of cost of work on the vessel 
to be exceeded. 


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Plans. 


Weekly re¬ 
ports of TTork. 


(10) No authorization for any item of repairs or alterations 
shall be issued by any bureau which involves the incidental ex¬ 
penditure of more than five hundred dollars under any other bu¬ 
reau without the prior or simultaneous approval of such other 
bureau of such item of incidental work. 

4344. Each bureau shall keep in its files accurate drawings of 
every ship in the Navy, covering all parts under its cognizance. 
In order that these plans may be correct, commandants shall for¬ 
ward to the bureau concerned drawings embodying alterations 
which may have been made in design or arrangement when the 
drawings for these alterations have not been furnished by the 
bureau. Such copies of these drawings of ships shall be kept in 
the appropriate divisions of the manufacturing department at 
each navy yard, as may be necessary to insure the prompt per¬ 
formance of any work likely to be required at that yard. 

Section 4.—Weekly Reports of Work. 

4350. (1) From the date when work is authorized on a ship 
the commandant shall furnish to each bureau concerned, and to 
the commanding officer of the ship a weekly report of authorized 
work under titles A and D prepared on the prescribed forms and 
as follows: 

(a) For the report on each ship for which there is authorized 
work outstanding there shall be shown at the head of the first 
sheet the name of the ship, the navy yard, the division under which 
work will be prosecuted, the date of the end of the week for which 
report is rendered, the appropriation chargeable, and the bureau 
having cognizance, the date of ship’s arrival at the yard, or, if 
absent from the yard, the date of last departure, the dates for the 
completion of all authorized repairs and of readiness for sea. 
When changes in the dates for completion of work or readiness 
for sea are made, a brief statement as to the reason for the change 
shall appear on the face of the report. 

(&) Weekly reports of work for a vessel shall be compiled by 
appropriations and shall contain, in accordance with this classifi¬ 
cation, all items of authorized work in both the hull and machinery 
divisions. 

(c) Items of work chargeable to different appropriations or 
different ships shall not appear on the same sheet. 

( d ) All items of outstanding authorized work shall be listed 
by job orders in the sequence of their authorization. The number 
of the job order and the date and source of authorization shall be 
given for each item, and the items of work shall be stated in the 
exact words appearing on the job order, or, if too long, a brief 
thereof. 

(e) The estimated cost for the work under each job order shall 
be given under the divisions of labor, indirect charges, material, 
and total, and abreast each job order shall appear the estimated 
total number of working days required to do the work. Two or 
more lines shall be left between job orders. 

(/) The weekly reports shall be made up in time to be mailed 
by the commandant on Saturday and shall show abreast each 
item its status for the end of the week. There shall be entered 
the progress of work in tenths, working-days required to com¬ 
plete, and any pertinent remarks explanatory of delays or unusual 
conditions. 

( g ) In case there is not room abreast any job order to enter 
such remarks as are pertinent they shall be referred to by ap¬ 
propriate marks against the items, and shall appear in detail 
at the foot of the report, written across the face thereof in 
sequence. In particular these remarks shall show when an item 
is canceled and the authority therefor. It shall be shown, where 
necessary, if work is to be completed by the ship’s force, deferred 


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until the return of the vessel, or completed in accordance with 
other arrangements. If the completion of any item is dependent 
upon work in another division, a statement to that effect shall 
be made, and that this dependence is included in estimating the 
final completion. 

(h) Whenever articles necessary for the completion of any item 
of work are not available, note of the same shall be inserted, to¬ 
gether with a statement as to whether or not requisition has been 
submitted and as to probable date of delivery, and the effect such 
date will have on the completion of the work. If necessary to 
permit a complete statement of the conditions to be forwarded, 
the matter shall be taken up at once officially with the general 
storekeeper in a special letter from the head of the division con¬ 
cerned with a view to expediting delivery; and this correspondence, 
with all information available as to the probable date of delivery 
of materials and completion of work, shall then be forwarded by 
the commandant to the bureau concerned. When this procedure 
is adopted, note to that effect shall be included in the weekly 
report. 

(i) On the last page of that part of the report pertaining to a 
specific appropriation, and below all explanatory notes, shall ap¬ 
pear the total of the estimates for the job orders listed chargeable 
to that appropriation. 

U) Each bureau shall be furnished with a copy of that portion 
of the report pertaining to appropriations under its cognizance. 
These bureau copies for each appropriation shall be arranged 
alphabetically by vessels and securely fastened together. 

(k) The commanding officer shall be furnished with a complete 
copy of the report for the vessel under his command. 

(l) Weekly reports on all vessels shall be forwarded not later 
than the last mail on Saturdays. 

(m) When the authorizations of work for any vessel involve 
numerous items, weekly report sheets shall be printed or prepared 
in sufficient quantity to meet the probable requirements for the 
current overhaul period, and as subsequent items of work are 
authorized they shall be added in the next and ensuing weekly 
reports. 

( n ) During any visit of a vessel to a navy yard for work, or in 
the case of a vessel already at a navy yard during an assigned 
overhaul period, as job orders are completed or canceled they 
shall be so marked on the weekly report of work and the date of 
such action given. They shall appear in subsequent reports until 
the one next following that for the week during which the vessel 
left the yard. For the -week following the vessel’s departure a 
new report shall be prepared, which shall contain only outstand¬ 
ing job orders. Partially completed job orders shall, in addition 
to the original estimate of cost, have a new estimate entered, 
wffiich shall be the estimated cost to complete. In totaling the 
estimates on this new report the revised estimate to complete 
shall be used instead of the original estimate. No job order shall 
be omitted from this report until after the vessel next leaves the 
yard after having had work done. Job orders for subsequently 
authorized work shall be added as soon as issued. 

(o) In the case of tugs, station ships, and other vessels, includ¬ 
ing vessels of the reserve fleets, at a navy yard (other than when 
undergoing an assigned overhaul) weekly reports shall be carried 
without omissions until the end of a quarter. New reports shall 
then be prepared, as outlined in paragraph ( n ) above. 

( p ) An extra copy of the weekly report of work for the week 
during which a vessel leaves a yard, or for the last week of a 
quarter in case of tugs, station ships, and vessels (including ves¬ 
sels of the reserve fleets) stationed at a yard, shall be forwarded 
as soon as practicable to the bureau having cognizance of the ap¬ 
propriation covered by the report in question. This report shall 
contain, directly below the estimated cost of each job order, the 

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Commanding 
officer informed 
of action taken. 


Transfer of 
work to home 
yard. 


Summaries of 
weekly reports 
of work. 


actual expenditures on all completed or canceled job orders and 
expenditures up to and including the date of the vessel’s depar¬ 
ture, or end of quarter, on partially completed job orders. These 
expenditures shall be totaled on the last page of the report, to 
show the total cost of work undertaken during the overhaul pe¬ 
riod, or quarter, under that appropriation. This report shall be 
marked on the first page, “Record of work from (give date of 
prior departure when work was done) to (date of recent de¬ 
parture),” or, in the case of tugs and other vessels, shall be 
marked “ Record of work for quarter ending (give date).” 

(q) If weekly reports do not change from week to week on 
account of suspension of work on a vessel, due to absence from the 
yard or other cause, reports for weeks with no change in prog¬ 
ress of work may be submitted without listing the items of work. 
They shall bear on the face of the form a statement, “ No change 
since report for week ending (give date).” Or if additional items 
of work have been authorized, a statement, “ No change since 
report for week ending (give date), except the addition of the 
following job orders (quote job orders).” 

(r) In the case of a vessel belonging to a branch of the Gov¬ 
ernment service other than the Navy, duplicate copies of the 
report shall be furnished to the commanding officer, one copy 
being for transmittal to the department to which the vessel belongs. 

A copy shall be forwarded by the commandant to the bureau 
which would have cognizance were the work chargeable to appro¬ 
priations of the Navy. 

2. In addition to supplying the commanding officer with a copy 
of the weekly report, the commandant shall promptly notify him of 
the department’s action relative to all items of work for which 
the weekly report does not supply such information, especially as 
to items of work requested and disapproved. 

3. Upon the departure of a vessel from a yard other than her 
home yard, if directed by the bureau concerned, all outstanding 
job orders shall be transferred to the vessel’s home yard. This 
transfer shall be made by forwarding with a letter of transmittal 
a copy of the weekly report of work prepared in accordance with 
paragraph (n) and such correspondence, plans, and material as 
may be directed. Upon receipt of this report at the vessel’s home 
yard job orders shall be issued in accordance with the authority 
and estimates given and be incorporated in the weekly reports of 
work subsequently submitted. 

4. The commandant shall forward weekly to the department 
(Division of Operations of the Fleet and Division of Material) 
and direct to the Bureaus of Construction and Repair, Steam 
Engineering, and Ordnance a summary of the weekly reports of 
progress of work on ships at the yard under his command, made 
on the prescribed form (N. S. O. 43) and under the following 
conditions: 

(а) It shall show the names of all ships—Government or 
other—at the yard on which work is authorized. 

(б) It shall include a statement of the working days required 
to complete authorized work on each ship under each bureau. 

(c) It shall include a statement of the probable date of com¬ 
pletion of all work on each ship and her date of readiness for sea. 

( d) It shall include notes giving any remarks on the subject 
which will tend to throw light on the progress of the work,' on 
possible delays, and on the probable date of readiness of the ship 
for service. 

( e ) It shall include, separate from the above, the names of all 
ships at the yard awaiting the authorization of work or on which 
work has been suspended and the probable time to complete re¬ 
quested work if authorized. 

(/) It shall include a similar report, on a separate sheet, giv¬ 
ing the same information (except that covered by (c)) in regard 
to work authorized on vessels not at the yard. 

(356 i) 


Section 5.—Statutory Limit of Cost of Work on Vessels* 


4355. (1) Unless Congress has specifically authorized an ex¬ 
penditure for work on a vessel, the statutory limit of work that 
may be undertaken during an overhaul period or during any 
other visit is for wooden vessels ten per centum and for other 
vessels twenty per centum of the estimated cost of a new ship of 
the same size and like material, or two hundred thousand dollars 
if the above percentage exceeds that sum. 

(2) Estimates to be considered in connection with the statutory 
limit on a vessel shall be the estimates of labor, indirect cost, and 
material for title “ D ” work under all appropriations on— 

(a) All items of work authorized subsequent to the date 
of last departure. 

(£>) All items of work authorized prior to the date of the 
last departure on which no work had been under¬ 
taken when the vessel left. 

(c) All work performed since the date of last departure 
on items which had been partially completed prior 
to that date. 

If the total estimated cost of items under (a), (&), and (c) 
exceeds the statutory limit, commandants shall proceed only with 
urgent repairs, and shall submit immediate report to the depart¬ 
ment (Division of Material), so that suitable instructions may be 
issued as to omitting items of authorized alterations, to keep 
within the statutory limit. 

(3) If work is authorized to be undertaken at some visit other 
than during the current or next overhaul, estimates for these 
items shall be included with other estimates for the visit when 
the work is to be undertaken. 

(4) By “last departure” is meant the date of departure of 
the vessel from a navy yard at which docking or any other work 
was undertaken on the vessel. 

(5) For work now in hand or contemplated under special ord¬ 
nance appropriations expenditures under such special appropria¬ 
tions shall not be considered as a charge against the statutory 
limit. 

(6) When work at some yard other than the yard at which a 
vessel is overhauling is authorized for simultaneous performance 
with work of overhaul, or a contract for material is placed direct 
by a bureau with private parties, the commandant of the yard 
where the vessel is overhauling shall be promptly informed by 
the bureau as to the estimated cost involved, and these amounts 
shall be included in the liability account against the statutory 
limit. 

(7) Where the commandant has no information as to the 
amount of the statutory limit on a vessel, this should be obtained 
from the department (Division of Material). 

(8) The responsibility for seeing that the statutory limit is not 
exceeded rests with the commandant of the navy yard where the 
vessel is being overhauled. 

Section 6.—Repairs to Cruising Vessels on a Foreign Station 
or when not a Navy Yard. 

4360. (1) So far as practicable, repairs shall not be under¬ 
taken on a foreign station, or elsewhere than at a navy yard, 
except such as can be done by the ship’s force. Alterations shall 
never be undertaken without prior approvel by the bureau, and 
such approval will only be given for the performance of the work 
elsewhere than at a navy yard in cases of the utmost importance. 

(2) When urgent repairs to cruising vessels are necessary on a 
foreign station or not at a navy yard, they shall be ordered by the 


Statutory 
limit for work 
as imposed by 
naval appropri¬ 
ation act. 


Work charge¬ 
able against 
statutory limits. 


“Last de¬ 
parture ” de¬ 
fined. 

Certain work 
not chargeable 
against statu¬ 
tory limit. 


Amount of 
statutory limit 
to be obtained 
from depart¬ 
ment if neces¬ 
sary. 

Responsibility 
for not exceed¬ 
ing statutory 
limit. 


When and 
how authorized. 


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Repairs on 
merchant ves¬ 
sels in foreign 
waters. 


Work for co¬ 
ordinate 

branches of the 
Government. 


Work on ves¬ 
sels of the Rev¬ 
enue-Cutter 
Service. 


Rocking and 
work in dock. 


I •; i 


commander in chief or senior officer present in advance of the 
approval of the bureau. 

(3) No work shall be done under the provisions of this article 
in a home port unless it be absolutely necessary and unless it be 
impracticable to get along without it until arrival at a navy yard, 
and no work of any considerable magnitude shall be undertaken 
under these conditions without the prior approval of the bureau, 
except in case of urgent necessity and where telegraphic communi¬ 
cation with the department is impracticable. 

4-361. (1) The mechanics of ships of the Navy on foreign 
stations may repair merchant vessels of the United States in 
cases where a refusal to do so would cause injurious delays or 
great increase of expenses. They shall receive for their services 
such compensation as their captain may regard as fair and 
equitable. 

(2) Assistance may be rendered, under similar circumstances 
and on similar terms, to foreign vessels by permission of the 
senior officer present. 

Section 7.—Work at Navy Yards and Stations for Coordinate 
Branches of the Government. 

4370. (1) All work done at navy yards and stations (includ¬ 
ing docking of vessels) for coordinate branches of the Government 
will be estimated for and charged in accordance with methods 
pursued in connection with work for the Navy Department, ex¬ 
cept that in the cost of direct labor charged against work done 
for coordinate branches of the Government will be included the 
cost of clerical and drafting work connected with the job. So 
qualified, the actual cost of work done for cbordinate branches of 
the Government will consist of cost of direct labor, of indirect 
charges as defined by accounting instructions in force, and of 
cost of material. No other charges will be made against such 
work. 

(2) Coordinate branches of the Government operating within 
the limits of a navy yard or station, will be permitted the use of 
yard or station tools or equipment, if available, as also electric 
current, compressed air, etc., and the charges therefor will be as 
for work performed by the yard or station for the Navy Depart¬ 
ment. In all such ccses the operation of the tools and equipment 
will be in the hands of the regular navy yard or station employees. 

4371. (1) Work which the Secretary of the Treasury desires 
to have done at navy yards and stations on vessels of the Reve¬ 
nue-Cutter Service (including docking) shall be done in accord¬ 
ance with the provisions of this section, which are in accord with 
the terms of an agreement entered into between the Treasury 
Department and the Navy Department in regard to the procedure 
to be followed in preparing estimates for and carrying on this 
work. 

4372. About January 1 and July 1 of each year the Treasury 
Department will forward to the Navy Department a list of the 
vessels which it expects to have docked during the ensuing six 
months, which list will give the following information in regard 
to each vessel: 

(a) Navy yard at which the docking is desired, if authorized. 

(&) Approximate date on which the vessel will be available 
for docking. 

(c) Length on water line, beam, mean draft, extreme draft, 
and normal displacement. 

(d) Place of last docking. 

(e) Date of last docking. 

(/) Brand of bottom paint which it is desired shall be used, 
if any particular brand be desired. (If no particular brand 
is mentioned, the estimates will be based on the use of “ Stand- 


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art!" naval ship-bottom paint as manufactured at the navy yard, 
Norfolk, Va., and unless otherwise stated the painting of the bot¬ 
tom will consist of touching up bare spots with anticorrosive, 
followed by one complete coat of anticorrosive and one coat of 
antifouling.) 

( 9 ) Appropriation to which the work will be charged, if au¬ 
thorized. 

4373. A sufficient number of copies of this list will be for¬ 
warded to the Navy Department, to enable a copy to be sent 
by the Bureau of Construction and Repair to each navy yard 
from which estimates are to be obtained, and also one additional 
copy for the Navy Department’s files. 

4374. Upon receipt of these lists estimates will be obtained 
from the different navy yards, itemized in accordance with the 
standard job orders for docking and routine docking work issued 
on naval vessels. The estimates shall be based on having the 
work carried on in the same manner as is done on naval vessels, 
and such part of the docking, cleaning, painting, and other work 
as is usually done by the crew on the latter vessels will be done 
by the crew on the revenue cutters. 

4375. The estimates shall be based on the vessel remaining 
in dock two days, and shall be itemized as follows: 

(a) Dock and undock. —This job order shall cover setting 
blocks, preparing and flooding the dock, removing and replacing 
caisson, pumping out dock, placing shores and removing shores 
and blocks as required for painting, handling, and shifting brows 
and gangways, flooding the dock when undocking, cleaning and 
pumping the dock while occupied by the vessel, removing and re¬ 
placing caisson, hauling ship out of dock, removing shores and 
pumping out and cleaning the dock. The ship’s force will assist 
in handling the lines when docking and undocking. 

(b) Rig stages and clean bottom. —This shall include all stag¬ 
ing necessary for cleaning and painting the vessel. If stages are 
required for special cases, such as fitting a propeller or other 
work not connected with cleaning or painting, the rigging of the 
same shall be charged to the individual job for which they are 
required. The navy yard shall supply all stages, staging, and 
cleaning gear, the same being rigged and bottom cleaned by the 
ship’s force. 

(c) Overhaul sea valves and zincs as necessary. —This shall 
include overhauling sea valves; renewing zincs where necessary 
on valves, rudder, and underwater body. Where badly wasted, 
the zincs shall be renewed, otherwise they shall be cleaned and 
refitted. If spare zincs are carried on board the vessel, they 
shall be used and replaced by new ones manufactured at the navy 
yard. 

( d) Paint bottom. —This work shall be done by the ship’s force, 
except for cutting in the water line and the boot topping, which 
shall be done by the yard force. 

(e) Inspect bottom and make necessary minor structural re¬ 
pairs. —This shall include inspecting butts, seams, laps, and rivets 
of outer shell plating and calking the same where required; also 
redriving pitted or badly wasted rivets. 

4370. In carrying on the work covered by these five job orders 
the yard force shall supply all paints and other materials, 
scrapers, wire brushes, paint brushes, and other necessary tools 
and appliances upon receipt signed by the executive officer of the 
ship, such tools, appliances, etc., being returned to the navy yard 
upon completion of the work. 

4377. Estimates shall be based, so far as possible, on docking 
with some other vessel when the docks to be used are relatively 
large, and when it may be convenient to dock two vessels together, 
to reduce the docking charges. A statement shall be made in 
the estimates as to whether based on docking alone or with an- 


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Commanding 
officer to in¬ 
form comman¬ 
dant of date of 
arrival. 


Work not 
covered by esti¬ 
mates. 


Reports of 
costs of work 
by job orders. 


other vessel. Estimates shall be submitted in duplicate to the 
Bureau of Construction and Repair, on receipt of which one copy 
shall be forwarded to the department (Division Material) for 
transmission to the Treasury Department. 

4378. Upon receipt of estimates by the Treasury Department, 
a separate request, in duplicate, will be made by that department 
to cover the docking of each vessel which it is desired to have 
docked. This request will state specifically the date when the 
vessel will be at the navy yard and the appropriation to which 
the work is to be charged. In case the request covers the docking 
of a vessel at a navy yard at which she has not previously been 
docked, it will be accompanied by a docking plan. Instructions 
shall then be issued by the department (Division Material) to the 
Bureau of Construction and Repair to have the vessel docked, 
the docking plan being forwarded if necessary. No further noti¬ 
fication will be given to the Treasury Department until after the 
docking, unless it should develop that the vessel can not be docked 
at the time requested, in which case the Treasury Department 
shall be notified immediately, so that arrangements for another 
date may be made, if possible. 

4379. The commanding officer of the vessel to be docked will, 
as soon as he is informed of the date set for docking, communicate 
with the commandant of the navy yard and inform him as to the 
date the vessel will be at the yard. If anything should subse¬ 
quently develop which prevents the vessel going to the navy yard 
at the time set for docking, the commanding officer will inform 
the commandant as soon as possible, so that the dock will not be 
prepared for docking until another date is agreed upon. 

4380. In case it should appear necessary after the vessel is 
docked to do any work not covered by the estimates, and such as 
can best be done while in dock, the commandant of the navy yard 
shall, upon request of the commanding officer, supply that officer 
with an estimate of the cost of doing the work and time neces¬ 
sary to remain in dock, and with a statement as to whether the 
docking schedule at the navy yard is such as will permit the 
vessel to occupy the dock for this estimated period. This estimate 
shall be prepared in duplicate. One copy shall be forwarded by 
the commandant to the Bureau of Construction and Repair and 
the other copy shall be delivered to the commanding officer, to be 
forwarded by him to the Treasury Department. If approved by 
that department it will request the Navy Department to issue 
the necessary instructions, stating the appropriation to which the 
work is to be charged. 

4381. In urgent cases, where the estimated additional period 
in dock does not exceed 10 days, telegraphic authorization by 
the Treasury Department to the commanding officer will, if the 
delay in dock is authorized by the Bureau of Construction and 
Repair, be taken by the commandant as the necessary authority 
to proceed with the work. In the case of work authorized in this 
manner the Treasury Department will make the usual formal 
request on the Navy Department, stating that telegraphic author¬ 
ization has been given to the commanding officer. 

Commandants of navy yards are authorized to undertake such 
other items of work on vessels belonging to the Treasury Depart¬ 
ment as may be requested by accredited representatives of that 
department, provided this work may be accomplished without 
interfering with work on vessels of the Navy. 

4382. Estimates shall be prepared and charges made as pro¬ 
vided in Article 1-4371 (1). 

4383. On completion of the work, and as soon as the indirect 
charges are determined, reports of costs by job orders, in dupli¬ 
cate, on the form “ Summary of estimated and actual cost ” 
shall be forwarded to the Navy Department. One copy of these 


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reports shall be forwarded to the Treasury Department for its 
information. 

1384. The above reports of cost shall be submitted to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and upon which the actual 
charges against the proper appropriation are made. 

4385. In the case of work for coordinate branches of the 
Government, other than the Revenue-Cutter Service under the 
Treasury Department, of a charatcer similar to that provided 
for in preceding article, and in the absence of specific directions 
relating thereto, the same provisions shall govern. 

4380. Charges for docking vessels of foreign governments and 
for work incidental thereto will be made as for vessels of the 
United States Government. 

Section 8.—Work at Navy Yards and Stations for Private 

Parties. 

4391. No work shall be done by the Government force at a 
navy yard or station for private individuals or corporations 
except by authority of the Secretary of the Navy upon an appli¬ 
cation specifying the nature of the work to be done, and accom¬ 
panied by a certificate from the commandant that the necessary 
labor or appliances can not be procured in the vicinity from pri¬ 
vate contractors. 

4392. Commandants of navy yards and stations are, how¬ 
ever, authorized to undertake, in advance of approval by the de¬ 
partment, work for private parties in cases where the delay inci¬ 
dent to procuring authorization or the assistance or agencies of 
private contractors would lead to the loss of life or the loss of 
valuable property. And to undertake without reference to the 
department work for parties doing work under contract with the 
Government, as provided by the terms of their contract or when 
such work does not exceed in cost more than $100 for any one job. 

(2) In all cases, with the exception noted in the latter part of 
this paragraph, when work is authorized at a navy yard or sta¬ 
tion for private parties they shall deposit with the paymaster of 
the yard a sum sufficient to cover the estimated expenses to be 
incurred. The total cost shall be defrayed from such deposit. 
The special deposit for payment shall be made by check, payable 
to the order of the commandant of the yard or station, and by 
him indorsed to the paymaster of the yard. A record shall be 
kept in the office of the commandant of the amounts so received, 
with dates of receipt, and a report made monthly to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts upon prescribed form. When this money 
is received by the paymaster of the yard he shall immediately 
take up the total amount on his books under “ General account 
of advances,” accounting for it in the same manner as he does 
all other funds received. After the work has been completed and 
the amount required to be deposited in the Treasury for final 
settlement determined, any balance of the special deposit remain¬ 
ing in the hands of the paymaster shall be returned by check to 
the party making the deposit. In case of an emergency, where 
the commandant deems it absolutely necessary, work of this 
character may be commenced under a job order issued under an 
appropriation; but immediate steps will be taken to obtain a 
deposit, and upon its receipt a return to the special-deposit system 
shall be made. 

(3) In cases where the work is done by the Government on 
account of contractors for new vessels, and which is covered by 
special reservations for the purpose, the work shall be done on 
job orders under the appropriations concerned and the cost de¬ 
ducted from the voucher in final settlement, and special deposits 
will not be required. 


Docking ves¬ 
sels of foreign 
governments. 


Navy-yard 
work for pri¬ 
vate parties. 


Deposit by 
parties for 
whom work is 
done. 


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Schedule 

charges. 


(4) Work for private parties will, with exception to be noted 
in paragraph (5) of this article, and with exception of work done 
for private parties at the United States experimental model basin 
and the docking of vessels for private parties, explained in 
Articles I 4391 and 4392. be charged with the cost of direct labor, 
indirect charges as defined by accounting instructions in force, 
and cost of material; in the cost of direct labor will be included 
the cost of clerical and drafting work connected with the job. 
Work for private parties will be further burdened by an over¬ 
head charge of thirty-five per cent of the cost of direct labor as 
defined by this paragraph. When the estimated cost of material 
is less than fifty per cent of estimated cost of direct labor, twenty 
per cent of total cost (cost of direct labor as defined above, in¬ 
direct expense, and cost of material) may be substituted for the 
overhead charge of thirty-five per cent of direct labor. 

(5) The method of charging for work for private parties de¬ 
scribed in paragraph (4) will apply to all work of a manufactur¬ 
ing, repair, experimental, or test nature. Where, however, the 
work to be performed is wholly or mainly that of lifting, handling, 
or transportation of material by yard or station facilities or 
equipment the charges will be for direct labor, indirect expense 
(as per accounting instructions in force), and material; to this 
will be added ten per cent of the whole cost (direct labor, in¬ 
direct expense, and material) and a tool rate or rental as per 
schedule in existence at the navy yard or station concerned. It 
is to be undersood that the use of yard or station facilities for 
the work in question will be permitted only when available, and 
in all cases their operation will be by the regular navy yard or 
station employees. In doubtful cases the question as to which 
method of charging should be employed will be decided by the 
commandant. Private parties may likewise be permitted the use 
of yard electric current, compressed air, pressure water, and 
steam for operating apparatus of their own. Where metering 
is impossible a tool-hour charge will be made, based on schedule 
in force or arrived at by agreement. Private parties will not, 
ordinarily, be permitted the use of yard hand tools or yard hand 
power tools; where, under exceptional conditions, they are per¬ 
mitted the use of such tools, particularly of electric or pneu¬ 
matic hand power tools, charges therefore will be made as for 
appliances and tools per schedule in force, a separate charge for 
each tool; electric current or compressed air for hand power tools 
will be charged for separately, or may be combined with the tool 
rate of the schedule. 

(6) These instructions and the rates of tool charges of the 
schedule in force at each navy yard and station will apply under 
all ordinary circumstances. Should exceptional conditions ren¬ 
der it advisable to depart therefrom the commandant will make 
suitable recommendation to the department (Division of Ma¬ 
terial). 

(7) All charges other than those posted under direct labor (as 
defined in paragraph (4)), indirect expense, as per accounting 
instructions in force, and material shall be turned into the Treas¬ 
ury as a miscellaneous receipt. 

of (8) Schedule of charges to private parties for use of tools and 
other equipment of navy yards and stations: 

Appliances and tools: 

Class 1 (under $200) : 50 cents per day; minimum charge 25 
cents (a). 

Class 2 ($200 to $1,000): $1 per day; minimum charge 25 
cents (a). 

Class 3 ($1,000 to $3,000) : 30 cents per hour. 

Class 4 ($3,000 to $8,000) : 80 cents per hour. 

Class 5 ($8,000 and over) : per hour (&). 


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Blacksmith’s and coppersmith’s forge, small: $1 per day; mini¬ 
mum charge 25 cents. 

Blacksmith’s forge, large, and hammer: 30 cents per hour. 

Smithery furnace, large, and hammer: 75 cents per hour. 

Galvanizing plant: 75 cents per hour. 

Railroad cars: $1 per day; minimum charge 50 cents. 

Ash lighter: 50 cents per hour. 

Steam launch: $1.50 per hour. 

Installing connection and meter for water, air. or electric cur¬ 
rent : $5. 

Electric current per K. W. hour: 5 cents. 

Pneumatic power per 1.000 cubic feet: 10 cents. 

Water (c). 

Yard tugs: 4 cents per hour per ton of displacement (d). 

(a) For hand-power tools (pneumatic and electric) these 
charges do not include the cost of air or electric current, which 
will constitute an additional charge. 

(b) Maximum hourly charge $20. 

(c) To be charged as material. 

( d ) Minimum hourly charge $15. 

Horses and wagons or carts, power trucks, locomotives, cranes, 
shear legs, hoisting engines, portable boilers, pile drivers, float¬ 
ing derricks, rigging gear, diving apparatus, etc., will be charged 
as “Appliances and tools.’’ 

Bar, plate, and angle furnaces and slabs; annealing furnaces; 
welding and reducing furnaces and cupolas; core ovens, etc., will 
be charged as “Appliances and tools,” but in addition the fuel 
actually used will be charged as material. 

Unless otherwise noted, charges for “ Appliances and tools ” 
cover fuel and power, but do not include operator. 

No charge will be made for the dry-dock crane when used in 
connection with docking a vessel. 

Time charged will include time occupied in getting up steam, 
warming up furnaces, and for similar preparations, as also time 
necessary for securing the apparatus. A fraction of an hour 
will be charged as an hour in each case, and no charge of less 
than an hour will be made. 

4393. Charges for work done for private parties at the United 
States experimental model basin are not affected by the foregoing 
instructions. 

4394. Charges for the work of docking private vessels at navy u u l 

yards are not covered by preceding instructions and will follow the docking 
rules laid down in succeeding paragraphs. yards* 

(1) No private vessel will be permitted to use a Government 
dock except in an emergency, and when there is no private dock 
in the vicinity available for the purpose. 

(2) Application for the use of the dock must be made to the 
Bureau of Construction and Repair, and will be subject to the 
approval of the Secretary of the Navy. It should be made 
through the commandant of the station when circumstances per¬ 
mit, and should state the purpose for which docking is required, 
the number of days in dock believed to be necessary, that there is 
no private dock available, and that the Government’s rules in 
relation to the use of the Government docks are understood and 
accepted. Such statements will be confirmed by the commandant 
before forwarding an application, if practicable, or before work 
is proceeded with, if authorized. 

(3) The United States will assume no responsibility for any 
damage or injuries to a vessel, crew, or appurtenances while enter¬ 
ing, leaving, or in the dock, or while at the yard. All claims 
against the United States for or on account of any such damage 
or injuries, from whatsoever cause arising, must, before permission 
to use the dock is given and as a condition precedent thereto, be 


e s for 
private 
at navy 


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distinctly and expressly waived, in writing, by a responsible rep¬ 
resentative of tbe vessel. 

(4) Tbe vessel docked will be held responsible for all the dam¬ 
age. except reasonable wear and tear, which may be done to the 
dock or other Government property as the result of the docking, 
whether this damage be done by the vessel itself, or its employees, 
or by employees of contractors while doing work on it, or by em¬ 
ployees of the Government while docking or undocking. Any ex¬ 
cess of the deposit mentioned in paragraph S over and above the 
actual charge will be held until such damages have been liquidated 
in full. 

< 5) Such police and fire regulations as the commandant may 
direct will be observed during the whole time that a vessel may 
lie at the yard or in the dock, both by those on board and by em¬ 
ployees of private firms permitted to work on the vessel. 

(6) Vessels allowed to enter the dock must furnish tugs at their 
own expense, of such number and character as the commandant 
may consider necessary to insure proper handling in entering or 
leaving the dock. 

(7) The schedule charges will cover the the cost of placing the 
vessel in the dock, of maintaining it there as long as may be neces¬ 
sary, and of removing it from the dock. Xo other work on the 
vessel will be done by the Government without special authority 
from the Secretary of the Xavy. except that of rigging staging 
for cleaners and painters, and the cleaning, painting, and minor 
items ordinarily incidental to docking. All such work will be 
charged for at actual cost (labor, material, and indirect) plus ten 
per cent. If a vessel is docked with cargo on board, each ton in 
weight of such cargo shall be charged for at the regular tonnage 
rates: the charge for cargo to be in addition to the regular charges 
based on registered tonnage. 

(8) Prior to the vessel's entering the dock there must be de¬ 
posited with the paymaster of the yard a sum sufficient to cover 
the cost of docking and undocking, lay day charges, and all work 
done on the vessel by Government employees. This amount is to 
be determined by estimates of the naval constructor, approved by 
the commandant. Fpon completion of the work, any excess of this 
deposit over and above the docking charges, the sum charged to 
cover work other than docking, and the cost of repairing any dam¬ 
age done to the Government property will be returned to the party 
depositing it. In case additional work is authorized an additional 
deposit to cover cost of same will be required before the work is 
commenced. The docking charges will be based on the gross ton¬ 
nage of the vessel for steamers and on the net tonnage for sailing 
vessels to the nearest whole ton. and a tonnage certificate will be 
supplied by the vessel, the same being subject to verification by 
the Xavy Department should the latter so desire. 

(9) Xo vessel will be docked for less than the actual cost 
(labor, material, and indirect) of work to the Government, plus 
ten per cent. In case the charges figured at the scheduled rates 
are insufficient to cover the actual cost of the work, the latter 
amount plus ten per cent will be charged. Where there is more 
than one dock at the navy yard and the rates of docking in such 
docks are not uniform, the rates charged will be those for the 
dock actually used. 

(10) Vessels will occupy such wharves at the navy yard as the 
commandant may direct. The date having been agreed upon for 
entering the dock, the owner shall be responsible for having the 
vessel present for docking. If the vessel is not so present, the 
day in question and each subsequent day may be charged against 
the vessel as a lay day, provided that the dock was prepared and 
held waiting for the vessel. 

fll) In case a dock has been pumped out and blocks prepared 
for receipt of the vessel, which for any reason is not docked 


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therein, the actual cost (labor, material, and indirect) of such 
work, pins ten per cent, will be deducted from the deposit made 
with the yard paymaster. 

(12) If on account of public necessity a private vessel upon 
which work has not been completed is undocked, it shall be re- 
docked at the earliest practicable moment, and. subject to the 
provisions of clause 9 above, no charge shall be made for such un¬ 
docking and redocking, or for wharfage during the period held 
waiting. If, however, the vessel temporarily undocked as above 
described shall thereafter proceed elsewhere to complete the un¬ 
finished work in dock, the amount actually expended for all work, 
including docking, plus ten per cent, will be charged. 

(13) The time in dock will be counted from the time the ves¬ 
sel’s bow crosses the dock sill going in until it crosses the sill 
going out, or from the time the dock is pumped dry (keel blocks 
showing) until the time of commencing to flood, depending upon 
which method more nearly agrees with local practice. The dock¬ 
ing charges will cover the first twenty-four hours. If work in 
excess of eight hours on any day is done on the vessel subse¬ 
quent to the day of docking, however, the rate charged for such 
day in dock may be doubled: this action to be also governed by 
local practice. Sundays and holidays will not be charged for as 
lay days unless work is done on the vessel, nor will any charge 
be made for lay days on which all work is prevented by bad 
weather. The day of undocking will be charged as a lay day, 
provided more than twenty-four hours shall have elapsed since 
docking. Where the use of a dock is dependent on tides, each 
twenty-four hours may be counted as between the time of high 
tide on one day and that of the corresponding high tide on the 
following day. 

(14) Particulars as to the various Government docks and the 
rates for use of same for private vessels have been issued by the 
department for the guidance of the commandants of the several 
navy yards. The rates given are subject to change, and com¬ 
mandants will submit recommendation to the Bureau of Con¬ 
struction and Repair if any local conditions warrant such change. 

(15) Vessels building for the TTnited States Navy, or for other 
departments of the Government, or for foreign governments, will, 
if docked at navy yards at contractor’s expense, be considered as 
private vessels and charged for accordingly. If, however, any 
vessel building for the Navy Department can not be docked for 
the routine cleaning and painting as required by the contract un¬ 
der which she is building in local private docks by reason of size, 
the charges for docking will be the actual cost of the work as for 
a Government vessel. 


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CHAPTER 38. 


STORES AFLOAT. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 40.) 

Section 1.—Custody, Care, and Expenditure. 

4401. The delivery of supplies to a ship in commission shall 
not be deemed complete until they have been actually placed on 
board, or in her boats or other conveyance, at the wharf, and 
receipts have been obtained. 

4402. The cargo of a storeship or supply steamer shall be 
kept separate from supplies withdrawn therefrom for use of the 
ship. 

4403. (1) On board ship all supplies except provisions, cloth¬ 
ing, and small stores, shall be for general use, and, with the ap¬ 
proval of the commanding officer, may be transferred from one 
department to another. 

(2) Supplies shall be in the custody of the general storekeeper 
of the ship, or, on board ships where the general storekeeper sys¬ 
tem is not in force, of the respective heads of departments to 
whom invoiced. 

(3) Where a bureau considers it necessary to prescribe a 
minimum limit of stores to be carried for use under its cog¬ 
nizance, such limit will be fixed by the bureau concerned, and the 
stock must be restored to this limit at the eardiest opportunity. 

4404. (1) Silver services and other articles of value presented 
to a ship in commission shall be carefully inventoried under the 
direction of the commanding officer and taken up, without price, 
on the books of the proper department. A copy of such inven¬ 
tory, signed by the head of the department and approved by the 
commanding officer, shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts, with a statement of the actual or appraised value 
of the articles, the name of donor or donors, the date and circum¬ 
stances of the presentation, for record in the bureau. When the 
ship is placed out of commission the articles shall be delivered 
with itemized invoices, without prices, to the general storekeeper, 
and a copy of the invoices, receipted, shall be fomarded to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts with the final property returns. 

(2) The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to accept and care 
for such gifts in the form of silver, colors, books, or other arti¬ 
cles of equipment or furniture as, in accordance with custom, may 
be presented to vessels of the Navy by States, municipalities, or 
otherwise. The necessary expense incident to the care and pres¬ 
ervation of gifts of this character which have been or may here¬ 
after be accepted shall be defrayed from the appropriation “ Equip¬ 
ment of vessels.” 

(3) All presentation silver services shall be repolished and put 
in repair before issue. 

4405. (1) All invoices of supplies shall be checked off, when 
the articles are delivered to a ship by the representative of the 
bureau concerned, or by a subordinate under his direction, but a 




When respon¬ 
sibility for sup¬ 
plies received 
begins. 

Cargo of a 
storeship. 


Supplies to be 
treated as for 
general use. 


Custody of 
supplies. 


Presents to 
ships. 


Secretary of 
Navy authorized 
to accept and 
care for gifts. 


Supplies to be 
checked on de¬ 
livery. 


(367 i) 





Supplies re¬ 
turned from a 
ship by navy col¬ 
lier. 


Shipments 
consigned to 
whom. 


Shipments 
made by whom. 


Transporta¬ 
tion charges. 


Care in pack¬ 
ing. 


Packages to 
be received as 
marked and in¬ 
voiced. 


Provisions may¬ 
be stowed before 
reporting of pay 
officer. 


Provisional 

receipt. 


representative of the ship’s general storekeeper shall also be 
present and jointly verify the stores, and this representative 
alone shall have authority to sign the memorandum invoice or 
receipt covering them. Such stores shall not be placed in store¬ 
rooms or used until the above directions have been carried out. 

(2) Whenever supplies or other articles are returned to navy 
yards or stations from a ship by naval auxiliary or other Govern¬ 
ment conveyance, the commanding officer of the vessel making 
the shipment shall designate a responsible person under his com¬ 
mand to take charge of the shipment with instructions to see that 
the property is carefully protected, handled, and stowed. He 
shall require, from the person thus detailed, a report regarding 
the proper delivery and acceptance of stores in question. In all 
cases of such shipment, commanding officers shall see that the bills 
of lading, in addition to invoices, are prepared in triplicate. 
Such bills must show clearly the number and character of the 
packages, and shall be receipted by the master of the vessel car¬ 
rying the shipment, who shall retain one copy and a copy of the 
invoice. The shipper shall then mail to the consignee the re¬ 
maining copies of the invoice and one copy of the bill of lading, en¬ 
dorsed with his certificate of its correctness. Masters of carrying 
vessels shall receipt, subject to verification, for the stated contents 
of all packages by the invoices. 

(3) Shipments for navy yards, excepting medical stores, unless 
otherwise directed, shall be consigned to general storekeepers. 
Articles for more than one department, except under extraordi¬ 
nary circumstances, shall not be placed in the same package. 

(4) Unless the interests of the Government will suffer by such 
action, articles requiring transportation from ships while at or in 
the vicinity of a navy yard shall be turned over to the general 
storekeeper of such yard for shipment to their destination. 

(5) Transportation charges on shipments made direct from a 
ship, where such charges are payable by the Government, shall be 
paid by the pay officer of the ship, and all such shipments shall be 
forwarded under Government bill of lading. 

(6) Heads of ships’ departments shall exercise care in regard 
to the condition of articles turned into store, in packing such arti¬ 
cles, especially those that are breakable, and no article that is 
unserviceable shall be so turned in without being first covered by 
proper survey. When fragile articles, such as thermometers, stop 
watches, or others supplied in special boxes, are received, the 
boxes shall, if possible, be saved and used in turning in similar 
articles in future; a tag shall be attached to such articles showing 
date and number of survey. 

4400. When articles are furnished by general storekeepers in 
bales, packages, or casks, they need not be opened to ascertain 
their contents, but the ship’s general storekeeper, or head of de¬ 
partment on ships not using the general storekeeper system, shall 
receipt for them according to their marks, and his receipt shall 
bear the words “ Subject to inventory.” When they are opened 
the contents shall be compared with the invoice; if found to vary, 
a survey must be held to authenticate the fact. 

4407. (1) The provisions of a ship directed to be fitted for 
sea may be put on board and stowed before the pay officer reports, 
if it be deemed necessary by the commandant to expedite her 
sailing. In such cases an officer shall be ordered by the com¬ 
mandant to take an exact account of the provisions put on board, 
to the quantity of which he shall certify in triplicate, one copy for 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, one for the general store¬ 
keeper, and one for the pay officer of the ship. 

(2) Upon being furnished with this certificate, if it agrees with 
the invoices furnished by the general storekeeper, the pay officer 
shall receipt for the quantities therein specified, with the under¬ 
standing that on the first convenient opportunity he may, if he 


» 


(368 i) 


desires it, have a survey to ascertain the quantities remaining on 
board at the time of the survey, but this survey shall be held, if 
practicable, within three months from the date of such receipt. 

(3) If, upon such survey, and upon an examination of the re¬ 
ceipts and expenditures, any deficiencies appear, the pay officer 
will be permitted to expend such deficiencies from his returns, 
using the approved survey as his authority for such action. 

4408. Clothing and small stores shall not be put on board 
before the pay officer reports for duty. 

4400. When supplies pertaining to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts are issued to a naval vessel having no pay officer on 
board, a receipt shall be given by the executive officer, unless the 
commanding officer be the only commissioned officer on board, in 
which case it shall be given by the commanding officer; and this 
receipt, together with the usual invoices, shall be sent to the pay 
officer having the accounts of the vessel. 

4410. Officers shall at all times attend to the care and preser¬ 
vation of all Government property in their charge, and upon 
proper representation from them the commanding officer shall 
afford them such assistance as may be necessary to protect and 
preserve such property from deterioration and waste so far as 
may be within his power. 

4411. When material is turned in from ships, a copy of the 
correspondence authorizing such action shall be attached to the 
invoice or a full explanation shall be placed on the face of the 
invoice in lieu thereof, in order that the surveying officers may 
have all available information. All correspondence pertaining to 
surveys shall be attached to the request for survey at the yard 
by the general storekeeper when the survey is requested. 

4412. No article of public supplies is ever to be appropriated to 
the private use of any person not in distress without the consent 
of the Navy Department or the order of the senior officer present, 
who shall give the department information of every case that 


Deficiencies. 


Delivery on 
board of cloth¬ 
ing and small 
stores. 

Provisions and 
clothing in¬ 
voiced to vessels 
having no pay 
officer. 


Care of equi¬ 
page and sup¬ 
plies. 


Material 
turned in from 
ships. 


Snpplies not to 
he appropriated 
to private use of 
persons not in 
distress. 


may occur, together with the attending circumstances; and he 
shall be careful to take the best security for indemnity to the 
Government. (A. G. N., art. 11, art. It 11.) 

4413. (1) No article for which an officer is responsible shall . No articles to 
be sent out of a ship except on the written order of the com- Jjfip. out of 
manding officer. 

(2) No article, pay department stores excepted, shall be turned 
in at a navy yard from a ship in commission without the written 
approval of the bureau concerned; or as provided in article I 
4731 (5) ; or except those carried on the authorized allowance 
lists and which are in excess. Articles within the last-named 
exception may be turned in with the approval of the commandant, 
the bureau concerned being immediately informed of the fact. 

4414. (1) Each head of department on board ships where the Qnarterly in¬ 
general storekeeping system is not in operation, with the excep- penditures^" 
tion of the medical and pay officers, shall, at the end of each v 

quarter, prepare, sign, and submit to the commanding officer for 
approval invoices in duplicate of expenditures “ for use,” cover¬ 
ing supplies consumed in his department during the quarter. Tim 
approval of the commanding officer shall be the authority for 
expending the supplies from the books. 

(2) No article under Title B (equipage) shall be expended 
except by transfer or survey. 

4415. The transfer from one ship to another of articles of sup- Transfer of 
plies which are not in excess of her allowance, or of articles of JjJwJaL 0 * 
her equipage, shall be authorized only by the senior officer present 

when absolutely necessary, and no such transfer shall be made 
of articles not in all respects fit, unless they have been passed 
upon by a board of survey, a copy of whose report shall be sent 
with the invoice to the ship receiving the articles. 


i) 





Percentages 
allowed for un¬ 
avoidable loss 
on issues. 


Supplies and 
equipage lost 
or damaged. 


Transfer of 
provisions, etc., 
at end of cruise. 


Responsibility 
continues until 
supplies are de¬ 
livered. 


Transfer of 
articles from a 
ship. 


Condition of 
articles trans¬ 
ferred. 


4410. Pay officers of ships will be allowed to expend to loss 
on issues on their quarterly provision and clothing and small stores 
returns, actual and unavoidable losses sustained in issuing and 
found by inventory, provided such losses do not exceed, on indi¬ 
vidual articles of provisions, seven per cent, and in the case of 
clothing and small stores, two per cent of the total value of the 
quarterly issues. 

4417. In case of loss or such damage as to unfit supplies for 
issue, or articles of equipage for further use, the officer in whose 
charge they are shall request a survey, for the purpose of estab¬ 
lishing and reporting the facts. If lost, the articles shall be ex¬ 
pended from the books, but the accountability of the officer 
responsible for the loss shall not thereby be diminished, and the 
board of survey shall ascertain and report thereon. But if they 
are so damaged as to be unfit for further Government use in their 
original capacity, and are to be turned into store, they shall remain 
on the books of the ship’s general storekeeper until they can be 
turned in, when they shall be invoiced at their full value to a 
general storekeeper on shore. 

4418. On the expiration of a cruise pay officers shall take care 
that all provisions and clothing and small stores in their charge 
are carefully packed before they are transferred to the general 
storekeeper at the navy yard, and that the contents of each 
package are distinctly marked thereon. 

4419. The heads of departments of a ship shall be held re¬ 
sponsible for supplies turned in, during transit to the places desig¬ 
nated for their reception. The general storekeeper shall not be 
deemed to have received them until their actual delivery in such 
places. 

4420. (1) When articles are transferred to another ship or to 
a general storekeeper ashore, invoices in triplicate shall be made 
by the general storekeeper of the ship from which transferred. 
Articles transferred from a ship to a general storekeeper ashore 
shall be securely tagged by the general storekeeper of the ship 
with a tag showing the name of the article, the name of the ship, 
and the number of the accompanying invoice. When transferred 
to a general storekeeper ashore from a ship going out of com¬ 
mission they shall be accompanied by duplicate lists, one copy of 
which shall be signed by the representative of the general store¬ 
keeper receiving the articles and returned to the ship’s representa¬ 
tive for use in preparing the invoices and the other retained at 
the storehouse to be used in checking off the invoices when re¬ 
ceived, prior to formal receipt by the general storekeeper. In 
the latter case the tags attached to the articles shall state the 
number of the ship’s invoice on which the articles will finally ap¬ 
pear. In the case of any article the character and description of 
which is not plainly apparent from the article itself, a full de¬ 
scription thereof shall appear on the invoices, lists, and on the 
tag attached to the article; thus, for a motor generator, the make, 
type, class, form, voltage, amperage, speed, horsepower or kilo¬ 
watts, and winding shall appear; for rheostats, controllers, and 
armatures, the make, designating or serial number, and a descrip¬ 
tion of the motor to which they belong shall appear; and for en¬ 
gines or boilers, the make, type, and number, and if from a boat, 
the Bureau of Construction and Repair number of such boat shall 
appear. The description of spare parts or special tools shall 
clearly indicate to what article or articles they pertain. 

(2) Every article transferred from a ship shall be cleaned and 
placed in good condition so far as is within the capacity of the 
ship’s force before being transferred. The heads of the ship’s 
departments shall be held to a strict accountability for the condi¬ 
tion in which stores under their charge are transferred or turned 
into store. 


(370 i) 


(3) When teams, trucks, cars, or other navy-yard facilities are 
required for the transportation of articles between a ship and a 
storehouse, the general storekeeper of the ship shall apply to the 
general storekeeper of the yard for the necessary service, which 
shall be supplied. 

4421. (1) Orders of detachment at the end of a commission Detachment 
shall not be delivered to officers having charge of supplies and chanreof JEn- 
equipage until after the work of inventory and preparation of in- plies, 
voices shall have been fully accomplished and all articles turned 

into store. (Arts. I 3404 (2) and R 3912 (1).) 

(2) If an officer having charge of supplies or equipage should Detachment 
be detached from a ship during a cruise, an inventory shall be duriug crulsc * 
taken, and lie shall make a complete transfer to his successor, if 

the time shall permit, in order to relieve himself from responsi¬ 
bility. If this complete transfer is not made, he shall, before his 
departure from the ship so report to the commanding officer. 

(Art. I 1322.) 

(3) In place of the inventory referred to in the preceding para- * 

graph, a general storekeeper of a ship, upon being relieved, shall keeper. S 
transfer to his successor all books and records pertaining to the 

work of his department, and shall certify on a copy of the last 
balance sheet submitted to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts 
that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, stores to the value 
of the balances shown on hand were on board at the expiration 
of the period covered by the balance sheet, and that the records 
of the department are complete and posted to date. If such be 
not the case, the certificate shall state in detail the discrepancies 
which are believed to exist, or the respect in which the records of 
the department are incomplete. This statement shall be prepared 
in triplicate, one copy to be retained by each of the officers con¬ 
cerned, and one copy to be forwarded to the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts with the returns for the quarter in which the trans¬ 
fer takes place, which returns shall be forwarded by the relieving 
officer within the time specified by the regulations. No returns 
are required from the general storekeeper of a ship upon being 
relieved, unless relieved at the end of a period for which returns 
are ordinarily required. If the relieving officer be not satisfied 
with the condition of the records or stores, he shall immediately 
report the fact to the commanding officer, who shall order such 
surveys or investigation as may appear necessary. 

(4) In the event of the death of an officer in charge of supplies cer fn charge of 
or equipage, or of his detachment under such circumstances as to supplies, 
preclude the execution of the proper papers of transfer to his 
successor, the commanding officer shall immediately appoint a 

board of officers who shall survey the stores in question, and shall 
report the quantities found to be on hand, noting deficiencies, if 
any, and the circumstances thereof, so that the officer succeeding 
to the charge of the stores in the department may become respon¬ 
sible only for those he shall receive. 

4422. When supplies of one department are needed for use in snp pu 

any other department of a ship on board which the general store- departments, 
keeping system is not in operation, requisitions prepared in ac¬ 
cordance with the provisions of article I 4471 shall be made upon 
the officer having the supplies. These requisitions shall be sepa¬ 
rate for each character of stores and also separate for each depart¬ 
ment of the ship. They shall be approved by the commanding 
officer, and the invoice covering the issue shall be properly re¬ 
ceipted by the officer receiving the supplies. Such invoices shall 
’ be prepared by the officer making the delivery, one copy shall be 
retained by him and the other shall be forwarded with his quar¬ 
terly report of expenditures to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts. In the case of clothing and small stores, the issuing price 
shall be used, and two copies of the invoice shall be forwarded 
to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts with the quarterly return. 


(371 i) 





Supplies. 


Requisitions, 

etc. 


Quarterly 
money allot¬ 
ments. 


Allotments 
not cumulative. 


Stub requisi¬ 
tions. 


Memoranda 
receipt slips. 


Accounts of 
allotment. 


Supplies in 

excess. 


4423. (1) On board ships where the general storekeeping sys¬ 
tem is in operation, supplies and equipage shall be obtained, 
issued, and accounted for as provided in this article. 

(2) All supplies (except coal, ammunition, provisions, clothing, 
small stores, Marine Corps and medical stores, which shall be 
accounted for by heads of departments as provided elsewhere in 
the Navy Regulations and Naval Instructions), shall be required 
for, invoiced to ships and carried until issued in the “ Naval 
supply account—General account of advances, Title X.’' When 
issued they shall be charged against the allotment of the ship’s 
department concerned and against the proper appropriation. 

(3) Instead of an allowance of supplies by items, quarterly 
money allotments will be prescribed for ships coming within the 
provisions of this article, against which the general storekeeper 
of the ship shall charge the value of all supplies as drawn. A 
statement of these money allotments for the several ships will be 
published from time to time in Navy Department General Orders. 

(4) These allotments are exclusive of expenditures for fuel, 
water, and lubricating oil, which may be used as required, and 
also of ammunition, battery, and torpedo supplies, and explosives, 
which are covered by standard allowance. 

(5) Ships which are not in full commission or in reserve for 
the full period of allowance shall be entitled to a pro rata only 
of the above allotment corresponding to the time in commission 
or in reserve. 

(6) Department allotments are not cumulative, and an undrawn 
balance remaining in one allowance period shall not be added 
to the allotment for the succeeding quarter. 

(7) Issues of supplies shall be made by the ship's general 
storekeeper to the several ship’s departments on stub requisitions 
prepared by the heads of departments concerned. These stub 
requisitions shall show the name of the ship, date, department 
requiring the supplies, appropriation chargeable, and the quan¬ 
tity and description of the articles needed. Responsible persons 
shall be designated in each department to draw and receipt for 
stores. The stubs, when priced, shall be retained by the heads 
of departments receiving the stores, to be used by them in com¬ 
paring the totals shown on the summaries of material when these 
are submitted monthly by the ship’s general storekeeper for 
receipt. Receipted stub requisitions shall be numbered serially 
as received and shall be retained by the ship’s general storekeeper 
when completed, to be forwarded to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts if required. The use of the stub requisition form re¬ 
ferred to in this paragraph shall be confined to the purposes de¬ 
scribed, and all requisitions for articles in excess of money allot¬ 
ment or not appearing on the allowance book of the department 
concerned shall be submitted to the bureau concerned for ap¬ 
proval on the regular ship’s requisition forms (S. and A. Forms 
Nos. 44 and 44a), in accordance with articles I 4654 and I 4471, 
except in emergencies, when article I 4472 (6) shall govern. 

(8) Commanding officers may, if it be deemed advisable, per¬ 
mit ship’s general storekeepers to issue stores on memoranda 
receipt slips bearing the signature of the person authorized to 
draw stores. On board ships where this practice is allowed 
these receipt slips shall be assembled and summarized weekly 
on regular priced invoices in duplicate and the formal receipt 
of the head of department concerned taken. 

(9) The general storekeeper of the ship shall keep the accounts , 
of allotments in values only, charging the allotment of each 
department with the value of supplies as they are drawn by it 
for use. 

(10) Whenever supplies drawn for use in a ship’s department 
are found to be in excess of needs they shall be returned to the 


ship's general storekeeper, to be credited to the proper allotment 
and appropriation. 

(11) At the expiration of each quarter, an invoice of all sup¬ 
plies on hand in each department (except those enumerated in 
paragraph 2 of this article) shall be forwarded by the head of 
the department concerned, through the commanding officer, to 
the general storekeeper of the ship, who shall credit the pre¬ 
vious quarter’s account and debit the current allotment with the 
value of the stores listed thereon. This will not involve any cor¬ 
responding debits or credits in the accounts of the appropriations, 
except at the expiration of a fiscal year. ■ 

(12) When the limit of the allotment to any department has 
been reached, the commanding officer may apply to the bureau 
concerned for a special increase to cover needs for the remainder 
of the quarter, and until such increase shall have been granted, 
all further requisitions for supplies shall be considered as in ex¬ 
cess and shall be submitted as prescribed in paragraph 7 of this 
article. Such requisition or requisitons for articles not appearing 
on the allowance books of the department concerned shall also be 
considered as in excess, shall be so designated, and shall bear an 
explanation as to the necessity for submitting them. 

(13) Articles of equipage, Title B, shall be required for by the 
general storekeeper of the ship on requisitions submitted under 
the appropriate annual appropriations, and when received shall 
be taken up and accounted for by him under Title B, in stock 
ledgers, separately for each of the ship’s departments. Separate 
returns shall be rendered for each of these departments. 

(14) For the information of all concerned, the department will 
publish a quarterly report showing the total expenditures of sup¬ 
plies for use (except coal and ammunition) in each ship’s de¬ 
partment for each quarter upon vessels having the general store¬ 
keeping system in operation. Claims will be considered from 
vessels for correction to the cost of expenditures against allot¬ 
ments as incurred in the performance of special duty, the non¬ 
allowance of which would make the published comparisons in 
equitable as between the vessels in competition. (See Art. I 
4733 (6) (7) (8) (9) (10).) 

4424. (1) The issue to and consumption of supplies and equi¬ 
page on board torpedo craft and submarines shall be governed by 
the provisions of this article. 

(2) In place of an allowance of supplies by items, quarterly 
money allotments will be prescribed for torpedo vessels of the 
Navy, against which the general storekeeper of the tender or sta¬ 
tionary base shall charge the value of all supplies as drawn. A 
statement of these money allotments for the several torpedo ves¬ 
sels of the Navy will be published from time to time in Navy 
Department General Orders. 

(3) These allotments are exclusive of expenditures for fuel, 
water, and lubricating oil, which may be used as required, and 
also of ammunition, battery, and torpedo supplies, and explosives, 
which are covered by a standard allowance. 

(4) Vessels not in full commission or reserve during the full 
period of allowance will be entitled only to a pro rata of the above 
allotment, corresponding to the time in commission or in reserve. 

(5) The allotments are not cumulative, and any undrawn bal¬ 
ance remaining in one allowance period shall not be added to the 
allotment for the succeeding quarter. 

(6) The items and quantities of supplies shown on the type 
allowance lists as furnished to torpedo vessels are intended to be 
used in conjunction with the money allotments as a guide for 
general storekeepers in assembling the stores on board the tender 
or at the stationary base, and for commanding officers as indicat¬ 
ing the supplies so carried and the approximately proper con¬ 
sumption of each item for the given period. 


Quarterly In¬ 
voice of sup¬ 
plies on hand. 


Increase of 
allotment. 


Title “B.” 


Quarterly re¬ 
port of expendi¬ 
tures. 


Supplies for 
torpedo vessels. 


Quarterly 
money allot¬ 
ments. 


(373 i) 





Quantity of ( 7 ) a six months’ supply of such supplies, based upon the 
!»y P tender. arrled Quantities stated in the type allowance lists, shall be considered 
an approximately correct quantity to be carried by the tender or 
at the stationary base. 

( 8 ) These supplies shall be required under the Naval Supply 
Account, Title X, by the general storekeeper of the tender or 
stationary base, and shall be carried on board the tender or at 
the base as general stock to be issued to vessels on stub requisi¬ 
tions. Material drawn on stub requisitions shall be immediately 
expended for use on board the vessel, and no books showing ex¬ 
penditures of supplies shall be required for these craft. The 
vessels shall carry only sufficient stores for their immediate needs, 
the number of days being determined by the flotilla commander, 
fifteen days being considered sufficient for ordinary duty. 

(9) Supplies in excess of those called for by the allowance 
books of the flotilla may be carried on board the tender or at the 
base, at the discretion of the flotilla commander. 

(10) When at the base or in the presence of the tender sup¬ 
plies for torpedo vessels shall be drawn from such base or tender 
only, unless when at a navy yard in the presence of the tender the 
flotilla commander considers it advisable to allow supplies to be 
procured from the general storekeeper of the yard. In such cases, 
and in emergencies when the boat is absent from the tender or 
base, supplies may be drawn from a yard or vessel on requisitions 
approved by the senior officer present, the necessity for such 
requisitions being explained thereon and the tender or base to 
which the supplies are to be invoiced being indicated. Whenever 
issues of this character are made by other than the general store¬ 
keeper of the tender or base, the issuing officer, whether ashore 
or afloat, shall obtain memoranda receipts from the commanding 
officer and invoice the supplies direct to the general storekeeper 
of the tender or base, as may be appropriate, accompanying the 
invoice by the memorandum receipt of the commanding officer. 
The general storekeeper of the tender or base will treat such in¬ 
voices in exactly the same manner as for supplies drawn by him 
and issued to torpedo vessels, except that it will be unnecessary 
to take up such items on his stock cards or stock ledger. Care 
shall be taken to make appropriate charges against the allotments 
concerned. 

(11) In cases where supplies are transferred to other vessels 
from torpedo vessels upon which the money allotment system is in 
operation, a copy of the receipt obtained shall be forwarded to the 
general storekeeper of the tender or base having the record of the 
allotment, in order that proper credit may be given for the value 
of the stores so transferred. 

Excess requl- (12) When the limit of an allotment has been reached all 
sitions. requisitions shall be considered as in excess, and shall be submitted 

to the Bureau concerned for approval on the regular ship’s requi¬ 
sition form. (Article I 4423 (7).) Articles not appeading on the 
allowance lists shall be issued only on in excess requisitions. 

Inventory of ( 13 ) At the expiration of each allowance period a certified 
supplies. inventory of all supplies on hand on board each vessel shall be 

forwarded by the commanding officers to the general storekeeper 
of the tender or base, who shall charge the value of the stores 
shown thereon against the allotment for the succeeding period. 

(14) Equipage and supplies are intended for the use of the 
torpedo vessel, as required, and not for any one department 011 
board. 

(15) Equipage shall be drawn and accounted for as prescribed 
in article I 4423. 

(16) Torpedo vessels whose books are not kept at a base or 
on board a tender shall draw stores as required by the instruc¬ 
tions for large vessels. 

(17) Commanding officers of flotillas and groups shall report 
on January first and July first of each year whether changes in the 

(374 1) 


allowance of equipage or the allotment for supplies for the vessels 
under their command are necessary or desirable. 

(18) In order to stimulate efficiency with economy in the use of Reports of 
supplies, commanding officers of flotillas, on the dates mentioned efficiency in ma¬ 
in the preceding paragraph, shall also report a rating in per- terial * 
centage—one hundred per cent being equivalent to “excellent” 
and sixty per cent to “ poor ”—for “ efficiency in materiel ” for 
each of the torpedo vessels under their command. This shall 
be determined as a result of quarterly inspections and of ob¬ 
servation of the operations of these vessels during the period of 
allowance. These ratings, together with the value of expendi¬ 
tures of supplies under the allotments and such other data as 
may be necessary to afford a comparison of the efficiency and 
economy in administration of vessels of similar types, will be 
published by the department. 

4425. (1) A money allotment for three-year periods, the 
amounts of which will be published from time to time in Navy 
Department General Orders, will be allowed ships of the Navy 
and shall be accounted for as prescribed in this article. 

(2) Articles for athletic outfits to the value of sixty per cent fits AthletIc oat ' 
of the total allotment may be charged up against it during the 

first year, twenty per cent the second year, and twenty per cent 
the third year. This procedure provides for procuring an ade¬ 
quate new outfit on commissioning or at the end of each three- 
year period and for proper renewals during the second and third 
years. All items of such outfits will be classed as equipage. 

(3) The state of the athletic allotment shall be noted quarterly 
on the balance sheet. 

(4) Articles within the value of the accrued allotment may 
be obtained upon requisitions in the same manner as for other 
items not in excess, and if they can not be supplied from stock 
at a navy yard, purchase on public bill by the pay officer of the 
vessel is authorized, except in the case of baseball shirts, trousers, 
and caps, which shall in all cases be supplied by the naval cloth¬ 
ing factory, navy yard, Brooklyn, or through the naval station, 

Cavite, unless otherwise specially authorized by the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts. 

(5) Within the limits of their allotments and subject to the 
provisions of the preceding paragraph, ships may purchase any 
articles which may be determined by the commanding officer to 
be needed for athletic purposes by the complement of the ship. 

4426. (1) When a commander in chief or commander of any Athletic tro- 
regularly organized force of ships shall request it, the trophies p,ues ‘ 
enumerated in this paragraph will be furnished to his command, 

one set for each of the three classes of vessels specified. These 
trophies shall be held as indicated by the vessel or vessels of each 
such class winning them, and are: 

(a) Vessels having complements of 300 or more: 

Rowing, a gilded rooster. 

Sailing, a small model of a Navy cutter under sail. 

Baseball, a blue and gold banner. 

Football, a gilded wooden football. 

Fencing, crossed broadswords. 

(6) Vessels having complements of less than 300: 

Rowing, a silver rooster. 

Sailing, a small model of a Navy whaleboat under sail. 

Baseball, a red and gold banner. 

Football, a silver wooden football. 

Fencing, crossed broadswords. 

(c) Torpedo vessels: 

Rowing, a bronze rooster. 

Sailing, a small model of a Navy dinghy under sail. 

(2) All trophies shall be suitably mounted and so arranged that 
the necessary inscriptions can be entered upon them yearly. They 
shall also be protected by glass cases. 

(375 i) 





Mess outfits— 
officers. 


Mess outfits-— 
crew. 


Coal for ships. 


When coal Is 
purchased. 


Weighing, etc. 


Coal from 
collier. 


(3) The conditions governing the annual competitions for all 
trophies shall be determined for each year by a board of officers 
appointed on each station by the commander in chief thereof. 

4427. (1) All articles of china or glass issued to officers’messes 
which may be broken, chipped, cracked, or otherwise rendered un¬ 
fit for reissue may be replaced by requisition if the losses, etc., 
have not exceeded five per cent per quarter on the total invoice 
value of these parts, respectively, of the outfit, and also when the 
excesses in losses, etc., above five per cent have been deposited 
by the treasurer of the mess concerned with the pay officer to the 
credit of the appropriation “Equipment of vessels (S. and A.).” 
In the case of plated ware, surveys may be held for repairs 
occasioned by ordinary wear, but no percentage will be allowed for 
its damage or loss. In the case of linen, surveys may be held, but 
it must be shown in each case that all possible care was taken of 
the articles surveyed. Accumulations of allowance are not au¬ 
thorized ; settlement must be made at the end of each quarter. 

(2) Articles of china or glass issued to officers’ messes shall not 
ordinarily be subject to survey, but in cases of breakage or loss 
in excess of the regular allowance set forth in the preceding para¬ 
graph, due to exceptional or unavoidable causes, in which it is 
clearly shown that proper care and supervision have been exer¬ 
cised by those responsible, such articles may be surveyed and 
may be renewed without cost to the mess concerned. 

4428. Mess gear for each man of the complement of the ship 
will be furnished by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and 
shall be subject to survey on board ship. All articles of this in¬ 
dividual mess gear broken, chipped, cracked, lost, or otherwise 
rendered unfit for issue may be replaced upon requisition after ap¬ 
proval of survey in accordance with article I 4731. 

4420. (1) When a ship of the Navy receives coal on board the 
provisions of this article and the instructions regarding coal 
contained in chapter 29 shall be complied with. 

(2) When coal is to be purchased the commanding officer shall 
see that the requirements for weighing or measuring it are care¬ 
fully observed, as prescribed in this article. 

(3) If the method of weighing into lighters is adopted the com¬ 
manding officer shall send an officer to see the coal weighed and 
put in the lighters, which officer shall record the amount and give 
a written certificate thereof to the commanding officer and to the 
contractor or agent. This officer shall see that his record of the 
total amount agrees with that of the contractor or agent before 
the coal is delivered alongside the ship. 

(4) Where the amount is to be determined by weighing filled 
baskets, bags, etc., the commanding officer shall not allow the 
coaling to begin until agreement has been made as to how full the 
baskets, bags, etc., are to be, how many are to be weighed, and 
until the scales to be used have been adjusted to the satisfaction 
of both parties. If a dispute shall arise at any time during the 
coaling as to the correct tally or aggregate amount received up to 
that time, the coaling shall be stopped and the matter adjusted 
before proceeding. No coaling should be done unless the con¬ 
tractor or agent has men present to keep tally, or has expressed 
his willingness to accept the ship’s tally. 

(5) Where the weight is to be determined by measurement the 
cubic feet per ton shall be agreed upon by both parties before any 
coal is placed on board. 

(6) Where the coal is to be delivered through chutes or by coal¬ 
handling machinery the method of determining the amount shall 
depend upon the circumstances, for which no general rules can be 
laid down, but care shall be observed, as in all other cases, to 
make agreement previous to coaling concerning the method of 
determining weights and tallies. 

(7) When coal is received by vessels of the Navy from a collier, 
whether chartered or Navy, a careful inspection shall be made to 

(376 D 


see whether or not the cargo is received intact or whether it shows 
any signs of having been broached. If it is apparently intact, and 
there is no apparent reason to suppose that any of the cargo has 
been removed, then the bill of lading shall be accomplished by the 
consignee for the full amount of coal loaded into the collier, as 
shown by her bill of lading or other papers. 

(8) An allowance of not more than one per cent may be made 
for unavoidable loss in discharging the coal from the collier; and 
if there should be a discrepancy not exceeding one per cent be¬ 
tween the tally total and the bill of lading weight, each ship coal¬ 
ing will be charged for the quantity of coal actually received by 
tally; but if the discrepancy exceeds one per cent the difference 
between the tally total and the bill of lading weight (after de¬ 
ducting from the latter weight the allowance of one per cent), 
shall be prorated by the senior officer present among the ships 
thus coaling and signed for accordingly. 

(9) Should the cargo of any chartered collier appear to have 
been tampered with in transit, or should there be sufficient dis¬ 
crepancy between the tallied and bill of lading weights to render 
it advisable, a board of investigation shall be ordered before coal¬ 
ing begins, if practicable, to report in regard to the matter, and 
the amount of coal signed for shall depend upon the finding of this 
board, as approved or modified by the senior officer present. A 
similar board may be ordered by the senior officer present in the 
case of a naval collier, should that officer deem it advisable. 

(10) When arrangements are being made for the purchase and 
delivery of coal on board, the pay officer of the ship shall enter 
into written agreement with the contractors or agents, before coal 
is purchased or delivered, specifying the exact manner of delivery 
and method of accounting for the quantity. This agreement shall 
be subject to the approval of the commanding officer. 

4430. In receiving fuel other than coal the procedure pre¬ 
scribed in the preceding article shall be followed as closely as 
circumstances will permit, subject to the provisions of chapter 
29 of these instructions. 

4431. In any case where fuel is supplied to a ship of the Navy 
by or secured from a foreign Government direct and not from or 
through private contractors, the senior officer present is au¬ 
thorized, in view of the courtesy thus extended by such foreign 
Government, to waive such of the provisions of Articles I 4429 
and I 4430 as he may deem necessary or desirable in view of 
the requirements of international courtesy between the agents of 
one government and those of another. 

Section 2.— Requisitions for Equipage, Supplies, and Services. 

4471. (1) Requisitions for equipage, supplies, or services other 
than those pertaining to the medical department and to the 
Marine Corps to be furnished a ship shall be prepared by the 
general storekeeper of the ship on the request, if necessary, of the 
heads of departments requiring the supplies or services, with 
original and one copy in cases where the requisition is not for¬ 
warded for bureau approval, and with original and three copies 
in all other cases. Diameter and thickness of material usually 
specified by gage numbers shall be specified in decimals of an inch, 
and reference to gage and gage numbers to specify diameter or 
thickness of material of any character shall not be made. 

(2) (a) Boats, anchors, and anchor chains shall not be in¬ 
cluded in requisitions, but shall be made the subject of a request 
by letter to the Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair, 
via commandant of vessel’s home yard, which letter shall state the 
reason for the request, with full particulars in the case of anchors 
and chains as to losses or breakage, giving the type, registry 
number, and weight of anchor which it is desired to replace, and 


Allowance for 
loss. 


Discrepancies 
In weights, etc. 


Written agree¬ 
ment with sup¬ 
plier. 


Fuel other 
than coal. 


Fuel fur¬ 
nished by a for¬ 
eign Govern¬ 
ment. 


Requisitions 
in general from 
ships. 


(877 i) 




How prepared. 


Description, 

specifications, 

etc. 


Items to be 
numbered, etc. 


Heading. 


Reference to 
catalogue. 


Services. 


Sizes of arti¬ 
cles. 


Ordnance 

supplies. 


Torpedoes, 

etc. 


Mess equip¬ 
ment. 


in tlie case of boats the bureau registry numbers of the boats 
which are required to be replaced. 

(6) In order to avoid mistakes in the manufacture of boat 
covers, canopy covers, and other articles of equipage, ship’s requi¬ 
sitions, letters, and general storekeeper’s requests for repairs or 
manufacture will, in every case, refer to the official boat number 
in addition to giving the type and size of the boat. 

(3) They shall embrace articles required under one appropria¬ 
tion only, and shall bear the following information: 

(a) Whether articles are “in excess” or “not in excess.” 

(&) The period for which allowed and against which drawn. 

(c) The quantity of each item on hand and, if not in store, the 
estimated unit and total cost of the desired item. 

(d) The articles which are required to replace others con¬ 
demned by survey as unfit for repair, with number and date of 
survey, and date of its approval. 

(e) Those required to replace others expended from the books 
by authority other than approved survey, stating such authority. 

'(f) The date by which delivery of articles should be made. 

iff)Descriptions, specifications, or sketches should be appended, 
to afford ready understanding of requirements and to permit the 
prompt and intelligent consideration of the requisitions, and to 
avoid recourse to voluminous correspondence resulting from fail¬ 
ure to enter sufficient data and specifications care shall be exer¬ 
cised in every instance to furnish this information in the fullest 
possible detail. 

(h) Items shall be numbered consecutively on left-hand margin 
without regard to classes, and each item shall be entered on a 
separate line. 

( i ) Requisitions for articles of equipage and those for sup¬ 
plies shall be headed “ Equipage, Title B,” and “ Supplies, Title 
Y,” respectively, except requisitions for supplies submitted by 
general storekeepers of ships, which shall be prepared under 
Title X and headed “ Naval supply account—General account of 
advances,” with articles arranged in classes according to the 
classification of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. Arti¬ 
cles of equipage and supplies shall not appear upon the same 
requisition. 

(i) Reference to catalogues shall not be made; nor shall the 
words “ equal to ” or “ best commercial quality,” or any correspond¬ 
ing terms, be used, nor shall proprietary articles be called for 
except as provided in article I 4654 (2) (e). 

(k) Requisitions for services shall be headed by the proper 
title to which such services are chargeable. 

( l ) When requisitions call for various sizes of any one article, 
the quantity of each size desired shall be entered on a separate 
line, and each size shall be given a separate item number. 

(m) More than two hundred items shall not be requested on 
any one requisition. 

(n) All strictly ordnance supplies, such as ammunition details, 
battery and torpedo supplies, and other ordnance supplies of a 
technical nature, shall be required for on requisitions separate 
from other supplies. 

(o) Torpedoes, gyro gears, and torpedo tubes shall not be in¬ 
cluded in requisitions, but shall be made the subject of a request 
by letter to the Chief of Bureau of Ordnance, which letter shall 
state the reason for the request and give the register number of 
the torpedo, gyro, or tube which is required to be replaced. The 
above articles are subject to survey, in accordance with the pro¬ 
visions of chapter I 40. 

(p) Requisitions submitted by the general storekeeper of a 
ship to maintain the full outfits of mess equipment for both offi¬ 
cers’ and crews’ messes shall contain a statement that the pro¬ 
visions of articles I 2233 and I 4427 have been complied with. 


(378 i) 


(4) For ships on board which the general storekeeping system 
is not in operation: 

(a) Requisitions for supplies not in excess of allowance shall 
be made but twice a year, each requisition to cover the full 
allowance of supplies for the succeeding half fiscal year. All items 
or parts of items not needed shall be omitted and, in the event 
of their being required at a subsequent date, they may be cov¬ 
ered by a “ not-in-excess ” requisition. No requisition shall be 
made to cover the allowances for more than one of these periods. 

( b ) Such ships, when newly commissioned toward the end of 
a half-yearly period, shall be entitled to the full six months’ 
allowance, unless the bureaus concerned prescribe that only a 
percentage thereof be allowed. Requisitions for coal, oil, waste, 
water, and other articles shown to be allowed as required are 
exempt from the foregoing limitations. 

(c) Articles remaining on hand at the end of an allowance pe¬ 
riod shall be applied to the amounts allowed for the succeeding 
period. Requisitions for such articles not in excess of allowance 
shall include only the ditference between the quantity shown to 
be on hand and the quantity allowed in each case. No articles 
shall be expended on the books until they are actually drawn for 
immediate use. 

( d ) Ice for the preservation of fresh provisions and for cooling 
drinking water shall be required for on separate requisitions, 
which may be submitted quarterly. 

(e) Articles of supplies under the cognizance of the Bureau 
of Steam Engineering, such as pipe fittings: bar, sheet, and plate 
metal; bolts and nuts; files; packing, etc., for which there is an 
allowance in various dimensions, may be required for as not in 
excess in any of the sizes given in the allowance tables, provided 
the total allowed quantity of all such articles for the period stated 
be not exceeded, and provided that articles of kinds or sizes not 
given in the allowance tables be not included in such requisitions. 

(/) In requiring for articles enumerated in the preceding sub- 
paragraph, the size desired shall be specified in detail and a ref¬ 
erence mark (*) shall be inserted after each such item, with a 
note at the foot of the requisition that items marked (*) are for 
articles in assorted sizes to meet the requirements of the ship. 

(g) The following items of supplies may be drawn as required 
by the steam engineering department without reference to the 
alowance list: 


Fire brick. 

Fire brick (special). 

Cement, Portland. 

Fire clay. 

Filtering linen. 

Curled horsehair. 

Loofa. 

Rags for cleaning cylinders. 
Zephyr, for wicks. 

Pipettes and test tubes for test¬ 
ing water. 

Candles. 

Lampwicking. 

Grate bars. 

Furnace - door liners, dead 
plates, etc. 

Bolts and nuts for above. 
Zincs for boilers, etc. 

Gaskets, handhole and manhole, 
for boilers and evaporators. 
Grommets, gauge glass. 

Albany grease. 

Bath brick. 

Kerosene. 


Litmus paper. 

Lye. 

Silver nitrate, and other chem¬ 
icals for testing water. 
Paste, polishing. 

Petrolatum. 

Plumbago. 

Potash. 

Sulphur, flower of. 

Tallow. 

Petroleum spirits. 

Vaseline. 

Indicator cord. 

Glands, condenser tube. 

Gauge glasses of all kinds. 
Plugs, condenser tube. 

Plugs and ferrules, boiler tube. 
Plugs, feed heater. 

Oatmeal. 

Shipping tags. 

Blades, hack-saw. 

Soap, fresh-water. 

Soap, salt-water. 


Ships not 
umler general 
storekeeping 
system. 


In case of 
newly commis¬ 
sioned ship. 


Amounts to he 
required for. 


Ice. 


Steam-engi¬ 
neering supplies. 


(379 I) 



When to he 
submitted. 


In excess and 
not in excess on 
separate requisi¬ 
tions. 


What requisi¬ 
tions to be in 
excess. 


Cooking and 
baking utensils. 


Supplies from 
one department 
to another. 


Supplies for 
ships in nary 
yard ports. 


( h) All power tools, such as lathes, planers, shapers, milling 
machines, drill presses, etc., installed in workshops on board ship 
(coming under the cognizance of the Bureau of Steam Engineer¬ 
ing or Ordnance) shall be expended as pertaining to Title A by 
transfer vouchers. 

( i ) These articles will be furnished under Title A to vessels 
when first fitted out and under Title D thereafter. Requests for 
replacements or repairs will be submitted in the usual manner, 
as provided by regulations. 

(;) These articles will not be subject to survey. 

(5) Ships shall submit their requisitions for articles not in ex¬ 
cess of allowance not more than two months before the beginning 
of the half year for which they are due and not later than three 
months after the beginning of such period. A ship about to sail 
from a home port for regular duty on a foreign station may, at 
the discretion of the commanding officer, draw her allowances for 
two periods of six months each. 

(6) Articles not in excess of allowance and articles in excess 
of allowance shall not be placed on the same requisition. 

(7) Requisitions for articles not in excess of allowance shall 
embrace only articles shown on the allowance list, in quantity 
and kind as allowed. 

(8) Requisitions for articles in excess of allowance shall em¬ 
brace all articles not on the allowance list or not allowed in the 
kind or quantity desired. All requisitions from receiving ships 
and from ships having no allowance lists shall be treated as for 
articles in excess of allowance. All other requisitions, except for 
supplies required by the general storekeeper of a ship under 
“ Title X,” or articles of equipage to replace those condemned by 
an approved survey, or those enumerated in paragraph (4) above, 
shall be considered as in excess. 

(9) When galley cooking and baking utensils are lost or worn 
out in service and condemned by survey, they may be immediately 
replaced in the manner provided for articles not in excess of 
allowance. 

(10) Transfers of supplies from one department of a ship to 
another shall be considered as in excess. 

(11) All requisitions from a ship in a port where there is no 
navy yard shall state which articles, if any, can not be purchased 
at that port. 

(12) In the matter of requisitions, the Mare Island Navy Yard 
shall be considered as at the port of San Francisco. 

(13) Purchases by the pay officer of a ship within the limits of 
the United States shall be made as prescribed in article I 2221. 

4472. (1) Requisitions for supplies or services for a ship at 
a navy yard port shall be made as prescribed in this article. 

(2) For articles not in excess of allowance the ship’s general 
storekeeper, through the commanding officer, shall make requisi¬ 
tions (original and 5 copies) direct upon the general storekeeper 
of the yard. The general storekeeper of the yard shall cause 
the requisition to be checked at the earliest possible moment, 
especially in instances where there is an indication of urgency, 
to determine what articles are in store. If it be found that arti¬ 
cles can not be supplied from stock or from material due under 
existing contracts, immediate arrangements shall be made for 
purchase, unless it is known that the vessel will not remain at 
the yard a sufficient length of time to receive the articles by 
purchase through the local Navy pay office. In the latter event 
the requisition shall be acted upon as follows: The general store¬ 
keeper shall furnish the articles that are in store and, in the case 
of a requisition not completed by him, retain one copy for his 
files, and after making proper notation as to the articles that 


(380 i) 


will be furnished or manufactured, return one copy to the com¬ 
manding officer of the vessel for his information, forwarding the 
original and two copies direct to the bureau concerned for action. 
Such bureau, after designating the source of supply of the items 
which could not be furnished by the general storekeeper of the 
yard, shall retain one copy for its files and forward the original 
and one copy to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts for action. 
Provided it is known that the vessel is to proceed to another yard, 
the original and four copies of the requisition (after having been 
properly checked by the general storekeeper upon whom same 
was originally submitted) shall be forwarded to the general store¬ 
keeper at the yard to which the vessel is to proceed for the sup¬ 
plying of any remaining items, the vessel being notified of the 
action taken. If all remaining items are thus disposed of, the 
general storekeeper shall retain one copy, and after proper nota- 
% tion shall forward one copy to the bureau concerned, and the 

original and remaining memorandum copies to the vessel. In case 
any items are not thus supplied, either from stock or material 
due under existing contract, or by local purchase, proper nota¬ 
tion shall be made on the requisition by the general storekeeper 
last handling same; after which one copy shall be retained for 
the files of the general storekeeper, the original and two memo¬ 
randum copies being forw r arded to the bureau concerned and one 
memorandum copy returned to the vessel. In case of a requisi¬ 
tion completed by the general storekeeper, upon whom same is 
originally submitted, one copy shall be retained for his files, one 
copy forwarded to the bureau concerned, and the original and 
remaining copies returned to the vessel with proper notation of 
action taken. 

(3) For articles in excess of allowance the general storekeeper 
of ships shall make requisition as prescribed in paragraph 2. 
The general storekeeper of the yard shall check the items which 
can be furnished at the yard within the proper time and forward 
the original and all copies direct to the bureau concerned. Such 
bureau, after indicating its approval or disapproval of the sev¬ 
eral items and designating the source of supply of approved items, 
shall retain one copy for its files and forward the original and 
three copies to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts for action. 

(4) When the estimated cost of items not in store at the yard 
on which a requisition is submitted does not appear on the requi¬ 
sition, the estimated cost shall be ascertained and entered by the 
general storekeeper of the yard prior to reference to the bureau 
concerned. 

(5) Services, including repairs not made at the yard, shall be 
procured under the method prescribed in paragraph 3 of this 
article. 

(0) In emergencies, of which the commandant shall be the 
judge, articles required for immediate use may be issued from 
store or purchased by the pay officer of the ship in advance of 
bureau approval, the original and three memorandum copies being 
forwarded immediately by the commandant to the bureau con¬ 
cerned for its approval and reference of the original and two 
memorandum copies to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts for 
its action. Services required in like emergency, or in cases of 
little importance as to cost, may be procured upon the order of 
the commanding officer. 

(7) Yard tugs and other yard craft shall be furnished supplies 
under stub requisitions prepared and signed by the captain of the 
yard. Articles not in store and not obtainable from other yards 
will be required for on yard form requisitions in regular series 
and submitted in the usual manner. 


Services. 

In emergen* 

cles. 

Yard craft. 


1381 I) 




Eracrgencj 

contracts. 


Supplies in 
ports where 
there is no navy 
yard. 


Supplies for 
ships which 
have sailed. 


Medical sup¬ 
plies. 


Fresh water. 


Ammunition. 


Economy strict¬ 
ly enjoined. 


(8) Every emergency contract for services or material shall 
fix a maximum amount beyond which contractual liability will 
not be incurred. 

4473. (1) All requisitions for supplies or services for a ship 
at a port where there is no navy yard shall be treated as pre¬ 
scribed in this article: 

(2) When time will permit, and under all ordinary circum¬ 
stances when in the United States, and on foreign stations when 
the procurement from home of the articles needed will be advan¬ 
tageous to the Government, requisitions shall be forwarded 
(original and three copies) to the bureau concerned, for action 
by it and by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

(3) When time will not permit, or on foreign stations where 
direct purchase will be to the advantage of the Government or, in 
the case of needed services of little importance as to cost, the 
senior officer present may direct procurement by the fleet, squad¬ 
ron, or division paymaster, or by the pay officer of the ship con¬ 
cerned. 

4474. When any stores arrive at a navy yard after the de¬ 
parture of the ship for which they are intended, the facts shall 
be immediately reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts 
for instructions, unless the commandant is informed where the 
articles should be sent, in which case the shipment shall be made 
at once. 

4475. Requisitions for medical supplies from ships in commis¬ 
sion at navy yards shall be made upon the Bureau of Medicine 
and Surgery, except as provided in the Manual for the Medical 
Department. 

4476. Requisitions for fresh water used on board ships for any 
purpose shall be made by the general storekeeper of the ship, or, 
on board ships where the general storekeeping system is not in 
operation, by the engineer officer of the ship. 

(2) Water for a ship at a navy yard, or where a yard water 
boat may be sent, shall be procured by requisition upon the gen¬ 
eral storekeeper of the yard, who shall be furnished by the ship, 
immediately after receipt, with a statement of amount taken on 
board, so that invoices may be properly prepared. 

(3) The general storekeeper of the ship shall take up invoices 
for water on the books, and then expend it to other departments 
in the usual manner. On board ships where the general store¬ 
keeping system is not in operation, the invoices shall be taken 
up by the engineer officer of the ship in the books of his depart¬ 
ment, and expended to other departments as required. 

4477. Requisitions for ammunition, including small-arm and 
saluting ammunition, shall not be made; deficiencies should be 
indicated by appropriate returns, and the Bureau of Ordnance 
will order the material by letter. In case of urgency, the ammu¬ 
nition may be requested by letter, and the commandant forward¬ 
ing this request should be governed by article I 4472 (6). 

4478. (1) In the procurement and expenditure of stores all 
officers shall be strictly governed by the established allowances, 
and exercise such economy as to make them last for the full time 
specified, and longer if practicable. Only in case of absolute 
necessity or accident will a departure from the allowances be 
tolerated, and requisitions for articles needed to meet such neces¬ 
sities must be made out as in excess, bearing certificates stating 
plainly the facts which are deemed sufficient to warrant approval 
of the requisitions. 

(2) Articles of equipage and unusual articles of supplies for 
which requisition in excess has once been made and been dis¬ 
approved by the bureau concerned, shall not be required for 
again within six months unless the bureau concerned so author- 


(382 i) 


izes within six months, and then a reference should be made on 
the new requisition to the fact that a previous requisition for the 
same articles has been disapproved. 

4479. (1) Excepting when purchase is to be made by the 
fleet, squadron, or division paymaster under the direction of the 
flag officer, commanding officers have supervisory power over the 
purchase of supplies, and in approving requisitions shall be 
guided by the actual needs of their commands, taking into con¬ 
sideration the nature of the service in which they are engaged, 
the probability of being able to obtain the supplies from other 
ships, and the possibility of obtaining them from the United 
States without too great a delay. 

(2) No purchase is in any case to be made by other than a pay 
officer, and no article shall be purchased unless the necessity for 
the same is first properly established. All purchases shall be 
made after competition. 

(3) Officers in charge of departments shall keep themselves in¬ 
formed of the needs of their respective departments, and shall 
meet such needs bv timely requisitions in accordance with article 
1208. 

4480. Medical supplies, surgical instruments, and “ instru¬ 
ments of precisian,” shall be selected by officers representing the 
departments requiring them. 

4481. When necessary to purchase clothing or small stores the 
articles shall be as nearly as possible of the description and qual¬ 
ity furnished by the United States, and no more shall be pur¬ 
chased than sufficient to meet an exigency. 

4482. (1) Articles purchased shall be delivered subject to 
inspection and approval as to quantity and quality by the head of 
department requiring them; in the case of fresh provisions, the 
officer of the deck shall inspect as to quantity, and a medical offi¬ 
cer as to quality. (Arts. I 2618 (2), I 2113, and I 4674.) 

(2) All inspections of supplies shall be made by the officers of 
the ship to which they are delivered. 

(3) Should the decision of an inspecting officer be questioned, 
the commanding officer shall order a board of at least three com¬ 
petent officers to inspect the supplies. The report of this board, 
if unanimous, shall determine the acceptance or rejection of the 
supplies; if not, the final decision shall rest with the commanding 
officer. 

(4) Each delivery of stores shall be accompanied by a list of 
the articles. 

4483. (1) Public bills for supplies shall be accompanied by 
two memorandum copies. The public bill shall bear a certificate 
by the head of department for which the supplies were purchased 
that the articles were inspected as to quality and quantity and 
received into his custody. 

(2) No public bill shall represent purchases for more than one 
ship. 

(3) In the preparation of public bills and memorandum copies, 
the latest classified schedule shall be adhered to in the arrange¬ 
ment of items. Each public bill shall embrace supplies under but 
one bureau and one appropriation and shall show the number of 
the requisition and date of approval. The trade name of coal 
purchased shall be mentioned. 

(4) The date of each purchase, and the name, number, or 
quantity, price of each article, and amount in the currency of the 
country, with its equivalent amount in United States money at 
the legal or authorized rate, shall be distinctly specified. All 
receipts for payments in currency shall express the amount paid 
in words legibly written at full length. When payment is made 
by check or bill of exchange, no receipt shall be taken, but in¬ 
stead there shall be noted on the public bill the date, number, 
and the amount of the check, and the depositary on whom drawn, 


Duties of com¬ 
manding officers 
in approving 
requisitions. 


Instruments 
and medical sup¬ 
plies to he se¬ 
lected. 

Clothing and 
small stores. 


Reception and 
inspection of 
supplies. 


Approval of 
hills. 


Vouchers, how 
prepared. 


(383 i) 



Final disposi¬ 
tion of bills and 
requisitions. 


Public bills 
for telegrams or 
cablegrams. 


Public bills 
for freight. 


Public bills 
for fuel. 


Public bills 
of torpedo boats. 


Authorization. 


or, in the case of a bill of exchange, its number and amount, and 
whether drawn on the fiscal agents or the Secretary of the Navy. 

(5) When purchases have been made by the fleet, squadron, or 
division paymaster, the dealers’ bills, after certification by the 
fleet, squadron, or division paymaster as to their correctness, shall 
be forwarded to the vessel concerned for preparation of the public 
bills by the pay officer thereof. When the public bills have been 
properly certified as to receipt and inspection, they shall be for¬ 
warded to the flagship for payment. Such bills shall not be ap¬ 
proved by the commanding officer of the vessel concerned. 

4484. (1) The public bill shall have attached to it the original 
requisition and the merchant’s bill, expressed in the currency of 
the country or in the same currency in which the transaction 
is entered in the merchant’s books and accounts and be forwarded 
to the Auditor for the Navy Department with the quarterly ac¬ 
counts of the pay officer. Should there be a difference between 
the public bill and the merchant’s bill, such difference shall be 
explained on the latter, but in no case shall the items, quantities, 
prices, extensions, or footings in the merchant’s bill be altered 
in any respect. 

(2) Public bills covering payments for telegrams or cable mes¬ 
sages shall be accompanied by the originals or certified copies 
thereof, except in cases of confidential messages, when the officer 
sending them shall certify that such messages were of a confi¬ 
dential character and in his judgment it would be prejudicial to 
the public interests to disclose their contents; that they were 
actually transmitted, are correctly stated, and were day or night 
messages, as the case may be. The voucher shall also show 
whether directions were given to transmit the messages over 
bond-aided lines. The amount paid for the transmission must be 
noted on each telegram or cable message in United States cur¬ 
rency. 

(3) Public bills for payments of freight shall be accompanied 
by the accomplished original bill of lading. 

(4) One memorandum copy of each public bill shall be for¬ 
warded to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts with the monthly 
abstract of expenditures. 

(5) One memorandum copy shall be retained by the pay officer 
making payment for his files. 

(6) The pay officer shall forward a memorandum copy of every 
public bill as soon as practicable after it is paid to the com¬ 
mander in chief for the files of the fleet paymaster. 

(7) He shall also furnish heads of departments with memo¬ 
randum copies of public bills pertaining to their departments in 
lieu of invoices, and memorandum copies to the bureaus concerned, 
except to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts and the office of 
the Secretary of the Navy. 

(8) A memorandum copy of each public bill in payment for 
coal or fuel oil shall be mailed to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts immediately upon preparation. 

4485. Public bills of torpedo and other vessels not having pay 
officers on board shall be paid by the pay officer of a flag or other 
ship with which they may be in company, if practicable; other¬ 
wise, by the pay officer having their pay accounts. 

Section 3.—Ships’ Stores. 

4501. In accordance with the provisions of the act approved 
May 12, 1908, commanding officers of all naval vessels having a 
pay officer regularly attached are authorized to maintain ships’ 
stores, if they deem it advisable, and for this purpose are au¬ 
thorized to approve the purchase, under the appropriation “ Pro¬ 
visions, Navy,” of such articles as may be considered necessary 
or desirable, subject to the limitations contained in this section. 


(384 i) 


4o02. (i) Only the articles enumerated in this article may be 
purchased for the ship’s store, under the provisions of the preced¬ 
ing article: 


Biscuits and sweetmeats. 
Belts. 

Buckets. 

Buttons. 

Brushes. 

Cutlery. 

Cold cream. 

Candy and nuts. 

Cleaning gear. 
Dentifrices. 

Garters. 

Games. 

Locks. 

Mending necessaries. 


Mess gear. 

Purses. 

Postage stamps. 

Razor strops. 

Stationery. 

Souvenirs. 

Suspenders. 

Tobacco and smoking 
supplies. 

Toilet articles. 

Uniform accessories for 
officers, crew, and ma¬ 
rines. 

Vaseline. 


(2) In addition to the foregoing list, any articles carried under 
“Provisions” as ration (or combined ration) articles or under 
“ Clothing and Small Stores ” may be transferred to the ship’s 
store for sale; but, while its stock shall be subject to transfer as 
ship’s store stock on requisition and invoice between pay officers, 
no item thereof shall be transferred to “ Clothing and Small 
Stores ” to become subject to requisition for issue. 

4503. Requisitions for the purchase of ship’s store stock shall 
be limited to articles comprised in the preceding article for which 
there is an actual demand, and to quantities -which may reason¬ 
ably be expected to be promptly disposed of. Such requisitions 
shall follow such course as may be prescribed by the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts. 

4504. Except by express authority from the Secretary of the 
Navy, under exceptional circumstances, the value of the stock 
carried in the ship’s store at selling price shall not exceed in any 
case per capita of complement: 


For ships with complements of 250 or less_$8 

For ships with complements of from 251 to 500_ 7 

For ships with complements of from 501 to 750_ 6 

For ships with complements of 750 or more- 5 


4505. All losses of ship’s store stock shall be accounted for by 
survey. Excessive loss due to deterioration or to dead stock 
resulting from over supply, either in quantity or assortment, 
shall be carefully guarded against. 

4506. All sales in the store shall be for cash, the money thus 
obtained being taken up on the pay officer’s official cashbook 
each day. Commanding officers shall direct that there be in¬ 
cluded in the selling price of articles purchased for the store a 
sufficient addition to cost price to protect the Government from 
loss, and there may also be included in the selling price a fur¬ 
ther addition as may be deemed advisable to produce a profit to 
the store not to exceed the legal limit for such profit as set forth 
in article I 4508 (1) ; except that no advance in price shall be 
made over the fixed prices of clothing and small stores. 

4507. A balance sheet (on the prescribed form), accompanied 
by a certified inventory of stock and other supporting vouchers, 
shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts 
quarterly. 


* 


Character. 


Requisitions. 


Monetary 

limit. 


Losses. 


Sales. 


Balance sheets. 


(385 i) 






Profits. 


Payments 
from profits. 


Limit of 
profits. 


Torpedo flo¬ 
tillas, etc. 


Method of ac¬ 
counting. 


Welfare fund. 


Limitation of 
authority. 


Issues of cloth¬ 
ing and small 
stores, how 
made. 


Outfit on first 
enlistment. 


Issue of outfit 
to all recruits. 


4508 . (1) An act of Congress, approved June 24, 1910, reads in 
part as follows: 

“ Provided , That hereafter a profit not to exceed fifteen per- 
centum may be charged on sales from ships’ stores, such profit to 
be expended in the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy, under 
such regulations as he may prescribe, for the amusement, com¬ 
fort, and contentment of the enlisted force, and to be accounted 
for to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department.” 

(2) Subject to the provisions of the above act and to the 
terms of this order, commanding officers of ships on which ships’ 
stores are maintained are authorized to approve the purchase 
of such articles, or the procurement of such services, as may be 
considered necessary or desirable for the amusement, comfort, 
and contentment of the enlisted force under their respective com¬ 
mands. All profits, less the value of loss by survey or from other 
causes, may be expended for the purpose indicated in this para¬ 
graph. 

4509. Payment for articles purchased and services procured 
{under the provisions of the second paragraph of the preceding 
article shall be made by the pay officer of the ship upon the writ¬ 
ten order of the commanding officer, on public bills, under the ap¬ 
propriation “Provisions, Navy,” subhead “Ship’s store, profits.” 
The orders of the commanding officer shall be attached to the 
originals of the public bills transmitted to the Auditor for the 
Navy Department as the pay officer’s authority for making the 
expenditures. 

4510. The net profits on sales from ship’s stores, and conse¬ 
quently the expenditures under the provisions of article I 4508 (2) 
of this order, shall in no case exceed the limit fixed by law, as 
set forth in article I 4508 (1) of this order. Unexpended balances 
for any quarter under “ Ship’s store profits ” may be carried over 
and applied to the succeeding quarter or quarters of the same 
fiscal year, but in no case shall any unused portion of this fund 
be carried over into a succeeding fiscal year. 

4511. The combined crews of all vessels of a command to which 
tenders are attached shall, for purposes of distribution of ship’s 
store profits, be considered a part of the complement of the 
tender, and the profits of the ship’s store thereon may be ex¬ 
pended under the direction of the senior officer of the command. 

4512. The method of accounting for stores and funds pertain¬ 
ing to ships’ stores, and for profits accruing therefrom, shall be as 
prescribed from time to time. 

4513. A separate account shall continue to be kept of the fund 
derived through closing out the old unofficial ship’s store, and 
known as the “Welfare fund,” a statement showing balance 
brought forward, amount expended, and balance carried forward 
being transmitted to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts at the 
end of each quarter. 

4514. This section carries with it no authority for expenditures 
under “ Ship’s store profits ” aboard any ship not having a ship’s 
store in operation, except as provided in article 1 4511. 

Section 4.— Clothing and Small Stores. 

4526. Clothing and small stores shall be issued every week 
day (except for five days prior to the issue of monthly money, and 
five days prior to the end of the quarter), at such hour as may 
be directed in writing by the commanding officer. 

4527. (1) Pay officers shall furnish with their quarterly pay 
rolls an order from the commanding officer to credit newly en¬ 
listed men with the recruit outfit. 

(2) All enlisted men of the Navy shall receive, on first enlist¬ 
ment, outfits of the values stated in article R 4427 (27). 


(386 i) 


(3) Commanding officers shall direct which of the amounts 
there given is to be allowed in each case of first enlistment. 

<4) Pay officers taking up the accounts of newly enlisted men 
shall, when directed by the commanding officer, immediately issue 
the allowed outfit to each man. Their accounts shall be credited 
only with the exact amount of the outfit drawn. No further 
credit shall be made as outfit, except in cases where the complete 
outfit is not furnished at once; and if a man be transferred before 
receiving the full outfit a note shall be made on the transfer 
account giving amount remaining to be credited. In such cases 
the remainder of the outfit shall be furnished as soon thereafter 
as practicable. 

(5) A man discharged during the first six months of a first 
enlistment for any cause other than disability incurred in the 
line of duty shall have checked against his accounts prior to dis¬ 
charge the cost of such portion of allowed outfit as he has drawn. 

4528 . Memorandum requisition for clothing and small stores 
on the prescribed form shall be signed by the division officer. 
When such requisition is presented for issue, the articles delivered 
in accordance therewith shall be recorded on a duplicating form 
provided for the purpose and receipted for thereon by the pur¬ 
chaser. A copy of this receipt shall invariably be delivered to 
the purchaser with the articles. The original receipt shall be 
retained by the pay officer for transmittal to the Auditor for the 
Navy Department if required. The memorandum requisition shall 
be compared with the original receipt and held until after the 
quarterly accounts have been forwarded, when it may be de¬ 
stroyed. 

4529. (1) For issues of clothing and small stores to super¬ 
numeraries entitled to pay, invoices of the articles shall be sent 
to the pay officer having the accounts, together with the original 
receipts of the men and requisitions for all issues covered thereby. 
An officer shall witness these issues to supernumeraries and sign 
the receipt as such. 

(2) Any pay officer may, when necessary, issue clothing and 
small stores to the crews of torpedo boats or other vessels having 
no paymaster on board, and such issues shall be treated as pre¬ 
scribed in paragraph 1 of this article when the pay officer making 
the issue is not the one having the accounts of such men. 

4530. All issues and expenditures of clothing and small stores 
shall be made at the prices established by special order for each 
calendar year. 

4531. (1) Articles of clothing and small stores found by sur¬ 
vey to be damaged but fit for issue may be revalued by survey 
and issued, at the reduced prices fixed, in the same manner as 
other clothing and small stores. 

(2) When a bale of clothing is opened the paymaster of the 
vessel shall note the date of manufacture and inspection, examine 
the clothing, and, if not in strict accordance with the samples, he 
shall not issue it, except by direct authority of the commanding 
officer; but no clothing shall be pronounced unsuitable for issue 
on account of not meeting regulation requirements until the same 
has been surveyed by a board of survey. The survey shall specify 
wherein each garment differs from regulation requirements, that 
the necessary alterations can not be made by the ship’s tailor, and 
shall be forwarded to the Navy Department accompanied by the 
garments recommended as unsuitable for issue, and each such 
garment shall have attached to it its garment ticket and a copy 
of the bale marks. 

Section 5. —Rations. 

4541. Sections 1580 and 1581, Revised Statutes, as amended, 
establish the components of the Navy ration, their legal combina¬ 
tions, the substitutes allowed, and the possibilities of variation in 
issue. 


Refund of out¬ 
fit on discharge. 


Requisitions. 


Issues to super¬ 
numeraries. 


To torpedo 
boats. 


Issuing prices 
fixed yearly. 


Revaluation 
of damaged ar¬ 
ticles. 


Authorized 
components, 
combinations, 
and variation, 


(387 i) 




Issue of fresh 
provisions. 


To he obtained 
from contrac¬ 
tors. 


Provisions al¬ 
leged to he un¬ 
lit for issue. 


Supplies of 
perishable arti¬ 
cles. 

Issues to offi¬ 
cers’ messes. 


Accounts of 
sales to messes. 


Commutation 
for reduced ra¬ 
tions. 


The ration de¬ 
fined. 


Commutation 
of rations dur¬ 
ing actual time 
not drawn. 


Subsistence of 
crews of torpedo 
boats, etc. 


4542. (1) Tlie commanding officer may cause fresli meat and 
vegetables to be issued to tbe crew whenever be deems such action 
advisable and circumstances permit. He may authorize tbe issue 
of poultry (as fresh meat) on legal holidays, when it can be pro¬ 
cured at reasonable prices. 

(2) At every place where there is a contract therefor, all fresh 
provisions shall be obtained from tbe contractors except, as speci¬ 
fied. in tbe contract, when satisfactory delivery is not made 
thereunder. 

4548. If any of tbe crew object to the quality of the provisions 
issued to them, the pay officer shall at once, request a survey. If, 
in the judgment of the surveying officer, the provisions are of 
proper quality, they shall be issued, notwithstanding objections, 
unless the commanding officer shall direct otherwise. If, how¬ 
ever, the provisions are not approved, others of a better quality 
shall, if on board, be at once issued in their stead. 

4544. Perishable provisions shall not be procured in greater 
quantities than can probably be used before spoiling. 

4545. (1) Such provisions as in tbe opinion of tbe pay officer 
can be spared from the supply on board, without unduly reducing 
the quantities for regular issue, may, with the approval of the 
commanding officer, he sold to officers’ and other messes at their 
average cost price, to be delivered only at the regular times and 
places of issue; but no person or mess shall be permitted to pur¬ 
chase a full allowance of any article while the crew is on short 
allowance thereof. 

(2) Pay officers shall keep regular accounts of provisions so is¬ 
sued, entering the same separately in the quarterly returns, 
and shall receive payment for them monthly, crediting the Gov¬ 
ernment, under the head of “ Provisions,” with the amount so 
received. 

(3) At the end of each month an invoice, in duplicate, shall be 
prepared, showing the total quantity and value of each article 
and the aggregate value of the provisions issued during that 
month, which the pay officer shall sign. One copy of the invoice 
for each month shall be forwarded with tbe quarterly returns to 
tbe Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

4546. If necessity arises for putting a crew upon short allow¬ 
ance, payment shall be made for tbe allowance thus diminished 
according to the scale of prices for the same established at the 
time of such diminution. (Sec. 1582, It. S.) 

4547. The ration is not a part of the pay, but is a limited 
allowance by the Government, under certain conditions defined by 
law. Commutation of rations by tbe enlisted men is not a right, 
but an allowance granted only by executive authority. 

4548. (1) Rations stopped for enlisted men of the Navy and 
Marine Corps shall be commuted for the actual period of time 
during which they are not drawn. 

(2) The number of rations to be commuted for chief petty 
officers’ mess and for men of the messman branch is left to the 
discretion of the commanding officer; but no enlisted man shall be 
allowed to commute bis ration and subsist himself without special 
authority from the Bureau of Navigation. 

(3) Provisions issued to messes composed of men whose rations 
are commuted shall in all cases be treated as provisions sold to 
messes for cash, 

4540. (1) The crews of torpedo boats and vessels not carrying 
pay officers shall be subsisted under tbe direction of the com¬ 
manding officers, who shall procure the provisions necessary for 
the purpose from general storekeepers, ships’ pay officers, and 
from dealers, keep a record thereof, and notify the pay officer 
having the accounts on the prescribed form in accordance with the 
instructions contained thereon. 


(388 i) 


(2) Provisions procured from dealers sliall be paid for oil pub¬ 
lic bill by the pay officers having the men’s accounts, or by other 
pay officers when circumstances render such action advisable. 

(3) Exxienditures of provisions representing ration components 
for the crews of such vessels shall be regarded as overissues with¬ 
in the meaning of the ration law, and the total value thereof shall 
not exceed an amount found by multiplying the total number of 
rations of men actually subsisted during any period by the allowed 
value per ration, viz, 45 cents per ration when the allowed com¬ 
plement is 35 or less, and 40 cents per ration when the allowed 
complement is over 35. When the complement is 35 or less a 
note to that effect shall be made on the monthly ration record. 

(4) The value of any underissue or savings in rations may be 
carried forward from month to month, and from one fiscal year 
to a succeeding one, on the monthly ration record as an “ unused 
allowance,” against which issues may be made. 

(5) Commanding officers will be held personally accountable 
for any issues in excess of the above allowance. 

4550 . In cases where vessels not carrying pay officers are 
ordered upon duty involving a protracted separation from the 
tender, or a visit to ports where prices are high, commanding 
officers should apply to the department for a temporary increase 
in allowances for rations to cover the duty involved. 

4551 . Honorably discharged men electing homes on board re¬ 
ceiving ships are entitled to one ration per day for a period of 
four months from the date of discharge. This ration can not be 
commuted. 

4552 . The pay officer shall be promptly notified when men are 
sent to a hospital for treatment, or when absent from their ship 
or station with or without leave. In all cases the issue of rations 
or commutation therefor shall cease during such absence. 

4553 . The number and value of rations stopped on account of 
sick in hospital shall be noted on the monthly ration voucher and 
on the quarterly abstract of expenditures. 

4554 . Merchant vessels in distress or needing supplies may be 
furnished with such as can be spared, but receipts in triplicate 
shall be taken, the original of which shall be retained by the 
officer from whose department the stores have been furnished, and 
the duplicate and triplicate forwarded by different conveyances to 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. Cash payments may be re¬ 
ceived, if practicable, and accounted for by the pay officer; if 
otherwise, a bill of exchange shall be obtained, to be drawn by the 
master on the owners, payable to the order of the Secretary of 
the Navy, and its first and second forwarded by different convey¬ 
ances; the address of the owner shall be stated, and the value of 
the supplies calculated at the average price. In the case of cloth¬ 
ing and small stores the prices established by special order shall 
be charged. In cases of extreme distress gratuitous assistance 
may be furnished. 

4555 . Destitute American seamen received on board are super¬ 
numeraries not entitled to pay and rations. Issues made to 
them shall be upon the written order of the commanding officer, 
which, with the invoices of articles issued, shall be sent to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and separate entries made on 
the quarterly provision return for the adjustment of appropria¬ 
tions. The name of the vessel to which the men belong, and, if 
taken on board at the request of a United States consul, the name 
and station of the latter, shall be stated in the order and in the 
invoice. 

4556 . Such stores as can be spared may, when requested, be 
issued upon the written order of the commanding officer to a 
foreign ship of war; receipts in triplicate from the commander 
thereof being taken and forwarded as directed in article I 4554. 


Men electing 
homes on hoard 
receiving ships. 


Rations of ab¬ 
sentees to be 
stopped. 


Supplies fur¬ 
nished to mer¬ 
chant vessels in 
distress. 


Destitute 
American sea¬ 
men. 


Supplies fur¬ 
nished to for¬ 
eign ships of 
war. 


(389 i) 




Section 6.—Typewriters for ships. 

4571. (1) The act making appropriations for the naval service 
for the fiscal year 1913, approved August 22, 1912, provides: 
“ That hereafter worn-out typewriting and computing machines 
for the naval establishment may be exchanged as a part of the 
purchase price of new ones.” The following instructions will 
govern in all cases of purchase or exchange of typewriting or 
computing machines under the provisions of the act above re¬ 
ferred to: 

(2) All requisitions for the purchase or exchange of or repairs 
to all typewriters and computing machines for use on vessels of 
the Navy shall be submitted to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts for approval. The commander in chief of the Asiatic 
Station is authorized to act for the Chief of the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts in approving or disapproving requisitions 
submitted by ships on that station, but in no instance will the 
allowance for the various departments of the different ships be 
exceeded without prior authority from the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts, and no purchases of typewriters shall be made on 
the Asiatic Station, except in extreme emergency, in which 
case full report shall be made to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts. Ship’s requisitions from vessels on the Asiatic Station 
shall be filled from stock at Olongapo. 

(3) Typewriters and computing machines for use on vessels of 
the Navy shall not be purchased, exchanged, repaired, or issued 
from store until the requisition therefor has been approved as 
provided above. 

(4) Typewriters for all departments of a ship will be considered 
as equipage under the cognizance of the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts. 

(5) Ship’s requisitions for typewriters shall be prepared in the 
same manner as requisitions for other items of ship’s equip¬ 
ment. Other items shall not be included in requisitions for type¬ 
writers. Requisitions for typewriters shall show: 

(а) Whether the machine required is “in excess” or “not in 
excess ” of allowance. 

(6) If “ in excess ” of allowance, the necessity for the increased 
allowance. 

(c) Number of machines on hand in the department of the ship 
submitting the requisition. 

( d ) If to replace an old machine, the make, model, and serial 
number of the old machine, the length of time it has been in 
use, and a reference to the survey recommending disposition of 
it. A copy of the survey shall be forwarded with the requisition. 

(б) Requisitions for repairs to typewriters in use on vessels of 
the Navy shall not include other items and shall be prepared in 
the same manner as requisitions for repairs to other articles of 
ship’s equipment. They shall show on the face thereof the make, 
model, serial number of the machine, style of type, and the 
length of time it has been in use, statement as to whether or not 
previous repairs have been made, with date and cost thereof. 

(7) All orders on ship’s requisitions (with the exceptions noted 
in paragraph 2) covering the purchase or exchange of type¬ 
writers shall be placed through the Washington agency of 'the 
Underwood Typewriter Co., Washington, D. C. 

(8) Requisitions for typewriters or the exchange thereof, for 
use on shore, shall not contain other items; shall contain a 
statement similar to that outlined in paragraph 5, and shall be 
approved by the department prior to purchase. The purchase 
or exchange of typewriters for use on shore shall be made 
through the Navy pay office, Washington, D. C. 


(390 i) 


(9) Requisitions covering exchange of typewriters shall in all 
cases be accompanied by a statement from the Underwood Type¬ 
writer Co., or its agent, giving the amount to be allowed for the 
old machine. 

(10) Ship’s requisitions for computing machines or the ex¬ 
change thereof shall be submitted to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts. These requisitions shall show the number of machines 
on board, with the make and model thereof, the date of receipt, 
and the offices in which used. If to replace an old machine, ref¬ 
erence shall be made to the survey recommending disposition, and 
a copy of the survey shall accompany the requisition. 

(11) Ship’s requisitions for the exchange of computing ma¬ 
chines shall be accompanied by an estimate from one or more 
computing-machine companies as to the amount that will be al¬ 
lowed for the old machine. All bids on ship’s requisitions, in¬ 
volving exchange, shall be submitted to the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts prior to award. 

(12) Requisitions for repairs to computing machines for use on 
vessels of the Navy shall not include other items and shall be 
prepared in the same manner as requisitions for other items of 
ship’s equipment. They shall show on the face thereof the make, 
model, and serial number of the machine, the length of time it 
has been in use, and whether or not previous repairs have been 
made, with the date and cost thereof. 

(13) Requisitions for computing machines for use on shore shall 
not contain other items; shall show the number, make, and model 
of machines in use; and, if involving exchange, the make, model, 
number, and date of purchase of the old machine, with a refer 
ence to the survey recommending disposition thereof. A copy of 
the survey shall accompany the requisition. 

(14) Typewriters or computing machines which have become a 
charge against Title “ E ” or “ Ii ” at any station, and which are 
to be exchanged in accordance with the provisions of the above act, 
shall remain on the books of that station under the title involved. 
The voucher covering the net amount to be paid in exchange shall 
be prepared under the appropriation involved and charged directly 
to Title “ G ” or “ S,” as the case may be. 

(15) Typewriters and computing machines, which have been 
turned into store under Title “ X ” at any station, and which are 
to be exchanged (as recommended by survey) in accordance with 
the provisions of the above act, shall remain on the books of the 
general storekeeper under Title “X” at the appraised value (which 
shall always be the price which the company agrees to allow for 
the old machine). The voucher covering the net amount to be 
paid in exchange shall be prepared under “ General account of ad¬ 
vances,” taken up in the naval supply account as received from 
purchase and added, to the appraised value already carried upon 
the books of the naval supply account. If the appraised value dif¬ 
fers from the price which the company agrees to allow for the 
old machine, it shall be adjusted thereto by survey, the proper 
appropriation being credited or debited, as the case may be, with 
the amount involved. 

(16) Typewriters or computing machines carried under Title 
“ B ” on ships shall be treated as directed in paragraph 14, except 
that the net amount paid in exchange shall be charged to Title 
“ C.” In every case the machine shall be surveyed to determine 
whether it is desirable that it be exchanged. It shall not be ex¬ 
pended from the books, but shall remain thereon at the original 
invoiced price. Therefore, the only effect the exchange has on the 
store’s accounts is to change the number of the machine on the 
stock ledger. 


(3D1 I) 





Section 7.—Miscellaneous. 


Ditty-boxes. 


Shellac Tar¬ 
nish. 

White pine. 

Faints. 


Boat nomen¬ 
clature. 


4581. (1) Ditty-boxes shall be issued from various navy yards 
with a distinguishing letter indicating the yard which manufac¬ 
tured them and the serial number of the ditty-box plainly stamped 
thereon in such a manner as to prevent obliteration so far as 
possible. 

(2) In issuing such ditty-boxes to enlisted men on board ships 
record shall be kept of the particular number of the box issued 
to each man, in order that the responsibility for loss or damage 
of a particular box may be more readily placed. 

4582. (1) Shellac varnish shall be used only where absolutely 
necessary for cleanliness, and, except in special cases, it shall not 
be used merely for appearance. 

(2) Requisitions shall not be submitted for white pine except 
in cases where that material and no other will answer the pur¬ 
pose intended. When a cheaper material will answ r er the purpose, 
western or Mexican pine, Oregon pine, yellow pine, spruce, or 
equivalent material, depending on the locality, should be called 
for. 

4583. (1) All paints and shellac, excepting red lead and paints 
for tinting purposes, issued for use on shipboard under the cog¬ 
nizance of the Bureau of Construction and Repair, shall be mixed 
ready for use and put up in closed containers. All such paints, 
and painting and cementing generally shall conform to the re¬ 
quirements of General Instructions for Painting and Cementing 
Vessels, General Specifications, Appendix 6, Approved by the 
Navy Department, and obtainable from the Bureau of Construc¬ 
tion and Repair. 

(2) Raw paint material may be issued to ships on “in ex¬ 
cels ” requisitions in small quantities for special purposes, which 
purposes shall be stated on the requisition. Red lead and suf¬ 
ficient linseed oil, drier, and petroleum spirits for mixing it will be 
allowed, in accordance with the allowance lists, as ready-mixed 
red lead is subject to rapid deterioration. Small quantities of 
alcohol may be issued for thinning shellac if necessary. Empty 
ten-gallon drums shall be cleaned by the ship’s force before being 
returned to the navy yards. 

The ten-gallon drums, in which a greater portion of the ready- 
mixed paint will be issued, can be used repeatedly, and ships re¬ 
ceiving ready-mixed paints in these steel drums shall retain them 
on board when empty, to be turned in at the nearest navy yard 
for further use. All ready-mixed paints manufactured at navy 
yards issued to ships must be thoroughly stirred in cans and 
drums before using in order to insure that paint has the proper 
body and to prevent waste of necessary pigments in residue of 
drums. The surplus of such paints for future use shall be care¬ 
fully protected from the air. 

4584. The following nomenclature is prescribed for power boats 
in the Navy and shall be strictly adhered to in all official com¬ 
munications : 

(a) A steam-propelled boat for ordinary ship’s duty shall be 
known as a “ steamer.” 

(b) A steamer fitted up especially for use of flag officers shall 
be known as a “ steam barge.” 

For boats driven by power other than steam, the following shall 
be adhered to.: 

(c) The barge of a flag officer shall be known as a “motor 
barge.” 

( d ) Service-type launches built for heavy duty and speed and 
semispeed boats shall be known as “ motor boats,” being desig¬ 
nated aboard ship as the “ first,” “ second,” or other “ motor 
boats,” in accordance with the system followed for other boats. 


(392 i) 


(e) Sailing launches with auxiliary power engines shall be 
known as “ motor sailing launches.” 

(/) Double-ended power boats, whaleboat type, shall be known 
as “motor whaleboats.” 

(g) Power dinghies shall be known as “motor dinghies.” 

(h) Power dories shall be known as “motor dories.” 

(2) In correspondence about boats, including all surveys and 
requisitions, the length of the boat and the Bureau of Construct 
tion and Repairs’ number of the boat shall be stated; if the cor¬ 
respondence relates to the machinery, the Bureau of Steam Engi¬ 
neering’s numbers of the parts concerned shall be stated. 

(3) All motor boats of every type in the naval service shall 
have mufflers fitted on the exhaust, which shall be so arranged 
that they may be cut out when the noise is not objectionable. 

The mufflers shall always be in use when in the vicinity of cities 
or towns. 

45S5. The following instructions relative to the care and pres- Care 
ervation of band instruments are published for the information in s trumeut s* 
and guidance of all concerned and shall be strictly complied with: 

1. BRASS WIND INSTRUMENTS. 

(a) Grease or oil shall never be applied to valves. 

(b) The action of valves w T ill always be satisfactory if they are 
kept free from dirt and properly moistened. When an instru¬ 
ment is regularly in use, the valves require cleaning once a week. 

Grease shall be put upon the slides, but only in very small quan¬ 
tities, and care exercised that none gets into the interior of the 
instrument. Every ten days the grease shall be wiped off and put 
on fresh to prevent the slides from sticking. 

(c) The top and bottom caps of valves shall be taken off once 
a month and cleaned and a small amount of grease applied to 
the thread of the caps. Should the caps become tightly fixed, 
no violence shall be used to remove them, but they shall be held 
under running hot water for a short time, when they can readily 
be removed. The use of pliers and pincers is prohibited. 

(d) Before the instrument is put away after use all water shall 
be blown from the valves and slides, as the retention of saliva 
in the interior is the principal cause of corrosion and eventual 
destruction of the soldering at the joints. 

2. WOOD WIND INSTRUMENTS. 

(а) A wood reed instrument after being played should be 
thoroughly dried with a wiper made from either worsted or silk, 
and a small amount of oil applied to the inside joints, after 
which a wiper should be passed through each joint until the in¬ 
side presents a glassy surface. 

(б) W T hen new the instruments shall be oiled twice a week 
after being properly dried. After four weeks’ use oiling is neces¬ 
sary but once a week. 

(c) The exterior shall be dried with a soft sloth or chamois 
skin, and the ends of the joints kept perfectly dry. Machine 
oil shall be kept on the springs and screws at all times to prevent 
rusting. 

( d ) A swab, which naturally is damp after being used, shall 
not be left in the bore of a wood reed instrument, as it will cause 
the wood to expand and split. 

( e ) The reed instruments require constant care to keep them 
in a serviceable condition, as exposure of the wood and the steel 
springs and screws to fog and dampness tends to shorten their 
period of usefulness. 

4580. When an instrument is not in use it shall invariably be 
kept in the case provided for that purpose. 


(393 i) 





4587. A strict compliance with the foregoing rules is enjoined 
upon all musicians, and a personal examination of each and every 
instrument in the band, by the bandmaster or the musician in 
charge of the band, shall be made monthly. 

4588. In making requisition for musical instrument supplies, 
care shall be exercised in describing parts required, giving names 
of instrument and manufacturer in order that delay in filling 
requisitions, by having to communicate for additional information, 
may be avoided. Requisitions for reeds in particular shall state 
the brand required. 

4589. When musical instruments are received care shall be 
taken to see that they are accompanied by the cases and extra 
parts. 

4590. Surveys on instruments shall contain the following infor¬ 
mation : Number and make of instrument; when received; and 
whether the surveyed instrument has been previously repaired. 


(394 i) 


CHAPTER 39. 


STORES OX SHORE. 
(Navy Regulations, chap. 40.) 


Section 1.—Custody, Care, and Issue. 


4601. (1) Officers in charge of stores shall exercise constant 
supervision over them and protect them by every possible means 
against deterioration from any cause. 

(2) They shall, under the direction of the commandant of the 
yard or station, have charge of the keys of all storehouses and 
buildings containing articles for which they are responsible. The 
keys shall never be taken out of the yard, and when not in use 
shall be kept in the designated place. 

(3) They shall not give a receipt for articles delivered in the 
yard until furnished with invoices in duplicate, which shall be 
complete descriptive lists of the deliveries claimed, one receipt to 
be signed and returned to the party delivering the articles and 
the other to be retained. 

(4) No stores furnished and delivered by a contractor shall 
be received unless marked with his name. 

(5) Immediately after stores received by purchase are in¬ 
spected, they shall be tagged or marked with the name of the 
bureau under which purchased, number of contract or open pur¬ 
chase requisition, the account, number of inspection call, and date 
when passed or rejected. 

(6) Articles received by shipment shall be tagged or marked 
with the name of the ship or navy yard from which received, 
the account, bureau, and number of invoice. 

4602. Every article manufactured at a navy yard under title 
Z shall, as soon after completion as practicable, be turned into 
store for issue by the general storekeeper. 

4603. Models of ships, when completed, shall be taken up on 
the books of the general storekeeper by invoice and expended 
“ for use.” 

4604. (1) All supplies purchased with moneys appropriated 
for the naval service shall be deemed to be purchased for the 
Navy and not for any bureau thereof, and these supplies, to¬ 
gether with all supplies on hand, shall be arranged, classified, 
consolidated, and catalogued and issued for consumption or use 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe without 
regard to the bureau for which they were purchased. (Act of 
June 30, 1890.) 

(2) The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply 
to the appropriations “ Increase of the Navy ” and for clothing 
and small stores; these are continuous and intended to be self- 
sustaining. 

4605. (1) All supplies purchased during a current fiscal year 
not under the naval supply account shall, at navy yards and 
stations, be kept separate from other supplies and be held by the 


Officers in 
charge of stores 
to exercise care. 

Custody of 
keys. 


Invoices to be 
furnished. 


Contract sup¬ 
plies unmarked 
not to bo re¬ 
ceived. 

To be marked 
after inspection. 


Articles manu¬ 
factured in navy 
yards. 

Models of 
ships. 


Supplies to be 
purchased for 
the Navy and 
not for bureaus. 


Supplies to be 
kept separate 
during fiscal 
year. 


(395 i) 





Accumulation 
of supplies. 


Supplies for 
Naval Academy. 

Supplies for 
nary-yard work. 


Examination 
of supplies on 
hand. 

Arrangement 
of prescribed 
outfits and al¬ 
lowances. 


general storekeeper for consumption under the appropriation from 
wliich purchased. With the exception of supplies purchased under 
the appropriation “ Increase of the Navy,” which supplies shall 
be reserved for the purposes designated, and of such as shall have 
been purchased under special appropriations for specific objects 
or special work not then completed, all supplies on hand shall 
be subject to requisition without regard to the bureau for which 
they were originally purchased. Supplies in store especially 
adapted to particular uses shall not be drawn indiscriminately 
nor used for work in which material of a lower grade and less 
value can be utilized with equal advantage, and in no case shall 
supplies be drawn out of store except on requisitions to fill specific 
job orders. 

(2) Not more than eight months’ probable demand of supplies 
shall be carried in stock, and in case of supplies that are liable 
to deterioration a four months’ supply is sufficient to keep on 
hand. 

(3) Supplies purchased for the Naval Academy are exempted 
from the provisions of this article. 

4606. The quantity of materials drawn from store at a navy 
yard for work to be performed therein shall be restricted in 
every instance to that which is actually needed for the job con¬ 
cerned. When a job is likely to extend through a period of time 
including the end of a fiscal year, only material actually to be 
consumed upon the specific job before the end of such fiscal year 
shall be drawn, if possible; otherwise any surplus shall be in¬ 
voiced back into store before the expiration of the fiscal year. 
Any material remaining on hand upon the completion of the job 
for which drawn shall be turned into store immediately on re¬ 
turned material credit memorandum; and under no circumstances 
shnll materials remaining on hand after the completion of the jobs 
for which drawn be permitted to accumulate. 

4607. General storekeepers shall afford every facility to heads 
of departments and divisions, and to inspectors, for obtaining 
information and examining supplies on hand. 

4608. (1) Each bureau, except that of Medicine and Surgery, 
shall arrange its prescribed outfit (title B) and allowance of stores 
(title Y) for ships entitled to them. These allowance lists of 
outfit and stores shall be in tabulated form and the arrangement 
shall be in accordance with the classification of the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts. Station ships, receiving ships, prison 
ships, and yard craft are not entitled to allowance lists. Allow¬ 
ance lists for general storekeeping ships shall be for title B 
only, but each bureau shall also furnish for such ships a type 
allowance list for the information of the general storekeeper, 
showing what items may be carried in store on board under title 
X or obtained on “not in excess” requisitions. 

Allowance lists for destroyers, torpedo boats, and submarines 
shall be for title B only. For each class of these vessels each 
bureau shall furnish to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts a 
special type allowance list of title Y items chargeable to its 
appropriation, and the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts shall 
combine the several bureaus’ type allowance lists in one binder 
for issue to the individual vessels. 

Vessels loaned to Naval Militia organizations shall be furnished 
with allowance lists of title B only. Naval Militia Publication 
No. 7, Accounting Instructions with Special Reference to Ships’ 
Equipments and Stores, dated January 1, 1911, contains lists of 
title Y articles which the vessels may obtain on “ not in excess ” 
requisitions. 

Other vessels shall be provided with individual allowance lists 
of title B and title Y. 

(2) Whenever the home yard of a vessel is changed the allow¬ 
ance lists shall be immediately sent by the yard holding them to 


(396 i> 


the new home yard of the vessel, except when the allowance lists 
are being used to outfit a vessel, in which case they shall; be for¬ 
warded as soon as they have served their purpose; 

(3) The prescribed outfit and allowance of supplies for a ship 
shall be prepared during her construction and fully completed 
at least three months before the time when a contract-built ship 
is accepted by the Government or when a navy-yard built ship is 
ready for trial. 

(4) Four copies of the outfit and allowance list under, each bu¬ 
reau shall be furnished by the bureau preparing same to the navy 
yard where the ship is to be fitted out, for the general storekeeper, 
head of manufacturing division concerned, the ship’s general store¬ 
keeper, and the head of the ship department concerned, respec¬ 
tively. When additional copies are required, they shall be sup¬ 
plied, upon request, by the bureau concerned. 

(5) The general storekeeper at the yard where the ship is to 
be fitted out is responsible for the assembling of all of the 
articles called for by allowance lists to be furnished by the Gov¬ 
ernment. In order that he may be informed in the premises, 
items to be furnished by the contractor will be marked with a 
special symbol. If the bureau concerned indicates in the allow¬ 
ance list that certain articles are to be obtained from other 
navy yards he will obtain them from such yards, unless they are 
available in store. The instructions relative to assembling ships’ 
outfits which bureaus incorporate in their respective allowance 
lists shall be carefully followed. 

In case a bureau takes the necessary steps to provide certain 
articles, either by purchase or by manufacture at a navy yard, 
the commandant of the yard where the vessel is to be fitted 
out shall be informed in the premises. In such case the general 
storekeeper is to follow the matter up and see that the articles 
are actually on hand in time for the vessel. 

Articles in store should be utilized as far as possible, and 
when articles are on hand that differ slightly from those called 
for by the allowance list they should be substituted therefor in 
cases where such substituted articles would suit the requirements 
equally well. 

The manufacture or purchase of an article should not be pro¬ 
ceeded with until the general storekeeper has ascertained that 
it can not be supplied from store or economically from stock at 
some other navy yard. 

From time to time circular instructions are issued by the 
bureaus concerned designating certain navy yards as distributing 
points for certain classes of material. General storekeepers of 
other navy yards should obtain such material from the dis¬ 
tributing yards when needed for stock or issue. 

When it has been decided as to what articles are to be manu¬ 
factured the inspector at the contractor’s works should be com¬ 
municated with in order to obtain from him plans or other detail 
information necessary for their manufacture to suit the conditions 
on the individual vessel. 

In the case of articles called for by the allowance list, which 
would ordinarily be assumed to be standard, but which should 
be manufactured especially to suit the vessel, the inspector con¬ 
cerned should take the initiative in informing the navy yard in 
regard thereto. 

When the construction and engineer officers receive requests 
for manufacture from the general storekeeper they will make 
timelv requisitions on the general storekeeper for all of the neces¬ 
sary material. As soon as such articles are completed they shall 
be delivered and invoiced to the general storekeeper, except very 
heavy or bulky articles, which shall remain in charge of the 
head of the division concerned as unfinished work, under title Z, 
until the ship is, ready to receive them, when they shall be in- 


Time of prep¬ 
aration of out¬ 
fits and allow¬ 
ances. 


Supplies to bo 
purchased. 


(397 I) 






Supplies to be 
marked and re¬ 
served. 


Putting sup¬ 
plies on board. 


Completion of 
preparation to 
be reported. 


Contract-built 

ships. 


voiced to the general storekeeper (title Z to title X), who shall 
in turn invoice them under the prior titles to the head of depart¬ 
ments attached to the ship. In order that the general store¬ 
keepers’ records may be perfected the head of the division con¬ 
cerned shall inform him in writing immediately upon the comple¬ 
tion of such articles. When the repairs, alterations, or manu¬ 
facturing are done at another yard the general storekeeper at 
the yard where the work is performed shall furnish this infor¬ 
mation to the general storekeeper at the yard where the ship is 
to fit out. 

For all articles of outfit and supplies which are not in store 
and which are not to be manufactured at the outfitting yard or 
obtained from another yard the general storekeeper shall submit 
purchase requisitions based upon the allowance lists. 

When it is necessary to obtain articles of a vessel’s outfit 
which are to be furnished by the Government for the purpose 
of arranging stowage the inspector concerned should make request 
directly on the commandant of the navy yard where the vessel 
si to be outfitted. When standard articles are required for tem¬ 
porary use only they should be obtained by request from the 
commandant of the nearest navy yard. If the information 
received from the navy yard indicates that delivery of any article 
desired is likely to be delayed beyond the time when such arti¬ 
cles are required, report and recommendation in the premises 
should be made to the bureau concerned. 

For a vessel being fitted out the addition of an item to the 
allowance list is authoriey for furnishing the article. After a 
ship has been in commission six months the outfitting or home 
yard will not take the initiative in furnishing an article added to 
the allowance list. In this case, unless the bureau issues specific 
orders, the article will not be furnished except upon ship’s requi¬ 
sition. 

An approved allowance list should never be taken as authority 
for the manufacture of boats or the purchase of ship’s anchors. 
The Bureau of Construction and Repair will in all cases take the 
necessary steps to provide the boats and ship’s anchors. 

(6) The articles for each ship on her first commission must be 
used only for that ship, unless otherwise specifically ordered by 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the instructions of the 
Secretary of the Navy. When received or completed, all articles 
shall be distinctly marked or tagged with the name of the ship. 

(7) Supplies and equipage for ships in commission shall be de¬ 
livered to the ships’ representatives at the storehouses and shall 
be there receipted for by them. The necessary transportation 
shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of article 
1-4622. Articles placed on board ship before the arrival of the 
officers to be charged with their care shall be delivered, when 
directed by the commandant, to the head of the department or 
division concerned, who shall give the general storekpeer receipted 
store invoices therefor and be responsible for their safe custody, 
but all these articles shall be embraced in the summary of store 
invoices furnished the ship’s officers. 

(8) As articles are set aside, or reported completed, the gen¬ 
eral storekeeper shall note the fact upon his copy of the allow¬ 
ance list; and when all the articles are on hand, the fact shall 
be reported to the Bureau of-Supplies and Accounts, which shall 
be charged with the duty of seeing that all articles of equipment 
and supplies are furnished at the proper time. 

(9) In addition to the invoices of the articles furnished from 
the storehouse to a ship the general storekeeper shall, for a con¬ 
tract-built ship, when first commissioned, invoice to her all articles 
of equipage and supplies which are shown on the allowance list as 
furnished in the contract for the vessel, and which are therefore 
supplied by the contractor. Lists of these articles, showing the 


(398 I) 


quantity of each item supplied, the unit cost, and the total cost, 
arranged under Titles B and Y, shall, on or before the date when 
the ship is turned over to the Government, be furnished to him by 
the inspectors for the several bureaus concerned. These lists 
shall be prepared by the inspectors and submitted by them to 
the contractors to have the quantities and costs inserted therein. 
A copy of the list of equipage and supplies furnished by the con¬ 
tractor shall accompany the returns of the general storekeeper to 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, in order that proper credit 
may be given the vessel under Title A. 

(10) All Title Y stores which are included in the contract price 
of a new vessel and paid for from increase of the Navy appropria¬ 
tions shall be taken up by the general storekeeper at the yard 
where the ship is delivered and immediately transferred to the 
Naval Supply Account, a credit being given to the current annual 
appropriation involved, to which it will be charged upon issue. 
The voucher accompanying the form on which this is done shall 
show the name of the ship, in order that the cost of the vessel 
may also be credited in the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 
Upon issue by the general storekeeper ashore, such stores shall be 
transferred to the general storekeeper of the ship, under Title X, 
Naval Supply Account ( a ), or, in the case of a ship on board 
which the general storekeeping system is not in operation, they 
shall be issued to the heads of ship departments concerned under 
Title Y and the proper annual appropriations. 

(11) Commanding officers of ships shall report to the bureaus 
concerned wherein the allowance lists are deemed to exceed or to 
fall short of the requirements for ordinary cruising service, and 
the bureaus shall promptly notify those holding copies of the 
allowance lists of any change to be made. The latter shall make 
the necessary corrections in their lists, and enter abreast of the 
correction, over the signature of the officer in charge of the arti¬ 
cles, the number and date of the letter authorizing the change, 
pasting in the back part of the book a copy of the order. Each 
bureau shall number its changes serially for each ship, and a rec¬ 
ord by number of all changes will be kept in front of allowance 
books. In navy yards the standard of reference will be the allow¬ 
ance book in the custody of the general storekeeper, and he will 
also have custody of and keep corrected all spare copies of allow¬ 
ance books. 

(12) When a ship goes out of commission, all equipage and 
supplies shall be turned in and invoiced to the general storekeeper. 
The bureaus concerned shall designate the articles of equipage 
that are to be reserved in store for the recommissioning of the 
ship. When the complete outfit of a ship placed out of commis¬ 
sion is to be kept in store in reserve ready for instant use, such 
outfit shall, when possible, be stored in a building separate from 
that in which articles for general issue are kept. 

(13) When a ship is placed out of commission at a navy yard, 
the ship’s and general storekeeper’s copies of all allowance lists 
shall be forwarded to the bureau concerned immediately. When 
the survey of the ship has been approved, the engineer officer 
and construction officer shall at once note in their copies any 
changes recommended by reason of alterations in the ship or 
her equipment and forward the corrected books to the bureau con¬ 
cerned. The several bureaus shall then cause all copies of the lists 
to be revised and distributed as in the case of a new ship. 

(14) When a ship is to be recommissioned, the course as to 
arrangement of outfits and allowances, requisitions, preparation, 
reports, etc., prescribed in this article shall be pursued. 

4601). When tools or articles of supplies or equipage are loaned 
to a ship by a yard department or division for use in work to be 
performed by the ship’s force and are lost by such force, or are 
damaged or worn out while in possession of the ship’s force to an 


Title T stores 
of new ships. 


Reports on al¬ 
lowances. 


Supplies of 
ships going ont 
of commission. 


Allowance 
lists of ships 
going ont of 
commission. 


Ships recom¬ 
missioned. 


(399 I) 






Sales to civil 
employees at cer¬ 
tain naval sta¬ 
tions. 


Requisitions 
by civil em¬ 
ployees. 


Issnes. 


How expended. 


extent beyond wbat would constitute a reasonable wear and tear 
in the performance of the work indicated, they shall be replaced 
by like articles, the cost of said articles to be a charge against 
the allotment of the ship’s department concerned. If similar 
articles are not in store on board the ship, they shall be procured 
on ship’s requisition submitted for that purpose, upon the face of 
which requisition shall be noted the words: “ To replace articles 
borrowed from yard department (division) and lost (or dam¬ 
aged) by ship’s force.” Commandants are authorized to approve 
such requisitions, in advance of the bureau’s approval, for articles 
in store for issue at the yard. In every case where such a loss 
is so great as to be unreasonable, in the opinion of the com¬ 
mandant, he shall order a board of survey to determine the cause 
and responsibility therefor, provided he can do so before the 
departure of the ship in question from the yard. If the ship 
depart before this board can meet, the commandant shall re¬ 
port the case to the bureau concerned by letter for such further 
action as the department may order. Whenever articles thus 
loaned are replaced by the ship, as provided for above, the worn 
or damaged articles may be retained by the ship if desired. 

4610. Navy yards receiving shipment of ship-bottom paint 
manufactured at another navy yard shall retain the drums in 
which such paint is received, to be returned to the yard manu¬ 
facturing the paint when opportunity offers. 

4611. (1) Such pay department stores as can be spared with 
due regard to the maintenance of the necessary stock on hand 
may, under the direction of the commandant, be sold to officers 
and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps, also to civil 
employees at naval stations beyond the continental limits of the 
United States and in Alaska. In such case the provisions of the 
succeeding paragraphs of this article shall govern. 

(2) A requisition (in triplicate) on the prescribed form shall, 
in each case, be made by the applicant, for such pay department 
stores as he may need for actual use by himself and his imme¬ 
diate family; and he shall certify upon this requisition not only 
that the stores are required for his personal or family use, but 
also that he will not sell, exchange, or otherwise improperly dis¬ 
pose of them. The requisition, after approval by the head of the 
department upon whose rolls the civil employee is borne, shall be 
forwarded to the officer having charge of the supplies, through the 
commandant, who shall carefully scrutinize it and satisfy him¬ 
self that the requisition is correct before approving it. Such ap¬ 
proval by the head of a department shall be considered sufficient 
evidence that the applicant is a bona fide civil employee of the 
National Government. Requisitions shall not be made oftener 
than twice each month unless absolutely necessary. 

(3) Upon receipt of the approved requisition the issuing of¬ 
ficer shall enter the value of each article thereon, and upon the 
payment in cash for the \alue of the stores shall make the issue; 
but no stores shall be issued in advance of a requisition or until 
payment in cash has been made. A suitable issuing room shall be 
provided and, if necessary, a trustworthy person detailed to take 
charge and keep the accounts thereof. 

(4) The issuing officer will forward all three copies of the 
requisition, accompanied with the necessary amount of money, 
to the pay officer of the station, who shall receipt therefor on the 
face of the requisition, return two copies to the issuing officer, and 
retain the third for his files. 

(5) Stores so issued will be expended in the accounts of the 
issuing officer as “ Sales for cash to civil employees,” and a copy 
of the requisition forwarded as an expenditure voucher with his 
quarterly returns. 

(6) The amounts of money received shall be taken up by the 
pay officer of the station in his account current under “ General 


(400 i) 


account of advances,” to be adjusted, to the credit of the proper 
appropriation, as cash sales of pay department stores to civil em¬ 
ployees. 

(7) Subject to the foregoing requirements, civil employees in 
Alaska, or other place where there is a supply ship, may purchase 
from the pay officer of a vessel such stores as can be spared. 

(8) If a civil employee prove himself unworthy, the com¬ 
mandant or commanding officer may deny the privilege of pur¬ 
chasing stores. 


Section 2.—Shipments. 

4621. (1) General storekeepers are authorized to make ship¬ 
ments upon the requests of other general storekeepers to fill 
approved requisitions or approved allowance lists, subject to ex¬ 
ceptions previously covered as to anchors, boats, etc., without 
reference to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. When re¬ 
quests for shipments are made by other bureaus or their repre¬ 
sentatives the necessary instructions will be issued by the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts. Inspectors and other officers on de¬ 
tached duty are authorized to make such shipments as may be 
considered necessary without specific orders. 

(2) Packages shall be prepared for shipment by the department 
or division concerned when the general storekeeper’s force is not 
adequate or when special packing or crating is necessary. 

(3) Shipments for navy yards, except medical stores, shall be 
consigned to general storekeepers, and those for ships to the 
commanding officers thereof. 

(4) Articles for more than one ship or department shall not be 
placed in the same package except under extraordinary circum¬ 
stances. In such cases each article shall be distinctly tagged 
with the name of the ship or department for which intended. 

(5) Care shall be taken to place all packages in good shipping 
order. 

4622. (1) General storekeepers shall be responsible for the 
shipment, in accordance with existing orders, of all stores under 
their charge by such conveyances as may be“furnished. They shall 
attend to procuring the customhouse documents necessary in case 
of shipments to foreign ports. Particular attention should be 
paid to have the shipments delivered by the terms of the bill of 
lading at the precise place (navy yard, steamer landing, etc.) to 
which they are ordered. 

(2) When the transportation charges are payable by the Gov¬ 
ernment a Government bill of lading shall invariably be used. 

(3) The rate or amount of freight to be paid shall be explicitly 
stated in the bill of lading. 

(4) Bills of lading shall be numbered serially for each fiscal 
year and in such manner as to admit of immediate identification, 
as “New York, No. 4, 1911,” the calendar year being indicated. 
No two such bills of lading of the same year shall bear the 
same number. They shall particularly state the number and 
character of the contents of packages of each kind, and their 
exact gross weight and measurement. 

(5) The bill of lading shall be handled throughout in a man¬ 
ner similar to that followed in ordinary commercial usage. The 
original bill of lading, when receipted by the carrier, shall be 
forwarded by the shipper to the consignee, who, upon receipt of 
shipment, shall accomplish and surrender it to the carrier from 
whom he receives the goods. The original or any other of the 
set of bills, when duly accomplished by the consignee, shall be 
received as evidence that the shipment was made as charged, 
the vouchers, after preparation by the carrier (except in case 
of shipments abroad or f. o. ,b. material) to be certified by the 


Civil employ¬ 
ees in Alaska. 


Denial of 
privilege. 


Preparation of 
packages for 
shipment. 


Bills of lad¬ 
ing and other 
papers. 


(401 I) 








Stores for¬ 
warded to a 
fleet. 


Supplies 

shipped by Gov¬ 
ernment con¬ 
veyance. 


Naval supply 
steamers. 


Stowage of 
cargo. 


officer making the shipment, care being taken to prevent the 
possibility of duplicating payments. 

(6) When stores are forwarded to a fleet or squadron separate 
bills of lading shall be prepared for the stores for each vessel, 
except when necessary to include those for more than one vessel 
on the same bill. Shipments shall in such cases be consigned to 
the fleet or squadron commander. 

(7) Officers making shipments shall keep themselves informed 
as to whether shipments made by them are promptly received 
by the consignees. They shall also keep a record of all bills of 
lading issued by them in such a manner that the bills of lading 
for which vouchers covering the transportation charges have not 
been certified can be readily determined at all times, and in 
cases where such vouchers are not received within a reasonable 
time shall take such steps as may be necessary to have vouchers 
submitted by the projjer company. 

(8) All forms used in connection with shipments, viz, shipping 
order, bill of lading, memorandum bill of lading, and monthly 
report of shipments made, may be obtained by application to the 
general storekeeper, navy yard, Washington, D. C.; and shipping 
officers shall thoroughly familiarize themselves with the instruc¬ 
tions on the reverse sides of the voucher and bill of lading forms. 

4623. In shipping supplies by Government conveyance the fol¬ 
lowing instructions shall be observed: 

(а) The commandant shall inform the general storekeeper of 
the probable date of sailing and the destination of every ship 
scheduled to sail from the yard under his command. 

(б) Upon the receipt of such information, the general store¬ 
keeper shall, unless irrevocable shipping arrangements have 
already been made, furnish the commandant with lists of all 
packages, weights, measurements, etc., of the stores that will be 
ready for shipment to the port or ports for which the ship or 
ships are destined. 

(c) The commandant shall then refer the lists to the command¬ 
ing officers of the respective ships for statement as to w r hat sup¬ 
plies they may be able to carry, and the commandant shall then 
decide what shipments are to be made, and shall issue the neces¬ 
sary instructions. Should there be a difference of opinion be¬ 
tween the commandant and the commanding officer of a ship as to 
what stores can be carried as freight, the commandant is author¬ 
ized to decide the point at issue, and to direct the commanding 
officer to receive such stores as, in his judgment, are advisable 
for this method of shipment. 

4624. (1) When a supply steamer of the Navy is detailed to 
carry freight in quantity, the public freight of the ship shall be 
supplied through the general storekeeper of the yard where the 
ship is being loaded. Stores that are to go by a supply steamer, 
and which are not prepared and invoiced by the general store¬ 
keeper, shall be delivered to him with the proper invoices by the 
shippers. Stores belonging to the medical department and to the 
Marine Corps shall be delivered in care of the general storekeeper 
and the invoices therefor transmitted through him. 

(2) The pay officer of the supply steamer shall, under the direc¬ 
tion of the commanding officer, be charged with the details of stow¬ 
age and general, supervision of cargo. He shall notify the general 
storekeeper, through the proper channels, when the vessel is ready 
to take freight and specify the order in which it is to be stowed. 

(3) Pay officers of supply steamers shall receipt, subject to 
verification, for the contents of all packages as shown by the 
invoices. Discrepancies found when the packages are finally 
opened shall be subject to an investigation by a duly appointed 
board, as provided by article I 4626, and the consignee shall 
adjust his books accordingly. 


(402 i) 


46-5. The officer receiving stores by shipment shall indorse Dut :* v of offifcr 
snch receipt upon the bills of lading, stating over his signature ^shipment. 0 ™ 8 
the condition of the supplies, and surrender the original to the 
carrier from whom lie receives the goods, which bill shall be 
received as evidence of delivery. In the event of there being any 
loss or damage, the indorsement must fully show the character 
and amount of such loss or damage, in order that proper deduc¬ 
tions may be made by the officer certifying the bill for freight. 

An accomplished memorandum copy of the bill of lading shall be 
returned to the general storekeeper who shipped the supplies. 

4626. (1) When any shipment is received other than a ship- Shipment to 
ment received by a general storekeeper from a general store- h°biiT of lad- 
keeper at another yard, it shall be immediately compared with ins:. 

the bill of lading, and should the packages bear the least evidence 
of having been opened and tampered with while in transit, the 
fact shall be immediately reported to the commandant, who shall 
direct that they be opened and checked in the presence of the 
board of survey. Where there is no external evidence of loss, 
and articles are found, on opening the packages, to be missing, 
the fact shall, in like manner, be reported to the commandant, 
who shall direct the matter to be investigated by a board of 
survey, article I 4733 (3). In either case a thorough inquiry 
shall be made as to the cause and responsibility for the shortage. 

A statement of the means of transportation and condition of the 
packages when received shall be incorporated in the report of 
the board. 

(2) When a general storekeeper receives a shipment from a 
general storekeeper at another yard, such shipment shall be imme- t 
diately compared with the bill of lading by an officer detailed for 
that duty, and should any article be found in excess, damaged, 

or missing a report shall be prepared in duplicate by the general 
storekeeper, which report shall state in detail the means of trans¬ 
portation employed, the condition of the packages when received, 
and any other information which may be in his possession bear¬ 
ing upon the question of the responsibility for the excess, damage, 
or shortage. After this report has been certified by the officer 
verifying the shipment, one copy shall be forwarded immediately 
to the general storekeeper making the shipment and the other • 
retained by the general storekeeper receiving the shipment. Miss¬ 
ing articles, however, shall not be expended from the books of the 
general storekeeper receiving the shipment except upon the ap¬ 
proved report of a board of survey, appointed in conformity with 
the provisions of paragraph 1 of this article, after careful investi¬ 
gation has made it evident that the missing articles have not 
been overcarried by the transportation company or can not be 
otherwise located within a reasonable period. 

(3) The recipient of the supplies shall make no alterations in 

the figures of an invoice or summary, but shall indicate the neces¬ 
sary corrections and receipt the invoice or summary with the 
reservation “ except as to articles or values indicated as not re¬ 
ceived, in whole or in part, as per report of board of survey, or 
report of excess, short, or damaged shipment, dated -.” 

4627. (1) When a ship not in commission is sent from one not i^commis- 
yard to another and articles of equipage and supplies belonging sion requires 

to her are put on board, they shall be placed in charge of the offi- 8U PP 1Ie8 * 
cer designated for the command of the ship. As in the case of 
ordinary shipments, the general storekeeper shall designate some 
person connected with his department to check upon a list all 
articles as they are stowed and to certify the lists. The person 
performing this work shall be held responsible for the correctness 
of the list so certified. The general storekeeper shall see that the 
invoices agree with the lists checked and certified to as above 
directed. 


(403 I) 





Articles not 
required for usa 
iu transit. 


Shipments 
orer land-grant 
or bonded rail¬ 
roads. 


Purchases and 
payments to be 
made under di¬ 
rection oi Bu¬ 
reau of Supplies 
and Accounts. 


Restrictions as 
to open pur¬ 
chases. 

Duties of pur¬ 
chasing pay offi¬ 
cers in making 
purchases. 


No commis¬ 
sions allowed 
for agents. 

General in¬ 
structions as to 
open-purchase 
requisitions. 


Particulars 
required in 
requisitions. 

One appropri¬ 
ation. 

Dates of de¬ 
livery. 


Details and 
descriptions. 


(2) Articles not required for use in transit shall, as far as pos¬ 
sible, be placed in the storerooms, which shall be sealed by the 
general storekeeper. A detailed list, in triplicate, of all articles 
not so sealed shall be prepared by him and receipted, after veri¬ 
fication, by the officer placed in command of the ship, who shall 
retain one copy and return the other two to the general store¬ 
keeper. The latter shall forward one copy to the general store¬ 
keeper to whom the supplies are invoiced. The officer placed in 
command shall be responsible for supplies not sealed, also that 
seals are not broken. If it becomes necessary to break the seal of 
any storeroom, the officer in command shall be responsible for the 
contents. Upon the arrival of the ship at her destination it shall 
be immediately ascertained whether or not all the articles em¬ 
braced in the invoices are on board, seals being broken in the 
presence of the officer in command and the general storekeeper 
who is to receive the articles. If any articles are found to be 
missing, the fact shall be reported to the commandant for imme¬ 
diate investigation by a board of survey. 

4028. Shipments over land-grant railroads shall be made on 
Navy bills of lading unless better rates or other circumstances 
make it advantageous to ship through the nearest depot quarter¬ 
master of the Army. 

Section 3.—Open Purchase. 

4651. All purchases and payments therefor shall be made un¬ 
der the direction of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and 
orders directing such purchases and payments shall be given only 
by that bureau. When open-purchase requisitions have been ap¬ 
proved by chiefs of bureau, they shall be transmitted to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts for action. 

4052. Immediate purchase under open-purchase requisitions 
shall be ordered only when an exigency exists that will not permit 
the delay incident to advertisement and contract. 

4653. (1) Purchasing pay officers shall procure all articles 
necessary to be bought by open purchase at the places at which 
they are stationed, if practicable to do so, unless they are satisfied 
that any particular item or items can be purchased elsewhere at a 
lower price. 

(2) No charge shall be allowed in the accounts of pay officers 
for a commission’ paid to any person for making a purchase. 

4654. (1) For all supplies needed that are not obtainable un¬ 
der existing contracts, with the exception of those pertaining to 
the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and to the Marine Corps, and 
of those which may be purchased upon the requisition of a chief of 
bureau approved by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, requi¬ 
sitions shall be prepared by the technical officer concerned, and 
submitted by a general storekeeper, with four memorandum 
copies, numbered in separate series for each bureau and beginning 
a new series for each fiscal year. 

(2) All requisitions shall be strictly according to prescribed 
forms and complete in the following particulars: 

( a) They shall embrace only articles required under one appro 
priation and one title. 

(b) They shall state the date by which supplies shall be deliv¬ 
ered ; and when articles embraced in the same requisition are re¬ 
quired by different dates, they shall be prepared with reference to 
those dates. All articles for the same date shall be grouped under 
that date, and each time group conform to the latest classified 
schedule as to the arrangement of items, specifying the classes, 
and grouping the items under their respective class numbers. 

(c) They shall refer to standard leaflet specifications issued 
by the Navy Department, obtainable from the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts, and if such specifications are not available, they 


(404 i) 


shall give such details and descriptions of articles required, and of 
the test which they are to undergo, as will enable bidders, purchas¬ 
ing officers, and inspecting officials to understand readily what is 
required. Such descriptions shall be made as broad as practicable; 
and special care shall be taken to avoid so describing an article 
required as to limit it to any proprietary article, or to the product 
or manufacture of any particular individual. Reference to cata¬ 
logues shall not be made; nor shall the words “ equal to” or any 
corresponding terms be used, except as provided in the subpara¬ 
graph ( e ) of this paragraph. 

(d) Diameters and thicknesses of materials usually specified 
by gauge numbers shall be specified in decimals of an inch, and 
reference to gauges and gauge numbers to specify diameters or 
thicknesses of material of any character shall not be made. 

(e) They shall not call for proprietary articles in any case Proprietary 
where it can possibly be avoided; and when calling for proprie- articles, 
tary articles they shall be accompanied by a statement from the 

officer concerned that these articles and no others will answer the 
necessities of the service. The following-named products or manu¬ 
factures of particular individuals, makers, or proprietors that, 
have been shown by experience to be best suited for the particular 
service required of them may be designated by brand name or 
otherwise, according to the practice of the makers or proprietors, 
viz : All kinds of lubricating oils, packing (including gaskets of all 
kinds), antifriction metals, fire bricks for boiler furnaces, lagging 
material for boilers and steam pipes, and boiler-gauge glasses; 
but it shall be provided in such requisitions that bids will be con¬ 
sidered for articles of different names or brands that can be 
shown to have proved efficient and satisfactory in naval or com-' 
mercial use for the purpose intended. 

(/) They shall state upon the memorandum copies the esti- cost> s ma e 
mated cost, giving unit price as well as total amounts. 

( g) They shall state the object for which supplies are needed Object, 
or the authority for the submission of the requisition; if such is a 
bureau letter or endorsement, the date and number shall be given. 

( h ) Requisitions for stock shall bear statements showing certificate of 
quantities on hand of supplies or articles called for, quantities general store- 
used during the preceding six months, and length of time the sup- keeper. 

plies or articles to be purchased are intended to last. 

(i) All requisitions shall bear the certificate of the general 
storekeeper that the articles are not in store and not obtainable 
under existing contracts within the time specified, or from excess 
stock at other navy yards, that they are absolutely needed, and 
that they are required by a date stated. When the general store¬ 
keeper receives a request for the preparation of a requisition on 
which any of the items can be supplied from articles in store or 
are due under existing contracts by the time specified he shall 
immediately return it to the officer concerned, with the request 
that these items be eliminated; and under no circumstances shall 
a general storekeeper prepare a requisition until satisfied that 
none of the items can be furnished from articles in store or due 
under existing contracts. 

(j) When a proper comprehension of requisitions necessitates Sketches or 
sketches or tracings, they shall be appended to the seconds of tracings, 
requisitions. 

(A) The items on a requisition shall be numbered in the left- items uufn- 
hand margin, consecutively, without regard to classes. These hered. 
item numbers shall be used on forms of proposal and orders issued 
by purchasing pay officers. 

(3) (a) In order to prevent any further undue accumulation of 
supplies and materials at the various navy yards and stations, all 
requisitions for stock supplies and materials whose estimated cost 
exceeds $1,000 and all requisitions for stock supplies and materials 
for which there are no printed leaflet specifications shall be 


(405 i) 






viseed by tlie technical yard division before submission to the 
Paymaster General of the Navy for approval or disapproval; 
these requisitions should be signed by the head of a technical 
division or bear a notation that the requisition was made at the 
request of the head of a technical division. If these requisitions 
are not so viseed, they shall be submitted to the Paymaster Gen¬ 
eral of the Navy via the bureaus concerned. The Paymaster Gen¬ 
eral of the Navy shall approve or disapprove, according to his 
judgment, based on quantities reported to be on hand or available 
for shipment from other yards or stations. 

(b) Other requisitions—that is, those intended to cover pur¬ 
chase of supplies or material needed for immediate use or for a 
specific purpose—shall be submitted to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts through the bureaus concerned. If, in the opinion of 
the former bureau, any such requisition should not be approved, 
then that bureau shall disapprove and submit it immediately to 
the department, with its reasons for the action taken. 

(4) If approved for purchase, the requisition and one memo¬ 
randum copy shall be sent to the purchasing pay officer designated 
to fill the requisition, who shall retain the memorandum copy 
&s the record of his authority for the action ordered, after satisfy¬ 
ing himself that it is a true copy of the original, and shall for¬ 
ward the original to the general storekeeper, to be attached to the 
public bill for the payment involved in instances where a pay 
office contract is not involved. When such contract is made, the 
contract shall be attached to the public bill instead of the requi¬ 
sition. If all of the articles bought under a requisition be not em¬ 
braced in one public bill, a note shall be made on those vouchers 
to which the requisition is not appended, stating the dealer’s name 
and the date and amount of the voucher to which the requisition 
is attached. If all of the articles on a requisition be ordered 
shipped from one or more yards, the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts shall use the original of the requisition and such memo¬ 
randum copies as may be necessary in ordering shipment, for¬ 
warding them to the yards from which shipment is to be made 
with proper notation thereon indicating the action to be taken. 
Should the original and all memorandum copies be used, the Bu¬ 
reau of Supplies and Accounts shall advise the general store¬ 
keeper at the yard from which the requisition emanates as to the 
action taken. The original of a requisition advertised by the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts shall be returned to the yard 
concerned with a statement of the action taken. The third 
memorandum copy of each requisition shall be filed in the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts for reference. 
nisUion r and r ac- Upon the return of a requisition showing definite action 

tion of general thereon the general storekeeper shall notify the officer concerned 
storekeeper. 0 f the action taken without delay, and upon the receipt of a notice 
from a purchasing pay officer or the Bureau of Supplies and Ac 
counts that an order for the delivery of articles on such requisi¬ 
tion has been placed or a written contract entered into, the gen¬ 
eral storekeper shall notify the officer concerned of the name of 
the contractor and the date that delivery is due. 

(6) In emergencies, of which the commandant shall be the 
judge, articles needed for immediate use may be purchased by 
the purchasing pay officer in advance of bureau approval. The 
requisition and necessary memorandum copies thereof shall be 
forwarded to the purchasing pay officer for action and further 
reference to the bureau concerned for formal approval and trans¬ 
mission to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts for approval and 
return to the pay office concerned. In cases where the amount in 
volved exceeds $500, the purchasing pay officer shall submit with 
the requisition a list of bidders and a statement of the reasons 
for making award or awards, as the case may be. In this event 
the requisition and statement shall be submitted direct to the 

(406 i) 




bureau concerned for approval and reference to the department 
for its approval and further transmission to the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts for its action. A statement that purchase has 
been authorized in advance of bureau approval shall be placed 
on the original of the requisition and on all memorandum copies 
by the commandant. 

(7) Every emergency contract for services or material shall fix 
a maximum amount beyond which contractual liability will not be 
incurred. 

4655. In purchasing, exchanging, repairing, and issuing type¬ 
writers the instructions contained in chapter 1, section 12, and 
chapter 38, section 6, of the Naval Instructions shall be strictly 
observed. 

4656. Requisitions shall not be submitted for white pine ex¬ 
cepting in cases where that material and none other will answer 
the intended purpose. Where cheaper material will answer the 
purpose, yellow pine, Mexican pine, western pine, Oregon pine, 
spruce, or some equivalent material shall be called for, depending 
upon the locality. 

4657. For supplies pertaining to the Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery requisitions shall be made by medical officers and sent 
to that bureau. If approved for purchase, the requisition shall 
be transmitted to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts for ful¬ 
fillment. 

4658. The following Executive order, No. 1525, dated April 30, 
1912, is quoted for the guidance of the naval service. 

“ It is hereby ordered that all Portland cement that may here¬ 
after be purchased by any department, bureau, office, or inde¬ 
pendent establishment of the Government, or that may be used 
in construction work connected with any of the aforesaid branches 
of the Government service, shall conform in every respect to 
the specification for Portland cement adopted by the departmental 
conference at the meeting held at the Bureau of Standards on 
February 13, 1912, and approved by the heads of the several 
departments (to be known as the United States Government 
specification for Portlaud cement) : Provided , however , That such 
specification may be modified from time to time by any similar 
departmental conference, with the approval of the heads of the 
several departments.” The above requirements are embodied in 
Specifications 59C1 of April 15, 1912, issued by the Navy Depart¬ 
ment and obtainable from the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

4659. Requisitions for materials for which standard specifica¬ 
tions have been adopted shall adhere strictly to such specifica¬ 
tions. Should it be found necessary to modify standard speci¬ 
fications, reasons for such modification shall be stated and, except 
in urgent cases, the requisition and reasons for modification shall 
be submitted to the bureau concerned. 

Section 4.—Inspections. 

4671. (1) When supplies are received on account of orders or 
contracts calling for inspection at the yard, or where the factory 
inspection has not been provided for, the general storekeeper shall 
immediately issue call for their inspection, and it shall be the duty 
of the commandant to see that the inspections are made without 
delay and by duly designated inspecting officers in other than 
the general storekeeper’s department. 

(2) Where material has been inspected as to quality prior to 
its delivery by a duly authorized inspector, further inspections at 
the navy yard shall be confined to ascertaining whether the full 
amount has been delivered in good condition and without substitu¬ 
tion. 


Medical sup¬ 
plies. 


Cement. 


Inspections of 
supplies re¬ 
ceived. 


(407 I) 






Calls for in¬ 
spections. 


Inspections, 
how conducted. 


Rejected arti¬ 
cles, how dis¬ 
posed of. 


Inspection of 
supplies delir- 
ered directly on 
board ship. 


Responsibility 
for accuracy in 
vouchers. 


Articles man¬ 
ufactured in 
nary yards. 


4072. (1) The inspection of material entering a naval station 
through the general storekeeper shall be made by officers at¬ 
tached to the manufacturing or public works departments. 

(2) Heads of yard departments and divisions and inspectors 
shall send to the commandant weekly a report of calls not acted 
upon, with explanations of the reasons for delay in each case. 

(3) The engineer, construction, public works, or general store¬ 
keeper, as the case may be, shall be responsible for the inspection 
of supplies submitted under article I 4671. In the discharge of this 
duty he may request the detail of such persons as may be deemed 
best qualified for the work. At all inspections a representative of 
the general storekeeper shall be present to give any pertinent in¬ 
formation that may be desired, and it shall be the duty of the 
general storekeeper or his representative to bring to the attention 
of the inspecting officers any facts that may aid in the protection 
of the public interests. 

4673. (1) Oflicers and other persons detailed to conduct or 
assist in inspections shall inspect carefully as to quantity and 
quality, making or causing to be made such tests as may be re¬ 
quired. No material shall be passed unless the officer detailed to 
conduct the inspection is satisfied that it conforms to the require¬ 
ments of the specifications as included in the requisition or con¬ 
tract. In cases of special emergency minor defects in material 
needed for immediate use may be waived by specific authority of 
the commandant. The inspecting officer shall sign his name to 
the call certifying to the fact that the material has been inspected 
and passed both as regards quality and quantity or that it has 
been rejected, stating fully the reasons for the rejection. 

(2) In the case of rejection, notice thereof shall be sent by the 
general storekeeper to the contractor, giving the reasons for the 
rejection and stating that the supplies are held subject to the 
contractor’s order and at his risk. If not removed by him within 
ten days, the supplies so rejected may be returned at the con¬ 
tractor’s expense, after due notification, in whatever way the 
general storekeeper may consider most convenient. 

(3) Rejected stores shall in no case be delivered to a con¬ 
tractor’s representative except upon surrender of the rejection 
notice, or upon presentation of a certificate that the original re¬ 
jection notice has been lost. This notice having been endorsed 
with a statement, signed by the general storekeeper, of the date, 
number, and contents of the pass upon which the rejected ar¬ 
ticles were allowed to leave the yard, shall be filed as a perma¬ 
nent record with the requisition or contract to which it pertains. 

4674. (1) Supplies for a ship obtained by requisition upon a 
general storekeeper, if delivered alongside by terms of the pur¬ 
chase before inspection, shall be inspected as provided in article 
I 4482, and a report, in duplicate, of such inspection shall imme¬ 
diately be forwarded by the inspecting officer of the ship to the 
general storekeeper upon whom requisition for the supplies was 
made. 

(2) Commanding officers shall see that all such inspection re¬ 
ports have been forwarded before sailing. 

4675. The general storekeeper shall be held responsible for the 
correctness of the certificate that supplies have been inspected, 
passed, and received into store; the purchasing pay officer for the 
correctness of the prices, extensions, etc. Both officers, however, 
shall exercise special care to secure accuracy in the vouchers as 
regards figures and appropriations. 

4676. (1) Articles manufactured in the various navy yards 
shall not be required to pass other inspection, but shall be re¬ 
ceived into store by the general storekeepers after the invoices 
therefor have been verified. 


(408 I) 


(2) Tlie heads of yard departments shall keep such records as 
will enable them quickly to supply accurate information regarding 
all inspections made by them. 

4077. (1) With the exception of the Naval Torpedo Station, 
Naval Gun Factory, Naval Proving Ground, Indian Head, Md., 
and Enginering Experiment Station, the chemist and his assist¬ 
ants shall be considered a part of the force of the general store¬ 
keeper and shall be paid on his rolls. 

(2) Officers making inspections requiring chemical tests as part 
thereof shall send suitable samples to the chemist direct, who 
shall proceed with such tests in the order in which the samples 
are received, except in urgent cases which require immediate 
attention. The chemist’s reports of analysis shall be made di¬ 
rectly to the inspecting officer of the division making the request 
for analysis. 

4078. The inspection of medicines and other supplies pertain¬ 
ing to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery shall be made by the 
medical officer in charge, or by a junior medical officer under his 
direction. 


Section 6.—Public Bills. 

4G91. Public bills for deliveries accepted shall be prepared 
and forwarded without delay to the general storekeeper of the 
yard concerned in order that dealers may have no occasion to 
address letters of inquiry or complaint to the Department. 

4092. (1) Section 3690, Revised Statutes, provides that “all 
balances of appropriation contained in the annual appropriation 
bills, and made specifically for the service of any fiscal year, and 
remaining unexpended at the expiration of such fiscal year, shall 
only be applied to the payment of expenses properly incurred 
during that year, or to the fulfillment of contracts properly made 
within that year; and balances not needed for such purposes shall 
be carried to the surplus fund.” 

(2) While it is not requisite that the delivery of goods or the 
rendering of services shall be completed within the fiscal year in 
wffiich they were contracted for, the statute quoted plainly re¬ 
quires that the contract in question, whether written or oral, shall 
be fully concluded during the fiscal year of the appropriation to 
which it is chargeable. 

(3) Toward the close of the fiscal year, vouchers payable from 
an appropriation for that year shall carry evidence that the con¬ 
tract was executed, or that the order was given on behalf of the 
Government, before the first day of July. 


Records. 


Chemists on 
rolls of general 
storekeeper. 


Order of 
chemical tests. 


Inspection of 
medical supplies. 


Public bills to 
be prepared 
without delay. 


Balances car¬ 
ried beyond end 
of fiscal year, 
how used. 


(409 I) 








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CHAPTER 40. 


SALES AND SURVEYS OH 1 MATERIAL. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 40.) 

Section 1.—Sales of Vessels. 

4701 . ( 1 ) When the estimated cost for repairs to any vessel 
in the Navy appears disproportionate to her value to the Navy, the 
board of inspection and survey for ships may, in the discretion of 
the Secretary of the Navy, be ordered to inspect and report upon 
her with a view to her sale. This board may also recommend a 
vessel for sale after making the inspection provided for. 

(2) In making its report of the inspection prescribed in the 
preceding paragraph the board shall report the estimated cost 
of repairs for the vessel in question and an estimated cost of a 
new ship of the same size and like material, and the report 
shall further state whether the repairs, having reference to their 
estimated cost, can be made within the statutory limit. 

(3) If the board recommends the vessel for sale, it .shall also 
recommend in general terms what articles or parts, if any, in¬ 
cluding articles of equipage, shall be removed from her before 
sale and reserved for further use. 

(4) The report of the board shall be forwarded to the depart¬ 
ment (Division of Material) through the Bureaus of Construction 
and Repair, Steam Engineering, and Ordnance in the order 
named, winch shall indorse thereon recommendations in the case, 
including recommendations as to what articles or parts, if any, 
including articles of equipage, shall be removed from her before 
sale and reserved for further use. 

(5) Upon receipt in the department the aid for operations and 
the aid for material shall jointly advise the Secretary of the 
Navy in regard to the matter. 

(6) If the Secretary decides to order the sale, the report of 
the board shall be indorsed to the Bureaus of Ordnance, Steam 
Engineering, and Construction and Repair in the order named, 
with instructions as to the removal of articles and parts from her 
before sale; to the Bureau of Navigation, with instructions to 
prepare the necessary order striking her from the Navy list; 
and to the solicitor, with instructions to prepare the necessary 
papers for her sale. 

(7) The necessary papers ordering the sale having been signed, 
they shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, 
which shall then conduct the sale in accordance with law. 

(8) Such articles of equipage and such other articles or parts 
as it may be decided to remove and reserve for further use shall 
be removed from the vessel before she is advertised for sale or 
opened to the inspection of prospective bidders. 

(9) The original report of the board of inspection and survey 
for ships shall be filed in the files of the department after action 
by the solicitor. 

(10) So far as they may be applicable, and when not in conflict 
with the provisions of this article, the provisions of the following 
section shall apply also to sales of vessels. 

(411 i) 


When consid¬ 
ered. 


Form of rec¬ 
ommendation. 


Action on re¬ 
port. 


Removal of 
equipage. 


Disposition of 
report. 





Section 2.—Sales of Material. 


Requirements 
necessary to a 
valid sale. 

Restrictions 
as to sale of old 
material. 


Sales under 
Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Ac¬ 
counts. 

Preliminary 
arrangements 
for sale. 


Terms of sale. 


4711 . Inspection, condemnation, appraisal, and public sale are 
necessary to a valid sale of unsuitable supplies. No such article 
shall be sold without specific authority from the department. 

4712 . No old material of the Navy shall be sold or exchanged 
which can be profitably used by reworking or otherwise, in the 
construction or repair of vessels, their machinery, armor, arma¬ 
ment, or equipment; but the same shall be stored and preserved 
for future use. And when any condemned naval supplies, stores, 
and materials can not be profitably used as aforesaid, the same 
shall be appraised and sold, either by advertising for sealed pro¬ 
posals for the purchase of the same, or by public auction, after 
advertisement of the sale for such time as in the judgment of the 
Secretary of the Navy the public interest may require. (Act of 
August 5, 1882 and June 30, 1800. 

4713 . Sales of condemned supplies and material shall be con¬ 
ducted under the direction of the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts. 

4714 . (a) When a schedule of articles which have been con¬ 
demned is submitted by the general storekeeper in accordance 
with the provisions of article I 4747 the commandant shall des¬ 
ignate three officers, one of whom shall be the pay officer of the 
yard, to have general charge of and conduct the sale, and, in sales 
by sealed proposals, to open bids and make awards. Comman¬ 
dants shall make such arrangements and give such detailed in¬ 
structions to the board of sale in each case, as may be necessary 
to prevent confusion or cause for question or complaint, in the 
weighing, delivery, removal, and receipting for purchases. Prior 
to the date set for a sale, the supplies shall be prepared and sepa¬ 
rated into lots, of such articles or combinations of articles and in 
such quantities as will tend to produce the best results to the 
Government. Condemned ordnance stores and clothing and small 
stores shall be lotted separately. Printed or written schedules of 
the supplies to be sold, grouped into lots as determined upon, and 
setting forth the terms of sale, shall be prepared for distribution. 
The schedules shall be so arranged as to serve as proposals. 
When bids are received for articles at public sale, if the highest 
bid is below the appraised value, the articles shall not be sold, 
except upon the written recommendation of a majority of the 
board of sale and the approval of the commandant. 

4714. (6) “In connection with each sale the commandant 
shall appoint a delivery officer, who shall be charged with the 
delivery of all condemned stores to successful bidders. He shall 
be furnished by the board of sale with a certified copy of the 
schedule of condemned stores showing the name of the success¬ 
ful bidder for each lot, and the price at which each lot was sold. 
He will certify all invoices of condemned stores (bills of sale), 
and will sign all passes on which such stores leave the Navy 
Yard.” 

4715 . The terms of sales shall, as far as practicable, be as fol¬ 
lows : 

(a) Sales shall be for cash to the highest bidder for each lot. 
No bids for parts of lots shall be considered. A deposit of twenty 
per cent on the total amount of a bid shall be required as security 
for the payment of the balance and the removal of the purchase 
within the time stated in the terms of sale (at the convenience of 
the Government) from date of acceptance of bid, which deposit 
shall be forfeited to the United States in event of failure to pay 
such balance and make removal within the time stated. A de¬ 
posit of the full amount of bids of $50 or less shall be required, 
the whole of which shall be forfeited in case of default. 

(&) Deposits shall be made with the pay officer of the yard, and 
may be in cash or in certified checks. 


(412 l) 


(c) In sales by sealed proposals, the proposals must be inclosed 
in a sealed envelope addressed to the pay officer of the yard, and 
indorsed “ Proposals for purchase of condemned supplies, to be 

opened-Cash deposits must be handed to the pay officer 

of the yard in person at or before the time of opening proposals. 
Certified checks may be inclosed with the proposal or may be 
delivered personally. 

( d ) Unless otherwise expressly stated in the schedule, lots 
shall be sold as they lie, and must be removed during navy-yard 
hours by the original purchaser entirely at his own expense. 
Such lots as the commandant may deem advisable shall be loaded 
by the Government on cars or drays furnished by the successful 
bidder, but this fact must be distincely so stated in the sched¬ 
ule of sale. When articles are sold by weight, the actual weight 
delivered shall be paid for, not the estimated weight stated in 
the schedule. Tie bids shall be decided by lot, unless the bidders 
decide among themselves by mutual agreement. Bids shall be 
publicly opened and the right reserved to reject any or all bids. 

(e) The pay officer of the yard shall keep a book of sales which 
shall contain a complete record of each lot disposed of, showing 
the same by items as in the schedule, and a complete history of 
all money transactions connected with each lot. Itemized invoices 
of articles sold shall be receipted by the pay officer of the yard; 
the first to be given to the purchaser, the second to the general 
storekeeper, and the third to be retained by the pay officer of the 
yard, the fourth to the delivery officer. Passes shall in each case 
specify the actual contents of each load. They shall be signed by 
the delivery officer and countersigned by the general storekeeper, 
being returned every morning to the general storekeeper to be 
checked against and then attached to the invoices of sale to which 
they pertain. All of these papers shall then be filed in the office of 
the general storekeeper for comparison w T hen the final account of 
sale is received from the pay officer of the navy yard. 

4716. (1) All expenses attending the preparation for and hold¬ 
ing of sales shall be paid from the proceeds thereof. 

(2) On the day upon which bids are opened for the public sale 
of condemned public property the entire board of sale shall verify 
the deposits made by bidders, making the proper entries upon the 
prescribed form in accordance with instructions printed thereon. 

(3) All money so received, representing total deposits made both 
by successful and unsuccessful bidders, shall be receipted for to 
the board of sale by the paymaster of the yard, who will take up 
the w T hole sum on his books and, at his earliest convenience, will 
refund, by his official check, to each unsuccessful bidder, the 
amount of his deposit. 

(4) Should any bidder desire to apply his deposit on unsuccess¬ 
ful bids in payment on account of accepted bids, the amount so 
applied shall be included in the column for deposits on account of 
accepted bids. 

(5) All moneys received by the paymaster of the yard, both on 
account of deposits and on account of further payments made by 
successful bidders during the course of the sale, shall be taken 
up on his books under general account of advances and accounted 
for in the same manner as any other public money received by 
him. 

(6) Vouchers for all expenditures of whatever character must 
be forwarded to the Auditor for the Navy Department, wdth the 
quarterly returns, and these vouchers should be referred to by 
number in the account of sale. Any balances due successful 
bidders should be returned to them by check, and the amount 
entered on the account current as expenditures. 

4717. (1) The proceeds arising from the sales of condemned 
supplies, stores, and material, after deducting the cost of ap¬ 
praisal, condemnation, and sale, shall be deposited and covered 


Pay officer to 
keep record of 
sales. 


Expenses of 
sales to be paid 
from proceeds. 

Board to veri¬ 
fy bidders’ de¬ 
posits. 


Refund of de¬ 
posits. 


Vouchers. 


Proceeds of 
sales of con¬ 
demned supplies 
in general. 


(413 i) 






Clothing and 
small stores. 


Ordnance ma¬ 
terial. 


Sales of stores 
abroad. 


Account of sale 
to be forwarded. 


The account of 
sale to show. 


Credits to ap¬ 
propriations. 


When to be 
forwarded. 


Transactions 
entered in 
money state¬ 
ments. 


Effects of de¬ 
ceased persons 
and deserters. 


into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts on account of pro¬ 
ceeds of Government property, end shall not be withdrawn or 
applied except in consequence of a subsequent appropriation 
made by law. (Secs. 3618, 3692, R. S., and act June 8, 1896.) 

(2) The net proceeds of sales of condemned Navy clothing and 
small stores shall revert to the credit of the clothing and small 
stores fund. 

(3) The net proceeds of sales of useless ordnance material 
shall be credited to the fund ordnance material, proceeds of 
sales, but not more than $75,000 of the amount credited can be 
used in any one year for the purchase of material adapted in 
manufacture and caliber to the present wants of the service. 

4718 . On board vessels in foreign waters, when there is an 
accumulation of condemned stores, under Titles B and Y, sufficient 
to cover the expenses of a sale, and it is considered to be to the 
best interests of the service so to dispose of them, they shall be 
resurveyed by a board of three officers, and may be sold, after 
application for and receipt from the Secretary of the Navy of the 
required written authority, in accordance with the provisions of 
section 3828, Revised Statutes, and of the acts of August 5, 1882, 
and June 30, 1S90. 

4719 . ( 1 ) An account of sale shall be forwarded to the Au¬ 
ditor for the Navy Department, and an account of sale, with a 
list of purchasers and the amount realized from each, to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. The list of purchasers, with 
amounts due from each for each lot, together with the character 
of the stores purchased, shall be delivered by the board of sale 
to the pay officer of the yard. Articles shall not be delivered to 
purchasers without the presentation of a receipt showing that the 
amount due has been paid to the pay officer. 

(2) The account of sale shall show, under each head, the gross 
receipts for clothing and small stores, ordnance and ordnance 
stores, and miscellaneous receipts, embracing all other stores sold; 
the proportionate part of the expenses attending the sale charge¬ 
able to each, and the net proceeds. Deposits, however, shall be 
made only under miscellaneous receipts, proceeds of sale, for the 
total net proceeds of the sale. 

(3) The proper credits to appropriations, to which proceeds of 
sales revert, shall be made in the office of the Auditor for the 
Navy Department. 

(4) The accounts of sale shall be forwarded at the same time 
the certificate of final deposit is sent to the Secretary of the 
Treasury. Deposits shall be made promptly, but care shall be 
taken to retain a sufficient sum until bills for advertising incurred 
by the department are met. 

4720 . Transactions relating to sales shall be entered in the 
monthly and quarterly accounts current. The gross receipts shall 
be shown and under expenditures shall be stated separately the 
expenses of sale, the repayment of deposits to unsuccessful bid¬ 
ders, the repayment to successful bidders of unused balances of 
deposits, and the deposits of miscellaneous receipts, proceeds of 
sale. Repayments shall be made by check. Vouchers covering the 
expenditure shall be forwaredd with the quarterly account cur¬ 
rent, reference to them being made by number in the account of 
sale. 

4721 . (1) The effects of deceased persons and deserters shall 
be disposed of as provided in articles R 2119 and R 2121. 

(2) The pay officer shall have an account taken of such sales, 
which account shall show the articles belonging to each indi¬ 
vidual, the prices realized, and the number, name, and rank of 
each purchaser. From this account of sale the pay officer shall 
credit the account of original owrner, under the head of sale 
of effects in the column of the pay roll for sundry credits, with 
the amount realized from the sale of his effects. The total 


(414 i) 


amount shall be entered on the account current as sale of D. M. 
and D. effects and the money accounted for under general account 
of advances. The account of sale shall be forwarded as a voucher 
with the pay roll containing the credit. 

Section 3. —Surveys and Repairs for Equipage. 

4731. (1) Prior to the arrival of a ship at a navy yard officers 
in charge of ship’s departments shall assemble in a con¬ 
venient place for inspection property in their charge which is 
damaged, deteriorated, obsolete, in need of repairs, or unneces¬ 
sary on board, and shall prepare lists of such articles, placing 
in any one list only such articles as pertain to the same appro¬ 
priation. Separate lists shall be submitted for articles the repair 
or replacement of which is urgent. For each item there shall 
be entered on these lists the place from which received, the 
date of receipt and the invoice price of the article as taken from 
the ship’s books, and a concise statement of the reasons for re¬ 
questing its survey. Immediately upon the ship’s arrival at 
the navy yard the commanding officer shall forward such lists 
to the commandant, who shall refer them to the officer designated 
by him to survey such articles. 

(2) The surveying officer appointed shall promptly inspect the 
articles listed, giving precedence to those of the urgent lists, and 
shall render separate reports, as follows, each report covering 
only articles that pertain to the same appropriation: 

Class A. List of articles comprising those in the ship’s list 
the condition of which is such that repairs are warranted and 
are beyond the capacity of the ship’s force or which it is con¬ 
sidered expedient to have repaired by the yard rather than the 
ship, and which upon completion of repairs should be returned 
to the ship. 

Class B. List of articles comprising those in the snip’s list: 
(1) Which are worn out; (2) which are in such condition that 
repair is not justified; (3) which are not needed on board. 

Class C. List of articles comprising those in the ship’s list 
which should be repaired by the ship’s force and any articles 
found fit for further use aboard without repair. 

(3) Every facility shall be given the surveying officer by the 
commanding officer, ship’s general storekeeper, and other officers 
directly concerned with the articles under survey, and a yeoman 
from the ship shall be detailed to assist him in the preparation 
of his reports. The separate reports, class A and class B, 
shall be prepared in quadruplicate, and class C in triplicate, and 
shall be forwarded to the commandant for action, together with 
the original list submitted by the ship which is thus covered. In 
preparing the reports under the headings above described the 
surveying officer in each case shall enter beside each item from 
where and when it was received and its invoice value as borne 
on the ship’s books (copying from the ship’s list), its appraised 
or present value and a concise statement as to its condition at 
time of survey and whether responsibility for damaged or de¬ 
teriorated condition should be charged against anyone. Should 
the surveying officer consider that the reasons given in the ship’s 
list for placing an article under survey are inadequate, he shall 
call upon the head of the department of the ship concerned or 
one of his assistants for amplification of the reasons. The head 
of the department concerned shall facilitate in every way the 
investigation as to responsibility, and if any disciplinary action 
has been or will be taken the commanding officer shall cause a 
statement of the fact to appear in the surveying officer’s report. 
Articles of value without invoice price shall in all cases be ap¬ 
praised by the surveying officer. 


Preparations 
for surreys. 


Duties of sur¬ 
veying officer. 


Preparation 
and forwarding 
of reports. 


(415 I) 



Estimates of 
time and cost. 


Articles to be 
turned in to 
store. 


Issue heap, 
yard heap, 
dump, etc. 


Repairs by 
ship’s force, etc. 


Commandant’s 

action. 


(4) For the items placed under class A the surveying officer 
shall in addition enter the estimated time and cost for repairs, 
and such estimates shall be carefully drawn in order that they 
may be reliable and preferably shall be obtained from the esti¬ 
mating sections of the manufacturing department. In special 
cases where repairs manifestly should be accomplished by con¬ 
tract instead of by the manufacturing department of the yard note 
shall be made accordingly, and the surveying officer shall specify 
whether the contract repairs should be arranged for by the pay 
officer of the ship or by the navy yard. The manufacturing di¬ 
visions shall furnish the services of experts or qualified men to 
assist the surveying officer in the examination of articles under 
survey or in the preparation of estimates for repairs when such 
services are requested by the surveying officer or the head of the 
division concerned. 

(5) In reporting on articles placed under class B, in addition to 
statement of from where and when received, the invoice price of 
each item, its appraised or present value and statement as to its 
present condition and whether or not responsibility should be 
charged against anyone for such condition, the recommendation 
“ store ” shall be entered and, further, the disposition recom¬ 
mended for the general storekeeper : Whether stock (general), 
stock with name of ship written below, yard use, issue heap, yard 
heap, repairs to similar articles, sell, dump, burn, or other special 
disposition. And in case any article recommended to store for 
stock, either general or for a particular ship, should require re¬ 
pair, entry as to this shall be made, and whether yard or contract 
repair, with estimates of time and cost, suitable reappraisal being 
made; the estimated amount of repairs being deducted from the 
invoiced value of the article; the article to be expended from the 
general storekeepers’ books, upon report of approval of survey, 
at its full invoiced value, and again taken up at the new ap¬ 
praised value and invoiced at this value to the general storekeeper 
on shore. No article shall be invoiced into store if it is capable 
of being satisfactorily repaired for reissue to ships. In all cases 
under class B, the surveying officer shall definitely state whether 
or not the article condemned should be replaced. 

(6) When under class B reports a surveying officer recommends 
an article to the issue heap, yard heap, or dump, he shall be guided 
as follows: Articles of metal, unserviceable and not warranting 
repairs and which can not be sold in piece to advantage, shall be 
condemned to the issue scrap heap or the yard scrap heap ac¬ 
cording as they may or may not be useful for reworking for 
Government use. Those condemned for the issue heap shall be 
appraised according to their value as metal, with kind of metal 
and weight stated, and those condemned for the yard heap shall 
be appraised as without value; and articles part of which are 
valueless and other parts of which may be useful for some pur¬ 
pose, shall be appraised as to their valuable parts, except when 
such parts are condemned for the yard heap. Only such totally 
unserviceable articles as are without value and unsalable, such 
as broken china, tin, and wmoden ware, worn-out paint brushes, 
etc., shall be thrown on the dump. Articles such as totally un¬ 
serviceable pow'der and chemicals, decayed provisions, etc., the re¬ 
tention of which would be prejudicial to the safety and health of 
the community, shall not be deposited on the dump, but shall be 
condemned to be thrown overboard or otherwise destroyed. 

(7) For each item placed under class C, the surveying officer 
shall make entry as to w r hether repairs should be made by the 
ship’s force or the item retained for further use in its present 
condition. 

(8) (a) Upon receipt of the surveying officer’s reports and of 
the original ship’s list returned wdth them, the commandant shall 
have the items as submitted by the surveying officer checked 


(41G I) 


against the ship’s list and a statement attached thereto that the 
surveying officer’s reports under classes A, B, and C cover all 
items, and the commandant shall then forward the ship’s list to 
the bureau concerned, and take action by appropriate indorse¬ 
ment on each list submitted by the surveying officer, as follows: 
Upon approval by the commandant of a class A report, the origi¬ 
nal shall be forwarded to the appropriate division of the manu¬ 
facturing department of the yard, where appropriate job orders 
under Title 1\ with the name of the ship as a subtitle, shall be 
issued for the repairs authorized; and one copy shall be returned 
to the commanding officer of the ship with a copy of the command¬ 
ant’s indorsement showing the action taken. If repairs by con¬ 
tract are authorized for any item, instead of issuing a Title P job 
order, such item shall be handled separately and in appropriate 
manner by the manufacturing department, unless it be specified 
that the pay officer of the ship is to arrange for such repairs. 
Upon approval by the commandant of a class B report, the origi¬ 
nal shall be forwarded to the general storekeeper of the yard and 
a duplicate returned to the commanding officer of the ship with a 
copy of the commandant’s indorsement. In the case of articles 
placed under class B for the reason that they are not needed on 
board, the disposition approved by the commandant shall not be 
carried out until authorized by the bureau concerned. Special 
note of such items shall be made by the commandant and, in for¬ 
warding to a bureau the copy of a survey report containing such 
items, recommendation shall be submitted and action shall be re¬ 
quested regarding such items, due regard being given to the fact 
that the bureau’s appropriations receive but a paper credit for 
articles turned into store not capable of being subsequently used 
by the bureau. Upon approval of a class C report, one copy shall 
be forwarded to the commanding officer of the ship for appro¬ 
priate action by him. 

(&) No alterations will be made to items of equipage unless 
authorized by the bureau concerned. * *• 

(9) The commanding officer, upon receipt of the duplicate copy 
of a class A report, shall have such articles as are to be re¬ 
paired promptly delivered to the appropriate division of the 
manufacturing department properly tagged, showing the name of 
the ship, the number of the survey and date of its approval by 
the commandant, and the number of the job order. Receipt of the 
articles so delivered shall be acknowledged by the manufacturing 
department on the ship’s copy of the survey report, and such 
articles shall not be transferred from the ship’s books. Upon 
the completion of repairs the manufacturing department shall 
notify the commanding officer of the ship, who shall send for 
the articles, giving a suitable receipt. Upon the receipt of 
a copy of a class B report, the commanding officer shall have 
delivery made to the general storekeeper of the yard of the 
articles authorized to be turned into store and shall forward 
with them the necessary invoices to cover the transfer. Sep¬ 
arate invoices shall be made for each disposition recommended 
of the articles turned into store, i. e., “ for general stock,” “ for 
sale,” “ for yard use,” etc., and such invoices shall bear the num¬ 
ber of the survey, yard where held, and date of its approval by 
the commandant. All articles turned into store shall be tagged to 
show the name of the ship, the number of the survey and the dis¬ 
position to be made of the articles. The general storekeeper of 
the yard shall be responsible for the final disposition of articles in 
accordance with the approved recommendations of class B reports 
and shall make necessary adjustments. 

(10) The commandant, after acting upon a survey report, shall 
immediately forward the fourth copy of class A and class B re¬ 
ports and the third copy of class C report to the bureau con¬ 
cerned, with copies of his indorsement which were placed on the 


Commanding 
officer’s action. 


Copies of sur¬ 
vey reports for 
bureaus. 


(417 i) 






Reconsidera¬ 
tion of items on 
survey reports. 


Repairs vrhich 
can not Tt»e com¬ 
pleted during 
ship’s visit. 


Survey of 
ship’s boats, etc. 


Commandant’s 
authority re¬ 
garding cost of 
repairs. 


originals. Should the bureau concerned not approve the action of 
the commandant on any item, appropriate instructions will be 
issued by the bureau. 

(11) In case the commandant does not approve certain of the 
recommendations made by the surveying officer, he shall eliminate 
such items from the survey reports, and these items shall be re¬ 
ferred by a separate list to the surveying officer with appropriate 
remarks for reconsideration. In case the surveying officer ad¬ 
heres to his original recommendation, after carefully reconsidering 
the same in accordance with the commandant’s instructions, the 
matter shall be referred to the bureau for final action; otherwise 
the excepted articles from the original report shall be treated as 
under resurvey, and shall receive action by the commandant in 
the same manner as in an original survey. 

(12) If the surveying officer finds that certain articles on 
which repairs are warranted can not be repaired during the 
scheduled visit of the ship at the yard, such articles shall be 
further noted under class A, to be shipped to the vessel upon the 
completion of repairs, and they shall not be transferred from the 
ship’s books when such action is to be taken. However, if cer¬ 
tain items are so urgently needed that replacement from stock is 
necessary, these items shall be placed under class B by the sur¬ 
veying officer, with notation of the reason for so doing and appro¬ 
priate recommendation, as for class B articles. 

(13) When a ship’s boat or the machinery of a boat is under 
survey, it shall be reported upon separately from other items. 
In all cases the Construction and Repair registry number of the 
hull shall be stated in surveys pertaining to the Bureau of Con¬ 
struction and Repair, and in those pertaining to the Bureau of 
Steam Engineering the Construction and Repair registry number 
of the hull and the Bureau of Steam Engineering make, type, and 
number of engines and boilers involved shall be stated. No boats, 
nor the machinery installation thereof, shall be turned into store 
unless absolutely necessary, and then only after being approved 
by the bureau having cognizance. 

(14) The commandant of a navy yard is authorized to approve 
repairs to any article of equipage provided the estimated cost of 
the repairs does not exceed, approximately, two-thirds of the value 
of the articles when new. In case of boats, such surveys shall 
be approved by the commandant only when the repairs do not 
exceed 25 per cent of the current cost of a new boat of the same 
type. In cases where the repairs involved are in excess of the 
commandant’s authority, all copies of class A and class B surveys 
shall be immediately forwarded to the bureau concerned for 
action, the commandant’s recommendation being stated thereon. 

(15) At a navy yard not more than $1,000 shall be expended 
in repairs on the sails and rigging of any vessel until the neces¬ 
sity and expediency of such repairs and the estimated cost thereof 
have been ascertained and reported to the Navy Department by 
an examining board, which shall be composed of one naval officer, 
designated by the Secretary of the Navy, and the master rigger 
and the master sailmaker of the yard where such vessel may be 
lying. (Sec. 1539, R. S.) 

(16) Articles of canvas or cordage may be surveyed in order to 
be turned over for general ship’s use, when they have become unfit 
for further use in their original capacity, owing to damage, wear, 
or accident; the surveying officer for this purpose to be appointed 
as provided in paragraph 1 of this article; and the surveying 
officer shall so indicate in the survey report by the words “ Ship’s 
use,” if such condemnation is justified. In such cases, the officer 
requesting the survey shall expend the articles from his books as 
prescribed in paragraph 2, article 4735. 

(17) Where reports of surveys indicate that the proper inves¬ 
tigation has not been made by the officer or officers composing 


(418 I) 


the board of survey, and clearly show that the board has not 
fully appreciated its responsibility, the manner of performing 
the duty will be entered in the record of the officer or officers 
signing the report of survey, and of the officer approving the 
same. In each case the officers concerned will be notified of 
the department’s action. 

4732. The repair of articles of equipage damaged beyond re- pairs^may be’re¬ 
pair within the capacity of the ship’s force, but for which repairs quested by let* 
are manifestly warranted and which are of an urgent nature, ter * 

shall be treated as urgent repairs and a special survey list shall 
be prepared by the commanding officer and transmitted to the com¬ 
mandant by letter, under the heading of “ Urgent repairs to 
equipage, title B,” if necessary, in advance of the receipt of ap¬ 
proved survey. The commanding officer shall have such articles 
properly tagged, showing the name of the ship and the number and 
date of the letter of request, and delivered to the division of the 
manufacturing department which repairs such articles. The sub¬ 
ject of such requests shall be given as repairs to equipage, Title B, 
with the name of the appropriation involved, and for each item the 
letter shall state the condition of the article and the cause of dam¬ 
age, and each request shall bear the statement that the repairs are 
manifestly warranted. When the repairs are clearly of a minor 
nature the commandant may authorize the work in advance of 
estimates, and shall refer the request to the division of the manu¬ 
facturing department which repairs such articles. In case of 
doubt as to the extent of repairs and the cost in proportion to the 
value of the article, the request shall be referred to the division 
of the manufacturing department for estimates prior to other ac¬ 
tion by the commandant. Upon the commandant’s authorization 
the division of the manufacturing department shall issue Title P 
job orders to cover the work and shall return the request to the 
commandant with estimates of time and cost. Such estimates, 
bearing the commandant’s approval, shall be forwarded to the 
bureau concerned for its information. ^ 

4733. (1) When articles are lost or missing afloat the officer in^/ticks 1 ” 188 ' 
responsible shall request by letter a survey of such articles, and 

when the value of any one item or the total of identical items 
does not exceed $100, the commanding officer shall appoint a sur¬ 
veying officer, who shall be a commissioned officer of a depart¬ 
ment of the ship other than that to which the articles to be sur¬ 
veyed pertain. In small vessels where there may be no officer 
available for such assignment, the request shall be made upon 
the division or group commander or the senior officer present. 

The officer so appointed shall render in accordance with the 
provisions of article I 4731 (2), a full and exhaustive report 
relative to the loss or deficiency and shall fix definitely, when 
possible, the responsibility therefor. Each item shall be sepa¬ 
rately reported upon and the invoice price shall in all cases be 
stated. The report of the surveying officer shall be rendered in 
triplicate to the commanding officer, who, upon approval thereof, 
shall forward the original to the bureau concerned through offi¬ 
cial channels with notation by indorsement thereon of any dis¬ 
ciplinary action taken by him and return two copies to the officer 
requesting the survey. The officer who requested the survey shail 
forward one copy to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts with 
his quarterly returns as a voucher for the disposition of the arti¬ 
cles, and one copy shall be retained by him in the ship’s files. 

When the value of any missing or lost article is in excess of 
$100, the request for survey shall be forwarded to the division 
or group commander or senior officer present, who shall appoint 
a board of three officers, of w T hom one at least and as many as 
practicable shall be commissioned. The action on this report 
shall be taken by the officer ordering the survey and copies of the 
survey report shall follow the course as above directed for cases 


(419 I) 






Survey of 
shortages in 
shipments. 


Copy of sur¬ 
vey report for 
shipping officer. 

Account of 
shortage. 


where the missing article surveys are ordered by the commanding 
officer. 

(2) The method prescribed in paragraph 1 shall be pursued by 
any officer receiving stores by shipment in which there is a short¬ 
age according to the invoices, or when the articles received do not 
correspond in quantity or kind with the marks on a package, but 
in such cases the original and one copy of the report shall be for¬ 
warded to the bureau concerned (except when the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts is the “bureau concerned”) and the original 
shall then be forwarded by the bureau concerned with appropriate 
indorsement to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts for its action. 
The survey report in such cases shall be rendered by the survey¬ 
ing officer in quintuplicate, excepting when the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts is the bureau concerned, when the report shall 
be rendered in quadruplicate. When action is taken by the Bu¬ 
reau of Supplies and Accounts, a copy of that bureau’s letter or 
indorsement shall be forwarded to the bureau concerned. 

(3) Surveys on articles found missing in shipments shall have 
indorsed thereon a statement of the approving authority that a 
copy has been forwarded to the shipping officer. 

(4) An officer receiving a shipment in which there is a shortage 
shall take up the invoice in full on his books, expend the missing 
articles according to the direction of the survey report, and note 
in red ink on both copies of the store invoice the invoice value of 
the articles missing, but in no case shall totals in the body of the 
summary be altered. 

(5) In the event of loss of Title X stores, or damage, the survey 

shall state to what appropriations the value of the stores involved 
shall be charged, and also the proportion that shall be charged to 
each. *-H 

(6) Each missing article survey shall be made a matter of 
most searching and exhaustive investigation by the surveying 
officers; in every case the responsibility be definitely fixed or a 
statement be made showing clearly why such can not be done. 

(7) When the responsibility is definitely fixed upon a person 
in the naval service, the officer ordering the survey shall refer 
it to such person for statement, after which the survey and 
statement shall be forwarded to the department via bureau con¬ 
cerned, with comment and recommendation by the officer ordering 
the survey. 

(8) In any case where disciplinary action has been taken a 
note to that effect shall be placed on the face of the survey. 

(9) When the department considers that surveys indicate that 
proper care has not been exercised by officers in charge of equipage 
or stores a statement to this effect will be entered in the record 
of the officer concerned. 

(10) Where reports of survey indicate that the proper investi¬ 
gation has not been made by the officer or officers composing 
the board of survey and clearly show that the board has not 
fully appreciated its responsibility, the manner of performing 
the duty will be entered in the record of the officer or officers 
signing the report of survey and of the officer approving same. 
In each case the officers concerned will be notified of the depart¬ 
ment’s action. 

(11) On ships operating under the general storekeeping system, 
equipage, title B, in use, shall be directly under the supervi¬ 
sion and care of the various heads of ships’ departments. In 
each ship’s department there shall be established and main¬ 
tained by the head of the department a complete custody record 
of the equipage, title B, in use in that department, agreeing 
with the articles on charge as shown by the books of the ship’s 
general storekeeper. 

(12) Inventories of equipage in use shall be taken at least once 
a year, certified to by the respective heads of departments taking 


(420 I) 


them and transmitted through the commanding officer to the 
general storekeeper. 

(13) In the future, invoices for articles, title B equipage, which 
are issued for use upon their receipt aboard, shall bear upon 
the face of the ship’s retained copy an acknowledgment by the 
head of department concerned that such articles have been re¬ 
ceived into his custody; articles of equipage issued from the store¬ 
rooms of the ship’s general storekeeper are to be receipted for 
by the head of department drawing them. 

4734. (1) When a ship is away from a navy yard and it be¬ 
comes necessary that certain equipage be repaired or replaced 
before the vessel will return to a navy yard, or because the pro¬ 
posed visit at the yard will probably be of such duration as to 
necessitate immediate commencement of certain repairs upon ar¬ 
rival. an emergency request for survey may be submitted by the 
officer of the ship responsible for such equipage, and the list so 
submitted shall state fully the actual emergency and shall, if 
approved by the commanding officer, be forwarded to the division 
or group commander or senior officer present, who shall appoint 
a commissioned officer from his command as surveying officer. 
The surveying officer, so appointed, shall render reports as pre¬ 
scribed in article 4731, paragraphs 2 to 7, inclusive, and in case 
any material is placed by him under class A or class B, he shall 
certify on these reports that there is an actual emergency requir¬ 
ing the action recommended and that this action can not be de¬ 
ferred until the ship’s probable arrival at a navy yard. For a 
ship on foreign station, in the case of articles placed under class 
B, which are of such little value that their shipment to a navy 
yard is manifestly not warranted, instead of the recommendation 
“ store ” for such items, the disposition “ overboard,” “ sell on 
station,” or other appropriate disposition should be given. Such 
surveying officers’ reports shall be rendered to the division or 
group commander or senior officer present who ordered the survey. 
Ilis action shall follow as closely as possible that prescribed for 
commandants under article 4731 (8) and (11). 

(2) Upon approval by the division or group commander or senior 
officer present of class A report, indorsements shall be placed 
thereon by him stating in detail the manner in which the action 
authorized shall be carried out, whether by the repair ship or by 
contract, etc. Iu case repairs by contract are to be undertaken, 
two copies shall be returned to the ship, whereupon the com¬ 
manding officer shall take appropriate action for the placing of 
the contract and the accomplishment of the work. When class A 
reports by survey afloat call for repairs at a navy yard, the ap¬ 
proving authority shall forward the original of such report to 
the commandant of the vessel’s home yard, for action by the com¬ 
mandant prior to the ship’s arrival. If the repairs are only 
“desirable,” work shall not be undertaken until it has been au¬ 
thorized by the bureau concerned. If the repairs are considered 
“ urgent,” work shall be authorized by the commandant, Title 
“ P ” job orders being issued. A copy of this report, with a 
copy of endorsement by the approving authority, shall be for¬ 
warded to the bureau concerned. 

(3) In approving a class B report, the indorsement of the ap¬ 
proving authority shall designate the navy yard where the articles 
recommended for store shall be turned in and the manner of ship¬ 
ment thereto. But should any article be placed under class B 
for the reason that it is not needed on board the disposition 
recommended shall not be carried out until authorized by the 
bureau concerned. Articles to be disposed of on foreign stations 
shall be specifically so designated by the approving authority. 
The original of class B report shall then be forwarded to the 
commandant of that navy yard and upon his approval of the 
action taken afloat as to items to be turned into store, this copy 


Surveys afloat 
ami ou foreign 
station. 


Ships on for¬ 
eign station. 


Action of ap¬ 
proving author¬ 
ity afloat. 


Disposition of 
articles sur¬ 
veyed afloat. 


(421 I) 





Replacement 
of articles afloat. 


Unserviceable 
and insanitary 
articles. 


Ship absent 
from yard; sur¬ 
vey of worthless 
articles. 


Ensigns, 
jacks, etc. 


shall be forwarded to the general storekeeper of the yard and 
upon receipt of the articles at the yard, the general storekeeper 
shall be responsible for their final disposition, making the neces¬ 
sary adjustments in accordance with the approved recommenda¬ 
tions and shall so certify across the face of the approved survey 
report which shall be forwarded by him with the quarterly bal¬ 
ance sheets to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. A copy of 
the class B report shall be returned to the commanding officer of 
the ship who shall carry out the instructions of the approving 
authority, and the third copy shall be immediately forwarded to 
the bureau concerned with a copy of the indorsement of the ap¬ 
proving authority. 

(4) The class C report shall be covered by the approving au¬ 
thority in the same manner as is prescribed for this class of 
report by commandants. 

(5) Any article under an approved class B report afloat author¬ 
ized to be turned into store or disposed of on foreign station, and 
of which the invoice price when new did not exceed $50, may 
then be replaced at once by appropriate requisition as not in 
excess, provided it appears on the allowance list of the ship under 
the bureau by which such articles are furnished. In case the 
article exceeds this value, the requisition for replacement shall 
be forwarded to the bureau concerned, or in case the emergency 
does not permit the delay which would thus be involved, tele¬ 
graphic authority shall be sought from the bureau concerned. The 
requisitions submitted pursuant to such surveys shall in all cases 
bear on their faces the reference number of the survey, the date 
of its approval, and statement showing where and by whom ap¬ 
proved. 

4735. (1) When articles on board ship are found to be totally 
unserviceable and require, by reason of their insanitary condition 
immediate disposition by being thrown overboard, burned, or 
buried, the officer having custody of such articles shall request a 
survey on them and the commanding officer shall designate for 
this purpose a commissioned officer of a department of the ship 
other than that to which the articles to be surveyed pertain. In 
the case of small vessels whose complement does not permit of 
this action, the request for survey shall be made to the division 
or group commander or senior officer present, who shall appoint 
the surveying officer. The surveying officer shall render a report 
in triplicate covering each item, with a statement as to where and 
when received, invoice price, present condition and appraised 
value, the reason for its present condition, and whether or not 
any responsibility should be charged against anyone for such con¬ 
dition. He shall further recommend the disposition to be made 
as “ overboard,” “ burn,” or “ bury.” 

(2) Upon approval of this survey by the officer ordering the 
same, the recommendation shall be carried out by the officer who 
requested the survey, who shall expend the articles from his books 
by expenditure vouchers, and certify across the face of the report 
sent to the bureau concerned and of the copy forwarded to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts with the quarterly balance 
sheets that he has complied with the approved recommendation. 

(3) When a ship is away from a navy yard, totally unservice¬ 
able articles, if without value and unsalable, such as broken 
china, tin and wooden ware, worthless paint brushes, etc., may 
be treated as in the foregoing paragraph. Small articles, such 
as tools, spare parts, etc., the invoice price of which is less than 
$5 and which are damaged beyond repair, and without sale value, 
may also be so disposed of. In such cases the officer requesting 
the survey shall expend the articles from his books as prescribed 
in paragraph 2. 

(4) United States ensigns, union jacks, or commission pen¬ 
nants may be similarly surveyed when unserviceable for Govern- 


(422 i) 


ment purposes and shall then be appraised as of no value and 
burned, the officer requesting the survey complying with para¬ 
graph 2. 

(5) Articles of equipage made of rope, canvas, wood, metal, 
etc., may be renewed or repaired from supplies, Title Y, without 
survey and continue to be borne on the books at the original 
price, the supplies used in the repairs being expended for use, 
and charged to the ship’s money allotment concerned. If re¬ 
quested by letter, a suitable credit will be given for such repairs 
made by the ship’s force for the amount of material used if ap¬ 
proved by the bureau concerned. 

6) Silver services and other articles of value presented to ships 
of the Navy shall be subject to survey only for purposes of ap¬ 
praisal or fixing responsibility for damage or loss. 

4730. Where in the foregoing articles the term “bureau con¬ 
cerned” is used, it shall be understood as meaning the bureau 
having cognizance of the appropriation from which the cost or 
expense of renewal of the articles is defrayed and to which the 
cost of repairs will be charged. 

4737. In the absence of appropriate printed forms survey re¬ 
quests and reports shall be prepared on letter paper, 8 by 10+ 
inches, and shall be typewritten whenever possible. Requests un¬ 
der each appropriation shall be numbered consecutively, beginning 
a new series with each fiscal year, and the surveying officers’ re¬ 
ports shall always name the number and date of the ship’s 
request. 

4738. (1) Commanding officers of ships shall appoint at the 
beginning of each quarter, to serve to the end of it, a surveying 
officer for articles in the commissary department of the ship. To 
this officer the commissary officer shall refer, either verbally or 
In writing, all such articles in his department as he may consider 
unfit for use. provided they do not exceed in value, on any one 
occasion, $300. 

(2) The surveying officer shall keep an itemized record of all 
his surveys, which, in case of his disability, shall be used and 
referred to by the officer appointed in his place. He shall make 
his report at the end of the quarter, or earlier if ordered. 

4739. Articles of clothing and small stores on board ship found 
by survey to be damaged may be appraised by the surveying offi¬ 
cer and issued at the reduced price, in the same manner as other 
clothing and small stores. In such case the pay officer of the 
ship shall furnish the surveying officer with a list of the invoice 
values of the articles, and the appraised values shall be entered 
by the surveying officer for each item. The pay officer shall ex¬ 
pend the revalued articles from his books at the invoice price and 
take them up again at the appraised value. 

4740. Upon the completion and signing of a survey of articles 
in the pay department on board a ship the three copies shall be 
forwarded to the officer ordering the survey, who, after action 
thereon, shall return two copies to the officer requesting the sur¬ 
vey and immediately forward one to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts. 

4741. When the survey of articles on shore is necessary, such 
surveys shall be requested and conducted in generally the same 
manner as prescribed for the articles of equipage aboard a ship 
at a navy yard, the provisions of articles 4731 and 4732 being fol¬ 
lowed, as far as applicable, by heads of departments or divisions 
of the yard or station, electricians in charge of detached radio 
stations, surveying officers, and commandants. 

4742. When the general storekeeper of a navy yard has in 
stock any articles which for any cause are unfit for issue or 
which have become obsolete or which are borne on the books at 
an improper value, lie shall without delay request a survey by 
letter to the commandant, listing such articles. If the general 


Renewal of 
equipage from 
Title Y supplies. 


Survey of 
articles present¬ 
ed to ship. 

Cognizance of 
bureaus. 


Form of sur¬ 
vey reports. 


Surveys in 
commissary de¬ 
partment. 


Record and 
report of com¬ 
missary surveys. 


Clothing and 
small stores. 


Survey re¬ 
ports in pay de¬ 
partment. 


Surveys of 
articles on 
shore. 


Survey of gen¬ 
eral storekeep¬ 
er’s stock ou 
shore. 


(423 I) 




Survey of ob» 
solete articles 
on shore. 


Beal estate, 
chattels and ma* 
chinery. 


Surveys on 
buildings, etc., 
destrojed by fire. 


storekeeper is in doubt as to requesting a survey on an article in 
stock, be may first obtain expert advice in the matter in such 
manner as the commandant may direct. In general tbe survey 
shall be ordered, held, and acted upon in the manner prescribed 
for equipage aboard a ship at a navy yard, and the provisions of 
article 4731 shall be considered as modified to such an extent as 
may be necessary to adapt the provisions of that article to such 
cases. 

4743. When any old materials or articles no longer required 
for their original purpose and subject to charge under Title A 
or D have accumulated to any extent in any department of a 
naval station, through repairs and work on ships, the head of the 
department or division concerned shall submit a list of such arti¬ 
cles to the commandant requesting a survey, separate lists being 
submitted for articles pertaining to different appropriations. The 
commandant shall designate a surveying officer from the manu¬ 
facturing division other than that to which the articles per¬ 
tain. An itemized descriptive list and appraisal shall be made 
in such cases by the surveying officer, and his report shall be 
rendered in triplicate to the commandant, with the return of 
the original list submitted by the head of the division. The 
commandant shall then take appropriate action on such report, 
indicating by indorsement his approval or disapproval of the 
surveying officer’s recommendation for each item, and shall re¬ 
turn one copy of the survey report to the head of the division 
who requested the survey. A copy of the report and the com¬ 
mandant's indorsement thereon shall be forwarded to the bureau 
concerned, and the original, with the commandant’s indorsement, 
shall be forwarded to the general storekeeper of the yard. Upon 
receipt of the commandant’s action the head of the department or 
division shall have the instructions carried out, and such material 
or articles as are authorized to be turned in to store for issue or 
to be repaired for issue or to be sold shall be invoiced to the gen¬ 
eral storekeeper, who shall treat them in his books in the same 
manner as other stores surveyed. Separate invoices shall be 
submitted for each disposition recommended of the articles turned 
in to store, and such invoices shall bear the number of the survey, 
the yard where held, and the date of its approval by the com¬ 
mandant. The invoices shall be sent to the general storekeeper 
by the accounting officer, who shall certify on all copies that 
the plant account has been adjusted accordingly. Prior to turn¬ 
ing them in to store the articles shall be appropriately tagged, 
showing the number of the survey and the disposition to be made 
of the articles. 

4744. (1) A survey of articles carried under Title E, R, or F 
(real estate and chattels or machinery plant of shore stations) or 
other titles shall be requested by the head of the department or 
division concerned, and such survey shall be ordered, held, and 
acted upon in the same manner as for a survey held under the 
provisions of article 4742. For each item of a survey the sur¬ 
veying officer shall also state the original value, or, where this 
can not be ascertained, he shall enter an estimated original value 
therefor, which shall be furnished by the officer requesting the 
survey. After approval of the report of survey, the copy thereof 
intended for the general storekeeper shall be forwarded to him 
through the accounting officer, who shall adjust the plant ac¬ 
counts in the general and subsidiary ledgers and then forward 
the copy to the general storekeeper. 

(2) Surveys on buildings or other structures destroyed or dam¬ 
aged by fire, water, or other cause shall be requested by the public- 
works officer. Reports of such surveys shall show the original 
or estimated original cost and the estimated loss in value. 


(424 i) 


4745. Should the commandant disapprove the recommendation 
of a surveying officer on any items of a survey of property, mate¬ 
rial, or articles ashore, action shall be taken as prescribed in 
article 4781. 

4740. Immediately before the preparation of the schedules for 
a public sale at a naval station the general storekeeper shall 
request a survey of the yard scrap heap, and the scrap shall then 
be appraised, with approximate quantity stated, and taken up 
in account D, for sale. If, however, it should appear to the advan¬ 
tage of the Government to hold for a more favorable market or a 
larger accumulation, survey and appraisal may be withheld until 
a succeeding general or special sale. 

4747. (1) The general storekeeper shall store and arrange in 
suitable lots all articles condemned for sale, and when occasion 
requires present to the commandant a schedule of such lots for 
survey by the board appointed to conduct the sale. This board 
is also authorized to condemn finally the property to be sold. 

(a) The board of sale, in forwarding the schedules for ap¬ 
proval by the department, shall forward therewith a separate 
report, stating that they have carefully examined all the articles 
in the schedules and recommend them for sale, and the return 
of the schedules approved by the department shall be considered 
as an approval of the board’s recommendation. 

(ft) Any articles previously recommended for sale, but con¬ 
sidered by the board of sale upon this final examination as not 
proper articles for disposition by public sale, shall be reported 
in writing to the commandant, who shall direct the general store¬ 
keeper to request a resurvey to determine the final disposition 
of the articles, and such articles shall be transferred or ex¬ 
pended from account D as may be necessary. 

(2) Articles condemned for sale may at any time before the 
preparation of schedules for a general sale be withdrawn for use 
on approved ship’s requisitions or by stub requisition, approved by 
the commandant. In such cases the general storekeeper shall 
transfer the articles from account D to the proper account, for¬ 
warding the commandant’s order with the transfer invoice accom¬ 
panying the quarterly balance sheet to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts. 

4748. When practicable, a commandant may assign a pay officer 
other than one attached to the general storekeeper’s office as 
permanent surveying officer to survey articles of provisions, 
clothing, small stores, and contingent stores under the cognizance 
of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and for the survey ot 
such articles aboard a ship at a navy yard or station the com¬ 
mandant may appoint as surveying officer any pay officer serving 
under his jurisdiction. 

4749. (1) Surveys on medical stores shall be ordered by the. 
commander in chief, squadron or division commander, or by the 
senior officer present. 

(2) Surgical instruments and appliances that have become unfit 
for further use shall be surveyed and condemned before the issue 
of others to replace them. Articles classed under dispensary 
furniture and supplied in quantities for expenditure may be 
expended without survey. 

(3) A survey shall be held at the Naval Medical Supply Depot 
on all medical supplies turned in from cruising ships placed out 
of commission on the Atlantic coast, and at the navy yard Mare 
Island, on those from ships on the Pacific coast. Such articles 
as are found fit for use shall be turned in for issue. 

(4) Reports of surveys on property under cognizance of the 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery shall be forwarded thereto in 
duplicate. 

(5) Whenever any property is surveyed and recommended to 
be sold the articles shall in all cases be appraised. The medical 


Disapproval of 
surveys on ma¬ 
terial or prop¬ 
erty. 

Survey of 
yard scrap heap. 


Articles con¬ 
demned for sale. 


Assignment of 
a pay officer as 
surveying offi¬ 
cer. 


Medical stores. 


(425 I) 







officer in charge shall make an inventory of the same and shall 
carefully preserve the property until directed to deliver it for 
sale. A copy of this inventory shall be forwarded to the Bureau 
of Medicine and Surgery as soon as the survey is approved. 

(6) Articles of the medical department delivered to a general 
storekeeper for sale shall be accompanied by an invoice stating 
both the original and appraised values of the articles. 

Clothing and 4750. (1) Should it become necessary to destroy clothing or 
of Officers aud CtS otlier personal effects of officers or men to prevent the spread of 
men. disease, the commandant of the station or commanding officer of 

the ship shall direct a survey to be held on the articles, and the 
report, containing a list of the articles, with an estimate of their 
value, approved by him, shall be transmitted to the Navy Depart¬ 
ment. The surveying officer shall base his estimate on the actual 
value of the articles destroyed and not on the original cost of the 
articles. 

(2) No issue shall be made to persons in lieu of their effects so 
destroyed. They can only be reimbursed for such loss by certifi¬ 
cate from the Treasury Department after the approval of the 
report of survey by the Secretary of the Navy. 


(428 i) 


CHAPTER 41. 


ACCOUNTS AND RETURNS. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 40.) 

Section 1.—General Accounts. 

4801. (1) It shall be the duty of the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts to cause property accounts to be kept of all the supplies 
pertaining to the naval establishment, and to report annually to 
Congress the money values of the supplies on hand at the various 
stations at the beginning of the fiscal year, the dispositions thereof, 
and of the purchases and the expenditures of supplies for the 
year, and the balances remaining on hand at the end thereof. 
(Act of Mar. 2, 1889.) 

(2) Complying with and extending the requirements of the 
above act, a comprehensive, central system of accounts, covering 
all the financial affairs of the naval establishment, shall be main¬ 
tained under the section of accounts of the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts. 

(3) While it is the intention that books of accounts shall not 
be kept in any of the bureaus of the department except the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts, nothing in this article shall be con¬ 
strued to prevent the keeping of a record of requisitions received 
and the action taken thereon by the bureau concerned, or of such 
records as may be necessary for the proper conduct of its busi¬ 
ness. 

4802. The accounts of the naval establishment shall be main¬ 
tained under the two following heads: 

(а) Property account: This account shall be the general pro¬ 
prietary account, which shall embrace all the money, real estate, 
ships, and other property of the naval establishment. 

(б) Money account: This account shall be kept in a ledger of 
appropriations which shall show at all times the condition of each 
appropriation. Supplementary to this shall be a ledger of dis¬ 
bursements, or personal accounts with disbursing oflicers charged 
with public funds pertaining to the naval establishment, and, for 
the purpose of showing at all times the balances available under 
the various appropriations, a ledger of liabilities authorized or in¬ 
curred. 

4803. (1) Debits and credits under various titles and subtitles 
shall be derived from the vouchers which mark all movements or 
use of naval supplies or money. Those covering expenditures of 
money, in the form of public bills, pay-roll summaries, and ac¬ 
count-current summaries, shall be charged to the objects for which 
the expenditures are made, and shall be credited to the proper ap¬ 
propriations. Expenditures of material, as shown by the sum¬ 
maries accompanying balance sheets, shall be charged to the re¬ 
spective objects and credited to the general-account supplies. 

(2) Every voucher being the subject of entry in two accounts, a 
debit in one and a credit in the other, it is essential that it should 
bear on its face the information necessary for the proper debit 
and credit entries in the books. 


Bureau of Sup- 
plies and Ac¬ 
counts will keep 
property ac¬ 
counts. 


General pro¬ 
prietary ac¬ 
counts. 

Money account 
to show condi¬ 
tion of each ap¬ 
propriation. 


Debits and 
credits under 
titles and subti¬ 
tles. 


Vouchers must 
bear necessary 
information. 


(427 i) 






Necessity for ( 3 ) Special attention is directed to the necessity for stating 
stating subtitles. Sll t>titles, as well as the general lettered titles upon vouchers and 
in summaries. The title classifies the expenditure, but the sub¬ 
title is essential in order to lodge that expenditure in its proper 
specific account. 

4804. (1) The titles under which all expenditures shall be 
classed shall be as given in this article. 

Ti hi leA — Hnl !| (2) (a) Title A shall show the original cost or appraised valu- 
pcrmauS’ fit- ation of ships. It shall include, in the case of a new ship, every 
tings. expenditure that may properly be made a direct charge during its 

original construction, or, in the case of an old ship, its total ap¬ 
praised valuation. 

(&) Objects of charge under Title A which are constructed at 
one navy yard for a vessel under construction at another, or at 
a private shipyard, are not subject to invoice. 

(c) All expenditures on such objects shall be made under Title 
A, and when ready for transfer the general storekeeper shall 
make the shipment, but shall not take them up on his books nor 
shall they be taken up by the general storekeeper or other con 
signee by whom they are received. They shall be under the charge 
of the head of the department or division concerned, and any 
further work thereon by the Government, in order to finish such 
articles or to install them on board the vessel, shall be an object 
of charge under Title A as though the work had been continuous. 

( d ) Objects of charge under Title A shall be transferred only 
by the specific authority of the bureau concerned, or, in emergency, 
by the authority of the commandant or senior officer present, in 
wilich case the bureau concerned shall be notified of the action 
taken and the reason therefor. Such material transferred to a 
navy yard shall not be invoiced to nor taken up by a general 
storekeeper except in cases where it is abandoned as of no further 
use for its original purpose, in which case it shall be surveyed 
oil request of the general storekeeper, and treated in the manner 
jirescribed for salvaged material. 

(e) The following list comprises, under general heads, such 
integral parts of a ship and permanent fittings, or ordinarily non- 
transferable fixtures, as are proper objects of charge under this 
title: 

Air compressors, except torpedo. 

Air ports. 

Ash hoists, steam. 

Bake ovens. 

Bells, ships. 

Bells, buzzers, and push buttons installed. 

Blocks fitted to trolley tracks or other permanent locations. 

Blocks, anchor pendant. 

Blowers, forced draft. 

Boat booms. 

Boilers. 

Boxes, bakery, bread, and steam. 

Chests or lockers for signal flags. 

Clothes lockers, except stateroom wardrobes. 

Coaling booms and fixed and portable metal coaling chutes. 

Coffee urns. 

Cranes or davits, anchor, cat and fish, boat, torpedo, portable. 

Compasses, gyro, complete, with or without transmitters. 

Distilling apparatus. 

Dishwashing machines. 

Dough-mixing machines. 

Dough troughs. 

Dynamotors. 

Electric fixtures permanently secured (not including globes, 
shades, and lamps). 


(428 I) 


Engines, main and auxiliary, and appurtenances. 
Engine-room annunciators. 

Ensign and jack staffs. 

Fireroom timing apparatus. 

Furniture, built-in, including book shelves, wardrobe shelves, 
and shoe racks. 

Generating sets, all capacities. 

Hatch covers, gratings, and canopy frames. 

Hooks, hammock, in place. 

Hull. 

Kettles, steam jacketed. 

Kettles, vegetable steaming. 

Ladders, hatch. 

Lightning conductors, in place. 

Locks, including padlocks in place on doors and Title A 
lockers. 

Logs, Nicholson. 

Magazine light boxes. 

Meat choppers, electric. 

Mess lockers. 

Pipe berths, including woven-wire mattresses. 

Piping, steam, ventilation. 

Potato peelers, electric. 

Portable gratings and all other floor covering in place, except 
rugs and carpets. 

Power tools installed in workshops (lathes, planers, shapers, 
drill presses, milling machines, etc.). 

Pumps, hand, fixed. 

Pumps, steam. 

Refrigerating machinery. 

Radiators, steam. 

Ranges. 

Rigging, standing. 

Rods and fixtures for curtains and skylight screens. 

Scuttle butts, with refrigeration coils. 

Searchlights, electric. 

Steerers, steam. 

Smokepipe, galley. 

Spars in place. 

Speaking tubes. 

Stanchions, awning and rail. 

Tanks, oil (fitted to ship), water. 

Test panels. 

Turret deck lugs. 

Turret slides. 

Turret elevating gear. 

Turret sights, except telescopes. 

Turret ammunition hoists. 

Tools, machine. 

Vegetable lockers. 

Ventilation blowers, fixed. 

Ventilation, drainage and other piping in place. 

Ventilator cowls. 

Water boilers. 

Windlasses, winches, and capstans. 

Wire, electric, in place. 

Wrenches, for air ports, hatches, deck winches, and other 
machines under the Bureau of Construction and Repair. 
Permanent fittings (Ordnance and C. and R.) : 

Ammunition hoists. 

Brackets, for shell boxes, boring bits, loading trays, priming 
wires, cutlasses, small arms, etc., when secured to the ship. 
Circles, deck, for pivoting guns and shields, including screws, 
nuts, bolts, and washers. 


(429 i) 




Title 

page. 


Permanent fittings—Continued. 

Circles, gun, in ships’ tops. 

Circles, tracks, and deck sockets, for torpedo tubes of all 
classes, including bolts, screws, hangers, securings. etc., for 
same. 

Circuits, electric and appendages. 

Engines for training guns. 

Hooks and hangers for rammers, sponges, etc. 

Motors for turning turrets and operating ammunition hoists. 

Piping of torpedo air system. 

Securings for torpedo air compressors, accumulators, and 
separators. . 

Sockets, rail, sliding pivot, and clevis, including rivets, etc. 

Standards for torpedo directors. 

Torpedo trolleys, castings, platforms, brackets, screws, and 
voice tubes, and securings for same. 

Turret-gun mounts, and the following attachments, viz, deck 
lugs, slides, elevating gear, sights (except telescopes), am¬ 
munition hoists. 

Permanent radio fittings: 

Aerials. 

Ammeters, hot wire. 

Condenser racks. 

Condensers. 

Detectors complete. 

Keys, relay. 

Keys, transmitting. 

Loading coils. 

Motor generators. 

Motor starters, hand and automatic. 

Portable radio sets complete. 

Protection devices. 

Receivers, complete, with self-contained detector and tele¬ 
phone. 

Reactance coils. 

Spark gaps. 

Spark gap ventilator sets. 

Switches: 

Lightning. 

Transfer. 

Transformers: 

Power. 

Oscillation. 

Transmitters, complete. 

Wave meters. 

;, equi- ( 3 ) ( a ) Title B shall show expenditures upon ships not 
charged under Title A, but necessary for making them manage¬ 
able, habitable, and serviceable as naval vessels. 

(&) There can be no expenditure of labor or material “for 
use” to this title. All such expenditures for the manufacture of 
new articles of equipage shall be made to Title Z and the work 
done in the conversion account. 

(c) The cost of all repairs to equipage borne on the books of 
ships in commission shall be charged to Title P. 

( d ) Equipage, other than ordnance, turned into store becomes 
Title X, and repairs to such articles shall be made under Title Z. 

(e) Whenever spare parts of an imperishable character car¬ 
ried under Title B, whether “ spares ” for parts of the ship under 
Title A or “ spares ” for parts of the ship under Title B, are 
fitted or used to replace working parts, the parts so displaced 
shall thereafter be regarded as the spare parts and repaired or 
condemned by survey, as the occasion may demand. Articles car¬ 
ried under this title which are consumed or lost shall, after sur¬ 
vey, be charged to Title C by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 


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(/) Small articles carried on board for the purpose of re¬ 
placing perishable or consumable parts of articles of “ equipage ” 
shall not be regarded as “spare parts,” Title B, but shall be 
carried under Title Y and expended under Title C “ for use,” 
except on board ships operating under the general storekeeping 
system, in which cases such articles shall be carried under Title X 
and expended in the same manner as other supplies consumed or 
used in ordinary repairs made by the ship’s force. 

. ^Torpedoes and all types of mines, while classed under 
xitle B. when fired in war or expended in explosion by specific 
order of the department, shall be expended without survey by 
quoting this paragraph on the expenditure vouchers. Under 
all other circumstances loss of or damage to a torpedo or mine 
shall be covered by survey. 

(?i) With the exception noted in the preceding subparagraph, 
no articles of equipage carried on a ship’s books under Title B 
shall be expended without survey. 

(*) Th e objects of charge under this title shall be subjects of 
invoice to and from general storekeepers and are comprised under 
the following general heads: 

Adding machines. 

Anchors, chains, and appurtenances. 

Athletic outfit. 

Bags, awning, coaling, hammock, clothes, etc. 

Battery, main and secondary. 

Blocks, transferable. 

Boilers and machinery of power boats. 

Boats. 

Boat equipments, including spars and sails. 

Bookcases, portable. 

Buckets. 

Bulletin boards. 

Breakers and stands. 

Buoys, life. 

Bunk bottoms, canvas. 

Casks. 

Chests, except signal flag. 

Cooking utensils, portable. 

Covers, mast, boat, sail, gun, etc. 

Curtains. 

Dish-washing baskets, for crockery, etc. 

Ditty boxes. 

Diving apparatus. 

Drill cartridges. 

Engine and fire room tools. 

Fenders, ship. 

Flags, ensigns, etc. 

Furniture and office equipment not built in. 

Galley and range equipments (not including ranges, coffee 
urns, steam-jacketed kettles, etc.). 

Generators, motor, for radio sets. 

Gun equipments. 

Gun mounts, other than turret. 

Hammocks. 

Hand-power machines for galley. 

Hawsers, manila 6" and over, and all wire hawsers. 

Hose, air, water, oil, metal, and steam. 

Instruments, nautical, musical, drawing. 

Jacob’s ladders. 

Keyboards. 

Lamps, lanterns, etc. 

Lanyards, air port and gun port. 

Life jackets, cork. 

Lockers, not built in. 

Magazine outfits. 


(431 i) 







Mats, cargo, collision, sword, door, engine-room. 

Mattresses, hair, and covers. 

Mattresses, wire. 

Mess outfits. 

Mines and countermines, including tools, spare parts, etc. 
Motors and fans, electric (portable). 

Pillows and covers. 

Plans of ships. 

Pumps, portable. 

Rugs and carpets. 

Running rigging, hawsers, towlines. 

Safes. 

Sails, awnings, hoods, screens. 

Scales for weighing. 

Scoops, air-port. 

Scuttle butts, without refrigerating coils. 

Searchlights, acetylene. 

Semaphore signal outfit. 

Sewing machines. 

Signal outfits, portable. 

Small arms and their equipments. 

Sounding rods. 

Spare and duplicate parts of generating sets, main engines, 
and auxiliary machinery. 

Spare steering gear and boat-crane ropes. 

Spare parts for radio apparatus of such nature that they 
should not be expended without survey. 

Spare and duplicate parts of Title A or Title B fixtures of 
such a nature or value that they should not be expended 
without survey. 

Spitboxes and spittoons. 

Splint stretchers. 

Switchboards for radio sets. 

Table linen. 

Tanks, portable. 

Tarpaulins. 

Tents. 

Tools of all kinds, except power tools installed in workshops 
and drills below one-half-inch size and files and rasps, under 
Title Y. 

Transformers for radio sets. 

Tubs. 

Typewriters. 

Turret gun-mount attachments as follows: 

Rammers, gun-firing and sight-lighting circuits, including 
the batteries, sight telescopes, bore sights with all parts; 
dotters, subcaliber attachments, all spare parts, tools, 
and accessories. 

Torpedoes, including tools, spare parts, etc. 

Torpedo tubes. 

Torpedo air compressors, accumulators, and separators. 
Torpedo, and mine and countermine, tools, spare parts, etc. 
Water coolers. 

Title C, eost (4) (a) Title C shall show the running expenses and cost of 
of commission, maintenance of "ships in commission. 

(ft) It shall include the pay of officers and crew; value of ra¬ 
tions consumed or commuted; value of stationery for ship’s use; 
supplies used in ordinary repairs made by the ship’s force, such 
as painting, carpentering, calking, etc.; bills for pilotage, towage, 
canal tolls, removing ashes, etc.; coal, oil, and other supplies con¬ 
sumed or used in steaming, heating, lighting, and cooking; ammu¬ 
nition used in target practice and for other purposes; and all 
other expenses incidental to the maintenance of the vessel in 
commission. 


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(c) Iii the case of vessels operating under the general store¬ 
keeping system, the value of supplies consumed and chargeable to 
this title (except coal and ammunition, which shall be shown on 
the Title Y balance sheets covering supplies of the Steam Engi¬ 
neering and Ordnance Departments, respectively) shall be the 
aggregate of the expenditures under the naval supply account as 
stated at the foot of the quarterly departmental balance sheets of 
the general storekeeper. In the case of other vessels this value 
shall be the aggregate of the expenditures for use as shown by the 
quarterly balance sheets of the several heads of departments. 

(5) With the exception of repairs provided for under Title C, 
all repairs to such integral parts of a ship, or ordinarily non- 
transferable fixtures as were objects of direct charge to the ship 
under Title A, and expenditures for additions, improvements, and 
alterations in original construction and arrangements, shall be 
charged under Title D. In cases of repairs to ships in commis¬ 
sion, not at a navy yard, by other than the ship’s force, the public 
bills covering such repairs shall be inscribed Title D. 

(6) All repairs to articles carried under Title B on the books 
of ships in commission shall be chargeable under Title P. In 
cases where such articles are repaired by other than a navy-yard 
force, as in the case of nautical instruments, typewriters, etc., 
the requisitions and bills for the service shall be prepared under 
this title. 

(7) («) All repairs and alterations to equipage and supplies 
carried on the books of the general storekeeper in the ordnance 
account under Title X shall be charged under Title Q. 

(&) When such articles are recommended for repairs at the 
yard they shall be turned over to the manufacturing department 
without price for that purpose. They shall not be expended from 
the books, but continued to be carried without change in their 
valuation, with the notation “Undergoing repairs,” until the re¬ 
pairs are completed and the articles returned to store, in the same 
manner as articles recommended for “ Contract repairs ” are now 
treated. Open-contract repairs for articles carried in the ord¬ 
nance account under Title X shall be charged to this title, and 
bills and vouchers shall be inscribed accordingly. Articles turned 
into store for repairs shall be taken up at the original invoice 
value and treated as indicated above. The cost of all repairs 
made under this title shall be charged to the specific current ap¬ 
propriation involved. 

(c) In case of alterations, the original value of all articles may 
be affected to such an extent as to necessitate an adjustment of 
the invoice price. This should be accomplished by a survey and 
appraisal upon completion of the w r ork. 

(8) The terms real estate and chattels cover fixed property 
owned by the Government and devoted to the uses of the naval 
establishment; being land, and the structures belonging thereto, 
such as dry or other docks, wharves, quay walls and piers, store¬ 
houses, ship houses, machine shops, foundries, dwellings, maga¬ 
zines, hospitals, and other buildings, and all movable property 
such as derricks, shears, cranes, scows, pile drivers, tugs (not 
borne upon the Navy Register), tenders, launches, lighters, boats 
not belonging to a receiving or other ship but pertaining to the 
station proper, fire apparatus, horses, oxen, vehicles, and all 
articles of furniture, etc., in houses or offices that are supplied 
from appropriations for the naval establishment. 

(9) Title E shall embrace the cost and valuation of such of the 
above-described property as is used for industrial purposes or is 
in any way connected with the industrial or manufacturing plant, 
and all charges for new work or improvements in connection 
therewith shall be made to this title, under the following heads, 
viz: Grounds, Buildings, Water front, Yard appliances, Floating 
property, Railroad, Furniture, Supplies and equipment, Dry docks, 


Title D, re¬ 
pairs to ships. 


Title P, re¬ 
pairs to equi¬ 
page of ships in 
commission. 


Title Q, re¬ 
pairs and alter¬ 
ations to equi¬ 
page and sup¬ 
plies, ordnance. 


Real estate 
and chattels de¬ 
fined. 


Title E, real 
estate and chat¬ 
tels (indus¬ 
trial). 


(433 I) 




Credits for 
loss by fire, etc. 


Title F, pow¬ 
er and machin¬ 
ery plant (in¬ 
dustrial). 


Title E, real 
estate and chat¬ 
tels (military). 


Title G, main¬ 
tenance of indus¬ 
trial plants. 


Title S, gen¬ 
eral maintenance 
(military). 


Fire protection, Telephone and telegraph. Vehicles and live stock, 
Coaling plants, Machinery and tools, and Miscellaneous. 

(10) In order that proper credits may be given Titles E, R, and 
F for buildings and property destroyed by fire, water, or other 
cause, reports shall be submitted to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts by the head of the department or division having cog¬ 
nizance, showing the estimated loss in value reported by survey. 
A report, of articles worn out or unserviceable, pertaining to 
Titles E, R, and F, and condemned by survey, shall be forwarded 
to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts quarterly by the heads of 
the departments or divisions concerned. The cost of repair and 
maintenance of objects carried under Title E shall be charged to 
Title G. 

(11) (a) Title F shall embrace the cost and valuation of plants 
for producing or transmitting power for industrial purposes, in¬ 
cluding engines, boilers, shafting, and appurtenances: machinery 
and machine tools for manufacturing purposes. Charges for 
new work and improvements under this title shall be made under 
the following general heads: 

Power plant: Boilers, flues, stacks, piping, machinery; distribut¬ 
ing system, electric, heat, pneumatic, hydraulic, steam, sub¬ 
station, motors and accessories; water system, outfits for light¬ 
ing ships, underground conduits, and pole lines. 

Machinery plant: Machinery and machine tools. 

(&) The cost of repair and maintenance of objects carried under 
Title F shall be charged to Title G. 

(12) (a) Title R embraces the cost and valuation of all such 
fixed and movable property described in paragraph 18 of this 
article and power and machinery plant described in paragraph 
11 (a) of this article as is used for military purposes, such as 
commandant’s launch and other craft permanently stationed at 
the yard for military purposes, officers’ quarters, dispensary, 
power plants for receiving ships, etc. All charges for new work 
and improvements to such property shall be charged to this title 
under the following general heads: Grounds, Buildings, Water 
front, Yard appliances, Furniture, Floating property, Supplies and 
equipment, Power plant, Fire protection. Equipment. Telephone 
and telegraph. Vehicles and live stock, Radio stations, machinery 
and tools, and Miscellaneous. 

(&) The cost of repair and maintenance of objects carried under 
Title R shall be charged to Title S. 

(13) Title G shall embrace all charges for the repair and main¬ 
tenance of objects pertaining to the industrial plants at the several 
navy yards and stations, including the pay of officers, and the per¬ 
manent civil establishment (except that of officers and civil em¬ 
ployees, hereinafter noted as chargeable to Title S) ; craft perma¬ 
nently stationed at the yard for industrial work only, such as light¬ 
ers, barges, floating derricks, scows, pile drivers, launches, etc.: the 
cost of repair and maintenance of all property pertaining to Title 
F, rent of landings, telephones, offices, or buildings used for indus¬ 
trial purposes. Charges under this title shall be made under the 
following general heads: Grounds, Buildings, Water front. Yard 
appliances, Floating property. Railroads. Furniture, Dry-docks^ 
Fire protection. Telephones and telegraph, Vehicles and live stock. 
Power plant. Machinery and tools. Removal of refuse, Office force. 
Office miscellaneous classified employees, Coaling plants, Handling 
stores, and Miscellaneous. 

(14) Title S shall embrace charges for the repair and main¬ 
tenance of all objects pertaining to Title R; the pay of officers 
and others whose duties are of a military character, including 
clerical force and incidental expenses; charges for heat, light, fuel 
and water, commandant’s launches, and other craft permanently 
stationed at the yard for purely military purposes, including pay 


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of crews of the same; expenses of purchasing and disbursing of¬ 
fices, including pay of the purchasing and disbursing officers, 
clerks, etc., and other yard expenses of a nonindustrial nature; 
rent of landings, telephones, rooms, offices, or buildings, except 
such as are used for industrial purposes. Charges under this title 
shall be made under the following general heads: Grounds, Build¬ 
ings, Water front, Floating property, Yard appliances, Furniture, 
Supplies and equipment. Power plant, Fire protection, Telephone 
and telegraph, Vehicles and live stock, Removal of refuse, Heat. 
Light, Fuel, Water, Office force. Machinery and tools, Office sup¬ 
plies, Inspection department. Radio stations, Storekeeping, Hand¬ 
ling materials, Miscellaneous classified employees, and Miscel¬ 
laneous. 

(15) Title T shall cover expenditures on objects which are 
neither military nor industrial in their character, but relate to 
the service generally, such as tugs, lighters, and barges, which 
can be transferred from one yard to another and are not necessary 
for industrial work; care and preservation of ships in ordinary: 
and that portion of the general storekeeper’s department em¬ 
ployed in caring for and issuing stores to vessels and in shipping 
stores away from the yard. Charges under this title shall be 
made under the following general heads: Tugs and lighters, Care 
and preservation of ships in ordinary, Fleet supply. 

(16) (a) Title W shall be charged with deterioration reported 
by survey; with value of supplies condemned as worthless, lost, 
destroyed, or thrown overboard, if not chargeable to any other 
title, with loss in invoice values through reduction of price by 
boards of survey and appraisal, and by sales at auction. 

(&) The loss by fuel purchased by the Government and sold to 
officers at a fixed price shall be charged to this title. 

(c) Open contract repairs or alterations made in property car¬ 
ried under Title X, other than ordnance, shall be charged to this 
title. 

(17) Title X shall be a suspense account in which shall be 
carried all naval supplies in storehouses on shore, including coal 
depots and naval magazines; all cargo coal carried by naval col¬ 
liers, and all supplies on board vessels operating under the gen¬ 
eral storekeeping system. The purpose of Title X is to furnish 
an account in which supplies may be held awaiting use. 

(18) (a) Under Title Y shall be carried all supplies placed on 
board naval vessels, with the exception of Equipage (Title B) 
and such stores as are carried under Title X on board general 
storekeeping ships. 

(6) Title Y shall embrace the following: 

Ammunition. 

Baskets, coaling. 

Beeswax. 

Bolts, nuts, rivets, washers, etc. 

Bricks, bath and fire. 

Brooms. 

Brushes. 

Bunting, muslin and cotton. 

Candles. 

Canvas. 

Cement. 

Chalk. 

Chalk lines. 

Chimneys, lamp. 

Cleats. 

Cloth. 

Cloth, Fearnaught. 

Clothing. 

Coal and other fuel. 

Cotton, spun. 

Cork, ground. 


Title T, out¬ 
side changes. 


Title W, de¬ 
terioration and 
•waste. 


Title X, sup¬ 
plies in store. 


Title Y, sup¬ 
plies afloat. 


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Electric brushes. 

Electric-light bulbs. 

Emery cloth, paper, and powder.. 

Files, rasps. 

Fire clay. 

Fishing hooks, leads, and lines. 

Gaskets, rubber, grommets, etc. 

Glass. 

Glue. 

Grenades and other hand fire extinguishers. 

Hooks, hinges, rings, thimbles, and other such articles of 
hardware. 

Horsehair. 

Keys, spare and blank. 

Leather. 

Lenses. 

Lime. 

Lumber. 

Lye. 

Matches. 

Metals. 

Nails, spikes, and tacks. 

Needles and thread. 

Oakum. 

Oils. 

Packing. 

Paints, chemicals, etc. 

Pipe and pipe fittings. 

Pitch and resin. 

Plugs. 

Polishing paste and cleaning powder. 

Powder. 

Provisions. 

Rockets, staves, and blue lights. 

Rope, etc.; wire hawsers and manila hawsers 6" and over 
are Title B. 

Rubber. 

Sand. 

Sandpaper. 

Shackle pins and keys. 

Screws. 

Signals, Very’s. 

Small stores. 

Soap. 

Sponges. 

Stationery. 

Swabs. 

Tallow and grease. 

Tubes, sounding. 

Targets, wood, canvas, and paper. 

Toggles. 

Twine. 

Varnishes, driers, alcohol, shellac, etc. 

Waste. 

Water. 

Wicking. 

Wire. 

Wire gauze. 

Wedges, wooden and steel. 

Whiting. 

Yarn. 

Small articles carried on board ship for the purpose of re¬ 
placing perishable or consumable parts of articles pertain¬ 
ing to Title A, or to Equipage carried under Title B. 


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(19) Title Z shall embrace all articles manufactured or re- z > co, ‘- 

paired by the Government for the Naval Establishment and de- verslon accol,nt * 

livered to general storekeepers for issue. It shall be debited with 

all materials used in manufacture and with all labor and indi¬ 
rect charges applied thereto; and it shall be credited with the 

ascertained cost of completed manufactures as invoiced to general 
storekeepers for issue. Material unavoidably wasted in manu¬ 
facture shall be included in cost of production. All debits other 
than those for articles manufactured or repaired under the ap¬ 
propriation pertaining to the Bureau of Ordnance shall be made 
to the naval supply account. 

(20) Title H shall include the pay of officers and enlisted men Title H, per- 

retired or for other reasons not on duty. Risked unas ’ 

(21) Title I shall include the pay and allowances of officers on Title I, spe- 
duty in the Navy Department and its dependencies, Coast and ° ial du U- 
Geodetic Survey, Lighthouse Establishment, Bureau of Fisheries, 

Smithsonian Institution, as instructors in colleges, as members of 

courts, boards, etc., with subtitles for the respective bureaus of 
the department and other principal permanent general heads. 

(22) Title N shall include expenditures for completed models Title N, mod- 
of ships, experimental work, and for tests of material or appli- experimente?” 
ances. 

(23) (a) Title O shall include all expenditures for the naval Tltl * na * 
militia. (&) Issues of equipage and supplies to the naval mili- >a 1111 lt,a * 
tia shall be charged to Titles B and Y, respectively. The value 

of such articles consumed or lost will be charged to Title O by 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

(24) Title V shall include expenditures for advertising, tele- Title V, mis- 
graphing, telephoning, printing, and photographing; expenses 0 f cellaueous. 
recruiting, rent, and maintenance of rendezvous; care, transpor¬ 
tation, and burial of the dead; rent of buildings, offices, and 

rooms, except when chargeable to Titles G or S; wages paid on 
account of legal holidays when no labor is performed; drawing 
materials and instruments for use in Navy Department; leaves 
of absence, disability, and incidentals; freight and express 
charges; all mileage and traveling expenses; disbursements in 
general under appropriation “ Pay, Miscellaneous ” not charge¬ 
able under Titles G or S; and other expenditures not chargeable 
under preceding titles. 

(25) The following is a tabular statement of the several titles 
prescribed by this article, alphabetically arranged: 


Letter of 
title. 

Name of title. 

Letter of 
title. 

Name of title. 

A...... 

Hull, machinery, and 

N. 

Models, tests, and ex- 


fittings. 


perilnents. 

•r 

Equipage. 

0. 

Naval Militia. 

C 

Cost of commission. 

P. 

Repairs to equipage of 

D. 

Repairs to ships. 


ships in commission. 

E.... 

Real estate and chattels, 

Q. ! 

Repairs to equipage and 


(industrial). 


supplies under ordnance 

F. 

Power and machinery 


1 account 


(industrial). 

R. 

Real estate and chattels. 

G. 

Maintenance of indus¬ 


(military). 


trial plants. 

s. 

General maintenance, 

H. 

Personnel unassigned. 


(military). 

T 

Special duty. 

T. 

Outside charges. 

T 

U. 


K - 


V. 

Miscellaneous. 

T, 


W. 

Deterioration and waste. 

M 


X. 

Supplies in store. 



Y. 

Supplies afloat. 



Z. 

Conversion account. 


(437 I) 












































Section 2.—Voucher Inscriptions. 


“in 


Public bills, 
how inscribed. 


4811. (1) All invoices and public bills shall be inscribed in 
the column or space provided for the purpose, with the title to 
which the articles embraced therein pertain. 

(2) Ail invoices of material prepared by general storekeepers, 
ashore and afloat, shall state the account in which the material is 
carried, i. e., “ Naval-supply account; ” “ Ordnance account; ” 
“Account (c)” or “Account ((?)”; as the case may be. 

(3) Invoices of supplies transferred from one general store¬ 
keeper, either ashore or afloat, to another shall be inscribed in 
Title X. 

(4) Invoices of supplies, except equipage, transferred by a gen¬ 
eral storekeeper to a ship in commission and not operating under 
the general storekeeping system, and invoices of coal and ammuni¬ 
tion to all ships in commission shall be inscribed in Title Y. 

(5) Invoices of outfit or equipment, included in the general 
heads named under Title B, delivered to a ship, shall be inscribed 
in Title B. 

(6) Invoices of supplies or equipage transferred by the head of 
one ship’s department to another, or to a general storekeeper, 
shall be inscribed in Title Y or Title B, as the case may be. 

(7) Stub requisitions of materials and supplies issued for use in 

building a ship shall be inscribed “Title A, U. S. S.-as de¬ 

manded by the requisition that was the occasion of the iuvoice. 
If for use in repairing a ship, the inscription shall be “Title D, 
U. S. S. - 

(8) Stub requisitions of supplies to be used for construction of 
new buildings or other property comprised under “ Beal estate and 
chattels ” shall be inscribed Title E if the property is of an 
industrial Character or Title R if of a nonindustrial or military 
character. If for hew machinery, machine tools, etc., Title F. 
If for repairs to property embraced under either of the above- 
named titled, Title G. 

(9) Stub requisitions relating to expenditure of,material or sup¬ 
plies to be used in the manufacture or repair of any article which 
in its completed state will be invoiced to the general storekeeper 
for issue shall be inscribed “ Title Z, Conversion account.” 

(10) Stub requisitions of unused material returned into store 
which has been charged directly to objects under Titles A, D, E, 
F, G, R, S, T, or Z and adjustment of which has not been made 
on the monthly reports of expenditures shall be inscribed as a 
credit to the title and object under which the material was drawn 
from store. J 

(11) Stub requisitions of supplies for experimental purposes 
shall be inscribed Title N. 

(12) Stub requisitions of supplies for models of ships shall be 
inscribed Title Z. When completed the models shall be invoiced 
to the general storekeeper, by whom they shall be taken up in his 
books and expended for use, the invoice thereof being inscribed 
Title N. 

(13) At shore stations, vouchers for expenditures of stores 
condemned as valueless shall be inscribed Title W. On board 
ships like vouchers shall be inscribed Title C. 

(14) If an invoice embraces supplies chargeable to more than 
one title, those to be debited to each must be clearly shown 
either by grouping under the respective titles the issues to be 
charged severally thereto or by a recapitulation by titles, the 
total of which shall agree with the total of the invoice. 

4812. (1) Public bills for supplies delivered to general store¬ 
keepers ashore or afloat shall be inscribed Title X. 

(2) Public bills for supplies purchased by pay officers of ships 
not operating under the general storekeeping system shall be in¬ 
scribed Title Y. 


(438 i) 




(3) Vouchers for transportation, freight, advertising, rent, ex¬ 
press charges, mileage, etc., shall bear inscription in like maimer, 
“ For Title V, Miscellaneous.” 

4813. General storekeepers shall render quarterly a balance 
sheet showing receipts, expenditures, and the balance remaining 
on hand at the end of the quarter for each account under which 
material is carried on their books. Balance sheets shall be ac¬ 
companied by vouchers (summaries or invoices) covering all 
receipts and expenditures thereon (except public bills for pur¬ 
chases) and by abstracts showing separately and in detail the 
receipts from each source and the expenditures to each object 
as shown on the balance sheet. 

Section 3.—’Supply Accounts Ashore. 

4821. (1) Four separate and distinct accounts shall be kept by 
general storekeepers ashore, viz: 

The naval supply account. 

The ordnance account. 

The survey account (account C). 

The account of condemned stores (account D). 

(2) The naval supply account shall comprise the accounts of all 
stores (except stores embraced in classes 1, 2, 3, and 4) paid for 
from general account of advances and carried as stock for gen¬ 
eral issue under any appropriation, or as special stock to be used 
only for the specific object and under the specific annual or con¬ 
tinuing appropriation for which procured. This account shall 
also be used as an account through which certain stores carried 
in the other accounts are cleared when issued. 

(3) The ordnance account shall comprise all stores embraced 
in classes 1. 2, 3, and 4, and all other technical ordnance material 
paid for from the annual and continuing ordnance appropriations 
and carried as stock for general issue under the appropriation for 
which procured, or as special stock to be used only for the spe¬ 
cific object and under the specific annual or continuing ordnance 
appropriation for which obtained. 

(4) The survey account (account G) shall comprise the ac¬ 
counts of all Title B and Y stores and salvage material turned 
into store from ships, and all Title E, F, and R stores and salvage 
material turned into store from the plant. The stores and ma¬ 
terial thus received into this account being immediately sur¬ 
veyed, or, if suitable for reissue, being immedately transferred to 
stock, the account is carried chiefly as a clearing account in which 
the above-named stores and material are held pending ultimate 
disposition. 

(5) The account of condemned stores (account D) shall com¬ 
prise the accounts of all stores condemned to be sold. 

4822. (1) The following books and records shall be kept in 
connection with the foregoing accounts: 

Stock cards. 

Record of stub requisitions by classes. 

Record of store invoices by classes and titles. 

Receipt record ledger. 

Expenditure record ledger. 

Receipt class ledger. 

Expenditure class ledger. 

(2) (a) A separate stock card shall be kept for each item of 
stock. This card shall show as a heading the account and the ap¬ 
propriation under which the item is carried, the name, descrip¬ 
tion, class, and unit of the item; and, at the foot of the card, the 
low limit and issuing price. In case of articles not procured for 
general issue, but obtained for a specific object, the low limit 
shall be omitted, and in lieu thereof shall be entered the word 
“ special,” and a brief statement as to the purpose for which 
procured. 


Quarterly bal¬ 
ance sheets. 


Accounts of 
general store¬ 
keeper on shore. 


Natal supply 
account. 


Ordnance ac¬ 
count. 


Surrey ac¬ 
count. 


Account of 
condemned 
stores. 

Books aud 
records kept. 


Stock cards. 


(439 i) 



Record of 
stab requisitions 

by classes. 


Record of 
store invoices 
by classes and 
titles. 


(o) The body of the card will be a complete record of all re¬ 
ceipts and expenditures, and will show the balance remaining on 
band after each receipt or issue. Under receipts shall be entered 
the voucher, quantity, source, and date of receipt, and under ex¬ 
penditures the voucher, quantity, date, and name of ship, depart¬ 
ment, etc., to which issued. 

(6) When an item of stock reaches its low limit, as indicated 
by the balance shown on the stock card, an inventory shall be 
taken and the result recorded on the reverse of the card. This 
record shall include entries as to date of inventory, the quantity 
found on hand by actual count, and the gain or loss as compared 
with the stock-card balance, and shall be initialed by the store- 
man taking the inventory and the person verifying the count. 
Gains or losses so discovered shall be taken up or expended from 
the balance shown on the face of the card. 

(c) The cards thus kept for the various items of stock will 
show an accurate record of all material received and issued, and, 
taken in aggregate, will comprise a great ledger account. 

( d ) Stock cards shall be used in connection with the stock car¬ 
ried under the naval-supply account and the ordnance account. 

(e) In lieu of stock cards stock ledger sheets may be kept for 
each item of stock, these sheets to be handled in all respects as 
described for stock cards. 

(3) The record of stub requisitions by classes is for .conven¬ 
iently assembling under classes all expenditures which may be 
made on stub requisitions separately to the several yard depart¬ 
ments. In it shall be posted under each class number the total 
for such class appearing on any stub requisition, and, similarly, 
the total for such class appearing on any returned material credit 
memorandum, the number of the requisition or credit memoran¬ 
dum being also noted. 

(a) At the end of each month the totals shown under returned 
material credit memoranda shall be deducted from the totals un¬ 
der stub requisitions, the balances thus shown representing by 
classes the total net expenditures by stub requisitions separately 
to the yard departments, and from the data thus obtained shall 
be prepared the monthly summaries of stub requisitions. 

( b ) A separate record of stub requisitions shall be kept in con¬ 
nection with the naval-supply account, and where issues are made 
direct to a magazine separate records shall also be kept in con¬ 
nection with the ordnance account. 

(4) The records of store invoices are for conveniently assem¬ 
bling under classes, titles, ships’ departments, and appropriations 
all expenditures which may be made to the different vessels of 
the Navy and under classes, title, and appropriations expendi¬ 
tures made to other yards. Separate records shall be kept of ex¬ 
penditures under each account to each ship and to each yard. 

(a) The records by titles pertaining to ships shall show the 
name of the ship and the account, and under each ship’s depart¬ 
ment, under the proper Title B, Y, or X, the number of each in¬ 
voice and the total value thereof. At the top of each page shall 
be noted the appropriation to be debited. 

(&) The records by titles pertaining to yards shall show the 
name of the yard and the account, and under the Title X the 
number of each invoice and the total value thereof. 

(c) The records by classes pertaining to ships and yards shall 
show the name of the ship or yard and the account and will be 
subdivided to provide for separate entries under each ship’s de¬ 
partment and Title B, Y, or X in the case of ships and under 
Title X in the case of yards. Each invoice shall be posted under 
the subdivision to which it pertains by entering under each class 
number the total for such class appearing on the invoice, the num¬ 
ber of the invoice being also noted. 


(440 i) 


(d) At the end of each month (or oftener if necessary) the 
invoice and class values thus entered shall be separately totaled, 
and from the totals thus obtained, together with the entries as 
to invoice numbers and values and appropriations, shall be pre¬ 
pared the monthly summaries of store invoices to ships, sepa 
rately under ships’ departments and Titles B and Y (S. and A. 
Form 177) and to yards and ships under Title X (S. and A. Form 
176). 

(<?) Store invoices covering transfers of stores to naval hospi¬ 
tals, magazines, etc., shall be treated as described for invoices to 
other yards, separate records being kept of the invoices made to 
each suqh hospital, magazine, etc., and separate summaries pre¬ 
pared. 

(/) Separate records of store invoices shall be kept for the 
naval supply account, for the ordnance account, and for the sur¬ 
vey account (account C). 

(5) The receipt and expenditure record ledgers are used to 
record all receipts and expenditures in such manner as to be im¬ 
mediately available at the end of the quarter for compiling the 
data to be entered on the receipt and expenditure sides of the 
balance sheets. The books shall be so divided as to provide for 
separate records of material received and expended under each 
subhead shown on the balance sheet, and under each such divi¬ 
sion shall be entered, by total value only, the vouchers pertaining 
thereto, giving the date and number of the voucher, and the source 
from which received, or object for which expended. At the end 
of the quarter the values under each heading shall be totaled, 
and, from the sums thus obtained, the balance sheets shall be 
prepared. 

(a) Separate receipt and expenditure record ledgers shall be 
kept for the naval supply account, the ordnance account, the sur¬ 
vey account (account C), and for the account of condemned stores 
(account D). 

(6) The receipt and expenditure class ledgers are used to 
record all receipts and expenditures by class values only. The 
ledgers shall be so arranged as to provide for separate entry of 
receipts and expenditures under each of the sixty-six classes. 
Under each class number shall be posted the total for such class 
appearing on any receipt or expenditure voucher, the number and 
date of such voucher being also noted. 

(а) At the end of the quarter the entries of values under each 
class shall be totaled, the sums thus obtained representing the 
total receipts and the total expenditures for that quarter under 
each of the sixty-six classes. From these figures shall be pre¬ 
pared the statement of receipts and expenditures of material 
by classes to accompanying the balance sheets. 

(б) Separate receipt and expenditure class ledgers shall be 
kept for the naval supply account, the ordnance account, and for 
the survey account (account C). 

4823. (1) In connection with the foregoing accounts the fol¬ 
lowing monthly and quarterly returns shall be rendered: 

Monthly: 

Statement of charges involving a credit to general account 
of advances. 

Transfer statement involving the adjustment of appropria¬ 
tions. 

Statement of transfers from naval supply account. 

Abstract of public bills and bureau abstracts, Title X. 

Abstract of public bills, titles other than X. 

Abstract of amounts summarized. 

Quarterly: 

Abstracts of receipt vouchers. 

Abstracts of expenditure vouchers. 


Record ledg¬ 
ers, receipt and 
expenditure. 


Class ledgers, 
receipt and ex¬ 
penditure. 


Quarterly and 
monthly re¬ 
turns. 


(441 i) 





Statement of 
charges. 


Statement of 
transfers from 
naval supply ac¬ 
count (S. and A. 
Form 70). 


Quarterly—Continued. 

Statements of receipts and expenditures of material by 
classes. 

Balance sheets of naval stores and supplies. 

Recapitulation by appropriations covering receipts from and 
issues to ships. 

(2) The statement of charges (S. and A. Form 126) shall be 
rendered monthly to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and 
shall be a detailed statement in money values only of the cred¬ 
its to general account of advances, and corresponding charges 
(debits) against an annual or continuing appropriation which 
have been made by the general storekeeper during the month to 
which the statement pertains. Separate report shall be made of 
the charges lodged against the appropriations coming under the 
cognizance of each bureau, which shall show on separate state¬ 
ments the charges made against these appropriations separately, 
“ for use,” “ for ships,” “ for miscellaneous objects,” “ for trans¬ 
fers from the naval supply account to another account involving 
a credit to general account of advances,” “ for loss by appraisal,” 
and “ for loss by inventory.” The value of class 16 shall be 
entered on the Statement of Charges so as to indicate the value 
thereof that has been issued to each ship or radio station involved. 

(a) The charges thus to be reported shall be obtained, in the 
order named, from the accounting officer’s certificate as to appro¬ 
priations chargeable on the monthly summary of stub requisi¬ 
tions; from the record of store invoices; from invoices covering 
material issued to another department of the Government; from 
invoices covering material transferred to another account involv¬ 
ing a credit to general account of advances; from the statements 
of credits to general account of advances on account of surveys, 
and from the continuous inventory reports. 

(b) Opposite 6ach charge made on the statement of charges, 
notation shall be made as to the authority for the charge. 

(c) Statements of charges shall be forwarded with the monthly 
statement of transfers (S. and A. Form 70). One copy of each 
statement will accompany this form except those covering charges 
made on account of ships, where two copies will be forwarded. 

(3) The statement of transfers from the naval supply account 
(S. and A. Form 70) shall be rendered monthly, in duplicate, to 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and is for the purpose of 
showing in condensed form the total credit to general account of 
advances, and the corresponding charges made against each ap¬ 
propriation during the month to which the statement pertains. 

(a) On this form an appropriation shall be entered but once. 
Subheads of appropriations and numbers of these subheads shall 
appear in regular order after the appropriation to which they 
pertain. Opposite each appropriation or subhead shall be en¬ 
tered the amounts charged against this appropriation or subhead 
separately under the headings “ Use,” “ Ships,” “ Miscellaneous,” 
and “ Total,” and after all entries have been made the total 
under each heading and the grand total shall be shown. 

(b) In the preparation of this form all naval appropriations, 
including the Marine Corps, shall be entered first. Totals shall 
then be shown, and after these totals entry shall be made of the 
appropriations pertaining to other departments of the Govern¬ 
ment and a grand total shown in the total column for all charges 
made against each separate department. Special deposits when 
occurring shall also be treated on this form. Under the caption 
“ Special deposits ” each depositor’s name and serial number shall 
be entered, and opposite each name and in the appropriate column 
the amount charged against such special deposit. After all depos¬ 
its have been entered a grand total of deposits shall be shown. 

(c) All data necessary for the preparation of this form shall 
be obtained by assembling under the proper appropriation and 

(442 i) 


heading the charges reported on the monthly statements of 
charges (S. and A. form 120), which should be prepared in ad¬ 
vance of this form. 

(d) On the ninth day of each month advance or estimated copies Advance state* 
of the statement of transfers shall be prepared and forwarded to of tnins ' 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts unaccompanied by vouchers. 

The data to be entered on these advance copies shall be obtained 
from statements of charges, if these have been made up or from 
the records from which these forms are prepared. Errors which 
may be discovered in the advance statement will be corrected 
on the regular transfer statement (Form 70), prepared in du¬ 
plicate, to be forwarded in a separate package accompanied by 
original signed substantiating vouchers, with the monthly transfer 
statements not later than the 15th of the month. 

(4) The monthly transfer statement (S. and A. Form 222) Monthlytrans- 
sliall be rendered monthly in duplicate to the Bureau of Supplies (g. andLForm 
and Accounts, and is for the purpose of showing in condensed 222). 

form all adjustments of appropriations, with the exception of 
issues from the naval supply account, w'liich are reported on the 
monthly statement of transfers (S. and A. Form 70.) 

(a) On this form shall be entered all appropriations, includ¬ 
ing general account of advances, to be debited, and opposite each 
the appropriation to be credited and the total money value of 
each such debit and credit. Where the debit to any appropria¬ 
tion, including general account of advances, involves a credit to 
more than one appropriation the appropriation to be debited shall 
be entered but once and the appropriations to be credited listed 
opposite this entry, separate entry being made of the amounts 
to be credited each such appropriation. Likewise, the same 
procedure shall be followed where the credit involves more than 
one debit. 

(b) Separate transfer statements shall be prepared in dupli¬ 
cate covering the adjustments to appropriations on account of 
transfers from the survey account (account C), involving “op¬ 
erating credits,” to be headed “ Ships and plant.” 

(c) The data necessary for the preparation of the statement 
relative to “ Ships and plant ” shall be obtained from the reports 
of dissection of surveys involving a debit to general account of 
advances and an operating credit to a corresponding appropria¬ 
tion. The regular statement shall be prepared from transfer 
vouchers covering debits to general account of advances and 
corresponding credits to appropriations or debits and credits be¬ 
tween appropriations. 

( d ) On the ninth day of each month advance or estimated copies 
of the transfer statements shall be prepared and forwarded to 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts unaccompanied by vouchers. 

Errors which may be discovered in the advance statements shall 
be corrected in the regular statements prepared in duplicate to be 
forwarded accompanied by the original signed substantiating 
vouchers with the monthly transfer statements on the fifteenth of 
each month. 

(5) Schedules of public bills and bureau abstracts, Title X (S. gj“ e ^j{f g s 
and A. Form 147), are abstracts of all material received by pur- bureau abstracts, 
chase or bureau abstract and taken up in any of the store ac- Title x. 
counts, and shall be rendered to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts monthly as soon after the close of the month as practi¬ 
cable. At navy yards w^here the volume of business is large, 
especially under the Naval Supply Account, the schedules and 

vouchers should be forwarded as soon as schedule is filled. 

(a) Separate abstracts shall be prepared covering receipts by 
purchase under open purchase requisitions and bureau orders; 
receipts by purchase under bureau and Navy pay office contracts, 
and receipts from bureau abstracts. Each abstract shall show 
the number and date of each public bill or abstract, the name of 


(443 I) 




the person or firm in whose favor prepared, the appropriation 
under which purchase was made, and the amount of the voucher. 
Purchases under each appropriation shall be segregated, and the 
total of the purchases shown for each such appropriation. 

(b) Separate abstracts shall be prepared under the naval supply 
account and the ordnance account. 


Schedules of 
public hills, ti¬ 
tles other than 
X. (S. and A. 
Form 147.) 


Abstract of 
amounts sum¬ 
marized. (S. 
and A. Form 
119b.) 


Abstracts of 
receipt vouchers. 
(S. and A. Form 
147.) 


(6) Schedules of public bills, titles other than X (S. and A. 
Form 146), are abstracts of all public bills prepared by the general 
storekeeper under titles other than X and shall be rendered 
to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts monthly as soon after 
the close of the month as practicable. 

(a) These abstracts shall show the number and date of each 
public bill, the name of the person or firm in whose favor the bill 
is prepared, the title and appropriation to which the value has 
been charged, the amount, and the pay office at which paid. All 
public bills shall be arranged on the abstract according to ap¬ 
propriations, and under each appropriation entries shall be made 
according to title and the total for each title shown. 

(7) The abstract of amounts summarized (S. and A. Form 
119b) is a condensed statement, under appropriations, of the net 
expenditures of material by the general storekeeper as shown on 
the monthly summaries of stub requisitions, and shall be ren¬ 
dered monthly to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

(a) On this form, separate entry shall be made under each ap¬ 
propriation of the value of material summarized to the account¬ 
ing officer and to a naval magazine. Under the heading “ De¬ 
partment ” shall be entered “ accounting ” or “ magazine,” as the 
case may be, and under the heading “Appropriations” shall be 
listed each appropriation appearing on the summaries of stub 
requisitions for the month for which the abstract is prepared. 
Opposite each appropriation shall then be entered the amounts 
charged against this appropriation separately on account of ma¬ 
terial issued from the ordnance account, and from the naval 
supply account, and a total charge shall then be shown. The 
total issues from the naval supply account shown on this form 
should agree with the first column (For use) on the S. and A. 
Form 70. 

( b ) All the data necessary for the preparation of this form 
shall be obtained from the monthly summaries of stub requi¬ 
sitions covering material issued from the several accounts to the 
yard and to a naval magazine. 

(8) The abstracts of receipt vouchers (S. and A. Form 147) are 
condensed statements of stores received by the general store¬ 
keeper into the stores accounts, and shall be rendered quarterly 
with the balance sheets. 

(a) Stores received by purchase shall be summarized from the 
schedules of public bills and bureau abstracts, Title X, which 
have been prepared and forwarded during the quarter. These 
summaries, which take the place of quarterly abstracts, shall 
show separately, opposite each month inlcuded in the quarter 
for which the returns are rendered, the receipts under open pur¬ 
chase and bureau orders, under bureau and Navy pay-office 
contracts, and under bureau abstracts. The total for each month, 
the total under each head, and the grand total shall also be 
shown. 


(&) With the exception noted in the preceding paragraph, sepa¬ 
rate abstracts shall be prepared covering the receipt vouchers 
falling under each subhead of the balance sheets. These abstracts 
shall show the number and date of each voucher, from whom re¬ 
ceived, the character of the voucher, and the amount and grand 
total of all vouchers entered thereon. 

(c) Abstracts of receipt vouchers shall accompany the balance 
sheets for the naval-supply account, the ordnance account, the 
survey account (account C), and the account of condemned stores 
(account D). 


(444 I) 


^(9) The abstracts of expenditure vouchers (S. and A. Form 
174) are condensed statements of stores expended by the general 
storekeeper from the several stores accounts, and shall be ren¬ 
dered quarterly with the balance sheets, accompanied by the 
vouchers from w r hich they are prepared. 

{a) Separate abstracts shall be prepared covering the expendi¬ 
ture vouchers falling under each subhead of the balance sheet. 
Each abstract shall show the number and date of each voucher, 
the bureau concerned, to whom expended, the amount, and the 
grand total of all vouchers entered thereon. 

(&) Abstracts of expenditure vouchers shall accompany the 
balance sheets for the naval-supply account, the ordnance ac¬ 
count, the survey account (account C), and that portion of the 
account of condemned stores (account D) pertaining to sales ma¬ 
terial. 

(c) The “abstracts of heat and light furnished to naval offi¬ 
cers” (S. and A. Form 212) shall be forwarded in duplicate. 
This abstract shall be prepared from the public bills prepared un¬ 
der “ Pay of the Navy,” covering purchases of fuel and light for 
naval officers and shall show the name and rank of each officer 
supplied, the quantity and kind of fuel and light, the title under 
which issued, and the value, separately, “ within allowance,” “ in 
excess of allowance,” and “ total,” and the grand total of each 
money column. At the foot of this abstract shall also be entered 
a statement of the value of the heat, light, and water furnished 
naval officers by a yard plant. The statement shall show the titles 
under which issued and the aggregate under each title, “ within 
allowance,” “ in excess of allowance,” and the total of each. 
Grand totals of the three money columns shall then be entered, 
thus showing the total “within allowance,” “in excess of allow¬ 
ance.” and the grand total charged to “ pay of the Navy.” 

(d) Under the totals thus shown, the general storekeeper shall 
certify separately as to the titles under which all fuel and light 
listed was issued and as to the sum collected by him on account 
of excesses drawn by officers and deposited with the pay officer 
of the yard. The pay officer of the yard shall then certify as to 
the receipt of money so deposited with him and as to checkages 
made on his rolls on account of payment for excesses drawn by 
officers but not paid for in cash. 

(e) Following these certificates shall be entered a “summary” 
showing the amounts charged under each title and the total 
credited to the personnel cost account and the amounts charged 
to “ pay of the Navy ” and credited to accrued pay and allow¬ 
ances and charged to “ pay of the Navy ” on transfers. 

(10) The statements of receipts and expenditures of material 
by classes (S. and A. Form 157a) shall be rendered quarterly 
to the P>ureau of Supplies and Accounts with the balance sheets. 
These returns deal with money values and classes only and are 
for the purpose of showing in condensed form the value of stores 
received, issued, and on hand in each of the sixty-six classes. 

(a) Opposite each class number, entry shall be made under 
the headings “ Balance on hand by last return,” “ received since 
last return,” “ Total on hand and received,” “ Total issues,” and 
“ Balance on hand.” When all entries have been made under 
each class, totals shall be shown under each heading, which totals 
must agree with the totals shown on the balance sheets. 

(b) All data necessary for the preparation of this form shall 
be obtained from the preceding return and from the receipt and 
expenditure class ledgers. Separate returns shall accompany the 
balance sheets for the naval supply account, the ordnance ac¬ 
count, and the survey account (account C). 


Abstracts of 
expenditure 
vouchers. (S. 
and A. Form 
174.) 


Abstracts of 
ligrht and heat 
furnished offi¬ 
cers. (S. and 
A. Form 212.) 


Statements of 
receipts and ex¬ 
penditure of ma¬ 
terial by class¬ 
es. (S. and A. 
Form 157a.) 


(445 I) 




Balance sheets 
of naval stores 
and supplies. 

(S. and A. Form 
157.) 


Recapitulation 
by appropria¬ 
tions. (S. and 
A. Form 75.) 


Quarterly re¬ 
turns of provi¬ 
sions, clothing, 
and small stores. 


(11) The balance sheets of naval stores and supplies (S. and A. 
Form 157) are detail statements in money values only of the 
receipts, expenditures, and balances in the account for which 
submitted and shall be rendered quarterly to the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts, accompanied by all vouchers not previously 
forwarded with the monthly returns. 

(a) Under “receipts” shall first be entered the balance on 
hand by the last return and under this shall be listed, according 
to source, opposite the appropriate subhead, all receipts since the 
last return, and the total of such receipts, the grand total “ re¬ 
ceived and on hand ” being separately shown. 

(b) Under “expenditures,” according to the object for w T hicli 
issued or expended, shall be listed, opposite the appropriate sub¬ 
head, all expenditures made during the quarter for which the 
return is rendered. The total for all su£h expenditures shall 
then be entered and under this the “ balance remaining on hand.” 

(c) Separate balance sheets on this form shall be rendered 
for the naval supply account, for the ordnance account, and for 
the survey account (account C). A special balance sheet, “bal¬ 
ance sheet of stores and material” (S. and A. Form 157a), shall 
be rendered in connection with the account of condemned stores 
(account D). 

(d) All data necessary for the preparation of these forms shall 
be obtained from the preceding quarter’s returns and from the 
receipt and expenditure record ledgers. 

(e) In connection with the balance sheet of the naval supply 
account, if the total of receipts, after deducting these from pur¬ 
chase, from the completed work account (Title Z), transfers from 
other stations and vessels (Title X), and gains on issue and by 
inventory, does not equal the sum of the debits to general account 
of advances appearing on the transfer statements (S. and A. 
Form 222) for the three months of the quarter, and, similarly, if 
the total of expenditures, after deducting the transfers to other 
stations and vessels under Title X, and the losses on issue and by 
inventory, does not equal the sum of the credits to general account 
of advances appearing on the statements of transfers (S. and A. 
Form 70) for the three months of the quarter, a letter of advice, 
in duplicate, explaining the discrepancies shall accompany the 
balance sheet. 

(12) The recapitulation by appropriations covering receipts 
from. the issues to ships (S. and A. Form 75) is for the purpose of 
showing, under each appropriation, the total value of stores re¬ 
ceived from and issued to ships in commission, and shall be 
rendered quarterly to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

(a) On this return, opposite each appropriation, and under the 
headings “ Receipts from ships ” and “ Issued to ships,” shall be 
entered, in the appropriate column, the value of stores received 
and the value of stores issued under that appropriation. When 
all such entries have been made, totals shall be shown which must 
agree with the total receipts from and issues to ships. 

(&) A separate recapitulation by appropriations shall be ren¬ 
dered in connection with the naval supply account, the ordnance 
account, and the survey account (account C). 

(c) The data necessary for the preparation of these forms for 
the several accounts shall be obtained in the order above given 
from the receipt-record ledger of the naval supply account and 
the monthly statement of charges; from the invoices covering 
stores issued from the ordnance account, and from the invoices 
covering stores received from ships into the survey account (ac¬ 
count C). 

4824. (1) In addition to the foregoing accounts and returns, 
general storekeepers shall render quarterly returns to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts of receipts, expenditures, and balances 


(446 i) 


Oil hand of provisions and of clothing and small stores, each 
accompanied by all substantiating vouchers. 

(2) These returns (S. and A. Forms 140 and 141) shall be 
complete records of all receipts and expenditures of provisions 
and of clothing and small stores during the quarter for which 
rendered. In the body of the returns, under each item name shall 
hi st be posted the quantity and value of each item brought for¬ 
ward from the preceding quarter’s returns. Receipts during the 
quarter shall be similarly posted, and, at the end of the quarter, 
a total for all receipts shall be shown. Under expenditures, entry 
shall be made of the quantity and value of each item issued, and 
after the totals of all such issues have been shown, the balance 
under each item transferred to the following quarter will be 
posted and a grand total of expenditures entered. 

(а) In the first section of the returns each receipt voucher 
shall be abstracted under the appropriate heading, showing sepa¬ 
rately those covering material received under contract, by open 
purchase, by transfers from other yards and stations, by" trans¬ 
fers from ships, and by receipts from miscellaneous sources. 
Vouchers will be posted only as to their number and date, as to 
the source from which the material was received, and as to their 
total money value. 

(б) Following the abstracts of receipt vouchers, each expendi¬ 
ture voucher shall be abstracted under the appropriate heading, 
showing separately those covering material issued to ships, to 
other yards and stations, and for miscellaneous purposes. Ex¬ 
penditure vouchers shall be posted only as to their number and 
date, as to the object for which the material was issued, and as 
to their total money value. 

(c) At the conclusion of the abstracts, under the heading “Ac¬ 
count current.” shall be entered a condensed statement of all 
receipts and expenditures and of balances brought and carried 
forward. 


Section 4.—Supply Accounts Afloat. 

4851. (1) On board ships other than those aboard which the 
general storekeeping system is in operation all supplies pertain¬ 
ing to any one bureau shall be embraced in ene account. Each 
head of department shall keep the account of supplies in his 
charge and, except the pay officer and the officer or noncom¬ 
missioned officer in charge of the marine detachment, shall ren¬ 
der quarterly balance sheets, with vouchers, to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts. The books shall consist of a bill book, an 
expenditure book, and a great ledger, and their general character, 
form, and purpose shall be the same as of those prescribed for 
general storekeepers. 

(2) No returns of equipage and supplies shall be required from 
torpedo vessels or other craft in commission specially designated 
by name by the Navy Department, the property accounts of such 
vessels being maintained in the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; 
but the commanding officer of each such vessel shall keep an in¬ 
ventory book for each bureau, in which shall be entered all ar¬ 
ticles of equipage, with prices, received on board at any time and 
in which shall be entered the disposition of any such articles 
when from any cause they are removed permanently from the 
vessel. On turning over command to another the commanding 
officer of a vessel of this class shall have the inventory book re¬ 
ceipted by the new commanding officer, and if any discrepancies 
be found the new commanding officer shall note them over his 
receipt and shall at once report the facts in detail to the bureau 
concerned, which, in conjunction with the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts, shall direct as to the method of expending the 
missing articles from the inventory books, either by survey or 


Quarterly re¬ 
turns from heads 
of departments 
on board ship. 


From torpedo 
boats. 


(447 I) 






Store and sup¬ 
ply ships. 

Accounts of 
general store¬ 
keeper on board 
ship. 


Returns of 
general store¬ 
keepers afloat. 


otherwise. Articles of equipage transferred from such a vessel 
shall be invoiced, with prices, by the commanding officer thereof. 
Invoices shall be in triplicate; two copies to be receipted and re¬ 
turned by the officer to whom the articles are transferred, and 
the third forwarded with the periodical returns of the officer 
receiving the articles. The commanding officer shall forward 
one of the receipted copies at once to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts and retain the other in the proper inventory book. 
Supplies transferred from such a vessel shall be invoiced without 
price, and the receiving officer, unless the transfer has been made 
to another such vessel shall request a survey for appraisal. 

4852. On board storeships and supply vessels the accounts of 
the cargo shall be kept entirely distinct from those of the ship. 

4853. (1) On board ships in which the general storekeeping 
system is in operation, the general storekeeper shall maintain the 
accounts enumerated in this article. 

(2) Stock ledger for supplies (formerly Title Y) carried under 
the general account of advances—naval supply account (a), 
Title X. 

(3) Stock ledgers for equipage (Title B) separate for each of 
the ships’ departments of equipment, equipment-navigation, ord¬ 
nance, construction and repair, steam engineering, and supplies 
and accounts, six in all. But one stock account shall be kept 
under “ equipment,” which shall include all equipage formerly 
under the cognizance of that bureau. Since the apportionment 
to the various bureaus of the money appropriated for equipment 
purposes does not contemplate the transfer of the control of 
equipment equipage or of any part of the equipment allotment for 
supplies from the equipment officer to other heads of ship depart¬ 
ments, separate ledger accounts for each subdivision of the equip¬ 
ment appropriation are unnecessary, but to enable the department 
finally to lodge expenditures under the equipment appropriation 
against the allotments of the several bureaus, it is necessary to 
show separately on the monthly summary of material and on the 
quarterly balance sheet the subdivisions of this appropriation 
properly chargeable. But one equipment balance sheet shall be 
forwarded, on which the expenditures shall be subdivided. 

(4) Class ledger. —This record, which embraces naval supply 
account (a), Title^X, supplies and material only, shall be kept in 
a ledger containing an account for each class. The debit and 
credit entries shall consist only of the aggregate money values of 
classes, as shown on the various receipt and expenditure vouchers. 
No entry of quantities is possible, and none of values except as 
class totals. In this book individual items shall be entirely disre¬ 
garded, the smallest unit of entry being the aggregate value of the 
class shown on any voucher. From this class ledger S. and A. 
Form No. 157a, statement of receipts and expenditures of material 
by classes, is prepared quarterly. 

(5) Record of stub requisitions. —From this record the monthly 
summary of material (S. and A. Form No. 69) is prepared. It 
shall be kept in a book suitably ruled to indicate the department 
chargeable, the number, the date and the amount of the requi¬ 
sition. 

(6) Record of money allotments. —To be kept in a suitable ac¬ 
count book, in such maimer as to show at all times the conditions 
of the different bureaus’ quarterly money allotment for each de¬ 
partment. 

(7) Custody record. —To be kept in convenient form to indicate 
the person responsible for the care and safety of articles of equi¬ 
page “ in use.” 

4854. (1) In connection with the accounts described in article 
I 4853, general storekeepers of ships shall render the returns 
enumerated in this article. 


(448 l) 


(2) Monthly summaries of material (S. and A. Forms Nos. 09 
and 69 (a)) are used to effect all transfers involving a credit to 
generaj account of advances. 

(a) One summary of material (issued for use, Form 69), in 
triplicate, shall be prepared monthly, covering all issues of sup¬ 
plies for use ” to each of the several ship departments, regard¬ 
less of whether or not the value thereof is chargeable to the 
money allotments of the several departments, a notation, however, 
being made thereon of the value of supplies included therein which 
are not so chargeable. After being signed by each of the heads 
of departments concerned and approved by the commanding officer, 
two copies shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts within ten days after the expiration of the period to which 
the summary pertains. If stores are issued to departments of 
other ships, a separate summary shall be submitted for each 
ship. 

(b) A second summary of material (transferred to other ac¬ 
counts and losses covered by survey) shall be submitted monthly, 
in the same manner as indicated in subparagraph (a) above, on 
which shall be separately shown all charges against appropria¬ 
tions on account of losses by deterioration, waste or otherwise, 
and the value of all equipage for any reasons transferred from 
the naval supply account, Title X, to the Title B balance sheets. 
Any other expenditure from the naval supply account involving 
a charge against any appropriation shall be also reported upon 
this latter form. 

(3) A statement of charges (S. and A. Form No. 126a) is used 
to inform each of the several bureaus of the amounts of the 
monthly charges to be made against the appropriations under its 
cognizance on account of supplies issued from the naval supply 
account. But one copy for each ship’s department is required, 
which shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts 
within ten days after the expiration of the month for which ren¬ 
dered, for reference by it to the bureau concerned. 

(4) A monthly transfer statement (S. and A. Form No. 222) 
is used for recording a transfer of material involving the adjust¬ 
ment of appropriations other than the issues for use from general 
account of advances—naval supply account (a), which are cov¬ 
ered by the monthly summary of material. This report shall be 
rendered to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts in duplicate 
for each month in which transfers of this character occur, within 
ten days after the expiration of the month to which they pertain, 
and must be accompanied by special copies of receipted invoices 
or stub requisitions, as the case may be. All receipts into the. 
naval supply account which involve debits to general account of 
advances shall be reported upon this form, in addition to trans¬ 
fers between appropriations where no debit or credit to general 
account of advances is involved, but it must never be used to 
request transfers involving credits to general account of advances 
on account of material expended from the naval supply account. 
No request for reimbursement shall be made when naval supply 
account materials are transferred from a general storekeeper of a 
ship to another general storekeeper afloat or ashore. Such trans¬ 
fer shall always be inscribed under Title X, naval supply ac¬ 
count (a). 

(5) Quarterly balance sheets (S. and A. Form No. 58), covering 
equipage (Title B) only, shall be prepared by the general store¬ 
keeper for each of the ship’s departments, and forwarded to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts within twenty days after the 
expiration of the quarter for which rendered, accompanied by all 
receipt and expenditure vouchers pertaining thereto, listed on 
S. and A. Form No. 147a and 174a, abstracts of receipt and 
expenditure vouchers for ships. 


Monthly sum¬ 
maries of ma¬ 
terial. 


Statement of 
charges. 


Monthly trans¬ 
fer statement. 


Quarterly bal¬ 
ance sheets 
(equipage). 


(449 I) 




Quarterly bal¬ 
ance sheet (na¬ 
val supply ac¬ 
count). 


Abstracts of 
receipt vouchers. 


Abstracts of 
expenditure 
vouchers. 


Statement of 
receipts and ex¬ 
penditures of 
material. 


(6) A quarterly balance sheet (S. and A. Form No. 157), cover¬ 
ing naval supply account (a) (Title X) stores, shall be prepared 
by the general storekeeper of the ship and forwarded to *the Bu¬ 
reau of Supplies and Accounts within twenty days after the ex¬ 
piration of the quarter for which rendered, accompanied by all 
receipt and expenditure vouchers pertaining thereto, listed on 
S. and A. Forms Nos. 147 and 174, abstracts of receipt and expen¬ 
diture vouchers from navy yards, together with S. and A. Form 
No. 157a, statement of receipts and expenditures of materials by 
classes. 

(7) Abstracts of receipt vouchers (S. and A. Forms Nos. 147 
and 147a) shall segregate all receipts from purchases and show the 
names of the persons or firms supplying the materials and the 
amount of the bills paid. All receipts from navy yards and sta¬ 
tions shall also be segregated, and shall show the name of the 
yard or station from which the materials were received, as well 
as the amount of each summary. Receipts from other general 
storekeepers afloat shall show the name of the vessel and the 
amount of each voucher. In a similar manner all other receipts 
shall be arranged in appropriate groups. 

(8) The abstracts of expenditure vouchers (both S. and A. 
Forms Nos. 174 and 174a) shall show expenditures arranged in 
a manner similar to that in which receipts are listed, the ab¬ 
stracts to show the name of the ship to which expenditures have 
been made and the name of the ship’s department and the amount 
to each. This applies not only to issues to other vessels but 
also to the issues to the departments of the vessel from which 
the return is rendered. 

(9) A statement of receipts and expenditures of material by 
classes (S. and A. Form No. 157a) shall accompany the naval 
supply account quarterly balance sheet, and shall be prepared 
from the class ledger, so as to show by classes the value of naval 
supply account (Title X) material brought forward from the pre¬ 
vious quarter, received and expended during the quarter, and 
that remaining on hand at the end of the quarter. 

(10) All returns from general storekeepers of ships shall be 
forwarded to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts without fold¬ 
ing, i. e., flat. 

4855. (1) All materials purchased by the pay officer of the 
ship under general account of advances shall be taken up on 
the books of the ship’s general storekeeper under the naval 
supply account, and no material to be taken up in the naval 
supply account shall be purchased under any of the annual ap¬ 
propriations, but shall be purchased under general account of 
advances. Thus, all purchases of supplies (formerly Title Y) to 
be taken into the naval supply account shall be made under gen¬ 
eral account of advances, while all purchases of equipage (Title B) 
shall be made under the proper annual appropriation and taken 
up in the stock account of the ship’s department concerned. 

(2) All public bills taken up in the naval supply account shall 
be paid during the quarter in which they are taken up whenever 
it is practicable to do so. 

(3) All materials received from navy yards and stations under 
Title X, naval supply account, shall be taken up by the general 
storekeeper of the ship in the naval supply account. This rule to 
apply even though articles excepted from the operation of the 
naval supply account aboard ship may be invoiced inadvertentlv 
to the ship under Title X, naval supply account. In the latter 
case the articles shall be taken up on the books of the general 
storekeeper under naval supply account and invoiced immediately 
to the books of the proper department, a transfer of appropria¬ 
tions being requested on a separate S. and A. Form No. (59, in¬ 
scribed Title B, in the manner indicated in article 4854, para¬ 
graph 2 (&). Such transactions do not affect the ship's depart¬ 
ments’ allotments. 


(460 i) 


4856. A supply of blank forms is maintained at the navy yard, 

Washington, D. C., from which they may be secured by direct 
request on the general storekeeper of that yard. 

Section 5.— Inspection of Accounts. 

4861. (1) The accounts of all pay officers at shore stations inspection of 
within the continental limits of the United States, including a . c ™ u,,,s shoro 
general storekeepers and pay officers of training, receiving, and sta ,ons ’ 
other ships on special service, shall be inspected by the general 
inspector of the Pay Corps at such times as the department (Chief 
of Bureau of Supplies and Accounts) may direct. An inspection 
of the storekeeper’s accounts at the Naval Academy shall be made 
quarterly by the general inspector of the Pay Corps, with such 
recommendations as he may deem necessary, to the Navy Depart¬ 
ment (Division of Inspections). 

(2) An inspection of the accounts of pay officers of ships shall Of accounts of 
be made quarterly. In every case check books shall be examined gSdron.* 661 ° r 
and the cash balance on hand verified. In ships attached to a 

fleet or squadron, the inspection shall be made by the senior pay 
officer of the fleet or squadron at such times during the quarter 
as the commander in chief or squadron or division commander 
may direct, or by the general inspector of the pay corps in home 
ports, wheu directed by the Navy Department (Division of In¬ 
spections). When a ship is separated from the commander in 
chief or squadron or division commander for more than one quar¬ 
ter, the cash balance on hand shall be verified by a board of two 
officers in the presence of the commanding officer. The inspec¬ 
tion of the accounts of the senior pay officer shall be made, when 
practicable, by such other pay officer of the fleet or squadron as 
the commander in chief or squadron or division commander may 
designate; or when no other pay officer is available for such duty, 
the cash balance on hand shall be verified as prescribed for a ship 
separated from the commander in chief. 

(3) The cash balances of pay officers at the Puget Sound Naval Of receiving 
Station, and of training and other ships on special service, when ships and ships 
absent from an Atlantic port or from the Mare Island Navy Yard j" e 8 ^® iaI scrT ’ 
for more than a quarter, shall be verified as prescribed for a ship 
separated from the commander in chief. 

(4) An inspection of the accounts of pay officers attached to Of pay officers 
shore stations beyond the continental limits of the United States at shore stations 
shall be made quarterly by pay officers attached to the stations or states. 6 ° f 111118,1 
visiting naval vessels. When impracticable to have such inspec¬ 
tions made by a pay officer, the cash balances shall be verified by 

a board of two officers. 

(5) The reports of inspection shall show the balances on hand Reports of in¬ 
appearing on the last quarterly account current that has been for- spection of ac- 
warded to the department; the receipts from all sources and the counts * 
expenditures, as substantiated by vouchers, from the date on 

which the balances were taken to the date of inspection, inclusive: 
the cash on hand, as shown by actual count; and the balances 
on deposit in the several depositories. The report shall be pre¬ 
sented on the general inspector’s report of inspection or on the 
quarterly account current and promptly forwarded to the depart¬ 
ment (Division of Inspections). 

(6) All books, papers, and other matters relating to the office or inspection of 
accounts of disbursing officers of the executive departments, and accounts in the 
commissions, boards, and establishments of the Government in JJJjjjJ of Co " 
the District of Columbia, shall at all times be subject to inspec¬ 
tion and examination by the Comptroller of the Treasury and the 

Auditor of the Treasury authorized to settle such accounts, or by 
the duly authorized agents of either of said officials. 

(7) For the verification of debits or credits claimed by pay olii- Fluctuation of 
cers of vessels and stations on account of gains or losses on ex 81 ver co Bs ’ 


(451 i) 



All claims to 
be settled in 
Treasury Depart¬ 
ment. 


Duties of 
Comptroller of 
the Treasury. 


Duties of the 
Auditor for the 
Nary Depart¬ 
ment. 


Salaried and 
per diem em¬ 
ployees at nary 
yards. 


Persons serv¬ 
ing on tugs, etc. 


Accounts of 
persons leaving 
station without 
a settlement. 


Vouchers re¬ 
quired from pay 
officer for check- 
age. 


change due to changes in value of foreign coins, immediately upon 
the receipt by pay officers of the quarterly notice of such changes 
an inventory, reported in duplicate, shall be taken of the foreign 
silver currency, affected by the notice, in the hands of pay officers 
on the date of receipt of such notice. This inventory shall state 
the amount of each kind of such currency and shall be made and 
certified by the officer or officers designated to verify cash balances 
in paragraph 2 of this article; one copy of the inventory shall be 
furnished the pay officer. 

Section 6.—Control of Accounts by the Treasury Department. 

4871. Under existing law all claims and demands whatever by 
the United States or against them, and all accounts whatever, 
in which the United States are concerned, either as debtors or 
as creditors, shall be settled and adjusted in the Department of 
the Treasury. See sec. 236, R. S.) 

4872. (1) Under existing law the Comptroller of the Treasury 
shall, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, pre¬ 
scribe the forms of keeping and rendering all public accounts, 
except those relating to the postal revenues and expenditures 
therefrom. (See act of July 31, 1S94.) 

(2) The .Comptroller of the Treasury may prescribe rules to 
govern the payment of arrears of pay due to any petty officer, sea¬ 
man, or other person not an officer, on board any vessel in the em¬ 
ploy of the United States which has been sunk or destroyed in 
case of the death of such petty officer, seaman, or person, to the 
person designated by law to receive the same. (Sec. 274, R. S., 
amended by act of July 31, 1894.) 

4873. Under existing law the Auditor for the Navy Depart¬ 
ment shall receive and examine all accounts of salaries and in¬ 
cidental expenses of the office of the Secretary of the Navy, and 
of all bureaus and offices under his direction, all accounts relat¬ 
ing to the naval establishment, Marine Corps, Naval Academy, 
and all other business within the jurisdiction of the Department 
of the Navy and certify the balances arising thereon to the Di¬ 
vision of Bookkeeping and Warrants and send forthwith a copy 
of each certificate to the Secretary of the Navy. (See act of 
July 31, 1894.) 


Section 7.—Pay Accounts. 

4881. Salaries shall not be paid to employees in any of the 
navy yards except those who are designated in the estimates. 
All other persons shall receive a per diem compensation for the 
time during which they may be actually employed. (Sec. 1545, 
R. S.) 

4882. Pay officers at stations having on their rolls the names 
of officers or men who are doing duty on tugs or ships in the 
harbor and entitled to sea pay shall be careful to note the fact 
on the roll, with the name of the ship to which such persons are 
attached. 

4883. Whenever a person leaves or is removed from a naval 
station or ship without a settlement of his account and is not 
expected to return within a definite period and his account is not 
to be transferred to any pay officer it shall immediately or at 
the first opportunity be transmitted to the Auditor for the Navy 
Department. 

4884. Before a pay officer can receive credit at the office of the 
Auditor for the Navy Department for any amount of money 
checked on his books as having been advanced by a purchasing 
pay officer he must produce the order under which the advance 
was made or a copy thereof, with all indorsements, certified to be 
such by the officer receiving the advance. The pay officer shall 


(452 i) 


always inspect the original order and satisfy himself that all 
endorsements are embraced in the certified copy. 

4885. Before a pay officer can receive credit for a payment 
made to an officer for any service he must produce the order 
under which the service has been performed, or a copy thereof 
with all endorsements, certified by the officer to be such, together 
with a certificate by the oflicer of the time at which he left his 
domicile or station to enter upon such duties. The pay officer 
shall always inspect the original order and satisfy himself that 
all endorsements are embraced in the certified copy. 

48S<». Gunnery prizes shall be credited to the accounts of the 
men to whom due. Payments of the amounts involved shall be 
made through exchange of receipts and money, as covered by 
special money requisition therefor, on the quarter-deck at muster. 

4887. (1) The checkage of a loss of pay against a person’s ac¬ 
count, in accordance with regulation or the sentence of a court- 
martial or deck court shall be made only upon the written order of 
his commanding officer to the pay officer, which order shall be 
filed with the accounts. 

(2) Upon the approval by the commanding officer of a sentence 
involving loss of pay, the pay officer shall be notified immediately 
in writing in order that the amount of pay to be forfeited may be 
noted on the account of the person concerned. In case the re¬ 
viewing authority remits the loss, the entry on the p*y roll shall 
be removed. The responsibility for any overpayment resulting 
from the failure of such commanding officer to so notify the pay 
officer shall rest upon the former. 

(3) Should any person upon whose account such note appears 
be transferred before his sentence has been approved by the Sec¬ 
retary of the Navy, the pay officer making the transfer shall note 
the facts on the transfer accounts. 

(4) Should the discharge of any person upon whose account 
such a note appears be ordered, the pay officer shall make the 
checkage before discharge. 

(5) To insure the carrying out of the provisions of the pre¬ 
ceding paragraphs of this article, every officer ordering a court- 
martial or deck court shall immediately notify the pay officer 
carrying the accounts of the person to be tried, and such pay 
officer shall make a note on the transfer accounts of such person, 
in the event of transfer before any checkage of pay that may be 
awarded has been made, to the effect that such trial has been 
ordered but that final action in regard to possible checkage of pay 
has not been taken. 

4888. (1) Any difference of pay or allowances pertaining to 
the current or previous quarter to which an officer or enlisted man 
is entitled may be credited by a pay officer on his current rolls, 
provided the claimant has been borne on his rolls during the en¬ 
tire period covered by the claim. The pay officer shall note over 
the credit why it is made and the period of time that it embraces, 
and shall file as vouchers with his roll the orders, letters, or other 
papers which establish the correctness of the credit, and shall 
notify the Auditor for the Navy Department immediately by letter 
when such credit has been made. 

(2) All claims pertaining to a period during which the claimant 
was not borne on his rolls and those which for any other reason 
a pay officer may decline to pay, shall be submitted to the Auditor 
for the Navy Department. In such cases the claimant shall for¬ 
ward with the claim, in addition to the papers required by para¬ 
graph 1, a certificate of the pay officer that he has not paid and 
will not pay the amount claimed. 

(3) When a pay officer receives a notification from the Auditor 
for the Navy Department of a suspension not susceptible of ex¬ 
planation, or of a disallowance of an illegal payment in a personal 
account, or discovers an overpayment due to error, he may check 


Vouchers for 
payments to offi¬ 
cers for serric# 
performed. 


Gunnery prizes. 


Vouchers for 
checkage of loss 
of pay. 


Credits for dif¬ 
ferences of pay, 
etc., auditor to 
be notified. 


Claims to be 
submitted to 
auditor. 


Procedure of 
pay officer in 
case of suspen¬ 
sion or disallow¬ 
ance by auditor. 


(453 i) 




Records of de¬ 
posits of en¬ 
listed men. 


Abstract of 
deposits. 


the amount improperly paid against the account of the person 
concerned, if such person is still carried on his rolls; if trans¬ 
ferred, he may, through the regular official channel, request the 
pay officer on whose roll the account is borne to make the neces¬ 
sary checkage, forwarding with the request an extract from his 
roll or the auditor’s statement, in duplicate, showing in detail the 
reason why the checkage is required; all such requests or state¬ 
ments shall be certified by the pay officers making them to be cor¬ 
rect. The pay officer receiving the request shall then check the 
amount in accordance therewith, filing same as a pay-roll voucher, 
noting over the checkage the name of the officer making the 
request, and shall immediately notify the auditor of the action 
taken, forwarding at the same time the duplicate extract from the 
roll or the auditor’s statement. If it shall be impracticable to 
pursue the above course, the extract from the roll or auditor’s 
statement may be forwarded to the Paymaster General of the 
Navy, together with the latest information as to the whereabouts 
of the account in question. At the same time, the pay officer 
making the request shall forward a duplicate copy direct to the 
pay officer who is to make the checkage, if it is known on what 
roll the account is carried. The Paymaster General upon receiv¬ 
ing such a request shall, if he is satisfied of the correctness of 
same, issue to the proper pay officer an order to make the required 
checkage, and he shall also notify the pay officer making the 
request that he has done so. 

4889. (1) The record of the deposits made by enlisted men 
shall be kept in books, one book being provided for each deposi¬ 
tor’s account. These books are part of the pay department records 
and shall be held by the pay officer having the pay accounts of 
the depositors. When a depositor is transferred, the record book 
of his account shall be sent with his transfer pay account. On 
the transfer pay account shall be noted the number of the record 
book and total amount of deposits to date. When more than one 
man is transferred, there shall also be noted on the transfer pay 
roll the total number of deposit record books accompanying the 
roll. 

(2) Immediately after the first day of each month, pay officers 
shall forward to the Auditor for the Navy Department an abstract 
of deposits made on that day, with a list of the names of deposi¬ 
tors, showing in each case the number of the record book and the 
amount of deposit, particular care being taken to separate prop¬ 
erly the deposits received in cash from those made by checkage 
on pay roll. Pay officers shall debit themselves in the usual man¬ 
ner with the amounts of deposits received in cash. The deposits 
made by checkage involve no entries in the pay officer’s cash 
account. 

(3) Upon final discharge, the pay officer shall credit each de¬ 
positor, in the appropriate column of the pay roll, with the total 
amount of his deposits, and also with the accrued interest thereon 
to include the date of discharge, writing over the same the words 
“ Deposits ” and “ Interest,” respectively. The pay officer shall 
transmit the deposit record book to the Auditor for the Navy De¬ 
partment with his quarterly accounts. Accompanying the deposit 
book shall be a statement, to be signed by the pay officer approved 
by the commanding officer, showing the date and amount of each 
deposit, the interest on deposits, and also the totals of the deposits 
and of the interest, as credited on the pay roll. The interest on 
the first deposit shall be computed from the date (not inclusive) 
of said deposit to the date (inclusive) of the second deposit and 
entered in the column for that purpose. The interest shall then 
be computed on the sum of the first and second deposits from the 
date (not inclusive) of the second deposit to the date (inclusive) 
of the third and entered in the appropriate column, and so on, 
adding to the amount of each deposit the sum of all previous de- 


(454 i) 


posits, and computing the interest thereon from the date (not 
inclusive) of such deposit to that of the next succeeding deposit 
or that of final discharge inclusive; but no sum shall draw interest 
unless it has been deposited for a period of six months or longer, 
as provided in article R 4378, paragraph 4. 

(4) In entering the amount paid for repayments of deposits 
on abstract of expenditures and accounts current, the amount of 
the deposits and the amount of the interest thereon shall be 
stated separately, the former being debited to “ Pay of the Navy, 
deposit fund,” and the latter to “ Pay of the Navy.” 

4800. (1) Transfer accounts for officers and crew must be 
made in duplicate, except when sent to the auditor, and on sepa¬ 
rate blanks for each class. 

(2) The transfer of an officer’s account from one pay officer to 
another shall be made directly. If there is an allotment, the pay 
officer shall note on the transfers the monthly sum allotted, with 
the place of payment and the date of expiration. 

(3) The accounts of enlisted men of the Navy transferred shall 
be made out in conformity with the regulations of the Treasury 
Department, and must accompany the men. They shall be sent by 
the pay officer making the transfer to the pay officer of the ship, 
yard, or station to which the transfer is made. The pay officer to 
whom they are sent, shall receipt one copy and return it to the 
pay officer who made the transfer, as a voucher for the settlement 
of his accounts. 

(4) No pay officer shall take up the account of an enlisted man 
of the Marine Corps at a rate of pay higher than the minimum 
prescribed by law for his grade, either when received by transfer 
from the rolls of another pay officer or when current upon his 
own rolls, except upon a certificate signed by the commanding 
officer of marines or by the noncommissioned officer in charge of 
guard, giving the dates of the man’s enlistment, reenlistment, and 
discharge from previous enlistments, and a summary of absences 
without leave, with dates thereof, as shown by the staff papers 
of the marine or by other data accessible to the commanding or 
noncommissioned officer signing the certificate, the maker of such 
certificate to be held accountable for the correctness thereof. 
Such a certificate, when approved by the commanding officer of 
a vessel, shall be accepted as a pay-roll voucher to support credits 
for increased pay appearing on the rolls or changes in current 
rates of pay as above described. 

(5) On transfer accounts of enlisted men received, pay officers 
shall certify the date on which the men whose names are borne 
thereon actually reported in person, and from which they are en¬ 
titled to rations or commutation thereof. When a man does not 
report in person on the same day that he is entered for pay, the 
date of his reporting shall be noted under his name on the pay 
roll. 

(6) Whenever the accounts of an enlisted person who has been 
sent from a cruising ship to a foreign hospital or private institu¬ 
tion in the United States are transferred to a receiving ship they 
shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the medical officer 
of the ship, giving the date of admission to the hospital or insti¬ 
tution and the date of discharge, if known. 

(7) Whenever an enlisted man is sent to a naval hospital and 
his accounts are transferred to a receiving ship, his commanding 
officer shall immediately inform the medical officer in command of 
the hospital where the accounts of the patient have been trans¬ 
ferred. 

(8) The transfer of accounts must in all cases be made through 
the commanding officers. 

(9) The pay officer shall, upon receiving written orders from 
the captain, make any necessary changes in his books to correct 
erroneous entries in the names or description of enlisted men in 


Deposits and 
interest to be 
entered sepa¬ 
rately. 


Transfer ac¬ 
counts. 


Transfer of of¬ 
ficers’ accounts. 


Transfer of 
men’s accounts. 


Entry for pay 
and for rations. 


Certificate of 
admission to or 
discharge from 
hospital. 


Notice sent to 
hospital where 
accounts have 
been trans¬ 
ferred. 


Correction of 
books due to er¬ 
rors in transfer 
rolls. 


(455 I) 



Original entry 
rm enlistment. 


Paymaster’s 
rlerks to take 
oath of allegi¬ 
ance. 


Accounts of 
deserters and 
deceased per¬ 
sons. 


Deserters’ ac¬ 
counts. 


Return of de- 
erter. 


Checkages for 
xpenscs of ap- 
irehension, etc. 


transfer rolls. Sucli order shall be filed as a voucher with the 
accounts. 

4891. Before the name of a newly enlisted person can be en¬ 
tered on the books for pay the pay officer must receive a written 
order from the commanding officer, giving the name, date, term of 
enlistment, rating under which enlisted, and rate of pay. 

4892. A paymaster’s clerk shall not be entered upon the muster 
roll of any ship, nor be entitled to any pay, until he has accepted 
his appointment by letter, binding himself therein to be subject 
to the laws and regulations for the government of the Navy and 
the discipline of the ship, and taken the oath of allegiance. 

Section 8.—Deserters, Persons Deceased, etc. 

4901. (1) The wages due a deserter are forfeited to the United 
States; the proceeds of the sale of his effects left on board and 
of the effects of deceased persons, when sold, shall be treated 
as provided in article I 4721. 

(2) Pay officers shall make an immediate return to the office 
of the Auditor for the Navy Department of the accounts of de¬ 
ceased persons and transmit their wills if they have left any. 
The balances which may have been due at the time of their death 
will be paid only after a statement of the accounts at the auditor’s 
office. In forwarding the accounts of deceased persons, pay 
officers shall state the total monthly or yearly pay of such persons 
at the time of their death (including, in the case of enlisted men, 
both the permanent and temporary additions to their pay proper) 
and the amount, if any, paid on account of funeral expenses, and 
referring to public bills covering such expenditures. 

4902. (1) All accounts of deserters from the Navy and Marine 
Corps shall be kept on deserters’ rolls in the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts and the Headquarters of the Marine Corps, respec¬ 
tively, and shall remain open sufficiently long to allow the de¬ 
serter a period of six months from the date of desertion in w r hich 
to return to the service, except as provided in paragraphs 4 and 
5 of this article. At the expiration of this period, his account 
shall be closed. The pay officer in charge of deserters’ accounts 
shall render quarterly returns to the auditor in the usual manner. 

(2) Whenever an enlisted person or marine is declared a de¬ 
serter, his allotment, if he has one, must be stopped, his effects 
sold, the amount credited to his account, and the account trans¬ 
ferred immediately to the proper deserters’ roll. If the deserter 
has a deposit, the deposit record book shall be forwarded with the 
account. In no case shall the amount of deposit be credited to 
the account prior to transfer. 

(3) When a deserter surrenders himself, or is delivered on 
board any ship of the Navy, he shall be taken up for pay and sub¬ 
sistence from the date of his reception, and the word “ Deserter,” 
in red ink, marked over his name. Such articles of clothing and 
small stores as may be necessary to his health and comfort shall 
be issued. He shall be credited wuth pay, but no money shall be 
paid to him until his transfer account from the deserters’ roll is 
received. Expenses for his apprehension, transportation, and 
subsistence shall be paid on public bill and checked against his 
account. A notice of his return, together wdth a request for his 
account, shall be prepared conjointly by the executive and pay 
officers of the ship, made out on a prescribed form wdth all neces¬ 
sary information, and forwarded immediately to the Bureau of 
Navigation or to the commandant of the Marine Corps. Upon 
receipt, the part designed for the officer in charge of deserters’ 
accounts shall be fonvarded to him immediately. 

(4) Checkages for the expense of the deserter’s apprehension, 
transportation, and subsistence, as provided in article R 3635* 
may in special cases be made upon this roll by order of the 


(456 i) 


Bureau of Navigation or the Commandant of the Marine Corps 
(art. I 4903), and an itemized memorandum statement must in¬ 
variably accompany the returned transfer account to avoid a 
double checkage. The account shall be forwarded immediately 
to the pay officer of the vessel upon which the deserter is received, 
together with a transcript of deposit and deposit book, should 
there be a deposit. 

(5) When a deserter is transferred to another vessel before 
his accounts are received from the “Deserters’ roll” the pay 
officer of the vessel on which he was received shall prepare a 
regular transfer account from his own books with the word “ De¬ 
serter ” in red ink marked over the name. The pay officer re¬ 
ceiving the transfer account shall take it up on his own books 
with the same mark, and no money shall be paid until the account 
is received from the deserters’ roll and the mark of desertion re¬ 
moved. If the latter account is received on board the ship from 
which the deserter was transferred, it shall be forwarded imme¬ 
diately to the pay officer of the vessel to which the deserter has 
been transferred. 

4903. Money paid for rewards or expenses of deserters or 
stragglers and checked against their personal accounts is re¬ 
garded as an authorized overpayment and must in all cases be 
shown on public bills approved by the commanding officer. When 
such checkages are to be made on the “ Deserters’ roll ” the 
Bureau of Navigation or the Commandant of the Marine Corps 
shall approve the public bills, if practicable. (Art. I 4902. par. 4.) 

4904. In order that the pay officers of ships may comply with 
the provisions of article 4SS3 of these instructions, commanding 
officers of marines afloat shall furnish them with a statement 
(Form N. M. C., 90) of the accounts (including clothing) of 
any marines whose names are borne upon their books who die 
or desert. A similar statement shall be furnished pay officers 
afloat for their information in making final settlement in the 
case of marines to be discharged aboard ship for any cause what¬ 
soever. In the case of men leaving their rolls by transfer to 
another ship or station a copy of the report of transfer shall be 
furnished pay officers to enable them to transfer the deposit 
record books and allotments of such men, if any. 

Section 9.— Quarterly and Other Returns. 

4911. (1) The quarters shall be numbered during each fiscal 
year, as follows: 

First quarter, July 1 to September 30. 

Second quarter, October 1 to December 31. 

Third quarter, January 1 to March 31. 

Fourth quarter, April 1 to June 30. 

(2) In the indication of accounts and vouchers, the preparation 
of warrants and departmental blanks, the payment of salaries and 
all other business of the department in which it may be necessary 
to divide or make mention of the quarters, the foregoing shall be 
observed. 

4912. (1) Pay officers of ships shall render to the Auditor for 
the Navy Department quarterly, and when detached— 

(a) A general pay roll, embracing the individual accounts of 
officers and men. 

(6) An account current, giving date of bond and showing all 
receipts and expenditures of money. It shall also show an analy¬ 
sis of the balances severally standing to the credit of the pay 
officer in authorized depositories, naming them, and also the 
amount of cash actually on hand. All public bills, properly re¬ 
ceipted and approved by the captain, and the prescribed inven¬ 
tories of foreign silver currency on hand must accompany the 
account current. 


Deserter 
transferred be¬ 
fore accounts 
received. 


Rewards paid 
for deserters, 
etc. 


Statement of 
accounts of ma¬ 
rines furnished 
pay officers. 


The quarters 
of the fiscal 
year. 


Quarterly 
Treasury re¬ 
turns from pay 
officers of ships. 


(457 I) 



Summary of 
ship’s rolls. 


Pay officers’ 
quarterly re¬ 
turns. 


(c) All transfer accounts and rolls of officers or men, whether 
to or from the ship. 

( d ) All pay receipts; orders for one-fourth additional pay to 
such of the crews as are detained beyond the expiration of the 
time of their enlistment; for increased pay to men enlisting under 
continuous service; for crediting “ honorable discharge ” money; 
for thirty-three cents per diem to men employed as firemen and 
coal passers; for money paid for transportation of officers or crew 
to any point whatever, either at home or abroad; for all ratings 
and disratings; for good-conduct medals; extra pay to gun cap¬ 
tains, guu pointers, and certificated graduates of courses of in¬ 
struction; for crediting newly enlisted men with outfits; and for 
taking them up from the dates of their enlistments. 

( e ) All original letters or copies thereof from pay officers, Audi¬ 
tor for the Navy Department, and the Navy Department, and other 
papers necessary to substantiate the accounts. 

(2) The pay officer is required to obtain from the captain of the 
ship a certified copy of the prescribed complement, and to transmit 
it with his accounts for settlement. 

(3) A column in the pay roll shall be headed as follows: 

“ We, the subscribers, severally acknowedge the correctness of 
our respective accounts as here stated, and to have received the 
sums set opposite our respective names in the clothing and small 
stores and in the cash columns. (Not to be signed in duplicate.) 

“ We, who sign below as witnesses, were present at the time of 
this acknowledgment.” 

And the roll transmitted to the Auditor for the Navy Department 
shall bear in this column the signature of each man whose name 
is borne thereon. In the case of enlisted men, each signature 
shall be witnessed by an officer. Where the same officer witnesses 
all the signatures on one page, as indicated by his initial stamp, 
he may sign the following: “Witness to each signature on this 
page,” stamped on the bottom of the page. 

(4) Clothing and small stores and money receipts ordinarily 
shall not be forwarded with the pay roll, but shall be considered 
as void as soon as the roll is signed. In case it is found imprac¬ 
ticable for a man to sign the roll, the cash and clothing and small 
stores receipts shall be referred to by number in the signature 
column and forwarded with the roll. No certificate of unsigned 
accounts is required. 

4913. A duplicate of the account current shall be forwarded 
quarterly to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

4914. (1) The pay officer of a ship shall prepare in like manner 
a summary of each completed pay roll, showing separately the 
gross amounts chargeable under the several titles to officers, crew, 
and marines, which should be certified, approved, and transmitted 
with his account current for the Paymaster General. 

(2) The summary of a ship’s quarterly pay roll is identical in 
principle with that of a navy yard, embracing all of the debits and 
credits shown on the roll, and showing the requisite dispersion of 
the recapitulation totals among the various accounts. Ship’s 
expenditures not embraced in the pay-roll summaries shall appear 
in the balance sheets and in the accounts current rendered by 
pay officers. 

4915. (1) Pay officers of ships shall render to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts complete returns for each quarter, as fol¬ 
lows : 

(a) Quarterly return of provisions. 

(&) Quarterly return of clothing and small stores. 

(c) Quarterly ship’s store balance sheet. 

(2) These returns must be accompanied by all vouchers for 
receipts and expenditures entered therein, excepting only the 
expenditures to the crew and marines, and such as may have been 
previously forwarded. 


(458 i) 


(3) On ships upon which the general storekeeping system is 
established, the return for contingent supplies shall be rendered 
by the ship’s general storekeeper. 

491(>. All articles of contingent supplies furnished for use in 
the pay department of a ship shall be accounted for on a balance 
sheet to be rendered the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts annu¬ 
ally on June 30, or on transfer to another pay officer. Invoices 
of stationery, books, and blanks will be entered and expended on 
the balance sheet as “ Supplies.” All other contingent stores will 
be accounted for as “ Equipage.” The balance sheets will be ac¬ 
companied by a certified inventory of all contingent stores on hand, 
together with all receipt and expenditure vouchers. 

4917. (1) Pay officers of ships shall transmit to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts, within ten days after the expiration of 
each month, an abstract of expenditures, on the prescribed form, 
showing the disbursements under each head of appropriation dur¬ 
ing the month. 

(2) With the abstract of expenditures transmitted for the Bu¬ 
reau of Supplies and Accounts shall be forwarded the memoran¬ 
dum copies of public bills for expenditures under all the bureaus 
of the Navy Department and the office of the Secretary; also du¬ 
plicate invoices of expenditures of provisions and contingent sup¬ 
plies to ship’s departments, of provisions issued to the supernu¬ 
meraries not entitled to pay, and of all supplies issued by order 
of the captain at the request of a United States consul to destitute 
American seamen or to foreign refugees, etc. 

(3) Pay officers ordered to a ship or station upon any day be¬ 
tween the first and last days of the month shall be careful to 
render an abstract of expenditures for the fractional portion of 
the month. After detachment they shall continue to render 
monthly abstracts of expenditures as prescribed in paragraph 1, 
as long as any public funds remain in their possession. 

4918. Purchasing pay officers and pay officers of shore sta¬ 
tions shall transmit to the Auditor for the Navy Department 
quarterly, and when detached from duty, an account current of 
all moneys received, expended, and remaining on hand, accom¬ 
panied by an abstract and by all rolls, vouchers, and other papers 
necessary to substantiate the account. 

4919. (1) Purchasing pay officers and pay officers of shore 
stations shall transmit to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts a 
monthly statement of all moneys received, expended, and remain¬ 
ing on hand, accompanied by a statement of expenditures under 
each appropriation, the several balances standing to the credit of 
the pay officer in authorized depositories, naming them, and also 
the amount of cash on hand. 

(2) Purchasing pay officers shall enter on the statement of ex¬ 
penditures, under the appropriations chargeable, the amounts paid, 
separately, for pay of officers, advances to officers upon orders, 
mileage, and transportation of officers, and pay of clerks, such 
payments not being evidenced by copies of public bills. 

(3) These returns must be made out and forwarded within ten 
days after the expiration of each month, unless otherwise di¬ 
rected by the Secretary of the Navy. 

4920. A report of shipments made containing a complete list of 
all bills of lading, numerically arranged, shall be prepared by the 
shipping officer and forwarded from each navy yard and naval 
station to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts on the fifteenth 
and last days of each month. 

4921. (1) Every pay officer who receives public money which 
he is not authorized to retain as salary, pay, or emolument shall 
render his accounts quarterly. 

(2) Such accounts, with necessary vouchers, etc., shall be 
mailed or otherwise sent to the Auditor for the Navy Department 
within twenty days after the period to which they relate. 


Contingent 
supplies’ in pay 
department. 


Monthly ab¬ 
stract of expend¬ 
itures from 
ships. 


Papers to ac¬ 
company ab¬ 
stract of expend¬ 
itures for Bu¬ 
reau of Supplies 
and Accounts. 


Abstract of 
expenditures for 
fractional part 
of month. 


Account cur¬ 
rent rendered 
quarterly from 
shore stations 
and Navy pay 
offices. 


Monthly state¬ 
ments from pay 
officers at shore 
stations. 


Rendition of 
accounts. 


(459 I) 



Time allowed 
for settling ac¬ 
counts. 


Directions for 
transmitting pay 
officers’ accounts 
and returns. 


Loss of ac¬ 
counts, duties of 
pay officer. 


General cash¬ 
book. 


Accounts kept 
separate under 
erery bond. 


Receipts for 
funds trans¬ 
ferred. 


(3) The Secretary of the Treasury being empowered to make 
orders in particular cases, relaxing the requirement of mailing 
or otherwise sending the accounts within the prescribed time, 
and to waive delinquency, in such cases only in which there is, 
or is likely to be, a manifest physical difficulty in complying with 
the requirements, pay officers should, when it is impossible to 
comply, make such explanations in the letter transmitting their 
accounts as will enable the accounting officers to determine as 
to their delinquency. 

4922. (1) Pay officers of the Navy shall be allowed twenty 
days for the rendition of their quarterly returns to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts, and for their final returns upon detach¬ 
ment such time as may be necessary, not exceeding twenty days. 

(2) They shall render their final accounts to the Auditor for 
the Navy Department, as prescribed by article I 4921 for quarter^ 
accounts. 

(3) The time prescribed for the rendition of final returns and 
accounts begins from the date of arriving at their domiciles, pro¬ 
vided there be no unnecessary delay in so arriving, a certificate 
of which date must be filed with returns and accounts. 

4923. (1) A pay officer shall forward his accounts and returns 
direct, and immediately afterward, in each case, inform the com¬ 
manding officer of the ship, in writing, of the fact. Such report 
shall be forwarded by the commanding officer to the commander 
in chief for filing in the office of the fleet paymaster. A copy 
of the quarterly account current shall be forwarded to the com¬ 
mander in chief for the fleet paymaster. 

(2) The returns must be arranged in separate packages for the 
different bureaus and offices requiring them. 

(3) The exterior of each package must be indorsed so as to 
show the nature of its contents and by whom sent and must be 
fully addressed for its ultimate destination. 

(4) If the returns for any bureau should be found too bulky to 
be sent through the mails, they may be divided and numbered, and 
so referred to in a letter of advice. Should it be considered safer 
or more economical to forward them by express, they may be so 
forwarded, and the letter of advice only sent by mail. 

(5) The expense of the transportation of the accounts of dis¬ 
bursing officers must be prepaid. 

4924. In the event of the loss of accounts occurring from the 
loss or capture of a ship of the Navy, the pay officer, on receiving 
a written order from the commanding officer, shall open other 
accounts with the survivors, from the date of the disaster, giving 
to each person the rating he held at the time tbe accounts were 
lost; and the accounts so made out shall accompany the survivors 
on their transfer to a ship or station, the pay officer of which is 
to govern himself by these accounts in making payments or issues, 
until he receives further instructions from the Navy Department 
or the Auditor for the Navy Department. 

Section 10.—Miscellaneous. 

4941. Every pay officer having a disbursing account shall keep 
a general cashbook on a prescribed form, in which shall be en¬ 
tered all receipts and expenditures of money in such manner as 
to permit the account to be balanced readily. 

4942. Disbursing officers are required to keep their accounts 
with the United States separate and distinct under every bond 
given by them and to state in the caption of each quarterly ac¬ 
count the date of the bond under which it is rendered. 

4943. In all cases of transfers of funds the receiving officer 
shall state in the receipt given that he holds himself accountable 
to the United States for the sum received. 


(460 i) 


4041. A pay officer can not be held responsible for payments Responsibility 
to any person who has been removed from the Navy, unless the for payment * 
pay officer has received official notification of the fact. 

4045. (1) No subscriptions for newspapers or contracts for Telephone 
telephone service shall be made without the express authority of newspapersub- 
the department. scriptions. 

(2) Bills for such expenditures shall not be sent to the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy for approval unless the expenditures are in 
excess of the amount which the Secretary has authorized to be 
expended. 

4040. (1) Pay officers or others who, in carrying out orders as ^o Q adve™ti8- t8 
from the department or any bureau thereof, are under the neces- lug. 
sity of advertising shall forward to the department a copy of the 
proposed advertisement, and the department will take such 
further steps as may be required for the publication of the same. 

(2) Bills for advertising are allowed by the accounting officers 
only when accompanied by a copy of the written authority of the 
Secretary of the Navy and a certified copy of the advertisement. 

(Sec. 3828, R. S.) 

(3) All advertisements, notices, proposals for contracts, and all 
forms of advertising required by law for the several departments 
of the Government may be paid for at a price not to exceed the 
commercial rates charged to private individuals, with the usual 
discounts, such rates to be ascertained from sworn statements to 
be furnished by the proprietors or publishers of the newspapers 
proposing so to advertise. (Act of June 20, 1878.) 

41)47. (1) Subsistence furnished to enlisted persons attached Subsistence of 
to ships, when unavoidably detained on shore under orders, or thorized absence 
absent therefrom by authority for one day or more, must be from ship, 
charged to appropriation “ Provisions, Navy,” for the fiscal year 
in which the subsistence is furnished. During the time of such 
subsistence their rations shall be stopped on board ship, and no 
credit for commutation therefor given. When such authorized 
absence is for less than one day and ration is not checked on pay 
roll, cost of subsistence shall be paid on sundry service voucher 
under appropriation “ Pay Miscellaneous.” 

(2) Pay officers of ships shall indorse on vouchers covering 
such cases a full explanation of the circumstances under which 
the subsistence was necessary, and certify that no credit was 
given during the time for commutation of rations. 

4948. Vouchers for payments to messes for subsistence of au- ujjjjjjj." 0 / or 

thorized passengers shall give a list of the persons subsisted, the passengers 6 . ° 
length of time subsisted, and by what mess. - . ’ f 

4949. Vouchers for the issue or sale of fuel to officers shall sale of fuel to 
be prepared in the usual manner under appropriation “ Pay of officers. 

the Navy,” but shall not be taken up by the general storekeeper 
in his property account. 

4950. The first voucher for commutation of quarters at any commutation of 
station must be accompanied by a copy of the order assigning the quarters, 
officer to duty thereat. In subsequent payments the paymaster 

shall refer by number, etc., to the order, a copy of which is filed, 
and the final voucher must be accompanied with a copy of the 
authority for and must show the date of relief from such duty. 

This last requirement shall be met by the pay officer’s filing a 
certified copy of the officer’s detachment, with indorsements 
showing when the detachment took effect. 

4951. (1) Purchases for or issues of clothing or money to ior pe5o ha aJid f ° r 
torpedo vessels and vessels not having a pay officer on board other vessels, 
(other than yard craft or those regularly attached to a yard or 

station), when such vessels are not at the station to which the 
pay officer having their accounts is assigned, shall be made on 
order of the senior officer present by any pay officer, who shall 
account for all such expenditures as may be directed. Any trans¬ 
fer of funds between pay officers, necessarily involved in making 


(4«l i) 




payments to officers and men of vessels herein specified, is au¬ 
thorized. 

(2) The commanding officers of such vessels shall be furnished 
with a memorandum record of the accounts of the crew for pres¬ 
entation to any pay officer designated, on which issues of money 
or clothing may be based. All entries shall be made by pay offi¬ 
cers, except that the commanding officer shall be responsible for 
the entry of data affecting the accounts (changes in rating, ab¬ 
sences, miscellaneous checkages, etc.) resulting from his orders 
or from transfers to the ship during the quarter which can not 
be entered at the time of occurrence by the proper pay officer. 


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(462 i) 



CHAPTER 42. 


THE SYSTEM OF COST ACCOUNTING AT NAVY YARDS. 

(Navy Regulations, chap. 40.) 

Section 1.—General Instructions for Industrial Yards. 

5001. The instructions contained in this chapter shall govern 
at the industrial navy yards at Portsmouth, Boston, New York, 
Philadelphia, Washington, Norfolk, Charleston, Mare Island, 
Puget Sound, Cavite, and Olongapo. Other navy yards, naval 
stations, and magazines, being primarily military in their nature, 
are classed as nonindustrial, and shall be governed by the pro¬ 
visions of section 15 of this chapter. 

Section 2.—Cost of Work. 

5011. (1) Hereafter in fixing the cost of work under the 
various naval appropriations, the direct and indirect charges inci¬ 
dent thereto shall be included in such cost. (Act of Mar. 4, 1911.) 

(2) For the purpose of obtaining the industrial cost of produc¬ 
tion, as contemplated by the act quoted in the preceding para¬ 
graph, and in order to eliminate therefrom all expenditures of a 
military nature at navy yards, the following titles shall be used 
for military expenditures: “Cost and valuation of plant,” Title R. 
“ Maintenance and repairs,” Title S. “ Outside charges,” Title T. 

(3) In accordance with the provisions of the act quoted in the 
first paragraph, the industrial cost of production shall be made up 
of direct labor, direct material, and indirect charges, the last be¬ 
ing composed of charges for services of a general nature, whether 
of labor or material, that can not be located directly to an object 
or job order, such as wages of engineers, firemen, etc., fuel for 
power, oil, waste, etc. 

5012. (1) The actual expenses of maintenance and operation 
that enter into the indirect expense shall be divided into three 
separate classes—direct shop expense, power expense, and general 
expense. 

(2) The charges to the first shall show the cost of operating 
each shop and shall be located daily between labor and material 
under accounts 101 to 112, which are hereinafter described. 

(3) The charges to the second shall show the cost of operating 
the central power plant and shall be located daily between labor 
and material under accounts 129 to 148, which are hereinafter de¬ 
scribed. 

(4) The charges to the third shall show the various miscellane¬ 
ous expenses which can not be placed against a specific shop or 
the central power plant and shall be located daily between labor 
and material under accounts 149 to 180A, which are hereinafter 
described. 

(5) Direct shop expense shall be transferred to shop expense 
directly. Power expense shall be transferred to the expense of 
each shop in accordance with the method of power distribution 


Act gorern- 
ing cost of work. 


Titles for 
military expen¬ 
ditures. 


Component 
parts of cost of 
work. 


Computation 
and application 
of indirect 
charges. 


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in force at the navy yard. General expense shall be transferred 
thereto on the basis of the productive labor in each shop and 
foundry. 

(6) The gross charges for each shop thus obtained shall then 
be divided monthly by the productive labor of that shop, giving 
a rate which shall be applied to the productive labor performed 
during the succeeding month and thus located to the cost of 
work. 

(7) The actual charges for indirect expense consist of both 
labor and material, each bearing a certain ratio to the gross ex¬ 
pense. This ratio having been determined it shall govern the 
division of the estimated expense applied during the succeeding 
month into its components of labor and material on the daily 
“Abstract of expenditures by appropriations ” described later. 

(8) It will be found that this estimated indirect, applied in 
the manner explained above, will be either greater or less than 
the actual expense incurred during the month; that is, the latter 
w T ill be either over or under absorbed. This difference shall be 
adjusted by crediting or debiting, as the case may be, the various 
appropriation expenditures in proportion to the value of the 
indirect that has been applied to them. 

fied employees. 6013. (1) The pay of all classified employees (clerks, drafts¬ 
men, expert aids, subinspectors, watchmen, roundsmen, messen¬ 
gers, etc.) shall be paid from the appropriations designated in 
their appointments, and not charged to the cost of work. 

(2) Leave, holiday, and disability of classified employees shall 
also be charged to the appropriation designated in their appoint¬ 
ments. Leave, holiday, and disability of nonclassified employees 
shall be distributed under Title V daily, when occurring, to the 
main appropriations belonging to each bureau, namely: Construc¬ 
tion and Repair, Steam Machinery, Equipment of Vessels, Ord¬ 
nance and Ordnance Stores, Maintenance, Yards and Docks, and, 
at navy yards where construction is in progress, increase of the 
Navy appropriations. The distribution shall be made on the basis 
of productive labor charged to the appropriations during the pre¬ 
ceding fiscal year. 

Section 3.—Classification of Accounts. 

5021. At each of the industrial navy yards and naval stations 
enumerated in article I 5001, accounts shall be maintained in 
accordance with the provisions of sections 2 to 14, inclusive, of 
this chapter. 

Section 4.— Classification of Accounts under Direct Shop 

Expense. 

5031. Direct shop expenses shall be classified under the fol¬ 
lowing accounts: 

Account No. 101 — Supervision. —This account shall include the 
wages and salaries paid to all foremen, quartermen, leadingmen. 
and others engaged in the supervision of the various shops. Shop 
clerks, or any of the supervisory force who are classified em¬ 
ployees, shall be paid from the appropriation designated in their 
appointments. The charges shall be located to this account, title 
G, and the proper appropriation, but will be reported to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts under “Appropriation account, office 
force.” 

Account No. 102—Maintenance of shop furniture, fixtures, and 
equipment. —This account shall include all labor and material con¬ 
sumed for repairs to and maintenance of all furniture, fixtures, 
and equipment in use by industrial shops only, estimated to cost 
less than $25. The more important items whose repairs and 
maintenance are chargeable to this account are desks, filing cabi- 


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nets, tool racks, temporary offices, chairs, clothes lockers, cup¬ 
boards, wardrobes, tool chests, shelves, cranes, air hoists, air 
tools, hand hoists, chucks, shafting, hangers, pulleys, jaws, jigs, 
patterns, templates, workbenches, handcarts, hand trucks, add¬ 
ing machines, typewriters, time stamps, time clocks, etc. Repairs 
estimated to cost more than $25 shall be made on special job 
orders and located to this account under title G and the proper 
appropriation, but will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts under the “Appropriation account shop and office sup¬ 
plies, furniture, fixtures, and equipment.” New items shall be 
purchased under the accounts hereinafter described as “ Supplies 
and equipment, offices and shops” or “Furniture offices and 
shops,” as the case may be. 

Account No. 10Jf — Maintenance, loose and hand tools. —This 
account shall include all labor and material consumed for repairs 
to and for maintenance of loose and hand tools. Some of the more 
important items whose repairs and maintenance are chargeable 
to this account are drills, taps, milling cutters, reamers, saws 
(band, circular, and hack), stocks and dies, gauges, micrometers, 
files, oil cans, belting, planers, shapers, slotters’ and stickers’ 
tools; blacksmiths’, carpenters’, electricians’, joiners’, laborers’, 
machinists’, and tinsmiths’ hand tools; air-tool attachments, and 
air, gas, oil, and steam hose, etc. The wages of tool-room keepers 
are also included in this account. New loose and hand tools which 
are an addition to the existing stock or a replacement of anti¬ 
quated stock, the value of which has been expended from the plant 
account by survey shall be charged to plant account under title F, 
“Appropriation account, machinery and tools,” and the proper 
appropriation. The upkeep and repair of existing stock shall be 
charged to this account. 

Account No. 105 — Maintenance of machine tools. —This account 
shall include all labor and material consumed for minor repairs 
to and maintenance of machine tools, and foundations for ma¬ 
chine tools, electric wiring and motors, and appliances pertaining 
thereto, estimated to cost less than $100. Some of the more im¬ 
portant items whose repairs and maintenance are chargeable to 
this account are bending rolls, boring mills, carving machines, 
drill presses, grinding machines, lathes, milling machines, planers, 
punch presses, sandpapering machines; band, circular, and jig 
saw tables; shapers, slotters, steam hammers, trip hammers, 
stickers, mortise machines, blowers, kilns, cupolas, forges, furnaces, 
etc. Repairs estimated to cost more than $100 shall be made on 
special job orders and located to this account under title G and 
the proper appropriation, but will be reported to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation account, ma¬ 
chinery and tools.” Purchases of new machine tools will be 
located under “Appropriation account, machinery and tools ” here¬ 
inafter described. 

Account No. 106 — Maintenance of buildings. —This account shall 
include all labor and material consumed for minor repairs to shop 
buildings, estimated to cost less than $25. Some of the more im¬ 
portant items, whose repairs are chargeable to this account are 
roofs, foundations, walls, crane runways, crane tracks in buildings, 
drains (inside), lavatories, piping inside (air, oil, gas, steam, 
water), radiators, sewers (inside), wiring light (inside), lamps, 
globes, carbons, etc. Repairs estimated to cost more than $25 
shall be made on special job orders under this account and located 
to title G and the proper appropriation, but will be reported to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation ac¬ 
count. buildings,” hereinafter described. 

Account No. 107 — Elevators. —This account shall include all 
labor and material expended for minor repairs to and main¬ 
tenance of elevators located in shop buildings, estimated to cost 
less than $25. The pay of operators (except classified employees) 


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and the supply of oil, grease, waste, etc., are the more important 
items chargeable to this account. Repairs estimated to cost more 
than $25 shall be made on special job orders under this account 
and located to title G and the proper appropriation, but will be 
reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the 
“Appropriation account, elevators,” described later. Should the 
operator be a classified employee, he will be paid from the ap¬ 
propriation designated in his appointment. The charges shall be 
located to this account, title G, and the proper appropriation, but 
will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under 
the “Appropriation account, office force.” 

Account No. 108 — Miscellaneous shop expenses. —This account 
shall include all labor and material expended for the upkeep of 
shops and for items not specifically provided for under other shop 
expense accounts. The pay of cranemen and of men employed in 
cleaning windows, handling materials by shops, oiling shafting, 
cleaning floors, and the cost of brooms, brushes, grease, oil 
(lubricating), paper (sand), paper (toilet), paper (emery), soap, 
sponges, towels, waste, etc., are the more important items charge¬ 
able to this account. The handling of all material by shops shall 
be charged to the appropriation owning the stores or material, 
when practicable to do so, otherwise to this account. See ac¬ 
count under “Appropriation account handling material charge¬ 
able to appropriation ”; also account No. 175 under general 
expense. 

Account No. 109 — Power. —This account shall include all labor 
and material consumed in operating independent power plants lo¬ 
cated in the various industrial shops. It shall include attend¬ 
ance, oil, grease, waste, and the maintenance of or repairs to 
the equipment located in such plants. (The fuel consumed in in¬ 
dependent power plants is not chargeable to this account.) 

Account No. 110 — Fuel. —This account shall include the cost of 
fuel and of labor performed in handling the same to and in the 
various power plants located in industrial shops, and of fuel for 
use in forges, etc. The more important items chargeable to this 
account are coal, fuel oil, coke, gas, wood, etc. 

Account No. Ill — Correction of errors account. —This account 
shall include all labor and material expended in replacing de¬ 
fective work due to errors on the part of the shop. 

Account No. 112 — Shop store losses. —This account shall in¬ 
clude the loss in value of all material which has deteriorated or 
become worthless in the shop store. 

Section 5.— Classification of Accounts Under Power Expense. 

5041. Power plant expenses shall be classified under the fol¬ 
lowing accounts and shall be kept in such a manner as to show 
those chargeable to the central power plant and to the substa¬ 
tions separately. (By substations is meant the distributing sta¬ 
tions connected with the main power plant. Independent power 
plants are not considered as substations.) In order to segregate 
these charges the letter “ S ” will be placed after the account 
number, when necessary, to designate the charges on account of 
substations. Thus: 

132.—Maintenance of power plant piping means piping in 
the central poAver plant. 

132S.—Maintenance of power plant piping means piping in 
the substations. 

Account No. 129 — Maintenance of power plant buildings. —This 
account shall include all labor and material expended for minor 
repairs to power plant buildings, estimated to cost less than $25. 
Some of the more important items whose repairs are chargeable 
to this account are roofs, foundations, walls, crane runways, 
crane tracks in buildings, drains (inside), lavatories, sewers (in- 


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side), interior electric light wiring, radiators, portables, lamps, 
globes, and carbons, etc. Repairs estimated to cost more than 
$25 shall be made on special job orders under this account and 
located to title G and the proper appropriation, but will be re¬ 
ported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Ap¬ 
propriation account, buildings.” 

Account No. 130—Maintenance of substation buildings. —This 
account shall include all labor and material expended for minor 
repairs to substation buildings estimated to cost less than $25. 
Repairs estimated to cost more than $25 shall be made on special 
job orders and located to this account under title G and the 
proper appropriation, but will be reported to the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts under the “Appropriation account, buildings.” 

Account No. 131—Maintenance of power plant, boilers, flues , 
and stacks. —This account shall include all labor and material 
expended for minor repairs to power plant boilers, flues, and 
stacks estimated to cost less than $25. Some of the more im¬ 
portant items chargeable to this account are boilers and boiler 
fittings, boiler settings, and foundations, furnaces, stokers, in¬ 
jectors, feed pumps, water heaters, meters, superheaters, econ¬ 
omizers, coal bunkers in power plants, mechanical draft, flues, 
stacks, coal and ash handling apparatus in power plants. Re¬ 
pairs estimated to cost more than $25 shall be made on special 
job orders under this account and located to title G and the 
proper appropriation, but will be reported to the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts under the “Appropriation account, power plant 
boilers, flues, and stacks.” For purchase of new items see ac¬ 
count under “Appropriation account, power plant boilers, flues, 
and stacks.” 

Account No. 132—Maintenance of power plant piping. —This 
account shall include all labor and material expended for minor 
repairs to piping system within the power plant, estimated to cost 
less than $25. Some of the more important items chargeable to 
this account are piping, valves, fittings, pipe covering, etc. Re¬ 
pairs estimated to cost more than $25 shall be made on special 
job orders under this account and located to title G and the 
proper appropriation, but will be reported to the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts under the “Appropriation account power plant 
piping.” Additions and improvements are chargeable to title F 
and the proper appropriation under “Appropriation account power 
plant piping.” 

Account No. 133.—Maintenance of power plant machinery. —This 
account shall include all labor and material expended for minor 
repairs to all engine-room machinery and equipment located in 
the power plant, estimated to cost less than $25. Some of the 
more important items chargeable to this account are cranes, 
engines, turbines, generators, motors, exciters, rotary converters, 
transformers, switchboards, wiring, compressors, condensers, aux¬ 
iliary machinery, foundations, etc. Repairs estimated to cost more 
than $25 shall be made on special job orders under this account 
and located to title G and the proper appropriation, but will be 
reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Ap¬ 
propriation account power plant machinery.” Purchase of new 
items will be made under the “ Appropriation account power plant 
machinery.” 

Account No. 134—Maintenance of distributing system {heat ).— 
This account shall include all labor and material expended for 
minor repairs to pipe lines from the main supply valve outward 
and conduits and accessories used for heating system up to cut¬ 
off valve at buildings, the cost of which is estimated to be less 
than $25. Repairs estimated to cost more than $25 shall be 
made on special job orders under this account and located to 
title G and the proper appropriation, but will be reported to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation ac- 


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count distributing system (beat).” Additions and improvements 
are chargeable to title F and the proper appropriation under 
“Appropriation account distributing system (heat).” 

Account No. 135—Maintenance of distributing system ( elec¬ 
tric ).—This account shall include all labor and material expended 
for minor repairs to the electrical distributing system, estimated 
to cost less than $25; also the labor and material expended within 
the same limit in delivering electric power to ships, and in mak¬ 
ing minor repairs to outfits for lighting ships. Some of the more 
important items chargeable to this account are all circuits from 
main switchboard outward to cut-out switches in buildings or on 
ships; conduits, pole lines, static transformers, exterior lamps, 
installing and attending lights on board ships. Repairs esti¬ 
mated to cost more than $25 shall be made on special job orders 
under this account and located to title G and the proper appro¬ 
priation, but will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts under the “Appropriation account distributing system 
(electric).” Purchase of new outfits for lighting ships will be 
made under “Appropriation account outfits for lighting ships.” 
Additions and improvements are chargeable to title F and the 
proper appropriation under “Appropriation account distributing 
system (electric).” 

Account No. 136—Maintenance of distributing system (pneu¬ 
matic). —This account shall include all labor and material ex¬ 
pended for minor repairs to the pneumatic distributing system 
from the controlling valve outward, estimated to cost less than 
$25. It also includes all labor and material consumed in deliver¬ 
ing pneumatic power to ships. Piping, valves, hose, outlets, insu¬ 
lation, meters, conduits, etc., are some of the more important 
items chargeable to this account. Repairs estimated to cost more 
than $25 shall be made on special job orders under this account 
and located to title G and the proper appropriation, but will be 
reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Ap¬ 
propriation account distributing system (pneumatic).” Additions 
and improvements will be charged to title F and the proper 
appropriation under “Appropriation account distributing system 
(pneumatic).” 

Account No. 137 — Water. —This account shall include the cost 
of all water used in the navy yard. It shall be credited monthly 
with the value of water not directly connected with power pro¬ 
duction. 

Account No. 138—Maintenance of substation motors and acces¬ 
sories. —This account shall include all labor and material expended 
for minor repairs to all motors and acessories at substations 
estimated to cost less than $25. Some of the more important 
items chargeable to this account are motor generators, rotary 
converters, transformers, portable sets, car motors, wiring to cut¬ 
out switches, switchboards, etc. Repairs estimated to cost more 
than $25 shall be made on special job orders under this account 
and located to title G and the proper appropriation, but will be 
reported to the Bureau of Suplies and Accounts under the “Appro¬ 
priation account substation motors and accessories.” Purchase of 
new items will be made under “Appropriation account substation 
motors and accessories.” 

Account No. 139—Maintenance of furniture, fixtures, and equip¬ 
ment. —This account shall include all labor and material expended 
for minor repairs to furniture, fixtures, and equipment in the main 
and substation power houses estimated not to exceed $25. Some 
of the more important items chargeable to this account are desks, 
chairs, wardrobes, clothes lockers, cupboards, wheelbarrows, type¬ 
writers, adding machines, portable fans, etc. Repairs estimated to 
cost more than $25 shall be made on special job orders under this 
account and located to title G and the proper appropriation, but 
will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the 


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“Appropriation account shop and office supplies, furniture, fixtures, 
and equipment.’’ Purchase of new items will be made under 
“Appropriation account supplies and equipment, offices, and 
shops,’’ or “ Furniture, offices, and shops,” as the case may be. 

Account No. 140 — Attendance on light and power plants .—This 
account shall include the wages of all attendants in main and 
substation power plants, such as electricians, machinists, switch¬ 
board men, water tenders, firemen, coal passers, laborers, and 
helpers. It shall not include attendance on independent power 
plants. 

Account No. lJfl — Fuel .—This account shall include the cost of 
all fuel used in the main and substation power houses and the 
labor consumed in handling the fuel and ashes. Fuel used by the 
independent power plants in the various industrial shops is not 
chargeable to this account, but to “ Fuel ” under “ Shop ex¬ 
pense.” 

Account No. 1)2—Miscellaneous power-plant expense .—This 
account shall include all labor and material expended for the up¬ 
keep of the power plant and for items not specifically provided for 
under other power expense accounts. Some of the more impor¬ 
tant items chargeable to this account are the pay of men employed 
cleaning windows and floors, and the cost of brooms, brushes, 
mops, sandpaper, emery paper, toilet paper, soap, sponges, 
towels, etc. 

Account No. 1J/3 — Oil , grease , and tcaste. —This account shall 
include the cost of lubricating oil, grease, and waste used in the 
main and substation power houses. 

Account No. 144 — Supervision. —This account shall include the 
wages of the chief electrician and his assistants engaged in the 
supervision of main and substation power houses. The wages of 
machinists, electricians, and firemen are not chargeable to this 
account. Shop clerks or any of the supervisory force who are 
classified employees shall be paid from the appropriation desig¬ 
nated in their appointments. The charges will be located to this 
account under title G and the proper appropriation, but will be 
reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the 
“Appropriation account office force.” 

Account No-. 145—Maintenance of distributing system ( hy¬ 
draulic ).—This account shall include all labor and material con¬ 
sumed for minor repairs to the hydraulic distributing system from 
the controlling valve outward estimated to cost less than $25. 
Piping, valves, hose outlets, insulation, meters, etc., are some of 
the more important items chargeable to this account. Repairs 
estimated to cost more than $25 shall be made on special job or¬ 
ders under this account and located to title G and the proper 
appropriation, but will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts under the “Appropriation account distributing system 
(hydraulic).” Additions and improvements will be charged to 
title F and the proper appropriation under “Appropriation account 
distributing system (hydraulic).” 

Account No-. 146—Maintenance of distributing system (steam ).— 
This account shall include all labor and material expended for 
minor repairs to pipe lines from the main supply valve outward 
and conduits and accessories used for the steam-power distributing 
system up to cut-out valves at buildings estimated to cost less 
than $25. Repairs estimated to cost more than $25 shall be made 
on special job orders under this account and located to title G 
and the proper appropriation, but will be reported to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation account dis¬ 
tributing systems (steam).” Additions and improvements will be 
charged to title F and the proper appropriation under “Appropria¬ 
tion account distributing systems (steam).” 

Account No. Vft—Maintenance of underground conduits and pole 
lines .—This account shall include all labor and material expended 


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for minor repairs to underground conduits and pole lines used 
jointly for various kinds of distributing pipes or wires estimated 
to cost less than $25; underground conduits or pole lines used 
exclusively for any one kind of distributing system will be charged 
to the maintenance of that system and not to this account, lie 
pairs estimated to cost more than $25 shall be made on special 
job orders under this account and located to title G and the proper 
appropriation, but will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts under the “Appropriation account underground conduits 
and pole lines.” Additions and improvements will be charged to 
title F and the proper appropriation under “Appropriation account 
underground conduits and pole lines.” 

Account No. 148—Maintenance of loose and hand tools. —This 
account shall include all labor and material expended for repairs 
to and maintenance of loose and hand tools. Some of the more 
important items chargeble to this account are shovels, pokers, 
scrapers, flue cleaners, machinists’ tools, etc., used in the power 
plant. New loose and hand tools which are an addition to the 
existing stock, or a replacement of antiquated stock the value of 
which has been expended by survey from the plant account, shall 
be charged to plant account under title F, “Appropriation account 
machinery and tools” and the proper appropriation. The upkeep 
and repair of existing stock shall be charged to this account. 

Section 6.—Classification of Accounts Under General Expense. 

5051. The general expenses shall be classified under the fob 
lowing accounts: 

Account No. 149—Maintenance of miscellaneous buildings. —This 
account shall include all labor and material expended for minor 
repairs to miscellaneous buildings estimated to cost less than $25. 
(Miscellaneous buildings are those which belong to the industrial 
division as a whole and not to a specific shop, such as accounting 
office, hull and machinery division offices, etc.) Some of the more 
important items whose repairs are chargeable to this account arc 
roofs, foundations, walls, crane runways, crane tracks in buildings, 
drains (inside) ; lavatories; air, gas, oil, steam, and water piping 
(inside) except that used exclusively for fire protection ; radiators; 
sewers (inside) ; light and power wiring (inside) ; lamps, globes, 
carbons; polishing floors; papering; calcimining, etc. Repairs esti¬ 
mated to cost more than $25 shall be made on special job orders 
under this account and located to title G and the proper appro¬ 
priation, but will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts under “Appropriation account buildings.” 

Account No. 150—Maintenance of elevators. —This account shall 
include all labor and material expended for minor repairs to and 
maintenance of all elevators located in miscellaneous buildings 
estimated to cost less than $25. The pay of operators (except 
classified employees) and the cost of oil, grease, waste, etc., are 
some of the more important items chargeable to this account. Re¬ 
pairs estimated to cost more than $25 shall be made on special 
job order and located to this account under title G and the proper 
appropriation, but will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts under the “Appropriation account elevators.” The pur¬ 
chase of new elevators will be made under “Appropriation account 
. elevators.” If the operator is a classified employee, he will be paid 
from the appropriation designated in his appointment and the 
charges located to this account. They will be reported to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, however, under “Appropriation 
account office force.” 

Account No. 151—Maintenance of furniture, fixtures, and equip¬ 
ment for offices. —This account shall include all labor and material 
expended for minor repairs to furniture, fixtures, and equipment 
for offices in miscellaneous buildings estimated to cost less than 
$25. Some of the more important items chargeable to this account 


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are desks, chairs, filing cabinets, wardrobes, bookcases, carpets, 
pictures, safes, water coolers, typewriters, adding machines, time 
stamps, etc. Repairs estimated to cost more $25 shall be made on 
special job orders under this account and located to title G and 
the proper appropriation, but will be reported to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation account, shop 
and office supplies, furniture, fixtures, and equipment.” The pur¬ 
chases of new items will be made under “Appropriation accounts, 
supplies and equipment, offices and shops; and furniture, offices 
and shops.” 

Account No. 152 — Maintenance of telephone , telegraph , and fire- 
alarm systems. —This account shall include all labor and material 
expended for minor repairs to and maintenance of all telegraph, 
telephone, and fire-alarm systems, excepting wireless outfits, esti¬ 
mated to cost less than $25. Some of the more important items 
chargeable to this account are pay of operators (except enlisted 
men and classified employees), wiring, boxes, switches, gongs, 
poles, conduits, etc. Classified employees shall be paid from the 
appropriation designated in their appointments. The charges shall 
be located to this account under title G and the proper appropria¬ 
tion, but will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts 
under the “Appropriation account telephone, telegraph, and fire- 
alarm systems.” Repairs estimated to cost more than $25 shall be 
made on. special job orders under this account and located to title 
G and the proper appropriation, but will be reported to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation account tele¬ 
phone, telegraph, and fire-alarm systems.” The purchase of new 
items will be made under “Appropriation account telephone, tele¬ 
graph, and fire-alarm systems.” 

Account No. 153 — Maintenance of water system. —This account 
shall include all labor and material expended for minor repairs 
(o the water system estimated to cost less than $25. It also 
includes the labor and material consumed in delivering water 
to ships. Some of the more important items chargeable to this 
account are wells, piping, independent pumping plants, water 
pumps, reservoirs, meters, and hydrant valves up to stopcock at 
buildings. Repairs estimated to cost more than $25 shall be 
made on special job orders under this account and located to 
title G and the proper appropriation, but will be reported to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation ac¬ 
count water system.” Additions and improvements will be 
charged to title E and the proper appropriation under “Appro¬ 
priation account water system.” 

Account No. 154 — Maintenance of seiner system. —This account 
shall include all labor and material expended for minor repairs 
to and maintenance of the sewer system estimated to cost less 
than $25. Some of the more important items whose maintenance 
and repairs are chargeable to this account are connections to 
ground surface drains and gutters, manholes, cesspools, catch 
basins, screens, sewer pumps, etc. The account does not include 
surface drains or gutters. Repairs estimated to cost more than 
$25 shall be made on special job orders under this account and 
located to title G and the proper appropriation, but will be 
reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the 
“Appropriation account sewer system.” Additions and improve¬ 
ments will be charged to title E and the proper appropriation 
under “Appropriation account sewer system.” 

Account No. 155 — Janitor service. —This account shall include 
all labor and material expended in cleaning and care of offices, 
drafting rooms, and miscellaneous buildings belonging to the 
industrial division. It shall include the pay of janitors and 
laborers employed in the care of offices, etc., also materials used 
for cleaning purposes, such as brooms, brushes, buckets, soap, etc. 

Account No. 156 — Maintenance of tracks. —This account shall 
include all labor and material expended for minor repairs to and 

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maintenance of all railway tracks and crane tracks outside of 
shops estimated to cost less than $25. Rails, frogs, ties, spikes, 
switches, crosses, fishplates, ballast, etc., are some of the more 
important items chargeable to this account. Repairs estimated 
to cost more than $25 shall be made on special job orders under 
this account and located to title G and the proper appropriation, 
but will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under 
the “Appropriation account tracks.” Additions and improvements 
will be charged to title E and the proper appropriation under 
“Appropriation account tracks.” 

Account No. 157 — Maintenance of railroad rolling stock. —This 
account shall include all labor and material expended for minor 
repairs to and maintenance of all railroad rolling stock esti¬ 
mated to cost less than $25. Some of the more important items 
chargeable to this account are cars, locomotives, locomotive cranes, 
coal, wood, oil, grease, waste, wages of locomotive and train 
crews. Wages of locomotive and train crews, when employed 
in handling stores for the general storekeeper’s department, will 
be charged to storekeeping expense. Repairs estimated to cost 
more than $25 shall be made on special job orders under this ac¬ 
count and located to title G and the proper appropriation, but will 
be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the 
“Appropriation account railroad rolling stock.” Purchases of new 
items will be made under “Appropriation account railroad rolling 
stock.” 

Account No. 158 — Maintenance of weighing apparatus. —This 
account shall include all labor and material expended for minor 
repairs to and maintenance of all weighing apparatus estimated 
to cost less than $25. It also includes the wages of attendants 
thereon except those of classified employees. Railroad, wagon, 
and stationary scales, other than those in shops and coaling plants, 
are some of the more important items chargeable to this account. 
Classified employees shall be paid from the appropriations desig¬ 
nated in their appointments. The charges shall be located to this 
account under title G and the proper appropriation, but will be 
reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Ap¬ 
propriation account weighting apparatus.” Repairs estimated to 
cost more than $25 shall be made on special job orders under 
this account and located to title G and the proper appropriation, 
but will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under 
the “Appropriation account weighing apparatus.” The purchase 
of new items will be made under “Appropriation account weighing 
apparatus.” 

Account No. 159—Maintenance of miscellaneous yard appli¬ 
ances. —This account shall include all labor and material ex¬ 
pended for minor repairs to and maintenance of miscellaneous 
yard appliances for use ashore and not provided for in other ex¬ 
pense accounts, estimated to cost less than $25. Some of the 
more important items chargeable to this account are shears, der¬ 
ricks, cranes, pile drivers, hand hoists, accessories, attendance on 
same; coal, oil, grease, waste, etc. Repairs estimated to cost more 
than $25 shall be made on special job orders under this account 
and located to title G and the proper appropriation, but will be 
reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Ap¬ 
propriation account miscellaneous yard appliances.” Purchases 
of new items will be made under “Appropriation account mis¬ 
cellaneous yard appliances.” 

Account No. 160 — Maintenance of floating property. —This ac¬ 
count shall include all labor and material expended for minor 
repairs to and maintenance of floating property used for industrial 
purposes estimated to cost less than $100. ‘ Some of the more 
important items chargeable to this account are floating pile 
drivers, dredges, derricks, cranes, scows, cascos boats, launches, 
landing stages, ferries, floats, gangways, spur shores, tugs, and 
lighters not carried on the Navy list. The wages of masters and 
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crews (when not enlisted men of the Navy or classified employees) 
will also be included under this account. Classified employees 
shall be paid from the appropriation designated in their appoint¬ 
ments. The charges shall be located to this account under title 
G and the proper appropriation but will be reported to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation account float¬ 
ing property.” Repairs estimated to cost more than $100 shall be 
made on special job orders under this account aud located to title 
G and the proper appropriation, as authorized by the bureaus 
concerned, but will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts under the “Appropriation account floating property.” 
The purchase of new items will be made under appropriation “Ac¬ 
count floating property.” 

Account No. 161—Maintenance of live stock, equipment, and 
supplies .—This account shall include all labor and material ex¬ 
pended for the maintenance of live stock used for industrial pur¬ 
poses only, and for minor repairs to equipment estimated to cost 
less than $25. Some of the more important items chargeable to 
this account are w r ages of stablemen; blankets, harness, etc.; 
also consumable stable supplies, such as bedding, fodder, etc. The 
cost of maintaining the live stock pertaining to the military divi¬ 
sion shall not be charged to this account, but to title S and the 
proper appropriation under the “Appropriation account live stock, 
equipment, and supplies.” Repairs to equipment estimated to 
cost more than $25 shall be made on special job orders under 
this account and located to title G and the proper appropriation, 
but will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under 
the “Appropriation account live stock, equipment, and supplies.” 
Purchase of new items will be made under “Appropriation ac¬ 
count live stock, equipment, and supplies.” 

Account No. 162—Maintenance of vehicles .—This account shall 
include all labor and material expended for minor repairs to and 
maintenance of industrial vehicles estimated to cost less than 
$25. Wagons, carts, timber wheels, sleds, carriages, etc., are some 
of the more important items chargeable to this account. The cost 
of repairs to and maintenance of vehicles pertaining to the mili¬ 
tary division shall not be charged to this account, but to title S 
and the proper appropriation under the “Appropriation account 
vehicles.” Repairs estimated to cost more than $25 shall be made 
on special job orders under this account and located to title G and 
the proper appropriation, but will be reported to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation account vehicles.” 
The purchase of new items will be made under “Appropriation 
account vehicles.” 

Account No. 163—General office expense .—This account shall in¬ 
clude the cost of consumable office supplies, such as stationery, 
and the incidental expenses of the various offices in the navy 
yard. It shall not include articles of a nonexpendable character, 
such as adding machines, filing cases, etc. Classified employees 
in the various offices shall be paid from the appropriations desig¬ 
nated in their appointments. The charges will be located under 
this account to title G and the proper appropriation, but will be 
reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Ap¬ 
propriation account office force.” To designate the offices in which 
the expenditures occur, the account number will be followed by 
the letter, 


C, for general manager, thus—--163 C. 

H, for hull division, thus-163 H. 

M, for machinery, thus_163 M. 

Y ; for public works department, thus_163 Y. 

A, for accounting department, thus-163 A. 

N, for inspection department, thus-163 N. 

L, for labor board, thus_163 L. 

P, for pay office, thus-163 P. 


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Account No. 167—Drafting expense.—This account shall include 
the cost of consumable drafting supplies, such as stationery, trac¬ 
ing paper, blue-print paper, etc.; also the wages of apprentices 
under instruction (except classified employees) in the various 
drafting offices in the navy yard. It will not include articles of 
a nonexpendable character, such as filing cases, etc. Classified 
employees shall be paid from the appropriations designated in 
their appointments. The charges shall be located to this account 
under title G and the proper appropriation, but will be reported to 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation 
account office force.” To designate the offices in which the ex¬ 
penditures are incurred, the account number will be followed by 
the letter, 


H, for hull division, thus_167 H 

M, for machinery division, thus-367 M. 

Y, for public works department, thus_167 Y. 


Account No. 170 — Inspection department. —This account shall 
include the wages paid to employees* (not classified) and the 
repairs and maintenance of equipment used in the inspection 
department. Some of the more important items chargeable to 
this account are wages of subinspectors (not classified), wages 
of mechanics, laborers, and helpers, and the maintenance of all 
hand tools used. New loose and hand tools which are an addi¬ 
tion to the existing stock or a replacement of antiquated stock, 
the value of which has been expended by survey from the plant 
account, shall be charged to plant account under title F, “Appro¬ 
priation account machinery and tools ” and the proper appropria¬ 
tion. The upkeep and repair of existing stock shall be charged to 
this account. 

Account No. 171 — Testing and inspecting. —This account shall 
include all labor (except classified employees) and material ex¬ 
pended in making tests, inspecting material, and making experi¬ 
ments for the benefit of the industrial division. It shall not in¬ 
clude charges on account of the chemical laboratory, nor any 
expenses incurred in inspecting or testing materials or articles 
purchased for stores. Tests and experiments for the benefit of 
the service generally shall be charged to title N under a specific 
job order and appropriation, “Account tests and experiments.” 
All tests and inspections made by direction of any bureau on 
materials or articles submitted by individuals or prospective 
suppliers shall be made on a special job order and be covered by 
special deposit. Classified employees shall be paid from the ap¬ 
propriations designated in their appointments. The charges shall 
be located to this account under title G and the proper appro¬ 
priation, but will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts under the “Appropriation account office force.” 

Account No. 172 — Hauling borings, turnings, etc. —This account 
shall include all labor and material consumed in transporting 
from the shops to the general storekeeper all scrap borings, turn¬ 
ings, short ends, millings, etc., credited to the special account 
D/128 described later. It also includes delivery of scrap, etc., 
to the foundry, scrap heap. 

Account No. 173—Maintenance of testing laboratory equip¬ 
ment. —This account shall include all labor expended (except 
classified employees) and material consumed in making minor 
repairs to and maintenance of the instruments and equipment of 
the mechanical and electrical laboratories, estimated to cost less 
than $100. It shall also include the wages of those engaged in 
the cleaning and care of the laboratories. Classified employees 
shall be paid from the appropriations designated in their ap¬ 
pointments. The charges shall be located to this account under 
title G and the proper appropriation, but will be reported to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation ac- 


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count office force.” Repairs estimated to cost more than $100 
shall be made on special job orders under this account and 
located to title G and the proper appropriation, but will be re¬ 
ported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Appro¬ 
priation account shop and office supplies, furniture, fixtures, and 
equipment.” Purchases of new items will be made under “Ap¬ 
propriation account supplies and equipment, offices, and shops, or 
furniture, offices, and shops.” 

Account No. 17lf->—Examination of employees. —This account 
shall include the cost of material used and labor expended in 
conducting the examination of employees and the wages paid to 
them while taking examinations. It shall not include charges for 
classified employees. 

Account No. 175—Handling material not chargeable to shops .— 
This account shall include the cost of necessary materials used 
and labor expended in handling materials in yards and from ships 
or shops not chargeable to any specific shop or appropriation. The 
handling of materials shall be charged to specific appropriations 
where practicable to do so, otherwise to “ Miscellaneous shop 
expense,” or to this account. All trucking between shops, between 
shops and ships, and from shops to storehouses will be charged 
to this account. The general principle of charging “ handling 
material ” directly to the jobs concerned, wherever possible, is 
affected by the above only in so far as charges on account of 
drayage by trucks are involved. 

Account No. 179—Time clock system. —This account shall in¬ 
clude the cost of repairs to and maintenance of the time clocks 
and equipment throughout the yard. Purchases of new items will 
be made under “Appropriation account supplies and equipment, 
offices and shops.” 

Account No. 180 — General superintendence. —This account shall 
include the wages of the general superintendents who are not 
paid from specific appropriations and the expenses of their de¬ 
partments, such as stationery, office supplies, etc. Classified em¬ 
ployees shall be paid from the appropriations designated in their 
appointments. The charges shall be located to this account 
under title G and the proper appropriation, but will be reported 
to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation 
account office force.” 

Account No. 180a—Planning and estimating .—This account 
shall include all labor and material consumed in preparing plans 
and estimates for industrial purposes. It shall also include the 
cost of consumable office supplies, such as stationery, the in¬ 
cidental office expenses of the planning and estimating offices. 
Articles of a nonexpendable character, such as adding machines, 
filing cabinets, etc., shall not be charged against it. Classified 
employees shall be paid from the appropriations designated in 
their appointments. The charges shall be located to this account 
under title G and the proper appropriation, but will be reported 
to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation 
account office force.” The expenditures involved in making esti¬ 
mates and plans for the benefit of the service at large shall not 
be charged to this account, but will be located under “Appropria¬ 
tion account estimates and plans.” , 

Section 7.—Excess Charges Under Shop, Power, and General 
Expense—Undistributed Industrial Expenses. 

5061. (a) It shall be the duty of the accounting officer to 
keep the commandant informed when charges are made to job 
orders under the heading of “ Shop,” “ Power,” and “ General ” 
expense in excess of the sums named in these instructions. The 
accounting officer shall not accept stub requisitions or other 
charges to any standing job order under these headings the cost 


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of which exceeds the amounts named in these instructions. He 
shall return the stub requisitions for material to the proper of¬ 
ficer with a request that special job order be issued for the work, 
charging the cost thereof to the proper appropriation. It is the 
intention that any specific item of repair shall not exceed the 
limit set for the account involved. Current minor repairs shall 
be made to the standing job orders, major repairs on specific jobs 
to appropriations when so directed in the account involved. 

(&) Certain charges are at present required by law to be lo¬ 
cated direct to appropriations that would otherwise be made one 
of the operating expenses of the Industrial Plant. These are 
title G and V expenditures, such as pay of classified employees; 
leave, holiday, and disability; repairs, renewals, and replace¬ 
ments that exceed the limit named in the appropriate expense 
account. These shall be shown as “ Undistributed Industrial Ex¬ 
penses” on the various expense statements prepared monthly. 

Section 8.—Classification of Paint Manufacturing, Oxy- 
Hydrogen-Acetylene, and Foundry Operating Expenses. 

(a) the foundries. 

5071. The operating expense of the foundries shall be classi¬ 
fied under the following accounts: 

Account No. 101 — Supervision. —This account shall include the 
wages and salaries paid to all foremen, quartermen, leadingmen, 
and others engaged in supervisory work in the iron, brass, or 
steel foundries. Foundry clerks or any of the supervisory force 
who are classified employees shall be paid from the appropriations 
designated in their appointments. The charges shall be located 
to this account under title G and the proper appropriation, but 
will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under 
the “Appropriation account, office force.” 

Account No. 102—Maintenance of foundry furniture, fixtures , 
and equipment. —This account shall include all labor and material 
expended on repairs to foundry furniture, fixtures, and equipment 
estimated to cost less than $25. Some of the more important items 
chargeable to this account are desks, filing cabinets, chairs, clothes 
lockers, cupboards, wardrobes, stools, tables, filing cabinets, water 
coolers, bookcases, cuspidors, pitchers, basins, slop jars, mirrors, 
wash rings, towel racks, toilet racks, mats, fans, tool racks, chests, 
and lockers, metal bins, pattern racks and shelves, check board 
and checks, bulletin boards, hand trucks, hand carts, benches, 
cranes, air hoists, hand hoists, air tools, portable furnaces and 
ovens, shafting, hangers, pulleys, crucibles, patterns, scales, 
spindles (large), ingot molds, heating apparatus, stoves, etc., 
typewriters, adding machines, bicycles, time clocks, time stamps, 
and wheelbarrows. Repairs estimated to cost more than $25 shall 
be made on special job orders under this account and located to 
title G and the proper appropriation, but will be reported to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation ac¬ 
count, shop and office supplies, furniture, fixtures, and equip¬ 
ment.” The purchase of new items shall be made under “Ap¬ 
propriation account, supplies and equipment, offices and shops, 
or furniture, offices, and shops.” 

Account No. 10.'/—Maintenance of loose and hand tools. —This 
account shall include all labor and material expended for repairs 
to and maintenance of loose and hand tools in the iron, brass, 
and steel foundries. New loose and hand tools which are in ad¬ 
dition to existing stock or a replacement of antiquated stock, the 
value of which has been expended by survey from the plant ac¬ 
count, shall be charged to plant account under title F, “Appro¬ 
priation account, machinery and tools” and the proper appropria 
tion. The upkeep and repair of existing stock shall be charged to 


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this account. Some of the more important items chargeable to 
this account are axes, brushes (wire), brushes (foundry), chisels, 
files, forks, hammers, hatchets, handles (tool, ax, etc.), hack 
saws, hack-saw blades, hack-saw frames, rammers, saws (hand), 
shovels, sieves, sledges, air-tool attachments, air hose, tamping 
bars, skimmers’ bales, tongs, ladles, spingles, hook shackles, 
clamps, gaggers, vises, etc. 

Account No. 105 — Maintenance of machine tools. —This account 
shall include all labor and material expended for minor repairs 
to and maintenance of machine tools and foundations for machine 
tools, electric wiring, motors and appliances pertaining thereto, 
estimated to cost less than $100. Some of the more important 
items chargeable to this account are molding machines, core ma¬ 
chines, rumblers, grinding machines, mixing machines, sand sift¬ 
ers, circular saws, sprue machines, ovens, cupolas, furnaces, blow¬ 
ers. Repairs estimated to cost more than $100 shall be made on 
special job orders under this account and located to title G and 
the proper appropriation, but will be reported to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation account, ma¬ 
chinery and tools.” The purchase of new items will be made un¬ 
der “Appropriation account, machinery and tools.” 

Account No. 106 — Maintenance of buildings. —This account shall 
include all labor and material expended for minor repairs to 
buildings occupied by the iron, brass, and steel foundries where 
such repairs are estimated to cost less than $25. Some of the 
more important items whose repairs and maintenance are charge¬ 
able to this account are: Roofs, foundations, walls, crane tracks 
in buildings, drains (inside), lavatories, piping (inside—air, oil, 
gas, steam, and water), radiators, sewers (inside), wiring, lights 
(inside), lamps, globes, carbons, etc. Repairs estimated to cost 
more than $25 shall be made on special job orders under this 
account and located to title G and the proper appropriation, but 
will be reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under 
the “Appropriation account buildings.” 

Account No. 107 — Maintenance of elevators. —This account shall 
include all labor and material expended for minor repairs to and 
maintenance of elevators located in foundry buildings estimated 
to cost less than $25. The pay of operators (not classified) and 
the supply of oil, grease, waste, etc., are the more important 
items chargeable to this account. Should the operator be a classi¬ 
fied employee he will be paid from the appropriation designated 
in his appointment. The charges shall be located to this account 
under title G and the proper appropriation, but will be reported 
to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Appropriation 
account office force.” Repairs estimated to cost more than $25 
shall be made on special job orders under this account and 
located to title G and the proper appropriation, but wilt be re¬ 
ported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under the “Appro¬ 
priation account elevators.” The purchase of new elevators 
will be made under “Appropriation account elevators.” 

Account No. 108 — Miscellaneous foundry expense. —This account 
shall include all labor and material expended for items not spe¬ 
cifically provided for under other foundry accounts. Some of 
the more important items chargeable to this account are emery 
paper, toilet paper, soap, towels, stationery, brooms, brushes, 
grease, oil (lubricating), etc., the wages of crane operators, 
cleaning windows, handling material by foundry, oiling shafting, 
cleaning floors, cutting sand, etc. 

Account No. 109 — Power. —This account shall include'all labor 
and material consumed in operating independent power plants 
located in foundries. Some of the more important items of charge 
are attendance, oil. grease, waste, etc., and the maintenance of 
and repairs to the equipment located in such plants. 


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Account No. 110 — Fuel. —-This account shall include the cost of 
all fuel expended and labor performed in handling the same to 
and in the iron, brass, and steel foundries. Some of the more 
important items chargeable to this account are coal, coke, gas, fuel 
oil, wood, charcoal, etc. 

Account No. Ill — Correction of errors account. —This account 
shall include the pay of men engaged in work necessary to replace 
or repair castings previously made on a specific job order and 
found later to be defective. This account shall be charged when 
the defect is inherent in the casting, whether discovered in the 
foundry or upon subsequent machining; in the latter case it is 
chargeable with the work of machining necessary to restore the 
casting to the degree of completion of the original when the 
defect was discovered, as well as with the foundry cost of re¬ 
placement. This account shall be credited with the defective 
casting value of all defective castings returned by the shops when 
the foundry is responsible for the defect, and the material so 
credited shall be stubbed out against account No. 116. 

Account No. 113—Casting cleaners.— This account shall include 
all labor and material expended in cleaning castings, such as 
removing gates and sprues, cleaning out cores, operating rum- 
blers, sand blast, grinders, etc. 

Account No. lllf—Indirect materials. —This account shall include 
those materials used in the production of castings but not a com¬ 
ponent of the finished product. Some of the more important items 
chargeable to this account are core sand, molding sand, fire clay, 
fire brick, Milville gravel, sea-coal facings, molasses, charcoal 
facing, mineral lead facing, Ceylon lead, Mills Dry Core com¬ 
pound, sands, binding materias, facings, buckeye parting, loam 
brick, hay rope, etc. 

Account No. 115 — Maintenance of flasks. —This account shall 
include all labor and material expended in repairing or replacing 
flasks. The cost of additional flasks is chargeable to the job order 
for which they are made. 

Account No. 116 — Direct material. —This account shall include 
all material drawn on stub requisitions and forming a part of 
the finished product, such as iron, tin, copper, zinc, lead, etc., 
ferrovanadium, ferromanganese, tungsten powder. 

5072. (1) The several foundries, brass, iron, and steel, shall 
be operated as separate shops, so far as is possible, and the charges 
under the different expense accounts, which are summed up into 
the total indirect charges,, shall be kept separate for each foundry. 
Only such charges as can not be distinctly separated shall be pro¬ 
rated to the several foundries, the prorate being based on the 
cost of direct labor in each foundry—brass, iron, and steel. The 
brass foundry shall be indicated by the distinguishing letters DB, 
the iron foundry by DI, and the steel foundry by DS. The wages 
of molders, molders’ helpers, core makers, etc., shall be charged 
directly to the specific job orders on which employed whenever 
practicable. When making cores or molds for work found to be 
defective their time shall be charged to account ‘‘Corrections of 
errors.” When otherwise employed, they shall be charged as indi¬ 
cated elsewhere under foundry accounts. 

(2) The operating expenses of the foundries shall be prorated 
to the output on a per pound basis as follows: 

(a) The total foundry expense shall be divided by the total 
weight of good castings delivered during the month, and this price 
per pound added to the total cost for direct materials used in each 
composition. These costs per pound shall be used as a guide in 
fixing the price of compositions during the succeeding month. 

(b) As all work in the foundries, except labor logically charge¬ 
able directly to job orders, is carried on under title Z, conversion 
account, the amount of overhead or over distributed shall be car¬ 
ried along from month to month in that account, and no further 
adjustment will be required. 

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(&) THE OXY-HYDROGEN ACETYLENE PLANT. 


5073. The operating expense of the oxy-hydrogen acetylene 
plant shall be classified under the following accounts: 

Account No. 124—Miscellaneous expense, oxygen and hydrogen .— 
This account shall include all labor expended in the manufacture 
of oxygen and hydrogen gas. 

Account No. 125 — Material, oxy-hydrogen. —This account in¬ 
cludes the cost of all material used in the manufacture of oxygen 
and hydrogen gas. Some of the more important items of charge 
are electric current or chloride of potash and dioxide of manga¬ 
nese, depending upon the method of production employed. 

Account No. 126 — Miscellaneous expense, acetylene. —This ac¬ 
count includes all labor expended in the manufacture of acetylene 
gas. 

Account No. 12 7— Material , acetylene. —This account includes 
the cost of all material used in the manufacture of acetylene gas, 
such as calcium carbide, etc. 

The method of accounting for the output is similar to that em¬ 
ployed in the foundries for castings. The gases manufactured are 
issued during one month at a price based upon the actual cost to 
produce as determined by the figures for the preceding month, and 
a running account is kept of the over or under absorbed expense. 
All the work is carried on under “Conversion account,” title Z, 
general account of advances. 

(c) THE PAINT MANUFACTURING PLANT. 

5074. The operating expenses of the paint manufacturing plant 
shall be classified under the following accounts: 

Account No. “A”— Labor {direct). —This account shall include 
all labor directly concerned in the manufacture of paints. 

Account No. “B ”— Material {direct). —This account shall in¬ 
clude all material drawn from store that actually enters into paint 
mixtures. Containers ready for use will be drawn from store 
against account “ B.” and their cost added to that of the paint 
they contain when delivered filled. Used containers will be cleaned 
and repaired on title Z jobs. This work will not affect the cost 
to manufacture paint. 

Account No. “ C ”— Miscellaneous expense. —This account shall 
include all labor and material expended in incidental work about 
the paint manufacturing shop, such as sweeping, cleaning floors, 
windows, paint receptacles, etc., and all miscellaneous supplies 
drawn for this purpose. All charges for crating of paint for ship¬ 
ment will be charged to storekeeping expense under special job 
orders provided by the general storekeeper. 

Account No. “ D ”— Maintenance of miscellaneous buildings and 
equipment. —This account shall include all labor and material con¬ 
sumed in repairs to and maintenance of paint-shop buildings, and 
of all tools and equipment, such as mixing tanks, grinding ma¬ 
chines, mills, etc. 

Account No. “F ”— Fuel. —This account shall include the cost 
of all fuel used for heating purposes and the cost of handling 
same. 

Any expenses not specifically mentioned above will be charged 
to “Account No. ‘ C —Miscellaneous.” 

The various kinds of paint, putty, cement, etc., shall be so 
grouped in classes that all paints, etc., that can be turned out at 0 
approximately the same indirect cost will appear in the same 
class. The following classes or groups will be used: 

{a) Bottom xiaints. 

(6) Paints, ground. 

(c) Paints, not ground. 

id) Paints, hand mixed. 

(e) Shellac. 


Classification 

output. 


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InToicing 

product. 


(/) Putty. 

(g) Cement and miscellaneous. 

The relative time aud labor involved in the manufacture of 
paints of the various classes will be determined and a weight 
factor assigned each that will indicate this relation. The total 
overhead expense will then be applied to the prime cost of each 
paint on a per gallon or per pound basis in connection with the 
weight factor assigned to each class. 

The accounting office will invoice to store under naval supply 
account the value of all paints manufactured during each month, 
noting on the invoice the following: 

“ It is requested that the amount of this invoice be taken from 
the books of the general storekeeper and expended on the sum¬ 
mary of stub requisitions to the manufacturing department for 
the month of ———.” 

The general storekeeper will charge and credit the proper stock 
ledger account and naval supply account, and the charge and 
credit to the naval supply account will appear on his transfer 
statement forwarded to the bureau. 

The output (paints manufactured) will be reported to the 
accounting office daily on “ credit memoranda ” and will show 
the formula number, the name, class of containers, number of 
gallons, date, and job order chargeable. A “ daily record ” 
will be forwarded to the accounting office and will show the 
quantities and kinds of material going into each mixture, and 
the amount of each kind of paint produced therefrom. The 
output as shown by the “ daily record ” will not necessarily agree 
with the total of the “ credit memoranda ” for the month, but 
the total of the “ credit memoranda,” plus the inventory at the 
end of the month, less the inventory at end of the previous month, 
should agree with the total output for the month. At the end 
of the month the summary of the “ daily record ” wfill show the 
quantity of each paint manufactured during the month and the 
materials from which they were made. 

A copy of the paint manufacturing plant monthly cost summary 
of paints made shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Construction 
& Itepair and the Bureau of Supplies & accounts. 

It will be observed that the general system of cost accounting 
is the same as that now employed in the foundries. 

Section 9.—Miscellaneous Accounts. 

5075. Account D — (128) Suspense account for borings, turn¬ 
ings, etc. —All scrap borings, turnings, short ends, etc., accumulat¬ 
ing from work in progress and which can not be credited to 
specific job orders shall be turned into store on returned ma¬ 
terial stub to the credit of this account. All credits thus made 
will be distributed each month as a credit to the main appropria¬ 
tion of each bureau on a percentage basis according to the value 
of the output of the foundries charged to those appropriations. 
This percentage shall be fixed on the output of the foundry for a 
period of one fiscal year, and after being once fixed shallnot be 
changed during a fiscal year. The credit to appropriations shall 
be shown on the report of expenditures under title V, as a deduc¬ 
tion from the total material after the distribution of the indirect 
expense between labor and material has been made. All borings, 
turnings, short ends, etc., which can be located to specific jobs 
shall be returned to the credit of those job orders. Under no 
circumstances shall salvage material, such as copper pipe, copper 
wiring, fittings, etc., taken from ships or plants undergoing re¬ 
pairs be credited to this account. All labor performed by the 
shops in collecting this scrap shall be charged to miscellaneous 
shop expense. All labor and material consumed in transporting 
it from shops to the general storekeeper shall be charged to 


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general expense account No. 172, “ Hauling borings, turnings, etc.” 
All expenses incident to the receipt, stowage in appropriate bins 
or piles, and care of scrap turned in on this account shall be 
charged to special job orders issued under “Miscellaneous store¬ 
keeping expense.” 

Section 10.— Classification of Accounts Under Storekeeping 

Expenses. 

5081. “Storekeeping expenses” shall be classified under the 
following accounts, and no charge shall be made against any of 
them by the industrial division, except on written request of the 
general storekeeper: 

Account—Maintenance of storehouse fixtures and equipment .— 
This account shall include all labor and material consumed for 
minor repairs to storehouse fixtures and equipment. Shelves, 
racks, bins, hand trucks, w r heelbarrows, portable scales, adding 
machines, typewriters, etc., are the more important items whose 
repairs and maintenance are chargeable to this account. All 
labor consumed on the above repairs shall be paid from the ap¬ 
propriation “ Provisions, Navy,” and all material consumed from 
“ Contingent, supplies and accounts,” except such work as may 
be authorized to be paid from the appropriation “ Maintenance, 
yards and docks” or “Repairs and preservation.” Repairs to 
furniture shall be made on special job orders and charged to the 
appropriation “ Maintenance, yards and docks.” All expenditures 
under this account are chargeable to title S. 

Account — Library. —This account shall include all labor and 
material consumed for maintenance of the library under the juris¬ 
diction of the general storekeeper. The appropriations against 
which such charges may be made are: Labor, “ Provisions, 
Navy ” ; material, “ Contingent, supplies and accounts.” Expendi¬ 
tures hereunder are chargeable to title S. 

Account — Maintenance of chemical laboratory. —This account 
shall include all labor and material consumed in maintenance of 
and repairs to the equipment of the chemical laboratory. Ma¬ 
terial expenditures chargeable to this account shall be made from 
the appropriation “ Contingent, supplies and accounts.” The 
wages of chemists and their assistants shall be charged to this 
account and paid from the appropriation “ Provisions, Navy,” un¬ 
less otherwise specified in their appointments. Expenditures 
hereon are chargeable to title S. 

Account — Testing and inspecting materials purchased. —This 
account shall include all labor and material consumed in testing 
and inspecting stores, materials, and apparatus purchased for the 
naval supply account. The appropriations against which these 
expenditures shall be charged are: Labor, “ Provisions, Navy ”; 
material, “ Contingent, supplies and accounts.” The cost of test¬ 
ing and inspection of stores and material purchased for specific 
appropriations shall be charged to such appropriations. Expendi¬ 
tures shall be recorded under title S. 

Account — Surveys and appraisals of stores. —This account shall 
include all labor and material consumed in making surveys or 
appraisals of stores carried under naval supply account when 
such surveys or appraisals are made by the general storekeeper. 
The appropriations against which these expenditures shall be 
charged are: Labor, “ Provisions, Navy ” ; material, “ Contingent, 
supplies and. accounts.” All expenditures shall be located under 
title S. 

Account—Handling stores to and from ships in commission 
( fleet supply). —This account shall include all labor and material 
consumed in handling, to and from ships, all stores carried under 
naval supply account, and shall include the wages of locomotive 
and train crews when handling stores, material, or apparatus for 


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the general storekeeper, carried under naval supply account and 
not chargeable to specific appropriations. The appropriations 
against which these expenditures shall be charged are: Labor, 
“ Provisions, Navy ”; material, “ Contingent, supplies and ac¬ 
counts.” The appropriations “ Coal and transportation ” arid 
“ Ordnance and ordnance stores ” shall be charged with both 
labor and material when charges against these appropriations 
are involved. The cost of handling stores, material, or appa¬ 
ratus carried under specific appropriations shall be charged to 
the account “ Handling materials chargeable to appropriations ” 
under the classification of accounts hereinafter described. Ex¬ 
penditures hereunder shall be made to title T. 

Account—Handling stores in storehouses. —This account shall 
include all labor and material consumed in handling stores within 
storehouse buildings. The cost of handling ordnance material, 
shall be charged to appropriation “ Ordnance and ordnance 
stores” or “Increase, Navy, armor and armament.” The appro¬ 
priations against which expenditures on account of other than ord¬ 
nance material shall be charged are: Labor, “ Provisions, Navy ”; 
material, “ Contingent, supplies and accounts,” title S in all cases. 

Account—Delivery of stores to yard departments .—This ac¬ 
count shall include all labor and material consumed in delivering 
stores and apparatus to yard departments, and shall also include 
the cost of the yard-delivery system and the wages of locomotive 
and train crews when handling stores, material, or apparatus 
carried under the naval supply account. The appropriations 
against which these expenditures shall be charged are: Labor, 
“Provisions, Navy”; material, “Contingent, supplies and ac¬ 
counts.” Expenditures shall be located under title S. 

' Account — Cost of shipping supplies. —This account shall include 
all labor and material consumed in packing and shipping supplies. 
The appropriations against which these expenditures shall be 
charged are: Labor, “Provisions, Navy”; material, “Contin¬ 
gent, supplies and accounts.” The cost of shipping shall begin 
upon the delivery of stores to the packing and shipping section. 
Expenditures shall be located under title T. 

Account — Elevators. —This account shall include the wages paid 
to employees engaged in operating elevators in the storekeeping 
department. They shall be paid from the appropriations desig¬ 
nated in their appointments. Nonclassified employees shall be 
paid from “ Provisions, Navy.” Repairs to and maintenance of 
elevators in the storekeeping department shall be charged to ap¬ 
propriation “ Maintenance, yards and docks.” All expenditures 
shall be located under title S. 

Account—Watchmen and police service. —This account shall 
include all labor and material consumed for watchmen and police 
service. The appropriations against which these expenditures 
shall be charged are: Labor, “Provisions, Navy” (unless another 
appropriation is designated in their appointment) ; material, 
“ Contingent, supplies and accounts.” All expenditures shall be 
located under title S. 

Account — Miscellaneous storekeeping expense. —This account 
shall include all labor and material consumed on incidental work 
in the general storekeeper’s department not chargeable to any of 
the other accounts enumerated in this section. The appropria¬ 
tions against which these expenditures shall be charged are: 
Labor, “Provisions, Navy;” material, “Contingent, supplies and 
accounts.” All charges shall be located under title S. 

Account — Storehouse (clerical force). —This account shall in¬ 
clude the salaries of clerks, stenographers, and messengers under 
the jurisdiction of the general storekeeper and paid from appro¬ 
priation “ Provisions, Navy.” The salaries of the clerical force 
may be charged to any of the storekeeping expense accounts at 
the discretion of the general storekeeper. The salaries of mem- 


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bers of the clerical force who are paid from appropriations other 
than “ Provisions, Navy,” as designated in their appointments, 
shall be charged against such appropriations. All charges shall 
be located under title S. 

Account—Disability (storekeeper ).—This account shall include 
allowances paid to employees in the general storekeeper’s depart¬ 
ment on account of disability. In the case of classified em¬ 
ployees, such charges shall be paid from the appropriations desig¬ 
nated in the appointments of the persons concerned, while such 
charges for all others shall be paid from “ Provisions, Navy,” and 
located to this account under title V. 

Account—Holiday (storekeeper ).—This account shall include 
wages paid to the employees in the general storekeeper’s depart¬ 
ment on account of holidays. In the case of classified employees 
such charges shall be paid from the appropriations designated in 
the appointments of the persons concerned, while such charges for 
all others shall be paid from “ Provisions, Navy,” and charged 
to this account under title V. 

Account—Leave account (storekeeper ).—This account shall in¬ 
clude wages paid to employees in the general storekeeper’s de¬ 
partment for leave granted. In the case of classified employees 
these expenditures shall be paid from the appropriations desig¬ 
nated in the appointments of the persons concerned, while such 
charges for all others shall be paid from “ Provisions, Navy,” and 
charged to this account under title V. 

Account—Auction board proceeds, handling scrap. —This account 
shall be used for locating the force that is to be taken up on the 
auction board roll and paid from proceeds of sales. 


Section 11. —General Appropriation Accounts. 


5091. All expenditures on account of the military and store- 
keeping divisions of yards shall be charged to these accounts irre¬ 
spective of the limits fixed by the expense accounts, which per¬ 
tain to industrial expenditures only. Expenditures under title G 
to the following accounts will be shown as “ undistributed general 
expense ” on the general expense statement : 


Ferriage. 

Books and drawings. 

Fire protection. 

Grounds. 

Roads, walks, and gutters. 
Flags and awnings. 
Watchmen. 

Disposing of yard refuse. 


Water-front improvements. 
Fences and walls. 

Handling materials chargeable 
to appropriations. 
Miscellaneous classified em¬ 
ployees. 

Miscellaneous. 

Improvements to grounds. 


Expenditures for leave, holiday, and disability under title V for 
those of the classified force doing industrial work will be shown 
as undistributed general expense on the general expense state¬ 
ment. 

Account — Ferriage. —This account shall include expenditures 
for street car, ferry, and bridge tickets, towage, delivery charges, 
etc. They shall be charged under title G or S to the proper appro¬ 
priations. It is to be observed that this account does not include 
freight. 

Account—Books and dranvings. —This account shall include the 
purchase of all books, drawings, prints, sketches, photographs, 
etc. Expenditures shall be charged under title G or S to the 
proper appropriations. This account does not include the cost of 
drawing materials used in drafting offices at navy yards. Such 
materials shall be charged to “ General expense ” under the head¬ 
ing of “Drafting expense.” 

Account—Fire protection. —This account shall include the pur¬ 
chase of and all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed 


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in repairs to all fire extinguishers, hand grenades, engines, hose 
carts, hose, nozzles, fire buckets, ladders, and all portable acces¬ 
sories and attendance on same. Repairs to the above applicable 
to the industrial division shall be charged to title G; those ap¬ 
plicable to the military division to title S. Purchases of new 
equipment applying to the industrial division shall be charged to 
title E; those applying to the military and storekeeping divisions 
to title R. This account does not include nonportable pumps and 
engines. All expenditures under this account are chargeable to 
appropriation “ Maintenance, yards and docks.” 

Account—Machinery and tools. —This account shall include the 
purchase of and all labor, material, and direct expense consumed 
for repairs, estimated to exceed $100, to all machinery and tools. 
The cost of such repairs shall be charged under title G or S to 
the proper appropriations. The following is a list of the more 
important items chargeable under this account to other than 
yards and docks appropriations: Bending rolls, boring mills, carv¬ 
ing machines, drill presses, grinding machines, lathes, milling 
machines, planers, punch presses, sandpaper machines, band, cir¬ 
cular, and jig saw tables, shapers, slotters, steam hammers, stick¬ 
ers, mortise machines, trip hammers, etc. The following items 
are chargeable only to the appropriation “ Maintenance, yards 
and docks: ” Power and hand mowers, scythes, garden and other 
agricultural implements, concrete mixers, shovels, rakes, etc. Re¬ 
pairs to the above applicable to the industrial division shall be 
charged to title G; those applicable to the military division to 
title S. Purchases of new equipment applying to the industrial 
division shall be charged to title E or F; those applying to the 
military and storekeeping divisions to title R. Purchase and 
installation of new machinery and tools shall be made on special 
job orders and charged to the appropriation authorizing the pur¬ 
chase under title E, F, or R. 

Account—Live stock, equipment, and supplies. —This account 
shall include the purchase of all horses, mules, cattle, harness, 
blankets, etc. Purchases of live stock, equipment, or supplies 
applicable to the industrial division shall be charged to title E; 
those applying to the military or storekeeping division to title R. 
Labor, material, and indirect expense consumed for repairs to 
equipment estimated to exceed $25 shall be charged to “ Mainte¬ 
nance, yards and docks,” under title G. The cost of industrial 
stable supplies, such as hay, corn, oats, fodder, etc., is chargeable 
to “ General expense ” under the heading of “ Maintenance of live 
stock, equipment, and supplies.” The cost of maintenance of live 
stock and equipment applicable to the military division shall be 
located under this account, title S. The following is a list of the 
more important items chargeable under title S : Wages of stable¬ 
men and coachmen for commandant, harness, hay, corn, oats, 
fodder, etc. 

Account — Vehicles. —This account shall include the purchase of 
and all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in repairs 
estimated to exceed $25 to all vehicles. Repairs (excepting those 
applying to the military division) estimated to cost less than $25 
shall be charged to “ General expense,” under the heading of 
“ Maintenance of vehicles.” Repairs to vehicles applicable to the 
industrial division shall be charged to title G; those applying to 
the military and storekeeping divisions to title S. Purchases of 
new vehicles applicable to the industrial division shall be charged 
to title E; those applying to the military and storekeeping divi¬ 
sions to title R. Some of the more important items chargeable 
to this account are wagons, carts, timber wheels, sleds, carriages, 
sleighs, delivery wagon, and motor trucks. This account does not 
include railroad rolling stock, fire engines, or locomotive cranes. 

Account—Supplies and equipment, offices a*nd shops. —This ac¬ 
count shall include the purchase of shop and office equipment, 
such as typewriters, duplicating machines, adding machines, time 
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stamps, time clocks, tool chests, hand carts, hand trucks, wheel¬ 
barrows, air hoists, air tools, hand hoists, chucks, hangers, jaws, 
jigs, patterns, templates, etc. Purchases pertaining to the indus¬ 
trial division shall be charged to title E; those pertaining to the 
military and storekeeping divisions to title It and the appropria¬ 
tion authorized. It will be noted that this account covers pur¬ 
chases only. 

Account — Furniture, offices and shops.—'This account shall in¬ 
clude the purchase of all shop and office furniture and fixtures. 
Some of the more important items chargeable to this account 
are desks, chairs, filing cabinets, wardrobes, bookcases, carpets, 
pictures, safes, water coolers, electric. fans, tool racks, clothes 
lockers, temporary offices, etc. Purchases of new furniture ap¬ 
plicable to the industrial division shall be charged to title E; 
those applying to the military and storekeeping divisions to title 
K. It will be noted that this account covers purchases only. 

Account—Furniture (quarters). —This account shall include the 
purchase of, and all labor, material, and indirect expense con¬ 
sumed for repairs to, all furniture in officers’ or employees’ quarters. 
Repairs shall be charged to title S; purchases, to title R. The 
Bureau of Yards and Docks allowance list of household furniture 
gives the more important items chargeable to this account. 

Account — Heat , light, power, and water. —This account shall 
include the cost of all heat, light, power, and water consumed 
in buildings pertaining to the military division, and all general 
lighting of streets, wharves, and grounds. Expenditures shall be 
charged, under title S, to the proper appropriations. 

Account—Miscellaneous yard appliances. —This account shall 
include the purchase of, and all labor, material, and indirect ex¬ 
pense consumed for repairs estimated to exceed $25, to all mis¬ 
cellaneous yard appliances ashore that are not provided for in 
other appropriation accounts. Some of the more important items 
chargeable to this account are shears, derricks, cranes, pile 
drivers, hand hoists, accessories for above. This account does 
not include charges for locomotive cranes or for coal handling 
plant. Repairs to the above applicable to the industrial division 
shall be charged to title G; those applicable to the military and 
storekeeping divisions to title S. Purchases of new items appli¬ 
cable to the industrial division shall be charged to title E or F; 
those applicable to the military and storekeeping divisions to 
title R. 

Account — Elevators. —This account shall include the purchase 
of, and all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in 
repairs estimated to exceed $25 to all elevators. It includes 
the purchase of all oil, grease, waste, etc., for elevators through¬ 
out the military and storekeeping buildings where specifically 
chargeable to “Maintenance, yards and docks” under title S, and 
all attendance on same. Repairs to the above when applicable 
to the industrial division shall be charged to title G; those ap¬ 
plicable to the military and storekeeping divisions to title S. 
Purchases of new items for the industrial divisions shall be 
charged to title E; those for the military and storekeeping divi¬ 
sions to title R. 

Account— Floating property. —This account shall include the 
purchase of, and all labor, material, and indirect expense con¬ 
sumed in making repairs estimated to exceed $100 to floating prop¬ 
erty. Some of the more important items chargeable to this account 
are floating pile drivers, dredges, derricks, cranes, scows, cascos, 
boats, launches, ferries, official craft, floats, landing stages, gang¬ 
ways, spur shores; brows and their platforms; tugs and lighters 
not carried on the Navy list. Repairs to the above applying to 
the industrial division shall be made on special job orders and 
charged to title G; those applying to the military division to 
title S and the proper appropriations. Purchase of new items 


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pertaining to the industrial division shall be charged to title E; 
those to the military to title R. All articles of equipage or sup¬ 
plies for tugs and lighters not carried on the Navy list shall be 
charged to the proper appropriation under this account, title T, 
a special job order being issued under each appropriation for 
each tug or lighter. Repairs and maintenance of military and 
storekeeping floating property shall be charged to the proper 
appropriation under this account whether the cost is over or 
under $100. 

Account — Roads, walks, and gutters. —This account shall include 
all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in cleaning, 
clearing, and making repairs to all streets, roads, sidewalks, foot¬ 
paths, foot crossings, and surface gutters. Appropriation “ Repairs 
and preservation ” is chargeable with all repairs to the above, 
under title G for those applying to the industrial division, under 
title S for those applying to the military and storekeeping divi¬ 
sions. Appropriation “ Maintenance, yards and docks ” is charge¬ 
able under this account only with cleaning and clearing roads, 
walks, and gutters, and with removing snow and ice under title 
G if industrial, under title S if military. Additions and improve¬ 
ments are chargeable under this account to title E or R and the 
proper appropriation. 

Account—Grounds .—This account shall include all labor and 
material consumed in cleaning and clearing grounds and improve¬ 
ments to grounds estimated to cost less than $25. Some of the 
more important items chargeable to this account are: Cutting 
grass, cleaning, brooms, etc. Expenditures on this account are 
chargeable to “Maintenance, yards and docks;” those applicable 
to the industrial division under title G; those applicable to the 
military and storekeeping divisions under title S. The purchase 
of new land shall be charged to this account under title E or R 
and the proper appropriation. 

Account—Railroad rolling stock. —This account shall include the 
purchase of, and all labor, material, and indirect expense con¬ 
sumed in making repairs estimated to exceed $25 to all railroad 
rolling stock. Some of the more important items chargeable to 
this account are: Cars, locomotives, and locomotive cranes. Pur¬ 
chases of new items shall be charged to title E and the proper 
appropriation. Repairs to the above estimated to cost less than 
$25 shall be charged to “ General expense account,” “ Maintenance 
of railroad rolling stock.” Repairs estimated to cost more than 
$25 shall be made under title G. 

Account—Flags and awnings. —This account shall include the 
purchase of, and all labor, material, and indirect expense con¬ 
sumed in repairs to and installing of awnings, flags, and flagpoles. 
Repairs on this account applicable to the industrial division shall 
be charged to title G; those applicable to the military and store¬ 
keeping divisions to title S. Purchases of new items shall be 
charged to title E or R and the proper appropriations. 

Account — Watchmen. —This account shall include the pay of 
watchmen or other persons detailed for this work, as well as the 
cost of oil, lamps, night sticks, etc., used by them. Expenditures 
on this account shall be charged to title G or S and the proper 
appropriation. 

Account—Office force. —This account shall include the pay of 
clerical and drafting force. Expenditures on this account shall 
be charged under title G or S to the appropriation designated in 
their appointment. This account does not include the pay of 
clerical or drafting force on duty outside of navy yards. The 
pay of clerical or drafting force engaged on work for special de¬ 
positors shall be charged against the deposit. The pay of clerical 
or drafting force engaged on industrial work shall be located 
under the proper shop, power, or general expense account, but 
reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts under this 
account. 


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Account—Leave pay. —This account shall include the wages 
paid to civil employees while on leave. Expenditures shall be 
charged under title V and the proper appropriation. The leave 
pay of employees shall be reported separately on the reports of 
expenditure for classified doing industrial duty in the navy yard, 
classified doing military duty in the navy yard, classified doing 
duty outside of the navy yard, nonclassified doing industrial work, 
and nonclassified doing military work. 

Account — Holiday. —This account shall include the wages paid 
to civil employees for holidays. Expenditures shall be charged 
under title V and the proper appropriation. The holiday pay of 
employees shall be reported separately on the reports of expendi¬ 
ture for classified doing industrial duty in the navy yard, classified 
doing military duty in the navy yard, classified doing duty outside 
of the navy yard, nonclassified doing industrial work, and non 
classified doing military work. 

Account — Disability. —This account shall include the w r ages 
paid to civil employees injured in the line of duty. Expenditures 
shall be charged under title V and the proper appropriation. The 
disability pay of employees shall be reported separately on the 
reports of expenditure for classified doing industrial duty in the 
navy yard, classified doing military duty in the navy yard, classi¬ 
fied doing duty outside of the navy yard, nonclassified doing in¬ 
dustrial work, and nonclassified doing military work. 

Account—Testing and inspecting material. —This account shall 
include all labor and material consumed in testing materials pur¬ 
chased under appropriations. Expenditures shall be charged un¬ 
der title N and the proper appropriations. 

Account—Disposing of ships' refuse. —This account shall in¬ 
clude all labor and material consumed in disposing of ships’ re¬ 
fuse. Expenditures applicable to this account shall be charged 
to title S. Charges under this account shall only be made against 
the appropriation “ Maintenance, yards and docks.” 

Account—Disposing of yard refuse. —This account shall include 
all labor and material consumed in disposing of yard refuse. Ex¬ 
penditures applicable to the industrial division shall be charged 
to title G; those applicable to the military and storekeeping di¬ 
visions to title S. Charges shall only be made against the appro¬ 
priation “ Maintenance, yards and docks.” 

Account—Shop and office supplies, furniture, fixtures, and 
equipment. —This account shall include all labor, material, and 
indirect expense consumed for repairs to furniture, fixtures, and 
equipment supplies, and estimated to exceed $25. The cost of 
such repairs shall be charged under title G or S to the proper 
appropriation. The more important items chargeable to this ac¬ 
count are: Air hoists, air tools, hand hoists, chucks, shafting, 
hangers, pulleys, jaws, jigs, patterns, templates, workbenches, 
handcarts, hand trucks, adding machines, typewriters, time clocks, 
time stamps, desks, filing cabinets, tool racks, temporary offices, 
chairs, clothes lockers, cupboards, wardrobes, tool chests, shelves, 
carpets, pictures, safes, w T ater coolers, ice, etc. This account does 
not include purchases of new items. Repairs to the above esti¬ 
mated to cost less than $25 shall be charged to the proper ex¬ 
pense account. 

Account — Telephone, telegraph , and fire-alarm systems. —This 
account shall include the purchase of, and all labor, material, 
and indirect expense consumed in repairs estimated to exceed 
$25 to, telephone, telegraph, and fire-alarm systems. It includes 
the pay of all classified operators designated by the department 
to be paid from appropriation “Maintenance, yards and docks.” 
Wiring, boxes, switches, gongs, poles, conduits, etc., are some of 
the more important items chargeable to this account. Repairs to 
the above applicable to the industrial division shall be charged to 
title G; those applicable to the military and storekeeping di- 


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visions to title S. Purchases of new items applicable to the in¬ 
dustrial division shall be charged to title E; those applicable to 
the military and storekeeping divisions to title R. 

Account—Water system.— This account shall include all labor, 
material, and indirect expense consumed in making repairs to the 
water system estimated to exceed $25. Expenditures shall be 
charged under titles G and S to the proper appropriations. Some 
of the more important items chargeable to this account are: Re¬ 
pairs of leaks, packing, meters, hydrants, valves, reservoirs, inde¬ 
pendent pumping plants, water pumps, piping, etc. Additions and 
improvements under this account are chargeable to title E and 
the proper appropriation. The cost of water for military purposes 
shall be charged (by transfer through power expense) to ac¬ 
count, “ Heat, light, power, and water.” 

Account — Buildings. —This account shall include all labor, ma¬ 
terial, and indirect expense consumed in making repairs to all 
main and auxiliary buildings, etc., except quarters and outbuild¬ 
ings pertaining thereto, when the cost of such repairs is esti¬ 
mated to exceed $25. Repairs applying to the industrial division 
shall be charged to title G, and those applying to military and 
storekeeping divisions to title S. The following is a list of the 
more important items chargeable to this account: Under title G, 
industrial buildings: Ship-fitters’ shop—ship smith, flag, found¬ 
ries, joiner, pattern makers, chain, anchor, copper, electrical. La¬ 
borers’ shop—riggers, machine, sailmakers, boat, spar, plumbers, 
sheet metal, shipwright, and boiler shops. Hull-division office, 
machinery-division office, accounting office, public-works office, 
stables, and all other buildings used for industrial purposes. Un¬ 
der title S, military and storekeeping: Storekeeper’s office, store¬ 
houses, lumber sheds, dispensary, and all buildings used for mili¬ 
tary and storekeeping purposes. “ Maintenance, yards and docks ” 
is chargeable under this account with janitor service of military 
buildings, renewal of wiring (inside), lamps, globes, etc., polish¬ 
ing floors, papering, kalsomining, detachable heating, lighting, and 
plumbing fixtures, and piping. Additions and improvements un¬ 
der this account are chargeable to title E and the proper appro¬ 
priation. 

Account — Quarters. —This account shall include all labor, ma¬ 
terial, and indirect expense consumed in makng repars to all quar¬ 
ters and outbuildings pertaining thereto for officers and employees. 
These repairs shall be charged to title S. Renewals of inside 
wiring; detachable heating, lighting, and plumbing fixtures; pip¬ 
ing, lamps, globes, painting and polishing floors, painting columns, 
etc., are some of the more important items chargeable to this 
account. Additions and improvements are chargeable under this 
account to title R and the proper appropriations. 

Account — Water-front improvements. —This account shall in¬ 
clude all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in making 
repairs to such items as wharves, piers, quay walls, sea walls, 
stationary landings and gangways, moorings, buoys, bollard on 
water front, dredging water front, etc. Repair shall be charged to 
title G; additions and improvements under this account to title E 
and the proper appropriation. Dredging shall be charged in all 


jjgases to title G. 

[ B] Aecount—Sewer system. —This account shall include all labor, 
and indirect expense consumed in making repairs to all 
>4fc ( fVB‘fir () tl n d or inclosed sewers and connections to ground-surface 
catch basins, screens, .sewer pumps, etc., the 
to exceed $25. Repairs to the above 


£§& industrial division shall be charged to title G; 

military and storekeeping divisions to title S. 
" ‘ account does not include surface gutters. 

^^y^]y il BV/h vements are chargeable under this account to 
md me proper appropriation. 


Account—Fences and ivalls. —This account shall include all 
labor, material, and. indirect expense consumed in making repairs 
to all boundary and interior fences and walls, dikes, levees, etc. 
Repairs to the above applying to the industrial division shall be 
charged to title G; those applying to the military and storekeeping 
divisions to title S. This account does not include sea walls. Ad¬ 
ditions and improvements are chargeable under this account to 
title E and the proper appropriation. 

Account — Tracks. —This account shall include all labor, ma¬ 
terial, and indirect expense consumed in making repairs to all 
tracks the cost of which is estimated to exceed $25. These repairs 
shall be charged to title G. Railroad tracks and crane tracks 
outside of buildings, roadbeds, trestles, bridges, portable tracks, 
switches, frogs ,turntables, etc., are some of the more important 
items chargeable to this account Additions and improvements 
under this account are chargeable to title E and the proper 
appropriation. 

Account—Weighing apparatus. —This account shall include the 
purchase of and all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed 
in making repairs estimated to exceed $25 to all railroad, wagon, 
and stationary scales in yards, buildings, or coaling plants, and 
the pay of classified employees. Repairs shall be charged under 
title G or S and the proper appropriations. Purchases applicable 
to the industrial division shall be charged to title E; those 
applicable to the military and storekeeping divisions to title R. 
The above does not include portable scales. 

Account—Improvements to grounds. —This account shall include 
all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in improving 
grounds estimated to exceed $25. Such improvements as apply to 
industrial division shall be charged to title G; those applying to 
the military and. storekeeping divisions to title S. Grading and 
filling, sodding of grounds, tree planting, etc., are some of the 
more important items chargeable to this account. This account 
does not include the filling and grading of roads or for building 
sites, nor watering, nor cutting of grass. 

Account—Dry docks (body). —This account shall include all 
labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in repairs to and 
maintenance of the body of dry docks. Some of the more im¬ 
portant items chargeable hereunder are structure of dock, pump- 
well house, steps, material slides, drains, culverts, etc. Repairs 
are chargeable to title G, additions and improvements to title E, 
and the proper appropriation. This account does not include 
suction and discharge pipes, block and fittings, timber and masonry 
bearers for blocks, bilge-block slides, miscellaneous fittings, or 
pumping of seepage water. Maintenance of dry-dock body while 
not in use docking vessels shall be charged to appropriation 
“ Construction and repair.” Repairs only will be charged to 
appropriation “ Repairs and preservation.” Maintenance charges 
are considered to be charges made for cleaning dry docks, care of 
motors, caissons, etc., and wages of attendants permanently em¬ 
ployed in the care of dry-dock machinery. In addition there are 
certain other items of work, such as replacing blocks (above the 
bearer blocks), minor repairs to bilge block tackles and runways, 
current repairs to valves, docking caisson, cleaning and painting 
floating dock (hulls, self-docking floating docks, etc.), which are 
properly chargeable to the appropriation “ Construction and 
repair.” 

Accoimt—Dry docks (caisson). —This account shall include all 
labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in making repairs 
to dry-dock caissons and accessories. These repairs are chargeable 
to title G, additions and improvements to title E and the proper 
appropriation. Maintenance charges under this account shall be 
made against appropriation “ Construction and repair.” Repairs 
only will be charged to appropriation “ Repairs and preservation.” 


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Maintenance charges are considered to be charges made for clean¬ 
ing dry docks, care of motors, caissons, etc., and wages of attend¬ 
ants permanently employed in the care of dry-dock machinery. 
In addition there are certain other items of work, such as replac¬ 
ing blocks (above the bearer blocks), minor repairs to bilge-block 
tackles and runways; current repairs to valves, docking caisson, 
cleaning and painting floating dock (hulls, self-docking floating 
docks, etc.) which are properly chargeable to the appropriation 
“ Construction and repair.” 

Account — Dry-dock pumping plant. —This account shall include 
all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in making re¬ 
pairs to dry-dock pumping plant. These repairs are chargeable to 
title G, additions and improvements to title E, and the proper 
appropriation. Suction pipes, motors, discharge pipes, motor ac¬ 
cessories, pumps, valves, etc., are the more important items charge¬ 
able to this account. Maintenance charges shall be located against 
appropriation “ Construction and repair.” Repairs only will be 
charged to appropriation “ Repairs and preservation.” Main¬ 
tenance charges are considered to be those made for cleaning dry 
docks, care of motors, caissons, etc., and wages of attendants 
permanently employed in the care of dry-dock machinery. In 
addition there are certain other items of work, such as replacing 
blocks (above the bearer blocks), minor repairs to bilge-block 
tackles and runways, current repairs to valves, docking caisson, 
cleaning and, painting floating dock (hulls, self-docking floating 
docks, etc.), which are properly chargeable to the appropriation 
“ Construction and repair.” 

Account — Dry-dock ( other accessories). —This account shall in¬ 
clude all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in making 
repairs to dry-dock accessories. These repairs shall be charged to 
title G, additions and improvements to title E, and the proper 
appropriation. Some of the more important items chargeable to 
this account are bollards around dry-docks, capstans, gratings, 
winches, signal system, chains, blocks, block fittings, timber and 
masonry bearers for blocks, bilge-block slides, guard rails, shore 
fastenings, miscellaneous deck fittings, etc. Lines, shore stages, 
etc., shall be charged to title G under appropriation “ Construc¬ 
tion and repair.” Maintenance charges under this account shall 
be made against appropriation “ Construction and repair; ” re¬ 
pairs only will be charged to appropriation “ Repairs and preserva¬ 
tion.” Maintenance charges are considered to be those made for 
cleaning dry-docks, care of motors, caissons, etc., and wages of 
attendants permanently employed in the care of dry-dock ma¬ 
chinery. In addition there are certain other items of work, such 
as replacing blocks (above the bearer blocks), minor repairs to 
bilge-block tackles and runways, current repairs to valves, dock¬ 
ing caisson, cleaning and painting floating dock (hulls, self¬ 
docking floating docks, etc.), which are properly chargeable to the 
appropriation “Construction and repair.” 

Account — Floating dock (hulls). —This account shall include all 
labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in making repairs 
to hulls of floating docks. These repairs shall be charged to title 
G, additions and improvements to title E, and the proper appropria¬ 
tion. Maintenance charges under this account shall be located to 
appropriation “ Construction and repair; ” repairs only will be 
charged to appropriation “ Repairs and preservation.” Mainte¬ 
nance charges are considered to be charges made for cleaning dry- 
docks, care of motors, caissons, etc., and wages of attendants per¬ 
manently employed in the care of dry-dock machinery. In addi¬ 
tion there are certain items of work, such as replacing blocks 
(above the bearer blocks), minor repairs to bilge-block tackles 
and runways, current repairs to valves, docking caisson, cleaning 
and painting floating dock (hulls, self-docking floating docks, 


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etc.), which are properly chargeable to the appropriation “Con¬ 
struction and repair.” 

Account—Floating dock (machinery plant). —This account shall 
include all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in mak¬ 
ing repairs to the machinery plant of floating docks. These re¬ 
pairs shall be charged to title G, additions and improvements to 
title E, and the proper appropriation. Boilers, pumps, flues, en¬ 
gines, piping, stacks, mechanical signals, lighting, etc., are some 
of the more important items chargeable to this account. Main¬ 
tenance charges under this account shall be located to appropria¬ 
tion “ Construction and repair; ” repairs only will be charged to 
appropriation “ Repairs and preservation.” Maintenance charges 
are considered to be those made for cleaning dry-docks, care of 
motors, caissons, etc., and wages of attendants permanently em¬ 
ployed in the care of dry-dock machinery. In addition there are 
certain other items of work, such as replacing blocks (above the 
bearer blocks), minor repairs to bilge-block tackles and runways, 
current repairs to valves, docking caisson, cleaning and painting 
floating dock (hulls, self-docking floating docks, etc.), which are 
properly chargeable to the appropriation “ Construction and re¬ 
pair.” 

Account — Floating dock (other accessories) .—This account shall 
include all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in 
making repairs to floating dock accessories. These repairs shall 
be charged to title G, additions and improvements to title E, and 
the proper appropriation. Capstans, bridges, blocks, anchors, 
chains, miscellaneous fittings, moorings, pontoon bridges, are 
some of the more important items chargeable to this account. 
Lines, shore staging, etc., shall be charged to title G under ap¬ 
propriation “ Construction and repair.” Maintenance charges 
under this account shall be made against appropriation “ Con¬ 
struction and repair ”; repairs only will be charged to appropria¬ 
tion “ Repairs and preservation.” Maintenance charges are con¬ 
sidered to be those made for cleaning dry-docks, care of motors, 
caissons, etc., and wages of attendants permanently employed 
in the care of dry-dock machinery. In addition there are certain 
other items of work, such as replacing blocks (above the bearer 
blocks), minor repairs to bilge-block tackles and runways, current 
repairs to valves, docking caisson, cleaning and painting floating 
dock (hulls, self-docking floating docks, etc.), which are properly 
chargeable to the appropriation “ Construction and repair.” 

Account — Marine railways and building ways. —This account 
shall include all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed 
in making repairs to marine railways and building ways. These 
repairs shall be charged to title G, additions and improvements to 
title E, and the proper appropriation. Runways, cradles, blocks, 
chains, miscellaneous fittings, hauling out machinery, etc., are 
some of the more important items chargeable to this account. 
Lines, shore staging, etc,, shall be charged to title G, under ap¬ 
propriation “ Construction and repair.” Maintenance charges 
under this account shall be made against appropriation “ Con¬ 
struction and repair; ” repairs only will be charged to appropria¬ 
tion “ Repairs and preservation.” Maintenance charges are con¬ 
sidered to be those made for cleaning dry docks, care of motors, 
caissons, etc., and wages of attendants permanently employed in 
the care of dry-dock machinery. In addition there are certain 
other items of work, such as replacing blocks (above the bearer 
blocks), minor repairs to bilge-block tackles and runways, current 
repairs to valves, docking caisson, cleaning and painting floating 
dock (hulls, self-docking floating docks, etc.), which are properly 
chargeable to the appropriation “ Construction and repair.” 

Account — Dry-dock, pumping seepage water. —This account shall 
include all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in 
pumping of seepage water from dry-docks, whether the docks 


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are occupied or not. These expenditures shall be charged to 
title G, under appropriation “ Construction and repair.” 

Account—Power plant, boilers, flues, and stacks. —This account 
shall include the purchase of, and all labor, material, and indirect 
expense consumed in making repairs estimated to exceed $25 to, 
power plant, boilers, flues, and stacks. Repairs to above apply¬ 
ing to the industrial division shall be charged to title G; those 
applying to the military division to title S (such as heating and 
lighting plants for receiving ships). Some of the more important 
items chargeable to this account are boilers, boiler settings and 
foundations, furnaces, stokers, injectors, feed pumps, water heat¬ 
ers, meters, superheaters, economizers, valves, coal bunkers, me¬ 
chanical draft, flues, stacks, coal-handling mechanism. Purchases 
applicable to the industrial division shall be charged to title F; 
those applicable to the military division to title R. 

Account — Power-plant piping. —This account shall include the 
purchase of, and all labor, material, and indirect expense con¬ 
sumed in making repairs estimated to exceed $25 to, piping sys¬ 
tems within the power plant. Valves, fittings, etc., are among 
the more important items chargeable to this account. Additions 
and improvements under this account are chargeable to title F 
and the proper appropriations; repairs to title G. 

Account — Poxoer-plant machinery. —This account shall include 
the purchase of, and all labor, material, and indirect expense 
consumed in making repairs estimated to exceed $25 to, engine- 
room machinery and equipment. Repairs applying to the indus¬ 
trial division shall be charged to title G; those applying to the 
military division to title S (such as heating and lighting plants 
for receiving ships). Some of the more important items charge¬ 
able to this account are cranes, engines, turbines, generators, 
motors, exciters, rotary converters, switchboard and wiring, com¬ 
pressors, condensers, and auxiliary machinery. Purchase of new 
items applicable to the industrial division shall be charged to 
title F; those applicable to the military division to title R. 

Account—Distributing system {heat). —This account shall in¬ 
clude all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in mak¬ 
ing repairs to pipe lines and accessories for heating when the 
cost of such repairs is estimated to exceed $25. Repairs to the 
above applying to the industrial division shall be charged to 
title G; those applying to the military division to title S (such 
as heating pipes for receiving ships). This account shall in¬ 
clude the charges for repairs to the pipe lines from the main 
supply valve outward and conduits. Additions and improve¬ 
ments are chargeable under this account to title F or R and 
the proper appropriation. 

Account — Distributing system (electric). —This account shall 
include all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed for 
repairs to the electric distributing system estimated to exceed 
$25, such as circuits from switchboard outward, poles, conduits, 
outfits for lighting ships, etc. Repairs to the above applying 
to the industrial division shall be charged to title G; those ap¬ 
plying to the military division to title S. Additions and im¬ 
provements are chargeable under this account to title F or R and 
the proper appropriation. 

Account—Distributing system (pneumatic) .—This account shall 
include all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed for 
repairs to the pneumatic distributing system from engine-room 
controlling valve outward and conduits, estimated to exceed $25. 
Piping, valves, outlets (hose), insulation, and meters are some 
of the more important items chargeable to this account. Addi¬ 
tions and improvements under this account are chargeable to 
title F and the proper appropriations; repairs, to title G. 

Account — Substations, motors and accessories. —This account 
shall include the purchase of, and all labor, material, and in- 


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direct expense consumed in making repairs estimated to exceed 
$25 to, motors and accessories in substations. Some of the more 
important items chargeable to this account are motor generators, 
rotary converters, portable machines, car motors, wiring to cut¬ 
out switches, and switchboard. Purchases of new items shall 
be charged to title F and the proper appropriation; repairs, to 
title G. 

Account—Outfits for lighting ships. —This account shall include 
the purchase of all outfits for lighting ships. Their value shall 
be charged to title F and the proper appropriation. This account 
does not include repairs. 

Account—Miscellaneous.— This account shall include expendi¬ 
tures on objects not provided for elsewhere. The charges shall 
be reduced as far as possible, and each object shall be specifically 
stated in the monthly reports and'expenditures. All expenditures 
shall be located under the proper appropriations and titles. 

Account—Maintenance of tugs amd lighters on the Navy list 
not in regular commission. —This account shall include all labor, 
material, and indirect expense consumed in making repairs to 
tugs and lighters on the Navy list when estimated not to exceed 
$25. They shall be charged to the proper appropriation under 
title T. Repairs estimated to exceed $25 shall be charged to a 
specific job order and the proper appropriation under title D. 
All articles of equipage or supplies for the use of the above tugs 
and lighters shall be charged under this account to title T and 
the proper appropriation. 

Account—Radio stations. —This account shall include all labor, 
material, and indirect expense consumed in making repairs to and 
in maintenance of all radio stations under the jurisdiction of the 
commandant at navy yards or stations. Expenditures shall be 
charged under title S and the proper appropriation. The purchase 
of apparatus for radio station shall be under this account and 
charged to title R and the proper appropriation. 

Account—Inspection departments (outside). —This account shall 
include the salaries of clerks, stenographers, draftsmen, and mes¬ 
sengers on the pay rolls of each navy yard or station who are on 
duty outside of the yard. It shall also include incidental office 
expenses in connection with their work, such as stationery, etc. 
All expenses chargeable to this account shall be borne by the 
proper appropriations under title S. 

Account—Care and preservation of ships in ordinary. —This 
account shall include all labor, material, and indirect expense con¬ 
sumed on all ships out of commission, for the care and preserva¬ 
tion work that is not due to any repairs that are being made, ex¬ 
cept as noted below: The wages of ship keepers aboard ships out 
of commission, whether work is being performed or not, shall be 
charged to this account. All miscellaneous supplies used by ship 
keepers and the cost of moving ships from berth to berth, except 
as noted below, shall be charged to this account. Charges for re¬ 
moval of snow, freeing vessels of an accumulation of water, etc., 
shall be lodged against this account. All expenditures under this 
account shall be charged to title T and the proper appropriation. 
Charges for docking or for repairs shall be made on a specific job 
order under title D, except that minor repairs incident to care 
and preservation on ships in ordinary costing less than $25 shall 
be made against this account. When a ship in ordinary is moved 
for repairs the expense incident thereto shall be charged to the 
repair job under the appropriation. 

Account—Tests and experiments (title N). —This account shall 
include all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in mak¬ 
ing tests and experiments the results of which are intended for 
the benefit of the entire naval service. These expenditures shall 
be charged to this account under title N and the appropriation 
concerned. 


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Account — Drafting. —This account shall include all labor and 
material consumed in making plans, blue prints, etc., by direction 
of a bureau, for the use of prospective bidders and for other mili¬ 
tary purposes. The expenditures shall be charged to this account 
under title V and the appropriation concerned. Classified em¬ 
ployees shall not be charged to this account. 

Account—Estimates and plans. —This account shall include the 
cost of all labor and material consumed in making estimates and 
plans for estimating purposes for the benefit of the naval service. 
All expenditures shall be charged to this account under title S 
and the proper appropriation. Classified employees shall not be 
charged to this account. 

Account—Surveys on ships. —This account shall include all labor, 
material, and indirect expense consumed in making surveys on 
ships. Expenditures shall be charged to this account under title 
V and the proper appropriations. 

Account—Miscellaneous classified employees. —This account shall 
include the wages of miscellaneous classified employees, such as 
expert aides, sub inspectors, etc. Expenditures shall be charged 
to this account under title G or S and the proper appropriations, 
excepting when any of these employees are conducting tests or ex¬ 
periments for outside parties for which a special deposit has been 
made with the paymaster of the yard, in which case they shall 
be charged to the job order covering the deposit in question. 

Account—Handling materials chargeable to appropriations .— 
This account shall include all labor and material consumed in 
handling material chargeable to various appropriations. See ac¬ 
counts under shop and general expenses. Expenditures shall be 
charged to this account under title G or S and the proper appro¬ 
priations. 

Account—Coaling plants and oil-fuel stations. —This account 
shall include all labor t material, and indirect expense consumed in 
making repairs to and maintenance of coal-handling plants and 
oil-storage plants. Expenditures shall be charged to this account 
under title G and the appropriation “ Coal and transportation ” 
or “ Repairs and preservation.” Repairs to buckets, cars, cables, 
hoisting machinery, etc., estimated to cost less than $25, incident 
to the operation of the plant, and the wages of attendants are 
chargeable to “Coal and transportation (S. E.),” “ Coal and trans¬ 
portation (Y. and D.)” is chargeable with repairs to coal and oil 
storage plants when the cost of such repairs is estimated to ex¬ 
ceed $25. Charges under this appropriation shall be for such re¬ 
pairs or renewals as are of more or less frequent occurrence, i. e., 
fender piles, chutes, buckets, cables, belts, oil hose, cars, sheaves, 
spare parts, lamps, painting, etc. “ Repairs and preservation ” is 
chargeable with repairs to coaling plants provided by Bureau of 
Yards and Docks when the cost of such repairs is estimated to 
exceed $25. Repairs to parts requiring more frequent renewal 
shall, in general, be charged to “Coal and transportation (Y. & 
D.).” Oil-storage plants shall be repaired under “ Coal and trans¬ 
portation (Y. & D.).” 

Additions and improvements are chargeable under this account 
to title E and the proper appropriation. 

Account — Surveys and appraisals of stores. —This account shall 
include all labor and material consumed in making surveys and 
appraisals of stores carried in account C and belonging to specific 
appropriations. Expenditures shall be charged to this account 
under title V and the proper appropriation. 

Account — Distributing system {hydraulic). —This account shall 
include all labor, material, and indirect expense, consumed for 
repairs to the hydraulic distributing system from engine-room 
controlling valve outward and conduits estimated to exceed $25. 
Piping, valves, outlets (hose), insulation, and meters are some 
of the more important items chargeable to this account. Repairs 


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shall be charged to title G; additions and improvements to title 
F and the proper appropriation. 

Account—Distributing system (steam).— This account shall in¬ 
clude all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed for re¬ 
pairs to the pipe lines from the main supply valve outward, and 
conduits and accessories used for the steam-power distributing 
system up to cut-out valve at buildings, when the cost of such 
repairs is estimated to exceed $25. Repairs shall be charged to 
title G, additions and improvements to title F and the proper 
appropriation. 

Account—Underground conduits and pole lines. —This account 
shall include all labor, material, and indirect expense consumed 
in making repairs to underground conduits and pole lines used 
jointly for the various systems of distributing pipes and wires 
estimated to exceed $25. Underground conduits and pole lines 
used exclusively for one system of distribution will be charged to 
that “ Distributing system ” account. Repairs to the above shall 
be made under title G or S, additions and improvements under 
title F or R and the proper appropriation. 

Account—Target rafts. —This account shall include all labor, 
material, and indirect expense consumed in the manufacture of 
and repairs to target rafts. Purchase and manufacture of new 
rafts shall be charged to title R, repairs to title T and the 
proper appropriation. Expenditures under this account shall be 
reported to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts as a subdivision 
of the heading “ Miscellaneous,” under titles R and T. 

Account — Target-raft equipage and accessories. —This account 
shall include labor, material, and indirect expense consumed in 
the manufacture of and repairs to all target-raft equipage and 
accessories. The following is a list of some of the more impor¬ 
tant items chargeable to this account: Nonexpendable: Towing 
bridles, spans, links, towing hawsers, pendants and accessories, 
anchoring bridles, elementary practice platforms, anchors, etc. 
Expendable: Masts, shrouds, stays, screens, halyards, tacks, bow¬ 
lines, lacings, spare cleats, spare wedges, anchor lines, buoys, 
buoy lines, and miscellaneous materials for repair parties. The 
purchase or manufacture of nonexpendable equipage or acces¬ 
sories shall be charged to title R and the proper appropriation. 
The purchase or manufacture of expendable equipage or acces¬ 
sories shall be charged to title T and the proper appropriation. 
Expenditures under this account shall be reported to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts as a subdivision of the heading “ Mis¬ 
cellaneous,” under titles R and T. 

Section 12.— Classification of Accounts Under Maintenance 
of Yards and Docks. 

5101. The following are the only “Appropriation accounts ” 
under which charges made against the appropriation “Main¬ 
tenance, yards and docks” can be located. Under each account 
is given a brief list of items that are proper subjects of charge. 
A description of the account in greater detail appears under the 
heading “ General appropriation accounts.” 

Account — Ferriage. —This account shall include street-car, 
ferry, and bridge tickets, towage, delivery charges, etc. It does 
not include freight. 

Account — Books and draivmgs. —This account shall include the 
purchase of all books, drawings, prints, sketches, photographs, 
etc. It does not include the cost of drawing materials used in 
drafting offices at navy yards. Such materials shall be charged 
to “ General expense,” under the heading of “ Drafting expense.” 

Account—Fire protection. —This account shall include fire ex¬ 
tinguishers, hand grenades, engines, hose carts, hose, nozzles, fire 
buckets, ladders, and all portable accessories and attendance on 
same. It does not include nonportable pumps and engines. 


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Account — Machinery and tools. —This account shall include 
power and hand mowers, scythes, garden and other agricultural 
implements, concrete mixers, shovels, rakes, etc. 

Account — Live stock, equipment, and supplies. —This account 
shall include horses, mules, cattle, harness, blankets, wages of 
stablemen and coachmen for commandant, harness, etc.; hay, 
corn, oats, fodder, etc. 

Account — Vehicles. —This account shall include wagons, carts, 
timber wheels, sleds, carriages, sleighs, delivery wagons, and 
motor trucks. It does not include railroad rolling stock, fire en¬ 
gines, or locomotive cranes. 

Account — Office supplies and equipment. —This account shall in¬ 
clude typewriters, duplicating machines, adding machines, time 
stamps, and time clocks. 

Account — Furniture, offices and shops. —This account shall in¬ 
clude desks, chairs, filing cabinets, wardrobes, bookcases, carpets, 
pictures, safes, water coolers. 

Account—Furniture {quarters). —This account shall include 
household furniture as provided by allowance list, Bureau of 
Yards and Docks, stoves, etc. 

Account — Heat, light, power, and water. —This account shall in¬ 
clude all heat, light, power, and water consumed in buildings per¬ 
taining to the military division, general lighting of streets, 
wharves, and grounds. 

Account — Power plants. —This account shall include the ex¬ 
penditures applicable to the following power expense accounts: 
“ Boilers, flues, and stacks,” “ Power-plant piping,” “ Power-plant 
machinery,” “Distributing systems” (heat, electric, pneumatic, 
steam, and hydraulic), “Substation motors and accessories,” 
“ Underground conduit and pole lines.” It includes the repair 
or renewal of such parts as are subject to continual replacement 
during the life of the apparatus, i. e., boiler tubes, fire bricks, 
stokers, bearings, indicators, gauges, meters, packing, switch¬ 
board instruments, armatures, field coils, brushes, in general, all 
spare parts for machines. These expenditures will be reported 
under the several accounts, but will be grouped together on the 
report of expenditures, and a total shown under this account. 

Account—Miscellaneous yard appliances. —This account shall 
include shears, derricks, cranes, pile drivers, hand hoists, and 
accessories. 

Account — Elevators. —This account shall include attendance on, 
and all oil, grease, waste, etc., for elevators, etc. 

Account — Weighing apparatus. —This account shall include 
railroad, wagon, and stationary scales in yards, buildings, or 
coaling plants. It does not include portable scales. 

Account — Floating property. —This account shall include float¬ 
ing pile drivers, dredges, derricks, cranes, etc. The repairs 
chargeable to this item are those on such moving parts as ma¬ 
chinery, cables, sheaves, and spare parts. Repairs to pontoons 
and structural parts are chargeable to “ Repairs and preserva¬ 
tion.” 

Account — Roads, walks, and gutters. —This account shall in¬ 
clude cleaning and clearing roads, walks, and gutters, and remov¬ 
ing snow and ice. 

Account — Grounds. —This account shall include cleaning and 
clearing grounds and improvements to grounds estimated to cost 
less than $25, cutting grass, cleaning, brooms, etc. 

Account — Buildings. —This account shall include janitor service 
paid directly from this appropriation and renewal of wiring 
(inside), lamps, globes, etc., polishing floors, papering, kalsomin- 
ing, detachable heating, lighting, plumbing fixtures, and piping. 

Account — Railroad rolling stock. —This account shall include 
locomotives, cars, and traveling cranes. 


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Account — Flags and awnings. —This account shall include awn¬ 
ings, flags, and flagpoles. 

Account — Watchmen. —This account shall include the wages of 
watchmen or other persons detailed for this work, and oil, lamps, 
night sticks, etc. 

Account — Office force. —This account shall include the pay of 
clerical and drafting force. 

Account — Leave pay. —This account shall include the wages to 
civil employees while .on leave. 

Account — Holiday. —This account shall include the wages paid 
to civil employees for holidays. 

Account — Disability. —This account shall include the wages paid 
to civil employees injured in the line of duty. 

Account—Testing and inspecting material. —This account shall 
include the cost of testing materials purchased. 

Account — Disposing of ships' refuse. —This account shall include 
the cost of disposing of ships’ refuse. 

Account — Disposing of yard refuse. —This account shall include 
the cost of disposing of all yard refuse. 

Account — Telephone, telegraph , and fire-alarm systems. —This 
account shall include the wages of all operators, and wiring, boxes, 
switches, gongs, conduits, and pole lines. 

Account—Outfits for lighting ships .—This account shall include 
the cost of outfits for lighting ships. 

Account — Water system. —This account shall include the cost 
of water for military purposes, repairs and renewals of such parts 
as are consumable or are frequently replaced, such as packing, 
meters, and hydrants, repairs to leaks, etc. 

Account — Quarters. —This account shall include inside wiring, 
detachable heating, lighting, and plumbing fixtures, and. piping, 
lamps, globes, etc., painting and polishing floors, painting col¬ 
umns, etc. 

Section 13. —Classification of Accounts under “ Repairs and 

Preservation.” 

5111. The following are the only “Appropriation accounts” 
under which charges made against the appropriation “Repairs 
and preservation ” can be located. Under each account is given a 
brief list of items that are proper subjects of charge. A descrip¬ 
tion of the account in greater detail appears under the heading 
“ General appropriation accounts.” 

Account — Buildings. —This account shall include structural re¬ 
pairs to industrial buildings, shipfitters* shop, shipsmith, flag, 
foundries, joiner, patternmakers, chain, anchor, copper, electrical, 
laborers’ shop, riggers, machine, sailmakers, boat, spar, plumbers, 
sheet metal, shipwright, and boiler shops. Hull-division office, 
machinery-division office, accounting office, public works office, 
stables, and all other buildings used for industrial purposes. It 
includes structural repairs to military buildings: Storekeepers’ 
office, storehouses, lumber sheds, pay office, commandant’s office, 
dispensary, and all buildings used for military and storekeeping 
purposes. In general it covers repairs to fixed property as dis¬ 
tinguished from movable property. 

Account — Quarters. —This account shall include quarters for 
offices and employees and outbuildings pertaining thereto. 

Account — Coaling plants. —This account shall include all labor, 
material, and indirect expense consumed in making repairs to 
coaling plants provided by the Bureau of Yards and Docks when 
the cost of such repairs is estimated to exceed $25. Repairs to 
parts requiring more frequent renewal shall, in general, be 
charged to “Coal and transportation (Y. & D.).” Oil-storage 
plans shall be repaired under “Coal and transportation (Y. & D.).” 

Account — Water front improvements. —This account shall in¬ 
clude wharves, piers, quay walls, sea walls, stationary landings 


(497 i) 






and gangways, moorings, buoys, bollards on water front, dredg¬ 
ing water front, etc. 

Account — Roads, walks, and gutters. —This account shall in¬ 
clude all repairs to streets, roads, sidewalks, footpaths, foot cross¬ 
ings, and surface gutters. 

Account — Sewer system. —This account shall include repairs to 
all underground or inclosed sewers and connections to ground 
surface, manholes, cesspools, catch basins, screens, sewer pumps, 
etc. It does not include surface gutters. 

Account — Fences and walls. —This account shall include all 
repairs to all boundary and interior fences and walls, dikes, levees, 
etc. It does not include sea walls. 

Accounts — Miscellaneous yard appliances. —This account shall 
include shears, derricks, cranes, pile drivers, hand hoists, and 
accessories. It does not include floating nor locomotive cranes. 

Account — Floating property. —This account shall include all re¬ 
pairs to floating property estimated to exceed $100 and charged to 
appropriation “ Repairs and preservation,” by specific authority. 

Account — Tracks. —This account shall include railroad and 
crane tracks outside of buildings, roadbeds, trestles, bridges, port¬ 
able tracks, switches, frogs, turntables, etc. 

Account — Improvements to grounds. —This account shall include 
grading and filling, sodding of grounds, tree planting, etc. It does 
not include the filling and grading of roads or filling and grading 
for building sites, nor watering, nor cutting of grass. 

Account — Dry-docks (body). —This account shall include struc¬ 
ture of dock, pump-well house, steps, material, slides, drains, cul¬ 
verts, etc. It does not include suction and discharge pipes, blocks, 
and fittings, timber and masonry bearers for blocks, bilge-block 
slides, miscellaneous fittings, nor does it include maintenance 
charges. 

Account — Dry-docks (caisson). —This account shall include dry- 
dock caissons and accessories. It does not include maintenance 
charges. 

Account — Dry-dock pumping plant. —This account shall include 
suction pipes, motors, discharge pipes, motor accessories, pumps, 
valves, etc. It does not include maintenance charges. 

Account — Dry-dock (other accessories). —This account shall in¬ 
clude bollards around dry-docks, capstans, gratings, winches, sig¬ 
nal system, chains, blocks, block fittings, timber, and masonry 
bearers for blocks, bilge-block slides, guard rails, shore fastenings, 
miscellaneous dock fittings. It does not include maintenance 
charges. 

Account — Floating dock (hulls). —This account shall include 
structural repairs to the hulls of floating docks. It does not in¬ 
clude maintenance charges. 

Account — Floating dock (machinery plant). —This account shall 
include boilers, pumps, flues, engines, piping, stacks, mechanical 
signals, lighting, etc. It does not include maintenance charges. 

Account — Floating dock (other accessories). —This account shall 
include pontoon bridges, capstans, bridges, blocks, anchors, chains, 
moorings, miscellaneous fittings, etc. It does not include main¬ 
tenance charges. 

Account — Marine railways and building ways. —This account 
shall include runways, cradles, blocks, chains, hauling-out ma¬ 
chinery, miscellaneous fittings. It does not include maintenance 
charges. 

Account — Power plant, boilers, flues, and stacks. —This account 
shall include boilers, settings, and foundations, furnaces, stokers, 
superheaters, economizers, valves, coal bunkers, mechanical draft 
flues, stacks, injectors, coal-handling mechanism. 

Account — Power-plant piping. —This account shall include 
valves, fittings, etc. 


(408 i) 


Account — Distributing system (heat). —This account shall in¬ 
clude repairs to the pipe lines from the main supply valve out¬ 
ward, conduits, etc. 

Account — Distributing systems (steam). —This account shall in¬ 
clude repairs to the pipe lines from the main supply valve outward, 
conduits, etc. 

Account—Distributing systems (pneumatic). —This account 
shall include piping, valves, outlets (hose), insulation, meters, 
and piping from the engine-room controlling valve outward, and 
conduits. 

Account—Distributing system (hydraulic). —This account shall 
include piping, valves, meters, etc. 

Account—Distributing system (electric). —This account shall 
include circuits from switchboard outward. 

Account—Water system. —This account shall include piping, in¬ 
dependent pumping plants, reservoirs, meters, hydrants, valves, 
etc. 

Account — Miscellaneous. —This account shall include expendi¬ 
tures on objects not provided for above. It is intended that the 
charges to this heading be limited as much as possible. Each 
object of charge must be specifically stated in the monthly reports 
of expenditures. 

Section 14. —Classification of Accounts Under “ Coal and 
Transportation, Yards and Docks.” 

5121. Under the yards and docks allotment of appropriation 
“ Coal and transportation ” there is one account, viz: 

Account — Coaling and oil-fuel stations. —This shall include such 
repairs or renewals as are of more or less frequent occurrence, 
such as fender piles, chutes, buckets, cables, belts, oil hose, cars, 
sheaves, spare parts, lamps, painting, etc. 

Section 15. —Methods of Keeping the Accounts. 

5131. The preceding sections of this chapter have described 
the various accounts against which charges for general mainte¬ 
nance of or improvement to plant, expense of production, etc., 
shall be located. In order to ascertain and record the actual 
amounts charged to those accounts, as well as the cost of products, 
job orders shall be issued by the department or division having 
cognizance of the work on a form ruled to register with the final 
cost summary forwarded to the accounting office whenever a job 
is issued. These final cost summaries shall be kept in loose-leaf 
binders and shall serve as a complete record of every job issued. 
They shall show the job order number, appropriation, title, gen¬ 
eral head and subhead, authority, and estimated cost, and to 
whom and by whom issued. On the reverse shall be posted, from 
month to month, the charges against the job by shops and months, 
determined as hereinafter described. 

5132. The job order number shall be so made up that it will 
indicate the appropriation chargeable, the title, serial number, 
division issuing it, and t*he ship or account number involved. 
This shall be accomplished by assigning a serial number to each 
appropriation, following it by the title letter, the serial number 
of tfie job, and a number indicating the division. The number 
thus made up shall be the numerator of a fraction of which 
the denominator shall be the number of the ship or the account, 

1 D 3 2 

thus: —— . Departure from this system of job-order number¬ 
ing w T ill be made only on approval by the department (Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts via director of navy yards). 

5133. (1) The method of locating to each job order the labor, 
material, and indirect charges thereon, and of determining the 
daily and monthly expenditures under the several appropriations, 
shall be as given in this article. 


Job orders 
and final-cost 
summaries. 


Numbers of 
job orders. 


Charges to 
job orders and 
determination of 
daily and month¬ 
ly expenditures. 


(499 I) 





Time tickets. 


Pay roll. 


Labor sum¬ 
mary slips and 
shop sheets. 


Appropriation 

sheets. 


Daily cost 
summaries. 


Stub requisi¬ 
tions. 


Supplies from 
storehouse. 


(2) Daily time tickets shall be filled out, one or more being 
required for each man, depending upon whether he has been em¬ 
ployed on one or more job orders during the day. These time 
tickets, initialed by the responsible supervisor, shall show the 
job order number; the shop; check number, name, rating, and 
hourly pay of the workmen; time of starting and stopping, and 
elapsed time; amount earned; name and number of object draw¬ 
ing or sketch number; description of work to be done; whether 
work is finished or not. 

(3) From the time shown on these tickets, checked w r ith the 
reports of the four daily musters, a pay roll of employees shall be 
made up for payment four times each month, covering periods 
ending 8th, 15th, 23d, and last day of month, respectively. 

(4) From the time tickets of a shop, the amount expended on 
each job order or expense number in that shop shall be condensed 
and entered on labor summary slips, only one appropriation or 
class of expense being entered on a slip. The shop rate, deter¬ 
mined as previously described, shall then be applied to the total 
of each labor summary slip, except those covering expense, and 
the amount noted thereon. The data from the labor summaries 
shall then be entered on sheets (one for each shop), known as 
the shop sheet or daily abstract of labor sheet, which shall show 
the total productive labor; indirect applied; shop, power, and gen- 
eial expense; leave, holiday, and disability, and total sum ex¬ 
pended in the shop. After having been summarized time tickets 
shall be sorted and filed by job orders so that the tickets on any 
one job will be found together. 

(5) After being entered on the shop sheets, the summaries 
from all shops shall be collected by appropriation and posted to 
the appropriation sheets (abstract of expenditures by appropria¬ 
tions), which shall show the total expenditures under an appro¬ 
priation, labor, indirect (applied by percentage method), and ma¬ 
terial for each day. The commandant and the heads of depart¬ 
ments and divisions shall be furnished daily with a statement 
made up from this sheet, giving the above information, as a guide 
in keeping expenditures within allotments. 

(6) The labor summaries of expenses shall not be entered on 
the appropriation sheets. 

(7) The summaries, including the expenses, shall then be posted 
by job orders on daily cost summaries (one for each job, ar¬ 
ranged for recording charges for one month only), on which the 
charges for direct labor shall be entered by dates and shops and 
extended to show a total daily charge for direct labor. The daily 
cost summary sheets shall be footed at the end of each pay period 
and shall check with the pay roll for that period as well as for 
the month, and with the abstract of expenditures by appropria¬ 
tions. 

(8) Stub requisitions received from the general storekeeper 
shall be collected daily and posted to the appropriation sheets 
and daily cost summary sheets in the same manner as are the 
labor summary slips. The stubs shall then be filed by days until 
the end of the month, when, after they have been checked with 
the general storekeeper’s records, they shall be filed by job-order 
numbers. 

(9) Supplies drawn from the storehouse for constructive and 
manufacturing purposes shall be charged in full to the proper 
job-order accounts, and such supplies as may be unused and 
turned back into store shall be credited in like manner to the job- 
order accounts to which they were charged by return material 
stubs. Such surplus supplies shall in all cases be turned in and 
credit given, and shall not be used for other jobs. 

(10) At the end of a month the daily cost summaries of each 
job order having been footed to show the total labor and material 
charges by shops, the indirect rate for each shop shall be applied 


(500 i) 


to the labor and these totals posted on the final cost summary de¬ 
scribed above. 

(11) The summaries of expense shall be likewise totaled and 
thereafter treated as heretofore described. 

(12) As each job is finished during a month its cost shall be 
made up from the final cost summary and reported on an actual 
and estimated cost summary, showing the total actual cost in 
each shop by labor, indirect and material, and the estimated cost. 
A copy of this report shall be forwarded to the head of division 
or department issuing the job order, to the inspection officer, to 
the commanding officer of a ship in commission, and to the bu¬ 
reau having cognizance of the appropriation. 

5184. (1) A monthly report embracing all expenditures, both 
of labor and material, by all departments and divisions, shall be 
made up by the accounting officer at the end of the month from 
the summary of daily cost sheets. This report shall show the 
amounts expended for labor, material, and indirect, by titles, gen¬ 
eral heads, and subheads, chargeable to the various appropriations 
involved. This report shall also show in the same form the ex¬ 
penditures of the yard on public bills other than those under 
Title X, the information being obtained from copies of these 
vouchers furnished the accounting officer by the office in which 
they are prepared. 

(2) When a department or division has been excepted and re¬ 
cords the time and prepares the rolls of its ow T n employees it 
shall render a separate report of expenditures on the prescribed 
form, following the same lines as the one prepared in the account¬ 
ing office. 

(8) Labor performed by one department for another (the 
manufacturing department for an excepted department) shall 
be summarized under appropriations by titles, general heads, sub¬ 
heads, and bureaus, under the heading “ Work done for other de¬ 
partments of the Government (name of department),” on the 
report of expenditures of the department upon whose rolls the 
labor is borne, and not upon that of the department for which it 
is performed. 

5135. (1) A summary of the pay rolls shall be prepared in the 
accounting office from the abstract of expenditures by appropria¬ 
tion, the estimated indirect appearing thereon having been sepa¬ 
rated into its components of labor and material and adjusted to 
agree with the actual indirect shown by the totals of the ex¬ 
pense sheets as described previously. 

(2) This summary shall show the amounts expended for labor 
under appropriations, and separately under appropriations, the 
amount charged for labor performed for other departments, but 
not the labor performed by other departments. 

(3) The summary of pay roll shall bear the certificate of the 
accounting officer or of the head of department or division re¬ 
sponsible for its preparation that it is correct, and such officer 
shall transmit two copies to the pay officer of the yard, who shall 
forward one with his general summary of all yard rolls to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts within fifteen days after the 
completion of the rolls for each month. The other copy shall be 
forwarded to the Auditor for the Navy Department with the 
rolls to which it pertains. 

5136. (1) The pay officer of a station shall have the necessary 
information in his possession for dividing among the different 
titles the amounts disbursed on his rolls of officers and enlisted 
persons. 

(2) As these rolls do not reach the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts a summary of each complete roll shall be made by the 
pay officer, showing the gross amount chargeable thereon to each 
title or subtitle embraced in the same and showing separately 


Cost of jobs. 


Monthly re¬ 
port of expendi¬ 
tures. 


Summary of 
pay rolls of em¬ 
ployees. 


Summary of 
pay rolls of of¬ 
ficers and en¬ 
listed men. 


(501 I) 






Summary of 
material issues. 


Partial deliv¬ 
eries to store. 


Partial in¬ 
voices. 


Quarterly sum¬ 
mary of work in 
progress under 
Title Z. 


the gross amounts paid under Titles S, T, G, and H to officers 
and enlisted persons carried on his rolls. 

(3) This summary shall be a complete epitome of all credits 
and debits entering into the quarterly roll arranged for book¬ 
keeping purposes. The second money column shall contain the 
various totals of the different columns composing the recapitula¬ 
tion of the roll, the first showing the separate amounts to be 
dispersed among the proper titles and subtitles. 

(4) The pay officer shall certify that the summary is correct 
and that its total agrees with that of the roll, and shall transmit 
it to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

5137. After all priced stubs that are to enter into the accounts 
of any one month have been received in the accounting office and 
posted as above described, a summary of material issues during 
the month shall be made up from the abstract of expenditures by 
appropriation, the estimated indirect appearing on these sheets 
having been corrected to agree with the actual indirect as de¬ 
scribed elsewhere. This summary of material issues shall be 
entered by the accounting officer on a summary of stub requisi¬ 
tions prepared by the general storekeeper, and shall show the 
amounts of material chargeable to the various appropriations 
tinder the several naval supply accounts, and shall form the basis 
of transfer entries on the prescribed form in the general store¬ 
keeper’s department crediting naval supply account and debiting 
the appropriation named. 

5138. Upon the completion of a manufacturing job order or, 
when necessary, for partial deliveries to store on a job not yet 
completed, a memorandum invoice shall be prepared by the ac¬ 
counting officer covering the articles delivered thereon, which shall 
be forwarded to the general storekeeper. A summary embracing 
all the above invoices for the month shall be forwarded to the 
general storekeeper by the accounting officer as soon as practicable 
after the end of that period. 

5139. A record shall be kept of partial invoices on jobs not 
completed during the month as the basis of a journal entry on the 
general ledger to the proper partial invoice account. 

5140. (1) A summary of work in progress under Title Z, 
conversion account, shall be transmitted at the end of each quar¬ 
ter by the accounting officer to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts through the general storekeeper. This account shall 
embrace all articles repaired and manufactured by the manufac¬ 
turing department and issued to the general storekeeper and, con¬ 
sequently, to be invoiced to him and taken up on his books. 

(2) This summary shall present the following information: 

(a) The value of uncompleted work at the end of previous 

quarter, which shall be the total expenditure of labor, material, 
and indirect on articles in course of manufacture or undergoing 
repairs at the end of the preceding quarter and on all completed 
articles not yet invoiced to the general storekeeper. 

(&) The labor, indirect, and material applied under Title Z dur¬ 
ing the quarter, as shown by the report of expenditures. 

(c) Total on hand and applied. 

(cl) Total invoiced to the general storekeeper, which shall rep¬ 
resent the value of articles manufactured or repaired and in¬ 
voiced during the quarter to the general storekeeper for issue. 

(3) The balance shown on this summary shall be the value of 
uncompleted work at end of quarter. 

(4) At the bottom of this summary the general storekeeper 
shall show, under the various naval supply accounts, the amount 
invoiced to general storekeeper not yet taken up at the end of 
previous quarter and the amount invoiced during the quarter by 
the accounting officer as above. From the sum of these two 
amounts he shall subtract the amount taken up during the quar- 


(502 i) 


ter as per balance sheets, which will show a balance of invoices 
not yet taken up on his books. 

5141. (1) An account under Title Z shall be kept with each - 4 ^ C0 ” n J 

navy yard, in the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. Bureau of Sup” 

(2) The account shall be charged with the labor and material plies and Ac- 
under Title Z, as shown by the monthly report of expenditures. counts. 

(3) It shall be credited with the value of articles invoiced to 
the general storekeeper and taken up on his books as received 
from manufacture. 

(4) The balance in the account is the value of unfinished 
work, which must agree at all time with that item in the sum¬ 
mary. The importance is therefore apparent of including all in¬ 
voices to and from this account in the quarterly returns covering 
the dates named in the invoices. 

5142. (1) Foundry daily records showing separately the ma- Method of ac- 
terials used in the various melts, and the weight of good castings, foundries In 
gates, sprues, and overmelts obtained therefrom, shall be for¬ 
warded to the accounting officer daily. 

(2) Foundry credit memoranda showing weight and composi¬ 
tion of castings delivered either to store or to shops and the job 
order number chargeable shall be forwarded to the accounting 
officer whenever castings are delivered. 

(3) The data from the foundry daily records shall be com¬ 
piled to show separately for each composition the weight and 
value of materials used therein and the total weight of good cast¬ 
ings produced. To the net value of materials used (gross value, 
less value of gates and sprues, and overmelt remaining on hand) 
shall be added the indirect expense as determined elsewhere. 

This sum. divided by the total weight of good castings, gives the 
cost per pound to manufacture the composition involved. 

(4) The foundry credit memoranda shall be posted as charges 
to the job orders designated thereon in the same manner as are 
stub requisitions. 

(5) At the end of a month a summary of these memoranda 
shall be made up and invoiced to store, thus crediting the foundry 
account and debiting stores. As their value has already been 
charged against job orders, the general storekeeper shall imme¬ 
diately credit them to his stores accounts as issues and they shall 
be shown as issues on the summary of stub requisitions described 
elsewhere. 

5143. (1) From the report of expenditures journal vouchers Ledger ac- 
shall be prepared in the accounting office and posted in a general cou,lts * 

and subsidiary ledger. 

(2) The following accounts shall be maintained in the general 
ledger: 

Work in progress (general). —This account shall include the 
work done under Titles A, D, P, Q, special deposits, and other de¬ 
partments of the Government. 

Work in progress (plant). —This account shall include the work 
done under Titles E, F, and R. 

Work in progress (manufacturing) .—This account shall include 
the work done under naval-supply account— (a), (6), (aa), and 
(&&)—separate accounts for each. 

Work in progress (foundries). —This account shall include the 
work done in brass, iron, and steel foundries. 

Work in progress (paint manufacturing). 

Work in progress (oxy-liydrog on-acetylene plant). 

Expense accounts (shop, power, and general). —Separate ac¬ 
counts for each. 

Military expenses. —Titles N, S, and T. 

Storekeeping expense. —Under Titles S, T, and V. 

Appropriation expenses. —Under Titles G, V, and W. 


(503 i) 





LEDGER ACCOUNTS. 


(1) Uncompleted work investment. 

(2) Estimated shop expense. 

(3) Naval-supply stores—stores issued to plant. 

(4) Pay-roll account, general account of advances. 

(5) Completed-work accounts (one to correspond with each 
work in progress account). 

(6) Completed work, partial invoices. 

(7) Contracts and services. 

(8) Plant account, covering capital permanently invested in 
navy yard property and plant. 

(9) Capital investment. 

(10) Public bills and vouchers. 

(3) To the above accounts shall be charged all labor, material, 
and indirect expense shown on the report of expenditures; pay¬ 
roll account, naval-supply stores, and estimated shop expense 
being correspondingly credited. 

(4) The appropriate work in the progress accounts named above 
shall be credited each month with the value of work completed 
thereunder. This information is obtained from a statement show¬ 
ing the value of all work completed under each title. It is made 
up from the job orders closed during that month, or, in the case 
of foundries, paint manufacturing plant, etc., from the totals of 
credit memoranda of castings, paint, etc., delivered. A copy of 
this statement of completed work shall be forwarded monthly to 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

(5) Military, storekeeping, and appropriation expenses shall be 
charged off monthly to uncompleted work—investment. 

(6) Power expense shall be closed out by journal entries, dis¬ 
tributing it to the objects served—work in progress, foundries, 
military expense, shop expense, etc. 

(7) General expense shall be closed in like manner into shop 
expense and work in progress, foundries, paint manufacturing 
plant, etc. 

(8) Shop expense shall then be closed into estimated shop ex¬ 
pense. 

(9) The balance in this account shall be charged or credited 
to uncompleted work, investment account. 

(10) Completed work account, pay-roll account, and naval- 
supply account, stores, shall be closed out into uncompleted work, 
investment, each month. 

(11) Completed work, partial invoices, shall be charged and 
uncompleted work, investment, credited with partial invoices, pre¬ 
viously made out on open jobs that are now closed, and included 
in the completed work report. This account is credited and un¬ 
completed work, investment, charged with the value of partial 
invoices made out on jobs not yet included in the completed work 
report. 

(12) From copies of public bills prepared under all titles other 
than title X (Supplies in store), journal vouchers shall be pre¬ 
pared charging an account “Appropriation expenses—Public bills 
and vouchers,” and crediting “ Contracts and services—Public 
bills and vouchers.” The former account shall be closed monthly 
into “ Completed work—Public bills and vouchers,” which in turn 
will be closed into uncompleted work investment. The account 
“ Contracts and services—Public bills and vouchers,” will be deb¬ 
ited and uncompleted work investment credited with the amount 
necessary to balance the former account. 

(13) Accounts shall be opened with each appropriation and the 
expenditures thereunder charged each month, general account 
advances, public bills and vouchers, and stores issued to plant be¬ 
ing correspondingly credited. 


(504 I) 


(14) Plant account (not to be confused with work in progress, 
plant) shall be charged first with the value of the real estate, 
chattels, machinery, etc., as determined by inventory. There¬ 
after, month by month, it shall be charged with additions thereto 
and credited with the value of condemned property; the capital 
investment account being correspondingly credited and debited. 

(15) On the subsidiary ledger the main accounts of the general 
ledger shall be detailed. Thus, under plant account shall appear 
amounts expended under land, buildings, water-front improve¬ 
ments, quarters, floating property, hoisting apparatus ashore, ma¬ 
chinery and tools, shop equipment, etc. The total expenditures 
under these heads shall equal the total charges under plant ac¬ 
count on the general ledger. 

(16) Under appropriation expenses the expenditures shall be 
shown separately under Titles G, V, and W. 

(17) Under military expenses those under Titles N, S, and T 
are shown separately. 

(18) Expenditures under shop, power, foundry, storekeeping, 
and general expenses shall be given by the account numbers 
shown heretofore. 

(19) A trial balance showing the state of each account carried 
on the two ledgers shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts each month. 

Section 16.— System of Accounting at Nonindustrial Navy 
Yards and Naval Stations. 

5181. Expenditures at nonindustrial navy yards and naval 
stations shall be located to the various titles in a manner similar 
to that practiced at industrial navy yards, and the same titles 
and accounts shall be utilized to effect their classification. An 
estimated indirect expense shall not be calculated monthly and 
prorated to the cost of work, however, as is the procedure at the 
industrial yards, the expense of maintaining the industrial and 
military plant being represented by the charges shown under 
Titles G and S, respectively. 


(505 i) 












CHAPTER 43 


REPORTS AND RETURNS. 

Section 1.—General Instructions. 

5201. (1) All periodical reports and returns required by the de¬ 
partment or any of its bureaus or offices shall be listed in the 
Naval Instructions. 

(2) No periodical report or return not specifically required or 
authorized by the Navy Regulations or Naval Instructions shall 
bo required by a bureau or office without the authority of the 
department in each case, and when so authorized it shall be 
incorporated in these instructions. 

(3) Periodical reports and returns shall be reduced in number 
and scope to the actual requirements of the service. As rapidly as 
conditions permit, reports will be consolidated or simplified as far 
as it may be practicable to do so without loss of administrative 
efficiency, and suggestions and recommendations to this end are 
requested. 

5202. (1) In general, recommendations and suggestions on 
various subjects shall not be deferred and incorporated in an 
annual or other periodical report, but shall be made from time to 
time as the subjects present themselves. Similarly, a report of 
any service or incident worthy of record or of value or interest 
to the department or any of its offices shall be made without 
delay. 

(2) Annual reports shall, in general, be restricted to statistics 
and general statements of important work or service, with con¬ 
clusions drawn therefrom. 

5203. The reports and returns enumerated in this chapter shall 
be made in the manner indicated, but nothing herein shall be 
construed as warranting the omission of any other report or re¬ 
turn required by the Navy Regulations or elsewhere in the Naval 
Instructions or by order from competent authority. 

5204. When two or more copies of the same report are for¬ 
warded separately to different offices or officers, a notation shall 
be made on each copy that it is a copy, and of the disposition of 
the others for the information and guidance of such office or 
officer. 

5205. Officers required to make periodical returns and reports 
must keep themselves supplied with the necessary blanks by 
application to the proper bureau or office. In the absence of 
printed forms, they shall prepare the required returns in type¬ 
writing or in script. 

(2) Officers when serving abroad shall not send returns or 
other small official packages by express unless absolutely neces¬ 
sary; but when so sent, all parties concerned shall be advised. 
Such express packages intended for the department or any offi¬ 
cial thereof on or near the east coast of the United States shall be 
sent care of the United States Dispatch Agent, New York. 


Reports and 
returns to be 
listed. 

Authorization 
of periodical re¬ 
ports. 


Reports on 
special subjects. 


Annual re¬ 
ports. 


Duplicates of 
reports. 


Blank forms. 


(507 I) 





Section 2.<—Reports from Flag Officers Afloat. 


Commander in 
chief. 


Fleet engi¬ 
neer. 


Fleet snrgeon. 


Fleet pay¬ 
master 


Commander of 
division. 


5211. The commander in chief of a fleet or squadron shall sub¬ 
mit the following reports: 

(1) When occurring, report of any important service or other 
matter of interest; in duplicate if it concerns another department 
of the Government, otherwise a single copy or as directed else¬ 
where in these instructions or in the Navy Regulations, to the 
department. 

(2) When occurring, report of target practice; to department 
(Division of Operations). 

(3) When occurring, report of inspection of ships; to depart¬ 
ment (Division of Inspections) in prescribed forms. 

(4) When occurring, changes in distribution of officers; to 
Bureau of Navigation, direct. 

(5) When relieved abroad, copies of important unexecuted 
orders; to department (Division of Operations). 

(6) When detached in the United States without relief, original 
records of official correspondence; to department. 

(7) Quarterly report list of confidential charts and confidential 
publications issued by Hydrographic Office to Hydrographic Office 
direct. 

(8) Semiannually and when officers are detached, reports of 
fitness; to Bureau of Navigation direct, in prescribed form. 

(9) Annually, on January 1st, and when relieved of command, 
number of General and Tactical Signal Books and Western Union 
Codes in flag office with notation of their registered numbers; to 
department (Division of Operations) ; Forms N. Nav. 2-Q and 1-Q. 

(10) Annually, July 1st, report on command. (See Art. I 
916 (4). 

5212. The commander in chief of a fleet or squadron shall cause 
the following reports to be submitted to him, and approve and for¬ 
ward or otherwise act on them as indicated: 

(1) By the fleet engineer: 

(a) When directed, inspection of steam machinery. 

(&) Semiannually, condition of steam machinery and boilers, in 
duplicate; one copy to Navy Department (Division of Material), 
one copy retained by commander in chief. 

(2) By fleet surgeon: 

(а) When occurring, transfer of patients to and from civil 
hospitals; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; letter form. 

(б) When directed, sanitary inspection of ships; letter form. 

(c) When directed, sanitary inspection of hospital ships and 
naval hospitals; letter form. 

(d) After an engagement, tabulated aggregate of killed and 
wounded; one copy to be forwarded to Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery, and one copy to be retained by commander in chief; 
Form K 2 . 

(e) Annually, general sanitary report of station; to be for¬ 
warded to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; letter form. 

(3) By fleet paymaster: 

(a) Quarterly and when directed; inspection of pay officers’ 
accounts, in duplicate, one copy to be forwarded to Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; letter form. 

5213. The commander of a division shall submit the following 
reports: 

(1) When occurring, report of any important service or matter 
of interest, in duplicate, if it concerns another department, other¬ 
wise a single copy or as directed elsewhere in these instructions 
or the Navy Regulations; to the department through the com¬ 
mander in chief if in his presence, or, if on detached service, 
direct; in the latter case the commander in chief shall be fur¬ 
nished a copy. 


(508 i) 


(2) When occurring, report of target practice; to department 
(Division of Operations) through commander in chief. 

(3) When occurring, report of inspection of ships; to depart¬ 
ment (Division of Inspections) through commander in chief; pre¬ 
scribed forms. 

(4) When occurring, changes in distribution of officers, one 
copy to Bureau of Navigation direct and one to commander in 
chief. 

(5) Semiannually and when officers are detached, reports of 
fitness; to Bureau of Navigation through commander in chief in 
case of a commanding officer of a ship; to Bureau of Navigation 
direct in case of officers of personal or division staff, in prescribed 
forms. 

(0) Annually, on January 1st, and when relieved of command, 
number of General and Tactical Signal Books and Western Union 
Codes in flag office with notation of their registered numbers; to 
department (Division of Operations) ; Forms N. Nav. 2-Q and 1-Q. 

(7) Annually, July 1st, report on command. (See Art. I 916 (4). 

6214. The commander of a division shall cause the following 
reports to be submitted to him, and approve and forward or other¬ 
wise act upon them as indicated: 

(1) By the division engineer: 

(a) When directed, inspection of steam machinery; to be for¬ 
warded to the commander in chief. 

(6) Semiannually, condition of steam machinery and boilers, 
in duplicate, to commander in chief; one copy to be forwarded to 
Navy Department (Division of Material). 

(2) By the division surgeon: 

(«) The reports enumerated in article 5212, paragraph 2; to 
be forwarded through the commander in chief. 

(3) By the division paymaster: 

(a) Quarterly and when directed, inspection of pay officers’ 
accounts, in duplicate, one copy to be forwarded to Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts through commander in chief. 

5215. The senior officer present of a force attached to a fleet 
or squadron shall submit to his commander in chief the following 
reports. Should the subject of the report be one of which the 
department should be advised without the delay incidental to 
transmission through the commander in chief a duplicate shall 
be forwarded to the department and the commander in chief 
advised thereof. 

(1) W T hen occurring, collision, grounding, or other casualty. 

(2) When occurring, report of any important service. 

5221. The commanding officer of a ship shall submit the fol¬ 
lowing reports: 

Section 3. —Reports from Ships in Commission. 

Note. —Only those marked (*) shall be submitted from gun¬ 
boats, fourth rate vessels, destroyers, torpedo boats, submarines, 
vessels of auxiliary Navy, and such other vessels indicated as 
belonging to this class for this purpose. 

(1) * Annually, statistics of enlisted force; to Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation, direct; Form 109B. 

(2) * Annually, report of pay of enlisted force for specified 
month; to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form 270. 

(3) * Semiannually or when officers are detached, reports of 
fitness of officers; to Bureau cf Navigation, direct; regular form. 
(Art. I 707.) 

(4) * Semiannually, or when completed, smooth log book; to 
Bureau of Navigation direct; Form 20. 

(5) * Quarterly, descriptive muster roll, to Bureau of Naviga¬ 
tion, direct; Form No. 5. 


Division engi- 
neer. 


Division sur¬ 
geon. 


Division pay. 
master. 


Senior officer 
present. 


(500 i) 




(6) Semiannually from cruising vessels, monthly from receiv¬ 
ing and station ships, reports of enlistments; to Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation, direct; Form No. 4B. 

(7) Monthly, efficiency of radio operator; to Bureau of Naviga¬ 
tion, direct: Form 254. 

(8) Weekly, when in United States ports, vacancies in crew; to 
Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form No. 25. 

(9) * When occurring, all transfers of enlisted men (except from 
a receiving ship to a hospital), straggling, desertions, or death 
of enlisted men; to the Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form 
No. IB. 

(10) * When occurring, changes of rating, other than of petty 
officers; to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form No. 2-red. 

(11) * When occurring, changes of rating of petty officers; to 
Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form No. IB. 

(12) When occurring, report of rejection of applicants for 
enlistment; to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form 54. 

(13) * When occurring, report of surrender or delivery of a 
deserter; to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form S. and A. 228. 

(14) * When occurring, discharges of men reenlisting within 
four months—to the Bureau of Navigation—to be forwarded 
direct; Forms 6 and 7. 

(15) When occurring, report of passengers carried; to Bureau 
of Navigation, direct. 

(16) * When vacancies occur, vacancies in crew; to the Bureau 
of Navigation, direct; Form No. 25. 

(17) * When enlistment is made, first sheet of service record 
and shipping articles; to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form 
No. 1. 

(18) * When enlistment is made, identification record: to 
Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form No. 2. 

(19) * When persons are discharged, die or desert, service 
record; to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form No. 1. 

(20) * When persons are discharged for misconduct or by 
sentence of court-martial, identification record; to Bureau of 
Navigation, direct; Form No. 2. 

(21) * When crew is relieved during commission, descriptive 
muster roll; to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form No. 5. 

(22) * When crew is relieved during commission, liberty book; 
to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form No. 14. 

(23) Upon being commissioned, descriptive muster roll; to 
Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form No. 5. 

(24) Before sailing, changes of officers since last report to date 
of sailing; to Bureau of Navigation, direct. 

(25) * Before sailing, alphabetical list of men received on board, 
etc., since last report; to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Forms 
8 and 8a. (Form 8a for receiving ships only.) 

(26) Beginning of cruise, corrections in descriptive lists, etc.; 
to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Slip No. 7. 

(27) * End of a cruise or going out of commission, descriptive 
muster roll; to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form No. 5. 

(28) * End of a cruise or going out of commission, liberty book; 
to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form No. 14. 

(29) * End of a cruise or going out of commission, watch, 
quarter and station bill book; to Bureau of Navigation, direct. 

(30) * When book is full, smooth signal record; to Bureau of 
Navigation, direct; Form No. 72. 

(31) * Upon transfer of command, inspection of efficiency; in 
quadruplicate; to Bureau of Navigation, direct. 

(32) * After an engagement, casualties and deficiencies; to com¬ 
mander in chief. 

(33) * After an engagement, reports and diagrams of service; 
to commander in chief. 


(510 i) 


(34) Annually, after tlie ship has been in commission a suffi¬ 
cient length of time to obtain data; a report of the seagoing and 
other qualities; to the Bureau of Construction and Repair, direct; 
Form N. C. R. 2. 

(35) When occurring, a report of draft and load of ship on 
departure from all navy yards and the naval station at Olongapo; 
to the Bureau of Construction and Repair, via the construction 
officer and commandant; Form N. C. R. 125. This report is 
required only for armored ships, protected and unprotected 
cruisers, scout cruisers, gunboats of 500 tons and above, torpedo 
boat destroyers, and torpedo boats. 

(36) When a board of survey on missing articles is held, the 
report of the board to the bureau concerned, via the commander 
in clnef, or senior officer present; on Form N. S. A. 154B. 

(37) When a survey and appraisal afloat is held, the report of 
the Board to the Bureau concerned, via the commander in chief, 
or senior officer present; on Form N. S. A. 153. 

(38) Quarterly and when ship is placed out of commission, 
cruising report; to department (Division of Operations), direct; 
Form N. Nav. 81. Destroyers and gunboats shall submit this 
report. 

(39) * Annually and when relieved of command, number of 
copies of the General and Tactical Signal Books and Western 
Union Codes on board, with notation of their registered numbers; 
to department (Division of Operations), direct; Forms N. Nav. 
2Q and N. Nav. IQ. First rate ships shall submit this report 
quarterly. 

(40) When occurring, report of coaling ship, supplying the data 
called for on the form. To department (Division of Operations), 
direct; Form N. S. O. 71. 

(41) Monthly, coal and fuel oil report, in duplicate; to Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts, direct; Form S. E. No. 1. 

(42) * Quarterly, report on readiness of ships for battle; to 
department (Division of Operations). Destroyers and submarines 
shall submit this report. 

(43) Quarterly, report list of confidential charts and other con¬ 
fidential publications issued by Hydrographic Office; to Hydro- 
graphic Office direct. 

5222. The commanding officer shall cause the following reports 
to be prepared as indicated, approve and forward them, or other¬ 
wise act on them, as indicated: 

(1) By the hull board: 

(a) Quarterly, report of hull inspection; to department, through 
the commander in chief, or senior officer present; Form 
N. C. R. 1. 

(&) When a vessel is docked elsewhere than at a United States 
navy yard, a report on the condition of the ship’s bottom and 
underwater fittings, and the condition of the paint when the 
vessel is cleaned and before it is painted; to Bureau of Construc¬ 
tion and Repair through commander in chief, or senior officer pres¬ 
ent, in a letter. When the vessel is docked at a naval station this 
report will be made by the yard officers, as proviaed in Article I, 
2704 (2). 

(2) By the navigating officer: 

(a) *At the first opportunity after commissioning; and when 
crossing magnetic equator; compass reports for all compasses in¬ 
stalled, both with.all correctors removed and after compensation; 
to Bureau of Navigation, direct (Forms 7 and 10). 

(&) * When extensive alterations have taken place in the vicin¬ 
ity of any compass causing a change in the magnetic surround¬ 
ings; compass report for the compass affected, both with all cor¬ 
rectors removed and after compensation; to Bureau of Naviga¬ 
tion, direct (Forms 7 and 10). 


Hull board. 


Navigating 

officer. 


(511 i) 





Gunnery officer. 


Engineer officer. 


(c) *Annually, June 30, inventory of compasses and instru¬ 
ments; to Bureau of Navigation, direct (Form 9). 

( d ) *Annually, June 30, deviation tables; to Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation, direct (Form 12). 

(e) *Going out of commission, compass record book; to com¬ 
pass office, Naval Observatory, direct (Form 14). 

(/) Quarterly, report of condition of gyro-compass set and its 
action during the quarter; to the Bureau of Navigation via the 
commander in chief or division commander in a letter. This re¬ 
port is required from all vessels equipped with gyro compasses. 

( g ) When book is filled or when ship goes out of commission, 
ship’s chronometer records, to Naval Observatory, direct (Form 
No. 4). 

( h ) When chronometer is transferred, ship’s chronometer rec¬ 
ords, to be sent with the chronometer (Forms 1, 2, and 3) ; to 
Naval Observatory, direct. 

( i ) Monthly, meteorological report; to United States Weather 
Bureau. 

O') At end of cruise, rough log; to commandant of home yard. 

(3) By gunnery officer: 

(a)* Monthly, when temperatures are over ninety degrees F; 
temperature of magazines; to Bureau of Ordnance, direct; Ord¬ 
nance Form 43. 

(70* Semiannually, or when any change occurs, list of ammu¬ 
nition on hand; to Bureau of Ordnance, direct; Ordnance Forms 
41 and 42. 

(c) * Semiannually, or when changes occur, or when going in 
or out of commission, list of guns, mounts and small arms, in 
duplicate; to Bureau of Ordnance, and officers receiving the same, 
direct; Ordnance Forms 39 and 40. 

( d ) * Semiannually, or when changes occur, or when going out 
of commission, list of torpedoes, mounts, torpedo air compressors 
and air plant, in duplicate; to Bureau of Ordnance and officer 
receiving the same if transferred, direct; Ordnance Form 51. 

(e) Semiannually, when going into commission, when changes 
occur, and when going out of commission, list of battery-control 
instruments, in duplicate; to Bureau of Ordnance and officer 
receiving the same if transferred, direct; Ordnance Form 51. 

(/)* Semiannually, when going into commission, when changes 
occur, and on going out of commission, from mine ships only; 
list of naval defense mines and appurtenances; to Bureau of 
Ordnance, direct; Ordnance Form 50. 

(g)* When gun is transferred or when going in or out of com¬ 
mission ; record of gun, in duplicate; to officer receiving the gun 
and to Bureau of Ordnance, direct; Ordnance Form 7. 

(/?,)* When torpedo is transferred or when going out or in 
commission, record of torpedo; to officer receiving torpedo, direct; 
Ordnance Form 52. 

(i)* After torpedo practice; record of practice, in duplicate; 
to Bureau of Ordnance through department (Division of Opera¬ 
tions) ; Ordnance Form 49. 

O’)* At end of commission, ship’s ordnance allowance; to navy 
yard, direct; Ordnance Form 2. 

(7c)* When occurring, report of special survey in ordnance, in 
duplicate; to Bureau of Ordnance, direct; Ordnance Form 20. 

(7)* When occurring (monthly, quarterly, semiannually, and 
special), report of test of smokeless powder; to Bureau of Ord¬ 
nance, direct; Ordnance Form 67. 

(m) Semiannually, or when changes occur, or when going into 
or out of commission, ordnance equipment; to Bureau of Ordnance, 
and officer receiving same if transferred, direct; Ordnance Form 70. 

(4) By engineer officer: 

(a) Quarterly, report of condition of construction and repair 
auxiliary machinery; to Bureau of Construction and Repair, via 


(512 i) 


the commander in chief or division commander, and the com¬ 
mandant if at a navy yard; letter form. 

(&)* Quarterly, report of steam, hydraulic, and electric ma¬ 
chinery under cognizance of Bureau of Ordnance; to Bureau of 
Ordnance, via the commander in chief or division commander, 
and the commandant if at a navy yard; letter form. 

(c)* Quarterly, or when completed, steam log; to Bureau of 
Steam Engineering, direct; prescribed form. 

(5) By the medical officer: 

(a) Annually; July 1; inventory of property; to Bureau of 
Medicine and Surgery; one copy; through commanding officer 
and fleet surgeon in squadron; Forms D and Da. 

(6) Annually; January 1; medical history (officers) ; to Bureau 
of Medicine and Surgery; all loose sheets containing medical his¬ 
tory ; through commanding officer; from Form H—green. 

(c) Annually; January 1, and when out of commission; report 
of operations; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; 
through commanding officer; Form P. 

(d) Annually; January 1, and when out of commission; sani¬ 
tary report; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; 
through commanding officer and fleet surgeon and commander in 
chief in squadron; letter form. 

(e) Semiannually; ships in reserve and receiving ships May 1 
and November 1; requisition and priced invoice for stores listed 
on Supply Table; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; four copies; 
through commanding officer; Form B. 

(/) Quarterly; quarters ending March 31, June 30, September 
30, and December 31, and when out of commission; abstract of 
patients; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; through 
commanding officer; Form F. 

( g ) Quarterly; quarters ending March 31, June 30, September 
30, and December 31, and when out of commission; statistical re¬ 
port ; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and fleet surgeon in 
squadron; one copy each; through commanding officer; Form K. 

( li ) Monthly; first day of month; clinical cards; to Bureau of 
Medicine and Surgery; one card or cards for each case completed; 
through commanding officer; special cards. 

( i ) Weekly; week ending Saturday; personal memorandum for 
the Surgeon General; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one 
copy; direct; special form (receiving ships only). 

(;') Daily; each morning; morning report of sick; to command¬ 
ing officer; one copy; direct; special form. 

(fc) Daily; each morning; binnacle list; to commanding officer; 
one copy; direct; special form. 

(l) When necessary; survey on medical property; to Bureau of 
Medicine and Surgery; two copies; through commanding officer 
and fleet surgeon in squadron; Form Ca. 

(m) When necessary; upon transfer of medical stores; to 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, receiving officer, and transferring 
officer; one copy each; through commanding officer; Forms D 
and Da. 

(n) When necessary; abstract of patients (rough form); re¬ 
tained for ship files; one for each case; rough Form F. 

(o) When necessary; hospital ticket; to medical officer naval 
hospital; one copy through commanding officer; Form G. 

( p) When necessary; upon termination of enlistment and when 
promoted to warrant officer or pay clerk; health record; to 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; through commanding 
officer; Form H—gray. 

( q ) When necessary; upon termination of active service; health 
record; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; through 
commanding officer; Form H—green. 

(r) When necessary; after an engagement; report of casualties; 
to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and fleet surgeon in squadron; 


(513 i) 





Marine officer. 


one copy eacli; through commanding officer and commander in 
chief; Form K 2 . 

( s ) When necessary; request for medical survey; to senior 
officer present; one copy; through commanding officer; Form I. 

( t) When necessary; by board of medical officers; report of 
medical survey; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; three copies, 
and fleet surgeon in squadron one additional copy; through com¬ 
manding officer and senior officer present; Form M. 

( u ) When necessary; report of death; to Bureau of Medicine 
and Surgery; two copies, and in the case of an officer one addi¬ 
tional copy to the Bureau of Navigation; through commanding 
officer; Form N. 

(v) When necessary; request for blank forms; to Bureau of 
Medicine and Surgery; one copy; direct; Form O. 

( w ) When necessary; clinical chart; retained for files; copies 
as required; Form Q. 

(a?) When necessary; recruiting statistics; to Bureau of Medi¬ 
cine and Surgery; one copy; cruising ships annually, January 1, 
receiving ships for the quarters ending March 31, June 30, Sep¬ 
tember 30, and December 31; through commanding officer; 
Form X. 

( y ) When necessary; efficiency report, United States Naval 
Hospital Corps; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; 
through commanding officer; navigation Form No. 238. 

O) When necessary; examination report, Hospital Corps, 
United States Navy; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and com¬ 
manding officer; one copy each; through commanding officer; spe¬ 
cial form. 

(aa) When necessary; special requisition for supplies; to Bu¬ 
reau of Medicine and Surgery; four copies; through commanding 
officer; Forms 4 and 4a. Explanatory letter must accompany 
when articles required are not listed on Supply Table. 

(bb) When necessary; transfer of patients to and from other 
than naval hospitals; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and 
fleet surgeon in squadron; one copy each; through commanding 
officer and commander in chief; letter form. 

( cc ) When necessary; report of epidemics; to Bureau of Medi¬ 
cine and Surgery and fleet surgeon in squadron; one copy each; 
through commanding officer and commander in chief; letter form. 

(dd) When necessary; upon ship being placed out of commis¬ 
sion; journal of the medical department; to Bureau of Medicine 
and Surgery; all filled or partially filled books; direct; special 
book. 

(ee) When necessary; cruising ships; requisition and priced 
invoice for stores listed on Supply Table; to Bureau Medicine and 
Surgery; four copies; through commanding officer; Form B. 

(6) By officer commanding marine detachment: 

(a) Annually and when changes occur, return of ordnance and 
ordnance stores; to commanding officer (for ordnance officer); 
Form, Ordnance 5. 

(b) Monthly, professional and conduct record of marines, to 
commanding officer (for major general commandant) ; Form 
N. M. C. 526. 

(c) 10th, 20th, and last day of each month, report of strength 
and distribution; to major general commandant, direct; Form 
N. M. O. 341. 

(d) Monthly, report of drills and instructions; to major gen¬ 
eral commandant, direct; Form N. M. C. 467. 

(e) Monthly; muster roll; to major general commandant, di¬ 
rect ; Forms N. M. C. 107 and 107a. 

(/) When occurring, report of transfers; to major general com¬ 
mandant, direct; Form N. M. C. 312. 

(g) When occurring, report of discharges; to major general 
commandant, direct; Form N. M. C. 312. 


(514 i) 


( li ) When occurring, copy of reward offered; to major general 
commandant and to the officer in charge of the quartermaster’s 
department, direct; Form N. M. C. 5. 

( i ) When occurring, memorandum of summary court-martial; 
to major general commandant, direct; Form N. M. C. 512. 

(/) When occurring, memorandum of summary court-martial; 
to Auditor for the Navy Department, direct; Form N. M. C. 517. 

(k) When occurring, memorandum of deck court; to major 
general commandant, direct; Form N. M. C. 512. 

(?) When occurring, memorandum of deck court; to Auditor 
for the Navy Department, direct; Form N. M. C. 517. 

(m) Quarterly, return of Marine Corps property; to officer in 
charge of the quartermaster’s department; Form N. M. C. 168. 

(a ) Quarterly, balance sheets showing money value of property 
remaining on hand; one copy for clothing only and one for all 
other property, except subsistence stores, fuel, forage, stationery, 
and ordnance property belonging to the Navy; to officer in charge 
of the quartermaster’s department, to accompany return of Marine 
Corps property; Form N. M. C. 20. 

(o) Quarterly, clothing account roll; to officer in charge of the 
quartermaster’s department; Form N. M. C. 141. 

(p) Monthly, report of deposits by enlisted men through pay 
officer of the ship; to officer in charge of the paymaster’s depart¬ 
ment; Form N. M. C. 436. 

( q) Monthly, report of allotments registered for marines by 
naval pay officers through pay officer of the ship; to the officer in 
charge of the paymaster’s department; Form N. M. C. 660. 

(r) Monthly, third copy of pay roll of enlisted men of the 
Marine Corps through commanding officer and pay officer of ship 
and the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; to the officer in charge 
of the paymaster’s department; Form N. M. C. 432. 

(s) Monthly, pay roll (in duplicate) of enlisted men accom¬ 
panied by necessary vouchers; to commanding officer of ship for 
pay officer; Form N. M. C. 432. 

( t ) When occurring, statement of account as closed for dis¬ 
charge or retirement; to commanding officer for pay officer; Form 
N. M. C. 90. 

(w) When occurring, pay accounts of men who die or desert 
and of general court-martial prisoners transferred; to command¬ 
ing officer of ship, for pay officer; Form N. M. C. 90. 

(v) Monthly, gunnery and small-arm report; to major general 
commandant, direct; Form N. M. C. 387. 

( w ) Annually, report of target practice; to major general com¬ 
mandant, direct; Form N. M. C. 612. 

(x) When occurring, individual report of record practice; to 
major general commandant; Form N. M. C. 611. 

( y ) When occurring, report of record practice (Navy Course) ; 
to major general commandant; Form N. M. C. 614. 

(7) By the pay officer: 

(a) When occurring, honorable discharge of men reenlisting 
within four months; notation of paymaster to show amount of 
honorable discharge gratuity paid; to the Bureau of Navigation; 
Form 6. 

(b) When a vessel is placed out of commission, list of officers; 
to Bureau of Navigation, direct. 

(c) When visiting foreign port, return of port information; to 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; Form 59. 

5223. The following reports from the pay officer of a ship shall 
be prepared and forwarded as indicated. Any of the reports 
herein designated to be forwarded direct shall be forwarded 
through the commanding officer if that officer so desires. 

(l) Monthly, abstract of expenditures; to Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts, single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and 
A. No. 21a. 


Pay officer. 


Reports and 
returns from 
pay officer of 
ship. 


(515 i) 








(2) Monthly, public bills (memorandum copies) ; to Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts, single copy with monthly abstract of 
expenditures; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 51a. 

(3) Monthly; monthly ration vouchers (memorandum copies) ; 
to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, single copy, with monthly 
abstract of expenditures; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. 
No. 233a. 

(4) Monthly; abstract of deposits; to Auditor for the Navy 
Department, single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. 
No. 49. 

(5) Quarterly, account current; to Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. 
No. 21. 

(6) Quarterly, abstract of expenditure; to Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; single copy, with quarterly account current; to 
be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 21a. 

(7) Quarterly, pay-roll summary; to Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts; single copy, with quarterly account current; to be 
forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 61. 

(8) Quarterly, monthly ration records of ships not carrying pay 
officers; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be 
forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 45. 

(9) Quarterly, return of provisions (ships carrying pay offi¬ 
cers) ; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be 
forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 36. 

(10) Quarterly, return of provisions (ships not carrying pay 
officers) ; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to 
be forwarded direct ; Form S. and A. No. 36a. 

(11) Quarterly, return of clothing and small stores; to Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded direct; 
Form S. and A. No. 37. 

(12) Quarterly, balance sheet of ship’s store; to Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded direct; 
Form S. and A. No 234. 

(13) Quarterly, statement of crew’s entertainment allotment; 
to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded 
direct; Form S. and A. No. 55. 

(14) Quarterly, memoranda copies of public bills covering pro¬ 
visions, clothing, small stores, ship’s store articles, and ex¬ 
penditures from the crew’s entertainment allotment; to Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with quarterly returns of 
provisions, clothing and small stores, ship’s store, and statement 
of crew’s entertainment allotment; to be forwarded direct; Form 
S. and A. No. 51a. 

(15) Quarterly, monthly ration vouchers (memoranda copies) ; 
to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the 
quarterly return of provisions; to be forwarded direct; Form 
S. and A. No. 233. 

(16) Quarterly, statement of, under and over issues of pro¬ 
visions; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with 
the quarterly return of provisions; to be forwarded direct; Form 
3. and A. No. 239. 

(17) Quarterly, receipted ship’s department requisition for pay 
department stores; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; original 
and one copy; with the quarterly returns of provisions and cloth¬ 
ing and small stores; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. 
No. 32. 

(18) Quarterly, monthly invoices of provisions sold to messes; 
to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the 
quarterly return of provisions; to be forwarded direct; Form S. 
and A. No. 29. 

(19) Quarterly, invoice of extra issues to engineer and dynamo 
forces; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the 
quarterly return of provisions; to be forwarded direct; Form S. 
and A. No. 71. 


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(20) Quarterly, commanding officer’s order for issues to super¬ 
numeraries entitled to pay; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; 
single copy; with the quarterly return of provisions; to be for¬ 
warded direct; commanding officer’s order. 

(21) Quarterly, commanding officer’s order and voucher for 
issues to supernumeraries not entitled to pay; to Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; original and one copy; with the quar¬ 
terly return of provisions; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and 
A. No. 33. 

(22) Quarterly, quarterly survey. Pay Department ; to Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly return 
of provisions; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 153. 

(23) Quarterly, special survey, Pay Department; to Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly property 
returns to which they pertain; to be forwarded direct; Form S. 
and A. No. 153. 

(24) Quarterly, receipt invoices; to Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts; single copies; with the quarterly property returns to 
which they pertain; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. 
No. 71. 

(25) Quarterly, expenditure invoices; to Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; single copies; with the quarterly property returns 
to which they pertain; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. 
No. 72. 

(26) Quarterly, pay roll, accompanied by all vouchers, receipts, 
and commanding officer’s orders pertaining thereto; to Auditor 
for the Navy Department; single copy; to be forwarded direct; 
Form S. and A. No. 1. 

(27) Quarterly, abstract of expenditures; to Auditor for the 
Navy Department; single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form 
S. and A. No. 21a. 

(28) Quarterly, account current, accompanied by all receipt and 
expenditure vouchers pertaining thereto; to Auditor for the 
Navy Department; single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form 
S. and A. No. 21. 

(29) Quarterly, public bills (original) ; to Auditor for the Navy 
Department; single copy; with the quarterly account current, 
accompanied by original requisition and original dealer’s bill; 
to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 51. 

(30) Immediately upon payment of bill, report of funeral ex¬ 
penses; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be 
forwarded through official channels; letter. 

(31) When necessary, requisitions for money; to Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded through 
official channels; Form S. and A. No. 60. 

(32) With accounts embracing repayment, deposit book; to 
the Auditor for the Navy Department; to be forwarded direct; 
Form S. and A. No. 47. 

(33) With accounts embracing repayment, statement of deposits 
and interests; to the Auditor for the Navy Department; single 
copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 50. 

(34) When occurring, report of deposits of funds to credit of 
the United States; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single 
copy; to be forwarded direct; letter. 

(35) When occurring, report of deposits of funds to the credit 
of the United States; to the Auditor for the Navy Department; 
single copy; to be forwarded direct; letter. 

(36) When occurring, reports of advances to masters of naval 
auxiliaries; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; 
to be forwarded direct; letter. 

(37) When occurring, accounts of deceased persons; to Auditor 
for the Navy Department; in duplicate; to be forwarded direct; 
letter. 


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Reports and 
returns from a 
general store¬ 
keeper of a 

ship. 


(38) When occurring, transfer pay accounts of deserters; to 
pay officer in charge of deserters’ accounts, Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; in duplicate; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and 
A. Nos. 3 and 4. 

(39) When occurring, request for deserters’ pay accounts; 
to pay officer in charge of deserters’ accounts, Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and 
A. No. 228. 

(40) When occurring, allotment granted; to Navy allotment 
officer; single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 6. 

(41) When occurring, notice of allotments discontinued; to 
Navy allotment officer; in duplicate; to be forwarded direct; 
Form S. and A. No. 12. 

(42) When occurring, notice of allotments expiring by limita¬ 
tion; to Navy allotment officer; in duplicate; to be forwarded 
direct; Form S. and A. No. 11. 

(43) When a bill of exchange is negotiated, letters of advice; 
sale of exchange; to Navy Department; single copy; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form S. and A. No. 17. 

(44) When a bill of exchange is negotiated, money statement 
pertaining to exchange; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; 
single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 42. 

(45) When a bill of exchange is negotiated, letter of advice and 
account of sale (duplicate) ; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; 
single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 18. 

(46) When a bill of exchange is negotiated, money statement 
pertaining to exchange; to the Auditor for the Navy Department; 
single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 42. 

(47) When a bill of exchange is negotiated, letter of advice 
and account of sale (original) ; to Auditor for the Navy Depart¬ 
ment ; single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 18. 

(48) When a bill of exchange is negotiated, foreign letter of 
advice, sale of exchange; to the fiscal agent, London; single copy; 
to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 16. 

5224. The following reports from the general storekeeper of a 
ship shall be prepared and forwarded as indicated. Any of the 
reports herein designated to be forwarded direct shall be for¬ 
warded through the commanding officer if he so desires. 

(1) Monthly, summary of material issued for use; to Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; in duplicate; to be forwarded direct; 
Form S. and A. No. 69. 

(2) Monthly, summary of material transferred to other 
accounts, and losses covered by survey; to Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; in duplicate; to be forwarded direct; Form S. 
and A. No. 69a. 

(3) When necessary, requisition for supplies or services, afloat; 
to officer having custody of the stores or to the Bureau concerned; 
to be forwarded direct; Forms S. and A. Nos. 44 and 44a. 

(4) Quarterly, balance sheet, Title X; to Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and 
A. No. 157. 

(5) Quarterly, Abstract of receipt vouchers; to Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts with quarterly balance sheet, Title X; single 
copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 147. 

(6) Quarterly, abstract of expenditure vouchers; to Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts with quarterly balance sheet. Title X; 
single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 174. 

(7) Quarterly, receipt and expenditure invoices (not covered 
by any summary) ; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts with 
quarterly balance sheet, Title X; single copy; to be forwarded 
direct; Forms S. and A. Nos. 71 and 72. 

(8) Quarterly, summary of store invoices; to Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly balance sheet, 
Title X; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 176. 


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(9) Monthly, statement of charges, naval supply account, 
afloat; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; one copy for each of 
to ship’s departments; of Navigation, Ordnance, Construction and 
Repair, Steam Engineering, and Supplies and Accounts; to be 
forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 126a. 

(10) Quarterly, balance sheets of equipage, to Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts; one copy for each of the ship’s departments; 
of Equipment, Equipment Navigation, Construction and Repair, 
Ordnance, Steam Engineering, and Supplies and Accounts; to be 
forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 58. 

(11) Quarterly, abstract of receipt vouchers; to Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts; single copy; with each of the quarterly 
balance sheets of equipage; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and 
A. No. 147a. 

(12) Quarterly, abstract of expenditure vouchers; to Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with each of the quarterly 
balance sheets of equipage; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and 
A. No. 174a. 

(13) Quarterly, receipt and expenditure invoices; to Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; single copies; with quarterly balance 
sheets of equipage to which they pertain; to be forwarded direct; 
Forms S. and A. Nos. 71 and 72. 

(14) Quarterly, summary of store invoices; to Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly balance sheets, 
of equipage to which they pertain; to be forwarded direct; Form 
S. and A. No. 176. 

(15) When necessary, survey and appraisal, afloat; to senior 
officer present, in triplicate; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and 
A. No. 153. 

(16) Monthly, transfer statement involving adjustment of ap¬ 
propriations; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; duplicate 
copy; accompanied by substantiating vouchers; to be forwarded 
direct; Form S. and A. No. 222. 

(17) Quarterly, summary of material issued for use; to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; triplicate copy of each of the 
three monthly summaries; to be forwarded direct, with the 
quarterly balance sheet, Title X; Form S. and A. No. 69. 

(18) Quarterly, summary of material transferred to other ac¬ 
counts and losses covered by survey; to the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; triplicate copy of each of the three monthly sum¬ 
maries; to be forwarded direct with the quarterly balance sheet, 
Title X; Form S. and A. No. 69a. 

5225. In ships in which the general storekeeping system is not 
in operation, the commanding officer shall require heads of de¬ 
partments to submit the following reports: 

(1) Quarterly, balance sheet of equipage and supplies; to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; Form S. and A. 
No. 58. 

(2) Quarterly, abstract of receipt vouchers; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts, with the quarterly balance sheet of equi¬ 
page and supplies; single copy; Form S. and A. No. 147a. 

(3) Quarterly, abstract of expenditure vouchers; to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly balance 
sheet of equipage and supplies; Form S. and A. No. 174a. 

(4) Quarterly, invoice of expenditures; to the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly balance sheet 
of equipage and supplies; Form S. and A. No. 71. 

(5) Quarterly, summary of store invoices; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly balance 
sheet of equipage and supplies; Form S. and A. No. 177. 

(6) Quarterly, public bills; to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts ; single copy; with the quarterly balance sheet of equipage 
and supplies; Form S. and A. No. 51a. 


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5226. The commanding officer of ships in which the general 
storekeeping system is in operation shall require the engineer 
officer of the ship to submit the following reports: 

(1) Quarterly, balance sheet of supplies (fuel only) ; to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded 
through the commanding officer; Form S. and A. No. 58. 

(2) Quarterly, abstract of receipt vouchers; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts with the quarterly balance sheet of sup¬ 
plies (fuel only) ; single copy; Form S. and A. No. 147a. 

(3) Quarterly, abstract of expenditure vouchers; to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly balance 
sheet of supplies (fuel only) ; Form S. and A. No. 174a. 

(4) Quarterly, invoice of expenditures; to the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly balance sheet 
of supplies (fuel only) ; Form S. and A. No, 71. 

(5) Quarterly, summary of store invoices; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly balance 
sheet of supplies (fuel only) ; Form S. and A. No. 177. 

(6) Quarterly, public bills; to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts; single copy; with the quarterly balance sheet of equi¬ 
page and supplies; Form S. and A. No. 51a. 

5227. The commanding officer of ships in which the general 
storekeeping system is in operation shall require the gunnery 
officer of the ship to submit the following: 

(1) Quarterly, balance sheet of supplies (ammunition only) ; to 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be for¬ 
warded through the commanding officer; Form S. and A. No. 58. 

(2) Quarterly, abstract of receipt vouchers; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; with the quarterly balance sheet of sup¬ 
plies (ammunition only) ; single copy; Form S. and A. No. 147a. 

(3) Quarterly, abstract of expenditure vouchers; to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly balance 
sheet of supplies (ammunition only) ; Form S. and A. No. 174a. 

(4) Quarterly, invoice of expenditure; to the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly balance sheet 
of supplies (ammunition only) ; Form S. and A. No. 71. 

(5) Quarterly, summary of store invoices; to the Bureau of 
supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly balance 
sheet of supplies (ammunition only) ; Form S. and A. No. 177. 

(6) Quarterly, public bills; to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts ; single copy; with the quarterly balance sheet of equipage 
and supplies; Form S. and A. No. 51a. 

Section 4.— Reports from Naval Auxiliaries. 

5231. The medical officer in command of a hospital ship shall 
make the reports required of a medical officer in command of a 
hospital on shore. 

5232. Masters of naval auxiliaries shall submit the following 
reports and returns; 

(1) Monthly, account current; to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts; single; copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A 
No. 21. 

(2) Monthly, abstract of expenditures; to the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts; single copy: with the monthly account cur¬ 
rent ; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 21a. 

(3) Monthly, copies of vouchers; to the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; with the monthly account current; to be for¬ 
warded direct. 

(4) Quarterly, hull report; N. C. R. 1. 

5233. Masters of fuel ships shall submit: 

(1) Monthly, cargo, coal and fuel-oil report; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; in duplicate; to be forwarded direct; 
Form N. S. A. 118. 


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(2) Quarterly, cargo return; to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts; single copy; accompanied by substantiating vouchers; 
to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 240. 

(3) Quarterly, hull report ; N. C. R. 1. 

Section 5.— Reports from Shore Stations. 

5241. The commandant of a shore station shall submit the fol¬ 
lowing reports: 

(1) When occurring, transfers of enlisted men from the sta¬ 
tion, other than from receiving ships; to Bureau of Navigation, 
direct; Form IB. 

(2) When occurring, changes of rating other than of petty 
officers; to Bureau of Navigation, direct; slip No. 2, red. 

(3) When occurring, changes of rating of petty officers; to 
Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form IB. 

(4) When occurring, report of surrender or delivery of a de¬ 
serter ; to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form S. and A. 228. 

(5) When occurring, discharges of men reenlisting within four 
months; to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Forms 6 and 7. 

(6) Monthly, changes of officers; to Bureau of Navigation, 
direct; prescribed form. 

(7) Monthly, number of general orders and court-martial orders 
required; to Bureau of Navigation, direct; Form 142. 

(8) Semiannually, and when officers are detached, reports of 
fitness; to Bureau of Navigation, direct; prescribed form. (Art. 
1-707.) 

(9) Annually (July 1) and when relieved of command, number 
of General and Tactical Signal Books and Western Union Codes 
in the commandant’s office, with notation of their registered num¬ 
bers; to department (Division of Operations); Forms N. Nav. 
2Q and IQ. 

(10) When occurring, report of arrival or departure of vessels; 
to Secretary of Navy; telegram. 

(11) When occurring, report of docking or undocking of ves¬ 
sels; to Bureau of Construction and Repair; telegram. 

(12) Weekly, summary of reports on repairs to vessels at the 
yard, showing probable dates of completion; in triplicate; to 
department. 

(13) Monthly, estimate of funds required in the manufacturing 
department during the ensuing month; to the bureaus concerned; 
prescribed forms. This report shall be accompanied by the joint 
estimate submitted monthly by the engineer and construction 
officers on Form N. C. R. 124a. 

(14) Quarterly, report of minors under instruction; to de¬ 
partment. 

(15) Quarterly, inspection of boilers; to the bureau concerned; 
prescribed forms. 

(16) Monthly, report of special deposits; to Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; single copy, direct; Form S. and A. 22. 

(17) Monthly, allotments and expenditures under coal and 
transportation; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; in duplicate; 
through Bureau of Steam Engineering; letter form. 

(18) When occurring, inventory of and receipt for furniture; 
to Bureau of Yards and Docks, direct; Form 15. 

(19) When occurring, report of change of occupants of quar¬ 
ters ; to Bureau of Yards and Docks, direct; letter form. 

(20) Annually, report on operation of shore station, as required 
by I chapter 2, section 9. 

5242. The commandant of a shore station shall cause the fol¬ 
lowing reports to be prepared, and approve and forward or other¬ 
wise act upon them, as indicated, or as necessary: 

(1) When occurring, report of board of survey on missing 
articles; to the bureau concerned; Form N. S. A. 154B. 


Commandant 


Surveys. 


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Power-boat 

machinery. 


Manufacturing 

department. 


Machinery di¬ 
vision. 


Hull division. 


(2) When occurring, report of survey and appraisal of articles 
in store; to the bureau concerned; Form N. S. A. 154. 

(3) When occurring, report of survey on machinery plant, 
chatties, etc.; to bureau concerned; Form 217a. 

(4) When occurring, report of survey of furniture; to Bureau 
of Yards and Docks, in duplicate; Form N. Y. D. 14. 

(5) When occurring, survey on buildings, docks, wharves, etc.; 
to Bureau of Yards and Docks; in duplicate; Form S. and A. 217a. 

(6) Semiannually, reports of power-boat machinery on hand; 
to Bureau of Steam Engineering. 

(7) As occurring, reports of changes in power-boat machinery; 
to Bureau of Steam Engineering. 

(8) Annually, reports of engineering material on hand; 
N. S. E. Forms 114 to 130, inclusive, and 133; to Bureau of Steam 
Engineering. 

(9) As occurring, corrections to reports of engineering ma¬ 
terial ; to Bureau of Steam Engineering. 

(10) When occurring, report of analyses of fuel; to Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; single copy; letter form. 

(11) By heads of divisions of manufacturing department: 

(a) Weekly, report of repairs on each ship on which work is 
authorized; to commandant, in triplicate; one copy for com¬ 
mandant, one for the bureau concerned, and one for the com¬ 
manding officer of the ship; prescribed form. 

( b ) Monthly, estimate of funds required for work in manufac¬ 
turing department during the ensuing month, including funds for 
labor and for material to be drawn from the naval supply account; 
to commandant; Form N. C. R. 124; one copy for each bureau con¬ 
cerned. And a request from a general storekeeper for allotments 
to cover naval supply account issues to ships and miscellaneous. 

(c) When manufacture is not to be done at originating yard; 
estimate for manufacture under naval supply account; to yard 
at which manufacture is desired; as many copies as necessary; 
to be forwarded direct; Forms S. annd A. 5 and 5a. 

( d ) When manufacture is to be done at originating yard; 
estimate for manufacture under naval supply account; to Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; as many copies as necessary; to be 
forwarded direct if for stock, but through bureau concerned if 
for a specific purpose; Forms S. and A. 5 and 5a. 

( e ) Monthly, progress of vessels building; to bureaus con¬ 
cerned. 

(12) By head of machinery division: 

(a) Quarterly, report on steam generators; to Bureau of Yards 
and Docks; Form N. Y. D. 91. 

(&) Monthly, summary of power plant operations; to Bureau 
of Yards and Docks; Form N. Y. D. 100. 

(13) By head of hull division: 

(a) Monthly, estimate of value of vessels building; to Bureau 
of Construction and Repair; Form N. C. R. 61. 

(&) Monthly, report of anchors and chains; to Bureau of Con¬ 
struction and Repair; Form N. C. R. 129. 

(c) Quarterly, weight report on vessels building; to Bureau of 
Construction and Repair; Form N. C. R. 65. 

(cl) Quarterly, report of power boats in store, repairing or in 
yard service; to Bureau of Construction and Repair; Form N. 
C. R. 14. 

(e) Quarterly, report of pulling boats in store, repairing or in 
yard service; to Bureau of Construction and Repair; Form N. 
C. R. 16. 

(/) Monthly, summary, giving drafts of vessels arriving, de¬ 
parting, and docking at yards. 

( g) When installed, or on becoming available for transfer, re¬ 
port on power plant and electrical equipment: Form N. Y. D. 79. 

(/?) When installed, report on power-plant boilers; N. Y. D. 90. 


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(/< ) When occurring, report of departure of a vessel, with draft, 
and statement of unfinished work; to Bureau of Construction and 
.Repair; letter form. 

(14) By public works officer: 

(a) Annually, report of expenditures and operations; to Bureau officer. C1T ° r 
of Yards and Docks; Form Y. and D. 31. 

(b) Monthly, report of progress of work, contract; to Bureau 
of Yards and Docks; Form N. Y. D. 86. 

(c) Monthly, report of progress of work, yard force; to Bureau 
of Yards and Docks; Form N. Y. D. 87. 

( d ) Monthly, report on electric motor trucks; to Bureau of 
Yards and Docks; Form N. Y. D. 96. 

(e) Annually; inspection of public works and utilities; to Bu¬ 
reau of Yards and Docks; Form N. Y. D. Nos. 96. 

5243. The commandant of a shore station shall require the fol- Purchasing 
lowing reports to be submitted by the purchasing pay officer of pay offlcer * 
the station: 

(1) Monthly, account current; to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 119. 

(2) Monthly, abstract of receipts; to the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts with the monthly account current; to be forwarded 
direct; Form S. and A. 119a. 

(3) Monthly; abstract of deposits to the credit of the United 
States; to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts with the monthly 
account current; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 119a. 

(4) Monthly; abstract of appropriations chargeable; to Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded direct; 

Form S. and A. No. 119a. 

(5) Quarterly, pay roll; to the Auditor for the Navy Depart¬ 
ment ; single copy: to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 84. 

(6) Quarterly, advertising vouchers; to the Auditor for the 
Navy Department; single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. 
and A. No. 124. 

(7) Quarterly, abstract of salaries; to the Navy Department; 
to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 114. 

(8) Quarterly, account current; to Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 119. 

(9) Quarterly, abstract of appropriations chargeable; to Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts with the quarterly account current; to 
be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 119a. 

(10) Quarterly, abstract of receipts; to Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts with the quarterly account current; to be forwarded 
direct; Form S. and A. No. 119a. 

(11) Quarterly, abstract of deposits to the credit of the United 
States; to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts with the quarterly 
account current; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 119a. 

(12) Quarterly, account current; to the Auditor for the Navy 
Department with all vouchers pertaining thereto; to be forwarded 
direct; Form S. and A. No. 119. 

(13) Quarterly, abstract of expenditures; to the Auditor for 
the Navy Department with the quarterly account current; to be 
forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 119a. 

(14) When occurring; report of deposit of funds to the credit 
of the United States; to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; 
single copy; to be forwarded direct; letter. 

(15) As required; list of vouchers paid; to Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts ; to be forwarded direct; S. and A., Form No. 96. 

(16) When contract is entered into, original of Navy pay office 
contract; to Secretary of Treasury if bonding company is involved, 
if not to the Auditor for the Navy Department; to be forwarded 
direct; Forms S. and A., Nos. 48 and 50. 

(17) When an order is placed amounting to $500 or more, 

Navy pay office contract; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; 
singie copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 248. 


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(IS) In case of default under open purchase requisitions and 
Navy pay office contracts, statement of excess in cost; to Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded direct; 
Form S. and A. No. 258. 

(19) As prepared, memoranda copies of public bills under 
“ Coal and Transportation; ” to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; 
single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 85a. 

(20) After approval by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; 
original of requisitions to be covered by vouchers prepared in the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts; to be forwarded direct; Forms S. and A. Nos. 44 and 76. 

(21) Quarterly, abstract of deposits to the credit of the United 
States; to the Auditor for the Navy Department with the 
quarterly account current; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. 
No. 119a. 

(22) When occurring* report of deposit of funds to the credit 
of the United States; to the Auditor for the Navy Department; 
single copy; to be forwarded direct; letter. 

Pay officer. 5244. The commandant of a shore station shall require the fol¬ 
lowing reports to be submitted by the pay officer of the station: 

(1) Quarterly, summary of special deposits; to the Auditor for 
the Navy Department; single copy; with the quarterly account 
current; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 24. 

(2) Quarterly, summary of special deposits; to Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly account cur¬ 
rent ; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 24. 

(3) Quarterly, report of checkages on account of sales to offi¬ 
cers and employees; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; to be 
forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 254. 

(4) Monthly, abstract of expenditures by appropriations for 
labor during calendar month; to Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts; single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. 
No. 119a. 

(5) Monthly, account current; to Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts ; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 119. 

(6) Monthly, abstract of expenditures; to Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; with the monthly account current; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form S. and A. No. 119a. 

(7) Monthly, abstract of receipts; to the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; with the monthly account current; to be forwarded 
direct; Form S. and A. No. 119a. 

(8) Monthly, abstract of deposits to credit of the United 
States; to the Bureau^f Supplies and Accounts; with the monthly 
account current; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 119a. 

(9) Quarterly, account current; to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 119. 

(10) Quarterly, abstract of expenditures; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; with the quarterly account current; to 
be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 119a. 

(11) Quarterly, abstract of receipts; to the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; with the quarterly account current; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form S. and A. No. 119a. 

(12) Quarterly, abstract of deposits to the credit of the United 
States; to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; with the 
quarterly account current; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and 
A. No. 119a. 

(13) Quarterly, pay roll summary, officers’ roll; to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. 
No. 201. 

(14) Quarterly, summary statement of sales of condemned 
stores; to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; to be forwarded 
direct; Form S. and A. No. 25. 

(15) Quarterly, summary statement of special deposits; to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded 

^direct; Form S. & A. No. 24. 

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(16) Monthly, summary of pay roll; to the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 184. 

(17) Weekly, report of balance of funds on hand; to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; to be forwarded direct; letter. 

(18) As made, deposits of funds to credit of the United States; 
to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be for¬ 
warded direct; letter. 

(19) When occurring, account of sale of Government property; 
to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; to be forwarded direct; 
letter. 

(20) When occurring, list of purchasers of Government prop¬ 
erty; to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; to be forwarded 
direct; letter. 

(21) Quarterly, summary statement of special deposits; to the 
Auditor for the Navy Department; single copy; to be forwarded 
direct; Form S. and A. No. 24. 

(22) Quarterly, pay roll, officers’; to the Auditor for the Navy 
Department, with all vouchers pertaining thereto; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form S. and A. No. 1. 

(23) Quarterly, department rolls; to the Auditor for the Navy 
Department; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 84. 

(24) Quarterly, transfer accounts, to the Auditor for the Navy 
Department, with the officers’ pay roll; to be forwarded direct; 
Form S. and A. No. 4. 

(25) Quarterly, account current; to the Auditor for the Navy 
Department; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 119. 

(26) As made, deposits of funds to credit of the United States; 
to the Auditor for the Navy Department; single copy; to be for¬ 
warded direct; letter. 

(27) Quarterly, abstract of expenditures; to the Auditor for 
the Navy Department, with the quarterly account current; to be 
forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 119a. 

(28) Quarterly, certificates of settlement; to the Auditor for 
the Navy Department, with the officers’ pay roll; to be forwarded 
direct; Form S. and A. 121. 

(29) Quarterly, summaries of pay rolls accompanying rolls; 
to the Auditor for the Navy Department; to be forwarded direct; 
Form S. and A. No. 184. 

(30) When occurring, account sale of Government property; 
to the Auditor for the Navy Department; to be forwarded direct 
by letter. 

(31) When occurring, list of purchasers of Government prop¬ 
erty; to the Auditor for the Navy Department; to be forwarded 
direct; Form S. and A. No. 123. 

(32) When occurring, report of the surrender or delivery of 
a deserter, request for accounts of deserters, and statement of 
accounts at the date of surrender or delivery; to the Bureau of 
Navigation, through commandant; Form S. and A. 228. 

(33) When occurring, honorable discharges of men reenlisted 
within four months; notation of paymaster to show amount of 
honorable discharge gratuity paid; to the Bureau of Navigation, 
through commandant; Form 6. 

(34) When occurring, certificate of unclaimed wages; to the 
bureau concerned, via the commandant; Form N. S. A. 169. 

5245. The commandant of a shore station shall require the fol¬ 
lowing reports to be submitted by the general storekeeper of the 
stations: 

(1) Weekly, report of provisions, clothing, and small stores on 
hand; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts and Provision and 
Clothing Depot, New York: single copy to each; to be forwarded 
direct; Form S. and A. No. 83. 

(2) Monthly, abstract of receipts from purchase under Title X: 
to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, single copy for each store’s 
account, (a), (a a), (&), and (ft ft) ; to be forwarded direct; 
Form S. and A. No. 147. 


General 

storekeeper. 


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(3) Monthly, abstract of all public bills prepared under each 
title, to indicate the appropriation, title, and general head to 
which chargeable; to the Bureau of Supply and Accounts; single 
copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 147. 

(4) Monthly, statement of charges (for use) covering issues 
from the naval supply account; address of each bureau to be on 
separate sheet; to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single 
copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 126. 

(5) Monthly, statement of charges (issues to ships under Titles 
B and Y) covering issues from the naval supply account, those 
of each bureau to be on a separate sheet; to the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts; in duplicate; to be forwarded direct; Form 
S. and A. No. 126. 

(6) Monthly, statement of charges (miscellaneous, to cover all 
charges not “ for use ” or for “ issues to shops under Titles B 
and Y ”) covering issues from the naval supply account, those of 
each bureau to be on separate sheet; to the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts, single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and 
A. No. 126. 

(7) Monthly, abstract of material summarized; to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts, single copy; to be forwarded direct; 
Form S. and A. No. 119b. 

(8) Monthly, transfer statement covering all transfers except 
issues from the naval supply account; to the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; in duplicate; each for provisions and clothing. 
Account C, and general transfers, to be plainly so designated and 
accompanied by substantiating vouchers; to be forwarded direct; 
Form S. and A. No. 222. An advance copy of each of the above 
shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts as 
soon as practicable after the end of each month and to reach the 
bureau not later than the 5th of the month. 

(9) Monthly, transfer statement covering all issues from the 
naval supply account; to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; in 
duplicate; accompanied by substantiating vouchers; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form S. and A. No. 70. An advance copy of the 
above (without vouchers) shall be forwarded to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts as soon as practicable after the end of each 
month and to reach the bureau not later than the 5tli of the 
month. 

(10) Monthly, report of shipments made; to the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form 
S. and A. No. 68. 

(11) Monthly, request for allotment of funds; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded direct, and 
to reach bureau not later than the 15th of the month; Form S. 
and A. No. 73. 

(12) Monthly, coal report; to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts; in duplicate; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. 
No. 159. 

(13) Monthly, coal report; to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts; to be forwarded direct; telegram. 

(14) Monthly, coal report for yard craft; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; in duplicate; to be forwarded direct; 
Form S. and A. No. 115. 

(15) Quarterly, balance sheets, accounts (a), ( aa ), (b), (bb), 
and (c) ; to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy, 
one for each account; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. 
No. 157. 

(16) Quarterly, balance sheet, account (d) ; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form 
S. and A. No. 157a. 

(17) Quarterly, abstract of receipt vouchers; to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the balance sheet 
to which it pertains; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A 
No. 147. 


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(18) Quarterly, abstract of expenditure vouchers; to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the balance 
sheet to which it pertains; to be forwarded direct; Form S. & A. 
No. 174. 

(19) Quarterly, receipts and expenditures, by classes; to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy, with the balance 
sheet to which it pertains; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and 
A. No. 157a. 

(20) Quarterly, recapitulation by appropriations covering re¬ 
ceipts from and issues to ships; to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 75. 

(21) Monthly, summary of stub requisitions; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the monthly transfer 
statement to which it pertains; to be forwarded direct; Form 
S. and A. No. 178. 

(22) Quarterly, summary of stub requisitions; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; duplicate copy of each of the three 
monthly summaries with the quarterly balance sheet to which 
they pertain; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 178. 

(23) Quarterly, summary of memorandum invoices; to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, single copy for each month; 
to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 162. 

(24) Quarterly, return of provisions (yards and stations) ; to 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; accompanied 
by receipt and expenditure invoices; to be forwarded direct; 
Form S. and A. No. 140. 

(25) Quarterly, return of clothing and small stores (yards and 
stations) ; to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; 
accompanied by receipt and expenditure invoices; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form S. and A. No. 141. 

(26) Quarterly, survey and appraisal (ashore) ; to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly prop¬ 
erty return to which it pertains; Form S. and A. No. 154. 

(27) Quarterly, survey on missing articles; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; single copy; with the quarterly property 
return to which it pertains; Form S. and A. No. 154b. 

(28) Quarterly, receipt and expenditure invoices; to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts; single copies; with the quarterly 
property returns to which they pertain; Forms S. and A. Nos. 
71 and 72. 

(29) Quarterly, invoice of condemned stores; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form 
S. and A. No. 82. 

(30) Quarterly, issues of electric current, etc., to buildings, 
Marine Corps, etc.; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; to be 
forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 253. 

(31) Quarterly, issues of electric current to officers; to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; to be forwarded direct; Form 
S. and A. No. 254. 

(32) When necessary, requisitions for supplies or services; to 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; original and three copies; 
to be forwarded through the bureau concerned; Form S. and A. 
Nos. 76 and 76a. 

(33) When necessary, request for shipment from other yards; 
to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be for¬ 
warded direct, except requests for ordnance material, which shall 
be forwarded through the Bureau of Ordnance; Form S. and A. 
No. 220. 

(34) When necessary, report of inactive and excess stock; to 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; in duplicate; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form S. and A. No. 14. 

(35) When necessary, estimate for manufacture under the 
naval supply account; to the manufacturing division; original 
and as many copies as may be necessary; to be forwarded direct; 
Forms S. and A. Nos. 5 and 5a. 


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Accounting 

officer. 


(36) In cases of delivery of material, furnished under con¬ 
tracts, which has been inspected at place of manufacture before 
shipment; report of inspection in connection with statement of de¬ 
layed deliveries; to inspectors, in duplicate, who insert the neces¬ 
sary information and forward the original to Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts and obtain duplicate; to be forwarded direct; Form 
S. and A. No. 213a. 

(37) Upon satisfactory evidence of delivery and inspection of 
articles or materials, or performance of services, covered by 
bureau contracts, public bills: to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts; original and three memoranda copies in all cases where 
Supplies and Accounts’ appropriations are involved, original and 
four memoranda copies in all other cases; to be forwarded direct; 
Forms S. and A. Nos. 85 and S5a. 

(38) Upon satisfactory evidence of delivery and inspection of 
articles or materials, or performance of services, covered by open 
purchase requisitions and Navy pay office contracts, public bills; 
to the purchasing pay officer who placed the order for the articles, 
material, or services, original and three memoranda copies in 
instances where Supplies and Accounts’ appropriations are in¬ 
volved, original and four memoranda copies in all other cases; 
to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. Nos. 85 and 85a. 

(39) When forwarding public bills for articles or material not 
delivered, or services not performed, within the time limit allowed 
by the contract, statement of delayed deliveries; to the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts, original and one memoranda copy, with 
public bills under bureau contracts, and to purchasing pay officers 
original and two memoranda copies, with public bills under any 
pay office contracts; to be forwarded direct; Forms S. and A. Nos. 
214 and 214a. 

(40) Monthly, ordnance return from naval stations; to the 
Bureau of Ordnance; to be forwarded direct; Ordnance Forms 
Nos. 3, 3A', 3A", 3A'", 3b. 

(41) Monthly, report of articles manufactured, etc.; to the 
Bureau of Ordnance; to be forwarded direct; Ordnance Forms 
Nos. 4, 4A. 

(42) When shipments are made or received, returns of ship¬ 
ments made or received; to the Bureau of Ordnance; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Ordnance Form No. 3c. 

(43) When changes in ordnance stores occur, store cards; to 
Bureau of Ordnance; to be forwarded direct; Ordnance Forms 
38a, 38b, 38c, 38d, 38e. 

(44) Quarterly, report of material in store reserved for use 
in the establishment of naval bases; to the Secretary of the Navy 
(Division of Operations) for General Board and Bureau of Ord¬ 
nance; in duplicate; letter. 

(45) Semiannually, list of guns, mounts, torpedoes, torpedo 
tubes, torpedo air plants and battery-control instruments actually 
on board vessels out of commission; in duplicate; to Bureau of 
Ordnance; to be forwarded direct; Ordnance Forms Nos. 40, 
51, and 69. 

(46) When a ship commissions, descriptive list of battery; to 
the Bureau of Ordnance; to be forwarded direct; Ordnance 
Form No. 7. 

(47) Monthly, compass material in store, compass office; to 
Naval Observatory; forwarded direct; Form 39. 

5246. The commandant of a shore station shall cause the fol¬ 
lowing reports to be submitted by the accounting officer of the 
station: 

(1) Monthly, a report of all expenditures under each bureau, 
to the bureau concerned, through the commandant. (No form.) 

(2) Monthly, a report of expenditures on vessels building; to 
the Bureaus of Construction and Repair and Steam Engineer¬ 
ing, via the commandant, on Form N. C. R. 60. 


(52S i) 


(3) Monthly, a report of employees; to the Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts, via the commandant, on Form N. S. A. 185a. 

(4) When completed, a report of the estimated and actual cost 
of each job order; to the bureau concerned, via the commandant, 
on Form N. S. A. 260. The estimated and actual costs of job or¬ 
ders under Titles A and 1) need not be submitted, in view of the 
requirement in paragraph (1 p) of Article I 4350. 

(5) When requested, cost of standard articles; to the bureau 
concerned, via the commandant, on Form N. C. R. 122. 

Note. —For other returns rendered by the accounting officer see 
chapters on Accounts and Accounts and Returns. 

5247. The medical officer in command of a hospital or a hos¬ 
pital ship and the medical officer of a station or navy yard shall 
submit the following reports (except as noted) : 

(1) Annually; July 1; inventory of property; to Bureau of 
Medicine and Surgery; one copy; direct; Forms D and Da. 

(2) Annually; January 1; medical history (officers’) ; to Bureau 
of Medicine and Surgery; all loose sheets containing medical his¬ 
tory ; through commandant; from Form II—green. Except in 
the case of midshipmen, when they will be retained until termina¬ 
tion of service as such. 

(3) Annually; January 1 and when out of commission; report 
of operations; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; 
direct; Form P. 

(4) Annually; not later than June 15; priced invoice; to Bureau 
of Medicine and Surgery; two copies; direct; Form Y—hospitals 
only. 

(5) Annually; January 1 and when out of commission; sanitary 
report; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; through 
commandant; letter form. 

(6) Annually; before January 1; special requisition for sup¬ 
plies; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; four copies; through 
commandant; special form—hospitals only. 

(7) Annually; July 1; statement of cost of maintenance; to 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; two copies; direct; special 
form—hospitals only. 

(8) Annually; July 1; list of headstones for unmarked graves 
in naval cemeteries; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; two 
copies; direct; special form—hospitals only. 

(9) Semiannually; January 1 and July 1; merit roll of candi¬ 
dates for admission or promotion in medical corps; to Bureau of 
Medicine and Surgery; direct; special form (from examining 
boards. Medical Corps). 

(10) Semiannually; hospitals, March 1 and September 1, sta¬ 
tions and yards, April 1 and October 1; requisition and priced in¬ 
voice for stores listed on Supply Table; to Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery; four copies; through commandant; Form B. 

(11) Quarterly; quarters ending March 31, June 30, September 
30, and December 31, and when out of commission; abstract of 
patients; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; direct; 
Form F. 

(12) Quarterly; quarters ending March 31, June 30, September 
30, and December 31, and when out of commission; statistical re¬ 
port ; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; direct; Form K. 

(13) Quarterly; quarters ending March 31, June 30, September 
30, and December 31; hospital corps subsistence ; to Bureau of 
Medicine and Surgery; two copies; direct; Form No. 88051—hos¬ 
pitals only. 

(14) Quarterly; quarters ending March 31, June 30, September 
30, and December 31; efficiency report (Nurse Corps) ; to Bureau 
of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; direct; special form—hos¬ 
pitals only. 

(15) Quarterly; quarters ending March 31, June 30, September 
30. and December 31; quarterly return of medical stores; to 


Medical officer 
command. 


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Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; direct; Form V— 
supply depots only. 

(16) Monthly; first day of month; clinical cards; to Bureau of 
Medicine and Surgery; one card or cards for each case com¬ 
pleted ; direct; special cards. 

(17) Monthly; first day of each month; sanitary report; to 
commandant; one copy; direct; letter form—stations and yards 
only. 

(18) Monthly; first day of each month; monthly return of 
nurses (Nurse Corps) ; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one 
copy; through commandant; special form—hospitals only. 

(19) Monthly; first day of each month; summary of pay roll; 
to pay officer two copies, and Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 
one copy; through commandant; S. & A. Form No. 184—hospitals 
only. 

(20) Monthly; first day of each month; recapitulation of pay 
roll; to pay officer one copy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery one 
copy; through commandant; S. & A. Form No. 184a—hospitals 
only. 

(21) Monthly; not later than the 3d of each month; esti¬ 
mate of funds; to pay officer; one copy; through commandant; 
S. & A. Form No. 144—hospitals only. 

(22) Weekly; week ending Saturday; personal memorandum for 
the Surgeon General; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one 
copy; direct; special form—hospitals and training stations only. 

(23) Weekly; week ending Saturday; weekly report of sick; 
to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and commandant; one copy 
each ; through commandant; Form I—hospitals only. 

(24) On the 8th, 15th, 23d, and last day of month; pay roll; 
to pay officer one copy, and Bureau of Medicine and Surgery one 
copy ; through commandant; S. & A. Form No. 84—hospitals only. 

(25) Daily; each morning; morning report of sick; to command¬ 
ing officer; one copy; direct; special form—stations and yards 
only. 

(26) When necessary; survey on medical property; to Bureau 
of Medicine and Surgery; two copies; direct; Form C—supply 
depots only. 

(27) When necessary; survey on medical property; to Bureau 
of Medicine and Surgery; two copies; through commandant; 
Form Ca. 

(28) When necessary; upon transfer of medical stores; to 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, receiving officer and trans¬ 
ferring officer; one copy each; through commandant; Forms D 
and Da. 

(29) When necessary; when hospital is placed out of commis¬ 
sion; register of patients; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; 
all filled or partially filled books; direct; special book—hospitals 
only. 

(30) When necessary; abstract of patient (rough form) ; retain 
for files; one for each case; rough Form F. 

(31) When necessary; hospital ticket; to medical officer, naval 
hospital; one copy; through commandant; Form G. 

(32) When necessary, upon termination of enlistment and when 
promoted to warrant officer or pay clerk; health record; to 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; through commandant; 
Form H—gray. 

(33) When necessary; upon termination of active service; 
health record; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; 
through commandant; Form H—green. 

(34) When necessary; request for medical survey; to com¬ 
mandant; one copy; Form L. 

(35) When necessary; by board of medical officers; report of 
medical survey; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; three copies; 
through commandant; Form M. 


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(3G) When necessary; report of death; to Bureau of Medicine 
and Surgery; two copies, and in the case of an officer an addi¬ 
tional copy to the Bureau of Navigation; through commandant; 
Form N. 

(37) When necessary; request for blank forms; to Bureau of 
Medicine and Surgery; one copy; direct; Form O. 

(38) When necessary; clinical chart; retained for files; copies 
as required; Form Q. 

(39) When necessary; ration notice (admission) ; to pay officer, 
or master, for naval auxiliary service; one copy; through com¬ 
mandant ; Form S—hospitals only. 

(40) When necessary; ration notice (discharge) ; to pay officer, 
or master, for naval auxiliary service; one copy; through com¬ 
mandant; Form T—hospitals only. 

(41) When necessary; recruiting statistics; to Bureau of Medi¬ 
cine and Surgery; one copy; annually January 1, except recruit¬ 
ing stations and marine recruit depots, who will forward report 
for the quarters ending March 31, June 30, September 30, and 
December 31; through commandant or officer in charge; Form X. 

(42) When necessary; efficiency report, United States Naval 
Hospital Corps; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; 
through commandant; navigation Form No. 238. 

(43) When necessary; examination report, Hospital Corps, 
United States Navy; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; and 
commanding officer of receiving ship or station; one copy each; 
through commandant; special form. 

(44) When necessary; requisition for services or supplies (on 
shore) ; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; necessary number of 
copies; through commandant; Forms 1 and 1 a. 

(45) When necessary; requisition for supplies; to Bureau of 
Medicine and Surgery; four copies; through commandant; Forms 
4 and 4a. 

(46) When necessary; public bill (on shore); to purchasing 
pay officer; necessary number of copies; direct; Forms 5 and 5a. 

(47) When necessary; public bill (on shore), special exigency; 
to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; necessary number of copies; 
direct; Forms 6 and 6a. 

(48) When necessary; transfer of patients to and from other 
than naval hospitals; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one 
copy; through commandant; letter form. 

(49) When necessary; report of epidemics; to Bureau of Medi¬ 
cine and Surgery; one copy; through commandant; letter form. 

(50) When necessary; admission and discharge of officer as 
patient; to commandant; one copy; direct; letter form—hos¬ 
pitals only. 

(51) When necessary; information slip (nurse corps); to Bu¬ 
reau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; through commandant; 
special form—hospitals only, prepared by nurse. 

(52) When necessary; retention or admission of supernumer¬ 
aries; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; through 
commandant; letter form—hospitals only. 

(53) When necessary; summary of requisitions shipped; to 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; one copy; direct; special form- 
supply depots only. 

(54) When necessary; when hospital is placed out of commis¬ 
sion ; burial record; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; all filled 
or partially filled books; direct; special book—hospitals only. 

(55) When necessary; when hospital is placed out of commis¬ 
sion; ambulance book; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; all 
filled or partially filled books; direct; special book—hospitals 
only. 

(56) When necessary; when placed out of commission; journal 
of the Medical Department; to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; 
all filled or partially filled books; direct; special book. 


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Magazines. 


Marine posts. 


(57) When necessary; wlien hospital is placed out of commis¬ 
sion; billhook and commissary ledger; to Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery; all filled or partially filled books; direct; special book— 
hospitals only. 

(58) When necessary; request for transfer of labor; to general 
storekeeper; one copy; through commandant; S. & A. Form No. 
60—hospitals only. 

(59) When necessary; stub requisition (for excepted articles) ; 
to general storekeeper; three copies; direct; S. & A. Form No. 129. 

(60) When necessary; stub requisition; to general storekeeper; 
three copies; direct; S. & A. Form No. 129a. 

(61) When necessary; requests for books and blank S. & A. 
forms; to general storekeeper; one copy; through commandant; 
S. & A. Form No. 173. 

5248. The commandants of shore stations shall cause to be 
prepared by the officers in charge of magazines the following 
reports, and approve them and forward or otherwise act on them, 
as indicated: 

(1) Weekly, report of magazines and heat tests of smokeless 
powder; to the Bureau of Ordnance; to be fowrded direct; 
Ordnance Form No. 9. 

(2) Weekly, report of progress in the preparation of ammuni¬ 
tion ; to Bureau of Ordnance; to be forwarded direct; Ordnance 
Form No. 8A. 

(3) Quarterly, report of inspection of gun cotton; to the Bu¬ 
reau of Ordnance and Naval Torpedo Station; in duplicate; to be 
forwnrded direct; Ordnance Form No. 13. 

5249. The following reports from marine posts shall be pre¬ 
pared and forwarded by the commanding or other officer con¬ 
cerned, as indicated: 

(1) 10th, 20th, and last day of each month, by commanding 
officer of marines, report of strength and distribution; to major 
general commandant; to be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 49. 

(2) Monthly, by commanding officer of marines, report of drills 
and instructions; to major general commandant; to be forwarded 
direct; Form N. M. C. 467. 

(3) Monthly, by commanding officer of marines, muster roll; 
to major general commandant; to be forwarded direct; Forms 
N. M. C. 107 and 107a. 

(4) Monthly, by commanding officer of marines, report of 
marine general court-martial prisoners; to major general com¬ 
mandant ; to be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 305. 

(5) When occurring, by commanding officer of marines, enlist¬ 
ment paper; to major general commandant; to be forwarded 
direct; Form N. M. C. 321. 

(6) When occurring, by commanding officer of marines, finger¬ 
print records; to major general commandant; to be forwarded 
direct; Form N. M. C. 330. 

(7) When occurring, by commanding officer of marines, bene¬ 
ficiary designation; to major general commandant; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form N. INI. C. 502. 

(8) When occurring, by commanding officer of marines, report 
of transfers; to major general commandant; to be forwarded 
direct; Form N. M. C. 312. 

(9) When occurring, by commanding officer of marines, report 
of discharges; to major general commandant; to be forwarded 
direct; Form N. M. C. 312. 

(10) When occurring, by commanding officer of marines, report 
of joinings; to be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 546. 

(11) When occurring, by commanding officer of marines, copy 
of reward offered; to major general commandant and to officer in 
charge of the quartermaster’s department; to be forwarded direct; 
Form N. M. C. 5. 


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(12) When occurring, by commanding officer of marines, 

memorandum of summary court-martial; to major general com¬ 
mandant; to be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 512. 

(13) When occurring, by commanding officer of marines, 

memorandum of summary court-martial; to Auditor for the Navy 
Department; to be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 517. 

(14) When occurring, by commanding officer of marines, memo¬ 
randum of deck court; to major general commandant; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form N. M. C. 512. 

(15) When occurring, by commanding officer of marines, memo¬ 
randum of deck court; to Auditor for the Navy Department; to 
be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 517. 

(16) When occurring, by commanding officer of marines, waiver 
of transportation; to major general commandant; to be forwarded 
direct; Form N. M. C. 57. 

(17) Monthly, by post exchange officer, statement of financial 
operations of post exchange; to major general commandant; 
through the commanding officer of marines; Form N. M. O. 159. 

(18) Monthly, by commanding officer of marines, pay roll of 
enlisted men, accompanied by vouchers called for in instructions 
thereon; to the officer of the paymaster’s department carrying the 
accounts; in duplicate; to be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 

432. 

(19) When occurring, by commanding officer of marines, state¬ 
ment of account as closed for discharge or retirement; to the 
officer of the paymaster’s department carrying the accounts; to 
be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 90. 

(20) When occurring, by commanding officer of marines, pay 
accounts of men who die or desert and of general court-martial 
prisoners transferred; to the officer of the paymaster’s depart¬ 
ment carrying the accounts; to be forwarded direct; Form N. 

M. C. 90. 

(21) Monthly, by officer commanding marines w T hose accounts 
are carried by naval pay officers, report of deposits by enlisted 
men of the Marine Corps; to the officer in charge of the pay¬ 
master’s department; through the commanding officer and pay 
officer of station ; Form N. M. C. 436. 

(22) Monthly, by officer commanding marines whose accounts 
are carried by naval pay officers, report of allotments registered 
for marines by naval pay officers; to the officer in charge of pay¬ 
master’s department, through the commanding officer and pay 
officer of the station; Form N. M. C. 660. 

(23) Monthly, by officer commanding marines whose accounts 
are carried by naval pay officers, third copy of pay roll of enlisted 
men of the Marine Corps; to the officer in charge of the pay¬ 
master’s department, through the commanding officer and pay 
officer of the ship or station and the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts; Form N. M. C. 432. 

(24) Semiannually, reports on fitness of officers; to major 
general commandant, through commandant of station; Form N. 

M. C. 652. 

(25) Daily, morning report of marines; to commandant of sta¬ 
tion; Form N. M. C. 19. 

(26) Annually, annual report of target practice; to major gen¬ 
eral commandant, to be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 612. 

(27) Monthly, report of instruction of noncommissioned of¬ 
ficers; to major general commandant, to be forwarded direct; 

Form N. M. C. 650. 

(28) When occurring, individual report of record practice; to 
major general commandant; Form N. M. C. 611. 

(29) When occurring, report of record practice (Navy course), 
to major general commandant; Form N. M. C. 614. 

5250. The commandant or commanding officer shall require the post anar- 
following reports to be submitted by the post quartermaster and termaster. 


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Radio sta¬ 
tions. 


Commandant. 


approve and forward, or otherwise act on them, as indicated; 
at a post where a post quartermaster has not been appointed the 
reports prescribed shall be rendered by the commanding officer. 

(1) Quarterly, return of Marine Corps property; to officer in 
charge of the quartermaster’s department; to be forwarded 
through commanding officer; Form N. M. C. 169. 

(2) Quarterly, balance sheets showing money value of property 
remaining on hand; one copy for clothing only and one for all 
other property, except subsistence stores, fuel, forage, stationery, 
and ordnance property belonging to the Navy; to officer in charge 
of the quartermaster’s department; to accompany return; Form 
N. M. C. 20. 

(3) Quarterly, clothing account roll; to officer in charge of the 
quartermaster’s department; to be forwarded through command¬ 
ing officer; Form N. M. C. 141. 

(4) Quarterly, return of ordnance stores belonging to the 
Bureau of Ordnance; to Bureau of Ordnance; duplicate to officer 
in charge of the quartermaster’s department; to be forwarded 
through commanding officer; Form N. M. C. 153. 

(5) Monthly, statement of arms, accouterments, etc., on hand; 
to officer in charge of the quartermaster’s department; to be for¬ 
warded through commanding officer; Form N. M. C. 508. 

(6) Monthly, statement of clothing on hand; to officer in charge 
of the quartermaster’s department; duplicate to depot quarter¬ 
master upon whom requisitions are usually made; to be for¬ 
warded through commanding officer; Form N. M. C. 188. 

(7) Monthly, report of heat and light furnished officers; to 
officer in charge of the quartermaster’s department; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form N. M. C. 497. 

(8) Weekly, report of transportation issued; to officer in charge 
of the quartermaster’s department; to be forwarded direct; Form 
N. M. C. 193. 

(9) When received, certificates covering cash advanced for 
transfers; to officer in charge of quartermaster’s department; to 
be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 625. 

(10) When completed, report of completion of purchases; to 
officer in charge of quartermaster’s department; to be forwarded 
direct; Form N. M. C. 618. 

(11) Monthly; extra-duty pay roll; to officer in charge of the 
quartermaster’s department; to be forwarded through command¬ 
ing officer; Form N. M. C. 178. 

5251. The officer in charge of radio stations on shore shall 
submit the following reports : 

(1) Monthly, officer in charge of radio station; efficiency of 
radio operators; to the Bureau of Nevigation via Superintendent 
Radio Service; to be forwarded direct; Form 254. 

(2) Quarterly, log book of radio station; to be forwarded to 
the Bureau of Steam Engineering direct. 

Section 6.—Marine Corps Reports. 

5261. The commandant of the Marine Corps shall make from 
his office, or cause to be made by officers in charge of recruiting 
districts, or by officers of his staff, as the case may be, the follow¬ 
ing reports and returns: 

(1) Annually, by the major general commandant, to the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy report of strength, condition, and distribution 
of the Marine Corps, with recommendations, etc. 

(2) Annually, by the major general commandant, to the Bureau 
of Navigation, Marine Corps data for Navy Register; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form, letter. 

(3) Monthly, by the major general commandant, Marine Corps 
data for Navy and Marine Corps List and Directory; to the 
Bureau of Navigation; to be forwarded direct; Form, pamphlet. 


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(4) When ordered, by the major general commandant, to the 
Secretary of the Navy; report of inspections of disbursing officers’ 
accounts; by an officer of the Adjutant and Inspector’s Depart¬ 
ment. 

(5) Monthly, by officer in charge of recruiting district, muster 
roll; to the major general commandant; to be forwarded direct; 
Forms 107 and 107a. 

(6) When occurring, by officer in charge of recruiting district, 
enlistment paper; to major general commandant; to be forwarded 
direct; Form N. M. C. 321. 

(7) When occurring, by officer in charge of recruiting district, 
fingerprint record; to major general commandant; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form N. M. C. 330. 

(8) When occurring, by officer in charge of recruiting district, 
beneficiary designation; to major general commandant; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form N. M. C. 502. 

(9) When occurring, by officer in charge of recruiting district, 
report of transfers; to major general commandant; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form N. M. C. 312. 

(10) When occurring, by officer in charge of recruiting district, 
report of discharges; to major general commandant; to be for- 
warded direct; Form N. M. C. 312. 

(11) When occurring, by officer in charge of recruiting district, 
copy of reward offered; to major general commandant and to the 
officer in charge of the quartermaster’s department; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form N. M. C. 5. 

(12) When occurring by officer in charge of recruiting district, 
report of appointments, promotions, and reductions of enlisted 
men; to major general commandant; to be forwarded direct; 
Form, letter. 

(13) Monthly, by recruiting officers, report of expense; to 
officer in charge of quartermaster’s department; to be forwarded 
direct; Form N. M. C. 310. 

(14) Monthly, by recruiting officer in charge of district, re¬ 
port of recruiting; to major general commandant; Form N. M. O. 
259. 

(15) Daily, by recruiting officers, daily report of recruiting; 
to major general commandant; to be forwarded direct; Form 
N. M. C. 633. 

(16) Weekly, by recruiting officers, assistant quartermasters, 
and others issuing transportation, report of transportation issued; 
to officer in charge of quartermaster’s department; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form N. M. C. 193. 

(17) When received, by assistant quartermasters and recruit¬ 
ing officers, certificates covering cash advanced for transfers; to 
officer in charge of quartermaster’s department; to be forwarded 
direct; Form N. M. C. 625. 

(18) Quarterly, by officer in charge of the quartermaster’s 
department, balance "sheet of Marine Corps material and supplies; 
to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, through major general com¬ 
mandant ; Form S. and A. 242. 

(19) Quarterly, by disbursing assistant quartermasters and 
other disbursing officers, account current; to Auditor for the Navy 
Department and to officer in charge of the quartermaster’s de¬ 
partment ; to be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 433. 

(20) Quarterly, by disbursing assistant quartermasters and 
other disbursing officers, abstract of payments; to Auditor for 
Navy Department; to be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 363. 

(21) Quarterly, by disbursing assistant quartermasters and 
other disbursing officers, copy of account current accompanied by 
consolidated abstracts showing amounts expended (totals only) 
under each appropriation; to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; to 
be forwarded through regular channels; Account Current Form 
N. M. C. 433; no prescribed form for abstract. 


Recruiting 

officer. 


Quartermaster. 


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(22) Quarterly, by depot quartermasters, assistant quarter¬ 
masters, and others in charge of Marine Corps property, returns 
of Marine Corps property; to officer in charge of the quarter¬ 
master’s department; to be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 
168, 169, or 435, according to nature of service. 

(23) Quarterly, by depot quartermasters, assistant quarter¬ 
masters, and others in charge of Marine Corps property, balance 
sheets showing money value of property remaining on hand; one 
copy for clothing only and one for all other property, except sub¬ 
sistence stores, fuel, forage, stationery, and ordance property be¬ 
longing to the Navy; to officer in charge of quartermaster’s de¬ 
partment; to accompany return of Marine Corps property; Form 
N. M. C. 20. 

(24) Quarterly, by assistant quartermasters in charge of Navy 
ordnance stores; return of ordnance stores belonging to the 
Bureau of Ordnance, United States Navy; to Bureau of Ordnance, 
United States Navy; copy to be sent to the officer in charge of 
the quartermaster’s department; to be forwarded through regular 
channels; Form N. M. C. 153. 

(25) Monthly, by assistant quartermasters and others in charge 
of supply depots outside of United States, statement of clothing 
on hand ; to officer in charge of quartermaster’s department; dupli¬ 
cate to be forwarded to depot quartermaster, Philadelphia, Pa., 
to be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 357. 

(26) Monthly, by assistant quartermasters and others in charge 
of supply depots outside of the United States, statement of arms, 
accouterments, etc.; to officer in charge of quartermaster’s de¬ 
partment; to be forwarded direct, Form N. M. C. 508. 

(27) Monthly, by depot quartermaster and assistant quarter¬ 
masters, report of heat and light furnished officers; to officer in 
charge of quartermaster’s department; to be forwarded direct; 
Form N. M. C. 497. 

(28) Monthly, by disbursing assistant quartermasters and other 
disbursing officers of the quartermaster’s department, report of 
receipts and expenditures; original to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts, Navy Department, through official channels; copy to 
officer in charge of the quartermaster’s department direct; Form 
N. M. C. 590. 

(29) Monthly, by disbursing assistant quartermasters and other 
disbursing officers, itemized statement of money receipts and ex¬ 
penditures; to officer in charge of the quartermaster’s department; 
to be forwarded through regular channels; special report, no pre¬ 
scribed form. 

(30) Monthly, by assistant quartermasters and others in charge 
of supply depots, report of stationery on hand; to officer in charge 
of quartermaster’s department; to be forwarded direct; Form 
N. M. C. 551. 

(31) Monthly, by disbursing assistant quartermasters at Manila, 
Peking, and Panama, and weekly by other disbursing assistant 
quartermasters, triplicate copy of all vouchers paid, accompanied 
by letter or form giving expenditures by appropriation, to officer in 
charge of quartermaster’s department, direct. 

(32) Fortnightly, by depot quartermaster, San Francisco, Cal., 
statement of clothing on hand; to officer in charge of the quarter¬ 
master’s department; duplicate to depot quartermaster, Phila¬ 
delphia, Pa.; to be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 357. 

(33) Weekly, by depot quartermaster, Priladelphia, Pa., state¬ 
ment of clothing on hand; to officers in charge of the quarter¬ 
master’s department; to be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 357. 

(34) Wekly, by assistant quartermasters in charge of supply 
depots in the United States, statement of arms, accouterments, 
etc.; to officer in charge of the quartermaster’s department; to 
be forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 508. 


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(35) Weekly, by assistant quartermasters, recruiting officers, 
and others issuing transportation; report of transportation issued; 
to officers in charge of the quartermaster’s department; to be 
forwarded direct; Form N. M. C. 193. 

(36) Annually, by officer in charge of the paymaster’s depart¬ 
ment, annual report; to the major general commandant; to be 
forwarded direct; Form, letter. 

(37) Monthly (within twenty days after receipt of returns), by 
the officer in charge of the paymaster’s department; report of 
analysis of assistant paymasters’ accounts; to the Auditor for 
the Navy Department and to the paymaster concerned; direct; 
Form letter. 

(38) Monthly, by officers of the paymaster’s department, 
account current; to the Auditor for the Navy Department, the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and the officer in charge of 
the paymaster’s department, through the officer in charge; Form 
N. M. C. 416. 

(39) Monthly, by officers of the paymaster’s department, ab¬ 
stract of collections; to the Auditor for the Navy Department, the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and the officer in charge of the 
paymaster’s department, through the officer in charge of the pay¬ 
master’s department; Form N. M. C. 418. 

(40) Monthly, by officers of the paymaster’s department, ab¬ 
stract of expenditures; to the Auditor for the Navy Department 
and the officer in charge of the paymaster’s department, through 
the officer in charge; Form N. M. C. 417. 

(41) Monthly, by officers of the paymaster’s department, all 
vouchers pertaining to monthly accounts; to the Auditor for the 
Navy Department, through the officer in charge. 

(42) Monthly, by officers of the paymanter’s department, re¬ 
capitulation and transcript; to the Auditor for the Navy Depart¬ 
ment, through the officer in charge; Form N. M. C. 434. 

(42) Monthly, by officers of the paymaster’s department, re- 
stract of deposits; to the Auditor for the Navy Department and 
the officer in charge of the paymaster’s department, through the 
officer in charge; Form N. M. C. 439. 

(44) Monthly, by officers of the paymaster’s department, state¬ 
ment of deposits and interest repaid; to the Auditor for the Navy 
Department, through the officer in charge; Form N. M. C. 236. 

(45) Monthly, by officers of the paymaster’s department, de¬ 
posit record books of deposits repaid; to the Auditor for the Navy 
Department, through the officer in charge; Form S. and A. 47. 

(46) Monthly, by officers of the paymaster’s department, report 
of repayment of deposits and accrued interest; to the officer in 
charge of the paymaster’s department; direct; Form N. M. C. 438. 

(47) Monthly, by officers of the paymaster’s department, state¬ 
ment of expenditures and pay summary; to the officer in charge 
of the paymaster’s department; direct; Form N. M. O. 440. 

(48) Annually, by officers of the paymaster’s department, an¬ 
nual report; to the officer in charge of the paymaster’s depart¬ 
ment, through official channels; Form, letter. 

(49) When occurring, by officers of the paymaster’s depart¬ 
ment, allotments granted; to the Navy allotment office, through 
officer in charge of the paymaster’s department; Form N. M. 
C. 535. 

(50) When occurring, by officers of the paymaster’s department, 
notice of allotments transferred; to the officer in charge of the 
paymaster’s department, direct; copy Form N. M. C. 658 or Form 
N M. C. 87. 

(51) When occurring, by officers of the paymaster’s depart¬ 
ment, notice of allotments discontinued or expired; to the Navy 
allotment office and the officer in charge of the paymaster’s depart¬ 
ment ; direct; Form N. M. C. 303. 


(537 i) 




Naval Home. 


Receiving 

ship. 


Proving 

Ground. 


Torpedo sta¬ 
tion. 


Recruiting 

officer. 


(52) When occurring, by officers of the paymaster’s depart¬ 
ment, accounts of deceased persons; to the Auditor for the Navy 
Department, through the officer in charge. 

(53) When occurring, by officers of the paymaster’s depart¬ 
ment, money requisitions; to the Secretary of the Navy, through 
the officer in charge; Form N. M. C. 320. 

(54) Weekly, by executive officers of recruit depots, statistical 
report, to major general commandant, direct; Form N. M. C. 642. 

Section 7.—Miscellaneous Reports. 

5271. By commander in chief, commanding officer, or other 
person to whom such publications are issued; when received and 
when transferred to relief; receipt for confidential publications 
of the Office of Naval Intelligence by title and registered number; 
to department (Office of Naval Intelligence) ; direct; letter form. 

5272. By naval attaches, quarterly, account current; to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; original and duplicate; accom¬ 
panied by all vouchers pertaining thereto; to be forwarded 
through the Office of Naval Intelligence. 

5273. By governor of Naval Home: 

(1) Monthly, governor of Naval Home, admissions, deaths, 
changes, leaves and suspensions; to Bureau of Navigation; to be 
forwarded direct; Naval Home Form. 

(2) Monthly, governor of Naval Home, beneficiaries; to Bureau 
of Navigation; to be forwarded direct; Naval Home Form. 

(3) Quarterly, governor of Naval Home, clothing, tobacco, etc.; 
to Bureau of Navigation; to be forwarded direct; Form A. N. 
Nav. Special in table, 1896, Navy Regulations, with two above, 
while Naval Home under Yards and Docks. 

5274. By the commanding officer of the receiving ship, daily, re¬ 
port of men available; to Bureau of Navigation; to be forwarded 
direct; Form No. 61. 

5275. By the inspector of ordnance in charge of Naval Proving 
Ground: 

(1) As required, record of powder tests; to the Bureau of 
Ordnance; to be forwarded direct; Ordnance Form No. 11. 

(2) As required, firing record; to be forwarded direct; to 
Bureau of Ordnance; Ordnance Form No. 12. 

5276. By the inspector of ordnance in charge of Naval Torpedo 
Station: 

(1) When outfit is assembled, actual weight of torpedo outfits; 
to the Bureau of Ordnance and commanding officer receiving the 
same; in duplicate; to be forwarded direct; Ordnance Form No. 15. 

5277. By Navy recruiting officer: 

(1) Daily, first sheets of service records and fingerprint records 
of recruits as enlisted; to the Bureau of Navigation; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Forms 1 and 2. 

(2) Daily, service records to vessel or station to which re¬ 
cruit is transferred; Form No. 1. 

(3) Daily, rejection report; to Bureau of Navigation; to be 
forwarded direct; Form No. 4. 

(4) Weekly, report of enlistments, by recruiting officer; to 
Bureau of Navigation; to be forwarded direct; Form No. 4B. 

(5) Monthly, report of fitness of enlisted men on recruiting 
duty; to Bureau of Navigation; to be forwarded direct; Form 
No. 275. 

(6) Monthly, account current, original to Bureau of Naviga¬ 
tion ; to be forwarded direct; duplicate to Supplies and Accounts; 
Forms 119a and 85. 

(7) Monthly, report of advertising methods; to Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation ; to be forwarded direct; Form No. 241. 

(8) When occurring, requisition for blanks and books; to 
Bureau of Navigation; to be forwarded direct; Form No. 16B. 


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(9) When occurring, requisition for funds; to Paymaster Gen¬ 
eral, through Bureau of Navigation; Form No. ]14. 

(10) When occurring, discharges of men reenlisting within four 
months, recruiting officers will have the paymaster note on the 
honorable discharges the amount of honorable discharge gratuity 
paid; to the Bureau of Navigation; to be forwarded direct; Forms 
6 and 7. 

By recruiting officers: 

(11) Monthly, public bills; to the Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ 
counts ; original and memorandum copy; original to be forwarded 
through the Bureau of Navigation with the original of the 
monthly account current, the memorandum copy to be forwarded 
direct with the duplicate monthly account current; Forms S. and 
A. Nos. 85 and 85a. 

5278. By inspector making shipments: 

(1) When shipment is made, inspector’s report of shipment; to 
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts and the consignee; one copy 
to each; to be forwarded direct; Form N. Ord. No. 29. 

52 79. By officer paying bills for fuel and water, or for trans¬ 
portation of fuel and water: 

(1) When paid, public bill; to the Bureau of Supplies and 
Accounts (Coal and Transportation Division) ; memorandum 
copy; to be forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 51a. 

5280. By officer imeparing public bills covering payment on 
special contracts: 

(1) As provided in the contract, public bills covering payments 
due under special contracts entered into by the department or 
bureaus other than Supplies and Accounts, covering public works, 
certain machinery and construction work, and special material for 
particular purposes; to the bureau concerned, original and four 
memoranda copies; to be forwarded direct; special voucher forms 
applicable to particular contracts, as furnished by the several 
bureaus. 

5281. By an official making a contract: 

(1) When contracts are made by the department or bureaus 
other than Supplies and Accounts; contract; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded direct; form 
of contract applicable. 

5282. By officers depositing funds to the credit of United 
States: 

(1) As made, report of deposits of funds to credit of United 
States; to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to 
be forw r arded direct; letter. 

(2) As made, report of deposits of funds to credit of United 
States; to the Auditor for the Navy Department; single copy; to 
be forwarded direct; letter. 

5283. By an official receiving money from outside parties: 

(1) Upon receipt of money for deposit, report of money re¬ 
ceived ; to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to 
be forwarded direct; letter. 

(2) Upon receipt of money for deposit, report of money re¬ 
ceived ; to the Auditor for the Navy Department; single copy; to 
be forwarded direct; letter. 

5284. By officer in charge of stores afloat: 

(1) When necessary, request for survey and appraisal, afloat; 
to the senior officer present, in triplicate; to be forwarded through 
the commanding officer; Form S. and A. No. 153. 

5285. By officer ordering survey: 

(1) When completed, report of survey and appraisal, afloat; 
one copy to the bureau concerned and one copy to the officer 
requesting the survey; to be forwarded direct; S. and A. Form 
No. 153. 

(2) When completed, report of survey and appraisal, yards and 
stations; one copy to the bureau concerned and one copy to the 


Inspector. 


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Transporta* 

tion. 


Shipments. 


officer requesting the survey; to be forwarded direct; Form S. 
and A. No. 154. 

5286. By officers procuring transportation: 

(1) On date of issue of transportation request, stub of trans¬ 
portation request; to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single 
copy; to be forwarded through the Bureau of Navigation. 

(2) On date of issue of meal ticket, stub of meal ticket; to the 
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded 
through the Bureau of Navigation. 

(3) On date of issue of transportation request, transportation 
request; to the Auditor for the Navy Department; single copy; 
to be forwarded through the following channels, viz, the person 
in charge of the draft traveling, the transportation company con¬ 
cerned, the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, the Bureau of 
Navigation, and to the Navy disbursing officer or in case of land- 
grant deductions to the Auditor for the Navy Department direct. 

(4) On date of issue of meal ticket, meal ticket; to the Auditor 
for the Navy Department; single copy; to be forwarded through 
the following channels, viz, the person in charge of the draft 
traveling, the restaurant, lunch room, or transportation company 
supplying the subsistence, and the Navy disbursing officer. 

5287. By the consignee of a shipment from Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts: 

(1) Upon receipt of shipment, bill of lading; to the Bureau of 
Supplies and Accounts; memorandum copy; accomplished; to be 
forwarded direct; Form S. and A. No. 86b. 

5288. By an official making a shipment of Government prop¬ 
erty: 

(1) Monthly, report of shipments made; to the Bureau of Sup¬ 
plies and Accounts; single copy; to be forwarded direct; Form 
S. and A. No. 68. 

(2) When shipment is made, shipping order; to the agent of 
the receiving transportation company; single copy; to be for¬ 
warded direct; Form S. and A. No. 86d. 

(3) When shipment is made, Government bill of lading; to the 
consignee, original and two memoranda copies; to be forwarded 
direct; Form S. and A. No. 86. 


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CHAPTER 44. 


CORRESPONDENCE 

5801. (1) Correspondence shall be minimized as much as is 
compatible with the public interests, botn as regards the number 
of letters written and their length. 

(2) Officers shall endeavor to use accuracy, simplicity, and con¬ 
ciseness in official correspondence, confining themselves to the 
subject at hand without omitting essential details, and arranging 
paragraphs of letters in logical sequence. 

(3) Tables, diagrams, and sketches shall be used, if practicable, 
when they add to clearness. 

5302. Official correspondence between officers of the Navy and 
with officials of the public service must be courteous in tone and 
free from any expressions of a personal nature, but courtesy shall 
be indicated by the substance and feeling expressed rather than 
by artificially polite phrases and formulas. 

5303. Matters involving questions of jurisdiction, or conflict of 
authority, which can not be reconciled by correspondence between 
officers, must be referred, by officers of the Navy, to the Navy 
Department. 

5304. Official correspondence between subordinate officers of 
ships or naval stations is forbidden, unless elsewhere specifically 
authorized herein. 

5305. (1) All officers through whom communications from sub¬ 
ordinates are sent for transmittal to higher authority shall for¬ 
ward the same, if in proper form and language, as soon after their 
receipts as practicable, and shall invariably state their opinions in 
writing, by indorsement or otherwise, in relation to every subject 
so submitted by themselves for decision. 

(2) The term “forwarded” may be affixed to such papers as 
are complete in themselves, and which do not require an expres¬ 
sion of opinion from the office through which they are transmitted. 
Such papers may be transmitted under the indorsement of an 
officer of the personal staff, by direction of the commander in 
chief, the commandant, or the senior officer present. 

5300. When official business is conducted by telephone or 
orally, the substance of any communication or order that should 
be made a matter of record shall be reduced to writing without 
unnecessary delay. 

5307. (1) As a general rule, a letter shall be answered by a 
separate letter and not by indorsement. This regulation is not 
intended to prevent the use of stamped or written indorsements 
on papers or reports of which copies are not retained, or to pre¬ 
vent the use of indorsements on papers necessarily referred to 
several bureaus or offices; it is intended to prevent the practice 
of having an original letter returned to the writer by an indorse- 


Unnecessary 

correspondence 

prohibited. 

Style of writ¬ 
ing, etc. 


Tables, 
sketches, etc. 

Correspond¬ 
ence shall be 
courteous. 


Questions of 
jurisdiction, etc. 


Correspond¬ 
ence between 
subordinates. 

Papers requir¬ 
ing official ac¬ 
tion. 


Papers re¬ 
quiring no offi¬ 
cial action. 


Correspond¬ 
ence by tele¬ 
phone or orally. 


When indorse¬ 
ments shall be 
used. 


(541 I) 






Separate let¬ 
ters on separate 
subjects. 

Orders to be 
acknowledged. 


Coimrni loca¬ 
tions to be re¬ 
ferred when nec¬ 
essary. 

Communica¬ 
tions with other 
executive de¬ 
partments. 


Serial num- 
bers. 


Translations. 


Correspond¬ 
ence to be type¬ 
written. 


Typewriter 

ribbons. 

Carbon copies. 


Official paper. 


Forms. 


Letterheads. 


ment containing the report or information requested, and having 
in the indorsement a request for the return of the papers to the 
office or person to which they were originally sent, as such pro¬ 
cedure necessitates increased clerical work in copying the indorse¬ 
ment, and requires the papers to be mailed three times. When 
the original is answered by a separate letter each office has a 
complete record of the correspondence without extra work, and 
the papers are sent through the mails twice instead of three times. 

(2) Separate letters shall be written on separate subjects unless 
the subjects are of like nature. 

(3) All communications, except such as require neither action 
nor reply, shall be acknowledged. If received by telegraph or 
cable, the acknowledgment shall be made by the same means. 

5308. Communications received by a bureau or office containing 
information a knowledge of which is necessary or would be useful 
to the department or any other bureau or office shall be promptly 
referred accordingly, or copies thereof shall be furnished. 

5309. (1) All official correspondence of the Navy Department, 
its bureaus or officers, with other executive departments, except 
from officers serving temporarily under such departments, and 
excepting also correspondence in relation to accounts, pensions, or 
records of service, will be conducted by the Secretary of the Navy. 
(Art. I 2205, par. 2.) 

(2) All communications addressed to the United States Civil 
Service Commission by officers of the Navy relative to examina¬ 
tions, certifications, appointments, etc., in the classified service of 
the Navy Department, shall be forwarded through the Secretary 
of the Navy. 

5310. (1) Officers commanding fleets, squadrons or stations, 
and other officers having a regular correspondence with the Navy 
Department, shall number their letters. 

(2) Whenever letters or documents in foreign languages are 
transmitted, they shall be accompanied, if possible, by transla¬ 
tions. 

(3) All correspondence shall be typewritten if practicable, but 
should a typewriter be unavailable, the communication must be 
legibly written without erasures or interlineations. 

(4) Record (noncopying) typewriter ribbons shall be used. 

(5) Letters and indorsements shall not be press copied, but a 
sufficient number of carbon copies shall be made in lieu thereof 
for the files or other purposes. The name of the signing officer 
shall be stamped or otherwise placed on all copies. 

5311. (1) For official correspondence in the Navy, whether 
letters or indorsements, letter paper shall habitually be used. For 
the original, or first copy, it shall be white linen typewriter paper, 
8 by 1(H inches in size, weighing approximately 4| pounds per 
ream of 500 sheets of that size. For file copies, a green-tinted 
paper of the same size and weighing about 3 pounds per ream 
shall be used. For additional carbon copies, thin paper other than 
green shall be used. 

(2) Typewriter cap, used only in special cases, shall be 8 by 13 
inches in size, but otherwise similar to letter paper. 

(3) Paper for letters and indorsements shall have two holes 
punched in it, the upper edges of the holes to be ^ inch from the 
top of the sheet and the center of the holes to be 2 % inches apart 
and equidistant from the center of the sheet, in order that the 
sheets may be uniformly fastened together. 

5312. (1) The forms prescribed in this article shall apply to 
all correspondence within the naval service, with the State naval 
militia organizations, and with such departments as may adopt a 
similar form of correspondence, but not with departments, 
officials, and persons that have not adopted these or similar forms. 

(2) Letters shall begin with the ship or station, place, and date, 
grouped and spaced as indicated in the examples in paragraph 25. 

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The upper line of the heading shall be about 1^ inches from the 
top of the page. 

(3) The official designation of all vessels of the Navy shall be 
the name of the vessel preceded by the letters U. S. S. The word 
flagship shall follow the name of the vessel in the heading of a 
communication emanating from the office of a flag officer. 

(4) Special subletterheads may be used at shore stations to 
designate the different offices of the Station, and by officers on de¬ 
tached duty ashore, but shall not be used to designate the dif¬ 
ferent heads of department on board ship. (See Example B and 
the last two examples under C.) 

(5) In communications dated on board a vessel at sea, the lati¬ 

tude and longitude shall be stated if exactness be necessary, other¬ 
wise the expression “Passage,-to-” shall be used. 

(0) Following the heading and date, in letters and endorse¬ 
ments, the official designation, or having no other official designa¬ 
tion than title, the name and rank of the writer, preceded by the 
word “ From,” shall be written at the left side of the page as in¬ 
dicated in examples in paragraph 25. “ From ” shall not be used 

when the letterhead indicates the writer. 

(7) On the line below “ From,” if used, otherwise in place of it, 
and preceded by “To” at the left of the page, shall appear the 
official designation of the office or official addressed; following this, 
the channel through which the communication is to pass, as indi¬ 
cated in the examples in paragraph 25. 

(8) Following the address, the subject of the correspondence, 
briefed, shall be written across the page, preceded by “Subject.” 

(9) The brief of the subject should be written in about the same 
form and terms as would be used in indexing the communication 
in filing; for example, “ Delaware; feed pumps; recommends 
change in type,” “Navy Yard, New York; Dry-dock No. 1; reports 
damage to caisson struck by tug.” 

(10) The subject shall not be repeated at the beginning of an 
indorsement, except when required by the filing system of the 
writer’s office to identify the file copy, or when the indorsement 
begins on a new sheet. 

(11) After the subject, the references to previous correspond¬ 
ence on the same subject, if any, shall be briefly indicated, pre¬ 
ceded by “ Reference,” as shown in the form in paragraph 25. 

(12) In acknowledging, answering, or referring to official 
communications, the file number (letters as well as figures), and 
date, shall be included in the “ Reference.” References shall be 
lettered in small letters, and may be referred to in the communica¬ 
tion as “Reference (a),” etc. 

(13) When a plan that has been given a file number is referred 
to in the correspondence, this number should be stated in connec¬ 
tion with such reference. 

(14) Following “Reference,” if any, the inclosures shall be 
briefly indicated, preceded by “ Inclosure ” at the left of the page, 
as indicated in the example in paragraph 25. 

(15) Inclosures shall be lettered in capitals and, where neces¬ 
sary, the method of forwarding, whether inclosed, under separate 
cover, or by express, shall be indicated. The absence of “ Refer¬ 
ence ” or “ Inclosure ” will indicate that no reference or inclosure 
accompanies the communication. 

(16) The file number of the letter or indorsement shall be 
placed in the upper right corner, about 1 inch from top and 1 inch 
from the right edge of the page. The abbreviation or initials 
of the section or division in which the correspondence is pre¬ 
prepared shall appear just below the file number in the upper 
right corner, as indicated in the example in paragraph 25. 

(17) The body of letters and indorsements shall be written 
single-spaced, with one double space between paragraphs. Each 
indorsement shall, where possible, be written on the same sheet as 


Subletterheads 
of offices. 


Origin. 

“ From.” 


Address. 
“ To.” 


Subject. 


References. 


Reference. 


Inclosures. 


File number. 


Body of let¬ 
ter. 


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Paragraphs to 
he numbered. 


Ceremonial 
forms to he 
omitted. 


Date stamps, 
etc. 


Indorsements. 


Indorsements 
affecting pay, 
etc. 


Margin to 
be left on 
sheets. 


the preceding letter or indorsement, with a space of about £ inch 
intervening. A line, or line of dashes, shall be drawn across the 
sheet below the letter and each indorsement, leaving a f-inch space 
between this line and the last line of writing for the signature. 

(18) Paragraphs in letters and indorsements, or other official 
papers, shall be numbered. Subparagraphs shall be lettered thus: 
(a), (?>), etc. The lettering of subparagraphs shall run consecu¬ 
tively, irrespective of the paragraphs. Thus, if the first para¬ 
graph contains subparagraphs (a) and (b), subparagraphs in the 
second paragraph should be lettered “(c),” “(d),” etc. 

(19) The body of the letter shall begin and end without any 
ceremonial form or expression, such as “ Sir,” “ I have the honor 
to report,” “ Very respectfully,” etc., and shall be followed by the 
signature of the writer without designation of rank, title, or 
office. Information will be imparted, reports made, and questions 
asked directly, dispensing with such introductory phrases as “ The 
bureau informs you that,” “Information is requested as to,” 
“ It is directed,” etc. With the exception of “ M. C.” to distinguish 
members of the Marine Corps, such words and initials as “ U. S. 
Navy,” “ U. S. S.,” “ U. S. N.,” shall not be used in the body of 
a letter. “Bureau of Ordnance” and “Navy Department (Oper¬ 
ations)” shall be used instead of “Chief of Bureau of Ordnance,” 
“Navy Department (Division of Operations of the Fleet),” etc. 

(20) When any article referred to in a communication is for¬ 
warded under separate cover, it shall be tagged and plainly 
marked in the following manner “ From Commanding Officer, U. 

S. S. -, accompanying letter (or indorsement) No. —, 

date -.” If possible this shall appear also on the box or 

package carrying the inclosure. 

(21) Stamps showing the date of receipt of papers shall be so 
placed as not to occupy any writing space. If stamps constitut¬ 
ing pro forma indorsements, such as “ Received and forwarded,” 
“Referred for action,” etc., are used, they will be placed on the 
face of pages as though written in a more formal manner, and will 
be numbered, as indicated in example. 

(22) Indorsements, whether written or stamped, except those 
referred to in the next paragraph, shall be placed in regular order, 
beginning on the last page of the letter, immediately below the 
signature, if there be room there; if not, additional full sized 
sheets shall be appended to the letter to accommodate them. In¬ 
dorsement slips shall not be used, except on correspondence with 
other departments using such slips. 

(23) All indorsements affecting pay, mileage, transportation, 
and traveling expenses shall be placed on the face of the original 
order involving travel, if practicable, otherwise on the back of the 
order. Such indorsements shall never be placed on sheets which 
might be detached from the original order. 

(24) Only one side of the sheet shall be written upon, and a 
margin of f inch shall be left on each side and at the bottom of 
the sheet. 

(25) The following are examples of the forms of correspondence 
prescribed in this article: 

Example A. 

122-3. 

Reserve Torpedo Group, 

Navy Yard, Charleston, S. C., 

May 22, 1911. 

To: Commandant, via public works officer. 

Subject: Fresh-water supply at R. T. G. docks; request for in¬ 
stallation of piping. 

References: ( a ) Bureau Cir. letter 404S-A279, 4/27/11. 

(6) Dept, letter 2374-226, 4/30/11. 

Inclosures: (A) Copy reference letter (a). 

(B) Blueprint, separate cover. 

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1. I request that the public works officer be authorized to install 
piping as follows: 

(a) To supply R. T. G. docks with artesian water. 

(b) To supply R. T. G. docks with Goose Creek water. 

(c) To supply boilers in building No. 13 with artesian 
water. 

2. At present but one of the R .T. G. docks is piped-•. As 

these boilers will be ready for service within a month, I request 
that the proposed pipe line for building No. 13 be installed without 
delay. 

J. K- L-. 


1st indorsement. 

[411-327. 
May 26, 1911. 

From : Public Works Officer. 

To: Commandant. 

Inclosures: (A), (B), and (C) Tracing of docks. 


1 . 


Estimated cost of carrying out the above projects: 

(a) Labor_ $800.00 

Indirect_ 300.00 

Material_ 1, 700. 00 


(b) Labor_ 1,100.00 

Indirect_ 400. 00 

Material_ 2,400.00 


(c) Labor_ 150.00 

Indirect_ 50. 00 

Material_ 200. 00 


$2, 800. 00 

3, 900. 00 


400.00 


Total_7,100. 00 

2. I believe this work should be undertaken, but-some 

appropriation under “ Navigation ” or “ Equipment.” 

C- D--. 


2d indorsement. 


230-1. 


Navy Yard, Charleston, S. C., 

May 27, 1911. 

To: Navy Department (Division of Material). 

Subject: Fresh-water supply at R. T. G. docks; request for in¬ 
stallation of piping-:— 

Inclosures: (A), (B), (C.) 


1. Approved and recommended- 
ment will be needed. 


for which a special allot- 


G 


3d indorsement. 


No. 26395-38. 


Office of the Secretary, Division of Material, 
[Stamped indorsement.] May 31, 1911. 

Forwarded to Bureau of Yards and Docks for recommendation. 

JS-L. 


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4th indorsement. 

[10173. 

June 12, 1911. 

From: Bureau of Yards and Docks. 

To: Navy Department (Material). 

Inclosures: (A), (B), (C). 


1. The bureau is averse to the expenditure of funds from the 

annual appropriations “ Maintenance ” and “ Repairs and preser¬ 
vation ” for extensions__, 

except in cases of urgent necessity. 

2. The bureau recommends-. 


G. L. 


Acting. 


Example B. 

Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Wash., 

Hull Division, 

May 6, 1912. 

To: Commandant. 

Subject: Quick-drying paint. 

References: (a) Bu. circ. let. 4048-A. 279 (AP), 7/27/11. (b) Bu. 

circ. let. 4048-A.306, 1808-A (13191-A.505) (CH), 3/14/12. 

(c) Bu. circ. let. 180S-A.912 (13181-A.477) (CU), 2/12/12. 
Inclosures: 

(A) Copy reference (c). 

(B) Card showing samples of paint. 

1. I request that the Bureau of Construction and Repair fur¬ 
nish formula for manufacturing slate-color, quick-drying paint 
mentioned in the first paragraph of reference (c). 

2. Also request information as to the proper formula for boot 
topping on battleships. The second paragraph of reference (c) 
states that black, quick-drying paint is used for boot topping 
on vessels painted slate color. Reference (6) gives black boot 
topping formula for use on torpedo boats, destroyers, and colliers, 
but states nothing about modifying previous instructions regard¬ 
ing boot topping for battleships, the last instructions received 
on that point being in reference (c). Attention invited to inclo¬ 
sure (B) showing samples of boot topping used on ships at the 
yard, and that mixed according to reference (c). 

A- B-. 


1st indorsement. 

[2648-34. 

Navy Yard, Puget Sound. Wash., 

May 7. 1912. 

To: Bureau of Construction and Repair. 

Subject: Quick-drying paint. 

Inclosure: B. 


1. Approved and forwarded. 


Example C. 


E. F. G 


[Form of letterheads and sub letterheads.] 


Navy Department, 

Bureau of Construction and Repair, 

Washington, D. C., July 7, 1912. 


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U. S. S. Connecticut, 

Hampton Roads, Va., July 1, 1912. 

United States Atlantic Fleet, 

U. S. S. Connecticut, Flagship, 

Navy Yard, New York, July 1, 1912. 

U. S. S. Connecticut, 

(Passage, New York to Hampton Roads,) 

July 1, 1912. 


Navy Yard, New York, 

Captain of the Yard’s Office, 

July 1, 1912. 


Navy Yard, Boston, 
Hull Division, 


July 1, 1912. 


Navy Yard, Norfolk, 

Machinery Division, 

January 1, 1913. 


5313. (1) The sheets of a letter or report shall be arranged in 
regular order from bottom to top; i. e., the first sheet on the bot¬ 
tom. the last sheet on top. Inclosures, if any, shall be attached 
in regular order on bottom of the letter, all securely fastened to¬ 
gether, the head of the fastener underneath and the ends turned 
over the face of the correspondence in order that the last sheet 
may be readily removed to place indorsements thereon. Addi¬ 
tional sheets bearing indorsements shall be attached, each on 
top of the preceding one, on the face of the correspondence, so 
that the last indorsement shall be uppermost. Whenever an 
indorsement begins on a new sheet, the subject shall be repeated. 
Each page of letters and indorsements shall be numbered in the 
middle of the page about one-half inch from the bottom. These 
numbers shall run consecutively throughout the correspondence. 

(2) When folding is necessary, letter paper shall be folded in 
three and typewriter cap in four equal folds parallel to the writ¬ 
ing. 

5314. For the purpose of expediting important public business 
between offices of the department or within any command, mail 
shall be regarded as consisting of three classes—urgent, important, 
and ordinary. Urgent mail shall be given precedence over all 
other, and in order that it may be readily distinguished, it shall 
have affixed to it a red slip, 2 by 3 inches in size, with “ Urgent ” 
printed thereon. “ Important ” mail shall be given precedence 
after urgent mail and shall bear a blue slip with the word “ Im¬ 
portant ” thereon. In general, ordinary mail shall be handled in 
the order in which received. 

5315. Printed letterheads and forms for official correspondence 
shall be used whenever the amount of business of an office justifies 


Arrangement 
of sheets of let¬ 
ter. 


Folding. 


Classes of 
mall. 


Printed forms. 


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Post cards. 


The formula, 

“ Ry direction of 
the Secretary.” 


Absence of 
chief of bureau. 


it as an economical measure, and such forms shall conform to 
the instructions in this chapter wherever applicable. Printed 
forms shall be on sheets of standard size (letter or cap) or mul¬ 
tiple thereof. 

(2) Bureaus and offices of the department and commandants 
and commanders in chief are authorized to issue post cards, of 
the standard dimensions prescribed by the Post Office Department, 
for the use of officers in making brief announcements, reports, 
requests, and acknowledgments, etc., on matters not requiring 
further action, when the use of such cards would be appropriate 
and would be in the interests of simplicity and economy. 

5316. Letters addressed to officials and others who have not 
adopted the form of correspondence described in article 5312, 
shall be prepared in the customary form as indicated in the fol- 
lcwing example. If indorsements become necessary in this class 
of correspondence, they shall be prepared in the manner prescribed 
in article 5312; also, references and inclosures shall be as indi¬ 
cated in that article. 


Example D. 


1379-23. 
F. O. 

United States Atlantic Fleet, 

U. S. S. Connecticut, Flagship, 

Navy Yard, New York, July 1, 1912. 

The American Consul, 

St. Thomas, D. W. I. 

Sir : In reply to your letter of the 20th ultimo, I have the honor 
to inform you that-. 


2. It is requested that the necessary arrangements be made in 
advance -. 


3. Please advise me by cable 


Very respectfully, 

. , 

Rear Admiral, 
Commander in Chief. 

5317. (1) The general formula, “By direction of the Secre¬ 
tary,” shall not be used upon orders or communications, except 
by The Judge Advocate General, the Solicitor, the chief clerk of 
the department, and the official charged with the correspondence 
relating to pensions or records of service. When it becomes neces¬ 
sary for others in authority, in giving an order or making a com¬ 
munication, to refer to the direction of the Secretary, the refer¬ 
ence shall be to a specified authorization. 

(2) The formula “By direction of the-” may be used by 

aids to commandants and commanders in chief and other flag 
officers afloat in forwarding correspondence which requires no 
action or comment on the part of the commandant or flag officer 
(5320, par. 2). 

5318. In the actual absence of the chief of a bureau, the com¬ 
munications, orders, bills, requisitions, and papers requiring his 


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signature shall be signed by the assistant to the chief of such bu¬ 
reau ; or, if there be no assistant, then by the chief clerk of the 
bureau. 

5319. All communications, orders, bills, requisitions, and pa- Orders, by 
pers which by law or regulations are to be signed, approved, or ^ < I *" 1 ( | an<1 h(m 
forwarded by an officer commanding a fleet, squadron, division, or 

station, the commandant of a naval station, the senior officer 
present, or the commanding officer of a ship, must be actually 
signed by such officer in his own handwriting; and in his absence, 
by the line officer next in rank and actually in command at the 
time. 

5320. (1) An officer signing for another in whose absence he is Signatures, 
in command or in charge, shall write or stamp the word “Acting ” 

after his signature; in this case, the title of the official from whom 
the communication emanates, as indicated after the word “ From ” 
at the beginning of the paper, shall not be modified; thus, in the 
absence of the Chief of Bureau of Navigation, the words “Bureau 
of Navigation ” would still appear in the letterhead, and the 
acting chief of bureau would write “Acting ” after his signature. 

(2) Officers in charge of sections of a bureau or office and who 
are authorized to sign mail of their section, shall write or stamp 
the words “ By direction ” after their signature, and the title of 
the chief of bureau or office shall appear in the prescribed place 
at the head of the communication. 

5321. (1) When the name, rank, title, or subletterhead indi¬ 
cates the writer of a communication, the signature may consist of 
the surname only in the case of officers above the rank of lieutenant. 

5322. (1) In general, all communications shall be addressed Addresses in 
to those who, by regulation or law, have cognizance of the subject & eneral * 
presented, or are authorized to take action thereon. 

(2) All official communications intended for officers holding 
positions with recognized titles shall be addressed to them by title onij S . e y 6 
and not by name, as “ The Secretary of the Navy,” “ Bureau of 
Navigation,” “ The Commandant,” “ The Commander in Chief, 

-Fleet (or Squadron),” “The Commander,- Squadron 

(or division),” “The Commanding Officer.” 

(3) An officer left in temporary command of a station, fleet, 
squadron, or division, or, in general, of any command, shall be ad¬ 
dressed as if he were the regular commanding officer, on the prin¬ 
ciple that it is the office and not the person that is addressed. The 
temporary incumbent shall so transact the business that necessary 
copies and records shall be preserved in the files of the absent 
superior officer’s office, using the stationery of that office when 
practicable. 

(4) When official mail is received on board any ship, or at any Official mail 
station, it shall be opened at once by the officer actually in com- Jjj 

mand for the time being, or his designated representative, and all mand . 
papers requiring prompt action shall be given immediate attention. 

(5) Except from ships in commission, communications relating 
solely to subjects with which a bureau is intrusted shall be ad¬ 
dressed to the chief of that bureau. 

5323. An official appeal from an order or decision of the Secre- Appeals, 
tary of the Navy, by an officer, shall be addressed to the President 

as the common superior, and be forwarded through the depart¬ 
ment, except in case of refusal or failure to forward, when it may 
be addressed directly. Similarly, an appeal from an order or 
decision of an immediate superior shall be addressed to the next 
highest common superior who has power to act in the matter, and 
shall be forwarded through the immediate superior, or, should 
the latter refuse or fail to forward it within a reasonable time, it 
may be forwarded direct with an explanation of such course. 

5324. (1) All official communications from the bureaus, offices, Movements of 
and boards of the Navy Department, referring to the movements ships, etc. 

of ships in commission for sea service, or to their condition, repair, 










Leave, duty, 
<etc. 


Communica¬ 
tions relating to 
ship’s duty and 
subordinate offi¬ 
cers. 


Correspond¬ 
ence of com¬ 
manding officers. 


Reports of 
subordinates 
after battle. 


Letters from 
ships. 


Not official If 
Improperly sent. 


Official chan¬ 
nels. 


Informalities. 


or availability for sea service, shall be forwarded through the Sec¬ 
retary of the Navy (Division of Operations). (Arts, li 126, par. 
3, and I 4345, par. 2.) 

(2) All official communications to the Navy Department, or to 
its bureaus, offices, or boards, referring to the movements of ships 
in commission for sea service, or to their condition, repair, or 
availability for sea service, and all other official communications 
which contain information of a character international, political, 
military, or otherwise possibly affecting the operations or disposi¬ 
tion of anjr force under the control of an officer in command, 
afloat, shall be addressed to the Secretary of the Navy (Division 
of Operations) or to the bureau or office concerned via the Division 
of Operations. If such communications be telegraphic, they shall 
be addressed “ Secretary Navy, Washington, D. G.,” if by cable, 
“ Secnav, Washington.” 

5325. (1) Applications for leave shall be addressed to those 
authorized to grant it. 

(2) Applications for duty and requests for a modification or 
revocation of orders shall be addressed to the Secretary of the 
Navy (Bureau of Navigation or Major General Commandant). 

(3) Except as noted in paragraph 4 of this article, all communi¬ 
cations to or from ships in commission or shore stations relating 
to the personnel of such ships or station, whatever their origin, 
shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Navigation for transmission 
to their destination. If such communications be telegraphic, they 
shall be addressed to the Bureau of Navigation, using the appro¬ 
priate cable or telegraphic address of that bureau, as given in 
article I 5350. 

(4) All communications concerning officers and men of the 
Marine Corps who are not serving at sea shall be forwarded to 
and from the Major General Commandant, direct. 

5326. (1) All official communications from the Navy Depart¬ 
ment or other superior authority, dealing with any matter of ship's 
duty, shall be addressed to the commanding officer. He shall call 
upon the heads of departments concerned, if necessary, to prepare 
or assist in preparing for his signature, a suitable reply or indorse¬ 
ment. All official letters addressed to subordinates on board ship 
shall be forwarded through the commanding officer. 

(2) Commanding officers shall conduct and sign all correspond¬ 
ence with the Navy Department, their commander in chief, or other 
superior authority, relating to the efficiency or requirements of 
their commands. 

5327. Reports from the executive and other subordinate offi¬ 
cers, or from any other person, made to the commanding officer of 
a ship, after a battle or any important service, shall be forwarded 
to the Navy Department, and the commanding officer shall retain 
copies. 

5328. All official communications to the Navy Department from 
ships in commission, except when otherwise directed in these in¬ 
structions, shall be addressed to the Secretary of the Navy, with 
the name of the bureau or office to which the subject matter per¬ 
tains noted in parentheses following the address, and on the left- 
hand lower corner of the envelope. 

5320. (1) No written communication shall be received as offi¬ 
cial which is not forwarded through the prescribed channels, and 
with the indorsements of the officers through whom forwarded. 

(2) Every person in the Navy making an official communica¬ 
tion of any kind to any superior authority, other than his imme¬ 
diate commanding officer (except as provided for in article I 5340, 
par. 2), shall send the same unsealed to his commanding officer, to 
be by him remarked upon and forwarded. 

(3) Officers shall not sign nor forward informal communica¬ 
tions, or such as are not prepared in accordance with these in¬ 
structions. 


(550 i) 


o330. All reports covering matters of interest to other executive Matters of in- 
departments, including all reports on diplomatic subjects, shall J erest f to ? <her 
be forwarded to the department in duplicate, the copy being f or p 
transmission to the executive department concerned. 

5331. Flag officers and others on foreign service shall forward Duplicates of 
to the Navy Department by different conveyances, duplicates, and, important pa- 

if necessary, triplicates of all important letters, stating at the pers to ,,e sent * 
top of each copy, in red ink, when and by what conveyance the 
original was sent. 

5332. Every report of a court of inquiry or board of investi- Reports in- 
gation, and every report covering any accident or other occurrence voivin* disci- 
in which both personnel and material are concerned, in regard to P^ narj matters, 
which both disciplinary action and action looking to the altera¬ 
tion or repair of material may be necessary or advisable, shall be 
submitted in duplicate to the Secretary of the Navy (Division of 
Personnel). The original shall be complete in every particular as 

to disciplinary features. This paper shall be plainlv marked 
“ Original ” at the top of the first or title page. The copy shall 
include all evidence in regard to the material concerned, and, in 
the case of a formal court of inquiry or board of investigation, 
of the finding, and of so much of the opinion as relates to material 
alone, but such parts as relate to disciplinary action shall be 
omitted. Such partial copy shall be plainly marked “ Partial copy 
covering material ,” and upon receipt in the Division of Personnel 
shall be sent immediately to the Division of Operations and thence 
to the Division of Material. 

5333. (1) In a fleet or squadron, division commanders shall Fleet corre- 
communicate directly with the commander in chief in all matters s P° ndence * 
that pertain to administration, except that nothing herein shall be 

held to conflict with the duties of the senior officer present. 

Communications which concern only particular ships, which are 
not of interest to, and which do not require action by division 
commanders, such as papers dealing with individual enlisted men, 
etc., shall be forwarded by the commander in chief direct to the 
ship concerned and. if necessary, shall be similarly returned. 

(2) Communications which simply require that they be noted, 
shall be handled in the most direct manner. 

(3) Records of summary courts-martial, after publication, shall 
be forwarded direct to the Judge Advocate General. 

5334. Changes in the composition of, or instructions to, general Orders re- 

courts-martial and courts of inquiry may be made by signal, but gard !“ g ® oarts 
the signal shall be followed by a written confirmation. J SIgna ' 

5335. (1) The returns for any one month or quarter, including Returns, how 
such annual or semiannual ones as may be made at the same time, forwarded, 
shall be held until all that are allowed the same period for prep¬ 
aration are completed, and then forwarded in accordance with 

these regulations and the department’s orders; those for which a 
longer time for preparation is allowed, if necessary, following the 
others. This does not refer to such reports as should be forwarded 
as soon as completed. 

(2) All routine reports intended for the Navy Department Routine re- 
which do not require action or comment by the commander in P° rts * 
chief, and are not necessary for his information, shall be forwarded 

direct by the commanding officer, excepting such as the commander 
in chief or the division commander may desire to have forwarded 
through his office. 

(3) No letter of advice or transmittal shall accompany returns, Letters of 
requisitions, vouchers, and reports on prescribed forms which are advice when un¬ 
complete in themselves when properly authenticated, and which neeessar y- 

do not require special explanation. 

(4) All periodical returns and requisitions (except such as are Certain papers 
required to be transmitted by pay officers to the Auditor for the t® s® t® 

Navy Department and requisitions for supplies from ships within chief of staff ’ 
the limits of the United States and except such as a commander in 


(551 i) 






Ships sepa¬ 
rated from com¬ 
mander in chief. 


Reports of in¬ 
spection. 


Duplicates to 
be indorsed. 


Orders from 
commanders in 
chief. 


Copies or or¬ 
ders to officers 
to be sent to 
Bureau of Navi¬ 
gation. 


Yessel acting 
singly. 


Ships at navy 
yard. 


Ships of a fleet 
or squadron at 
navy yard. 


Letters con¬ 
cerning repairs. 


Correspond, 
cnee between 
commandants 
and bureaus. 


chief may direct division commanders to act upon and forward 
direct), and all papers requiring the action of the commander in 
chief, shall be forwarded to the chief of staff. The latter shall, if 
necessary, refer them to the officers of the fleet staff concerned, 
who shall return them, w T ith such remarks as are deemed appro¬ 
priate, to the chief of staff for transmission by him to the com¬ 
mander in chief for disposition. 

(5) When ships of a fleet are separated from the commander 
in chief, all periodical returns and, if information w T ould other¬ 
wise be delayed, all reports shall be sent directly to the Depart¬ 
ment through the senior officer present. Copies of such reports 
shall be sent to the commander in chief. 

(6) Commanding officers of ships shall inform the commander 
in chief whenever, owing to urgency and to his remoteness, corre¬ 
spondence which would ordinarily pass through him is transmitted 
direct. 

(7) Reports of inspection of vessels by division commanders 
shall be forwarded to the commander in chief w T ith a copy for his 
files. 

(8) Each duplicate report sent to the commander in chief shall 
bear at head of first page, “Copy for commander in chief,” and 
shall bear an indorsement signed by the commanding officer, or di¬ 
vision commander, stating the date upon which the original was 
forwarded to its proper destination and the port from which it was 
sent. 

5836. (1) Copies of important orders and instructions issued 
by a commander in chief or other commanding officer afloat, and 
all his official correspondence of public interest, shall be sent to 
the Navy Department. 

(2) Whenever it becomes necessary for the commander in chief, 
the commandant of a station, the senior officer present, or the 
commanding officer of a ship on detached service, to issue an order 
involving travel, or an order transferring an officer from one ship 
or duty to another, a copy of such order shall be forwarded imme¬ 
diately to the Bureau of Navigation bv the officer issuing it. 
(Arts. R 1511 and R 1528.) 

5337. When a ship not attached to a fleet is alone, the com¬ 
manding officer shall communicate directly with the department; 
if not alone, through the senior officer present. 

5338. (1) When ships are at a navy yard, correspondence in 
regard to all matters connected with the yard shall be direct with 
the commandant thereof; and correspondence w r ith the Navy De¬ 
partment, on matters connected with the yard, shall be through 
the commandant, unless otherwise specified. 

(2) When a ship attached to a fleet or squadron is at a navy 
yard all required fleet reports shall be made directly to the com¬ 
mander in chief; and all correspondence with the Navy Depart¬ 
ment, in matters not connected with the navy yard, shall be 
through him, except when, owing to his absence, it would occasion 
undue delay, in which case such correspondence shall be through 
the senior officer of the fleet present. (Art. I 5335, par. 6.) 

(3) Letters from ships in commission at a navy yard asking 
for repairs or work shall be sent to the commandant. All other 
communications, reports, etc., from ships in commission at a navy 
yard shall be forwarded direct, except when otherwise required 
by these instructions. (Arts. I 1314.) 

5339. (1) Commandants of naval stations shall correspond 
directly with the bureaus and offices of the Navy Department con¬ 
cerning the work of their commands, except as otherwise pro- 
vidd in these instructions. 

(2) The bureaus and offices may communicate direct with heads 
of departments and divisions at a navy yard on matters duly 
authorized and of which the commandant has knowledge. 


5340. (1) All communications from the department, its bu¬ 
reaus or offices, relating to matters under the cognizance of a com¬ 
mandant or of which he should have knowledge shall be ad¬ 
dressed to him, except as provided in paragraph 2 of this article 
and in article I 5339, and shall be acted upon by indorsement or 
otherwise as he shall direct. Such letters as require it shall be 
forwarded to the yard departments, divisions, and inspectors con¬ 
cerned, in the order indicated by the commandant, who shall also 
fix the office in which the correspondence shall be finally lodged. 
In case a letter, which is referred to one or more offices, is found 
to concern another office, it shall be the duty of the head of the 
office to which it is referred to bring it officially to the attention 
of such other office. 

(2) Routine letters emanating from or intended for bureaus or 
yard departments, divisions or inspectors, also letters of a purely 
technical character, which require no consideration or action by the 
commandant, shall be addressed to the official concerned and sent 
direct to him. In cases where the work or articles under the cog¬ 
nizance of bureaus, other than the one from which the communi¬ 
cation emanates, are concerned, a duplicate of the letter shall be 
sent direct to the departments, divisions, or inspectors concerned. 
All other letters concerning yard departments or divisions shall 
be addressed to the commandant, who shall, in case he does not 
himself decide upon the matter, forward them to the official con¬ 
cerned. Heads of the yard departments, divisions, or inspectors 
may, however, appeal to the Navy Department from a decision 
of the commandant. 

(3) When new work is duly authorized, a shipment or fresh 
business directed, or a requisition duly approved, the head of the 
department interested on board a ship in commission or the navy 
yard officials concerned may communicate direct with all bureaus, 
officers, persons, or firms involved in the matter, in order to ex¬ 
pedite the transaction of public affairs. Important messages sent 
by telephone shall be confirmed in writing. 

(4) It shall be the duty of every bureau and officer to refer 
promptly to the commandant, or to the commanding officer of a 
ship in commission, any communication coming into his hands of 
which such bureau or officer thinks the commandant or command¬ 
ing officer should be cognizant and which, by inadvertence or 
otherwise, has not passed through the proper office although it 
should have so passed. 

(5) Indorsed bureau and other official letters, even if coming 
through a commandant, shall, unless otherwise ordered, be re¬ 
turned by the head of department or division concerned direct to 
the bureau or to the official in interest, in cases where the indorse¬ 
ment is purely routine. 

(6) Papers which are forwarded to a commandant from points 
outside the yard, and which are by him forwarded to heads of 
departments or divisions, inspectors, or commanding officers to be 
simply “ noted,” or “ copied and complied with,” and “ returned ” 
to their source, shall be returned direct, unless the commandant 
otherwise orders, or unless some request, comment, suggestion, or 
recommendation is added requiring action by the commandant. 

(7) Recommendations as to new matters, requests for author¬ 
ity or those of any other nature, which are not the consequence 
of authority already given, and all papers not permitted by the 
department (in the Navy Regulations, Naval Instructions, gen¬ 
eral orders, or otherwise) to be sent direct, shall pass through 
the commandant’s office. 

(8) In communications between the Navy Department and a 
receiving ship, or ships in commission, notices concerning the 
transfer of men, changes of rating, authority to ship men, requests 


>'avy yard cor¬ 
respondence. 


Letters re¬ 
quiring no ac¬ 
tion by the com¬ 
mandant. 


In case of new 
work, head of 
department to 
communicate di¬ 
rect with bu¬ 
reaus, etc. 


Communica¬ 
tions to be re¬ 
ferred to the 
commandant of 
which he should 
be cognizant. 


Bureau letters, 
when returned 
direct. 


Papers 

“ noted,” etc., 
returned direct. 


Papers which 
must pass 
through com¬ 
mandant’s office. 


Other papers 
to be forwarded 
direct. 


(553 I) 





Receiving 
ships, barracks, 
and hospitals. 

Papers con¬ 
taining varying 
views. 


Telegrams to 
be acknowl¬ 
edged. 


Telegrams. 


Telegrams of 
arrival or de¬ 
parture. 


Address to be 
registered at ca¬ 
ble office. 


for filling vacancies in crews or in marine detachments, and all 
reports and returns relating to such men which require no action 
by the commandant, shall be forwarded direct and not through 
the commandant’s office. 

(9) The correspondence of the receiving ship, except as indi¬ 
cated in paragraph 8, marine barracks, and naval hospital shall 
be conducted as if they were yard departments. 

(10) Papers containing views or recommendations of heads of 
departments or divisions, inspectors, or commanding officers which 
are at variance shall not be forwarded by such officers to the 
bureaus concerned except through the commandant. In cases of 
this nature the commandant should decide the matter, if possible. 

5341. Cable messages or telegrams which convey orders re¬ 
quiring the movements of vessels, or instructions which call for 
investigation or report, must be acknowledged immediately by 
cable or telegraph. 

5342. (1) The arrival in and departure from port of every 
vessel, and other important information which should be known 
without delay, shall be promptly telegraphed to the department 
by the commanding officer, the senior officer present, or, if within 
the limits of a navy yard or station, by the commandant, to whom 
must be promptly made the report necessary to enable him to 
carry out the provisions of this paragraph. The same shall also 
be telegraphed by the commanding officer to the commander in 
chief of the fleet, squadron or division to which the vessel is 
attached. (Arts. R 1272 and I 5324, par. 2.) 

(2) The term “within the limits of a navy yard or station” 
employed above shall be construed for this purpose to mean within 
flag signal distance of the yard or station. When outside of such 
flag signal distance, the senior officer afloat within flag signal 
distance shall send the telegrams referred to above. 

5343. (1) The arrival of a vessel of the Navy at any port shall 
be reported by telegraphing her name, w r hich will be interpreted, 

“ The - has arrived at this portthe intended departure 

of a vessel from port shall be reported by telegraphing the name 
of the port for which she is bound, w r hich will be interpreted, 

“ The vessel under my command is about to sail for -.” 

Should a flag or senior officer desire to report the intended de¬ 
parture of vessels other than the flag or senior ship, he shall 
telegraph the names of the vessels, followed by the names of the 

ports for which sailing, which will be interpreted, “The - 

is (or are) about to sail for -.” Should the whole fleet, 

squadron or division be sailing together, the word “ fleet,” “ squad¬ 
ron,” or “ division,” followed by the name of the port for which 
bound, will be interpreted, “The fleet (squadron, or division) is 

about to sail for -.” When no report to the contrary is 

received, telegrams of arrival and departure wdll be understood as 
conveying the information that all are well on board. 

(2) In reporting the arrival at or departure from port of any 
vessel, and in any other cases where such information would be 
of value, the date and hour of such movement or other occurrence 
shall be included in the body of the message, using for this pur¬ 
pose, when the navy cipher code is not used, and when economy 
would result thereby, the table for hours and days of the week 
given in the Western Union telegraphic code; the code word to 
be followed by the day of the month only in cases when confusion 
would otherwise arise from the use of the code word signifying 
the day of the week. 

5344. Upon arrival at a port having telegraphic or cable commu¬ 
nication with the United States, the senior officer present, or the 
commanding officer of a single ship, shall immediately register 
“ flag,” in the case of a flag officer, or “ comofficer,” in the case 
of a commanding officer and that of the vessels or vessel under 
his command at the telegraph and cable offices. 


(554 I) 







5345. Telegrams and cable messages sent at Government ex- Economy in 
pense shall be as brief as possible, and be worded so as to be JSj of tele ’ 
intelligible without the use of punctuation marks. The sender * 

shall sign his surname only, except in cases where initials or rank 
may be absolutely necessary. The Navy Secret Code shall be used 
when the information contained in the message should not be 
generally known or when its use will materially reduce the num¬ 
ber of words. 

5346. All telegrams, cablegrams, and radiograms shall be con- Confirmation 

firmed immediately by mailing a carbon copy marked “ Confirma- of telegrams - 
tion of telegram (cablegram) sent — a. m. (p. m.) on - 

date. 

When deemed advisable, a letter giving additional information 
in regard to the matter should accompany the confirmatory copy. 

5347. (1) All vessels equipped with a radio outfit shall use it, Use of radio- 
when practicable, for reporting arrival or otherwise communi- srap ’ 
eating with shore stations, subject to the Naval Instructions or 

special orders governing the use in special localities. 

(2) When a radiogram is sent from a ship to be further for¬ 
warded by cable from the receiving station, there should be in¬ 
cluded in the body of the message, in all cases in which confusion 
could arise from their omission, the position of the ship and the 
date of the message. 

5348. (1) When brevity rather than secrecy is desired, the Western 
Western Union cipher code shall be used, when practicable to do code.” cipher 
so, in order to avoid unnecessary expense. 

(2) Within the continental limits of the United States, the tele¬ 
graphic rate is based on a message of twenty words, including the 
address and signature. If the message, including the address and 
signature, is not more than twenty words in length it should never 
be in cipher unless secrecy is desired. 

5340. (1) Officers shall indorse upon official telegrams sent by . Telegrams to 
them within the United States, the words “Official business,” and ttoSJJjifiSsi- 
shall report any charge made in excess of the rates established by ness.” 
the Postmaster General for the current fiscal year. 

(2) Telegrams strictly personal, or for the convenience or in Private teie- 
the interest of the sender, shall not be transmitted at Government grams * 
expense. 

(3) Night or other delayed delivery telegrams shall be used sight mes- 
whenever a message is not of sufficient importance to demand sages * 
immediate transmission and when economy can be gained thereby. 

(4) The telegraph shall not be used when communication by 
mail will answer the purpose. 

(5) The instructions contained in this chapter covering written Telegrams not 
communications, as far as applicable, shall be extended to official to « ent 
telegrams, subject to such accountability as the department or roaiimii answer. 

bureaus may prescribe. 


(555 r) 









Addresses. 


5350. (1) Tlie following cable and telegraphic addresses shall 
be used by all persons connected with the Navy: 


For whom. 


Telegraphic addresses not cable . 1 


Secretary of the Navy. 

Assistant Secretary of the Navy. 

Bureau of Navigation. 

Bureau of Construction and Repair. 

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.. 

Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

Bureau of Yards and Docks. 

Bureau of Ordnance. 

Bureau of Steam Engineering. 

Commandant of the Marine Corps. 

Judge Advocate General. 

Navy Allotment Officer, Washington, D. C_ 


Secretary Navy, Washington, D. C. 

Assistant Secretary Navy, .Washing¬ 
ton, D. C. 

Navigation, Navy Department, Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. 

Construction, Navy Department, 
Washington, D. C. 

Surgeon General, Navy Department, 
Washington, D. C. 

Paymaster General, Navy Depart¬ 
ment, Washington, D. C. 

Docks, Navy Department, Washing¬ 
ton, D. C. 

Ordnance, Navy Department, Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. 

Engineering, Navy Department, 
Washington, D. C. 

Marine Corps, Washington, D. C. 

Judge Advocate General, Navy De¬ 
partment, Washington, D. C. 

Navy Allotment Office, Washington, 
D. C. 


Superintendent, Naval Academy, Annapolis, 
Md. 


Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 


Commandant, navy yard, Portsmouth, N. H.. 

Commandant, navy yard, Boston, Mass. 

Commandant, navy yard, New York. 

Commandant, navy yard, Philadelphia, Pa.... 
Commandant, navy yard, Washington, D. C.. 

Commandant, navy yard, Norfolk, Va. 

Commandant, navy yard, Charleston, S. C_ 

Custodian, navy yard, Pensacola, Fla. 

Commandant, navy yard, Mare Island, Cal_ 

Commandant, navy yard, Puget Sound, Wash. 
Commandant, naval station, Narragansett 
Bay, R. I. 

Commandant, second naval district, New¬ 
port, R. I. 

Commander in chief or commander of a fleet 
squadron, or division. 

Commanding officer of a vessel. 

Commanding officer, naval training station, 
Newport, R. I. 

Commandant, naval training station, San 
Francisco, Cal. 

Commanding officer, naval disciplinary bar¬ 
racks, Port Royal, S. C. 

Commandant, naval station, Key West, Fla... 
Custodian, naval station, New Orleans, La.... 
Commandant, naval training station, Great 
Lakes. 

Commanding officer, receiving ship at ——. 
President of the War College, Newport, R. I. .. 
Inspector of Ordnance in charge of torpedo 
station, Newport, R. I. 

Navy pay office, Boston, Mass. 

Navy pay office, New York, N. Y. 

Navy pay office, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Navy pay office, Baltimore, Md. 

Navy pay office, Washington, D. C. 

Navy pay office, Norfolk, Va. 

Navy pay office, San Francisco, Cal. 

Naval coal depot, Tiburon, Cal. 


Navy yard, Portsmouth, N. H. 

Navy yard, Boston, Mass. 

Navy yard, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Navy yard, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Navy yard, Washington, D. C. 

Navy yard, Portsmouth, Va. 

Navy yard, Charleston, S. C. 

Navy yard, Pensacola, Fla. 

Navy yard, Mare Island, Cal. 

Navy yard, Puget Sound, Wash. 
Naval station, Newport, It. I. 

Commandant, naval district, New¬ 
port, R. I. 

“Flag’” the name of his flagship, and 
the place. 

“ Comofficer,” the name of the vessel, 
and the place. 

Training station, Newport, R. I. 

Yerba Buena, San Francisco, Cal. 


Naval disciplinary barracks, Port 
Royal, S. C. 

Naval station, Key West, Fla. 

Naval station, New Orleans, La. 

Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, 


Receiving ship, navy yard,- 

War College, Newport, R. I. 
Torpedo station, Newport, R. I. 


Navy pay office, Boston, Mass. 

Navy pay office, New York, N. Y. 
Navy pay office, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Navy pay office, Baltimore, Md. 
Navy pay office, Washington, D. C. 
Navy pay office, Norfolk, Va. 

Navy pay office. San Francisco, Cal. 
Naval coal depot, Tiburon, Cal. 


1 These addresses to be used also in radiograms when message is to be relayed by tele¬ 
graph (not cable). 


(556 I) 




































For whom. 


Cable addresses. 1 


Secretary of the Navy. 

Assistant Secretary of the Navy.’. 

Bureau of Navigation. 

Bureau of Construction and Itepair.! ” 

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 

Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 

Bureau of Yards and Docks. 

Bureau of Ordnance. 

Bureau of Steam Engineering. 

Commandant of the Marine Corps. 

Office of Naval Intelligence. 

Navy Allotment Office, Washington. 

Naval attache, United States embassy, Lon¬ 
don, England. 

Naval attach^, United States embassv, Paris, 
France. 

Naval attache, United States embassy, Rome, 
Italy. 

Naval attach^, United States embassy, Berlin, 
Germany. 

Naval attach^, United States embassy, St. 
Petersburg, Russia. 

Naval attach^, United States embassy, Tokyo, 
Japan. 

Naval attach^, United States legation, Peking, 
China. 

Naval Hospital, Yokohama, Japan. 

Commandant, naval station, Guam. 

Commandant naval station, Guantanamo Bay. 

Commandant, naval station, Hawaii. 

Commandant, naval station, Olongapo, P. I... 
United States dispatch agent, London, England. 
Assistant Treasurer of the United States at 
New York. 

Commander in chief or commander of a fleet, 
squadron, or division. 

Commanding officer of a vessel. 

American embassy at Tokyo. 

American legation at Peking. 

American consulate at any city. 

United States postal agency, Shanghai. 

Brigade commander, First Brigade of Marines, 
Manila, P. I. 

Commanding officer, Marine Detachment, Le¬ 
gation Guard, Peking. 

Commandant of a naval station within conti¬ 
nental limits of United States. 


Secnav Washington. 

Astnav Washington. 

Bunav Washington. 

BucOn Washington. 

Burned Washington. 

Busup Washington. 

Budocks Washington. 

Buord Washington. 

Buseng Washington. 

Marcorps Washington. 

Navintel Washington. 

Navalot, Washington. 

Alusna London. 

Alusna Paris. 

Alusna Rome. 

Alusna Berlin. 

Alusna St. Petersburg. 

Alusna Tokyo. 

Alusna Peking. 

Navhosp Yokohama. 

Navstation Guam 
Navstation Guantanamo Bay. 
Navstation Honolulu. 

Navstation Olongapo. 

Usda London. 

Subtreasury New York. 

“Flag,” the name of his flagship, and 
the place. 

“Comofficer,” the name of the vessel, 
and the place. 

Amembassy Tokyo. 

Amlegation Peking. 

Amconsul (followed by the name of the 
resident city). 

Darpost Shanghai. 

Marbrig Manila. 

Marguard Peking. 

Navstation, followed by the name of 
the place. 


i These addresses are to be used in radiograms when the message is to be relayed by 
cable to its destination. 

(2) Telegraphic or cabled messages shall be addressed to the 
official or office through whom the message should next be for¬ 
warded, and the further channels through which they are to pass 
should not be included in the message. Thus, in the above ex¬ 
ample, if the commander in chief desired to refer the matter to 
the department by telegraph, the address would simply be “ Secre¬ 
tary Navy, Washington, D. C.,” or if by cable “ Secnav, Washing¬ 
ton.” In cases in which the cognizance does not appear from the 
text of the message the first words of the message may indicate 
to what bureau or office the subject pertains, however, as “ For 
Construction.” 

(3) The cable and radio address of the Superintendent of Naval 

Radio Service is, “ Radio, Washington.” That of any other per¬ 
son at the station is, his surname “ care Radio, Washington.” 
The telegraphic address of the superintendent of Arlington Sta¬ 
tion is, “ Navy Radio, Washington, D. C.” The post-office ad¬ 
dress of any person at the Arlington Station is, “-, 

Radio, Virginia.” 

(4) The official cable or radio address of a radio station in a 
navy yard or naval station, or in its immediate vicinity, is the 


(557 I) 





































cable address of the commandant, as given in the Navy Regu¬ 
lations. The official telegraphic address of such a station is that 
of the commandant, as given in the Navy Regulations. 

(5) The cable, radio, telegraphic, and post-office addresses of 
other naval radio stations are given in the following table. In 
writing cable and radio addresses on message blanks, the name of 
the State, in parentheses, should follow the name of the city or 
town; if so written, the name of the State will not be counted or 
charged for. 



Cable and radio 
address. 

Telegraphic 

address. 

Land line 
connections. 

Post-office 

address. 

Portland. 

Radio, Port- 

Navy Radio, 

Western 

Portland, Me. 

Cape Cod. 

land (Me.). 

Radio, High¬ 
land. Light 

Portland Me. 

Navy Radio, 
High land 

Union and 
Postal. 

Western 

North Truro, 

Union only. 

Mass. 

Nantucket Shoals 

(Mass.). 

Via Radio, 

Light, Mass. 
Via Navy 

None. 

c/o L. II. Ten- 

Lightship. 

Newport, 

Radio, New- 


der, Woods 

Fire Island. 

(R.I.). 

Radio, Fire 

port, R. I. 
Navy Radio, 

W e s t e r n 

Hole, Mass. 
Bay Shore, N.Y. 

Cape Henlopen... 

Island (N. 
Y.). 

Radio, Cape 

Fire Island, 
N. Y. 

Navy Radio, 

Union and 
Postal. 

Western 

Lewes, Del. 

Beaufort, N. C_ 

H e n 1 o pen, 
(Del.). 

Radio, Beau- 

Cape Henlo¬ 
pen, Del. 
Navy Radio, 

Union only. 

Western 

Beaufort, N. C. 

Diamond Shoals 

fort (N. C.). 

Via Radio, 
Beaufort (N. 

Beaufort, N. 
C. 

Via Navy 

Union only. 

None. 

c/o L. H. In- 

Lightship. 

Radio, Beau¬ 
fort, N. C. 
Via Navy 


spector, Bal- 

Frying Pan Shoals 
Lightship. 

C.). 

Via Radio, 

None. 

timore, Md. 
c/o L. H. Inspec- 

Charles ton 

Radio, Char- 


tor, Charles- 

St. Augustine. 

(S. C.). 

Radio, St. Au- 

leston, S. C. 
Navy Radio, 

Western 

ton, S. C. 

St. Augustine, 


gustine (Flo.). 1 

St. Augus- 

Union and 

Fla, 

Jupiter. 

Radio, Jupiter 

tine, Flo. 1 
Navy Radio, 

Postal. 

Western 

Jupiter, Fla. 

San Juan. 

(Flo.). 1 

Radio, San 

Jupiter, Flo. 1 
Navy Radio, 

Union only. 
Porto Rican 

San Juan, Porto 


Juan (P. R.). 

San Juan, 

telegraphs 

Rico. 

Colon. 

Radio, Colon 
(R. P.). 
Radio, Porto 
Bello, v i a 
Colon (R.P.). 
Radio, St. Paul, 

P. R. 

Navy Radio, 

only. 

Canal Zone 

Colon, R. P. 

Porto Bello. 

Colon. R. P. 
No cable or 

telegraphs. 

Porto Bello 
R. P. 

St, Paul, Pribi- 
1 o f Islands, 
Alaska. 

St. George, 
Pribilof Is¬ 
lands, Alaska. 

Unalga, via Un- 
alaska, Alaska. 

Unalaska, Alas¬ 
ka. 

Kodiak, Alaska. 

Cordova,Alaska. 

Sitka, Alaska. 

St. Paul (Pribi- 

telegraphic 
connections. 
.do. 


lofs). 

St. George (Pribi- 

via North 
Head. 

Radio, St. 

.do. 


lofs). 

Unalga. 

George via 
North Head. 
Radio, Unalga, 
via North 
Head. 

Radio, Dutch 

.do. 


Dutch Harbor.... 

.do. 


Kodiak. 

Harbor, via 
North Head. 
Radio, Kodiak, 

.do. 


Cordova. 

Sitka. 

via North 
Head. 

Radio, Cordo¬ 
va, via North 
Head(Radio) 
or Seattle 
(cable). 

Radio, Sitka, 

.do. 

.do_ 

War Depart¬ 
ment cable. 


via North 
Head(Radio) 
or Seattle 
(cable). 




1 “Flo.” is used to prevent confusion with “Ala.” 


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Cable and radio 
address. 

Telegraphic 

address. 

Land line 
connections. 

Post-office 

address. 

Tatoosh. 

Radio, Tatoosh 
(Wash.). 

Navy Radio, 
Tatoosh, 
Wash. 

Western 
Union and 
Postal. 

Tatoosh Is- 
land, via 
Port Cres¬ 
cent, Wash. 

North Head. 

Radio, North 
Head(Wash-). 

Navy Radio, 
North Head, 
Wash. 

Western 
Union only. 

North Head, 
via Hwaco, 
Wash. 

Cape Blanco. 

Radio, Cape 
Blanco, 

Navy Radio, 
Cape Blanco, 

.do. 

Cape Blanco, 
\jia Denmark, 

Eureka. 

(Oreg.). 
Radio, Eureka, 
(Calif.). 1 

Oreg. 

Navy Radio, 
Eureka, 
Calif. 1 

.do. 

Oreg. 

Loleta, Calif. 1 

Farallon Islands.. 

Radio, Faral- 
lons, via 
Mare Island 
(Calif.). 1 

Via Navy 
Radio, Mare 
Island, 
Calif. 1 

None. 

Farallons, care 
of postmaster, 
San Francis¬ 
co, Calif. 1 

Point Arguello.... 

Radio, Point 
Arguello, 
(Calif.). 1 

Navy Radio, 
Point Argu¬ 
ello, Calif. 1 

Western 
Union only. 

Point Arguello, 
via Surf, 
Calif. 1 

San Diego, Calif.. 

Radio, San 
Diego (Calif.) 1 . 

Navy Radio, 
San Diego, 
Calif. 1 

Western 
Union and 
Postal. 

Point Loma, 
Calif. 1 


1 “Calif.” is used to avoid confusion with “Colo.” 


5351. The decisions of the Comptroller of the Treasury require 
certified copies of telegrams to be filed with postage accounts. 
The production of either the originals or copies of confidential 
messages is not required, hotvever, provided the officer sending the 
same certifies that such messages were of a confidential character, 
and that in his judgment it would be prejudicial to the public 
interests to disclose their contents; that they were actually trans¬ 
mitted and were on public business; that the number of words 
charged for, and the places between which transmitted, are cor¬ 
rectly stated; that they were day or night messages, as the case 
may be, and also shows whether directions were given to transmit 
them over bond-aided lines. The amount paid for transmis¬ 
sion must be noted on the copy of each telegram or cable message, 
in United States currency, in order to facilitate the settlement 
of the account. In all cases where it is practicable, vouchers for 
money paid for messages shall be obtained and filed with the 
account. 

5352. All officers shall file and preserve all official documents 
received and copies of all official letters and indorsements sent. 

(2) Suitable files containing copies of all orders given and 
official letters written, and the original of all letters received on 
public service in all offices on board naval vessels and at shore 
stations shall be kept and preserved. Commanding officers may 
take copies of orders or letters sent or received. The system of 
filing shall be such as to safeguard all oflicial papers and to 
render them readily accessible for reference. A flat-filing system 
shall be used when practicable. 

5353. (1) When a vessel is placed out of commission all papers 
(except those of a confidential nature) to be forwarded to the 
Navy Department in compliance with articles I 2517 and R 2050 
shall be packed in suitable boxes, properly marked as to contents 
and destination, turned over to the general storekeeper of the 
naval station, and by that official forwarded to the Navy Depart¬ 
ment by public conveyance or by freight, and, when practicable, 
over land-grant railroads in accordance with the provisions of 
article I 4628. 

(2) Confidential papers and publications, including signal 
books, shall be forwarded by registered mail by the commanding 
oflicer to the Navy Department before the ship is placed out of 


Telegraph and 
cable accounts. 


Files. 

Permanent 
records of cor¬ 
respondence. 


Files of ship 
placed out o f 
commission. 


Confidential 

papers. 




















commission unless otherwise directed by the department. In 
every case a separate letter enumerating the number and con¬ 
tents of the registered packages shall be forwarded by ordinary 
mail. 

Completed ree- (3) The official records of all boards and temporary or discon- 
ords to be sent tinued offices shall, when completed, be forwarded to the Navy 
to department. Department. 

Definitions of 5354. (1) The following definitions of naval terms shall be 
naval terms. observed in all official correspondence: 

(2) A Naval Station is any establishment for building, manu¬ 
facturing, docking, repair, supply, or training under the control 
of the Navy. It may include several such establishments. 

3. A Navy Yard is a single establishment for docking, repair, 
and supply. It may include building and manufacturing facili¬ 
ties. Either alone or with other naval establishments it con¬ 
stitutes a naval station. 

4. A Naval Base is a point from which naval operations may 
be conducted and which is selected for that purpose. Its essen¬ 
tial feature is an adequate anchorage for a fleet with its aux¬ 
iliaries, preferably sheltered from the sea and fortified against 
attack. Naval Bases are permanent or temporary. The latter 
would generally be established nearer the theater of w r ar than 
any permanent base and would be called an advanced base. A 
permanent base would have docking and repair facilities. 

5. Strategy applies to the distribution of naval forces, their 
armanent and supplies in preparation for w r ar or in the prosecu¬ 
tion of war. It includes logistics. It refers to naval movements 
and dispositions made before contact with the enemy’s forces. 

6. Tactics applies to all naval movements and operations made 
after contact with the enemy's forces. The term “ contact ” is 
here employed in a broad sense, meaning such proximity to the 
enemy as affects fleet formation and renders a battle imminent. 

7. Naval Policy.—Everything that includes the fixed condition 
of preparation for w r ar; that is, the strength, character, and 
composition of the Navy, fortification of ports and bases, etc. 
(This will be based upon our political relations and the proba¬ 
bility of war w r ith different powers. It will also be influenced 
by the conclusions of a comprehensive study of the political re¬ 
lations between other powers throughout the world and their 
influence upon coalitions and alliances.) 

Reports of 5355. In order that the Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Navi- 
eatioiT t0 DaVi " nation, may be in a position at all times to promptly apprise the 
ships of the Navy and Merchant Marine regarding dangers to 
navigation, commandants and commanding officers having infor¬ 
mation regarding a dangerous obstruction to navigation shall 
forward such information without delay direct to the Hydro- 
graphic Office, unless the officer concerned has reason to believe 
that the matter has been previously reported. When reporting a 
temporary deficiency in aids to navigation, they shall send a copy 
of the report direct to the nearest Lighthouse Inspector concerned. 


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CHAPTER 45 




MAIL AND NAVY MAIL CLERKS. 


Section 1.—Appointments and Duties of Navy Mail Clerks 
and Assistant Navy Mail Clerks. 


5401. (1) Navy mail clerks and assistant Navy mail clerks are Authorization 
authorized under the provisions of an act of Congress, approved of mail clerks * 
May 27, 190S, which, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, 
reads as follows: 

“ Enlisted men of the United States Navy or Marine Corps may, 
upon selection by the Secretary of the Navy, be designated by the 
Post Office Department as ‘Navy mail clerks’ and ‘ assistant Navy 
mail clerks,’ who shall be authorized to receive and open all 
pouches and sacks of mail, to receive matter for transmission in 
the mails, to receipt for registered matter (keeping an accurate 
record thereof), to keep and have for sale an adequate supply of 
postage stamps, to make up and dispatch mails, and other postal 
duties as may be authorized by the Postmaster General, all in 
accordance with such rules and regulations as may be prescribed 
by the commanding officer of the vessel or of the squadron to 
which the vessel is attached. Each mail clerk and assistant mail 
clerk shall take the oath of office prescribed for employees of the 
postal service and shall give bond to the United States in such 
penal sum as the Postmaster General may deem sufficient for the 
faithful performance of his duties as such clerk, and shall be 
amenable in all respects to naval discipline, except that, as to 
their duties as such clerks, the commanding officers of the vessels 
upon which they are stationed shall require them to be governed 
by the postal laws and regulations of the United States. 

“ Whenever necessity arises therefor any assistant mail clerk 
may be required by the commanding officer of the vessel upon which 
he is stationed or of the squadron to which said vessel is attached 
to perform the duties of mail clerk. They shall receive as com¬ 
pensation for such services from the Navy Department, in addi¬ 
tion to that paid them of the grade to which they are assigned 
such sum in the case of mail clerks not to exceed five hundred 
dollars per annum, and in that of assistant mail clerks not to 
exceed three hundred dollars per annum, as may be determined 
and allowed by the Navy Department.” 

(2) In accordance with the above acts, vessels of the United 
States Navy having a complement of 650 or more officers and men, 
and receiving ships, may be allowed a Navy mail clerk and an 
assistant Navy mail clerk; vessels having a complement of 125 
or more, and less than 650, officers and men may be allowed a 
Navy mail clerk; and in a regularly organized torpedo group hav¬ 
ing a total complement of 125 or more officers and men the flagboat 
may be allowed a Navy mail clerk. Vessels of the United States 
Navy having a complement of 35 or more and less than 125 officers 
and men, except station tugs and barges, may be allowed a Navy 
mail clerk. Torpedo boats and destroyers not assigned to a regu¬ 
larly organized flotilla and acting singly may come under the pro¬ 
visions of this paragraph. 

(3) Instructions and regulations governing Navy mail c . lerks h /po S r t U (>ffloe 
and assistant Navy mail clerks and blank forms of bonds will be i) C1)ar t me ut. 


issued by the Post Office Department and transmitted through the 
Navy Department to commanders in chief, commanders of squad¬ 
rons and divisions, and commanding officers of vessels. Upon 


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Oath. 


Compensation. 


Nominations. 


notification by the Post Office Department that he has been duly 
designated, each Navy mail clerk and assistant Navy mail clerk 
shall, as soon as practicable, sign a separate blank bond in the 
presence of two witnesses, who shall certify to the signature. The 
bond shall then be forwarded to a surety company for completion 
and transmission to the department for approval by the Secretary 
of the Navy. Any company authorized under the act of August 
13, 1894, as amended by the act of March 23, 1910, to do business 
in United States matters will be acceptable to the Post Office De¬ 
partment as a surety on the bond in question. (I chap. 33.) 

(4) Before entering upon their postal duties, Navy mail clerks 
and assistant Navy mail clerks shall take and subscribe before a 
magistrate or commissioned officer of the Navy and transmit to 
the department the following oath, required by sections 391 and 
175t of the Revised Statutes: 

I,-, having been designated by the Post Office Department 

as - Navy mail clerk, do solemnly swear (-) that I 

will support and defend the Constitution of the United States 
against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true 
faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation 
freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and 
that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office 
on which I am about to enter: So help me God. I do further 
solemnly swear (-) that I will faithfully perform all the du¬ 

ties required of me and abstain from everything forbidden by the 
laws in relation to the establishment of post offices and post roads 
within the United States; and that I will honestly and truly account 
for and pay over any money belonging to the said United States 
which may come into my possession or control: So help me God. 

(5) Enlisted men of the Navy or Marine Corps designated as 
Navy mail clerks shall receive, in addition to the monthly pay of 
their rating, the following compensation for their services: On 
board vessels having a complement of 650 or more officers and 
men, and on board receiving ships, $25 per month; on board ves¬ 
sels and in torpedo flotillas having a complement of 250 or more, 
and less than 650, officers and men, $20 per month; on board 
vessels and in torpedo flotillas having a complement of 125 or 
more, and less than 250, officers and men, $15 per month; on 
board vessels having a complement of 35 or more, and less than 
125 officers and men, $5 a month. Enlisted men of the Navy or 
Marine Corps designated as assistant Navy mail clerks shall re¬ 
ceive for their services $15 per month in additon to the monthly 
pay of their rating. 

(6) The compensation of Navy mail clerks and assistant Navy 
mail clerks, for services as such, shall begin upon the date when 
they take the oath of office and enter upon postal duties and close 
on the date of the termination of such services, and shall be paid 
out of the appropriation, “ Pay of the Navy.” The commanding 
officer of the vessel, or of the fleet, squadron, or division to which 
the vessel is attached, may direct the termination of such services 
at any time, reporting the fact to the Navy Department, which 
will inform the Post Office Department. 

(7) An assistant Navy mail clerk shall assist the Navy mail 
clerk in the performance of his duties as such clerk; and whenever 
the necessity arises therefor, an assistant Navy mail clerk may be 
designated by the commanding officer of the vessel upon which he 
is stationed, or of the fleet, squadron, or division to which the 
vessel is attached, to perform the duties of Navy mail clerk. On 
board any ship that is not allowed a Navy mail clerk, or on which 
a Navy mail clerk is not detailed, or serving as such, the mails 
shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of article I 
5402, par. 5. 

(8) When there is a vacancy for a Navy mail clerk or assist¬ 
ant Navy mail clerk, the commanding officer shall recommend to 


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the Secretary of the Navy a competent and desirable enlisted 
man of the Navy or Marine Corps under his command to render 
service as such Navy mail clerk or assistant Navy mail clerk, 
and the name of the man selected shall be submitted to the Post 
Office Department for designation. The Navy Department (Bu¬ 
reau of Navigation) shall be informed by letter of the date of the 
execution of the oath of office of each Navy mail clerk and as¬ 
sistant Navy mail clerk and of the date of termination of such 
service. 

5402. (1) Enlisted men of the Navy or Marine Corps may upon 
selection by the Secretary of the Navy, be designated by the Post 
Office Department as Navy mail clerks and assistant Navy mail 
clerks, whose duty it shall be to receive and open all pouches and 
sacks of mail addressed to naval vessels; to make proper delivery 
of such mail; to receive matter for transmission in the mails; to 
receipt for registered matter (keeping an accurate record thereof) ; 
to keep and have for sale an adequate supply of postage stamps; 
to make up and dispatch mails, and other postal duties as may 
be authorized by the Postmaster General, all in accordance with 
such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the commander 
in chief, division commander, or commanding officer of the vessel 
to which they are attached. 

(2) Each Navy mail clerk and assistant Navy mail clerk shall 
take the prescribed oath of office and shall give bond to the United 
States in such penal sum as the Postmaster General may deem 
sufficient for the faithful performance of his duties as such clerk, 
and shall be amenable in all respects to naval discipline, except 
that, as to their duties as such clerks, the commanding officers 
of the vessels upon which they are stationed shall require them 
to be governed by the postal laws and regulations of the United 
States. 

(3) The services and compensation of Navy mail clerks and 
assistant Navy mail clerks, as such, shall terminate at the discre¬ 
tion of the commanding officer of the vessel upon which they are 
stationed, or of the fleet, squadron, or division to which said vessel 
is attached. 

(4) On board ships that are not allowed mail clerks or on board 
which mail clerks are not detailed or serving as such, and at navy 
yards, naval stations, naval hospitals, the Naval Academy, or at 
other naval institutions, the mail shall be handled as follows: 

(a) The commanding officer of the ship or shore station may, 
in his discretion, appoint some trustworthy person to perform the 
duty of mail orderly, to whom he shall give authority to receive 
the mail from the post-office and to sign receipts for all regis¬ 
tered letters except such as the sender has indorsed “ Deliver only 
to addressee.” Mail addressed to a shore station shall be dis¬ 
tributed in accordance with such regulations as the commanding 
officer may make. 

(1)) The mail for the ship’s company shall be placed in the 
hands of the officer of the deck for distribution. The latter shall 
have the mail for the crew distributed by the master-at-arms. 
Lock boxes shall be conveniently placed in which mail for the post 
office mav be deposited. They shall be kept locked, and the keys, 
when not in use by the mail orderly, shall be kept in the executive 
officer’s office. 

(c) Arrangements shall be made for facilitating the purchase 
of postage stamps by the crew and, when preparing for service in 
waters where United States stamps can not be procured, a suffi¬ 
cient supply shall be obtained to last, if possible, during the pro¬ 
posed cruise, in order that the dispatch of mail in closed bags 
may be expedited. 

( d ) The instructions for the receipt and dispatch of closed 
mails shall be carefully observed, especially in regard to regis¬ 
tered articles, and all mail received for persons no longer attached 


Mall clerks, 
duties, etc. 


Oath and bond. 


Services and 
compensation, 
terminated. 


Ships and sta¬ 
tions having no 
mail clerk. 


U. S. stamps. 


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to the vessel shall be properly and promptly forwarded. Regis¬ 
tered articles which require forwarding shall be re-registered if 
practicable. 

Registered (e) A book shall be kept as a part of the permanent records of 
ail * the ship, in which all registered matter received or sent to the 

post office shall be entered. Registered articles delivered shall be 
signed for by the persons receiving them. Those sent to the post 
office shall be signed for by the mail orderly, who shall, on his 
return to the ship, deliver the registry receipts to the senders, who 
shall acknowledge the same in the record book. This book and 
ali other papers relative to the receipt and dispatch of registered 
matter shall be carefully preserved and turned in to the Post 
Office Department when the vessel goes out of commission. 

(/) When sealed mail bags are dispatched in foreign waters to 
home post office, a strong (preferably canvas) label shall be at¬ 
tached to them, on which shall be inscribed the address. 

(g) The commanding officer shall give the necessary directions 
for forwarding the mail of the vessel under his command. (Art. 
I 916.) 

SpecUl-deliT- 5403. Navy mail clerks and assistant Navy mail clerks shall 
make immediate delivery of all special-delivery letters received on 
board in the regular mails. 

Section 2.— Postal Supplies. 

5411. (1) A full supply of blanks, books of record, etc., neces¬ 
sary for the proper conduct of the post office on board each vessel 
is forwarded in care of the Navy Department promptly upon the 
receipt by the Post-Office Department of the signed bond of the 
Navy mail clerk, but no supplies will be furnished prior to the 
receipt of such bond. 

(2) The necessary postmarking, receiving, and registry-dating 
stamps must be made to order and, as the process requires about 
thirty days, clerks should allow that period of time to elapse before 
calling the attention of the Post-Office Department to the matter 
of their nonreceipt. 


Dutiable arti¬ 
cles in ordinary 
mail prohibited. 


Dutiable arti¬ 
cles, how sent. 


Parcels post 
conventions. 


Section 3.—Customs Regulations Relating to Mail. 

5421. (1) The insertion of articles liable to customs duty in the 
international ordinary mail or international registered mail is 
prohibited, being a violation of the Universal Postal Convention 
of Rome, and of the joint regulations of the Post Office and Treas¬ 
ury Departments. At the first instance of such violation the ad¬ 
dressee is assessed a fine equivalent to the duty, and at a second 
or subsequent importation received by the same addressee, a fine 
is assessed equal to the foreign value of the article plus the duty. 
In the second case, however, the additional fine can be remitted 
by the Treasury Department upon application, if the applicant 
can show sufficient reason why such action should be taken. 

(2) Articles liable to customs duty may be sent from foreign 
countries by express, or by parcels post from the countries with 
which the United States has parcels post conventions. Articles 
to be sent by parcels post must be placed in the mails through 
a post office of the country concerned, and can not be mailed on 
board ship. In this connection attention is invited to the United 
States Official Postal Guide, a copy of which is in the custody 
of every Navy mail clerk. Parcels post packages should be so 
wrapped or inclosed as to permit of their contents being easily 
examined by customs officers, or postmasters authorized to make 
such examinations, and they should be accompanied by a cus¬ 
toms declaration containing accurate statements of the contents 
and value thereof. 

(3) The United States has parcels post conventions with the 
following countries and colonies, subject to the rules and regu¬ 
lations as below prescribed. 


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Names of countries. 


Australia. 

Austria, including the Austrian offices in the 
Ottoman Empire at Alexandretta, Beirut, 
Candia (Crete), Cavalla, Constantinople, 
Dardanelles, Dedeagatch, Durazzo, Haifa, 
Ineboli, Jaffa, Janina, Jerusalem, Keras- 
sund, Lagos, Mersine, Mitylene, Prevesa, 
Ritimo (Rethymo), Rhodes, Saloniki, 
Samsoun, San Jean de Medua, Santi Quar- 
anta, Scio (Schios), Scutari (Albania), 
Smyrna, Trebizond, Tchesme, Tripoli 

(Syria), Valona, Vathy (Samos).. 

Bahamas. 

Barbados 1 . 

Belgium. 

Bermuda. 

Bolivia. 

Brazil. 

British Guiana. 

Chile. 

Colombia.. 

Costa Rica. 

Danish West Indies (St. Croix, St. John, and 

St. Thomas). 

Denmark. 

Dutch Guiana 1 . 

Ecuador. 

France (excluding Algeria and Corsica) L... 

Germany. 

Great Britain, including Ireland 1 . 

Guatemala. 

Haiti. 

Honduras (British). 

Honduras (Republic of). 

Hongkong. 

Hungary. 

Italy, including Republic of San Marino, 
Italian Colonies of Benadir and Erythrea, 
and the Italian offices in the Ottoman 
Empire at Bengazi (North Africa), Duraz¬ 
zo (Albania), Galata (Constantinople), 
Jerusalem(Palestine), Canea (Crete), Pera 
(Constantinople), Salonica (Roumelia), 
Scutari (Asia Minor), Smyrna (Asia 
Minor), Stamboul (Constantinople), Tri¬ 
poli in Barbary, Valona (Albania). 

Jamaica, including the Turks and Caicos 

Islands. 

Japan, including Formosa, Karafuto 

(Japanese Saghalien), and Korea. 

Leeward Islands (Antigua with Barbuda 
and Redonda, St. Kitts, Nevis with 
Anguilla, Dominica, Montserrat, and the 

Virgin Islands). 

Mexico. 

Netherlands 1 . 

Newfoundland. 

New Zealand, including Fanning Island.... 

Nicaragua. 

Norway. 

Peru. 

Salvador. 

Sweden. 

Trinidad, including Tobago. 

Uruguay 1 . 

Venezuela. 

Windward Islands (Grenada, St. Vincent, 
the G renadines, and St. Lucia. 


Allowable dimensions and 
weight of parcels. 

i 

Greatest length. 

Greatest length 

and girth com¬ 

bined. 

— 

Greatest girth. 

Greatest weight. 

Feet. 

Feet. 

Feet. 

Lbs. 1 

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None. 

$,80.00 

None. 

None. 

None. 

$80.00 

None. 

None. 

$80.00 

None. 

None. 

None. 

None. 


Parcels can not be registered. 


(565 I) 































































































































Duty of mail 5422. (1) Navy mail clerks and assistant Navy mail clerks 
H! e Hnhip e n S r a n?ip B S shall observe strictly the provisions of this section concerning the 
u s * treatment of all mail, both ordinary and registered, which origi¬ 

nates on board ships of the Navy, addressed to any point in the 
United States, and which is of such a nature that it may possibly 
contain dutiable articles. 

5423. (1) The instructions contained In this article are quoted, 
in substance, from the Postmaster General’s order No. 2453, of 
July 23, 1909, and shall be strictly observed, as far as applicable, 
by all persons in the naval service. 

(2) Navy mail clerks shall indorse all matter mailed on board 
United States naval vessels, which they have reason to believe 
may possibly contain matter subject to United States customs 
duty, with the words “ Supposed liable to customs duty,” before 
dispatching such mail. 

(3) Unsealed pieces, registered and unregistered, received from 
United States naval vessels and marked “ Supposed liable to 
customs duty,” will be treated as follows: 

(a) Unsealed articles, both registered and ordinary (except 
registered articles inclosed in registered package envelopes), will 
be examined by customs officials at the original exchange office 
of receipt. 

(&) If unsealed registered and unregistered pieces are accom 
panied by mail entries when received at the final office of delivery, 
showing that customs duty has been assessed on their contents 
prior to their receipt at the post office of delivery, they will be 
delivered to the addresses upon payment of the duty assessed. 
Such pieces will also be delivered to the addressees without sub¬ 
mission to a customs official if they are indorsed to indicate that 
they have previously been examined by a customs officer and 
passed free of duty. 

(c) If the pieces have not been appraised by a customs official, 
they will be submitted to the customs officer located in the city 
of delivery for appraisement, if there be one. If there is no 
customs officer in that city, the pieces will be forwarded, under 
official registration, to the postmaster at the city where the nearest 
customs officer is located, for submission to such official. If the 
contents of the pieces are found to be dutiable the customs official 
will issue mail entries and return the pieces with the entries, 
through the postmaster at the city in which the customs officer 
is located, to the postmaster at the post office of delivery, who will 
collect the customs charges and transmit them, with the mail 
entries, by registered mail, to the customs officer who issued the 
entries. 

(4) Sealed parcels, registered and unregistered, received from 
United States naval vessels and marked “ Supposed liable to 
customs duty,” will be treated as follows: 

(a) The addressees will be notified to appear and open the 
pieces in the presence of the customs officer or, if there be none 
in the city, in the presence of the postmaster or his authorized 
representative. 

( b ) The pieces opened, the addressee will be required to at once 
hand the same to the customs officer, if there be one, for examina¬ 
tion, and, if dutiable, the issuance of a mail entry and the collec¬ 
tion of proper charges, after which the pieces will be delivered 
to the addressees. Sealed registered pieces must not be opened 
by the addressees or their authorized representatives until proper 
receipt therefor has been given. 

(c) If there is no customs officer in the city in which the post 
office of delivery is located, the sealed pieces, after being opened 
by the addressees or their authorized representatives, will be 
forwarded, under official registration, to the postmaster at the 
city where the nearest customs officer is located for submission 
to such official. If the contents of the pieces are found to be 


(566 i) 


dutiable, the customs official will issue mail entries and return 
the pieces, with the entries, through the postmaster at the city 
in wdiich the customs officer is located, to the postmaster at the 
post office of delivery, who will collect the customs charges and 
transmit them, with the mail entries, by registered mail, to the 
customs official who issued the entries. 

(5) Postmasters will accord the same treatment to any ordi¬ 
nary or registered pieces originating on board United States naval 
vessels which they have reason to believe may contain matter 
subject to United States customs duty, even though through inad¬ 
vertence the navy yard clerks may have failed to indorse the 
matter “Supposed liable to customs duty.” (See paragraphs 8, 
11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, and 35 of the Joint Regulations governing 
the treatment of dutiable and supposed dutiable articles received 
in the mails from foreign countries.) 

(6) The list of cities at which customs officials are located will 
be found in the Official Postal Guide. 

Section 4.— Communications with Postmasters. 

5431. The commanding officer shall keep the postmaster through 
whom the ship’s mail is forwarded fully informed at all times 
as to the address to which it should be sent, subject to such 
action as may be taken in the matter by the commander in chief 
or squadron or division commander, or senior officer present. 
(Art. .) 

5432. (1) Postmasters have no funds from which to pay an¬ 
swers to telegrams relative to mail for vessels, and in the case of 
cables such answers can not be sent collect. When it becomes 
necessary to send an inquiry by cable relative to the disposition 
of mail for a naval vessel, the commanding officer shall arrange 
to have the reply prepaid. 

(2) Copies of the Western Union Telegraphic Code (Universal 
Edition) have been furnished to the exchange post offices at 
New" York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Seattle, and Ancon, 
Canal Zone, and this code may be used iii communicating with the 
above-named exchange offices, 

5433. (1) All instructions regarding the disposition of mail be 
communicated direct to the postmaster concerned. In exceptional 
cases radiograms to the nearest navy yard may be used for tele¬ 
grams addressed to such postmaster, care of the commandant of 
such navy yard, in wffiich event the commandant shall forward to 
the postmaster a copy of such radio message certified by his aid 
or other appropriate officer. 

(2) Vessels cruising in Central American and South Pacific 
waters shall keep the Director of Posts, Ancon, Canal Zone, in¬ 
formed of their mail address, in order that he may forward mails 
addressed to his care. 

Section 5.— Handling of Closed Mails Under Provisions of 
Postal Convention. 


5441. The handling of closed mails to and from ships of the 
Navy is governed by the following articles of the Universal Postal 
Convention. (Arts. 25 and 26 of that convention.) 

5442. The handling of closed mails to and from vessels of the 

Navy is governed by the following articles in the Universal Postal 
Convention (Arts. 25 and 20) : ^ 

“ 25. Closed mails may be exchanged between any country and 
the commanders of its naval vessels abroad; and between naval 
commanders of the same country stationed abroad. These mails 
must consist exclusively of articles addressed to or sent by the 
officers and crews of the vessels which send or receive the mails, 


Ship’s mail 
address. 


Telegrams re¬ 
garding mail. 


Postal conrcn- 
tion. 





Closed bags. 


and the rates and conditions applicable to the articles are deter¬ 
mined by the postal authorities of the country to which the ves¬ 
sels belong. The address of such mails should be in form as 
follows : 

From the office of- 

The (nationality) naval squadron (name) at- 


For 


or 

.The (nationality) vessel (name) at- 

[The (nationality) naval squadron (name) at 


From < or 

(The (nationality) vessel (name) at— 
For the post office at- 


Or 

{ The (nationality) naval squadron (name) at- 

or 

The (nationality) vessel (name) at- 

{ The (nationality) naval squadron (name) at- 

or 

The (nationality) vessel (name) at- 

“ 26. If the naval vessels are not at the place of destination 
when the mails addressed to them arrive there, the mails are 
kept at the post office until claimed by the addressee or for¬ 
warded to another place. The forwarding may be requested 
either by the post office of origin or by the commander of the 
naval squadron or ship addressed, or finally by a consul of the 
same nationality. 

“ Such of the mails as bear the indorsement “ In care of the 

consul of-,” must be delivered to the consul referred to. 

At the request of the consul they may be received back into the 
postal service and be forwarded to the place of origin or to some 
other destination. 

“ Mails for naval vessels sent outside of the regular mails must 
be delivered to the vessels addressed, if called for en route. No 
mail for a naval vessel is considered as having reached its desti¬ 
nation until it has been delivered to the ship addressed.” 

5443. Vessels of the Navy at foreign ports shall transmit their 
mails (closed bags) to the United States through the post offices 
of the ports of call whenever practicable. Such practice not only 
effects a positive economy, but also generally insures a more 
effective handling of the mails. Mail bags from naval vessels 
may be placed directly on board steamers sailing for the United 
States only when such procedure is unavoidable in order to ad¬ 
vance the delivery of the mails. In adopting this procedure com¬ 
manding officers shall bear in mind that it subjects the Post Office 
Department to increased cost in transporting mails, and the prac¬ 
tice shall therefore not be resorted to unnecessarily. 


Section 6.—Mail Addresses. 


5461. If the direct mail address of a ship be known for a long 
enough period in advance to insure delivery, mail may be ad¬ 
dressed to her direct at such address. If her address be not 
known, or if there be doubt as to there being sufficient time to 
secure delivery at her address, the special addresses given in the 
next article should be used. 

5462. (1) The following special addresses, in the absence of 
better information, shall be used, as insuring delivery with the 
least possible delay: 

(2) For vessels on the Atlantic coast of the United States, in 
the West Indies and Caribbean Sea, on both east and west coasts 
of South America, and in European waters, mail should be 
addressed to the person for whom it is intended, with the name 
of the ship, and “ Care Postmaster, New York, N. Y.” 


(568 I) 














(3) For vessels on the west coast of the United States, Mexico, 
and Central America (unless informed for the last two that mail 
should be sent through New York), and in the eastern Pacific 
Ocean, mail should be addressed to the person for whom it is 
intended, with the name of the ship, and “ Pacific Station, via San 
Francisco, Cal.” 

(4) For vessels in Asiatic waters, mail should be addressed to 
the person for whom intended, with the name of the ship, and 

Asiatic Station, via San Francisco, Cal.” 

(5) Mail for the Norfolk Navy Yard or for ships at that yard 
should be addressed to the “ Navy Yard Station, Portsmouth, Va.” 

(6) Mail for the Charleston (S. C.) Navy Yard, or for ships 
at that yard should be addressed to the “ Navy Yard Station, 
Charleston, S. C.” 

(7) Mail for the naval coal depot at Tiburon, Cal., or for ships 
thereat, should be addressed to the “ U. S. Naval Coal Depot, 
Tiburon, Cal.” 

(8) Mail for the navy yard, Mare Island, should be addressed to 
the “ Navy Yard, Mare Island, Vallejo, Cal.” 

5463. The mail addresses of other shore stations is as given in 
the official name of the station. 

5464. The mail address for the port of call of naval vessels at 
the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal Zone is “ Cristobal, 
Panama Canal Zone,” and not Colon. Open mail or closed bags 
for ships at that place should be addressed accordingly. 

5465. Unless it be done by the commander in chief, squadron 
or division commander, or senior officer present, the commanding 
officer of every ship whose movements are such as to render neces¬ 
sary a change of address from “ Postmaster, New York,” to “ via 
San Francisco” or the reverse, shall inform the department 
(Division of Operations of the Fleet) as far in advance as possible 
on what date such change of address should be made. Special 
care in this matter shall be observed by ships in the Pacific 
moving up or down the American coast, and by ships proceeding 
to or from the Asiatic station by way of Europe or the Cape of 
Good Hope. 


Section 7.—Miscellaneous. 

5481. (1) In the transmission within the United States of offi¬ 
cial mail matter free of postage the following rules shall be 
observed: 

(а) Officers of the Navy and Marine Corps may send official 
mail matter between themselves, or to any of the executive de¬ 
partments, by using the penalty envelopes. 

(б) Official mail matter may be transmitted under cover of the 
penalty envelopes by officers of the Government to private indi¬ 
viduals. 

(c) An y department or office entitled to use them may inclose 
the penalty envelope with return address to any person from or 
through whom official information is desired, the same to be used 
only to cover such official information. 

( d ) The name of the department or proper designation of the 
office or officer shall appear in the upper left-hand corner of the 
address face of the envelope, and thereunder the words “ Official 
Business ” ; in the upper right-hand corner shall appear the penalty 
clause reading “Penalty for private use, $300.” These indorse¬ 
ments may be printed, stamped, or written. 

5482. Official mail matter addressed to foreign countries must 
be prepaid with postage stamps at the ordinary rates. 



























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